Seeing that he could not tie those three scourges on his belt, Chang Yu had no choice but to accept the reality. The more cruel reality now was how to drive Dorgon out.
According to the scouts, Dorgon led his troops to break through the encirclement and marched southward quickly, and sent out multiple scout horses from behind to intercept the Ming army's scouts, clearly wanting to get rid of the Ming army's surveillance.
"Going south along the canal, we are expected to reach Wuqing County, one step away from Tianjin. If our army does not pursue it urgently, Tianjin may not be able to escape misfortune!" Zhou Yuji said with a solemn expression on his face.
Chang Yu thought for a moment and raised his head to look at everyone: "Are we just going to keep chasing all the way? The more we chase, the farther south we will end. The Tatars are fast and have no scruples. They plunder and support themselves all the way. We are tired of running and We’re running out of food and grass… I’m afraid our efforts will be in vain in the end!”
Everyone was silent, they were in trouble!
Unexpectedly, Li Yan suddenly struggled to get up: "Chasing, keep chasing, keep chasing, keep chasing!"
Chang Yu was startled, then nodded slightly. Dorgon entered the Pass mainly for looting. In previous years, the Ming army was so frightened that they hid hundreds of miles away. , and now if the Ming army pursues him at all costs, stalks him and even robs him, if he doesn't go back early, he may still steal the chicken but lose the rice. Of course, Li Yan's suggestion requires the Ming army to pay a lot of money. A heavy price!
But it was better than letting the Qing army unscrupulously wreak havoc in the Ming Dynasty. Chang Yu finally gritted his teeth and accepted Li Yan's suggestion. After a brief discussion with the generals, he took Huang Degong as the vanguard and led his soldiers and horses to go first. The Wei army and the Beijing camp were led by Ji Jike, followed closely by Tu Yuansuo.
After all, they were the only ones with the strongest physical strength at this time, and Li Yan's tribe was almost defeated. Tengxiang's four guards, Jinwu's four guards, were also exhausted and suffered a lot of damage in the previous battle, not to mention Zhou Yuji's direct lineage and Chang Yu's direct lineage.
Late at night, Huang Degong broke camp and left. At the same time, he sent more than ten groups of scouts to investigate the road ahead, and sent several groups of troops to detour from the west to the front of the Qing army to warn Tianjin: Tatar soldiers are coming, take cover quickly!
It was late at night and the candlelight was flickering. Chang Yu helped Li Yan personally check the wound and re-bandaged it before chatting in the room. Li Muxian accompanied him, while Zhou Yuji went to the barracks outside the city.
Chen Suole knocked on the door and came in, whispering: "Mr. Factory, urgent report from the East Factory!" He handed Chang Yu a letter.
I thought it was some important military information, but when I opened it, I found two letters of challenge!
The petition was not written by one of his generals, but by two civil servants who had never met before, Wang Yongji, the governor of Jiliao, and Yang E, the governor of Shuntian!
Although I have never met, I have heard about them, and even knew them in my previous life. Wang Yongji was a traitor and later surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, but he was an honest official, while Yang E was a loyal and Ming official who later recruited troops to fight against the Qing Dynasty and was armed by the locals. kill.
Chang Yu was no longer the one who hated the surrendered officials without any distinction as he had just time traveled. In fact, although some people were hateful, they did not deserve to be killed, while others were not even hated, but at most morally condemned.
Wang Yongji was one of those people who had no bad deeds and whose crimes would not lead to death, but why did he suddenly ask to join the army? If you have such courage, why did you have to surrender to the Qing Dynasty in history?
Of course Chang Yu knew that he was just doing meritorious service to avenge his crime, and to protect his governor of Jiliao, Wu Shamao. As the governor of Jiliao, he actually allowed the Qing army to enter the pass through the defense lines under his jurisdiction without anyone noticing. After the autumn, even if his political opponents did not impeach him Emperor Chongzhen also had to cure him.
If the Qing army caused a small harm, he could still save his head. If it was a big one, he would have narrowly escaped death due to Emperor Chongzhen's late murderous virtues!
So if Wang Yongji wants to save his life, he has to hug his thighs!
Who are you hugging? At this moment, no one is holding him as useful as holding the little eunuch. Not to mention military achievements, as long as he can follow the army and find opportunities to offer advice, the little eunuch can save his head if he says a happy word, and even wears the black gauze hat correctly.
As for Yang E's request for war, Chang Yu still couldn't figure out the reason. Shuntian Mansion was close to the capital and was not attacked by the Qing army. Yang E even had the ability to protect the city, but he didn't know why he insisted on running to the battlefield!
Maybe he is a bloody Ming Dynasty official!
"Yes! Let the two of them accompany the army." Chang Yu handed two more letters of invitation to Chen Suole: "Send them to the emperor in the capital..."
"Factory Supervisor, wait a minute." Li Muxian stood up and stopped him: "This can be regarded as a certificate of surrender for the two of them. It may be useful to keep it!" Chang Yu was startled and did not react. Li Muxian said again: "Although the factory manager does not like intrigues in the court, but But you can’t just fight back when you get beaten, why not..."
"Does the Taoist Master want me to form a clique for personal gain? But I don't know that the Emperor is most taboo about this matter." Chang Yu raised his eyebrows and spoke in a stern tone. Li Muchian quickly bowed down and apologized: "This poor Taoist has exceeded the rules."
"Mr. Factory, this is just for self-protection. Although Li Yan has never set foot in the court, he knows that it is extremely dirty. It is said that we must guard against others. We kill the enemy with blood on the battlefield, but those in the court still look down on us. It's good, always want to make a stumbling block... It's always good to have a backup guard, don't have anyone available when it's time to hire someone!" Li Yan struggled to get up, he could see that although the little eunuch was very scheming, he had no control over the power. Dou Ke was still a rookie and was no match for the experienced veterans in the court, and he had been avoiding them, thinking that they would let him go.
Chang Yu fell into silence, and after a while he smiled slightly: "If you just need it in case of emergency, it is better to give this letter to the emperor for review!"
Now it was Li Yan and Li Muxian's turn to stare, but both of them had seven orifices. They figured it out in a flash. The little eunuch's move was called fair. If he wanted to use these two people, he should use it openly. In the eyes of the emperor, he did the same. Opening your heart without any secrets can be said to kill two birds with one stone. You can gain the emperor's trust and gain two pens at the same time!
The east is bright, the roosters are singing, and the water of the Yellow River is rolling up from the sky...
Puzhou, known as Puban in ancient times, is said to have been the capital of the Yao and Shun eras. It is close to the east bank of the Yellow River, and the famous ancient ferry Pujin Ferry is a few miles west of the city.
Although Jining was a new name for the ancient city in later generations, it was not the same place. Puzhou City was about 20 kilometers west of Jining City in later generations. It had a long history and was most prosperous during the Tang and Ming dynasties. It was severely damaged in the wars of the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, and was repaired during the Ming Dynasty. During the Jiajing period, an earthquake destroyed the city. After reconstruction, it was no longer the same as before.
However, the most famous thing about Puzhou is the pontoon bridge built in the Tang Dynasty. The pontoon bridge connected the two banks of the Yellow River, with iron cows and iron people as the piers. The pontoon bridge was destroyed in the late Yuan Dynasty and was left unused for a long time. Due to the changes in the river course, it was buried in yellow sand. It was excavated after liberation. The Kaiyuan Tieniu came out.
Although the pontoon bridge was destroyed in the Ming Dynasty, the iron oxen still existed. It was also one of the largest ferries on the Yellow River. A few days ago, Li Zicheng led his troops to cross the river and fled to Xi'an. They fought with the Ming army at the ferry. There are still traces of the battle around it, and the grass is messy. The beach was strewn with corpses, and arrows on the trees were shocking.
The ferry was under martial law, and several groups of Ming troops were standing guard within a few miles of the surrounding area with knives. The Yellow River was rolling away, and Puzhou City was a few hundred meters away on the east bank. Because the rebels were eager to escape, they managed to escape before destroying the city. On the opposite bank is the Stork Tower, one of the four famous buildings, but it is dilapidated and old and has no momentum at this time.
As an important place for military strategists, the people of Puzhou City were in great fear during the war. They sent away the god of plague and ushered in the ruffians. The thieves crossed the border like locusts and almost wiped out the population, livestock and food inside and outside the city. As soon as they left, the officers and soldiers here we go again.
At this time, the officers and soldiers were not yet junior soldiers. If you call them bad, they were soldiers of the imperial court. If you said they were good, they were worse than the bandits!
Gao Jie, Liu Zeqing and Huama Liu spared no effort to chase and fight Li Zicheng for more than ten times, and finally drove him to the other side of the Yellow River the day before yesterday.
The three of them shared the joys and sorrows along the way. Outsiders would say that the Taoyuan Three were sworn brothers, but in fact they all came here smelling the stench of copper. How could they work so hard if there was no profit? They took advantage of the superiority of soldiers and horses to bite Li Zicheng, and gained something from every bite. It was expensive, and it aroused the greed of the three of them. Poor Li Zicheng was already in rags when he crossed the river, and he was as haggard as a beggar. In the past few months, it was almost like making wedding clothes for others. He was filled with hatred and vowed to come back sooner or later. Kill these wild dogs.
Hate turned to hate, scolded to scolded, Li Zicheng was gnashing his teeth, but Gao Jie and the other three started to fight over wine and songs in Puzhou City!
As soon as Li Zicheng left, the three of them didn't even have time to clean up the battlefield and rushed to lead their troops into the city. Everyone wanted to get a piece of the pie, but when they entered the city, they were confused!
Puzhou City is empty!
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