Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 822 Ambush
A loud roar was the signal to act. Tan Tai, who entered the city first, immediately urged his horse to disperse the Qing soldiers in the city gate. The coaters immediately formed a circle around the vehicles that had already entered the city, preventing the Qing soldiers who had reacted from approaching. city ​​gate.

The big box on the car was opened, and there were countless swords and shields inside. The disguised coaters of the Ming army picked up their weapons and fought with the Qing soldiers in the doorway.

They were originally the elite of the Qing army, but now they are able to fight the green battalion soldiers, and they are naturally handy. They killed all the Qing soldiers near the gate in a short while, and Tan Tai led the people to control the streets directly connected to the city gate to prevent the Qing soldiers from reinforcing. , Zhang Cunren led the people to rush up the city tower, and directly set fire to the city gate tower.

Seeing the flames and thick smoke in the direction of Xinye, the Ming army, who was lying around three miles away, knew that Tan Tai had succeeded. Liu Fangliang immediately drew his sword and roared, "Kill!"

Hearing the order, the cavalry who charged the horse army were the first to kill. More than 4000 cavalry, stepping on the snow, shot out suddenly like an arrow from the string, and thousands of infantry behind them, following the cavalry, also ran wildly , rushed towards Xinye City.

At the time of the sudden change in Nancheng, on a mountain path in the west of Xinye County, two distressed Qing soldiers watched the fire rising from Xinye Nancheng and the faint shouts of killing. They looked at each other and changed. Direction, bypass Xinye and head towards Nanyang.

These two were exactly the soldiers Xu Erxian sent to Xinye to report the news after being attacked by the Ming army. However, the entrance of the valley was occupied by the Ming army. There was no rest all the way, but after all, it was still a step slower.

In Xinye City, there was chaos at this time. From top to bottom, the Qing army did not expect to be attacked by the Ming army. After the sudden change of more than 5000 green battalion soldiers, they could not react at all. On the streets of the city, red-topped bamboo hats crowded the city. In the regiment, many green battalion soldiers began to take advantage of the chaos to snatch some property, rape women, and fled to Beicheng without waiting for Shang Kexi's order.

In the east of Xinye City, the house of a rich family was directly occupied by Shang Kexi after the Qing army arrived, and even the daughter of the rich family was forcibly occupied by him.

There were very few recreational activities available in ancient times. If you were a literati, you could still spend your time in the mountains and rivers, recite poems and paint pictures, listen to songs and play chess, all of which can pass the time. He had nothing else to do with that.

Shang Kexi is like this, Xinye is fine, he is obsessed with making people, suddenly the door is pushed open, and the soldiers rushed in, and said anxiously: "My lord, the Ming army stole the city, the south city will be destroyed, Xinye will lost."

Shang Kexi was so frightened that he shuddered all over, quickly lifted his pants, and hurriedly asked the reason, the soldiers couldn't tell the reason, after all, no one thought that the Ming army would sneak attack Xinye, they were either gambling or lusting, I don't know the specific situation, but one thing is certain, the Ming army has entered the city with certainty.

At this time, Shang Kexi regretted that he was not in a hurry, and hurriedly asked, "Can Nancheng be taken back?"

"My lord, the soldiers and horses in the city are all in chaos. Don't talk about taking back the southern city. If you hesitate a little, I'm afraid we won't be able to leave." The guards shook their heads even more like rattles.

At this time, the shouts of killing in the city had spread to the East City, and a group of soldiers desperately urged Shang Kexi, but Shang Kexi was a little desperate at this moment. He understood the consequences of the loss of Xinye. I am sorry for this crime.

But if the soldiers and horses are chaotic, it will not be of any use for him to stay. He has no other choice but to escape, so that the Ming army attacked the south gate with the purpose of occupying Xinye, and he can also escape through the north gate. .

At this time, Shang Kexi hurriedly put on his clothes, leaving the concubine alone, and was surrounded by his personal guards and left the house. The streets were full of panicked Qing troops. He hurriedly ordered his personal soldiers to break out from the north of the city.

Azige was Dorgon's elder brother, if he died or was captured by the Ming army, the Qing Dynasty would not spare him. If he wanted to protect himself, he had to bring more soldiers back, so that he could have some confidence.

In the past, he would not have dared to borrow Shang Kexi's courage, but now the majesty of the Manchu Qing is not as good as before, and the control over the Han generals has weakened with the successive defeats of the Qing army.

Shang Kexi fled to the North City. The noise of killings in the city was loud and chaotic. The brigade of red-capped bamboo hats crowded out of the city. He glanced back at the streets in the city. Under the protection of dozens of personal soldiers, he fled in a panic to the north to Nanyang.

At this time, in the south of Xinye, in the Baihe Valley, thirty miles away, there are rolling low hills on both sides, covered with dense cypress forests, and the snow hanging on the trees is following the shaking of the earth. And keep falling from the tree.

The sound of roaring horseshoes echoed on both sides of the valley, sending out bursts of echoes. More than 2 cavalry galloped rapidly in the valley, desperately rushing to the direction of Xinye.

At the entrance of the Baihe River Valley, under the continuous impact of the Qing cavalry, the Ming army's large formation was pierced at once. The Ming army's infantry retreated to both sides, and the Qing cavalry slashed and killed. , The musketeer fired downwards to stop Qingqi's massacre.

The blocking Ming army was broken by the Qing cavalry, and Azig did not continue to entangle. One is that there are still pursuers behind, and the other is that the Ming army outflanking from the north of the Han River has already rushed to Xinye. He has no time to come and Hao Yaoqi entanglement.

The main force of the Qing cavalry roared through the gap immediately after the red-armored Han soldiers broke through the open formation.

Hao Yaoqi's obstruction was only the first hurdle that Qingqi had broken through when returning to the north. If they wanted to return to the north, they had to pass the hurdle of Xinye.If Shang Kexi is still there, naturally Amitabha may still have a big victory, but if Shang Kexi is defeated, then he has to make another hurdle.

The horses were galloping, and Azig knew that he might be ambushed by the Ming army, but he had to slam his head into Xinye, because if he hesitated for too long, Hao Yaoqi and Ma Jinzhong and others behind him would all chase and kill him, and he would become a Ordered the Shaanxi snack Roujiamo.

Azig wanted to gallop to the foot of Xinye City in one breath, but the cavalry couldn't eat enough, especially the Han army was fighting the red flag. After they broke through the bright formation, they only changed their horses, but they never rested.

Speeding all the way, the skin on the inside of the cavalry's thighs was worn out, and the eggs were about to explode. It was really too much to bear.

"Ama! Let everyone rest for a while!" Fu Lehe's egg felt colic. This was his first time fighting with Azig. The Qing army flew all the way from Yicheng to the Baihe Valley to fight against Hao Yaoqi. Then immediately ran to Xinye again, which is really too much for most people.

Azige didn't pay any attention to it, he was less than [-] miles away from Xinye and hadn't seen any traces of the Ming army, which made him very anxious.

Seeing this, Fu Lehe followed closely, and continued to persuade: "Ama, if the army passes by like this, if the Ming army has already controlled Xinye, the army will not be the opponent of the Ming army! Let everyone take a breath!"

Hearing this, Azig looked back and saw the galloping cavalry behind him, one by one with their helmets slanted, and some already staggering. He hesitated for a moment, and galloped for more than ten steps before suddenly pulling back his horse. rein.

The horse neighed, and the entire galloping cavalry team slowly stopped in the valley.

Fulehe stopped the horse, turned over immediately, and walked towards Azig with his legs spread apart, trying to help him off the horse, but Azige waved his whip and ordered: "The army rests for half an hour, and you immediately send The spies are investigating in the direction of Xinye."

Fu Lehe was about to receive orders, when a group of sentry cavalry from the Ming army suddenly rushed out of a forest two miles away, and fled northward quickly.

Azig was about to get off his horse, but when he saw this scene, he immediately sat up straight again, clamped his horse's belly, and shouted loudly: "Quick! Get on your horses, we can't let the Ming army get ready!"

(End of this chapter)