In the twelfth year of Chongzhen, March 11, at noon.

The sun is on weekdays and afternoons, and the fog is steaming for half a day.

The sun is at its most intense at noon, and it is said that at this time the yang energy will reach its limit and the yin energy will dissipate immediately.

The reason why the previous dynasties chose to execute death row prisoners was to be executed at noon, because they believed that the execution at the peak of yang energy could prevent ghosts from appearing and make the souls of criminals annihilated.

And at such a moment, a fierce battle is breaking out in Qingshan Pass at this time.

On the Daqing Mountain, the shirtless wrestlers are desperately waving their drumsticks, violently beating the war drums in front of them.

The drumming wrestler's face was red, his naked upper body was covered with beads of sweat, and the cold wind did not affect him at all.

On the Daqing Mountain, the drum beat like thunder, like thunder.

The high-spirited sound of war drums was like a heavy hammer, striking the hearts of all the soldiers on the battlefield one by one, and even the body resonated with the drum.

"Kill !!"

The shouting and killing sound above the four fields in Qingshan Pass shook the sky, and the place that entered the eyes was full of Ming soldiers who were surging like a tide.

Countless fiery red flags fluttered on the slopes of the mountains everywhere, and bursts of high-pitched mighty voices converged into a strong sound like a sea tide.

On top of the castle tower, Dolgon leaned against the battlement, surveying the battle situation under the gate.

In early March, the Ming army broke through the three battalions of Nanshan in seven companies, occupied the Gongshutai of Nanshan, and erected a large number of artillery on it.

Gongshutai was condescending, looking down on the camp they had built around the mountain.

Most of the camps in the entire Nanshan, as well as a small part of the camps in Dongshan, were under the threat of the Ming army's artillery.

Dolgon could only order the gradual abandonment of the fortifications and the gradual retreat.

However, even if Dolgon tried his best to find a way, he could only delay the plan of the Ming army to break through the entire Nanshan for a day and a half.

On the ninth day of March, Dolgon had to give the order to abandon the entire Nanshan position.

Having lost the support of its positions in the southern mountains, Dorgon also had to abandon part of its positions in the east and west hills.

Thankfully, the delay was barely enough for Dorgon to come up with a way to deal with it.

In two days, Dorgon ordered to build defensive positions on some of the main roads, using the surrounding camps as fulcrums, and at the same time using the advantage of his cavalry to block the Ming attack as much as possible.

Of the original 49 camps, only seven remain.

Four of the seven fortifications are on the east and west hills, and only three are still at the foot of the mountains, near the Qingshan Pass.

The rest were either abandoned by the Qing army or broken by the Ming army.

But now, the three barracks that the Qing army used as a camp are also about to be broken.

The biggest reason why these three camps were able to hold out to this moment was that the cavalry of the Qing army had an advantage after all, and the safety distance of the artillery was not enough to threaten these three camps, so they have been retained.

"This group of Nikans is really inexhaustible!"

Dodor stood beside Dorgon, cursing resentfully.

"Tan Tai, this waste, in less than half an hour, has been conquered three camps in a row."

"With the guard camp behind, I couldn't grab a small high platform, and I threw my life to Nanshan."

Duoduo was full of resentment, not only scolding the Ming army, but also cursing with the general Tan Tai.

"Well, now that this battle has been fought like this...... Back to the outside of the customs, the Huangtai ......"

Tan Tai is a waste, Jinan and Jinan can't beat it, Nanshan Nanshan can't hold it, and the plan has been destroyed several times because of his incompetence.

"Be careful."

Dolgon's eyes slanted slightly, and his expression suddenly sharpened, suppressing Duoduo's subsequent words.

It doesn't matter if you scold Tan Tai a few words, the important thing is not to let Duoduo develop the habit of speaking at will like this in the future and offending people.

And in the end, Dodor was clearly about to say something about his brother.

Although everyone around him was Dolgon's descendants in the white flag, Dolgon still didn't feel safe.

His brother was not a fuel-efficient lamp, and among the two white flags, Dolgon alone knew about it, and there were many people who had been inserted by Huangtaiji.

Not to mention those who didn't know that even if there was Huang Taiji among his own lineage, Dolgon was not surprised at all.

"The battle has already been fought like this, what's the use of complaining?"

"Tan Tai is the Nanshan that I arranged to guard, how to guard the mountain is also a military order issued by me, no matter how I shirk the responsibility, the reason for the final defeat is still me, because I am the boss, and things are so simple."

Dorgon saw that Dorgon was no longer speechless, and the violence in his eyes was much more subdued.

"Now it's a matter of how to get more of the baggage out of customs."

Dorgon frowned, his mind getting much more confused.

Together with the road of Qingshan Pass, it is located between the two mountains, that is, the location of the valley, and the terrain here is relatively gentle, and many places are smooth roads.

Therefore, the area of engagement is no longer limited to narrow mountain roads, and large-scale troops and even cavalry can be mobilized.

That's why these last three strongholds can be held.

On the narrow mountain road, the limited range of engagement was actually quite advantageous for the Ming army.

Because under the long-term influence of the family system, the Ming army did have a considerable number of elites.

For a long time, the Ming army of the Nine Sides was in Mongolia or Houjin.

In the skirmishes, the Ming army basically did not fall too far behind, and even had an advantage in many battles.

However, Zhengcheng is also a family, and defeat is also a family.

In the more than two hundred years of confrontation with Mongolia, the Ming army did have an advantage in small-scale conflicts in the war of law and order.

However, once a large-scale war is encountered, after the number of people exceeds 10,000, the war often ends in the defeat of the Ming army.

Back in the big run, Dolgon gradually regained his grip.

It's just that the Ming army relied on the mountain, and there were artillery erected on the mountainside to shoot at the position, even if it was defeated near the official road, it would not be defeated.

Coupled with the impact of the previous victory, the morale of the Ming army is now high, and it is no longer as easy to collapse as before.

In the past, many methods and tactics were not able to be used now, so they were suppressed by the momentum of the Ming army.

The war has collapsed so far, and it is irretrievable.

Dorgon retracted his gaze and turned back to Dorgon to ask.

"How many seizures have not been shipped out of the border."

"Gold, silver, armament, and cloth have all been transported out of the customs since the beginning, as well as valuable and rare utensils, jewels and antiques, and now the rest of the customs are people and livestock taken from all over the country."

"There are still 60,000 people and animals stranded in the customs."

"60,000 ......"

"It seems that it can't be brought out......

Dolgon looked at the thick smoke and dust rising in the distance, and looked at the outermost fortress that had turned into a sea of fire at this moment, and his face sank like water.

The army on the front line could no longer withstand the offensive of the Ming army.

Transporting so many goods and baggage inevitably required someone to guard it, and many soldiers followed him out of the customs.

Now there are less than 10,000 soldiers left in the Guannai.

"Let the soldiers of the two mountain camps be withdrawn first, and after everyone has withdrawn, all the camps in the pass can be abandoned, and the guard camp will be used as the palace army......

"We ......"

Dolgon looked up and glanced at the cold sun hanging high in the sky.

"Evacuation of the ...... of Castle Peak Pass"

Duoduo frowned slightly, and asked subconsciously.

"In such a little time, I'm afraid it's too late to transfer all the people and animals in the customs out of the customs......"

"These animal ...... in Kannai"

Dodor didn't finish his sentence, and he didn't ask any more.

Because he had already received the answer from Dorgon's cold eyes......

……

Inside Qingshan Pass, there are fierce battles everywhere.

The cavalry of both sides walked between the valleys, and more than a dozen Ming cavalry of 100 people were galloping up and down on it, chasing and fighting with the cavalry of the Qing army.

On the slopes of the foothills on both sides of the valley, several Ming cavalry formations of 1,000 people stood as guards.

At the foot of Xishan Mountain, it is the largest cavalry formation of the Ming army, and it is also the cavalry formation with the most banners.

Sun Chuanting wore a golden helmet of three flags and a moon light and dark, a gold-lacquered mountain-patterned cuirass, and a crimson beast-patterned battle skirt, standing in front of the formation.

Sun Chuanting was holding a clairvoyant mirror at this time, observing the battle situation everywhere.

A group of robes and belts, and the armored riders with helmets and armor all stood quietly behind Sun Chuanting with their reins pressed.

Chen Wang also stood beside Sun Chuanting.

In the attack and defense of Nanshan, although he won the battle, his subordinates also suffered heavy casualties.

The 2nd and 3rd Infantry Thousand Headquarters suffered casualties, but they were not too large, and they were not the main force attacking the mountain.

The main force attacking the mountain was the headquarters of the 1st Cavalry Thousand under his command.

The three camps captured in front were all captured by the heavy armor soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Thousand Headquarters.

When defending Gongshutai in the back, a bloody battle broke out between the mountain roads, and the headquarters of the 1st Cavalry suffered extremely heavy casualties.

In the four battles, nearly 200 people were lost, and 60 or 70 people were wounded.

Coupled with the troops who had folded in Jiazhuang and Jinan before, the 1,000 headquarters of the First Cavalry were still able to fight, and there were less than 600 people left, with nearly half of the casualties.

Therefore, in the follow-up battle, Sun Chuanting did not arrange any combat missions to Chen Wang, but let Chen Wang lead the troops and follow him.

In the past few days, Chen Wang has been following Sun Chuanting's side, watching Sun Chuanting command the army to move and confront the Qing army.

Sun Chuanting often gave orders or dispatched troops, and he would also explain to Chen Wang's why he responded this way.

Naturally, Chen Wang would not give up this opportunity to learn, and this kind of large-scale corps combat experience was exactly what he lacked.

The entire pass has been fought in a mess, and the battle lines are staggered, almost all of them are fighting around Qingshan Pass.

The gate of Qingshan Pass is located on the mountainside, guarding the road out of the pass, and the high mountains on both sides are arched, and the peaks and peaks are stacked on top of each other.

Whether it is facing inside or outside the pass, Qingshan Pass is the same, it is an easy to defend and difficult to attack.

At the foot of the mountain, there is a simple camp.

Now the remnants of the captives and the looted livestock in the pass are in that big camp.

The road out of the pass was full of people and livestock who were being driven towards the outside of the pass.

The scene Sun Chuanting saw was even more angry than at first.

Under the lens of the clairvoyant, those Jiannu on the mountain road kept urging to speed up.

When some of the frail civilians fell to the ground and could not keep up with the large army, the butcher's knives were directly and mercilessly swung.

Sun Chuanting put down the clairvoyant mirror in his hand, and in the depths of his eyes was anger and helplessness that could not be concealed.

After a few days of fierce fighting, he had done his best, and the battalions in the towns had also done their best.

The casualties almost doubled, and they rescued a total of 40,000 or 50,000 people from the various camps, and also recovered a lot of livestock, grain and grass.

But more people were still taken out of the customs by Jiannu.

Those people who were taken away from the customs were outside the customs, that is, as the slaves of those who built slaves, to be the most lowly clothed slaves, they could not be regarded as people at all......

Every year, there are many people who have been taken captive outside the Guan, and they want to return to the Guannai after going through thousands of difficulties and dangers.

Their arrival also made everyone aware of what was happening outside the gates.

"Governor, it looks like Jiannu is going to retreat."

Chen Wang's eyesight was excellent, and he first noticed the movement of the Qing army in the two mountains, and immediately frowned and reported to Sun Chuanting.

Sun Chuanting's expression was slightly condensed, and the pupils in his eyes shrank suddenly, he had been paying attention to the battlefield, and he had also seen the movement of the soldiers between the two mountains of the Qing army.

"You're right."

Sun Chuanting's expression was solemn, the barracks of the two mountains were the reliance of the Qing army, and it was precisely because of the barracks of the two mountains that the Qing army could keep the camp under the mountain.

But now the Qing army is taking the initiative to withdraw from the two mountains, which is undoubtedly a signal that the Qing army is preparing to evacuate Qingshan Pass.

Sun Chuanting didn't hesitate much, and immediately spread the news that the slaves and thieves were ready to abandon the village and leave the customs, and passed it to Cao Wenzhao and Zu Dashou, who were commanding on the front line.

Let the two lead their cavalry to move forward, cut the battlefield, intercept the Qing army withdrawn from the two mountains, pursue the retreating slaves, and rescue as many captives as possible.

Sun Chuanting's military order was passed down, and Zu Dashou and Cao Wenzhao, who were commanding in the front, also paid attention to the retreat of the Qing army, and immediately spread the news.

When the soldiers of the Ming army heard that the Qing army was preparing to abandon the pass and flee, they all cheered and their morale was high.

Because, this big war is finally coming to an end.

Not only did they win this battle, but they won it extremely beautifully, and they also washed away the shame they had been suffering from for many years!

Many generals have already begun to think about the reward when they return to Beijing to discuss their merits, but Sun Chuanting promised to celebrate them in the palace.

The soldiers were also thinking about the reward silver that would be distributed at that time, as well as the wine and meat that would be distributed at the celebration banquet.

As a result, the high-pitched shouts sounded from the array of the Ming army again.

It's just that the cheers that sounded from the Ming army's array lasted less than a moment, and then they were forced to be suppressed......

On the road out of the pass, those Jiannu armor soldiers who were evacuating, they were holding sharp blades, constantly slashing and killing the captured people and livestock on the way.

At this time, the camp under the mountain was also burning with a raging fire, and the cavalry of Jiannu galloped back and forth in the camp, holding their sabers high and constantly cutting and killing the people and livestock in the camp.

Those dead people and livestock became the best obstacles to block the Shanguan Pass and became a cover for the retreat of the Qing army......

(End of chapter)