765 'Three Lights', pursuit

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"Kill!"

Just when Li Zixiao led the army to leave Jinan and go to Dezhou, Yongnian City, the capital city of Guangping Mansion in Hebei Province, which was hundreds of miles away, had been reduced to a sea of fire at this time.

One by one, the vicious Qing soldiers roared like wild beasts, and in just half a day, they conquered Yongnian City and entered the city.

In fact, there are too few Ming soldiers in the city here, only more than 3,000 people, and the shortage in the city is too serious.

Coupled with the sudden arrival of the Tartar army, the Ming army and court officials in Guangping City did not expect that the Tartars would suddenly kill them.

Unsuspecting, the city was easily broken by the Tartars, and then it became a hell on earth.

"Listen to it all, this time we don't want people, just gold, silver, grain, silk and other valuables.

Now, you will scatter the general, and the whole city will be looted, and you will go! ”

A Tartar Niu Lu Jingzhang rode on a horse and shouted loudly at several teams of Qing soldiers behind him.

Immediately, this group of Qing soldiers quickly dispersed, broke into the homes of the people, slashed with long knives, and directly killed the screaming and screaming people, and the people who tried to resist, and then took away all the valuable things in their homes.

This time, the order issued by Dolgon was the same as the 'three lights' policy of the Japanese army: kill, rob, and burn.

Dolgon didn't plan to rob the people again this time, but he really took those people and marched, the speed was too slow, and it was completely burdensome.

At this time, Dolgon has to compete with Li Zixiao for time, and the speed of the soldiers is very important, and it is impossible to take the robbed people on the road again.

Since Dolgon couldn't take it away, he didn't plan to keep these people alive, so he simply killed them all and weakened the strength of the Ming court.

"Ahhh

"Help!"

"Don't, don't kill me!"

"God, come and save us, kill all these dogs!"

The fire in the city was soaring, and the screams, roars, wails, and cries for help resounded throughout the city, accompanied by the wanton laughter of the Qing soldiers.

"Haha! The prince should have ordered this a long time ago, kill all these Han dogs, kill! ”

A Qing soldier covered in blood slashed down a common man with a knife, his face was hideous, his eyes were red like blood, and he shouted excitedly.

The blood on the body of this Qing soldier was not his, but from the dozen or so people in Yongnian City who were killed by him.

Although Yongnian City is the capital city of Guangping Mansion, the city is not very large, only more than 100,000 people live, after all, Guangping Mansion itself is not big.

More than 50,000 Qing troops broke into the city on the morning of the 19th, and in the following afternoon, in the middle of the night and half a day, Yongnian City became a hell.

More than 100,000 innocent people were slaughtered by the Qing soldiers, whether they were the elderly, women, children, or even infants, they all did not let go, and all of them were killed.

In particular, the subordinates of Dorgon and Dordor, who had just been defeated, were the most crazy in killing, and they vented their inner anger and released all their hatred for the White Dragon Army on these people.

The screams in the city did not stop until the second half of the night, and they could not be heard.

That's because after this day's massacre, more than 100,000 people in the entire Yongnian City were basically slaughtered by the Qing army.

The corpses of the slaughtered people in the city were scattered everywhere, and there were large and small corpses lying in the streets and alleys, in the courtyards, and in the houses.

They were either slashed or stabbed to death with a look of horror on their faces.

Blood stained the ground of the city, turning the dirt into blood, and it became the Shura field, a hell on earth, the favorite place of the god of death.

"Hurry, don't be awaiting, load all the gold, silver, bronze, grain, silk, and cloth that have been seized.

Kill all the livestock in the city, let the soldiers eat a big meal tonight, and set off after dawn! ”

Dorgon hurriedly ordered his men to load all the looted goods into their carts, but the cattle were not to be eaten, but to be eaten on the spot.

In this way, after dawn, the Qing troops who had rested and left would not carry a lot of weight, which could make their march faster.

In the second half of the night, the Qing army slaughtered pigs and sheep at the city gate, ate a big meal, and went to rest.

After dawn, Dolgon led more than 50,000 Qing soldiers and pressed more than a dozen carts, quickly evacuated Yongnian City, and continued to march north.

Before leaving, the Tartars set fire to the entire Yongnian City and burned the entire Yongnian City to ruins.

The Tartars in Yongnian City, really achieved the 'three lights', hundreds of thousands of people in the city, and in the end, no more than 300 people escaped.

Nguyen Kai, the prefect of Quang Binh Province, led a small number of Ming soldiers and family members in the city, fought bloodily with the Qing soldiers who entered the city, did not surrender, and was finally killed by the Tartars.

On the morning of the 20th, after leaving Yongnian City, Dolgon led his troops into Shunde Mansion in the north and attacked Xingtai City, the capital of Shunde Prefecture!

Because Dolgon's attack on Yongnian City yesterday was very smooth, the Ming army in the city could not even send the cavalry for help and orders.

Therefore, until Dolgon led the Qing army to the city, the Ming officials and generals in Xingtai City were all confused, frightened and frightened.

The Ming officials of Shunde Mansion also did not expect that Dolgon would lead the army to kill them at this time.

Another sudden attack and siege of the city, this time it didn't take long for the Qing army to capture Xingtai City.

Subsequently, Xingtai City, Shunde Prefecture, became the second Yongning City, and hundreds of thousands of people in the city were slaughtered by the Qing army, looting all the food and property, and Dolgon led the army north again.

At this time, Li Zixiao had just led the two cavalry battalions of 'Flying Feather' and 'Flying Eagle' to Texas.

At this time, Dezhou was still in the hands of the White Dragon Army, with Qin Zhen leading thousands of White Dragon Army soldiers to defend it, and the Qing Army had also come to attack before, but finally gave up.

"Report, Lord Qiyu, I just received an urgent report from Shunde Mansion that the Tartars have broken through Xingtai City."

Less than half a day after Li Zixiao arrived in Texas, he received this shocking news from the White Dragon Army Scout Newspaper.

"Sure enough."

Li Zixiao's face was cold, and he said in a deep voice.

"What else is there to say?"

"Sir, the Tartars went north from Guangping Mansion to Shunde Mansion, and they broke through two prefectures one after another, and slaughtered them in the city, whether it was the officers and soldiers or the people, they didn't let go."

The White Dragon Army scout continued, his face flushed with anger.

"Damn the Tartars, I'm going to kill them all."

Luo Chao, who was on the side, roared angrily after hearing the Qing army's wanton massacre of the people.

Li Zixiao's face was gloomy and he was not angry, but no one could see that he was in a bad mood.

"Where is the Qing army now?" Li Zixiao continued to ask.

"Back to my lord, after the Qing army broke through Xingtai City yesterday, it withdrew this morning.

It's a pity that there are too many scouts on the outside of the Tartars, and we can't get close, and we also wait for the Tartar army to withdraw before entering Xingtai City to check, which has become a hell on earth.

After the Tartars left Xingtai, they went north, we couldn't follow too close, and the specific route was not known, so the subordinates hurried back to report to the lord. ”

The White Dragon Army scout said.

"Dorgon is wise, knowing that the only way to retreat is to the north, and this is to evacuate before Ben leads his army to block their retreat.

How could it be so easy, with so much innocent blood on their hands, this time Benjue couldn't easily let him withdraw.

Send orders to Zilong and Tianba to speed up their march.

Luo Chao, Xu Qian, the two of you lead the cavalry battalion and continue to rush with Benjue, you must block Dolgon, so that the soldiers can grit their teeth and hold on. ”

Li Zixiao's face was gloomy, and he gave orders one after another.

"Yes, sir, the soldiers will not complain. Our slashers are hungry and thirsty, and want to drink the blood of the Tartars. ”

Luo Chao said with a cold face and murderous spirit.

"Let's go!"

Immediately, less than half an hour later, Li Zixiao took Luo Chao and Xu Qian, as well as the two cavalry battalions of 'Feiyu' and 'Feiying', and set off again.

They didn't even have half a day to rest in Texas City, and the soldiers were actually very tired.

But when they heard the news of the Tartar massacre of the people, they were all filled with righteous indignation, which aroused their anger, but no one complained about the continuous march.

When Li Zixiao led the two cavalry battalions of 'Flying Eagle' and 'Flying Feather' to Jizhou on the 22nd, Li Zixiao received bad news again.

Dolgon led his army to conquer Lincheng and entered the territory of Zhending Province.

Li Zixiao couldn't wait to continue his journey, but after arriving in Jizhou, Li Zixiao saw that his cavalry officers and soldiers looked tired one by one, so he didn't continue to hurry.

Li Zixiao knew that his high-intensity march really embarrassed the soldiers of the two cavalry battalions.

After they traveled from Luoyang and Luzhou to Jinan for a long time, they rested for less than a day, and let Li Zixiao march with such a high intensity for two days and one night.

Not to mention whether the soldiers of the two cavalry battalions can hold on, their war horses can't bear it.

If you continue to hurry, even if Li Zixiao is allowed to lead two cavalry battalions at that time, block the Qing army led by Dolgon.

But when the time comes, the exhausted cavalry soldiers of the White Dragon Army will still have the ability to fight against the cavalry of the Qing army!

You must know that the Tartar cavalry they faced were all brave and good at fighting, and they must not underestimate the enemy, otherwise they would have to pay a heavy price.

So, Li Zixiao ordered to rest in Jizhou for half a day before continuing to hurry.

"Luo Chao, Xu Qian, you two come and see.

After confusing us in Jinan, Dolgon quietly led his army back to Dongchang Prefecture and let the other two Qing armies rush to join him.

Then, they entered Guangping Mansion in Hebei Province, first broke through Yongnian City, and then went directly north, bypassing several small county towns, and conquered Xingtai City, the capital of Shunde Prefecture.

Then, they followed the official road that runs through the entire Hebei Province, all the way to the north, and at this time laid Lincheng.

It can be seen that what Dolgon chose to take is this main official road that runs through the north and south, and this official road leads directly to the capital, and the road is wide and smooth.

It is most suitable for cavalry to run, and at the same time taking this main official road, it can also make the big carts carried by the Qing army's foot soldiers go faster.

Therefore, as long as we rush to this main official road, we will have a chance to intercept Dorgon's army. ”

At this time, outside Jizhou City, in the temporary military camp of the White Dragon Army, Li Zixiao pointed to the map, a big road running through the entire territory of Hebei, and said to Luo Chao and Xu Qian next to him.

"I agree with the sir.

The Tartars did not plunder the people this time, and it was clear that the dog thief was worried that taking too many people with him would affect the speed of their march.

But they still plundered a lot of money, grain, cloth, silk and other valuable materials, and they used carts to transport these materials. ”

Luo Chao also stared at the map, looked at it for a long time, nodded, and said.

"Then, in this way, the next step will be a wrestling between us and the Qing army to compete for speed.

We must choose a little bit on this official road and arrive in advance before the Qing army has passed, so as to block the retreat of the Qing army.

But the trouble is that we will take the nearest road from Jizhou to this main official road, and at the speed of our cavalry, it will take more than two days.

But two days later, the Qing army estimated that they had to pass through Zhending City. ”

Xu Qian also stood in front of the map and told them about the trouble they were facing at this time.

"This is not the most troublesome, what is even more troublesome is that with the speed of our cavalry battalion, we may be able to catch up with the Qing army.

However, the main force of infantry led by Zhao Zilong and Li Tianba had only arrived in Texas at this time, and it was estimated that the soldiers would not be able to bear it if they continued to march rapidly.

The subordinates are afraid that before the Qing army retreats to Shuntian Mansion, the main force of our infantry army led by Li Tianba and Zilong will be difficult to catch up!

Without the main force of Li Tianba and Zhao Zilong's infantry army, relying on our two cavalry battalions alone, even if they are all exhausted, it will be difficult to leave Dolgon! ”

Luo Chao sighed and said helplessly.

Li Zixiao's face was ugly, he looked at the vast land of Hebei, and knew that Luo Chao was not wrong at all.

If the main force of the White Dragon Army led by Li Tianba and Zhao Zilong behind them could not catch up with the Qing army, even if their two cavalry battalions caught up, they would not be able to catch up with the Qing army.

The two cavalry battalions of the White Dragon Army's 'Flying Eagle' and 'Flying Feather', at this time, were only 6,000 cavalry.

On the Qing side, after the more than 15,000 cavalry of Dolgon and Duoduo who had fled from Shouzhang converged with the headquarters of Zilharang in the north, their cavalry number exceeded 20,000 again.

Not to mention, there are more than 30,000 foot soldiers under them, and the two cavalry battalions under Li Zixiao can't catch up with them, and they can't help others at all.

However, how could Li Zixiao be willing to let Dolgon leave like this.

"Peng!"

Li Zixiao slammed his hammer on the wooden case of the map, and said in a cold voice: "This battle, no matter how difficult it is, must be fought."

Ben Jue will never allow it, let Dolgon under Ben Jue's nose, after massacring my Ming people, he can calmly withdraw, this is a humiliation to Ben Jue and our White Dragon Army.

Benjue has not avenged Ziwu, and has not avenged the soldiers and people who died tragically in Shouzhang, so Dolgon wants not to fight, how can there be such a beautiful thing.

Dolgon doesn't want to fight, Benjue wants to fight him, this time we have to do anything, and then tear a bite of flesh from Dolgon's body to relieve the hatred in Benjue's heart. ”

"Yes, sir."

Seeing Li Zixiao say so resolutely, Luo Chao and Xu Qian hurriedly responded.

(End of chapter)