If it was just a few tribal leaders who were forcing him to the palace, Dolgon would definitely not take it to heart.

Because, among the remaining 10,000 iron horsemen in the barracks, the number that is really in their own hands has reached 3,000.

Including 2,000 musketeers formed with capture, and 1,000 elite cavalry with white flags brought by themselves from Houjin.

With so many troops at hand, Dorgon was confident that he could easily take down these leaders who were planning to force him into the palace, and it would not cause a backlash from the other Mongols in the camp.

However, these leaders in front of them actually told themselves that the news had completely spread throughout the barracks.

Not only did these leaders want to return to Mongolia immediately, but the thousands of Mongol cavalry in the barracks also wanted to return to Mongolia.

In this case, Dorgon had to carefully consider this request.

You must know that as long as you show everyone that you don't want to return to Mongolia at all, these Mongols under your command, who are basically not bound by military discipline, will definitely rebel against themselves for the sake of their own people......

At this time, as if to confirm Dolgon's conjecture, more and more Mongols began to gather around the tent.

At the same time, the cries for the return of Mongolia were like thunder, constantly sounding around the tent.

The expression on Dorgon's face had been replaced by solemnity by this time.

Faced with this kind of forced palace, which is almost a salary drawdown, Dolgon knows that he has only one solution, and that is to agree to everyone's request. Otherwise, the tens of thousands of Mongols under his command will completely collapse because of the discouragement of the army.

After taking a deep breath, the gloomy Dolgon had to decide, "Okay, Benbel agrees to the request of the chiefs and patriarchs. Kuài to return to Mongolia..."

Seeing the smiles on the faces of several tribal leaders, the smile instantly appeared. Dolgon's words shifted. He continued: "However, you should also know that the two necessary routes for us to return to Mongolia were blocked by the Haw Par Army....If we want to return to Mongolia at the lowest cost, we must know ourselves and our opponents. Therefore, I hope that the leaders will give Benbel two days to reconnoiter the enemy's situation. ”

Knowing that Dorgon was stalling for time, the leaders still had to nod their heads in agreement.

Because. Sitting in front of everyone was the Houjin master, Dolgon, who held three thousand elite foot riders.

Several chiefs hurriedly left the tent and went to the garrison to appease their people. Dolgon's confidant lieutenant general and military advisor had hurried to the tent and knew the specific reason.

Under the fierce gaze of Dolgon, the military advisor spoke first: "Lord Belle, your decision just now is too wise... Regardless of whether the news we have obtained from Dingbian County is true or not, whether this is a conspiracy of the Haw Par Army against us, we will not be able to return to Mongolia's aid in a short period of time......"

"The battle that took place in Jingbian County a few days ago has already told us the facts that we want to take the county town heavily defended by the Tiger and Leopard Army musketeers. We have to pay a very heavy price..."

"Dingbian County is not Yan'an because of its special topography. We can only attack from one direction. Therefore, even if there are only more than 1,000 musketeers left in Dingbian and Yan'an, it will be difficult for us to capture it......"

Dolgon nodded and replied, "What the military advisor said is right....whether this is a conspiracy of the Tiger and Leopard Army or not, Dingbian County cannot be attacked. ”

However, this expression of determination lasted less than a cup of tea on Dorgon's face before it was replaced by the worry that followed. After taking a deep breath, continue.

"However, the true meaning of the Haw Par Army's plan to draw wages from the bottom of the kettle is here... If we don't come back to Mongolia's aid and attack Dingbian County, the morale of our 10,000 Mongolian cavalry will be weakened..."

"After losing the morale of the army, not to mention staying here and continuing to fight the Tiger and Leopard Army, it is a very difficult question to even ensure the stability of these more than 10,000 cavalry."

"So, I wonder if you two have a good solution?"

Under Dolgon's gaze, the military advisor who had just spoken shook his head first.

Faced with this result, Dorgon had to turn his attention to the lieutenant general. I hope that this nimble-minded lieutenant can come up with a solution for himself at a critical moment.

However, to Dorgon's disappointment, the lieutenant also had a helpless expression on his face.

Two days later, in the face of repeated requests from several tribal leaders under his command, and in the face of thousands of Mongol cavalry, Dolgon had to make the decision to send troops to the border county seat.

As soon as the mighty Mongols walked out of the ravine-crisscrossed plateau of northern Shaanxi, they were targeted by the tiger and leopard army.

And Dingbian County, which was the target of the Mongol iron cavalry, at this moment, there were really only 1,500 musketeers left.

According to the battle plan formulated by He Guozhong at the beginning, the Dingbian defenders only need to make the move of sending troops to Mongolia. However, the bold Wei Zheng did not think so.

Knowing the terrain around Dingbian, Wei Zheng was confident, even if there were only 1,500 musketeers left in Dingbian, plus artillery cover, to block the attack of 10,000 Mongol cavalry, there would be absolutely no problem.

Therefore, the bold Wei Zheng directly made a decision, that is, to fake the show......

You must know that in this attack on Shaanxi, the Tiger and Par Army unexpectedly paid a heavy price of thousands of soldiers killed......

As for the seizure, it can definitely be described by an idiom, that is, it is miserable.

Because Shaanxi is the hardest hit area of the traitors' activities, even if he has conquered the entire northern Shaanxi, the grain, gold and silver seized from the traitors are only less than 100,000 taels......

For this gain, not to mention the pension of the dead soldiers, even the reward is not enough.

In such a situation, Wei Zheng had to find a way from other places. In a word, we must not let this battle become a losing battle.

Wang Feng, who was stationed in Zuoyun, led his troops to Mongolia and plundered horses, cattle and sheep from the Mongols, so that he could compensate for the losses of his attack on Shaanxi on a certain distance.

However, the Wei Zheng, which had made great gains in Mongolia, was by no means satisfied with this compensation.

He boldly ordered Zhou Chenguang to lead 3,000 tigers and leopards to enter Mongolia from Dingbian, from west to east, and plundered Mongolia. As for the defense of the county town of Dingbian, it was left to the remaining musket regiment.

And He Guozhong, who personally formulated the entire battle plan, also came to Dingbian County under the order of Wei Zheng to assist the commander of the musket regiment in commanding the battle, striving for the battle of Tongguò, and completely leaving Dolgon under Dingbian City.

When He Guozhong learned that there were 10,000 Mongolian cavalry, there were still ten miles left from the county seat. A dispute quickly unfolded in the county government of Dingbian County.

The young and vigorous He Guozhong asked the commander of the musket regiment to give him a musket battalion, secretly go out of the city, and lurk behind the Mongols. As soon as the Mongols attacking the county town of Dingbian wanted to retreat, they suddenly launched an attack from behind the Mongols, dragging them completely outside the city of Dingbian, waiting for reinforcements from the direction of Yan'an and Jingbian.

However, the commander of the musket regiment in the old city did not think so ...

In the eyes of the commander of the musket regiment, his first task was to ensure the safety of Dingbian County.

Once they had divided a musket battalion, only a thousand musketeers were left to defend the county seat.

Under such circumstances, the commander of the musket regiment did not dare to guarantee whether he would be able to hold the county seat with a thousand musketeers.

Besides, a musket battalion was dispatched to attack from behind tens of thousands of Mongols, and in the eyes of the commander of the musket regiment, it was a stone thrown into the sea, which could not cause any waves.

That is, a musket battalion sent out could not do anything other than send them to death.

Just when the two sides were a little arguing, He Guozhong directly took out the leadership that the marshal personally gave him before leaving, and ordered to the commander of the musket regiment in front of him: "Commander Wang, the lowly position is the staff officer of the marshal's army, and he represents the marshal... The marshal also gave a general order to the humble post before leaving. ”

"After entering the county seat of Dingbian, the lowly post has the right to transfer a musket battalion. Therefore, I hope that Captain Wang can look at the sake of the commander and cooperate with the humble position. Fight for the battle of Tongguò, completely wipe out the tens of thousands of Mongols entrenched in northern Shaanxi, and avenge those brothers who died in battle. ”

At this time, the commander of the musket regiment had to give his consent.

However, for the safety of the musket battalion under his command, the commander of the musket regiment very readily gave the medium mortar company directly under him to He Guozhong...

Just when He Guozhong secretly left Dingbian County with more than 500 soldiers and disappeared into the plateau with ravines and ravines around the county seat. The 10,000 cavalry commanded by Dorgon had already landed under the border city.

In order to increase the chances of winning the siege, Dolgon directly and ruthlessly sent out the two thousand musketeers under his command as treasures.

Two thousand musketeers, standing a hundred and fifty paces outside the city, shot lead bullets at the walls from a distance. Wanting to take advantage of the numerical superiority of the guò muskets, the tiger and leopard army on the city wall was also suppressed. Then, covering the Mongols who had abandoned their war horses, they launched an attack on the county seat of Dingbian.

However, what Dolgon didn't expect was that when he thought of the Haw Par Army muskets, he was already invisibly ignoring the invincible artillery units of the Haw Par Army...

As the sound of gunfire rang out on the battlefield, hot lead bullets flew up the city walls with a whistling sound, and even hit the battlements. The atmosphere on the city wall was also solemn to the extreme.

Of course, the commander of the musket regiment, who stood condescending on the city tower, did not take such a person to heart.

Because he also had in his hands the equipment of a heavy mortar battalion.

At this moment, twenty-seven heavy mortars were already standing in the city, aiming all their muzzles at the Mongolian musket array outside the city, ready to counterattack.

However, the commander of the musket regiment did not immediately give the order to open fire ....

He was waiting, waiting for an opportunity that might inflict maximum damage on the Mongols outside the city.

As the gunfire outside the city became more and more intense, the two thousand musketeers were gradually completely covered by the white smoke from the muzzles. Two thousand Mongols, who had abandoned their horses, went out ...

In one hand, he holds a scimitar and other cold weapons, and in the other hand he carries a ladder.

Under the cover of the musketeers, they quickly crossed the musket array and rushed towards the city wall of Dingbian County, which was only more than one zhang high.

And at this time, the calm face of the commander of the musket regiment finally had a hint of change. (To be continued......)