Aspiration

Chapter 100 The Cat and the Mouse
Lieutenant Wu Xihaqi led the remnant soldiers and ran for more than 200 miles in one breath. They escaped for the first time, ran for their lives for the first time, and finally, exhausted, camped in Botou Town.They thought that it was impossible for the enemy to catch up, and besides, Zhanhua County was very close, and Zhanhua County had been looted for less than ten days, so it was impossible for officers and soldiers to be stationed there, so they were not worried about someone coming to harass them.

However, even so, they were not prepared to camp in the city again.The deputy capital commander decided to set up camp in the wild, so he still sent more sentries, and the security was also very tight.

Camping in the wild gave the Manchus a sense of security, and they could move quickly if they encountered an enemy.Therefore, he did not believe that the mysterious army could catch up.The results of the sentries he set up so far have always said that there is no trace of the enemy.

I'm really tired today, so go to bed quickly, it's hard to say what will happen tomorrow.

However, what the Qing soldiers couldn't figure out was that Li Xiang's troops followed up quickly. It was only three o'clock, and there was no warning from the sentries and the guards. Li Xiang's [-] cavalry suddenly appeared in Wuxihaqi In front of the camp of the vice capital.

It is much easier to attack a camp than a city.Li Xiang's troops quickly broke through the first line of defense of the Qing soldiers.There was another burst of slashing, and seeing that the situation was not right, Wu Xihaqi had no choice but to say again: "Withdraw!"

Fortunately, the horses of the Qing soldiers were top-notch, and they were all pure Mongolian horses. After running for dozens of miles, they saw that there were no enemies chasing them, so they counted the number again, and there were only about [-] soldiers left.

The deputy commander issued an order sadly, "People will not stop until they reach Leting County in eastern Liaodong, and then they will seize ships and sneak northward."

As soon as this order came out, all the soldiers understood that they were really running for their lives.From Zhanhua County to Leting County, you have to go through Hebei and Tianjin, approaching Qinhuangdao and Shanhaiguan.How far?The straight-line distance is close to three thousand miles. If people don't run to death, horses will also run to death.

Three thousand miles is a small matter. Along the way, you will definitely encounter the Ming army. Although a big battle may not necessarily be fought, but there are only 600 people, and they can no longer withstand the consumption.What's more frightening is that Li Xiang's troops are like ghosts, they don't know when they will appear in front of them again.

The Deputy Dutong had never been so embarrassed, he had no choice but to run away desperately.After running for a day, I suddenly had an idea to dress up as a Ming army, which would be much safer.

Seeing that Li Xiang's troops did not keep up, they felt relieved and thought that as long as they were near the Bohai Sea, preferably near Laoting, they might rent or forcibly occupy sea ships to go north.

On the third day.They came near Haixing County, in a place called Damohe Village, and the Qing soldiers were dumbfounded.

A black "Li Xiang" banner rustled, and they lined up to occupy the advancing route of the Qing soldiers.

"kill him."

Such an idea popped up in the mind of Deputy Chief Ushihaqi, but he quickly gave up on it.From Li Xiang's eyes, he understood one thing. Although he himself had never lost a battle, and he had never lost a hand, but this young man's eyes told him that he could kill others, and no one could kill him yet. he.

"Withdraw." There was a strong thought in his mind.

However, before the word "withdraw" came out of his mouth, Li Xiang let out a deep roar: "Kill!"

Short, intense, quick fights followed by quick breakaways.Vice President Ushihachi left the battlefield from the east, and there were only more than 150 people following him.

The enemy did not catch up again.The deputy commander had no chance to rest. He realized that the enemy did not intend to kill them all. Li Xiang and the others were not fighting, they were playing a game of cat and mouse.

This game is painful.

The people being played are not eligible to withdraw from the game, they will always play with the person playing them.The Qing soldiers had been playing with the Han people for a long time, they had been winning with the few for many years, and now they were getting retribution, they were played miserably by a young general named Li Xiang.

Escape from the sea.

The Deputy Capital Commander no longer has this idea.However, as soon as they approached the sea, Li Xiang appeared.

They no longer killed them, but followed them from afar.

"I won't play with you anymore." Wu Xihaqi roared angrily.But, if someone wants to play with you, what can you do?
Wiping his neck, he couldn't do it.

In this way, they arrived at Leting County.The original plan was that they would be home when they arrived at Laoting, and they would rent a boat from here to return to Shenyang. This was the route they had passed several times.

But now, a devil is following him closely. He has no chance to rent a boat, let alone grab a boat. There is a Ming army garrison here, and he is vulnerable with 150 people.More importantly, Li Xiang followed them not far away.

Vice Dutong and Li Laiheng face to face.

Wu Xihaqi really wanted to kneel down and kowtow to Li Laiheng to beg for mercy.But Manchurians are very arrogant, and they don't allow it.

"General Li, let's fight decisively." He knew that he would not be spared.

Li Laiheng smiled.

"You don't deserve it! It's almost as good as Dorgon himself. I want you to tell him that he wants to compete in the Central Plains. Come here. I, Li Xiang, are waiting for him in the pass. If he doesn't come, hehe, in a few years, I, Li Xiang, will too." Go look for him outside the customs. You also told you Huang Taiji, Manchu, don’t be too ambitious, don’t want too much of what you want, and you can survive with a place. It’s too naive to want to rule the Central Plains.”

Vice President Ushihatch didn't answer, he didn't know what to say.

Li Laiheng said again, "You more than 100 people, I have no interest in killing you, let you go back and report. Remember, don't forget, my name is Li Xiang. You go."

"Thank you, General Li, for not killing you. General, we admire you very much, but I have a request. I would like to ask, can you tell us whose army you are in?" Vice President Wu Xihaqi asked.

Li Laiheng smiled slightly, and said, "The Celestial Dynasty. We are the troops of the Celestial Dynasty. The Manchus have strong fighting power, but to our Celestial Dynasty, you are just Tartars."

celestial dynasty.Of course, Ushi Hatch thought it was Ming Dynasty.

"I didn't expect you to have such elites in the Ming Dynasty."

Ushi Hatch is gone, they went by boat.

Li Laiheng also left. He originally wanted to take [-] riders to bypass Shanhaiguan by sea to watch the battle of Liaodong.

The decisive battle between Hong Chengchou and Huang Taiji is about to begin. This is a decisive battle between the Ming Dynasty and the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and it is also the last one.

Li Laiheng yearned to gallop on this kind of battlefield, but it was a matter between the Ming army and the Manchu army.

≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡The officers and soldiers in Shandong found a large number of Manchu casualties.They were amazed, these Manchu Qing soldiers did not die from the plague, they were all hacked to death, and there were not many wounds on their bodies, most of the Qing soldiers were fatal with a single blow.

This is so strange.Because, this is not an equal battle.

The governor knows.The Governor knows.Officials at all levels know about it.

"Good news! Great victory!" Governor Wang Xi was the first to speak, and he flattered Governor Liu Lin, "Master Liu, the commander-in-chief you recommended, Mr. Yang, is a talent. Killing [-] Manchu soldiers is truly a marvelous feat. what."

Governor Liu Lin stroked his gray beard, smiled slightly, his eyes showed a sly look, and said in his mouth: "Where is it, your lord Wang has made great achievements."

Governor Wang laughed out loud, turned his head and said to Zongbing Yang: "Unrivaled feats, unrivaled feats, Mr. Yang, the governor and I will immediately draft a memorial, and the emperor will definitely reward you. Congratulations, congratulations."

Zongbing Yang is naturally not a fool. He knew that the two top commanders in Shandong were acting, so he naturally had to help them continue to act. As you can imagine, everyone got a fame for no reason.

However, they were all thinking in their hearts, who killed this Qing army?

Some common people said that a young general named Li Xiang did it.

"Who is Li Xiang?"

There is a big question mark in my heart.

Several adults in Shandong have always been a heart disease.However, the victory memorial was sent out overnight.

Two days later, Emperor Chongzhen received a memorial from Shandong in his sleep.

Li Laiheng is ready to go home.

Li Zicheng has sent an order to return to the team.

King Chuang made a big move.Lao Jiu received an emergency military report, and Li Zicheng asked them to return to Henan as soon as possible.

Li Zicheng was about to attack Kaifeng.

Lao Jiu told him that King Chuang withdrew the defenders of Mianchi and Mengjin.

Li Laiheng sighed, he knew that Li Zicheng didn't really have the determination to manage Luoyang.Mianchi and Mengjin are both extremely important passes guarding the northwest direction.Strategically, Mianchi only needs a few thousand elite soldiers to stop Shaanxi's [-] elite troops from moving eastward;

There is only one reason why Li Zicheng gave up the two natural barriers. It shows that he has no intention of running Henan, and he still thinks about his hometown of Xi'an.The peasant army's narrow concept of hometown is doomed to this result.Most of the generals are from Shaanxi.

What a shameful plan.The strategy carefully planned by Li Yan and others was ruined by Li Zicheng's old brothers.

Li Laiheng knew that Niu Jinxing and other literati, with the philosophy of being wise and protecting themselves, were destined to not stick to their views too much. They were somewhat afraid of Liu Zongmin and others.

Li Laiheng had to obey the order and immediately returned to Henan to help Li Zicheng attack Kaifeng.

(End of this chapter)