The soldiers were very fast, and Dorgon knew that he didn't have much time left for him. Once the eunuch's men and horses were surrounded after dawn, he would have to lose some skin if he tried to rush out without breaking his legs, so he had to immediately break camp and rush forward overnight.
, taking advantage of the fact that the Ming army in the south was weak and complacent about having just taken advantage, it suddenly arrived, breaking through the encirclement in one fell swoop and jumping out of the encirclement to search for Azig's whereabouts.
In the early morning, dark clouds rolled in and there was a faint sound of thunder. It was pitch dark and drizzle was falling. At this time, we should be sleeping soundly, but the Qing army quietly broke out of camp and headed south.
Liangshui River, a branch of the Grand Canal, first runs side by side with the canal for more than ten miles to the north, then suddenly turns due west, and then winds its way to the south of Beijing and merges into the moat.
Perhaps by fate, Dorgon set up camp from Shaocheng in Tongzhou to the confluence of the two rivers. There was a mulberry garden on the south bank of Liangshui River more than 30 miles away. Chang Yu's army arrived there late at night and ordered to set up camp. At the same time,
Sent out scouting horses to keep a close eye on the Qing army's movements.
Your Majesty lives in Liangshui, and I live in Liangshui. It didn't take long for the scouts to figure out the location of Dorgon's camp, and reported that the surrounding Qing troops were intensively exploring. Chang Yu knew that Dorgon was also watching him closely.
Thinking that there was nothing to do late at night, he ordered the soldiers to rest until there would be a big battle tomorrow so that Dorgon could deal with the lost dog, so he went into the tent and fell asleep, but he was also worried about what would happen to Li Yan's side.
, I have to close the net before I see it, but don’t cause any trouble.
I fell into sleep unconsciously in a daze. I don't know how long I had been sleeping, but there was a thunder in the sky like an explosion in my ears. I was so frightened that I stood up. Everyone in my family also woke up, and they heard the thunder and cursed.
Is this dry land thunder? The momentum was so impressive that Chang Yu walked out of the tent slightly panicked, only to see Li Muchian looking up at the sky. The clouds were thick and there was no starlight: "Taoist priest, has this governor done anything dirty recently?"
"Thunder is rolling wherever I go, please don't hit me."
Li Muxian withdrew his gaze, looked sideways at Chang Yu and chuckled: "The governor has thousands of troops and horses, holding the power of life and death. Their power is as powerful as the thunder of heaven. It's hard to say who will kill whom."
Good! Chang Yu gave Li Muxian a thumbs up and said, "I know you're talking nonsense, but I feel comfortable listening to it."
Li Muxian smiled slightly and looked at the sky again. Chang Yu frowned: "Taoist priest, you can't really see anything, but don't pretend to be a ghost in front of me."
"Lord Governor, it is not uncommon for those who enter the Taoist realm to see the secrets of the heavens. The poor Taoist also has some research on celestial phenomena..." Li Muchian smiled awkwardly, and then said seriously, but Chang Yu didn't accept his trick and waved his hand to stop it.
He stopped him and said: "Go and fool those people." He raised his hand and pointed to Huang Degong and others who were also awakened by the thunder: "I have to catch up on my sleep, and I will have an arm-wrestling with Dorgon tomorrow." He turned around and entered the account.
"Superintendent..." Li Muchian hesitated before speaking, sighed deeply, looked up at the sky and frowned.
Midway through the ugly hour (around two o'clock in the morning) was the quietest time, but Xianghe County was extremely lively. People, young and old, rushed to the streets and rushed to the city gate because their great benefactor had arrived.
This afternoon and night, the people of Xianghe were frightened out of their wits. The Tatars suddenly appeared and shot their county boss to death as soon as they came face to face. They were about to destroy the city and the people were dead without leaving any chickens and dogs behind. Who knows when
The Ming army appeared out of nowhere and scared away the Tatars. Then at night, there was a loud killing outside the city. Those who were brave enough to go to the city to watch the battle could not understand why. They only felt that the killing outside was loud and the fire was soaring. Where were the enemy officers and soldiers?
Where, I don’t know who loses and who wins.
At the end of the Chou period, some officers and soldiers came to the city gate and announced that they had given General Li Yan, the righteous army, to kill and drive away the Tatars. At this time, they wanted to enter the city to rest and recuperate, hoping that the gentry in the city would have a little more strength.
The county magistrate was dead, and the people in the city were leaderless. No one had heard of what the Imperial Justice Army was, and who Li Yan was. They didn't dare to open the door, so they recommended a few highly respected squires to come to the city to talk.
Those few squires believed most of them when they saw that the officers and soldiers below spoke politely and fluently in Chinese and were definitely not pretending to be Tatars. They asked some more questions and found nothing wrong. They thought that if the Tatars did not open up, they would still be defeated in the end.
City, so he gritted his teeth and had the city gate opened.
In panic, these Ming troops entered the city, but they were in strict military discipline. They rested near the city gate and there was no disturbance. The people felt at ease. It seemed that they were really officers and soldiers, but they were still good officers and soldiers.
People flocked to the streets to ask each other about the origins of the Justice Army and who Li Yan was.
Naturally, they couldn't find out about Li Yan's dark past, but they marveled that it turned out that he was a rising star who had killed Tatars outside the customs and was received by the emperor and given the title of the Righteous Army. This was a great honor. As for the governor of Fengdong Factory at this time,
The commander-in-chief came here to encircle and suppress the Tatar army. He was totally confused. Aren’t all Dongchang bad guys?
The soldiers boasted about their great achievements, but Li Yan had no such vanity. After entering the city, he went to the squire in the city to explain his purpose. He had run out of food and grass and asked for donations of military rations.
The squire learned that the young general had been hiding in Xianghe for half a month in order to ambush the Tatars, and had suffered a lot. In addition, if they had not come to the rescue in time, I am afraid that Xianghe City would have been in ruins by now. He was moved and immediately mobilized the people to donate food.
He even donated money, but Li Yan refused to accept it. The squire thought he was just showing off, but the young general said that the governor had orders on rewards and punishments, and no one under his command dared to disobey them.
The squires were curious and dared to ask who the governor was?
Eunuch Chang, the admiral of the East Factory, Li Yan said with an eager face.
Will the man from Dongchang accept the payment? The squire was a little confused, so he just refused to accept it.
Not long after, the people spontaneously organized food and drink to be sent to the Ming army, and helped treat the injured and injured, showing that the soldiers and civilians were a family. Li Yan, who was watching, was filled with emotion. How long had he seen such a scene? No matter in the rebel army or in the world at that time.
The other officers and soldiers were rarely seen, but after the little eunuch was born, some phenomena that were once unimaginable happened. Of course, they were all good phenomena.
The corpse of the county magistrate was still lying in the yamen. Li Yan took a look, turned around with a sigh and entered the lobby. He looked at Azige who was tied to the pillar and said sternly: "I have heard about your evil deeds for a long time. I am not a prisoner at this time."
I want to humiliate you, but I can’t bear the bloody hatred you committed against the people of the Ming Dynasty.” He punched him, Azige screamed and cursed: “You weakling, you have the guts to let me go to a duel.”
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Li Yan chuckled and made a show of his temper. The soldiers on the left and right rushed over and punched and kicked Azig until he spat out blood to stop him!
"Hungry him for three days!" Li Yan snorted coldly and signaled to his subordinates to take him under strict guard. He also summoned his subordinates Qin Songwang and Gao Qi to discuss the matter. Everyone was excited about this great victory, but they also knew that the war was coming.
When the little eunuch's troops surrounded him, he would bear the brunt of an arduous battle.
"According to the scouts' report, the main force of the Qing army is still fifty miles away. The headquarters of General Zhou is unknown. The young governor is following the Qing army at least twenty miles away. If the Qing army plunders all the way to Xianghe, it will take tomorrow night.
Let’s just say that if all is expected, tomorrow night will be the time to close the net, and at the latest the morning of the day after tomorrow, we will take a good rest and prepare for the battle. This will be an extremely difficult battle, but it is also an opportunity for our department to make a name for itself...
"Li Yan pointed his fingers on the table.
"That's it. The Tatars are not so good with three heads and six arms. Why don't we give them a look like a lost dog today?" Qin Songwang sneered, while Gao Qi also booed: "What's wrong with Gege holding this in his hand?"
It’s better not to fight..."
Report, at this moment, someone shouted outside the room, but it was a personal soldier who arrived: "General, we have military information."
Li Yan frowned: "Report!"
"Twenty miles due north, I found several groups of Qing troops probing horses, and more and more of them were coming, fighting with us to get deeper into this situation..."
Hey, Qin Songwang and Gao Qi also frowned. The Qing soldiers had just been defeated and fled, but in the blink of an eye they were eager to send spies to enter the country. The unscrupulous comers seemed to be well prepared.
"General, are the Tatars not convinced..." As soon as Gao Qi spoke, Li Yan raised his hand to stop him, paced back and forth in the hall with his eyebrows furrowed, and suddenly exclaimed: "No!"
What's wrong? Qin and Gao were shocked!
"The Tatars spied on the little governor's plan. They wanted to take a preemptive strike and break out before we could encircle the enemy..." It must be said that Li Yan was very smart and different from ordinary people, and he immediately wanted to know the secret.
"But since the Tatars saw through the little governor's plan, why didn't they retreat instead of advancing..." Qin Songwang asked, but Li Yan said: "If I would have retreated by advancing..." and then told the two of them his guess.
, but it is completely different from what Dorgon thought.
Qin and Gao were shocked: "If this is the case, my army is in danger!"
"But that's not necessarily the case. We use Xianghe City as our defense, and the Tatars can't do anything to us!" Gao Qi said.
Li Yan shook his head: "If we can't retreat, we can be comforted, but the Tatars just follow the trend and escape without any effort. We must go out of the city to intercept them." He said and shouted: "Who is coming?
Send an order to gather the troops and leave the city immediately."