Prince Chongzhen

Chapter 147 Are you the only ones with brains?

Liu Liangzuo’s idea was actually very simple, which was to rescue Ordu as quickly as possible, and then use him to protect Li Chengdong and Wu Shengzhao in Suzhou City.

In this way, no matter whether he can rescue Nikan in the end, he has done his best. Even if Duoduo really wants to hold someone accountable, the blame will not fall on him alone.

As for what would be the fastest way to rescue Erdu, he actually had no conclusion in his mind. He just vaguely felt that money could probably accomplish the task.

After that, his dealings with Wu Zhikui went smoothly, and his mind became more active. His plan eventually changed from using money to buy off Ordu to joining forces with outside forces to swallow up Wu Zhikui.

God bless you, it was definitely not Liu who broke his promise, but Wu Zhikui had been living in a safe area for many years and was not vigilant enough, which led to his exposure.

If you don’t take what Heaven gives you, Heaven will take action against you.

The opportunity is already in front of him, how can he let it go easily?

After returning to the camp, Liu Liangzuo arranged military affairs, had a good meal, and then fell into a deep sleep.

He had not rested for two days and one night. Even an iron man could not hold on after such a long journey.

But who would have thought that he had only slept for an hour or two when he faintly felt the earth shaking. When he woke up, he saw his personal soldier standing beside his mattress with an anxious look on his face, and his hands were still grabbing his shoulders and shaking him hard.

"What?"

Liu Liangzuo had been a general for many years, so he naturally wouldn't vent his anger on the people around him like those unreliable guys. However, since his sweet dream was disturbed, there was still some emotion in his words.

"Marshal, there seems to be a fight over there."

there?

Which way?

He hadn't rested for days and was forcibly awakened after sleeping for a while. Even though he was awake, his brain was still a little groggy. It took him several breaths to realize which direction was being referred to.

But why did they fight?

Was it Wu Zhikui who did it?

Of course not.

If it were me, I would definitely have to wait until the money left Suzhou but had not yet arrived here before taking action.

The benefits of this are obvious. Firstly, both those who are besieged and those who are trying to rescue them will relax their vigilance, and secondly, the money will not be out of control.

Did Suzhou send people to help?
Certainly not.

If they had the ability to rescue Ordu, would they have come here?
After much thought, Liu Liangzuo ruled out one possibility after another, and in the end the only possibility left was that Ordu broke through by force.

Although Ordu is the weakest, he is the most likely to take action at this time.

Why?

If I spend money to redeem myself, not only will I need to pay a large sum of money, but I will also have to live in fear for the rest of my life. How can it be better than breaking through the enemy's encirclement and fighting my way out on my own?

Although he thought he had figured out Ordu's thoughts, Liu Liangzuo was not angry at him for tricking him.

Anyway, his ultimate goal is to find someone to share the responsibility. It would be best if Or could fight his way out on his own without him having to make any effort.

"Order the entire army to prepare!"

At the command, his personal soldiers went out to deliver the message, and Liu Liangzuo put his armor back on reluctantly.

In his opinion, since the Ming army had relaxed its vigilance, the Ordu tribe would naturally be able to break through the siege, and it would not make much difference whether he went or not.

But those who were surrounded were Manchus after all. If he did nothing, he would offend them for nothing. Then, not only would he not be able to return the favor to those who came to rescue him, but he would also be making enemies for himself.

Therefore, it is natural to send troops, but there is no need to be so proactive. It is enough to let Ordu see one's attitude.

There was probably nothing wrong with what Liu Liangzuo was thinking. After all, one has to bow his head when under someone's roof, and many things cannot be done as casually as they were in the Ming Dynasty.

just
"Oh my god! The Ming army is coming from behind!"

"Liu Liangzuo is a piece of trash!"

Seeing that a group of Ming troops had wedged between their side and the chariot formation, and the shouting and killing outside the encirclement showed no sign of advancing at all, Ordu became anxious and could not help but curse viciously.

When he saw the general in the daytime, he actually had doubts in his heart.

After all, given the current situation, although the morale of his 3,000 troops is low, they have the protection of a chariot formation and sufficient food and grass, so they will have no problem holding out for another ten days or half a month.

But who would have thought that one of his men actually recognized that this general seemed to be always following Liu Liangzuo, so he decided to "cooperate inside and outside" as the note said.

But who would have thought that when the cry of killing rang out outside the encirclement, he rushed out of the chariot formation as promised. However, until the Ming army had cut off their connection with the chariot formation, Liu Liangzuo outside the encirclement still made no progress.

How could he not be angry and curse in such a situation?
"We can't rely on this jerk anymore. Gather the people together and let's fight our way out!"

After defeating the Ming army in front of him, Ordu immediately changed his deployment.

Previously, he had wanted to form a joint force with Liu Liangzuo. Even if they could not wipe out all the Ming troops, they would at least defeat them completely.

But now it seems that not only is there no hope of eating or defeating them, but we might even get stuck here if we are not careful.

In this situation, the only way left for him was to fight forward with all his might.

There was a sound.

Erdu used his arm armor to protect the soldier beside him from the attack, and then he controlled the sword and slashed forward with his backhand.

"Ok?"

The expected collision sound did not come, and the sword did not even encounter the slightest obstacle. When he paid some attention and looked forward, he saw that the Ming army had actually avoided his sudden attack.

So strong!

Erdu couldn't help but admire in his heart, and then secretly memorized the soldier's appearance in his mind.

Although he was not as strong as Wusitu, he was no pushover in battle. And this soldier was able to dodge the knife, so he must be an elite soldier in the Ming army.

It just so happened that a lot of soldiers under his command had been killed in recent days. If he could capture them alive and use them as armored men, it would be a good choice.

With this in mind, Erdu remained calm and just took a few steps, intending to take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness to attack him ruthlessly. However, before he could make a move, he saw the Ming soldier had been chopped to the ground by someone, and he recognized the person who did it, it was a young man in the flag.

"This guy isn't that powerful. Could it be that the Ming army is only concerned with guarding against me?"

Having found a reasonable answer, Ordu did not take the matter too seriously. However, he later encountered two Ming soldiers who seemed to be strong, but they were killed by his own men in an instant.

This couldn't help but cause him to have some doubts.

But on the battlefield, it is a place of life-and-death fighting, so where would he have the leisure time to think about this matter carefully?

But within a few seconds, his attention was drawn to a sentence. "Oh, really! There's no movement outside!"

As the words entered his ears, Ordu's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

The silence outside meant that Liu Liangzuo's troops had been annihilated or retreated.

With these Ming troops, there was no chance of annihilating Liu Liangzuo at all, so the only possibility was that they retreated, lured his 3,000 men out of the chariot formation and then retreated.

"Liu Liangzuo!"

Ordu's unwilling screams echoed over the battle group.

At this time, the road back to the chariot formation had been blocked by countless Ming troops. Although they had dug a deep hole in the army formation in front of them, there was still a long distance to break through. Coupled with the sudden retreat of the reinforcements, not to mention Erdu, even the ordinary soldiers knew clearly that they would not be able to escape.

"Down!"

"Down!"

"Down!"

Waves of requests for surrender continued to come from all directions of the battle group. It was obvious that the surrendered soldiers he had left aside had no intention of fighting again.

To be fair, the fact that these surrendered troops could hold out to such an extent made them many times stronger than they were during the Ming Dynasty. However, in Ordu's view, such behavior directly destroyed his last chance of breaking out.

"South Dog!"

With a loud shout, Ordu's blood surged all over his body. By the time the soldiers around him reacted, he had already rushed deep into the enemy's formation alone.

In this situation, everyone knew that this was his last charge launched in desperation. Then, more than a hundred Eight Banners soldiers, knowing that they had no chance of survival in the hands of the southerners, followed him and rushed into the Ming army.

"Get on top!"

Wu Zhikui, who was about eight or nine feet away, naturally knew that this was the Tartar's dying struggle. He shouted to the captain of his personal guards, and then stared at Ordu's movements.

He originally thought that after his actions it would be easy to defeat this Qing army, but who would have thought that they would burst out with such amazing fighting power after being completely desperate, forcing him to send out even his personal guards.

Fortunately, there were not many Tatars left, and after falling into despair, they only attacked and did not defend.

In this way, after paying some price, Wu Zhikui's personal guards still blocked it, and the remaining dozens could only form a circle and fight like trapped beasts.

"Congratulations, Marshal. This battle wiped out four to five hundred real Tartars. Even if we count the years of the Apocalypse, it's still a great victory!"

As the battle draws to a close, naturally some people will come out to sing praises.

This may sound like an exaggeration, but anyone who has a little knowledge of the history of wars in the Ming and Qing dynasties knows that when the two sides have dozens or hundreds of people, they can still fight back and forth, but once the Ming army has thousands of people, the winning rate will drop sharply. This also gave rise to the nonsense that "if the Jurchens are less than 10,000, they are invincible, but if they are more than 10,000, they are invincible."

"This battle is entirely due to your highness's planning and the soldiers' hard fighting."

"You are too modest, Marshal. If you hadn't taken advantage of their tricks, how could the Tartars have come out of their tortoise shells?"

Although Wu Zhikui spoke modestly, this battle could indeed be considered his masterpiece.

When he first discussed it with Liu Liangzuo, he did have the idea of ​​taking the money and leaving, but after weighing the pros and cons, he ultimately felt that doing so was too risky.

Not to mention anything else, the thought of how he would face the Crown Prince's investigation after the news leaked was enough to make him back down.

Now that he had made up his mind, Wu Zhikui became active in the subsequent negotiations. When Liu Liangzuo proposed to send someone to negotiate with Ordu, he keenly sensed the opportunity.

Naturally, he had no idea what Liu Liangzuo was planning.

But this is not important. As long as the people inside know that reinforcements have arrived, how can they not rush out in a hurry if there is any noise outside?

After another round of flattery and humility, there were only forty or fifty Tatars left surrounded in the center of the battle group.

At this moment, Wu Zhikui suddenly remembered the carts full of things, and decided to turn his horse around to see what was inside them besides food and fodder.

However, at this time, three or four quarters of an hour had passed since the shouting and killing sounds were heard. Calculating the time, some people had arrived, and Wu Zhikui had no time to check his own spoils for the time being.

"General, we encountered the Ming army ahead, and it seems that they are not going to break through Erdu."

When Liu Liangzuo heard the scout's report, his heart skipped a beat.

At this time, the shouting and killing sounds that came into the ears were getting smaller and smaller, which probably meant that the battle was coming to an end. And the Ming army blocking the way ahead naturally showed who the winner of this battle was.

Can.
More than 3,000 people! How could there be no movement in just a short while?

Erdu is such a loser! He must have been drained of his wealth by alcohol and sex in Suzhou!
Liu Liangzuo was secretly dissatisfied, but he still ordered people to go to the front to report.

After a while, he saw Wu Zhikui again between the two armies, and the increasingly quiet shouting and screaming did not seem to have any effect on their relationship.

"I wonder why the commander-in-chief came to visit so late at night?"

"Hey, I heard some commotion over here so I came to see if there's anything I can do to help my brother."

"Thank you, brother. I don't know what happened in Erdu. There was a camp roar in the middle of the night. I had to work hard to calm him down. All our plans came to nothing."

The plan came to nothing?
Doesn’t this mean that Ordu has been completely destroyed?
Hearing this, Liu Liangzuo almost vomited blood.

They didn't roar early or late, but only roared when the reinforcements arrived. Are all the soldiers in Ordu's army idiots?

Under normal circumstances, Liu Liangzuo would not have had the energy to play dumb with this treacherous man, but he was still concerned about Ordu's life and death, so he had to continue the drama of brotherly love.

"Oh my! How could such a thing happen? If Erdu hadn't been here, the people who went to get the silver wouldn't have delivered it."

Ok?
Only care about Ordu?
As soon as the words fell, Wu Zhikui immediately understood what Liu Liangzuo meant. However, when he sent people to check whether Erdu was alive or dead, the result he got made him feel like a knife was cutting his heart.

"General, Erdu has been killed by the swords of the chaotic soldiers. I wonder if his body is still useful?"

"died?!"

"He is indeed dead. How about I suffer a little loss? Can you give me thirty or forty thousand taels of silver to take his body back?"

roll!
Cursing fiercely in his heart, Liu Liangzuo felt that Wu Zhikui was the most shameless person in the world. But when he was about to tear his face off, he heard the other party continue to say: "General, there are still a dozen living Tartars, how about you take them back with you?"

After thinking for a moment, Liu Liangzuo finally agreed. With these people around, it at least proved that he had tried his best to save Ordu.

After another round of bargaining, Wu Zhikui finally sold the remaining dozen or so Eight Banners soldiers for 150 taels of silver per person. But when he was counting the silver bills, he heard a commotion in the opposite camp, and then he saw Liu Liangzuo killing all these people.

"Zhenshuai, what are you doing?"

Before he had asked half a question, Liu Liangzuo had already left with his army. But before he could think about it carefully, he saw a soldier running towards him holding a thick stack of lists soaked in blood.

"Marshal, this was discovered from the enemy general."

(End of this chapter)