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Chapter 417 The Lady's Route
On the banks of the Yingshui River, Gao Yihuan came to Yancheng after hastily observing the enemy's situation.

In order to get the armies into position quickly, Gao Yihuan moved part of the soldiers and horses from Xiangcheng to Yancheng, and the troops in Xiangcheng were supplemented by soldiers and horses withdrawn from Shangzhou.

In this way, the troops withdrawing from Guanzhong do not have to trek to Runing, which reduces the distance of marching and allows everyone to complete the transfer quickly.

Xiangcheng and Yancheng are two very important cities in the central part of Henan Province. They are located at the junction of the three prefectures and control the key points.

If the Qing army captured Xiangcheng, they could enter Nanyang along the official road, and if they captured Yancheng, they could enter Runing.

The two cities are the corners of each other, and when the Qing army attacks any one city, the soldiers and horses from the other city can provide support.

Compared with Runing, the position of Nanyang is undoubtedly more important now. Gao Yihuan dared not be careless and asked Jin Shenghuan to lead 3 people to guard the front line of Xiangcheng to prevent the Qing army from entering Nanyang, while he led 4 people to sit in Yancheng .

As far as the strength of the two armies is concerned, if they confront each other head-on, the odds of Wei Wu's victory will be less than [-]%. Gao Yihuan can only choose to avoid Duoduo.

"Commander, the Tartars have crossed the river!" Wu Shizhao galloped into the handsome hall.

Gao Yihuan was standing in front of the map thinking, when he heard the shout, he turned around quickly, "What's going on?"

Wu Shizhao said anxiously: "Commander, the Tazi soldiers are divided into two groups. Duoduo led [-] people and rushed to Nanyang, and Man Dahai led [-] people to kill Runing."

Gao Yihuan was overjoyed when he heard the words, but then he frowned again. Thirty thousand Qing troops were not a small number. If he wanted to destroy Man Dahai, he would need at least two against one, and he only had 4 troops. , To set up a set of [-] elite soldiers in Mandahai, the force is too thin.

"Marshal, is there any news from Liu Heizi?" Wu Shizhao couldn't help asking seeing Gao Yihuan's ugly face.

Gao Yihuan didn't answer, but said: "Shizhao, I'll give you 5000 troops, so you can spend more time in Bicheng. Liu Heizi, I'm going to think of a way over there."

On the fifth day of December, after Duoduo's army crossed the Yingshui River, after a short rest, the army divided into two groups, and rushed towards the south of Henan in a mighty manner.

In the wilderness, the Qing army rode out everywhere, scouting the enemy's situation. The army marched from the eastern Henan plain to the mountains and hills in southern Henan.

In the twelfth lunar month, the cold wind is bitter, and the howling north wind is like a sharp knife. The wind blows on the face, which makes people feel painful.

In a snow-capped world, the infantry of the Qing army shrunk to their necks, held weapons in their arms, and marched with their heads down. The cavalry of the Qing army also shrunk into a ball, and their horses were breathing white gas.

Such cold weather was originally not suitable for combat, but the severe cold in the pass was not a big deal for the Qing army.

When the Qing army marched, the Qing army scouts had already rushed to the outskirts of Xiangcheng and Yancheng.

When the vanguard of the Qing army arrived outside Xiangcheng, the leading general immediately frowned, secretly marveling in his heart, why did this city grow so many horns?

The cavalry of the Qing army felt that they had encountered something rare. Just as they were about to take a closer look at the city, nearly a hundred cavalry troops rushed out from Xiangcheng.

Duoyi doesn't care about this, since the soldiers have already been dispatched, there is no reason to turn back.Isn't it just a strange city? Ningyuan and Jinzhou have all been taken down. Is there any city that I can't take down?
On the sixth day of the lunar new year, the weather was sunny, but the temperature was even colder, and the soldiers of the Qing army continued to march in the wild.

On Xiangcheng, the soldiers of Wei Wujun were busy carrying wood, stones, kerosene and other things, and the gunners were adjusting the gun positions on the raised part of the city wall.

After Gao Yihuan occupied Xiangcheng, he began to renovate Xiangcheng, and now it has achieved little success.

Although the rebuilt city is still not as good as the upright bastion, but the defense of the city wall has been greatly strengthened, so there is no doubt about it.

At this time, when the soldiers on the city wall were busy, a large figure suddenly appeared in the distant field, covering the ground like a carpet, and slowly moving towards Xiangcheng.

A few miles away, there was a roaring sound of horseshoes, and the soldiers on the top of the city immediately straightened up, looking for the sound, and found that the densely packed Qing army was coming to kill.

The small school in the city immediately shouted anxiously, "There is an enemy situation!"

All of a sudden, the alarm bell rang at the top of the city, and Jin Shenghuan hurried to the top of the city, leaning on the wall with both hands, looking out of the city, seeing the figures of the enemy army everywhere, his face suddenly became serious.

At this time, outside the city, a banner of the king's banner appeared, and Duoduo, surrounded by many generals of the Qing army, came to the outside of Xiangcheng.

He took out the binoculars to look at the city, then put it down suddenly, rubbed his eyes, and seemed to be in disbelief, with a look of surprise on his face, "Straight mother thief! This tall barbarian is really talented, and he is also an all-rounder .”

"He Luohui, look, does this city look like Ningyuan?" Duoduo handed the binoculars to He Luohui who was next to him.

Gao Manzi shocked him again today.

He Luohui took the binoculars, looked at it, then put it down, then looked again, and finally nodded, "My lord, it really looks like it, but Ningyuan's enemy tower is square, and his one is like a bull's horn."

"Then this city is not easy to fight!" Shang Kexi frowned.

Duoduo frowned slightly, and suddenly asked, "Are there any enemy soldiers outside the city?"

"There is a camp on the left and right, which are arranged in the shape of the finished city! There are also soldiers and horses stationed on the main roads." He Luo said.

There is also a barracks outside the city. If you want to lock the city, the army will bypass the city and directly enter Nanyang, which will not work.

After hearing this, many Qing generals discussed for a while, but Duoduo waved his hand, "Don't be afraid, I have so many soldiers and horses, and I have enough weapons. If you don't believe me, you won't be able to take it!"

Almost when the enemy situation appeared in Xiangcheng, a large number of Qing troops also swept over outside Yancheng.

The defenders on the top of the city, seeing the Qing army coming from the wild, felt the pressure of black clouds pressing down on the city.

Guide Mansion, Shangqiu City, Gui Bian Zongbing Mansion.

Gao Yicheng was sitting in a living room, his face was full of anxiety. He was fidgeting in the hall, and he went to short the teacup from time to time, but found that the tea in it had already been drunk by him.

He had been in Guide for many days and had met Liu Heizi several times, but Liu Heizi was somewhat reluctant to send troops.

At this time, he was in the hall, waiting for another half an hour, and when he was getting impatient, the curtain of the back hall was finally raised, and a beautiful woman, accompanied by a maid, came out from behind.

When Gao Yicheng saw it, his face was overjoyed, he hurriedly got up and saluted, "Mrs. Liu, my family is handsome, let me give the lady some presents."

The beautiful woman is naturally Liu Heizi's wife and Gao Yihuan's sister-in-law.

Liu Heizi is unreliable at critical moments, but this Mrs. Liu has a vengeance with the Tartars for killing her father. Gao Yihuan hopes to follow her way and persuade Liu Heizi to send troops to help.

(End of this chapter)