But it was said that Shang Kexi led his troops to attack Li Yan's tribe fiercely. Seeing that he had no power to fight back and was still struggling to his death, he was shocked by his courage to go forward without fear of death, but he showed no mercy. Just when he was about to kill all his troops, he suddenly heard the sound of killing approaching from the west.
, couldn't help but frown, Nikan didn't stop him, this useless braggart...
Seeing that Li Yan was about to die, it was gratifying that he escaped death, not to mention how depressing and regretful it was. However, reinforcements had already arrived and we had to bite the bullet and fight!
The Jinwu Guards came fiercely, and without saying a word, they directly joined the battle group and blocked the Qing army's butcher knife swinging at Li Yan's tribe. The four commanders each led their own soldiers to fight on the left and right, while covering Li Yan's troops to withdraw.
"General Li, please forgive me for the delay in our rescue!" Lu Xing, the commander of the Jinwu Guards, led his troops to break off the enemy and came to Li Yan with his hands and fists clasped. Seeing the brutal killing of his troops, he couldn't help but be moved, thinking that Li Yan had been
The thief has such courage, how can our bodyguards fall behind others?
"It's not too late, it's not too late, it's just right! Thank you for the help." Li Yan had a big face at this time, with blood and tears, but he couldn't hide his heartfelt smile of joy: "Commander Lu must stop this Tatar attack, otherwise the little
The Governor's plan has failed!"
"General Li, please take a break and let's see what Jin Wuwei can do." After saying this, he cupped his hands, drew his knife and shouted: "Kill the Tatars!"
The Eight Thousand Jinwu Guards rushed towards the Qing army with the wrath of thunder, fighting for the honor of their personal guards and avenging their friendly army Li Yan. The fierce anger instantly spread across the entire battlefield, and the Qing army was frightened. The commander Shang Kexi frowned and his face turned livid.
Retreat! Shang Kexi did not hesitate too much and decisively ordered a retreat. He did not regard death as Li Yan did, and he did not reach the end of Li Yan's tribe, so this was not the time to show off. Otherwise, the sky was thundering, and the show would be punished.
Lightning struck, his soldiers and Li Yan's troops had just fought a battle, and there were many casualties. Plus, if they were too exhausted to fight this new force again, the end would be disastrous. It was better to withdraw their troops to avoid the attack!
So they just met Jin Wuwei face to face. The old youtiao Shang Kexi waved his hand and left. His confidant raised his hand and pointed to the west: "Over there at Nikanbeile..."
"We can't kill him!" Shang Kexi just glanced at him and continued to run wildly.
The commanders of the Jinwu Guards did not expect that the Qing army would withdraw so quickly. They were a little confused for a while. Aren't they said to be invincible? Why were they so cowardly? They immediately wanted to pursue them, but they were stopped by Li Yan: "It is not appropriate to pursue them."
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Several people were even more puzzled: "Why didn't General Li take advantage of the Tatars' defeat to attack them?"
Li Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "The Tatars have never been defeated. They were just scared away by you. They just didn't want to fight to the death with us. But if you pursue them, I'm afraid they will have a knife on their necks and have to fight."
, it will be detrimental to our army."
Liu Suiping frowned and said, "General Li thinks the Jinwu Guards can't defeat the Tatars?"
Li Yan shook his head: "It's just a loss for both sides. If your troops take a good rest and build up enough strength, we can fight later."
What he said was to the point, but several commanders of the Jinwu Guard understood it. It didn't mean that they couldn't defeat the Qing army, but don't think about doing anything to the Qing army. After all, although they had superior military strength, their combat power was not as good as that of the Qing army.
The troops were tired, but the Jinwu Guards came galloping from forty or fifty miles away, and they still had some strength left. If they really started to fight, they might not be able to do anything to others. The Qing soldiers retreated, just because they didn’t want to suffer both losses with the Ming army.
People think it’s unnecessary and not worth it!
Moreover, Li Yan concluded that the Qing army would make a comeback soon, because the main force from the rear was approaching, and reinforcements would surely arrive. As expected, the second wave of breakout battles would come soon, so instead of chasing others and killing both sides, it was better to rest quickly.
Get ready for the big battle.
Besides, Nikan, who wanted to perform a great feat, kicked the iron plate and broke out in cold sweat from the pain. He was about to rush through the reinforcements of the Ming army but was surrounded by the Tengxiang Guards and almost suffocated. However, the combat effectiveness of the Qing cavalry was really not good.
What was blown out, in the end, as Shang Kexi expected, he couldn't die. He forced his way out of the siege and fled in the direction of Shang Kexi. Cheng Ming led his troops to pursue him for several miles. He saw Li Yan and Jinwu Wei in the distance due to the east.
There was no movement from Bian, so he also ordered his troops to return to Li Yan's tribe to join them.
Cheng Ming led his troops to arrive, but was shocked by the scene before him. The ground was covered with corpses, and the broken limbs were shocking. Li Yan's troops were outnumbered by four or five, which shows how fierce and cruel the fighting was. Half of the troops were sacrificed.
More than a thousand Qing troops were lost and reinforcements arrived. More importantly, the Qing troops' attempt to break out was destroyed. Fortunately, the little eunuch's order was fulfilled!
Li Yan completed the task assigned to him by Chang Yu at an extremely tragic cost, and at the same time won the respect of the Jinwu Guard and Tengxiang Guard. In the past, he looked at his subordinates with prejudice and arrogance, but now he is full of respect.
Full, he even volunteered to clean up the battlefield on his behalf.
Under the tree, Li Yan's soldiers were bandaging his wounds. Although he was a skilled martial artist, he was not a burly man, and he was not good at fighting on the battlefield. This time, the soldiers who were leading the charge were covered with bruises, which made Cheng Ming, Lu Xing and others next to him unable to bear the sight of them.
I couldn't help but frown, thinking that this person is so powerful!
Li Yan, however, was not interested in other things. He pinched the branches and scratched them on the ground: "Shang Kexi's troops retreated to the north of Xianghe City to rest, which shows that they are not determined to give up. Although their main force is thirty or forty miles away, it cannot be ruled out that there will be reinforcements soon.
We don’t have much time left!”
All the generals frowned upon hearing this. The Qing army was unparalleled in combat power and would come back with reinforcements. If the friendly forces in the rear could not hold back the main force, they might not be able to encircle them in time. I was afraid that it would be another bloody battle. Looking at the battlefield in the distance and the corpses on the ground, I couldn't help but fight.
Got a shiver.
Li Yan observed everyone's concerns and said: "If the Lord Governor holds back Dorgon's main force, it will be impossible for him to send reinforcements. It is a good news that if he still wants to use his own power, it will no doubt be a dream."
"But... what if the factory governor is at this time..." Dong Haicheng, the commander of the Jinwu Guard, said with concern: "General Li said that Shang was gratifying before, but the little governor was kept in the dark, I'm afraid..."
Li Yan laughed loudly: "With the Lord Governor's cleverness, the Tatars can only hide it from him for a while. Once a loophole is discovered, he will be rectified quickly. So even if he is bullied by the Tatars, as long as we hold on for a while, we will definitely wait until
The governor's reinforcements! Just like Li Yan was waiting for you just now."
Everyone couldn't help but sigh: "General Li paid a huge price for waiting!"
"But you managed to resist in the end, right?" Li Yan smiled faintly and raised his eyes to the north: "Not long after, either Tatar reinforcements arrived and Shang Kexi broke out for the second time, or the little governor held back Dorgon's main force, Ling Shang.
It's a welcome return of reinforcements. We will kill them. There is another possibility that General Zhou will be in position to encircle us in advance. However, no matter what, there will be a bloody battle today, even worse than what our department just experienced. This battle is related to the fate of the country. I hope
All of you, please work together."
"General Li's men are brave, and we are not far behind! We should repay the emperor's kindness by killing the enemy." Cheng Ming smiled faintly, clasped his fists and looked to the northwest. That was the direction of the capital, and there was the Ming Emperor in the city!
"Thank you, everyone!" Li Yan bowed his hands in a circle, and everyone quickly returned the salute: "Fight side by side for the country and the people, why does General Li need such a big courtesy?"
"What Li Yan admires is the determination of all the kings to unite and fight for the Ming Dynasty!"
Two miles north of Xianghe City, Shang Kexi looked at the head of the distant city with a livid face and his eyes were filled with rage. He wished he could immediately kill them all to calm down the anger in his heart.
Seeing that the work was done, the duck just saw the beak and flew away! Of course, the most annoying thing is that Li Yan was playing tricks on him. If he hadn't been fooled, he would have defeated his troops and captured him, but now he is okay
Not only did he wait for the reinforcements to block him back, ruining the regent's good deeds, but he also lost his troops and turned around, which would have required a lot of punishment.
But no matter how angry he was, he couldn't be more angry than Nikan. This little calf was on fire from top to bottom at this time. He led two thousand troops to intercept the Ming Army reinforcements, but he didn't expect to be surrounded by Tengxiang Guards. He almost died, if not for his subordinates.
It is very likely that he will stay with Azig at this time to break out of the encirclement!
I thought my opponent would be wiped out by raising his hand, but he was slapped in the face. This is so angry!
After a fierce battle, more than half of the two thousand soldiers and horses were lost. This is hate!
Nikan, who was full of anger and resentment, glanced at the livid Shang Kexi next to him, knowing what he was worried about. They were like grasshoppers on the same rope at this time. Dorgon would not be able to escape if he punished him, so he didn't bother to continue.
He mocked this Han prince, whom he had always looked down upon: "Let's take a break before we kill him."
Huh? Shang Kexi turned his head and glanced at him, slightly confused.
"Although I was defeated before, I was able to hold back several times the Ming army with only two thousand soldiers and horses. At this time, Li Yan's soldiers and horses have been defeated. The Ming army has only ten thousand capable soldiers, and we still have five or six thousand warriors.
We still have a lot of confidence in defeating his army once we attack, and once we break through the siege, we will have achieved success..." Nikan gritted his teeth.
"But what if these more than 10,000 reinforcements are as fearless as Li Yan's troops?" Shang Kexi snorted coldly: "Then not only will we make a big mistake, we will also be defeated miserably, and the punishment will be even heavier!"
"How would you know if you don't fight, how will King Zhishun treat you?" Nikan was anxious.
Shang Ke sighed happily: "Instead of taking risks, it's better to play it safe. We can't take risks anymore..."
"How stable?" Nikan asked. Shang Ke looked back and looked north happily: "It won't be long before reinforcements from the Regent arrive..." Nikan was startled: "You have already reported back to the Regent, so you are not afraid of punishment?"
"Punishment is better than concealing military information, delaying the fighter plane, causing greater losses and being beheaded, okay?" Shang Ke snorted happily: "You have to know that there are obstacles in front of the road and pursuers behind, the Ming army can encircle them at any time... If the fighter plane is delayed, the enemy will be beheaded."
Under its siege, we all perished, either at the hands of the Ming army or at the hands of the regent."
Nikan couldn't help but shuddered: "Then, how long will it take for the Regent's reinforcements to arrive?"