Chapter 437: Siege and Interception
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The search for people does not stop, and the war does not stop. After the pen & fun & pavilion www.biquge.info sent 100,000 troops to intercept Zhu Qing, Dolgon's desire to attack the city became more and more urgent. In all fairness, Dolgondosodoye was not confident in leading an army of 100,000 to destroy Zhu Qing's 50,000 men, and he had to capture the city of Beijing and capture the Ming Emperor Chongzhen before Zhu Qing could rescue Beijing!
"The soldiers are divided into two ways, and the front and rear attack the siege!" Dolgon immediately ordered that he personally lead an army of 400,000 to attack Chengtianmen, and another 200,000 troops bypassed the inner city wall to pursue and intercept Bei'anmen, and attacked the Forbidden City before and after.
After entering the inner city, the Ming army's city defense line shrank significantly, which was not a good thing for the Ming army, which meant that they were subject to people step by step, and their range of movement became smaller and smaller. But it was of great benefit to the Qing army, because they instantly narrowed the scope of their attack, their forces were more concentrated, and the attack was stronger!
After sending small forces to harass the small gates on all sides of the inner city, Chengtianmen and Bei'anmen became the main attack points! The harassment of the Qing army did not have a great impact on the Qing army's own strength, but it caused a huge threat to the Ming army's city defense.
The big war is about to break out, there is no mud and water, and after so many days of fighting, the two sides have long been accustomed to the imminent battle! The imperial city was attacked on all sides and resisted with difficulty.
Killing Wind is inconvenient to move on his feet, but he personally guards Chengtianmen, and in the face of the anxious Dolgon, Killing Wind still barely survives, but Bei'anmen on the other side is not very optimistic.
Zu Dashou led 200,000 soldiers to attack Bei'anmen, and more than 100,000 Ming troops in the city resisted bravely under the leadership of Huzi and others, but they still seemed extremely difficult, and Bei'anmen was already crumbling!
Liu Qingfeng and the White Tiger couldn't afford to be seriously injured, full of anger and blood but could not do anything, and they rushed to the side doors on the left and right sides to plug the gaps during the game, and they were so busy that they were running up and down. But with the blocking of the two of them and the five tigers in the capital, the six side gates were still guarded.
The more tenacious the Ming army, the more ruthless the Qing army attacked, the attack and defense of both sides continued, and each other's troops were constantly attrition, which may not have much impact on the Qing army, but it was fatal for the Ming army. Not to mention that the number of people who originally attacked the city of the Qing army was more than more than 300,000 of the Ming army, and at this time, although they all had their own losses, but the gap was never narrowed, but the Ming army lost a few generals who could fight well! What's more, the Qing army still has a back road, there are still reinforcements outside the city, 100,000 troops are stationed in Shanhaiguan, and 50,000 troops are still left at the intersection of the western suburbs to prevent the Kaifeng incident. In addition to the 300,000 people in the city who are still resisting, the Ming army seems to have no reinforcements, the prince and most of the imperial court have moved south, and those princes in the south of the Yangtze River have no time to take care of Beijing, and they are all rushing to take advantage of the chaos to stand on their own or support the new king! Chongzhen reached a critical moment of isolation.
Life never stops, and the battle doesn't stop! Even the killing wind in a wheelchair took action, and the scimitar and silver needle played a good game on the city wall, helping the soldiers in front to plug a lot of loopholes, and killing several cloud ladder soldiers of the Qing army who were about to emerge!
Even so, it shows that the morale of the Qing army is gradually suppressing the courage of the Ming army! It's only a matter of time before the city is broken!
When Beijing City was struggling to resist, Shanhaiguan took a turn for the better, and the 50,000 Ming army attacked the 100,000 Qing army, which was extremely difficult at first, but just as the Qing army tore apart Wu Sangui's defense from that side gate, Cheng Li also found the side gate that was easy to attack and difficult to defend! The situation has taken a turn for the worse! The Qing army had no choice but to send people to Beijing to report the news!
But on the way, the messenger ran into Sodoye who went to chase Zhu Qing!
"Which one are you?" General Sodoye thought it was a spy of the Ming army, so he arrested the messenger of Shanhaiguan, and finally identified him after several inquiries.
"In such a hurry, where are you going?!" Sodoye asked.
"General Yu, Shanhaiguan was suddenly attacked by the Ming army, the situation is extremely bad, the Shanhaiguan guard will not be much, and the general will send his subordinates to Beijing to report to the prince!"
"What? The Ming army appeared in Shanhaiguan? ”
"Exactly!"
"How many soldiers?"
"Looking at the formation, it is estimated that there are nearly 100,000 people!"
"One hundred thousand?! Who led the soldiers?! Isn't it a green dragon?! Sodoye exclaimed.
The messenger shook his head, "It's not like Qinglong is leading the team, the spies didn't find the shadow of Qinglong in the Ming army, it seems to be the Cheng Li who guarded Ningyuan last time!" ”
"Sure enough, it's them, but where did Qinglong go?" Sodoye muttered.
After a moment, Sodoye said to the messenger, "Don't go to Beijing yet, the prince is attacking the city, and you must not let him know the news, so as not to distract him!" ”
"However, General Ku hopes that the prince can send troops to support Shanhaiguan, otherwise it will ......"
"Don't say it, it is impossible for Beijing's troops to be transferred abroad!" Sodoye was categorical.
"But what about the general? The enemy has already swarmed in from the side gate last time, and it can't be blocked at all! The messenger said anxiously.
Sodoye sat on horseback and looked in the direction of Shanhaiguan for a long time before he sighed, "This general has 100,000 elite soldiers in his hands, maybe he can help a few generals!" ”
When the messenger heard this, his heart was overjoyed, "Great! ”
At this time, a lieutenant general beside Sodoye suddenly persuaded, "General, the prince sent us to intercept Qinglong, but now we have not found Qinglong to support Shanhaiguan, in case ......"
The adjutant general didn't dare to speak, halfway through the words, Sodoye noticed that their main task this time was to intercept Zhu Qing, although the Ming army in Shanhaiguan sounded like the group of people who fled from Ningyuan City that day, but not seeing Zhu Qing made Soduoye worried, so he said to the messenger, "My adjutant general is right, our mission out of the city this time is to intercept and kill Qinglong, since Qinglong is not in Shanhaiguan, it must be elsewhere, he has already killed General Huoduo, and General Ben must not let Qinglong return to Beijing City!" ”
"What then? The military situation in Shanhaiguan is also very urgent! The messenger said anxiously again.
Sodoye was in trouble for a while, and he couldn't see death without help, so after thinking about it, he said to the messenger, "In this way, there are already 100,000 warriors in the hands of the general, even if the Ming army breaks through the pass, when will my Eight Banners disciples be afraid of fighting?" Since Cheng Li and Zhu Qing are separated, there must not be many troops left in Zhu Qing's hands, and my 70,000 Yellow Flag warriors are enough to intercept him! ”
Sodoye swore an oath, but his lieutenant repeatedly advised, "General, don't be careless......
Unexpectedly, this time Sodoye raised his hand to stop the adjutant general's persuasion, "General Ben has made up his mind, you don't need to say more, I will personally meet that Qinglong for a while, and see if he really has three heads and six arms!" ”
When the messenger heard this, he hurriedly thanked him, although 30,000 people were not much, but it was already a charcoal in the snow, "My subordinates have thanked General Sodoye for General Kubu!" When the battle is won, the general will thank General Sodoye well! ”
Sodoye was even more arrogant, raised his hand and smiled, "That's it, they are all warriors on the grassland, don't be like a mother-in-law like the Central Plains, I will let the deputy general lead the troops to go with you!" ”
"General Xie!" The messenger answered, and led 30,000 reinforcements back to Shanhaiguan!
Not long after the departure of the 30,000 Qing troops, Sodoye led the team to continue to march towards the Heavenly Wolf Canyon. As he passed a fork in the road, Sodoye suddenly stopped and observed for a long time, puzzled.
Sodoye's sense of smell is very sensitive, and Zhu Qing has indeed walked through this fork in the road!
However, there were no horseshoe prints left on the fork in the road.
"You guys, go down and have a look!" Sodoye ordered several subordinates, and several Qing soldiers were ordered to investigate. The group walked a long way until a river appeared in front of them, and then they returned.
"Report to the general, I didn't find any traces of the army passing by! At the end of the road was a river, and nothing unusual was found along the river. ”
After hearing this, Sodoye pondered for a long time, and was very suspicious, and he was about to dismount and check for himself, when suddenly there was movement in the grass ahead!
"Who?" The front guard screamed.
"Quick! Catch up! Without hesitation, Sodoye reined in his horse, which was about to make his way to a fork in the road, and rushed forward!
In a valley ahead, two people were hiding behind a boulder, but it was Bai Ying and Ning Er! The two of them moved on light horse, naturally much faster than Sodoye's large army.
"The front is the Heavenly Wolf Canyon, there are no other exits within a radius of several miles, we and Sodoye did not find the green dragon along the way, there is only one explanation, he went from that fork in the road, we must drag Sodoye, we must not let him catch up!" Bai Ying said to Ning Er.
Ning Er nodded, "I know that there is a section of Rocky Hill in the Sky Wolf Canyon in front that is easy to get lost, as long as you can bring Sodoye into the Rocky Gang, you can drag Sodoye!" ”
"Good! Come on! White Shadow replied.
Ning Er led the way in front, and the two of them ran towards the Ranshi Gang!
"There! Fast! "The sensitive Sodoye quickly discovered the movements of Bai Ying and Ning'er, and led the troops to chase forward!
Running and running, Ning Er suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?" White Shadow wondered.
"There's a horse." Ning'er pointed to a big pit on the side of the road and said.
The white shadow looked at it, and a brown war horse fell into the pit, a pool of blackened blood spilling out of it.
"Horses should have fallen to their deaths. Looks like he died at least last night. Fortunately, it's not a wind chaser. After seeing it, Bai Ying breathed a sigh of relief.
Ning Er shook her head, "No, although this is not a wind-chasing horse, but look at the piece of cloth on the horse's back." ”
"Isn't it just a piece of cloth, what's the fuss?" White Shadow disagreed.
"I know this cloth, this is the scarf I gave to Zhu Qing." Ning Er said, with a worried look on her face.
"Huh?" Bai Ying exclaimed, but he looked at Ning Er, who was worried, and quickly comforted, "Even if Zhu Qing has ridden this horse, it seems that he is at least alive now." ”
Ning'er nodded.
"Quick! They're just ahead! At this moment, the voice of Sodoye came from behind the two of them.
"Let's go! The Qing army is catching up! Bai Ying said, and pulled Ning'er and continued to run forward!
"Archer, shoot me!" Sodoye shouted, and the Qing cavalry fired feather arrows at Bai Ying and Ning Er.
The cavalry was already good at riding and shooting, and the feather arrows were all greeted by Bai Ying and Ning Er. Fortunately, both of them are extraordinary, one of them holds a sword, and the other holds a fan, and retreats into the Sky Wolf Canyon while blocking!
Entering the canyon was inconvenient for the army, and the pursuit speed of the Qing army also decreased, and Ning Er and Bai Ying took the opportunity to rush into the Ranshi Gang.
Sodoye led the team to the front of the rocky hill, and suddenly grabbed the reins of the horse, "Slow! This place is complicated, beware of ambushes! Sodoye said cautiously.
At this time, Ning Er and Bai Ying were anxious, if Sodoye found out that this was a trap, he would soon find out the problem of a fork in the road.
"Gotta bring them in!" The white shadow said, and rushed out, wandering among the rocks!
"General, look, there!" A lieutenant spotted the White Shadow.
"General, look over there, there's another one!" Ning'er also rushed out to confuse the Qing army.
The Qing army was really ready to move, but Sodoye, who had been in battle for a long time, was very calm, and sneered, "Hmph! Ecstasy? Dared? The people of the Central Plains like to pretend to be ghosts, don't be fooled! ”
When the Qing army was watching and not being scheming, Bai Ying and Ning Er were in a hurry, suddenly a white shadow swept through the troubled times, which was really like a white horse passing through the gap, because this white shadow was a horse!
"General, look, a war horse!" A lieutenant general excitedly said, "This is a wind chaser!" It's the war horse of the green dragon! ”
This white horse shuttling between the rocks is really a wind chasing horse, I think it was that after the wind chasing horse introduced Hodo's soldiers into the canyon that night, he strayed into this rocky hill in a panic!
"Can you see clearly?!" Sodoye asked excitedly.
"It's true, this wind-chasing horse is the treasure given to Wu Sangui by the prince at the beginning, and was later surrendered by Qinglong as he was accepted as a mount, as long as he goes out, Qinglong almost never leaves the horse!"
"Humph! God help me! General Ben made it difficult for the green dragon to fly this time! After hearing this, Sodoye became more and more excited, and his anger and meritorious service made him finally issue a deadly military order, "Soldiers, search for me, chase and kill Qinglong!" "Seventy thousand troops have broken into the rocky hill one after another! Seeing that Bai Ying and Ning Er, who were already desperate, were also dumbfounded and secretly happy.