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At this time, there are few officers among the officers and soldiers, Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu were scattered by the Tartar soldiers, and did not join Lu Xiangsheng, and they are nowhere to be found at this time, in order to protect Lu Xiangsheng in the battle just now, in order to protect Lu Xiangsheng, he has also died on the battlefield and died in the country, and there is only one remaining minister, Yang Lukai, but Yang Lukai is the official of the standard battalion under Lu Xiangsheng, and belongs to Lu Xiangsheng's lineage. So Lu Xiangsheng was not here at this time, and no one controlled these officers and soldiers at all, so the officers and soldiers in the formation were scolding, and at first they only scolded Yang Sichang and Gao Qiqian, as well as some officials who made things difficult for them everywhere along the way and refused to provide them with food and salary support, and then under the emotional control, some people couldn't control their mouths, and actually scolded the head of the current emperor Zhu Youzhen, one person scolded at the beginning, and the others also scolded, think about the treatment they received after they followed Lu Xiangsheng into the guard recently, The officers and soldiers were all filled with righteous indignation, and many people said on the spot that they would not wear anything in the future, and that they would rather follow these heroes of the Xingtian Army than give their lives to the emperor in the future.

Seeing that the wounded officers and soldiers were basically bandaged, and that they had eaten and drunk enough, and that their mental and physical strength had recovered a lot, Xiao Tianjian ordered the stragglers in the army to put some seriously injured officers and soldiers who could not walk on their own on some vehicles with the army, and the rest of the lightly wounded officers and soldiers remained in the formation to be protected, and acted with the army.

The cavalry battalion walked in front as the vanguard, while the other three battle battalions were arranged in the rear, protecting the remnants of the Ming army in an inverted character and began to withdraw from the battlefield.

And the officers and soldiers saw the performance of the Xingtian Army, they also admired to death, they thought that they were already the most elite generals of the Ming Dynasty, but when they looked at the performance of the Xingtian Army, they knew that they were frogs at the bottom of the well, whether it was from the military appearance or military discipline, these soldiers of the Xingtian Army could do the order and prohibition, under the command and dispatch of Xiao Tianjian, like an arm, even on the battlefield, they always maintained quiet, without the slightest chaos, the soldiers and generals in the army performed their duties, So that everything is carried out in an orderly manner.

And the Tartar soldiers on Dolgon's side saw that the Xingtian Army was leaving, and they also moved again, a group of cavalry set off first, surrounded by the three sides behind the Xingtian Army Corps, and looked at the Xingtian Army from a distance with a hateful gaze, just now their Tartar Army suffered a loss under the Xingtian Army, they didn't understand why the bird guns that were useless in the hands of the Ming Army like burning sticks became so sharp in the hands of the Xingtian Army, and the bird guns of the Xingtian Thief Army would not explode, they would fight far and accurately, Regardless of whether they are in armor or not, they are not afraid of death, they are not afraid of fighting face-to-face with the enemy with knives and guns, and they have long been accustomed to enjoying the pleasure of cutting the enemy's body with a knife, cutting off the enemy's head, cutting off their limbs, cutting open the enemy's chest and abdomen, watching them scream and wail, they can also accept that they are cut down by the enemy, but they cannot accept being knocked to the ground by the enemy from a distance, in their opinion, Being knocked over by the enemy with a cannon or a firearm such as a bird gun and a three-eyed gun, the death is dishonorable, and the death is not worth it, because they have enough force to show the enemy, they really can't accept such death, and they are not reconciled, but this group of Xingtian army just used this way to kill and injure them, so they are also afraid, they don't want to die in that way, so they can only be ordered to follow this Xingtian army from afar, and then attack them when the opportunity arises, rush to them, and cut them down, Or they can cut it down.

The battle formation of the Xingtian Army is really very dense, and several battalions of the Xingtian Army generals cooperate with each other quite well, always advancing alternately, walking slowly but very calmly, and never showing a flaw, so that a large number of Tartar generals behind them can never seize an opportunity to launch a surprise attack on the Xingtian Army.

The entire Xingtian Army was like a hedgehog, slowly moving on the battlefield, and the formation of the Tartar soldiers was like a group of hunting dogs staring at their prey, far away around the Xingtian Army formation, on the one hand, they were drooling, and on the other hand, they were in a hurry and did not dare to mouth, so the two sides kept a distance of about 100 paces and slowly moved westward.

This time, Dorgon personally followed, always keeping an eye on the actions of the Heavenly Army, and if he wanted to find some flaws in it, he would launch a fierce attack at any time to wipe out this group of fanatics here.

He could see that this Xingtian army was very good at the art of battle formation, and their main strength to help, it was relying on this kind of battle formation, as long as their formation was disrupted, then they would not be able to be so arrogant in front of the surging Qing soldiers, but their battle formation did not seem to have any flaws, attacking them from any direction, and as a result, a large number of firecrackers would fight back against the Qing soldiers under their command, and never give them a chance.

And this kind of phalanx is more terrifying is that it also has considerable mobility, as long as the formation is not dispersed, you can also use the fire gun to hit the enemy at any time during the march, although the speed of their action is not fast, but it makes people very helpless, the entire corps of the Xingtian Army is like a strong fortress of activity, far away can be used to shoot the enemy with their sharp bird guns, and there are spears like a forest to resist the enemy in the near distance, and there are knife players as melee soldiers at any time around the perimeter of the large array, it can be said that the advance can be attacked and defended, very difficult to deal with.

After traveling a certain distance, Dolgon became a little impatient, so he began to send a small group of rangers to launch a flank attack on the Xingtian army, trying to make trouble for the Xingtian army with a small force of cavalry reciprocating impact, and then force the Xingtian army to make a flaw and be defeated by him in one fell swoop.

However, the tactics of the ranger attack also failed in front of the Xingtian Army this time, and the Xingtian Army was not moved at all, as long as a small group of Tartar cavalry rushed close to them, they would immediately use the fire hammer to cut their heads and cover their faces, and did not give them the opportunity to rush close to the Xingtian Army at all, so after repeated several tentative assaults, Dolgon not only failed to disrupt the actions of the Xingtian Army, but lost more than 100 elite cavalry.

However, Dolgon was afraid that the firepower of the Xingtian army was too strong, for fear that the soldiers under his command would lose too much, so he did not dare to launch a large-scale attack, and this has gone deep into the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, although they are not afraid of the Ming army, but the Ming army still has a little combat effectiveness, Lu Xiangsheng's Xuanda army is an example, they have been in the customs for another month or two, presumably the Ming Emperor Zhu Youzhen must have ordered the mobilization of the Ming army from all over the country to guard, at this time they also have to prevent more Ming troops from fighting to pounce, Once he consumed too many troops when dealing with this Xingtian army, he was afraid that it would greatly weaken their combat effectiveness, and once the Ming army was provoked, a large number of them would come, and he and so many sons under his command would not be able to return to the outside of the pass.

Therefore, Dolgon's heart was very entangled, and several thoughts of wanting to suppress the whole army were finally forcibly suppressed by him.

At this time, the Tartar rangers came to report that there were three miles ahead of the Xiaozhang River, and traces of the Xingtian Army were found on the west bank of the Xiaozhang River.

This time Dolgon was anxious, he had just found a problem from the establishment of the Xingtian Army, all the soldiers who entered the battlefield were armored soldiers, and it was not the sphere of influence of the Xingtian Army here, like their Qing army, the Xingtian Army could be regarded as going out to fight, and the imperial government would never provide a little help to the Xingtian Army, and if they didn't do it, they would have to make trouble, and the Xingtian Army would not be able to support them to fight with these soldiers alone, so there must be auxiliary soldiers in the Xingtian Army, However, he only didn't know where the auxiliary soldiers of the Xingtian Army were because he didn't find the Xingtian Army's troops in advance, and now he knew that the Xingtian Army entered the battlefield in the area of the Xiaozhang River, and the rest of their soldiers and horses must have stayed on the west bank of the Xiaozhang River, waiting for the main force of the Xingtian Army to return.

And once the Xingtian army is brought together, then this time he will suffer a loss in vain, in a hurry, a few thoughts flashed in Dorgon's mind, when he made up his mind, ordered a cavalry to rush to the front of the Xingtian army, block the advance of the Xingtian army, and after dragging them down, the infantry soldiers surrounded them, and at the same time ordered the remaining soldiers and horses to immediately assault the Xiaozhang River, even if this Xingtian army could not be destroyed today, there was still a chance to drag it out until the evening.

At least you can take the opportunity to destroy the auxiliary soldiers left by the Xingtian Army on the side of the Xiaozhang River first, and at the worst, you will have to make the Xingtian Army pay a considerable price, so that the Xingtian Army will definitely not be able to keep up with the use of food and ammunition without the support of the auxiliaries, and in the end, even if they can't be destroyed, they can force the Xingtian Army back to their control area, and they will stay here to give his Qing army endless trouble.

On the whole, if Dolgon thought about it in exchange for dealing with the Ming army, there would definitely be no problem, but Dolgon didn't take into account that since the Xingtian Army was so powerful, how could they not bring cannons when they rushed into the battlefield this time?

A group of Tartar soldiers began to act, a group of more than 2,000 Tartar cavalry began to accelerate to the front of the Xingtian Army, blocking the way of the Xingtian Army, these Tartar soldiers just suffered a lot of losses under the fire of the Xingtian Army, one by one gritted their teeth angrily, and did not dare to retaliate, and now they were ordered to block the advance of the Xingtian Army, they chose a low earthen beam as their line of defense, the vest soldiers on horseback turned over and dismounted one by one, took off their bows from the horseback, and took off the quiver and placed it on the ground, Ready for battle, the rest of the Tartar soldiers divided into two routes, one accelerated forward, and rushed to the direction of Xiaozhang River under the leadership of Yue Tuo, and the other began to surround the Xingtian Army Corps led by Xiao Tianjian under the command of Dolgon.

At this time, the snow in the sky began to fall heavier and heavier, and snow began to appear on the frozen ground, and the sky and the earth began to become white. Fortunately, it was us who met us today, otherwise anyone would have suffered a big loss under him! Pick up the speed and rush to the stone bridge! ”

A group of Xingtian soldiers and generals began to speed up, thousands of big feet stepped on the frozen ground, continued to keep the formation neat, and ran in the direction of the Xiaozhang River, even the officers and soldiers who were guarded in the center of the formation also felt the tension of the atmosphere, and ran up with the Xingtian army, trying to look outside the formation uneasily, wanting to see the situation on the battlefield.

A young officer of the Xingtian Army, who was in charge of coordinating the officers and soldiers, smiled and said to Yang Lukai, the head priest: "General Yang don't worry, the Tartars can't help us!" ”

Yang Lukai is a descendant of Lu Xiangsheng, who has followed Lu Xiangsheng to fight in the south and north for many years, and is very grateful to the Xingtian Army for rescuing them this time, and at the same time he himself is also a veteran of the battlefield who is familiar with the battle, riding on horseback He has to see farther than others, and he has seen the actions of some Tartar soldiers, so he immediately asked the officer of the Xingtian Army who accompanied him: "This little brother, the front should be Xiaozhang River!" Do you have any auxiliaries on the west bank of the Xiaozhang River? Tartar, this is trying to drag Xiao Dashuai's brigade and raid your auxiliaries on the west bank of the Xiaozhang River! This is a very vicious strategy! Xiao Dashuai can't be careless! ”

And the young officer of the Xingtian Army replied with a smile: "Thank you General Yang for your advice, we do have a group of auxiliaries left on the west bank of the Xiaozhang River, but don't worry about the tricks of the Tartars, they can't bargain!" This time, not only will the Tartars not be able to bargain, but they will also suffer a big loss! General Yang waits! ”