The Ming army entered the city to rest for only a moment but then gathered together urgently, which made the people in the city a little frightened. The squires looked for Li Yan to hear the news. Li Yan did not conceal it and bluntly said that the Tatar army was about to attack the city. The squires were horrified: "If the Tatars come and the officers and soldiers leave, who will protect them?"
We..." They all begged Li Yan not to leave.
"If I am in the city, the Tatars will definitely slip away and miss the governor's plan. This is absolutely not allowed, and there is no need to worry about all the fellow villagers. The Tatars have no time and no intention to break the city when they are passing through. You can just seal the city tightly.
Just hold on to the door and not get out..."
After careful discussion, Li Yan finally stabilized the people's sentiments, and Li Yan left the wounded soldiers to be taken care of by the people in the city. These wounded soldiers could also help the villagers defend the city, and the people happily accepted it.
At Yin Shi, Li Yan led his troops out of the city and headed straight to the south. At the same time, he sent out a large number of scouts to keep an eye on the movements of the Qing army in the north. He had made preparations to defend the defense line and must wait until the young eunuch and Zhou Yuji's troops surrounded them.
Completely annihilate the Qing army, otherwise the preparations for more than half a month will be a joke and all efforts will be in vain.
The determination is firm, but the reality is extremely cruel. Li Yan's men can only fight a few thousand soldiers and horses at this time. How can they withstand the impact of tens of thousands of Qing cavalry when there is no danger to defend near Xianghe River?
Although huddled in Xianghe City could save one's life, the Qing army could boldly jump out of the encirclement. This not only ruined Chang Yu's plan, but Li Yan would eventually be sentenced to prison for being afraid of fighting and fleeing without a fight.
Do you really want to fight all your troops at all costs? But even if you fight them all, you may not be able to stop the Qing army. Li Yan, who has always been resourceful, has a headache at this time. He can only do his best to obey fate, hoping that Chang Yu and Zhou Yuji can soon
Come.
Maybe don’t try too hard!
An idea flashed in Li Yantuo's mind. The young eunuch often said that the Tatars are too strong and should not be touched head-on. This time, there is a huge disparity in military strength. He is definitely no match for the Tatars. In a head-on collision, he might be overrun by the Tatars in a single encounter, not to mention suffering heavy losses.
It hasn't had any effect yet, so it's better to give him a dog-skin plaster attack that the bandits are only good at: don't fight with him head-on, but cling to him, so that even if he can't stop him, he can be held back, waiting for the little eunuch and Zhou Yuji's
When the troops and horses arrive, everything will be fine. Although thousands of people entangled tens of thousands will inevitably suffer heavy losses, but the effect is the same.
After making up his mind, Li Yan told his two generals Qin Songwang and Gao Qi about the plan. The two listened carefully and nodded with serious expressions, because they both knew that no matter what Li Yan's countermeasures were, they would avoid it.
It won’t be a hard fight, it may even be a hard fight with no return.
"General, I'm afraid we have never encountered such a severe situation when we were thieves, and we have never had such determination to fight to the death."
Gao Qi smiled bitterly, and Li Yan scolded: "Don't talk nonsense. At this time, at this time, I went astray and harmed the country and the people. Now as an officer and soldier, I should do my best to save the people and the country. This is also atonement. Please remember, what you do today is not only for
Serving the country and the people is also for ourselves. If Li Yan is not talented, he will fight side by side with you and live and die together. I will not let you down, and I hope that all you will not let me down. Even if this war horse is wrapped in leather, I will not regret it!"
All the generals under his command were moved when they heard this, and they clasped their fists and said, "I will live and die with you, General!"
The generals are united and determined to fight, so the next step is to use tactics to entangle the Qing army. Gyeonggi is located in a plain with flat rivers, which is very suitable for cavalry combat. The Qing army can fully utilize its cavalry advantage. Li Yan wants to use thousands of soldiers to fight.
It is not easy to stop or entangle a horse.
It was still necessary to make use of the terrain. At dawn, Li Yan's troops returned to the previous ambush site, which was a dense forest river bank more than ten miles south of the city, and began to discuss the layout with his subordinates.
Although the terrain of Xianghe is not dangerous and cannot be defended, there are many rivers in the territory, and large rivers and small ditches cross each other vertically. If you use this to divide your troops and ambush them everywhere... you can also buffer the advantage of the Qing army's cavalry...
Li Yan, who had spied on Dorgon's plan here, beat gongs and drums to sound early warnings and set out to prepare a response. However, Dorgon, who spied on Chang Yu's plan dozens of miles away, broke camp and rushed forward, with Nikan as the vanguard and Shang Kexi as his deputy.
He led eight thousand elite cavalry to move quickly with light equipment, and the remaining troops protected the heavy baggage at the rear. At the same time, he ordered the troops and horses from the surrounding plundering troops to return and join forces and march south.
At this time, Chang Yu was still sleeping dozens of miles away, unaware that Li Yan had replaced him and was wrestling with Dorgon!
Summer dawned quickly, and the Qing army broke out of camp overnight and marched in a hurry. The vanguard troops were even faster. Dorgon guessed that the Ming army had previously defeated Azig and would most likely go to Xianghe City to rest and recuperate. If they took the opportunity to besiege it in
In the city, everything was fine, and they jumped out of the circle without even fighting, so they strictly ordered Monk Nikan to march quickly.
However, it was said that the two men led the troops and ran quickly for nearly twenty miles at a stretch. The horses were a little tired and moved slowly. At this time, the sky was slightly bright. Although it was cloudy and drizzling, it was clearly visible from a hundred meters away, but they were not worried about anything.
What kind of ambush? After all, the Ming army is not invincible. They must be tired from the night battle just now, and Tan Ma has already reported that the Ming army has entered the city.
"As long as Ming Gou is trapped in the city, there will be no worries. No matter how hard the dog eunuch tries," Nikan looked around and glanced sideways at Shang Kexi next to him: "Ming Gou used to be good at fighting, but now he can only play some."
Conspiracy and tricks are ridiculous. In the face of strong strength, any conspiracy and trick is just a decoration... Think about how brave King Zhishun was at that time, and then look at Ming Gou today, tsk tsk tsk."
Shang Ke was so angry when he heard that, how could he not hear Nikan's accusations and Huai's taking the opportunity to humiliate him? Although Nikan was only a Baylor, and he was one of the three shun kings of the Qing Dynasty, he was always regarded as a second-rate son.
look down.
"Master Beile, it's better to stop talking and keep your mind on business." Shang Ke huffed happily, he was not used to being a mere brat.
Nikan sneered, but he dared to go too far and coughed lightly: "When we reach the siege of Benbeile at the end of the land, how about King Zhishun going south to clear the way?"
"If the Ming army is not in the city, what can Baylor do to besiege it?" Shang Kexi rolled his eyes, and Nikan was startled: "Where can the Ming army go if they are not in the city? Not to mention that the scouting horse had previously reported that they had entered the city. How dare they still dare to do so?
Go out of the city and block the road to stop my thousands of troops?"
"If everything goes as you expected, our army will not be in such a dilemma. Didn't Lord Baylor just explain that the army will only play tricks now? Who knows that they don't play an empty city trick and let us besieged stupidly?
"As for whether you dare to block the way or not, that's another question."
Nikan was a little annoyed by Shang Kexi's embarrassment, so he ordered his subordinates to scout the horses to confirm whether the Ming army had entered the city, and then traveled several miles to scout the horses to report. Earlier, they did see the Ming army entering the city from a distance, but then the Ming army arrived.
A large number of patrol police posts were sent out to defend the surrounding area. They withdrew ten miles away. At this time, the Ming army had even more overt and covert posts around Xianghe. They fought with the Qing army for several times and forcibly intercepted them to prevent them from getting closer. Therefore, it was impossible to confirm whether the Ming army was still there at this time.
In the city.
Nikan angrily scolded a group of losers, but Shang Kexi sneered: "It seems that the Ming army is no longer in the city at this time."
"How can King Zhishun be so sure that the Ming army has left? Could he have figured it out?" Nikan teased. Shang Kexi ignored his sarcasm and said calmly: "If the Ming army is still in the city, why bother to block our army so strongly?"
When the scouting horse approaches, they just huddle inside. Do you think that with just a few spies, you can stop the march of the army..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by You Kan: "It has been said that Ming Gou is good at scheming and scheming. You have to see what is true and what is false. He may have done it deliberately. If Ming Gou really left the city, why would he do this?
To lure us into suspicion is no different from concealing one's ears and stealing one's bells."
Shang Ke laughed happily: "This move by the Ming army is not a deception at all, nor is it a mystery, it is just to delay time!"
"Delay time? Delay for what time?" Nikan was startled.
"To delay the escape of the main force, or to delay the dig for us!" Shang Kexi kept sneering. He looked up and saw that the sky was already bright, but the drizzle in the sky made his whole body wet and uncomfortable.
Nikan was suffocated when he heard this, secretly thinking that Jiang was still too old, but he was not convinced at all: "If the dog escapes, Lao Zhi will massacre Xianghe City. If he wants to dig a hole, he should see who dug the hole."
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"Massacre the city?" Shang Kexi looked at him coldly: "The most important thing is to jump out now. How can you have the thought and time to massacre the city? Lord Beile is so confused about the importance." Nikan's face turned red: "Don't you want to massacre the city at this time?"
Even after the slaughter, he had trampled it to the ground." He said that he was ahead of the game and said, "I don't know if the dog is in the city before we reach the end of the field. There is no point in guessing now. Let's go and have a look."
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Is the pace getting faster and faster? Whether you like it or not, whether you are happy or not, it’s time to get going!