Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1189 The Battle of the Three Kings ([-])
Meng Qiaofang saw that Dorgon's body was trembling, and a mouthful of blood spurted out of his trembling mouth. He couldn't help being shocked, stood up and exclaimed, "The regent is~"

Lou Qin was also frightened, and didn't know what to do in a panic, so he could only keep rubbing Dorgon's back.

However, Dorgon raised his hand to stop him from moving, then covered his chest with one hand, coughed up blood, and said forcefully: "Ben~Ben Wang, it's okay!"

Meng Qiaofang was stunned for a while, she vomited blood, are you okay?No matter how he looks, he doesn't look like he's okay!
Should this look be called a military doctor?However, the Jin-Qing coalition forces were already unstable, and now that Dorgon was coughing up blood again, the morale of the army would become even more restless.

For a while, Meng Qiaofang didn't know what to do, but Dorgon wiped the blood from his mouth, but took the initiative to say: "To tell you the truth, King Yongping, I have been feeling unwell, and just now I heard that King Yongping was going to retreat, and Lou Qin came back again." Report that the salt bar in the camp has been exhausted, and the food supply is less than ten days, so this king is in a hurry to do this!"

Meng Qiaofang was a little puzzled. There was not enough food and grass in the camp. Shouldn't Dorgon have known about it?How could he vomit blood anxiously after hearing this, but Dorgon said that it was possible after hearing his talk of retreating, coupled with the lack of food, grass and salt.

Meng Qiaofang sighed, "The regent is not feeling well, please rest first, I will come back tomorrow!"

After finishing speaking, he was about to leave, but Dorgon covered his chest and said, "Wait a minute!"

Meng Qiaofang turned around, and Dorgon continued: "The food and grass in the camp are almost exhausted, and this king is also preparing to retreat, but I hope that King Yongping can go back to Luoyang together with this king!"

"The regent is also planning to retreat?" Meng Qiaofang frowned.

Dorgon said: "If King Yongping wants to withdraw, it will be meaningless for me to stay here! This king agrees to retreat, but I hope that King Yongping can retreat with me. If Wang Yan comes after us, as long as we Together, maybe we can fight him and change the current situation!"

Meng Qiaofang pondered for a while. Now that they are confronting the Ming army, or continuing to attack the Ming camp, there is no chance of winning. However, if they retreat and Wang Yan pursues them, they may be able to fight back and defeat Wang Yan in the field.

"Okay, the regent's strategy is to retreat. There may be a chance to attract Wang Yan to fight. I agree with the regent's opinion. The Jin army and the Qing army will return to Luoyang." Meng Qiaofang nodded and made a decision, "If Wang Yan If Wang Yan doesn't pursue, then the Jin army will return to Tongguan, and I advise the regent to give up Heluo as well!"

Dorgon covered his chest and said weakly: "Okay, then King Yongping will wait for my order to withdraw troops."

Meng Qiaofang nodded in agreement, bowed and said goodbye, "Alright then, the regent, take care of your health, I'll go back and prepare, and wait for the regent's order!"

After he finished speaking, he left, and when he left the tent, Dorgon immediately spurted out another mouthful of blood.

"Wang Thief, how ruthless!" Dorgon gritted his teeth, "This trick is to build plank roads in the open and hide the warehouse in the dark. It is really vicious! Wang Thief actually wants to eat my 20 Qing army in one go!"

As Wang Yan expected, when he received Dai Zhifan's military report, Dorgon also got the news that the Ming army on the East Road had entered Henan.

This news hit him hard, like a hammer hitting his heart directly.

If he hadn't suffered many blows during this period of time, he had already prepared the worst plan subconsciously, maybe he didn't vomit blood just now, but was directly frightened and demented, and would never be able to wake up again!

"Regent, what should I do now? When Kaifeng is breached, the next target of the Ming army must be Hulao Pass. If Hulao is breached and the Ming army outflanks us, then we will be surrounded by the Ming army in Heluo." Lou Qin said anxiously.

"Send the order, the army is ready to retreat!" The Ming army has already outflanked it, and he has to get out of the pass before Ming takes down Hulao Pass.

"Then keep this matter from Meng Qiaofang, are there any other generals in the army?" Lou Qin asked.

Dorgon nodded heavily, "I can't say it. Once I say it, Meng Qiaofang will definitely run away immediately with the Jin army. The generals in the army must also keep it secret. They can only tell Doni and other reliable people, and absolutely must not let the army know. The Ming army broke through Xuzhou, broke through the flanks and outflanked it. If the generals know about it, the army will be chaotic without a fight, and once Wang Yan pursues, it will definitely be defeated."

Dorgon looked at Lou Qin, "The king now has no choice but to coerce the army, go to Luoyang first, get rid of Wang Yan, make sure that he can leave the customs safely, and then tell Meng Qiaofang the truth."

"Uncle Wang, I understand!"

Dorgon waved his hand immediately, "Go and prepare, we will withdraw tonight, there can be no further delay."

The Ming army from the East route outflanked it, which was a matter of life and death for Dorgon.Knowing the urgency of the situation, Lou Qin hurriedly summoned the guards outside the tent to enter the account and take care of Dorgon, while he bowed to leave and hurried back to prepare.

At night, Dorgon ordered the army to pull out the camp overnight and quietly retreat under the pretext of insufficient food and grass.

After receiving the order to withdraw troops, not only the Eight Banners breathed a sigh of relief, but also the Green Battalion soldiers, whose rations were almost halved, were also relieved.If this bird battle continues, it will be impossible to win. The soldiers praised the regent's wise decision-making.

That night, the Qing army slaughtered the remaining 20 livestock, and each person brought more than [-] catties as rations for the next few days.Dorgon then sent Doni back to Luoyang first, looting the whole city to obtain new food supplies.

On the fourth watch, when it was time to fall asleep, the 18 Jin-Qing allied forces abandoned the camp and galloped north.

After Wang Yan got the military report, he expected that if Dorgon got the news, he would definitely want to escape from the Central Plains, so he had already ordered the Ming army to pay attention to the movement of the Qing camp.

At five o'clock, before dawn, Wang Yan was sleeping soundly in the tent, when suddenly a voice called out, "Your Highness, Your Highness, the enemy soldiers have escaped!"

The voice shouted several times before Wang Yan woke up and sat up from the camp bed.

Not long after, Wang Yan put on his armor and came to the Qing army camp under the escort of hundreds of cavalry.

Li Guo, who was commanding the soldiers to search the Qing army camp, saw him coming, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "Your Highness!"

Wang Yan rode on a charcoal steed, pointed at the Qing camp with his whip, and asked, "What's going on?"

Li Guo hurriedly replied, "The four camps are all empty. The equipment in the camp has not been moved, even the cannons have been discarded, only the food and grass have been taken away, and all the cattle and sheep have been killed by the Qing army."

As Li Guo waved his hand, a soldier presented a piece of rotten meat. Wang Yan frowned slightly when he smelled it.

Li Guo hurriedly explained: "Your Highness, I found this in Huotou Camp of the Qing Army. The rotten meat is worth thousands of catties."

"Isn't the Qing army short of food?" Wang Yan frowned.

"Your Highness, these meats have not been cured with salt, so a lot of them are rotten." Li Guo pointed at the rotten meat and said, "The humble official thought that the Qing army lacked salt as well as food, so there was so much rotten meat. Since there was no salt, and the Qing army slaughtered all the remaining livestock when they were short of food, the humble officials thought that they were leaving no way out and were really going to flee.”

Wang Yan nodded after hearing this, and immediately turned his head and ordered: "Go, let Wang Shixiu and Liu Fangliang come and see Gu!"

Immediately, Wang Yan found a cart in the Qing camp and sat down. Not long after, a group of cavalry galloped over, stopped not far away, and then got off their horses.

Wang Shixiu and Liu Fangliang walked over quickly and saluted together, "Your Highness, what are your orders?"

Wang Yan stood up immediately, and said solemnly: "Dorgon fled with 18 enemy troops. Gu is now ordered to charge the horse army, as well as Zhongyong Town, and pursue immediately. We must bite Dorgon and let him go. escape."

As he spoke, Wang Yan paused, looked at the two, and continued to solemnly order: "In addition, Dorgon is cunning, you must also be vigilant, and don't fall into an ambush! Also, before the rear army arrives, you must not fight with the Qing army." decisive battle."

Wang Shixiu and Liu Fangliang glanced at each other, their eyes were burning, and they clasped their fists excitedly, "The humble job takes orders!"

Wang Yan then waved his hand and said, "You set off immediately, the army of Gudu will arrive soon!"

The two of them did not dare to be negligent, and saluted again, assuring Wang Yan that Dorgon would not let Dorgon escape, then they shook their cloaks, got on their horses, and left in the dust.

The Qing army was about to leave. In the past, the Ming army could only watch and watch them walk away.

Now, Wang Yan has nearly [-] elite cavalry in his hands, plus [-] dragon infantry who can use horses instead of walking, it will not be so easy for Dorgon to escape.

Not long after Wang Shixiu and Liu Fangliang returned to the camp, the [-] Hengchong cavalry leaped out of the camp with their swords raised, and at the same time, the [-] soldiers from Zhongyong Town also galloped with guns on their backs and bronze cannons. Looking north.

More than [-] war horses, the momentum is overwhelming, and the ground is trampled by thousands of hooves, Heluo is shaken.

Fascinated by Wang Yan, he stood up and said to Li Guo and Li Dingguo, "Back to the camp, we should be ready to go!"

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