Li Yan has always been known for his strategy. If he only used some small means to distract the Qing army, it would be a wasted reputation. He attaches great importance to this battle. He will use this battle to boost morale and become famous. He must strive for excellence, that is, to be able to defeat them all in one sweep. It is best not to leave any fish slipping through the net and to catch big fish.
With nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses, they attacked 3,000 Qing troops. As long as they could catch them off guard and kill them in front of them, the battle would be won. Li Yan was still very confident about this. He very much agreed with the little eunuch's words, as long as he dared to fight, he would have won. Half the battle is won, and if you are afraid, you have already lost without a fight.
Why did the Ming army always lose in battles no matter whether it was against the Qing army or the rebel army? Is it because they lacked combat effectiveness? There may be reasons for this or that, but the most fundamental reason is because they are afraid of fighting! If you don't care about fighting, you will be afraid of everyone. It’s weird if you want to run and win!
Therefore, Li Yan believed that as long as everyone under his command worked together to kill them, the Qing army that was rushing to fight would definitely lose this battle. However, winning was important and catching a big fish was the icing on the cake. Although Li Yan was not aware of this Qing army at this time. Who is the general? But the person who can lead the vanguard of three thousand troops is by no means an ordinary person, so...
So he ordered Gao Qi to lead two thousand troops from the west to more than ten miles due north and wait. If the Qing army was defeated, the Ming army would pursue them in the southwest, and there was a big river in the east, so they could only flee towards the due north route.
Everything went as Li Yan expected. His subordinates launched an attack and defeated the Qing army within half a stick of incense. The two troops surrounded and chased them. Gao Qi finally stepped on dog shit and walked away. As soon as he arrived at the ambush point, he saw Zhengnan and counted again. Hundreds of people fled. It goes without saying that the one who could escape so quickly must be the real owner, so he led his troops to surround and kill them.
With a wolf in front of him and a tiger behind him, the frightened Azig could only flee in embarrassment in the darkness of the night. However, Gao Qi believed that there must be a big fish in this Qing army, so he chased after him, even even behind him. The large group of Qing troops who were defeated and fled were too lazy to intercept, and were determined to catch this big fish!
Why must it be a big fish? This is Gao Qi's experience. He led his troops to pursue this Qing army but encountered crazy resistance. If it were a small fish, there would never be so many soldiers working hard to cut off the rear, so he I guess it must be an important figure in the Qing army, not Dorgon, right? Gao Qi's heart was beating so hard... If Dorgon were caught, the Gao family's ancestral graves would be filled with smoke, and they would be crowned kings and marquises. It’s no big deal!
Azig, who fled in embarrassment, had lost his previous anger and was replaced by panic and fear. The Ming army behind him was determined to bite him, indicating that the other party had already targeted him.
The Ming court that had fought had no power to fight back, and the Qing Dynasty and Prince Shuoying who were frightened by the news were already extremely humiliated. If they were captured, it would be worse than death. Azig was very scared. Afraid of being captured by the Ming army, he fled desperately, and his own soldiers also tried their best to cut him off and cover his escape.
However, the road to escape was extremely difficult. It was difficult to walk on the dark road in the dead of night. In order to hide his traces, he even abandoned his torch and fled. He stumbled and fell several times and almost killed the Qing Dynasty man. The prince fell to death!
If he really died like this, it would be really frustrating. Azig almost collapsed. He endured the pain and was helped by his own soldiers to get on his horse and continue to flee west. The sound of killing a hundred meters behind him made him tremble. Why? Chasing so fast!
He did not expect that the more desperately his soldiers resisted, the more Gao Qi confirmed his conclusion, big fish, big catfish Dorgon! So this guy also went crazy, divided his troops into two groups, and fought with the Qing army all the way. The other way around the battle circle to pursue.
We must catch this big fish tonight, and the ancestral graves of Lao Gao's family must be filled with smoke!
"Your Majesty, we can't go further west, otherwise we will get further and further away from the regent. I'm afraid..." The soldiers shouted while escaping, and Azige shouted in frustration: "Shut up! I know this."
He didn't know the current situation. He had been cut off by the Ming army when retreating to the north. There were pursuers heading east to the river and to the south, so they had to run west. However, at this time, the Ming army pursued them for more than ten miles at a stretch.
The number of soldiers is getting smaller and smaller. There were originally hundreds but now there are less than a hundred. If this continues, it won't be long before there will be only a few left, ready to be captured!
Therefore, the only option was to quickly turn around and flee north. One step closer to Dorgon would make it safer. Although the army was still dozens of miles away and out of reach, the Qing army was out on the prowl. If they encountered one, their chances of survival would be much higher.
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But how could Gao Qi not know that while he was chasing after him and fighting with the soldiers he was covering, another group of troops was chasing him from the north, intending to drive him toward the southwest.
Azig tried to turn around and flee north several times, but the enemies behind him were too close and forced him to continue to flee westward. Unknowingly, he had fled for more than ten miles. Seeing the Ming army chasing after them, he thought to himself: "
Are you in trouble today?"
Seeing that there was no hope of escape, Azig stopped his horse in a hurry and anger: "It's better to fight for his life than to die anyway." The surrounding soldiers responded and vowed to protect the Lord and serve the country to the death.
"Your Majesty, this is not the end of the world!" At this moment, a confidant whispered: "There is still a way to survive before the end of the road... If it is really the end of the road, it is not too late to fight..."
"Fart" Azig shouted at him: "If you reach the end of the road and there is no chance to fight, Minggou will definitely capture and kill me. It is better to have a good time now and kill a few of him to make up for it."
"Your Majesty, even if you are captured, the Ming dogs will not kill you..." The confidant advised again: "We have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming court will definitely use you and the regent as a
trade……"
"Bah, it's better to die than to be humiliated like that. If you really use me as a hostage to blackmail Lao Twelve, what kind of face will I have if you go back?" Unexpectedly, Azig was quite shameless.
The confidant did not give up: "Your Majesty, using you as a hostage may not mean that the Ming court is blackmailing the regent. On the contrary, the regent may take the opportunity to increase the price and ask the Ming court to pay other compensation in addition to your release before retreating. Wouldn't it save ourselves?
Errands and robbery..."
I have to say that this confidant has a strange brain circuit, but Azig actually thinks it makes sense. After all, Ming is a man who can do whatever he can at this time. No matter how you bully him, he still has to endure it if he doesn't accept it!
In this case, Azig was not as scared as before, thinking that even if he was captured, Mingting would definitely not kill him because of his identity. When negotiating with Dorgon, he could still take the opportunity to make a deal...
With this thought in my mind, I laughed so happily that I lost my will to fight. I hit my horse and continued to run wildly. Maybe I could escape another village, and this time I tried my best to escape north. If I rushed over, I would escape.
On the day you were born, if you couldn't escape, you would be captured, and they wouldn't kill you anyway.
But because of his delay just now, the pursuers behind him were even closer, and those with fast horses who were only two hundred meters away shouted loudly: "The dog Tatars abandoned their weapons and surrendered without killing..."
Damn it! Azig ran away and cursed. He raised his hand and more than 20 soldiers around him turned around and rushed towards him in an attempt to stop the Ming army from pursuing the enemy. Unexpectedly, this was another Ming army coming from the northeast with a very clear purpose.
They want to force Azig to the southwest.
"Bad calf," Azig gritted his teeth. Dozens of soldiers faced him and killed him without him opening his mouth. At this time, there were only a dozen or so people around Azig, and they galloped away with all their strength on their horses.
After walking less than two miles, he suddenly saw a flash of fire in front of him and about a dozen horses were rushing towards him. Azige was overjoyed. There is no end to the road. He shouted loudly: "Come and save me, come and save me..."