On Mopan Mountain, the sun is getting higher and higher, and Duni's banner is getting closer and further away in sight.

After Duni passed, there were still a continuous stream of Eight Banners troops passing through the footpath at the foot of the mountain. Li Dingguo looked at the Qing army's march at the foot of the mountain, and kept estimating the strength of the Qing army in his mind. But the more he looked at it, the more he calculated, the more he thought. He felt that the number of Qing troops exceeded his expectations.

The Qing army is different from his Ming army. Since there are still a large number of Ming troops stationed in various parts of Yunnan, the Qing army is pursuing them all the way. In order to ensure the safety of the grain road, they must station troops in prefectures and counties along the way. From Kunming From Chuxiong to Dali and then to Yongchang, the journey is more than a thousand miles. It stands to reason that the size of the Qing army will continue to shrink in the process. Therefore, in the pre-war planning, he estimated that the size of the Qing army should be around 30,000. .

This number was also recognized by the generals. After comparing their comparisons based on Liangdao and other Ming army garrison areas, the numbers they obtained also fluctuated around 30,000. The difference is simply that the Qing army would be in places such as Kunming and Dali. There are still some different opinions on how many troops should be stationed in such a prefecture and county that will surely become a hub, and whether to send Eight Banners Army, Fan soldiers or Green Camp soldiers to garrison.

However, the current Qing army far exceeds their previous calculations in terms of numbers. Just these Eight Banners troops accounted for a very astonishing proportion in the army that destroyed the country. The Qing army left behind The number of Eight Banners in Kunming and other places was probably only 2,000 to 4,000, and the rest were all chasing after them.

Moreover, we haven't seen the banners of Wu Sangui's vassal soldiers and green camp soldiers yet. If they are also in this proportion, then the number of Qing troops participating in this battle is likely to be between 40,000 and 50,000.

"This is a great opportunity to defeat the Tatars at once!"

Thinking of this, Li Dingguo couldn't help but get excited. This level of excitement, in retrospect, was only experienced when he ambushed Nikan in Hengyang, but that time it was just a round-up and annihilation of more than a hundred officers and guards around Nikan. But now, tens of thousands of Qing troops are in the urn, how can he not be excited?

The marching speed of the Qing army's central army was much slower than that of the front. The reason was that in addition to the Eight Banners of Manchu and Mongolia, Doni also had many Niu Lu of the Han Army Banner. Although the caliber and weight of the artillery carried by these Niu Lu were They were all relatively limited, but they still slowed down the marching speed of the Qing army.

In this regard, he had a lot of patience, and would not become impatient because the expected results of the battle were getting bigger. However, the rear column of the Qing army's central army had just arrived at the foot of Mopan Mountain, and Wu Sangui Company in the rear was not even there yet. When a trumpet sounded, The sudden sound in this silent mountain made the turtle catchers and turtles all smell the ominous smell.

There was a faint sound of artillery in the mountains, but Yu Youhan had no time to think about it. He had been fighting for a long time and had two more arrow wounds on his body. One was on his left leg and the other on his collarbone. Even though he was If you dodge even half a second too slowly, you will inevitably be choked by the eagle-feather arrow!

In addition, he also had seven or eight wounds on his body, half of which were caused by the forward colonel before he died. One of the wounds was on his right cheek, directly opening a window into his mouth, so that he Every time I take a breath now, my cheeks feel a sweet pain.

What's even more fatal is that after such a long period of fighting, his physical strength is almost exhausted. The remaining two forward soldiers have obviously seen this and are not in a hurry to use killing moves on him.

, but it consumed his physical strength over and over again, clearly waiting for him to be exhausted before striking.

With one against ten, relying on his opponent's initial arrogance and anger, Yu Youhan killed half of his opponents. But the remaining five people quickly learned their lesson and adopted an infantry formation to fight against him.

One person attacks.

Historically, the achievements of the Eight Banners of Manchuria were mostly based on dismounting and fighting on foot, and then mounting their horses to pursue after defeating the opponent. These barbarians who have been engaged in fishing, hunting, and farming for a long time are better than the nomadic Mongols in their riding, shooting, and riding fighting skills.

It was much inferior. It was only by relying on the armor and iron weapons seized from the Ming army that they were able to subdue the group of people who had been reduced to leather armor and broken armor under the arms embargo that had been routine for more than two hundred years.

The Mongolians are tough. However, they have extremely rich combat experience and their tactics are very flexible. Once they find that charging horses to kill them is not effective, they will immediately change their tactics.

At this moment, they are still repeatedly consuming Yu Youhan's physical strength. Each blow has the potential to cause damage to him, but each blow will not use the force to the extreme, forcing him to react to their attacks.

, and try to avoid being caught in the loopholes as much as possible.

These are all experiences gained at the cost of life. I remember that when they first entered the mountain, they were composed of eleven people to explore the way for the army. On the way, one person returned to report about the fence, but there were still ten people. But now, only

The two of them were left behind. The probability of escaping in front of such a guy was too low. Moreover, the forward commander was dead, and the Manchu military law had cut off their retreat. At this moment, the only option was to kill Yu Youhan here and Lu Guisheng.

Only by taking it back can you make up for it.

The work of consuming physical strength is still going on. Although their physical strength is also being consumed, after all, they are two against one. Under attack from the front and back, the opponent's physical energy will only be consumed faster. And unlike this terrifying opponent, their

There were no injuries on their bodies - anyone touched by Miao Dao was basically close to death. They could still continue fighting, which was enough to show their physical condition.

As time went by, Yu Youhan's breathing became heavier and his movements became stiffer and slower. Victory was not far away. However, the faint sound of cannons became more intensive, and they could not continue to waste any more. They saw the opportunity.

, one of the two stabbed with a spear, and the other raised a shield to slash sideways, and in an instant, the space for Yu Youhan to move around was completely sealed!

After a long bloody battle, his physical energy has long been exhausted, and it is only because of his energy that he can hold on until now. But as time goes by, the pain of the wounds on his body becomes more and more clear, and even now he can't even

The muscles and joints that had not been injured began to feel pain. His movements became slower and slower, and his reactions became slower and slower. Even his superb knife skills began to lose shape. Yu Youhan knew very well that he had reached the limit. Is victory or defeat possible?

Negative, whether life or death, is in this last breath.

The spear was stabbing in front of him, and the shield was slashing behind him. At this moment, he ignored the cold light that was faster than thunder, and turned his body quickly, facing the forward soldier holding the spear with his back.

There is a saying that three arrows are not as good as one sword, and three swords are not as good as one spear. As the name suggests, a direct thrust with a spear will cause far more damage to the body than a slash with a one-handed knife. Yu Youhan's move is really unreasonable, but at the same time as he turned around, Miao The knife also relied on the inertia of the turn and the twist of the arms, from the blade facing the front, it quickly flashed from the left to the right as if drawing a circle around the body, and the blade hit the tip of the spear that was about to penetrate the flesh. .warble

Before the remaining power of the spear was used up, it easily pierced his clothes, and made a deep gap on his back that could be seen in the bones. However, he remained unmoved at all, and when the knife was turned around his body At the right moment, he twisted his wrists and struck another forward soldier with a knife.

With a "thud", Miao's sword hit the shield with such force that the forward soldier felt that the bones in his left arm were brittle, and he even took two steps back.

At this time, the opponent in front of him was not yet stable, but Yu Youhan did not pursue him fiercely. Instead, he stood still, using his neck as an axis, and the unedged rear blade of the Miao Dao passed around his neck, and in an instant In an instant, he changed the knife he was holding in his right hand to the knife he was holding in his left hand. The wolf twisted his waist back and swept it towards the right back of his body. Then, without even looking, he turned around and charged again. He pointed at the forward soldier holding a sword and shield.

Everything happened so fast. When the sword and shield soldier stood firm, he looked again and saw that his companion had dropped his spear on the ground, his mouth wide open, and his eyes seemed to be about to come out of their sockets. When he came out, a pair of big hands strangled his neck tightly. If he could not see the blood gushing out from between his fingers, at first glance, he would have thought that the person was deliberately strangling himself to death.

The spearman took two steps back and fell heavily to the ground. At this time, Yu Youhan had already rushed up. The Miao sword opened and closed, and every parry and block seemed to be using all his strength, but every time After the blow, the next blow seemed to be even harder.

Soon, the saber of the vanguard soldier was thrown away, and he had to hold the handle of the shield with both hands, resisting the chops again and again, and retreat step by step.

However, after slashing Huashan with force several times in a row, Yu Youhan used his muscle memory to hit the lightning flint in the same direction as the previous slashes. , the sword flashed past, and even time seemed to freeze for a moment. Wow.

The next second, the shield fell with two severed arms. The knees of the forward camp soldiers softened and they knelt heavily on the ground. Then they leaned forward and fell down, and their heads rolled in front of Yu Youhan's feet. Only those pairs of soldiers fell. Even until death, I could not close my eyes, filled with the word "unwilling".

Unable to hold on anymore, when the head hit his right foot, it was like a domino. Yu Youhan's legs also went weak. He still subconsciously tried to use the Miao knife to support his body, but he couldn't. He still lost his balance, and even his hands that had been clawing at the handle of the knife were unable to loosen it, and he fell heavily to the ground sideways.

He fell to the ground sideways and still hadn't regained his balance. His body fell uncontrollably and he was lying flat on his back. He was breathing harshly like a leaky bellows, as if every breath he took was going to drain his lungs. It was as if all the air had been exhaled, not a drop left. Even with every breath, everything in front of me also repeated between light and dark.

Finally, after a few breaths, Yu Youhan's consciousness completely recovered from the chaos before the creation of Pangu. And at the moment when the light went out, the faint sound of explosions coming from the mountains aroused the final wave of excitement in his sea of ​​consciousness.

A ripple of.

"His Royal Highness Prince Jin, you should have succeeded..."

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