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The north wind howled, the snow fell, and the land was vast.

The 30,000-strong army of Duoduo was like an overwhelming torrent, rolling forward in the wind and snow, Ma Zhan's mouth spewing hot air, the banner was frozen, and the clothes were as cold as iron.

But this did not make the Qing army born in the bitter cold land flinch, they faced the wind and snow, raised their whips and galloped, and the roaring iron hooves rained the earth, making the earth tremble and the mountains dizzy.

The speed of the wind is like that of the wind, as if it can leave the wind and snow behind, and countless pairs of unruly eyes make them look as fierce as the wolves of the grassland.

On the periphery of the army, there were ranges of rangers ranging from dozens to hundreds of people flying and scattering for dozens of miles, which could play a role as a vigilance and be responsible for looting.

In a hurry to the south, Dordor brought with him a limited amount of food and grass, so he resorted to his usual means of raiding, hoping to obtain a corresponding supply of food and grass.

It's just that the reality disappointed him, before he went south for the first time, this area was once the battlefield of Zuo Liangyu, Liu Zeqing, Huang Degong, and Gao Jie, and the people had already been plundered several times.

By the time he went south, the bloody massacre in Yangzhou made everyone who could run run to Huguang, Jiangxi.

The time for the Qin army to recover this area was still very short, and many people had not had time to return to their homes, and most of those who returned were concentrated in the county seat to seek relief. Therefore, the Qing army's rangers gained very limited revenue.

When the army slaughtered near Lai'an, they received news that Chebai had trapped Qin Mu in the city of Chuzhou.

Ning Wan became vigilant and said to Duoduo: "Lord Wang, according to the situation last night. Chebai was blocked on the east bank of the Lai'an River for a long time, and Qin Mu had every chance to escape back to Jinling, but he didn't escape, which seemed a little unusual. ”

Gushan Ezhen Ma Laxi immediately retorted: "Master Ning is too worried, we are suddenly attacking, Qin Mu is afraid that he doesn't know that our army is behind, so what's the wonder that he doesn't escape, there are more than 10,000 defenders in Chuzhou, and there is a city to rely on, does he need to be afraid of worshipping 10,000 horses?" ”

"Then I would like to ask Su Jin's 6,000 cavalry did not return to Chuzhou. Instead, he crossed the Lai'an River east and entered Lai'an City. How do you explain this? ”

"Su Jin originally relied on the river to block Chebai, Chebai used the cover of night to quickly cross the river, Su Jin was caught off guard and was not defeated It is already a great luck, does he dare to retreat to Chuzhou?

After crossing the river, he rushed straight to Chuzhou. Su Jin returned to Chuzhou, can he still enter the city? In this case. He entered Lai'an nearby. Presumably waiting for the slow army to go to the rescue of Chuzhou together, Lord Wang, there is nothing strange about this. ”

Malashi's words are not unreasonable. At least Dodor agreed.

Ning Wan I couldn't refute Ma Laxi for a while, so I had to suggest to Duoduo: "Lord, Qin Mu has retreated into Chuzhou, we may not be able to break the city quickly, for the sake of insurance, it is necessary for us to divide our troops to capture Lai'an, as a stronghold, and at the same time raise the grain and grass needed by the army." ”

Ning Wan's suggestion was also very reasonable, Duoduo adopted it, and sent Beizi Xihan and the blue banner Han army Gushan Ezhen Li Guohan to lead an army of 10,000 to attack Lai'an County.

Xihan's full name is Aisin Jueluo. Sihan. Nurhachi's nephew. and Gong Adai and Bai Yintu are brothers.

During the reign of Huang Taiji, he was one of the eight ministers of the Zhenghuang Banner, and after the death of Huang Taiji, Xihan and Sony, Tan Tai, and Aixin Jueluo. Turai, Aixin Jueluo. Gong Adai, Ebai, He Luohui and others formed an alliance in Sanguan Temple, and vowed to assist Huang Taiji's son, advancing and retreating together.

However, after Dolgon controlled the government, Tan Tai, Gong Adai, Xihan, and He Luohui all betrayed the alliance and served Dolgon, and Xihan became Dolgon's confidant and became a confidant of Dolgon, and he was promoted to Beizi.

Li Jixue, the father of Li Guohan, was originally a staff member of Yang Haojun, the envoy of the Ming Liaodong Economic Strategy, and often sent envoys to the Jianzhou Jurchen Department at that time, and secretly colluded with Nurhachi.

Nurhachi broke Liaoyang, Li Jixue was attached to the Jurchens, awarded the capital division, Li Guohan inherited his father's title, fought from the Emperor Taiji, and was given the title "Morgen" by the Emperor Taiji. ”

Morgen means "good shooting" in Chinese, that is, "a person who is good at hunting" or "jingneng" or "wise person".

Xihan can fight well, and Li Guohan is a good shooter and wise person, and Duoduo made them responsible for capturing Lai'an County, which shows that he is very attentive to Ning Wan's advice.

Xihan led 10,000 elite cavalry to kill Xianglai'an County, and his brother Baiyin Tuyin burned the Jinling Palace, and after being captured, he was cut by Liu Meng with a thousand knives and thrown into the oil pot to fry.

Therefore, Xihan not only wanted to seize the county town of Lai'an as a stronghold of the Qing army, but he also swore with great hatred to avenge his brother. Coming to Ancheng is just a small place, and Xihan didn't pay much attention to it.

Duoduo brought 20,000 troops to cross the river from the pontoon bridge built by Chebai, the north wind howled, the snow fell boundless, and it took more than two hours for 20,000 horses to pass through the Lai'an River and rush to Chuzhou.

By the time Duoduo arrived in Chuzhou, Chebai had set up camp south of the city and launched a tentative siege.

Duoduo galloped to the city, only to find that the moat of Chuzhou is so wide, snowflakes fall on the water surface, the sky is vast, it melts into the water, the water surface is filled with a layer of white water vapor, the moat is more than 50 steps wide, people can't help but feel the feeling of looking at the ocean and sighing.

Fortunately, there are stone bridges outside the six city gates, and the stone bridges outside the north and south city gates are even wider than two zhang, and the Qin army did not destroy these stone bridges, and scattered arrows can be seen on the stone bridges, as well as pools of blood stained red with snowflakes, which were left by Chebai when he launched a tentative attack just now.

Duoduo frowned slightly, he came in a hurry, the red-coated cannons were extremely bulky and difficult to carry, and the Qin army had placed two cannons on each city gate, and the Qing army was afraid that it would have to pay heavy casualties if they wanted to rush across the fifty-pace-wide stone bridge.

Che Bai came up and said: "Lord Wang, don't worry, the Qin army's artillery is limited by the angle of fire, and can only shoot near the end of the bridge, once our army rushes to the stone bridge, there is no need to worry about the Qin army's artillery." ”

"Hmm." Dodor glanced back at him and asked, "How was the previous battle?" ”

"Back to the prince, the general just tested the reality of the Qin army, and did not attack the city with all his strength, and the Qin army's counterattack was not violent, and it was still a little panicked, until Qin Mu took his own soldiers to the city to counterattack, which caused some casualties to our army."

"Qin Mu actually went to the city to participate in the battle in person?"

"Yes, Xia Chengde's subordinates know Qin Mu, I asked them to identify it, and it was confirmed that Qin Mu personally went to the city to participate in the defense, so he repelled our army."

Chebai was majestic, with a voice like a bell, full of energy, and he did not feel half humble when he spoke to Duoduo. He was a member of Hauge's camp, and he was still dissatisfied with the three Dorgon brothers in controlling the government.

However, he is known as the "first warrior of Manchuria", and he is extremely brave in battle.

Listening to Chebai's words, Duoduo was secretly happy, this was the first round of attack, Qin Mu had to go to the city to participate in the battle in person, which showed that the overall combat strength of the defenders in the city was not very good.

In order to confirm the words of Chebai, Dordor rested his army, intending to launch another onslaught before dark, in order to thoroughly understand the city's defenses.

Qin Mu was dressed in Xuanjia, with a giant sword hanging from his waist, holding a telescope in his hand, standing in the south gate tower to observe the enemy's situation, the falling snowflakes made his vision a little blurred, and he could only vaguely see the fluttering flag of the Qing army, the flag was yellow, white, blue and other colors.

As far as Qin Mu knows, the two yellow flags were originally the elite of the Jurchen elite, but since the regent of Dolgon, the two yellow flags have been constantly suppressed and divided, and at the same time the strength of the two white flags has been continuously strengthened, and now the two white flags have become the real elite of the Qing army.

Han Gang, who was standing on the side, reported: "King Qin, this time Duoduo has brought at least 5,000 white flag soldiers. ”

Qin Mu put down his binoculars and said with a faint smile: "Remember, if Duoduo dares to attack the city with two white flags, he will give this king a hard beating, and if he can kill one more, he will kill one more, and he will never leave his hand." ”

"Minister, obey the order."

This time, Qin Mu originally wanted to hide his strength and attract the Qing army to the city of Chuzhou and slowly consume it, but that was for other Qing troops, and the white flag and the inlaid white flag had to be treated differently.

The two white flags were the foundation of the three Dolgon brothers, and they relied on them to control the military and political power of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the heavy damage to the two white flags was bound to lead to the intensification of internal contradictions in the Manchu Dynasty.

If it can really cause an infighting between the Hauge faction and the Dorgon faction, the seemingly powerful Manchu Qing is very likely to collapse in the infighting.

Woo! Woo! Woo!

In the wind and snow, the low horn sound of the Qing army was heard again.

Han Gang hurriedly said: "The Qing army is about to attack again, please return to the palace of King Qin." King Qin rest assured, with his ministers, Chuzhou will never lose. ”

Qin Muha smiled and said: "If you don't believe in this king, you can't believe you, but this king plays a big knife here, and this play is more like it." ”

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(To be continued......)