The sun is slanting in the west, the warm sunlight is gradually fading, the weather is even colder, and the small north wind is like a knife drilling into people's clothes. A thousand-strong Ming army with more than 1,000 Ding Zhuang, escorting three to five hundred grain trucks, dragging a long procession, moving forward little by little.

General Zhao Bin shook his body, looked up at the sky, and estimated that in another hour, it would be dark.

"Hurry up, hurry up and ......"

I had to rush to Ansan Town before dark, although the house was empty, but it was a place to shelter from the wind and cold. Otherwise, they will all drink the northwest wind. And if he missed the time to deliver the grain tomorrow, Zhao Bin himself would have to be whipped by the chief soldier Bai Guangen.

Even if he is Bai Guangen's old subordinate, even if he is now a big general, Bai Guangen is very fierce. In his early years, he was a thief from the monkey in the sky, and after being broken by Hong Chengchou, he was awarded the title of capital secretary. Now they are all the general soldiers of the party, but they still don't change their vulgar temperament.

Of course, Zhao Bin has long been used to it.

Abatai set off from Liaocheng to the south, and the Qing army carried a large number of money, food, and materials looted from Beizhili, Dongchang and other places, as well as many captured Ding Zhuang, who moved very slowly. Hong Chengchou gathered the crowd to discuss the matter, unwilling to let go of this great opportunity to disturb the Tartars, and ruled that Cao Bianjiao should be the main general, and Bai Guangen would be the deputy general, leading the troops to pursue.

In fact, it was to ask the two of them to lead the troops to stick to Abatai, and not to let the Qing army go south too easily.

This order is not difficult for people, and it is not to ask them to send them to death, Cao Bianjiao and Bai Guangen were all ordered, and then the army marched south, and Zhao Bin was the one who escorted the grain and grass for the army.

In this kind of ghost weather of freezing people, "chasing" the Qing army, not to mention how dangerous it is, just the march on the road can freeze people to death. It's easier to escort grain and grass, although it's hard to travel back and forth.

Zhao Bin took off the saddle poop wine bag, raised his head and poured a sip, and when he got into the stomach, his body was hot. Looking up at the position of the sun again, I measured the distance of Ansan Town in my heart, and I should be able to arrive before dark. Thank goodness for that.

In this ghost weather, it is the greatest beautiful thing to have a small town to rely on and camp for a night.

Zhao Bin, whose mind was full of how to rest after arriving in Ansan Town, didn't know his party at all, and he had already fallen into the eyes of people with a heart.

Holding a clairvoyant mirror in his hand, Alami skipped over the Ming army not far away, and continued to look north.

When one of his subordinates saw his movements, he knew what he meant, pursed his lips slightly, and said disdainfully: "Niu Lu Zhangjing, that Minggou definitely didn't think that we would hide in Anshan Lake, and their army is still in Dongpingzhou." "This person doesn't think that the Ming army can predict the prophet and use the current grain transportation team as bait.

Since they followed Abatai into the Central Plains, except for a tough battle in Jixian County, the rest of the fighting was effortless. Although they all knew that the Turg Department was in trouble in Yanzhou, they still looked down on the Ming army in their hearts.

Alami didn't care what his subordinates said, but they always stopped where they were, until it was dark, and there was no trace of the Ming army's follow-up, so they ran to the hiding place of the Qing army with their horses.

He would not be negligent at all, and the fate of their brother was at stake.

His brother Zhun Ta is a solid mountain Ezhen with a white flag, and he is also a high-powered general. But the recent years have not been favorable, first in the Songjin War, because he sent troops home, stayed away from the city, and was punished; Later, when the Red Flag Gushan Ezhen Yechen besieged Jinzhou Zu Dashou, he was punished again because of the Baya soldiers avoiding the battle. Until this time, when the army entered the fortress, and Zhenghongqi Gushan Ezhen Ye Keshu and others attacked Mengjiatai, the dispatch was inappropriate, and it was recorded as a major demerit again......

Zhun Ta has been unlucky all the way, and if it doesn't work, it will be a big deal, and after returning to Shengjing, the title and title will be wiped out.

Therefore, this time their actions must not go wrong. If he makes a mistake again, he will just do it, and there is really no room for Zhun Ta to turn over. - As a general under Dolgon, Huang Taiji is very 'different'.

That's why Zhun Ta asked for orders to attack this time, risked ambushing Ansan Lake, didn't make fireworks for a few days, gnawed on dry food that could knock out his teeth, and climbed ice and snow, just to be unprepared for the Ming army.

As a small army, they were only 500 men at full strength.

The purpose of Abatai sending them was very simple, that is, to cut off the grain route of the Ming army, so that the Ming army was forced to stay in Dongpingzhou.

That night, a contingent of 1,200 Qing troops attacked Ansan Town.

Zhao Bin, as a general under Bai Guangen, was not given for nothing. Suddenly attacked and killed by the Qing army, he first gave birth to the intention of fleeing, the battle of Jixian County, Bai Guangen and Bai Tengjiao joined forces, but was crushed by the Qing army, Bai Tengjiao died on the spot. The sharpness of the Tartar soldiers, Zhao Bin has not forgotten it to this day.

But as an old man who was used to fighting, Zhao Bin quickly identified the number of Qing troops, and listening to the sound of horses' hooves, there were not many of them.

Zhao Bin's troops are all veterans in Bai Guangen's army, and they can't be called real elite soldiers, but they are not a feared rabble. Seeing that his master was suddenly rising, the prancing horse shouted, shouting and shouting to kill. Many people really mustered up their spirits, and the houses in this town were densely packed, so it was not a place where the Ma army galloped. The rise of the Ming army really made Alami, who led the army in, feel the pressure.

"Withdraw—" The latter did not hesitate, and immediately led his troops back. But he didn't go far, he stopped and wandered outside the town.

Zhao Bin not only did not feel worried, but his eyes lit up with golden light. Grab the leader of your own personal soldiers, "Hurry up and report to the commander." "This is a great opportunity to take the head of the Tartar.

There were only one or two hundred Tartars outside, and I don't know how they escaped the search of the army, but after they couldn't get a blow, they still couldn't go, which was a long death. As long as Bai Guangen can send the elite cavalry in the army to come, is it still difficult to eat this Tartar?

Although they suffered a lot of losses in the battle of Jixian County, they could be blessed by Bai Tengjiao's death, and the remnants of the latter were swallowed by Bai Guangen in one bite, which was a rare dose of perfect tonic soup. Not to mention that Bai Guangen's strength on paper is restored, there are actually many benefits. Just talk about the cavalry in the army, then you can make up thousands of people!

In Dongping Prefecture, Bai Guangen sat at the city gate in military uniform. Just when the night battle broke out in Ansan Town, he already sensed that something was wrong.

The reason is very simple, in order to ensure smooth communication between each other, every two hours, Zhao Bin will send Bai Guangen to ride quickly to ensure safety. And now that the time has come, people, Bai Guangen didn't see it.

If he can rest in peace like this, then Bai Guangen is not Bai Guangen, but an idiot.

Bai Guangen had already prepared for the worst result in his heart, but when the fast horse sent by Zhao Bin came, he found that he had won the jackpot.

"The Tartars only have one or two hundred horses? Still lingering? He couldn't believe it.

"How dare you deceive the commander, although these Tartars don't know where to lurk and hide from the eyes of the army, but they are really so many. If there were more manpower, the grain and grass would have been taken away by the Tartars in the previous battle. "That's the most important piece of evidence.

Bai Guangen laughed.

One or two hundred tartars, this is really a fat meat sent to the door. At the moment, no one greeted Cao Bianjiao, so without hesitation, he sent his son Bai Liangzhu to ride out of the city, and then Bai Liangzhu fell headlong on the steel plate.

There's blood all over my head.

"Withdraw, withdraw quickly...... In the chaotic army, Bai Liangzhu, who didn't know how to fall from the helmet, shouted loudly, leading the remnants of the defeated army to beat the horses away.

The Qing army and the horse army behind were in hot pursuit, and the Zhun Tower shouted and killed, and those Ming troops who fled slowly were caught up by the Eight Banners, and the saber waved, either the head flew up, or a long hole was born behind the back, and blood splashed and fell to the ground.

Seeing that they could not escape, some timid Ming troops knelt down and surrendered. The Eight Banners did not show any mercy to their subordinates, and they were killed at full speed when they encountered in the pursuit along the way.

In fact, the number of Qing horsemen outside Ansan Town was not very large, the total number was only three or four hundred horses, and there was a Qing army watching their side horses.

But such a force is no longer something that Bai Guangen's 1,800 cavalry can defeat. When Zhun Ta led dozens of Bayala soldiers and led more than 100 Qing cavalry soldiers to rush out from behind, the Ming army had already been defeated.

A feeling of falling into the trap of the Qing army called everyone below Bai Liangzhu to die.

Zhao Bin hid in Ansan Town and shivered, as if he had been immersed in an ice cave. "What should I do?" He asked himself.

He didn't know that he almost killed Bai Guangen's precious nephew Bai Liangzhu, but he knew that the cavalry outside was Bai Guangen's heart and liver, and now that the loss was so big, would he still be good if he returned to Bai Guangen's command in the future? He didn't want to die.

And if you don't want to die, you can only seek a way to live, and there seems to be only one way to live in front of you......

Bai Guangen saw his nephew fleeing back to Dongpingzhou in embarrassment with one or two hundred remnants of the army, and the whole person sat back on the elevator between heaven and hell. His Ma army suffered heavy losses, but fortunately his nephew's head was still there.

"Bai Guangen stopped? What about Cao Bianjiao? ”

Abatai was pleasantly surprised, the army went all the way south, dragging a long distance back and forth, and the Ming army behind was like a dog skin plaster, which could not be torn off, which made the Qing army feel very inconvenient to go south. If so, using a small group of soldiers and horses to cut off the Ming army's grain route to force the Ming army to stop, this is his plan. And now, he got his wish.

"Bai Guangen stopped in Dongping, how dare Cao Bianjiao chase alone?" Zhenghongqi Gushan Zhenye Keshu laughed.

"Good. Zhun Tower, Alami meritorious. "Such a small price forced the Ming army to stop, so how could Abatai be unhappy?

He turned around in the tent, his face straightened, "Ye Keshu." ”

"The minions are here."

"You can rush to Ziyang with the army, order Turge, gather all your strength, and behead Zheng Zhilong for me."

In the battle situation in Yanzhou, Zheng Zhilong's sense of existence didn't seem to be very strong, at least it was weaker than Yuan Shizhong's little Yuan Yinglai. But in the eyes of Abatai, Zheng Zhilong was the biggest enemy of the Manchu Dynasty.

"Xiao Yuan Ying is very important, Zheng Zhi Longfang is my fierce opponent of the Qing Dynasty." Ye Keshu took the order and left, and Abatai said to his third son, Bolo.

"Amma, of course the child knows that Zheng Zhilong is my fierce enemy in the Qing Dynasty, but Zheng Jun's guns are sharp, and if he eats his army, our army will suffer a lot of losses." Bolo said. The implication is that Abatai should weigh the gains and losses inside.

Just like Turge's consideration of Zou County and Ziyang, the army of the Southern Expedition is not Abatai's, once the losses are large, not only Huang Taiji will have trouble again, but also the nobles of the banners.

Although the father and son value Zheng Zhilong very much, Na Bolo values it even more than his father in his heart.

Not because of anything else, but because of Zheng Zhilong's performance outside the gate - he is not only bold and dares to take the initiative to attack the Manchus, but his soldiers and horses really have good combat effectiveness.

The first battle of Niuzhuang is not mentioned, and the first battle of Matsuyama is a good example.

Taking the initiative to attack the Manchu Qing Dynasty, this is the biggest difference between Zheng Zhilong and Yuan Shizhong, and it is also the difference between Zheng Zhilong and many current Ming army generals.

The Manchu Qing Dynasty had not encountered such an active Ming army general for many years.

Abatai's gray beard moved, "This is a great opportunity. can really kill Zheng Zhilong. ”

Such a bold and strong general was a big stumbling block to the future of the Qing army. If you don't take advantage of the opportunity for him to be alone and cut it off early, will Zheng Zhilong still be left for the New Year?

Although it will pay a lot of price, and then Yanzhou Mansion is not Niuzhuang, it does not have its back to the sea, Zheng Zhilong is outside Ziyang City, once defeated, he will not be able to pat his ass like in Niuzhuang and go into the sea by boat.

This is a great opportunity!

Abatai really wanted to kill Zheng Zhilong, who was too much of a threat to the Manchus. With only one money and food, Zheng Zhilong can easily explode how many sharp infantry troops.

During the Battle of Niuzhuang, Zheng Zhilong also had limited army strength. But look at the present, the main force of Zheng Jun's army obviously stayed on Juehua Island, but Zheng Zhilong returned to Qilu for only a month or two, and he had already pulled up an army of nearly 10,000 people. With such a speed, the Manchus really couldn't resist it.

"This person is my fierce rival in the Qing Dynasty, if you don't give it a try, I won't be willing to do it. Besides, killing Zheng Zhilong was also for the southern expedition. ”

"You, Amma, have put honor and disgrace aside." Abatai said that he had left King Lu and his family behind in his heart, "The reason why I really miss Ziyang is that I can't forget it." This is really not to suppress Dorgon, but to start from the interests of my Qing Dynasty. ”

"The army went south into the fortress, and it was to get money, food, people and livestock. But Nabei Zhili has searched for me many times in the Qing Dynasty, and there is not much money and food. The same is true of Dongchang Mansion and Jinan Mansion, but Yanzhou Mansion is the main road of traffic in all directions, the canal passes through this, known as "the thoroughfare of nine provinces, the throat of Qilu", since ancient times, it is a place where soldiers must fight, and merchants gather in the port. Ziyang is the essence of Yanzhou, and laying down this capital city of Yanzhou means a large amount of materials and goods. ”

"You Ama can not compete with Prince Rui, but you can't ignore money and food." This was the root of the Qing army's entry into the fortress.

"However, Ziyang City is high and deep, and there are many people, so it's really hard to say whether it can be won. You have to be just in case. When the time comes, you Amma, I can only risk the soldiers south. Along the way, Zheng Zhilong's threat is better than Hong Chengchou's? What's more, Ziyang and Zou County Turg couldn't beat it, and they didn't beat Zheng Zhilong. "The latter took advantage of the cold season to strengthen the camp, and Daijiaji is just a town market, can it be compared to a serious city? Abatai thought.

Abatai didn't believe that the Dai family set could be compared to the previous Niu Zhuang.

"I'm also killing chickens and making an example of monkeys, Ama killed Bai Guangen as a chicken before, scared the Ming dog in the north, and finally earned some time for the army to go south, so I just took the opportunity to kill Zheng Zhilong, so as to deter the Ming army on the south road."

Bolo had to admit that he was right. Let Turg solve Zheng Zhilong first, whether he really killed the person, or disabled him, and solved this variable, then the remaining Ming army, whether it is the defenders of Ziyang, or the small Yuan battalion of Zou County and Qufu, can they still take the initiative to attack the Qing army?

That's impossible. The Ming generals in the Guan are not just picking one of them, they are all Zheng Zhilong's second, not to mention that Yuan Shizhongben is still a thief.

It's one thing to let him hold the city, it's another to ask him to take the initiative.

Bolo is also a young thirty person, with so many years of experience in the army, he has followed the army to fight several times, but he is not a novice. Let's just say that this time he entered the fortress with Abatai, and then he saw more such teams.

But Zheng Zhilong is different. He is a little like Lu Xiangsheng, and he doesn't seem to be afraid of the Eight Banners soldiers at all. This kind of thorn in the Ming army, if it can, really has to be pulled out as soon as possible.

The Qing army entered the fortress again and again, and the army galloped across the country, not to say that they took all the cities they passed by, as long as they could ensure that they did not have the courage to take the initiative.

Just like before, after the first battle in Jixian County, although the Ming army was gathered, didn't they only dare to follow and not dare to fight? How freely did the army march at that time?

As a result, in the middle of the road, a Hong Chengchou was killed in the north, and the Ming army commanded a small group of frequent dispatches, you come and I will go, and you will go to me, like kraft candy, the Qing army will no longer be peaceful. Abatai had no choice but to divide his troops into two ways.

To the south is Zheng Zhilong, recruiting Xiao Yuanying, and trying to ensure that Zou County and Qufu are not lost, Bo Luo knows that what his father is most afraid of is that Zheng Zhilong will lead the army to constantly add trouble to the army, especially when the army returns north. Who dares to guarantee that Zheng Zhilong will not dare to take the initiative to attack the Eight Banners? Don't look at him, after he arrived at the Ziyang Realm, he has been shrinking and not moving.

The Manchu army entered the fortress in order to seek materials, money, people and animals, and when they returned to the north in the future, they would definitely drag out a long tail. For example, when Dolgon entered the fortress, the army stretched for one or two hundred miles. How long should this Abatean army last? At that time, if Zheng Zhilong was still there, it must have been a major obstacle to the smooth return of the army to the north.

In addition, Zheng Zhilong is a famous anti-captivity general in the Central Plains recently, if he can really kill Zheng Zhilong, he will definitely be able to severely damage the morale of the Yanzhou Ming army.

If the next army is divided again, he Lao Tzu will block Hong Chengchou in the north, will the south road be easy?

The Manchu Qing Dynasty and the Later Jin Dynasty fought with the Central Plains for more than 20 years, and there were fewer and fewer Ming generals who dared to take the initiative to launch an offensive against the Qing army. It's not uncommon to have a Zheng Zhilong, but after Zheng Zhilong is dead and disabled, can there be several Zheng Zhilongs in the Central Plains in the blink of an eye?

Don't say that Abatai doesn't believe it, and Bolo doesn't believe it either.

In the first year of Chongde (that is, the ninth year of Chongzhen), Azig brought 180,000 animals and a large number of materials plundered by Kou calmly out of the cold mouth, and returned with a full load, "up and down are decorated with beautiful rides, and play music to return", and also cut down wood, wrote the words "all officials are exempt" and threw them on the side of the road, abusing the Ming Dynasty generals.

At that time, the high-level of the Manchu Qing Dynasty knew that the soldiers and generals of the Ming people were very cowardly.

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Long before Ye Keshu led five thousand horsemen to the outside of Ziyang City, Turg first received an order from Abatai. We're ready!

What to prepare? Not only is it a solid shield chariot, but it also plunders many people from the countryside, both men and women, old and weak.

Zheng Zhilong has not yet woken up, and he has not received the news that Abatai is leading troops south, because the Qing army has completely blocked the gap between Dongchang and Yanzhou, but he has seen the measures of the Qing army in recent days.

The Qing army is preparing for war!

"Marshal, since our army can't enter Ziyang, why don't we retreat to Qufu?" Jiang Zhe said.

"What are you doing when you retreat to Qufu? There are only 20,000 Tartars, what can I do? Zheng Zhilong is very confident in Dai Jiaji.