"Your Majesty, I'm here to cut off the rear. You can evacuate quickly. This will not work. Sooner or later, the army will be caught up by the Later Jin Tartars."

Gu Ying looked at Li Zicheng speaking with a firm expression on her face.

The Dashun Army evacuated from the capital and passed through Liangxiang, Zhuozhou, Dingxing, Baoding and other places. It was about to reach Qingdu. I evacuated desperately. Many Dashun Army soldiers were already behind and were killed by the Later Jin Tartars who were pursuing behind. An atmosphere of fear and frustration spread among the army. On the way out, some Dashun Army soldiers even left the team without authorization and hid in the countryside.

Most of the Later Jin Tartars who were pursuing the Dashun Army were cavalry, while the Dashun Army was mainly infantry, and their legs were definitely not able to run four legs. If the main force of the Dashun Army was caught up by the Later Jin Tartars, the ending would be unimaginable.

Li Zicheng looked at Gu Ying with a firm look and shook his head without hesitation.

"No, I can't let you cut off the rear. I immediately ordered the army to speed up the marching..."

The scene of the Battle of a Stone appeared in Li Zicheng's mind. He truly experienced the bravery of the Later Jin Tartars, especially the Iron Armored Army of the Later Jin Tartars. The soldiers of the Dashun Army could not get close to them at all. Thinking about the Iron Armored Army rushing around the Dashun Army camp, Li Zicheng's heart was bleeding. The 60,000 elite Dashun Army soldiers who went to Shanhaiguan died in more than 20,000 people, nearly one-third, which was a loss that Li Zicheng could not bear.

But the situation in the capital and northern Zhili also fluctuated. The rich gentry, including officials who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, learned that the Dashun Army had failed in the battle of a stone, secretly colluded and wanted to rebel, which made Li Zicheng, who had evacuated to the capital, worried. He keenly realized that the Dashun Army had almost lost the support of the people and could not gain a foothold in the capital.

After discussing with Li Guo, Liu Zongmin, Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance and others, Li Zicheng made a decisive decision to preserve his strength, evacuate the capital, return to Xi'an, get rid of the pursuit of the Later Jin Tartars, and then build on Shaanxi to strengthen his own strength. When the time is ripe, he will fight the Later Jin Tartars to the death.

"Your Majesty, you can't hesitate. I just heard the scout's report that the Later Jin Tartars were less than twenty miles away from us. If this is the case, the Later Jin Tartars may catch up with our large group of troops tomorrow. The brothers' morale is not high, and they have suffered a defeat in the Battle of Stone. They have no intention of fighting and have hastily withdrawn from the capital. They can't even stand firm. How can they fight with the Later Jin Tartars..."

Li Zicheng looked at Gu Ying and had nothing to say.

Gu Ying was telling the truth. If Li Zicheng couldn't listen to such words a month ago, the morale of the Dashun Army at that time was high, but now it is different. Moreover, Gu Ying was preparing to fight his life to protect the entire Dashun Army.

Seeing that Li Zicheng did not speak, Gu Ying looked at Li Guo, Liu Zongmin, Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance and others beside Li Zicheng, and spoke in an urgent tone.

"Your Highness, General, Prime Minister, Military Advisor, you must protect Your Majesty from evacuating safely. I think the safest army can evacuate to Shaanxi. As long as you pass Tongguan, you will be fearless. We have just taken Shanxi and don't have much foundation here. We cannot raise enough money and food along the way. The Ming generals in Shanxi who surrendered to us, heard the news that our Battle of One Stone will be defeated, and they may be unreliable..."

Liu Zongmin was injured. Seeing Gu Ying nodding vigorously, Niu Jinxing came forward and looked at Gu Ying speaking.

"Don't worry, Marquis, we will definitely protect the emperor from evacuating to Shaanxi safely."

Niu Jinxing's answer was to agree to Gu Ying's request.

Gu Ying nodded to Liu Zongmin, Niu Jinxing and others, and looked at Li Zicheng again.

"Your Majesty, evacuate quickly. It's going to get dark soon. The Later Jin Tartars will not pursue them at night. They are not familiar with the path and will not take risks at night. I can take advantage of the night to set up defenses. The Later Jin Tartars did not expect that I would take the initiative to launch an attack. Maybe I could defeat them."

Li Zicheng sighed long and looked at Gu Ying with a long sigh.

"Okay, I will leave your ten thousand soldiers. You'd better be stationed in Qingdu City. I heard that the Later Jin Tartars are not good at siegeing the city. You can use your strong city to resist and kill the Later Jin Tartars. Gu Ying, remember, don't resist. If you can't resist the attack of the Later Jin Tartars, then evacuate immediately. I will send a large army to help you..."

...

Looking at the sergeant with a somewhat dull look, Gu Ying spoke with a cold face.

"You have been with me for a long time. We were defeated in the Battle of One Stone. Some people think we are completely finished. This is a huge joke. The emperor has led us to conquer for many years, and I don't know how many failures we have encountered. When did we not survive, the Later Jin Tartars thought that they could destroy us with a few charges and attacks. That was because they were too arrogant."

"We followed the emperor, and had food and clothes to wear, and we didn't worry about starving to death. Later, we entered the capital, enjoyed wealth and life, and all this was given to us by the emperor."

"Now we are facing difficulties. The emperor wants to lead the army to evacuate to Shaanxi. It is time for us to do our best. As long as the emperor can evacuate to Shaanxi safely, even if we make our lives, it will be no big deal. Your family is all in Shaanxi. If you die in the battle for the emperor and the court, your family will be able to take care of you and live a good life."

"You all listened and cheered up. The Later Jin Tartars were not three heads and six arms. We would make a profit if we killed one of them, and kill two of them. We must hold the Later Jin Tartars and let the emperor evacuate to Shaanxi safely."

Gu Ying had made up his mind and rejected the suggestion of defending the Qingdu city by his subordinates. If ten thousand soldiers guarded the city, the Later Jin Tatars would not pay any attention to it. The army would continue to advance and pursue the main force of the Dashun Army. As for the Dashun Army attacking forward and backward and attacking the Later Jin Tatars, it was just a self-comfort. With the current morale and strength of the Dashun Army, it could not defeat the Later Jin Tatars at all. Not to mention attacking forward and backward, attacking from all sides would have no effect.

Ten thousand soldiers built three lines of defense, which could effectively delay the pursuit of the Jin Tartars and force the Later Jin Tartars to stop fighting. Gu Ying still had a trace of fantasy. The Dashun Army was desperately evacuating along the way. The pursuing Later Jin Tartars would definitely not have expected that the Dashun Army's soldiers would take the initiative to attack. In the unexpected situation, the Dashun Army would be very likely to win.

Gu Ying would not be in love with the war. His purpose was to delay the speed of the Jin Tartars' pursuit. As long as the goal was achieved, he could lead the soldiers to evacuate quickly.

Gu Ying was confident in his heart. He firmly believed that as long as the emperor evacuated to Shaanxi, he would be able to gain a foothold. With the support of the people of Shaanxi, he would continue to strengthen his strength and one day he would attack the capital again and completely defeat the Later Jin Tartars.

...

It was dawn, and the smell of blood was floating everywhere, and there were fierce fighting in the empty fields.

Gu Ying, whose body was covered with blood, had red eyes. The three lines of defense he carefully arranged were broken through one by one by the Later Jin Tartars in a very short period of time. Ten thousand soldiers were completely surrounded by the Later Jin Tartars, and there was no chance to evacuate. The cruel Later Jin Tartars did not want to be captured at all. All the soldiers who knelt on the ground were ruthlessly killed.

This one-sided and almost defeated situation was something Gu Ying could never have imagined. All the Later Jin Tartars were cavalry. They acted quickly and had a strong charge. The overwhelming shock wave was not something that the Dashun Army soldiers could resist.

What's even more fatal is that the Later Jin Tartars' bows and arrows were too poisonous, as if they had eyes, and they penetrated into the chests of the Dashun Army soldiers. Many soldiers fell to the ground without having time to call.

Gu Ying, who was in the lead, tried hard to kill the enemy without retreating at all. The momentum he showed barely stabilized the formation of the army. Unfortunately, this did not have much effect. The difference in combat power between the two sides was too great. The soldiers of the Dashun Army were no match for the Later Jin Tartars at all.

Not far away, Dodo and Azig pulled the war horses side by side, but they did not join the battle group.

Duoduo made the decision to completely encircle and annihilate this Dashun Army. This was a decision made by Dorgon repeatedly instructed, and occupying the city was secondary. As long as the Dashun Army was completely wiped out, the entire Central Plains belonged to the Qing Dynasty.

Duoduo stared at Gu Ying for a long time. This person should be an officer of the Dashun Army. He had killed three soldiers of the Eight Banners Army alone. Duoduo wanted to rush forward to show off Gu Ying several times. However, Ajige, who was relatively calm, persuaded Duoduo. After all, Duoduo was the commander-in-chief and wanted to command the entire army to fight. Besides, the Dashun Army had been completely surrounded by the Eight Banners Army and could not escape. It would not be too late to kill the officer of the Dashun Army after all.

"King Pingxi, your sergeant will charge from the left and right wings."

Duoduo turned his head and looked at Wu Sangui, and gave the order coldly.

Wu Sangui nodded repeatedly and asked the personal soldiers around him to convey the orders for combat.

The rumbling drum sounded again, and tens of thousands of soldiers charged from the left and right wings. They shouted desperately, waving steel knives and spears, and rushed to the battlefield.

The defeat occurred instantly, and the soldiers of the Dashun Army completely gave up their resistance and began to flee in scattered life.

Gu Ying on the horse was screaming desperately, without any effect, and could only watch the Dashun Army soldiers screaming and falling down...

Gu Ying, with red eyes, looked at Dodo and Ajige. With instinct, he knew that these two were the commanders of the Later Jin Tartars.

After a loud roar, Gu Ying rushed towards Dodo and Ajige.

Duoduo, with a cold smile on his face, raised the bow and arrow in his hand.
Chapter completed!