Aspiration

Chapter 158

Sure enough, the thickest place is now the weakest.Zhenghuangqi's Chinese army was in confusion.

Next, Li Laiheng's elite penetrated the first formation.

Qing soldiers are not Ming soldiers, they are tough and tenacious.

In front, the Zhengbai flag blocked the way.Zhengbai Banner is one of the Shangsan Banners of the Eighth Middle School. Before Shunzhi, there was no Zhengbai Banner among the Shangsan Banners, but there was a Zhenglan Banner. Because at the beginning of Shunzhi, Dorgon included the Zhengbai Banner he led into the Shangsan Banners. And lower the Zhenglan Banner to the Lower Five Banners.Therefore, the strength of this army can be imagined.

Li Laiheng looked around his team, there were at most 500 people left, and the loss was too great.In front, the real powerful enemy, Dorgon's direct troops, he personally guards the Chinese army.

There is no way out, now it is in the middle of the formation, if you break out in any direction, the distance will be the same.

Straighten the main formation of the white flag and penetrate Dorgon's core.

"kill!"

Li Laiheng's war horse was already hard to see its original white mane, it was dyed red.

Sure enough, Zhengbai Banner's combat power was extremely strong. When it reached the center, Li Laiheng had at most 400 men left, and more than 100 elites were killed in battle.

These natural killers were killed, unfortunately, they were not born to be killed, they came into this world to kill.However, they encountered elite soldiers led by the killing geniuses of a new nation, and some people's killing careers could only be stopped abruptly.

Dorgon realized his mistake, he should not use Zhenghuang Qi, nor should he use Zhengbai Qi to deal with Li Laiheng.He should have only one choice, and his retinue is the enemy's only opponent.However, his retinue can only be bystanders for now.

Dorgon ordered.

Zhenghuangqi went north to pursue.

Zhengbai Banner went north to pursue.

However, Zhengbaiqi was stuck, and they couldn't get away from Li Laiheng's elite knife.

Suddenly, an urgent letter was sent to Duo ErGun.When he opened it, his brows were furrowed tightly, and there was both worry and joy on his face.But in the end, he couldn't help laughing.

The documents came from the front, urgent messages came from the vanguard marching towards Shanhaiguan, Wu Sangui asked the Qing soldiers to enter the customs tonight.Because Li Zicheng will definitely attack tomorrow.

Here, it is a small pity that Li Laiheng's troops have not been wiped out.However, the [-] infantrymen who broke through to the north, the closer they go to the north, the closer they are to death. There is the core area of ​​the Manchus. The problem, what's more, Zhenghuang Qi still has a day and a night to pursue it, and the troops left behind in Shengjing will also go south to stop it.

In front of him, there are still more than 300 cavalry, elite, but already exhausted. As the saying goes, at the end of the crossbow, there are five cattle recorded in the guards, and they will be killed if they are entangled.

Dorgon appointed a leader to lead five assistant leaders, and continued to clean up Li Laiheng's remaining troops. The rest followed him to quickly enter the customs. They will wipe out Li Zicheng's main force tomorrow.Eliminating Li Zicheng's main force is the most exciting event for him.

"Get out of the battle!" Dorgon gave an order to the troops who followed him into the pass.

The execution ability of the Qing soldiers was very strong, and the troops stuck by Li Laiheng quickly left the battle. The gap they left was quickly filled by Dorgon's guards. More than 300 people died of Li Laiheng.This is a correct order of Dorgon, only his guards can fight against Li Laiheng's elite.

Dorgon also left, and he ignored Li Laiheng's existence. He thought that no matter how elite an army of 300 people was, it would be impossible to withstand the attack of the guards with five times their strength.He moved towards Shanhaiguan with peace of mind.

The dream of hundreds of years will come true again in his hands.As the emperor's father and regent, Dorgon had eliminated his political opponents internally, Hauge had completely collapsed, and Emperor Shunzhi, who was less than ten years old, was still in power very early.In the past few years, or more than ten years, Dorgon will make a great fortune.Their ancestors only occupied half of China's lands and mountains, and he planned to unify the whole of China within the territory of the Qing Dynasty. From now on, there will be no distinction between the inside and the outside, and the world will be unified.He, Dorgon, is going to be the master of China.

Li Laiheng understands that the war in Shanhaiguan is imminent!He could not return to aid Li Zicheng.

He also understood that Li Zicheng was about to defeat Shanhaiguan.

Li Laiheng looked around his troops. Since the defeat of Tongguan in the 13th year of Chongzhen, his elite has once again dropped to less than [-].

The 300 people are already exhausted, but the murderous look in their eyes is even stronger.

We can no longer use these 300 people to compete with Dorgon's guards for consumption.

Dorgon had already marched towards Shanhaiguan, and Li Laiheng and Dorgon were separated by a guard army of 500 people. If he broke through this guard army, Li Laiheng's elite would be reduced by half.

Such a deal is too bad.

"Destroy the enemy in motion."

"The historical fact that Li Zicheng was defeated in Shanhaiguan cannot be changed."

These two sentences came to Li Laiheng's mind.

"Break out to the northwest!" Li Laiheng gave the order.

The leader of the Guards was taken aback for a moment, thinking to himself, why, do you want to flee to the northwest?Well, even if you go to the sky, I will eat 300 of you.

Li Laiheng's cavalry quickly left the effective range of the guards' sharp arrows, but they did not give up and followed closely.

There is no essential difference between Mongolian horses and Western war horses. They each have their own strengths.Li Laiheng's department could not maintain the advantage of the horse for a long time.Forage and physical strength have their limits.

"Hold on to them and keep them out of our sight so we don't get ambushed or given a chance to rest."

Dorgon's leader smiled triumphantly.On the wilderness outside the Great Wall, this is the place they are most familiar with, and they dragged down and exhausted this group of enemies to death.

Li Zicheng's main force set up camp on the southwest bank of Shihe River.

Li Zicheng himself set up an imperial camp in the northwest of Hongwadian, about two or three miles away from the main battlefield. Here, there is a ruined temple, which happens to be his headquarters.

The main warriors are here to lead the command.

Song Xiance gave an introduction to tomorrow's troop deployment.He said that Li Guo's main battlefield was the south bank of the Shihe River. Because the water of the Shihe River was shallow, there was no problem of crossing the river or not. That was the center of the field battle.It is worth noting that there are a lot of artillery fire on Shanhaiguan, including two Hongyi cannons, which are very powerful. Therefore, Li Guo's formation time should not be too long. Once he attacks, he must quickly intertwine with the enemy.General Li Guo should also pay attention to that although the morale and quality of the Dashun army are high, Wu Sangui's army is the Guanning army, which is a battle-tested army, which is obviously different from the ordinary Ming army. Therefore, it is necessary to fight tough battles. preparation.When the progress on the main battlefield of Shihe was hindered, Gao Yigong's troops stepped in at the right time, paying attention to the semaphore of Hongwadian.Second, the main force of Hongwadian is led by Ru Hou Liu Zongmin. This is a possible second battlefield, and it may also be the key to victory or defeat.The generals who follow Ru Hou pay attention to the formation not to be chaotic, to be resolute and courageous when killing the enemy, and not to allow the enemy to take a step to the top of the mountain where the emperor is.

After talking about the main deployment, they speculated about Li Laiheng's situation.

They speculated that, if all went well, Wu Sangui's food and grass should have been burned up at the Meng Jiangnu Temple.Since the wind was south all day, the soldiers in charge of watching could not see the smoke cloud in the direction of Meng Jiangnv Temple, so they did not know if there was a fire over there.Li Zicheng was very worried about whether the task was completed there, and even more worried about Li Laiheng's safety.According to the report of the scouts, there was no major military change in Shanhaiguan, and our own people were still waiting at the Nine Gates, and no enemy reinforcements were seen.

The less movement there is, the more worrying it is.It stands to reason that Li Laiheng should be able to complete the task. In the past few years, he has not really failed.

Of course, every time between now and tomorrow, good news may come from there.

It's meaningless to talk too much about unfounded things. If Wu Sangui's food and grass cannot be burned, Li Laiheng will send people back to report, and they have agreed to tackle the key problem tomorrow, and they will support it at the pass, or return troops from Jiumenkou.Originally, the use of mountain warriors to attack Meng Jiangnu Temple had two meanings, one of which was that they could harass the Great Wall built on the ridge and disperse the enemy's forces.

"There is Laiheng leading the army at the Meng Jiangnv Temple, so don't worry." Liu Zongmin said suddenly with a big throat, "Let me explain tomorrow's battle. Tomorrow, it will be a fierce attack from the beginning, and it must be fought down in one day, two days at most. Time. The goal is to annihilate Wu Sangui and capture Shanhaiguan. If it doesn’t work, we must disable them so that they can no longer harass our Dashun army, and then recruit them. Shanhaiguan must be captured in a day or two. The reason is very simple, and I am very worried. Wu Sangui has already colluded with the Qing soldiers. Once the Qing soldiers enter the pass from Miyun and Xifengkou, we will have time to help Beijing. However, if we cannot attack the pass for a long time, Li Yan will not be able to defend Beijing. Therefore, tomorrow we will Take Shanhaiguan in one go."

Is it possible for the Qing soldiers to enter the customs directly from Shanhaiguan?

Li You seldom speaks, but suddenly asked this question today.

Qing soldiers entered through Shanhaiguan?

Li Zicheng and others rarely have this consideration.It was more convenient for the Qing soldiers to enter the customs from the Miyun area, and it was also the route they often passed.Is it possible for them to enter through Shanhaiguan?
this is a problem.

Song Xiance's intelligence system did not report in this regard.It is true that some Qing soldiers patrolled along the Great Wall. The last time Li Laiheng wiped out the five Niulu enemies was this kind of patrolling.

It is true to say that the Qing soldiers have sent troops; it is also true to say that the Qing soldiers have not sent troops.At least, the Qing soldiers sent troops from Shanhaiguan without any intelligence support.

Li Zicheng hasn't spoken formally yet, it seems that he is not very interested in these things, he is interested in another thing.

"Military advisor, is General Wang Guozhong reliable?" Li Zicheng suddenly asked a stranger's name.

"Reliable, once General Li Guo entangles the enemy's main force, General Wang Guozhong will raise the flag of rebellion from the pass. At that time, we will attack in an all-round way, and victory is in sight." Song Xiance said.

"Oh!"

This "oh" was an exclamation of excitement, and this hand!Is there anyone in the pass to help?It's certainly exciting.It is hopeful to seize Shanhaiguan.

Not many people know that someone will take over.It is not a secret that we will take over the battle tomorrow, it is time to tell everyone.

Wang Guozhong was a general whom Song Xiance asked Tang Tong to rebel against. This man was not a direct descendant of Wu Sangui, and he had always fought bravely against the Qing soldiers. He was unwilling to surrender to the Manchus.This time, Wu Sangui borrowed troops from the Qing Dynasty. Among his generals, there were several mentalities. Most of them were worried, and some were firmly opposed.However, it is impossible for them to change the facts, and open opposition means being killed and purged.Therefore, Wang Guozhong was successfully rebelled by Tang Tong.He has more than 1000 infantry in his hands, and he is a thousand soldiers.

This is one of the reasons why Li Zicheng was so confident in attacking Shanhaiguan.

(End of this chapter)