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Chapter 26: Luring the enemy deeper (please read the new chapter)

Tuta and others rushed into the fort aggressively, only to find that although there were many torches on the fort, there was not even a human figure inside!
The castle is still a scene of ruins, and the cold wind howls along the gaps in the walls, adding to the desolation here!
The Ming army's tents were still there, and there was even a kettle burning on the campfire. It seemed that they had just retreated.

Presumably the few sentries who escaped just now told them about the entry of the army.

At this time, a soldier pointed to the torch in the distance and said, "Niu Lu'er, look! The Ming army is just ahead. It should have just run away!"

Judging from the tents left at the scene, the number of Ming troops was not very large, only a hundred riders at most.

While Tuta sent someone to report the situation in the fort to Dudu, he led the army to continue the pursuit.

On the hillside in the distance, Li Sanshun said: "It seems that Du Du is still very cautious, so he only sent so many people."

Li Xianzhong said: "I can't wait to spread the Jianlu troops one by one. Mang Gurtai's Zhenglan Banner will come soon. If Du Du really sends out the whole army, we will not have time to eliminate him. If not, we will be entangled by Jianlu’s reinforcements!”

The main purpose now is to hold back Jianlu so that the other two groups can withdraw safely.

If Yang Hao, a scammer, hadn't suddenly come to Qinghe Fort, why would he have to take such a big risk and fight under the nose of the main force of Jianlu.

It seems that he still has to find a way to replace this Liaodong manager, otherwise he will be tricked to death by Yang Hao sooner or later.

However, Yang Hao's "good news" has just been sent out, and it will not cause an earthquake in the Ming Dynasty for the time being. Everything can only be given to time.

At this moment, Tuta and others were chasing the torches of the Ming army in front. As they got closer and closer to the Ming army, the group of Tatars became more and more excited!

Unknowingly, they were getting closer and closer to Qinghe Fort.

At this time, Tuta discovered that this group of Ming troops wanted to retreat to Qinghe Fort, and he could not let the cooked duck fly away.So he waved his riding whip fiercely and sped up to catch up!
Suddenly, as the war horse let out a tragic roar, he was thrown to the ground.

I saw that the war horse rushing in front was heavily tripped by the horse rope, and then the sky was full of bows and arrows shooting towards me. Although wearing armor can greatly reduce the damage of bows and arrows, many people were still shot off their horses by bows and arrows.

Realizing that there was an ambush ahead, these cavalrymen quickly turned their horses around, only to find the Liaodong cavalry behind them.

Under the attack of the heavy armored cavalry of the Ming army, the Tatars could not resist and fell off their horses one after another.

"Bang, bang, bang"

The Ming army ambushing on both sides even used three-eyed blunderbuss to shoot at them.At such a close distance, these three-eyed guns are relatively easy to use, and Jianlu's armor cannot resist them at all.

The sound of gunshots and the white smoke emitted were particularly eye-catching in the dark night.

This was also done intentionally by the Ming army so that the enemies behind would notice.

Du Du, who was following behind, soon realized that Tuta had been ambushed by the Ming army.

These Ming troops were really cunning. Sanyangyu Fort was just trying to lure the enemy and actually placed an ambush here. Fortunately, his main force did not fall into the trap of the Ming troops.

At this time, Zhenglan Banner should have entered the side wall and could support him at any time. It is estimated that these Ming troops will not be able to play any tricks.

So Du Du quickly rode up to catch up, thinking that he was only three or four miles away from Tuta, and the Ming army would definitely not be able to end the battle in a short time.

Unexpectedly, when he arrived, Tuta's Niulu had been basically wiped out by the Ming army, leaving only some seriously injured soldiers lying on the roadside groaning in pain.

At this time, they could still vaguely see the retreating figures of the Ming army's cavalry, and an angry Du Du quickly ordered a pursuit.

At this time, the Eight Banners soldiers showed their proficiency in cavalry and archery, constantly shooting arrows at the Ming army in front.Although they couldn't see clearly ahead, they could still hear the sound of Ming troops falling from time to time.At this time, Xiangbai Qi's attention was all focused on the Ming cavalry in front, and he did not carefully observe the surrounding environment.

The main force of the Ming army did not actually evacuate the ambush point, but temporarily hid in the nearby woods.

Li Sanshun sighed helplessly and said, "I don't know how long these 50 brothers will be able to contain the Tatars."

At this time, Li Xianzhong had 600 cavalry in his hands, including [-] Liaodong cavalry and [-] South Route Army cavalry. Among them, [-] Liaodong cavalry were temporarily supplemented from the South Route cavalry. Although the equipment was changed and they wore iron armor, their combat effectiveness was still weaker. .

Although the Ming army could also ambush Du Du's white flag, Mang Gurtai's Zhenglan flag was not far away from them.

Once they fight with the Xiangbai Banner, they will inevitably be attacked from the front and back by the Zhenglan Banner who rushes to support them.

Therefore, he could only let go of the relatively weak White Flag, and change the target of the ambush to the Zhenglan Flag that followed and was unprepared.

Manggurtai was the fifth son of Nurhaci. When he was a boy, he followed his father to conquer the Ula tribe of the Haixi Jurchens. He made many military exploits and gained Nurhaci's trust.

As the third Baylor of Daikin, he is in charge of the true blue flag of 21 Niulu.

His status at this time was second only to Da Baile Daishan, and even surpassed Four Baile Huang Taiji with his military merit and qualifications.

With the death of Amin, more than half of Xianglan Banner, which had 33 Niulu, suffered casualties. Mang Gurtai was keenly aware that Houjin's political map was likely to undergo a major change.

Therefore, he attaches great importance to this opportunity to go on the expedition. His previous performance in Salhu was highly recognized by his father. This time he must continue to work hard and seize this opportunity to perform.

It had to be said that the Liaodong border wall of the Ming Dynasty was really troublesome. Since they could not get through Crow Falcon Pass, they had to go around to the vicinity of Sanyangyu.The mountain road was rugged and it was night, making it very inconvenient for the cavalry to move.

It took a lot of time for the 6000 people he led to finally break through the Liaodong border wall.

Just as he was about to join Xiangbai Banner and march towards Qinghe Fort, he found that Du Du had already gone to pursue the Ming army.

This made him feel a little unhappy. It seemed that he was not the only one who wanted to change his status through military exploits.

It was obvious that Du Du was overthinking things. With the gap between his eldest brother and his father, it would be difficult for Du Du to gain respect again.

No matter who among their brothers takes over as the Great Khan, it is impossible not to suppress the Great Khan's eldest grandson.

Although he felt unhappy, he still ordered Zhenglan Qi to catch up quickly.

Du Du's troops with the white flag were the weakest, and it would be bad if they were ambushed by the Ming army.

Fortunately, the Ming army retreated in the same direction as Qinghe Fort, otherwise Du Du would have delayed his major event this time.

Soon Mang Gurtai arrived at the place where the white flag was previously ambushed. Although it was still dark, with the light of the torch, he could still see the situation clearly.

On both sides of the road ahead, there were many corpses of soldiers with white flags lying on both sides. It seemed that there were enough corpses of a cow.

It was obvious that these corpses had been cleared to this location, which meant that Du Du's main force had safely passed here to pursue the Ming army ahead.

Mang Gurtai immediately realized that something was wrong. It seemed that Xiangbai Qi had been ambushed by the Ming army. He immediately drew his sword and shouted: "Speed ​​up and catch up with Xiangbai Qi. They may be in danger!"

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