Dolgon knew that the Ming army had attacked Kaifeng and was about to attack the tiger prison, but Wang Yan still did not know the specific location of Dai Zhifan, so he was still very cautious.

Dolgon fled north, and if Dai Zhifan did not rush into the Tiger Prison Pass and cut off Dolgon's retreat, then Dolgon would still be very likely to flee to Hebei.

If the Manchus were allowed to retain their strength and retreat outside the Guanwai, the land was vast and sparsely populated, and it would be very difficult for the Ming Dynasty to exterminate the Manchus.

Wang Yan changed his combat strategy, from the previous fortified village to defend himself, avoiding without fighting, to going out of the camp to pursue and fight a decisive battle with the Jinqing coalition army.

After more than a month of confrontation, although the enemy's food was exhausted and the morale of the army was sluggish, the strength advantage of the Jinqing coalition army was there, and the Ming army lost the support of the fortified village.

Although Wang Yan had absolute confidence in defeating the enemy, casualties were inevitable, so he gathered all the generals and told everyone that everyone was ready to see blood, and showed the determination to die on the battlefield and shroud the body of the horse leather to fight this battle.

After the 60,000 pioneers left the camp, nearly 80,000 Ming soldiers walked out of the front of the camp, and each person took two hot rice balls and a cooking cake at the camp gate, and then looked north under the early morning sun, intending to snow the shame of the country for more than 30 years since the Salhu.

The red sun rises in the east, the swords and guns are dazzling, the flags are flying, and countless soldiers wearing cotton armor and wearing saucer helmets, holding guns in their chests, followed by the officers with the flags on their backs, lined up in formation, crowded with official roads, like a fiery red dragon, looking north.

In the first half of the night, the Qing army packed up and quietly left the camp in the second half of the night, which was equivalent to a whole night without rest or food.

When the day came, the men were tired and hungry, so Dorgon had to let everyone rest in place.

The Green Battalion soldiers have not eaten much recently, and although the Manchurian cavalry has superb riding skills, it is not a problem to run for three days and three nights, but they have eaten less salt recently, and they are particularly prone to fatigue, and they are not in good spirits.

Dolgon's order, the cavalry dismounted, and the infantry had already found firewood from the nearby woods, and piles of firewood were lit, and the smoke was billowing out, and nearly a thousand pillars of smoke were particularly spectacular.

Dorgon stood around the army, 180,000 men spread around him, and from the sky, it was densely packed with people, like a flock of sheep migrating on the steppe.

With so many people, it is not like a soldier, but more like a prey that can be attacked by wolves at any time.

Dorgon also got out of the cart and sat down on a rock to rest. At this time, Lou Qin stepped forward and said in a panic: "Uncle Wang, the Ming army has caught up." The striker is only twenty miles from us! ”

Dolgon was shocked when he heard this, the Ming army could detect their retreat north, which was expected by Dolgon, after all, the two armies were stationed less than five miles apart, and the Qing army camp was empty, and it was not unusual for the Ming army to quickly detect it.

It's just that in Dolgon's opinion, if the Ming army wants to find out, it should also be in the morning to start the pursuit, he walked first for most of the night, how could the Ming army catch up so quickly?

When Lou Qin saw Dolgon's expression, he knew what he was thinking, and hurriedly explained: "Uncle Wang, there are about 60,000 chasing soldiers, all of them are horse troops, so the speed is extremely fast, plus we walk slowly at night, and there are so many foot troops, so we let the Ming army catch up." ”

Dolgon's face was gloomy, and he wanted to scold his mother in his heart, so he tossed his army all night, didn't he work in vain, ran away in vain? He really felt like he had eaten.

"How can a king thief have so many horse troops?" Hearing the number of cavalry of the Ming army, Dolgon's face was also distorted.

How many cavalry did there exist in the Ming Dynasty, the Manchu Qing Dynasty had already spied on the fine work, 60,000 horse troops, is Wang Shiheng a monster? Can he scatter beans and become a soldier?

Lou Qin cried and said with a sad face: "The sentinel cavalry probe, saying that there are Ming cavalry all over the mountains, and there are at least 60,000 people, so there should be no mistake!" ”

Dolgon's face sank, he only had 55,000 Manmeng Jing cavalry in his hands, 30,000 cavalry from Han Banner, Green Battalion, and Jin Kingdom, the total cavalry was less than 90,000, and the Ming army 60,000 cavalry chased after him, how could he escape?

For a moment, Dolgon's sickly face twitched, and he stood up and looked around at the army scattered across the wilderness, and he couldn't take the army away without solving the Ming cavalry.

Dorgon was silent for a while, and then suddenly commanded, "You and Wakda each have 20,000 horsemen, and lie in ambush on the left and right flanks!" If the cavalry of the Ming army dares to go straight to the king's army, you will come out on both wings, and kill them by mistake! ”

……

The 60,000 horse army of the Ming army can fight 30,000 horse troops on horses, gallop ahead, and can only ride the 30,000 foot army behind.

At this time, the sun had risen high, and it was reported that they were less than twenty miles away from the Jinqing coalition army.

Such a close distance, especially with a large number of cavalry on both sides, is nothing to say under the nose of the other side, and any mistake on either side may lead to the defeat of the war.

With Wang Yan's explanation, Wang Shixiu did not dare to act rashly, he was like a wolf who found his prey, following behind the prey, waiting for the wolves to come and kill the prey.

Wang Shixiu was dressed in silver armor, surrounded by a group of generals, walking in front of the horse army, 30,000 elite cavalry, mighty, and the cavalry moved forward with the ups and downs of the war horse, which was really like a wave rolling on the sea.

The sound of the horse's hooves, falling like raindrops, made a shocking sound, and the knights each held their weapons, and with the undulation of the horse's back, the murderous spirit was overwhelming.

The 30,000 horse army of the Ming army has long been not a façade, but a real elite horse army.

For more than a month, in order to protect the grain route, they kept fighting with the Qing cavalry, so to speak, even if they were hedged against the Qing cavalry in the wilderness, they were not afraid, and even a little excited.

Wang Shixiu was dressed in silver armor, wearing a red cloak in front, and behind him Zhao Shenkuan, Qin Shangxing, Tan Tai, Zhao Cunren and other generals, all dressed neatly, prancing horses and raising swords, majestic.

30,000 horses, waving flags, holding the reins of horses, slowly marched north in the vast Central Plains.

Compared with the orderly nature of the main army, the horses before the army came and went like the wind, constantly galloping in front of the army, reporting the news of the enemy army for the army.

"Report! Governor! Our army is fifteen miles away from the enemy! ”

"Go tell the town of Loyal Warriors and keep them at arm's length!" Wang Shixiu turned his head and ordered, then waved his hand and signaled the army to move on.

Here is a flat river, Wang Shixiu looks around, there are overgrown wheat fields everywhere, the terrain is flat, in case of a situation, he can calmly retreat, so the distance can be closer.

He was to close the distance to a distance fit for a charge, like a loaded musket with its muzzle aimed at Dorgon, so that he would not dare to move and fidget.

"Report! Governor! Our army is less than ten miles away from the enemy! ”

When these words came, Wang Shixiu was slightly stunned, and said in surprise: "So fast? ”

"Back to the governor, the enemy army is making food, it has stopped, and it has not moved!" The soldier replied on one knee.

At this time, the Qing army should run for their lives with their tails between their legs, or form a strict formation, they are actually cooking, which makes the Ming army generals really cry and laugh, angry and laughing.

"Didn't move?" Qin Shangxing was surprised for a while, "Dolgon is still in the mood to eat at this time, doesn't he know that we are following behind, aren't you afraid that we will rush up directly and tell him that he can't eat, but will drop the guy who eats?" ”

"Governor, let the last general command the headquarters of the people, kill him by mistake!" Zhao Shenkuan clenched his fists on the horse.

Facing the two fierce generals of the Ma Army, Wang Shixiu shook his head, "Don't worry, continue to advance, and wait until you see the Qing army!" ”

At that moment, the cavalry continued to advance, and it was not long before they saw pillars of smoke rising in front of them, nearly a thousand of them.

When the army advanced to Sanli, Wang Shixiu looked extremely closely, and he could already see that a black and oppressive figure appeared on the wilderness in front of him. Although it is not real, there are indeed smoke rising from the crowd, and there is no doubt that Dorgon is really rebelling.

Wang Shixiu immediately waved his hand and said loudly: "Stop!" ”

Ma Jun stopped, Zhao Shenkuan and the others saw the scene in front of them clearly, and immediately scolded: "Straight mother thief, 180,000 people cooking together, it's really fucking spectacular!" ”

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