"It's not good, there are spies." Xu Da said angrily.

Spies, similar to agents in later generations, infiltrate enemy countries, or armies, and some brocade guards also have similar duties.

Judging from the screams, the Qing army spies who fired arrows and shouted have been killed.

However, it was enough to attract the attention of the Qing army.

The light cavalry of the Qing army suddenly became commotion, shouting to remind the people behind.

"Withdraw, withdraw!" Dolgon's face changed dramatically, and he gave the order to retreat, turning his horse and running back.

meanwhile

Zhou Lu decisively ordered: "Close the city gate, kill!" ”

You can't let the hussars come in, and eat as much as you want.

The horn of attack sounded on Shanhaiguan, and a golden dragon flag suddenly rose and fluttered in the wind.

All the Ming soldiers heard the horn and all launched an attack.

Suddenly,

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

The cannon roared, shaking the heavens and the earth!

On the hillside, in the window of the room, in the bushes, the three-eyed eyebolt and the fire hammer that had been aimed at for a long time ignited the fuse almost at the same time, pouring firepower.

The crossbowmen also fired thousands of arrows.

A wave of long-range attacks smashed the 2,000 light cavalry who entered the pass to pieces, screaming and falling off their horses one after another.

The remaining light cavalry of the Qing army could not evacuate from the closed city gates, and could only parry with shields.

"Kill!"

The four generals Xu Da, Lu Xiangsheng, Li Chengliang, and Li Wenzhong let out a war cry, and each led his own soldiers to launch a charge, which was brave and crushed the past.

At the same time as the light cavalry attack in the pass, the Hongyi cannons and general cannons on the wall of Shanhaiguan also opened fire.

The difference was that the artillery was against the Qing army outside the city.

Part of the Qing army could not run and was killed by shells.

For the team with a dense array, the cannon does not need to aim more at all, and it can be directly bombarded.

It's just that the current cannon, after firing a shot, reloading the shells, is particularly time-consuming.

The Qing troops approaching Shanhaiguan were mostly elite cavalry, well-trained and alert, and most of them had run out of range after two waves of artillery fire.

At a glance, there were probably more than 100 corpses left outside the city.

The 2,000 Qing light cavalry in the city were caught in the urn.

In a few moments, they were all wiped out.

Originally, Zhou Lu and the generals' plan was to wait for at least 20,000 Qing troops to come in the city before they acted, and it was best to kill Dolgon and his main army directly.

It's a pity that it backfired, and the intact plan was ruined by spies.

Dorgon and his main heavy cavalry did not enter, and when they heard that the situation was not good, they ran as fast as they could.

But at least the first battle was won, biting off a piece of meat from the Qing army, killing more than 2,000 Qing troops, and the Ming army did not lose a single person.

Although light cavalry is not the main combat force, it is also a very important component of a legion.

Light cavalry has the highest mobility, can flank and outflank, or rush to the weak points of the enemy's formation, or attack the infantry, or wander and cavalry, and the tactics are flexible and diverse.

Therefore, the loss of more than 2,000 high-quality light cavalry in Pingbai made Dolgon feel terrible.

"Shameless! You are the kingdom of the Celestial Empire, the state of etiquette, and you have done such a despicable and cunning thing, can you dare to fight this king head-on? Dolgon was so angry that he beat his chest, his forehead was bruised, and he pointed at Shanhaiguan and scolded.

The Qing army was an ethnic minority, and the population did not grow much during the years of war, so such losses were not small.

Dolgon was on a small hill at the moment, out of range of the Shanhaiguan cannons, so he dared to stop and turn around to curse and provoke.

Fan Wencheng echoed: "Wu Sangui dog thief! How dare you betray your word and deceive me into the Qing Dynasty? Once the Shanhaiguan is defeated, our regent will definitely break your body into pieces! ”

They were outside the city, and they didn't hear the spy "Wu Sangui is dead" clearly, and when they saw that the situation had changed, they hurriedly evacuated first, thinking that Wu Sangui had surrendered by fraud.

It is funny that, as an aggressor, it is actually said that the resisters are shameless and despicable.

When Zhou Lu heard this, he felt that it was time to come out and be coquettish.

Holding the Star Sword in his hand, he appeared on the city wall, surrounded by torches lit, and the golden dragon robe reflected a glittering glow, as brilliant as the rising sun in the darkness.

"This, this is ......"

Dolgon, Fan Wencheng and the others glanced at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes.

The Qing army who saw this scene was also stunned, puzzled for a while.

Zhou Lu quickly solved their doubts, and said in a loud voice: "Dolgon, you are a bad pen, you want to fight head-on, you can, I will fight you alone!" ”

At present, the total number of troops in Shanhaiguan is not as good as that of the Qing army.

The Qing army was about 100,000, and the Ming army available in Shanhaiguan was only more than 50,000 people, including more than 30,000 Guanning iron cavalry.

The Ming Dynasty is the defender and needs to disperse the army in various border fortresses, and the Qing army is the attacker, which can concentrate forces and attack a certain place, which is their advantage.

The morale of the Ming army in Shanhaiguan has been greatly boosted, but after all, the commander has just been changed, and it still needs to be rectified for a while.

If you deadlift it out and knock it to the death, you may be able to win by yourself and the four major generals, but the Ming soldiers will definitely be seriously injured.

There is no need for this.

100,000 reinforcements are coming, and the sailors led by Qi Jiguang and Li Rusong are about to arrive at the mouth of the Yalu River.

Fighting a war also has to calculate the cost, and it is best to defeat the other side at the lowest cost.

Kill 1,000 enemies and injure 800 yourself, try to do as little as possible.

But if you go it alone, it's a good choice.

"Ah, it's the Ming Emperor...... It's impossible......" Fan Wencheng said in shock, "Regent, I can't agree, I'm afraid there will be fraud." ”

Dolgon asked suspiciously: "Are you really the Ming Emperor Zhu Youzhen?" You're going to go head-to-head with me? ”

"Exactly." Zhou Lu gave an affirmative answer.

There was an uproar!

The Qing army could not be imagined.

Emperor Ming suddenly appeared, sat in Shanhaiguan, designed to kill more than 2,000 Qing troops, which is hard to believe, and now, Emperor Ming, actually proposed to fight with Dolgon.

It's incredible.

This Ming Emperor is crazy.

The Qing army advocates martial arts, Dolgon is superb in martial arts, brave and good at fighting, a weak emperor who has been sitting in the court for a long time, so dare to propose a heads-up?

The Ming army in Shanhaiguan had similar ideas to the Qing army.

They were troubled, puzzled and in crisis, and finally won the battle, and everyone was happy that the emperor actually proposed to fight Dorgon.

Not to mention whether you can win Dolgon, what if there is a mistake and the emperor can't come back?

But they are not qualified to give opinions, so you can only look at me, I look at you, and they are in a hurry.

"Good! Let's go heads-up. ”

Dolgon secretly rejoiced in his heart, if he could behead the Ming Emperor under his horse, or capture him alive, compared to the loss of more than 2,000 was just a small matter.

then

Dorgon took the initiative to make the army retreat, freeing up a flat area where neither side's ranged weapons could shoot.

Dolgon holds the reins of a war horse in one hand, holds a dragon-tail war knife in the other, and wears white cotton armor, which is quite a king's power.

The Qing army shouted and cheered.

About 100,000 soldiers stood in one place all over the mountains, erupting in shouting, loud and overwhelming, and the initial defeat did not have much impact on their morale, but became even more angry.

(End of chapter)