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When Peng Youyi received the news of the victory in Shengdian conveyed by Liu Sheng, he had already captured Xianghe and was preparing to march to Tongzhou.

Although Xianghe was captured, the atmosphere in the army was not pleasant before the victory was received.

It's not that the Yi army lost many soldiers in attacking Xianghe - in fact, the Yi army captured Xianghe without spending a single soldier, but what they got was an empty city!

To be precise, it was a dead city that was slaughtered by the Qing Dynasty!

Perhaps some Xianghe people escaped alive, but when Zhang Xin led the fifth brigade to the city first, what he saw was that the city was littered with dead people, blood flowed in the streets, husbands fell to death in front of the door, and women and children died tragically in the house. A scene from hell!

The Yi army had gone north from Tianjin before. Although the scouts had seen small groups of Qing rebels plundering villages, and they had also seen villages and forts massacred by Qing captives, this was the first time they had seen the massacred city.

From senior generals like Peng Youyi and Zhang Xin to ordinary soldiers, after seeing the miserable scene in Xianghe County, everyone felt heavy and filled with righteous indignation.

If there were some soldiers in the army who had difficulty understanding Liu Sheng's order to rush the army north to drive out the Tartars, then after entering Xianghe County, no one could not understand the meaning of their march north.

Not to mention, today's Wei army can definitely be regarded as the army with the highest level of education.

In daily life in the army, military and political officers not only teach the soldiers how to read and learn arithmetic, but also tell stories. Those stories not only instilled in the soldiers the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor and serving the country, but also national justice.

It's just that most of the soldiers in the army came from Henan, Huguang and other places, and they didn't have the experience of their hometown being repeatedly ravaged by the Tartars. Even if they heard related stories before, they didn't understand it deeply.

The tragic situation in Xianghe County clearly told them that the Tartars were far more cruel than the bandits!

Since entering Xianghe County, the atmosphere in the army has become gloomy and depressing. It was not until the news of the victory at Shengdian was learned that the atmosphere eased.

Peng Youyi convened a small military meeting with the brigade-level generals.

"Everyone has seen the tragic situation in Xianghe County. From this we can see that His Majesty's concern is right - the moment our Tai army moved north at night, more people were robbed and killed by the slaves.

Previously, we were worried that the logistics transportation line would be attacked by the Qing Dynasty and cause problems. Although the marching speed was said to be fast, in fact, we still controlled it and did not dare to go north at full speed.

Now there is no such scruple anymore, so I ordered the whole army to speed up to Tongzhou and the capital. Do you have any comments? "

The brigade-level generals such as Zhang Xin and Qu Xiaofeng of the Second Division, as well as Guo Hao and Wang Kuan of the Shengjie Guards, as well as Li Rongguang, the brigade commander of the Qingqi Guards, were all full of murderous intentions towards the Qingluo. After hearing this, they all said together: "No!"

"Okay, everyone, go and convey the military orders."

Not long after the generals rode back to camp, the six brigades of Yi army vanguard troops quickly broke out of camp and rushed towards Tongzhou at an even faster speed.

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Capital.

Dorgon, Jilharang and other main forces of the Eight Banners who still led the entry into the pass did not leave - they were waiting for the result of Azig's attack on the army's food road.

Although in recent times, many Qing troops in Shuntian Prefecture have encountered battles with the Yi army's reconnaissance cavalry, which has proved that the Yi army is indeed very powerful, but before the news of the success or failure of Azig's attack on the grain road, Dorgon There is always some reluctance.

Jierhalang has been trying his best to persuade Dorgon to lead the main force back outside the customs as soon as possible.

"Prince Rui, according to the news from the expedition, the Wei army has crossed the Xianghe River and is about to arrive in Tongzhou. Our army has not deployed troops and horses in Tongzhou, so the Wei army can reach the capital in as soon as one day.

Our army has obtained a lot of money, food and population in the capital. If we don't leave, I'm afraid we won't be able to leave. "

Dorgon stood in the lobby of the Ministry of War Yamen, pacing back and forth with a frown on his face. Hearing this, he said, "Wait, let's wait. What if Brother Twelve and Brother Seven succeed?"

Jierhalang also frowned, feeling very tired from persuading him.

He said: "King Rui asked himself, even if the King of England and the others succeeded, would our army be able to defeat the Yi army now?

If it were before King Rui issued the order to withdraw outside the pass, the soldiers might still have fighting spirit. But now that every Niu Lu has grabbed a lot of things, they are already focused on returning to the outside world. How can they still have the spirit of war?

If we force all the troops to fight against the Yi army, another big defeat will be inevitable! "

Jierhalang didn't care about offending Dorgon, so he said whatever he wanted.

Not to mention, Dorgon did not lose his mind after all, and he really listened - the most important thing is that in recent days, many Eight Banners generals have indeed come to ask him when he will return to the outside world. Jing, Jia Lazhang Jing and others also came to ask.

He is the leader of the banner with a white flag, and none of his generals want to support his continued stay in the pass. Needless to say, the thoughts of other generals.

In the final analysis, although the Qing Dynasty initially completed the centralization of power in the hands of Huang Taiji and transformed from a tribal military group into a feudal kingdom, the transformation was not complete until the Kangxi period.

Therefore, when the generals of the Eight Banners were all focused on returning to the outside world, even if Dorgon forced everyone to stay in Hebei to fight against the Yi army, it might not be carried out.

Just when Dorgon was persuaded by Jierhalang and was about to find a step to order the withdrawal, suddenly the leader of the guard army (equivalent to the personal soldiers of the Eight Banners nobles at this time) hurried into the hall with a look of panic on his face.

"Your Majesty, the people who went south with the King of England have fled back to the capital!"

what? !

Upon hearing this, Dorgon and Jierhalang both felt that something was wrong.

Dorgon immediately asked the Third Company urgently, "How many people escaped? Where are they? Do you know what happened?"

The leader of the guard said: "There are hundreds of people, but they come from several Niu Lu, and they look in terrible wretched condition. I have already had them led into the Baibai Banner Army Camp and kept under guard.

They said that the soldiers and horses going south were ambushed by the Yi army south of Deshengdian, and the entire army was defeated. They escaped only by luck. "

Dorgon was angry and anxious after hearing this, "The terrain in Hebei is flat and the wilderness is unobstructed. Our troops are all on horses. How could they be ambushed? Where are Azig and Abatai? Didn't they escape?"

"My slave came in a hurry, and I haven't carefully questioned those who escaped."

Dorgon immediately walked out quickly, "Follow me to the military camp!"

The capital is very big, and the Qing army is preparing to evacuate. Now they are all stationed outside the Forbidden City. Some of the looted money, grain, livestock, and people have been transported away, but some of the looted in the past two days are still here.

Therefore, each banner military camp feels a bit messy.

When Dorgon came to the camp with white flags and saw the four to five hundred defeated troops who had fled back, he couldn't believe his eyes - he could tell at a glance that these people were probably beaten to the point of being discouraged and would no longer be able to survive. Dare to fight.

Even if such a person continues to stay in the army, he will probably take the lead in fleeing the next time something goes wrong on the battlefield.

It is not that the Qing Dynasty has suffered defeats since Taizu (Nurhaci) raised his army.

The biggest one was the time when Taizu's carriage was hit by the Hongyi cannon outside Ningyuan City.

Even though Taizu was seriously injured by the Hongyi cannon at that time, the Eight Banners Army still calmly withdrew its troops as long as the military orders were maintained, and the Ming Army did not dare to leave the city to pursue him.

Therefore, it was said that the battle was defeated, but in fact it was just a withdrawal of troops. Ordinary soldiers at most feel that the atmosphere in the army is tense and depressing, but they do not feel like the army is defeated.

Where are the four or five hundred people in front of me?

Each one of them seemed to have been chased by a hunter for a long time. The sheep or deer were almost frightened when they saw many of their companions falling dead one after another. They did not look like any Eight Banners warriors, and even lost their energy.

It can be said that Dorgon's heart went cold when he saw this, knowing that winning the battle of Dian was likely to be a more tragic defeat than that of Sangyuan Town.

Immediately, he called out the generals among the defeated soldiers and asked them carefully one by one.

When he learned that Azig had been killed on the spot by a musket, Dorgon's eyes darkened and he almost fainted!