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"If you can't kill it head-on, you can take a detour, and this king has to teach you."

Dolgon's face was not good, the battle was not progressing as he expected, and his worries seemed to be gradually coming true.

If you can't attack head-on, you can attack in a roundabout way, which should be the most common and effective tactic, and this has been the case throughout the ages.

The Qing generals in the streets and alleys of the city have actually done this.

It's just that their roundabout tactics didn't go well.

When they try to occupy the courtyards on both sides of the streets, bypass these courtyards, and attack the White Dragon Army in a roundabout way, when they enter the courtyards on both sides of the streets, they will be ambushed by the White Dragon Army's sneak attack.

Compared with the Qing soldiers who were not familiar with the place, the soldiers of the White Dragon Army were more familiar with the geographical environment in the city, sneak attacks, ambushes, and leave with one blow.

The complex street geography in Shouzhang City offset the advantage of the large number of Qing soldiers to the greatest extent, and it was impossible to give full play to the combat advantages of the large army.

In such a city, the soldiers of both sides met each other in small numbers, and the number of outbreaks was more frequent.

If this was put in the field to fight, with these horses in Li Zixiao's hands, there would have been no left of the Qing soldiers, but unfortunately now they are fighting in the city.

"Kill!"

In Beicheng District, in a small courtyard, most of the mansions of a small landlord were used to be here, a typical ancient Chinese courtyard, covering an area that is not small.

At this time, a fierce battle was breaking out in this courtyard.

A commander of the White Dragon Army, with more than 20 White Dragon soldiers and more than 100 militiamen.

Here they ambushed a team, trying to occupy this courtyard, detoured through the main street, and attacked the Qing soldiers of the White Dragon Army guarding the main street, a team of more than 100 people.

In these ambush operations, although the White Dragon Army took the initiative on its side, it was calculated with or without intention, and it severely damaged this group of Qing soldiers as soon as they came up.

But these militias led by them are not as good as the real White Dragon soldiers after all.

So in this battle, they are still fighting very hard.

"Withdraw, withdraw!"

In the end, under the panicked shouts of a Qing general, there were less than thirty Qing soldiers left, and they quickly routed.

The White Dragon Army does not have the ability to annihilate this Qing army.

"Alright, don't chase it."

The commander of the White Dragon Army who led the team was very sensible, and clearly remembered the advice of his boss, and after seeing that the less than thirty Qing soldiers had fled, he decisively ordered to stop the pursuit.

"Everyone, be quick with your hands and feet, bring the wounded, clean up the battlefield, hurry up."

The commander of the White Dragon Army walked up to the surviving White Dragon Sergeant and militia and shouted loudly.

Soon, the battlefield was almost cleaned up by them, and they didn't have time to pay attention to the corpses of soldiers on both sides, but they took off their armor.

Directly put on some militia who did not have armor on their bodies, and bring the extra back to the city, where there are many more militiamen who have not been assigned armor.

"Ten of you, take the wounded soldiers and armor and weapons, and withdraw into the city, and by the way, let the general send reinforcements.

The rest of the people stayed with me and held this place, which means that reinforcements have arrived. ”

The White Dragon Army Commander had a grim face and assigned tasks to his subordinates.

Immediately, ten militiamen withdrew with the wounded and armor and weapons, while the commander of the White Dragon Army led the remaining sixty people to remain in this courtyard.

They couldn't give up this courtyard easily, because the flanks of this courtyard with high walls were the main street, and it was also the main position of the main force of the White Dragon Army.

Once this place is captured by the Qing soldiers, they can occupy the attic, occupy the commanding heights, and unscrupulously attack the White Dragon Army defending the streets.

Even, they can jump over the high wall, or find a way to tear down the high wall, and directly kill it, and attack the flank of the White Dragon Army on the main street.

If this happens, it will be a disaster for the soldiers and militiamen of the White Dragon Army who have arrived at the main force of the Qing army on the main street.

Therefore, this is the position of these White Dragon soldiers and militiamen, and their order is to hold this place to the death, and they will never be allowed to be taken away by the Qing soldiers.

It was the first time that the Qing soldiers came in before, and the soldiers of the White Dragon Army could ambush them once if they were taken by surprise.

But the next time the Qing soldiers attack in, they will definitely be prepared, and then they will have to fight to the death with the Qing soldiers.

After almost a stick of incense, there was a sound outside the courtyard, the sound of footsteps, and the sound of armor colliding, so that the soldiers of the White Dragon Army in the courtyard knew that the Qing soldiers were coming again.

At this time, the gate of this courtyard had been closed, and the White Dragon Army had set up a shelf behind the wall, so that they could stand above it.

"Shoot!"

With the order of the commander of the White Dragon Army, they were originally squatting on the shelf behind the wall, but at this time, they all stood up suddenly, and shot at the Qing soldiers who came from outside the wall with the crossbows they carried.

Puff puff!

Suddenly, several Qing soldiers were hit by the crossbow arrows fired.

"Spread out!"

The Qing generals outside the wall roared, and hundreds of Qing soldiers quickly dispersed.

"Archer!"

Then, the Qing general continued to shout, and more than twenty archers with bows and arrows behind him stepped forward to release arrows into the courtyard to counterattack the soldiers of the White Dragon Army.

"Stick them all behind the wall, don't get bitten by arrows."

The commander of the White Dragon Army in the courtyard shouted to the militia around him, telling them to stick behind the wall one by one, so that they would not be hit by the arrows thrown into the courtyard.

The Qing archers threw arrows, but they could not attack the soldiers and militiamen of the White Dragon Army who were close to the wall.

The only Qing archers who can shoot the soldiers of the White Dragon Army are to shoot and counterattack when they stand up and shoot arrows at the Qing soldiers outside the wall.

Next, when the soldiers of the White Dragon Army tried to straighten up and shoot crossbow arrows at the Qing soldiers outside the wall, they would be attacked by the Qing archers.

The archery skills of the Qing soldiers are really accurate, especially at such a close distance, just give them a breath of aiming time, which is enough to hit the soldiers of the White Dragon Army who expose their upper bodies.

Fortunately, the soldiers of the White Dragon Army were not easy to deal with, they straightened up and shot crossbow arrows, their movements were done in one go, and they even kept changing their positions, making it difficult for the Qing soldiers and archers outside to shoot.

But in this way, it became equally difficult for the soldiers of the White Dragon Army inside the wall to use their crossbow arrows to shoot the Qing soldiers outside.

Fortunately, the soldiers of the White Dragon Army at this time mainly wanted to delay time, not allowing the Qing soldiers to quickly break through the door of this mansion and wait for the reinforcements to arrive.

"Go and knock open the gates, hurry!"

When the Qing generals found that the soldiers of the White Dragon Army inside the wall were suppressed by their archers, it was difficult to shoot crossbow arrows at their foot soldiers, so they asked their foot soldiers to break through the gate and prepare to kill them.

Bang bang bang!

A moment later, seven or eight Qing soldiers carried a piece of wood and slammed into the gate of the house, which was supported by several militiamen.

"Master Shi, I'm about to lose it!"

As the impact of the Qing soldiers in front of the door became stronger and stronger, a militiaman behind the door turned his head and shouted.

"If you can't stand it, don't top it, gather it all and prepare to fight Qinggou to the death."

The commander of the White Dragon Army was very decisive, and ordered coldly to the dozen or so White Dragon soldiers and more than forty militiamen around him.

Peng!

There was a loud bang, and the door of the house was slammed open.

"Kill!"

Outside the door, the Qing soldiers roared angrily and swarmed in.

"Shoot, throw!"

As a result, the Qing soldiers who rushed to the front reached the blood mold, and more than 20 throwing spears were thrown head-on.

"Ahh

With a burst of screams, the seven or eight Qing soldiers who rushed into the gate first were stabbed with guns and turned into a corpse, but more Qing soldiers rushed in later.

"Up, kill!"

The White Dragon Army took the lead, holding a shield in one hand and a horse chopping knife in the other, and took the lead in rushing towards the Qing soldiers.

"Kill!"

Behind the commander of the White Dragon Army, more than a dozen soldiers of the White Dragon Army were silent as the backbone, and more than forty militiamen with spears also roared and rushed forward.

These militiamen are different from the soldiers of the White Dragon Army, and most of them do not shout much when they charge.

On the contrary, these militiamen held their necks red one by one and roared loudly, so as to hide their inner fear and cheer themselves up.

Immediately, the soldiers and militiamen of the White Dragon Army who rushed forward fought together to facilitate the Qing soldiers who had just rushed into the gate.

The commander of the White Dragon Army looked like a man with a lot of combat experience, and he commanded his subordinates, and the timing of the charge was just right.

Just blocked the Qing soldiers near the gate, there were not many Qing soldiers who rushed into the city gate, most of them were still behind, and they did not rush into the gate.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, this commander of the White Dragon Army could quickly kill the Qing soldiers who had just rushed in with more and less.

But as more and more Qing soldiers rushed in, these White Dragon Army soldiers and militiamen fell into a bitter battle, and the casualties increased sharply.

At this time, the commander of the White Dragon Army couldn't care about casualties, he could only keep wielding his saber and killing a Qing soldier until he killed all the Qing soldiers or died in battle.

These soldiers and militiamen of the White Dragon Army have only one task, which is to fight until the last moment, wait for reinforcements to arrive, hold this courtyard, and hold the flank of their comrades on the main street.

Poof, poof!

Sharp blades and spear heads can easily cut through and stab into human bodies, even in well-worn armor.

"Kill!"

Not long after the battle between the two sides began, another 100-strong Qing army arrived and joined the battle.

Half a day later, there were corpses lying everywhere in this house, including the soldiers of the White Dragon Army, the militia, and the Qing soldiers.

"Poof!"

The commander of the White Dragon Army has fought until now, and he still hasn't been killed.

But at this time, his physical condition was also extremely bad, he suffered several heavy injuries on his body, there were gun holes in his abdomen and chest, his armor was covered with knife marks, and there were several broken arrows inserted.

This White Dragon Army Commander was so seriously injured, if it weren't for his tenacious perseverance, he wouldn't have been able to hold out until now.

It's just that by this time, he has basically run out of oil.

After the commander of the White Dragon Army killed a Qing soldier again, he spewed out a mouthful of blood with a gun in both hands, and forcibly did not fall.

Around him, there were less than ten soldiers, including only two White Dragon Army soldiers and seven militiamen, all of whom were wounded and surrounded by hundreds of Qing soldiers.

I have to say that these militiamen are all good, the soldiers of the White Dragon Army did not flee, and they also followed behind the soldiers of the White Dragon Army and fought until now.

Of course, just now, there were also two militiamen who were cowardly, afraid of dying in battle, and wanted to escape, but they were hacked to death by the white dragon sergeant next to them.

"Kill!"

The head of the White Dragon Army, who was seriously injured and dying, knew very well the injuries on his body, and had no chance of living, and he couldn't even move.

With his last breath, with the last of his strength, he let out one last roar of rage, and then hung his head.

The White Dragon Army Commander died, but his last order was carried out by the nine White Dragon Army soldiers and militiamen who were still alive around him.

"Kill!"

They roared in unison and slaughtered the Qing soldiers around them.

Whoosh!

There was a sound of breaking through the air, and at this time, it was a short arrow that was only an inch long, shot by the White Dragon Army's unique arm crossbow.

"Kill all the dogs with Lao Tzu!"

Immediately, an angry roar came from the courtyard, and the White Dragon Army reinforcements finally arrived.

More than 40 officers and soldiers of the White Dragon Army, with more than 200 militiamen, rushed out of the courtyard at this time and rushed towards the Qing soldiers.

And the sudden appearance of reinforcements made the last nine people alive excited, their morale soared, and they rushed to the Qing soldiers more bravely.

The Qing soldiers did not expect that at this time, there would be such a large group of enemies, and they would be killed again, and suddenly the army was in turmoil, and they were once again driven out of this courtyard by the soldiers of the White Dragon Army.

In the next half day, the bloody battles of the Qing soldiers on the streets everywhere continued.

And the Qing soldiers they sent out to try to occupy the courtyards, restaurants, and houses on both sides of the street fell into a chaotic battle.

In the two wings of some important streets and alleys, there is often a courtyard, or a restaurant, or even a row of private houses, and the soldiers on both sides will be caught in a continuous struggle.

The White Dragon Army desperately defended it, but the Qing soldiers far outnumbered them, and in the end they still couldn't stop the Qing soldiers from capturing various courtyards and restaurants, and controlling the two wings of the streets and alleys.

Under such circumstances, Li Zixiao had to order his soldiers and militiamen of the White Dragon Army to stick to a courtyard for a period of time, and then abandon it and gradually retreat.

Li Zixiao can't let all his men die in battle, he must reasonably allocate the small number of troops in his hand to hold out for a longer time.

Due to the shortage of troops, the 5,000 young men that Li Zixiao urgently recruited before were also ready to be sent by him.

Li Zixiao didn't expect that these young men who had just been recruited would take on a variety of tasks, and they might not even have the courage to fight a bloody battle with the Qing soldiers.

It's just that these people can still play some roles, and they can share some pressure for the soldiers of the White Dragon Army.

Or use them as bait to lure the Qing soldiers to the bait and ambush the Qing soldiers.

At this time, Li Zixiao was really a little panicked in his heart, he knew that he was really playing a little big this time.

If you don't get it right, if you let Dorgon break through all his defenses before his army arrives, you'll be playing yourself to death.

So at this time, in order to delay time and win this battle, Li Zixiao is also ready to temporarily throw away the benevolence and righteousness that should not be talked about.

Of course, those immoral and even cruel methods were all done by Li Zixiao's generals who acted without authorization, and they were not instructed by Li Zixiao.

(End of chapter)