Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 893 The Calm Before the Storm

Dorgon retreated into the depths of the grassland resolutely, finally gathered the troops he could mobilize, and was about to be beaten by Zhang Bei when the thunder sounded.Although the siege of Zhangbei was successfully resolved and more than 2000 heads were captured, Lei Shisheng's face was not happy, on the contrary, it was frighteningly gloomy.

Zu Dabi's expression was also gloomy, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Damn Jiannu, who obviously has four banners and ten times more troops than us, yet dares not fight us in an upright manner. Face!"

Lei Shisheng said: "They want to drag us to death!"

Tie Mu'er said helplessly: "Kong has all his strength but can't use it, so passive!"

Since the contact between the two armies, Dorgon has been avoiding decisive battles, concentrating his forces on attacking small fortresses with only a thousand or even a hundred or so people defending them. The rangers disturbed the rear supply line of the Tianxiong Army.His attempt is obvious, which is to consume a large amount of the Tianxiong Army's strength through piecemeal attacks, continuously bled the lion, and at the same time destroy the Tianxiong Army's rear supplies, further weakening the Tianxiong Army's combat effectiveness, and wait until the Tianxiong Army is weakened enough to The point of acceptance is to launch a fatal blow!This strategy of avoiding the real and attacking the false is undoubtedly very fatal to the currently stretched Tianxiong Army. There are too many immigrants who need their protection, and after the frontier troops have rebelled, their logistical supplies are also intermittent. The more difficult it is to take care of so many immigrants, the situation can be imagined.Lei Shisheng also assembled thousands of troops several times in an attempt to fight Dorgon, trying to severely damage one or two of his banners—the Tianxiong Army did have such capabilities.But every time Dorgon avoids it from a distance, and when he has no choice but to disperse the troops he has finally gathered to enrich the defense line that has already leaked, he then rushes up fiercely. He failed to inflict heavy damage on the enemy, but he suffered a lot of losses and was even more exhausted.

This cunning fox!
Lei Shisheng knew very well that his army was almost surrounded. Under such circumstances, it was almost impossible to regain the strategic initiative. He could only hope that Qian Yu's army could defeat the Junggars as soon as possible. , and then mobilize some troops to reinforce him.As long as the troops can be replenished, everything will be easy to handle.Although Qian Yu has to face more Junggar troops than here, but the Junggar people are gathered together to attack Lanzhou. As long as they gather together, Qian Yu will have a way to deal with them. Right now, Qian Yu is leading the Eight Thousand Heavens The Xiongjun and the [-] vassal cavalry rushed to Lanzhou full of anger, preparing for a decisive battle with the Junggars in Lanzhou. Once they were bitten by him, it was only a matter of time before the Junggars were wiped out.

The biggest headache for the Tianxiong army now is not how powerful the enemy is, but that they can't find the main force of the enemy, so they can fight a battle!
Although the effort to find Dorgon's decisive battle failed again this time, everyone was a little disappointed, but Lei Shisheng still showed full emotions, entered Zhangbei City, summoned and commanded more than a thousand Tianxiong troops and successfully withstood the [-] enemy troops. Shen Rui, the general who caused the enemy to lose soldiers and generals in the fierce attack, rewarded him for his attack, and also rewarded the soldiers who fought bravely.Although he really can't offer anything to reward these soldiers who fought bloody battles now, but they must be rewarded if they have meritorious service, this cannot be bad.

"General, can we win?" After receiving the award, a sharpshooter who had killed at least sixty enemies suddenly asked.

Lei Shisheng froze for a moment, but did not speak.

The sharpshooter asked loudly: "Why are only a group of us left fighting so fiercely and dying so tragically? What about the frontier troops? Where are the reinforcements from the interior? Why are they missing? We are fighting with only ten thousand people. Can we win the all-powerful soldiers who built slaves?"

All eyes were on Lei Shisheng, with anticipation amidst anxiety.They had fought alone for so long, so lonely, so desperate for reinforcements, good news!
Lei Shisheng said loudly: "We will not fight alone! It doesn't matter if the troops in the interior don't come to support us, the Heluo new army will come! The Sichuan army will come! The Denglai new army will come! Soon you will see the Heluo new army appearing all over the mountains and plains at the border, blocking Jiannu like a huge boulder!"

The light of hope shone again in the eyes of the soldiers.

The Heluo New Army, the best comrade-in-arms of the Tianxiong Army!They have the same weapons and equipment, receive the same training, and have the same ideals. Even if all the friendly troops betray the Tianxiong Army, the Heluo New Army will do their best to support them, just like they will do their best to support Heluo Like the new army.As long as the Heluo new army comes, they will have the hope of turning defeat into victory!

Wu Yun, a Mongolian girl dressed in military uniform and looking heroic, walked in quickly holding a little furry thing.It was a homing pigeon. It was attacked by a falcon on the way, and its whole body was pecked to a bloody mess. It flew to Zhang Beilai entirely with a willpower, and it is now dying.Lei Shisheng looked at the pigeon whose feathers were stained red with blood, sighed, and asked, "Which one is it?"

No one spoke.After the war, the contact between Tianxiong Army and the pass was almost cut off, and it was all maintained by these carrier pigeons. The hateful Mongols released a large number of falcons to hunt carrier pigeons. Several carrier pigeons never returned, so they could only come back. Very lucky.With a long sigh, Lei Shisheng untied the small bamboo tube from the carrier pigeon's leg, took out the letter from it, and unfolded it. When he saw it, his body trembled violently for no reason!
Zu Dabi asked, "What's wrong?"

Lei Shisheng took a deep breath, held up the small piece of paper and said loudly: "Soldiers, I said that we will never be alone, and now it has been proven! Champion Hou has returned, and his army He has already arrived in Yangquan, smashing the Tartars' attempt to enter the Central Plains via Yangquan! It won't be long before his army arrives in the Datong Basin, and the day when we settle accounts with the Jiannu Tartars is not far away!"

Everyone present was stunned, for a moment, Shen Rui took the lead in roaring: "Long live!"

The Tianxiong army was excited and roared loudly: "Long live! Long live!"

The interspersed army led by Aobai has always been a thorn in the heart of Lei Shisheng's army. You must know that the foundation of Tianxiong's army is in the famous way. Now that the rear is threatened, how can we not make them feel worried, but their strength is stretched , Powerless to stop, can only watch Oboi soaring all the way, getting closer and closer to the Daming Road, for these soldiers who are worried about the safety of their families, what a torment this is!It's all right now, Yang Menglong is back and personally led troops to guard Yangquan, Daming Dao is safe and sound, they finally let go of a big stone in their hearts.Most importantly, the arrival of Yang Menglong means that the Heluo new army will also be dispatched in full force, and their situation of fighting alone will be a thing of the past. Is there any more joyful news than this?
The cheers of "Long live" resounded through the sky, almost shaking the low-hanging lead cloud.Zhang Beicheng quickly dispatched his cavalry to report the unprecedented good news to his allies. Wherever he went, the shouts of "Long live" shook the sky, and the morale of the soldiers and civilians at the border was greatly boosted!It is said that their god of war has returned, and the good times of Jiannu and Tartar are over!
Lei Shisheng once again encouraged Zhang Bei's defenders, and then led the troops that had been assembled with great difficulty to quickly return to Datong.As soon as Zhang Bei came out, the smile on his face disappeared without a trace, and his expression became serious.All the generals were shocked, knowing that something big had happened, they gathered together by coincidence.

Lei Shisheng stabilized his mood, and said to Zu Dabi: "Old ancestor, you immediately lead these [-] cavalry back to Datong day and night, and then take all the cavalry you can gather now and go south in Datong. I don't care what you use. The solution is to arrive at Yangquan in the shortest possible time!"

Zu Dabi was taken aback: "Old Lei, what happened? Why..."

Lei Shisheng said: "The situation is too critical, so before the new army of Heluo was mobilized, Champion Hou set out first! Right now, his army is still hundreds of miles away, and besides a hundred or so recruits, there are only Thousands of troops have been defeated! What difference does this few people stand in front of the Jiannu and Tartars, and a dam built of sand to resist the tide!"

Zu Dabi cried out: "What!? His army...he is too desperate! Doesn't he know how much the Jiannu Tartars hate him, and even promised a big reward of one or two meat and one or two gold? !"

Lei Shisheng said: "This is what I'm most worried about! Patriarch, don't talk about it, hurry up and lead the cavalry south, or it will be too late!"

Zu Dabi said: "Okay!" Then he hesitated: "I took the cavalry away, what can you do?"

Lei Shisheng said: "I still have some national cavalry around me, which is enough. Besides, the news of the champion Hou in Yangquan may have been leaked, and the tartars will definitely rush like hungry wolves when they see meat. Xiangyangquan, if you want to kill him before the arrival of Heluo's new army, the pressure on my side will be greatly relieved... Don't worry, you'll be fine!"

The situation was urgent, so Zu Dabi didn't say much, and said: "Okay, then I'm going!" After saying hello, he led [-] cavalry and went straight to Datong.He couldn't wait until Datong to call up the cavalry. He first sent the cavalry to Datong with a military order to rush to Datong to gather the troops, and set off as soon as the army arrived.This time, the Tianxiong Army has put their money where their mouths are, and each cavalryman leads three horses, the horses don't stop, and the people don't leave the saddle, day and night.The Lingqiu Army Horse Farm received an order to select a large number of strong horses to go south, and arrived in Dingxiang ahead of the army, preparing to replenish the army with horses.Just because he knew that he would definitely get a powerful supplement when he arrived in Dingxiang, Zu Dabi didn't spare the horsepower at all, thousands of cavalry rushed all the way, as fast as lightning!Aobai launched a blitzkrieg to Tianxiong's army, which made Tianxiong's army scramble. Now he wants to return Aoboi with a more severe blitz, chop off his head and hang him in Yangquan City before Dorgon's army arrives. head to go!

Lei Shisheng led the infantry back to Datong quickly.After returning to Datong, his first order was to mobilize the war. Every man who could hold a rifle was enlisted in the front line. Stick to it and replace it.The military horse farm collected all available military horses and sent them over. A large number of heavy artillery were loaded on the carriages. The Tianxiong army was tired of endless defenses and confrontations. They wanted to concentrate all their forces and fight to the death with the enemy!
The situation on the battlefield changed suddenly. The Mongolian Army, the Qing Army, the Tianxiong Army, the Heluo New Army, and the Ming Army, who were unwilling to be slaves to Wei Wei, all moved towards Yangquan recklessly. Their purpose was very clear: to get ahead of the enemy. Arrived in Yangquan!

The small Yangquan suddenly became the center of the storm, and it will be famous in history.

The center of the storm is often the calmest, and Yangquan at this time is in the calm before the storm.The enemy army retreated three miles away, desperately arresting civilians, building siege equipment, collecting artillery and explosives, while the Ming army was busy strengthening its defense line.Time has not allowed them to build a series of strong camps outside Yangquan City to protect Yangquan. They can only dig trenches, pull barbed wire, and plant mines.Trenches are a good thing. They are necessary for defending the city and cannot be lost. So now thousands of young and strong are digging hard with engineering shovels. The ground is extremely frozen and hard to dig. People care about this, one group is too tired to die, and another group must dig out the trenches!

Everyone is separated by three miles, each working in his own way, and the well water does not interfere with the river water.It’s just that this kind of harmonious situation won’t last long, everyone knows this very well. Yang Menglong looked at the enemy’s camp a few miles away after inspecting the position, and said with a smile: “In two days at most, they will It's time to pounce on us like crazy and fight to the death."

The red lady smiled and sighed: "You are really a plague god, wherever you go, fierce battles will erupt with mountains of corpses and seas of blood!"

Yang Menglong shrugged and said, "I don't want to, but they insist on fighting me, what can I do?"

The red lady said, "So you are a plague god!"

Yang Menglong laughed loudly: "The God of Plague is the God of Plague. Anyway, any enemy who bumps into me will suffer from plague. I have long been used to it!"

Turning his head to look in the direction of Hebei, a look of worry passed between his brows.

At this moment, his army must be braving the wind and snow, traveling northward day and night, right? Will they arrive in Yangquan in time to join him?
He used himself as a bait to attract the main force of the enemy army. He was playing with fire. If Heluo's new army could not arrive in time, the fire would burn him to ashes!
I hope the new army of Heluo can arrive in time... I hope...

(End of this chapter)