Chapter 455 Didn't catch up? Then go to the old nest

The army rolled north on the official road, and Lu Xiangsheng, who frequently turned back, sighed continuously, and it was not only the Ning army that was left behind, but also the troops of Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei. They are all soldiers, they all walk on two legs, the Dengzhou battalion can easily walk 80 miles a day, and the other armies can walk 80 miles, and it is difficult to say whether they can use knives and guns.

There are only 15,000 people in the Shandong battalion, and with such a small number of people, he is afraid that he will not be able to stop the Qing army when he goes to Lugou Bridge, so Lu Xiangsheng has to take the whole army to go as fast as possible. Luckily, the Shandong battalion had a large number of carriages and horses, and carried sufficient military supplies. Seeing that it was not early, Lu Xiangsheng had no choice but to order to camp and prepare for the night.

"It's almost to Zhaozhou, right?" Yang Tinglin came over to ask, Lu Xiangsheng nodded and said: "It should be almost there, I wanted to spend the night in Zhaozhou, but I heard Yang Guozhu and them say that the two armies are almost a thousand people when they fall behind." Don't dare to go away so desperately. ”

Yang Tinglin sighed: "It's not that our army is incompetent, it's that the soldiers of the Shandong battalion are too strong." How did Chen Sihua train as a soldier? The same people, the same soldiers, his soldiers are all recruits, right? ”

At this time, the slightly backward Shandong battalion general came to the shore, he was also on foot, the war horse was given to the soldiers who could not walk, and he still carried a rifle on his shoulder, and the pace of walking was not fast, but he walked forward step by step very steadily. Seeing the two Shangguan on the side of the road, Jiang An came over and saluted: "I've seen two adults!" ”

Lu Xiangsheng looked at Jiang An with emotion and said: "In you, I saw the reason why the Dengzhou battalion was invincible. ”

Jiang An said with a smile: "My lord has an overreputation, and the Dengzhou battalion is strictly disciplined. The top and bottom are distinct. But this is not a reason for officers to despise non-commissioned officers. The Dengzhou battalion is about taking the lead and setting an example for the soldiers in everything. If you don't do well, how can the brothers respect you? When you go to the battlefield, how can you be willing to give your life? ”

Yang Tinglin said with a smile: "I used to think that the Dengzhou battalion was well treated, well fed, and well equipped. Now, it seems, it's not that simple. It's Yang who is superficial, and the officers of the Dengzhou battalion are benchmarks in everything, how can the soldiers not serve the dead? ”

Jiang An smiled casually: "Two adults, you can't go on like this." Qing army Thomas. Even if Zhongcheng can defeat the Qing army, it may not be able to drag on for too long. The humble post asked for the permission of the lord, and the humble post took 15,000 Shandong soldiers and went north under the starry night. As long as you can get to Lugou Bridge first. Humble positions can block the Qing army from crossing the Yongding River. ”

Lu Xiangsheng looked surprised. Look at Yang Tinglin. What does that mean? Yang Tinglin said without hesitation: "Okay, I'll go with you, Jiandou." You lead people to follow behind. ”

Lu Xiangsheng wanted to say, why don't I take the troops there, think about it. These Guanning troops and border armies can only be controlled by him. Yang Tinglin couldn't stop the field, and if the soldiers wanted to make some trouble, they had to make a mistake. "In this way, it will not be too risky, after all, you have few soldiers." Lu Xiangsheng was still not at ease, and said with a smile: "The equipment of our army, more than 10,000 people, if it is a simple defense, it can block the Qing army for at least three days." I think three days is enough time for adults to keep up. ”

"What if Dorgon goes east?" Lu Xiangsheng asked, Jiang'an thought for a while, and said: "The possibility is very small, there is Zhongcheng behind him to lead the troops to pursue, and if you go east, you will go a long way, and you will walk a lot." When Jiang'an said this, he didn't know that in history, Dolgon and Yue Tuo went east, conquered Jinan, and then took Tianjin by the way. In the end, he drove away, and the Ming army did not dare to chase him.

"That's it, I don't know how Sihua is now, why hasn't the news come yet?" Lu Xiangsheng had no choice but to nod, and Jiang'an immediately ordered the troops to stop advancing, rest on the spot for an hour, eat something, and feed the pack horses.

Guan Ningjun behind him followed, Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu also followed, and when they saw the Shandong soldiers, Li Chongzhen looked ashamed, and stepped forward to give up: "Humble and incompetent, forgive me." ”

Lu Xiangsheng waved his hand and said, "It's not your responsibility, you don't need to blame yourself." Hurry up and rest, and camp in Zhaozhou tonight. ”

Jiang'an and Yang Tinglin went on the road together, Hu Dawei, Yang Guozhu, Li Chongzhen and others looked at each other, whether there was a Dengzhou camp around them or not, it was two concepts for them. What if you meet the Qing army on the way? Dividing troops is a taboo! They didn't dare to say this, Lu Xiangsheng was not a high-level dive.

After dark, when the army came to the city of Zhaozhou, the city gate was opened, and the county commander came out with some wine and meat: "There are tens of thousands of refugees in the city, and it may be difficult to accommodate the army to stay overnight." Moreover, Zhaozhou City is small, and there is not much grain and grass, so I am afraid that it will not be able to help adults. ”

Lu Xiangsheng sent the county order back, he is not short of grain and grass now, and there are 300 four-wheeled trucks with the army, one of which can hold 3,000 catties of grain and grass, and it will not delay the speed of the march. A man eats a horse's chew, enough for him to toss for two months.

As soon as the troops were settled, the troop had just rested, and the sound of horses' hooves in the distance was urgent, and someone shouted from afar: "Dengzhou battalion scout Zhang San, ask to see Inspector Lu." The soldiers outside the camp were released as soon as they saw their outfits, Zhang San came in quickly, and when he saw Lu Xiangsheng, he said: "The little one was ordered to report the news, Master Chen broke the Qing army in Longping and beheaded Dolgon with his own hands." ”

"What?" Lu Xiangsheng stood up silently and exclaimed. When Zhang San finished speaking, Lu Xiangsheng laughed excitedly.

Gao Yi, Duoduo's face was as pale as ink, looking at the pro-soldiers kneeling on the ground, his fists clenched, and his eyes widened. Dolgon was defeated, his life was gone, and the defeated army had fled to Gaoyi, and everything was clear. Whether to leave behind the baggage and run away with the population was a difficult problem for Duoduo. Dodor didn't think he was better than Dorgon, and he was afraid that this revenge would be difficult to revenge.

During the night, one after another, the defeated soldiers ran back, and Dorgon was sure that Dorgon was indeed killed. Although the accounts vary, the result is the same. In that case, do what Dorgon says. After making a decision in his heart, Dordor buried his hatred in his heart and saved it for later.

Longping, cleaning the battlefield is a sad thing, even if it is a victory, seeing that the comrades around me are gone, it is conceivable that I feel uncomfortable. During the fierce battle, no one thought much about it, and after this battle, the Dengzhou cavalry was killed and seriously wounded by 3,000 people, and almost everyone had minor injuries, which was the first time in history.

But Chen Xie doesn't regret it, because once this opportunity is missed, it will be difficult to come again. On the surface, it seemed that it was a great defeat of Dolgon, but in fact, it completely broke the backbone of the Qing army. From now on, as long as the Dengzhou camp is stored for one day, the Qing army will not dare to enter the customs. Not to mention, it hit Dolgon hard, and indirectly for the Chang Shiren Department, who was fighting fiercely in Liaodong, dragged the main force of the Qing army back to the division.

It was busy until late at night that the army spent the night in a camp in the wilderness. Waiting for news that the night does not collect, the key at this time is that Duoduo does not run. This thing is really going to run with his life, and Chen Xie is really hard to say that he can catch up. As soon as Dolgon ran, I was afraid that Lu Xiangsheng's side would also fail, and the only possibility was that Chen Xie was chasing after him, and he could defeat some of Duoduo's broken rear troops.

Another early morning came, and Chen Xie, who had won a big victory, was not in a good mood. Because of the bad news brought by the night's harvest, Duoduo left behind tens of thousands of people and a large amount of baggage, and fled north at full speed. Chen Xie's plan fell through, and Chen Xie was very annoyed when he heard the news. Dolgon, this guy, it's so annoying. I had to find the Dengzhou battalion to play with my life, but my life was lost, and it also broke Chen Xie's plan to annihilate the Qing army. Lu Xiangsheng, who was mainly infantry, had no possibility of blocking the Qing army at all. Counting on the Ming army along the way, it's better to wash and sleep as soon as possible.

Chen Xie had no choice but to send someone to chase Lu Xiangsheng and tell him the news. Then he took the cavalry to Gaoyi, and when he arrived at Gaoyi, he found a scene that made him cry and laugh. The Qing army left, but the 100,000 people captured stayed in the city obediently, and a large number of looted materials were also destroyed, and he ran away with his troops. These people didn't even know they were saved.

Chen Xie made a windfall, more than 2,000 truckloads of grain, cloth, tea, and pig iron. Call Wu Sangui and the others, and let them leave a few people to cooperate with the Dengzhou logistics officers to deal with these things, and the main force immediately went north to pursue Duoduo.

Chen Xie chased fast enough, and Duoduo, who was two horses, ran faster. When Chen Xie chased after Lugou Bridge, he knew that Duoduo had crossed the bridge for two days. This is still chasing a fart, Chen Xie led his troops to rest at Lugou Bridge and sent someone to Beijing to report the news. After waiting for a day, Jiang An and Yang Tinglin arrived, and the daylilies were cold. When he mentioned this, Chen Xie was annoyed. Yang Tinglin also comforted him: "It's no wonder you and me, Duoduo broke his arm to survive, but he is a character." ”

Chen Xie said to Yang Tinglin: "Since you can't catch up with Duoduo, then don't chase it." Boxiang went to Beijing to report the news, and I took people east to Shanhaiguan. personally went to Huang Taiji's nest, arrested the little old man, and dedicated it to the king. His Majesty, please explain to Bo Xiang, it's not that he doesn't want to enter the Beijing Face Saint, but the fighter plane is fleeting. Don't dare to delay! ”

Yang Tinglin did not go to Jingshi immediately, but waited for two more days at Lugou Bridge, and after seeing Lu Xiangsheng, he told him about it. Hearing that Chen Xie had already led his troops to Shanhaiguan, Lu Xiangsheng didn't know what to say, and trembled slightly for a long time before saying, "Compared to Chen Sihua, you and I should be ashamed." ”

Duoduo bypassed the Jingshi, which can be described as a big shock. Zhu Youzhen scolded all the soldiers and horses for being incompetent, but he couldn't change it in the slightest. More than 70,000 Qing troops killed the Beijing camp and didn't open the city gates. Witnessing the Qing army fleeing around the city, it took three days to see Lu Xiangsheng and Guan Ningjun who had arrived.

Zhu Youzhen personally stood at the head of the city to interrogate, and learned that the Qing army was indeed defeated, and Dolgon's head was brought, so he opened the city gate and greeted him personally. Lu Xiangsheng saw Zhu Youzhen, and after bowing, he got up and said, "Your Majesty, the person who is qualified to accept your personal greeting is not a minister, but Chen Sihua." ”

Zhu Youzhen asked curiously: "In that case, why didn't I see Chen Aiqing and others?" ”

Lu Xiangsheng pointed in the direction of Shanhaiguan and said: "He led his troops to the east, saying that he was going to personally take Jiannu's nest, capture Huang Taiji alive, and sacrifice it to the king." Hearing this, Zhu Youzhen trembled, and felt that the blood in his whole body was boiling.

Excited and couldn't help himself, Zhu Youzhen burst into tears, looked on his back for a long time, and trembled slightly: "Chen Sihua, I will live up to my reputation!" (To be continued......)