Li Yan received the news and knew that the main force of the Qing army had begun to retreat north, so he immediately notified the cavalry to pursue. He then asked Feng Cheng to organize his troops and then headed north to pick up the cavalry. The other infantry quickly surrounded Tongzhou City, which counted as much as the Qing army network could.

Bai Shixiong and Feng Taichu met and led five thousand cavalry to pursue the north. They soon caught up with the Han army who were left behind. These Han army had infantry, cavalry, and some musketeers. However, the cavalry did not remain righteous and fled without any stop. They fled with whip and left the infantry behind.

Bai Shixiong did not take into account the infantry that had run away without formation, and rushed over with the cavalry. They rushed all the way, killing some enemy troops. Then they passed through the formation and then pursued the enemy cavalry in front, without paying too much attention to the scattered infantry.

Although Wang Shixuan was brave, it was against the Ming army. His current opponent was Li Yan's cavalry and the Manchu cavalry of the Qing army dared not attack lightly, let alone those of them surrendered. So he could only run away with his cavalry, but he did not dare to disobey his master's orders. Therefore, he could only lead his troops to escape northwest, in order to lead Li Yan's cavalry away.

As for the issue of their departure from the customs, he was not worried at all. Their Qing army outfits were enough to intimidate the border generals of the Ming Dynasty. It was not a problem for them to go out, as long as they could escape Li Yan's pursuit.

Bai Shixiong and others knew that the two or three thousand escaped Qing troops were not the main force, but they did not dare to divide the troops to avoid being caught in the attack of the Qing army. So they could only pursue this group of partial divisions with all their strength. It was a matter of destroying some, but their strength was indeed not enough to compete with the main force of the Qing army.

The sound of gunfire in Tongzhou City continued, and Li Yan's troops were still clearing out the Qing army inside and outside the city. These Qing troops rarely surrendered, and most of them died in fierce battles. However, their fierce battles did not cause much casualties to Li Yan's troops. After all, the power of muskets was much greater, and the defense measures of Li Yan's soldiers who were mainly attacking in the city were very good, so the battle was relatively easy.

Li Mou came to the city gate tower and said happily: "The Qing army is just like this. We were beaten away in just a few days."

"Don't underestimate the enemy," Li Yan reminded: "They may still fight back. There are tens of thousands of Qing troops in the south. It's not the time to be happy."

Li Mou put away his smile and asked, "Let's go to fight Beijing next?"

Li Yan shook his head: "Stay rest first. Beijing is not in a hurry. It is said that there are only a few thousand people. The key is that the Qing army's southbound troops have also solved them. Beijing can go to the ground without fighting."

"Oh, you have to send someone to intercept the messenger so that the Qing army in the south can only suddenly attack them." Li Mou suddenly remembered and immediately suggested.

"I have sent someone south, but I don't know if I can stop it."

Li Mou said with admiration: "After all, the fourth brother is thoughtful."

Li Yan ordered: "Go and check our ammunition and grain situation. There is probably not much grain in Tongzhou City, and we have to transport it from Tianjin."

"Okay, I'll go now." Li Mou agreed immediately.

Li Yan reminded again: "By the way, send a letter to Huang Desheng, asking him to start distributing land to Shandong and recruiting soldiers. Let them strengthen the crackdown on bandits in various parts of Shandong, and Shandong is basically in our control."

Shanhaiguan, General Office.

Wu Sangui, Gao Di and Tang Tong discussed together. The Qing army retreated yesterday, and they knew it before dawn today. They had been paying attention to this battle in Tongzhou, but they never thought that the Qing army would be defeated.

"Brother Chang, what should we do now?" Gao Di asked Wu Sangui.

Wu Sangui touched his nose and said lightly: "Watch it happening."

"The Qing army has been defeated, how can we wait and see what happened?" Tang Tong asked: "Li Yan is so powerful. If we turn around, can we still resist?"

Wu Sangui explained: "There are still tens of thousands of troops going south to pursue the new emperor of Dashun, and the Qing army has not yet been defeated."

Gao Di suddenly said, "What if we cooperate with the Qing army? Even if Li Yan has three heads and six arms, he will die without a place to bury him."

Tang Tong asked with interest: "What price has Prince Zheng offered?"

"Entering the King." Gao Di replied: "Like Kong Youde, Shang Kexi, Geng Zhongming and the other three. As long as we surrender to the Qing Dynasty, lead our own troops, and split the soil into the king."

Although they received the words of Li Yan asking them to defend Shanhaiguan to the death, they just listened to the words of the Grand Marshal of the People's Republic of China and quelled the rebellion. The Ming Dynasty was destroyed and Dashun ran away. The Qing Dynasty and Li Yan were in a difficult position to resolve, so they were also in contact with the Qing court and were ready to move closer to the winning side at any time.

Tang Tong smiled and said, "Really? Can you be crowned as king? That's great. Otherwise, let's cooperate with the Qing Dynasty?"

"Dream!" Wu Sangui said coldly.

"Changbo," Gao Di frowned: "If you have something to say."

Wu Sangui sneered: "The princes of the Qing Dynasty cannot be divided into founding the country, let alone us. Even if we really want to be the vassal kings, do we still have the life to enjoy it? We must be the leader in cooperation with the Qing Dynasty. The elite soldiers of the Qing Dynasty are not opponents, and you and me can easily win with you and me? Without the army in hand, let alone the vassal kings, even a general, the deputy general may not be given to us."

Tang Tong said disbelief: "Isn't that evil? Even if Li Yan is powerful, he will definitely suffer a lot of casualties after fighting such a battle with the Qing army. We will lead the Qing army into the pass and have more than 100,000 troops. I don't believe it and can't take him down."

"You have also fought with the Qing army, have you ever seen the Qing army flee?" Wu Sangui said seriously: "Even if the Chief Hong army assembled troops to advance together, the Qing army would have just retreated for a few formations. But now it has been defeated by Li Yan. Is Li Yan so easy to deal with?"

Gao Di asked, "What do you think you should do? Should I defect to Li Yan? Although he can fight, he is not as powerful as Dashun and does not have the foundation of the Qing Dynasty. I don't like him."

"Let's just wait and see what's going on." Wu Sangui explained: "What we need to do now is not to invest in someone, but to manage Yongping Mansion well. Let them fight first, and it's not too late to make a decision when there is a result in the end. With Yongping Mansion, our 50,000 army and 30,000 township heroes, this is the capital to split the soil and become kings."

Tang Tong said helplessly: "Isn't this talking in a sleep? The Qing Dynasty is outside the pass and Li Yan is inside the pass. We are attacked by both sides. Can we persevere?"

"Don't worry, if Li Yan could defeat another Qing army, the Qing Dynasty would definitely not want Li Yan to get Shanhaiguan." Wu Sangui said confidently: "At that time, we will be able to have equal contact with the Qing Dynasty. Li Yan's troops are limited, and as long as we don't provoke him, he should not rush to collect Shanhaiguan. It is the most cost-effective thing to use us to guard the gateway of the capital for him."

He paused and continued, "If Li Yan was defeated by the Qing army this time, there would be nothing to say. We can only contribute to the Qing country."
Chapter completed!