The siege of Tianjin ended in such a hurry, and in the afternoon of the same day, Lin Feng left the troops of ** Sheng and Liu Laosi to stick to the camp, while his own Chinese army went out of the camp and returned to Beijing. At the same time, he sent a herald to inform Zhao Guangyuan, ordering him to gather the cavalry troops and join him at Wuqing.

God knows what is going on, Lin Feng's heart was full of disappointment and anger at the moment, and it was only now that he seemed to sober up a little and realized that war was definitely not the kind of play he imagined.

Overnight, the situation seemed to have become very precarious, and in fact, according to Wang Dahai's report asking for help, things seemed to be worse than literally.

In the evening of the day before yesterday, hundreds of thousands of displaced people who originally relied on the Han army's porridge shed to survive suddenly had a large-scale riot, killing the Shuntian Mansion porridge officials and maintaining order and immediately besieged Xiqumen, the Han army's city defense army was caught off guard, almost lost the city gate, fortunately Wang Dahai was cautious by nature, these days he personally led people to patrol every day, and personally led the brigade to reinforce after the defenders fired a warning for the first time, and successfully repelled the homeless riots after a short and fierce battle, but did not wait for the defenders to rest, The cavalry of the Qing army suddenly appeared on the battlefield like a ghost, and galloped back and forth under the city wall, firing bows and arrows at the city defense army, causing a small number of casualties before retreating at nightfall.

At the same time, the defenders of Tongzhou were also attacked by cavalry, according to the military newspaper, the cavalry of the Qing army who attacked was well-trained and well-trained, divided into dozens of horse teams to take turns to attack, a large number of rockets, the north wind was very strong that night, the rockets caused hundreds of houses in Tongzhou City to be burned down, fortunately the granary was strong and there were many fireproof equipment, and they were safe and sound for the time being.

In addition, the civilian ships transporting grain and grass for the Tianjin siege army on the canal were also devastated, dozens of grain ships were burned after a sneak attack, the small Han army escorting the baggage suffered all casualties, and the requisitioned people also suffered heavy casualties and could not be counted.

Beijing is the foundation of the Han army, Tongzhou is the granary of the Han army, and only Wang Dahai is responsible for defense, with less than 10,000 troops, of which Tongzhou has only one brigade and three battalions of less than 4,000 people. Lin Feng, who received the report for reinforcements, was anxious, and what made him even more angry was that this military report knew nothing about the enemy except for reporting his own losses: how many enemy troops were there? How many cavalry? How many in-foot? There is not a word about whether there is siege equipment or not, and even the banner of the enemy's main general is not seen, and the military quality of the generals at all levels of the Han army can be seen.

After a rapid march, the Chinese army entered Wuqing that night. At the second watch, the cavalry of the Han army arrived and camped hastily outside Wuqing City.

"Lao Zhao, what the fuck are you doing?!" Lin Feng angrily slammed the report for reinforcements on Zhao Guangyuan's face, and shouted, "Where did this Qing army come from? You're fucking eating dry food?! ”

Zhao Guangyuan pinched the military newspaper inexplicably, and cast his eyes for help to Zhou Peigong.

Lin Feng was extremely angry, pointed at the military newspaper and glared, "See for yourself?!" ”

"Handsome ......" Zhao Guangyuan was a little embarrassed, and said with a bitter face, "Humble duty...... Illiterate ......"

Lin Feng was angry for a while, and with a wave, Zhou Peigong immediately stepped forward and pulled Zhao Guangyuan to explain in a whisper.

After understanding the situation, Zhao Guangyuan frowned and said, "Dashuai, the Ministry of Inferior Posts is stationed on the front line of Xiongcheng, Rongcheng, and Dingxing according to the pre-war plan, and the rangers go back and forth day and night, and they don't find any Qing troops," he bent down on one knee and submitted the military report, "Brothers, don't dare to be lazy and bad, please be aware of it!" ”

After venting, Lin Feng's anger calmed down slightly, and he waved his hand at Zhao Guangyuan, in fact, he also knew that this action of the Qing army must have been premeditated - how could it be so coincidental that the exiles in Beijing rioted just before the attack?! Fortunately, although Wang Dahai is not a general, but he is timid and honest, if he is lazy, he may even lose Beijing, and in the final analysis, Zhao Guangyuan cannot be blamed for this matter, the control area of the Han army at the moment is very small, and there are loopholes in all directions, and the foundation is weak, and there is no control over the vast countryside.

Zhou Peigong also thought so, when Zhao Guangyuan sat down, he pointed to the map on the case, and said to Lin Feng, "Marshal, I don't think this matter has anything to do with General Zhao, and our army was too careless before the war - if I am Tuhai, I can take advantage of the situation that the main force of our army is exhausted, send cavalry to set off from the west side of Baoding, pass through Mancheng and pass through Yi County, march along the inner Great Wall, and suddenly insert into Beijing from the direction of Suiyuan, and sneak attack the key places in Gyeonggi. He smiled bitterly, "Although our army occupies most of Gyeonggi, all the key points are in the hands of the enemy, and it is indeed difficult to guard against!" ”

Lin Feng nodded, "Pei Gong is right," he turned around and arched his hand towards Zhao Guangyuan, "Old Zhao, this time it's a brother, shouldn't be angry at you indiscriminately!" ”

Zhao Guangyuan was flattered, and hurriedly stood up and returned the salute, very at a loss. Although he was scolded for no reason, he didn't have any grievances, he had been in the army for many years, and the superiors in the army had always been extremely rude to their subordinates, this thing was commonplace, he had long been used to it, and seeing Lin Feng's solemn apology, he was very moved for a while.

"Lao Zhao, it's not too early, you go back early to rest, tomorrow morning your department will be the vanguard, and my Chinese army will follow, no matter what tricks Tuhai has, this Tongzhou is indispensable!"

At dawn the next day, the Han army brigade set off from Wuqing, and all the reinforcement troops this time were the elite main force of the Han army, among which Zhao Guangyuan's cavalry was almost all pulled up except for the hundreds of horsemen left in the Tianjin camp, totaling more than 3,000 people, and Lin Feng's Chinese army except for the two musket battalions that were lost to 700 people in the first battle were thrown in the camp for repair, the rest of the musket troops were completely organized, but Shi Lang's artillery troops were many incomplete, out of the need for marching speed, those siege heavy artillery weighing thousands of catties were left in Tianjin, At present, the artillery in the army is all small cannons of less than 800 catties, and the number of people is only about 700. The strength of the whole army is about 11,000 people.

At this time, it was not long after the wheat harvest, although Beijing was located in Youyan, but the weather was still very hot, the Han soldiers marching along the official road were dressed in armor, armed with instruments, all sweating and heavy clothes, although the artillery battalion was equipped with mule carts, but it was not of much help to the soldiers. Because of the fast running, the queue seemed to be very scattered, although the officers leading the team kept shouting and reprimanding back and forth, but they did not see any effect.

In the afternoon, the weather became hotter and hotter, fortunately, the Han army was very strict in recruiting soldiers, and most of the soldiers' physical fitness was good, otherwise they would march quickly in such hot weather, and they didn't know how much they would lose their combat effectiveness.

"Order Shi Lang ......" Lin Feng frowned, looking very annoyed, in fact, he didn't have any preparation for what kind of problems would arise on the march, "Draw out a battalion from the Chinese army and allocate it to Shi Lang's command, and the artillery battalion will also try to vacate mule carts as much as possible to organize a containment team to contain the brothers suffering from heat stroke!" ”

When the herald took the order, he turned his head to Zhou Peigong next to him and said, "Peigong, where are you now?" ”

"The front is the river camp," Zhou Peigong has been holding the map in his hand for the past two days, and he doesn't know what he is thinking, "It's easy to cross the river camp and rush to the Maju Bridge, when the canal is crossed, the official road is held and the key points can be echoed with Tongzhou and Beijing, and the ...... will be encircled."

"Report the ————" In the distance, a cavalry galloped over, dragging out the tone and shouting all the way, the soldiers and mule carts on the official road gave way, Lin Feng looked up and recognized at a glance that this was Zhao Guangyuan's personal soldier.

"Report to the marshal......" The soldiers gasped and looked anxious, "General Zhao sent me an urgent report, and our army found a large group of Qing cavalry in front ......of it, and the strength of the army is unknown."

Lin Feng's color changed, but he listened to the cavalry continue, "...... In addition, the Qing army was also found on the west side of our army, and the scouts did not dare to go deep into the ......"

Oops, Lin Feng seemed to be thundering and lightning in his head at the moment, he couldn't hear any sound buzzing, and suddenly thought of a word vaguely: "Encircle the point and send reinforcements!" ”

“…… Da Shuai...... Da Shuai ...... "After a long time, he suddenly found that someone was pulling his arm, and when he looked up, he saw Zhou Peigong's delicate and fair face, Lin Feng gradually calmed down, forced himself to suppress the panic in his heart, and tried to calm down his voice, "The matter has come to this, what did Peigong teach me?!" ”

Zhou Peigong shook his head and smiled bitterly, "What else do you teach?" The big handsome laughed. He looked very calm, "this time it is indeed the trick of Tuhai's gang - please see, marshal," he pointed to the simple map on the saddle, and suddenly opened his hands and drew a large circle beside him, "The terrain here is flat, and it is all sandy land with floating grass, which is suitable for the cavalry brigade to charge, and the nearest village to our army, Daliuzhuang, is also more than twenty miles...... Moreover, our army is tired from marching, and the soldiers are working hard, and the other side is waiting for ...... to work," he sighed, "This battle is not easy. ”

Lin Feng looked up at the musket team beside him, his mood gradually calmed down, and after listening to Zhou Peigong's analysis, he suddenly smiled coldly, "Then according to what you say, we have to surrender?!" ”

"Naturally not," Zhou Peigong smiled bitterly, "Now the only thing our army relies on is equipment, if this musket and artillery are really as powerful as the marshal originally said, it can still fight!" "Between the words, it is clear that there is a lack of confidence in the musket battalion.

Lin Feng nodded noncommittally, looked around carefully, and suddenly sat up straight on the horse, and ordered loudly, "Stop advancing, gather the team, and line up in front of the queue to be on guard," he raised his hand and pointed to the hill not far from the official road, "The rear team is camped there!" ......" Before the words were finished, there was a faint thunder in front of him, and as far as the eye could see, under the dust, a long sentry flag gradually revealed the spire, and a large area of cavalry was wrapped in dust, like a ghost, suddenly surging out of the horizon, such as Lin's saber pointed obliquely at the sky, and the murderous rushed straight to this side, and for a while, the Han army looked at each other and was terrified.

Lin Feng suddenly turned sideways, raised his hand and slapped Li Ergou who was stupid and stupid next to him, Li Ergou's cheeks were instantly red and swollen, blood spurted wildly between his mouth and nose, he looked up blankly, only to hear Lin Feng roar loudly with a hideous face, "Bastard, don't you go to give orders?!" Before Li Ergou could react, Lin Feng's horse whip swung down vigorously and slammed it on the horse's buttocks, the war horse neighed, and rushed forward with fierce force.

In an instant, the main general of the Han army rode one person and one horse, and under the stunned gaze of the soldiers, he actually rushed away towards the front team.

The standard-bearer was the first to react, seeing the marshal advancing, before he could think about it, he subconsciously clamped the horse's belly, held the big silk high, and followed, and then a group of guards scolded the war horse as if they had just woken up from a big dream, and followed closely behind.

Lin Feng rode his horse and galloped wildly, while shouting and scolding loudly in a hoarse voice, and the banner of the word "Lin" behind him rolled and swallowed in the high-speed gallop, and rushed straight to the front. As if they had been whipped, officers at all levels immediately reacted, pushing their soldiers to form their formations, the front team lined up their guns, and the rear team surged towards the mountain bag.

The morale of the army is settled.

Zhao Guangyuan rode his horse and stood on a small tomb, holding the reins in one hand and holding a monocular in the other, in fact, now the Qing army brigade is not far away, and he can see very clearly without a telescope, the reason why he put on such a casual appearance is just to calm down the panicked cavalry behind him.

Most of his cavalry are new recruits, although these northern men have a lot of experience riding horses before joining the army, but after all, riding a horse and fighting on a horse are two different things, so the combat power is really not optimistic.

There is no need to observe carefully, Zhao Guangyuan, who has been in the army for many years, judged the general enemy situation at a glance, the Qing army in front of him is a full cavalry unit, the number is at least more than 5,000 people, and it is definitely the elite of the elite, it seems that most of the soldiers have at least three years of military experience, excellent riding skills, and the team is still meticulous between high-speed gallops, thousands of cavalry are acting at the same time, even the sound of horses' hooves is staggered, people do not roar and horses do not neigh, the horn of contact is short-lived, and the sudden emergency stop is orderly.

He put down the monoculars, smiled and turned to glance at his cavalry, the cavalry behind him had calmed down a lot at this time, and there was no sound in the array of more than 3,000 people, only the war horses purred and occasionally snorted.

Zhao Guangyuan nodded with satisfaction and turned his head, although his face was very calm, he was very clear in his heart. At this moment, he is very conflicted in his heart, his troops are no matter how they can't beat the enemy army in front of them, if they are reckless and fight hard with the Qing army, he is really a little reluctant in his heart - after this battle is over, he is afraid that there will be no monkey to lead him in the future, he is not as good as Wang Dahai and Liu Laosi, he is a cavalry general, his troops are cavalry, and the infantry troops are easy to replenish after the battle, but once the cavalry troops are devastated, it will be difficult to replenish them. This is not Liaodong nor the prairie, this is the Kannai Plain.

However, although he was reluctant, Zhao Guangyuan had no idea of disobeying the military order. Up to now, everything he has been given by Da Shuai, even if he loses all of it, he may not have a chance to turn over, Da Shuai is very human, Zhao Guangyuan has a trust in Lin Feng that is similar to mysticism.

He looked at the rear, a little anxious in his heart, the herald has not yet arrived, is it to flee or fight, the order of the marshal has not yet arrived, at this moment the Qing army on the opposite side has rested for a while, the animal power will soon recover, the two armies are less than two miles apart, you can rush to the front in a few breaths, the cavalry is not better than the infantry, if the Qing soldiers want to charge, they have to run no matter what. The cavalry, which lost the speed of its horse, was inferior to the infantry.

Between anxious thoughts, the rear of the Qing army suddenly dusty, and a cavalry arrived, the first banner was as high as several zhang, and the words "Fuyuan General ......" could be vaguely seen when the roll was turned, before the dust settled, dozens of cowhide drums roared in unison, and the Qing army brigade on the opposite side suddenly issued a heart-rending shout, the front line that was originally straight like a piece of water suddenly waved, and the cavalry roared and trampled on the ground, like a dark cloud and swooped over, thousands of fine horses could not accelerate, Faster and faster, the cowhide drum beat like a tide, like thunder, and the momentum is even.

"Newspaper-" As soon as the horse flew in, the Han cavalry cracked layer by layer like a tide, and the herald frantically whipped the war horse, neighed and shouted, and instantly rushed to Zhao Guangyuan's side.

Zhao Guangyuan's heart was relieved, the military order finally came, and he grabbed the panting herald, "What did the marshal say?!" ”

The herald panted, but his face was very strange, and he was anxious, "...... Military Gate ...... Big handsome, big handsome, he told me......"

Zhao Guangyuan was very impatient, and at the same time anger surged, he grabbed the herald's neck, "Fuck, be louder!" Hurry up and say!! ”

"Ahem...... Cough...... The marshal wants me to ......" The herald was overwhelmed and struggled to shout, "...... The handsome man wants you to pinch the bottom and see if that thing is still there......"

"What's not there? ......" Zhao Guangyuan was a little crazy, looked back at the back, his cavalry suddenly looked strange, he was stunned for a moment, and suddenly came back to his senses, his dark skin immediately turned purple, and he slapped the herald off his horse fiercely, and he didn't want to pull out the saber, he slapped the war horse with the back of the knife like a vent, and took the lead in charging against the Qing army without saying a word.

The cavalry of the Han army suddenly burst into a burst of wild laughter, and then the brigade instigated, closely followed by their main general, and rushed towards the Qing army like a storm.