Attacking for reinforcements at night is already a risky move, and it is even more dangerous to attack without knowing the strength of the opponent. The Qing reinforcements rushed for dozens of miles to meet the defeated army, but they risked counterattacking the Ming army regardless of exhaustion. It was indeed unexpected, but it was also as Qin Songwang said
As expected, a big fish got lost.
It can be said that the response of the Qing army to the reinforcements this time was very fast. After all, the two armies were more than fifty miles apart. After the attack on Azigh, the scouts rushed to Dorgon to report, and then Kong Youde was ordered to mobilize troops to rush to the rescue in light armor. This came one after another.
The return was delayed a lot, and as expected, Azige was unable to withstand the Ming army's sneak attack and was defeated and withdrew.
Kong Youde ran wildly for more than 20 miles and finally encountered the fleeing Qing army. He immediately asked Prince Azig of Anying. The defeated army told him that the Prince of Ying had already retreated north just as the Ming army attacked the camp. He should have returned to the main camp at this time.
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You idiot, if Kong Youde really returned to the camp, how could he not know why he needed to ask? He ran all the way here and didn't meet Azig, then...
"Either the Prince of England was captured or was chased by the Ming army, he fled elsewhere in a panic." His subordinates speculated one after another.
"Not captured yet." Kong Youde frowned and shook his head: "If Prince Ying had been captured, the Ming army would not have been able to pursue him so eagerly. How could he pursue the defeated army for twenty miles in one breath? It would be too much of a waste of life and too much of a burden."
The Three Shun Kings are not ordinary people. They are all veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time. They are also scheming. They are as experienced as Kong Youde and can figure out the possibility in the blink of an eye.
"How many soldiers and horses did the Ming army have?" Kong Youde asked.
The "tens of thousands of people" defeated the soldiers with a lingering fear on their faces: "They are everywhere..."
"Fart!" Kong Youde whipped him: "Where did the Ming army come from with so many troops? How could such a Ming army appear in this place?"
"Your Majesty, calm down, there really are tens of thousands of people..." Several defeated soldiers elaborated on what they saw with a grimace. Kong Youde's face became more and more solemn. This group of frightened Qing soldiers said that tens of thousands must contain water, but more than 10,000
It should be true. It's really strange. How could such a Ming army appear here?
But at this time, there was no time to think carefully about the safety of Azig, the most important person in front of him, so he gritted his teeth and ordered his subordinates to fight back. His trusted followers were shocked and tried to persuade him: "Your Majesty, the situation ahead is unclear and it is late at night and it is too late to take risks. Moreover, the Ming army has always been cunning.
, there are so many troops at this time, if we set up an ambush, we may not be able to defeat..."
Kong Youde didn't know the danger, but he also knew that if he couldn't save Azig, he would definitely end up miserable if he went back. Dorgon and Azig had a deep love for each other, and it was his duty to refuse to save him.
"You want to see people in life, you want to see corpses in death." Kong Youde took a deep breath: "Although we are tired from galloping on the road, the Ming army has fought hard and pursued for dozens of miles, and it is even worse now. Counterattack at this time may be miraculous.
Even if we can't find the Prince of England, we still have merit. Even if we retreat ten thousand steps, even if it is in vain, we can still protect ourselves and escape. At least we can show the regent that we have tried our best. Otherwise, if we go back like this without doing anything, do you think the regent
If the king knew about it, would we have any good fruits to eat?"
Everyone nodded after hearing this, already understanding the meaning of his words. In short, no matter what, they must show off.
So Kong Youde immediately raised his troops to kill him.
Qin Songwang had no intention and was unable to fight with him, so he led his troops to beat the horses and gallop away. Kong Youde's troops saw that the Ming army was timid and refused to fight, so they pursued him even more urgently. In the middle of the night, the two armies fled and chased each other. Instead of hearing the sound of killing, they only heard the deafening sound of horse hooves like rolling thunder.
Just now, he was wailing behind the chrysanthemums of the Qing army and vowing to explode people into sunflowers. Unexpectedly, he was being chased out of breath in the blink of an eye. Qin Songwang really couldn't laugh or cry, beating his horse and running wildly while greeting his brothers with curses and curses.
The eighteenth generation ancestor of the Qing army.
"Qin Tou, are we just going to keep running like this?" Seeing the Qing army hot on their heels, some of his subordinates lost their composure.
"What's going on? Do you still want to fight with them for a while?" Qin Songwang curled his lips, and his subordinate smiled awkwardly: "I don't have the strength anymore."
"Then let the dog Tatars chase us, we will exhaust these idiots to death." Qin Songwang looked back, and saw about thousands of people a few miles away, dotted with flames. The momentum was quite intimidating, but the Ming army ran quickly when they saw the opportunity.
They couldn't catch up for a while.
"But what if they keep chasing them and chase them all the way to Xianghe..."
"Besides, the dog Tatar must have that strength." Qin Songwang didn't believe that the Qing army also chased him for twenty miles at a time with his forehead burning.
"What if?" His subordinates were worried.
Qin Songwang also stopped laughing and frowned. If the Tatars really pursued them, wouldn't it be a bad thing if they were defenseless? But if they wanted to stop and intercept them at this time, they would not have the strength to do so. In terms of military strength, he was on par with the pursuers behind him.
In terms of physical strength, he had already been defeated in a previous fight, and he could only suffer heavy casualties!
It’s just that Lao Zhi was too thirsty! Qin Songwang secretly regretted that he didn’t listen to Li Yan’s words and just chase him ten miles away.
"Yan Laoliu, you take a few people and ride quickly to tell General Li to be ready. If the Tatars don't chase him, then we will eat him. If he really chases him to the ground, we will eat him. Not only is there no fault, but it is meritorious."
Not to mention Qin Songwang's mind was also spinning very fast.
Well, Yan Laoliu immediately led a few people to beat the horses and gallop away.
Qin Songwang looked back and said: "Dog Tatar, come on, I just haven't had enough to eat." In terms of strength at this time, he couldn't beat the pursuers, but he could beat the Qing army to exhaustion like a horse.
When they got to the end of the field, Li Yan had his own means to deal with this tired army!
If this is accomplished, even if Gao Qi catches a fish, he will not be much weaker. His capture of the Tatar general is a great achievement, but killing thousands of enemies by himself is enough to match him!
The world is constantly changing, and a blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise. Qin Songwang looked back at his pursuers, and the depression of being closely pursued just now was swept away, followed by an uncontrollable excitement, and someone who insisted on giving me meritorious service.
Just as he was getting his opinion, there was a vague firelight shining in the southwest part of Tu's waist, and then it got closer and closer. The Ming army was slightly panicked. Qin Songwang was startled and patted his head: "Your uncle's Gao Qi, come and grab it for me."
You still have to show off your skills..."
Besides, Kong Youde led his troops to pursue him urgently. He originally thought that the Ming army would fight him. If they won, they would attack and search for Azigh. If they lost, they would withdraw their troops and have an explanation.
Unexpectedly, this Ming army just ran away, not wanting to fight him at all, and they were so professional in running away that they couldn't catch up. This of course made him angry, funny and emotional. Back then
The warriors of the Ming Dynasty were so brave that they devoured mountains and rivers and shocked the world, but now they are running away in embarrassment as if they were thieves.
How did Kong Youde know that those who ran so professionally in front were really thieves! Qin Songwang's tribe used to be a bandit army. They have been surrounded and suppressed by officers and soldiers for so many years. Regardless of their combat power, no one in the world can compare with the bandit army in terms of escape!
They are professionals!
But this also angered Kong Youde. Seeing that the Ming army was just running around, he knew that it was exhausted and had no strength to fight anymore, so he ordered an urgent pursuit to recover some interest, and at the same time ordered his subordinates to divide their troops into several groups and expand the search area.
Traces of British Prince Azig.
After running away and chasing, they chased for nearly ten miles in a short time. When they were about to catch up with the Ming army, the sudden flash of fire in the southwest got closer and closer. There were more and more people, estimated to be thousands, and they were suddenly overwhelmed.
Kong Youde was shocked.
He didn't know who he was over there, but he was sure that he was definitely not one of his own.
Slow down! Kong Youde immediately ordered his subordinates to slow down the pursuit. He stared at the fire in the southwest and saw that the Ming army in front merged into one, so he decisively ordered the withdrawal!
Just now he had vowed to get his money back, collect interest, and search for Azig, but in the blink of an eye he didn't even bother to show off, because he knew that if he tried to show off, he might fall headlong in and not be able to get out.
By the way, no one should be frightened. A Ming army appeared inexplicably in Xianghe, and more than ten thousand troops suddenly appeared to attack the Azige camp. In the blink of an eye, they came all the way again... Why are Ming troops everywhere? What are they doing?
Where did it come from, and how many more could come out? In this dark night, Kong Youde was afraid...
Seeing the two Ming armies converging, Kong Youde was frightened away, but in fact he scared himself away. That's right, the Ming army in the southwest was officially chasing Azig's Gaoqi tribe. There were originally more than two thousand people, but they lost money in the fighting along the way.
There were only a thousand left, and the troops and horses were exhausted and no better than Qin Songwang. If Kong Youde came to kill him at this time, the two of them would have no choice but to escape even if they joined forces.
Of course, as for Kong Youde chasing him to the end of the field, Li Yan, who had been prepared for it, could naturally take care of him.