Chapter 64: The Battle of Lianshanguan IV

Just when Liang Huafeng was on the verge of despair. When Da Su was entangled with Yu Yong and was about to make the final blow, news came from Phoenix City again that Phoenix City had been captured by the Xia army.

This change caught Dasu off guard.

Because of Zheng Chenggong's arrival. Dasu's attention is now on the west, and his intelligence shows that even if the Xia army wants to transfer troops in the direction of North Korea, it will not be able to transfer much.

Because Zheng Chenggong's three-way offensive has used the North Korean army to the extreme, it is impossible to increase it.

It's just that he undercounted an army.

That's what Ma Degong is.

Ma Degong's department, after Hetuala's success, naturally knew that he had stabbed the hornet's nest, and Ma Degong naturally would not stay in Hetuala for a long time.

Instead, immediately return the way you came.

It's just that he has just walked out of the deep mountains and old forests. I heard that Phoenix City had fallen, and Liang Huafeng's department had cut off contact with the rear.

Ma Degong made a quick decision and requisitioned some local North Korean troops, plus the men and horses of his headquarters, but there were only more than 10,000 people.

Unless the army is requisitioned from the rear of North Korea, there will only be so many troops under his command.

And even if the requisition is ordered, it will be difficult to help the fire for a while.

So, Ma Degong led more than 100 horsemen to pretend to be Dongyu cavalry, entered Phoenix City, and seized the city gate.

This is not to blame the Qing army for being careless, for high-ranking officers, they know that the Xia army actually has cavalry. But for the junior officers below.

They had never seen the cavalry of the Xia army.

In addition, Ma Degong was originally from Liaodong, and the more than 100 horsemen selected had a light Liaodong accent, even if it was interrogated by the Qing army, he couldn't ask anything inappropriate.

As for the establishment or something, Ma Degong said that they were sent by Shenyang to Hetuala at night, chasing the Xia cavalry all the way, and now people are sleepy and tired of horses to come here to repair.

Naturally, the Qing army did not doubt it.

After Ma Degong took the city gates, the remaining army poured in.

There were not many Qing troops in Phoenix.

There are only a few more than 1,000 people.

The Gaine army loves the west of Phoenix City, and the encirclement and annihilation of Liang Huafeng is at a critical juncture, so he naturally has no intention of managing here.

However, this time, the people of Phoenix City suffered.

Because among Ma Degong's subordinates, Liaodong people, Koreans, Jurchens, Japanese, and everyone has them, and they can be regarded as brave people.

It's just that the military discipline of these people is quite bad.

If the people of Phoenix don't resist, they can still hold on.

However, the people of Phoenix City helped the Qing court to seize the city before, and they were uneasy in their hearts, so they naturally resisted.

As soon as the fight starts, I don't know who is innocent and who is not.

Ma Degong wanted to stop it, but after stopping it for a while, he found that it had little effect. Then he thought; "Now it's the time to use them

Wait. Turn a blind eye. ”

The result of Ma Degong turning a blind eye is that in the small city of Phoenix, almost all the strong men are in different places.

Ma Degong was still a little ashamed, but the situation that he discovered immediately made him dissipate this shame. It was the same battalion that was stationed in Phoenix City, and the remains of more than 3,000 people were found.

Depending on the situation, it is clear that it is divided into two batches.

The first group were the people who had been killed in the first place. There were more than 1,000 and nearly 2,000, and the rest was the Xia army that surrendered at that time, and there should be more than 1,000 people.

The first batch is just that.

Fighting, winning and losing, is common sense. But the second batch was clearly a massacre.

I think that Dasu has been drawing troops from Phoenix City, but these more than 1,000 captives are a big burden, so they simply do it once and for all.

Ma Degong suddenly had a feeling of sadness that the rabbit was dead and the fox was dead. secretly said in his heart: "If I don't move faster, I'm afraid General Liang Huafeng will also end up like this." ”

Ma Degong's heart moved, and he immediately decided to sing an empty city plan.

He had more than 10,000 troops, more banners, scattered all parts, and looked at it from a distance, the smoke and dust were billowing out, but it seemed that there were probably tens of thousands of troops coming forward.

Not to mention that Ma Degong took the cavalry as the forerunner, and before he could join the Qing army, the cavalry of the two sides began to clash.

Ma Degong tried his best to fight with the Qing cavalry in the valley and fought repeatedly. For a while, they couldn't hold on. And Ma Degong became more and more adventurous, and the more he fought, the more westward he fought.

I can't wait to drive straight into it and go straight to the bottom of the mountain pass.

For a while, Da Su was a little confused, and said secretly: "Could it be that the reinforcements of the Xia army in the south have arrived." ”

As a result, Dasu's movements were a little hesitant, and his attack on Liang Huafeng slowed down a lot.

However, paper can't always contain fire.

After a day's work, Dasu knew that Ma Degong was a bluff. Immediately sent two groups of men and horses to attack.

Ma Degong abandoned most of the Koreans on the battlefield, and only 4,000 horsemen entered the camp of Liang Huafeng.

There was no need to enter the camp, seeing the camp of the Xia army from a distance, Ma Degong was surprised.

In his impression, the generals from the Xia Army's martial arts hall attached great importance to the camp, and every camp was almost like a small city.

I just never thought of it.

Liang Huafeng's camp was already in tatters like this.

Even in the camp, there was no place for them to rest.

"You shouldn't have come." Liang Huafeng saw Ma Degong and said with a wry smile: "This is already a place of death, and you are just sending you to death in vain." ”

Ma Degong secretly said in his heart: "If I knew, you would be like this here." I won't come if I am killed. When he knew that Liang Huafeng was here, he had no way out.

It's just that this is already the case, and Ma Degong will talk about other things, too

It's useless, he smiled: "It's okay, in my opinion, the prince is going to fight." The winner is still between two possibilities. ”

Liang Huafeng smiled bitterly and said, "I hope so." ”

But the two of them suddenly heard the sound of artillery in the distance.

The two looked at each other, and a surge of hope welled up in their hearts.

Because of artillery, it is becoming more and more important. Generals at all levels also learned more and more about artillery. For example, the explosion just now was clearly the sound of cannonballs, which came from the west.

And why did the west open fire for no reason, naturally there was an enemy coming.

For the Qing army, it was the enemy, and for them, it was reinforcements.

"Could it be that the prince is really here?" Liang Huafeng and Ma Degong glanced at each other, and both of them could see the deep doubt in each other's eyes.

However, although they are not sure, when it comes to passing down, it is not like this.

It is said that Zheng Chenggong's reinforcements are already outside.

For a while, the last bit of morale of the Xia army, especially when they learned that some of the reinforcements arrived first, and most of the reinforcements were still behind, everyone shouted.

It's just that the sound of their rest was very short, and soon the Qing army attacked fiercely.

And what they expected was right. Zheng Chenggong is just west of Lianshan Pass.

Dasu has placed a lot of manpower here, and he will be ready for battle in the morning. The artillery that was originally used to resist the attack east of Lianshan Pass was turned around and used to defend west of Lianshan Pass.

Zheng Chenggong rode a horse, surrounded by a group of people, and overlooked the Qing army's position in the distance.

The Qing army seemed to see that this group of people was not ordinary people, and fired artillery from a distance. Of course, with the accuracy of the artillery of this era, it is not accurate at all.

However, Zheng Chenggong also returned to the army under the persuasion of everyone.

All the soldiers were sitting on the ground, and only a few soldiers on the periphery were on guard. Zheng Chenggong asked the two soldiers to tear open a map, and used the sheathed long sword to point the location of Lianshan Pass on the map, and said: "All the materials of the Qing army are within Lianshan Pass. ”

"However, the terrain of Lianshan Pass is dangerous, it is not so easy to overcome, and it has actually dragged on for a long time, where will General Liang be in danger, so I need a reward, dare to take the men and horses of my headquarters, go over the mountains and mountains, go straight behind the enemy, join forces with General Liang, and hold on until I break through Lianshan Pass."

"Which general is willing to take orders?"

This person said the task, which surprised everyone.

They felt like they were almost gambling on their lives.

Yes, a thousand mountains are not very steep, but they are still mountains. It is really not a good way to lead a large army over mountains and mountains without roads.

Even if you don't talk about getting lost, just a non-combat attrition along the way will definitely be a lot.

If even the terrain of the mountain pass was so easy to bypass, there would be no such level.

It's just that it's already like this, and I have to do it.