Dolgon himself led nearly 10,000 cavalry with a white flag, and escaped for more than ten miles in one breath, only to breathe a sigh of relief, but the speed of the horse did not decrease, and continued to gallop northeast.

It was noon when we arrived at Jinji Ridge, although people were sleepy and tired, but they knew that there were pursuers behind them, but they did not dare to delay for a moment.

In the middle of running at high speed, on the slope in front of him, countless long ropes suddenly jumped out, and the front war horse could not dodge for a while, and was tripped by the rope, but the momentum of the forward rush did not decrease, and suddenly rolled forward and fell to the ground, throwing the cavalry on horseback forward for a long distance!

People screamed, horses neighed......

knew that he had encountered a tripping horse, but the cavalry in front had no time to warn, and dozens of horses were tripped after following the rushing war horses.

The wounded soldier was better, and was directly trampled into flesh by the war horse behind, but the size of the wounded horse was too large, and it became a new obstacle.

Before the Tartar cavalry could react, there was another rain of arrows in front of them, and hundreds of cavalry were shot down at once.

Knowing that there was an ambush, Dolgon was busy reining in his horses, and the army slowly stopped.

He looked left and right, except for a section of uphill in front of him, which was blocked by mountains on both sides, and Jinji Ridge seemed to be the only passage here.

Dolgon looked at the cavalry who kept falling from his horse, his heart was very anxious, he looked at Azig beside him, and said, "Brother Twelve, can you go around from both sides?" ”

"I'm afraid it's too late," Azig shook his head and said, "Listen to the regent, the cavalry of the Han dog will catch up." ”

Dolgon listened attentively, there was a faint sound of horses' hooves behind him, Duoduo would not withdraw his troops so quickly, these were obviously not the war horses of the Great Qing Kingdom, he frowned lightly, and thought quickly in his mind.

Azig barely managed to stabilize his mind and said, "Regent, let your subordinates rush with the warriors, the mountain is just an infantry ......"

Dolgon didn't want Azig to take risks, this time to the south, the cavalry of the Great Qing Kingdom suffered too heavy casualties, and they couldn't take any more risks to fight, but they were blocked here, and once they were caught up by the cavalry behind, I was afraid that it would be another vicious battle.

I don't know how many Han dogs' army there are on the mountain......

Seeing that Dolgon was hesitant, Azig hurriedly said: "Regent, I can't care so much, I must break through these ambushes of Hangou and return to Shengjing as soon as possible, and later will change ......"

Dolgon was shocked, and this time he lost tens of thousands of cavalry in the south and returned to Shengjing...... It is necessary to rush back to Shengjing as quickly as possible to stabilize the situation and then recruit soldiers......

As long as the cavalry is in hand, he can keep the power in his hands, even Bumu Butai, and he can't escape from the palm of his hand!

Thinking of this, Dolgon arched his hand to Azig and said, "Brother Twelve, be careful!"

Azig nodded, but did not answer, turned around and lit up the thousands of cavalry, first bent his bow and arrows, concentrating on one point, hoping to shoot a gap.

The archery skills of the Manchu cavalry were really amazing, and after paying the price of more than 100 soldiers in casualties again, they really shot a path of life from the front.

Azig waved to the soldiers behind him and shouted, "Quick, kill the soldiers on both sides!"

Wu Sangui knew that the Tartar archery was powerful, and it was impossible for the infantry to completely block these cavalry, so he ordered: "Retreat to the mountains on both sides, the cavalry has caught up, and our task has been completed!"

The soldiers retreated into the low mountains and forests on either side, while constantly firing cold arrows, killing one by one.

Wu Sangui's infantry did not shoot many Tartars, but they ambushed here, blocking the speed of the Tartars' escape and allowing the cavalry of the first battalion to catch up.

Seeing that the situation was critical, Azig led his army back from the mouth, and was accidentally shot in the calf, he cut off the arrow with one sword, and did not care that the arrow was still in the flesh, Pegasus came to Dolgon's side, "The regent is leaving, and the ministers are broken!"

"Twelve Brothers......

"Don't hesitate, leave two thousand warriors for your subordinates!" Azig's eyes erupted with fire, and he almost burned himself, "Don't worry, the regent can rest assured, the terrain here is narrow, and no matter how many Han dogs' cavalry there are, they can't be used!"

"Brother Twelve, are you injured?"

"A little injury, it's not in the way," Azig personally lit the cavalry with two thousand white flags, and had already galloped away, but reined in his horse and turned around: "The glory and wealth of our three brothers are all on the body of the regent......

Dolgon gritted his teeth, turned around and took a look, and finally said: "Twelfth brother be careful, return to Shengjing, and the fourteenth brother will personally celebrate your success!" With his legs between the horse's belly, he smacked it the horse's buttocks, and his anger at the Heavenly Mandate Army seemed to be vented on the war horse under the seat.

Azig is right, Liu Yunshui personally led three regiments of 15,000 cavalry, but the terrain of Jinjiling was blocked by the mountain, and it could not be used at all, only the cavalry in front was fighting fiercely, and the cavalry in the middle and rear could only shout to cheer for their companions.

Liu Yunshui was so anxious that he couldn't wait to go into battle in person.

Lei Wanjun led the first regiment around the mountain from the left side, and wanted to cut off the back road of Azig, but the main force of the Tartars ran away, and this broken cavalry must be left behind.

Azig fought fiercely for half an hour, and knowing that Dolgon was far away, he left half of his cavalry to continue to break off, and fled to the northeast with hundreds of cavalry, chasing Dolgon.

Lei Wanjun did not easily go around the back of the Tartars, but he just grabbed the hundreds of cavalry of the Tartars, and he poured all his anger on these Tartars.

The cavalry of the Mandate of Heaven attacked back and forth, and although the Tartars were strong in individual combat, they were soon wiped out under the devastating offensive of the Mandate of Heaven.

Lei Wanjun didn't care whether the Tartars surrendered or not, and killed them all.

Liu Yunshui knew that the main force of Zhengbai Banner had gone far, and now it was just a waste of horsepower to chase after it, so he stopped the pursuit and asked the soldiers to clean up the battlefield and gather war horses.

Back in Ningyuan, there was a fire outside the city.

Liu Yunshui then remembered that when he was pursuing, there were still many Tartars on the battlefield, and when he came back from Jinjiling, he didn't see the Tartars' rout along the way, was he completely annihilated? At that time, it was thousands of tartars......

He flew toward the fire, and from afar he shouted, "How is it, how many Tartars have you killed?" ”

The soldier who was stirring the fire said: "All annihilated, even the body of Duoduo has been blown to pieces......

Li Zicheng has already made meritorious contributions to the soldiers of the whole army in the city.

In the battles of these days, it was completely worthy of Ningyuan's victory, Dolgon led 75,000 cavalry to the south, and finally fled back with less than 10,000 soldiers, losing more than 65,000 cavalry.

This was the heaviest loss of the Tatars after the rise of Liaodong, and it was also the most proud victory of the Han people, and the soldiers of the Mandate of Heaven were better, they were used to big victories.

But the cavalry of the Han army banner and the Liao soldiers of Wu Sangui were stunned by the results, and they never dared to imagine this series of victories.

For the Mandate of Heaven Army, it not only smashed Dolgon's conspiracy to go south to the Han land, but also gathered people's hearts with combat effectiveness, and the cavalry of more than 10,000 Han army banners, as well as Hong Chengchou, the former governor of the Ming Dynasty, all took the initiative to surrender......

The capture of the battlefield is also amazing, with nearly 30,000 war horses alone, as well as countless knives, guns, and armor......

Alas, not a single Tartar was captured.

This may be a pity, but in the future, the Tartars will be defeated more often, and the psychological advantage over the Han people will disappear, and there will always be a time to surrender.

Originally, it was expected to leave part of the Tartars and train the language of the Tartars to the people of the Han Qing Department, but without the Tartars surrendering troops, they could only learn Manchu from the people of the Han Army Banner.

That night, Li Zicheng held a horse meat banquet to celebrate his achievements, and it was also to catch the wind for the returning Han Army Banner, not only Liu Yunshui and Li Xin, but even Wu Sangui, Hong Chengchou and several Gushan Ezhen Men of the Han Army Banner were all drunk......

Although Li Zicheng didn't have a hangover, he also drank a lot of alcohol, and after getting up the next day, he still felt dry and his mouth was dry, and even his brain was groggy.

After the soldiers served and freshened up, they drank two more boils of tea, and the wine in their mouths was lighter.

After breakfast, Li Zicheng first summoned Hong Chengchou.

Hong Chengchou came to Li Zicheng's big tent, turned over and bowed to the ground, "Sinner Hong Chengchou, knock on the emperor!"

"Excuse me!" Li Zicheng laughed, "Hong Du is a sinner of the Ming Dynasty, not a sinner of Huaxia!"

Hong Chengchou also laughed, but he smiled very restrainedly, "Your Majesty ......"

"Sit down!" Li Zicheng pointed to the other side, asked He Xiaomi to serve tea, and said with an indifferent smile: "Let's not talk about the past, let's look forward!"

"The sinner thanked the emperor!" After Hong Chengchou sat down, he arched his hand again, I don't know whether to thank him for his seat, or thank Li Zicheng for turning the page in the past.

"As soon as the sinner speaks, Hugh will mention it again!" Li Zicheng changed his words and said: "For such a long time, Hongdu should be very familiar with the Tartars, and now that Dolgon has been defeated, how can we grasp this opportunity?" ”

"This, it depends on the emperor's meaning......"

Li Zicheng smiled: "How do you say this? ”

"Does the emperor want to restore the capital of Liaodong?"

"So that's it?" Li Zicheng smiled faintly, and then said in a deep voice: "Not only Liaodong, but also the slave Gandusi, must also recover!"

"The villain got it!" Hong Chengchou's eyes were shining, and he left his seat and said: "Such a villain put forward two suggestions: first, taking advantage of the new defeat of Dolgon, the Tartar army was unstable, and the emperor sent troops to Yizhou to recapture Guangning; Second, it infiltrated along the border wall to the west and north, threatening the Mongol tribes and gradually alienating the Mongol tribes. ”

Li Zicheng's Northern Expedition only wanted to hold Ningyuan, keep a piece of land outside the pass, maintain the status quo for the time being, and wait until China was unified, and then free up his hands to deal with the Tartars.

Unexpectedly, Hong Chengchou was more radical, advocating that the army should cross Jinzhou, conquer Yizhou occupied by the Tartars, and restore the important military town of Guangning.

He smiled in his eyes and said, "Hong Du, please tell me more!" waved his hand to Hong Chengchou again, and asked him to sit down and speak slowly.

"After Jinzhou, there are two official roads, one leads to Yizhou, west of Yiwu Lu Mountain, and then goes out of the side wall; The other one, through Dalinghe Fort and Guangningwei, goes directly to the large and small Black Mountain Fort within the side wall, and then it is also out of the side wall. The Tartars have been operating in Yizhou for a long time, and there were many Han people who cultivated at that time, but the army of the Tartars was not much, as long as the Tartars in Yizhou were defeated in one fell swoop, the local Han people would definitely return to China. ”

Li Zicheng nodded slightly, if there weren't many Tartars in the area, he should take advantage of the situation and push the border to the side wall.

"As long as the Mandate of Heaven army occupies Quang Ninh, cuts off the communication channel between the Tartars and the Mongolian tribes, and has local people to produce food, it will be a long-term confrontation, and China will be invincible."

Li Zicheng suddenly understood, and couldn't help laughing: "The communication between the Tartars and the Mongolian tribes has been cut off, and they cannot directly control the Mongolian tribes, and the soldiers of my Heavenly Mandate Army, relying on the border wall, can attack and retreat, and defend, step by step encroach on the Mongolian tribes, cut off the Tartars' arms, and make the Tartars fall into an isolated and helpless situation." ”

"The Emperor Shengming!"

Li Zicheng narrowed his eyes, pondered for a long time, and said, "I originally planned to let Governor Hong return to Beijing to take up his post, so it seems that Governor Hong is going to stay in the land of Liaodong...... There is no high or low position, the key is to make use of what you have learned. ”

"The villain is a body of sin, and the emperor will not abandon it...... The villain is willing to accept any position given by the emperor!"

"Liaoning...... Liaodong is peaceful!" Li Zicheng said with a smile: "From now on, Governor Hong will take up the post of governor of Liaoning Province!"

"Liaoning Province?" Hong Chengchou was stunned, he didn't expect that the emperor would not only not abandon Liaodong, but also establish a province in Liaodong, which was completely to turn Liaodong into a familiar land in China.

"However, in Liaodong Province now, there are only two prefectures, Ningyuan and Jinzhou," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "The rest of the prefectures and counties can only ask for it from the Tartars." ”