"There are more than ten thousand Qing army elite cavalry outside the city. You only have a thousand cavalry. I only have a few hundred cavalry here, and the rest are infantry. Are you going out of the city to die now?"
Li Laiheng's face was also full of urgency.
Cavalry versus infantry, especially in field battles, is basically a crushing situation.
If they go out of the city to fight now, they will definitely die!
"Then what should we do?"
The eagerness on Habai's face was not fake.
Not only because something happened to Yongli, but also because they are now surrounded by Qing troops in Chongqing.
There were more than 10,000 Qing cavalry blocking the city, and they couldn't get out of the city at all!
When a large number of reinforcements from the Qing army arrived, they had no place to escape even if they wanted to!
Li Laiheng feels very lucky now.
Fortunately, they did not evacuate last night, but chose to try to make money today.
With this operation, they now at least have a city defense to rely on!
No need to fight the Qing cavalry in the wild!
But this kind of security was only temporary. When reinforcements from the Qing army arrived, Chongqing's city defense could not protect them.
Therefore, even if it is not for the eternal calendar, they must find a way to survive.
Habai spoke.
"The Qing troops outside the city are coming!"
"They attacked for a long distance and fought outside the city. They must be exhausted now. If our army goes out of the city to fight at this time, we may be able to defeat the enemy!"
"Even if we can't defeat the enemy, we can still create opportunities for us to break through!"
Li Laiheng said.
"Then let's fight!"
The two discussed the matter, and the Ming army in the city began to prepare for war.
A moment later, the city gate of Chongqing opened with a creak.
The Ming cavalry in the city was like a torrent, killing the Qing cavalry led by Wang Fuchen.
Behind them, the infantry also formed out of the city and advanced toward the front.
Wang Fuchen ordered the Qing cavalry to fight.
As soon as the two sides came into contact, they only fired a hail of arrows at each other, and the Qing cavalry turned their horses and ran away.
Wang Fuchen, who was always brave and good at fighting, took the lead in escaping and escaped faster than anyone else!
In order to get rid of the blame for killing Yongli, Wang Fuchen had resorted to any means.
He even did not hesitate to lead his troops to fake defeat on the battlefield and run away with his troops!
For him, the more chaotic the situation in the Battle of Chongqing, the better!
After all, the more chaotic the situation is, the more likely it is that Yongli will die in the chaos!
Habai and Li Laiheng rode in pursuit of the enemy, but they did not dare to pursue them too far. When Wang Fuchen's troops retreated from the battlefield, they stopped.
Habai began to gather the defeated Ming troops on the battlefield, looking for the whereabouts of Yongli!
"Where is your Majesty?"
"Where is Your Majesty?!"
A personal guard of Yongli was brought up in front of Habai and Li Laiheng, and he spoke in mourning.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty was shot by Wang Fuchen's thief with an arrow, and he fell off his horse and died!"
"General, please kill me. It's my fault that I failed to protect His Majesty!"
"..."
After the guard finished speaking, Habai's eyes widened and he fell into confusion.
Even Li Laiheng looked extremely ugly.
The emperor...the emperor died!
This is so damn sudden!
Habai asked with red eyes and gritted teeth.
"Where is His Majesty's body?"
"Did he be taken away by Wang Fuchen? Come on, follow me to get His Majesty's body back!"
If Habai initially supported Yongli to oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, he only had the intention of taking advantage of Yongli.
After getting along with him for this period of time, Habai really felt that Yongli was a good emperor.
The relationship between the two of them can be regarded as a relationship between monarch and minister!
Now Yongli passed away suddenly, which Habai couldn't accept.
The guard hesitated and spoke.
"General, I don't know!"
"I only saw the scene when His Majesty was dismounted, but I couldn't see clearly what happened after that."
"But Wang Fuchen sent people to search for His Majesty's body on the battlefield, but there seemed to be no results..."
In order to put on a show, Wang Fuchen even sent people to pretend to search for Yongli's body on the battlefield.
The result, of course, is that it was not found!
After all, Wang Fuchen cut the body into thousands of pieces and then dumped it in the river. Even Yongli's armor and stomach were destroyed by him, so how could he possibly find it?
In terms of destroying corpses and removing traces, Wang Fuchen said that he is professional!
Habai felt sad and wanted to order the pursuit of Wang Fuchen to avenge Yongli.
Li Laiheng grabbed Habai and spoke.
"General Habai, don't be impulsive!"
"Wang Fuchen is here, and other reinforcements from the Qing army are likely to arrive soon. It's time for us to evacuate!"
"Only by preserving my usefulness can I avenge Your Majesty in the future!"
If the Qing army sent troops to encircle and suppress the Yongli court, they would never have only one large army.
Habai still has some feelings for Yongli, but Li Laiheng is very unfavorable.
The two parties were not familiar with each other and had basically no contact before.
It can be said that if Li Laiheng hadn't sensed the crisis and knew that he could no longer stay in the mountainous area of Kuidong.
When the Qing army calms down the war in the Central Plains, it is very likely that they will launch troops to encircle and suppress Kuidong.
If you continue to lead people to stay in Kuidong, you are seeking death!
There may be a way to survive if you leave the mountain!
Li Laiheng would not choose to lead his troops out of the mountains and attack Chongqing with Yongli's people.
Habai was dissuaded by Li Laiheng!
The Ming army did not stay in Chongqing for long, and gathered together the horses captured in this battle, as well as all the cattle, horses, donkeys, mules and other large livestock in Chongqing.
Start moving to the south!
Moreover, the two of them wanted to prevent the news of Yongli's death from spreading, which would lead to turbulence in the morale of the army and even a major defeat.
He also specially found a soldier who was similar in body shape and appearance to Yongli, wore Yongli's armor and stomach, and showed his face in front of the army.
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On the other side, Wang Fuchen led his troops and fled all the way back to Chengdu.
While escaping, he took a preemptive strike and began to report the war to the Qing court.
In the battle report, he described the battle of Chongqing City as quite intense.
"At the end of the year, the king and his ministers paid homage to each other:"
"The thieves started in Sichuan and Sichuan. They broke through Chengdu, Yibin and many other small towns, and then invaded Chongqing. The war situation in Sichuan and Shu was corrupted, and the dignity of the court was no longer the same. When the generals heard about it, they were very sad!"
"Since the military order was conveyed, the general did not dare to rest for a moment. He mobilized 10,000 fine cavalry to enter Hanzhong from Guanzhong, go down the river into Sichuan and Shu, and attack Chengdu."
"Destroy it and regain Chengdu Mansion!"
"Then he led his troops to the east, threatened Chongqing, and fought a decisive battle with the thieves under the city walls of Chongqing."
"Although the thieves are fierce and ferocious, I always think about the fact that I will receive the country's favor at the end of my life. How dare I fear the enemy in the face of battle and not fight to the death?"
"The last general charged forward and killed three generals of the Ming army. Therefore, the morale of the soldiers was greatly boosted and the Ming thieves were defeated!"
"But the thief chief Yongli is very brave. He holds an iron spear weighing 118 kilograms and wields it airtight. He rides on a bloody horse, rides in front of the formation, and charges forward!"
"Our army defeated six or seven formations in a row. The last general stepped forward to fight, but was defeated. However, the last general still remembered the great kindness of the late emperor, fought to the death, and blocked the enemy's attack."
"The two sides fought fiercely for several times, and the final general fought against Yongli several times. He was injured every time, but could not achieve victory. He really did not owe the imperial court a great favor."
"..."
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I will update three chapters first, and try to publish the fourth chapter before twelve o'clock!