It's past midnight, and the Qing army camp on the canal outside Tongzhou City is still noisy. The rear baggage is slowly returning to the camp. However, they have also received military orders to break camp and go north along the Chaobai River after a short rest. This makes them almost run away. The civilian prisoners with broken legs complained endlessly.
Dorgon hadn't rested yet and was still in the tent discussing with Duoduo how to deal with the situation tomorrow. After all, the little eunuch was very cunning, and if he didn't handle it well, his previous efforts would be in vain.
At this time, Tan Ma hurriedly came to report that a large number of Ming troops were found twenty miles west, numbering thousands. They wanted to investigate nearby but were intercepted. If they dared to get close, they would be shot and killed.
This information surprised Dorgon and Duoduo. Why did the Ming army have thousands of soldiers and horses here? Aren't they all at the back? Moreover, since the two armies negotiated peace, there was no friction in the two sides' reconnaissance of each other, but there was no friction. When the gun went off, they were very restrained, but why were these troops so violent?
Could it be that the Ming army who stayed behind in the imperial capital came to monitor the Qing army upon hearing that it had entered the capital?
Dorgon fell into deep thought: "These are the thorns that the little eunuch sprinkled for us. With his urine, how can he not prevent us from playing tricks? I think the guards in the capital must have been notified early in the morning to come here and keep an eye on it."
"Brother Fourteen, if we don't do anything without stopping, we will directly eat up this Ming army and take away all the men and horses. The pass from here is only more than a hundred miles away. If we rush overnight, we can leave by tomorrow evening at the latest. "Guan, the young eunuch is currently in the south. When he hears the news and reacts, he may not be able to catch up with us!" Duduo suddenly gritted his teeth and shouted every day that being impatient would mess up the big plan, but he was unwilling to think about the danger of the army all the time. With.
Dorgon's eyes narrowed, he paced back and forth in the tent, then walked outside the tent and looked at the little lights due south for a while, and finally shook his head!
First of all, I don’t know how many troops and horses the Ming army in the west has and what their strength is. Moreover, the Ming army in the rear is closely within ten miles of the Qing army’s baggage. If a fight starts here, it will be okay if the enemy can be wiped out quickly. When the Ming army hears the news, they will definitely rush to the rescue. Not to mention that the good deeds that they have been doing all the time are gone, and the original small abacus has also been scattered all over the place.
The risk is too great. If you are not careful, all your efforts will be wasted!
So it is better to play it safe. The main force is fighting with the Ming army in Tongzhou. The baggage there sneaks away overnight. As long as it takes a day and a half, even if the Ming army finds out, it will be too late and they will not be able to catch up. Well, Dorgon is confident that with the 20,000 cavalry on hand, he can walk sideways without any worries! No one can catch up or stop him, not even the little eunuch without preparation!
In the middle of the night, the Qing army's baggage finally returned to camp for rest, and a scout horse from the rear came to report: the Ming army's vanguard was camped ten miles away, and its scout horses were wandering five miles away.
Dorgon sneered and ordered the baggage to rest for an hour and then be escorted by Geng Zhongming to the north. He also ordered Tan Ma to keep an eye on the mysterious Ming army to the west.
"I think we have to pick something to attract the Ming army's attention," Duduo said thoughtfully, looking at the dark night sky in the south. Dorgon raised his brows and said, "Let's talk about it."
"After an hour, the troops will pull out of camp and head north. There is a lot of movement. The Ming army monitoring us in the west might find out, so we have to do something to divert their attention," Duduo said slowly.
"What are you going to do?" Dorgon asked.
"Let the spies look for them, from the south to the west," Duduo said in a low voice.
Dorgon frowned: "Making trouble out of nothing might be more likely to arouse the suspicion of the Ming army."
"What should we do? If the Ming army in the west finds out that we are moving out of camp, they will definitely stop us. If we alert the Ming army in the rear, all the previous efforts will be wasted." Duduo looked worried!
Dorgon hummed, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "Didn't the Ming army in the west say that strangers should not be approached and shot to death? Then we will also set up a ban on ten miles away. If the Ming army approaches, they will be shot to death. If there is a conflict, It seems natural and will not make the Ming army suspicious, but it can also attract their attention."
"Okay! Just do it like this." Duduo clapped his hands heavily: "When the baggage ships leave the customs tomorrow, kill them before leaving! See who can stop them."
"If we can take the opportunity to capture the little eunuch, Lao Twelve will be saved." Dorgon couldn't help but float up. After all, this journey was too frustrating and depressing!
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night. Dorgon in Tongzhou cannot sleep. Li Yan and others who are chasing him are also sharpening their knives. Chang Yu and Li Muchian are sitting side by side by the Tonghui River twenty miles away from Tongzhou to the west and watching. The river was in a daze.
"Mr. Factory, do you think the Tatars have fled by now?" Li Muxian broke the silence.
"Yes" Chang Yu's expression didn't change and he just stared at the river without moving.
"Aren't you going to send scouts to investigate and make sure?" Li Muchian asked again.
"No need" Chang Yu shook his head. Li Muxian didn't understand at this point: "Afraid of disturbing the grass and alarming the snake?"
Chang Yu finally changed his expression, shook his head and smiled: "Because I like to see the expressions of others suddenly falling from heaven to hell, so I will let them entertain themselves tonight."
abnormal! Li Muxian glanced at the little eunuch and cursed secretly, but with a smile on his face: "Dorgon's expression must have been wonderful at that time."
Just after the ugly hour, the Qing army camp on the canal west of Tongzhou City started to move. Geng Zhongming led two thousand soldiers and horses to break out of the camp and march north along the Chaobai River.
Dorgon and Duoduo in the commander's tent were a little restless, and even sent more than ten groups of spies out to investigate, but the reports were that no Ming army spies were found in the west, and there were signs of their activities five miles behind.
Dorgon and Duoduo breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that they had finally managed to hide the secret from the little eunuch. The Ming army in the west was also a little afraid of trouble. The lone army did not dare to move. It was probably just a showmanship in the capital, otherwise it would have been any other army. The field troops would also be brave enough to send some people out to peek at the Qing army's camp. As a result, these cowards just cowered and begged others not to disturb them.
The two brothers looked at each other and smiled knowingly. They only had to wait until noon tomorrow to carry the luggage and rush to Miyun. By then, hehe, I would have turned over the table and gone wild!
It was white in the east, with dew hanging on the green grass by the river. Thousands of war horses were drinking water, grazing and having fun by the river. Dorgon walked out of the handsome tent, took a few deep breaths of fresh air, and then stretched.
He slept late and did not sleep well, which made his face look slightly tired, but he was still energetic. To be precise, he was too nervous or too excited.
The nervous thing is whether he can survive a day and a half, but the exciting thing is that once the baggage is safely out of the customs, he will kill everyone. No one can stop him, no one can!
Tan Ma came to report that the Ming army in the west had already camped and was marching slowly towards this side. It was estimated that they would arrive in an hour at most. At the same time, the main force of the Ming army in the south also started to rush over.
call! Dorgon took a long breath, here he comes! Hold on, hold on!
Immediately, orders were given to light a fire and make rice, and enter a state of war readiness.
