Li Yan got the news and knew that the main force of the Qing army had begun to retreat north, so Lewen Mobile Network asked Feng Cheng to sort out the troops, and then went north to meet the cavalry. The rest of the infantry quickly surrounded the city of Tongzhou, and they could net as many Qing troops as they could.

Bai Shixiong and Feng Taichu converged and pursued north with 5,000 cavalry. They soon caught up with the Han army, which had been left behind, and these Han troops had infantry and cavalry, as well as some musketeers. However, the cavalry did not do justice and did not stop at all, and fled as quickly as possible, leaving the infantry behind.

Bai Shixiong didn't care about these infantry who ran away without formation, and rushed over directly with the cavalry. They charged all the way, killing and wounding some enemy soldiers with ease. Then he passed through the formation, and then pursued the enemy cavalry in front, ignoring the scattered infantry too much.

Although Wang Shixuan was brave, it was against the Ming army. The current opponent is Li Yan's cavalry, and the Manchurian iron cavalry of the Qing army dare not attack lightly, let alone these surrenderers. Therefore, he could only run away with his cavalry, but he did not dare to disobey his master's orders, so he could only flee to the northwest with his troops, in order to lead Li Yan's cavalry away.

As for their exit from the customs, he was not worried at all. Their outfit of the Qing army was enough to deter the border guards of the Ming Dynasty, and it was not a problem for them to go out at all, as long as they could escape Li Yan's pursuit.

Bai Shixiong and others knew that the two or three thousand fleeing Qing troops were not the main force, but they did not dare to divide their troops to avoid falling into the trap of the Qing army, so they could only go all out to pursue this group of partial divisions. If they can eliminate some, their strength is indeed not enough to compete with the main force of the Qing army.

The sound of guns and cannons in Tongzhou City continued, and Li Yan's troops were still clearing out the Qing troops inside and outside the city. These Qing troops rarely surrendered, and most of them died in battle. However, their strength did not cause many casualties to Li Yan's troops, after all, the power of the musket was much greater, and the soldiers of Li Yan's main attack in the city had good defensive measures, so the battle was quite easy.

Li Mu came to the city gate tower and said happily: "The Qing army is nothing more than that, and it was only a few days before we beat it away." ”

"Don't underestimate the enemy," Li Yan reminded, "They may still be able to kill again." There are also tens of thousands of Qing troops in the south, and now is not the time to be happy. ”

Li Mu put away his smile and asked, "Let's go to Beijing next?" ”

Li Yan shook his head: "Take a rest first." Beijing is not in a hurry, it is said that there are only a few thousand people. The key is that the southward troops of the Qing army will also be eliminated, and Beijing will not be able to fight without a fight. ”

"Oh, we have to send someone to intercept the messenger, so that the Qing army in the south doesn't know our truth before we can give them a surprise blow." Li Mu suddenly remembered and immediately suggested.

"I've already sent someone south, but I don't know if I can intercept it."

Li Mu said admiringly: "In the end, the fourth brother is thoughtful. ”

Li Yan instructed: "Go check our ammunition and food situation, it is estimated that there is not much food in Tongzhou City, and it has to be transported from Tianjin." ”

"Okay, I'll go." Li Mu immediately agreed.

Li Yan reminded again: "By the way, send a letter to Huang Desheng and ask him to start distributing land to Shandong and recruiting soldiers." Let them strengthen the crackdown on bandits in various parts of Shandong, and Shandong is basically under our control. ”

Shanhaiguan, the general military office.

Wu Sangui, Gao Di and Tang Tong discussed together. Yesterday the Qing army was defeated and retreated, and today before dawn, they will know. They have been paying attention to this battle in Tongzhou, but they never thought that it would be the Qing army that would be defeated.

"Uncle, what should we do now?" Gao Di asked Wu Sangui.

Wu Sangui touched his nose and said lightly: "Wait and see." ”

"The Qing army has been defeated, how can you wait and see what happens?" Tang Tong asked: "Li Yan is so powerful, if we turn around, can we still resist?" ”

Wu Sangui explained: "There are tens of thousands of horses and horses who went south to pursue the new emperor of Dashun, and the Qing army has not yet been defeated. ”

Gao Di suddenly said: "What if we cooperate with the Qing army? Even if Li Yan has three heads and six arms, he will die without a place to be buried. ”

Tang Tong asked with interest: "What price did Prince Zheng offer?" ”

"Crowned king." Gao Di replied: "It's the same as Kong Youde, Shang Kexi, and Geng Zhongming." As long as we surrender to the Qing Dynasty, we will lead the tribe and tear the soil as the king. ”

Although they received Li Yan's words asking them to defend the Shanhaiguan, they just listened to the words of the generalissimo who calmed the people's rebellion. The Ming Dynasty died, the Great Shun ran away, and the Qing Dynasty and Li Yan were inseparable, so they were also in contact with the Qing court, ready to move closer to the winning side at any time.

Tang Tong smiled when he heard this, and said, "Really? Can you be crowned king? That's good. Or do you want to cooperate with the Qing Dynasty? ”

"Dreaming!" Wu Sangui said coldly.

"Uncle," Gao Di frowned, "I have something to say." ”

Wu Sangui sneered: "The Qing Kingdom's own princes can't seal and build a country, let alone those of us. Even if we are really made to be vassal kings, do we still have the life to enjoy? In cooperation with Qingguo, we must take the lead. The elite soldiers of the Qing Kingdom are not opponents, and with you and me, the generals can easily win? Without the army in hand, let alone the vassal king, even a general or deputy general may not be given to us. ”

Tang Tong said in disbelief: "It's not that evil, right? Even if Li Yan is powerful, if he fights such a battle with the Qing army, he must have suffered a lot of casualties. Let's lead the Qing army into the pass, with more than 100,000 troops, I don't believe that we can't take him. ”

"You have also fought with the Qing army, have you ever seen the Qing army flee?" Wu Sangui said solemnly: "Even if the Hong Inspector Division gathered a large number of troops and marched together, the Qing army only retreated a few formations. But now that he has been beaten by Li Yan and retreated, how can Li Yan be so easy to deal with? ”

Gaudi asked, "Then what do you say?" Could it be that he defected to Li Yan? Although he can fight, he is not as powerful as Dashun, nor does he have the background of the Qing Dynasty, so I am not optimistic about him. ”

"Let's wait and see." Wu Sangui explained: "What we have to do now is not to serve anyone, but to run Yongping Mansion well." Let them call first, and then make a decision when the results are finally available. With Yongping Mansion, plus our 50,000 troops and 30,000 villagers, this is the capital of the king of the torn earth. ”

Tang Tong said helplessly: "Isn't this talking in a dream? The Qing Dynasty is outside the pass, Li Yan is inside the pass, we are caught between two sides, can we hold on? ”

"Don't worry, if Li Yan can defeat the other Qing army, the Qing Kingdom definitely doesn't want Li Yan to take Shanhaiguan." Wu Sangui said confidently: "When the time comes, we will be able to communicate with the Qing Kingdom on an equal footing." And Li Yan's troops are limited, as long as we don't provoke him, he shouldn't be in a hurry to collect Shanhaiguan. It is the most cost-effective thing to use us to guard the Gyeonggi gateway for him. ”

He paused for a moment and continued: "If Li Yan is defeated by the Qing army this time, then there is nothing to say, and we can only serve the Qing country." ”

Gao Di sighed: "This Dashun is really strange, three days under Beijing, such a strong strength, but easily gave up Beijing City." Now there is another Li Yan, who has defeated the unparalleled Qing army in the field, which is really unpredictable. ”

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