Li Yan was not a naive young man. He naively thought that these bandits would be persuaded by his few words, at least not completely.
Li Zicheng had brought harm to the Ming Dynasty for more than ten years, and the first of his thieves was famous all over the world. As one of the Confucian generals and one of the staff, Li Yan had a good reputation. When the people sent to comfort the mountains mentioned his name, all the thieves and bandits were stunned. He
He has already surrendered to the imperial court. Could it be that the ancestors of the thieves have faded away? Since they have little information, they naturally don't know that Lao Li is now prosperous and has great pride.
It can be said that there are reasons why they surrendered so unexpectedly and easily. Firstly, it is because Li Yan has the reputation of Yiyi Bo Yuntian and has appeal. Secondly, it is bitter cold outside the pass, the people are in dire straits, there is no place to go for robbery, and the thieves are not rich.
, It is not an exaggeration to say that there may be some surplus food in the big hills, but in the small hills, there are many people who are not fully clothed and have no food to eat. Don't think that being a thief really means eating meat and drinking wine.
As for third, most of these thieves and bandits were defeated by the Ming army. After all, they still have some feelings and blood of soldiers in their hearts, and their conscience has not been extinguished. In addition, they still have more or less close ties with the officers and soldiers outside the pass.
relationship, otherwise they would have been killed long ago.
They didn't know what was going on inside the pass, but they were always paying attention to the situation outside the pass. The Ming army first ambushed the vanguard of the Qing army in the front line. A great victory, which made them thieves feel happy, and then soldiers came to the rear post.
Under their eyes, Li Yan, who had just surrendered, gave the Qing army a severe beating, which impressed them. Is the Ming army so awesome now?
Furthermore, when Li Yan sent people into the mountains to recruit people, it must be the intention of the higher-ups. In other words, the border troops who maintained inextricable relations with them also nodded. If this is the case, then... just accept it.
When the three joys came, how could Li Yan not lament that the years were quiet and peaceful? It was only when the sky was not bright yet that several horses came from the north and they hurried into the city tiredly. Only then did he realize that the years were quiet and peaceful, and we still need to wait.
Move forward with a heavy load.
Kuai Ma came to deliver the message on Chang Yu's order. They set out in the early morning to travel a hundred miles, and it took two hours non-stop. It was urgent, extremely urgent!
In just a few words in the letter, Chang Yu ordered Li Yan to immediately raise his troops and march northward, splitting into two groups, sneaking from the seaside to the enemy's rear, and marching from the official road to flank the enemy. The letter contained a simple map of the vicinity of Ningyuan City.
Label.
This letter was sent by Chang Yu last night when the Qing army began to attack the mountain, so when Li Yan inquired, he only said that the Qing army was attacking the mountain.
It seems that the little governor is planning a chess game again, Li Yan secretly speculated.
Li Yan did not dare to neglect the military orders, and immediately summoned his subordinates for discussion. After some discussion, he decided to leave the red lady to lead 3,000 troops to guard the central rear post. General Qin Songwang led 8,000 infantry to sneak to the enemy's rear. He personally led 5,000 cavalry.
Go north from the official road.
The red lady repeatedly requested to go north with her husband, but Li Yan remembered the young eunuch's words: "Women should stay away from war" and felt sorry for his wife, so he decisively refused.
Stealth, ambushes, and survival in the wild are commonplace for thieves. Hard work is their biggest advantage, so it is not a problem for Li Yan. After a simple deployment, the troops left the city in two groups.
At this time, Li Yan still didn't know what happened in Ningyuan City. The Qing army should not be able to attack Xishan, right? This was his only worry.
In fact, the Qing army did not attack at all after dark. It was all just a show of attacking the old suspicion formation in Ningyuan City. Finally, when everything was ready in the early morning, they suddenly took action and caught Wu Sangui off guard.
The incident happened so suddenly that not only Wu Sangui and Tang Tong in the city were in a hurry, but Chang Yu in the mountain was also confused. It was completely unexpected. He thought Dorgon was going to kill him, so he sent someone early at night.
I went out to deliver a letter to Li Yan and prepared a banquet to welcome the guests, but I didn't want them to go straight to Lao Wu's house.
Just because Dorgon seems to have the upper hand, can he really take advantage?
Wu Sangui was indeed a little panicked at first, but fortunately the city had already made various preparations. When Wu Sangui's gift in return was given, Dorgon couldn't help but be shocked.
Why were there so many artillery pieces in Ningyuan City? They were besieged from three sides. He fired at the same time from all three sides, and the firepower was so fierce that the shells poured out like a river and the sea.
The two sides fought bloody battles and showed their strength. The Qing army not only had more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, but also roughly estimated to have 70 or 80 artillery pieces. The firepower of the two armies was actually equivalent.
Ningyuan City is a small area. It has stood firm against the attacks of two generations of Manchu emperors for more than ten years. It has its own strong points. The firepower network above the city, the trench array below the city, and the urn city outside are all there.
It's not that easy.
But Dorgon came well prepared, and he was so angry that he was determined to chew off this bone. The shells were thrown at him for free, and the soldiers swarmed away without their lives, vowing to break the city in one fell swoop at dawn.
After nearly half an hour of attacking, the Qing army was close to Wengcheng, and at the worst they had built ladders up the wall, but were eventually beaten down by the Ming army. After several times in a row, their morale was a little tired, but Dorgon's face showed no emotion at all.
He knew that Ningyuan City was strong, and he also knew that the first wave of Ming troops would resist frantically.
But this wave is designed to consume the ammunition, bows and arrows of the Ming army. The second wave will be the main meal. It depends on whether you can block it.
At this time, the sky was slightly bright, and when I looked back, I saw that the Western Mountain had already appeared. The mountain was covered with white snow and black rocks, but there was no poetic feeling at all. Instead, it looked extremely desolate. Isn't there an ambush in the mountain? You should come out.
Hahaha... Looking at the Western Mountain, Dorgon sneered wantonly.
"Report to the prince, the enemy is attacking the camp!" At this moment, a spy reported urgently. Dorgon almost choked to death on his own throat. He raised his leg and kicked the messenger away and shouted angrily: "What about the enemy attacking the camp? Where did the enemy come from?"
military……"
Having said that, I raised my eyes and looked towards the main camp in the north, and I found a clue. The camp, which was already brightly lit, seemed to have more fire at this time. Oh no, the camp was burned down?
The generals were shocked, and Dorgon roared angrily: "Where did the enemy army come from, and how many men and horses are there?"
More than five hundred, seems to come from the Western Mountains...
The mantis stalks the cicada while the oriole stalks behind!!!
The ambush troops in Xishan actually took advantage of the siege of Ningyuan City and secretly attacked the camp from behind. Dorgon was not only angry, but also horrified. Who was the man leading the troops in the mountain? How could he be so cunning! The army was surrounded by
Under such circumstances, such courage is admirable!
The little eunuch's favorite thing to do is to travel dangerously.
Watching the Qing army siege Ningyuan City in the mountains, was he really allowed to stand by and watch?
I can't do it!
It is impossible to escape from the mountain. Since Dorgon dared to expose his back and attack the city seemingly defenseless, how could he not leave a backup plan and ambush the killer!
So at first Chang Yu could only stand by and watch, seeing the Qing army's attack on the city in full swing, he was helpless.
Just a moment later, he discovered the fighter plane!
The Qing army besieged the city on three sides, using nearly 100,000 troops and all artillery. So his camp was empty at this time!