This expedition to Korea was the first time that Dolgon had been promoted to Prince Rui. The head of the Great Qing Dynasty attaches great importance to military exploits, and if you want to overpower Prince Li Daishan, Prince Zheng Jierharang and others, you must really make military achievements.

Huang Taiji, the new emperor of the Great Qing Dynasty, has been working hard in the past year to greatly transform the Manchu and Han Eight Banners, and his physical strength has been greatly overdrawn. He had fainted several times, and each time he was recovering harder.

A sneer appeared on Dolgon's face, if Huang Taiji died, the new emperor would definitely be the eldest brother Hauge. However, Hauge has always been brave and unstrategic, and he is not worthy of being the emperor of the Great Qing Dynasty at all. Hauge, how could he be the opponent of the tension of the mountain army? When the time comes, when he suffers several defeats and can't convince the public, his opportunity will come.

Dolgon suddenly remembered his mother, his kind-hearted mother!

Funeral!

Dolgon scolded angrily in a low voice in Manchu: "Fourth, even if you take away the sweat position, you still force my mother to death......"

Just as Dolgon was thinking about it, Shang Kexi came to report that the pontoon bridge had been built and could accommodate the passage of the army.

Dolgon immediately put his mind away, waved his hand vigorously, and made a forward gesture. Shang Kexi on the side didn't understand, and immediately shouted loudly: "Prince Rui has an order, the army is going to move-"

The orders were passed down layer by layer, and Dolgon also turned on his horse and crossed the river first with his five thousand horsemen with the white flag. After the cavalry crossed the Jin River, the infantry and baggage soldiers were also well-trained, and they crossed the river one after another under the command of Shang Kexi.

When the 20,000 Han banners and 5,000 Jurchen cavalry had all crossed the river, Dolgon couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. This is the first time he has led troops on a solo expedition, and it is the greatest military achievement of the Korean country at the moment. Isn't it just to capture the king of Korea, Li Liang?

According to the plan, today is to spend the night in Cheongju City. We will be able to go south early tomorrow morning and try to reach Busan within three days. All in one battle.

Previously, the Malay newspaper said that the defenders of Qingzhou City had dispersed in a hurry, and there was no resistance at all, so it was better to rush to the city early and rest well!

And so on——!

Dorgon was about to give the order for the whole army to march, when suddenly a lightning-fast thought came to his mind!

No, there's something wrong!

Dolgon has been fighting against Huang Taiji for many years, don't look at his age, but he is also an old man. It would make him feel violently uneasy!

Shang Kexi was beside Dolgon. Just as he was waiting for Prince Rui to give the order, the army was about to move, but he suddenly found that the expression on Dorgon's face changed several times, and he couldn't help but be puzzled.

Shang Kexi took two steps forward and asked in a low voice, "Lord Wang, what's wrong?" Aren't we ......?"

"Scout!" Dolgon exclaimed, and his expression changed dramatically!

As soon as the first two words came out, Dolgon hurriedly said to Shang Kexi: "The scouts sent by this king have not returned!" ”

Hiss - Shang Kexi gasped, he had been arranging for 20,000 Han soldiers to cross the river. It was true that he didn't pay attention to the scouts, and now that Dorgon said this, he immediately reacted!

Dolgon deserved to be one of the few "smart" generals in the Qing Dynasty, and he suppressed his shock to the death. Force yourself to calm down.

It's been a long time since he spotted an enemy scout in a "grass green" uniform, and Dolgon sent several teams of scouts to chase them out. None of the men came back to report the situation.

If something goes wrong, there must be a demon!

Is it really—

……

At this moment, Zhang Li led five thousand cavalry. It was ambushed on a wooded hill in the north of Cheongju City.

All the 5,000 cavalry lurked in the dense forest, and every horse was muzzled. Prevent the neighing of warhorses from revealing their whereabouts. The horses themselves all lay on the ground, and the cavalry of the Tuanshan Army next to the horses quietly calmed the emotions of the war horses.

Zhang Li was very satisfied with the lurking of the five thousand cavalry at the moment, and couldn't help but glance at Chaolu not far away, and secretly praised him in his heart.

The cavalry of the Tuanshan Army has not been expanded on a large scale, one is that the pasture war horses that are subject to the Tuanshan Fort have not yet formed a scale, and most of the horses required by the cavalry are purchased from caravans. Second, in the consciousness of tension, cavalry is not the winner or loser of future wars - this is not to say that cavalry is useless, but with the current limited resources of the Tuanshan Army, it is naturally more cost-effective to develop muskets and artillery.

The 5,000 cavalry led by Chaolu were basically composed of Mongols who attached to the mountain fort of the regiment. I have to admit that Mongolia is indeed a nation on horseback, not to mention anything else, just these 5,000 people are now subduing the war horses and doing nothing for a long time, ordinary people can't do it.

Zhang Zhang quickly retracted his gaze and turned his head to look at the road below the hill not far away—there was nothing on the road now, but it wouldn't be long before the Qing army would appear there.

Cheongju Fortress is northeast of Gunsan Port and southeast of Seoul. If the cavalry of tension went straight to Qingzhou, not to mention whether they could reach the front of the Qing army, even if the 5,000 cavalry arrived, how would the cavalry defend the city?

The Qing army has cannons in the Han Eight Banners, and the cavalry of Chaolu can't hold Qingzhou at all, unless Gao Yuanliang arrives with infantry and artillery!

Therefore, after careful consideration, Zhang Li did not go to Qingzhou City in the northeast, but took the 5,000 cavalry of Chaolu to the Jinhe River in the direction of due north, and took a shortcut to arrive at the only way for the Qing army to go south and set up an ambush!

Just as Dolgon was building a pontoon bridge to cross the river, Zhang Li finally arrived at this place called "Geumsan" in advance. Geumsan is just a group of hills, not mountains, so Zhang Li ambushed the cavalry here, waiting for the Tartars to arrive and give them a head-on blow!

This arrangement was made because of the fact that Li Li wiped out all the scouts sent by Dorgon to inquire about the news. From the mouths of the Tartar scouts, Zhang Li knew that Dorgon was crossing the river and was about to pass through it.

Originally, it was the best choice to attack them when the Tartars crossed the river, but the cavalry troops galloped in front of them, and the horses were exhausted when they arrived here, and they could not move forward anymore.

It is said that it is an ambush, but in fact, it is also a helpless move, because it is necessary to let the war horse rest and strive to recover his strength as soon as possible.

The place where Zhang Li is now has a wide view, and the surrounding miles are unobstructed-

The Tartars haven't come yet!

Zhang Li's mood couldn't help but be a little apprehensive, fighting in a foreign land, everything is full of unknowns, will Dolgon's army come as scheduled? (To be continued.) )