Li Daoxuan was not interested in how Wu Sangui would defend Shanhaiguan.
The 40,000 Guanning soldiers had already returned with Old Wu. There were still nearly 10,000 soldiers left from the original Shanhaiguan garrison, which meant that they could gather 50,000 soldiers here. Wu Sangui's military command ability was needless to say. As for the other miscellaneous tasks, there were Wang Yongji and the others. These were all old foxes who had been in the officialdom for decades. If they were really serious, the hundreds of thousands of civilians in Shanhaiguan would be easy to manage.
On the second day after the miracle, Li Daoxuan led a thousand cavalry out of Shanhaiguan and headed north.
They had to race against time.
It would take at least four days for the infantrymen to cover the distance of two hundred miles. He did not expect the Red Army to have such a motley crew. Fifty miles a day was already giving the Emperor face. However, he had no time to dawdle. He could just leave the infantrymen to Li Yutian and Tang Yu, and leave Liang Cheng and Old Wang to supervise the army and watch over them…
Otherwise, it really wasn't safe.
Li Yutian was from Shaanxi. He probably missed his hometown so much that he couldn't stand it. Old Tang was the former commander of Xuanhua. He was impeached by Wang Chengmo for corruption. Of course, he wasn't loyal to him. Although the other main reason was that both sides were isolated and there was no way, it was still very possible for him to be tired of foreign workers. Although he had shown a miracle just now, miracles couldn't be used by the Red Clothed Cannon. In the end, if they really fought, would the spirit of the great ancestor in heaven still be able to bring down 100,000 heavenly troops?
Although the Ming Dynasty's military supervision system had always been criticized, in Li Daoxuan's opinion, with such a group of loyal officials and good generals, it really couldn't be done without a military supervisor.
Out of Shanhaiguan, 1,000 cavalrymen marched north at a normal speed. At noon, they arrived at the front garrison of Guangning. After resting in this abandoned castle, they continued to move forward in the afternoon to the middle and back, which was the modern Suizhong County. Before they entered the city, Li Daoxuan's developed hearing came into play.
"There's a sound of gunfire in the north of the city!"
He said with a solemn expression as he led the warhorse.
"Hurry!"
Deputy General Chen waved his hand and said.
A thousand-man immediately led 100 cavalry and rushed in the direction Li Daoxuan had pointed out. Li Daoxuan also led the main force to speed up. The sound came from the north of the middle and rear. When they entered the abandoned castle and climbed the city wall, they could already see four scouts who had been sent out earlier running at full speed in this direction. Behind them were dozens of Qing cavalry. At this time, the Ming army sent to receive them had already left the city. However, the Qing cavalrymen did not take the Ming soldiers seriously and continued to chase after the four scouts.
What made Li Daoxuan speechless was that the cavalry he sent out was clearly slowing down.
"Beat the drum!"
he said angrily.
The war drums immediately sounded. At this time, the cavalry had already met up with the scouts. However, the 100 Ming soldiers who had met up with the scouts, faced with less than 50 Qing soldiers, turned around and ran back regardless of the drums behind them.
"Get out of the way!"
Li Daoxuan pushed Deputy General Chen away and rushed down the city wall. He immediately mounted his warhorse, picked up a spiked club, and was about to charge out.
"Your Majesty, please calm down!"
Old Chen, who followed closely behind, grabbed his reins and shouted.
"Let go, lead the troops to stay in the city and see how I kill these dogs!”
Li Daoxuan kicked him away.
Immediately after, he urged his horse to charge out. At this time, the Qing army, which had already closed the distance, began to shoot arrows. The Ming army, which was running back, kept getting shot. Fortunately, the distance was still quite far, and the cotton armor on their bodies still had some protection. None of these cavalrymen had fallen off their horses. However, what made Li Daoxuan even more speechless was that none of these people turned around to fight back. They only cared about running towards the city gate.
"Turn around and fight!"
Li Daoxuan roared as he rushed towards the thousand-man.
The latter hesitated for a moment.
Li Daoxuan unceremoniously smashed him off the horse with his spiked club.
"Turn around and fight!"
Then, he roared again.
The cavalrymen looked at the blood-covered Thousand Households on the ground and turned around in trepidation. With Li Daoxuan as the center, they got into formation. The Qing army opposite them watched with interest and also got into formation to attack.
"Kill them!"
Li Daoxuan waved his mace and was the first to charge forward. The cavalrymen on both sides quickly raised their spears and charged at full speed. The Qing army on the opposite side also raised their spears and charged forward. The two cavalrymen collided within ten seconds.
Li Daoxuan, who was wearing two layers of chainmail armor, grabbed the spear with his left hand and smashed the head of the Qing soldier with his spiked club. The head of the Qing soldier was smashed off by his great strength. Before the Qing soldiers on both sides could react, the spear in his left hand knocked into the chest of another Qing soldier, knocking him off his horse and nailed him to death by a Ming cavalryman's spear. Li Daoxuan swept the spiked club in his right hand and smashed another Qing soldier who was fighting with the Ming cavalryman.
The Emperor's bravery boosted the morale of the Ming army.
In the era of cold weapons, morale was largely boosted. The equipment and training of these Ming cavalry were not inferior to the Qing army. They were hereditary military households and had been professional soldiers for generations. The northern part of Beijing was not the peaceful south. Previously, the Qing army had bypassed Shanhaiguan many times to enter the pass to plunder. These guards did not neglect their training. It could be said that they did not have the ability to attack the Qing army, but they did not have the courage. However, now the Emperor was holding a spiked club and going into battle. Moreover, he was so valiant. Naturally, the soldiers would not cower anymore.
With the advantage of two times and the addition of a monster-level fierce general, the situation instantly turned into a crushing one. In the chaotic battle, the Qing cavalrymen fell off their horses one after another. The leading officer saw that things were not looking good and hurriedly ordered a retreat. The remaining less than 20 cavalrymen immediately turned around and fled.
"Get the bow!"
While chasing, Li Daoxuan placed his bloody spiked club horizontally in front of the saddle and stretched out his hand.
A cavalryman hurriedly handed over a bow and arrow.
Li Daoxuan instantly pulled the bull-horn bow. An arrow with a wolf tooth arrowhead was firmly placed on the bowstring, aiming at the back of the Qing army officer. The arrowhead kept shaking as the horse jolted. At the same time, various data was instantly transmitted to Xiao Qian. The high-speed computer completed the calculations in an instant and sent back the results. Li Daoxuan suddenly released the arrow from the bowstring, as if he had eyes and the power of the bowstring. It suddenly pierced through the Qing military officer's cotton armor and silk nei and then into his body.
He screamed and fell off the horse.
All the Ming soldiers who were watching the battle on the city wall cheered.
Almost at the same time, Li Daoxuan's second arrow was also shot. Although it was on a galloping horse, the precise calculation results obtained from various parameters allowed this arrow to accurately hit the back of the target. The Ming army on the city wall cheered fanatically. In their cheers, the Emperor's third arrow shot the third Qing cavalry off the horse, and then the cheers resounded through the sky.
These Ming soldiers knew very well what it meant to be able to hit a target with a hundred percent accuracy while riding on a galloping horse.
This could almost be said to be a miracle!
At the same time, the Ming cavalrymen who were also chasing after them were also shooting arrows. The fleeing Qing cavalrymen fell off their horses in panic, and soon, only two were left.
However, they were already too far away.
"Your Majesty, our horses are inferior to the Tartars!”
A cavalryman stopped beside the emperor, who had also stopped, and panted.
Li Daoxuan smiled coldly and drew his bow again. However, he did not aim directly at the target. Instead, he tilted it slightly upward. The cavalry beside him looked at him with an incredulous gaze. Under this gaze, the Emperor suddenly released the bowstring in his hand. The arrow shot straight into the sky with the sound of the bowstring. It fell in a parabola nearly a hundred steps away because it had exhausted its strength.
Unfortunately, it did not hit the target. Instead, it flew past the Qing cavalryman's helmet amidst the sighs of regret.
"Your Majesty…"
The cavalry sincerely wanted to praise Li Daoxuan's archery skills, but he didn't know how to say it. Although this was already a miracle, he still missed.
However, at this moment, the horse under the Qing cavalryman suddenly let out a mournful cry and stood up, throwing the Qing cavalryman away. Then, it continued to cry as if it had suffered a huge injury and dragged him to the rocky beach at the side.
" Eye! Its eye was shot by an arrow!"
A Ming cavalryman with good eyesight screamed like a madman.
Then, as if there was an explosion, countless screams rang out. At the same time, the cavalrymen dismounted and knelt around Li Daoxuan, shouting long live as if they were kowtowing to a god. Immediately after, the Ming army on the city wall also knelt down to pay tribute to their emperor.
"This bow is too soft. Find me a harder one later.”
Amidst the cheers, the emperor threw the bow back to its original owner with an indifferent expression.
As for the remaining Qing cavalryman, he could only leave. It was hard to hope for a second time. If he missed, it would undoubtedly weaken the effect of this show. Li Daoxuan was very clear about this problem. Xiao Qian's calculation could be foolproof, but the arrow in his hand was not straight enough, which would cause errors. This was useless no matter how Xiao Qian calculated. Moreover, this kind of shot did not have much power. Even if they hit the Qing army, they would not be able to penetrate their armor.
Of course, this was enough.
This was enough to make the Ming army treat him like a god. Looking at the soldiers kowtowing on both sides, he knew that even if he led these soldiers to charge at the Qing army, they would not hesitate. However, if it was a few thousand, it was probably not very safe.
"Your Majesty, according to our scouts, the Tartars have about 1,000 garrison troops in Ningyuan, and another 500 in the Central and Right Thousand Households. This team of Tartars is stationed in Ningyuan. When our scouts came back, they bumped into them patrolling outside. Although we relied on Your Majesty's divine power to wipe them out, one of them still escaped.”
When Li Daoxuan returned to the middle and back quarters, Deputy General Chen came forward and said with admiration.
"What do you think we should do?"
Li Daoxuan said.
"After eating, immediately set off. Don't cherish your warhorses and advance as fast as you can. I estimate that we can reach the center right station before dark, and then immediately break through the center right station and wait for the follow-up army.”
Deputy General Chen said.
"Then it's up to you. Also, the thousand-man who was executed by me just now will be recorded as a soldier who died in battle. For him to be able to follow me here is already considered loyal!”
Li Daoxuan said.
"I thank Your Majesty on behalf of his family!”
Deputy General Chen said gratefully.
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