The soldiers were very fast, and Dorgon knew that he didn't have much time left for him. Once the eunuch's men and horses were surrounded after dawn, he would have to lose some skin if he tried to rush out without breaking his legs, so he had to immediately break up camp and rush forward overnight. , taking advantage of the fact that the Ming army in the south was single and weak and was complacent about taking advantage, they suddenly arrived. They broke through the encirclement in one fell swoop and jumped out of the encirclement to search for Azig's whereabouts.
In the early morning, dark clouds rolled in and there was a faint sound of thunder. It was pitch dark and drizzle was falling. At this time, they should be sleeping soundly, but the Qing army quietly broke out of camp and headed south.
Liangshui River, a branch of the Grand Canal, first runs side by side with the canal for more than ten miles to the north, then suddenly turns due west, and then winds its way to the south of Beijing and merges into the moat.
Perhaps by fate, Dorgon set up camp from Shaocheng in Tongzhou to the confluence of the two rivers. There was a mulberry garden on the south bank of Liangshui River more than 30 miles away. Chang Yu's army arrived there late at night and ordered to set up camp. At the same time, Sent out scouting horses to keep a close eye on the Qing army's movements.
The emperor is in Liangshui, and I live in Liangshui. It didn't take long for the scouts to figure out the location of Dorgon's camp, and reported that the surrounding Qing troops were intensively exploring horses. Chang Yu knew that Dorgon was also watching him closely.
Thinking that there was nothing to do late at night, he ordered the soldiers to rest until there would be a big battle tomorrow so that Dorgon could deal with the lost dog, so he went into the tent and fell asleep, but he was also worried about what would happen to Li Yan's side. , I have to close the net before I see it, but don’t make any trouble.
I fell asleep unknowingly in a daze. I don't know how long I had slept, but a thunder from the sky exploded in my ears. I was so frightened that I stood up. Everyone in the room woke up and cursed after hearing the thunder.
Is this thunder on dry land? The momentum is so overwhelming. Chang Yu was slightly panicked and walked out of the tent. He saw Li Muchian looking up at the sky. The clouds were thick and there was no starlight. Taoist priest, has this governor done something dirty recently? Thing, thunder is rolling wherever I go, please don't hit me.
Li Muxian withdrew his gaze, looked sideways at Chang Yu and chuckled. The governor has thousands of troops and horses, holding the power of life and death. Their power is as powerful as the thunder of heaven. It is hard to say who will attack whom.
good! Chang Yu extended his thumb to give Li Muxian a thumbs up. Although he knew you were talking nonsense, it felt good to hear it.
Li Muxian smiled slightly and looked at the sky again. Chang Yu frowned, Taoist priest, you can't really see anything, but don't pretend to be a ghost in front of the governor.
Lord Governor, it is not uncommon for those who enter the Taoist realm to see the secrets of the heavens. The poor Taoist also has some research on celestial phenomena... Li Muxian smiled awkwardly, and then said seriously, but Chang Yu didn't accept his trick, and waved his hand to stop him. , Go and fool those few people. Huang Degong and the others were awakened by the thunder with a raise of his hand. The governor still had to catch up on his sleep. He was going to have an arm-wrestling match with Dorgon tomorrow. He turned around and put it in his account.
Governor... Li Muchian stopped talking, sighed deeply, looked up at the sky and frowned.
Midway through the ugly hour (around two o'clock in the morning) was the quietest time, but Xianghe County was extremely lively. People, young and old, rushed to the streets and rushed to the city gate because their great benefactor had arrived.
This afternoon and night, the people of Xianghe were frightened out of their wits. The Tatars suddenly appeared and shot their county boss to death as soon as they came face to face. The city was about to be destroyed and people were killed without leaving any chickens and dogs behind. Who knows when The Ming army appeared out of nowhere and scared away the Tatars. Then at night, there was a loud killing outside the city. Those who dared to go to the city to watch the battle could not see why. They only felt that the killing outside was loud and the fire was soaring. Where were the enemy officers and soldiers? Wherever, I don’t know who loses and who wins.
At the end of the day, some officers and soldiers came to the city to call the door. They said that General Li Yan, the righteous army, had been given to kill the Tatars. At this time, he wanted to enter the city to rest and recuperate, hoping that the gentry in the city would be close to meager strength.
The county magistrate was dead, and the people in the city were leaderless. No one had heard of what the Imperial Justice Army was, and who Li Yan was. They didn't dare to open the door, so they recommended a few highly respected squires to come to the city to talk.
Those few squires believed most of them when they saw that the officers and soldiers below were speaking politely and fluently in Chinese and were definitely not pretending to be Tatars. After asking some more questions, they found nothing wrong. They thought that if the Tatars did not open up, they would still be defeated in the end. City, so he gritted his teeth and had the city gate opened.
In panic, these Ming troops entered the city, but they were in strict military discipline. They rested near the city gate and did not cause any disturbance. The people felt at ease. It seemed that they were really officers and soldiers, but a good one. They flocked to the streets to ask each other about the background of the Justice Army and who Li Yan was.
Naturally, they couldn't find out about Li Yan's dark history, but they marveled that he was a rising star who had killed Tatars outside the customs and was received by the emperor and given the title of the Righteous Army. This was a great honor. As for the governor of Fengdong Factory at this time, The commander-in-chief came here to encircle and suppress the Tatar army. He was totally confused. Aren’t all Dongchang bad guys?
The soldiers boasted about their great achievements, but Li Yan had no such vanity. After entering the city, he went to the squire in the city to explain his purpose. He had run out of food and grass and asked for donations of military rations.
The squire learned that the young general had been hiding in Xianghe for half a month in order to ambush the Tatars, and had suffered a lot. In addition, if they had not come to the rescue in time, I am afraid that Xianghe City would have been in ruins. He was moved and immediately mobilized the people to donate food. He even donated money, but Li Yan refused. The squire thought he was just showing off, but the young general said that the governor had orders on rewards and punishments, and no one under his command dared to disobey them.
The squires were curious and dared to ask who the governor was?
Eunuch Chang, the admiral of the East Factory. Li Yan said eagerly.
Will Dongchang charge money? The squire was a little confused. Seeing that he was determined, he just refused to accept it.
Not long after, the people spontaneously organized food and drink to be sent to the Ming army, and helped treat the injured and injured, showing that the soldiers and civilians were a family. Li Yan, who was watching, was filled with emotion. How long had he seen such a scene. It was extremely rare to see him either in the bandit army or among other officers and soldiers in the world. But after the little eunuch was born, some phenomena that were once unimaginable happened. Of course, they were all good phenomena.
The corpse of the county magistrate was still lying in the yamen. Li Yan took a look, turned around with a sigh and entered the lobby. He looked at Azige who was tied to the pillar and said sternly, I have heard about your evil deeds for a long time. I don’t want to be a prisoner at this time. I humiliate you, but I still can't bear the bloody hatred you committed against the people of the Ming Dynasty. He punched you and punched you. Azige screamed and cursed, you are a weakling, you have the guts to let me go to a duel.
Li Yan smiled and made a show of his temper. His soldiers rushed over and punched and kicked Azig until he spat out blood!
Starve him for three days! Li Yan snorted coldly and signaled his subordinates to take him under strict supervision. He also summoned his generals Qin Songwang and Gao Qi to discuss the matter. Everyone was excited about this great victory, but they also knew that the war was coming. When the eunuch's troops were surrounded by troops, Li Yan snorted coldly. At that time, he had to bear the brunt of an uphill battle.
According to reports from scouts, the main force of the Qing army is still fifty miles away. The headquarters of General Zhou is unknown. The young governor is following the Qing army at least twenty miles away. If the Qing army loots all the way to Xianghe, it will take tomorrow evening. He said that if everything goes as expected, tomorrow night will be the time to close the net, and at the latest the morning of the day after tomorrow, we will take a good rest and prepare for the battle. This will be an extremely difficult battle, but it is also an opportunity for our department to make a name for itself... Li Rock pointed his fingers on the table.
That's it, the Tatars are really not three-headed and six-armed. Didn't they get a look at the lost family dog that we beat today? Qin Songwang sneered, Gao Qi also booed from the side, what kind of Gege is holding this in his hand, maybe he doesn't use it Fighting...
Report, at this moment, someone shouted outside the room, but it was personal soldiers arriving, General, there is military information.
Li Yan frowned and reported!
Twenty miles away due north, I found several groups of Qing troops probing the horses, and more and more of them were coming, fighting with us to get deeper into this situation...
Hey, Qin Songwang and Gao Qi also frowned. The Qing soldiers had just been defeated and fled, but in the blink of an eye they were eager to send spies to enter the country. The unscrupulous comers seemed to be well prepared.
General, are the Tatars not convinced... As soon as Gao Qi spoke, Li Yan raised his hand to stop him, paced back and forth in the hall with his eyebrows furrowed, and suddenly exclaimed, "No!"
What's wrong? Qin and Gao were shocked!
The Tatars spied on the little governor's plan. They wanted to take a preemptive strike and break out before we could encircle the enemy... It must be said that Li Yan was very smart and different from ordinary people, and he immediately wanted to get through the pass.
But since the Tatars saw through the little governor's plan, why didn't they retreat instead of advancing... Qin Songwang asked, but Li Yan said, if he would have retreated by advancing... Then he told the two of them his conjecture, but with Duo Most of Ergon's thoughts were ignored.
Qin and Gao were shocked. If this were to happen, wouldn't my unit be in danger?
But that’s not necessarily the case. We use Xianghe City as our defense, and the Tatars can’t do anything to us! Gao Qidao.
Li Yan shook his head, if we can't retreat, the Tatars will follow the trend and escape without any effort. We must get out of the city. He shouted and someone came to give the order to gather the troops and leave the city immediately.
