If Wu Sangui once had the idea of returning to the Ming Dynasty in a thought, then this thought was also wiped out with the arrival of the army of Prince Azig of the Qing Dynasty and Shuoying.

The Qing army entered Beijing and divided into two armies to attack Shandong and Shanxi, and Shandong was still harmonious, but the situation in Shanxi took a sharp turn for the worse because of the intervention of the Northern Expeditionary Army of the Ming Dynasty. In particular, Hou Dagui's lone army went north, which shocked Jiang Jiu, who was originally wavering, and successfully joined Sun Chuanting, which not only caused a major obstacle to the Qing army's military action to take Shanxi, but also increased the threat to Beijing.

The original plan of Dolgon, the Prince of Heshuorui, who was the regent of the Qing court, was to temporarily garrison the main army in Beijing to escape the summer, and wait until the weather turned cooler in the autumn before raising a large number of sword soldiers. However, the situation was stronger than people, and the Ming army advanced too quickly in Shaanxi and Shanxi, which completely disrupted Dorgon's calculations, and he had to transfer several armies from Shandong, including Bahana, Shi Tingzhu, and Wu Sangui, to Shanxi in mid-to-late July to urgently rush to Shanxi to support Ye Chen, who was under-armed, and only let the local officials sent to Shandong recruit troops and horses to clean up the situation.

When Wu Sangui first arrived in Xuanfu, he felt that the situation might change, and gradually had the heart to ride the wall. Ye Chen, Bahana, Shi Tingzhu and others besieged Chaigou Fort, worried that Tang Tong was newly attached, and his heart was unpredictable, so he asked Wu Sangui to return to the army to Xuanfu Zhencheng to stare at Tang Tong, but Wu Sangui took the opportunity to privately conspire with Tang Tong to rebel against the Qing Dynasty and return to the Ming Dynasty. Until Hou Dagui's army entered the territory of Xuanfu, this matter almost became a reality, but just when Wu Sangui and Tang Tong were about to make a decision, the sudden appearance of two episodes caused the matter to be stillborn.

First, Gao Dajie brought back the news that Chen Yuanyuan was occupied by Hou Dagui.

Wu Sangui was born in Liaodong, a nobleman, and became famous at a young age, with a high heart and arrogance. Like that, Chen Yuanyuan is a famous concubine who entered the palace to serve Emperor Chongzhen, although he was later sent out of the palace, but after all, there is a special identity there. Even if ordinary people covet her beauty, they can't help but worry a lot, for fear that if they are too close to her, she will be summoned to the palace one day, and their relationship will inevitably become a big bone spur between the courtiers and the emperor, which will be contaminated with trouble that is difficult to get rid of. However, Wu Sangui didn't care about this, and even took the initiative to ask Zhou Kui for Chen Yuanyuan, and took Chen Yuanyuan home with a very grand ceremony, without much worry, which shows his conceit and arrogance.

But now, someone dares to brazenly ride on his head and snatch the woman he loves, he is a person with great self-esteem, how can he endure this humiliation? In addition, Wu Guogui and a group of Guanliao military officers also proceeded from this incident, believing that "the Fanjing court does not value my Guan Liao's heart, and today a husband can occupy the prince's concubine at will, and he may be the whole Guan Liao army for his fish and meat", so Wu Sangui's attitude towards the Hongguang court turned from neutral to hostile.

Second, additional reinforcements from Beijing are about to arrive in Xuanfu.

After Bahana and others moved towards Shanxi, Dolgon was still not at ease, so in early August, he mobilized 30,000 Eight Banner soldiers in Beijing and handed them over to his brother Azig to take charge of the overall situation, and appointed him as the general of Jingyuan to go to Shanxi to preside over the overall situation. In addition, he appointed his younger brother and Prince Duoduo of Shuoyu as the general of Dingguo, and mobilized 20,000 soldiers and horses to stand by in Beizhili, depending on the follow-up situation, or to Shanxi, or to Shandong. Azig and Dordor were the most important supporters of Dolgon's rise to power after Huang Taiji's death, and Dolgon relied on these two brothers the most. Among them, Azig fought with the army very early, and his courage was extraordinary, and his military exploits were famous, and his department was a famous Manchu and Han Dynasty generals.

Before sending troops, Shang Kexi suggested that he sneak along the border fortress to prevent the traces from leaking in advance, so as to have the effect of taking the enemy by surprise. Azig accepted the suggestion, and the army set out, all the way to a very low-key position, until they arrived at Chang'an, on the eastern border of Xuanfu, and then sent someone to inform Wu Sangui of the arrival of the army.

Azig's army was strong, and its strength was far above Hou Dagui, and Wu Sangui knew it, which also became another key to his determination to attach to the Qing Dynasty.

At that time, Wu Sangui had just sent Wu Guogui to contact Hou Dagui, and he had intended to use this opportunity to do something big. First of all, he will join forces with the Ming army to expel the Qing army of Xuanfu, and then turn the spearhead to balance the Hou Dagui army, so that the Guan Liao army will make a comeback in Xuanfu and swing between the Ming and Qing dynasties to seek greater interests. Tang Tong was lobbied by him and tried his best to deal with this matter.

Azig wrote that night, Wu Sangui and Tang Tong were making some final preparations for the uprising, including collecting Ming Dynasty flags, clothes, seals, etc. in Xuanfu Town, Azig said that he would arrive tomorrow, which completely caught Wu Sangui off guard. In order to prevent Azig from noticing something strange when he came, Wu Sangui, who was eager to protect himself, did not stop doing anything, asked Tang Tong to meet in the name of discussing countermeasures, beheaded him at the banquet, and planted all the charges of rebellion on his head. After Azig got the news, he praised Wu Sangui and said that his loyalty was evident.

Wu Sangui saw that the matter did not work, so he pushed the boat down the river and sent people to fish for Hou Dagui, both to avenge and to recapture Chen Yuanyuan. Tang Tong's head just happened to give him the best use of things, and deceived Hou Dagui's trust.

On the eve of Hou Dagui's troops, Wu Sangui cleared many roads for the Azig army, including Wanquan Zuowei. Although Hao Mingluan, who passed by by chance at that time, felt strange, he had no intention or power to further explore the truth. On the same day, Hou Dagui led the army to the north, and Ye Chen, who conspired with Wu Sangui in advance, withdrew the army guarding the mountain, and let Hou Dagui's army cross the mountain to the north of the mountain, and then Wu Sangui's army, which had been preparing for a long time, quickly interspersed, attacked Hou Dagui from the flank, cutting off his way back, and Han Gon and other reinforcements in the south were intercepted by the Azig army attacking to the south.

At this point, Hou Dagui could only helplessly believe that he had gotten into a well-designed pocket.

"Chief, there are enemy troops in the south of the mountain to climb the mountain and hold on, and our army can't retreat!" The soldiers helped Hou Dagui, who was lying down, and Min Yiqi said eagerly.

Seeing the past, Wu Guogui, who had not been away for a long time, didn't know when he would go and return, but this time, he was surrounded by not only dozens of horsemen, but hundreds of armored knights. He stood in the mountains and looked down. The two sides were only a few hundred steps apart, and even if the rain was falling, Hou Dagui could still clearly distinguish his armor and his face.

"The mountains have been cut off, and the reinforcements from the south have been intercepted, what will happen to it?" Losing the way back, the reinforcements used for this battle are also indefinite, and Rao is Zheng Shixin, Min Yiqi and other long-term fighters, and they can't help but panic.

Hou Dagui's heart beat violently, he endured his anger, and looked south, only to see that soldiers and horses were constantly meeting in the direction of the mountains in the south from far away in the east, which showed that Wu Sangui had already prepared, and was determined to defend the mountains and block his retreat.

"Head north and go full throttle!" Hou Dagui clenched his fists.

"North? It's ...... there," Zheng Shixin and Min Yiqi glanced at each other, "Do you want to go to Chaigou Fort?" ”

Hou Dagui nodded and said: "The back road has been intercepted, and for today's plan, we can only go north to Chaigou Fort." There is also Sun Chuanting's army there, and if you fight with me, you may not be able to fight your way out! ”

"Yes!" Zheng Shixin and Min Yiqi had no choice but to go.

Wu Sangui obviously guarded the mountain, and although there were more and more soldiers and horses gathering in the mountains, he did not pursue Hou Dagui's army. Hou Dagui took two battalions of 5,000 people to forcibly march along the road, but because he was in too much hurry, many soldiers on the road were trapped in the mud and disconnected from the ranks. When the officer came to report, Hou Dagui didn't care at all, but just urged the governor to hurry forward.

After a while, through the heavy rain, the dilapidated walls of Chaigou Fort could already be seen in sight. Hou Dagui was about to send someone to the castle to communicate, when suddenly the wind rose, and he heard a roar like thunder from all directions. At that time, countless Qing troops came out from various ambush locations, and they shouted in Manchu, which the Ming army did not understand, but the meaning was really "tailwind".

In the forty-sixth year of Wanli, Nurhachi rejuvenated the Ming with the "Seven Great Hatreds", and after the capture of Fushun, he launched the first field battle with the Ming army who rushed to the rescue in the Shelidian Mountains, and the main forces on both sides were light infantry as the main body. The difference is that the light infantry of the Later Jin army at that time basically held bows, while the Ming army basically held guns. Two shots, the Ming army was against the wind, and the smoke blew back, causing the Ming army's position to be filled with smoke, which greatly hindered the shooting of the Ming army's bird-gunners, and even had many accidental injuries, and the Houjin army with a tailwind took the opportunity to launch a charge, breaking three camps of the Ming army in a row, and defeating the Ming army for forty miles. Since then, there has been an unwritten rule in the Later Jin army to fight with the wind.

The Qing army, which had been in wait for a long time, left one part of Shi Tingzhu to continue to keep an eye on Chaigou Fort, and the rest were led by Ye Chen and Bahana, forming an arc line from the east and west directions to squeeze Hou Dagui's army to the center.

Hou Dagui's army is a firearm at a long distance, which is difficult to use in the current rain, and the Qing army shoots vigorously with the wind, and sharp arrows come and go one after another, causing great casualties to Hou Dagui's army, which is still in a hurry. Hou Dagui himself was hit by two arrows, almost unsteady on his feet, and retreated under the protection of a group of soldiers, but the Qing army was besieging and urgent, and there was an enemy everywhere he looked. Hou Dagui's army, which was attacked by the enemy on his back, was difficult to support, and his fighting spirit plummeted.

"Retreat to the hill!" Hou Dagui saw that there was a small hillside dozens of steps away, and urgently ordered the soldiers and horses to move there.

The array was scattered, and the ranks were scattered, and in just these dozens of paces, the soldiers suffered countless casualties. As soon as Hou Dagui and Zheng Shixin climbed the hillside and ordered the soldiers to line up around the slope, a Tang soldier came to report that Min Yiqi was shot dead by the Qing army, and the battalion was defeated.

When the Qing army saw Hou Dagui leading the army uphill, they did not rush to attack, but surrounded the hillside below, overlapping and besieging the hillside. Hou Dagui reorganized the soldiers and horses, and there were still nearly 3,000 people, so he asked Zheng Shixin to hurry up and arrange defense. Unexpectedly, not long after, more than 10,000 troops in the south came with clear armor through the rain, and Hou Dagui looked at the banner, and it was Wu Sangui who arrived in person.

Several Qing armies combined, there were more than 20,000 people in Wuyang, the roads around the hillside were cut off, not to mention people going down, even a bird was shot down by the Qing army who were eyeing it.

"Many, so many Tartars......" Zheng Shixin was young in the end, but now at a glance, the Qing army array is like a vast sea, extending outward from the hillside and not being able to see the edge, shocked and dangerous, it is difficult to hide the despair.

"Hmph, in addition to the Tartars, there is also Wu Sangui's traitor." Hou Dagui's eyes were red. When he was dying, he was not as panicked as he was at first, and slowly found a tree on the hillside to sit under it.

"Chief, what should I do?" Zheng Shixin's mood finally collapsed, and he whimpered and cried.

Hou Dagui didn't respond, only looked at Chaigou Fort in the distance with a pair of eyes.

In the Chaigou Fort Festival Hall, raindrops fall along the eaves in front of the hall, and the endless connection is like a bead curtain. Hao Mingluan hung his head and knelt in front of the steps under the eaves, tears in his eyes. In the hall, Sun Chuanting turned his back to him, standing with his hands long, and his back was gloomy.

"Overseer! Mr. Hou is under siege, and he must not be saved! Hao Mingluan knelt on the ground and clasped his head, knocking.

Sun Chuanting did not answer.

"Chief Hou is here to save our army, how can he be ruthless if he is righteous. Although there are many Tartars outside the fort, our army fought hard, and it may not be impossible to save the Hou Governor, even if there is a glimmer of hope, we have to try, and we can't sit idly by! Hao Mingluan cried and begged.

Sun Chuanting remained indifferent.

A melodious horn suddenly sounded from the sky outside the fort, and everyone could hear that the Qing army was about to start attacking the slope.

"Overseer!" Hao Mingluan shouted loudly in the sky, hoarse.

At this time, the figure in the hall swayed slightly, but it was Sun Chuanting who slowly turned around.

Hao Mingluan thought that Sun Chuanting was moved, and he trembled with excitement, but when he looked at the past, Sun Chuanting's hazy eyes did not have any sparkle, and some were just endless indifference.

"With He Zhen, Bai Guangen, Sun Shoufa and other departments, take advantage of the Tartars' lack of attack, quickly repair the fort wall and strengthen the garrison." Sun Chuanting said coldly, "Pass the word, no one is allowed to leave the fort for half a step without our military order." ”

When Hao Mingluan heard this, there was a buzzing sound in his head, and the wounds all over his body seemed to burst open at the same time at this moment, and the pain was incomparable, and the sweetness of his throat was actually full of blood sprayed in front of him, and he immediately fainted.

The sound of the horn sounded, and under the small slope outside Chaigou Fort, the vast number of Qing army armor were gathered, and they slowly climbed the slope from all directions.

A ride was attracted by Zheng Shixin, and when he saw Hou Dagui, he said proudly according to the horse: "By the order of the king of Pingxi in the Qing Dynasty, I have come to persuade Er Cao to surrender." Victory and defeat are clear, and fighting in vain is useless. Heaven is gracious, and I am willing to give Er Cao a way to live. Rapid descent can save your life. ”

After listening to him, Hou Dagui sneered and waved his hand, the horseman's face tightened, he snorted a few times, and beat the horse away.

"This is the third group of persuasions, but it is only three, the Tartars have begun to attack the slope, and it seems that there is only a death battle." Zheng Shixin choked up and said. He had already understood Hou Dagui's attitude, and he was ready to die with Hou Dagui, but when he thought of death and watched life flow away from his eyes, he was still sad and uncontrollable.

"I can be regarded as a deception to the surname Zhao, and it will be ten years to deceive. I didn't enjoy a day's blessings, but I had to plant here first. Hou Dagui smiled bitterly, as if he was talking to Zheng Shixin, and seemed to mumble to himself, "But it's also strange to say, I have lived for most of my life, and I have lived a little bit in the past ten years, you ask me about the previous things, I don't remember most of them, but the things of these ten years are clear." ”

Zheng Shixin listened to him and just cried.

Up and down the hillside, the shouts of the Qing army were approaching, as if in the ears. Hou Dagui was calm, dressed up in his armor, beckoned to lead the horse left and right, and smiled at Zheng Shixin at the same time: "You kid is good, you didn't embarrass your old Zheng family." ”

"Boss, you're ......"

Hou Dagui flew on his horse, holding the long pole and gently touching the vast land under the slope, and said: "Maybe this is fate, I can't go to Beijing, and Shaanxi and Huguang are not places I should go." That's where my surname Hou should be. The voice fell, there was no reply, only nodded, clamped the horse's belly hard, and rode the horse from the eyes of the stunned Zheng Shixin and the soldiers like the wind, and unswervingly rushed to the boundless sea of people.

At the turn of the summer and autumn of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, the Ming Dynasty Yijun Bohou Dagui was captured and died in battle at the age of forty-four.