"Eh?"
Li Yutian and the others were dumbfounded.
In the distance, Dorgon was also dumbfounded.
"Now, I order you to defend Ningyuan City for me, for our Ming Dynasty, and for your descendants. You are not allowed to let any Tartar step over this city wall. From today onwards, as long as you and your descendants are on the land of my Ming Dynasty, you will never have to pay any land taxes. I mean forever. As long as my Ming Dynasty does not perish, my promise will always be valid, including those who died in battle for the defense of the city. Now, tell me, Can you defend Ning Yuan?"
Li Daoxuan stood with his hands behind his back in front of Yongning Gate's barbican and shouted at the city wall.
"We will live and die with Ning Yuan!"
Li Yutian kowtowed.
"We will live and die with Ning Yuan!"
Then, Tang Yu, Cao Youyi, and all the Ming soldiers at Yongning Gate also kowtowed.
"We will live and die with Ning Yuan!"
Then, it spread out from the city gate to both sides. All the guards knelt down and kowtowed on the city wall.
"Very good. I promised Ping Xi Hou that I would not let a single Tartar go behind him. I also promised the soldiers and civilians of Shanhai Pass that I would live and die with them. I must keep my promise. I will not let a single Tartar go to Shanhai Pass. If you were the people at Shanhai Pass, I would do the same. I also understand the evil intentions of the Tartars, so I will not let you take the risk. I will block the Tartars alone outside the city.”
Li Daoxuan said.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to follow Your Majesty!"
Cao Youyi said.
"No, you don't understand what I want to do.”
Li Daoxuan stopped him and the other subordinates who wanted to show their loyalty and said,""If you follow me, you will only be a burden to me. Your duty is to defend Ningyuan. As for those outside the city, I can do it alone. Now, bring me my war horses and weapons, and then close the city gates until I return.”
He actually wanted to learn from Lan Bo.
He would not be able to stop the Qing army if he fought normally in the wild. Even if all 10,000 soldiers in Ningyuan City went out to fight, there was no hope of fighting against 75,000 soldiers of the Eight Banners Army in the wild. This was a fact that could be said to be settled. Since this was the case, he would have to fight an irregular battle. From Ningyuan to Shanhaiguan, there was only a narrow corridor in western Liaoning. On one side was the sea and on the other side was the high mountains. The width of this corridor was at most 20 miles, and in many places, it was no more than 10 miles.
What did this mean?
He could drill into the forest, choose the right time to come out and attack the Qing army, and then run back into the forest after the fight.
This repeated grinding.
Bit by bit, the Qing army's strength was worn down.
It was true that he couldn't fight 75,000 Eight Banners elite soldiers alone. However, 75,000 Eight Banners elite soldiers couldn't all be together. The marching team would be dragged out. He only needed to hide and ambush for a while. Then, he would charge out and enter the forest before the Qing army surrounded him. This way, he wouldn't have to face 75,000 Qing soldiers. Therefore, he didn't need subordinates at all. With subordinates, he wouldn't be able to play freely. Even if this method couldn't stop the Qing army, he could just charge into Shanhaiguan. Then, he would help Wu Sangui defend. As long as he was there, Wu Sangui and the others would not choose to surrender. As for Ning Yuan…
If the Qing army were to approach Shanhaiguan, then Ning Yuan would no longer be important.
It would be good if Li Yutian and the others could hold on, but even if they couldn't, as long as Shanhai Pass was still in the hands of the Ming army, his strategic goal could still be achieved.
Of course, Li Yutian and the others would be tricked.
This was something that could not be helped. Even if they had been loyal to the country, in reality, whether it was the troops at Shanhaiguan or Ning Yuan, they were all the main accomplices of the Qing army in history. Tang Yu and the others were the main forces that surrendered to the Qing army. Even if they died in Ning Yuan this time, it would be a worthy death.
"Quick, send it out to His Majesty!"
Li Yutian said from the city wall.
Then, he looked deeply at Li Daoxuan and said in a solemn tone,"Your Majesty, please rest assured. Your Majesty will not let down the people of Shanhaiguan, and the people of Ningyuan will not let down Your Majesty!”
"Zhen believes you."
Li Daoxuan said.
At this time, the gate of Yongning Gate opened. The black horse that Li Daoxuan had stolen from Yide was pulled out by Wang Chengen. Similarly, Liang Cheng also pulled out the red horse.
The former carried a pair of new weapons on his horse. The weapons were about one and a half meters long and were made of wrought iron. The front end was a triangular pyramid about 20 centimeters long, and behind the triangular pyramid were four claws, forming the shape of a palm pointing forward. The thumb was a triangular pyramid extending horizontally, and behind it was a long handle as thick as a wrist...
This was a pair of iron claws.
This thing was quite impressive.
Of course, its weight was also quite terrifying.
Li Daoxuan mounted the black horse and immediately raised his pair of claws. He crossed them in his hands and spread them out to both sides. At the same time, he shouted into the distance,"Dorgon, do you have the guts to fight me?”
After saying that, he urged his horse.
The black horse neighed and ran to the bridgehead in the south of the city. The red horse that was used to it carried Li Daoxuan's huge bow, and there were four bundles of arrows followed closely. At the same time, Wang Chengen and Liang Cheng returned to Yongning Gate, and then the gate quickly closed.
"Damn it!"
Dorgon, who was smart enough, immediately understood his intentions and cursed.
"Quick, order He Luo to stop that dog emperor. If he escapes into the mountains, this king will behead him!”
He shouted without hesitation.
At this time, Gushan Ezhen Heluo, who was leading the yellow flag Manzhou cavalry on patrol at the south bank of the Ningyuan River, had already led his men to the south end of the Yongning River Bridge. However, he was near the pontoon bridge construction site, and the distance to the Ningyuan River Bridge was almost twice that of Li Daoxuan. It was impossible for him to get ahead of him. After receiving the order from the north bank, he was also anxious. Following his order, his Manzhou cavalry quickly spread out their wings and charged at Li Daoxuan in a standard encirclement formation.
Li Daoxuan, who had already crossed the bridge, put away his iron claw. Then, on the back of the black horse that was running southwest, he stretched out his body and grabbed the saddle of the red horse next to him. He suddenly jumped off the black horse and jumped onto the back of the red horse the moment he landed. Without hesitation, he picked up the giant bow and pulled the arrow. He aimed at the Qing army in the distance and began his performance. The Qing cavalrymen at the front kept falling off their horses as he shot out his giant arrows. However, this could not stop the Qing army's interception. Thousands of warhorses rushed forward, kicking up dust like a tide, and fiercely crashed into him.
Li Daoxuan kept urging his horse to speed up, and the red horse also galloped forward desperately.
On horseback, he shot arrows at the Qing army without fail.
Behind him were countless shouts.
It was the sound of all the soldiers in Ningyuan City cheering for their emperor.
However, he was still unable to completely escape the Qing army's interception.
At least one impressive Qing cavalry appeared in front of him. Li Daoxuan put away his bow and arrow as fast as he could and repeated the process of changing horses in the gallop. Then he returned to the back of the black horse and took off the two iron claws in front of the saddle. As he was used to, he opened them to both sides and almost instantly crashed into the Qing army. As he dodged the two spears, one of the iron claws hit the head of the Qing cavalryman in front of him and smashed the head off. The other iron claw hooked onto the face of a Qing cavalryman and tore off half of his face.
The black horse then ran right through them.
In the next moment, Li Daoxuan's iron claw began to wreak havoc.
This thing was too ruthless.
The pure solid iron lump was much heavier than the heavy weapon, the spiked club. Coupled with Li Daoxuan's enormous strength, it could be said that no matter what weapon the Qing army held, it would be sent flying. The triangular pyramid of the middle finger could be used as a short spear, not to mention the hook claw, which would tear off a few pounds of flesh when it hit a person. The thumb could be used as a halberd, which would leave a bloody hole on the person's body. If it was pulled out, even the bones would be torn out, and the Qing army would be smashed into pieces.
It could be said that the Qing army who got close to him would only die, and they would die a miserable death.
However, there was still hope for a sneak attack from afar.
However, the problem was that Li Daoxuan, who was fully armored and had an iron face, had almost no other weakness other than his eyes. It was too difficult to shoot him in the eyes.
Moreover, he didn't need to use his brain to process information at all. Everything in his field of vision was directly uploaded to Xiao Qian. She could instantly complete the analysis of the battlefield environment. The Qing army couldn't hide from her at all. Then, she only needed to send the processed response plan to Li Daoxuan's brain. The rest was to react according to the instructions of the brain.
This made him almost invulnerable.
Less than 300 Qing soldiers were instantly penetrated by Li Daoxuan, and even the red horse miraculously rushed out, leaving behind more than 50 Qing corpses. The most ruthless one even had his spine torn apart by Tie Zhua's claws. When He Luo led the Qing army to chase after him, Li Daoxuan had already rushed into the forest in front of him.
He Luo would look at the corpses of all shapes and sizes on the ground. Even though he had fought for half his life, he couldn't help but feel a little nauseous.
"Chase!"
He took a deep breath and looked at the endless forest in front of him.
His cavalry immediately rushed into the vast ocean of green.
"Send an order to all the battalions to strengthen their vigilance at night.”
Dorgon put down his binoculars and said expressionlessly.
He knew that he would never have a day of peace. This dog Emperor alone was equivalent to 1,000 elite cavalrymen, and 1,000 cavalrymen needed a lot of supplies, so they couldn't hide in the forest. However, this guy could. Even if he released all 75,000 of his troops, he probably wouldn't be able to find him in this forest that stretched for hundreds of miles. However, he could come out at any time and attack any Qing army with his terrifying combat power.
There was only one solution.
"Quick, send all the cannons back to Jinzhou and have them repair them as quickly as possible. Also, cut down trees to make new siege weapons. All preparations must be completed within ten days.”
Dorgon roared.
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