Dorgon was in the Great Tent to discuss the situation with Haug, Yueto, and Sakhalian, when the messenger returned.

He covered the bloody ear piercing with one hand, carried the severed ear with the other, crawled over with both elbows, and howled as soon as he entered the door: "Lord Belle, the Han dog is hitting you in the face......

Dorgon frowned and said, "Don't worry, speak slowly!" ”

"Yes, Lord Belle!" The messenger temporarily stopped crying, "The villain was ordered by Lord Belle to go to recruit the Han dog, but the Han dog not only refused to surrender, but also said...... He also said that he would let Lord Belle lead his boots for him, and that he would let Lord Belle ......"

"What will be? Say! Dolgon's face turned green when he knew it wasn't a good thing.

The messenger added fuel and vinegar and said: "The villain is bold...... They said that if they asked Lord Belle to send a few Fujin over, the villain pleaded a few words, and they cut off his ears...... Lord Belle wants to avenge the villain...... Woohoo......"

"Smack!" With a crisp sound, Dolgon threw the tea cup in his hand to the ground and shattered it, "You go down first, let the witch doctor bandage it well!" ”

"Yes, yes, Lord Belle!" The messenger knew that his words had already had an effect, and he did not dare to say more, so he knocked three times, and hurriedly got up and fled.

Haoge said faintly: "I said that the Han dog will not be so easy to obey!" ”

Dorgon glared at him, but said nothing.

Yue Tuo was afraid that the two would quarrel again, so he hurriedly diverted the topic, "Fourteenth uncle, the Ibri Midza Heiqi bandit tribe has already surrendered to the Dajin Kingdom, and it is close to the left, so it is better to recruit their strong men......"

"Recruit them? It's not good......" Sakhalian said, "without the order of the Great Khan......"

"Hurry up and do the right thing!" Dolgon's face was calm, he glanced at Hauge, and said, "If the four of us jointly recruit and explain the situation to the Great Khan afterwards, I don't think the Great Khan will be to blame, but ...... There are less than 1,000 strong men in the Ibri Midza Black Qi bandits, and I am afraid that it will not help......"

Yue Tuo coughed and said: "Although there are only a thousand horses, it will also strengthen our strength, the firearms of the Han people are sharp, when the time comes, let the Abbi Rimidza Heiqi bandits take the lead, and we can also take a look at the firearms of the Han people......"

"It's good!" Dorgon nodded, "Guys, do you have any objections?" ”

The tent was surprisingly quiet, like a windless night, silent and eerie, except for the countless dusts that danced in the sunlight that penetrated through the cracks in the rolling curtains......

Dolgon glanced at the three of them and said, "Since you don't object, then it's decided, Yue Tuo, you can go in person, but it's only a day's journey." ”

"Yes, Uncle Fourteen!" Yue Tuo bowed.

At the foot of the dam mountain, Li Zicheng has not dared to slack off, and he sent a large number of rangers to the Jurchens' big tent, day and night.

When the rangers reported to him that a small group of Jurchens had left the camp with red flags, he guessed that the Jurchens must have moved for reinforcements.

But the Jurchen reinforcements are far away in Shengjing, and for a while, it is impossible to come to Wolf Mountain, and the greatest possibility is to let the nearby Mongols send troops, from the Hetao to the Xilamulun River, almost all the Mongolian tribes have submitted to the Jurchens, but I don't know how many reinforcements they can move.

Regardless of him, the key is to be yourself.

Nearly 10,000 cavalry, as well as thousands of infantry, are concentrated in the area of Daba Mountain, and food consumption is a problem, and a protracted war must not be fought.

Although there are thousands of auxiliaries in the back to carry grain and grass, Lanzhou is not short of food, but the road is too far, it is difficult to get food, the cavalry is better, you can use beef and mutton to satisfy hunger, but the infantry are all Han, it is impossible to eat all beef and mutton, besides, there is not enough beef and mutton to supply the infantry.

The day before yesterday, the Jurchens sent a messenger, Li Zicheng asked Wang Junzhuo to cut off his ear, just to provoke Dolgon, so that he could rush over for a decisive battle as soon as possible, who knew that Dolgon had no courage and did not dare to engage in the battle directly, but went to move the rescuers, this time came and went, I don't know how much time it will be delayed.

On this day, Li Zicheng was thinking about how to provoke Dolgon, so that he couldn't bear it, and took the initiative to attack the Heavenly Mandate Army, and the chief flag officer of the rangers came to report: "Dadu Governor, the Jurchens have moved in for reinforcements, and they have just entered the Jurchen camp and joined the Jurchen cavalry. ”

"How many reinforcements are there?" Li Zicheng remained silent.

"About a thousand horsemen."

"A thousand riders? Thousands of top farts use? Li Zicheng pondered, could it be that this is the first batch of reinforcements, and they will come over one after another?" Is the red flag back? ”

"When I came back, my subordinates saw with their own eyes that the red flag entered the Jurchen camp with the reinforcements."

Now that the red flag is back, maybe there are so many reinforcements. Li Zicheng didn't understand, since Dolgon went to move reinforcements, why didn't he move more, did he think that this reinforcement could block the mountain artillery of the Heavenly Mandate Army? Could it be that the Jurchens are all copper-skinned and iron-clad?

is copper skin and iron bones, and Lao Tzu will also let you turn into copper water and molten iron!

Li Zicheng asked the Ranger Chief Flag Officer to go back first and continue to closely monitor the Jurchens' every move.

He left the big tent and went to check the infantry position, and when he arrived at the second line of defense, he saw that the soldiers were in good spirits, and his confidence in the upcoming war had increased a lot, and he also praised Song Wen, "What method do you use to boost morale?" ”

"Military merit!" Song Wendao: "The Governor of the Metropolis, his subordinates and brothers said that as a soldier, you must establish military merits, otherwise, when you reach a certain age, you must be forced to retire, and now the opposite is a fool-like Jurchen, it is a good opportunity to make meritorious contributions, once you miss it, you don't know next time until the Year of the Monkey." ”

"Foolish Jurchens?" Li Zicheng laughed, "General Song is right, compared with the Han people, the Jurchens are not yet civilized, and they are indeed a bit stupid." ”

"Grand Dudu," Song Wen said in a low voice, "When will the Jurchens come?" The brothers can't wait......"

"Maybe soon!" Li Zicheng didn't know what Dolgon's plans were going to do, and when exactly he would start attacking, and he sent a large number of rangers to harass him, just to disturb the heartstrings of the Jurchens and thus provoke Dolgon, but he didn't know if it worked.

Is Dorgon able to hold his breath?

The Jurchens left Shengjing and came to Wolf Mountain, separated by thousands of miles, is their food enough? Could it be that it was supplied by the tribes along the way?

Li Zicheng's mind moved, and he had some ideas in his heart, but these ideas could not be realized at this time, and the current enemy was still Dolgon, and the Jurchen cavalry, which had always been invincible.

He left the second line of defense and went to the first line of defense Zhou Binbu, the soldiers of the surrounding departments, participated in many battles, and had more experience in actual combat.

The spirit of the soldiers is really good, for the upcoming Jurchen cavalry, the soldiers do not have any fear, on the contrary, among their companions, they can easily make some jokes, just like a weekday drill.

Are the ignorant fearless, or are they confident in themselves?

Li Zicheng estimated that the latter was more likely, and since the formation of the Zhou Bin Division, he has participated in many battles, especially after being equipped with rifles, he basically crushed the opponent and has the capital to despise any opponent.

Accumulate small victories for big victories, and accumulate self-confidence step by step.

Unconsciously, earth-shaking changes have taken place in the appearance of the entire army, and the domineering spirit of "who else can I be" has initially appeared!

Although the army has been continuously expanded, from the 500th to the 5000th households, and then to the current fifth battalion, the overall skeleton is still there, and the commander Zhou Bin has not been adjusted, and the domineering spirit shown by the soldiers is getting stronger and stronger.

A good officer can save an army!

It's just that we can't be completely sure that in the event of a strong enemy on the battlefield, whether the domineering spirit of the Fifth Battalion can be truly transformed into combat effectiveness and confidence in victory.

The Jurchen cavalry they will face is also invincible, depending on their performance on the battlefield.

The battlefield can create a strong army, and it can also test whether an army is really a strong army.

Li Zicheng smiled faintly and said, "General Zhou, if the Jurchens launch an attack, how many enemy troops can your soldiers resist and annihilate?" ”

Zhou Bin thought for a moment and said: "Dadu Governor, referring to the experience of the duel with the Chahar Mongol cavalry outside Kadang City, the three thousand soldiers under his command should be able to annihilate the three thousand Jurchen cavalry before entering the range of bows and arrows, even if the Jurchen horse's horse speed is faster than the Mongolian cavalry, at least two thousand to two thousand five hundred, this time with mountain artillery, it can slow down the speed of the Jurchen cavalry, and there should be no problem in annihilating the three thousand Jurchen cavalry in front of the position." ”

Li Zicheng nodded, if the fifth battalion can annihilate the three thousand Jurchen cavalry on the battlefield, even if the Jurchens break through the position, there is a seventh battalion behind them, as long as they are not chaotic, they can almost annihilate the three thousand Jurchen cavalry.

Dolgon only had a total of 10,000 cavalry, and yesterday in two battles during the day and night, at least three or four thousand people were lost, and if this toss continues, how many of the remaining Jurchen cavalry can escape in front of the tiger cavalry and the wolf cavalry?

Even with more than a thousand reinforcements, Dolgon is afraid that he will have to run away bare-assed.

The question is, this is all strength on paper, can the fifth battalion really annihilate three thousand Jurchen cavalry?

Li Zicheng looked at the countless trenches behind him and said, "If the Jurchens break through the blockade of the rifles, can the brothers retreat safely?" "Compared with the annihilation of the Jurchen cavalry, he is more reluctant to give up his own infantry, that is the treasure of his future country, if he fights to the death with the Jurchens, it is really unnecessary for the time being.

"Don't worry," Zhou Bin pointed to the countless auxiliary trenches leading to the Seventh Battalion behind him, and said, "The subordinates have already practiced three times, once the Jurchens break through the defensive line, the brothers will retreat along the trenches, retreat behind and on both sides of the Seventh Battalion, and it will not take more than half an hour before they can rejoin the battle." ”

Li Zicheng was still not at ease, "Being pursued by the Jurchen cavalry, and the road is congested, can the speed of retreat be guaranteed?" ”

"Every soldier has a fixed retreat channel," Zhou Bin said: "Besides, after the Jurchen cavalry breaks through the defense line of the fifth battalion, it will enter the effective range of the seventh battalion, and they will suddenly be hit by another wave, and it will be difficult to pursue the soldiers of the fifth battalion again, unless they themselves are killed." ”

"When the seventh battalion is shooting, will it accidentally injure its own people?" Li Zicheng knew that in this era, the level of medical care was extremely backward, and once a soldier was shot, it was difficult to save his life.

"Probably not," Zhou Bin said: "When retreating, the soldiers of the fifth battalion were all in the trenches, while the Jurchen soldiers were on horseback, and the height difference was huge!" ”

It turns out that the trench has such a wonderful use!