At Chen time (7 o'clock in the morning), the clouds became more cloudy but the rain did not rise but the wind picked up. Monk Nikan happily led eight thousand cavalry to resist the unknown village more than ten miles north of Xianghe City, where the Azige camp was located last night.
The village was almost in ruins, and everywhere you looked you could see the devastation and the brutality of yesterday's fighting, which made Nikan's eyes red. What made Nikan furious was the headless corpses of hundreds of Qing soldiers placed at the end of the village.
The Ming army's demonstration is also a provocation!
"Old paper will flatten the Xianghe River, leaving no chickens or dogs behind!" Nikan looked at the tiny city that was looming due south. His eyes were full of anger.
Shang Ke took a look at the trembling small town under the billowing black clouds, and said calmly: "A small area can be leveled at any time, but not now. Don't forget our mission. If we make a small mistake, the regent will blame us.
Neither you nor I can bear it!"
"Ben Beile does things without bothering to be smart and obedient." Nikan dislikes Han people very much. No matter whether they are kings or not, he can restrain himself a little in front of a few big guys, but when he is alone, he does not hide himself at all.
of disgust.
Shang Kexi is also a hero of the generation. Even if he lives under the fence, he will not take this mere child into his eyes. He snorted: "I don't care about Baylor's affairs. I am talking about serious things. Once I get to the field, I will concentrate on doing things."
, Baile once again rested his troops and horses, and I, the king, led his troops to check on the point..." After saying that, without waiting for Nikan to respond, he led hundreds of soldiers straight to Xianghe City.
"My king? Haha, you are just a dog in my Qing Dynasty. What a bullshit prince!" Nikan looked at Shang Kexi's retreating figure and took a deep breath. He then ordered his subordinates to dismount and rest, and sent people to search around.
Zig.
Besides, Shang Kexi led his hundred cavalry southward to approach Xianghe City. At this time, there were no Ming troops exploring the surrounding areas. It didn’t take long to reach the foot of Xianghe City along the muddy official road. He couldn’t help but sneer and show disdain. It was really as big as a slap.
It's a small town, and it's easy to break it.
Seeing that there were a lot of people crowding Chengtou Mountain, he could even see the look of fear on their faces. However, Shang Kexi had no appetite for them at all. He rode his horse around the city gate and saw that it was muddy.
A large number of troops entered the city. It is unknown whether the Ming army was in the city at this time, but it is certain that they must have entered the city.
The "Prince" came to report on the horse: "Traces of the Ming army were found in the south of the city, but I can't tell whether they were left when leaving the city or entering the city." Shang Ke was so happy that he rode to see it without saying anything. Then he followed the traces for several miles, and saw that the traces suddenly changed.
They had to disperse, some to the east, some to the west, and some to the south. Obviously, the Ming army knew that the rainy weather left traces, so they divided their troops to confuse them.
Naturally, there is no need to do this when entering the city, so the Ming army has left the city at this time. Xianghe is just an empty city. Of course, it is not ruled out that the Ming army left troops and horses to lie in it, but these are not important. It is good news and Dorgon
They have no intention of breaking through this small town. What they are most eager to do is to escape from the encirclement.
Xianghe County is adjacent to the Chaobai River to the east and the Grand Canal to the west. It is a fertile land between the two rivers. There are many branched west streams running through it within more than ten miles south of the city. The nameless canal where Azige is stationed happens to loop around here.
The bend was actually on the west and north banks of the canal, but if the Qing army wanted to continue southward, they had to cross the river from that village. Fortunately, the river had been cut off in many places during the years of drought, so it was not difficult to cross the river.
Shang Kexi rode his horse to the bank of the Chaobai River in the east. Seeing abundant vegetation, he asked the spies: "Ming army scouts can be found in the south." The spies replied: "There are groups of people five miles away to intercept them."
Shang Ke smiled happily: "The Ming army must lie somewhere in the south." He couldn't help but frown when he said this. The Ming army was only a few thousand and couldn't stop the Qing army's tens of thousands of cavalry. Why didn't they escape? Could it be that they were still dreaming about waiting for reinforcements to encircle them?
? Or should I say that when you encounter a ruthless character, you have to stand in front of the coffin before shedding tears? Is there such a courageous and bloody Ming army these days?
Returning to Wuming Village, Nikan hurriedly came forward and asked, "Are the Ming troops still in the city?" Shang Kexi saw that his eyes were covered with red threads. Although he was in high spirits, his face looked tired. After all, everyone was there last night.
He almost didn't sleep, and after galloping for dozens of miles all night, he was exhausted, so he said: "It's good to rest for half an hour and prepare to break through the pass."
"The Ming army is not in the city anymore?" Nikan was startled, and Shang Kexi nodded slightly: "I don't know who this Ming general is, but he is definitely not a good one. At least there is something here, and he pointed to his head!"
Nikan snorted coldly: "If there is really something here, we should stay in the city to save our lives. If there are more than ten thousand soldiers and horses trying to stop my Qing cavalry, I'm afraid my head will be broken."
"Baylor also knew that his move was undoubtedly to block the car with an egg hitting a mantis. He must also know it, but why did he do it again?" Shang Ke smiled half-heartedly.
"Didn't I say that my head is broken?"
"What if the head is not broken?" Shang Kexi snorted coldly! Nikan said with a look on his face: "If the head is not in good condition, then this person is indeed a tough guy as you said. He either has other strategies to defend against the enemy, or fights to the death.
Determination, such an opponent is indeed terrifying, but...are there still such talented people in the Ming army at this time?"
"I can't think of anyone in the Ming army who is so smart and lucky enough to be bumped into by the two of us. We need to have a good meeting!" Shang Kexi sneered and looked up at the sky: "We will see you in an hour at most.
Down".
"Where is the Ming army at this time and what is its strength?" Nikan asked.
Shang Kexi said calmly: "The strength of the troops is unknown, but it will never exceed 10,000. As for where..." He raised his hand and pointed to Xianghe City in the south: "We don't need a place within more than ten miles south of the city between the two rivers.
We have to take great pains to find their footing, since he is trying to intercept us, he will show up on his own initiative."
Okay, Nikan slapped his thigh: "King Zhishun is so cunning and you are in charge this time, we won't capsize in the ditch, right?" Shang Kexi curled his lips: "Baylor suddenly promoted me like this, this is to dump the blame in advance just to be safe.
One?"
Nikan laughed loudly: "Why did King Zhishun suddenly become so petty when he was so confident just now? It is impossible to be ambushed by the Ming army in broad daylight. With our eight thousand cavalry, not to mention the Ming army's tens of thousands, only two
Even if you can beat him to pieces, there is nothing to be afraid of!"
King Zhishun nodded slightly: "What Baylor said makes sense. Let's stop bragging. Let's rest for a while and see our true skills. We can defeat the enemy early and not miss the plan of the Regent." He then said: "The Regent is here."
The time must be near."
Nikan shook his head: "With the heavy baggage, we can only travel more than ten or twenty miles at most. It will be noon by now." Shang Ke said happily: "It won't be too slow. We will open the road when we get there. Once we jump out,
The sky is high, let the birds fly, and let the Ming army roam behind."
"Factory Supervisor, good news, good news!" Chang Yu was woken up in a daze. He stood up and got out of the tent to see Chen Suole with an excited face: "Factory Supervisor, great victory, great victory!"
Chang Yu frowned: "What great victory, General Zhou's?"
"No, it belongs to General Li Yan. Just last night, General Li encountered the Tatar vanguard in Xianghe. He attacked the enemy camp at night and killed five to six hundred people, and captured the Tatar Prince Azig..."
What, what the hell, Chang Yu was a little confused: "Capture Prince Ying,,, Azig, what, hold the grass, Li Yan captured Azig, are you serious?"
"It's true." The scout in front of General Li rushed here overnight. It was absolutely true. He grabbed the haggard-looking Ming army behind him and said, "Speak to the factory supervisor quickly."
The scout didn't expect that the young man in front of him turned out to be the Lord Governor in Li Yan's mouth. He quickly knelt down but was dragged into the tent by Chang Yu: "Let's start from the beginning. Tell me exactly what I saw and heard." Then he said