Wu Keshan's third brother, when Sonomu, who was enshrined in Sakbel, entered the tent, he saw the eldest brother Wu Keshan and a group of Mongol kings discussing something. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info He knew Lang Tan, when Lang Tan's father Wu Bai and the ministers Luo Shi, He Luohui and others were imprisoned, he still said a few words for Wu Bai at his sister Bu Mu Butai, Wu Bai was not executed by the emperor with He Luohui, and Lang Tan was quickly reinstated, so he has always been very grateful to the Sonomu brothers, Wu Bai and Lang Tan, the father and son.

Seeing that the eldest brother Wu Keshan, Esen, and Ozir had ugly faces, and a group of people were arguing about something, Sonomu suddenly asked Lang Tan in a low voice: "What's wrong?" ”

Esen is the king of Doluo Bingtu County of Horqin's left-wing rear banner, and Ozir is the king of Doluo County of the right-wing front banner, and the two of them, together with Wu Keshan, are the princes closest to the Qing Dynasty in the Horqin Twenty-four Banner.

"Sanbele, Diksoni is defeated, the emperor wants the Mongolian army to move the camp immediately, and it is estimated that there will be a big battle in the next two days."

Lang Tan whispered the news of the defeat of Diksoni, Duobi, Tong Guogang and other troops to Sonomu, and Sonomu was a little shocked after hearing it: "The southerners are so capable of fighting? ”

Sonomu couldn't help but be surprised, originally Jidu, Yue Le, and Luo Tuo were defeated, and they always felt that they were 108,000 miles away, and the south was not conducive to cavalry combat, so they thought that the Taiping Kou would win only if they had a favorable location, but now there was the defeat of Guazhou first, and then the defeat of Bianjia Hekou, although the defeat was not all Manchurian cavalry, but there were thousands of people. In the past, these thousands of cavalry were pulled out alone and placed wherever they were, they were all independent armies, capable of fighting against more than 100,000 Ming troops, but now, they were defeated in the blink of an eye, which is too unbelievable.

Lang Tan shook his head and didn't say anything, because he didn't know what to say. He only knew that when Ao Bai played the news, his master's hands were trembling. There was one thing he didn't dare to say to Wu Keshan and Sonomu, the Mongolian princes, that is, the Dexsuni tribe was completely wiped out, and none of them escaped. It didn't matter, but the Taiping Kou actually killed all the prisoners, and tens of thousands of human heads hung along the official road, according to those Manchurian generals who saw it with their own eyes, their feeling at that time was even more terrifying than seeing a ghost in broad daylight.

The defeat at the mouth of the Bian family river has made Shunzhi in Yangzhou City can no longer sit still, and now he has only tens of thousands of green battalion soldiers left in addition to the more than 20,000 Manchu Mongolian cavalry brought by Aobai from the Jiangbei camp. After the Taiping army won the victory at the mouth of the Bianjia River, they did not shrink and rest, but advanced step by step, and now their main force has entered the area of the mouth of the Yizhen River, and they have put on a solid posture for a decisive battle.

Shunzhi couldn't understand why the thief Xiucai dared to boldly march north when the army was not superior, and wanted to fight to the death with the Qing army. Perhaps Sony's reason best explains the boldness of the thieves, that is, they have fought so smoothly since they crossed the river that they have no one to see them. This was a good thing for the Qing Dynasty, because the one who underestimated the enemy was never the final victor.

Shunzhi agrees with Sony's statement, but it is also sad to think that in the past, a dozen Manchurian soldiers could chase thousands of Ming troops all the way to kill, or drive thousands of green battalion soldiers to charge bravely. Now, the empty eyes have become someone else, everything is reversed, and when he thinks of this, Shunzhi feels that his chest is very blocked.

When he received the report of Aobai, Shunzhi lost his mind at that time, and in a trance he seemed to feel that he had returned to the moment when he received the news of Nikan's death in the Forbidden City eight years ago.

God can testify that although Shunzhi was in a trance, he did not retreat, but instead poured out the courage to be unwilling and dissatisfied. Since the thief show is going to fight, let's fight. A decisive battle was inevitable, and he was the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and he could not flee back to Beijing in fear when he had lost two battles but still had the advantage. Perhaps, the myth that the thief is undefeated will be shattered in a few days.

Shunzhi adopted the advice of Sonny and Aobai, mobilized all the soldiers and horses, all the soldiers and horses that could be transferred, Manchuria, Mongolia, Han army, and green battalion, as long as all the troops near Yangzhou were transferred, and the thief Xiucai had a real battle in the south. Instead of the layers of defensive measures that were taken after receiving the news of the defeat at Guazhou in the first place, that decision now seemed too stupid, and it gave up the superiority of troops and mobility, thus causing the fiasco of Youbian's estuary. Defeat after defeat, it feels like being cut from the body piece by piece with a knife, no matter how strong the person is, there will eventually be a time when he will be cut all over the body. If he concentrated his heavy forces to attack the past at the beginning, how many soldiers and horses could he have to block the crazy blow of the Qing Dynasty.

Ao Bai reviewed his mistakes with Shunzhi, and Shunzhi forgave him. In any case, Ao Bai is his loyal minion, and he is also the most capable minion. He also needs this minion to capture the thief Xiucai in front of him for him, and then slash him alive with a knife.

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In addition to the princes of the Horqin tribes, dozens of people from other tribes and the county kings and Baylors of Outer Mongolia also came, and the reason for the quarrel was that the Outer Mongolian gang wanted the Qing Dynasty to replenish them with money, food, and ordnance before they were willing to drive south, but Wu Keshan asked them to leave now and wait until they reached the south to replenish. The two sides argued, and later Atta, the prince of the Dulbert tribe, said that he would first divide something from Korqin and his tribe, and the princes of the outer domain agreed to move the camp and send troops.

After solving the problem of moving the Outer Mongolian soldiers to the camp, Wu Keshan Fang remembered and asked where the main force of Lang Tan Taipingkou was now. Lang Tan said that the main force of the Taiping Kou is now gathering in the area of Gaomin Temple on the west bank of the canal, which is less than 30 miles away from Yangzhou City.

According to the report of Tanma, they saw the banner of the puppet king of Qi in Gaomin Temple, so they judged that the main force of the Taiping army was gathered there. Ao Bai reported that the area around Gaomin Temple was located at the corner of Yizhen He and the Grand Canal, and the Taiping Kou gathered the main force there, apparently to take the initiative to cross the Yizhen River to the north. There are all kinds of indications that the sailors of Taiping Kou are also moving towards the Yizhen River, and even they are operating under the noses of the Qing troops on the shore.

Wu Keshan asked Lang Tan how many soldiers and horses he had in the Taiping Kou in Gaomin Temple, and Lang Tan hesitated and said a number that he thought was safe.

"Fifty thousand? So many? ”

Listening to Lang Tan's report on the strength of the Taiping Kou, Wu Keshan frowned, if his nephew let the Mongolian soldiers serve as the main force in Gaomin Temple to meet the Taiping Kou, then there is no chance of victory, because the Mongolian army is only 30,000 people together.

Seeing this, Lang Tan hurriedly said: "Don't worry, this time the Mongolian army will not fight alone, Ao Bai will also lead the army to fight, and more than 30,000 battalions will also participate in the battle." In terms of troops, we have a great advantage. ”

There is one thing that Lang Tan did not say, that is, the main force of the Taiping army reported by Ao Bai was only more than 30,000, and he reported more, but he was afraid that these Mongolian troops outside the mouth would be frightened when they heard that the more than 30,000 Taiping troops could annihilate the more than 30,000 soldiers of Dexsuni, and they would be frightened and retreated. The Ming army in the south may not be able to figure out the details of these Mongolian armies, but they are also as brave and good at fighting as the Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners, but Lang Tan knows that these people are just robbers on horseback, and their combat effectiveness and willpower are far inferior to the Mongolian Eight Banners. The reason why they were willing to be transferred to the customs was because of the generous rewards promised to them by the Qing Dynasty, and the generous rewards that their fathers and ancestors had gained a lot back then, and basically there was no loss, so they enthusiastically entered the customs. But let them know that they are facing a strong army, a strong army that has annihilated tens of thousands of Manchurian and Han Eight Banners, and most of these people will shrink their heads. It is most appropriate to bully the weak and fear the hard to use it on them, even if Wu Keshan is a Horqin person, they may not all be willing to fight for the Qing Dynasty to the last soldier.

"In this way, it is 100,000 against 50,000. Two to one? ”

The Mongol princes were relieved, and when they heard the news of the defeat in the south, they were really a little panicked. Now I heard that the Qing Emperor was going to fight a decisive battle, and his own troops were doubled, and there were as many as 50,000 or 60,000 cavalry, so naturally there was nothing to be afraid of.

"The emperor wants a decisive battle?"

Sonomu confirmed again, Lang Tan nodded, the intention of the decisive battle inside and outside Yangzhou, maybe even Taiping Kou was aware of it, and there was nothing to hide.

Wu Keshan groaned slightly, raised his hand and instructed the princes Baylor: "What are you still standing for?" Let's get ready to move to camp! (To be continued.) )