Chapter 324: Wu Sangui's Choice

Li Shutai and his cavalry fled a little slowly, because when they were about to run to Huairou, the scouts of the Ming army spotted them.

Sun Dayong and Yan Bingtai were sitting in the rear of the cavalry brigade, the killing in front was very boring, with Zhou Huchen's order, the cavalry did not dare to pass Huairou, this kind of slaughter of unarmed people was really boring, and the two of them were a little listless and playing in circles in place.

The news that a small number of Qing cavalry appeared behind made the two finally a little excited.

"Qianhu Sun Jing listened to the order, hurry up and kill me, remember that once there are Jiannu nobles inside, try to keep them alive!" It was Sun Dayong who couldn't hold his breath the most, and he hurriedly won this rare fighting opportunity for his subordinates.

Of course, Yan Bingtai would not fight, and he didn't look at the small number of enemy cavalry at all: "Then according to Yongchangbo, these ants in the province will harass the place in the future." ”

"I'm your subordinate and disciple Yan, I used to be, and I am now, you also know that this title was actually given by the young marshal, so called, Yan Shuai, do you bury me?" Sun Dayong used to be Yan Bingtai's subordinate, which is irrefutable, and Yan Bingtai was very uncomfortable with Sun Dayong's name for him.

"Then let's call General Sun!" Yan Bingtai smiled, Sun Dayong was right, Sun Dayong was his old subordinate, and he learned a lot of things under him, this is not an occasion that needs to be honorific, and it is indeed not appropriate to use a title.

Li Shutai's life is not good, and if he runs slowly, his life will naturally be bad.

A thousand dragoons were his nightmare, the horsepower was already weak, the morale was gone, and the superiority in strength was even less. A thousand dragoons were like a breeze sweeping away leaves, and in less than an hour, Li Shutai's cavalry was lost, and he himself became a prisoner of Sun Jing of a thousand households.

Compared to Li Shutai, who fled first, Wu Sangui was obviously slower, because he still had many foot soldiers under him.

These foot soldiers are all old pawns. An old subordinate who has followed Wu Sangui for many years. Every army is not made up of the most elite soldiers, these soldiers actually do their own duty, they all have their own role, and the most loyal soldiers are the most important foundation of the commander. Cavalry can run away quickly, but what happens when they escape? Without Liliang, what's the point of escaping? Although the famous name of Guan Ningjun has become history, the foundation and combat effectiveness are still there, so it is difficult for Wu Sangui now.

Wu Sangui thought about surrendering, but the result of surrender didn't seem to be ideal, he, a big traitor who ranked first on the traitor spectrum, was afraid that even if he surrendered, he would not have a chance to live. People don't kill the heavens and the earth for themselves, since this is already the case, Wu Sangui started with the army, how could he be willing to throw away the army.

"Throw away the flag and go north!"

Of course, the banner did not dare to stay, that would become a target, and the current Wu Sangui army was still wearing the military uniform of the Ming army, so he could take advantage of the chaos to escape. With such a fluke mentality, Wu Sangui decided to take his foot soldiers to bypass the northern capital. Then follow in the footsteps of the Qing army and prepare to wait for the plane to escape from the border.

Wu Sangui knew that the best route to escape to Guanwai was Gubeikou, and the Qing army estimated that this route was also taken, so Wu Sangui went straight to Huairou in the northeast. The speed of escape was naturally not too slow, and in one day Wu Sangui's army passed through the western suburbs of the Beijing Division. I didn't find a single Ming soldier along the way, and it seems that there is still hope.

The terrain east of Changping is flat, which is very conducive to marching, and it is also the only way to Huairou. Wu Sangui must pass through here.

It's still slow, and a lot slower.

Wang Deyong's army did not rush to Jingshi, but heard Zhou Huchen's order and also ran in the direction of Huairou. And his army was right in front of Wu Sangui.

Wearing the uniforms of the Ming army, there is no flag yet.

Wang Deyong got the news that there was an army behind him as soon as possible, but this news made him a little confused.

It won't be He Tengjiao's army, because He Tengjiao's army won't be so fast, and it won't come in this direction, He Tengjiao's goal should be Jingshi. Who else could there be besides He Tengjiao's army? Could it be those newly attached Han troops?

This possibility is too great, Wang Deyong hurriedly asked: "How many people?" How many cavalry? ”

"Back to the marshal, more than 10,000 people, about 1,000 cavalry."

It must be the newly attached Han army waiting for the plane to escape, and it shouldn't be wrong. Wang Deyong's task is to go to Gubeikou, and of course, it is also his responsibility to clear these obstacles on the way. So Wang Deyong gave an order: "Send 3,000 cavalry and 20,000 foot soldiers, and the deputy general Liu Zhuzi will lead the team to meet me and ask them to disarm and surrender, otherwise they will be destroyed." ”

Liu Zhuzi is indeed reassuring, since the last time he was seriously injured, this brave veteran has completely changed, becoming more cold-blooded and more calm.

The scouts were the first to strike, and then the 3,000 cavalry turned around and headed south, while the 20,000 foot soldiers opened up several phalanxes and slowly began to advance.

When he found that the cavalry of the Ming army was coming up, Wu Sangui knew that he was finished.

Even if you don't have a chance to fight hard, the advantages of the Ming army are too obvious, not to mention those firearms troops. The only way is to escape, and the direction of escape Wu Sangui has already been found.

"Spread out! Don't even fight! The king allows you to surrender! ”

Helpless, Wu Sangui figured it out, for so many years, it is not easy for these soldiers to follow him, and it is estimated that he will not die if he drops, but he himself has no choice.

Zuihou glanced at his own army, which was once a group that dared to fight, the famous Guanning army, and the backbone of the country that the imperial court relied on to garrison Shanhaiguan and defend against the invasion of the Tatars. Coming to this point, how Wu Sangui regretted it didn't matter, maybe giving the soldier a way out of life was a little mercy from him, and it was also an order from Zuihou.

All the way to the smoke and dust, Wu Sangui led the cavalry to turn around and run away.

Wu Sangui's soldiers did not disperse, they quietly watched Wu Sangui leave without dust. Soon after, the cavalry of the Ming army came not far away like lightning.

The cavalry of the Ming army began to besiege first, they detoured to the flanks, and one of the Ming officers led by them also began to roar.

"Throw away your weapons and get on your knees!"

Without faith and leadership, the soldiers will be at a loss, will hesitate, Wu Sangui's soldiers are now in such a situation, Wu Sangui's departure made the army completely collapsed, and it also means that the resounding name of the Guanning Army has completely disappeared from the stage of history. Hearing the shouts of the Ming cavalry, Wu Sangui's soldiers threw away their weapons one after another in a wooden and indifferent manner, and soon after, the huge team was half a short one.

The cavalry of the Ming army left a small squad to guard the captives, and the rest of the cavalry rode to chase Wu Sangui.

Wu Sangui was very familiar with the geography of this area, and his cavalry rushed to the southwest.

This direction is the western foot of the northern capital, and the western foot of the northern capital is the mountainous area, the mountainous area of Wanping County (now Mentougou).

Wu Sangui's goal is to enter the mountains, and the mountainous areas in this area are the coal producing areas and glazed workshop areas of the northern capital, and after these coal kilns and glazed workshops, Wu Sangui can enter the mountainous areas, and then go all the way west into Zhulu, and then he can enter Xuanfu, and if Zuihou goes well, he can take advantage of the chaos to get out of the Great Wall and enter the prairie. (To be continued......)