On September 20, Fang Guoan led 8,000 elite soldiers to Dongxi in a hurry.As a general under the command of King Lu, Fang Guoan knows the terrain of eastern Zhejiang very well, especially when Lu Jianguo takes Shaoxing as a temporary line, and he remembers every river, stream, tree, mountain and forest around Shaoxing Mansion.Eight thousand Zhejiang soldiers rushed all the way, after rushing to Dongxi, Fang Guoan quickly reconnoitred the terrain, 8,000 men and horses were divided into two armies, left and right, equipped with bows and arrows, birds, and set up ambushes on the hills and forests on both sides of the road, ready to meet Li Shuotai's army.At the same time, King Lu led an army of more than 30,000 people, who would join the battlefield soon after the start of the campaign, with an army of 40,000 against a Qing army of 10,000.If nothing happens, as long as the ambush is successful, the Zhejiang soldiers still have a great chance of winning.In the early morning of the 20th, 8,000 Zhejiang soldiers were properly arranged, but there was no trace of the enemy.At noon, there was still silence on the road, and there was nothing unusual about it.This made the generals of the Fang Department can't help but start to be a little worried, could it be that the Qing army didn't go to the insight, or had already gone in advance?
For a while, the soldiers were very anxious, but Fang Guoan was very confident in this.As a general in command, the battle must first know the geography, and in terms of distance, the distance from Fuyang to Shaoxing is twice that of Xiaoshan to Shaoxing, and from Fuyang to Shaoxing are mostly mountainous and hilly, and the Qing army must not have passed.Sure enough, just after noon, a scout returned and found traces of the Qing army.Fang Guoan immediately ordered the scouts to continue the investigation, and ordered the army to quickly hide and wait for the arrival of the enemy.…… Shaoxing Mansion is the ancient Yue land, there is Huiji Mountain in the south, it is at the junction of the North Zhejiang Plain, the mountainous hills of western Zhejiang and the mountainous hills of eastern Zhejiang, the terrain is inclined down from the southwest to the northeast, except for the monotonous terrain of the northern plain, the other directions are hilly and hilly, and the terrain is complex.In late September, the weather in eastern Zhejiang became cooler, and the sun shone on the body, not as hot as in June and July, but made people feel very mild, and there was an urge to lie on the ground and bask in the sun, which was really not suitable for war.At this time, a group of soldiers and horses came from the west, and the procession meandered through the hills, stretching for miles in front and back.Calculating the time, Li Shuotai's soldiers and horses should have arrived in Shaoxing a long time ago, but they suffered the loss of being unfamiliar with the terrain, so they walked relatively slowly.Marching in hilly areas, the terrain was complicated, and the Qing army pulled mountains and waded through rivers, and was very tired all the way.At this time, most of the Qing soldiers lowered their heads and walked on the ground with their weapons and clubs, and the cavalry on horseback looked at the surrounding situation vigilantly from time to time."
Li Dutong, there is Dongxi in front, and out of this area, it is the plain, and the cavalry can drive directly to Shanyin and Huiji City."
A Green Battalion general suddenly pointed ahead and said.Li Shutai is the Han Army's Blue Banner Melle Zhangjing, also known as the deputy capital, Li Shutai was born in Tieling, Liaodong, the original name Li Yanling, at the age of twelve, he served Nurhachi, was given the name of Yutai.Among the traitors who surrendered to the Manchus, Li Shutai can be said to be the earliest, but he was ranked early, not because of him, but because his father Li Yongfang was the first border general of the Ming Dynasty to surrender to the Manchus.Because of his old qualifications, Li Shutai was very respected by the Manchu rulers, and at the age of sixteen he married Nurhachi's granddaughter, which can be said to have left the Han Dynasty and entered the Manchus, and was his own person from the Manchus.Li Shutai listened to the words of Zhang Bingzhen, the governor of Zhejiang next to him, and his eyes showed joy, "Order the front army, speed up, and the army will spend the night in Shanyin!"
”Zhang Bingzhen smiled and said: "The Zhejiang soldiers are all in Hangzhou, and they are all in Shanyin and Huiji, just like a divine soldier descending from the sky, you can go down to the two cities without a fight!"
”Zhang Bingzhen turned out to be a Ming minister, when the Qing army went south to Hangzhou, he and the traitor Chen Hongfan together, persuaded King Lu to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, King Lu listened to the advice of the two of them, and sent Zhejiang away, as a result, King Lu was miserable by him, and soon after being escorted into Beijing, he was Ling Chi by the Qing army together with Anzong, Jing, Heng and other kings, but Zhang Bingzhen rose to the top, and was just appointed as the governor of Zhejiang of the Manchu Dynasty.This time, Li led Tai on the expedition and needed a guide, so he volunteered to lead 5,000 Fubiao and follow the expedition.While the two were talking, there was a roar of hooves, but it was the Blue Banner cavalry who left the brigade and reconnoitred forward.After Li Shutai penetrated into the area controlled by the Ming army, he cut off contact with Duoduo, not knowing that the Zhejiang soldiers had withdrawn to the south bank in advance.At this time, he thought that the Zhejiang soldiers were still on the front line in Hangzhou, and there would be no Zhejiang soldiers in Shaoxing Prefecture, but he still sent scouts to investigate.The cavalry of the Eight Banners left the brigade and galloped on the path between the hills, the terrain on the left and right was not steep, but it was very complicated, the road of the Qing army was between the hills, and the road was flanked by low hills and terraces, and there was nothing unusual.There is no need to investigate at all, the Zhejiang soldiers are all in Hangzhou, and they would not have thought that they would go straight to Shaoxing.The Eight Banners traveled all the way, all of them were in this kind of terrain, seeing that they were about to enter the plain, Niu Lu didn't care much about it, he grabbed the reins of the horse, looked at both sides, and then lifted the reins, and the war horse rushed east.The forward sentry rode as before, without warning, and the brigade continued to advance along the road.Li Shuotai rode on a horse and followed the army, he looked up and looked around, and suddenly frowned slightly, why is there not even a bird on either side in this section."
What about Li Dutong?"
Zhang Bingzhen saw that Li Shutai suddenly looked solemn, and couldn't help asking.Li Shutai was alert: "There is something wrong here, and the herald ordered the army to pass through here quickly." ”The military order flew over, and the soldiers on the road raised their speed and trotted, but at this moment, a sudden "boom" of a horn exploded on the ground.The Qing troops on the road were slightly stunned, and they all looked around, Li Shutai instantly changed color, and immediately understood what was happening, and immediately roared, "No, retreat quickly!"
”It's late!"
Bang bang bang!""
Whoosh!"
On the hills on both sides of the road, arquebuses rang out, clouds of white smoke rose in the forest, and orange guns erupted from the muzzles, and projectiles whistled out.The archers of the Ming army, bent the bow and shot, the sharp arrows broke through the air, the arrows were like flying locusts, attacking the top of the Qing army's head, a large net formed by arrows was falling rapidly, and the Qing army that was undecided was shot and hit by arrows one after another, and fell down in an instant.On the hills on both sides of the road, countless figures appeared in an instant, and the Ming soldiers fired arquebuses in an orderly manner, shooting sharp arrows, and the Qing soldiers on the road suffered heavy casualties, and suddenly there was chaos.Li Shutai was shocked when he saw this, hurriedly pulled the reins of the horse, and roared angrily with his knife, "The rear team changes to the front team, go back!"
”Hearing the order, the Qing troops of the Eight Banners quickly assembled......
Dozens of miles north of Dongxi, 30,000 Zhejiang soldiers trotted forward, and this was a cavalry rushing against the flow of people in front of Zhu Yihai.The cavalry flew off his horse and saluted on one knee, "Your Highness, the general has successfully ambushed the Qing soldiers, and the Qing soldiers are fighting fiercely!"
”Zhu Yihai's spirit perked up, urged the war horse, and shouted urgently, "The army is moving forward at full speed!"
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