At noon, the sun was blazing and scorching the earth. The soldiers patrolling Qingzhou City were sweating profusely. In the tower above the north gate, Jia Waixiong and Lao Jiu Song Luoshu were drinking heavily around a bucket. Maybe it was because the weather was too hot or maybe it was because of the cold weather. Just watching the battle outside the city was hard to calm down.
Early in the morning, there was a sudden movement in the Qing army camp, and troops were mobilized towards the Beiyang River in the west. Jia Waixiong and others felt that something was wrong. Could it be that the Qing army wanted to fight with the reinforcements first?
King Heng once again heard the news and went to the city to watch the battle. His face was still pale and his legs were still weak. It was the first time in decades that he saw such a large-scale killing. He was excited and frightened.
Although the distance was a bit far and it was difficult to see clearly the cruelty of the bloodbath between the soldiers of the two armies, tens of thousands of people were fighting, which was an unprecedented visual impact in terms of scale and momentum.
More than ten miles away, the two armies in Beiyang River were fighting fiercely and the roar of artillery was loud. Thousands of people in Qingzhou City watched the battle in silence.
It wasn't until nearly noon that the Qing army withdrew its troops from the western front and returned to the city. Yongcai kept whispering, while Zhu Youtong kept asking Jia Waixiong: "Who won?"
Jia Waixiong shook his head. He couldn't see clearly from Taiyuan, and he couldn't understand it. If the Qing army won, they would take advantage of the victory to pursue them. If they were defeated, they wouldn't come back so calmly, and the Ming army would have chased them long ago. , could it be a tie?
A battle in which the outcome was unknown allowed the people in the city to witness real battlefield fighting, and also sounded the alarm to them that the Qing army's general attack was coming.
Zhu Youyi's face went from pale to livid to dejected as he walked down the city without saying a word. Jia Waixiong and others also stayed in the watchtower for a long time without saying a word and just focused on filling water. Even the palace steward had no appetite at all when he brought the food. .
Is it too hot or is your heart too cold?
"The Tatars attacked the city the day before yesterday and today they have a fight with the reinforcements. In fact, they are just to get a feel for the city defense and the reinforcements. If the predictions are good, we should start tomorrow. After the appetizer, it's time to serve the hard food." Song Luoshu is usually very talkative. Young Master, stared at the Qing army camp outside and said expressionlessly.
Lao Jiu curled his lips and wanted to say something but remained silent in the end. Jia Waixiong smiled bitterly: "What is supposed to come will always come. Come early and be relieved early. It's so tiring to worry about gains and losses every day."
"Oh, let me go. Boss Jia is talking more and more proficiently now. He is still worried about gains and losses. Why is he wet? Do you think what Wang Erhua wants..." Lao Jiu screamed, everyone burst into laughter, and the depressed atmosphere suddenly disappeared.
In the Qing army camp in the north of the city, the generals in Dorgon's commanding tent sat on both sides and whispered. They raised their troops early in the morning to fight with the Ming army. When they were about to be defeated, the Ming army backhandedly defeated the entire army. And return.
But the generals did not feel any pressure. Instead, they were relatively relaxed. Even Dorgon looked calm and calm: "The Ming army is just empty-handed now!"
"It's a long way from the capital to here. It's normal for our Qing Dynasty cavalry to travel long distances to fight, but it's obvious that the dogs can't bear it. It looks like they are showing off their teeth and claws, but in fact they are just weak on the outside." Duduo chuckled, and everyone agreed.
They had already tested the strength of the Ming army in the battle just now. Although there were more than 30,000 troops, their combat power was mediocre. If it weren't for the artillery support, the Qing army would have been defeated with only 10,000 troops!
Therefore, everyone has made a decision. With ten thousand troops to defend Beiyang River, they will be able to stop the enemy and the rest will attack the city.
"Half a day, I will destroy the city in half a day!" Dorgon roared! Then he ordered all the ministries to prepare for the attack.
At the same time, in a small village at the foot of Mingzu Mountain more than ten miles west of Beiyang River, Li Yan, Zhou Yuji, Huang Degong and other generals also sat around to discuss the previous battle.
If the Shenji Battalion is used to attack with the entire army, the Qing army will not be able to defend the Beiyang River front without 20,000 troops!
It's obvious that the Ming army just let loose, or rather showed weakness! The purpose is very simple: to paralyze the Qing army.
Because Li Yan had seen through that the Qing army launched this wave of attacks to find out, and then deployed its troops according to the Ming army's combat effectiveness, how to attack the city while resisting reinforcements. It was obvious that Li Yan's troops were watching closely, leaving him no time to concentrate on attacking the city. .
"In General Li's opinion, when will the Tatars attack the city?" Huang Degong asked.
Li Yan was silent for a while: "The Tartars sent troops to attack early this morning to test it, which means that they are almost ready. If the predictions are correct, they will start tomorrow." Then he looked at Ji Jike: "Brother Ji, what do you think?"
Ji Ji is the one with the lowest military rank here. To be precise, he doesn't even have a formal military position, but he is as brave and powerful as Tu Yuanhao and has a lot of tricks. Li Yan admires him so much, so he asked this question.
"I think the Tatars may take action tonight! What do you think, Commander-in-Chief?" Ji Jike said and glanced at Zhou Yuji again. This was a subconscious action. Although they were all following Chang Yu's orders at this time, These tens of thousands of soldiers and horses and more than ten generals also have their own ranks. He is from Zhou Yuji's line and Zhou has been kind to him. Recently, Li Yan has always been trying to win over him, but he is always trying to win over him. Taking Zhou Yuji's lead and obeying him can be regarded as a statement of position to reassure Lao Zhou.
Zhou Yuji really felt gratified. When he was recruiting troops in Taiyuan to march eastward to suppress bandits, Ji Jike signed up to join the army. At that time, he just thought he was a demobilized veteran and didn't pay much attention to him when he returned to the battlefield. Unexpectedly, when he was in Zhending Mansion, he met the bandit general Luo Hu and others. When they were almost defeated by the enemy, Ji Ji Ke was like a general descending from heaven and shot Luo Hu down with a shot, which shocked the bandit army, and Zhou's troops were able to retreat completely.
Ji Jike was a blockbuster in this battle. When Zhou Yuji was about to re-employ him, he found that the young eunuch came to poach him. He was helpless when he was laughing and crying, and then secretly rejoiced. After all, Ji Ji was considered to be one of his and the young eunuch wanted to go to him. He owed him a favor. , Secondly, having someone of his own beside the young eunuch will make their relationship more stable, as there will be someone in the court who can be an official.
After that, he and Li Yan, Huang Degong and three others followed the young eunuch to fight against the Qing army. They cooperated very well. Although they obviously felt that Chang Yu was obviously reusing Li Yan, they were not too unhappy. After all, Li Yan was talented and witnessed the two of them. He was also convinced, but he felt a little unhappy along the way when he felt that Li Yan was also starting to poach someone.
Just seeing Ji Jike's attitude clearly saying, Don't worry, bro, I'm yours, that unhappiness disappeared. Although the three of them each had selfish motives, they had a common goal, to protect their family. The Wei Kingdom expelled the Tartars and regained the Ming Dynasty!
It is because of this common goal and ambition that there are not so many dirty things between them.
"The Tatars may be making preparations tonight, but they may not be so eager to take action. The so-called speed of troops has no meaning to them now, but a steady and steady attack." Zhou Yuji said in a deep voice, and everyone nodded and believed that it was right. At present, the troops of all parties are in position. The Qing army has also tested the strength of Qingzhou city defense and Ming army reinforcements. There is no need for them to be in a hurry for quick success, and they should be fully prepared. Then he attacked Qingzhou City with a heavy punch.
"No matter how stable and calm the Tatars are, it will only be a matter of tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. We should also be prepared for a tough battle." Li Yan swept away the generals: "This time, as long as the Tatars are beaten, we can protect them." The safety of Qingzhou will allow the Tatars to retreat without having the time or courage to continue plundering within the pass!"
"He has endured it for so long and chased him so far. This battle is going to be a battle between life and death and high and low with the dog Tatars. I will crack the head of that dog thief Dorgon with a whip... "Huang Degong cursed and vented his grievances.
Zhou Yuji laughed loudly and patted his shoulder: "Old Huang, you must be holding it back!"
"No, I have to drink Tatar blood and eat Tatar meat to relieve the hatred in my heart..." While cursing, Huang Degong even did not forget to joke to himself: "In the past, I was frustrated by being chased by the Tatars and thieves, but I never thought of pursuing them. Tatars can also chase after a lot of fire..."
Everyone burst into laughter, and then Li Yan ordered all ministries to prepare for mobilization and send troops immediately if there was any movement by the Tatars in Qingzhou City.
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