Early morning of May 15th.
Shenyang City.
Sony gathered his troops and prepared to leave the city.
In order to hunt down Li Dingguo, Fulin gave Sony 10,000 cavalry.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to give more, but most of the troops are in Jirgalang’s hands, and he really has no troops to deploy.
Sony didn't think it was too little, after all, these people were the elite of the Plain Yellow Banner and the Bordered Yellow Banner.
At the sound of a cannon, Sony led the army out of the city.
at the same time.
Li Dingguo also led his troops to evacuate from Wujingying Village.
He divided his 10,000-strong army into three parts.
At the front were his five thousand central troops.
Behind them were Gao Wengui and two thousand Ming soldiers disguised as Eight Banners soldiers.
Yes.
He did not put Gao Wengui's fake Eight Banners soldiers at the front of the team as he did before, but at the back.
The remaining 3,000 cavalrymen accompanied him ten miles to the west.
The three armies retreated at the same time, with scouts constantly passing messages back and forth during the retreat.
Twenty miles away, Kong Youde's troops also set out.
Although his scouts did not find any trace of Li Dingguo, they learned from the nearby people that Li Dingguo had passed by nearby a day ago.
He became even more anxious after receiving the news.
The place where Kong Youde was stationed was only more than seventy miles away from the capital Shenyang.
Judging from Li Dingguo’s marching route, it has been basically confirmed that his target is Shengjing (Shenyang)!
"Quick, speed up the march!" Kong Youde ordered everyone: "We must get to the city of Shengjing before dark."
Amid the rumbling sound of horse hooves, five thousand cavalrymen galloped past.
"Report!" After walking for half an hour, the scout came to Kong Youde and said, "We found traces of Ming cavalry ten miles ahead, heading towards our army."
"Is it Li Dingguo? How many troops does the other side have?" Kong Youde asked.
"The enemy has about 5,000 troops, all cavalry. They only hold the Ming flag, not the general flag. We are not sure if it is Li Dingguo." The scout replied.
"It must be him!" Kong Youde said firmly, "Order all units to prepare to resist the enemy."
The two armies soon met.
"Kill!" Kong Youde's eyes were blazing with fire and he charged forward.
In order to pursue Li Dingguo, he traveled hundreds of miles.
During this period, I neither ate well nor slept well, and suffered a lot.
Now that he saw Li Dingguo, he vented all the pent-up anger in his heart.
Li Dingguo led his troops to counterattack, and the two sides fought on the plain.
After fighting for a while, Li Dingguo suddenly led his troops to move eastward.
Kong Youde thought that Li Dingguo was no match for him and was overjoyed.
He hurriedly led his troops in pursuit.
After chasing for two or three miles, Li Dingguo suddenly stopped running and formed a battle formation on the spot to fight with Kong Youde again.
Arrows flew and firearms fired.
Various cold weapons collided with each other, making a harsh sound.
The sharp weapon pierced the body, and blood flowed out as screams were heard.
In terms of individual combat capability, the Eight Banners soldiers under Kong Youde were superior.
Kong Youde also had the upper hand in terms of war horses.
Li Dingguo's long journey to attack Shenyang consumed a lot of energy in his horse.
Kong Youde also traveled a long distance.
However, the Eight Banners soldiers under his command all rode two or even three horses.
Among the cavalrymen under Li Dingguo, there were not many who could ride on three horses, or even two horses.
In addition, they had fought a battle when they ambushed He Luohui yesterday, so the soldiers and horses under Li Dingguo were a little tired.
After fighting for a while, Li Dingguo gradually fell into a disadvantage.
But he was not panicked at all.
Why?
Because he has reinforcements, and two of them!
At the beginning of the battle with Kong Youde, he told the news to Gao Wengui behind him and the three thousand cavalrymen in the west.
"Report!" The scout ran to Kong Youde and said, "We found a Ming cavalry five miles behind our army, with a number of about three thousand..."
Before Kong Youde could finish his words, another scout came running over and said, "Report, a group of Eight Banner soldiers were spotted on the left wing of our army, numbering about 2,000."
Kong Youde was a little confused.
There is no doubt that the 3,000 Ming troops behind are enemies.
Are the two thousand Eight Banner soldiers on the left enemies... or friends?
Before he set out, Man Dahai told him that Li Dingguo had two thousand Ming troops disguised as Eight Banners soldiers.
If the Eight Banners soldiers on the left wing were the enemy, then he would be attacked from three sides.
The only way to survive is to retreat south immediately and avoid the enemy's attack.
If the opponent was a friendly army, he could take this opportunity to kill Li Dingguo.
He had already seen that the individual combat effectiveness of Li Dingguo's soldiers was not strong, and their war horses were also ordinary.
As long as the war is protracted, Li Dingguo will definitely lose!
After thinking this through, Kong Youde quickly gave the order: "First, divide the troops to block the Ming army behind, and at the same time send people to the left wing to inquire and identify the other party's identity."
"Yes, sir." As the scout left, the messenger also gave the order.
Kong Youde brought 5,000 cavalrymen, and in order to deal with the 3,000 Ming troops behind him, he drew 1,500 cavalrymen from his team.
He did not expect that these 1,500 cavalrymen could repel the 3,000 Ming troops.
Just hold the opponent back.
As for what to do next, he would decide based on the identity of the left-wing Eight Banners soldiers.
After Kong Youde divided his troops, Li Dingguo's pressure suddenly decreased, and he even had the ability to launch a counterattack against Kong Youde.
But he didn't do that, and continued to wait.
The scouts sent by Kong Youde quickly arrived at the left wing and met Gao Wengui head-on.
"Who is coming?" The soldiers under Gao Wengui asked loudly in Manchu.
"I am under the command of King Gongshun Kong Youde. Who are you?" Kong Youde's men answered in Manchu and asked back loudly.
"We are subordinates of General He Luohui, the First-Class Light Cavalry Commander of the Qing Dynasty."
"Excuse me, may I take a look at General He Luohui's seal?" Kong Youde's men asked.
"Of course." Gao Wengui's personal soldiers walked out of the team with the seal.
After killing He Luohui in battle yesterday, the Ming army thoroughly cleaned up the battlefield.
When a soldier was taking off He Luohui's armor, he found the seal on him.
This thing is not only a symbol of status, but also the authority to command and mobilize troops.
Li Dingguo changed his mind and decided to let Gao Wengui take the seal.
Without the seal, he is a fake Eight Banners soldier.
With the seal, he can make the fake look real.
The seal is made very delicately, and many people have never seen it, let alone imitated it.
The people sent by Kong Youde were all elite soldiers in the army and were well-informed.
After confirming that the seal was correct, Kong Youde's men brought back the news.
"Sir, the troops on the left wing belong to General He Luohui. They are friendly forces."
"Did you see him in person?" Kong Youde was a little unconvinced.
"Although I didn't see General He Luohui, I saw General He Luohui's seal with my own eyes." The scout replied.
"Great," Kong Youde slapped his thigh happily, "With the help of He Luohui, Li Dingguo will definitely die."
"Hurry up and send a message to He Luohui, telling him that our army has pinned down Li Dingguo from the front, and ask him to launch a fierce attack on Li Dingguo from the flank. Li Dingguo will be defeated as he is attacked from both sides!"
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