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Chapter 172

Since Zheng Chenggong had a way to quietly contact Li Fuming, if he wanted to contact Cao Bianjiao later, it would naturally be the same, so there is no need to repeat the process.

All in all, Zheng Chenggong contacted Li Fuming in the early morning of the second day of March, and Cao Bianjiao in the early morning of the third day of March. Both parties made an appointment to break out and board the ship at Bijiashan Wharf in the early morning of the fourth day of March.

Of course, it is said that the connection was smooth, but there are still some slight changes in the details.First of all, because the dead soldiers who contacted Cao Bianjiao would not venture out of the city to return to the ship in advance, nor would they need a sampan to meet them.

So this time to contact the dead in Xingshan, Zheng Chenggong did not personally lead the team, but chose Qian Zong under Zhang Mingzhen to lead the team.

After these people entered the city, they agreed on a good time and did not give Cao Bianjiao a chance to reply to the letter to discuss.Regardless of whether Cao Bianjiao leaves or not, they will recharge their batteries and rest in the city for a whole day, and leave the city at midnight to escape to Bijia Mountain. If Cao Bianjiao is willing to leave, they will follow.

Zheng Chenggong chose to contact him in person the first time, but he was just a young man who was young and impulsive.After doing some things once, I am no longer so passionate and curious, and there is no need to take risks again and again.After returning to the boat, he listened to Zhang Mingzhen's persuasion.

In addition, in order to win the trust of Cao Bianjiao faster and avoid many twists and turns when he was called from the city, when Zheng Chenggong returned to the ship from Tashan, Li Fuming also sent several confidant officers who were familiar with Cao Bianjiao to go with Zheng Chenggong first.

Turning around, these few people followed the dead men who reported the news as a sampan to Beiwan to fight for the beach in the dark and enter Xingshan City. Only in this way can the credibility of the communication be ensured.

The effort was outside the play, and before the fight started, a lot of thought had been spent on conspiracy and communication, and it can be said that these are the keys to victory or defeat.

On the Tartar side, it is not that they have no chance to expose the conspiracy of the Ming army. They have at least two chances to see the flaws. Unfortunately, human nature always has weaknesses, and the final result becomes unpredictable.

……

The timeline goes back to the second day of March, when we had lunch at noon.

It was at this time that the Tazi army first discovered the anomaly.

Located in the middle of Tashan Mountain and Xingshan Mountain, in the central army tent of Beitunzhai, which is the key point of the road, Jialazhangjing and Erpi under the command of Azige, the leader of the Qing army Xiangbai Banner, were devouring fat lamb legs.

Erbi is about 40 years old, with a rough and fat appearance and a slovenly appearance.Even the money mouse tail on the back of the head and the full beard are sticky and sticky together.

The way he eats is also very rough. He doesn't have chopsticks or spoons, but only holds a stick bone in one hand and a knife in the other.

The leg of lamb is gnawed directly on the bone, and only the fat and boneless sheep tail oil is cut with a knife and eaten with a fork.

If a modern person sees such a scene of sucking in a calorie bomb like a storm, he will definitely doubt his life.

However, if you are deceived by Erbi's appearance and think that he is just a fat pig, you are very wrong.

He is at least a powerful and flexible fat man, not necessarily cunning, but at least he has a keen fighting sense like a beast.

When Erbi was eating, his subordinates generally didn't dare to disturb him with trivial matters.When he was almost finished eating and in a good mood, one of his subordinates, Shi Luhu, came to report:
"Master... a team of scouts sent by Choushi last night to patrol around Tashan, has not returned yet, and has been postponed for a long time. The servant sent someone to look for it again, but there is still no news."

Erbi's beard twitched, picked up a bamboo skewer for roasted lamb, and while picking his teeth, he asked in a fierce tone: "When did you come back?"

Shi Lu suddenly replied: "Accordingly, it takes three hours to go back and forth. At the end of the hour, it is time to go back. The slave was afraid of being delayed by a small matter, so he waited an extra hour and asked someone to find him.

As a result, the second batch of people came back now, saying that there was nothing abnormal around Tashan City, and the Nanmanzi showed no signs of being dispatched. "

Erfu thought about it: "Those southern barbarians haven't moved for several months, it shouldn't be. In the afternoon, gather more people and don't go to the beach, lest they be discovered by the barbarians in the city.

Go around from behind the west mountain of the city, roundabout to the south of the city, set up an ambush along the way, and block the main road from Tashan to Gaoqiao.See if Manzi has any plans to break through by land, if so, just intercept and kill him!

Ordinarily, if our scout really died at the hands of the barbarians who left the city, those barbarians probably wanted to break through.If the pathfinding goes well, and those who are the first to rush out, there may be more people who want to escape later.If it's just a test, maybe we will report back to the city after killing our scout, so let's be careful first. "

Niu Lu thought for a while and reminded cautiously: "Master, do you think it's not a barbarian from the city, but a barbarian sent by Wu Sangui from Shanhaiguan? If it's from Wu Sangui, should we send someone to the racecourse? , report to the banner owner?"

Erfu thought for a while: "It's possible, but that would be a big deal! You bunch of trash, a team of scouts were all killed, and none of them escaped alive to report the news. Isn't it very honorable?
You dog slave, you want to stab the master directly to embarrass me!Send two Niu Lu to test it out in a while!If there is a conspiracy and a large army is dispatched, it will not be too late to bother the master! "

It is obviously the safest way for the overall situation to report immediately when encountering a small matter.

But human nature has weaknesses, and Erbi is also an arrogant person. He doesn't want to let Azig know about such embarrassing things directly. He always wants to figure it out on his own and cover the lid for a while.

If you can't figure it out today, it's not too late to report.

And he still had an idea in his mind: I have fought against the southern barbarians in the Qing Dynasty for so many years, and the bureaucracy of the Ming people and their slow decision-making are already well-known to the generals at all levels in the Qing Dynasty.

If Wu Sangui made a move, maybe before Wu Sangui's own men were mobilized, Master Azig would have already got the news from the emperor——

Before the final battle of Songjin Battle last year, the emperor was very well informed.Hong Chengchou hadn't finally made up his mind to fight the emperor. The emperor already knew that Hong Chengchou must pursue a quick battle.

Because the emperor had already found out at that time that in the rear area of ​​Beijing, there were two trolls, Zhang Ruoqi and Ma Shaoyu, who were responsible for picketing military officers for cowardice and dereliction of duty.

In front of the stupid Emperor Chongzhen of the Nanmanzi, these two trolls crazily attacked Hong Chengchou for raising the bandits' self-respect, laboring teachers and paying for them, and fearing the enemy and fighting. Chongzhen was so enraged that he issued a death order and forced Hong Chengchou to attack quickly. If Hong Chengchou doesn't take risks, he will be questioned!
(Note: These two trolls surrendered to Li Zicheng as soon as Chongzhen died, and Qing soldiers entered Beijing and surrendered to the Qing two months later. In the end, Shunzhi recited the credit for forcing Hong Chengchou to surrender his head by stirring shit sticks back then. Zhang Ruoqi also served as a provincial chief envoy.)
Nanmanzi is full of such useless civil servants, how could it be possible that "Wu Sangui made some moves, but the secret work of the Qing Dynasty did not detect it"!
All of this prompted Erbi to prepare to rely on his own strength to solve this small accident. If it can't be resolved within a day or two, it will not be too late to report to the banner owner.

……

The Qing army's orders and prohibitions were still very powerful. Of course, Erbi's decision was immediately and unreservedly implemented.

In the afternoon of that day, Erbi's two Niulu set up an ambush in a dangerous place in the southeast of Tashan Mountain and on the way to Gaoqiao from Tashan Mountain.

At dusk, Li Fuming's Yangquan Battalion was guarding Li Tongtai, so he quietly put on Li Fuming's armor and horses, hid a small Li Fuming banner, took two hundred horses, one hundred cavalry, one man and two horses, and opened the tower south of Tashan. The door, away from the dust.

They deliberately chose to go out of the city at dusk, also to give the enemy time to react, creating "Last night, the cavalry of the Ming army went out of the city to test, and after being blocked, they were injured and lost the opportunity, so they hid back again, and now they are taking advantage of the sky. It's going to be black, and then repeat the old tricks." The illusion.

And this kind of design really makes sense - the previous day I went out of the city in the early morning, and it would be dawn after a short walk, but this time I went out of the city in the evening, and if I could hide in the dark for a whole night, even if I was discovered tomorrow morning, I guess They all ran out for at least seventy or eighty miles.

Everything is in line with the logic of those who abandoned the army to break through.

Before Li Tongtai left the city, he had a final feast of wine and meat with a hundred warriors to strengthen his courage. They also had the thought of "running 260 miles safely and fleeing back to Shanhaiguan" in their hearts, and their desire to survive was very strong.

When I first left the city, I was quite nervous, lest I be discovered by the Tartars immediately.But after more than ten miles out of the city, and the city wall gradually disappeared on the horizon behind him, Li Tongtai relaxed a little.

After walking for more than an hour, it was almost forty miles, and he took a short rest in the middle. As the sky was completely dark, Li Tongtai was thinking about where to take a rest at night, and then continued to run.

However, when walking about halfway between Tashan and Gaoqiao, when passing through a section of hillsides on both sides, there is no detour, and the hillsides on both sides are suddenly full of torches and screams.

"Ambush the Tartars! Brothers, follow me!" Li Tongtai knew he was being ambushed when he heard the sound of horns.

The Liaoxi Corridor has a narrow terrain, with Yanshan Mountain on one side and the sea on the other side, and there are several Yanshan Mountain slopes that can extend to the seaside. Easy to neutralize.

The Tazi soldiers did not have golden drums, and it seemed that there were not many coming, and they were probably cavalry, so they did not carry drum chariots, and had to be ordered to attack by blowing horns on horseback.

"Brothers are fighting with the Tartars! If you break through the siege, you will be able to return to Shanhaiguan alive! If you can't get out, you will die!" This group of Shanxi cavalry also aroused their ferocious hearts. At this moment, they are not fighting for the commander-in-chief, but He had to fight to the death for his own life.

Only by breaking through can there be a way to survive!
"Kill!" The Ming army cavalry didn't care, and they didn't care that the Qing army cavalry stationed on the hillside beside the road and shot arrows. The Ming army just wanted to move forward and kill all the enemies blocking the road!

"Crack! Crack! Puff!" The steel spear, long spear, and saber greeted the person facing him with all his might, and the sound of the sharp blade piercing into the flesh was endless.

Even the screams of dying seemed to be suppressed for a few seconds before gathering strength and bursting out.

A counterattack is that more than ten cavalry fell heavily from their horses, both Ming cavalry and Tartar cavalry.

"Are these southern barbarians very brave? Are they really Li Fuming's elite servants? Hurry up! Those who are afraid of war will be killed! The master has already said that there will be rewards. If you kill a barbarian general, Niulu will be promoted directly to the armor! Small soldiers will be promoted directly to Niulu! "

Shi Luhu, who was sent by Erbi to wipe his ass clean, was about to wash away the shame of his scouts being wiped out by the barbarians this morning. When he saw Li Tongtai coming to kill him bravely, he was not surprised but happy, and firmly believed that he had caught a big fish.

He and another Niulu each had less than 100 cavalry, adding up to [-] to [-] cavalry, while the Ming army cavalry on the opposite side only had more than [-] cavalry, so three times more troops can't be taken down!
The cavalry of the Qing army also moved forward one after another, fighting bravely to the death, not at all afraid of the desperate charge of the Ming army.

Both sides wore iron-clad cotton armor and were well-equipped.

Only when the saber is cut on the face, wrist, etc. can it arouse the bloody sound of cutting into the flesh, and when it is cut on other places, it can only bring the sound of cracking silk and the twisting and rubbing sound of teeth acid metal.Only the full charge and piercing of the cavalry and spear can penetrate the flesh, directly piercing the person from the horse's back.

"Death to the Tartars!" Li Tongtai was wearing a satin cotton-lined iron armor, which looked very conspicuous in the slight firelight, because it was Li Fuming's armor, which was only worn by senior generals at the commander-in-chief level.

It was precisely because of this set of armor that he was like a magnet and attracted the intensive siege of countless Tartar cavalry who were crazy, greedy and rewarded with promotions. He was hacked three or five times in a short while.

Fortunately, he was nimble and could always avoid the spear piercing and counterattack the enemy who rushed over the head. As for the saber slashing, under the protection of this fine steel armor, there was no serious problem.

He shouted a fierce battle, and after a while, he killed seven or eight Tartar cavalry, and several soldiers beside him also died one after another trying to cover him or block the knife.

It's a pity that even though people have excellent steel armor, the horses don't have such comprehensive protection. After the bloody battle, Li Tongtai's horse finally threw him off because of the saber slashing several times in a row, and he lost too much blood.

"Kill this barbarian general!" The cavalry of the Qing army became more and more excited, rushing up like bloodthirsty wolves to grab the head.

Niu Lu, who had been watching the battle, rushed forward when he saw the situation, fearing that another Niu Lu would take the credit.He has superb marksmanship, and with a slight detour, a lance was extremely tricky and pierced towards Li Tongtai's back heart.

Hearing the sound of breaking wind behind him, Li Tongtai turned around again and again. It was impossible to completely avoid it. In a hurry, he had to twist his body slightly to avoid the vital points of his chest and abdomen, but he was still stabbed in the side rib by a spear. Fortunately, the iron armor and ribs were deflected. The blade of the spear pierced through the armpit muscles and came out from behind.

Shi Luhu originally thought that this shot would definitely nail the Ming army commander to death, but he didn't expect that the opponent avoided the vital point and was pierced through the muscles of his side, and he became more and more stubborn, and he was able to advance instead of retreating, taking advantage of the situation Taking advantage of the two sides approaching, the saber was raised high and violently chopped towards his face.

Shi Luhu's spear was still stuck in the opponent's armor and muscles, he couldn't get it out for a while, and he forgot to let go, he was slashed in the face with a knife like this, and fell off the horse instantly.

The cavalry of the Qing army were horrified when they saw Niu Lu's master killed. In order to avoid guilt, they frantically stabbed at Li Tongtai with their guns.

When Li Tongtai got Shi Luhu's shot, he knew the day was over.He didn't want to die so uselessly, so he endured the pain and managed to get his wits about him, and roared: "I am Li Fuming, the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty, how could I die at the hands of you little bastards!"

He pulled out his saber and pretended to kill himself, but instead of wiping his neck, he wiped his own face with the knife, and immediately blood spurted out, killing him very quickly.

The cavalrymen of the Qing army stabbed him for a while, until it looked like a hedgehog. After confirming that he was dead, they began to search for the corpse, and by the way, they also searched for the corpses of other Ming army soldiers who died in battle.

As for the dozens of Ming army cavalry who escaped, they didn't have time to chase them. There were only a few dozen small soldiers. If they escaped, they fled.

The other picked up a cheap Niu Luzhang Jing, and soon got the good news from his subordinates: "Master is overjoyed! Li Fuming's banner was found from the horse of this barbarian's personal soldier! This is definitely Li Fuming! Congratulations, master!" Highly promoted!"

That Niu Lu laughed loudly, picked out a soldier who was the fiercest in killing the enemy just now, had indeed made up for Li Tongtai, and was very good at flattering, patted him on the shoulder, and said:
"You're not bad, you kid. It was you who stabbed Li Fuming to death with the last shot. Shi Luhu was killed for his greed. You'll be Niu Lu later!"

"Li Fuming" died after being stabbed so many times, and the other Niu Lu had already died with him. Whoever made up the knife and got the fatal shot, didn't he have the final say?
Here we got the head of "Li Fuming" who killed himself and disfigured him. He stripped off his armor and flag, and sent them back to Beitun, where Jialaer forced him to decide.

As for the cavalry of the Qing army after the war, they naturally continued to set up checkpoints on the spot. The order they received before was to stay here all the time. Although they killed a group of cavalry of the Ming army, they couldn’t accept it immediately and had to continue to implement it. Order.

Because of the interception of the fake Li Fuming, Zheng Chenggong's departure that night became more and more dark, and he was not found at all.

And in the middle of the night, Erbi in Beitun got the good news from his subordinates. He was overjoyed when he heard that he had killed Li Fuming. He immediately ordered another Niulu to go to the south to continue guarding the main road between Gaoqiao and Tashan. , he has already determined that Li Fuming's department must have run out of food in the city, so they can only break through the encirclement by land to the south regardless of the cost.

As for the Beitun side, which was originally responsible for cutting off the communication between Tashan and Xingshan, it didn't seem so important.

However, the order of King Azig had to be implemented, so it was necessary to leave a little record or two.

For a whole day on the third day of March, nothing unexpected happened.

Li Fuming, who was still hiding in Tashan City, didn't know that Erbi had adjusted his deployment. Now, between him and Cao Bianjiao, there were less than [-] Tartar cavalry watching.Only these [-] cavalry could support the Qing army guards at Bijiashan Wharf within a distance of [-] miles.

But regardless of whether the generals of the Ming army knew about the enemy's deployment, at midnight on the third day of March, they had to go out of the city, pick up their names, and quietly go to the Bijiashan wharf dozens of miles outside the city.

Cao Bianjiao had to walk more than [-] miles more than Li Fuming because the road was farther away, so he had to set off one and a half times earlier.

At the time of Haishi, Cao Bianjiao left Xingshan City in the dark while the Tartars were not paying attention.At the end of the day, Li Fuming also reorganized his troops and set off, leaving only a few cavalry soldiers to stay in the city after the army left, in case the army went far away, they would set fire to the city and burn all the supplies that could not be taken away, so as to avoid the loss of resources. enemy.

Only those soldiers who performed the task of arson after the break can be assigned to the few remaining horses so that they can catch up with the main force of the infantry after setting off the fire.

……

Zheng Chenggong and Zhang Mingzhen, who had been drifting for two days on the Bohai Sea, away from the observation distance of the coastline, also did not know how well Li Fuming and Cao Bianjiao were executing their plan.

They only know that they must do their part well according to the agreement.At the end of the early morning of the fourth day of March, the navy fleet of the Ming Army finally arrived at the waters near Bijia Mountain.

Zheng Chenggong personally held the binoculars and looked towards the pier.There are still many torch lights on the pier. It seems that after the Tartars occupied Bijia Mountain, they have been making good use of this pier. The daily guards of the defenders are quite strict.

"The Hongyi cannon is ready! Aim at the positions with fire, don't fire yet, let the boat rush to the beach and touch the shore as quietly as possible. If you are discovered and you hear the enemy's noise, you should obey my orders and cut off the fire decisively!"

Zheng Chenggong carefully told the gunners on board.Some of these gunners were brought from the Zheng family. They knew the basics. The Zheng family had been pirates for 20 years, and they were very experienced in using Hongyi cannons.

(End of this chapter)