Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 323

In addition, Azige saw the heads of Tong Yanghe and Sun Dingliao, and heard Huang Xudong's provocative words, and he was furious. He scolded the soldiers in the tent and wanted to kill Huang Xudong to vent his anger.

Seeing this, a group of soldiers of the Qing army immediately drew out their sabers and rushed towards Huang Xudong. The two Ming soldiers in the tent also immediately drew out their waist sabers and protected Huang Xudong behind them.

Seeing this, Huang Xudong laughed loudly and said: "Man Qing is nothing more than that, he is afraid of my mere envoy! If you kill me today, the Japanese government will slaughter your family in the future. One life for one family, death deserves it~"

"Nanban are not afraid of beheading?" Azig rarely saw such Han people, he was very angry, "Look at me cutting you alive with my own hands~" "Die for righteousness, why regret life?" Huang Xudong said on the surface Shang Dayi was awe-inspiring, but cold sweat was already streaming down his back.

Huang Xudong's performance made Azig furious to the extreme. He was already a rude person, but now his anger was all aroused.

At this time, Huang Xudong and two Ming soldiers had already been forced to a corner of the big tent by the soldiers of the Qing army, and they were about to lock them up in one fell swoop, but a general of the Qing army suddenly raised the curtain and came in. He was slightly startled when he saw the scene inside the tent, But after reacting, he immediately walked quickly to Wu Sangui's ear and whispered in a low voice.

Seeing this, Huang Xudong was relieved. His eyes stopped the resistance of the two subordinates, and he was immediately arrested by the Qing soldiers.

After Wu Sangui heard this, the expression on his face changed immediately. He suddenly glanced at Huang Xudong who was forced into a corner, and said suddenly: "My lord, don't be impulsive about this matter. Take the envoy out to rest first. I have something important to do with my lord." talk."

Seeing Wu Sangui like this, Azige was puzzled. The soldiers on the side didn't get Azige's order, but they didn't dare to leave. Seeing this, Wu Sangui walked to Azige's side and said, "The scouts found tens of thousands of Ming troops. Depart from Yicheng, and come to Xiangyang."

Azige didn't understand the inevitable relationship between the Ming army going north and his plan to kill Huang Xudong, so he immediately said, "If that's the case, then the king happened to kill this southern barbarian to sacrifice the flag."

Wu Sangui thought much more than Azige, he saw that Azige was already confused!Then he said in a soft voice that the two of them could hear clearly: "The scouts are still outside Yicheng, and they found a large number of ships covered with cloth. They must be Ming army warships that Wang Yan deliberately hid."

Azige frowned slightly when he heard the words, although he still couldn't figure out why Wu Sangui wanted to prevent him from killing Huang Xudong, but he didn't insist at this time.

Although he has a reckless personality and is irritable, he is a fierce general of the Qing Dynasty after all, and he knows how to distinguish between serious and serious, so he waved his hand, indicating that the soldiers should take Huang Xudong out of the tent, and then asked: "Since Wang Yan has gone to war Book, and led the troops to the north, this king should accept his request, and fight to the death with him tomorrow! Why can't Huang Xudong be killed?"

Wu Sangui thought much more than Azig, "My lord, I don't know if I should say something or not?"

"Elder Uncle has something to say." Azig hates Han people hesitantly, "There is nothing wrong to say~"

Wu Sangui sorted out his thoughts slightly and said: "Wang Yan, I don't know how much the lord knows. Anyway, I have heard about him. He was born in Qingzhou. Afterwards, he fought in Chizhou and defended Yangzhou, making Prince Yu helpless. At first I just He was regarded as a good general, but now it seems that he is underestimated."

Azige looked a little unhappy and said, "Elder uncle, you mean that the Manchurian warriors under the king's command are not Wang Yan's opponents? Hmph, Xiao Shiwu has no regrets about defeating Wang Yan. As the elder brother, this king wants to let him Look, how I beat Wang Yan."

Dorgon has a close relationship with Duduo, but he is very demanding on his elder brother, which makes Azige very unhappy. Since Duduo has never defeated Wang Yan, he is willing to give it a try and defeat Wang Yan , Embarrassing Dorgon and Duoduo.

Seeing Azig's appearance, Wu Sangui knew that he didn't at all, and understood what he meant. In fact, after the fall of Wuchang, there was no strategic significance for them to fight in Xiangyang, especially when they were facing a very threatening opponent.

Wu Sangui attaches great importance to the men and horses in his hands. This is the capital of his life in troubled times. The combat power displayed by Wang Yan's troops, whether it is to capture Wuchang guarded by [-] Qing soldiers within a month, or capture Gaodi guards in one day Yicheng, as well as Huang Xudong's arrogance and self-confidence, made him not want to fight this Ming army.

"My lord, there is one thing we have to admit. The achievements Huang Xudong listed are all facts. We really can't take the strength of Wang Yanyi's army lightly. Our army is not sure of victory in a single battle."

Hearing the words, Azige said with a gloomy face, "Does King Pingxi mean that he doesn't want to fight Wang Yan and leave Huang Xudong behind so that he can make peace with the Ming army?"

"My lord misunderstood~" Wu Sangui explained: "The Ming army is good at water warfare, but our army has very few boats. This is what I am most worried about. Huang Xudong came here today, and it is tomorrow's battle, but I think he is It is intentional to provoke the prince, as if seeking death, this is a bit unreasonable, I guess Wang Yan must have a plan."

After hearing this, Azige calmed down and thought about it carefully, then he felt that what Wu Sangui said was reasonable, so he changed his tone and said softly: "The elder uncle means that Huang Xudong has other purposes for coming here?"

"That's right~" Wu Sangui nodded and said: "I also know that the Ming army deliberately hides the warship, so I want to understand the key point. Huang Xudong came to provoke us, in fact, to make the prince angry and prepare for a decisive battle with Wang Yan, and Wang Yan's purpose But it was not a decisive battle, he was trying to drag us to the south bank, and then use the fleet to destroy the pontoon bridge, trapping tens of thousands of us in the south of the Han River."

Azig couldn't help being surprised. The pontoon bridge upstream of the Han River was the lifeline of nearly [-] Qing troops. If the pontoon bridge was destroyed and they couldn't defeat Wang Yan in a short time, the Qing army would have to run out of ammunition and food.

"Thief ~ really insidious ~"

Wu Sangui breathed a sigh of relief when Azige came to his senses, "Wang Yan is extremely cunning, but we have no effective means of dealing with the warships of the Ming army, and the army is encamped under the city of Xiangyang. As soon as the Ming army arrives, they will attack our army." It's becoming a pincer attack, so I think it's better to let Huang Xudong back, pretend to accept the letter of war, and the army will immediately move out tonight and retreat to the north bank."

Hearing the words, Azig showed no hesitation on his face. It was undoubtedly the safest way for the army to retreat to the north bank, but it also meant that the battle of Xiangyang, which cost countless money and food, would be wasted. Azige was obviously unwilling to accept this.

All along, the Qing soldiers were on the strong side, and it was rare for them to retreat in desperation without achieving their goals.

To retreat easily, in Azig's view, is a shame.

At this time, Azige couldn't help standing up and walking back and forth in the tent. After a while, he stopped suddenly, then looked at Wu Sangui and said, "Huang Xudong is still sent back, and this king is still pretending to accept the letter of war. I will ask Wang Yan for a decisive battle tomorrow. But tonight, this king will lead an army to raid Wang Yan's warship and camp, how about it?"

(End of this chapter)