The little eunuch in the mountains suffered a lot, and Jia Xiong, King Heng and others in Qingzhou City were restless. However, Dorgon, who was dozens of miles away by the Beiyang River, was relaxed and content. It can be said that these two days have been the best time since he entered the customs. It’s the most comfortable day. I sleep until I wake up naturally. I can’t help but enjoy the shade under the trees and watch the beautiful scenery.
He originally planned to break camp last night or early this morning and push all his troops to the outside of Qingzhou City, but he changed his mind at this time.
Just because he discovered that the place where the baggage was located could actually contain the Ming army's reinforcements, the Ming army in Linzi City had been staring at this place from yesterday to now, running to harass them from time to time.
Hey, wouldn't this be great? It would be gratifying to hang the Ming army reinforcements here, so that Nikan and others can attack the city with all their strength.
Just last night, Shang Kexi sent someone to report that the defenders of Qingzhou City were in a state of not shedding tears even if they saw the coffin. At this time, the siege equipment was not ready and they were not capable of launching a full-scale attack, but they could release Qingzhou City first. Let them bleed. Maybe they won't continue to be stubborn after seeing the blood. Of course, if they are still lucky, it won't be too late to launch a general attack and take it down in one fell swoop.
Dorgon approved this plan: at sunset on the Youshi hour, if the defenders did not surrender, he would be shown blood. It would be best if he could capture them in one fell swoop, and if he could not capture them, he would feel the pain.
For this reason, Dorgon ordered the prisoners to hurry up and cut wood to make siege equipment. He also allocated three thousand cannon fodder to help Shang Kexi fill the holes. Then he enjoyed the scenery under the trees by the river and waited for the victory in the evening.
But Kong Youde, the scapegoat under his command, was not so free. He was in charge of the rear all the way from the capital to here. He almost never won a battle but never let the Ming army get close. He had no achievements and no faults, but he was also scolded. .
I thought that when they arrived at the end of the field, the Ming army would also turn around and go elsewhere, and I should be able to be lazy and enjoy some leisure. Who knew that Li Yan would not let him live in peace, and only yesterday he sent two of his fierce generals to attack. Neither army wanted to The fight started and lasted an afternoon in the wilderness.
When the Ming army withdrew after dark, Kong Youde breathed a sigh of relief. He cursed and went back to the camp to meet with Dorgon and got some wine. Just as he was about to have fun with a girl, he was shocked to hear that the Ming army was coming again.
As a last resort, Kong Youde quickly put on armor and helmets and led his troops to intercept them. Unexpectedly, the Ming army just flirted with them and left. He was so angry that he really wanted to kill them, but he didn't dare to pursue them because of the darkness.
The Ming army attacked and harassed them at least four times that night, and Li Yan's generals took turns to do it. Unfortunately, Kong Youde was the only one on the Qing army's side to resist the gunfire, so he didn't sleep all night!
Until Dorgon got up and found that this guy's eyes were bloodshot, he frowned after questioning, because all the generals had been transferred to Qingzhou City, and the camp had no generals except Kong Youde to leave the town, so he had no choice but to take advantage of the Ming army's peaceful situation. When he didn't cause any trouble, he asked him to take a nap and asked Man Dahai to be his spare tire.
Mandahai is the seventh son of Daishan. During this expedition, his fourth son Wakda has gone to the front line with Nikan. At present, besides Kong Youde, he is the only one who can take action in the camp.
Young people are all unruly and unruly. They always feel that they are awesome. If they don't accept it, they will look down on Kong Youde's timid look. The Ming army has come here for a walk six or seven times, but they haven't been beaten once. They are really cowardly. .
Dorgon could see that he was ready to make a move, so he warned him that if the Ming army did not take the initiative to attack, they could not fight. This made Mandahai extremely puzzled, but Dorgon did not explain to him why, which required him to understand , if you realize it, you can become a general who can take charge of your own role. If you don't understand it, you can only be a stupid swordsman.
These days, there are not many angry young men under their command. Tu Yuan, Hao Yaoqi and the veteran are all quick-tempered. But when Li Yan sent them out to fight, he always warned them to focus on harassment and not to fight if they could run away. , there is no point in fighting with them here, save your strength to fight under Qingzhou City.
It is strange to say that in terms of background, Li Yan's bandit army surrendered, and in terms of qualifications, he was not as good as Huang Degong and veteran generals like Zhou Yuji, but Chang Yu was not among the generals who still had special respect for him.
It stands to reason that the officers and soldiers of Zheng Miaohong have always looked down on the surrendered generals, but Li Yan is so different. He is good at planning and can stand alone, and he can strategize as well as Chang Yu. In addition, with his iron bones, Xianghe is the leader of the army. He preferred to fight to the death rather than retreat, almost scattering his men and horses. After this battle, the generals were convinced and no longer biased.
Li Yan also stayed up almost all night. In addition to being disturbed by the pain, he was also worried about the situation outside. After all, as soon as the little eunuch left, the Qing army unexpectedly sent troops to Qingzhou City. Apparently he was impatient to wait.
In order to let his troops take a breather, he did not immediately send troops to Qingzhou, but he also knew that he could only take a breather. Once the Qing army was ready, they would launch a full-scale attack within three days.
The weather in Linzi was also foggy, gloomy but not rainy, and the low air pressure made people quite irritated. Li Yan was carried up to the city to look at the military camp by the lake, and then looked at the vast mountains in the southeast, wondering where the little eunuch was, in the mountains Whether the march is smooth or not, don't argue with the bandits.
"Dorgon can keep his composure. Yesterday he sent a large army to Qingzhou to pack baggage, but it didn't move." Zhou Yuji walked slowly from Nancheng.
"Send a large army to scare you first. If you can't scare him, it's not too late to go over. It's an old trick." Li Yan smiled faintly, and Zhou Yuji turned to look at him: "What if he never goes over?"
Li Yan was startled and nodded slowly: "Then he just wants to hang us here intentionally."
"So, by tomorrow morning at the latest, we have to leave regardless of whether he leaves or not." Zhou Yuji looked into the distance with a solemn expression. Li Yan nodded: "Nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses are enough to break Qingzhou City, but Dorgon will never give up. Since his troops and horses at his headquarters are damaged, he still has to mobilize the cannon fodder from behind to fill the hole. Once he mobilizes the cannon fodder from the rear, it means that he is going to take serious action."
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, a scout came to report: The Qing army had been detected driving thousands of captive people towards Qingzhou. Zhou Yuji was surprised: "You are so anxious to take action?"
Li Yan frowned, asked the scouts to confirm that there were only two or three thousand people, and said: "Maybe it's possible to take action in advance, maybe it's just a test."
Now that the Qing army had made a move, Li Yan had to respond accordingly, and then ordered Tu Yuan and Hao Yaoqi to be the vanguard, and sent 3,000 troops to Qingzhou but not to cross the Beiyang River.
The purpose is very simple, Dorgon, don't you want to hang me up, then I will divide your troops! Don't you want to test Qingzhou's defense? Then I will test you too. Once the Qing army finds out that there is a Ming army heading towards Qingzhou, they will definitely send troops to intercept it.
Still facing off, but the front was drawn to the Beiyang River between Qingzhou and Linzi.
Sure enough, when Dorgon, who was enjoying the scenery and enjoying the wind, heard that the Ming army had sent troops and horses from Linzi to Qingzhou, he immediately frowned and was surprised that the Ming army responded so quickly.
Kong Youde, the scapegoat, was awakened again in confusion. Dorgon ordered him to lead two thousand cavalry across the river and then go south along the east bank of the river to the west of Qingzhou City to stop the Ming army and prevent it from crossing the river. At the same time, he stepped up investigation and sent out There are countless detective horses watching every move of the Ming army within a few dozen miles to the southwest.
