Let's take a look at the Qing army and Li and Wu who played hide and seek for several months. The small-scale fights that stopped along the way aroused Dorgon's competitive spirit.
So despite Jierhalang's strong opposition, he divided his troops into two groups. One group was led by himself, and the other group was handed over to Duduo.
Jierhalang remembered what King Zhou had said to him that night. He had warned him to be careful about Duduo, and he wanted to tell Duoduo, but in this situation, he couldn't help what he was talking about.
After Dorgon and Duoduo's troops were divided into two groups, one half continued to entangle the two, while the other half launched an encirclement.
Ji Erhalang saw that Dorgon wanted to completely annihilate Wu Sangui and Li Zicheng, but after many battles, the two sides already knew each other very well. Even if they fought many times, they always maintained a level where neither side suffered casualties. This time it will be
Is it effective?
Just when he was about to leave without a trace, the King of Zhou appeared in his tent again, and gave him a rare comfort: "Don't worry, you must know that the prolongation of this war is not just for the emperor."
It’s good, and it’s good for you too.”
"Oh? What's the benefit?"
"Do you remember what I said before that I want you to meet a friend in a few days? My friend will be here soon."
After saying these unintelligible words, King Zhou left. Ever since Dorgon knew his true identity, King Zhou has been in a mysterious state of being like a dragon without seeing its tail. He is the only one looking for you without you.
Find him.
He did leave some fireworks that could be used to contact him, but Jilhalang has yet to encounter any emergency situations that require him to be contacted.
Following the emperor's orders, Wu Sangui and Li Zicheng ended the hide-and-seek game in Bazhou. The two also saw through Dorgon's plan to encircle them. Although the original plan was to fight with real swords and guns nearby, the disadvantages of being surrounded would be too obvious.
It will be very serious.
Wu Sangui and Li Zichengdu quickly sent people out to cut off the siege. Dorgon did not expect that the two men who had been focusing on the hide-and-seek game for the past few days actually planned to confront them head-on. They immediately changed their strategies and sent troops at the same time, planning to attack from both front and rear.
Although Wu Sangui and Li Zicheng disliked each other, it was undeniable that they had a tacit understanding during the two years of mutual cooperation. After changing their formations, they quickly attacked from both sides and prevented Dorgon and Duoduo from joining together.
No matter how many times we fight, there will always be a real showdown between enemies.
The war was cruel, and both the well-trained Guan Ning Army and the flexible peasant army suffered heavy losses in order to prevent the two armies from joining together.
Originally, the two sides had an equal number of troops. After the battle at Shanhaiguan, the Qing army lost a lot of troops. It can be said that the two had the advantage. However, the defeat was due to the bravery and strength of the Qing army for many years. The two fought in Bazhou and Dorgon.
In this battle, both sides suffered heavy losses. Dorgon failed to annihilate them, but it seemed that the two men suffered such heavy losses that it only took a day or two for them to miss.
"Why are you so slow? The emperor must be tricking us." Li Zicheng wondered why the promised reinforcements had not arrived for a long time. Bazhou is already very close to the capital, so it shouldn't have come so slowly. Could it be that the emperor is actually
Are you lying to them? Taking the opportunity to weaken their strength?
On the contrary, Wu Sangui is more composed. At this time, the gap between the experienced veteran and the reckless newcomer can be seen.
The veteran shook his head: "I don't think he will make fun of us at this time. You know, as you said, he doesn't know how close Bazhou is to the capital, so at this time we still have to take a gamble and bet on the emperor.
He is trustworthy, and only if we win here can he have the support to continue fighting with others."
The newcomer has also considered this, but is still anxious and uneasy. At this time, he can only bet that the emperor really has a way to win this game.
In the middle of the night, countless ethereal shadows approached Bazhou. Yi Meimei accurately estimated the distance and threw gunpowder, and the camp quickly caught fire.
"Don't worry about this for now. Let's find someone to look at the food first." Jierhalang seemed quite calm, and this was an episode that he expected.
Due to previous preparations, the artillery did not cause much harm to them. If someone attacked the Qing army, they immediately became vigilant and quickly prepared to deal with the enemy. There was no loss of food.
Jirhalang nodded seriously: "Withdraw with the food and fire back with rockets near the city gate." Even if the distance can be calculated accurately, it is impossible for artillery at this position without endangering the city gate and wall.
By then the city will be destroyed.
The three major firearms battalions in the distance retreated to the back, and the heavy armor battalion pressed forward. After Jonathan's improvement, the heavy armor was stronger than before, and at the same time more flexible.
Wearing heavy armor allows you to move more smoothly and even pick up weapons. This improvement is simply a milestone and a great achievement. With this, the combat capabilities of the heavy armor battalion can be quickly improved, and they no longer just act as a shield.
The people on the city gate began to cooperate with the three battalions by throwing stones, pouring oil, and shooting arrows. In short, although they could not see the specific location of the enemy due to vision problems, they still helped the three battalions a lot.
Taking advantage of the enemy's panic, the heavy armored battalion quickly blocked several waves of attacks, and used iron armor to destroy and break the opponent's swords and guns. Then the cavalry battalion followed up and began unilateral sanctions. The advantage that the Manchus had when facing Li Zicheng and Wu Sangui became even more
The three major battalions, which had gone through hundreds of battles and faced various difficult environments, were gone and could only be beaten.
If he continues to stay at this time, Wu Sangui will open the city gate later and release Guan Ning's army to fight with the people outside, Li Ying Waihe.
Jierhalang weighed the pros and cons and decisively ordered: "Withdraw first."
The Manchus, who had been unstoppable along the way, encountered a crisis in a small Bazhou.
"Dodor hasn't joined us yet." Dorgon said with a stern face.
"It's not like he has lost his limbs. Your brother is very evil. Don't worry about him."
Dorgon knew in his heart that Duduo had played some tricks behind his back, but he thought those were harmless jokes, but at this moment it seemed that Jierhalang hated him in his heart.
Jierhalang and Dorgon breathed a sigh of relief when they were out of the attack range of the artillery. They didn't expect that the artillery in the Central Plains was so sophisticatedly designed, and the solid heavy armor was something the Qing people had never seen before.
Jierhalang admired the people who designed these things, and also admired His Majesty the Emperor who persisted until now.
After the three major battalions forced Dorgon back, a large number of them were left to garrison where they were, while a small number were divided to help the duo who had just suffered heavy losses a few days ago.