Liu Zeqing seems to be greedy for success, but he is also an old man. How could he not see that the rebel army is at the end of its war effort? He is exhausted from being chased all the way and is almost mentally exhausted. His morale has fallen to the 18th level of hell.
Soon, both sides were gritting their teeth and persisting, fighting with that tone.
If the pursuit continues like this, it won't take more than a day for the rebel army to be defeated. With Gao Jie intercepting him in front, the officers and soldiers have a high degree of confidence in catching Li Zicheng. At worst, he will be defeated and flee in embarrassment like Taiyuan, abandoning his helmet and armor.
But right now...
No matter what, God probably won't stop him! Li Yan learned from the messenger that Chang Yu only transferred him back to Beijing, while Liu Zeqing and Gao Jie continued to pursue and suppress Li Zicheng.
Just the two of them, I'm afraid it won't work! Li Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head, then ordered his subordinates to immediately break camp and go north.
Chang Yu's horse was fast, and he led more than a hundred soldiers to return to the capital at full speed. He was silent all the way and his face was solemn. The guards knew that something was on his mind and did not dare to disturb him.
Why did Dorgon suddenly return from Jinzhou and take advantage of the empty capital to enter the pass again? Chang Yu was puzzled for a moment, because Dorgon suffered heavy losses in the battle at Ningyuan, almost all his baggage was lost, and there were countless wounded soldiers. He no longer had the strength.
If you enter the customs again, you can only infer that you are unwilling to do so, or you have to take the risk of entering the customs due to political factors.
In addition, how did he approach the capital without anyone noticing, and was only discovered by the Ming army when he arrived at Chengde? Tens of thousands of people crossed the border. Could it be that all the defenders along the way were blind and dead?
The horses galloped for dozens of miles, and when they slowed down to Zhending Mansion, they changed horses and started rushing again. They passed Qizhou in the early morning and did not even enter the city. Someone sent an order to Wu Weiying to lead the Shenji Battalion back to King Qin of Beijing immediately.
Wu Weiying, who was sleeping, was confused when she received the order. It took her a long time to react. King Qin?! What kind of king is Qin? Hold the grass. Could it be that something big happened in the capital? Who rebelled...
At half noon, Chang Yu and his party arrived at the gate of Baoding City. When they were exhausted, they entered the city for a short rest. Shi Kefa, who had learned the news, had a sad face and stamped his feet anxiously: "What should we do now? What should we do now?"
"Soldiers will block it, water will cover it," Chang Yu said with a scornful smile: "Outside the pass, his army of more than 100,000 people is in ruins. Now that it is at our door, I can't kill him in the home battle!"
Seeing his relaxed expression, Shi Kefa smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Lord Governor, you also have tens of thousands of elite soldiers outside the pass and Wu Sangui to assist in the battle. In addition, the terrain there can be advanced and retreated. However, the capital city is flat and there is no danger to defend. The most important thing is to still be alive.
There are no soldiers! I’m afraid when Zhou Yuji and the others arrive in the capital..."
Chang Yu snorted silently, picked up the tea cup and poured water vigorously: "As long as the city is not destroyed, there will be time. Even though I am weak, I will not let him take advantage. This time he ruins my good deeds, it will be a skin cramp, so that he will not dare to step on it again."
Take a step into the pass!"
Seeing what he said, Shi Kefa felt a little calmer. Seeing that the governor had turned the tide, he couldn't help but sigh: "The intruder is cheap!"
The Qing army entered the pass at this time and caught the court by surprise, but it was definitely a good thing for Li Zicheng who was trapped in the storm. If he knew that Chang Yu had withdrawn his troops because of this, he would definitely be grateful to Dorgon.
But at this time, his heart was on fire. In the afternoon, after the battle with Gao Jie, he withdrew more than ten miles to camp and rest. He called for reinforcements, only to wait for the reinforcements to arrive, kill him with a knife to avenge his hatred, and then walked away.
Unexpectedly, this wait almost ended forever. The Zhenshan camp closest to him was entangled by Gao Jie's subordinate Liu Cheng in Ren County. He chased him when he left and hid when he came back. He lost his temper but got angry.
Li Guo and Liu Fangliang, who were going to Fucheng, were a hundred miles away, about the same distance as Zhang Nai from the other side. They wouldn't be able to get there in an hour and a half, and even if they got there, they wouldn't have the energy to fight for an hour and a half.
Having no choice, Li Zicheng could only confront Gao Jie more than ten miles apart. The two sides were not idle, and they continued to fight.
Late at night, Luo Hu finally arrived and was scolded by Li Zicheng. He learned that Gao Jie's main force was blocking the way and the rebels had lost nearly a hundred baggage. In anger, Luo Hu wanted to raise his troops to kill but was stopped by support: "Wait for Zhang Nai."
and Li Guo's reinforcements to defeat them in one fell swoop!"
In another half an hour, Li Guo and Liu Fangliang's troops arrived. While they were resting, they reported that Zhang Nai's troops from the rear had also arrived. The thieves were gearing up and vowing to avenge their shame...
However, Zhang Nai brought another extremely bad news. The officers and soldiers were clinging to their rear more than ten miles away and could break through the rear army at any time.
It is said that several groups of thieves took turns pursuing him, but his soldiers were already exhausted and had no strength to fight anymore.
The intruder asked again where the pursuers were?
"The closest pursuers are Liu Zeqing's 20,000 men, followed by Li Yan's more than 10,000 men, and then the two men of Zhou Yuji and Huang Degong led by the dog eunuch, totaling more than 50,000 to 60,000 men."
There were so many. Where did Liu Zeqing come from? The thieves were shocked. Li Zicheng was silent and his face was ashen. He guessed that Liu Zeqing was the dog eunuch who had been hiding in the west. How insidious was he to keep one specially for his care?
The men and horses, who had been gathering strength for a long time, came to chase him.
"The calculation is really far away." Niu Jinxing looked up to the sky and sighed: "Every link is connected with each other, everything is in his calculation, and we are just like that fool..."
Li Guo came over gently: "Father..." Li Zicheng raised his head and glanced at him, knowing his intentions, he waved and said: "Let's talk about it again, we are not at the end of the road yet."
Song Xiance nodded vigorously: "It's true that we haven't reached that point yet. It seems to be full of dangers, but in fact there is always hope..."
Niu Jinxing glanced at him disgustedly, why did you brag so much about Du Ni Ma? All day long, she kept making mysteries, which made people feel unfathomable, but in fact, she was being played around by the little eunuch, and it was right in front of her.
All the distinguished experts were able to trick him into making a useless trip to Shunde Prefecture, which lasted hundreds of miles and made him as tired as a dog.
"Song Chaozi, you are full of life elsewhere, just tell us how we can get there?" Niu Jinxing said impatiently.
"Kill them!" Song Xiance said with a relaxed look: "At this time, the army is gathered here. Even if they are exhausted, it is not something that Gao Jie can withstand. They can break through the border in one fell swoop. As for the pursuers from behind, they are also exhausted after chasing them all the way. They
You may not be able to catch up..."
"If they are just marching, they may not be able to catch up. But we have countless baggage and heavy equipment. The officers and soldiers are only more than ten miles apart. We can catch up at any time. Even if we rush over, how far we can run is still far from Xi'an.
There's more than a thousand miles..." Niu Jinxing interrupted Song Xiance again, which made Song Chaizi anxious: "That's also a matter of the future. I'm just talking about now. Now we can obviously get there easily, so I want to get there first.
Besides, as I said before, I have no objection if you want to surrender, but we are not at the end of the road yet!"
"You..." Niu Jinxing was furious. He was narrow-minded and face-saving. Song Xiance lost face by scolding him like this in public.
Seeing that the two were about to argue, Li Zicheng raised his hand to stop Niu Jinxing, and then looked at Li Guo: "Send the order, send the entire army to the palace, Ma Bao will lead the old camp to the rear!"
He decided to wait for work, resting the old camp for most of the night to resist the exhausted pursuers, and used a large force to attack Gao Jie. He wanted to rush out of Shunde Mansion before dawn and march south (to be continued).