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  Chapter 568 565 [You sell me, I sell you]

   Tianjin battlefield.

  As Hauge moved the camp to the southwest of the city, the food roads in Tianjin City were cut off, and the Grand Canal was strangled by the Eight Banners Army.

  But Fei Ruhe's army in the west of the city still has smooth access to food.

  Hauge can't break it if he wants to, unless he can occupy the Triangle Lake. The military rations in the direction of Baoding were transported from the Huitong River, and then transferred by small boats to the Sanjiao Lake. The shore was Fei Ruhe's camp.

  Haoge made an appointment with Li Zicheng to attack, but he had to occupy a suitable terrain first.

  The Eight Banners Army crossed the Grand Canal westward, and that area was the only place where they didn't have to cross the river to fight. But the terrain is very narrow, further west there are Desheng Lake, Huoshao Lake, shallow lakes one after another, protecting Fei Ruhe's camp.

"kill!"

  The Eight Banners Army had just crossed the Grand Canal and camped, and was attacked that night.

  Fei Ruhe sent an army, the number of which was not large, only 2,000 people. During the day, enter the Huitong River from Sanjiaodian Lake, quietly touch Deshengdian Lake to lurk, and then come out from the dense reeds at night.

   "The savage is abominable!"

  Although Haug suffered little loss, he was in a bad mood, feeling like he would be stabbed at any time.

Man Dahai said: "The regent has been urging him to return to the division. The Nanmanzi have already taken down the Weining camp. I, Ama, can't sit still. I have led my troops back from Liaoyang to help. The situation of the regent in Yaozhou is very dangerous. We should go back. Yes, the decisive battle across the river is too risky."

   "I can't withdraw, this time I withdraw, and I don't want to enter the customs again in the future," Hauge said, "Without Li Zicheng's cooperation, how can we fight the Nanmanzi?"

Man Dahai sighed: "I went to see it myself this morning. The narrowest part of Sanjiaodian Lake and the Grand Canal is only two miles away. The two miles of land were separated by several trenches dug by Nanmanzi. Each trench dug The excavated soil was built into a low earth wall. Our cavalry and chariots can't get through, and the artillery is useless, so we have to use infantry to attack one by one."

  The direction of Li Zicheng faces the same problem.

  Of course, Li Zicheng's combat area is slightly wider, because the narrowest point is three miles. The same ditches and earthen walls must be captured by infantry.

  Fei Ruhe is in Disgusting People, with Sanjiaodian in the north, the Grand Canal in the south, and ditches on the east and west sides.

   In the direction of Tianjin, Fei Ruhe didn't care about it at all, and didn't even bother to send troops to reconnaissance.

   But the direction of Bazhou and Baoding is completely controlled by Fei Ruhe, because there are lakes and rivers everywhere.

   This kind of defensive battle, Li Zicheng and Hauge attacked across the Grand Canal, but it was the easiest way-even though Fei Ruhe had built many forts and temporary fortifications along the Grand Canal.

Man Dahai said: "The Nanman camp must not be attacked by force. Even if it can be broken, more than half of the warriors of the Eight Banners will die. The only way is to fight Yuanjiakou. Li Zicheng said that the Nanman army rations are there. Contact Li Zicheng. He went around from the north, and we went through the gap between Sanjiaodian Lake and Deshengdian Lake. We and Li Zicheng, one south and one north, pinched Yuanjiakou, and lured Fei Ruhe out of the west of Tianjin! Never dare to stay in a turtle shell again."

   "That's it!" Hauge agreed.

  Li Zicheng also agreed, the attacking enemy must be rescued, and the trick to lure the snake out of the hole.

  When the enemy moved, Fei Ruhe knew immediately.

   In other words, Hauge and Li Zicheng did not intend to conceal their combat intentions. This is a conspiracy. If you are hiding in a tortoise shell, we will definitely not be able to break into it. Then I will go to surround your grain storage place and ask you if you are still out to fight. It's just right if you don't come out, I'll burn your food and grass!

  Whether it is Li Zicheng or Haoge, after the battle plan is determined, they will move with the whole army. They didn't dare to divide their troops to burn food, because Fei Ruhe's and Zhang Tieniu's troops stood guard there, and anyone who dared to divide their troops would be attacked by them.

  When Dashun and Manqing Baying left, Tianjin City immediately came alive.

  Zhang Tieniu came out with the army, leaving only a few thousand farmers and soldiers to defend the city, and the main force went to join Fei Ruhe a few miles west of the city.

  The battlefield shifted from Tianjin to Yuanjiakou at once. Countless wars broke out in that broken place, because the geographical location is too critical.

   Li Zicheng and Hauge's offensive route was to bypass the Datong Army from the north to the south, and attack Yuanjiakou in a pincer-shaped offensive. The pincers are the strongest when they are closed, and the weakest when they are separated. On the day Zhang Tieniu led his troops out of the city, Fei Ruhe seized the opportunity to chase Li Zicheng.

  Because there was Sanjiadian in the way, Li Zicheng detoured farther, and the pliers had more chances to pull out.

  Wan Sitong's 16th Division, the infantry and artillery remained, and continued to defend the turtle shell position. Fei Ruhe, Zhang Tieniu, Huang Shun, and Li Dingguo, with four divisions and cavalry from the 16th Division, pursued Li Zicheng's troops at full speed.

  Thousands of them still took a small boat across Sanjiaodian Lake and took a shortcut to intercept Li Zicheng.

  Looking at the thousands of Datong soldiers on the other side of the Fenghe River, Li Zicheng frowned. He had to cross two big rivers, Fenghe River and Hunhe River, as well as several small rivers to join forces with Manqing to attack Yuanjiakou.

   Now, the best crossing point of the Fenghe River is blocked. Although Li Zicheng can make a detour, the more he detours to the north, the easier it is for the Datong Army to overtake him.

   At that time, the Dashun Army will fight a tough battle with the Datong Army, and the Manqing will take advantage of Yuanjiakou. After obtaining the food from the Datong Army, they can also take advantage of the trend to attack northward and surprise the Datong Army, which has been beaten to the brink of defeat.

  All benefits were taken by the Tartars!

Li You galloped over quickly, looked at the enemy on the other side of the river, and said to Li Zicheng: "Your Majesty, the battle cannot be fought like this. The intention of the puppet army is obvious. We must first destroy us and then go to kill the Tartars. No matter whether we win or lose, we will all fight." It's the Tartars who benefit, how can there be such a thing in the world? Tens of thousands of elite enemy troops, we can't eat one bite. Even if we win miserably, we will not be able to share the benefits with the Tartars. At that time, we will not be able to expand the country, but instead It was the Tartars who attacked the city all the way."

  Dang Shousu also came on horseback: "Your Majesty, it's better to retreat to Tongzhou. The puppet army dare not chase so far. At that time, the puppet army will fight the tartars first, and we will look for opportunities to go south to clean up the mess."

"Your Majesty," Zhang Nai also ran over, "Guanzhong is not stable, Hedong is being ravaged by puppet comrades, and there are several Henan generals who defected to the enemy. We must not lose here, otherwise Shanxi will be lost, and we really have to let the Tartars fight hard first! "

   "Your Majesty..."

   "Your Majesty..."

  The generals of various ministries asked one after another, and Li Zicheng was also persuaded. He really didn't want to kill people, and then let the Tartars come out to take advantage.

   After thinking for a long time, Li Zicheng finally ordered: "Retreat to Tongzhou!"

  The coalition forces have never been able to win since ancient times, because they are not of one mind at all. A good battle plan, but Li Zicheng slipped away halfway, wanting to finally come out to pick the fruits of victory.

   As for the Tartars, they also did not follow the plan.

  Manchu Qing cavalry, patrolling the south bank of the canal, noticed that the main force of the Datong Army was chasing Li Zicheng, and immediately rushed to Haug to report.

Man Dahai was overjoyed: "Yuanjiakou is hoarding military rations, and the Nanmanzi must be well-defended. It is impossible to take down in a day or two. The Nanmanzi went to chase Li Zicheng. His tortoise shell camp is empty, and it is the limit to keep thousands of people for defense. Let's take the opportunity to fight back and seize the camp of the southern barbarians! It is best to attack at night, and kill those barbarians by surprise!"

   "Good idea, this call is so loud, it's the thirty-six tricks of the Han people." Hauge actually knows the thirty-six tricks.

  So, when Li Zicheng sold Hauge, Hauge also sold Li Zicheng, and both sides had their own ideas.

  …

"Snapped!"

  In the reeds, Zhang Tai slapped a mosquito to death, and his palm was already stained with his own blood.

  It is already summer, shallow lakes, aquatic plants are everywhere, and there are so many mosquitoes that can carry people away, making people wonder if they will be bitten by mosquitoes and die of excessive blood loss.

  Zhang Tai is a soldier of the Datong Navy. He made a living fishing in the Yangtze River since he was a child.

   Now he is squatting in the reeds to watch out. Sentinels like him have set up more than ten places on the south bank of the Triangle Lake.

  Haug was afraid of revealing his whereabouts, so he chose to march in a hurry at night, leaving the civilians and luggage behind.

   But they want to attack Fei Ruhe's tortoise shell, this passage is too narrow. To the west of the ditch, there is still a few miles of narrow strip. As long as the sentries in the reeds are not blind, they will definitely be able to spot the whereabouts of the Tartars in advance.

   "The guard has changed, you lie down and rest." Ding Chengsi said.

  Zhang Tai stretched his waist, yawned and was about to lie down, his open mouth suddenly kept its shape. Immediately he woke up, looked carefully into the distance, and said in a low voice, "The tartars are back and attacked at night!"

   "Hurry back and report!" Ding Chengsi dared not neglect.

  There are small islands in the delta lake, and the beacon can be lit in an emergency, but it is not necessary in the current situation. Because they rowed the boat, they must rush back before the enemy.

  The boat galloped among the reeds, Zhang Tai and Ding Chengsi came and went freely in the labyrinth of reeds.

   Arriving at the next sentry point, Zhang Tai said to his comrades: "The Tartars are here to attack at night."

  The sentinel rowed back immediately, but Zhang Tai and Ding Chengsi stayed behind, waiting to continue to observe the enemy's situation.

  Wan Sitong, who was staying at the camp, received the news that the Manchu night attack troops were still more than two miles away from the trenches outside the camp.

   "Don't light a fire, wake up the whole army, half go to the trench to ambush, and half defend the side of the canal." Wan Sitong was very cautious, fearing that the Tartars would sneak around to the south to cross the river.

  This decision was correct. The sentinels in the canal to the south also rowed back soon, saying that they also found traces of Tartars there.

  Haug personally led the troops and crossed the river from the south to attack. Man Dahai led the troops and came from the ditch in the west.

  Many Tartars rode war horses, each with a head, and the horses had their feet bound, trying not to make any noise. When they got close, they were afraid of revealing their whereabouts, so the whole army got off their horses and touched them.

   In the two-mile-wide trench position, Mandahai sent 1,200 warriors to try to occupy the first trench in the dark. Once it succeeds, it proves that the enemy army is unprepared, and the follow-up troops will immediately rush out.

  Man Dahai and the main force waited hard, and soon they were overjoyed. They actually succeeded in the sneak attack.

   "Enemy attack, enemy attack!"

  The Datong army in the first trench ran to the camp in panic, and then the second trench also shouted loudly.

  Some Eight Banners warriors lit torches, trying to rush through several trenches to light the innermost tent, causing even greater chaos to the Datong Army.

"Army attack!"

  Man Dahai knew it was done when he saw the torch, so he stopped to light the torch, which proved that the Datong army defending the trench was collapsing.

  Hauge on the south side of the canal, two miles away from the river bank, heard the shouts of killing and excitedly said: "Accelerate the march, cross the river and kill!"

   Taking advantage of the night to raid and attack from both sides, the tortoise shell must be knocked off!

   (Thanks to the leader of Ziyizi for the reward, ashamed, there are not many updates.)

  (end of this chapter)