On February 28, Dorgon sat worriedly in the Chinese army's tent, discussing the military situation with the Manchu and Mongolian nobles.?
Now the emperor has arrived at Qingshankou and is stationed opposite Li Zhi's stronghold. But the middle of the canyon in Mali Valley was occupied by Li Zhi. Li Zhi's cannon blocked the canyon, which was just two or three miles wide, allowing Huang Taiji and Dorgon to
Messengers could not communicate with each other. Even at night, under the threat of artillery fire, Li Zhijun lit pyres in the valley for lighting, abruptly cutting off the communication between the two sides.
The day before yesterday, Dorgon sent a group of thirty dead soldiers to rush to the emperor's side. As soon as they entered the range of Li Zhi's cannon, they were blasted by ten cannons, and more than twenty of these dead soldiers died.
, defeated, no longer daring to move forward.
The emperor was a few miles away, but could not communicate, which made Dorgon very worried. If this continued, even if the emperor came, he would not be able to lead Dorgon's army out of the pass.
Dorgon began to think about how to climb over the cliffs on both sides of the valley, but the scouts went out to study for two days, but could not come up with any results. This Li Zhi obviously studied the terrain when he set up the stronghold, and specifically chose this tricky place.
Set up camp locally.
Looking at the generals in the tent, Dorgon said: "Now the news is cut off, and the correspondence with the emperor is blocked. Even if the emperor comes, he can't help us. What can you do?"
Yibai, the leader of the Mongolian flag, said: "General, here and now, we can only go out and attack other passes. Even without careful coordination and intelligence, we can only attack by force."
Abatai shook his head and said: "I'm afraid that if we attack Xiongguan, if we can't attack it for a long time, Li Zhi will lead the main force of the Ming army to attack us from behind."
Everyone took a breath when they heard Abatai's words. Li Zhi's soldiers and horses are so strong. If he gets the cooperation of hundreds of thousands more Ming troops, he may really attack Dorgon's army of more than 50,000 people.
At that time, we were attacked from both sides at the gate of the Ming Dynasty. It could not be said to be a huge defeat.
Is there no other way but to waste time in Mali Valley with Li Zhi? It will cost him half a year?
Generals, you look at me and I look at you, but I can't come up with an idea.
Everyone was anxious when they saw a soldier running outside the big tent. He ran to Dorgon to say hello and said: "General, Prince Duduo's messenger is here!"
Duduo is Dorgon's younger brother and the leader of the Eight Banners Manchuria with White Banners. He has a long history of military exploits.
Everyone was stunned when they heard the words of the soldiers, and they were a little surprised. Didn't Duduo follow the emperor to contain the Ming military pass in western Liaoning and Ning soldiers and horses? The emperor's messenger could not pass through Mali ditch. How did Duduo's messenger get in? Yes
Did you sneak in by detouring through other passes? But now that Duduo's messenger has come in, the communication with the emperor has been cleared, and everyone is happy when they hear this.
Dorgon waved his hand and said: "Let the messenger come in quickly!"
After a while, three Qing soldiers wearing white paint scale armor walked into Dorgon's tent. They were the elites of Duduo's army. The three Qing soldiers came in and bowed their knees to Dorgon and stood up.
He said loudly: "General, my master Duduo has captured Huangyakou according to the emperor's arrangement. Please lead the army to leave from there."
Upon hearing these words, the Manchu and Mongolian nobles in the big tent's eyes lit up and they all stood up excitedly.
Dorgon stood up and asked: "How did Duduo capture Huangyakou?"
The Baiyala said: "The Emperor has long since discovered that Huangyakou's defenses were empty, and bribed Xizuo to ambush inside. My master and Xizuo cooperated inside and outside, and asked the people in the city to open the door. As soon as the door opened, I Qingqing
The soldiers swarmed in and occupied Huangyakou."
When the Manchu and Mongolian nobles in the big tent heard this, they knew that Huangyakou had really been taken, and they all breathed a sigh of relief. The generals secretly thought that they could finally get out of the seclusion smoothly, as if they could get rid of this devil.
Li Zhi.
Dorgon stood in the big tent and thought about it, and he was also very happy.
Huangyakou is in the west, four hundred miles away from Qingshankou. Dorgon led his army all the way west and could reach it in ten days. Even if the Ming army in Tianjin got the news and caught up, they would not be able to catch up with him.
We were finally able to get out of the customs smoothly. Although we suffered heavy losses this time, we still plundered more than 200,000 people. With this population replenishment, we, the Qing Dynasty, can still do something.
Yibai said excitedly: "General, let's go to Huangyakou quickly and get out of the customs from there!"
Dorgon nodded and said loudly: "Bring out the stronghold, move the entire army westward, and exit from Huangyakou."
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Li Zhi stood on the observation deck and looked at the Dorgon Army and Huang Taiji Army on the south and north sides, who simultaneously broke out and marched into the distance.
Zheng Kaicheng asked in surprise: "Commander, why did Dorgon retreat? Are they going to attack other passes?"
Li Zhi thought for a while and said: "I'm afraid not. Since Huang Taiji is here, the Qing army has the ability to spy on the authenticity of all the passes on the Great Wall. Maybe the Qing army has already secured some passes and is ready to leave!"
Xue Sanku said: "Commander, should we follow him? Wait for the opportunity to hit him?"
Li Zhi smiled and said: "In a field battle, ten thousand of us can't defeat Dorgon's army. Let them go. Our contribution this time is great enough."
Zheng Kaicheng said leisurely: "The Qing army entered the fortress many times, but they always fled in arrogance. Is this the first time they have escaped in such an embarrassing manner?"
When the surrounding officers of the Huben Division heard Zheng Kaicheng's words, they burst into laughter, very cheerfully.
Li Zhi also smiled and said: "Report Hong Chengchou's victory and credit!"
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Hong Chengchou was standing on the wall of Tianjin Acropolis that day, leaning on the railing and looking at the scenery of Jingu in the distance.
The Grand Canal passes through the west of Tianjin. Although there are very few boats on the canal due to the Qing army's plundering, the rows of teahouses and inns on both sides of the canal can still make people feel the prosperity of Tianjin in the past.
This time, these canal ancillary facilities outside the city have been saved.
When the Qing army passed through Tianjin, they did not attack the cities in Tianjin where large armies were gathered. Instead, they crossed Tianjin directly to Qingshan Pass. This also made Hong Chengchou breathe a sigh of relief. Now the Ming army did not dare to go out of the city to fight with the Qing army, nor did they dare
Support the city surrounded by the Qing army. If the Qing army and the Ming army in Tianjin were to fight to the death, Hong Chengchou could not guarantee that all the forts in various prefectures and counties would not be lost.
If Hong Chengchou and Chen Xinjia had hundreds of thousands of troops, but they still abandoned the city and abandoned the land, the emperor might be furious and hold Hong Chengchou and Chen Xinjia responsible. The best result would be for the Qing army to directly cross Tianjin.
However, Li Zhi, a reckless man, volunteered to go to Qingshan Pass to intercept Dorgon's army.
The combat effectiveness of the Ming army scouts was far inferior to that of the Qing army, so they did not dare to rush to the front line to spy on intelligence. A few days ago, Ming army scouts near Qingshan Pass came to report that there were still many slave riders near Qingshan Pass. Obviously, the Qing army
The army has not yet left the border. Hong Chengchou secretly said that the Qing army was facing Li Zhi, and he was afraid that Li Zhi's 10,000 troops would be in trouble.
Hong Chengchou was thinking there when he saw a primary school student running up in panic.
The principal rushed to Hong Chengchou, knelt on the ground and shouted: "Supervisor! Good news, good news!"
Hong Chengchou was stunned for a moment and thought about it. He really couldn't imagine where the good news would come from at this time, so he asked: "Where is the good news?"
The junior high school officer raised his head and said loudly: "Great news from Tianjin General Li Zhi. He captured and killed 11,000 Qing soldiers. What a great victory, Governor!"
Hong Chengchou waved his hand and put it down again. He was stunned for a long time without saying anything. 8
