Chang Yu looked livid and looked down at the map drawn by Kuang Ren. This meant that they were less than twenty miles away from the Qing army and were heading south side by side. However, although they ran a little faster, the gap was only ten miles.
"Manufacturer, or else kill him." Lao Jiu and Jia Waixiong woke up at some point and approached them and said, Chang Yu fell into deep thought.
"Lao Jiu is right. If we can't run, it's better for us to wait and kill them and drag the Tatars to cover the factory." Jia Waixiong gritted his teeth.
Chang Yu raised his head and glanced at him and Lao Jiu, and said in a deep voice: "This plan is feasible, but do you two know what the price will be?"
Jia Waixiong and Lao Jiu looked at each other and smiled, and said in unison: "At worst, we will die in the battle!"
It is said that being a soldier shrouded in horse leather and dying on the battlefield is the highest honor. In fact, the superiors just inject chicken blood into the soldiers. Of course, it is not ruled out that the soldiers who are passionate and loyal and brave to serve the country take this as an honor, but it is obvious that Jia Waixiong and Lao Jiu do not Such a high level of awareness.
It's a different kind of spirit, one that takes life and death lightly and does whatever it takes if you don't accept it.
If you die, you will die, as long as you feel good before you die.
This kind of courage is either inherent or influenced by the little eunuch. The two decided one thing while talking: fight to the death with this group of Tatars and cover Chang Yu first.
With five hundred men fighting two thousand, without heavy armor, no matter how strong he is, he will have a narrow escape or even certain death!
"But I don't want you two to die hastily like this." Chang Yu raised the corner of his mouth and smiled lightly. As soon as the two of them saw Chang Yu's smile, they knew that Chang Yu had thought of a way: "The factory owner has something Method?"
Chang Yu nodded slightly: "I asked you two to inspire me, there is really a stupid way."
"What can we do?" they asked urgently.
"You two kill each other and cover the governor first." Chang Yu clenched his fist hard and said in a deep voice. Jia Waixiong and Lao Jiu looked confused: "Ahem, factory boss, isn't this the method you just told me and Lao Jiu?" , and didn’t you say you were reluctant to let us die?”
Chang Yu laughed and shook his head slightly: "The method is the same, but according to the method you two use, you will escape death. If you use my method, you two will be safe. You may get beaten up, but you may not die. !”
Beat up? The corners of Lao Jiu's lips curled up: "My subordinates in Heilangying Dongchang are the most powerful in combat. We have always beaten others, and we have never been beaten by others, even if there are many Tatars!"
This was a bit pretentious but very impressive. Chang Yu liked his subordinates to have this kind of arrogance and arrogance, but Jia Waixiong didn't want to and sighed: "I thought Wuzhong loved bragging the most, but I didn't expect it." If you don't learn from him, you will imitate him. Why do they say that the Black Wolf Battalion is the most powerful, and they think that the Black Panther Battalion does not exist!"
Hey, Lao Jiu rolled his eyes: "Why, Boss Jia, you seem to be dissatisfied..." Just as he was talking, he suddenly shut up, because he caught a glimpse of Chang Yu and was about to get angry: "Why are you two talking so much nonsense?" Chang Yu He glared at the two of them, snatched the branch from Kuang Ren's hand, and pulled it on the ground: "Who is first and who is the best? You will know after you go back and take a walk. Lao Jiu will rest up later and you can do this..."
Dorgon sent a vanguard to Qingzhou Prefecture just in case. The leading Qing generals were not his senior generals such as Sanshun Wang nor the young mainstays such as Nikan Mandahai. Instead, he sent a pair of unknown uncles. nephew.
The uncle's name is Kang Kale, and his nephew's name is He Tuo. The two men's battle names are unknown, but their background is not small. Kang Kale is the grandson of the famous Huifa Baylor King Ji Niang, who later served as Cixi's.
However, at this time, Kangkal competed with Gushan Ezhen Yechen for merit in the Tashan battle two years ago due to the Songjin War. His crime was punishable by death, and Huang Taiji pardoned him. This time he entered the pass to wait for his crime and meritorious service. His nephew The current Jiala Zhangjing is equivalent to the Ming Dynasty's guerrilla general, and he is the leader of this vanguard.
Although He Tuo is the chief general, he listens to his uncle's opinions on everything. After all, Kang Kale has followed Huang Taiji in the Ming Dynasty for several years and has rich battlefield experience, but at this time, he is just a fledgling and still needs experience.
Kang Kale was very concerned about this mission and felt that Dorgon gave him an opportunity to make meritorious deeds. A few months ago, he followed Dorgon out of Shenyang and secretly made up his mind to regain everything he lost with military exploits. However, the Qing army suffered a disastrous defeat in the battle at Ningyuan. , after entering the customs, he hit the wall repeatedly and had no chance to make meritorious deeds. This time, he finally got the order to enter Qingzhou Mansion first. He should make good use of it. He even discussed with Hetuo to immediately besiege the city as soon as he arrived at Qingzhou Mansion, and find a way to break the city before the main force arrived. Looting all the Qingzhou Prefecture was a great achievement!
After receiving the order in Han Village, Kangkal and his uncle and nephew Tuo led two thousand cavalry and marched quickly. They passed by villages and towns without disturbing them. Firstly, they looked down on the ant meat in these remote areas. Secondly, they had selfish motives. He thought that if he arrived at Qingzhou Prefecture earlier, he would have more chances to win. If Mojiu arrived at Qingzhou Prefecture and had not yet figured out a trick, and the main force behind him resisted, he would still be able to make a fool of himself.
Therefore, Chang Yu had a hard time chasing him all the way. They were slow and tight all the way from Tianjin, but they still retained some of their strength. Chang Yu also ran three hundred miles in one day, and his legs were weak. It was lucky that he could not catch up with him. Although Kangkal was in a hurry, he didn't work as hard as Chang Yu, otherwise the distance wouldn't be more than ten miles.
It was midsummer (the second month of summer) and the weather was hot and hot. Kangkal led his troops to run for dozens of miles in one breath, but it was almost evening, but they could no longer bear it. There was a small river named Chennigou just in front of them. The water of the river had stopped flowing, but it was still enough. The men and horses were drinking, and there were two or three villages nearby, so they ordered the men and horses to rest by the river and then went to the village as guests, which would inevitably lead to some evil.
But he didn't know that twenty miles northeast along the river, the young eunuch was also resting by the river, drinking from the same river, but they were at odds with each other!
As the sun set in the west and the twilight faded away, Kangkal gathered his troops to cross the river and continued southward for another thirty miles. As the night grew darker, there was a big river blocking the road ahead, but they reached the Tuhai River, which meant they had already left. Wudi County enters Binzhou.
After running nearly a hundred miles in one afternoon, Kangkal felt that he had reached his limit, so he ordered Hepan to camp for a night and rest before setting off tomorrow morning. As for the army behind him, it was probably busy looting surrounding villages and towns and had no time to rush, so there was no need to work too hard.
He didn't fight, but the little eunuch did. Kang Kale lowered his head and was busy on his way, unaware that there was a Ming army less than twenty miles east of him, and that he had been secretly watched by the little eunuch. He knew exactly where to rest and when to break camp.
Yes, the little eunuch was also resting by the Tuhai River at this time, but it was nearly twenty miles away in the northeast. The Tuhai River did not flow east-west but northeast-southwest, so although the little eunuch was more than ten miles behind him, he could always Draft in a river.
If Chang Yu could surpass the Qing army, there would be no need to fight again, but no matter how hard he tried, he still couldn't outrun the Qing army. After all, the soldiers and horses were too tired, and even if he surpassed them for a while, they would be overtaken again, so he had to use other methods. method.
This method is to fight a battle and let the two battalions under his command entangle the Qing army vanguard to cover him to take the first step, but why hasn't he taken action?
Jia Waixiong and others asked Chang Yu more than once, but in fact they were powerless. The army and horses were too tired to defeat others, and if they couldn't run away, wouldn't they be courting death? So they had to take a good rest to replenish their physical strength.
There is another reason. Chang Yu wants them to run farther away. The farther away from the main force of the Qing army behind, the higher the safety factor, and the greater the chance of Jia Waixiong and Lao Jiu's survival.
"But if the Tatars run non-stop like this, we won't be able to catch up and we won't have a chance to fight." Kuang Ren said that everyone was worried.
"There is a chance," Chang Yu said with certainty: "The Tatars will not run as hard as we do, and they will definitely find opportunities."
"When crossing the Yellow River?" Kuang Ren and others knew that they had entered Binzhou at this time, and the Yellow River was dozens of miles ahead.
Chang Yu shook his head gently: "If we cross the Yellow River, we really have no chance. Not to mention fighting with others, I'm afraid we won't even be able to see the taillights of the car!"
Although a few people didn't know what the taillights were, they understood what they meant.
"So whether this thing can happen or not depends on God's will?" Lao Jiu spread his hands.
"That's right." Chang Yu looked up at the stars in the night sky and said calmly: "I don't believe in evil, but I believe in destiny."
It was destiny for the little eunuch to cross over, so he believed it, so he waited for the opportunity. When the vanguard of the Qing army camped on the bank of the Tuhai River more than 20 miles southwest without paying back that night, he knew it was the right time.
"Are you sure the Tatars want to camp for the night?" Chang Yu asked the spy a little nervously and excitedly.
"Removing the saddle and disarming must be a major rest." The spies are experienced and meticulous in their observations.
"Very good" Chang Yu waved his fist: "Fuck him right here!"
"Let's do it, factory boss." Lao Jiu and Jia Waixiong were even more excited. The copycat was about to greet the men, but Chang Yu looked at them like fools: "Aren't you two tired?"
"It's not bad, it's just that the crotch is a little painful." Lao Jiu and Jia Waixiong shook their bodies.
"Aren't the horses tired?" Chang Yu asked again, and the two of them rubbed their noses in embarrassment. At this time, both the horse and the horse were tired, let alone being beaten. If they could reach them, they would probably be lying on the ground gasping for air, and they were also beaten. He's so stupid that he doesn't even have the energy to run.
"Go to bed immediately after eating and drinking!" Chang Yu gave a military order to all the soldiers.
