After Li Xianzhong entered Xiguan, he found that the Ming army here was only 800 people, and after careful questioning, it was almost as he expected, and the troops of the original road were basically transferred to Nanguan.

Thirty or forty people ran back one after another, and it seemed that only these people were left in the half of the assault battalion that followed him in retreat this time.

At this time, he was still anxiously looking into the distance, Li Sanshun and the others and the Liaodong Iron Cavalry must not have an accident.

Finally, half an hour later, a large number of cavalry wearing iron armor appeared in Xiguan's field of vision.

Although Li Sanshun and others were also pursued by the Tartars, because thousands of Tartars were besieging the Mongols, most of the main force was pursuing Li Xianzhong.

There were only two or three thousand Tartars behind him, and soon they collided head-on with the Liaodong Iron Cavalry led by Zha Zhongwen.

Hearing that the major general was ambushed, the Liaodong Iron Cavalry fought bravely to be the first, and after killing hundreds of Tartars, they were able to evacuate the battlefield smoothly.

Most of the casualties of the assault battalion were killed and wounded in this expedition, and only more than 1,000 of the 2,500 people remained, and the main force of the Liaodong Iron Cavalry still existed, losing only 200 people.

Li Sanshun said: "Don't worry, the young general, I have already notified the five hundred brothers in charge of escorting the transportation, and asked them to follow the Mongols back to Zaisai's camp first, and then return to Kaiyuan when it is safe here." ”

However, this is not the time to relax, Li Xianzhong divided the assault battalion into two, 500 people stayed behind to assist in guarding Xiguan, and the rest rushed to Nanguan immediately.

He led 1800 Liaodong iron cavalry to the north of the town "Laoguan".

What is the situation in Beiguan now, Li Xianzhong has no bottom in his heart. Although the main force of the Tartars is definitely chasing after them, since they have the ability to conquer the new pass, they must also be able to capture the old pass.

Lao Guanshang Yu Wanli and Liu Hope are leading more than 1,000 people to resist the attack with white flags.

The reason why Lao Guan has not been lost until now is thanks to Du Du.

Although he is already the master of a banner, he is young after all and does not know much about Kaiyuan's situation.

I didn't know that there were two city gates and two side walls in the north pass of Kaiyuan, and after discovering that the Liaodong iron cavalry appeared outside the north pass, he had people burn the siege ladder.

So much so that his white flag could not capture the old North Pass for the first time.

In addition, although his action of filling the trench in the middle of the night accelerated his pace of taking Beiguan, he also revealed his intention to attack Beiguan a few hours in advance.

This also led to both Kaiyuan and Nanguan sending reinforcements.

Although there were no soldiers in Kaiyuan City, Xiong Tingbi forcibly recruited hundreds of family members from various prefectures, as well as officials and headhunters to guard the pass.

Yu Wanli was ordered to lead the remaining 300 Pingyu guards to Beiguan.

When Du Du heard the familiar sound of fire, he knew that something bad was wrong, and the reinforcements of the Ming Kingdom had arrived.

Although at this time, there were only 50 strokes left in the Lu Mi gun that could be used normally, but with the advantage of range, the Ming army still continued to attack the white flag archers under the city.

Helpless, Du Du had to ask people to rebuild the siege ladder.

But when they attacked the city, Mao Wenlong led more than 1,000 Ming troops to come to reinforcements.

When Yan Mingtai discovered that the Tartars were only using some coats to feint to attack the South Pass, he was keenly aware that their main attack direction had shifted to the North Pass at this time.

Soon Nurhachi came to Zhenbei Pass in person, and when he heard that Du Du had not yet taken the old North Pass, he was also extremely shocked.

This time the ambush outside the pass still won a lot, eliminating a thousand Mongolian cavalry, as well as the main cavalry of the small 2,000 Ming army, but unfortunately let Li Xianzhong run away.

Although he also lost nearly a thousand people, as long as he can fight his way to the original road, these losses are worth it.

He said to Huang Taiji: "Sibeiler, you lead Zhengbai Banner to Laoguan to replace Du Du, and you must quickly take Laoguan." ”

When Huang Taiji led the white flag to Laoguan, Li Xianzhong had already arrived.

Du Du said with a little dejected: "Sibeile, the main force of the Ming army has arrived, and the iron armor of the whole body is extremely strong, and we have just been driven down the city pass." ”

Huang Taiji saw that there were a large number of Ming troops in the city, and his clothes and armor were distinct, and he instantly frowned.

Just when he was still thinking about how to attack the city, he saw Li Xianzhong on the city say: "The general is Li Xianzhong, the chief soldier of Kaiyuan, and I heard that Nurhachi rewarded the general with a heavy amount of money. Now I am in front of you, and those who are not afraid of death will come and take it, right? ”

Then he laughed again and said, "Don't say that I won't give you a chance, I'll open the city gate and wait for you to come!" ”

"I want to see if the so-called Eight Banners have the courage to enter the customs and capture me!"

Li Xianzhong's words directly stunned Mao Wenlong and Yu Wanli on the side, and directly opened the door, is General Li crazy?

Li Xianzhong saw the doubts of the two and said: "There are no less than 20,000 Tartars outside the North Pass, if they don't overwhelm them in momentum, the old pass will not be able to hold it sooner or later." ”

"Don't worry, the general's Liaodong Iron Cavalry has not been afraid of anyone in the head-to-head battle."

Looking at Li Xianzhong, who was full of self-confidence, Mao Wenlong also had to sigh, "It's really a hero from ancient times", Li Zongbing is only in his early 20s, and this courage in using soldiers really makes me admire.

Sure enough, not long after, the gate of Laoguan was slowly opened.

These gates of the Ming Kingdom lay in front of them, which made the Eight Banners suffer.

But when he really opened the door, Huang Taiji hesitated again!

He knew very well that this was Li Xianzhong's heart-attacking tactic, and there must be fraud in this wide open door.

If he enters the army, he will surely fall into his way; If they dare not enter the army, their morale will surely plummet.

Du Du on the side shouted: "Sibeile, I think this is Li Xianzhong's plan to make the city empty." I am willing to rush to the city with my troops, and I will definitely capture this guy alive! ”

This Du Du is really laughable, it's obviously a pit, and he has to jump into it.

The city is full of heavily armed Ming troops, and this guy can still pull an empty city plan.

Fortunately, the Great Khan sent himself to command, otherwise with Du Du's reckless character, he would have been captured by Li Xianzhong.

He was also helpless against Li Xianzhong's scheme.

Unless the troops are withdrawn, they will definitely rush in.

The defender of the city opened the city gate and shouted to you to attack, but the attacker was frightened, and I am afraid that people will laugh out of their big teeth when this is spread!

Huang Taiji didn't want Du Du to take risks, so he let the white banner of Jiala Zhen Su Lin'a lead the cavalry to charge.

After fighting for so many years, it was the first time he heard that a defender had taken the initiative to open the city gate and call the attacker to attack.

But he can't control so much, since the master has an order, being a slave is naturally to carry it out with all his might, so he hurriedly urged his men and horses to rush to the city gate!

As soon as the vanguard of Jianyu rushed into the city gate, Li Sanshun hurriedly ordered the Ming army in the city to throw stones and logs at the city gate.

He said to Yu Wanli: "What are you doing in a daze, don't set fire to it quickly." Mr. Li only said to open the door, but did not say to let them in safely. ”

Li Sanshun has followed Li Xianzhong for the longest time, and he is naturally familiar with his "obscene flow" style of play.

On the other side, Huang Taiji also ordered the two white flags to directly attack the city and cooperate with Su Lin A to seize the gate.

He is not stupid, the city gate is so narrow, he can't simply send troops in waves for Li Xianzhong to eat.

At this time, the city wall and city gates attacked together, so that the Ming army could take care of one and lose the other.

In the morning, he was chased by two yellow flags outside Beiguan, and Li Xianzhong had already held back the fire in his belly.

Of course, he couldn't have opened the gates for a fair head-on fight with the Tartars.

At this time, the five hundred Liaodong iron cavalry under the city were already holding three-eyed guns and waiting for the battle.

As soon as Su Lin'a and the others entered the city gate, they saw rows of Ming troops holding firearms calmly firing at themselves.

The cavalry of the white flag who had just rushed in fell one after another, and occasionally a few did not hit the vital point, and the cavalry that continued to charge was also killed by the Liaodong iron cavalry holding spears nearby.

After a while, the gate of the city was full of Tartar corpses in white armor, almost blocking the city gate.

The follow-up Tartars did not dare to rush in again and send them to death.

Li Xianzhong snorted coldly, thinking that it was not easy for 500 Liaodong iron horsemen with three-eyed guns to block a city gate hole.

Soon Li Xianzhong came to the city pass with a silver gun, and it was obvious that he had not enjoyed killing.

However, he found that he still couldn't make a move, and Du Du temporarily built a siege ladder with more than 100 ladders, and the Liaodong Iron Cavalry was almost four or five people guarding a battlement, and it was difficult for the Tartars to climb the city.

The emperor Taiji under the city was also frowning, and their bows and arrows would not have much impact on the Ming army in the city.

These Ming soldiers were covered in iron armor, and even equipped with face armor, and they didn't care about their bows and arrows at all.

The defenders of the city are not restrained by bows and arrows, and it is quite easy for many people to hold a battlement.

Liaodong iron cavalry, combined with firearms, is not comparable to their bows and arrows.

Huang Taiji understood that it was impossible for him to take the city pass in front of him.

Soon he ended this fearless struggle.

As the Tartars receded like a tide, the Ming troops on the gate also erupted in thunderous cheers at this time.

Mao Wenlong was completely convinced of Li Xianzhong, and directly opened the city gate to fight against the Tartars, how domineering this is!

In fact, when the troops are abundant and the combat strength is not weaker than that of the opponent, there is not much risk in doing so.

Even if the Ming army under the city did not withstand the impact of the Tartars, the city gate of the old pass was equipped with a "jack gate", and at most this gate was temporarily sealed to completely seal the city gate, which could also prevent the subsequent Tartars from entering the city.

Huang Taiji not only withdrew from the old pass, they even gave up the Zhenbei Pass that they had finally captured.

Because at this time, the backyard of Jianzhou was already on fire, and the fire was not small.

The Ming army of Xuanfu stationed in Yahu Pass conquered Wuji Pass and was advancing in the direction of Hetuala, and the Ming army of Fushun Pass also fought with the red flag several times in front of the pass, and both sides were killed and wounded, and the pressure on Yue Tuo was very great.

Of course, the main thing is that Yehe's cavalry went out again, although they did not penetrate deep into the city of Hetuala, but they took the opportunity to sweep the various walled cities under Jianzhou, plundering property and people.

The blow was quite deadly, even more dangerous than the direct attack on the city of Hetuala, and Nurhachi had no choice but to end this failed trip to the Plains.

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