Nanming Engineer

Chapter 433 Night Battle
Liu Zeqing was aggrieved.

It has been five years since Duoduo went south in the second year of Shunzhi and Shi Kefa joined the Qing court when he died in Yangzhou.

During these five years, Liu Zeqing was kept in captivity in Beijing, and he was not allowed to leave the capital five miles away. A team of Qing soldiers was stationed outside his house, called protection, but actually surveillance. They stared at his spine all day long, making him very uncomfortable. comfortable.

Taking away the military power and being kept in captivity like domestic animals is equivalent to living in a larger cage. This kind of treatment, plus the rewards of a mere third-class viscount and two maids from the Qing court, how can it compare with the Nanming crown prince, grand teacher, What are the status of the two wealthy places, Feng Dong Ping Bo and Zhen Huai An Yang Zhou?
Jump from the rice trough to the chaff trough.He often thinks secretly like self-deprecating.

Sometimes, he even became jealous of Huang Degong, who was also in the four towns of Jiangbei. Huang Degong died by the Qinhuai River for Emperor Baohongguang when the city of Nanjing was broken. The current predicament of being neither dead nor alive, neither up nor down, is much better.

Maybe it was not a good choice to be greedy for life and fear of death, surrendering to the Qing court.

When he came here, he saw that some generals from the Ming Dynasty who were far inferior to him were reused, and they were arrogant, so he couldn't get angry.Let’s not talk about Kong Youde, Geng Jingzhong and others. After all, they surrendered very early, but what about Wu Sangui, Tang Tong, Bai Guangen and others?No matter from which point of view, these people are not as good as their own abilities, but because of climbing the dragon and the phoenix, they got acquainted with the high officials of the Qing Dynasty, and once ascended to heaven, they lived a life of wealth and glory.And I was an uncle in the Ming Dynasty anyway, if the Qing army didn't take the initiative to surrender to the Qing, how could it be so easy to hit the city of Nanjing?Shi Kefa passed more than a dozen supervisory orders to him a day, and in the end they were all begging. Liu Zeqing still surrendered without hesitation. Nearly [-] tiger and wolf soldiers under his command were sold to the Qing Dynasty. To be treated like this?
Liu Zeqing couldn't breathe.

He even had the idea of ​​reversing the situation. These days, the king's flag is changing on the top of the city. As long as there are soldiers, they are uncles everywhere. The old troops under his command are scattered all over the world. Daming is a way out.

However, this idea has not been figured out before the Qing court's royal order came. The regent Dorgon ordered Liu Zeqing to clean up the old troops and lead the army to the south to cooperate with the Qing court army to encircle and suppress the Shanxi rebellious army.

Liu Zeqing is only fifty years old, his body is strong, his spirit is in good shape, and he is ecstatic after being ordered. This is a great opportunity for a comeback!As long as you work hard in this battle, hug the legs of one or two Qing court bigwigs, and get appreciation, why don't you worry about being handsome and crowned king in the future?
While he was happy, Liu Zeqing was not incompetent to be a great warlord in the troubled times of the late Ming Dynasty. There was a trace of clarity in his mind. While contacting the old ministry and recruiting troops, he also asked around to find out about the situation in Shanxi.

Only after this investigation did we find out that Shanxi was already in dire straits, like a mess of porridge that was out of control. Jinzhong burned into carbon pellets.

In the whole of Shanxi, except for the area to the east of Datong, which is still in the hands of the Qing court, all other places have raised the anti-Qing flag. which shall not survive.

However, if the situation is not urgent, it is estimated that the Qing court would not use the Ming Dynasty's surrender general who is deeply suspicious. Liu Zeqing also knows this very well. Similarly, the war against the Qing army, especially the Eight Banners soldiers. I trust and understand very clearly that although Shanxi is in a hurry, it is caused by insufficient attention. Now that the Prince Regent is personally conquering, and the Eight Banners army is pouring out, under such a heavy pressure, even if Shanxi is a rock, it can be crushed. up.

So Liu Zeqing set out on the road full of confidence. Most of his old troops were in Shandong. After gathering more than 2 people in Jinan, the people who followed Tong Yangliang came to Jindi from Shandong via North Zhili. Tong Yangliang stayed in Daizhou. Continue to go south, rush all the way, and take the lead in the mountains south of Xinzhou.

Running so fast, naturally there is a careful thought of grabbing the first victory. After staying in the Ming army for so long, Liu Zeqing knows how much the opponent has. Even if the Ming army from Shaanxi beheaded Meng Qiaofang, the governor of Shaanxi However, Liu Zeqing still looks down on the other party from the bottom of his heart. He spends money and drinks soldiers' blood, engages in business to blackmail rich households, shouts to the court that he is poor and shows off his martial arts to the common people. After bullying Meng Qiaofang so much, it won't take a few days to come to Shanxi.

So it was only a matter of course to fight a dozen small groups of the Ming army, behead their heads and ask for credit in front of the regent.

According to his thinking, Hongquanzhai is not close enough, so he should push toward Shiling Pass, or even go directly to Shiling Pass to invite the Ming army to come out and fight. Anyway, the Ming army in Guancheng However, there are nearly 2 people, not as many as our own, and I don’t know how many vacancies there are. If there is a real fight, my side will definitely have the upper hand.

But a piece of intelligence on the way almost made him fall off his horse.

Trembling and grabbing the messenger's lapel, Liu Zeqing turned pale and shouted in a trembling voice, "Is this news reliable?"

His subordinates also looked mournful, and said with a bitter face: "It's true, Boluo's death and Nikan's defeat have already spread inside and outside the Great Wall. Only you, General, are far away in Shandong and walked fast all the way. I haven't received the news, and the corpses in front of Shiling Pass may not be cleaned up at this moment!"

Liu Zeqing sat on the horse blankly, startled for a while, and didn't make a sound for a long time.

The messenger didn't know what was wrong, so he looked up secretly, only to find that the mighty Qilu general was already sitting on his horse, stupid.

The soldiers around were silent and looked at each other. After a long time, a lieutenant dared to speak: "General, what shall we... do?"

Liu Zeqing slowed down, swallowed his saliva, and asked with his hands on his forehead, "How far is it from Shiling Pass?"

"There are still fifty miles." The lieutenant replied.

"The whole army stopped and looked around. There is a place to build a camp there. Set up camp and wait for the regent's army." Liu Zeqing said weakly: "We must act cautiously with such powerful characters!"

"Yes, yes, proceed with caution! The general is wise!" Everyone said in unison.

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On a rainy night in Luliang Mountain, the trees move with the wind, swaying all over the mountain, there is no moon in the sky, and the shadows of black holes are all over the mountain. It is not clear whether it is a forest or a mountain shadow. Deep in the grass, the sound of animals is startled from time to time. Being in it, it is inevitable. The sound of the wind is rumbling, and the grass and trees are all soldiers.

Hongquanzhai was originally a bandit den in the mountains, where more than 200 people gathered to make a living by robbing passing merchants. Liu Zeqing chose this place, killed the bandits, occupied the cottage, and more than 2 officers and soldiers lived in it.

Even so, Liu Zeqing was still worried, and set up defenses in the crude bandit den. He personally led a group of lieutenants and generals to look back and forth several times. fortress.

Finally, at the third quarter of the hour of Hai, Liu Zeqing inspected the camp in the heavy rain, severely whipped a few night watch soldiers who were hiding under the wall to avoid the rain, lost his temper, and just returned to the largest room in the cottage he occupied. In the tile-roofed house, take off your armor and go to sleep.

Not long after lying down, he suddenly opened his eyes, rolled over and sat up, listening carefully.

Suddenly, he reached out and grabbed the long knife by the bed, and pulled it out with a "swipe", before he even had time to put on his coat, he rushed to the door in a few steps.

The next moment, his breathing became rapid, and he was completely unaware of the dense raindrops hitting his face and body. His hands were shaking slightly, and the right hand holding the knife tightly held the handle. His eyes were wide open, and his bloodshot pupils were looking at him. The direction of the wall.

A group of black shadows jumped in the light of a few campfires. They climbed over the wall without making the slightest sound, like a group of night owls descending from the sky, holding weapons in their hands, slashing and killing the guarding soldiers. The Qing soldiers caught off guard He screamed and was knocked to the ground, blood bursting out.

What about dark whistle?Where are the scouts?

Liu Zeqing seemed to be in a dream, the infallible defense was smashed to pieces, so many people were scattered outside, and the enemy broke into the core of the central army without even giving a warning. Who is this?

"Enemy attack!" Liu Zeqing was awakened by the cold rain, and shouted sharply: "Enemy attack at night!"

People have already run out of tents and houses, scattered and not forming a formation. The people rushing in are like the autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves, rushing over like a tide, stabbing with long spears and slashing with long knives. The soldiers were ruthlessly trampled on the ground and trampled at will.

Liu Zeqing yelled a few times, successfully attracting the attention of those who came, and a group of black shadows rushed over.

Liu Zeqing turned around and ran, yelling loudly while running, the guards gathered eagerly were also moving closer to him, the sound of weapons clashing filled the night sky.

"Death!" A hooked and sickle spear was held in the hands of a tall black shadow, flying like a snake, and like a dragon sailing into the sea. The simple movements of smashing, stabbing, and cutting were extremely skillful, and the combination seemed exquisite. His marksmanship was so defenseless, the bodyguards who went up were pierced by the shadow of the spear, and blood holes suddenly appeared amidst the screams, and the armor could not resist.

Liu Zeqing was terrified, and ran back without looking back. The barracks was in complete chaos, and there were shouts and fighting everywhere, "Enemy attack, enemy attack!" and "Run, run!" People yelled at the same time, some ran backwards, some ran forward, and some ran around, not knowing where to run.

From the moment he saw the enemy, Liu Zeqing never had the idea of ​​gathering his subordinates to fight back. It's not that he has never encountered a night attack, but he has never seen such a clean and neat one. This is a strong army, stronger than himself With so many enemy troops, how could it be possible to counterattack with this group of soldiers at hand?

The general's intuition played a role at a certain moment, Liu Zeqing swung the knife back like a conditioned reflex, and with a sound of "Dang!", he parried the long spear that was stabbing at his back.

"Huh? I'm such a master!"

Swearing words with a Sichuan accent came out of the mouth of the gunman, and Li Zeqing also saw the appearance of the comer clearly through the flames of a tent burning on one side.

"Baijia!" Liu Zeqing lunged and raised his knife, swallowing a mouthful of saliva: "Baijia soldiers!"

The big man with the gun was wearing a blindfold, his only eyes flashed a violent light, the beards on his face stood up like steel needles, he raised his spear, and stabbed at him with a grinning grin.

(End of this chapter)