The whole earth seemed to tremble, and 100,000 Mongolian soldiers made a comeback to kill Xuzhou, and met the Northern Expeditionary Army in Xiao County. A sudden encounter best reflects the strength of an army, with the Mongols roaring and charging, and the Northern Expeditionary Army standing still.

The enemy army was menacing, and the formation of the Northern Expeditionary Army was not completely set up in a hurry, Hou Xuanyan sat in the Chinese army and scolded: "Damn, Lao Tzu is preparing to attack the city, where did these cavalry come from?" ”

Xia Wanchun took the newly sent armament from Songjiang Mansion, a long telescope, also known as a clairvoyant, looked at it for a while and said: "Commander, this is not the Eight Banners of the Manchu Dynasty, it is estimated that it is the Mongols outside the Saiwai." ”

"Mongols?" As soon as Hou Xuanyan wanted to speak, a rapid shooting sound came, and the Mongolian cavalry had already reached the firing range of the firecracker, so they naturally suffered from this dense shooting. The Mongols themselves knew that they were wearing leather armor, but there was nothing on their horses, and the people who rushed ahead with a round of shots turned on their horses. The cavalry in front fell to the ground, and the cavalry behind couldn't stop the speed, so they trampled on it fiercely, many people fell off their horses, and the attack formation was blunt, and the enemy immediately spread the formation, whether it was horizontal or vertical, and the distance between the knights was scattered. As a result, the power of the firearms was greatly reduced, and the Mongol cavalry, which had stabilized, continued to charge.

With the shaking of the banner of the Chinese army, Hou Xuanyan commanded the Northern Expeditionary Army to set up a formation to meet the enemy, the left and right flanks gradually closed, and the sword and shield soldiers and pikemen protected the firecrackers in the middle and retreated.

The Mongols fought for so long that their tribes often fought against each other, but this was never the case. Their cavalry charge tactics, which once dominated the world, have been abandoned by the times, and a single shot almost knocked them back to their original shape.

Fortunately, the Qing general who commanded in the center was not a mediocre talent, and he adjusted in time to avoid the tragic situation of trampling on each other.

In the Manchu array, the commander in the center was called Nikan, the third son of Chu Ying, the eldest son of Nurhachi, and although his father was deposed, he was still awarded the title of Dorobelle for his military exploits. In this expedition, Dolgon deliberately made him the king of Jingjing County, and Nikan was also ordered to come to Xuzhou to block the advancing Northern Expedition Middle Route Army.

The Mongols fought separately, and last time they suffered a big loss under the city of Jinan, Nikan ate a trench and grew wise, set up strict military laws before the war, and killed several Mongolian banner lords in a row. Now the combat strength of this Mongolian army is not what it used to be, they were originally a people on horseback, born with each other's attacks, and the soldiers alone are much higher than the Han people.

Behind the Mongols, there were also the Eight Banners and the Green Battalion of the Han Army drawn from the Daimyo's Mansion, and after the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, most of the troops were guarded in the Jifu area to protect the city of Beijing. They also know that their rule is alien rule, and guarding their hearts is the most important thing, and a large area of territory in the south in history was actually fought for them by traitors.

A battle lasted for half a day, the sky was dark, and the two sides collected their troops, and the torches were lit in the big tent, illuminating the sand table in the middle. Hou Xuanyan pointed to Xiao County and said: "The farther north you fight, the stronger the resistance of the puppet Qing will be, I thought that they had given up in Xuzhou, who knew that such an army would come again today." You look at a small town like Xiao County, in Fengyang Mansion, they gave up very simply, but when they arrived in Xuzhou, they had to fight for every inch of land. ”

Yan Yingyuan stared at the sand table, and suddenly said: "Xuzhou is different from Fengyang, this is the thoroughfare of the five provinces, and the transportation by land and water is convenient. If there is no Wu Sangui and Kong Youde, the pseudo-Qing is equivalent to breaking an arm, and they are bound to fight hard with us in Xuzhou. ”

"Speaking of Wu Sangui and Kong Youde, why haven't these four traitor leaders moved recently? At the beginning, they fought Xiangyang vigorously, but now that the Northern Expedition is in full swing, their pressure is even less, and they are no longer alive, which is really strange. Xia Wanchun suddenly thought of the Xiangyang front, which had not reported for a long time, and couldn't help but question.

Hou Xuanyan had a secret report from the Hidden Elephant Camp in his hand, and he was clear about it, and said with a smile: "Those four dogs are sitting on the ground and starting the price, taking the opportunity to make conditions with the Tartars, and it is said that they want to be princes." And they also think that the word King Shun is too eye-catching in their title, and they want to be the same as Wu Sangui and remove the word Shun. The war has begun, and I still pick out the words here, I really don't know what to say, no wonder the north fell so quickly, what can be done with this group of goods. ”

Hou Xuanyan put the torch close to the sand table, directly used it as a tool, pointed to the passes on the sand table and said: "Here, here and here, Xiao County is such a small place, and he still wants to block us, the Tartar is too arrogant." The strength of the Hunan barracks was all spread out, and 130,000 people each captured the nearby guards. Leaving the men and horses of the Houtu camp, let's stare at the main force of the Qing army opposite. Where the torch in his hand pointed, black fireworks were left on the sand table, just like the fate that Xiao County was about to face.

The weather in May was neither hot nor cold, and a few black clouds swirled around the bright moon, and it looked like gunsmoke was blocking the moonlight. In the night, the military orders were issued battalion by battalion, and after wiping the blood stains of the fierce battle during the day, the soldiers continued to set off.

Xiao County was full of Northern Expeditionary Army, advancing in a carpet style, aiming to occupy the whole county. Anyone who resists with weapons, whether it is with people all the way, whether it is full of Han or Mongolian, will fight when they see it.

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There was a loud bang, and the lightning like a chain pierced the sky, and the roof tiles trembled, and the torrential rain poured down.

In the Kunning Palace in the Forbidden City of Jinling, Wang Xiangnian said angrily: "I really didn't expect that it was Gao Yue, a slut, who told the secret, when she entered the palace to serve her mother, our family selected her to be sent to Kunning Palace, a child who looks quite honest, why is she so conscienceless." ”

The elixir held a golden needle in her hand, and held the candle center to make the red candle burn more vigorously, and the red candle light shone on her pretty cheeks, like a red veil. The thunder just now frightened her for a while, and the goosebumps on her body had not disappeared, and she said with palpitations: "The deep palace compound is trapped in people's hearts, and the girl here is very pitiful, and she is the best person in the world." A few intimate words that know cold and hot, they dug out their hearts and cheated them out, which one of them is not unusual. ”

"I'm going to have her arrested, and I'll interrogate who the wicked person behind her is, and we'll see who is going to be bad for your majesty."

"Don't!" Turbid tears flowed down the needle to the elixir's white fingers, and there were tears in the corners of her eyes, but she didn't take them away, this was one of her few small hobbies, but she was happy to do it. It wasn't until the wax below had solidified that he stuck the needle into the candle and said, "You arrested her, how could she say it, and when the time comes, she will say a name indiscriminately, not only covering up the real mastermind behind the scenes, but also making us waste our efforts." Such a person has long been willing to die, anyway, now that she is exposed, we will stare at her, and the process we have seen with our own eyes is more reassuring than the interrogation. ”

Wang Xiangnian's eyes lit up, and he nodded vigorously, no longer daring to underestimate this girl. After a few days, he had already obeyed the elixir, and he was full of enthusiasm to go back to arrange the manpower.

The elixir gently removed the solidified candle from her fingers, and she bit her lip in pain, looking like she wanted to cry.

"Alas, such a great credit, how can the master reward others when he comes back, I really worry about him."