Just when the war in Nanjing was beginning to calm down, the battle in Shaanxi was already in full swing. After Li Zicheng withdrew from Shanhaiguan, he originally wanted to go to Sichuan to find Zhang Xianzhong to get a share of the pie. However, as soon as he reached Shaanxi, he met Ao who was heading south.
The army of worshipers was caught off guard.
After Li Zicheng and his men reacted, they retreated and fought, but they still lost the opportunity. Obai's army became more and more courageous as they fought. They chased them all the way south, capturing four cities along the way and surrendering thirty-eight cities.
Wherever he goes, he can be said to be invincible and conquerable.
Later, Ao Bai led his army to attack Tongguan, and Li Zicheng was forced to abandon Tongguan and retreat to Huguang. Azige led his people to "clear out the remnants", and Li Zicheng almost had nowhere to hide.
Ao Bai's troops divided into two groups and advanced simultaneously from both land and water. They clashed with Li Zicheng's peasant army thirteen times in Dengzhou, Henan, Wuchang, Hubei, Cheng'an and other places, and won a complete victory every time.
After this battle, Li Zicheng's peasant army had no room to fight back, so they could only continue to flee south in embarrassment, trying to divert the attention of the Manchu people and try to preserve what little power they had left.
Zhang Xianzhong had long expected that the Qing army would move south and had been training his soldiers intensively. However, he did not expect that the Qing army would attack with thunderous force, nor did he expect that Li Zicheng's Dashun army would come with them.
On the surface, it seemed that the two sides could cooperate to defend against the Qing army's attack, but in fact, due to Obai's bravery at the time, Li Zicheng had already been defeated.
He fled to Sichuan with the intention of seeking refuge with Zhang Xianzhong, which can be regarded as pushing this big trouble onto Zhang Xianzhong.
Zhang Xianzhong was originally unwilling to pay attention to him, but the current situation is special. After all, it is a critical moment for the country to be in danger, so the usual petty quarrels will be ignored for the time being.
However, the Qing army came at the wrong time. After Hauge tasted the sweetness, he became more and more brave and unstoppable. Zhang Xianzhong lured the enemy deep into the army and retreated to Xichong, stationed at Fenghuang Mountain.
In fact, there was a reason why he chose Fenghuang Mountain. The vanguard of the Great Western Army, Liu Jinzhong, who had been following Zhang Xianzhong, was originally sent here to suppress the bandits.
Zhang Xianzhong asked him to lead his men to ambush near Phoenix Mountain in advance. When he lured the Qing army over, the two sides attacked from both sides and gave the Qing army an unexpected and powerful counterattack.
This time, Li Dingguo, as the vanguard of the Daxi Army, performed even better. Not only did he advance and retreat in a controlled manner, he was also able to lure the enemy deep while preserving his own strength and minimizing casualties.
Zhang Xianzhong has always been satisfied with his son, so even though he was in the middle of a war, he couldn't help but praise him a few more times and wanted to give him more opportunities to experience.
There was no problem with the plan at first, but problems arose when they arrived at Phoenix Mountain. Liu Jinzhong did not lead his troops to ambush in Phoenix Mountain in advance to cooperate with them inside and outside as Zhang Xianzhong expected.
To be precise, he did lead his troops to ambush there, but the target of the internal and external cooperation was not him, but the Obai army behind him.
Zhang Xianzhong didn't know when Liu Jinzhong hooked up with the Qing army under his nose. The only thing that was certain was that it was too late by the time he knew the news.
Phoenix Mountain is a terrain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Once trapped inside, it is extremely difficult to break out. While Zhang Xianzhong was angry, he was also deeply puzzled: "I asked myself that I have never treated him badly in so many years. Now he
Why do you do this to me?"
Fortunately, the weather was poor, and heavy fog suddenly appeared that morning. The fog became the best bunker for the Great Western Army, giving the originally impossible breakout hope of success.
Li Dingguo still volunteered to be the vanguard. He simply led a few thousand troops on his own. With his familiarity with the topography of Phoenix Mountain and his rich experience, he led Ao Bai in several large circles around Phoenix Mountain.
Unknowingly, a gap had appeared in the Manchu and Qing encirclement, and they did not know it at this time. Of course, Liu Jinzhong also quickly discovered the gap in the encirclement, but Zhang Xianzhong moved faster than him, and when he went to notify
Obai had intercepted the communication between them before.
Li Dingguo fought while walking. He specifically chose very dangerous mountain roads to walk on. If he was not careful, he would miss the mark and slide down the cliff. And he and the thousands of people he led were all good soldiers who trained here all year round. It is no exaggeration.
It is said that they can know where to stop and where to turn with their eyes closed.
People seem so insignificant in front of nature. Just a regular heavy fog caused countless people to be buried in Phoenix Mountain. Even among those who were good at it, many of them fell in the air while giving in.
After falling down, it is estimated that there are no bones left.
Li Dingguo changed his strategy as he walked, taking advantage of the fact that the other party was completely unfamiliar with this place. Unknowingly, he had divided his troops into two groups. One group was still leading the Qing army around the mountain road, while the other group had already gone around to the back.
Kill the enemy with a small amount of force.
In order to help Zhang Xianzhong and others escape the encirclement faster, Li Dingguo not only eliminated the enemy as much as possible, he also ordered his men to change into the clothes of the Qing army. In order to distinguish them from the real Qing army, they uniformly tied their left hands with
They wear a piece of red cloth so they can identify each other.
When he thought the time was almost up, almost all the people around him had become "Qing troops". At this time, he glanced at him, and the soldiers next to him immediately shouted loudly: "Here! Li Dingguo is here!"
Li Dingguo also knew that his value to the Qing army was probably second only to his adoptive father. At this time, no one would believe that Zhang Xianzhong was here. So using his name was undoubtedly the best bait.
Sure enough, as soon as they heard Li Dingguo's name, the pursuers who were chasing the Daxi Army in front also stopped: "Where is it? Where is Li Dingguo! Catch him, whoever can capture him alive will be heavily rewarded!"
The person next to Li Dingguo shouted again at the top of his lungs: "I see him, he's right here, come here, help!"
I heard a burst of cursing voices coming from the front: "Trash, what use are you to us? Hurry up and surround me!"
As a burst of chaotic footsteps approached, Li Dingguo secretly clenched the spear in his hand and stood ready.
"It's right here, look!"
After the speaker came closer, he was still talking to himself: "Damn it, it seems that he is really Li Dingguo. Now you guys are in luck! You can still recognize him in such a heavy fog...
..." At this point, he himself also realized something was wrong!
"How could you ordinary soldiers recognize Li Dingguo so easily? You..." Before he could finish his words, a silver light with murderous intent flashed in front of his eyes.