Liaoyang is more than 300 miles away from Datong City, 100 miles away from Wild Boar Slope, and more than 200 miles away from Hulu Valley, which means that Hulu Valley is exactly at the distance between Liaoyang and Datong City.

This city, which originally belonged to the Ming Dynasty, was occupied by the Manchus as early as five years ago, and became the bridgehead for the confrontation between the Manchus and the Ming Dynasty, and thus became the assembly point and starting point for this attack on Datong City.

Four days ago, the vanguard had already set out, on the one hand, to reconnoiter the battlefield intelligence, on the other hand, to cover the battlefield, expel the Ming scouts, and cover the movement of the army.

Three days ago, the main force had also set off, 10,000 real Manchurian troops were mighty, covering the sky and the sun, starting from Liaoyang to Datong City, accompanied by 10,000 Han Eight Banners, 10,000 Mongolian Eight Banners, of course, there were some servant troops who surrendered from the Ming Kingdom, and they were not incorporated into the Han Eight Banners for the time being, and there were a total of 50,000 horses and horses.

Although Tong Zheng has a Han surname, he has never regarded himself as a Han. His father was originally a general soldier of the Ming Dynasty, lost the battlefield and was captured by the Qing soldiers, and later surrendered to the Manchu Qing Dynasty and became the loyal pawn of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the attack on the Ming Dynasty.

After his father was wounded to death by a red-clothed cannon during the attack on Liaoyang five years ago, the Manchu Emperor Huang Taiji issued a special decree to let him continue to be this solid mountain with a white flag in order to show his father's merits.

Therefore, Tong Yang was grateful for the grace of God in his heart, so he was even more dedicated to the Manchu court, diligent and diligent, and won the trust of Huang Taiji.

This attack on Datong was an ambitious expedition that Huang Taiji had prepared for a long time, vowing to take Datong City in one fell swoop.

Huang Taiji, with Prince Rui Dolgon as the commander and the emperor's eldest son Prince Su Haoge as the deputy, led an army of 50,000 to Datong.

In the past, the Manchu Qing Dynasty did not fight Datong, but every time they lost their troops and suffered heavy casualties under the city of Datong, and finally they all returned with a feather.

In addition to the thick walls of Datong City, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the red-coated cannons deployed by the Ming army at the head of the city are a nightmare for the Manchu army.

Datong City once made the Manchu nobles look at the city and sigh, and even many people had despair of Datong City, feeling that my Datong City could only stop under Datong City forever.

But Huang Taiji did not give up, he was not a person who easily admits defeat, and tried his best to finally rebel against Kong Youde, the general soldier of Daming Dengzhou, and obtained more than 20 red-clothed cannons and dozens of craftsmen who cast cannons from Kong Youde.

These cannons and craftsmen made Huang Taiji regarded as a treasure, gave the craftsmen a lot of rewards, and organized a large number of people to follow them to learn the art of cannon casting.

Finally, after a few years, more than 30 red-coated cannons were successfully imitated, which was almost a miracle for the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which had always been short of iron.

Coupled with the original more than 20 red-clothed cannons, these fifty red-clothed cannons have become Huang Taiji's confidence in winning Datong City in one fell swoop this time.

In this attack on Datong City, a total of 30 red-coated cannons were used, and more than 2,000 people were recruited to drag the cannons and transport grain and grass, and Tong Zheng himself took 5,000 men and horses to escort them.

The red-coated cannons were very heavy, and in order not to slow down the advance of the army, Dorgon did not let the thirty red-coated cannons follow the main force together.

Now Dolgon is just thirty years old, and this year he has been crowned a prince, and it is the time to be complacent. And it was his first time as a manager, so it can be said that he is ambitious.

In Dolgon's view, the Ming army was no longer the original Ming army, and it was already on the waning tide and crumbling. The Ming Dynasty was worried about internal and external troubles, and most of these border troops were old and young, weak, and cowardly, and they were simply not enough to compete with the Qing Dynasty, which was in full swing and the country was on the rise.

Dolgon even felt that as long as his 50,000-strong army Chen soldiers were under the city of Datong, the defenders of Datong would collapse without a fight, and taking Datong City was just around the corner.

In his heart, he didn't want to use the red-clothed cannon to take Datong City at all, so that he would only appear to be the fourth brother who was the emperor with great foresight, and he would only be an incompetent person who picked up the cheap in the eyes of others.

Therefore, if you want to prove your ability, you have to take Datong City without relying on the red-clothed cannon. Thinking about the Datong City that those uncles and brothers who have been coaxing all along, they have not taken, and they have taken it in the hands of my Dolgon, so isn't this enough to prove my ability?

Because of this, Dolgon threw the red-coated cannon to Tong Yangxing, who was transporting heavy grain and grass, and he took the main army with only three days of dry food to go first.

Tong Yangxing naturally didn't dare to offend Dolgon, and he was just a high-level clothed servant of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but he was a Manchu nobleman, the son of the first emperor Nurhachi, and the younger brother of the current emperor, which he could never afford to offend.

Therefore, even if he was reluctant in his heart, he had to bite the bullet, so he had to endure the boiling grievances of the people, and requisitioned 2,000 people to transport these big guys in Liaoyang City.

Although it is only more than 300 miles from Liaoyang to Datong, Tong Yang did not dare to be sloppy, and felt that his 5,000 soldiers and horses were not enough, so he sent people to recruit some nearby bandits and horse bandits, among which Hai Dongqing in Hulu Valley was the largest group of men and horses, so he gathered more than 2,000 people and horses, which made him feel a lot more relieved.

Because of the drag of the red-coated cannons, the baggage team did not move fast. Tong Yangxing rode on the horse, looked back at the speed of the rear team from time to time, and kept sending people to urge.

Fortunately, the coach Dorgon did not send the flying horsemen back to urge, and it seems that the battle ahead should be going well.

"Let's hurry up later, and we'll rest when we cross the boar slope." Tong Yang ordered, and several heralds next to him quickly rode their horses to the back to deliver the order.

Suddenly, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves in the distance, like a torrential rain, and they rushed towards this side from far and near.

"Array!" Tong Yangxing's face was as pale as water, and he waved his hand and said in a deep voice.

The 5,000 men and horses behind him immediately urged, 2,000 people protected the baggage and the red-coated cannons, and 3,000 people quickly formed a charging formation.

At the same time, the desolate and distant horn trumpet sounded, which was an order to prepare for the attack.

Soon, the knights of unknown origin on the opposite side stopped, almost instantaneously, and there was no more superfluous sound, apparently a group of well-trained and well-ridden horses.

"In front of you, is Gushan Ezhen Tong in person? We are the people of Hulu Valley Haidongqing, and we came to meet in the name of Lord Tong. ”

One of the horses on the opposite side suddenly shouted, and the voice came through a thin layer of mist, and Tong Yangxing could hear it clearly.

"You go check it out." Tong Yangxing said to a thin guy who followed behind him, this guy was the Tartar envoy who came to Hulu Valley to show off his might.

"Huh!" The man hurriedly agreed, rode out, and ran toward the opposite caravan.

After a while, he brought back a young man with clear eyebrows and a smile on his face: "My lord, this is the second master of the gourd valley bald wolf that the slave told you, because Hai Dongqing's horse lost his front hooves and was injured, so he led the team this time." Boy, don't hurry up and see Lord Tong. ”

Hao Jian glanced at the lean Tartar general in front of him, and knew that this was the Tong Yang character who recognized the thief as his father, although he was full of contempt in his heart, and he wanted to cut this calf with a knife, but he also knew that he couldn't be impulsive at the moment, so he had to endure nausea and turn over and get off the horse and kneel down on one knee and respectfully said: "The bald wolf sees Lord Tong." ”

Tong Yangxing obviously didn't have much interest in a bandit and horse thief, and waved his hand and said, "How many people have you brought?" ”

"If you go back to your lordship, there are seven hundred horsemen in total, all of whom are good at our village."

"Okay, follow Lord Ben and do your best, and give you a good future in the future, if you can be incorporated into the flag, it will also be the glory of your ancestors. Go and take the man with you behind to protect the grain and grass. ”

Tong Yangxing casually encouraged two words, and sent the person away.

The team was also lifted and began to move on.

The second leader "bald wolf" looked at the slowly moving team, sneered, turned back to his team, and quietly rushed towards the back with people.