Duoduo's face was almost turning green. He looked at the messenger beside him and spoke with gritted teeth.

"Just just now, the scouts of the Dashun Army must have found horse hoof prints on the official road. I have issued an order long ago that all the soldiers must clean up the traces along the way and do not let the Dashun Army find any traces. You go and tell those old men that if Li Zicheng changed the marching route and caused us to set up an ambush, let these old men come to see me by themselves."

The messenger did not dare to speak too much, and turned around and ran towards the front of the valley.

Duoduo looked at the messenger's back, and sparks almost popped up in his eyes.

Yingjianling is indeed the best place to set up a ambush.

The entire Yingjian Ridge is about three kilometers long, and the mountains on both sides are very high. Some places are natural cliffs that cannot be crossed. Some places in the middle of Yingjian Ridge are very open, suitable for cavalry combat, and more suitable for bows and arrows shooting. Setting up ambush in such places, as long as the import and exit are blocked, the soldiers blocked in Yingjian Ridge have basically no chance to escape.

After investigating the terrain, Duoduo led 20,000 most elite Zhengbai Banner and Inlaid White Banner soldiers to set up an ambush at Yingjianling.

The 20,000 soldiers were divided into two parts. Duoduo personally led 15,000 people to wait in Yingjian Ridge, and the remaining 5,000 people were ambushed in the mountains not far from the import. Once the Dashun army entered Yingjian Ridge, these 5,000 soldiers would completely block the import of Yingjian Ridge.

Duoduo's purpose of fighting was to kill Li Zicheng and wipe out the Dashun Army soldiers who broke through from Xi'an Prefecture City.

It should be said that Duoduo did not fully believe in the information conveyed in Xi'an Prefecture City. However, he, who was naturally fond of gambling, still gritted his teeth and made arrangements, and ordered Deputy Commander Abatai to lead more than 10,000 Eight Banners soldiers to fight against the Dashun Army, which might take the initiative, outside the south gate, and he led the most elite 20,000 soldiers to set up an ambush to Yingjianling. For more than an hour, judging from the information sent by the scouts, the news conveyed in Xi'an Prefecture City was accurate and true.

The next combat mission is to completely wipe out the Dashun Army evacuated from Xi'an Prefecture City, kill Li Zicheng, and after completing this combat mission, he will take down the Xi'an Prefecture City. Next, according to Dorgon's secret order, Duoduo will lead the army from Shaanxi to Shanxi, and go to Datong to completely wipe out the Datong general Jiang Xiang, who was the former Ming Dynasty.

As long as the Dashun Army was completely defeated, Li Zicheng was killed, and Jiang Xiang was surrendered, the situation in the north could be completely stabilized.

At that time, Duoduo will lead a large army to attack Shandong without any scruples and completely defeat the Ming army.

The battle of Yingjianling is crucial and there should be no negligence. Duoduo's troops are not very strong, and it is necessary to fight an annihilation war, not a pursuit war. After all, Li Zicheng has tens of thousands of Dashun troops. If the ambush in Yingjianling fails, Duoduo will be forced to lead a large army to pursue Li Zicheng desperately. If necessary, he may even give up attacking Xi'an Prefecture City and concentrate all his superior forces to surround Li Zicheng.

In Duoduo's view, Li Zicheng has rich combat experience and his escape skills are first-class.

The crisp sound of horse hooves sounded in the valley, and Duoduo suddenly widened his eyes. It was the scout who came to report the information.

Sure enough, the scout who entered the valley flew off his horse and rushed towards the temporary central tent where Duoduo was.

Looking at the scout whose face turned pale and was out of breath, Duoduo picked up a glass of water and handed it over.

"Don't worry, let me tell you what happens."

The scout, who was intimidated and trembled, quickly saluted Duo and half-kneeled on the ground and spoke.

"Reported to the Grand Commander, the Dashun Army was still coming to Yingjianling, but they were divided into two parts: the Front Army and the Central Army. It is estimated that the Front Army is about 20,000 and the Central Army are 30,000. The distance between the Front Army and the Central Army is about one mile. Their marching speed has accelerated. The subordinates predict that it will take more than half an hour at most, and the Dashun Army will arrive at Yingjianling..."

When Duoduo heard the scout report that the Dashun army was still coming towards Yingjianling, he breathed a sigh of relief. But when he heard that the Dashun army was divided into two parts: the front and the central army, Duoduo frowned instantly.

It was only more than half an hour, and Duoduo had to make corresponding arrangements and adjustments to the changing situation.

With almost no hesitation, Dodo waved to the scout half-kneeling.

"I understand, thank you for your hard work, continue to investigate and report any situation at any time."

When the scout left, Duoduo spoke to the messenger beside him.

"Go and call Kong Youde, Monk Geng Zhongming is happy to come to me, please hurry."

In about five minutes, Kong Youde and others came to the temporary central army tent after running panting.

Duoduo looked at the three of them and spoke in an unquestionable tone.

"When our army went to Yingjianling to set up an ambush, horse hoof marks were left on the official road. It should have been noticed by the scouts sent by Li Zicheng. Li Zicheng and Dashun Army were still coming to Yingjianling, but they were divided into two parts: the front army and the central army. There were about 20,000 people in the front army and the central army. The front army and the central army were about one mile apart. Tell me, what did Li Zicheng do to arrange troops like this? What exactly did he want?"

Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and Monk Kexi were a little confused, obviously not reacting.

Duoduo, who was anxious, glared at the three of them fiercely.

"You are all Han people, let me tell you the first feeling, why did Li Zicheng arrange troops like this? Is Li Zicheng in the front army or in the central army?"

Geng Zhongming was the first to react.

Among the three, Geng Zhongming was decisive and strategic, which was not as good as Kong Youde and Shang Kexi. When the three of them followed the Manchu Eight Banners, many of the ideas and methods were proposed by Geng Zhongming.

"The general, the servant thought that Li Zicheng must have noticed it and felt that there might be ambush in Yingjianling, so he divided the Dashun army under his command into the front army and the central army. Li Zicheng could not be among the front army and would definitely be in charge of the central army. He used the front army to restrain our army, and the central army would take advantage of the chaos to pass through Yingjianling."

Duoduo nodded.

"Geng Zhongming, you're right. I have this idea too. Li Zicheng should not be completely sure that there is an ambush in Yingjianling. If you want to say that Li Zicheng is also cruel, 20,000 people from the front army rushed into Yingjianling, which means he died. The central army wanted to take advantage of the chaos to rush out of Yingjianling. It's a pity that he could think of it. Okay, Lao Geng, you continue to say, how should we deal with Li Zicheng's front army and the central army in front of us."

Geng Zhongming looked at Kong Youde and Shang Kexi and spoke in a relaxed tone.

"Report to the general, the servant thought that if the scout found Li Zicheng in charge of the central army, he would let the front army go, wait until the central army entered Yingjianling and fight again..."

Duoduo suddenly widened his eyes and showed a dissatisfied expression on his face.

"What's this? There are about 20,000 people in the front army. Let them go. Could it be that we have wiped out the central army and pursued the 20,000 soldiers of the Dashun army?"

Geng Zhongming shook his head.

"Master, what I mean is that the front army will definitely not leave Yingjianling alone. You see, the main task of the front army is to protect the Central Army and Li Zicheng. Only by letting Li Zicheng leave Yingjianling can the task be considered to be considered as completing. The back army suggested letting the front army go. Once our army surrounded the Central Army, the front army would definitely fight back to rescue the Central Army. So I think that Li Zicheng's arrangement is beneficial to our army."

Duoduo thought for a moment, a smile appeared on his face, and nodded at Geng Zhongming.

"It makes sense, why didn't I think of this?"

As soon as Duoduo's words fell, Geng Zhongming showed a flattering smile on his face.

"The Grand Marshal needs to think about too many things, otherwise he would have figured out the mystery long ago. Li Zicheng thought of being an enemy of the Grand Marshal, which would be seeking death."

Duoduo blew up, and when he spoke again, his tone became a little relaxed.

"Okay, very good. Since Li Zicheng arranged this way, we will adjust accordingly. 30,000 central army was the focus of our siege. The 15,000 soldiers in the valley were divided into two groups, of which 10,000 were responsible for encircling and suppressing the central army of the Dashun Army, and the other 5,000 were responsible for blocking the front army of the Dashun Army who were rushing to rescue. The 5,000 soldiers ambushing the central army of the Dashun Army from the direction of import must completely wipe out the central army of the Dashun Army as quickly as possible, especially to kill Li Zicheng. Then the army encircled and completely wiped out the front army of the Dashun Army."

In terms of combat effectiveness, the gap between the Dashun Army and the Eight Banners Army is quite large. Even the soldiers from the old camp of the Dashun Army cannot resist the attack of the Eight Banners Army head-on, not to mention that they are facing the most powerful Zhengbai Banners and the Inlaid White Banners among the Manchu Eight Banners.

Dodo's arrangement is undoubtedly the wisest.

"Geng Zhongming, you follow me and participate in the battle to encircle and suppress the Central Army of the Dashun Army. Kong Youde and Shang Kexi, you will participate in the battle to encircle and suppress the Front Army of the Dashun Army."

Geng Zhongming stayed, Kong Youde and Shang Kexi ran towards the front of the valley.

Duoduo looked in the direction of the valley import. He was waiting for news from the scouts. It was necessary to make sure that Li Zicheng was in charge of the central army, so that the ambush could be set up in no way.

Geng Zhongming's reminder made Duoduo understand that Li Zicheng's arrangement was conducive to the Eight Banners Army's complete encirclement and suppression of the Dashun Army. It turned out that 20,000 soldiers had to face Li Zicheng's 50,000 troops directly. Now it has become 30,000 people, and the difficulty must be less. Moreover, Duoduo deliberately studied the way the Dashun Army fought. He realized a fatal weakness of the Dashun Army's combat, that is, when the battle was smooth, the Dashun Army could burst out combat capabilities that ordinary people could unimaginable, but once they fell into a passive state, the Dashun Army would easily collapse.

Nearly a quarter of an hour passed, and the sound of horse hooves sounded again in the valley.

Duoduo clenched his fist hard, and he knew very well that the key information had arrived.

The scout who was rushing to speak directly when he knelt on the ground.

"Reported to Dashun, his subordinates captured two scouts from Dashun Army and learned that Li Zicheng had 50,000 Dashun Army soldiers, divided into two parts: the front army and the central army. The front army had 20,000 people, commanded by Liu Zongmin, and the central army was 30,000 people, and Li Zicheng was in charge..."
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