Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1190 The Battle of the Three Kings ([-])
Dorgon knew that the Ming army had broken through Kaifeng and was about to go straight to the tiger prison, but Wang Yan still didn't know the exact location of Dai Zhifan, so he was still very cautious.

Dorgon fled to the north. If Dai Zhifan hadn't rushed into Hulao Pass and cut off Dorgon's retreat, Dorgon might still have fled to Hebei.

If the Manchus were allowed to preserve their strength and return to the outside of the pass, where the land was sparsely populated, it would be very difficult for the Ming Dynasty to destroy the Manchus.

Wang Yan changed his combat strategy, from defending himself in the stronghold and avoiding fighting, to going out of camp to pursue and fight a decisive battle with the Jin-Qing coalition forces.

After more than a month of confrontation, although the enemy's food was exhausted and the morale of the army was low, the strength of the Jin-Qing coalition was still there, and the Ming army lost the support of the stronghold. When confronting the enemy, that is Uncovered bloody wave battle in the wilderness.

Although Wang Yan had absolute confidence in defeating the enemy, casualties were inevitable, so he gathered all the generals and told everyone to prepare for blood, and to fight this battle with the determination to die on the battlefield and shroud in horse leather .

After the [-] pioneers left the camp, nearly [-] Ming army infantry walked out from the front of the camp. Each of them took two hot rice balls and a piece of cooking cake at the camp gate, and looked at them under the morning sun. Marching north, the intention is to avenge the shame of the country for more than [-] years since Saarhu.

The red sun was rising, the swords and guns were dazzling, and the flags were fluttering. Countless soldiers in cotton armor and dish helmets, holding guns on their chests, followed by officers with flags on their backs, lined up and crowded the official road, like a fiery red line. The long dragon, looking north.

The Qing army packed up their luggage in the first half of the night, and quietly left the camp in the second half of the night, which meant that they did not rest or eat all night.

After dawn, it is inevitable that the people and horses will be exhausted and hungry, so Dorgon can only let everyone rest where they are.

The Green Battalion soldiers haven't had enough food recently. Although the Manchu and Mongolian cavalrymen are skilled in riding and can usually run for three days and three nights without any problem, they eat less salt recently, and they are particularly prone to fatigue, and each of them is not in good spirits.

Dorgon gave an order, and the cavalry dismounted one after another. The infantry had already found firewood from the nearby woods, and piles of firewood were lit, and thick smoke billowed, with nearly a thousand smoke columns, which was particularly spectacular.

Dorgon stood around the army, and 18 people spread around him. Looking down from the sky, it was densely packed with people, just like a flock of sheep migrating on the grassland.

So many people are not like soldiers, but more like prey that will be attacked by wolves at any time.

Dorgon also got out of the car and sat on a rock to rest.At this time, Lou Qin stepped forward and said in a panic, "Uncle Wang, the Ming army is catching up. The forward is only twenty miles away from us!"

Dorgon was startled when he heard the words, the Ming army could detect their northward retreat, which was within Dorgon's expectation, after all, the distance between the camps of the two armies was less than five miles, and the Qing army's camp was empty, the Ming army could quickly notice , which is not surprising.

It's just that in Dorgon's view, the Ming army will find out in the morning, and it should be the morning to start chasing him. He walked first in the middle of the night, how did the Ming army catch up so quickly?

When Lou Qin saw Dorgon's expression, he knew what Dorgon was thinking, and hurriedly explained: "Uncle Wang, there are about 6 chasing troops, all of them are horse troops, so the speed is extremely fast, and we walk slowly at night. , There are still so many infantry, so let the Ming army catch up."

Dorgon's face was gloomy, and he wanted to scold his mother in his heart. In this way, his army tossed all night, wasn't he busy and running for nothing?He really felt like he had eaten shit.

"Why does the king thief have so many cavalry?" Dorgon's face twisted when he heard the number of Ming army cavalry.

How many cavalry were there in the Ming Dynasty, and the secret works of the Manchu Qing Dynasty had already spied on them, with a [-] horse army, is Wang Shiheng a monster?Can he throw beans into soldiers?
Lou Qin said with a mournful face: "The sentry cavalry inspectors said that there are Ming army cavalry all over the mountains and plains, and there are at least 6 cavalry, so there should be no mistake!"

Dorgon's face sank, he only had 5000 Mongolian fine cavalry in his hands, 3 cavalry from Han Banner, Green Camp, and Jin Kingdom combined, and less than 9 cavalry in total, and [-] cavalry from the Ming army caught up , How can he escape?
For a moment, Dorgon's sickly face twitched. He stood up and looked around at the army all over the wilderness. He couldn't take the army away unless he dealt with the cavalry of the Ming army.

Dorgon was silent for a while, and suddenly ordered, "You and Wakda each lead [-] cavalry, and lie in ambush on the left and right wings! If the cavalry of the Ming army dare to charge directly at the king's army, you will go out with both wings and kill them by mistake." Not urgent!"

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The [-] horse army of the Ming army can kill [-] horse troops on horseback, galloping ahead, and the [-] infantry who can only ride instead of travel are behind.

At this time, the sun had already risen high, and it was reported that they were less than 20 miles away from the Jin-Qing coalition forces.

Such a short distance, especially with a large number of cavalry on both sides, is no different from being under the nose of the other side. Any mistake by either side may lead to the failure of the battle.

With Wang Yan's confession, Wang Shixiu didn't dare to act rashly. He was like a wolf who found its prey, following the prey, waiting for the wolves to come and kill the prey.

Wang Shixiu was dressed in silver armor, surrounded by a group of generals, and walked in front of the horse army. The [-] elite cavalry were mighty and mighty.

The sound of horseshoes fell like raindrops, making a shocking sound. The knights held their weapons and followed the horse's back ups and downs, overwhelming the sky with murderous aura.

The [-] horse army of the Ming army has long been no longer a facade, but a real elite horse army.

For more than a month, in order to protect the grain road, they kept fighting with the Qing cavalry. It can be said that even if they confronted the Qing cavalry in the wilderness, they were not afraid, and even a little excited.

Wang Shixiu was dressed in silver armor and wore a red cloak in front. Behind him, Zhao Shenkuan, Qin Shangxing, Tan Tai, Zhao Cunren and other generals were all neatly dressed, leaping on horses and raising their swords, majestic and majestic.

3 horses, with banners and reins, marched slowly northward in the vast Central Plains.

Compared with the orderliness of the main force, the scout horses before the army came and went like the wind, galloping in front of the army non-stop, reporting the news of the enemy for the army.

"Report! Commander! Our army is fifteen miles away from the enemy!"

"Go and tell Zhongyong Town to keep them away from our troops!" Wang Shixiu turned his head and ordered, then waved his hand to signal the army to move on.

There is a flat river here, Wang Shixiu looks around, there are weedy wheat fields everywhere, the terrain is flat, in case of any situation, he can retreat calmly, so the distance can be closer.

He wanted to close the distance to a distance suitable for charging, like a gun with ammunition loaded, pointing the muzzle at Dorgon, making him afraid to move and fidgeting.

"Report! Commander! Our army is less than ten miles away from the enemy!"

When these words came out, Wang Shixiu was taken aback for a moment, and said in surprise, "So fast?"

"Reporting to the governor, the enemy army is making food, but it has stopped and has not moved!" The soldier replied with one knee.

At this time, the Qing army should be running with their tails between their legs, or forming a tight formation. They are actually cooking, which makes the generals of the Ming army really dumbfounded, angry and laughing.

"Didn't move?" Qin Shangxing was surprised, "Dorgon is still in the mood to eat at this time, doesn't he know that we are following behind, isn't he afraid that we will rush up and tell him that he won't be able to eat, but will lose the guy who eats instead?"

"Captain, let the last general command the troops, and he will be too late to kill him!" Zhao Shenkuan clasped his fists on the horse.

Facing the two mighty generals of the horse army, Wang Shixiu shook his head, "Don't worry, keep going, wait until you see the Qing army!"

Immediately, the cavalry continued to advance, and after a short walk, they saw a column of smoke rising in front of them, nearly a thousand in number.

When the army advanced to three miles, Wang Shixiu looked as far as he could, and he could already see a mass of black figures appearing on the wilderness ahead.Although it is not clear, but there are indeed smoke rising from the crowd, Dorgon is undoubtedly rebelling.

Wang Shixiu immediately waved his hand and said loudly, "Stop!"

Ma Jun stopped, Zhao Shenkuan and others saw the scene in front of them clearly, and immediately cursed: "Zhi Niang, 18 people cook together, it's so fucking spectacular!"

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