Time passed quietly. In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.
It was the 12th year of Chongzhen and the 4th year of Chongde.
Huang Taiji was determined to destroy the Li family army at all costs. He wanted to uproot them and leave no one alive on the Lushun Peninsula.
In just half a month, he had gathered thousands of soldiers, tens of thousands of Han soldiers, and tens of thousands of serfs.
It could be said that this was a veritable army of tens of thousands.
And this was only the first batch of troops sent by the Manchu Empire.
In Huang Taiji's mind, if the front lines were not going well and were obstructed, he would continue to gather troops and send reinforcements.
He was very happy when he moved the troops, but when he saw the rations and large amounts of strategic resources being consumed, Huang Taiji felt his heart ache.
In his heart, he cursed the Li Family Army for causing trouble at this juncture, causing the Qing Dynasty's already poor rations to decrease by a large amount.
Fortunately, the army that entered the pass from the south progressed smoothly and gained a lot.
He felt a little comforted.
However, when he thought about how the Li Family Army had caused such a ruckus, it seemed like the Qing Dynasty had wasted their efforts.
This caused Huang Taiji's hatred to increase.
Tens of thousands of troops, led by the flag lord of the Red Flag, called the 100,000-strong army, marched south from Shengjing and headed straight for the Fuzhou Guards.
They had no choice but to set off as soon as possible because the general of Fuzhou Guards was completely frightened. He had sent three emergency letters in a day, as if Fuzhou Guards would be taken down at any time.
Huang Taiji didn't dare to delay for too long.
Looking at the army taking down the rebellion, Huang Taiji's heart was filled with pride.
With such military power, who in the world could resist?!
In the entire world, there were only a few forces that could compete for the world.
The Ming Dynasty was old and rotten, and it was on the verge of collapse.
The peasant army was like mud that couldn't be supported and couldn't bear the heavy responsibility.
Liaodong generals, excessive greed, not popular.
The Mongol tribes? All of them submitted to him.
From the looks of it, the only power that could stabilize the country and fight for the world was the Great Qing!
Only the Qing Dynasty was like a tiger lying in the forest, dominating the north and overlooking the Central Plains.
In this world, besides him, who else could it be?!
Thinking of this, Huang Taiji felt much better.
Li Family Army?
They were just a bunch of petty thieves. They could only cause some trouble for the Qing Dynasty, but they could not threaten the foundation of the Qing Dynasty.
In fact, Huang Taiji even wanted to thank the Li Family Army for causing trouble, allowing him to show off a good method of killing chickens to scare monkeys.
The Li Family Army would be the best target for the Qing Dynasty to intimidate the world!
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As the Qing army marched south from Shengjing City, the so-called 100,000-strong army charged over aggressively.
Li Sheng, who was in Lushun Peninsula, was sitting in the lord's manor and was the first to hear the news.
"It's finally here!"
After careful preparation and waiting for a long time, it was finally time for the territory's biggest test!
At this moment, Li Sheng was very excited and nervous.
This was the biggest test that belonged to him and his territory.
After passing, it would be a smooth sailing journey and the beginning of soaring.
If he didn't pass, then everything would be over.
To Li Sheng, he had made all the preparations he could. What was left to see was whether his soldiers could resist the enemy bravely.
"The Manchu Dynasty has 4,000 to 5,000 soldiers, 10,000 Han soldiers, and tens of thousands of farmers.”
Looking at the Manchu army, Li Sheng was calm and even sneered.
Among the 100,000 soldiers of the Qing Dynasty, the only ones that he cared about were the 4,000 to 5,000 soldiers.
As for the Han army?
The current Han army was not the famous Han army flag.
Currently, there was only one flag of the Han army in the Qing Dynasty, and that was the firearms unit with the surrendered Dongjiang Army as the main body.
They were firmly controlled by Huang Taiji and were rarely sent out to fight.
Thus, the Han soldiers of the Manchu army were only the servants of the Ding family.
A true lackey!
It was not a real army, only an armed force.
Their weapons and equipment were even inferior to the militia under his command.
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Perhaps they were even inferior to the armed farmers he had recruited!
Thus, although the Manchu army seemed to have a frightening number, in reality, the only soldiers that could be considered as soldiers were the four to five thousand soldiers.
As for the rest, they were no different from their own militia and commoners.
Coupled with the limited production capacity of Manchu, the cannons and ammunition were limited. Most of the cannons were transferred to the army of the Ming Dynasty.
This time, the Manchu army had limited artillery and ammunition.
There was no threat to the fortress made of reinforced concrete!
Then, it could be foreseen that the Qing army would definitely be badly injured at the South Pass defense line!
With just a glance at the Manchu army's strength and firepower, Li Sheng felt that this battle was in the bag.
The next thing to see was how much money Manchu was willing to pay.
If he could, Li Sheng wished he could send out tens of thousands of soldiers to behead tens of thousands of real Tartars.
That would be great!
Of course, this was just a thought.
Sending tens of thousands of soldiers was a war that could topple the entire country.
In order to reduce the losses of their own soldiers, the Manchu Empire would bring along a large number of Mongolian cavaliers and Han soldiers for every major operation.
In a war where there were tens of thousands of soldiers, there were more than 100,000 soldiers.
A war that mobilized 100,000 soldiers would require hundreds of thousands of farmers.
The Manchu Empire really couldn't afford such a big operation.
Not to mention, the main force of the Qing Dynasty was currently invading the south and pillaging the Ming Dynasty.
To be able to recruit thousands of soldiers in a short period of time and create a so-called 100,000-strong army.
It was already not easy.
Therefore, Li Sheng only smiled and then ordered,"Inform Zhao Dahai that the Manchu army is heading south. Tell him to lead the army to retreat from Fuzhou Guards and guard the Southern Pass to command the upcoming battle!”
"In addition, Zhao Dahai will be appointed as the commander of our army's number one field guard.”
He named the first regular army guard under his command as a field guard.
This was what Li Sheng used to differentiate the militia in the territory.
Of course, the name wasn't wrong. The field guards under his command were the ones who dared to fight against the Qing Dynasty outside the city!
As the Manchu Empire's so-called 100,000-strong army came charging south, a huge wave of attacks appeared.
Li Sheng appointed Zhao Dahai as the commander of the 1st Field Guards. At the same time, he would be the commander of the frontline. He would withdraw from Fuzhou Guards and take command of the defensive battle that would attract the attention of the world.
Although almost all the forces in the world felt that the Li Family Army could not withstand the Manchu cavalry, this did not stop the entire world from focusing on the small Lushun Peninsula and the Li Family Army.
They all wanted to see how long this Li Family Army that had suddenly appeared could last against the Manchu cavalry.
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