Besides, Kong Youde was worried that he would be surrounded, so he led his troops to retreat in a hurry. By mid-afternoon, they had covered nearly forty miles and entered Boxing County, which was less than twenty miles east of the county seat. However, Kong Youde did not enter the city because Bo
Xing Zao was burned by Dorgon.
After running for forty miles in one breath, my mouth was dry, my tongue was dry, and my stomach was rumbling. I then dismounted from my horse to rest. I came to the front to report that the main force led by the regent had passed Guangrao County. Kong Youde sighed, but fortunately there was still fifty or sixty miles left.
The distance is far away. If it is too close, you will be scolded.
But even so, he also knew that Dorgon would not spare him, and the line of defense of the Yellow River Gorge was easily passed by him. Who would he scold if he didn't scold him?
But who knew that the Ming army brought so many artillery pieces! They would use such a shameless attack method.
In the midst of his anger, a horse came from behind to report that the Ming army stopped pursuing and went straight towards Boxing County. This made Kong Youde look confused, and then he burst into laughter!
The Ming army either ran out of food or could no longer pursue them, so they went to find a city to rest their troops. It's ridiculous that these fools didn't know that Boxing was in ruins.
Kong Youde was naturally happy that the Ming army stopped pursuing him, and he would not look for trouble to pursue him again. He was so happy that he only sent detective horses to strictly monitor his movements.
What a bunch of fools. They didn't go to rest and recuperate while the city of Binzhou was intact, but they tried their best to seize the river and went to an abandoned city to rest and recuperate. I'm afraid they were extremely stupid. The more Kong Youde thought about it, the more funny he found it.
But Li Yan and other talents didn't care whether he was funny or not. He had already known from the scouts that Boxing was in ruins, and Binzhou City had also gained a lot. In addition to a small amount of food and grass, Li Yan also asked Wu Weihua to collect all the firearms, gunpowder, and artillery shells in the city.
take away.
You have to give it even if you don’t give it!
They couldn't afford to offend Li Yan because he had soldiers in his hands, Wu Weihua was a marquis and the commander of the Shenji Battalion, and they couldn't offend anyone from Dongchang, Huang Degong, Zhou Yuji... Let's put it this way, they didn't offend any of these people.
Affordable.
After cleaning up, Li Yan led his troops to the south in a mighty manner and looked to the southeast. Xiao Dezi, you can play by yourself. We went to find a place to rest.
It was almost noon, and the scorching sun was scorching the earth. The grass and trees were wilting and the leaves were drooping. Inside the watchtower in the north city of Qingzhou City, Jia Waixiong stood by the lookout. He scooped a ladle of cold water from the bucket at his feet and drank it. He took a long breath and watched.
The Qing army camp in the distance: "What do the dog Tatars want to do after they have been messing around all morning?"
Last night, the Qing army's vanguard entered the country. In order to cover Chang Yu's crossing the river west to Linzi, Jia Waixiong and Lao Jiu led their brothers to go out of the city at night to show off their bluff. However, the Qing army's leader Kang Kale was so frightened that he did not dare to move forward. Instead, he retreated more than ten miles.
Set up camp.
It was not until early this morning that they came close to the Nanyang River and formed an array. However, they did not cross the river or attack, and they did not cut down trees and build carts as Chang Yu expected. They only sent a few groups of scout horses along the river to circle the city for observation. Jia Waixiong knew that they were surveying the terrain.
The deployment of troops on the city.
Lao Jiu took the water ladle from Jia Waixiong's hand and drank enough: "When we first arrived at the field, we were so tired that we fell asleep. The Tatars are not made of iron, so they have to work slowly. Maybe they are fighting something bad now.
What’s the idea?”
"They can only watch but not do anything. It's so boring." Jiawai Xiong looked at the Qing troops outside the city and cursed angrily. Then he turned to Lao Jiu and asked: "How many Tatars have you killed?"
Lao Jiu pondered for a while: "There must be thirty-four." He said with a slight regret: "If it weren't for being too late to cut off the Tatar dog leader to reward the old paper, I would have saved hundreds of taels of silver reward."
Jia Waixiong exclaimed: "It's quite a lot. It's worth it even if I die now."
"Your uncle is really good at talking." Lao Jiu laughed and scolded: "How many have you killed?" Jia Waixiong said calmly: "About a hundred."
"A hundred or so? Guess..." Lao Jiu said mid-sentence and nodded in agreement. The two of them first killed the Qing army outside the pass, but Lao Jiu was responsible for guarding the mountain at that time, and Jia Wai Xiong's heavy armor soldiers were all out.
It was a head-to-head confrontation with the Qing army, and the hundreds of lives lost in pursuit of the killers were almost the same: "It's enough for you to die three times."
Jia Waixiong laughed and waved his hands: "No, I haven't lived enough yet. I still want to kill more enemies and earn some fame to make the old Jia family look good..." Before he finished speaking, Lao Jiu shouted: "
Hey, Mr. Jia is still an ambitious young man with big ambitions. Why do you still want to be a general?"
Jia Waixiong scratched his head and smiled, then said seriously: "Old Jiu, what do you think we do as soldiers in the end?"
Lao Jiu hummed and scratched his head: "Actually, I don't know very well, but didn't the young governor say it was to protect the family and the country?"
"Killing the enemy, repaying the country, and defending the country is a great righteousness. What the little governor said is true, but besides that, aren't they all just trying to earn fame? There is a word called "making meritorious deeds" to describe what we are doing.
"Soldiers," Jia Waixiong said, looking into the distance: "We are holding our heads high to protect our country and our country, but we don't delay making contributions, right?"
Lao Jiu nodded vigorously: "Lao Jia, I just discovered today that your realm is higher than mine."
Jia Waixiong chuckled: "Not even a little bit taller." Lao Jiu rolled his eyes and said: "You also know the origin of my brothers from Heilangying. Jiang Yu was executed for treason. If we are to change his private soldiers,
Even if they are not killed, they will be sent to the sidelines. Thanks to the grace of the young governor not to kill them, my brothers and I thought about leading the governor's horses and pedaling for this life...
But having said that, who doesn’t have any ambitions in mind? To be honest, I don’t have any pursuits. I just wonder if I can become a general soldier in the future..."
"Damn, you're awesome. You don't have much to pursue. Do you know how difficult it is to be the commander-in-chief? Li Yan's great achievements are still..." Jia Waixiong suddenly stopped talking, looked at Lao Jiu and said: "But we
With the little governor, everything is possible, right?"
Lao Jiu slapped his thigh and stood up: "You think so too, right?"
It is said that leaning against a big tree is a good way to enjoy the shade. Chang Yu holds the power of the East Factory and even the Imperial Guards have to obey orders. He is also a close confidant of the emperor. At this time, the governor of the army can be said to be a very strong tree. At this time, the world is in chaos and wars are going on.
As long as the little eunuch charges into battle and doesn't die, who can say for sure whether he will be crowned king or marquis, let alone the commander-in-chief, in the future.
"Two generals, it's time to eat." Just as the two of them were having sex, the palace's butler came with two servants carrying lunch boxes. They had special status and the palace provided special meals for them.
"What did you call us just now?" Lao Jiu frowned and stared at the housekeeper.
"General, general, did you take a small offense..." The housekeeper was startled.
"You call me again," Jia Waixiong said calmly.
"General, general, general" the housekeeper called out inexplicably and nervously. Lao Jiu and Jia Waixiong looked at each other and smiled in a most obscene manner. The title "general" was so powerful.
The special lunch provided by the palace was indeed rich. Jia Waixiong and Lao Jiu had a great time eating it. The butler was waiting next to him, like a waiter, and it must be said that everyone in Prince Heng's palace was really low-profile at this time.
Lao Jiu sighed and said, "It would be perfect if I had wine..."
"Do you two generals want to drink?" The butler was a little embarrassed: "I just heard the prince say that during the war..."
"You don't need to listen to your prince. Our factory supervisor has already issued a military order not to drink alcohol during wartime." Jia Waixiong interrupted him and swallowed: "There is no need to mention this matter again. We don't want to drink at all, right?
Nine"
Good luck! Lao Jiu curled his lips and said, "I will drink as much of the palace's fine wine as soon as this battle is over."
"Enough care, enough care!" the butler said with a smile.
Jia Waixiong glanced at him: "You can send us brothers away with just a little food and a little wine. All the brothers are here to guard Qingzhou City with their heads high. Your Majesty, you don't have any intention?"
"Yes, yes," the steward said hurriedly: "Your Majesty launched a city-wide fundraiser. In addition to grain and grass, there is also a large amount of money to spend on the soldiers. In addition to the rated salary, there is also reward silver. You all have it."
"That's pretty much it." Jia Waixiong nodded: "But how much silver reward can we give? Isn't it also based on the head reward?"
The butler raised his finger and said, "No less than this amount." Lao Jiu said, "A hundred taels of silver, the prince is quite generous, at least ten Tatar heads."
"No, no, no," the steward quickly shook his head: "The two generals have a hundred taels, but you two have a thousand taels!"
Phew, Jia Waixiong and Lao Jiu squirted at each other, but looked at the housekeeper and said, "Qianliang, you're not kidding us, are you?"
The butler stretched out his sleeves to wipe their faces and said, "It's absolutely true. I personally heard the prince and Chang Shi discussing this matter..."
The eyes of Jia Waixiong and the two men immediately shone. A thousand taels of silver was definitely a huge sum of money in these days. Under normal circumstances, only those who had achieved great military exploits or captured and killed an enemy general would only receive such a reward. And
At this time, they were just defending the city. Li Yan's army outside was the key, but King Heng paid a thousand taels of silver, which was absolutely generous.
"The prince also said that if the city can be defended, there will be a heavy reward after this battle..." The housekeeper dropped another land mine, and Jia Wai and Xiong couldn't eat it. They rubbed their hands in excitement: "Yes.
Now that I have money, now that I have money, I have to buy a lot of wine and sleep with a lot of women.”