Aspiration

Chapter 190
Li Laiheng's attempt to cut off his opponent's neck with a knife failed, he only cut off a piece of skin on the enemy's shoulder, and because of this, he was slashed by the opponent with the back of the knife.

Ao Bai is not bad, he can avoid Li Laiheng's fatal knife, and he can even injure his opponent with half a move. He is indeed the number one warrior in Manchuria.Li Laiheng believed that this time it was a tie, and it was not easy for Oboi.But Ao Bai doesn't think so, he thinks he has lost, lost to this kid Li Laiheng.Aobai was arrogant, but not so arrogant that he was irrational. He quickly judged the difference in strength between himself and this kid.

"Withdraw!" Aobai didn't hesitate any longer, and quickly made perhaps the most important decision in his life. He led the troops not to return to Beijing, but to rush towards Shanxi.

Li Laiheng was surprised to see the Manchurian warrior fleeing desperately. He knew that this important villain in "The Deer and Ding Tale" had a tragic ending, so he didn't intend to chase him down.

Li Laiheng was hit by Oboi with the back of the knife, it didn't hurt his bones, but it was painful enough, after the pain eased for a while, he continued to chase Dorgon.

The delay in the confrontation with Aobai was not too long, and Dorgon should not have escaped too far.Li Laiheng had no chance to rest, he had to continue chasing Dorgon.

The current strength of Dorgon is equal to that of Li Laiheng, but in terms of combat power, he is already at an absolute disadvantage, and there are still more than 100 miles to go to Beijing. Dorgon thinks this distance is very long.

The defender rushed up again, "Li Laiheng is only five miles away from here."

Dorgon muttered something, but no one could hear what he said clearly.His face was ugly, he was not only full of fear, but also full of hatred.

Yes, Dorgon suddenly remembered something, and his anger couldn't be dispelled.Originally, he hoped that Oboi would sincerely take refuge in him, and today was the best chance for him, but unexpectedly, he only waved to Li Laiheng, and then led his army to escape and went to Shanxi.What Dorgon was angry with was not that Ao Bai lost the battle, and losing to Li Laiheng was not a scandal, but what he was angry with was that Ao Bai went to Shanxi.

Shanxi is where Haoge fought, and Haoge is Dorgon's biggest political enemy.

He regretted not killing Hauge. Dorgon had already found a reason to kill Hauge when he was in Shengjing, but he succumbed to the pressure, instead of killing Hauge, he took him on the expedition, saying It's "making meritorious deeds to atone for sins before the battle", but secretly, don't let him make trouble in Shengjing, and bring him in the army to observe nearby.However, when Dorgon was negligent, Hauge became self-respecting. He used the name of exterminating Li Zicheng and the former Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers in Shanxi, and his army grew to more than 6 people, which is not a small force.In particular, the Zhenglan Banner that Dorgon had previously wiped out with the help of Li Laiheng recovered its vitality in more than half a year.

This is why Dorgon is angry.

The pursuers behind Dorgon haven't escaped yet, and now they are worrying about Hauge's matter again, all because of Oboi.Now, there are people like Oboi by his side, and he gradually feels inappropriate to take them by his side.

"The golden cicada escapes!"

Dorgon is a very strategic person, it is impossible for him to let Li Laiheng chase him all the time, let alone catch him.He chose more than [-] dead men to follow him, and the rest of them played Dorgon's team and flew quickly to Beijing.

Soon, Dorgon broke away from the army to the north.

What Li Laiheng worried about still appeared.

This time he failed to kill Dorgon, but the [-] elite soldiers led by Dorgon disappeared, which was a heavy blow to Dorgon.

Beijing is unstable, and the [-] defenders guarding Beijing are in danger.At this time, Dorgon needs Shanxi Haoge's troops to return to his aid. However, Dorgon is worried, even terrified, of this army, because once the political opponents come to Beijing, they may face the end of a coup d'état.Therefore, Hauge must not be called back for help.

The army that can come to help now, there is no other person except Duo Duo, and Azig is unreliable, so Dorgon sent several groups of special envoys to call Duo Duo back to help.But he also knew that Duoduo had to go through Shandong, Hebei, and Tianjin when he came back, and it would take a lot of troops to come over.If this method does not work, Dorgon thought of temporarily withdrawing from the customs.

This is the ending Li Laiheng hopes for.

If Dorgon withdrew from outside the pass, then Manchuria's forces would be divided into three parts, one outside the pass, one in central and eastern China, and the other part of Shanxi's Haug.

Azig in central and eastern China was under the attack of Nanming Shi Kefa, Zuo Liangyu and Li Zicheng's remnants. Since they had no rear and no reinforcements, their future life would be very sad.Attacking south is farther and farther away from home, and attacking north, they know that Li Yan is Li Laiheng's right-hand man, and even Li Zicheng is jealous of him, this person is not easy to mess with.Both Azig and Duoduo tried Li Yan's defense, they were like iron buckets, they didn't regret it at all.

In Shanxi, Hauge will be the main general.Originally, under the attack of Dorgon, especially after his Zhenglan Qi was wiped out by Hao Yaoqi, he lacked strength and could only attach himself to Azig, but Hauge is not comparable to ordinary people. Dorgon belongs to the same level of people, and in some respects he is better than Dorgon, so he rose rapidly after just a few months.Li Laiheng was not very worried about this. Hao Yaoqi would turn around and deal with Shanxi after regaining Shaanxi. Li Laiheng estimated that Hauge might move to the northwest, entering Gansu, Xinjiang and other places.

Dorgon was hesitating, he was anxiously thinking about this issue in Beijing.Although it is impossible for Li Laiheng to attack Beijing in the short term, he must make a decision whether to stay in Beijing or withdraw from the customs.

From the current situation, it can be concluded that Dorgon is facing a major failure.

Carry it to death.

Dorgon can't afford to lose.

a country, or an organization.If they are strong, they may be so strong that many people can dominate the world; if they are weak, they may be so weak that no one can lead their team.

Now, Manchuria is so powerful that there is more than one Dorgon. They have many Dorgons. When one Dorgon falls, many Dorgons stand up again.

Therefore, the only thing Dorgon can do now is to die.

Attacking Beijing requires Hao Yaoqi's troops.He is now in Shaanxi, and he must go through Shanxi if he wants to move eastward, and Hauge is a stumbling block.

Defeating Haug became the problem to be solved before attacking Beijing.Li Laiheng's army had to change course for the time being, they were going to attack Hao Ge with Hao Yaoqi.

Taiyuan is the target of their attack.

Hauge got the information about Li Laiheng's attack on Taiyuan and became angry.

He was tortured enough by his uncle Dorgon, and now Li Laiheng came to beat him again, and he began to lament his bad life.

Hauge was originally the emperor of course. When his father died, he should take over the throne as the eldest son. Moreover, in terms of military exploits, he would never lose to others.His father died quite suddenly, and he did not establish a crown prince, nor did he appoint a successor. Dorgon also wanted to be emperor, and there was a competition between them. His advantage was obvious, and many people supported him to become emperor, for good reasons. It's as simple as people need to eat.However, Hauge lost, because of his humble words.At that time, during the discussion in the lobby, someone said, please let Hauge be the emperor.Hauge said modestly, I can't do it, so choose someone else.He was so modest, Dorgon pushed the boat along and said, since you think it's not good, then you withdraw from the competition. I think Fulin has the emperor, so let's choose him as the emperor.

These words sealed Hauge's life and death.

It's fine if you don't become the emperor, but political struggles are always cruel, and Hauge was unlucky one after another. He was almost killed by Dorgon when he conquered the Ming Dynasty in the south.Although he is alive now, it is hard to say when he will be framed by Dorgon again.

Well now, before Dorgon came to frame him, Li Laiheng came.

Hauge has heard about Li Laiheng, he knows that Li Laiheng is not easy to mess with, if Dorgon didn't hate him so much, Hauge wouldn't be so afraid of Li Laiheng, but now he is afraid, he is not going to fight for Dorgon Working hard, he had to think of a perfect plan.

Back to the northeast?
Dorgon would never allow it, he would kill himself for treason.

stay put?

It's useless to fight Li Laiheng to the death, and the possibility of death is high.Hasn't Obai witnessed Li Laiheng's influence?His injury is not healed yet.

To the west, go and clean up Zhang Xianzhong.

Only this way.Conquering Sichuan, entering, can make a decent contribution to the court, and it will be more difficult for Dorgon to punish him; retreating, Sichuan can still be used as a territory for the separatist party.Isn't the Shu Kingdom in the Three Kingdoms period the treasure land of Sichuan?

Hauge had made up his mind, and he pretended to be passionate in the conference hall, saying, "Shaanxi Hao Yaoqi is just an abandoned general of Li Zicheng in the past, he has no plans, he wants to attack us, haha, I want to attack him in the west! Tomorrow, we will move west from the stronghold, attack Hao Yaoqi, and occupy Shaanxi and Sichuan." Then, he explained the route of the march.

People are puzzled.

This is not going to fight Shaanxi, this is obviously the route to Sichuan.

Hauge said, thanks to the fact that you are also battle-tested generals, you know this is the route to Sichuan?In war, how can we go straight?Don't you know the detour?Take down Sichuan, turn around and attack Shaanxi, and fight from behind the enemy. Don't you understand the basic art of war?
understood.Many people understand.

Those who don't understand are still asking.Li Laiheng has come to kill us, aren't we running away in fear of the enemy?
nonsense!How do you call being afraid of the enemy if you avoid the sharp edge?Besides, how many people does Li Laiheng have?With a mere 3 people, is it necessary to "fear the enemy"?Sooner or later, the regent will send troops to clean them up, so why should we bother?

People who don't understand don't understand after all. They know that Hauge's words have loopholes, but they can't say enough about Hauge.They choose silence.

Dorgon was furious when he learned that Hauge had suddenly raised troops into Gansu and Ningxia.For the first time, he was furious at his beloved woman, "It's you, you said that Hauge can't kill, kill Fulin's own brother, Fulin will hold grudges. Well now, he went north, went north Just to get out of our control. He is going to be king on his own."

The Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang looked at Dorgon who was losing his composure, and never interrupted, letting him roar, get excited, and let him vent.

"It's good now, but we have become a lone army. There are [-] troops in Beijing. When Li Laiheng's [-] troops arrive, how long can we last?" Dorgon said irritably.

"Don't we have our own home? Big deal, let's go back to Shengjing." Xiaozhuang said.

"A woman's opinion! Can we go back? Besides, even if we can go back. Won't Li Laiheng chase after me?"

Xiaozhuang was speechless.It's not that she doesn't know Li Laiheng, she has seen him before.

Li Laiheng learned that Haoge had left the battlefield.This is a good thing. In the future, apart from Beijing, there will be no Qing soldiers in this area.

Hao Yaoqi can now drive straight in.

Soon, more than [-] troops gathered in Beijing.

Dorgon had no choice, so he sent several people to Xiangyang to detour and convey orders, asking Azig and Duoduo to return to aid with all their strength.

Both Azige and Duo Duo are Dorgon's brothers, especially Duo Duo, who fully supports Dorgon.Therefore, after receiving Dorgon's order, they temporarily gave up their attack on Nanming, gathered their troops, and began to attack north.

Azig sent 3 people to attack Nanyang.Before they got close to Nanyang, they were almost beheaded by the three-way ambushes.He is really unwilling to ask Azig to go all out again.But Dorgon's personal envoy stayed at Azig's camp and refused to leave, so Azig had no choice but to lead his troops to Nanyang.

Nanyang was the focus of Li Yan's defense. Not only did he deploy heavy troops, but he also did a lot of work among the people.

Under Li Yan's rule, the people in Henan saw the hope of life. Now that the Qing soldiers came to attack, the local people were united, reporting letters, transporting grain, and offering military supplies.Li Yan's soldiers, thanks to the full support of the people, they do not need logistics troops, saving a lot of troops.

Later, people who signed up to participate in the Nanyang Defense War poured in like a tide. In the end, Li Yan still thought there were too many soldiers defending the city.Therefore, Nanyang City can be said to be as unbreakable as an iron barrel.

In fact, not only Nanyang, but the whole of Henan and Shandong were the same. Since Li Yan had appointed officials in every prefecture and county, the organization was very sound, the two provinces were governed in an orderly manner, and the entire defense line of Henan and Shandong was very strong.

Azige led his troops to a place fifty miles south of Nanyang, when fire suddenly burst out on the side of the road, and about ten cannons roared one after another. , Hundreds of people were killed and injured.

Azig looked at the screaming soldiers and thought, there are cannons in the shallow grass?He shouted, kill!Command the army to kill the generals.But where is the army?Only ten or twenty cavalry left.

Ten or twenty cavalrymen actually killed and wounded hundreds of people?Azig looked for a reason in anger, and they found ten burnt pine trees.

Trees can also be made into cannons?

Azig was a little scared.

He knew how powerful the red-clothed cannon was, and he also had several red-clothed cannons, but in mobile warfare, the red-clothed cannon was useless.Li Yan and the others can even make pine trees into cannons?Then their troops defending the city must have cannons made of steel.

(End of this chapter)