At Chen time (7 o'clock in the morning), the clouds became even more cloudy but the rain did not rise but the wind picked up. Monk Nikan happily led eight thousand cavalry to resist the unknown village more than ten miles north of Xianghe City, where the Azige camp was located last night.
The village was almost in ruins, and everywhere you looked you could see the devastation and the brutality of yesterday's fighting, which made Nikan's eyes red. What made Nikan furious was the headless corpses of hundreds of Qing soldiers placed at the end of the village.
The Ming army's demonstration is also a provocation!
"Old paper will flatten the Xianghe River, leaving no chickens or dogs behind!" Nikan looked at the tiny city that was looming due south. His eyes were full of anger.
Shang Ke happily took a look at the trembling small town under the rolling black clouds, and said lightly: "A small area can be leveled at any time, but not now. Don't forget our mission. If the overall situation is compromised due to a small mistake, the regent will blame it." Neither you nor I can bear it!"
"Ben Beile does things without bothering to be smart and obedient." Nikan dislikes Han people very much. No matter whether they are kings or not, he can restrain himself a little in front of a few big guys, but when he is alone, he does not hide himself at all. of disgust.
Shang Kexi is also a hero of the generation. Even if he lives under the fence, he will not take this mere child into his eyes. He snorted coldly: "I don't care about Baylor's affairs. I am talking about serious things. Once I get to the field, I will concentrate on doing things." , Baile once again rested his troops and horses, and I, the king, led his troops to check on the point..." After saying that, without waiting for Nikan to respond, he led hundreds of soldiers straight to Xianghe City.
"My king? Haha, you're just a dog in my Qing Dynasty. You're a piece of shit prince!" Nikan looked at Shang Kexi's retreating figure and took a deep breath. Then he ordered his subordinates to dismount and rest, and sent people to search around. Zig.
Besides, Shang Kexi led his hundred cavalry southward to approach Xianghe City. At this time, there were no Ming troops exploring the surrounding areas. It didn't take long to reach the foot of Xianghe City along the muddy official road. He couldn't help but sneer and show disdain. It was really as big as a slap in the face. It's a small town, and it's easy to break it.
Seeing that there were a lot of people crowded in Chengtou Mountain, he could even see the fear on their faces. However, Shang Kexi had no appetite for them at all. He rode his horse around the city gate and saw that it was muddy. A large number of teams entered the city. It was unknown whether the Ming army was in the city at this time, but it was certain that they must have entered the city.
The "Prince" came to report: "Traces of the Ming army were found in the south of the city, but I can't tell whether they were left when they left the city or when they entered the city." Shang Ke was so happy that he rode up to look at it without saying anything. Then he followed the traces for several miles and saw that the traces suddenly became scattered, some going east, west and south. It was obvious that the Ming army knew that rainy days left traces, so they divided their troops to confuse them. .
Naturally, there is no need to do this when entering the city, so the Ming army has already left the city at this time. Xianghe is just an empty city. Of course, it is not ruled out that the Ming army left troops and horses in it, but these are not important. Shang Kexi and Dorgon They have no intention of breaking through this small town. What they are most anxious to do is to escape from the encirclement.
Xianghe County is adjacent to the Chaobai River in the east and the Grand Canal in the west. It is a fertile land between the two rivers. There are many branches of westward flow running through it within more than ten miles south of the city. As for the nameless place where Azige is stationed, the canal happens to make a loop here. The bend was actually on the west and north banks of the canal, but if the Qing army wanted to continue southward, they had to cross the river from that village. Fortunately, the river had been cut off in many places during the years of drought, so it was not difficult to cross the river.
Shang Kexi rode his horse to the bank of the Chaobai River in the east. Seeing the abundant vegetation, he asked the spies: "Ming army scouts can be found in the south." The spies replied: "There are groups of people intercepting them five miles away."
Shang Ke smiled happily: "The Ming army must lie somewhere in the south." He couldn't help but frown when he said this. The Ming army was only a few thousand and couldn't stop the Qing army's tens of thousands of cavalry. Why didn't they escape? Could it be that they were still dreaming about waiting for reinforcements to encircle them? ? Or should I say that when I encounter a ruthless character, I have to stop the car and see the coffin before shedding tears? Is there such a courageous and bloody Ming army these days?
Returning to Wuming Village, Nikan hurriedly came forward: "Are the Ming troops still in the city?" Shang Kexi saw that his eyes were covered with red threads. Although he was in high spirits, his face looked tired. After all, everyone had been there all night. He almost didn't sleep, and after galloping for dozens of miles all night, he was exhausted, so he said: "It's good to rest for half an hour and prepare to break through the pass."
"The Ming army is not in the city anymore?" Nikan was startled, and Shang Kexi nodded slightly: "I don't know who this Ming general is, but he is definitely not a good one. At least there is something here, and he pointed to his head!"
Nikan snorted coldly: "If there is really something here, we should stay in the city to save our lives. If there are more than ten thousand soldiers and horses trying to block my Qing cavalry, I'm afraid my head will be broken."
"Baylor also knew that his move was undoubtedly to use eggs to hit the mantis to block the car. He must also know it, but why did he do it?" Shang Ke smiled half-heartedly.
"Didn't I say that my head is broken?"
"What if the head is not broken?" Shang Kexi snorted coldly! Nikan said with a look on his face: "If he doesn't have a good head, then this person is indeed a ruthless person as you said. He either has other strategies to defend against the enemy, or is determined to fight to the death. Such an opponent is indeed terrifying, but... this Is there anyone like this in the Ming army?"
"I can't think of anyone in the Ming army who is so smart and lucky enough to be bumped into by the two of us. We need to have a good meeting!" Shang Ke smiled happily and looked up at the sky: "We will see you in an hour at most. Down".
"Where is the Ming army at this time and what is its strength?" Nikan asked.
Shang Kexi said calmly: "The strength of the troops is unknown, but it will never exceed ten thousand. As for where..." He raised his hand and pointed to Xianghe City in the south: "We don't need a place within more than ten miles south of the city between the two rivers. We have to take great pains to find their footing, since he wants to intercept us, he will show up on his own initiative."
Okay, Nikan slapped his thigh: "King Zhishun is so cunning and you are in charge this time, we won't capsize in the gutter, right?" Shang Kexi curled his lips: "Baylor suddenly promoted me like this, this is to dump the blame in advance just to be safe. One?"
Nikan laughed loudly: "Why did King Zhishun suddenly become so petty when he was so confident just now? In broad daylight, there is no way he would be ambushed by the Ming army. With our eight thousand cavalry, not to mention the Ming army's tens of thousands, there are only two Even if you can beat him to a pulp, there’s nothing to be afraid of!”
King Zhishun nodded slightly: "What Baylor said makes sense. Let's stop bragging. Let's rest for a while and see our true skills. We can defeat the enemy early and not miss the Regent's plan." He then said, "The Regent is here." The time must be near."
Nikan shook his head: "With the heavy baggage, we can only travel more than ten or twenty miles at most. It will be noon now." Shang Ke said happily: "It won't be too slow. We will open the road when we get there. Once we jump out, The sky is high, let the birds fly, and let the Ming army roam behind."
"Factory Supervisor, good news, good news!" Chang Yu was woken up in a daze. He stood up and got out of the tent to see Chen Suole with an excited face: "Factory Supervisor, great victory, great victory!"
Chang Yu frowned: "What great victory, General Zhou's?"
"No, it belongs to General Li Yan. Just last night, General Li encountered the Tatar vanguard in Xianghe. He attacked the enemy camp at night and killed five to six hundred people, and captured the Tatar Prince Azig..."
What, what the hell, Chang Yu was a little confused: "Capture Prince Ying, Azig, what, hold the grass, Li Yan captured Azig, are you serious?"
"It's true." The scout in front of General Li rushed here overnight. It was absolutely true. He grabbed the haggard-looking Ming army behind him and said, "Speak to the factory supervisor quickly."
The scout didn't expect that the young man in front of him turned out to be the Lord Governor Li Yan said. He quickly knelt down but was dragged into the tent by Chang Yu: "Let's start from the beginning. Tell me exactly what I saw and heard." Then he said Ask Chen Suole to call Huang Degong and others.
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