In Xuanhua Fucheng, the military flag hunting and the trumpet sounded loudly, the militia waited in groups with weapons outside the garrison, several officials read out the list of people who went out to fight aloud, and those who shouted their names greeted their families, and then lined up on the side of the road in great spirits. The militia gathered a sentry and set off immediately, and the vehicles of the transport company and the carriage and horse were already waiting, and the handlebars beckoned the brothers to get into the car and immediately drove away with a whip.

The militiamen marched one by one on the straight, the trickling stream merged into a torrent and rolled forward, and the next stop was the Dushikou Fort, where they would be organized into a battalion and march to the battlefield.

"Fight the Tartars" immigrants are also in the ranks, they are not citizens yet, they do not have the right to die for the country, but they also love the Federation, and bravely run to the battlefield when the war is approaching.

The Datong Federation is a soldier of all the people, with the people's wealth as the country's wealth and the people's strength as the country's strength, and has the ability to complete the mobilization and put the army into the battlefield as quickly as possible.

A group of cavalry galloped through the flow of people into the city of Xuanhua Mansion, and rushed to the gate of the Commander's Mansion before stopping, Bai Xianzhi jumped off his horse and hurried into the gate - the Qing army suddenly came out of the fortress, and the Dadu Governor's Mansion transferred him from Taiyuan to preside over the battle. In the lobby, Xuanhua commander Ge Kuli and prefect Cai Ruxun were discussing quietly around the map with several officers, and when they saw him come in, they hurriedly beckoned him to take a seat.

"How about the enemy, me, and supplies?" Bai Xianzhi wiped his sweat and asked.

Cai Ruxun replied: "Duoduo sent troops this time with 70,000 troops of the Eight Banners Army, 50,000 soldiers of the Green Battalion, carrying no less than 100,000 horses, livestock, and more than 200 artillery pieces. In terms of our army, the four towns of Zhou Yuji's step and the six towns of Haishan continued to contain the Qing army of Juyongguan, and the first town of Hou Shijie's step and the second town of Jin Guoding's step rushed to Dushikou to meet with Sun Shoufa's second town and Zhu Riga's Kaiping defense army, and the various departments will be deployed along Baishui, and at the same time, Changshun's Duolunor defense army will also cooperate with the Mongolian departments to attack and delay the Qing army, and there is no need to worry about supplies. ”

"We have long expected that the Qing army may come out of the fortress, so we have always left Buer Town in Dushikou, but we never expected that they would be crazy enough to gamble with their old capital, the disparity between the enemy and our forces is too great, and the Baishui line may be difficult to hold." Gherry shook his head.

"Don't forget that we still have 20,000 Xuanhua Mansion and Kaiping Wei militia, weapons, training and morale are not bad at all, there is no problem in fighting the green battalion soldiers, even if there is a fight with the Eight Banners, the old man thinks that our army can hold Baishui." A white-haired veteran stood up and said - Heiyunlong, Chongzhen was captured in the battle of Yongdingmen in Beijing in the second year, and fled back to his homeland two years later but was sent back to his hometown Xuanfu by the imperial court to live idlely, and since then he has shrunk at home and dare not go out.

Bai Xianzhi helped the old man sit down, and then said to everyone: "Everyone, I will reveal a secret, the president led the iron cavalry of Hadari, Chaolu, and Ashu into the Daling River Valley in early February, and originally planned to drive directly to the Karaqin grassland to peek at the border wall of Jizhen, but since the Qing army is out of the fortress, the iron cavalry will soon come to support, we grit our teeth and hold Baishui, this battle will undoubtedly be won." ”

After Bai Xianzhi finished speaking, he waved his hand behind him, and the two young officers stepped forward and saluted and reported: "According to the military order of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, the left sentry commander of the cavalry of the Wuxuan Academy, Ada Hai (the head of the right outpost monk), was ordered to come to the battle. ”

The sons of the president and vice president also came, and everyone exclaimed, and Gekuri took Adahai's hand and shouted to everyone: "Fight, win this battle, and the Qing Kingdom should also lose its breath." ”

Bai Xianzhi nodded: "Order, the battle of Juyongguan is commanded by Zhou Yuji, and Ge Curry and I will rush to Dushikou immediately." ”

"My old man will also go with me, the battle of Yongdingmen was humiliated, this time we must win a battle to comfort the brothers who died in battle." The Black Cloud Dragon stood up again and said.

Hundreds of walls were erected on the west bank of the white water, the battalions were shouting to speed up the construction of the camps, tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians were digging trenches and building breastwalls by the river, wagons laden with ordnance were also coming, artillery and guns were erected to the front as soon as they arrived, and mud, stones, and iron bars were also good things to be used to strengthen the fortress - this line of defense was being built as quickly as possible.

Bu Yi Town is a horse infantry, a day and a night of rapid marching to meet with Bu Er Town, the second town of guns and artillery is too heavy, and it is still slowly climbing behind, Hou Shijie just landed and ran to the river with Sun Shoufa to deploy defense, Bai Xianzhi and his party rushed to Baishui, and found them in a big circle by the river.

"Why didn't you see the banner of the battalion on the old side wall?" Gecuri asked, pointing to the east, where the mountains are undulating and the ruins of a century-old abandoned side wall are faintly visible.

"It's too late to deploy defenses there, so Zhu Riga went up with two thousand defense troops." Sun Shoufa replied.

"But the terrain there is complicated, which can consume the Qing army's strength, and send a few thousand more people!" Garchuri was a little dissatisfied.

Hei Yunlong hurriedly stood up: "The old man fought a few battles there when he was young, so leave this errand to me." ”

"It's okay, the old marshal will take three thousand militiamen up and let the Qing army taste some hardships, don't fall in love with war," Bai Xianzhi thought about it and nodded in agreement, and casually pointed to the flow of people by the river and said, "There are almost tens of thousands of immigrants here, just enough to supplement the war damage, issue them weapons, and grant citizenship for a good job." ”

The militia wears red clothes and blue pants uniforms, and the immigrants are still dressed as ordinary people, the two are clear at a glance, but the vast majority of immigrants are refugees in Zhili, and I am afraid that it will not be long before they will automatically become federal citizens.

"Okay, let's go and prepare, the Qing army will probably arrive tomorrow." Bai Xianzhi couldn't help laughing.

The Qing army arrived at dusk the next day, three days later than originally planned, and lost the lead before the war started - Duoduo of course understood the reason for the speed of the soldiers, and knew more clearly that the Qing Kingdom was like a wall with wind on all sides, and it was impossible to hide Datong from such a large number of troops.

The Mongolian foreign vassals have newly fallen to Datong, and the leaders have their own small calculations, at least the Karaqin minister Gulu Siqibu has the intention to leave a way back for himself, and the Khalkha fortress has always been against the Qing state, and Sunit's Tengjisi also has an old enmity with Dolgon, but there are not many Khalkha and Sunit people in the south, and they dare not really fight if they have no courage. The Mongolian troops pulled and pulled with the Qing army, and they didn't dare to fight in small fights, and the Eight Banners Army knew and cooperated very well, but the green battalion soldiers were confused and really did it, not only killing people but also setting fire to the pastures according to the old tradition of the Ming army. This angered the Mongols, and chased and killed the green battalion soldiers with red eyes, and the Eight Banners Army naturally had to stand up when they saw their accomplices being beaten, and the two sides soon fought, and it was already a bad battle when Duoduo led the main force out of the pass.

It was really unlucky to meet the pig teammates, Duoduo had to pretend to play and sing to deal with the Mongols first, the Qing army was strong, Gulu Siqib and Sergulun were cowardly before fighting, and the Qing army fled soon after fighting, and the Mongolian foreign feudal departments immediately dispersed, Shuo Lei, Tengji Si was annoyed and ashamed to fight a big battle, and was killed and defeated, the Khalkha and Sunit lost 5,000 people, fortunately the Qing army did not chase and kill to keep the remnants - Duoduo scattered the Mongolian tribes and immediately marched westward, but never expected the Qing army to just go, Chang Shun led Duo Luno to guard the defense of the thousand households, and there was a group of Sony in the team, Shuo Lei, Teng Ji Siru saw the savior and hurriedly ran to meet, Sony this guy was scheming, instigating the Mongols to take revenge, and since then the Qing army's ass has followed a pack of wolves.

Accidentally delayed for three days, Duoduo was forced to abandon the plan to attack Dushikou, and led the army to march west along the side wall over the mountains and mountains, but still encountered trouble when he walked to the border of Xuanfu - the Datong army was so fast, and took control of the old border wall first, but there was no fortress or trench on the mountain, obviously it was in a hurry, and the Qing State could not afford to delay time, and this battle must be resolved quickly. Duoduo quickly made up his mind, and before dawn he ordered Kabush Xianzhang Jingnushan and Xiteku to lead a thousand elite Eight Banners soldiers to attack the defenders.

The Eight Banners quietly climbed up the hill in the dark, and the more than 30 Kabush soldiers at the front quickly fainted, the defenders did not build a camp, and there seemed to be Datong soldiers behind every broken side wall and on the collapsed pier platform, and they didn't know where to start - to be honest, a sneak attack on this kind of chaotic defense with neither a wall nor a camp was not the job of the Kabush soldiers at all. The sky gradually brightened, and the Kabush soldiers were in a hurry, so they simply looked for their own targets to attack, and the terrain was unfamiliar and the targets were not clear and they were doomed to suffer losses, and these guys were all about to do nonsense, some stepped on mines, some fell down mountain streams, and some even strayed into the camp of the Datong soldiers and were hacked to death with knives. When Nushan and Xiteku heard the movement in front of them, they immediately launched an attack, and the Datong soldiers also drilled out of their hiding nests and corners, picked up firearms, bows and arrows and shot them, and the sneak attack turned into a strong attack in a blink of an eye.

"Brothers, under the mountain are the enemies who killed my people, kill them to avenge the Chahar father!" Zhu Riga, the commander of the Kaiping Guard, found that the number of Qing troops was not large, and he raised his sword and roared loudly, and most of the Kaiping Guard troops on the front guard were Chahar people.

Although the Eight Banners were brave but few and weak, more than 300 people were cut down in a short time, and even the precious Kabush soldiers were killed in the melee, and Nushan and Setku hurriedly sounded the trumpet for help when they saw that the situation was not good—it was another bad battle, Duoduo was so angry that he stomped his feet, waved his hand and ordered the Eight Banners to retreat, and transferred the Green Battalion soldiers to attack.

Zhu Riga was startled by the green battalion soldiers all over the mountain, and withdrew to the mountain with his own soldiers, and Hei Yunlong immediately led the Xuanhua Mansion militia to support, set up leather cannons and fired continuously to cover Zhu Riga's withdrawal. The artillery of the Qing army is still on the road, and the small cannons and arquebuses in their hands are not powerful, and the sparse counterattack is weak, but the elite of the green battalion is not vegetarian, and they have to repay their losses, shouting and continuing to rush up the mountain.

The green battalion soldiers were knocked down by the head-on cannons and guns, and they couldn't run until they rushed to the halfway up the mountainside, so they simply took off their heavy armor and climbed up, and a piece of smoking stuff immediately smashed over, and these guys were in a mess at the sound of the explosion, and some of the militia were veterans who had been conscripted into the battalion to fight, and they didn't feel afraid of the Eight Banners in their hearts, and they didn't put the green battalion soldiers in their eyes. When the militia saw that it was good, they immediately retreated to the mountain.

In the end, it is a soldier trained by himself, and it is easy to use, but it is a pity that the heavy artillery cannot be transported up the mountain, otherwise he will fight together with the Eight Banners who are hiding behind - Heiyunlong held his clairvoyance to observe the battle situation for a while, and ordered his own soldiers to call Zhu Riga with a smile, and he did not hurry to operate a pole.

Zhu Riga soon came running, and the black cloud dragon began to teach people a lesson while fighting at the bottom of the mountain: "Zhu Riga, if you don't know how to fight, don't come nonsense, listen to my command in the future, don't be in a hurry, take your time, how to take advantage and how to fight, the tiger is the most scary when it doesn't come out of the mountain, understand?" ”

Zhu Riga, who was born as a leatherman, had never fought, and rushed out to fight with a hot brain, and as a result, he lost five or six hundred people, and he did suffer a big loss.

"Brother, learn from me, go back and call your people to shoot guns and archery when they see the Qing soldiers, and the elite will form a selection team ready to fight back at any time." Heiyunlong waved his hand, picked up another step and aimed at the bottom of the mountain, Zhu Riga wiped the sweat from his forehead, and ran away as soon as he slipped away.

The Green Battalion soldiers were very unlucky, several attacks had no results, but lost two or three thousand people, the more they fought, the more demoralization they had, and the soldiers began to work without effort - Duoduo was in a hurry, and found the officers of the Green Battalion to scold them, and ordered them to arch up for the battalion step by step, and they must succeed before dark, and at the same time ordered the Eight Banners to supervise the battle under the mountain, and dare to retreat and immediately behead. The green battalion had no way to retreat, so they could only grit their teeth and attack the mountain, and finally climbed to the top of the mountain at dusk to seize a few piers, and were fighting a little hot, the retreat of the Datong army suddenly sounded, and the militia did not hesitate to throw away the leather cannons, and fled down the mountain with a roll.

Zhu Riga was still in a daze, and the black cloud dragon suddenly rushed out and pulled him up and ran, "Brother, it's enough to take advantage of the cheap, follow my example, run!" The old man in his early sixties slid down the mountain as soon as he sat down and held the footman, and soon disappeared into the jungle - this guy is really a veteran, he is so good at escaping, Zhu Riga waved his hand to the Kaiping Guard, and everyone rolled down the mountain in the same way.

The green battalion soldiers were a little caught off guard, forget it, it's tiring enough to fight for a day, why bother looking for trouble again, these guys sat down and stupidly watched the opponent roll and flee in embarrassment - the terrain here is not familiar, and I am afraid that the night battle will be plotted, Duoduo didn't want to fight anymore, and ordered the whole army to camp on the spot, but that night, the Qing army took another heavy punch.

When the day was about to dawn, the veterans Haninga and Arzin quietly entered Duoduo's tent and whispered, "Lord Wang, the Black Water Grain Platform has been robbed", Duoduo sat up from the bed all of a sudden, his face became pale, and after thinking for a while, he waved his hand, "This matter will not be spread for the time being, and all the generals of the Eight Banners will go to the big tent to discuss matters." ”

In the big tent of the Chinese army, the Han army was prostrate on the ground with the blue flag and the red flag and the red flag and the mountain was really gold, and Duoduo walked in and sat on the handsome chair, and looked at the two of them for a while before speaking: "Tell me what's going on." ”

"Sonny and Chang Shun two rebels opened the camp door last night, leading the Datong soldiers and the Khalkha and Sunit to rush into the camp, and the minions and other forces were defeated and lost the grain platform, and they also fell into the hands of thieves to humiliate the face of the Qing Dynasty, master, you kill the minions." Jin Li replied with a loud cry.

"What about Wang Shixuan, did he die in battle?" Duoduo asked - the Heishui Grain Station was garrisoned by two hundred people from each of the eight banners of the Han army with three thousand green battalions, and two of the three main generals came back, and there was still one Wang Shixuan missing.

"Wang Shixuan was also captured, but he refused to leave, saying that he was old and didn't want to fight anymore, so he just begged Datong to send him back to his hometown in Yulin to wait for death." Bayan replied - Wang Shixuan, who was in charge of the two red flags of the Han army, was from Yulin Jiangmen, and Wang Shiqin and Wang Shiguo were uncles and brothers, and served as the deputy commander-in-chief of Yulin, and took the initiative to serve the Jin State in the Gyeonggi War in the second year of Chongzhen.

"Bayan, why don't you stay, Erlu is your own uncle." Duoduo continued to ask—Bayan is the fifth eldest of Li Yongfang's family, the eldest daughter of Abatai, and the eldest daughter of Abatai, compared to his half-brother Li Shutai, he should really be called Uncle Li Yu.

"If you don't surrender, you will die with my Qing soldiers." Bayan replied without hesitation.

"Get up, the robbery of the Heishui Grain Platform is the fault of this king, forgive you and others for their innocence, hehe, Datong people can let you come back, and this king will not be petty." Dodor smiled and stood up, turning his back to look at the map.

The robbery of the Heishui Grain Stand means that the grain route is threatened, and the people will appear restless and whisper among themselves.

"Lord Wang, according to the old slave, it is better to wave the army south to capture Yanqing Prefecture, and connect with the defenders of Juyong Pass, so that it can be attacked and retreated, and it seems more secure." Haninga suggested in a low voice.

"Yes, the family of the Great Qing Kingdom is all in our hands, we can't be cautious!" Arzin also nodded in agreement.

Duoduo slowly turned around and glanced at the generals - Azignikan, Nushan, Sitku, Hurib, Ayushi, ......, almost all the good generals of the Great Qing Kingdom are here, this is the family background.

"Is this expedition really to sweep Fengzhou and drive directly to Datong? This king tells you that this is impossible, and it is a blessing to be able to hit Xinghewei. Is it feasible to retreat and seek stability? No, Datong's national strength is dozens of times that of mine, and the Qing Dynasty has exhausted its financial resources, and it will collapse if it fights for another half a year at most. ”

The generals had grim faces, and looked at Duoduo intently and talked: "There are too few Manchurians, this kind of battle can not be fought again, otherwise there will be a danger of death, the decisive battle, the decisive battle must be decisive to defeat the main force of the Datong army in one fell swoop, and the Great Qing Kingdom will have a turnaround, even if it is defeated, it must be strong, so that the Datong people understand that we must respect us, we have no choice, and we must go all out for the future of Manchuria,......"

"Master, don't say it again, the minions all listen to you, we are willing to fight to the death for Manchuria." Haninga burst into tears and said loudly.

"I am willing to fight to the death for Manchuria!" The generals shouted in unison.