At this time, Zu Kuan also stood up and asked Yan Jizu to order: "The military situation is urgent, and Zu is willing to go with General Cao."

Yan Jizu watched Cao Bianjiao and Zu Kuan plead for the appointment, but his heart was filled with mixed feelings.

Without unified dispatch, can these two people lead their troops to fight immediately, and can they really achieve good rescue results?

Yan Jizu was unsure.

However, he also knew that in this critical moment, the military's morale and fighting spirit could not be vented. Even if there was unpredictable risk in going to rescue, he could only agree to them.

"The two generals are dedicated to serving the country, and their loyalty is commendable. If the constitution is correct, then please ask the two generals to gather their troops and go together." Yan Jizu said with a wry smile.

"Get orders!"

Cao Bianjiao and Zu Kuan left quickly, then joined forces and hurriedly left the city and headed eastward.

Cao Bianjiao and Zu Kuan discussed and all believed that the Qing army would go there, which must be the main official road connected to Shandong and Northern Zhili, that is, to walk on the plains, pass Yucheng, and then head straight to Jinan.

Therefore, the two decided that in order to avoid encountering and fighting with the Qing army on the road, the two troops left the city from Dezhou and went around to the north, walked to Lingxian, Linyi, Jiyang, and finally to Jinan.

The two of them agreed to go all the way, hoping to arrive in Jinan as soon as possible.

However, four days later, the entire army had just walked through Linyi County and had not yet had time to cross the Shang River, an accident happened.

It turned out that Yue Tuo was cautious by nature. In order to avoid mistakes in attacking Jinan, he assigned two places, Abatai and Du Du, each leading 10,000 troops to form left and right wings, and formed a mutual guard against the central army, and went east together.

Moreover, during these four days, the Qing army rushed all the way. In order to arrive at Jinan as soon as possible and conquer the provincial capital, Xiangpingyuan, Yucheng and other small counties, they did not send troops to attack, but bypassed them and attacked the provincial capital Jinan with all their strength.

Therefore, when the two troops of Cao Zu passed Linyi, Anping Beiledudu led 10,000 troops and just arrived opposite Shanghe.

"Not good! The Tartars are coming!"

When he saw the Qing army soldiers who were like a silver belt on the other side of the Shang River, and the farther horizon suddenly appeared, Cao Bianjiao and Zu Kuan were both shocked.

What's going on?!

Didn’t the Qing army go straight to Jinan by the official road? Why would they even divide their troops to Linyi County in the north?!

When the Ming army, which had nearly 5,000 troops and horses, was also rushed east and rushed to the east, Anping Beledudu was also very surprised.

However, he quickly realized that the Ming army must have been in urgent need of helping from Dezhou to rescue Jinan, but unexpectedly, by chance, they bumped into himself.

A sneering sneer passed across Du Du's face.

"The whole army obeyed the order and hurriedly crossed the Shanghe River and attacked the Ming army. They were short of troops, so our army should be able to defeat them in one fell swoop!"

"Yeah!"

On the vast Lu Central Plains, ten thousand Qing soldiers rushed towards the unexpected Ming army like beasts.

"General Cao, the Qing army is so powerful, how can our army be able to fight against it?"

Zu Kuan, who was walking with Cao Bianjiao, had a panic expression on his face. At this time, he was in a state of confusion and looked at Cao Bianjiao beside him with a helpless look.

Zu Kuan is a famous general, but hesitated in his heart. Therefore, at this critical moment, he subconsciously regarded Cao Bianjiao as a psychological pillar.

Cao Bianjiao was also extremely shocked. Fortunately, he had experienced a long battle formation and quickly judged the current situation and shouted to Zu Kuan: "General Zu must have been the Qing army who came north to meet our army here. However, now there are many enemies and we are few, and the Qing army is good at field battles. If our army wants to fight toughly with him, it is afraid that it will be impossible to escape defeat."

"Oh, what should I do? Otherwise, hurry up and destroy the bridge on the Shang River and stop the Qing army from crossing the river?" Zu Kuan looked anxious.

Cao Bianjiao sighed and slowly shook his head: "It's too late, I'm afraid that our army will have time to demolish the bridge, and the Qing cavalry of the brigade will arrive suddenly. In my opinion, the only feasible solution for our army now is to take advantage of the precious opportunity that the Qing army would be delayed for a period of time to cross the river and retreat to Linyi County immediately. If we can rush to the Qing army before catching up with our army and retreat into Linyi County, it will be a victory."

"Yes, right, now that the Qing army is blocking the road, our army is no longer able to go to Jinan to rescue. We should retreat quickly and retreat into the city of Linyi County. Together with the militia of Linyi County Magistrate Song Xiyao, defending the city with the city, there may be a trace of vitality." After hearing Cao Bianjiao's words, Zu Kuan nodded quickly and responded without hesitation.

"Okay, since General Zu has no objection, then our army will change to the back team and retreat urgently. Don't delay any more!"

Seeing Zu Kuan's agreement, Cao Bianjiao ordered loudly, and the entire army retreated quickly and retreated directly to Linyi County.

On this side, the Ming army retreated in a hurry, and the Qing army that was chasing in a hurry, squeezed into a pot of porridge on the narrow bridge.

"Ming Gouzi is about to escape! Men, please stop working hard and cross the bridge quickly. Be sure to eliminate this damn Ming Gou!"

Seeing that the front of the Ming army turned and retreated, Du Du was afraid that the fat sheep would run away, so he shouted quickly and urged the entire army to attack forward.

The entire Qing army roared like a wolf roar, and accelerated the speed of the forward attack. All the soldiers squeezed and pushed each other, quarreled and scolded, and rushed across the bridge.

After finally crossing the bridge, Du Du slid his entire army and urgently ordered the entire army to continue pursuing.

On the plains of central Lu, a speed of life and death was immediately staged.

Half an hour later, the Ming army, who was panting, finally saw the blurry outline of Linyi County.

Seeing the city in sight, the Ming army, who had fled all the way, suddenly became very motivated. They shouted loudly, and rushed towards the east gate of Linyi County like a swarm.

What they did not expect was that when the entire army rushed outside the east gate of Linyi, the gate was closed at the east gate and the suspension bridge was lifted high.

Zu Kuan was furious and shouted sternly at the top of the city: "Mr. Song, quickly open the city gate. The Qing army is chasing us. Please let our army enter the city!"

He shouted three times in a row before the hesitant face of the county magistrate Song Xiyao appeared on the top of the city.

"Mr. Song County, quickly open the city gate and let our army enter the city. Otherwise, our army will be difficult to get there when the Qing army comes, and this Linyi County will be difficult to guard!" Cao Bianjiao also shouted loudly at the top of the city.

Song Xiyao still hesitated, and he asked in a trembling voice: "Two generals, aren't you going to rescue Jinan? Why are you suddenly turning back now?"

"Well, now the Qing army intercepted our army on the other side of the Shanghe River. It is impossible for our army to go to Jinan to enter aid, and the enemy is large and we are few, how can we fight? Where do you have so much nonsense? It is important to open the city gate quickly!"

Seeing such an emergency, Song Xiyao was still so procrastinating, and Zu Kuan was so anxious.

Unexpectedly, Zukuan was so anxious that his eyebrows were burning, but Song Xiyao still coughed lightly and said loudly: "Two generals, it's not that our county is trying to make things difficult for you. It's just that at an extraordinary moment, the county has not received the order from its superiors. I'm afraid there will be changes, so I really dare not let you wait for entering the city."

"Go to your mother! Come to your ancestors! Could it be that you, when we surrendered to the Qing army, come to deceive your city gate?! If you damn it, I will raise troops to take over the Linyi County and chop off your dog's head!" Zu Kuan cursed with a whip, swearing, and his face turned red with anger.

Cao Bianjiao next to him also looked angry, and he shouted: "Mr. Song, the Qing army is coming soon. If you don't open the city gate, not only will our army fail, but this Linyi County will also be occupied by the Qing army. Even if the Qing army does not come to attack the city, the court will pursue it in the future. If the magistrate of Song really cannot trust us, I will put this hand-in-law seal on you. You will not doubt it anymore, right?"

Song Xiyao was still embarrassed. While he was stroking his beard and silent, the vast number of Qing troops began to emerge on the far horizon.

Seeing the Qing army suddenly appearing from the horizon, Song Xiyao's face changed drastically.

At this time, a man with a stern look on his head and whispered to him: "Mr. Song County Magistrate, the Qing army has been forced to come. The lack of military strength of the officials outside the city is indeed difficult to be the opponent of the Qing army. If they are completely destroyed because we cannot open the city gate, it is very likely that the Qing army will take the opportunity to continue to attack Linyi County. In the future, the court will pursue it. You will have to be in trouble. Please open the city gate and let them enter the city quickly."

Song Xiyao sighed lightly and finally nodded, "Okay, then let them into the city."

After he ordered, the suspension bridge was immediately lowered, and the city gate was opened wide.

Then a large number of Ming army infantry rushed into the city like a tide.

The reason why the infantry was first allowed to enter the city was Cao Bianjiao's order.

Because he knew that when the army entered the city, the Qing army would never lose this last opportunity to attack, and it was very likely that the cavalry would be sent to pursue it suddenly.

Therefore, he could only combine more than 500 cavalry from the two armies into one place as a escort to the rear to resist the invading Qing cavalry and buy time for the infantry retreat.

Sure enough, when the Ming army infantry had just entered less than half of the troops, about a thousand cavalry rushed towards the east gate of Linyi County, shouting.

"Infantry speed up the time to enter the city. All cavalry follow the orders and quickly follow the troops to kill the enemy. Be sure to repel the invading Qing cavalry!" Looking at the rampant Qing cavalry, Cao Bianjiao's eyes were like a knife and he gave a loud order.

"Fuck! Such a Qing captain is like a damn chasing death ghost! General Cao, I will go with you to kill the enemy!" Zu Kuan gritted his teeth and shouted at his servant team Hou Shangde at will. "Why are you still standing there? Quickly organize the servants and follow me to fight the enemy! Entering his wife, you will die and die for thousands of years. Now we can only fight with these Tartars!"

"Get orders!"

On the flat and shaky plains of Lu, there are fragrant grass and fields, full of vitality and vitality. In this beautiful midsummer season, the cavalry of the Ming and Qing dynasties were like two black giant beasts with legs, facing each other straight and high speed.

"Kill the Tartars!"

"Kill the dog!"

A loud bang sounded, shouting to hedge against the cavalry of the two armies, instantly strangling them together.

The sound of swords and swords slashing each other, the sound of swords and guns stabbing into human bodies, the sound of bones cutting, the sound of soldiers being hurt, the screams of death, and the sound of horses falling to the ground suddenly sounded, stacked, like the song of death.

During the Ming and Qing dynasties, cavalry fell to the ground, either dead or injured. Everyone was fighting to the death, trying their best to kill the enemy on the opposite side.

This originally full of vitality was quickly dyed red by the gushing blood, turning into a shocking human slaughterhouse.

Taking advantage of the escape opportunity obtained by the cavalry's life, the infantry entering the city stepped up their retreat into the city.

However, as time went by, the Ming cavalry, which was originally only half of the Qing cavalry, was not as good as the Qing cavalry, who had been through battle formations for a long time, and the number of Ming cavalry fell to the ground and died more and more.

At this time, Du Du, the chief general who led a large number of reserve troops to come from the east, saw that his cavalry had the upper hand and was pressing the Ming cavalry to retreat continuously, and he felt very happy.

"Quick, hurry up, guys, move forward quickly and eliminate all the Ming troops that have not yet entered the city!" Du Du raised his whip and shouted loudly.

The Qing army infantry roared like a wolf, and everyone's faces were full of greed and cruelty, and they accelerated their pace of moving forward.

It is said that if one person exceeds ten thousand people, the boundless ones are boundless. These Qing troops who are moving forward are like an extremely huge surging craze, sweeping towards the Ming cavalry who are fighting hard.

Cao Bianjiao, who had already killed his face and blood, was becoming increasingly difficult to support him when he saw that the Qing army was getting more and more superior, and he couldn't help but feel anxious.

Because at this time, he saw that about a quarter of the infantry entering the city were still blocked outside the city gate, and his cavalry was now clearly seen that they had basically reached the fate of collapse.

What made Cao Bianjiao even more worried was that the Qing army troops behind were already coming in a hurry. Once they arrived, the infantry outside the city that could not enter the city, as well as all the Ming cavalry, would probably die here.

"General Cao, the Qing army is in great danger. Our army is exhausted and we can't fight any more!"

Zu Kuan, who was also killed with blood, shouted loudly at Cao Bianjiao with a panic look on his face.

After hearing Zu Kuanqiu's helpless shout, Cao Bianjiao's heart was as if he was cut off, but he was at a loss.

A thought arose in his heart.

Could it be that outside Linyi City is his loyalty?

Just let it go, if this is really Cao's burial place, let Cao kill a few more Tartars here as a cushion!

Cao Bianjiao gritted his teeth and refused to answer. He shouted again. The snowflake spear in his hand quickly and accurately stabbed a Qing army infantry and cavalry.

At the end of the east gate of Linyi, Linyi County Magistrate Song Xiyao and his subordinates saw the tragic situation of the Ming army at this time, both of them looked pale.

"Mr. Song County Magistrate, it seems that the government army can't resist it anymore. The situation in our army is in danger!" The master's voice trembled, and his legs couldn't help but tremble.

Song Xiyao also looked unbearable, and he murmured: "I pity my Ming official army. I have fought for the country so hard, but I can't escape the hands of the Qing captives. What a pity, how painful!"

When the Ming cavalry was already scattered and was about to collapse in the next moment, everyone was fighting with their lives only on their instincts to fight to the death. The Ming and Qing sides suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves from the north. They were as dense as a blowing bean, but the sound of horse hooves was getting louder and louder.

Cao Bianjiao subconsciously looked north, but was surprised to see a group of more than 1,000 people wearing the armor of the cavalry of the Manzhou Zhenghuang Banner, but wearing an extremely huge cavalry team of Tang Dynasty flags, rushing towards him at high speed like a sharp whirlwind rising from the ground.
Chapter completed!