In the north of Xuzhou, south of Weishan Lake, and in the wilderness near Jingshan, there was a loud bang, a puff of white smoke burst out, the dirt and small stones in the sky flew everywhere, the men and horses neighed, and the two Qing cavalry were blown away by the explosion, and the cavalry behind them reined in their horses, and there was a burst of chaos in the queue.

After the explosion calmed down, He Luohui led a group of white-armored soldiers to check, and there was a big pit on the ground, and there was black smoke, which was the bomb bag of the Ming army.

This made He Luohui frown slightly, raised his head, glanced around, suddenly narrowed his eyes, raised his horsewhip and pointed in the distance, and shouted, "There! ”

Behind him, more than a dozen vests with white flags suddenly grabbed the horse's belly, rushed down the official road, and killed a small forest in the distance.

Seven or eight fiery figures immediately burst out of the forest, turned on their horses, and headed south.

Dolgon left 30,000 soldiers and horses, sat in Beijing, and personally led 20,000 elites southward, intending to quickly defeat the Ming army.

He Luo would lead a thousand white flags of true Manchuria as the vanguard, opening the way for the army.

The Qing army originally wanted to directly raid, but did not want the Ming army to be prepared, so they actually sent a battalion of soldiers to Shandong, stationed in Caihua Mountain near Xueshui, scouting all around, monitoring both sides of the canal.

He Luohui defeated this Ming army and continued southward, but was harassed by the Ming army, which tried in vain to prevent the Qing army from approaching the Xuzhou line.

At this time, on the wilderness, the cavalry of the Qing army was divided into multiple units, fighting with the Ming army rangers and scouts, approaching Xuzhou step by step, and already approaching the northern suburbs of Xuzhou.

In the wilderness to the south, there is a low mountain range, which is Jiuli Mountain, and then there is the Yellow River, and on the south bank of the river is the city of Xuzhou.

At this time, on the low hills, the wolf smoke rising to warn him made He Luo a little anxious.

The Qing army south of Beijing, after all, only 20,000 people, He Luohui's mission was to seize a ferry to facilitate the army to cross the river, and then raid the Ming army besieging Xuzhou, but now it seems that the Ming army is afraid that the Ming army has been prepared.

He Luohui's face sank, and he clamped the horse's belly, "Go forward at full speed and kill all the barbarians north of the Yellow River." ”

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On the north bank of the Yellow River, on the top of the mountain, a general flag was erected, and the book "Commander Liu of the Loyal Battalion" was written.

The Ming general Liu Zhaoji stood on the top of the mountain, with Ma Yingkui, He Gang and other generals standing beside him, looking at the Qing army rangers who appeared in the wilderness.

At this time, a member of the Ming General climbed to the top of the mountain, came to Liu Zhaoji's side and said: "Report to the command, the Jiannu forward is ten miles away from here, and the main force is thirty miles away from here, and it will be almost there!" ”

Liu Zhaoji looked back and saw the boats shuttling on the river, and then asked, "Have you come with reinforcements from the Japanese army?" ”

"I'm already on board, halfway over!" He Gang clenched his fists.

Liu Zhaoji said again: "Is the artillery team coming?" ”

"Chen Yujie has already gone to coordinate, and the sailor should transport the cannon over soon."

Liu Zhaoji nodded, waved his hand, and said, "Let's go, go and see Commander Wu." ”

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At the foot of the mountain, the Ming army scouted, rode their horses and ran back, followed by the chasing Qing cavalry, and the Ming soldiers were constantly shot off their horses.

At this time, on the low hill, the Ming soldiers erected a big banner, and greeted with firearms, bows and arrows, and forced the Qing cavalry to retreat.

The Qing army saw that the Ming army was prepared, and it was alone, so it did not dare to continue the pursuit, but it did not go far, but cruised downstream at the foot of Jiuli Mountain.

In the afternoon, on the wilderness at the northern foot of Jiuli Mountain, there was a thunderous sound of horses' hooves, and rolling yellow dust rose on the ground, like sand and dust suddenly rising in the desert.

Nearly 20,000 Qing army horses trampled the earth with 10,000 hooves, making the ground tremble, and countless Qing troops began to appear in the Ming army's field of vision.

This time, the Qing army came to be elite, almost all of them were armor-clad Eight Banner soldiers, not the Ming army in Lianghuai who met a green battalion wearing a cloth gown, a hat on his head, and no protection on his body.

20,000 armor soldiers, placed anywhere, is a terrifying force, and the combat power is afraid that it can exceed more than 100,000 green battalions.

Ancient soldiers, not everyone wears armor, most of the soldiers, are a broken jacket, the Western Wei Dynasty 340,000 troops, with armor is only more than 100,000, but every time the Western Wei Dynasty goes out, it is to recruit the A, B, C battalions, rarely mobilize the D battalion, so it feels like everyone wears armor, very elite.

The Qing army and the Wei army have different combat concepts, the Wei army can be replenished immediately after the three battalions are consumed, so they like to use the elite to fight, and the Eight Banners, especially the Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners, are subject to the factors of population and dare not consume, so the Qing army always likes to cover the elite soldiers, drive the green battalion and Baoyi to fight, and when fighting with the Wei army, it is often weak in all aspects of the Wei army.

The 20,000 armored horse soldiers, wearing various shiny armors, had different colored flags behind them, and some soldiers also hung various small flags on their guns, representing the identity of their flags, and galloped over with overwhelming momentum.

This is the last elite of the Great Qing Kingdom, and it is also where Dorgon's confidence lies.

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The horses galloped in the wilderness, and not far from the Ming line, Dolgon reined in the reins.

At this time, a group of white-armored soldiers galloped over, led by He Luohui, Dolgon waved his hand, and the banner behind him, the Qing army and horses in the field stopped in the sound of horns, and a layer of carpet was laid on the ground.

The cold wind was bleak, the banner was hunting, tens of thousands of horse troops were stationed in the wilderness, the birds were silent, only the horses' hooves plucked the ground, the horses' heads snorted, and the heaven and earth were filled with a murderous atmosphere.

He Luo would come to Dolgon with a horse, and reported: "Lord Qiqi, a group of men and horses of the Ming army are fortified along the Jiuli Mountain and the north bank of the Yellow River, and it seems that they don't want us to cross the river. ”

Dolgon nodded when he heard this, and suddenly frowned slightly, "Where is the cannon?" ”

The sound of "boom, boom, boom" came faintly, and there seemed to be bursts of shouts and killings, mixed in with it.

He Luohui turned his head to look at the Ming army's defense line and said, "Lord Wang, it should be the Ming army attacking Xuzhou City!" ”

Dolgon felt a pang in his heart, if the Ming army captured Xuzhou and had the city as a support, this war would be a protracted war, and he had no time to waste time with the Ming army.

If the Qing army delayed in Xuzhou for too long, let the Wei army defeat Azig, occupy Hedong, and then leave Huguan and go straight to Beijing, then Dolgon and the main force of the Qing army would be blocked in the pass, and it would be impossible to escape back to the pass.

In an instant, Dolgon understood Zhu Cihong's intentions, blocked him, and then ate Xuzhou.

At that moment, Dolgon's face sank, "Order, the army will immediately prepare to attack, tear open a gap, and let Nikan know that this king has arrived!" ”

"Wow!" Behind him, Tan Tai and other generals immediately saluted, and then pulled the reins of the horse to mobilize soldiers and horses.

Doll licked his somewhat chapped lips and commanded, "He Luohui, you send someone to go upstream and downstream to see if there is a suitable place and boat to cross the river!" ”

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On the top of the mountain, Wu Risheng, Liu Zhaoji and other Ming army generals, overlooking the Qing cavalry in the wilderness, behind them is the Yellow River, and the river is cruising with sailors led by Zheng Sen, Zhang Mingzhen, Gao Yitong and other generals.

To the south of the Yellow River is the city of Xuzhou, where artillery roars, gunpowder smoke fills the air, and clouds of white smoke rise and drift into the air, blown away by the cold wind.

Around the city, the ant-like Ming soldiers were urging Huang Degong and Gao Mingyu to launch wave after wave of onslaught on Xuzhou City.

The flag is unfurled on Jiuli Mountain, the warships shuttle in the Yellow River, the sound of killing under the city of Xuzhou is shocking, the eagle flies through the sky, the eagle's eyes overlook the earth, and the eyes reflect a magnificent war picture ~~~~~~

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