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Chapter 51 Fire

When he heard that it was the soldiers from Xuzhou, He Gang was immediately overjoyed: "Let's go. Let's meet them first before talking."

The Zhongguan Camp was the credit of the scouts of both sides for being able to contact Yin Hongsheng. Zhongguan Camp was always behind the Qing army. Yin Hongsheng's scouts also chased after him. The two sides almost had a fight. After finding out their identities, both sides were overjoyed and soon returned to report to their respective commanders.

Half an hour later, He Guan and Yin Hongsheng had already met ten miles away. He Gang only brought his personal soldiers. His army was still hiding in the dense forest and advancing with the Qing army.

After exchanging information, He Gang and Yin Hongsheng hit it off. This time, they mainly used cannons and materials to destroy the Tartars. As long as they fought quickly, it was too late to even if the Qing army camp received news to help. The two discussed it. He Gang returned immediately. Yin Hongsheng also urged the army to speed up the marching.

The Qing army in front was still walking slowly. The cannons were too heavy. Although the river was wide, it was not flat. In addition, the weather was gloomy a few days ago. There was a lot of snow. Now the snow water melted, making the road surface rotten. The cannon wheels were often either trapped in mud or stuck by raised dirt.

The road is so dangerous. Livestock pulling cannons will have to be rotated after a while. Otherwise, the livestock will be exhausted to death. This way, it will naturally not be able to walk fast. Fortunately, the civilians who carry heavy burdens can also take the opportunity to rest. Otherwise, some people will be exhausted to death.

The Qing army did not realize that it had been targeted. Shang Kexi and Ye Chen rode side by side on horseback. Although in terms of titles, Shang Kexi was above Ye Chen, and the military strength of Shang Kexi was not a little worse. His Tianzhu Army was the number assigned by Huang Taiji himself. However, Ye Chen was a man of mankind. With this, Shang Kexi did not dare to take advantage of Ye Chen. What's more, Ye Chen was following Nurhaci's three generations of grandparents and grandchildren. At that time, Huang Taiji was one of the ministers and later became one of the eight ministers of the affairs discussion. Now the Inlaid Red Flag Gushan Ezhen. Therefore, as the two talked, Shang Kexi almost turned his body sideways.

A cannon shook for a moment and fell into mud beside the two of them.

"Bastard, pull up the cannon." A Qing soldier led his horse to the side where the cannon was trapped. He didn't care about it and whipped the whip down. Several men who were carrying the cannon immediately had several whip marks on their bodies. The men raised their heads and stared at the Qing army that was whipping them.

"What are you looking at? If you are not convinced, I will dig out your eyes." The Qing soldiers angrily scolded.

The Qing army was not the captured civilians, but the soldiers of the Tianzhu Army. Shang Kexi was afraid that the civilians would damage the cannons. Not to mention anything else, if a resentful civilian pushed the cannon into the canal, although it could be fished out, the whole day would be delayed. Therefore, the cannons were transported by the Tianzhu Army soldiers themselves.

The Qing army's words caused several Tianzhujun who were beaten to be furious. Looking at the Qing army's eyes, a trace of fierce light flashed in their eyes. These Tianzhujun were among the few old men. They were originally Mao Wenlong's subordinates. They fought against the Qing army on Pidao. After Mao Wenlong's death, they were brought to Shandong by Shang Kexi. After the rebellion in Shandong, they took a boat to sea to surrender to the Qing Dynasty. These people were free of worries. Although they all surrendered to Manchus with the Lord General, some of them did not surrender with their hearts. Especially when they were humiliated by the Qing army, they would recall the scene when they fought with the Qing army in the past.

"Brother Liu, be patient." A younger Tianzhujun next to him saw the danger and hurriedly stood in front of the three people who were beaten and winked desperately. If they were in conflict with Manren's life, they were even a Tianzhujun and an artillery that was of great use to Manren. Manren would still not be polite. Executing them would be like executing a chicken.

Seeing his companions persuading him, the three of them calmed down and pushed the cannon. They looked at the fierce light that might have been revealed in their eyes. The Qing army was convinced when they saw the few people, and muttered a few words. They didn't move the whip again. They ran to the front and shouted loudly, shouting loudly as the civilians left quickly.

This scene fell into the eyes of Shang Kexi and Ye Chen. No one responded. The whole world was about to capture half of it. It was nothing to humiliate a few unopposed Han soldiers.

"Bah, dog Tartar!" Seeing the Qing army who was beating him go away, Brother Liu spitted thick phlegm and cursed.

"Brother, this is in the territory of the Ming Dynasty anyway. Why not find a chance to slip away?" one person suggested.

"No. We are in chaos. We may starve to death soon after leaving the army." The elder brother Liu objected and said viciously: "It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years. You all remember the dog Tartar who just beat us. I had a chance to be him."

This sentence is so rebellious. The other people were not frightened. Instead, they nodded vigorously, as if it was not the first time they did such a thing.

The face vibrated slightly. The water on the mud pit where their artillery chariots were trapped in was even more jumping. Several of them were veterans of decades. One of them ignored the dirty and listened to it. He immediately jumped up: "Cavals. There are a large group of cavalry approaching from the rear."

The brigade of cavalrymen was shocked on their faces. There was no Qing army behind them. If they were their own people, they would have come from the front. The only ones who came from behind might have been the Ming army.

"Brother Liu, what should I do? Should I report to the prince?"

After looking around, the others were still walking normally. There was no possibility that Mingjun came from behind. The elder brother Liu shook his head: "What are you reporting? Shang Kexi is not a good thing. Just now, he was not far from us. He didn't even say a word. Please pay attention to it. When the soldiers came, they ran to the side immediately."

Brother Liu was obviously very prestigious among several people. When he heard him say this, everyone had no complaints. They all lowered their heads and continued to install cannon trucks.

After about a cup of tea, the rumbling hooves sounded from behind. Then the whole face vibrated. Even the person who stopped the night at the latest felt something was wrong. Many people turned around and looked back. They saw countless Ming soldiers wearing big red military uniforms suddenly appearing from behind. They waved their sharp sabers and rushed from behind.

"Kill!" The Ming army leading the way was like a fierce god. A nearly meter-long sword was waving in his hand. While the sword light was waving, two Qing troops standing in front had already cut into pieces.

When Ye Chen saw the Ming army suddenly appear, he was shocked. He shouted angrily and said to Shang Kexi: "You can watch the cannons and civilians. I will see what these Ming dogs are capable of. I dare to come and seek death."

Ye Chen was not polite to Shang Kexi's orders. Shang Kexi was so happy. Most of his Tianjiao army was artillery. If it was lost, it would not be easy to replenish the artillery.

Just as Ye Chen brought hundreds of gathered troops to block the Ming army behind, there was another shout of killing sound from the side. Countless Ming troops rushed out of the dense forest and cut the Qing army into two sections in an instant.

Seeing the changes behind him, Ye Chen was shocked and angry. He clones his skills and rushed towards the Ming army behind him with his teeth, hoping that the rest of his subordinates could block the Ming army.

"Run!" Seeing the Ming army seemed to fall from the sky. It turned out that the Qing army who monitored them were all left behind and threw themselves into the fight. I don't know who shouted. Tens of thousands of civilians threw down their cars or the burden on their bodies and ran away. The scene was in chaos.

Although the Qing army reacted very quickly, they were just too scattered. The thin line of defense formed by the Qing army was suddenly broken. The Qing army on the flanks were all wiped out. Only Ye Chen and Shang Kexi gathered a large number of troops to resist. The supplies they transported no longer had the power to protect them.

Looking at the carts of supplies and the bags left by the porters when they escaped, He Gang smiled at the corner of his mouth and ordered: "Burn!"

He and Yin Hongsheng were divided into two groups. He had already made the decision to attract the attention of the Qing army by Yin Hongsheng. He rushed out of the dense forest and prepared to burn the Qing army's supplies.

Trucks of supplies were lit, and crackling sounds were made in the air. Many Ming soldiers came down from the horse and threw the bags on them into the fire. Soon, the whole ten miles long was filled with thick smoke.

Ye Chen, who was fighting against the Ming army, turned his head and looked at it. He couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood from his mouth. If it weren't for his Goshha's life to save him, Ye Chen's neck was almost hit by a Ming army.

Duoduo was resting in the tent outside Matou Village. A Geshha lifted the tent and came in: "Report. Prince. A lot of thick smoke rose in the northwest direction. I wonder what happened?"

Thick smoke. Northwest direction? Duoduo was stunned. At first he thought that his subordinates were burning Han people's villages or other things. But he suddenly felt a clever in his heart. The northwest direction was the route of the artillery battalion and supplies. He hurried out of the tent and looked forward. Sure enough, the smoke was rolling dozens of miles away, and even the flames could be seen.

"Come, come." Duoduo shouted.

Several generals who remained in the camp rushed over. After seeing such a large smoke in the northwest direction, they felt something was wrong and rushed to the commander's camp.

"Quick. Send people to the northwest to respond immediately."

Ming Qing general responded and quickly ordered his troops and ran north along the canal.

The sudden smoke from the mountains were seen more clearly. Wang Fu and Yan Yingyuan both showed a hint of suspicion in their eyes. What was the fire that was so big.

Seeing the Qing army at the foot of the mountain hurried out of the camp, the two of them thought at the same time that they calculated that the Qing army's food and supplies should arrive soon. The Qing army at the foot of the mountain rushed over, but they did not bring much supplies. If the Qing army's supplies were all destroyed, they would have to lose food at most ten days. If the Qing army did not retreat at that time, they could only make a living by robbing around. Tens of thousands of people would make a living by robbing them entirely. Unless the Ming army was dead and allowed to bribe them, it would be impossible.
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