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[Lao Yun said that the New Year's update can only be kept up, next month in the addition of more bar, many years of things, or ask for a read. ] 】

In the distance to the east of Shouzhang Castle, an army of more than 20,000 Tartars appeared under the leadership of Dolgon.

After Li Zixiao got the news, he immediately rode to the east city gate, stood on the city wall and looked at the distance outside the city, small black dots, they were Qing soldiers, black and pressing, and their faces were solemn.

"Sir, Dolgon has arrived with the main force of the Tartars." Du Tengfei next to him also said nervously to Li Zixiao.

"Yes."

Li Zixiao responded, nodded, didn't say much, raised the clairvoyant mirror in his hand, and looked at the Qing soldiers and horses in the distance.

"How so?"

Suddenly, Li Zixiao let out an exclamation.

"What's wrong? Sir. Du Tengfei, who was on the side, asked puzzled.

Immediately, the clairvoyant mirror in Li Zixiao's hand was not put down, and he said to Du Tengfei: "Look at the Tartar army, what are the carts in the west?" ”

After hearing Li Zixiao's words, Du Tengfei hurriedly raised the clairvoyant mirror in his hand and looked at the west of the Qing army outside.

"Shhh

As a result, after Du Tengfei looked over, he also gasped and shouted in surprise: "Why did the Tartars bring so many artillery!" ”

That's right, what made Li Zixiao exclaim loudly was because he saw the artillery of the Qing army!

Dolgon led his army into the pass this time, bringing with him dozens of improved Hongyi cannons, ready to test the power of these Hongyi cannons.

At this time, as Dolgon led the main force of more than 30,000 Qing troops to the outside of Shouzhang City, it had already brought great pressure to Li Zixiao in the city.

After all, Li Zixiao only had 4,000 elites of the White Dragon Army in Shouzhang City, and the rest of the more than 10,000 militiamen were all young and strong people who were temporarily recruited.

More than half of them have no armor, and nearly a third of the militia have no weapons and can only practice with wooden sticks.

Fortunately, Li Zixiao defeated the Qing army twice in a row within two days before, and captured a large number of armor and swords and guns, all of which were collected by the White Dragon Army.

This allowed Li Zixiao to temporarily arm these recruited young people.

They even sent the captured armor of the Tartar soldiers with white flags to the young militia in the city without even having time to modify it.

And Li Zixiao just wants to lead such a group of rabble to fight against the more than 30,000 elite Qing troops brought by Dolgon outside the city.

This in itself is a huge test for Li Zixiao.

As a result, now Dolgon is carrying a large number of artillery, this kind of siege weapon, which makes it more difficult for them to defend the city, so it is strange that Li Zixiao is not nervous.

And Li Zixiao's side, because they had been running long distances overnight before, it was impossible to carry artillery.

As for the original Shouzhang City, there was basically no artillery, so they could not rely on artillery to defend the city.

"Dolgon has brought so many artillery pieces this time, and it will be more troublesome for us to defend the city."

Li Zixiao finally put down the clairvoyant mirror in his hand, his eyes were deep, and he said solemnly.

"Yes, sir.

Moreover, the flintlock pistols in the hands of our cavalry officers are far inferior to flintlock pistols in terms of range, and it is impossible to suppress artillery.

Without these means, it is a bit unrealistic for us to rely on those young and strong people to block the strong attack of the Qing army. ”

Du Tengfei's face was deep, and he said honestly.

"There is no turning back from the bow, things have now developed to this point, and it is useless to regret it.

It is not so easy for the dog Tartars to storm the city.

As long as we can drag on here for a few days, the people sent by Benjue like Li Tianba, Zilong, Wei Hong, and Luo Chao, who were urgently transferred, should arrive here.

At that time, it will be the time for a decisive battle with the Tartars. ”

Li Zixiao said in a deep voice with a cold face.

Just when Li Zixiao was standing on the city wall and talking to Du Tengfei, more than 30,000 Qing troops who had just arrived outside the city were camping four miles east of Shouzhang City.

Groups of Tartar cavalry galloped around Shouzhang City, flags fluttering, and more foot soldiers, driving the young and strong, to cut down trees in the woods farther away, and quickly set up camps.

"Benjue is gone, the Tartars will not be able to attack the city today, and it will leave us a night's buffer.

However, we should not let our guard down, and at night there should be enough soldiers standing guard on the city wall, and the rest of the soldiers should sleep in the nearest houses.

If you find that the Tartars launch a night attack, you can also gather the soldiers in time.

Du Tengfei, I'll leave this lord to you. ”

Seeing this, Li Zixiao was about to leave, and said to Du Tengfei before leaving.

"Yes, sir, my subordinates understand."

Dolgon's army arrived, and it took time to set up a camp, and the soldiers needed to rest, and an afternoon was not enough.

Therefore, Li Zixiao expected that Dolgon would most likely not launch an attack on Shouzhangcheng tonight.

Furthermore, Dolgon probably didn't have the courage to attack Shouzhang City without finding him and confirming that he was safe.

But overall, there was not much time left for Li Zixiao, and once Tartar found Dordor, Dorgon had no worries about throwing rats.

Knowing that he was in Shouzhang City at this time, Li Zixiao believed that neither Dolgon nor Duoduo would let go of this rare opportunity.

The Qing army outside the city, at this time, Dolgon had just arrived here with his army, and only two orders were issued.

The first was that the whole army was encamped on the spot, and the other Tartar generals carried out his order one after another, sending Qing soldiers to drive away the young and strong craftsmen among the people, and cut down wood to build a camp.

Dorgon's second order was to send an order to Guye to come to him and inquire about the search for Dordor whereabouts.

In the evening, Guye led several Tartar cavalry with white flags, and hurried back to Dolgon.

"Slave Guye, meet Prince Rui."

After seeing Dolgon, Guye bowed respectfully.

"Dog minion, have you found your master?"

Dolgon's face turned cold at this time, and he asked.

Listening to Dolgon's ruthless voice, Guye felt a little worried and bitter at the same time, because he still hadn't found Dordor.

But in the face of Dolgon's inquiry, Guye didn't dare not answer, so he had to report truthfully.

"Prince Hui Rui, no...... No. Guye's voice trembled, and he said.

"Nope! Dog minion, you still dare to say no, you can't even protect your master, what's the use of you, you say. ”

As a result, after the cold-faced Dolgon heard Gu Ye say this, he completely broke out, directly raised his foot, dragged it on Gu Ye's chest, kicked it more than a meter away, and scolded loudly.

Dolgon's strength was amazing, and the soles made of leather were very hard, and he kicked the strong bones to the point of vomiting blood.

But Guye did not dare to resist, so he had to get up honestly and kneel before Dorgon again.

Peng!

"Dog minion, if your master has any accident, this king will kill you alive."

Seeing Guye kneel down in front of him again, Dolgon, whose anger had not subsided, scolded angrily, raised his leg and kicked again, and kicked Guye out again.

Ahem, ahem!

Hit Dolgon's feet so hard, and directly asked for half of Guye's life, making him lie on the ground and cough up blood, and it took half a day to crawl slowly again.

At this time, Gu Ye was both frightened and hopeful, and his mood was complicated.

Because, Bone followed Dordor, and knew Dorgon's temperament as well.

At this time, since Dorgon scolded him, it means that Dorgon did not really plan to kill him, and if Dorgon really wanted to kill him, Dorgon would not bother to do it.

For Dorgon, as one of Dorgon's most important henchmen, he must not be easily killed.

"Lord Wang, dissipate your anger, now even if you kill General Guye, it will be useless, the most important thing now is to find Prince Yu.

Then, our army broke through Shouzhang City in front, captured that Li Zixiao alive, and let Prince Yu wash away the shame with his own hands. ”

At this time, some of the Tartar generals around Dolgon could also see what Dolgon meant, and they didn't plan to kill Guye, so they simply stood up and pleaded for Guye to form a good fate.

"Yes, Lord Wang." Many of the surrounding Tartars opened their mouths one after another, pleading for Guye.

Dolgon's face darkened, and he slowly suppressed the anger in his heart, looked down at Gu Ye who was kneeling on the ground, snorted coldly, and asked again: "Dog minion, what is the situation now?"

Did Dodor disappear? Or did it fall into the hands of Li Zixiao? Do not conceal it, and tell the truth to the king. ”

At this time, Dorgon wanted to confirm what was going on with Dodor.

What Dorgon feared most was that Dorgon would be captured by Li Zixiao again.

If that's the case, Li Zixiao will not only slap the two brothers in the face again, but also make it very difficult for Dolgon to do it next.

Therefore, Dorgon would never want to hear that Bone had been captured by Dordor as he stared at Bone in front of him, waiting for his answer, and his heart was also worried.

You must know that this time Dolgon personally asked Huang Taiji for his life and led the Tartars into the Guandong Route Army to plunder in Shandong.

In addition to plundering, Dorgon is holding and washing away the shame of being captured by the White Dragons last time.

Now, if Duoduo were to be defeated and captured by the White Dragon Army again, the loss would be too great for the prestige of the two brothers in the Great Qing Dynasty.

Moreover, at this time, Huang Taiji was not in good health and could die at any time, and it was when Dorgon tried to seek the throne, and Dordor must not have an accident.

Otherwise, the white flag in Dordor's hand will most likely no longer be Dorgon's help.

Once Dorgon lost the white flag of Dorgon and was left with only one white flag in his hand, it was not enough to compete with Haug for the throne.

"Back to the prince, so far, the minions have not figured out whether the prince is missing or captured."

Hearing Dolgon's inquiry, Guye's face became even more bitter and he said.

"What? Dog minions, until now, you don't even know whether your master is missing or captured.

If this king doesn't kill you, it's really ......, don't stop me. ”

When Dolgon heard Guye's words, he couldn't hold back any longer, and pulled out the sword at his waist and prepared to chop Guye alive, but was stopped by several Tartar generals next to him.

"The prince is angry, listen to General Guye." There were Tartar generals beside him, persuading Dolgon.

At this time, Dolgon's green tendons on his forehead were bulging, and he held a treasure knife in his hand.

If it weren't for the other Tartar generals around him who stopped him in time, he who was so angry just now might have slashed the bone in front of him with a knife, and he really couldn't help it.

"Okay, this king will give him another chance, dog minion, how did you lose to Li Zixiao, tell me the truth.

If you dare to conceal the slightest bit, this king will not only kill you, but also your whole family. ”

Dorgon regained his composure and shouted at the trembling bones who were kneeling on the ground.

"Yes...... Yes, Lord Wang. ”

Guye's voice trembled, and he kowtowed to Dorgon.

Just now, Gu Ye saw Dolgon's eyes, which really killed him, and Dolgon's threat also frightened him.

If Dorgon had killed his entire family, he could have done it.

"When we crossed the river yesterday, we were ambushed by the White Snake Army led by Li Zixiao and separated from our master.

Originally, we saw with our own eyes that my master led people to withdraw, and was pursued by a team of White Dragon Army cavalry, and in the end, most of them should be able to successfully escape back to Shouzhang City.

However, when the minions led the soldiers out of the siege and returned to Shouzhangcheng, they did not find that my master had returned.

The minions were also anxious, but the minions immediately discovered that Li Zixiao's army was withdrawn to the east, and we immediately blocked the west.

My master is retreating to the west, and most of them should not fall into the hands of the White Snake Army, perhaps my master is looking for a place to hide in order to get rid of the pursuing enemy soldiers.

Therefore, the minions gathered thousands of soldiers and searched in the west and north directions of Shouzhang City.

As a result, Li Zixiao, a thief, dared to go and return, and the next morning, when the slave took people out to find my master.

They pretended to be the returning cavalry of our army, opened the city gate, covered the city, and recaptured Shouzhang Castle by them.

The servant led the people and searched for a whole day and a night, and searched more than 20 miles to the west and north, but did not find the master.

This made the minion gradually feel uneasy, and he no longer dared to confirm whether the master was hiding or had been taken away by the people of the White Snake Army.

The slave was guilty and did not dare to ask Prince Rui for mercy.

I only ask Prince Rui to give the slave a chance, let the slave find my master, don't implicate the slave's family, and when the time comes, the slave will never frown. ”

Bone Ye told the truth, and kept kowtowing to Dolgon, and his head was bleeding.

"Useless minions, no brains at all, get out of the way." Dorgon shouted angrily.

Immediately, Dolgon's face was also gloomy, and his mind quickly thought, and Gu Ye couldn't help but whisper what Gu Ye had just said: "What a long run, half a crossing.

What a carbine, what a soldier who never tires of deceit! What a Li Zixiao! It's really insidious and cunning enough. ”

At this time, after listening to Gu Ye's detailed account, Dolgon was not only worried about Duoduo's safety, but also admired Li Zixiao's command of this battle.

Dolgon was a man who was very good at fighting, and even read through Sun Tzu's Art of War and the Thirty-six Strategies.

He had to admit that Li Zixiao's grasp of the fighter in this battle was really just right, and the artist was bold, and Duoduo was not unjustly defeated.

(End of chapter)