Ming Empire

Chapter 56 Stunned
Doduo led the main force of nearly 7000 people and continued to come in the direction of Datong.

It is impossible to attack Datong unexpectedly. Since the Ming army successfully attacked them, it means that Cao Yue has already discovered their whereabouts. It was a bad fight.

However, Duoduo did not intend to fight a tough battle with Cao Yue. It would be a very unwise decision to attack a strong city in a world of ice and snow.Even if the attacking party pays a heavy price, they may not be able to take the top of the city.As long as the defenders pour some hot water on the top of the city, they can inflict great damage on the attackers. Unless they want to bury more than [-] troops under the city of Datong, they will never attack by force.

Duoduo also knew that during this southern expedition, his main mission could no longer be completed.Since Cao Yue has the ability to attack him halfway, it means that Datong's Ming army will not only passively defend, but also have other countermeasures. It is basically difficult for him to kill or capture Cao Yue alive.Cao Yue is really not an easy guy to deal with. He thinks that the Qing army has not been spotted by the Ming army, let alone encountered the Ming army. Who knows, Cao Yue gave him a heavy blow without saying a word. one strike.

Duoduo asked Obai to lead 5000 troops to split up. In fact, he had already chosen another plan, and basically gave up on storming Datong.

But Duoduo continued to lead the army towards Datong. He wanted to suppress Cao Yue in momentum so that Cao Yue would not dare to leave Datong easily.As long as the troops led by Cao Yue dare not leave Datong, the Qing army can still achieve results in this southern expedition.

However, Duoduo didn't expect that after Cao Yue succeeded in attacking his troops once, he didn't stop there, and continued to send troops to harass him along the way.

Duoduo led the army to march southward quickly on ice and snow.

Near noon, Duoduo received a report from his subordinates that a small number of Ming troops, probably dozens of people, were found ahead.These Ming troops stayed on a gentle hill, they had no horses, and they did not run away when they saw the Qing army coming.

Because Duoduo had a strict order, if you encounter special circumstances during the rush to Datong, you must report to him immediately.Of course, if you encounter a sneak attack by the Ming army, you must resist at any time, but the outposts found the Ming army squad appearing on the hill ahead. These people saw the Qing army rolling in, and did not run away. Le Zhangjing was afraid of fraud, so he immediately sent someone to report to Duoduo.

"The Ming army only has a few dozen people. Seeing that my Qing army didn't flee?" Duoduo couldn't help frowning after hearing the report.Having just been attacked, Duoduo's first reaction after hearing the news was that he thought it was a fraud. The Ming army might have set up an ambush or had other schemes.

Duoduo, who had just suffered a big loss, did not dare to engage in it rashly, and immediately ordered the whole army to slow down and prepare for battle.

This was unimaginable in the past. For a long time, there has been a saying that Jurchen is invincible.Over the years, the Qing army has never lost a match against the Ming army in field battles.A few dozen soldiers of the Qing Dynasty can drive thousands of Ming troops to chase and kill them. The Jurchen warriors never worry about not being able to defeat the mob-like Ming army.

However, Cao Yue's several major blows to the Qing Dynasty changed the beliefs of Duoduo and others, and no one dared to take the Ming army seriously.

However, after the army slowed down, they did not see any follow-up actions by the Ming army, and the dozens of people staying on the hill showed no signs of fleeing, as if they were waiting for something.Meile Zhangjing, who led the former army, finally couldn't bear it and asked for orders to attack.

Duoduo agreed to the request of this Meile Zhangjing to attack, and ordered him to lead two thousand Han troops, one thousand Mongolian soldiers, and five hundred Jurchen cavalry to attack the mountain from three directions.Duoduo strictly ordered that you must be careful when attacking to prevent the Ming army from appearing in an ambush.

General Duduo personally led the remaining army to provide support.

In the field of vision, only dozens of Ming soldiers appeared on the hilltop in the distance. In normal times, a dozen or so soldiers of the Qing Dynasty would dare to kill them.But now, thousands of Qing elites are besieging, and they have to be cautious, fearing that they will be ambushed, which makes many Qing army generals feel uncomfortable.

The same is true for Duduo, with the indescribable anger in his heart, he feels that everything is very depressed.He also strictly ordered that any Ming army encountered should be killed, and no one would be left alive, so as to vent his anger.

Seeing that Meile Zhangjing's thousands of troops were attacking the mountain from several directions, Duoduo also ordered the follow-up army to follow up, and he himself led his own soldiers to another mountain to check the battle situation.

All the way is on the ice and snow, attacking against the terrain, and looking cautious, the speed cannot be very fast.In Duo Duo's eyes, he could only see his own troops, urging the horses, and struggling towards the not very steep hillside.

On the top of the hillside, the few soldiers of the Ming army had no intention of escaping, and they still stood against the wind.This gave Doduo a very strong sense of foreboding, but he couldn't tell why.

Under ice and snow conditions, it was already very difficult to ride up the steep slope on horseback. The soldiers of the Qing army who rushed ahead had already dismounted and attacked on foot.

However, the Ming army on the top of the hill still had no intention of escaping, and the ominous premonition in Dodo's heart strengthened again.

But he will not order to stop the attack. If thousands of Qing soldiers dare not charge in the face of dozens of Ming troops, the morale of the Qing army will be severely hit, and his prestige will drop a lot. Can achieve results, but this southern expedition will become his disgrace.After returning, Dorgon will not give him good looks, and those who have conflicts of interest in the country will also take the opportunity to add insult to injury.

While Doduo watched nervously, dozens of people rushed out from a small forest near the top of the mountain. The Qing army is not far away.

With their rapid impact, continuous explosions sounded, and where the black smoke rose, the sergeant who was trying to climb up the hillside was blown down a large area.The sound of explosions continued, and more Qing soldiers were blown to the ground.

"No, the Ming army really has an ambush, and it has been tricked!" The ominous premonition became a reality, and Duoduo felt an indescribable anger in his heart.At this time, instead of being worried, he no longer worried, and ordered the whole army to launch an attack, and he must annihilate this Ming army.

Following Duoduo's order, the follow-up Qing army generally came to this hill with an altitude of only 300 meters and a fairly gentle ups and downs.

The dozens of Ming soldiers who had been staying on the hilltop also made moves, and they galloped towards the south almost at the same time, at an extremely fast speed.

Amidst the sound of explosions and black smoke, the dozens of Ming soldiers who attacked just now also quickly left in the same direction.These Ming soldiers seem to have installed some strange devices under their feet, which can glide quickly in the ice and snow, and go down the hillside, faster than the usual speed of fast horses.

"My God, what did Cao Yue equip the Ming army?" Watching the two teams of hundreds of Ming troops gradually become a few small dots, throwing the chasing Qing army far away, and finally hiding in the snow field Doduo was stunned when he disappeared.

Of course, not only Duoduo was stunned, he was suddenly attacked by the Ming army just now, and he watched dozens of Ming soldiers driving things on their feet, and quickly slid down the hillside not far in front of them. The soldiers were all stunned.

Are these the Ming army, or are they descended from the gods?

(End of this chapter)