Chapter 666: Bad News
Liu Zeqing ignored the fatigue of the soldiers under his command and resolutely pursued the thief army, Li Yan smiled bitterly after getting the report, and the little overseer used all kinds of agitation methods again and again, this is to play Liu Zeqing to death.
But what is the origin of Li Chengdong, he insisted on going with him, he couldn't persuade him, he asked Niu Yong in curiosity, and he shook his head puzzled, saying, "The overseer is seconded from Gao Jie, this guy is ruthless and ambitious."
Gao Jie is not a good stubble, and his subordinates are not general, the little overseer's move must be profound, and it may be secretly used to balance Liu Zeqing, Li Yan was slightly suspicious, but he did not delve into it, and then ordered his subordinates to pull out the camp and send troops, following Liu Zeqing ten miles behind.
At this time, the sky is dark, the bonfire of the officers and soldiers in the north of Gaoyi City is continuous, the soldiers push the onlookers to watch the lively, the cheers are endless, the army selects warriors, thousands of people participate in the selection, compare strength, compare horsemanship, compare archery, compare martial arts, the most talented in the army, there is no lack of people with unique skills, and the cheers are endless.
Originally, there were thirty-six places, and after thousands of selections, forty of them were the best, all of them were burly, brave, and had their own stunts, Chang Yu and others tested them one by one, and they were very satisfied.
Guo Ren incorporated the fifty-six sharpshooters under his command into a total of ninety-six people, and divided them into four groups of twenty-four people, each with a name, wind, clouds, thunder, and lightning.
These four groups of people will be handed over to Wu Zhong, Qiao Sanxiu, Ji Jike, Chen Wangting, Guo Ren, Jiang Fa six major instructors to carry out devil training in various skills, and appoint Chen Suole and Chen Ruxin brothers as the chief and deputy captains of the guard, and be responsible for Chang Yu's security work at twelve o'clock.
After some tossing, it was getting late, and the soldiers mostly gathered together to chat or fall asleep, while the newly selected guards were receiving training from the instructors in the distance, Chang Yule was at ease, chatting with Li Muxian on the bonfire outside the tent, and the topic was not about the war but about the resettlement of the homeless.
The tens of thousands of displaced people who were taken away from the vicinity of Zhendingfu City before were mostly gathered around Jizhou City at this time, and I don't know how much they dispersed at this time, even if they wanted to return to their hometowns for a while, they were sad to cross the border, I am afraid that they were still wandering nearby, and their rations should not be much left, how to support them, and how to make a living even after returning to their hometowns......
The more these questions were said, the more headaches they had, and soon the two of them looked at the moonlight in the air with solemn faces and were silent, and the horses in the distance rushed over, Chang Yu glanced sideways, and Li Muxian said softly: "It is estimated that Liu Zeqing in the south has done it again, this old boy has been fighting very hard recently......"
Chang Yu frowned, because he had already seen that the Tanma who came in a hurry was not a scout in the army, nor a fan of Dongchang, but a Jinyi guard.
Could it be that something happened in Beijing? Chang Yu suddenly felt his heart beat faster, and even his eyelids began to jump, Li Muxian saw that his expression was different, and was about to open his mouth to ask, when the brocade guard had already come to him: "Lord Governor, Beijing Urgent News" said and took out a secret letter from his arms.
This is Chongzhen's thing, Chang Yu stretched out his hand to take it and tore it open, swept his eyes, and suddenly looked shocked: "Impossible, impossible!" ”
The people around came to him when they heard the voice, and seeing his demeanor and asked, Li Muxian glanced sideways, and the secret letter read, "The Qing army has entered the customs, come to King Qin!"
How is this possible!
A month ago, Chang Yu went out of the customs to resist the Qing army, and Dolgon, who joined forces with Wu Sangui in Ningyuan City, fled in a hurry, how could he enter the customs again in a blink of an eye, this is really unbelievable: "When did it happen?" Chang Yu asked the brocade guard.
"Lord, the day before yesterday will be rewarded."
"Where do you get in from here? What about Wu Sangui, why didn't you stop him? Chang Yu looked anxious, and all the generals around him were dumbfounded, the Qing army had entered the customs? Didn't you just call back?
"From the Gubeikou! Wu Zongbing should not know ......"
"I entered the customs the day before yesterday, why did I report at this time?" Chang Yu shouted angrily, and Jinyiwei trembled: "The day before yesterday...... After receiving the report, the emperor urgently ordered the Tang general army to transfer troops from Jizhen...... But the Qing army broke through the pass in one day, and the emperor ......"
Huh, Chang Yu's face was pale, and he couldn't figure out how Dolgon was obviously beaten into that forced appearance, how could he suddenly appear outside the Gubei Pass, how did he hide from Wu Sangui's stalk, this damn Wu Sangui...... "Do you know how many people there are in the Qing army?" ”
"More than 30,000 ...... reported"
Chang Yu fell into deep thought, the thieves and thieves once hit Baoding Mansion, the imperial court was shocked to send heavy troops to encircle and suppress, and even the emperor's personal guards were used, which has caused the emptiness of Gyeonggi, but the Qing army entered the customs at this juncture, and it was the most critical moment to encircle and suppress Li Zicheng.
In history, the Qing army claimed to have 100,000 troops five times into the pass, in fact, 450,000 at most 60,000 or 70,000, although it was found that 30,000 horses were weaker than the previous ones, but the Qing army's combat strength has always been strong, and the current Ming army's urine encounter was defeated, not to mention that at this time Gyeonggi was empty, in fact, there were not many people available, there were few Juyong Pass in the west, and there were more than 10,000 Tang Tong in Jizhen in the east, and the rest was that the Beijing camp in the city was full of calculations and could pull out 20,000 or 30,000, but those were the soldiers who defended the city It was impossible to pull out of the city.
"It's really the time to come" Chang Yu shouted angrily and raised his leg and kicked off the tethered horse stake beside him, although he didn't know the specific location of Gubeikou at this time, and he didn't know why Dolgon wanted to enter the customs again, but at the moment Gyeonggi was empty, Li Zicheng was a trapped beast, and the Qing army just came, which made him a dilemma for a while!
Li Zicheng is close at hand, within reach, if the troops are transferred back to Beijing, then the tiger will return to the mountain, do not return to the army, if the Qing army does not attack the city, only plunder outside the city, if the city is attacked, the imperial capital is in danger.
"Governor, the capital is in danger, please quickly pull out the camp and go north" Zhou Yuji and Huang Degong were loyal to the monarch, and they hugged each other one after another, fearing that they would regret it later.
Grass fucking! Chang Yu came from the crossing, how could he have been so sad, he couldn't help but scold the sky, in order to relieve the siege of Baoding, in order to capture Li Zicheng, he racked his brains and tried his best, and when he was about to succeed...... I'm really unwilling!
However, the king's order cannot be violated, although it is important to capture and kill Li Zicheng, but the safety of the imperial capital and the lives of the surrounding people are also more important, Chang Yu calmed down a little, ordered the fourth battalion of Dongchang to immediately pull out the camp and return to Beijing, Zhou Yuji and Huang Degong's troops immediately dispatched the cavalry under their command to go north at a high speed, and ordered Li Yan to turn around and go north, and he led his own soldiers to take the first step.
Seeing Chang Yu and his party disappear into the night, the fourth battalion of Dongchang then pulled out the camp, Zhou Yuji and Huang Degong glanced at each other, and then sighed: "In an eventful autumn, the little overseer is the one who fights the fire."
"It's not," Huang Degong exhaled: "Look at his anger just now...... Hey, who is not angry, nearly a month of tossing and turning, just a little bit, a little bit."
The two sighed, and then ordered the cavalry to be drawn and immediately went north to King Qin, and the rest of the main infantry was handed over to the generals to return to Beijing day and night.
When Chang Yu was unwilling, the one in the Forbidden City sighed, and was shocked to hear that tens of thousands of horses and horses of the Qing army had arrived outside the Gubeikou in the northeast of Miyun, and he couldn't figure out how the Qing soldiers who had just been beaten up were unconsciously under their noses, but this is not the time to be held accountable, and more importantly, at this time, Gyeonggi is empty, if the Qing army enters the customs, the capital will not be protected, and the surrounding people will suffer.
He also knew that at this time, Chang Yu was chasing and intercepting the thief, and it would only take a while to capture the culprit who had plagued the Ming Dynasty for decades and get rid of the cancer in his heart.
But who would have expected that at this juncture, the Qing army suddenly entered the customs, and at the same time they were very frightened! Hurriedly convened the cabinet ministers to discuss, and urgently ordered Tang Tong, the general soldier of Jizhou, to lead troops to help, thinking that with the natural danger of the Great Wall, the Qing army may not enter the customs.
How do you know that in just one night, the Qing army broke through the pass, and at this time, Tang Tong didn't even know if he had received the order to transfer troops, and the court was suddenly panicked, and there was no way to grit his teeth, so he decided to send Chang Yu back to King Qin, although he was unwilling, but he was helpless.
At dawn, Li Yan, who was resting in Yao County, suddenly received an urgent report from the rear, and Chang Yu ordered him to immediately transfer troops back to Beijing, saying: "The Qing army has entered the customs!" ”
Li Yan looked at the sky and sighed: "It's a failure!" Because just now Liu Zeqing and Li Chengdong had another fight with the thief army, and when he and Niu Yong led their troops to support, the thief army collapsed again, and then fled, and Liu Zeqing chased after him again.
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