Ye Chen led his troops all the way west, in the valley, once they began to retreat, there were still pursuers behind them, and they couldn't stop if they wanted to, so they could only keep fleeing. When they finally came to the open field and stopped to prepare for the battle, Li Yan's cavalry also stopped far away and retreated into the valley.

Of course, Ye Chen will not let go of this good opportunity, Li Yan's cavalry can chase them, they can also defeat Li Yan's cavalry, and catch up, and turn defeat into victory. He immediately sent the Han cavalry to attack, but before the Han cavalry could rush into the valley, a dense explosion occurred at the mouth of the valley.

It turned out that Li Mou's cavalry carried more than a dozen tiger squat cannons. The Tiger Squat Cannon has only three parts to be disassembled, and a horse can run on it. And the cavalry of the Qing army, which was in retreat, wanted to stop and launch a counterattack, and it was not ready for a while. This time is enough for the artillery to prepare the Tiger Squat Cannon.

Li Mu saw the Qing army coming to attack, and without waiting for the Qing army to rush into the valley, he immediately let the tiger squat cannon fire. He wanted the explosion to scare the Qing cavalry and make them stop the attack. They only have a dozen tiger squat guns, and their lethality is limited after all, so they still have to rely on deterrence.

The sound of the tiger squat cannon firing, as well as the rumbling explosion and the smoke and dust kicked up by the explosion, not only frightened the war horses, but also made the Han cavalry feel afraid. Except for the twenty or thirty horsemen in front of them, who could not control their speed and rushed into the smoke and dust of the explosion, the other cavalry all stopped their horses in time.

Some Han cavalry rushed out of the blast range, but what awaited them was the handcuff cavalry of Li Mou's cavalry. Not to beat people, but to shoot all at the horses.

At this time, the most important thing is not to let the enemy's cavalry rush over and disrupt the ranks. As for the Qing army that fell off their horses, it was easier to send people to dismount and fire handcuffs at close range.

Li Mu was already halfway up the mountain at this time, nervously observing the movements of the Qing army. If he was pursued by the Qing army, he could only flee like the Qing army before him. He knew that Qian Er's fast troops would come from behind, and if they ran back by themselves, the whole team would be in a mess.

Moreover, he only has more than 1,000 cavalry here, even if he rushes out to fight a decisive battle with more than 10,000 Qing troops, the casualties will definitely be extremely heavy. So at this time, he didn't have much choice but to stick here.

What he was glad about now was that he had brought these fourteen tiger squat cannons with him before the pursuit. This is what Qian Er asked him to bring, saying that he might use it. If it was in a flat place, he wouldn't take it with him, and if the Qing army counterattacked, he would have fled. But in the continuous valley, he had to consider extraordinary methods.

He saw that the cavalry of the Qing army had all gone around, so he immediately asked his own soldiers to wave the order flag and let the tiger squat cannon stop firing. They didn't have a lot of shells with them, so they had to save some of them. Qian Er in the back, it is estimated that it will take half an hour to come.

Ye Chen couldn't tell how many artillery pieces Li Yan's troops carried, so he had to wait and see. When the smoke and dust at the mouth of the valley slowly dissipated, he saw that Li Yan's cavalry was waiting for him, and all the Han cavalry who rushed in fell in front of Li Yan's formation.

The two sides were at a stalemate, and neither dared to make a move. After waiting for less than two quarters of an hour, the Qing army saw Li Yan's cavalry slowly dodge to both sides, and a Frankie cannon was pushed out. The cannons were quickly placed, and the guns behind them were pushed out immediately afterward. After a while, four Franky cannons were placed at Taniguchi's location.

Now Ye Chen didn't dare to test anymore, and he couldn't even stalemate. The artillery came up, and so did the infantry forces behind. When Li Yan's infantry advanced forward again, they still had no choice. Therefore, Ye Chen had no choice but to continue to retreat west with his troops, and at the same time send someone to inform Jiang Xiang and let him prepare to defend against the enemy.

Jiang Xiang is ready to surrender here, so it is naturally a false story. When the Qing army withdrew, it happened that Li Guo sent someone out here to launch a tentative attack, so Jiang Xiang was very worried and hugged his fist to Ye Chen, who had just stopped, and said: "My lord, we are attacked from both sides, and the last general can't hold on." ”

Ye Chen listened to the sound of artillery firing and shouting from the west, and then turned back to look to the east. He was really surprised that he could keep up with the cavalry with Li Yan's artillery marching speed.

He hesitated for a moment before saying, "I can't stay here, General Jiang will take the troops with me immediately." ”

Jiang Xiang said in embarrassment: "This, the troops are still anxious with the troops of the thieves, how can they just leave." ”

"General Jiang will take the troops who can go, and if they can't, don't care." Ye Chen immediately gave a decisive order.

Jiang Xiang hugged his fists and said: "They are all life and death comrades of the last general, how can they be abandoned lightly." Please go first, and then gather the subordinates. As he spoke, he glanced at Ye Chen, indicating that there were several of his subordinates on the side.

Ye Chen understood what Jiang Xiang meant, so he hugged his fists and said: "General Jiang is benevolent and righteous, and I admire him." Then I will go north first and ask General Jiang to come over as soon as possible. ”

When the Qing army left, Jiang Xiang was a little more relaxed. Fortunately, after the Qing army came, they have been fighting against Li Zicheng, and they haven't had time to shave their heads. Otherwise, even if he wanted to surrender to Li Yan, he didn't know if Li Yan would accept it.

Soon, Li Guo's attack also retreated, and calm returned to the surroundings of the camp.

Half an hour later, Li Mu came over with his troops. He specially converged Qian Er's fast troops, which is why he came so late. But before he was ready to attack, he saw Jiang Xiang who came out to ask for surrender in person.

"Jiang Xiang, the chief soldier of Datong Town in the former Ming Dynasty, led his troops to ask Generalissimo Li to surrender." Jiang Xiao half-knelt on the ground and said with his fists clenched.

Li Mu dismounted, helped Jiang Xiang up, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect Jiang Zongbing to be so knowledgeable, but let us prepare for it in vain." ”

Jiang Xiang only looked up at the military formation behind Li Mu at this time, not to mention anything else, there were thirty or forty cannons alone, and the muzzles of the cannons were already aimed at his camp. He was glad that he had made a decisive decision, so many cannons bombarded his camp, and it was estimated that by dark, his troops would all collapse.

"Generalissimo Li is mighty, and the villain doesn't dare to resist." Jiang Xiang said complimentally.

Li Mou corrected: "Our generalissimo didn't come, I'm Li Mou." Without waiting for Jiang Xiang to be polite, he immediately asked: "Yanmen and Ningwu Erguan, are they under your control?" ”

Jiang Xiang nodded: "Yes, it is under the control of the villain's troops." ”

Li Mu immediately ordered: "You go back and gather your troops, and immediately follow me south to Ningwu Pass." You can decide how many people you want to bring, and the rest of the people are temporarily stationed here. ”

"Huh?" Jiang Xiang was a little confused, why did he suddenly want to go to Ningwu Pass?

Li Mu smiled and ordered: "Hurry up and prepare, we will leave before dark." If you have any doubts, we'll end the fight before dark. ”

Jiang Xiang was helpless, knowing that he couldn't go if he didn't go. I had to clench my fists: "General Li wait a minute, the villain will go back and prepare, just two quarters of an hour." ”

Li Mu was still full of smiles and said boldly: "Okay, I'll wait for you." ”

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