"Hold it! Hold it! Just wait a moment..." Li Yan's knife had been curled, and his armor was stained red and blood was flowing from several places on his body. The soldiers around him hurriedly bandaged him, but he threw him away and yelled hissingly.
, he knew that if he retreated even once, the Ming army would be defeated. With the cruelty of the Qing army, no one under his command would survive, and he had to hold on until reinforcements arrived.
With this thought in mind, he looked due west, only to see black clouds rolling in the sky. Li Yan could no longer control it, and shouted with joy and tears: "Here we come, reinforcements have arrived, brothers, hold on!"
Li Yan, no one has dared to play tricks on me like this in more than ten years. Shang Kexi, who was watching the battle from behind, had a murderous look on his face. Seeing that the Ming army was already defeated, his murderous intention became even stronger and he ordered: "Butcher! Kill them all."
Got it!"
Suddenly, there was a dull thunder in the sky. Shang Kexi shrank his neck in shock, looked up at the sky, and cursed: "Damn weather, isn't the killing sound on this battlefield loud enough?"
As he spoke, he glanced due west and saw rolling black clouds over there, but didn't pay much attention. He thought to himself that it was going to rain heavily. Hey, something seemed wrong. He looked over again and saw a few fast horses.
Running towards him was a scout from the Qing army. He came up to him with a look of panic on his face: "Report to the prince, there are Ming troops crossing the river due west..."
Ah! Shang Ke was overjoyed and shocked. Where did this come from? Could it be that Li Yan was really waiting for reinforcements? He looked directly to the west and suddenly took a breath of cold air. Instead of rolling black clouds, there were dense clouds.
cavalry.
Due west is the Grand Canal, which is only a few miles away from the battlefield and can be reached in the blink of an eye.
"How many soldiers and horses are there?" Shang Kexi asked quickly.
"More than ten thousand cavalry, or more," Tan Ma said. Shang Kexi couldn't help but feel nervous. How could there be so many? Where did the Ming army come from? But it definitely couldn't be the little eunuch's soldiers and horses, and they were all
It's the cavalry!
Seeing that Li Yan was about to collapse, how could he let this Ming army ruin his good deeds? Moreover, if they were not intercepted in time, they would most likely be surrounded by them. Shang Ke was so happy and shocked that he had no time to think about where the Ming army reinforcements were coming from. He immediately ordered
An order was sent to Nikan to lead his troops to intercept and postpone the reinforcement offensive. Once Li Yan was captured, the reinforcements could be fully counterattacked.
As for the superior military strength of the Ming army, bah, it’s a mob! How could the Qing army not win with less and defeat more? The Ming army cried for its father and mother. During the Songjin battle, the Ming army could kill dozens or even hundreds of thousands.
Thousands of armors are discarded, this happens not once or twice, but many times!
So facing so many Ming troops who suddenly appeared, Shang Kexi was frightened but not panicked!
At this time, both sides in the fierce battle had already noticed the black clouds rolling due west. Although they were several miles away, the momentum was overwhelming, making people feel fearful and uneasy, and the faint sound of horse hooves was even more frightening. Li was almost desperate.
The officers and soldiers of Iwabe couldn't help crying and fought with the enemy with all their strength. They must withstand the arrival of reinforcements and survive.
But the Qing army was obviously in a panic. Although it was unclear whether it was an enemy or a friend, if it was a friendly army, it must be coming from the north. Look at the Ming army in front of them crying with snot and tears. It must be relatives.
Dad is here, how come there are so many Ming troops in Zhicao!
Nikan, who originally wanted to capture and kill Li Yan, was so frightened that he did not want to capture Li Yan again. After receiving Shang Ke's order, he directly sent two thousand troops and horses and galloped away. He wanted to take advantage of the Ming army over there before they could fully cross the river.
They collapsed!
That's right, Ming army reinforcements are coming!
How many? Nearly 20,000!
Not a little eunuch? No!
Who is that?
Two of the emperor's twenty-six personal guards are also the two most capable guards at present, Tengxiang Guards and Jinwu Guards!
Why did Teng Xiangwei appear here, and how did Li Yan get in touch with them?
However, when Dorgon first left Tongzhou City yesterday, Chang Yu ordered the two guards to go south first in order to prevent the Qing army from deviating from his pre-ambushed route to Langfang and other places, so that Li Yan could be nearby to reinforce Li Yan at critical moments.
At the time, this was just a preparatory move, but I didn't expect that this premeditated move was really effective and saved Li Yanbu.
It is said that the two guards were ordered to go south. Although they were side by side with the Qing army, they were separated by nearly 40 miles from east to west, so that they were not detected by the Qing army's detection horses. Moreover, the speed of the two guards in light armor was obviously faster than Dorgon's main force, and even
Not inferior to the vanguard led by Azig at that time.
The two guards marched all the way, and camped for repairs at a town called Qingyundian, which was more than 40 miles northwest of Xianghe last night. Although it was far away from the Qing army, the two guards did not dare to be careless, so they sent out several groups of detective horses to reconnoiter within a radius of 20 miles. One came to warn the other two.
came to search for information, but unexpectedly one of the scouts unexpectedly encountered Gao Qi, who had been chasing Azig for twenty miles.
This group of scouts followed the firelight and heard the sound of killing. They were confused and approached for reconnaissance. In the darkness, they did not distinguish between ourselves and the enemy and did not dare to intervene. However, Azig thought that the Qing army was probing, so he shouted for help.
The Ming army scouts originally wanted to avoid it, but when they heard the Manchu language spoken by the Tatars, they surrounded him without saying a word... So it can be said that Gao Qi was able to catch the big fish Azig, and the scouts of the two guards were indispensable.
Gao Qi was naturally very happy when he met an old friend in a foreign country and helped him catch a big fish. He took the scout back to the camp to meet Li Yan. Li Yan was also overjoyed. He stayed here for more than half a month and finally waited for his mother-in-law's family.
, and it's not far nearby.
Li Yan has always been prepared for a rainy day. Although he has just attacked Azige's lair, the main force behind the vanguard must not be far away. This means that the war is coming, and he will be the first to bear the brunt. If all the Ming army units are in position and attack the Qing army at the same time,
Looking left and right, he might be able to block it if the impact is not strong, but if there is a problem in one detail and the Qing army rushes in without hesitation, his troops will die without a burial place!
But at this time, there were reinforcements nearby, and he felt relieved. The nearly 20,000 cavalry were fully capable of blocking the main force of the Qing army. Even if they were defeated, they could be surrounded by other reinforcements. So Li Yan asked the scouts to quickly report to the two generals:
We are afraid that the main force of the Tatars will arrive, so we need to come quickly to support them. The sooner the better.
The scout did not dare to neglect and reported quickly. It was already dawn when he arrived at Qingyundian Town. The eight commanders of the two guards learned that Li Yan had just fought a battle and captured the Tatar prince Azige. They were happy and surprised and knew that the military situation was urgent.
After some discussion, they broke up camp and sent out troops. At this time, Xixi and Nikan had arrived at Xianghe City to confront Li Yan.
Hurry and slowly, finally, when Li Yan was struggling to his death, the two guards came over to kill him!
When reinforcements from the Ming army arrived, the two fighting parties were surprised and delighted, but their attacks were even more ruthless. They both knew that it was the most critical moment. If Shang Ke was able to kill Li Yan in one go, they could turn around and rush for the reinforcements from the west, without losing any of them.
If Li Yan or Nikan can't stop the reinforcements, I really don't know who will win.
Both Shang Kexi and Li Yan were roaring fiercely, and the soldiers under their command marched forward bravely. If they take a step further, the door to life will be wide open.
However, Nikan, who led two thousand troops to stop the Ming army, was not under so much pressure, because in his opinion, the Ming army was vulnerable, which was indeed the case, and at this time, the Ming army was only halfway across the river.
On the other side.
So what if there are more than 10,000 people? Let's see how the two thousand Qing troops tortured you. Nikan's fighting spirit was overwhelming and he led his troops like sharp swords to stab half of the Ming troops who had just crossed the river and landed on the bank.