The entire land seemed to tremble, and 100,000 Mongolian soldiers made a comeback to Xuzhou and met the Northern Expedition Army in Xiaoxian. A sudden encounter can best reflect the strength of an army. The Mongols roared and charged, while the Northern Expedition Army remained unmoved.

The enemy was coming in full force, and the Northern Expedition Army was not fully equipped in a hurry. Hou Xuanyan was in charge of the central army and cursed: "Damn, I am preparing to attack the city, where did these cavalry emerge?"

Xia Wanchun held the newly sent military equipment from Songjiang Prefecture, a long telescope, also known as the Qianli Miles. After looking for a while, he said, "General, this is not the Eight Banners Military Banners of the Qing Dynasty, but probably the Mongols outside the Great Wall."

"Mongols?" Hou Xuanyan was about to speak when a burst of rapid shooting sound came. The Mongolian cavalry had reached the range of the fire guns, so he was naturally attacked by this intensive shooting. The Mongolians themselves knew that the vital points of their bodies were leather armor, but there was nothing on the horse. After a round of shooting, the people rushing in front fell to the ground. The cavalry behind could not stop their speed, so they trampled on them fiercely. Many people fell off their horses, and the attack formation was blunt, and the enemy immediately spread the formation, both horizontally and vertically, and the distance between the knights was scattered. In this way, the power of the musket was greatly reduced, and the Mongolian cavalry continued to charge after the stability.

As the flag of the central army shook, Hou Xuanyan commanded the Northern Expedition Army to form a formation to meet the enemy. The left and right wings gradually closed, and the sword and shield soldiers and spearmen guarded the musketeers in the middle and evacuated them back.

The Mongols fought for so long, and their tribes often attacked each other, but this situation never happened. Their cavalry charge tactics that once dominated the world were abandoned by the times, and after a single shot, they almost knocked them back to their original form.

Fortunately, the Qing general who was in command was not a mediocre person. He adjusted in time to avoid the trampling of himself. As the troops behind him rushed to the front of the formation, the two sides fought in the same place.

In the Qing Dynasty, the commander in the middle was Nikan, the third son of Nurhaci's eldest son Chu Ying. Although his father was deposed, he was still named Dorobel for his military achievements. This time, Dorgon specially appointed him as Prince Jingjin. Nikan was also ordered to come to Xuzhou to block the rapid advance of the Northern Expedition Central Army.

The Mongols fought on their own. Last time they suffered a great loss at the city of Jinan, Nikan gained wisdom. He established strict military laws before the war and killed several Mongolian banner masters to establish authority. Now the combat power of this Mongolian soldier is no longer the same as before. They are originally a nation on horseback. They are born with mutual attacks. In terms of soldiers alone, they are already much higher than that of the Han people.

Behind the Mongols, there were the Eight Banners soldiers and the Green Camp soldiers of the Han army drawn by Daming Prefecture. After the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, most of the troops were defended in the Jifu area and protecting the city of Beijing. They also knew that their rule was the rule of a foreign race, and defending the heart was the most important. In history, the vast territory in the south was actually defeated by traitors.

The battle lasted for a long time, and the sky was about to darken and both sides withdrew their troops. Torches were lit in the tent, and the sand table in the middle were lit. Hou Xuanyan pointed to Xiaoxian and said, "The more we fought, the stronger the resistance of the pseudo-Qing Dynasty. I thought Xuzhou and others had given up, but who knew that there was another large army today. Look at a small town like Xiaoxian, they gave up in Fengyang Prefecture. When they arrived in Xuzhou, they would fight for an inch of land."

Yan Yingyuan stared at the sand table and suddenly said, "Xuzhou is different from Fengyang. It is a thoroughfare of five provinces. It has convenient water and land transportation. If Xuzhou is lost, it will cut off a major road in Henan and Jifu. If Wu Sangui and Kong Youde were not allowed to have a broken arm, and they would have to fight with us in Xuzhou."

"When it comes to Wu Sangui and Kong Youde, why haven't these four traitor leaders made some noise recently? They were able to fight Xiangyang at the time, but now the Northern Expedition is in full swing, and they are under less pressure, and they are no longer lively. It's really strange." Xia Wanchun suddenly thought of the Xiangyang front, which had no war reports for a long time, and couldn't help but ask.

Hou Xuanyan had a secret report from Qianxiang Camp, and he was clear about it. He smiled and said, "The four dogs were sitting on the ground and taking the opportunity to offer conditions with the Tartars. It is said that they wanted to be princes. And they also thought that the word Shun King was too annoying among their titles. They wanted to remove the word Shun like Wu Sangui. The war has begun, and they are still picking up the words here. It's really ignorant. No wonder the north fell so quickly, and what can be done with these goods."

Hou Xuanyan approached the torch near the sand table, used it as a tool, pointed to the passes on the sand table and said, "Here is also here, here. It's such a small place in Xiaoxian, and it's too arrogant to stop us. Spread out all the troops of the Hunan Army, and 130,000 people each captured the nearby garrisons. Leave the troops of the Houtu Camp, and let's stare at the main force of the Qing soldiers opposite." The places where the torch in his hand pointed by, there were dark fireworks on the sand table, just like the fate that Xiaoxian was about to face.

The weather in May is neither cold nor hot, with a few black clouds lingering beside the bright moon. Looking up, it looks like gunpowder smoke is covering the moonlight. In the night, the military orders are issued to the battalions. After wiping the blood of the daytime battle, the soldiers continue to set off.

Xiao County was full of Northern Expedition troops, advancing in a carpet style, aiming to occupy the entire county. Anyone who resisted with weapons, whether they were taking all the troops, whether they were Han or Mongolian, would fight when they saw it.

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With a loud bang, a chain-like lightning cut through the sky, the tiles on the roof shook, and the rainstorm poured down.

In Kunning Palace in the Forbidden City of Jinling, Wang Xiangnian said angrily: "I really didn't expect that it was the bitch Gao Yue who told me about the secret. When she came to the palace to serve the empress, our family chose her to send her to Kunning Palace. She looked quite honest and honest, why is she so heartless?"

The spiritual medicine held a golden needle in his hand, and carried the candle heart to make the red candle burn more vigorously. The red candle light shone on her pretty cheeks, as if it was covered with a layer of red gauze. The thunder just now scared her and her goose bumps were not gone. She said with lingering fear: "The deep palace and courtyard are trapped in people's hearts. The girls here are very pitiful. They are the best deceivers in the world. A few words of knowing the cold and the warm words will dig out their hearts and deceive them. It is not uncommon for any one to report."

"I'll ask someone to arrest her and interrogate who the evil man behind her is. Our family wants to see who it is going to be unfavorable to our Majesty."

"No!" The tears flowed down the needle to the white fingers of the spiritual medicine. The pain made her tears in the corners of her eyes, but she didn't take them away. This was one of her few little hobbies, but she never tired of it. It was not until the wax below had solidified that the needle was inserted into the candle and said, "If you catch her, how could she say it? When you say a name randomly, it will not only cover up the real mastermind behind the scenes, but also make us waste our efforts. Such people have long had ambitions to die. Anyway, since she is exposed now, we will stare at her. The process we see with our own eyes is more at ease than the ones interrogated."

Wang Xiangnian's eyes glowed and nodded vigorously, and never dared to underestimate this girl again. After a few days, he had already followed the advice of Lingyao and went back to arrange the manpower with all his energy.

The elixir gently removed the solidified candle from her fingers. She bit her lip beads in pain, looking as if she was about to cry.
Chapter completed!