Liu Zeqing resolutely pursued the rebel army regardless of the fatigue of his soldiers. Li Yan smiled bitterly after hearing the news. The young governor repeatedly used various provocation methods to kill Liu Zeqing.
But what was Li Chengdong's background? He insisted on going with him. He couldn't persuade him. Out of curiosity, he asked Niu Yong, but he also shook his head and said, "The governor is seconded from Gao Jie. This guy is ruthless and ambitious." ".
Gao Jie is not a good person, and his subordinates are not ordinary people. The little governor's move must have deep meaning, and it may be secretly used to check and balance Liu Zeqing. Li Yan was slightly suspicious, but did not go into details, and immediately ordered his subordinates to break camp and send troops. , following Liu Zeqing ten miles behind.
It was already dark at this time, and the camp of officers and soldiers in the north of Gaoyi City was filled with bonfires. Soldiers gathered around to watch the excitement, and there were endless cheers. Warriors were selected from the army. Thousands of people participated in the selection, competing in strength, riding skills, archery, and martial arts skills. , the most talented people in the army, and there are many who possess unique skills, causing endless cheers.
There were originally thirty-six places, and after thousands of selections, forty of the best were selected. All of them were tall, brave, and had unique skills. Chang Yu and others tested them one by one and were very satisfied.
Kuang Ren organized the fifty-six sharpshooters under his command into them, making a total of ninety-six people. They were divided into four groups of twenty-four people each, and they were named: Gale, Cloud, Thunder, and Lightning.
These four groups of horses will be handed over to six instructors: Wuzhong, Qiao Sanxiu, Ji Jike, Chen Wangting, Kuang Ren, and Jiang Fa for devil training in various skills. Brothers Chen Suole and Chen Ruxin will be appointed as the captains and deputy captains of the guards. , responsible for Chang Yu's security work around the clock.
After a lot of trouble, it was getting late, and the soldiers mostly gathered together to chat or fall asleep, while the newly selected guards were receiving training from the instructors in the distance. Chang Yule was at ease, with the bonfire outside the tent and Li Muchian. The topic of small talk was not the war but the resettlement of refugees.
The tens of thousands of refugees who were previously removed from around Zhendingfu City are now gathering around Jizhou City. I don’t know how many have dispersed. There is a war in the south. Even if they want to return to their hometown for a while, they will be in trouble. I am afraid they will still linger nearby, and They probably don’t have much food left. How can they sustain themselves? How can they make a living even after they return home?
The more they talked about these questions, the more headaches they got. Soon both of them looked solemnly at the moonlight in the sky and fell silent. A horse came rushing towards them in the distance. Chang Yu glanced sideways, and Li Muchian said softly: "I guess Liu Zeqing is going to the south again." After a fight, this old boy has been working very hard recently..."
Chang Yu frowned, because at this time he could see clearly that the Tan Ma who hurried over was not a military scout or a Dongchang fanzi, but a Jin Yiwei.
Could it be that something happened in Beijing? Chang Yu suddenly felt his heart beat faster, and even his eyelids began to twitch. Li Muxian saw that his expression was different, and was about to ask, when the guard in golden clothes had already arrived: "Your Majesty, Lord Governor, urgent report from Beijing." He took out a secret letter from his arms.
This was Chongzhen's thing. Chang Yu reached out and took it and tore it open. He glanced around and suddenly had a look of shock on his face: "Impossible, impossible!"
People around him heard the sound and came to him. Seeing his expression, they asked questions one after another. Li Muchian turned his head and glanced at it. The secret letter clearly read, "Qing troops have entered the pass. Come quickly to King Qin!"
How can this be!
A month ago, Chang Yu left the border to resist the Qing army, and joined forces with Wu Sangui to fight Dorgon in Ningyuan City. He fled in a panic. How could he enter the border again in the blink of an eye? This is really unbelievable: "When did it happen?" Chang Yu asked that person Jinyiwei.
"Report to the governor, and you will be rewarded the day before yesterday."
"Where do you enter the Pass? Where is Wu Sangui? Why didn't you stop him?" Chang Yu looked eager, and the generals around him were stunned. The Qing army entered the Pass? Didn't you just call back?
"From Gubeikou! Commander Wu probably doesn't know yet..."
"I entered the customs the day before yesterday, why did you come to report now?" Chang Yu shouted angrily, and the Jin Yiwei trembled: "The day before yesterday... After the report was received, the emperor hurriedly ordered General Tang Bing to mobilize troops from Jizhen... But the Qing army was rapidly gaining momentum. So he broke through the barrier and entered, and then the emperor..."
Huh, Chang Yu's face was ashen. He couldn't figure out how Dorgon suddenly appeared outside Gubeikou after being beaten into such a bad state. How did he hide from Wu Sangui's surveillance? Damn Wu Sangui... "Do you know the Qing army?" How many troops are there?”
"It is reported that there are more than 30,000..."
Chang Yu fell into deep thought. The insurgents once invaded Baoding Prefecture. The imperial court was shocked and sent heavy troops to encircle and suppress him. Even the emperor's personal guards were used. The capital was empty. However, the Qing army entered the pass at this moment. But it happened that the capital was empty. This is the most critical moment in the encirclement and suppression of Li Zicheng.
In history, the Qing army was said to have 100,000 troops when it entered the customs five times, but in fact, 40,000 to 50,000 troops were only 60,000 to 70,000 at most. Although it was found that the 30,000 troops this time were weaker than the previous times, the Qing army has always been strong. The current Ming army will be defeated if they encounter it, not to mention that the capital is empty at this time. In fact, there are not many men and horses available. There are only a few Juyongguan in the west, there are Tangtong in Ji Town in the east, but there are no more than ten thousand, and the rest are all in the city. It cost 20,000 to 30,000, but those soldiers were all soldiers guarding the city and it was impossible to pull them out of the city.
"Is he really here? It's about time." Chang Yu shouted angrily, raising his leg and kicking the horse-tethering post next to him. Although he didn't know the specific location of Gubeikou at this time, he didn't know why Dorgon wanted to enter the pass again. , but now the capital is empty, Li Zicheng is a struggling beast, and the Qing army has just arrived, which puts him in a dilemma for a while!
Li Zicheng is right in front of him, within reach. If he sends his troops back to the capital, he will let the tiger return to the mountains. If he does not return his troops, if the Qing army does not attack the city, it will only be plundering outside the city. If they attack the city, the imperial capital will be in danger.
"Lord Governor, the capital city is in danger, please break camp and go north quickly." Zhou Yuji and Huang Degong were loyal to the emperor and begged each other with fists in their hands, fearing that they would regret it if they were too late.
Damn it! Ever since Chang Yu came through time travel, he had never been so embarrassed. He couldn't help but curse at the sky. In order to break the siege of Baoding and capture Li Zicheng, he racked his brains and tried his best. When he was about to succeed... he really couldn't give it in. !
However, the emperor's orders cannot be violated. Although capturing and killing Li Zicheng is important, the safety of the imperial capital and the lives of the surrounding people are also more important. After Chang Yu calmed down for a while, he ordered the Dongchang Fourth Battalion to immediately withdraw from the camp and return to Beijing. Zhou Yuji and Huang Degong's troops immediately dispatched their cavalry to go north to Qinwang at a high speed. , and ordered Li Yan to turn around and head north, while he led his own soldiers to take the lead.
Seeing Chang Yu and his group of 100 people disappear into the night, and the four battalions of Dongchang subsequently broke out, Zhou Yuji and Huang Degong looked at each other, and then sighed: "In troubled times, the little governor is the one who puts out the fire."
"No." Huang Degong took a long breath: "Look at how angry he was just now... Who is not angry? After traveling thousands of miles in the past month, he is just a little bit worse."
The two sighed deeply, and then ordered the deployment of cavalry and immediately went north to King Qin. The remaining main force of the infantry was handed over to the generals to return to the capital day and night.
When Chang Yu was unwilling to give up, the man in the Forbidden City sighed sadly. When he heard that tens of thousands of Qing troops had arrived outside Gubeikou in the northeast of Miyun, he was shocked as much as Chang Yu. He also couldn't figure out what happened to the Qing soldiers who had just been beaten violently. He arrived under his nose without knowing it, but it is not the time to investigate the responsibility at this time. What is more important is that the capital is empty at this time. If the Qing army enters the pass, the capital will not be protected at worst, and the surrounding people will suffer at least.
He also knew that Chang Yu was chasing and intercepting the intruder at this time. In just a few days, he would be very likely to capture the culprit who had harmed the Ming Dynasty for decades and get rid of the cancer in his heart.
But who would have expected that at this juncture, the Qing army would suddenly enter the pass, and at the same time they were very frightened! He hurriedly convened the cabinet ministers for discussion and ordered Tang Tong, the commander-in-chief of Jizhou, to lead his troops to come for reinforcements. He thought that with the natural danger of the Great Wall, the Qing army might not be able to enter the pass.
Unexpectedly, in just one night, the Qing army broke through and entered. At this time, Tang Tong did not even know whether he had received the order to mobilize troops. The court was suddenly panicked. He had no choice but to grit his teeth and decided to send Chang Yu back to the capital. I am willing, but there is nothing I can do about it.
At dawn, Li Yan, who was resting in Yao County, suddenly received an urgent report from the rear. Chang Yu ordered him to immediately mobilize troops back to Beijing, saying: "The Qing army has entered the pass!"
Li Yan looked at the sky and sighed: "We have failed!" Because just now Liu Zeqing and Li Chengdong fought another battle with the rebel army. When they could barely support themselves, he and Niu Yong led their troops to support. The rebel army collapsed again and fled again, and Liu Zeqing pursued them again.
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