Chapter 23: Offensive and Defensive Translocation
Out of the south gate of Gaoyang City, straight out of the ten miles, the group stopped, the little principal sighed, "Now that Mr. is out of the cage, it is really the sky is high and the birds can fly, and the sea is wide and the fish can jump!" ”
"You've been so intent on conspiring against me, so break off the idea that I can go with you to Dorgon! Although this encounter is not a good meeting, but you and I are our masters, let's say goodbye, I hope it will be indefinite! ”
Li Xin coldly rejected the school's invitation.
Unexpectedly, before the words fell, there was a hearty laugh.
"Don't be angry, sir, you can't invite sir, Dolgon has made amends to sir!"
Then the torches were raised suddenly, and the surroundings were suddenly reflected as daylight. Li Xin saw a young man in a long robe facing him and slammed to the ground, could he be the legendary Dorgon? When the man got up and looked up, Li Xin almost laughed out loud when he saw his face clearly, Dolgon in the TV series in later generations was a graceful and beautiful man, but the person in front of him was born like a film and television image of Aobai, with a big cake face, and even the sideburns under the jaw are steel needles and a divergent beard.
The contrast between Dolgon's actual image and his impression was too great, and then Li Xin realized that he had lost his temper, and it was extremely impolite to stare at others like this. But then a thought rose in his guts, Dolgon was in front of him, if he was killed with one blow, this historical figure who had a heavy role in changing the pattern of the Ming and Qing dynasties would disappear, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty might not necessarily enter the Central Plains smoothly, and even be swallowed up by the Ming Dynasty.
However, Li Xin quickly gave up on this idea. Not to mention whether he can retreat after killing Dolgon, with Dolgon's strategy, how can he not make all arrangements when he approaches him? He looked back at the faint lights behind him, it was the wind lantern of Gaoyang City, the experience of this day was like a dream, and Gaoyang City, which he had worked so hard for, abandoned him!
"Mr. don't have to be sad, the southerners doubt Mr. 's ambition, but this king knows that Mr. is consistent. If you don't dislike it, this king will treat him like a Duoduo! ”
Dorgon gestured to the neatly armored Duoduo at his side. Duoduo held the hilt of his sword, his entire face hidden in the shadow of his helmet and his expression unrecognizable, his body exuding a piercing aura, and behind him were layers of armored warriors.
Li Xin smiled: "Does Li Xin still have a choice?" ”
"Why not, Mr. came from there, and then go back there, this king will never stop him!"
Dolgon smiled and pointed to the shadowy head of Gaoyang City in the distance.
Li Xintian sighed: "Your Highness, Li Xin has a reluctant invitation!" ”
"But that's it!"
"Li Xin can't bear to be the enemy of Gao Yang, please fulfill it!"
"What should it be, this king promises you! Go, go back to the camp with the king, the frightened banquet has already been prepared, just wait for the gentleman to be seated! ”
Since Dolgon wanted to subdue Li Xin, he wanted this man to see what he was good at, and let him see how he had broken the city of Gaoyang, which he had carefully built. Li Xin had this request, and even agreed to it.
When he arrived at the camp of the Qing army, Li Xin's eyes lit up, but he saw that the shape was in order, and then he was ushered into a large tent, which was really full of rich wine and food. Dolgon specially summoned Kong Youde, the king of Gongshun, to accompany Dordor, who had been with Dolgon before, but his armor was removed, and he sat behind several cases with a blank face.
Kong Youde was left and right, and poured wine with Li Xin cup by cup. In the midst of the staggering, Li Xin was overwhelmed by the strength of alcohol and snored loudly on the table.
"Brother, brother, come on, have another drink!"
Li Xin's snoring shook the sky, and no matter how Kong Youde called, he didn't react. Kong Youde pushed a few more handfuls, but before he could react, he smiled at Dolgon: "How heroic he is!" ”
Dolgon took the big sword from the hand of the servant on the side, and gently came behind Li Xin to drape it.
"This person was hit at first and drunk, how can he not get drunk? Go and call his brother and help him back to rest. ”
Kong Youde's mission to accompany the wine was successfully completed, and he went out to find someone to cook Li Xin. Duoduo, who had been silent behind Dolgon, suddenly said coldly: "How can this person be worthy of such courtesy from the fourteenth brother?" In the opinion of Endoduo, it is not as useful as the likes of Kong Youde. ”
Dolgon smiled indifferently: "How many times have you said that you can't just look at the surface, Kong Youde can not only build cannons, left and right, what else will he do with brute force?" ”
"Do you know what this person said when he spoke to Sun Chengzong? As early as when our army was still in Tongzhou, he asserted that we would go south to fight the grass valley this time, and also proposed a three-point strategy to defend the city. There are many capable people among the Han people, and there are very few who can put forward these three strategies and can do it physically, which is not much better than Mr. Fan."
"As the fourteenth brother said, you and my brother really have to take a good look at it, but I'm afraid that the Han people will be brainless and stick to the end, who knows if he is sincere?"
Duoduo's bend turned very quickly, and what he said was true, the Han people emphasized the great defense of Huayi, and this layer of natural barriers hindered how many Han people could be used by the Qing Dynasty. A rare light in Dorgon's eyes.
"If it is not used by the Qing Dynasty, he can only let him go to the underworld and be loyal to the ancestors of the Southern Dynasty!"
"Fourteenth Brother Mingjian!"
Duoduo agreed.
Not long after, Lu Jiu was led in and helped Li Xin away.
Li Xin's tent was specially arranged by Dolgon next to his big tent as a courtesy. Lu Jiu put the unconscious Li Xin on the couch, and complained hatefully: "Drink to death!" Is Tartar wine good? ”
Suddenly, a pair of big hands grabbed Lu Jiu's collar, Lu Jiu was stunned, and then looked at Li Xin, a pair of eyes stared at him, where was he still half drunk.
"Ten, thirteen brothers......"
Lu Jiu's eyes showed a trace of surprise, a hint of joy, he finally understood that the thirteenth brother was pretending to be drunk and paralyzing the tartars. Li Xin stopped Lu Jiu from continuing to speak, and said in a voice that only two people could hear: "Surrender to the Tartars, are you blinded by the lard of the thirteenth brother?" Be cautious in your words and deeds, don't be reckless, don't spoil big things! ”
"Hey! Let's say, it's a good thing for the thirteenth brother to do such an unreliable thing as a tartar. I'm going to sue Zhao Mazi and ...... them."
Lu Jiu also lowered his voice, but his heart was already trembling with joy. The brothers would rather go back to the grass than use the Tartars as cattle and horses, but they were forced to come to the Tartar camp because of the form.
"Slow, you know this, you must not talk about it to the third person again, you must appease the brothers when you go back, don't poke out any baskets."
When he was just in prison, Lu Jiu, a fellow villager, obeyed him, and when he was teaching, he was worried about the impact of the problem, and he didn't care about the Xiangma brothers who used to work hard to repair the city wall, but he didn't expect that the improvement just now would bring them to the situation of nine deaths and life.
This is an era when there is no distinction between good and evil, don't look at these nine-foot men, they are all well-known thieves on the road, but they are not necessarily evildoers. Although those officers and soldiers have the status of officials, they may not all be good people.
At least, these men in front of him are all true temperaments, as long as he, the thirteenth brother, says a word, he dares to come and go in the water. Therefore, he not only has to complete his mission, but also safely bring many of these people to his ideal bright road.
After thinking about it, it turned to Dolgon. Although this Dolgon loves talents, the weapon game is much smaller than that of his brother Huang Taiji, and it is no wonder that he ended up with a crush after his death. But this person has the same common characteristic as Huang Taiji, that is, they are both extremely confident.
Self-confidence is a person's strength, but also a double-edged sword, which can not only make a person famous, but also make a person ruined. Confident that he would use his coercion and seduction tactics, he could not afford to be captured without restraint, so Li Xin made him think that he had succeeded in his plan, and let him fully appreciate the sense of accomplishment of subduing a wild horse.
Li Xin did not deny that Dolgon was scheming, and he was forced to rebel out of Gaoyang City with his subtlety. No matter how strong a fortress is, the interior is fragile and vulnerable.
The next day, before dawn, Dolgon sent someone to invite Li Xin, and when Li Xin arrived at the Chinese army's tent, all the Manchu and Han generals, including Dolgon, were already in full armor. Dolgon was waiting for Li Xin, stepped forward and grabbed him, Yin Yin smiled and said: "Let's go, let's go to the former enemy to watch the battle, do you know how this king is going to break your Gaoyang City?" ”
"Li Xin's ears are listening!"
A smile continued to bloom on Dolgon's face, and he seemed to have expected that Li Xin must not be convinced that he had a way to break Gao Yang. In fact, he couldn't figure out how to capture this small city that was armed to the teeth at the lowest cost. It is possible to besiege the city on all sides, but it is not possible to attack the city on all sides, one is the limitation of troops, and the loss of siege on all sides is too large, so it is better to focus on one side. The second is not to leave a way for the enemy to live, but will arouse their desire to survive in death, according to the saying of the southerners, it is called "Wai Sanque Yi".
The tricks of Gaoyang City are not too complicated, and the benefits of this transformation can be seen through by a discerning person at a glance. Therefore, the southern city, which had not yet had time to be transformed, became the focus of Dolgon's attack.
The building cart made of wood was cut down overnight, and hundreds of people under it were ready to go at any time. Ten iron cannons were neatly placed in front of the gate, and Kong Youde, the obedient king of the full-time artillery team, led the Han army under his command to clean up and stop, and stood behind the iron cannons in unison. The Han army and the Eight Banners were arrayed in the Xiangyuan Gate, the horns whined, and the whole team acted in an instant, slowly heading straight towards the south gate of Gaoyang, and the yellow dust rolled up everywhere they passed.
The prestige of the main force of the Tartars was really different, and by the time Li Xin followed Dolgon to the south gate of Gaoyang, the Qing soldiers had already launched the first wave of attacks on the southern city wall. Li Xin squinted, as expected, this first wave of attacks would probably be deterred by layers of mines. Sure enough, the sound of the explosion of the mines came one after another, because the yellow dust kicked up by the explosion shrouded the entire south gate almost without daylight.
The soldiers who rushed to the front of the line had never seen such a terrifying firearm, and they retreated one after another, while the warlords in the rear showed their big knives in their hands, and those who escaped and came back were merciless. Li Xin was surprised, the Qing army lacked soldiers, how could it be so brutal to govern the army? After watching carefully, I found some clues, many people who rushed to the front were still wearing Ming army armor, thinking that they were the Ming army that had been defeated and captured before.
Dolgon and Aobai faced the mine array to deal with the means of demining, no wonder there is an old saying, rather than a peaceful dog, not for the troubled world. The Qing army paved the road with this kind of flesh and blood, passed through the minefield step by step, and finally arrived under the city wall.
At the same time, the ladder of the building car began to push slowly.