Dorgon nodded and said in a deep voice, "It's good that you know your guilt." This king will kill you now, maybe you won't say anything, but it will make the Eight Banners lose unity, the national war is imminent, and this king needs all the generals to work together. Bow down, raise your head, and look to the east! ”

Ao Bai was originally embarrassed and bowed his head by Dolgon, but was reprimanded by Dolgon, raised his head again, looked to the east, and Dolgon said: "There is Yang Gezhuang, what do you think?" ”

Ao Bai didn't need to look at it at all, he participated in the raiding of the customs several times, and he was very familiar with the terrain of this place and said: "If Prince Hui Rui is the word, Yanggezhuang is the eye of this place, occupying Yanggezhuang, which can be attacked and defended. ”

Dolgon nodded: "It seems that the first emperor did not misunderstand you, you are indeed the general of the battle array."

You sharpen the knife and defeat the country, frustrate my Qing Dynasty prestige, deserve to be executed, now give another chance, you lead the headquarters, take Yang Gezhuang before dark, take this king to avoid your capital crime, if you can't take it, you will die in it, don't come back. ”

Ao Bai nodded heavily: "Prince Xie Rui's grace not to kill." ”

The wide ground around Yanggezhuang covered the earth, and the winter wheat that was close to maturity was trampled into a puddle of mud by people and horses, and the Qing army and the Shun army, the two strongest armies in the east, were deployed separately at this time, like the sea, spread out on the ground, and Yanggezhuang has become a place where the tide collides, like a reef, constantly splashing waves.

It's just that this wave is blood-colored, and every collision takes away countless lives.

The battle lasted from noon to the afternoon, the Qing army sent reinforcements three times, and the Shun army sent four times, the battle in the village was very fierce, and there were constantly soldiers in groups going in, and then wailing and being carried out, as for the corpses, the two sides in the fierce battle could not take care of it, and some had even become part of the fortifications.

In the evening, the village suddenly burst into flames, and then the Shun army retreated piecemeal, announcing that Yanggezhuang belonged to the Qing army.

At night, Liu Zongmin and the generals gathered in the big tent, listening to Li Laiheng narrate the process of the battle for Yanggezhuang, he is not the boss, such an important task will not be handed over to him, the coach is Gu Kecheng, he is the deputy marshal of the left battalion, is the first wave of reinforcements to arrive, this is a fierce and good fighter, since noon the first wave of people rushed into Yanggezhuang, the battle did not retreat, seriously injured and returned.

"At first, they were all armored prisoners, and we fought one courtyard after another, both sides relied on their own abilities, and it was difficult to distinguish between the killings, depending on who had the most people, and who was ruthless. But then it didn't happen, and the last wave of reinforcements from the Qing army was a group of Han troops, who brought artillery into the village.

The house we defended, whether it was the wall or the doors and windows, could not withstand their shelling, they bombarded the wall with solid shells, put small cannons at the courtyard gate or corner, as soon as our people rushed out, they changed the shotguns, and Gu Shuai was hit in the shoulder by a shotgun. Li Laiheng said seriously.

Liu Zongmin bowed slightly, he had already learned that in order to seize Yanggezhuang, more than 400 people were killed in the left battalion, most of which were not recovered, and there were many seriously injured.

The reason for withdrawing was not that it could not bear the casualties, but that the Qing army began to use the main force of cavalry, and Liu Zongmin did not want to have a cavalry duel with the Qing army in the wilderness, which was not the strength of the Shun army.

Liu Zongmin looked at the generals and said, "Big guy, tell me how to deal with it." ”

Assisting Liu Zongmin is Liu Fangliang, the coach of the left battalion, in addition to Yihou Zhang Nai and others, Liu Fangliang took the lead and said: "Bohou, Yanggezhuang is occupied, the opportunity has been lost, it is better to stabilize the position first, and fight again tomorrow." ”

Zhang Nai nodded and said, "What I said is to let the battalions rest for one night, and let the auxiliaries and civilians repair the fortifications." ”

Liu Zongmin smiled, these arrangements were serious, and he naturally agreed, but Liu Zongmin said: "What you said is right, but what I want to ask is, tomorrow, will we attack or defend." ”

"Today, the left battalion fought in Yanggezhuang, and the Donglu had a hard encounter, it seems that the rumors are true, the Donglu is really able to fight, this period of time, the Tartars, the Han army, the Dongyu, we have all seen it one by one, there is no coward, as far as I can see, it is still ...... Let's keep it. Liu Fangliang said, at the end, he smiled awkwardly, and among the people present, some of the older people laughed out loud.

Liu Zongmin quipped: "Cihou said this, I am relieved." ”

When Li Zicheng was busy dealing with the affairs of Shanhaiguan, Liu Fangliang was in charge of the defense of Jizhen, although nominally to prevent the invasion of the grassland, but in fact it was to incorporate the Ming army from all walks of life, and he completed this work quite well, but the problem was that Liu Fangliang also lost the opportunity to confront the Qing army.

Because he has not seen it, and Liu Fangliang himself is arrogant, he doesn't care about the Qing army, but he has suffered a loss in Yanggezhuang today, and he understands.

Zhang Nai said: "Defending is to be defended, but the Dongyu may not be able to attack with all their might, so how should we do the task assigned by the emperor?" ”

Speaking of this, Liu Zongmin waved his hand: "You all retreat first." ”

Except for a few generals, the rest retreated, Liu Zongmin said: "If that's the case, we will fight Yanggezhuang, everyone, you still have to be prepared for death and injury." Cihou, Bai Guangen follow you, Yihou, Tang Tong follow you, these two can still fight, but they can't be used to death, defend tomorrow, let them go to the top for the time being, you leave your strength. If Dongyu really doesn't want to attack, this Yang Gezhuang still has to fight.

The emperor means that whether it is defending or attacking, it is necessary to hurt the eastern captives, but it is also necessary to let Dolgon see the opportunity, otherwise the eastern Duoduo branch may not be willing to come out. ”

If it is really a decisive battle, Li Zicheng must be in charge personally, but he didn't, just because the main force going north was just a feint. The strategic intention of the Shun army was to break through each of the two Qing armies in the east and west before they joined forces, but the Qing army Dolgon was strong and had many soldiers and horses, and it was difficult to attack because it was deep into the Chaobai River valley.

The road to the east of Dordor, all cavalry, come and go freely, if the main force is used to attack, Dolgon will take advantage of the weakness to attack the capital.

Therefore, after discussion, the high-level of Dashun decided to take the initiative to face Dolgon, put pressure on him, and forced Duoduo to come to help, and Li Guo was already on the way to Duoduo's help, looking for an opportunity to ambush and annihilate this army.

Of course, Liu Zongmin and other Dashun generals knew very well that the two sides had similar troops, and a rash duel might not be able to hurt Dolgon and force Duoduo to help, and it was more likely that the duel with Dolgon showed signs of failure.

Early in the morning of the second day, both sides launched a large array, wanting to occupy a broader front, but the west is the Chaobai River, the east is hills and mountains, and in the end both sides can not get the space to surround the enemy's army, and a pole car in the two sides of the large array set up a bucket, because of the flat terrain, the bucket can easily observe the opponent's movement and array.

On the banner of Shunzi, Liu Zongmin took out a telescope and observed the large array of the Qing army, the front of the Qing army spread out for five or six miles, the sound of various drums continued, accompanied by bursts of formation changes, all kinds of different arms carried out the battlefield in different postures, the infantry column became a horizontal team, the cavalry was on one side, and the artillery slowly moved forward.

The whole formation was strict and powerful, and the simple banners and drums made it very convenient for the Qing army to command.

The Qing army, which had completed the formation, formed an orderly black tide on the horizon, and the formation was neat, with banners waving, armor and various blades constantly flashing with the rising sun. The Qing troops on the entire front stood solemnly and silently, filled with a kind of eye-catching slaughter.

"Damn, I knew that Dongyu was by no means comparable to an ordinary army." Liu Zongmin looked at it and muttered in a low voice.

But the Shun army was not afraid, because they were also victorious divisions.

At this time, Liu Fangliang and Zhang Nai had already completed the formation and rushed from both wings, because the Shun army only had more than 80,000 combat troops, and set up a large array that spanned eight miles and was four or five miles deep, and Liu Zongmin alone could not command it at all, so he handed over the left wing to Liu Fangliang and the right wing to Zhang Nai.

As soon as he came to the Chinese army, Liu Fangliang patted Zhang Nai's shoulder and said, "Yihou, don't say that my brother takes advantage of you, if you find it difficult, let's change it." ”

Zhang Nai smiled indifferently: "Cihou gave the little brother the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and the little brother is too late to be grateful. ”

"Well, in that case, I won't say anything. Ruhou, the reserves in your hands, leave more for the Yihou side, and my side will bear it. Liu Fangliang said happily.

Liu Fangliang did take advantage, but people relied on ingenuity.

Last night, Liu Fangliang's soldiers in the left battalion put down their swords and spears, picked up hoes and shovels, and did all night of farm work, but instead of helping the auxiliary soldiers dig fortifications, they watered the ground.

Liu Fangliang checked the terrain last night and found that the water level of the Chaobai River had risen a lot, and the terrain of the left wing he was responsible for was relatively low-lying, and the farmers in the nearby villages could divert the water of the Chaobai River to irrigate the land.

And just now, the Qing army also discovered this, so it dispatched troops and horses on a large scale, transferred cavalry to the Chinese army, and transferred a large number of artillery to the right flank of the Shun army, which was not needed on the left wing anyway.

Liu Zongmin looked at Zhang Nai: "Yihou, you can be sure." ”

"Haha, don't worry, he is good at using water, and I am good at using soil, and Dongyu can't take advantage of me." Zhang Nai said lightly.

"Very good, since you already have a plan and are full of confidence, I am also relieved. I have 5,000 people for you here, and if you can't support them, you can transfer them at will. Remember, you can retreat, but you can't collapse! Liu Zongmin reminded.

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