Xie Ming

Chapter 199 After you sing, I will appear on stage

Xiao Jingchuan's remarks on stopping the pursuing Jiannu troops stunned Li Zicheng as soon as he spoke.

He hesitated and was stunned for a moment, pondered for a long time, and just stared at the city wall in disbelief.

"Hahaha"

"King Chuang!"

"Why aren't you leaving yet?!"

"Are you worried about my ability?!"

"How about your army stay here too, and we can have two heroes fight against Lu Bu in front of the north gate, haha!"

"What do you think?!" Xiao Lang asked half-truthfully, and at this moment, he even joked.

Upon hearing this, Li Zicheng gritted his teeth and snorted coldly.

"Humph!"

"I don't have the time to play with you!"

"Little friend Xiao!"

"Since you can say this, I will believe you for once!"

"Remember, if you can really do this!"

"Then you, Xiao Jingchuan, will be my friend from now on!"

"If you can't make it in the former Ming Dynasty, come to the northwest!"

"You will not be in any trouble if you come to work for me! Huh?!"

Before Li Zicheng withdrew, he offered to confer official titles and make promises, intending to add an extra layer of verbal insurance for the matter.

"Ha ha."

"Chuang Wang, I'll just follow you, so forget it!"

"But before I leave, I do have two words of good advice for you!"

Xiao Lang refused outright!
There were soldiers standing by the northern gate beside him, all listening in. He didn't want to give anyone a chance to talk and get himself into trouble!
"Tell me about it!" Li Zicheng suddenly raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Haha, King Chuang, I see you have no intention of staying in the North!"

"Should we all retreat back to the northwest when we lead our troops to retreat south this time?!"

"The Jiannu have seized Beijing! If they can take control of the area around the capital in a short period of time!"

"Then the next step is to chase you into your northwest hinterland!"

"Pay attention to the two important northern cities of Yulin in northern Shaanxi and Datong in Shanxi!"

"Shanxi can be defended, so we must try our best to defend it!"

"I predict that Dorgon will send troops to attack the northwest from the north this month!"

"I hope King Chuang can plan ahead!"

Xiao Lang said something shocking again!

These remarks are definitely an example of anticipating the enemy's advance!

But after all, not everyone has such insight, especially the ability to see ahead and behind!

So Li Zicheng felt very disdainful after hearing this!

After all, the entire northern section of the northwest is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it also has the danger of the Great Wall.

It was hard for Li Zicheng to believe that Dorgon would lead an army far away on an expedition, so it was normal for him to go through such a long detour.

So at the moment, he was only full of criticism of Xiao Lang's nonsense, and replied perfunctorily: "Hahaha!"

"Xiao Xiaoyou is thoughtful!"

"I'm learning from you!"

After saying this, Li Zicheng was worried that if he delayed too long, the situation might turn out to be unexpected.

So after saying all this, he rushed to Xiao Jingchuan on the city wall and nodded in farewell.

After the matter was over, he didn't hesitate any longer and rode back to the central army!

About another quarter of an hour passed!
The 8,000 light cavalry that Li Zicheng had deadlocked at the north gate of Baoding City finally began to take further action!
Its vanguard troops gradually evacuated in an orderly manner towards the southwest!
The central army will not move for now!

The process of tentatively retreating southward lasted for nearly half an hour.

At 7:30 am, in front of the north gate of Baoding Prefecture, the Dashun bandits were finally able to withdraw completely, freeing up space and revealing a vast wasteland covered with yellow earth!

During this period!
On the top of the city wall, Xiao Lang was not idle either.

He once again dispatched Chang Ting to inform Xu Jizu in front of the West Gate, and Liu Wenbing and Gong Yonggu in front of the South Gate, telling them not to relax and to pay attention to the movements of the Dashun enemy crossing the border at any time, to guard against the villain Li Zicheng's lack of martial ethics, and to make a surprise attack later and ruin their grand plan!

The rising sun rises in the east!

The fiery red sun in the early morning, from the moment it jumped out of the horizon, thousands of rays of light penetrated the gaps in the clouds and shone on the endless, broad and desolate wilderness!

In front of the north gate of Baoding Prefecture, the morning sun is shining, and the golden and red colors are spreading into the desolate scene like boiling water!

Xiao Jingchuan was on the top of the city wall at Menguan, sending away the Dashun bandits and then waiting for the Jiannu soldiers!

Time flies, and more than an hour has passed!

Until 9:45 am.

The long-awaited main character is finally here!
“Report—” “Report!”

The scouts heading north suddenly came back with a report. The sentry on the horse had a face covered in sweat and dirt, and looked quite embarrassed.

"Report——"

Following the sound, he turned back on horseback and had already arrived at the North Gate on the road!
"General!"

"Wake up! General!"

Peizhong saw the scouts rushing back and did not dare to take charge, so he had no choice but to reach out and shake Xiao Jingchuan, who was dozing off while sitting cross-legged under the battlements of the city wall.

"kindness?!"

“How?!”

"Enemy! The enemy is coming?!"

Xiao Lang was suddenly awakened by his movements. He stared with his eyes wide open, turned around and stood up!

"Uh"

"No! Not yet!"

"General! I saw someone coming back from the north. Look!"

As Peizhong spoke, he quickly raised his finger to probe the direction where the horses were coming from outside the city!

While the two were talking, the scout sentry had already approached the gate!

"Report——"

"Report to the general!"

"The Jiannu soldiers are rushing here!"

"The vanguard cavalry is less than fifteen miles away!" The sentry reined in his horse, stood on his horse, and reported with a bow.

"it is good!"

"Who are the cavalrymen in the vanguard?!" Xiao Lang immediately gathered his strength and asked anxiously.

"General!"

"The vanguard, seeing the flags, should be the Guanning Iron Cavalry of Wu Sangui's army!"

"A rough count would suggest there are about eight thousand of them!"

"There are Jiannu soldiers following behind, holding up a white dragon flag with a circle of red stripes around it. I don't know what it is!"

"There are about 5,000 of them!"

"Finally, look, there seems to be a group of Ming army rebels and surrendered generals!"

"The formations are so varied and confusing, it's hard to tell the details!"

"They are following closely behind us. If we count them, there may be nearly 10,000 soldiers!" the sentry reported the truth.

Upon hearing this, when the north gate was closed and the city wall was in front of it, Xiao Lang, Pei Zhong and others seemed a little stunned!
"spit!"

Peizhong spat out the grass leaves in his mouth and cursed.

"Damn it! Why are the surrendered soldiers more than three times more than the Jiannu soldiers?"

"A real man should die if he wants to!"

"So many Han people turned to the Jiannu barbarians?!"

"They have insulted our ancestors and brought disgrace upon the Ming Dynasty!" Peizhong was annoyed, and his shock turned into anger!
"Ugh!"

“This is just the beginning!”

"This number of soldiers is not too different from what I expected before!"

Xiao Lang tilted his head and spoke to Peizhong, then quickly turned back and looked forward to the sentry under the city.

"Okay! Got it!"

"Probe again and report again!"

"Come closer to see more clearly!"

"At the same time, we must also pay attention to the enemy's scouts not being collected at night!"

"The Jiannu people are skilled in hunting and archery!"

"Tell the scouts not to get entangled with the enemy scouts!"

"It is important to find out more about the enemy's situation!" Xiao Lang ordered.

"Yes!" The sentry bowed and accepted the order.

"Okay, go ahead!"

As Xiao Lang finished speaking, the lone scout did not stop and rushed back to the north towards the wilderness again.

More than a quarter of an hour later!

10: a.m.

Wu Sangui led an army of 8,000 and attacked from the north in a mighty force!

The Guanning Iron Cavalry, with heavy armor and elite soldiers, was more imposing than Li Zicheng's light cavalry during their attack!
(End of this chapter)