Chapter 19: Stunned

Duoduo led the main army of nearly 17,000 men and continued to come in the direction of Datong.

It is impossible to attack Datong by surprise, since the Ming army has successfully attacked them, it means that Cao Yue has already discovered their whereabouts, this time to kill Datong City, it is impossible to hit the Ming army guarding Datong by surprise, and they will be greeted by a vicious battle.

However, Duoduo did not intend to fight a tough battle with Cao Yue, and it was a very unwise decision to attack Jiancheng in the cold and snow. The besieging side, even if it pays a heavy price, may not be able to capture the city. As long as the defenders pour some hot water on the city, they can inflict great damage on the besiegers, unless he wants to bury more than 20,000 men and horses under the city of Datong, otherwise he will never attack.

Duoduo also knew that his main mission could not be completed during this southern expedition. Since Cao Yue has the ability to attack him halfway, it means that the Ming army in Datong will not only have passive defense, but also other means of response, and it is basically difficult for him to kill or capture Cao Yue alive. Cao Yue is really not an easy guy to deal with, he thought that the Qing army had come all the way, and he had not been discovered by the Ming army, let alone encountered the Ming army, who knows, Cao Yue gave him a heavy blow without a sound.

Duoduo asked Ao Bai to lead 5,000 men and horses to divide his troops, but in fact, he had already chosen another set of plans, and basically gave up on attacking Datong.

But Duoduo still continued to lead the army in the direction of Datong, and he wanted to suppress Cao Yue in terms of momentum, so that Cao Yue did not dare to leave Datong easily. As long as the men and horses led by Cao Yue did not dare to leave Datong, then the Qing army could still achieve results in this southern expedition.

However, Duoduo did not expect that after Cao Yue succeeded in a sneak attack on his subordinates, he did not stop there, and continued to send troops to harass him along the way.

Dordor led his army on a swift march south through the snow and ice.

Near noon, Duoduo received a report from his subordinates that a small number of Ming troops had been found ahead, probably a few dozen people. These Ming troops stayed on a hill with a slower terrain, they had no horses, and they did not flee when they saw the Qing army coming.

Because Duoduo had strict orders, in the process of rushing to Datong, if he encountered special circumstances, he must be reported to him as soon as possible. Of course, in the event of a sneak attack by the Ming army, it must be resisted at any time, but the outpost men and horses found from a distance that the Ming army detachment appeared on the hill in front, and these people saw the Qing army rolling in, and did not flee.

"There are only a few dozen people in the Ming army, and they didn't run away when they saw my Qing army?" After hearing the report, Duoduo couldn't help but frown. Just after being attacked, Duoduo's first reaction after hearing the news was also that he thought that there was a fraud, and the Ming army might have an ambush or other schemes.

Duoduo, who had just suffered a big loss, did not dare to engage rashly, and immediately ordered the whole army, slowed down the march, and prepared for battle.

This was unthinkable before, and there has always been a saying that the Jurchens are invincible. In these years, the Qing army and the Ming army fought against each other in the field and never lost. Dozens of Qing soldiers could chase and kill thousands of Ming troops, and the Jurchen warriors never worried about not being able to defeat the rabble-like Ming army.

However, Cao Yue's several major blows to the Qing Dynasty changed the beliefs of Duoduo and others, and no one dared to take the Ming army seriously.

However, after the army slowed down its march, there was no follow-up movement of the Ming army, and the dozens of people who stayed on the top of the mountain showed no signs of escaping, as if they were waiting for something. Meler Zhangjing, who led the front army, finally couldn't bear it and asked for an attack.

Duoduo agreed to the request of the Meljangjing to attack, and ordered him to lead 2,000 Han troops, 1,000 Mongol soldiers, and 500 Jurchen elite cavalry, to attack the hill from three directions. Duoduo strictly ordered that you must be careful when attacking to prevent the Ming army from appearing in ambush.

General Dodor personally led the rest of the army and provided support.

Only a few dozen Ming soldiers appeared on the mountain in the distance, and if it were in normal times, more than a dozen Qing soldiers would dare to kill them. But now, thousands of elite cavalry of the Qing Dynasty are besieging them, and they have to be cautious, for fear of being ambushed, which makes many Qing generals feel uncomfortable.

It was the same with Dord, who felt unspeakably angry in his heart, and felt that everything was very depressing. He also strictly ordered that any Ming army encountered should be killed and not a single person should be left alive, so as to vent his anger.

Seeing that the thousands of men and horses of Meljangjing were attacking the hill from several directions, Duoduo also ordered the follow-up army to follow, and he himself galloped up another hill with his own soldiers, ready to check the situation of the battle.

All the way was icy and snowy, attacking against the terrain, and looking cautious, the speed could not be fast. In Duoduo's eyes, he saw his own men and horses, urging the war horses, and with great difficulty went to the hillside where the terrain was not very steep.

On the top of the hillside, those Ming army sergeants did not have any intention of escaping, and still stood by the wind. This gave Dordor a very strong sense of foreboding, but he couldn't say why.

In the ice and snow conditions, it was already very difficult to ride a horse against a steep slope, and the Qing soldiers who rushed ahead had already dismounted and attacked on foot.

However, the Ming army on the top of the hill still had no intention of escaping, and the foreboding in Duoduo's heart strengthened again.

But he will not order to stop the attack, if in the face of dozens of Ming troops, thousands of Qing soldiers do not dare to charge, then the morale of the Qing army will be seriously hit, and his prestige will drop a lot, even if he can still achieve results later, but this southern expedition will become his shame. After he returns, Dolgon will not give him a good color, and those who have a conflict of interest in the country will also take the opportunity to fall into the ground.

Just under Duoduo's nervous gaze, suddenly from a small piece of mountain forest near the top of the mountain, dozens of people quickly rushed out, they didn't know what they were driving, they marched very fast, and in the blink of an eye, they rushed to the Qing army that was attacking not far from the slope.

With their rapid onslaught, a continuous explosion sounded, and where the black smoke rose, the sergeants who were trying to climb the hillside were blown down. The explosions continued to sound, and more Qing soldiers were blown to the ground.

"It's not good, the Ming army really has an ambush, and it's a trick!" The foreboding became a reality, and there was an indescribable anger in Dord's heart. At this time, he was no longer worried, and he looked like he was open-minded, and ordered the whole army to attack, and he must annihilate this Ming army.

With Duoduo's order, the follow-up Qing army generally rushed to this mountain, which was only two or three hundred meters above sea level, and the ups and downs were quite gentle.

The dozens of Ming soldiers who had been staying on the top of the mountain also moved, and they galloped towards the south almost at the same time, and the speed was extremely fast.

In the sound of explosions and black smoke, the dozens of Ming soldiers who had just attacked also quickly moved in the same direction. These Ming troops seemed to have some strange device under their feet, which could glide quickly through the snow and ice, down the hillside, faster than the usual fast horses.

"Oh my God, what did Cao Yue equip the Ming army?" Seeing that the two teams of hundreds of Ming troops gradually turned into a few small dots, throwing the pursuing Qing army far away, and finally disappeared in the snowfield, Duoduo was stunned.

Of course, not only Duoduo was stunned, he was suddenly attacked by the Ming army just now, and he watched dozens of Ming soldiers riding things on their feet, quickly sliding down the hill not far in front of them, and finally followed far away, and all the Qing soldiers were stunned.

Are these the Ming army, or are they gods descending to earth?