Liu Zeqing seems to be greedy for success, but he is also an old man. How could he not see that the rebel army is at the end of its war effort? He is exhausted from being chased all the way and is almost mentally exhausted. His morale has fallen to the 18th level of hell. Soon, both sides were gritting their teeth and persisting, fighting with that tone.
If the pursuit continues like this, it will take less than a day for the bandit army to be defeated. With the interception by Gao Jie in front, the officers and soldiers have a high degree of confidence in catching Li Zicheng. At worst, he will be defeated and flee in embarrassment like Taiyuan, leaving behind his helmet and armor.
But right now...
No matter what, it should be God’s destiny to stop him! Li Yan learned from the messenger that Chang Yu only transferred him back to Beijing, while Liu Zeqing and Gao Jie continued to pursue and suppress Li Zicheng.
Just the two of them, I'm afraid it won't work! Li Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head, then ordered his men to immediately break camp and go north.
Chang Yu's horse was fast, and he led more than a hundred soldiers to fly back to the capital. He was silent all the way, with a solemn face. The guards knew that something was on his mind and did not dare to disturb him.
Why did Dorgon suddenly return from Jinzhou and take advantage of the emptiness of Gyeonggi to enter the country again? Chang Yu was puzzled for a moment, because Dorgon suffered heavy losses in the battle at Ningyuan, almost all his baggage was lost, and there were countless wounded soldiers. He no longer had the strength to enter the pass again. He could only infer that he was either unwilling to do so or had to do so due to political factors. Adventure entry.
In addition, how did he approach the capital without anyone noticing, and was only discovered by the Ming army when he arrived at Chengde. Tens of thousands of people crossed the border. Could it be that the defenders along the way were all blind and dead?
They galloped wildly for dozens of miles, slowing down for a while until they arrived at Zhending Mansion, then changing horses and hurried off again. They passed Qizhou in the early morning and did not even enter the city. Someone sent an order to Wu Weiying to lead the Shenji Battalion back to King Qin of Beijing immediately.
In her sleep, Wu Weiying was confused when she received the order. It took her a long time to react. King Qin? ! King Qin, hold the grass, something big happened in the capital, who rebelled...
At half noon, Chang Yu and his party arrived at the gate of Baoding City. When they were exhausted, they entered the city for a short rest. Shi Kefa, who had learned the news, had a sad face and stamped his feet anxiously: "What should we do now? What should we do now?"
"Soldiers will block it, water will cover it." Chang Yu said with a scornful smile: "Outside the pass, his army of more than 100,000 people is in ruins. Now that it is at our door, I can't kill him in the home battle!"
Seeing his relaxed expression, Shi Kefa smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Lord Governor, you also have tens of thousands of elite soldiers outside the pass and Wu Sangui to assist in the battle. In addition, the terrain there can be advanced and retreated. However, the capital city is flat and there is no danger to defend. The most important thing is to still be alive. There are no soldiers! I’m afraid when Zhou Yuji and the others arrive in the capital..."
Chang Yu snorted silently, picked up the tea cup and poured water vigorously: "As long as the city is not destroyed, there will be time. Even though I am weak, I will not let him take advantage of it. If he ruins my good deeds this time, it will be a skin cramp, so that he will not dare to step on it again." Take a step into the pass!"
Seeing what he said, Shi Kefa felt a little calmer. Seeing that the governor had turned the tide, he couldn't help but sigh: "The intruder is cheap!"
The Qing army entered the pass at this time and caught the court by surprise, but it was definitely a good thing for Li Zicheng, who was trapped in the storm. If he knew that Chang Yu had withdrawn his troops because of this, he would definitely be grateful to Dorgon.
But at this time, his heart was on fire. In the afternoon, after the battle with Gao Jie, he withdrew more than ten miles to camp and rest. He asked for help everywhere, only to wait for the reinforcements to arrive and kill him with a knife to avenge him, and then walked away.
Unexpectedly, this wait almost ended forever. Zhenshan Camp, which was closest to him, was entangled by Gao Jie's subordinate Liu Cheng in Ren County. He would chase you when you left, and hide when you came back. He lost his temper but got angry.
Li Guo and Liu Fangliang who were going to Fucheng were a hundred miles away from here, which was about the same as Zhang Nai from the other side. They wouldn't be able to get there in an hour and a half, and even if they got there, they wouldn't have the energy to fight for an hour and a half.
With no choice, Li Zicheng could only confront Gao Jie more than ten miles apart. The two sides were not idle, and they continued to fight.
Late at night, Luo Hu finally arrived, and was scolded by Li Zicheng. He learned that Gao Jie's main force was blocking the road ahead, and the rebels had lost nearly a hundred baggage. Luo Hu was angry and wanted to raise his troops to kill, but was stopped by support: "Wait for Zhang Nai." and Li Guo's reinforcements to defeat them in one fell swoop!"
In another half an hour, Li Guo and Liu Fangliang's army arrived. While they were resting, they reported that Zhang Nai's troops from the rear had also arrived. The thieves were gearing up to avenge their shame...
However, Zhang Nai brought another extremely bad news. The officers and soldiers were clinging to their rear more than ten miles away and could break through the rear army at any time. It is said that several troops of the bandit army took turns to pursue him, but his soldiers were already exhausted and had no strength to fight anymore.
The intruder asked again how many soldiers were pursuing him?
"The closest pursuers are Liu Zeqing's 20,000 men, followed by Li Yan's more than 10,000 men, and then the two men of Zhou Yuji and Huang Degong led by the dog eunuch, totaling more than 50,000 to 60,000 men."
There were so many. Where did Liu Zeqing come from? The thieves were shocked. Li Zicheng was silent and his face was ashen. They guessed that Liu Zeqing was the dog eunuch who had been hiding in the west. How insidious was he to keep one specially for his care? The men and horses, who had been gathering strength for a long time, came to chase him.
"The calculation is really far away." Niu Jinxing looked up to the sky and sighed: "Every link is connected with each other, everything is in his calculation, and we are just like that fool..."
Li Guo came over gently: "Father..." Li Zicheng raised his head and glanced at him, knowing his intentions, he waved and said: "Let's talk about it again, we are not at the end of the road yet."
Song Xiance nodded vigorously: "It's true that we haven't reached that point yet. It seems to be full of dangers, but in fact there is always hope..."
Niu Jinxing glanced at him with disgust. She was so bragging about what time it was. She kept mumbling her mystique all day long, which made people feel unfathomable. But in fact, she was being fooled around by the little eunuch. It was right in front of her. All the distinguished experts were able to trick him into making a trip to Shunde Fucheng in vain, and he was as tired as a dog after traveling for hundreds of miles.
"Song Chaozi, you are full of energy elsewhere, just tell us how we can get there?" Niu Jinxing asked him impatiently.
"Kill them!" Song Xiance said with a relaxed face: "At this time, the army is gathered here. Even if they are exhausted, it is not something Gao Jie can withstand. They can break through the border in one fell swoop. As for the pursuers from behind, they are also exhausted after chasing them all the way. You may not be able to catch up..."
"If they were just marching, they might not be able to catch up. But we are burdened by countless baggage. The officers and soldiers are only more than ten miles apart. We can catch up at any time. Even if we rush over, how far we can run is still far from Xi'an. There's more than a thousand miles..." Niu Jinxing interrupted Song Xiance again, which made Song Chaizi anxious: "That's also a matter of the future. I'm just talking about now. Now we can easily get there, so we want to get there first. Besides, as I said before, I won’t object if you want to surrender, but we are not at the end of the road yet!”
"You..." Niu Jinxing was furious. He was narrow-minded and face-saving. Song Xiance lost face by scolding him like this in public.
Seeing that the two were about to argue, Li Zicheng raised his hand to stop Niu Jinxing, and then looked at Li Guo: "Send the order, send the entire army to the palace, Ma Bao will lead the old camp to the rear!"
He decided to wait for work and rested for most of the night in the old camp to resist the exhausted pursuers. He also used a large force to attack Gao Jie. He wanted to rush out of Shunde Mansion before dawn and march southward.
