Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 423
Just when Zhu Youjian was worried about the situation of the war outside the customs, forty miles north of Ningyuan, two large armies formed a formation near the Ming army's heavy camp, and a big battle was imminent.

After being attacked by the Ming army at night and burning down the place where the grain and grass were stored, Abate had to order Bao Yi to return north the next day, and then led the whole army to retreat northward.

Without food and grass, no matter how brave the soldiers are, they cannot fight for a long time, and when the news of the lack of food and grass cannot be concealed, the morale of the whole army will inevitably drop.

Fortunately, it was only a few tens of miles away from the main force, and the army was able to join Yuetuo that day, but it was unknown what punishment Abate would receive after returning.

Sun Chuanting, Qin Liangyu, and Ma Xianglin led the Qin army and the Baigan soldiers, hanging far away ten miles away from the Qing army led by Abate, forcing the Qing army, which had lost most of its food and grass, to move northward step by step.

During this period, the Mongolian Eight Banners' cavalry took turns to harass the Ming army, but they failed to succeed under the long-range attack of the Ming army's strong bow and crossbow. Instead, they left dozens of corpses.

As Yuetuo's main force got closer and closer, the Liaoxi Corridor became narrower, and the Mongolian Eight Banners cavalry could no longer form formation, and the harassment of the Ming army was forced to stop.

The [-] Qing troops outside Zhenyuan Fort gave up their surveillance and interception of Zhenyuan Fort after receiving Abatai's message, and returned to Yuetuo's camp.

Chen Qiyu sent Minzhuang inside the fort to quickly fill in the trenches dug by the Qing army outside the city. After Ningyuan's army arrived, Chen Qiyu led the guard battalion and 500 men under Li Lu out of the fort to join Sun Chuanting and others.

"As the son of the Taizu, you really have lost the face of your ancestors! More than ten thousand men and horses can't stop the Ming army with almost the same number of people! Not to mention the loss of soldiers and generals, you have lost most of the food and grass! You are really trash! I can't wait to kill you with one knife!"

In the main tent of Yuetuo in the Qing army camp, Yuetuo, who was sitting on the main seat, had a livid face, looking at Abatai, who was naked to the waist, covered with whip marks, kneeling on one knee, his eyes seemed to spew out fire.

The other generals of the Qing army in the camp all bowed their heads in silence, continuous setbacks were a heavy blow to everyone's confidence.

"My lord, calm down! Now that the reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty have arrived, I think you should think about how to deal with them! Now that the two camps of the Ming people have been broken by us, as long as we work harder, the mountains of food and supplies in the opposite camp are all ours." That’s right! Yu Bei Le’s response was too careless, and this is why he was tricked by a wise man, the prince should let Bai Le take the blame and make meritorious deeds!”

Seeing that the atmosphere in the tent was too dull, Kong Youde had no choice but to stand up and salute before persuading him.

When Abatai led the army to fight fiercely with the Ming army in Ningyuan, the Qing army launched a continuous fierce attack on the two Ming army camps outside the supply camp.

Although the Frang cannons of the Ming army caused heavy damage to the Qing army, their own losses were also huge. Seeing that the Qing army was ready to fight, Zhang Yuan simply nailed all the Frang machine guns to death with big iron nails, and then He led the remnants back into the heavy camp behind him.

After clearing the battlefield, Yue Tuo was about to order the whole army to take advantage of the victory to attack the Ming army's supply camp, but the interception outside Ningyuan City failed, the troops suffered heavy losses, and the food and grass were destroyed.

Considering that the continued attack might be flanked by the Ming army, Yue Tuo had to order to stop the attack, and recalled 3000 troops outside Zhenyuan Fort.

"Forget it! Since the king is obedient to intercede, this king will let you go for now! When you return to Shengjing, the emperor will send it to you! You go down!"

In any case, Abatai was Yue Tuo's uncle, although he could be beaten with a whip when he was angry, Yue Tuo would not cut off his head after all.

Without saying a word, Abatai slapped Yue Tuo a thousand times, got up, turned around and left the big tent.

Abate, who was over fifty years old, was whipped and humiliated by a junior, and the resentment in his heart can be imagined.

But now he can only find a way to make credit, otherwise, after returning to Shengjing, although Huang Taiji will not behead himself for public display, a lot of property and clothing under his name will be divided.

"My lord, the Ming people's reinforcements from Ningyuan are not easy to deal with! Did you lose thousands of people around Yubeile, and it even increased the prestige of the Ming people! Now that my Eight Banners have suffered repeated setbacks, the army's morale may be a little unstable. It's the right time for us to come here The day is not short, seeing the strength of the Ming army, if we use our current forces to fight against it, I am afraid,,,,!"

While observing Yue Tuo's expression secretly, Geng Zhongming expressed his thoughts tactfully.

Regardless of whether it is the main force or the flank led by Abatai, they have suffered continuous setbacks for several days. With the current momentum, I am afraid that they will lose again. Right now, the only way is to ask the two white flags from the north to come and join forces in one place. Sure to win.

"Impossible! Seeing that our army's victory is in sight, how can we give the credit to others! Now the soldiers and horses of the Ming army guarding the supply camp have been disabled by me. As long as we send troops to intercept the reinforcements of the Ming people, the rest of the soldiers and horses will fight hard , All the military funds accumulated by the Ming people will be mine! If the food and grass are cut off, how long can the Ming army in the fortress last?"

How could Yue Tuo fail to understand the meaning of Geng Zhongming's words?Send someone to ask for help from the two white flags?
Do not!Absolutely not!

I led the army to fight fiercely with the Ming army for several days, and the main force suffered nearly 2000 casualties before defeating the defending Ming army. As long as I worked harder, I could hold all the food, grass, and luggage piled up in the front barracks. At this time How can the Dorgon brothers come to claim credit?
"My lord, I think what brother Geng said has some truth! The Ningyuan Ming army is coming aggressively. They have not only cutting-edge firearms and cannons, but also white-armed strong soldiers to help out. Although my Eight Banners soldiers are brave and invincible, if they suffer heavy losses, even I am afraid that I will not be able to keep the food and grass of the Ming people! Please think again, for the final victory of the Qing Dynasty, we must work together!"

Shang Kexi on the side couldn't help interjecting.

He saw that Yue Tuo was obsessed with ghosts, only caring about the credit he was about to get, but he hadn't seen the current situation clearly, he couldn't help being both contemptuous and worried.

Abatai, who has fought all his life, led more than 1 people, and the Ningyuan Ming army beat them away in two days. You are still thinking about taking down the Ming army's food and supplies in one go, so what?Can you get away with it?
Now it is only reasonable to defeat Ming's reinforcements first.

The grain and grass are there, and they won't be able to fly with wings, and the remaining defenders inside don't dare to set fire to destroy them. As long as they defeat the reinforcements of the Ming army, aren't these things what they want?

But if you expect the existing troops to defeat the Ming army, I'm afraid it will be too much.

The casualties on the main force's side have reached more than 1000, and Abatai's side has almost the same number. The combined battle damage exceeds more than [-]% of the total force.

Fortunately, the casualties were piecemeal. If the main forces of the two armies were fighting head-on, it would be hard to say whether this loss rate would cause the army to retreat.

The reinforcements of the Ming army are nearly [-], which is not much different from the number of Eight Banners soldiers. The morale of the army must be extremely high after consecutive victories. If you can't hold on, there is no reason to divide your troops to fight elsewhere.

Both Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming knew in their hearts that they had to ask for help from the two white flags at this time, otherwise even if they defeated the Ming army in the end, they would suffer heavy losses on their side.

And Dorgon, who is less than two hundred miles away from here, must have let Tan Ma come here long ago. Even if Yue Tuo is reluctant, what else can you do if the two white flags rush up to take down the Ming army's heavy camp?
"My lord, this battle is related to the future of my Qing Dynasty, so I have to be cautious! If something goes wrong, the emperor will not be able to deal with it!"

Shang Kexi persuaded with a more emphatic tone.

"Okay, okay! That's all! For the sake of the Qing Dynasty, this king doesn't care too much! Come, send a fast horse to the Liangbaiqi camp, and ask Prince Rui to lead the army to help!"

After thinking over and over again, Yue Tuo, who came to his senses, gave the order decisively.

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