There was constant thunder outside, and the scouts inside the tent were spitting and talking non-stop. Chang Yu, who had always been as steady as a mountain, could no longer do it. He was pacing back and forth, muttering: "Awesome, awesome, Li Yan is awesome..."
Huang Degong and other generals also looked excited and thought it was incredible. Of course, they were also envious.
Azig was definitely a very important figure in the Qing Dynasty. The person in power of the Qing Dynasty at this time was actually Dorgon, but his ability to sit firmly in the fishing boat and overpower the kings to sit on the regent throne was inseparable from his two brothers. Dorgon
Duo and Azig can be regarded as his right-hand men. At this time, Li Yan's extraordinary feat in capturing Azig was equivalent to cutting off one of Dorgon's shoulders. The subsequent battle seemed to be much easier... he could even defeat the enemy without fighting.
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"Unexpectedly, Dorgon really sent a vanguard to advance first. Fortunately, General Li broke it in one fell swoop. Otherwise, the consequences would have been disastrous. At least our plan of encirclement and annihilation would have been ruined." Li Muchian couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, but looked outside as he spoke.
The sky looks a little doubtful.
Just when Chang Yu saw it, he laughed and scolded: "Isn't it inconsistent with your celestial phenomenon? You even fooled yourself by pretending to be a ghost. The dark clouds are just a natural phenomenon. In the eyes of you magicians, it has become a celestial phenomenon. According to the
You mean this celestial phenomenon is going to bring disaster, but today we have a great victory..." Everyone was shocked, and Li Muxian looked slightly embarrassed and coughed to cover up his embarrassment.
"General Li was brave and careful, and performed a remarkable feat by attacking the Tatar vanguard camp at night. This governor has decided to request credit from the imperial court. I must pass on my words to him. The battle will take place in these two days. Even if we encounter another
As long as you can overcome the difficult things, you will be victorious! The Tatar prince is also very important and should be escorted directly to the capital to prevent any accidents. The governor will send the Black Wolf Battalion to take over..." Chang Yu pulled the scout carefully.
He warned, and then took out a piece of ten taels of silver from his body and handed it to the scout: "Thank you for your hard work, buy the wine money."
"I'd like to thank you Lord Governor for the reward. I'll definitely tell General Li..." The scout thanked him repeatedly and turned around and hurried away.
The scout did not leave alone, but took Dongchang's strongest Black Wolf Battalion with him. After all, Azige was a big fish, so Chang Yu had to escort him to the capital first before he could feel at ease.
"Ajige, Prince Ying of the Qing Dynasty." Chang Yu grabbed Huang Degong's shoulders and shook him vigorously: "Old Huang, do you know how big this big fish is? How big is it?"
Huang Degong was so shaken that he shook his head and tried his best to break away from the clutches: "No matter how big it is, it belongs to Li Yan. Lao Zhi can't even take a sip of the fish soup. His grandma, Lao Zhi, worked hard to survive and even the loach didn't even touch it. What the hell is this kid Li Yan?"
Good luck, I heard that I was picking up leaks outside the customs, and when I got here, I picked up a big leak..."
"Hahaha, Old Huang, you are so jealous." Chang Yu couldn't help but laugh when he saw Huang Degong's indignant look. Although the fish belonged to Li Yan, everyone had a share of the fish soup. The governor called nearly ten people for this battle.
Ten thousand soldiers, whoever makes meritorious deeds will have a share of one hundred thousand brothers, and this is Azig. If Lao Huang and you hadn't been chasing and fighting here, how could Li Yan have missed it so easily."
When everyone heard what he said, they knew that everyone could take credit, and they were immediately overjoyed. Just imagine that no matter what the final outcome of the pursuit of the Qing army this time, just capturing the Qing Prince Ying was a huge achievement.
The news of Li Yanjian's extraordinary feat in capturing the Tatar prince quickly spread throughout the camp, and the soldiers were overjoyed with joy, secretly saying that this battle should be over.
All the soldiers under his command reacted like this, not to mention the little eunuch, who ran around the camp whistling with his hands behind his back, chatting and laughing with the soldiers with a relaxed expression, although who would have thought that just yesterday he was tricked by the Qing army, if not
His subordinates fought bloody and desperately to protect him and were almost captured. However, the situation suddenly changed and today it was reported that Azig was captured by Li Yan. Can the little eunuch be unhappy?
Dorgon must have gone crazy with anxiety at this time. Chang Yu felt relieved and asked Chen Suoyue if there was any change in the Qing army. He reported that the Qing army's spies were still wandering twenty or thirty miles away, and intercepted the Ming army's scouts to penetrate deeper.
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This means that they have not yet broken out of camp. According to normal circumstances, the Tatars should have broken out of camp early in the morning and headed south. The reason why they are so immobile at this time is because Azig was captured, and they must be discussing a countermeasure.
"Mr. Factory Supervisor, what do you think the Tatars should do next?" Li Muxian appeared out of nowhere and asked. Chang Yu, who was enjoying himself, was startled by him, and then he held his chin and thought for a moment: "
What will you do if my governor is captured?"
Li Muxian was startled by his rhetorical question, and then said: "Immediately report to the emperor for your decision. Maybe... maybe a new governor will be sent, or maybe there will be negotiations with the Tatars. This mainly depends on how the emperor and the cabinet decide. To put it bluntly,
It depends on your position in the emperor's heart..."
Chang Yu smiled slightly: "You're right, it mainly depends on his status in the emperor's heart. Although Dorgon is not the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, the emperor must listen to him, and Azig is his brother and best assistant.
So Dorgon will definitely ask for negotiations..."
"The factory supervisor is so sure?" Li Muchian tilted his head to avoid Chang Yu's gaze: "If he really asks for peace, what will he ask for?"
"If other governors are not sure, but Azig is captured, Dorgon will definitely not ignore it. As for what requests he will make..." Chang Yu sneered: "It's just asking us to hand over people and they withdraw their troops... It's so shameless.
Yes, and I estimate that the emperor and the cabinet will definitely agree." He said with a long sigh: "A weak country has no diplomacy..."
"A weak country has no diplomacy..." Li Muxian chewed this sentence and couldn't help but sigh: "My Ming Dynasty once swept through all the countries and shocked the world, but now it has become a weak country..."
"Okay, don't lament that these are useless. What kind of celestial phenomena did you get so nervous about today, Director Li?" Chang Yu asked Li Muchian, pulling him.
Li Muxian glanced at him, his face solemn as if he had made a big decision: "I will die!"
Chang Yu frowned when he heard this: "It's not like the fall of Sirius will show the fatigue of the general's fall, right? It's been dark and starless all day. Just look at Mao's celestial phenomena and talk nonsense..."
"Factory Supervisor, the celestial phenomena are mysterious and mysterious. I know you don't believe it or don't like it, so I don't say much. But I am a practitioner of this technique and I believe it... I just put it aside. I am very flustered today.
There is always a bad feeling.”
Chang Yu saw that he was serious and frowned: "How come I don't feel panicked, but I am very excited, and it is obviously a great victory..."
"Could it be because of this great victory?" Li Muchian said suddenly, Chang Yu was startled: "You wouldn't say that Li Yanxu reported the victory, right? If others were suspicious, Li Yan would never do such a thing."
"Although Pindao and General Li don't have a close relationship, they are close to each other. General Li is a resolute, steady and upright man, and he will not disdain such vile things. Pindao feels that the Tatars may not be angry because a prince is captured.
Change the original plan?”
"Are you saying that the Tatars will continue to plunder southward?" Chang Yu's face gradually became serious, and Li Muchian shook his head: "I'm not sure, but as the factory supervisor said, the Tatars are shameless and can do anything.
Come out, even if their prince is captured, he will only retreat at most. He knows that the court wants to use Azig as a trump card and dare not kill him easily. Will it make things worse..."
"Why are you getting worse?" Chang Yu frowned.
"For example, let's release people and pay compensation before withdrawing the troops..." Li Muchian pondered for a while, while Chang Yu smiled bitterly: "This is not surprising at all, they can do it!"
"Mr. Factory Supervisor, please show me your bottom to me. This time we have surrounded the Qing army. How sure are we of defeating them, and how much can we injure them?" Li Muchian suddenly asked.
Chang Yu hummed, narrowed his eyes, looked into the distance and said calmly: "In terms of military strength, our army has the advantage, but other than that, everything else is at a disadvantage. The Qing army's cavalry is very powerful. If they are stalked and defeated, they can be defeated."
His head was bruised and his blood flowed, but if he had put his life into it, our encirclement would be broken like window paper. If it were in Shanxi or outside the customs, it would be easy for the governor to take advantage of the terrain and cripple him. But
But in this Gyeonggi area, they are surrounded by vast plains, and there is really nothing they can do about it. The governor seems to be sure of victory, but in fact he is just showing off to the soldiers to boost their morale."
"Since the factory supervisor knows our strength, how can the Tatars not know their own abilities?" Li Muxian's face instantly became extremely embarrassed. Chang Yu didn't react for a moment, and when he was about to ask why, his head suddenly exploded: "You, you are
Talking about Tatars... is not good, Li Yan is in danger!"
With the powerful strength of 30,000 elite cavalry, and knowing that the Ming court did not dare to kill Azig, even the Ming court was afraid that if he killed Azig, it would anger Dorgon and ravage the territory even more inhumanely. In this case, it was eager to negotiate peace with him.
What could Dorgon have to be restrained? Then why didn't he delay negotiations with the Ming Dynasty while plundering the territory, and then make another deal when his pockets were full and it was time to go home.
More importantly, when Li Yan's ambush was exposed, the Qing army would definitely see through their plans and jump out of the encirclement with lightning speed. In other words, at this time, the Ming army would not be able to encircle and focus on attacking the enemy in the front - Li Yan
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Therefore, he thought Dorgon was still sleeping thirty miles away, but in fact he might have sent troops to break out early...
"I'm afraid this is the case. The governor should immediately set up camp to support us," Li Muchian exclaimed.
Chang Yu clenched his fists: "I'm afraid it's too late!"
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I'm working overtime tonight and don't have time to type, so I might just update this chapter.