The thief of the fortress dominates the world

Chapter 89

Early the next morning, Jiang Chuan left Liaoyang City with his men and horses, protecting more than 5000 people who were willing to follow him back.

There are 5 to [-] people in Liaoyang City. Jiang Chuan thought that at least [-] people would be willing to go with him, but he didn't expect that after one night, there were only half of the expected number of people. This made him quite disappointed. It seems that people can't think too much , After one night, the impulse of many people receded.

However, it is not bad to have these more than 5000 people. Contentment and happiness are the right way.At this time, he can no longer be escorted by force, after all, he only established a tall image in front of the people in the city yesterday.

Just in case, Jiang Chuan sent people back to Erlong Valley early to inform Ran Wu, asking him to send people to meet him. After all, there are still so many people.

Of course, the daughter of Huang Taiji and Concubine Zhuang of Yongfu Palace, Princess Gulun Yongmu of the Qing Dynasty was also packed and taken back by him.

As for how to deal with her, there is no good way for now, let's take her back first.

Fortunately, a lot of horses were seized from the barracks of the Qing soldiers this time. Whether they were used for riding or pulling carts, the people's speed was much faster. Therefore, if they rushed back to Erlong Valley from Liaoyang, if they were fast, they would be in the sky. I can go back at that time.

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It is said that Dorgon has not seen Tong Yangxing escorting grain and red cannons for a long time, and the people sent out to respond to the investigation also came to report that they did not see the heavy army, which made Dorgon suspicious.

"Explore again, if you can't find the transport team, you are not allowed to come back." Dorgon frowned and gave the death order.

This is the first time he led the army as the commander-in-chief. He was originally full of ambition and enthusiasm. All the guys who led the soldiers who were quite talkative kept their mouths shut, wanting to let their emperor brother see their true abilities.

But he didn't expect that in his eyes, Datong City was already in jeopardy, but it was so difficult. After five or six thousand people died, it still stood still, which made him very annoyed.Coupled with the fact that Hauge, that annoying guy, was making things difficult for him, he was even more annoyed.

But at this time, Tong Yangxing, who led the rear team to escort the red-clothed cannon and the food and grass, was delayed in arriving, which made the anger in his heart reach the verge of eruption.

He knew that Tong Yangxing had always been close to Hauge, and he also knew that his brother Huang Taiji was going to marry the fourth daughter of the emperor, Princess Gulun Yongmu, to Tong Yangxing's son as his wife, and wanted to win over this man who had always been dedicated to everything. A Han general who does his best.

So he instinctively felt a little disgusted with Tong Yangxing, so this time he deliberately asked him to escort the food and supplies, but he didn't expect that this guy would not live up to his expectations and showed up late, which happened to give him a good chance to punish him.

"Hmph, there is a saying in the Han people, it doesn't take much effort if you can't get anywhere. Since you take the initiative to send yourself to death, then this king will make you a slave of the Han family. It is a capital offense to delay the military opportunity. I think Hauge What can I use to excuse you at that time." Thinking of this, Dorgon showed a cruel smile on the corner of his mouth.

Dorgon, who was thinking of punishing Tong Yangxing, also ordered the suspension of the siege, and the Han Eight Banners in charge of the siege also breathed a sigh of relief. More than half of the more than 1 people have been lost. 1 people will be finished.

At this time, the Ming army on the top of the city also breathed a sigh of relief. The busy figures on the top of the city gathered the corpses of the soldiers who died in battle and carried them down to the city, and replenished various defensive equipment and supplies. Soldiers were added to the top of the city.

A tall and tall Ming army general with a long slanting scar on his face, a leopard head with ring eyes, and a bushy beard on his chin was patrolling the city with a few subordinates in military uniform, all of whom were stained with blood. Obviously it's all the enemy's.

"The Tartars have finally retreated, and it seems that they have suffered a lot." A lieutenant behind the general promised to be a little happy looking at the Qing soldiers in the distance.

"Don't be too happy, this is just a tentative attack by the Tartars. Although Dorgon is conceited, he is not incompetent. He fought with the old wild boar Poppi many years ago, and he is not a reckless person. .”

The general walking in the front shook his head and said in a dignified tone.

He is Li Yongnian, the commander-in-chief of Datong who guards Datong. He is one of the few generals in the Ming Dynasty who dare to fight and can fight.

It's a pity that for so many years, due to the limitation of national power and insufficient military strength, he can only maintain the Great Harmony without losing it, and he no longer has the confidence to dare the Tartars to go out to fight in the wild.

Not to mention anything else, let's talk about field battles. The Tartars often come and go like the wind with cavalry. If you want to deal with the Tartars, you must also have cavalry against cavalry.

But now that the Ming Dynasty has been weak for a long time, Mongolia has returned to the Qing Dynasty, and the source of the horses has been cut off. Therefore, some cavalrymen have gradually withered due to the aging and injury of the horses, and basically reduced to infantry.

Some of the remaining horses are only used by senior generals and scouts.

So being able to barely maintain Datong without losing it is pretty good.

"My lord, are you saying that this is not a real attack by the Tartars? These two days the Tartars attacked the city like crazy, and they were rushed to the top of the city by the Tartar soldiers several times. If it wasn't for our soldiers to fight to the death, It is unimaginable at this time. Do the Tartars still have the strength to launch a more violent offensive than this?"

The lieutenant behind him said puzzledly.

"That's right, you forgot that the Tatars rarely attack cities like this in the past. They usually use the advantages of field battles to defeat our Ming army, and then take advantage of the situation to make a surprise attack or persuade them to surrender. But this time, the Tartars did not care about the cost. Siege, the so-called abnormality must be a demon, you must be careful. Or, the information brought by the white girl is true."

Li Yongnian's voice was serious, and his brows were tightly knit together as he looked at the Qing soldiers who were carrying his own corpse under the city.

"My lord, is it true that the white girl said that the Tartars came with the red cannon this time?" A general behind him asked in surprise.

"It's very possible. The disciples of the Baiyun Sect are highly skilled and have always had a high reputation. The news they heard should be credible. And I've also heard that the emperor of the Tartars, Huang Taiji, has been ordering to imitate the red barbarians of our dynasty in recent years. Cannons. They suffered a lot under the Hongyi cannons before. Even the old wild boar skin was injured and died by our cannons, so it is normal for the Tartars to miss this. In recent years, although the Tartars They often go south to harass Datong City, but they have never assembled so many troops to attack the city frontally, obviously because they have a reliance. This reliance can be sure that they succeeded in imitating the Hongyi cannon."

Li Yongnian's deep voice made the faces of several generals behind him solemn.As a sharp weapon of the country, they who have been in the army for a long time naturally know the horror of cannons.

If the Tartars have cannons, Datong is really in danger.

The scene fell silent for a while, and no one spoke.

"My lord, since the Tartars have cannons, why don't they use cannons to attack the city for the past two days, but use human lives to fill them?" the lieutenant asked doubtfully.

"I don't understand this point. It's very likely that their cannons haven't arrived yet. But as to why they haven't arrived yet, I don't know. But I always feel that the people from Baiyunzong came to report the news, not from their original intention. There must be some experts giving advice. Moreover, during this period of time, many people in the surrounding villages have disappeared collectively, and there are dead bodies of Tartars who were killed in the wilderness. These abnormal phenomena are worthy of our vigilance. Although this border has always been It's not calm, but it looks like there's going to be a big storm this time."

Li Yongnian's deep voice drifted slowly in the wind, as if he was speaking to the generals behind him, but also as if he was speaking to himself.

"My lord, I heard that the imperial court is going to send Lord Yuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, to come to Datong as the governor soon. Lord Yuan is the Minister of the Ministry of War, and he is also an important minister relied on by the emperor. Being able to come to Datong, it seems that the imperial court is planning to re-strategize the north. Yes, this is good news for us." The deputy general behind him changed the subject.

"I have also heard that Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, the main rogues in the Ming Dynasty, have been surrounded by the three-sided strategy envoy Sun Chengzong in the mountains of the Qinling Mountains, and they will all be wiped out in the near future. In the past, the imperial court did not care about the northern border. Now Now that you have freed up your hands, you will naturally have to re-strategize. I heard that Mr. Yuan has a strategy and is a real pragmatic person. I hope his situation will improve after he comes." Li Yongnian nodded in response.

Hearing the confirmation from the commander-in-chief, the generals behind them all looked a little ugly.What they are most afraid of is that those civilian officials who don't know how to fight come and command blindly. There have been many such examples in the past.

Although Yuan Chonghuan was quite famous and prestige among the ruling and opposition parties, he had never led a soldier after all, so these front-line generals were obviously suspicious of him coming to supervise the division.

They followed Li Yongnian, although they couldn't open up territories and reverse the offensive of the Tartars, they still managed to maintain the great harmony for these years.If a civil servant who doesn't understand anything comes, I don't know what will happen.

Li Yongnian naturally understands the concerns of his subordinates, but these things are beyond his control.Don't talk about them, if Master Yuan comes, he, the top leader, will have to obey others.

"Okay, let the soldiers hurry up to eat, get enough energy, and prepare for the next wave of attacks by the Tartars at any time." Li Yongnian knew that it was not appropriate to discuss these issues, so he turned around and ordered in a deep voice.

"Obey!" The subordinates clasped their fists to accept the order.

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On the eve of dawn, apart from lighting up the entire Qing army camp and the sound of fighting at regular intervals, all that remained were the rustling footsteps of soldiers patrolling at night and the snoring sounds from the various tents.

Suddenly, a rush of horseshoes broke the silence of the dark night, rushing from the dark night in the north, rushing towards the Qing army camp.

"Come and stop!" Suddenly, a group of soldiers emerged from the darkness and shouted at Laiqi.

"The scouts sent out, there is urgent military information to report to Prince Rui." Lai Qi shouted, but the speed of the horse still did not slow down.

Among the torches of the sentry soldiers, a cavalry soldier of the Qing army, who was soaked and sweating from his head, ran up to him and took out a black token from his arms.

The patrol leader fixed his eyes and saw that it was the token of the scout team, and hurriedly moved out of the way.

The sentry of the Qing army shouted all the way, and rushed into the camp of the Qing army without stopping, holding a token.

After a while, the lights in Dorgon's tent in the middle of the barracks lit up.

Soon, Dorgon ordered all the generals to enter the account to discuss matters, and hurried footsteps sounded in the entire camp.

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And almost at the same time, a travel-worn knight galloped to the south gate of Shangjing in the Qing Dynasty, and shouted to the city: "There is a major military situation to report to the emperor."

The lights on the top of the city were instantly lit up, and then hurried footsteps sounded, and a large basket hung down from the city.

Immediately, the knight turned over and dismounted, his legs gave way, and he fell to the ground, struggling to climb into the big basket.

Half an hour later, all the lights in the entire palace were turned on, the maids and eunuchs were in a hurry, everyone was cautious, the atmosphere of the whole palace seemed to be covered with a layer of dignified.

An hour later, it was just dawn, and all the qualified military ministers were urgently summoned by the emperor to discuss matters in the palace.

Jiang Chuan didn't know about the above things, he had brought [-] cavalry and [-] civilians together with the troops sent by Ran Wu, and was rushing back to Erlong Valley, it was less than [-] miles away.

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