Although Li Gui was very distressed about this loss, as long as this operation was successful, the rewards he received would be huge. After the 30,000 Mongol army here was wiped out, in a short period of time, there would be no large-scale Qing troops in the entire territory of Nanzhili, who would be able to stop the footsteps of the Restoration Army. Even if you want to find out the army structure of tens of thousands of people, there is no more.

The Qing soldiers standing on the wall were also stunned at this time, looking at this strange scene in front of them, no one dared to move. The army that was still aggressive just now rushed into the city. Both generals and soldiers were lying on the ground, and the horses were constantly falling to the ground. No matter how many troops came in, there was no one to take care of them, the defenders, not even a glance at them.

After waiting for another cup of tea, Mrs. Ma still had the courage to walk down the wall and asked, "Generals?" Where did you come from? It looks like you've traveled a long way. ”

Looking at the army that was still entering the pass one after another, Li Gui didn't notice that there were still people on the wall for a while. Now when he was asked by the old horse, he was suddenly surprised. Only to find out that in Beixia Pass, it is not that there are no defenders, aren't there still hundreds of people? Suddenly, he said: "We are here from Tongcheng, how many people are there here?" ”

The old horse head didn't notice the strange question of the person in front of him, and said directly: "We only have more than a hundred people here, and there are only one hundred households guarding it." The generals came over from Tongcheng, how could they come in from the direction of Shucheng? During the day, a large number of Mongol troops went to Tongcheng, and the generals came from Tongcheng instead. ”

At this time, the hundred households of the Qing soldiers also came down and said, "Where are you army?" Why doesn't it look like the army of the Qing Dynasty? Hearing the words of these hundred households, Li Gui suddenly made his eyes look and let the others get up.

Although these soldiers were already very tired, they now had to stand up. surrounded a few Qing soldiers who came down together, and then Li Guicai said with a smile: "Baihu really has vision, you can see this, we are all the Ming Dynasty's Ming Army, not the Manchu Qing Army." ”

The Qing soldiers were taken aback, looked at the heads of Li Gui and the others, and sure enough, they saw that Li Gui and the others had not shaved their hair. But now he can't move, and the soldiers of the Restoration Army behind him have already put the steel knife in their hands on Baihu's neck. Then there were other soldiers of the Restoration Army, who went up and drove all the Qing soldiers down.

These Qing soldiers were only here to defend the pass, but the North Gorge Pass was too small and had not participated in the war for a long time. Moreover, the people who can fight have been transferred around, and the remaining Qing soldiers are basically people nearby. Those who were transferred to serve in labor, there dared to resist. was easily driven down by the Restoration Army, and was guarded by the Restoration Army in the pass.

Li Gui asked people to go to the wall to guard and observe the situation nearby. After resting for half an hour, the soldiers of the Restoration Army finally regained some strength. Immediately, the defense began to be arranged, and scouts were also sent in the direction of Tongcheng.

As a result, he did not wait for the news of the return of the Mongolian army, but waited for Jia Si to come to support with six or seven Ming restoration troops. Seeing that they had come to reinforcements, Li Gui and others were also overjoyed. Now that the troops are insufficient, whether they can stop the Mongolian army, Li Gui has no bottom in his heart. Now that Jia Si has brought reinforcements, the defense on the northern front is also stable.

Li Gui arranged for Jia Sixian to take his 6,000 men to the official road south of Beixia Pass to dig a large number of traps. Compared with Li Gui's own cavalry, whether he can use the official road to block the northward movement of 30,000 Mongolian cavalry is the most important thing. What's more, now the cavalry under Li Gui has lost more than half of the war horses.

Looking at these busy Restoration Army, the Qing Army of Beixia Pass 100 households, only then did they react. These Ming troops wanted to block the Mongolian army in the canyons of Beixia Mountain and Lujing Mountain. Thinking that these Ming troops wanted to wipe out the 30,000 Mongol army, the whole body and mind of the hundred households trembled again.

I heard Li Gui and Jiao Hongcao discuss: "I don't think it's enough to see these traps, after all, the Mongolian army has 30,000 people, and when the time comes, we can't stop it." Jiao Hongcao said: "The ambush of the army is generally inseparable from water and fire, although this place is south, but there is no river nearby, there is no way to use water, I think I can only make up my mind on the fire." ”

Li Gui also nodded and said, "Now we don't have so much dry firewood, where to go and make a fire?" Besides, Jia Si has already said it just now. In the second half of the night, His Highness had already begun to rush to the predetermined position with a large army. Now that Jia Sidu has come to us, I believe that His Highness has also arrived at the predetermined position. I'm afraid that the attack on the Mongol army will start soon, and it will be too late to find these dry firewood and grass now. ”

The old horse head was also guarded by the people of the Restoration Army, and now all the Qing soldiers have not been escorted, so let them repair and close the door. After all, no one could predict where the Mongol army would rush, in case the time came, the Mongol army rushed back to Beixia Pass. Li Gui and others also had to rely on this gate to block the Mongol army.

The old horse head was driven by the soldiers of the Restoration Army to carry the antlers, and after a few trips, he was already tired and out of breath. Now I heard that Li Gui and Jiao Hongcao were worried about the lack of hay, so they said: "General, there is a lot of dry firewood and forage in Shucha Town, which is far away from here, and it is best to use it to set fires." The generals want it, I can take the generals to get it. ”

Li Gui was overjoyed when he heard this, it turned out that this Shucha Town happened to be the first town to go north after passing the Beixia Pass. Merchants who come and go will rest there, and when there are many merchants, it is inevitable that they must prepare a large amount of horse feed and dry firewood. Now that the Restoration Army is cheap, Li Gui immediately transferred some people and hurriedly followed the old horse head to bring all the dry firewood and forage in the town.

Li Gui, Jiao Hongcao and others continued to strengthen their defenses on the northern front to block the retreat of the Mongol army. And Wei Du and others, who were stationed in Daguan Town, had also received the news that the Mongolian army was heading south. Due to the rugged roads in the canyon, there were many merchant travelers passing through in normal times, and the army generally went to Nanjing first, and then marched westward.

So Badali led a group of tribal leaders and walked through the canyon for two hours, until the early afternoon, when he saw the exit of the canyon in the distance. Seeing that they were about to walk out of the exit of the canyon, everyone cheered, as if they had seen a large amount of silver.

Badali said to Sergulen: "Send someone to see first, if the Manchurians haven't attacked Tongcheng yet, let's rest for a while, and wait for the army behind to come." ”

Se Guling took a breath and said, "Don't worry, I have already sent someone to inquire just now." If the Manchurians were trying to trick us into going south, we would have waited a little longer. Let them wait impatiently before going, anyway, the leader of the army now is just a protector leader. As long as there are no several banner owners of the Eight Banners of Manchuria, or some princes of the Qing imperial family, the king of the county is there, and no one can command the prince. ”

Badali found a place to sit down and said, "It's better not to have a conflict with them, otherwise there will be some incidents at that time." Let's take a break and wait for the people behind us to come. As he spoke, he opened the water bag handed by the guard and poured two sips. The bar sighed twice and said, "It would be nice if there was wine, but it's a pity that all the good wine we found in Shucheng this time has been drunk." ”

Jueluo Erde on the side said: "Lord, bear with it first, when we arrive in Tongcheng and get the silver of the Han army, we will have as much wine as we want." We can also go to Nanjing and enjoy the world of the Han people, during which the children are suffocated. As he spoke, he laughed evilly.

Badali said: "Hey, now that you enter the Central Plains, you can't just grab things." Seguring said: "These are all those Han officials, they have no way to take the Manchurians, so they only focus on us Mongols." This time there are Manchurians, we can finally let go and grab it for a while, and then see what those Han officials have to say. I used to have to do it secretly, and it wasn't pleasant at all. ”

While waiting for the arrival of the army behind, the three of them fantasized about how to get in Tongcheng and let go of it. It is good to make up for how long it has been in the Central Plains, and there is no looting loss.

After Wei Du and others knew that the Mongolian army was coming, they kept sending heralds to ask where Xia Guoxiang's army had arrived. Just when Wei Du and the others were anxious, they finally heard the sound of a large army marching. The two hurriedly went out of the camp to take a look, and sure enough, they saw Xia Guoxiang's army, and they rushed over in a mighty way.

After a few people planned, they immediately asked the Eight Banners to retreat into the canyon on the grounds that the Ming army had surrendered by fraud. Suddenly, in Daguan Town, drums were beating, killing sounds were everywhere, and countless people were beating weapons. A battle between large armies suddenly took place in Daguan Town.

After a while, the messenger of the Eight Banners of Manchuria for help met the scouts of the Mongol army outside the canyon. I heard that now the Eight Banners of Manchuria are fighting with the Ming army in Daguan Town. The Mongol scouts did not dare to delay and immediately returned to report to Badali.

When I heard that the Eight Banners of Manchuria were fighting with the Ming army, they were still deceived by the Ming army and attacked them. Thinking about it, the Eight Banners of Manchuria are already in jeopardy. Otherwise, the Manchurians would not easily ask for help from themselves, but they were still worried about themselves and went to divide their money.

Jueluo Erde and Sergulen suddenly couldn't sit still. Immediately said to Badali: "Lord, we can't wait any longer, if something happens to the Eight Banners of Manchuria, we can't explain it to the Qing Emperor." I think we should go south as soon as possible and attack the Ming army. We have now sent troops to save them, and when the time comes, they will not be able to share too much of the money. ”

Badali was still a little hesitant, but now when he heard the two of them talk about dividing the silver, he suddenly felt a little moved. What's more, if you are really here, watch the fall of the Eight Banners of Manchuria. When the time comes, if Shunzhi is investigated, he will not be able to explain it.

I had to speak: "We still have a lot of troops that have not been assembled, if we set off now, is it a bit hasty." If you can't defeat the Ming army in one go, it will become a tactic to add fuel, which is a taboo for soldiers. ”

Jueluo Erde persuaded: "Don't worry, the prince doesn't have to worry, now there are Manchurian Eight Banners fighting in front, and now we will attack." Just like in Shanhaiguan back then, when Li Zicheng and Wu Sangui were at war, the regent suddenly attacked, and Li Zicheng was defeated. Now we are in the position of the original regent, as long as we attack, the Ming army is afraid of being attacked from both sides, and it will definitely be defeated immediately. ”

Badali thought for a moment and said, "Yes, if the Manchurians suffer too many casualties, it will not be good for us. Jueluo Erde, immediately inform the troops who have arrived, and immediately go out of the canyon. We assembled in formation and launched an attack on the Ming army. ”

As soon as Badali and his army walked out of the canyon, they saw the Manchurian Eight Banners outside rushing all the way. Seeing this scene, Badali was suddenly confused, why were the Manchurians defeated so quickly? Without making Badali think about it, the Eight Banners of Manchuria had already rushed over.

The leaders of the various tribes who just walked out of the canyon were all in order to go to Tongcheng to grab the silver, and all the leaders ran in front of the team, and now they are naturally the first to come out. looked at the Manchurian Eight Banners rushing towards him, and the tribal leaders of Taniguchi were still leisurely walking outside Taniguchi.