After Wu Sangui surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Hengjia was always worried about him and gave him the empty post of right governor of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion; later he recruited Zhu Long, the Qingding border commander, for the Ming Dynasty, and gave him a genuine right post.
The country’s military honors are still in vain.
Later, news came that the Qing court had Wu Yingxiong, Wu Sangui's son, beheaded, and Zhu Hengjia felt relieved about Wu Sangui. However, he still did not dare to reuse Wu Sangui. He only used Wu Sangui's son Wu Yingqi as the commander-in-chief and ordered him to lead five thousand soldiers.
Guan Ning surrendered his army to help in the battle.
Wu Yinglin marched day and night. When he arrived at Boye, he happened to encounter the Qing army besieging Mabao. He immediately joined the battle and made great achievements.
Being suddenly attacked, Bahana and Yekeshu had no choice but to regroup and fight again.
It was getting dark. Because the right wing of the Ming army had not been defeated, the Qing army was unable to completely surround the Ming army's vehicle formation, so they had to camp in the north of the vehicle formation and send more sentries to monitor it.
In the car formation, when Zhu Ningjia asked Ming that the reinforcements were Wu Yinglin, Longyan was so pleased that he ordered the troops to withdraw to Qizhou overnight, and Wu Yinglin's troops were cut off.
Marching at night is a great test of the quality of the army. Fortunately, the Northern Expeditionary Army followed Emperor Guangwu all the way from south to north, fighting out of the mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and they were very elite. One team after another, loaded with baggage in carts, lit torches, and walked away.
Still, no one dares to speak.
Wu Yingqi said to his generals Gao Qilong, Zhang Guozhu, Ba Yangyuan, Zheng Wang, and Li Jiye: "We who have newly surrendered to the Ming Lord should make great contributions to the army. Today, after your Majesty ordered our troops to retreat, those who retreat without permission from the town will be killed.
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"Yes!"
All the generals agreed in unison.
Adviser Fang Guangchen said: "In the main town, we have few troops, so why not plant false flags in the woods and tie branches behind the horses to create suspicion?"
He is Wu Sangui's chief think tank. Wu Yingqi respects him very much. Hearing this, he said: "What Mr. Fang said is very good, so I will follow Mr. Fang."
In the early morning of the next day, Wu Yingqi ordered false flags to be planted in the woods; he also ordered his deputy general Gao Qilong, and Zhang Guozhu led two thousand cavalry, with branches tied to their horse tails, galloping back and forth behind the woods, raising dust; he himself led three thousand men,
Make a leisurely fire and cook in front of the woods.
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The torches of the Ming army alerted the Qing army's sentries, who flew to report to Obai.
Ao Bai sneered, it was getting late, and he might have been ambushed by the Ming army if he pursued rashly. Fortunately, the Eight Banners had many cavalry, and the Ming army had many infantry. I bet they couldn't outrun four legs with two legs. He sent an order to pursue them in the early morning of the next day.
At dawn, the Qing army's cavalry was dispatched. Gushan Ezhenbahana, Angbang Zhangjing, Ye Keshu tribe rushed to the front; followed by Mulima, Wohe, Zuzehong tribe; Aobai's tribe
The army followed at the back.
"Da~da~da~"
The sound of hooves was like thunder, Bahana and Yekeshu's cavalry arrived.
Seeing that the Ming army in front of him was making a fire and cooking without any preparation, Bahana was overjoyed and was about to order his men to pursue him when he was grabbed by the sleeve of his robe by veteran Ye Shuke, saying, "Wait a minute, beware of an ambush."
"Is there an ambush?"
Bahana was startled, "Why did Zhang Jing say this?"
Ye Keshu pointed toward the woods and said, "Please look over there."
Bahana took a look and saw smoke billowing behind the woods, and a flag looming in the woods.
"Ah, the false emperor is so cunning that he actually set up an ambush in the forest. Fortunately, Zhang Jing was alert, otherwise he would have fallen into the trap of the Ming army."
The two men hesitated and did not dare to pursue. After breakfast, the Ming army did not run away, but sat in twos and threes to rest.
Seeing this scene, Bahana and Ye Keshu were even more surprised and suspicious.
"Da~da~da~"
With the sound of horse hoofbeats, Gushan'e Zhenmulima arrived, "What's going on? Why don't the two generals pursue the enemy?"
When Bahana and Yeshuk explained the situation, Mulima was also dubious. At this time, "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was very popular, so she thought about it and said, "Isn't the Ming army just planning an empty city?"
"Jia La Zhang Jing Ge Bu, you lead two La Meng Eight Banners to test the Ming army. Remember, if you encounter an ambush, retreat immediately and do not waste the battle."
"嗻!"
Kebu led two armored and three thousand cavalry to rush towards the Ming army. Wu Yingqi led his army to mount their horses calmly and ran towards the woods.
The Qing army was in hot pursuit. As soon as they entered the woods, Zhang Guozhu rushed out with a thousand cavalry each.
Kebu remembered Mulima's words, "If you encounter an ambush, retreat immediately", and led his army to retreat immediately.
In the distance, Mulima's eyes widened, "Ah! There is actually an ambush! Fortunately, I was cautious and only sent three thousand people to test."
After Kebu returned, Mulima asked: "Can you clearly see how many Ming troops there are in the forest?"
"It's true that the smoke and dust are so thick that the general will not be able to see clearly!"
The imperial bodyguards Wohe, Melezhangjingzu Zehong and other tribes rushed to the scene. When they heard that there was an ambush in the forest, they did not dare to move.
According to Wu Yingqi's temperament, I have to stay a little longer.
Fang Guangchen said urgently: "Headquarters, it's almost time. If we don't leave, we won't be able to leave until Obai's army arrives."
Wu Yingqi then galloped back to Qizhou.
When Obai arrived, he found nothing but an empty forest. He was so angry that he chopped down a few small trees.
Afterwards, Wu Yingqi recalled the incident and wrote a satirical poem "Farewell":
The long grove,
My sincere farewell.
Ao Gong values friendship,
Please send it to me.
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"Hahaha, Mr. Wu is really young and promising. He actually came up with such a good idea and tricked Aobai into falling into the trap." In Qizhou City, Zhu Hengjia burst into laughter and kept praising Wu Yingqi.
"Your Majesty has given you too much praise. This plan was proposed by Fang Guangchen, the last guest in the secret service."
"Fang Guangchen?"
Zhu Hengjia had heard that this person was Wu Sangui's main adviser before he traveled through time, and hurriedly said: "Hurry up and get Mr. Fang in your account."
When he saw Fang Guangchen in person, he was very elegant in a blue shirt and a white scarf. Zhu Hengjia immediately fell in love with him and wanted to win over him.
"I have heard for a long time that Mr. Fang is a great talent, and I would like to appoint him as the head of the Ministry of War. What do you think, Mr. Fang?"
Fang Guangchen was excited for a while. This was a sixth-grade official. He had been with Wu Sangui for so many years and had always been a staff member. Wu Sangui had never given him an official position.
Immediately knelt down and thanked him, "I thank your Majesty for your kindness."
There were more reinforcements, and the counselors were recruited. We were happy and even happier when the commander-in-chief Ma Ning led 7,000 troops back to help.
Transferring Ma Ning's returning troops to North Zhili was originally Zhu Hengjia's trick to implement reforms in Gansu. Unexpectedly, these 7,000 returning troops today actually had a big effect.
With the addition of Wu Yingqi and Ma Ning, the morale of the Ming army, which had been damaged after a small setback, was re-energized.
There was a stalemate between the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Qizhou. No matter how much Oboi tempted him, Zhu Hengjia refused to fight, determined to use up the Qing army's food and fodder.
"Send an order to the three armies. Anyone who dares to go into battle without permission will be killed." Emperor Guangwu issued the military order viciously.
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In Yanghewei, Shanxi, at the gate of the Qing Xuan Governor's Palace, Chen Yuan asked Zhang Enda, "Brother Zhang, do you know what Governor Xuan wants from us?"
Zhang Enda lowered his voice, "I heard that troops were sent to regain Zhangde Mansion."
"Recover Zhangde?"
Chen Yuan was stunned, "This battle is not easy to fight! I heard that Qian Qianyi, the pseudo-Ming governor of Henan and Shandong, was personally stationed in Zhangde."
The Governor of Xuanda, Ma Mingpei, has always been good-tempered, and he was especially polite today. He kept asking for greetings, and then got into the topic, "The main force of the Ming army is fighting fiercely with our army in North Zhili, and the flanks are empty. The emperor has decreed that Shanxi Green Camp regain Zhangde.
How about letting the two generals go?"
This chapter has been completed!