Nanming Engineer

Chapter 436 Anger
After several days of heavy rain, on August 29, it finally subsided, from pouring rain to drizzle, depending on the weather, it will clear up in another day.

Dorgon narrowed his eyes, looked up at the fading dark clouds, a glimmer of haze flashed in his eyes, and frowned.

He is straddling an Ili horse, tall and strong, a head taller than ordinary Mongolian horses, with beautiful white hair, handsome appearance, long and powerful limbs, and smooth muscle lines. The heroic posture of this animal when it runs.

This kind of Ili horse with tall bones is extremely rare. In Dorgon's army, only his guard Ba Yala Battalion has several hundred horses.

However, the horse under the crotch probably also felt the upset of its owner at this time, obediently took small steps, and followed the brigade slowly forward. Around it, a large number of cavalry and infantry of the Qing army staggered along the muddy official road in the rain After the heavy rain, the road trampled by countless beast hoofers is simply a quagmire. The mud can submerge people's calves. The cowhide boots worn by the infantry can't be pulled out after stepping on them. The Eight Banners soldiers yelled Going forward, strenuously.

"Royal father, the road is too difficult to walk. Do you want to stop and send someone to repair the road with stones and sand, otherwise the cavalry and infantry can barely pass, and the artillery battalion behind may be difficult to move." Man Dahai came up from behind, Covered in mud, he asked in a tone of asking for instructions.

Dorgon squinted at him, waved his horsewhip leisurely, and asked, "Man Dahai, do you know what Wang Huan's Ming army is best at?"

Man Dahai was stunned for a moment, but immediately replied: "This dog is best at firearms!"

Dorgon nodded: "Yes, then you know, what is the most afraid of firearms?"

"Water!" Man Dahai answered even faster.

He already understood the intention of Dorgon's questioning.

Dorgon looked at him: "Compared with Wang Huan's, our artillery battalion is a joke. Since it doesn't work much, it's better to bring it with you than nothing, but what about the Ming army?"

He pointed at the mountains in front of him with the whip, raised the whip a little high, Man Dahai followed the whip to look over, vaguely through the rain curtain, felt as if he could see Shiling Pass in the distance beyond the mountains.

"Anyone who is good at using firearms must be afraid of rainy days. This is a common problem, and no one can be immune." The corner of Dorgon's mouth twitched slightly: "Wang Huan likes firearms, so we let him not use firearms. Without this rolling pin, I think How dare he make a New Year’s Eve dinner! Our army is 20, including [-] soldiers from the Eight Banners, plus [-] Mongolian soldiers. There are more than ten Han troops gathered from various places, totaling over [-]. , but only [-] Shaanxi soldiers, even if he can destroy the world with firearms, how can he resist them? As for the hundreds of thousands of rebellious troops under the city of Taiyuan, they are no more than pig ears! Send Zuo Menggeng and the others to destroy them, why? Toothless!"

He looked sideways at Man Dahai again: "So, do you know how to do it?"

Man Dahai's heart skipped a beat, he bowed his head and said, "I see, I'll do it right away!"

Dorgon's tone was serious, and he said coldly: "Leave the artillery battalion behind, and walk as fast as you can. The infantry and cavalry must keep up. Those who procrastinate will be dealt with by military law!"

Man Dahai crossed his hands, and immediately agreed: "Cha!" He wanted to pull his horse and leave.

Just at this time, a rider in front of him charged forward against the wind and rain, running fast in the mud along the way, almost knocking over several pawns, causing a lot of complaints, but the person who exited saw that the man was subdued. , immediately shut up resentfully.

That's the front scout, so urgent, there must be an urgent military situation.

Man Dahai also saw it, he stopped for a while, intending to listen.

Dorgon reservedly maintained a tall and straight posture, reined in his horse and stopped, watching the scout come to him after a simple questioning by the Bala soldiers.

"Urgent report! Last night, 2 people from Liu Zeqing's troops stayed in Hongquanzhai overnight. They were attacked by Shiling Guan Ming troops. The general soldier died, and Zuo Menggeng retreated with hundreds of remnants and fled to Xinzhou. After the Ming army succeeded, they fled without a trace." The scout spoke with a flexible mouth, fast, and shot out like a machine gun.

The audience fell silent.

Except for footsteps moving in the mud a little farther away and people shouting and cursing impatiently, no one present made a sound.

From Dorgon to the pawn leading the horse, everyone's eyes widened with disbelief.

4 people, even [-] pigs, are arranged in a square formation, and it is impossible to kill them all in one night and one morning.

The scout knelt on the ground and waited for a while, but no one responded. He buried his head and didn't dare to look up, so he had to bite the bullet and continue kneeling in the mud. After waiting for a while, he heard the voice of the regent slowly. .

"...Have you ever found out whether the Ming army used firearms?"

The scout quickly replied: "I heard from the defeated soldiers that the Ming army came out of the mountains and forests, and they all armed with guns and knives, and did not use firearms."

Man Dahai couldn't bear it anymore, and blurted out: "Without using firearms, Liu Zeqing and Zuo Menggeng were defeated? Are they pigs?"

The scout didn't dare to answer, and he didn't know how to answer.

Dorgon's expression turned cold, and he waved his hand to tell the scouts to leave: "Go and find out, and report immediately if there is any news!"

The banners all over the sky were wrapped into a ball in the rain, wet like a defeated army, just like the mood of the people who heard the news at this moment, full of anger.

Man Dahai was thinking about how Liu and Zuo lost, but looked up in confusion, and saw Dorgon looking at him.

On his cloudy face, those eyes full of dark circles were filled with a man-eating cold light!

"What are you doing here in a daze? Hurry up and pass the order!" The voice was not high, but there was gushing anger, full of murderous intent.

Man Dahai shuddered in his heart, hurriedly rode away, and sprinkled the general's order all the way.

The team in the rain moved a little faster in an instant, the sound of footsteps stepping on the mud became denser, and the sound of tens of thousands of people running almost overwhelmed the sound of the rain.

Dorgon gritted his teeth tightly, showing a fierce look, his murderous aura almost evaporated the raindrops that fell on his body, and the veins in his hand holding the rein were bulging. At this moment, no one dared to touch his reverse scales.

4 people, no firearms yet!What does this mean?When did the Ming army become so powerful in field battles?A night attack and a sneak attack took advantage of both, but Liu Zeqing and Zuo Menggeng were not idiots. The soldiers in their hands were the old troops they brought when they surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. It is very advantageous, otherwise Li Chengdong would not have swept Lingnan alone and was invincible.

But he was beaten and disabled, and Liu Zeqing was also decapitated.

It seems that the Ming army in front of them did not stand up with only firearms, and Nikan's defeat was not unjust.

Dorgon's blood boiled, and a hot feeling that he was about to face a powerful enemy flowed all over his body with the scalding blood, which made his spirit extremely excited. How many years has it been since this feeling?Two years, or five years?
I'm afraid it will be six or seven years. The last time was when Li Zicheng's army and horses were fighting fiercely at Shanhaiguan. Like a stripped beauty, naked in front of Jianzhou Jurchen.

Unexpectedly, in his lifetime, there would be a strong army from the Ming Dynasty who would dare to challenge the undefeated Qing Dynasty.

Fortunately even zai!A strange smile appeared on Dorgon's furious face.

(End of this chapter)