When the soldiers had regained their energy, night came quietly.
In the valley, 3,600 cavalrymen were ready to go. Generals Li Dingguo, Zhang Mu, and Chen De were all in armor and fully armed.
At this time, it was almost midnight, a layer of light mist floated in the sky, and the first spring rain of the 14th year of Chongzhen came quietly.
After a moment, several horses galloped from outside the valley. The leading soldier dismounted, knelt on one knee and said: "General, no Qing army scouts were found outside the valley, and no Qing army movements were found within a radius of ten miles!"
This valley is adjacent to Wuqing County, and is still more than a hundred miles away from the Qing army's sphere of influence. In addition, the Qing army's main sight targets are concentrated in the capital and Jiubian Tongzhou camp in the northwest, so it has become a blind spot.
Li Dingguo nodded slightly, motioning for the soldier to investigate again, then turned to look at Zhang Mu and Chen De, "Brothers, it's almost time!"
Zhang Mu and Chen De looked at each other and nodded in unison, "Brother Li, let's set off!"
Li Dingguo could no longer hold back the blood in his heart. He pulled out the steel knife from his waist and shouted in a low voice: "Open the way in front of Wuqing Camp, the army will set off~~!"
On that day, outside Xiangyang City, Li Dingguo gathered more than 3,000 defeated troops under Zhang Xianzhong, but he only had more than 600 cavalry. But at this time, they were facing the Manchu Eight Banners cavalry, and it was difficult for the infantry to play any role. He could rely on
Yes, there are only these 600 cavalry.
Although the sparrow is small, it still has all the internal organs.
Although Liu Ruyi did not give them a designation, Li Dingguo used Wuqing County, where he was located at this time, as his headquarters designation, hoping that this battle could be used to clear the names of these men under his command.
In a moment, the six hundred cavalrymen rushed out of the valley like a gray whirlwind and headed eastward.
Zhang Mu and Chen De looked at each other, and at the same time drew out the steel knives from their waists, shouting loudly: "Sons of the Colored Stone Army, let's go!"
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The drizzle of rain keeps falling, hitting people's bodies like a girl's soft and boneless hands, gentle and moist.
Three thousand six hundred cavalry galloped eastward, crossed the Grand Canal, and soon arrived at the area controlled by the Qing army.
It is now the middle of April in the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, and the entrance of the Qing army is at the end of the first month.
At this time, the Grand Canal can almost be used as the dividing line. To the east of the canal, from Tianjin to the north, and extending to Shanhaiguan, the city has basically fallen and is within the actual control range of the Qing Dynasty.
However, due to the need to fight against the Ming army, most of the main forces of the Qing army at this time were stationed in Pinggu and Xianghe lines, always maintaining pressure on the Ming army.
Perhaps because of the weather, 3,600 cavalrymen came all the way east and traveled more than a hundred miles, but no trace of the Qing army was found.
But Li Dingguo and the others did not dare to be careless at all. When the army reached a small river, they quietly stopped their horses.
Li Dingguo ordered his soldiers to lay down the map, and together with Zhang Mu and Chen De, they discussed the specific march route for the next step.
"Brother Zhang, Brother Chen, where we are now is between Xianghe and Baodi. This waterway should be a tributary of Baoqiushui. I estimate that if we go north from here, it will not exceed seventy miles.
It is Xianghe County. We have two choices at this time!"
Li Dingguo pointed at the map, his big thumb and little finger stuck on two lines respectively.
"First, we can continue eastward from here, bypass Baoqiushui, and approach Xianghe and Pinggu lines from the west. The advantage of this road is that it is less risky and is not easy to be discovered by the Qing army. However, it is not easy to be discovered by the Qing army.
There may be a great opportunity! The second line is that we go directly north from here and approach Xianghe. Although this road is more dangerous, the opportunity is also greater!" Li Dingguo's eagle eyes flashed with coldness.
, his tongue slightly licked his chapped lips.
Although he has great talent and strategy and is regarded as a powerful general in the world, this time is not that time. He only has 600 cavalry under his command and the equipment is not very well-equipped. In such a general situation, it is difficult to make waves and achieve anything.
We must rely on the strength of Zhang Mu and Chen De.
Zhang Mu had already made plans in his mind, but the matter was so important that he couldn't just talk about it. He looked up at Chen De and whispered, "Brother Chen, what do you think?"
Chen De couldn't help but chuckle, "Since the two brothers have already argued with each other, why are we still hesitating? Since the general has given us this opportunity, if we don't seize it and make a big move, how can we be worthy of the big one?"
General’s good intentions?”
Li Dingguo and Zhang Mu couldn't help but be overjoyed. They didn't expect that Chen De, who was usually too low-key, would actually be filled with such heart-stopping rage.
"That's great! Since the three of us brothers have this intention, let's do it!" Zhang Mu immediately decided and looked at Li Dingguo.
Li Dingguo hurriedly explained in detail: "Brother Zhang, Brother Chen, in the past few days, my scouts have clearly investigated the situation near Xianghe. At this time, stationed in Xianghe is the headquarters of Prince Zheng of the Manchu Qing Dynasty Jierhalang.
However, there are still 15,000 Mongolian cavalry stationed on the edge of the city, as well as more than 3,000 elite men with yellow flags under Hauge's command. The total number is probably no less than 40,000. What we want to do is the easiest choice.
, these are the three thousand elites under Hauge’s command..."
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At this time, in Qiaojiadian Town, thirty miles southeast of Xianghe County, Lazhang Jia Gurtu, a man with a yellow flag, was in the prisoner camp, selecting Han women who would spend the night with him tonight.
When the Manchus entered the customs this time, they did not go south with all their strength, so they captured not many Han slaves, less than 100,000.
As for Zhagurtu's troops, they were the last batch to enter the customs, and their oil and water were even more pitiful.
After much effort and effort, he finally found an opportunity to go out to his own town, but he only captured the small town of Qiaojiadian, and only six to seven hundred prisoners were captured.
However, this is enough for him!
I would rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix!
If one stayed in Pinggu Camp, it would be difficult to find even a mare, not to mention such an opportunity.
"Hehe! Han women are really smart! They are many times stronger than my Qing maidens!" Zhagurtu smiled sinisterly as he walked past dozens of Han women.
These Han women were all residents of Qiaojiadian. Because they fled too late, they had to fall into the hands of Qing army thieves.
At this time, seeing this fierce man with a black beard on his face, they were unable to resist at all and clustered together, trembling.
"Hehe! This is good! This is also good! Well! It's just the two of you! Go, wash up quickly, and come to my tent!" Zagurtu carefully selected two petite and plump Han Chinese.
Woman, shout loudly.
"Please, let me go, let me go!" A Han woman knelt on the ground, kowtowed desperately, and kept retreating.
Zhagurtu couldn't help but became furious and slapped the Han woman's face hard, "Damn it, I've fallen in love with you. That's your blessing. Why are you in so much trouble? One more word, I'm sorry.
Cut off your tongue!"
"..." The Han woman was shocked and didn't dare to say another word. Her big eyes were filled with tears. She was dragged aside by a few Geshiha and thrown to the side of the river.
Zagurtu nodded with satisfaction, carried the wine bottle, sang a ditty, and walked slowly towards his big tent with eight-step steps.
In fact, this is the first time Zhagurtu has entered the customs. Otherwise, he would not have been so happy just seeing this little ostentation!
He was originally a slave under Yue Tuo, the leader of the Xianghong Banner. After Yue Tuo's death, Xianghong Banner's people were distraught. Zhagurtu was quite clever and eager to find a way out.
His luck was really good. After spending thousands of taels of silver, a noble man really pointed out a clear path for him.
Although this guy was born with an ugly appearance and was covered in hair, like a wild bull, his biological sister was extremely charming and graceful. Under the guidance of that noble man, his sister entered the palace of Prince Su.
's house.
Soon, his sister was promoted to Hauge's concubine, and then to his beloved concubine. From this, Zhagurtu also rose to the heights, first becoming Niulu Zhangjing, and then being promoted to Jia La Zhangjing. If he enters the customs this time, he can
If you have accomplished some achievements, then after you return, I am afraid that the post of Gushan Ezhen with the yellow flag will fall into the hands of this guy!
In fact, at the beginning of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, nepotism was based on marriage.
Although the red belts and yellow belts in the late Qing Dynasty were unsightly, and all of them looked like smokers, in the early days of the Qing Dynasty, these people were all good people as long as they could reach a certain position.
However, people like Zagurtu, who rose to power solely by relying on nepotism, are also an oddity among the oddities.
That is, Hauge, with his careless character, would make such a mistake!
If it were Huang Taiji and Dorgon, even if it were Jierhalang and Duoduo, this kind of thing would never happen.
Thinking about the bright future and the company of a beautiful woman tonight, Zagurtu's heart felt sweeter than eating honey. He hummed a little tune, divided five by three, took off his clothes, lay down on the comfortable wool carpet, and waited.
Two little lambs came to the door.
But after a long time, there was still no movement outside. Zhagurtu couldn't help but feel a little hairy. He strode out of the tent naked and said to the guard on duty: "What the hell is going on? Why are you so slow?"
The soldier did not dare to neglect, "Master, please don't wait, I will go over there and have a look!"
"Hurry up, hurry up! If you delay my pleasure, I will send you to Ninggu Pagoda tomorrow!"
"Cha!" The soldiers hurried away.
Zagurtu then kicked open the tent door in dissatisfaction and walked back into the tent.
But after waiting and waiting, another quarter of an hour passed, and there was still no movement. Zagurtu couldn't help but feel angry. He picked up the steel knife and wanted to rush out and kill someone.
But just as he rushed out of the door, he saw the direction of the river to the east. Fires were everywhere, the earth was shaking, and some Qing soldiers shouted loudly: "It's not good! The Ming army is attacking the camp! The Ming army is attacking the camp! Sons and gentlemen,
Prepare for war!"
Zhagurtu was shocked. He was about to ask when he saw his own soldiers leaving and returning. "Sir, something bad has happened! We are surrounded by the Ming army! Their weapons are sharp, and our son has been overwhelmed in front!"