Xie Ming

Chapter 267 Time waits for no one!

Qi Gang reported the news to the north, and Xiao Lang accidentally asked about the incident of the barber order in Jinan to massacre the city.

Upon hearing this, Qi Gang was shocked and made a series of mistakes.

Xiao Lang made a lot of excuses and asked Qi Gang for details again.

"Oh, oh!"

"Yes!"

"Hey General!"

"According to the informants we sent, a few days ago, in early May, when the Dashun army of the rebels was defeated and retreated westward, Dorgon led his troops to carry out large-scale massacres in many places outside Beijing, including Sanhe, Changping, and Liangxiang in Debei Zhili."

"The Jiannu people actually imprisoned the spirit of the Han people and forcibly issued the order to shave their heads and change their clothes in these places!"

"This caused dissatisfaction among the local Han people, so they rose up one after another to oppose such behavior!"

"As for Jiannu Dorgon, we also sent troops to suppress him!"

"Over the past few days, the rebels' resistance has intensified, ultimately leading to a massacre by the barbarian soldiers!"

"It is said that the situation was extremely horrific, and even the old and the young were not spared!"

"Up to now, I'm afraid that about six to seven thousand people have died in this catastrophe!" Qi Gang said calmly, but his expression could not hide his hidden hatred for the Jiannu's actions.

After all, our Han compatriots are now being humiliated and slaughtered by foreigners. How can any passionate man bear to sit back and watch? !
After he finished speaking, Xiao Lang seemed to be sad as well, but he didn't wait for the two to reply.

The unlucky star next to him also suddenly threw out a palm strike!
Snapped!
The burning wood in his hand suddenly split into four pieces!

It is no wonder that the star of misfortune is like this. Considering his life experience, his hatred towards the foreigners of the Jiannu army is even more fierce!
Now, hearing such news, how could he not become furious and unable to calm down?
Seeing this, Xiao Jingchuan tilted his head to look at his behavior, was slightly stunned, shook his head and sighed.

"Ugh!"

"You are barbarians! How despicable and hateful you are!"

"One day, I will lead my army, pacify the northern border, and attack Liao land, and completely kill these beasts to vent my anger!" Xiao Jingchuan said with gritted teeth.

After hearing what was said, Qiu Zhizhong, who was sitting opposite him and observing the atmosphere, was afraid that Xiao Lang would be angry and ruin the plan, so he wanted to interrupt and give him some advice.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Lang took the first step and suddenly waved his hand, stopping Zhizhong from thinking, changing the subject and continuing the conversation.

"Hey! Right!"

"Fei Yu (Qiu Zhizhong), this time the Jiannu Dorgon slaughtered the civilians in the northern border like this!"

"This matter cannot be left like this!"

"Right now, our forces are too weak to go north and fight against Dorgon's army!"

"But that doesn't mean we can ignore this action completely!"

"so!"

"Go down and discuss some more solutions with Qi Gang!"

"Since the Jinan region has been hit by a disaster, there must be some survivors who have fled!"

"If you can't go north, then you will flee south!"

"I want you to wait and help these refugees in secret!"

“It’s OK to allocate special funds for this purpose!”

"We must try our best to gather these refugees!" Xiao Lang said seriously.

Upon hearing this, Qi Gang, Sang Menxing, Liu Erye and others were deeply moved by the general's righteousness and kept nodding their heads in agreement.

As for Qiu Zhizhong, he was more thoughtful than others, so he focused his attention on the word "collect" in Xiao Jingchuan's later words. He took a deep breath and wanted to ask more questions about this.

But Xiao Lang now reached out and grabbed him. "Fei Yu (Qiu Zhizhong), there is a follow-up to this matter!"

"There's no need to say more. Once the refugees are gathered, it won't be too late for us to talk!" There was a deep meaning in Xiao Lang's words.

Seeing the situation, Zhizhong didn't say anything more. He just took note and followed the orders.

After he finished speaking, Xiao Jingchuan stood up melancholy and walked forward two steps.

"Ugh!"

"Jiannu Dorgon, great trouble to the north!"

"Sooner or later, he will become a powerful enemy of our army!!"

"However, according to the news just reported by Qi Gang, I think that in the short term, this group of barbarians will not have time to look too far south."

"So, this gives us a brief window of opportunity to grow and expand our military horses!"

"Seize it! Make full use of it, so that you can gain a foothold and take root in this turbulent and chaotic situation!"

"Time waits for no one, don't wait, don't wait!"

"Sangmen Star!"

Xiao Lang looked at the Hutuo River Bay not far away and said goodbye with emotion.

Without much sighing, he suddenly turned his head back while speaking.

"Yes!"

"I'm here!" The Death Star listened carefully, clasped his fists and responded seriously.

"Go! Give orders to all units. We can only rest here for an hour. At the end of the hour of Wei, the entire army will set out again!" Xiao Lang ordered.

"Yes! Got it!" Death Star simply received the order and turned around and left.

May 14th, 45: p.m.

After Xiao Lang's troops were reorganized, they set out to break camp and head straight towards Lingshou County-Jingxing County!
That evening, Jingxing County was conquered!
Xiao Lang intended to lead his troops on a quick march and infiltrate the area.

Jingxing County is a fortified city behind you!
The throat leading from Northern Zhili to Shanxi!
Xiao Jingchuan led the troops and attacked here with thundering means, intending to completely cut off the idea of ​​the soldiers defending Zhending to escape to the west!
This will facilitate the specific strategic action of leading troops to besiege the city and attack Zhending Prefecture!
That day and night!
Li Huchen, who was in charge of his own troops and the combined troops of Liu Wenbing and Gong Yonggu, as well as Ma Minglu's supply unit, also forced a march south and arrived in Xingtang County at the beginning of the night.

At this point, Xingtang, Lingshou and Jingxing had completely formed a semi-encirclement of the Zhending city without much loss of soldiers and horses!

At the same time, Li Zicheng of the Dashun army fled westward in a panic. Due to the situation, he actually fled directly to Taiyuan Prefecture in Shanxi!

When he learned the news that Xiao Jingchuan's troops had won a great victory by forcing the Jian Nu army to retreat and intercept them in front of the northern gate of Baoding, he was dumbfounded and extremely shocked!

How could he have imagined that Xiao Jingchuan, a young guerrilla fighter in the late Ming Dynasty, could achieve such a record without realizing it!
I really misjudged it!
In Taiyuan, Li Zicheng's advisers, Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance, also had plans. They intended to take advantage of this opportunity to consolidate Taiyuan, defend Shanxi, and then plan to take over the east!
This strategy is the same as what Xiao Lang said before the pass. They are similar in nature and have the same purpose.

But Li Zicheng was stubborn and arbitrary again. He totally refused to take this approach and insisted on retreating westwards in a hurry, all the way back to his old nest in Shaanxi!
Song Xiance was very sad about this move, lamenting that his plan had not come true and the situation was hopeless!
Later, he spoke wildly after drinking, which led to the slander of a villain, and the news reached Li Zicheng's ears, causing Song Xiance to be beaten with a stick in the court in front of the tent, losing all his face and reputation!

The sun and the moon alternate!

In a flash, it was 11:45 am the next day.

In the morning, news came from Li Huchen's military headquarters in Xingtang in the north. Xiao Jingchuan immediately ordered Zhizhong to send someone to contact the informant in Zhending City to get the latest information.

At lunchtime, after sending someone back and forth, they finally returned to the temporary camping site of Xiao Lang's troops in Jingxing!
"Old Xiao?!"

"Eh?!"

"Unlucky star, have you seen Lao Xiao and no one else?!"

"I have some military intelligence to ask him!"

(End of this chapter)