News of this battle was immediately sent to Huang Taiji's desk.
The red candlelight flickered back and forth, making it difficult to see his face clearly.
However, his fingers kept tapping the table next to him, which showed that his mood at the moment was not calm.
Regarding the result of this battle, Huang Taiji was not too happy, nor was he too disappointed or anxious. Generally speaking, it was still within the acceptable range for him.
But through the reactions of Liu Ruyi and Caishijun in this battle, Huang Taiji could vaguely feel that the decisive moment was coming!
"Come here, send this old ginseng to Shi Tingzhu. This is my reward for him!" Huang Taiji pointed to the century-old ginseng placed on the table and said to the little eunuch beside him.
"Cha!" The little eunuch quickly picked up the old ginseng carefully and was about to exit the tent.
"Wait!" Huang Taiji waved his hand, "Go and inform Prince Zheng, Prince Rui, and Prince Su to come to the tent to discuss matters!"
"Cha!" The little eunuch paused for a moment, making sure that Huang Taiji had no more instructions, and then carefully exited the tent.
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At this time, Pingxi Bo Wu Sangui, who was in Ningyuan, was also closely watching every move in the battle within the pass.
In fact, as early as the beginning of the Qing army's entry into the Pass, Wu Sangui received an order from Emperor Chongzhen to request Guan Ning's army to march to Beijing, but Wu Sangui rejected it!
For Wu Sangui, although he has more than 50,000 Guan Ning troops, he is considered one of the powerful military forces in the world that cannot be underestimated. However, in terms of strength, the Guan Ning army is not as powerful as the elite Eight Banners. In terms of elites, the Guan Ning army is also inferior to
Not as good as Liu Ruyi's colorful stone army.
This makes Wu Sangui's position a bit embarrassing!
If you were an ordinary person, this situation would actually be easy to handle, just follow the crowd!
But history has proven that Wu Sangui was far from human and had an extremely huge heart!
At this time, whether it was the Ming Dynasty, the Manchu Qing Dynasty, or Liu Ruyi's Caishi Army, the situation in the three aspects was not clear, so Wu Sangui would naturally not make the slightest move easily.
However, although he is in Ningyuan, the sentinels of Guan Ning's army have already spread all over the capital. As long as there is the slightest disturbance on the battlefield, he can immediately report the news.
He was like a hungry wolf hiding in the dark, licking his paws, waiting calmly for the fight between dragon and tiger on the grassland to see how it would end.
Just as he was thinking, there was a soldier reporting outside the door, "Report~~~~! The latest battle report came from the capital!"
Wu Sangui couldn't help but be shocked, "Quick, come in quickly!"
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Caishi Army Camp.
At this time, two days had passed since the night battle, but the Qing army did not take any action, which made Liu Ruyi's face become even more gloomy.
At this level, it is obvious that Huang Taiji will not be dispatched easily!
There is no doubt that the attacker in this war can only be the Caishi Army!
Although this ending had been expected by Liu Ruyi for a long time, when it actually came, Liu Ruyi still felt very uncomfortable in her heart.
Attack represents strength!
But at this time, the Ming Dynasty, including its own Colored Stone Army, was not strong enough to crush the Manchu Qing Dynasty. If they were to attack, the outcome would depend on God's will!
But it had reached this point, and Liu Ruyi actually had no choice.
If it continues like this, the Colored Stone Army can bear it, but the Ming court and the people of the Ming Dynasty can no longer bear it!
In the big tent, all the generals gathered together. Liu Ruyi was wearing golden armor and showed off his sharp edge.
He sat on a high tiger-skin throne, looking down at the generals in the tent, "Everyone, you all know what the situation is now! Since the Manchu Qing Dynasty is going to be a tortoise, then we can only
His turtle shell was chopped open!”
"General, I, the Suzaku Battalion, are willing to be the vanguard of the army!"
"General, I, the Qinglong Battalion, are also willing to be the vanguard of the army!"
"General..."
All the generals understood Liu Ruyi's determination and came out to fight.
Liu Ruyi is very satisfied with the attitude of the generals. The general trend of the world has been frozen, so let the Colored Stone Army become the rock to break this ice!
"Very good! The generals listened to the order, Zhuque Camp was the vanguard, Zhongyong Camp followed, and half an hour later, the army marched to Pinggu City!"
"yes!"
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The north wind was blowing loudly, and the dazzling sunshine was ruthlessly thrown on the ground. The wilderness was full of desolation. Except for the occasional hares crawling through the patches of green, there was no sense of life at all.
To the Ming Dynasty, the entrance of the Manchu and Qing dynasties was comparable to that of a little devil entering a village in later generations. It could be said that there was almost no grass growing.
From Tongzhou to the east, all the way to Pinggu and the Xianghe River, which were actually controlled by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, except for the military sentries, not a single common person could be seen.
This originally fertile land has now become like a dead land.
At this time, in the vast wilderness, more than 50,000 and nearly 60,000 colorful stone troops strode forward like a red torrent, approaching Pinggu City.
It was less than fifty miles from the original Caishi Army camp to Pinggu City. The army set off early in the morning, and just after noon, they had already marched outside Pinggu City.
Along the way, Qing army sentries kept passing by, but Liu Ruyi didn't take it seriously at all. He calmly and steadily set up camp by the river on the west side of Pinggu City.
There were crowds of people on the top of Pinggu City. It was obvious that they had noticed the Colored Stone Army who had come with bad intentions, but out of caution, they did not immediately attack the Colored Stone Army, but watched carefully from a distance.
If it were other Ming armies, I am afraid that the various Qing army units would have already swarmed up and gnawed away even the bones. Only the Caishi Army in the world could make the Qing army so fearful.
With many years of combat experience, the Caishi Army is already familiar with garrisoning and setting up defenses.
At this time, although the main force of the Qing army was right in front of them, the Caishi soldiers were still orderly and quickly established their camp according to the terrain along the river.
Liu Ruyi stood on the slope of the river, guarded by hundreds of soldiers, looking at the Pinggu City Wall not far away.
This city is actually a lucky place for Liu Ruyi.
It was here that Liu Ruyi defeated Dorgon in the Battle of Pinggu, thus establishing the Caishi Army's status as a powerful Ming army.
Today, history seems to be happening again. However, the Colored Stone Army is many times stronger than before, and the Manchus and Qing Dynasties are also coming out in full force. Will history repeat itself again?
Wang Pu was far less calm than Liu Ruyi. Looking at the flag of the Qing army fluttering on the top of Pinggu City, he said with some unconfidence: "Brother Liu, are we, are we a little too arrogant? Just in front of the Qing army.
Camping under their noses, they are afraid, afraid..."
Liu Ruyi smiled slightly, "What? Brother Wang, are you scared?"
"Afraid? I'm not afraid!" Wang Pu quickly shook his head, "However, some worries in my heart are true!"
"Haha! No need to worry! This battle will come sooner or later! This is our fate! We can't hide! If this is the case, then face it with an open mind! It's done, no one in the world can stop us brothers anymore
Bingfeng! If we lose, it will be God's will!" Liu Ruyi said, clenching her fists tightly.
Wang Pu clearly felt Liu Ruyi's determination and nodded solemnly, "Yes! These dog Tatars are not invincible! In this battle, we must completely destroy their foundation to avoid future troubles!"
Since the hatred has become irresolvable, it is inevitable to eradicate the root cause. Wang Pu naturally knows this very well.
Liu Ruyi nodded, "Relax! Don't be so nervous! Someone, please pass on my military order and order the armies from all nine sides of Tongzhou to come to Pinggu City for support!"
"yes!"
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On top of Pinggu City, Huang Taiji, supported by several personal guards, carefully looked at the Caishi Army's camp.
On the side, Dorgon, Hauge, Duduo, Jierhalang and others stood carefully.
"Your Majesty, it seems that Liu Ruyi is more anxious than we thought! This is just in time. When they arrive, it will save us the trouble of searching one by one!" Dorgon looked at the Caishi Army coldly.
Camp, said to Huang Taiji.
There was not much expression on Huang Taiji's face, "Prince Rui, in your opinion, when is the best time for our army to launch an attack?"
Dorgon smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the colorful stone weapons are sharp! If we attack, it is of course best to take advantage of them before they have a firm footing! However, the Emperor must have a deeper plan, and I don't dare to discuss it!"
Huang Taiji couldn't help but smile, "Prince Rui is being too modest! Colored stone weapons are sharp, but in our Qing Dynasty, firearms are not good at all! Where is the King of Obedience?"
"I'm here!" Kong Youde, the obedient king, hurried out of the queue.
"Prince Gong, Prince Rui has already said that the Colored Stone Army has sharp weapons. Do you dare to lead our Qing artillery battalion to fight against the Colored Stone Army?" Huang Taiji said with a smile.
"This, why don't you dare to do this?" Kong Youde rolled his eyes and already understood Huang Taiji's intention. He knelt down and asked for a fight: "As long as the emperor gives the order, our Qing Artillery Battalion will fight to the end with the Caishi Army.
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"Very good!" Huang Taiji smiled, "Prince Rui, you can cover for Prince Gongshun. Today, I want to see with my own eyes the power of our Qing artillery battalion!"
"twitter!"
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"They, what are they going to do?"
At the outpost of the Caishi Army camp, several soldiers were carefully watching what was going on in Pinggu City.
But when they saw the huge ox carts covered with black oilcloth being pulled to a dirt slope not far from the west side of the city under the cover of thousands of cavalry, they couldn't help but feel suspicious.
"Hurry, go and report to the general! The Qing army must have some conspiracy!" Commander Jia made a quick decision and hurriedly ordered the soldiers to quickly report the situation to Liu Ruyi.
Liu Ruyi was inspecting the Caishi Army artillery battalion position at this time, and soon received news from the front.
Due to the need to take Pinggu City into consideration, the Caishi Army Artillery Battalion was positioned relatively forward. It was located on a slope to the northwest of the camp. Its firepower could cover the west wall of Pinggu City. At the same time, it could also be strong enough to withstand the Qing cavalry attack.
Route to the Caishi Army Camp.
At this time, standing on the high soil slope, Liu Ruyi and the generals around him also saw clearly the movements of the Qing army.
"General Wen, it seems that the Qing army is planning to make it difficult for you first! Haha! What are you going to do?" Liu Ruyi looked at the artillery battalion guerrilla Wen Cheng with a smile.
After nearly a year of hard work, Wen Cheng became more mature than before. He raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "General, we now have these ten red cannons to help us. Even if the Qing army doesn't come, we still have to look for them in humble positions."
It’s so much better! It saves me a lot of trouble in my humble job!”
Through the transaction with the Zheng family, the Caishi Army obtained ten red cannons, the most advanced Portuguese cannons at the moment, and all of them were now equipped in the army!
This is also where Wen Cheng’s confidence lies.
Seeing that Wen Cheng had already figured it out, Liu Ruyi felt relieved and turned to Wen Cheng: "While their artillery camp position is not stable, we can take advantage of it first!"
Wen Cheng had already had this intention and nodded hurriedly, "Artilleryman, prepare!"