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Chapter 11: Divide and attack (please recommend daily reading)
Abate and others pursued all the way, and unknowingly they were fifteen miles away from Hetuala.

At this time, Li Yongfang came galloping on his own, and he said breathlessly: "Master Yue Zhang, the Eight Banners' powerful army is moving too fast, and our Han army can't keep up; there is no sign of the Ming army along the way. I’m afraid there’s some fraud involved, should we let the Sentinel Cavalry inquire about the situation ahead before continuing the pursuit?”

Abatai looked at his son-in-law with disdain and thought: These Han troops are really useless, they have already been left behind after just a short journey.

So he said: "I have sent out sentries in front to explore the road. These Ming troops are as timid as mice. I think they don't dare to fight our troops head-on, so they specially chop off the heads of the old and weak so that they can go back and pretend to be leaders." Military merit.”

"It's obvious that the Ming army is fleeing. If I stop waiting for your Han cavalry at this time, wouldn't it be a waste of opportunity?"

At this time, a sentry rider said: "Master, we have found traces of the Ming army in the front, but it is too dark and we cannot see their specific number."

When he heard that the Ming army had been found, Abatai's eyes shone, he drew his sword and shouted: "Eight Banners warriors, those Ming dogs who killed our people are right in front. Follow me and kill them. Don't let them kill you." Ran!"

At this time, Li Yongfang, who looked helpless, could only stay where he was, waiting for the arrival of his troops from the rear.

Abatai and his party did vaguely see cavalry moving in front, but the enemy was looming but could not catch up. They fired arrows forward without any success.

However, after chasing for a while, Abatai and others had to stop because there was a fork in the road ahead.

Abatai knew that they had arrived at a place called Shuangchakou, more than 30 miles south of Hetuala; there would be a branch road that was more than ten miles long, but in the end both roads would converge at the same place, Abdali. Gang.

It is a taboo for military strategists to divide their forces to pursue them. Although the two forked roads are not long, they are still quite dangerous.

If there is an ambush by the Ming army on one of the roads, they will not be able to support each other.

Soon Abate ordered people to use torches to light up the intersection between the two roads. Sure enough, there were a large number of intricate horse hoof prints on the right road; while there were only sporadic horse hoof prints on the left road.

Abatai snorted coldly and said: "The commander of the Ming army is nothing more than that. He doesn't even know how to use the most basic tactics of suspecting soldiers. Prepare the whole army and follow me to pursue from the road on the right."

At this time, Niulu Erzhen Chaha said: "Master, the horses of the Han army behind are not good, and their riding skills are poor. In addition, we may have been left behind for several miles by marching in the dark. It will be dawn soon, why don't we simply It will be safer to rest for a while and wait for the Han cavalry to gather before pursuing again."

Abatai said: "Those Han troops are too squeamish. When they catch up with us, it won't be long before they can't keep up with the team. Not only will they be unable to help, they will also let go of the Ming troops in front. They are here, attack with the whole army immediately!"

After Abatai and others left, Li San led others out of the nearby hillside.

It seemed that the Major General's prediction was correct. Abatai did not dare to take the risk of dividing his troops in such a blind attempt.

So he ordered people to chop down big trees to block the roads, and at the same time sent signal arrows into the night sky.

After seeing the signal, Li Xianzhong quickly led the army to set off from another road. In this way, the cavalry led by Abatai and Li Xianzhong advanced in opposite directions on two roads, one on the left and one on the right.

Soon after, Li Yongfang, who was late to Shanshan, finally led his army to Shuangchakou.

Seeing two intersections, he immediately ordered the army to stop.

At this time, Li Sanshun, who was on the mountain, seemed extremely nervous. He discovered that there was actually a fatal flaw in this arrangement.

Although the road on the right is blocked, as long as Li Yongfang is a little more careful, it is not difficult to find that there are actually no horse hoof prints on the road on the left. It is easy to infer that the road on the right was blocked after Abatai left. of.If he sees the clues, then this strategy will be ruined.

Looking at the scattered trees on the road to the right, Li Yongfang said: "You guys go and see if these obstacles can be removed?"

Several soldiers walked over with torches held high and said, "Please tell me, Prince-in-law, there are too many trees in front of us and there are huge rocks. It's obvious that someone deliberately blocked the road."

Although it looked strange that the road was blocked, since Abate did not clear the obstacles on the road, it was obvious that he went to the other side in a hurry.

At this time, Li Yongfang had already been left behind by Abatai for a long time, and he might never be able to catch up if he kept going. Soon he ordered the soldiers to head towards the road on the left.

Obviously, Nurhaci did not like Li Yongfang because of his military ability. The Fuxi forehead prince chose a path of no return.

On the other end, the Liaodong cavalry led by Li Xianzhong were rushing forward desperately; time was of the essence now, although he believed that the gift he left for Abatai would definitely make him choose to continue chasing the Ming army southward, but it was already dark now. It's a little bright, so I'm afraid I won't be able to deceive him for long.

Zha Huizu said at this time: "Major General, this is the first time you have led an army to fight against Jianlu. Let's wait and let the general lead the heavy armored cavalry to charge into the battle first."

Although Li Xianzhong is a later generation, he also knows that the Li family in Liaodong has always had the tradition of charging by himself. For example, Li Rusong, Li Ruzhang, Li Rumei, etc. are all fierce generals who like to charge.

It's not just Nurhachi and the late-jin Baylor who can lead the charge. The Ming Dynasty has always had no shortage of commanders who can personally go into battle to kill the enemy.

Although doing so involves greater risks, it can quickly bring the soldiers back to their core and unleash an astonishing combat effectiveness. This is also one of the reasons why the Li family's Liaodong cavalry is invincible in battle.

Although Zha Huizu had good intentions, Li Xianzhong still rejected his request and said: "Uncle Zha forgot, yesterday I fought against the Tatars under the red flag and captured 40 people. This is the first time for this general. Leading the Liaodong cavalry in battle must be the vanguard. This is not the tradition of my Li family!"

Then Li Xianzhong waved his spear forward and shouted: "Brothers, follow me to kill the Tatars!"

Soon these Liaodong cavalry broke out with shouts of "Kill the captives, kill the captives"!
Li Xianzhong ignited the morale of the army with just a few words. At this time, Zha Huizu was also very satisfied with the performance of this major general. After 20 years, it seemed that the Li family was finally going to produce a good general.

At this time, the sky was approaching dawn, and the men and horses of Li Xianzhong and Li Yongfang soon met on this narrow road.

Compared to Li Yongfang's surprise, Li Xianzhong and his Liaodong cavalry did not hesitate at all. The mountain road was not wide, and it could barely allow seven or eight cavalry to pass abreast. If there is a narrow road, the brave will win, and hesitation at this time is fatal.

Although it was not completely bright yet and only a rough outline could be seen, years of combat experience told Li Yongfang that the people galloping across must be the Ming army.

How could it be the Ming army? Where are Abatai's people?

It's a pity that Li Yongfang no longer has time to think about this.

The distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer, and you can almost hear the panting of the other side's horse.

Fortunately, Li Yongfang and others could not see the full picture of the Ming army. If they found that they were facing the Liaodong Iron Cavalry composed entirely of armored troops, they would probably be so frightened that they would lose the courage to fight!

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