Dou and Cao Bianjiao, Wang Xiaochen came out at the time. It is not surprising that Wang Dou can make miraculous achievements again and again.

Behind the infantry of the Shunxiang Army were a large number of heavy-lifting vehicles in Wang Dou's army, and there were as many as seven or eight hundred vehicles of all kinds. No matter where they go, the Shunxiang army has always carried half a month's or a month's worth of grain and grass with them, which is a rule that cannot be shaken.

Seeing that Wang Dou was carrying a large amount of grain and grass, Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen were also happy not to ask Chen Xinjia for it, and by the way, to reduce the burden of their own march, Wang Dou also generously let them eat their own.

Among the major departments, Zhao Hao's artillery army was also among them, with 25 medium guns of the Buddha Wolf machine and four Hongyi six-pounder guns of the Supervisory Battalion. These four Hongyi six-pounder cannons have already replenished a lot of ammunition from Chen Xinjia, which is enough to fight for ten days and half a month.

The marching array of the army was spread out very widely, and behind the Shunxiang army were the cavalry in the town of Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen, counting horses in a column. This is more than 10,000 foot troops. The cavalry seems to have the feeling of winding to the end of the sky.

"Indeed, even if the slaves harass, it is certain that our army will reach Pinggu tomorrow

Hearing Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen say this, Wang Dou replied.

Although the road is easy to walk, but there is a lot of grain and grass in the army, Wang Dou still decided to walk fifty or sixty miles a day. The Qing soldiers in Pinggu couldn't escape, unless they left behind the captured people and wealth, and they were not in a hurry for this time and a half.

"General, our army has marched ten miles from Gaolou Fort."

Suppressing Chi Dacheng reported to Wang Douyu.

Wang Dou nodded and said, "Command the army, rest on the spot, and after a quarter of an hour, continue to march." ”

Shunxiang military discipline, every march ten miles of rest for fifteen minutes. Hearing Wang Dou's order, the golden drummer of the Central Military Department immediately rang the gong in his hand. In the midst of the clanging voice, the shouts of the officers from the Central Military Department continued: "Stop advancing and rest on the spot." ”

The marching army stopped like a train, and the sergeants stood or sitted, each with water and food, and made a lot of noise. Even the marching columns did not change slightly

As the army advanced, there were more and more harassment around the Qing cavalry, and they were in the dozens, hundreds, or hundreds, or hundreds.

The cavalry under the command of Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen were sent out in a team, and every time an enemy appeared, they met them with superior forces, firmly blocking them in front or five miles away.

After nearly 5,000 cavalry men were sent under the command of the two general soldiers, there was no news that there were Qing cavalry harassment at night, and Wang Dou estimated that the Qing soldiers in Abatai Pinggu had sent more than 3,000 people to harass them. It is impossible to send more troops and horses.

With more than 3,000 people, of course, it is impossible to stop his own army, and so far, the marching array of Wang Doushun's township army is still unchanged at all. Behind his army. and Cao Bianjiao's 3,000 cavalry in the main barracks did not move.

The march of the army will not stop unless Abatai joins all the Qing troops in Pinggu. In this field, he fought a decisive battle with the Shunxiang army, which Wang Dou could not ask for.

In the evening of the same day, the army camped on the Cuoshui River, not far from the Machang camp, and saw that it would reach the outside of Pinggu City tomorrow, and the whole army laughed and laughed.

When the army was encamped, the cavalry of the two towns who attacked also came back one after another, and they were all in high spirits. Those harassing wheeled cavalry were very stubble, and when they saw their large number of cavalry coming, they didn't dare to fight at all, so they turned their heads and ran, but let them chase after them for a while, which was very happy.

That night, when the generals of the three towns feasted and drank, Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen were full of pride, as long as they arrived in Pinggu, they could defeat the enemy of Pinggu and rescue the captives there within two days at most.

On the first day of the second month of the twelfth year of Chongzhen, it was noon.

Near Daxingzhuang, the white flag Rao Yu Belle Abatai looked at the Ming army slowly approaching in the distance. There was a complicated look in his eyes.

He has tried his best, but he still can't change the trend of the Ming army approaching step by step. Wang Dou and the others came to Pinggu without any flaws, they were on foot and horse, the cavalry of the Guanning army relied on Wang Dou's momentum, and Wang Dou relied on their cavalry, and all their cavalry advantages became empty in front of their eyes. ”

The red-inlaid armor Lazhang Jing named Kudetai said: "Reinforcements will not come. Didn't Rao Yu Baylor receive reinforcement information from the general this morning? The thousands of reinforcements sent from Tianjin have been blocked by Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei, the commanders of the Ming State, on the front line of the Xianghe River. ”

"I'm afraid they won't arrive for a few days. You also know Wang Dou's ability to attack the camp, if a few days pass, "look at the Manchurian Zhenghong Banner"

He glanced at Luo Luohuan, the son of Yue Tuo, who was twitching. sighed: "With Wang Dou here, my Qing soldiers will never be able to divide their troops." Now the main force is in the area of Tianjin, and we are in the army of Pinggu. can only watch being broken by Wang Dou. ”

"While there is no war, let's withdraw our troops and leave Pinggu to save the lives of some warriors in the banner."

His words were unanimously agreed by all the Qing generals present, and Abatai sighed in his heart: "When did my Qing warriors fear Wang Dou like this? ”

Seeing that the Ming army's military array is still coming, it is unstoppable, but the generals of their own side have no fighting spirit, and this battle is more auspicious.

Abatai was wrinkled for a long time, and resolutely ordered: "The whole army retreats, leaves Pinggu, and goes to Tianjin!" ”

His words drew cheers from everyone around him.

On the afternoon of the second day of February.

When Abatai led the army of Pinggu to retreat not far from Baodi, his army ushered in a panting messenger of the Yellow Banner, but he came from the Xifeng Pass.

After hearing about the military situation, the envoy patted his leg and lamented: "The emperor has already entered the customs, why did Rao Yu Baylor give up Pinggu?" ”