The imperial capital is northeast of Shunyi.
The scorching sun could almost roast people into dried meat. Geng Zhongming was sweating profusely, but his heart was as cold as an ice cellar. Just two hours ago, he encountered the biggest crisis in his life.
In the early hours of last night, he was ordered to lead two thousand cavalry with a heavy baggage and sneak along the Chaobai River towards Miyun at high speed. However, after running non-stop for thousands of miles in the past few days, both the soldiers and horses, as well as the people and animals they plundered, had reached their physiological limits, and they were allowed to be scolded and whipped. I could only stumble along slowly until I was three strokes above the sun and still several miles away from Shunyi.
The sun was getting hotter, and there was a large forest on the river bank ahead. Just when Geng Zhongming was hesitating whether his troops should take a rest, Tan Ma sent an urgent report that tens of thousands of soldiers and horses poured out of Shunyi City...
Fart, where did the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from Shunyi come from? Just as Geng Zhongming was about to yell and scold him, another scout from the west came to report that he also found tens of thousands of Ming troops encircling him.
Geng Zhongming was so angry that he almost killed the spies. Damn it in broad daylight. Let alone Shunyi, there were only a few soldiers in Ming Dynasty and only a few in Gyeonggi...
However, when he learned that his own soldiers had gone to investigate, Geng Zhongming was horrified. He was actually surrounded. There were tens of thousands of Ming troops sharpening their swords five miles away!
How can this be! When he told the injured Kong Youde and Obai the news, they both looked unbelievable!
However, the reality is cruel!
Geng Zhongming immediately ordered people to report to Dorgon in the rear. With his intelligence, he knew that he had fallen into the Ming army's trap. Now he could only wait patiently for the rear commander to fight with the young eunuch.
Otherwise, he could only break out of the siege with two thousand cavalry, but he didn't dare to think about it or do it now. He would only try if the negotiations collapsed, but he also knew that the disparity in strength between the two sides was too great, and the chance of getting out was almost Zero, and none of the hostages, baggage, wounded soldiers, or even Kong Youde and Obai could escape, which was almost equivalent to the total annihilation of the entire army.
The price of a breakout is too high!
Waiting is a very torturous thing, especially when it is a matter of life and death, especially on this hot day. Geng Zhongming sighed softly with Kong Youde and Obai in the shade of the trees. The soldiers were panic-stricken, and on the contrary, the hostages who had already exhausted their strength Although he was dying, he showed joy.
The soldiers and horses of the imperial court came to rescue us.
Compared with the restless Geng Zhongming, the Ming army in Shunyi City seemed to be at ease, even leisurely. Generals Niu Yong and Zhang Jie, as well as Fan Jiaqian and Li Tiezhu from Gongziying, were in high spirits. They saw the Qing army rushing into the encirclement as Chang Yu expected. Not to mention how excited I am, it's not worth the hard work of running and breaking my legs these past few days.
You must know that a few days ago, Chang Yu planned a big game with Li Yan ahead of time, and the key piece was the tens of thousands of infantry who were training in Tianjin Weixi.
As the saying goes, soldiers never tire of deceit. No one can guarantee whether the Qing army will abide by the peace agreement or even have other ulterior motives after jumping out of the encirclement after passing Tianjin. With Chang Yu's always calculating temperament, you have to set up a trap for him, no matter whether you have any thoughts or not. , I have to dig a hole for you.
So a military order ordered Gong Ziying to lead tens of thousands of infantry and march quickly to Shunyi to wait for orders. If traces of the Qing army were found, they would immediately intercept and surround them.
The matter was so important and urgent that Niu Yong and Zhang Jie did not dare to neglect and immediately left camp overnight. They really ran for hundreds of miles on two legs and arrived at Shunyi before the Qing army. As for Dorgon passing through Tianjin The Ming army camp that I saw at that time was just a big show performed by Xiang Minxin and the people of Tianjin Wei. Zhuge Liang acted out the empty city strategy and he acted out the full city strategy. The purpose was to confuse the Qing army and make Dole Gon is in action.
As expected, Dorgon had sex and was slapped in the face, which hurt a lot.
"It seems that the rumors are true. That eunuch is really a genius with military skills." Just when Geng Zhongming was heavily surrounded by the Ming army, two people on the top of Shunyi City were looking out of the city and whispering in a low voice. The one who spoke was the Governor of Jiliao Next to Yongji was Yang E, the governor of Shuntian.
It's funny to say that when Governor Chang Yu went south to chase the Qing army to Xianghe, the two men came from Shunyi, not far away, a hundred miles away, to invite a fight, but ended up staying in Tianjin, hoping to sharpen their swords and wait for the Qing army to return north and show off their skills to make money. Although he had been waiting for a military order for more than half a month, he went back and forth from where he came, and ran back to Shunyi again.
In other words, when I haven’t done anything for the past half month, I just go to Tianjin for a walk.
This made the two of them a little disappointed and uninterested. Along the way, they kept murmuring whether the little eunuch was playing tricks on them. They secretly asked Niu Yong for information and learned that there would be an ambush in Shunyi. The two of them also wondered why they didn't stop in Tianjin instead. In Shunyi.
In fact, neither of them knows why until now, but last night the little eunuch sent someone to explain that the Tatars are very likely to cross the border tomorrow and intercept them, if they use troops to surround and kill them!
"He is known as the God of War by both the government and the public. How can he be an ordinary person? It's a pity that in this battle, although we were determined to participate in the war, we didn't do our best. It's a pity, a pity!" Yang E shook his head and sighed.
"As long as you have the will, you can always make progress." Wang Yongji raised his hand and pointed towards the south: "The Tatars are surrounded here, but the two armies are not fighting. This shows that Dorgon must be arm wrestling with the eunuch. When he arrives, we may be able to Help with suggestions."
Yang E snorted, "You and I don't have the power to kill the enemy, so we can only make suggestions."
Geng Zhongming's torment lasted until evening. Finally, news came from the rear. Dorgon ordered him to leave all the livestock, food, grass and luggage, and even the gold and silver money of the soldiers, and then rest and prepare for the army.
It's over, caught! Geng Zhongming smiled bitterly and shook his head. He sighed and looked at Kong Youde but saw that his expression was indifferent. He couldn't help but curiously asked: "Brother Kong is not surprised at all."
Kong Youde breathed out and looked up into the distance: "From the time we were defeated in Ningyuan to the time we entered the pass and today, we and the little eunuch laughed and laughed, but have we ever really taken advantage in more than ten battles?"
Geng Zhongming frowned, and just as he was about to speak, Obai sneered beside him: "Then Ming Gou didn't really take advantage!"
Moreover, Kong Youde rolled his eyes: "It's my advantage that you and I are lying here at this time!"
Ao Bai snorted and stopped talking. Geng Zhongming nodded: "That little eunuch is cunning and cunning. He has the upper hand in every situation. Except for the battle of Xianghe, we are almost at a disadvantage."
"So, what's so strange about what happened today? Kong Youde spread his hands with a mocking look on his face. Everyone knows that the dog eunuch is very cunning. How could he not figure out that the regent is trying to play tricks! Now it's better. Originally, he only had to stay It's just what you robbed, but now I'm afraid, hey, how can the little eunuch do it easily if he doesn't cut off the flesh?"
Geng Zhongming let out a long sigh: "Actually, the regent doesn't know what the dog eunuch can calculate. He just deliberately avoids it and is lucky. He just wants to take a gamble. If he wins, he will make a lot of money! He needs it so much. A victory."
"But now he has lost!" Kong Youde snorted and looked at Obai: "You and your master must be happy now."
Oboi curled his lips and turned his head to one side.
