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Text Chapter 234 The extremely ruthless Li Sutai

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    Soto was eager to rescue Yichang. After arranging the affairs in Dangyang, he hurried to Yichang. Along the way, he met several Qing troops who claimed to be breaking out of the encirclement in Yichang and sending messages to Soto. Soto could no longer take care of many things and traveled day and night to arrive.  Not far outside Xita Gorge.

    Release Soto has walked through Xita Gorge twice and knows that the road in Xita Gorge is narrow and a dangerous place. However, Soto knows that Yichang City is extremely critical and the consequences of delaying for a while will be very serious. Driven by this idea, Soto inspects  After finishing, the troops were ordered to continue advancing. Four thousand Qing troops entered the Xita Gorge and advanced slowly.

    Tian Jianxiu, the people who followed him to Dangyang, and those who arrived one after another were summoned. There were eight people in total, and one of them turned out to be Li Jian. After asking privately, I found out that it was Emperor Hongguang who wanted to increase the credibility of the letter.  The arrangement comes later.

    Release Li Yan pulled Tian Jianxiu across, "There will be an ambush when we are about to leave the Xita Gorge. The emperor asked us to go back and wait for an opportunity to escape, so as not to harm Chi Yu." Li Yan's voice was very low.

    Tian Jianxiu was afraid that the ambush would surround him. Hearing Li Jian's words, he nodded to express his understanding, "Didn't the emperor say that the first sound of the cannon will be used as a signal! At that time, it will not be too late for us to retreat.  It¡¯s best to find a bunker to hide first, so as not to fall into the wrong target.¡±

    Posted in the evening, when the Qing army was about to pass through the Xita Gorge, they heard only one cannon shot, gunshots were fired loudly on the gorge wall, and arrows rained down. The Qing army originally thought that they were about to leave the Xita Gorge, and there was absolutely no possibility of an ambush.  I didn't expect to be ambushed at this time. In panic, the men and horses trampled each other, and no less than 300 people were killed or injured in the panic.

    Released Soto sighed secretly in his heart. It was not that he had never thought that the Ming army would set up an ambush here, but even though he knew it was a trap, he had to get out of it. Besides, the inspection was very careful, and there was still a trace of luck in his heart.  Seeing attacks coming from all directions, Soto ordered to hide while trying to find a way to get out.  However, the terrain was extremely unfavorable for the Qing army. There was an ambush blocking the front, and the retreat behind was also blocked. They were unable to advance or retreat, and their defeat was already apparent.

    Released Just when Soto felt that the Ming army's offensive had weakened, he discovered that the people who had gone to Dangyang to deliver messages to him were actually killing his own men. Soto immediately understood what was going on and could not figure it out.  I'm afraid that Yichang has been captured by the Ming army.  He saw a man who was very brave and had killed more than ten of his own soldiers with a single sword in his hand. Soto shouted angrily, ignoring the arrows and lead bullets that were still flying from time to time. He went over to fight with that man.  When Soto saw that he was someone from the Yichang Qing Army he met on the road, he was even more angry and wanted to cut the other person in two with a knife.

    The very brave person in Soto's eyes was Li Jian. When he saw that the Ming army's offensive was weakening, he knew that the Ming army was preparing to trap the Qing army. Taking advantage of the decrease in feather arrows and ammunition, he killed more than ten Qing soldiers in a row.  army, and his target was Soto, the chief general of the Qing army.

    I am confident about this ambush battle. Standing on a high place and overlooking the Xita Gorge, the Qing army is firmly trapped in the canyon. Even if we don't fight now, we can still reap the fruits of victory tomorrow morning. I ordered to weaken the offensive.  , so as not to hurt Tian Jianxiu and others, they found a figure tossing around among the Qing army, killing more than ten enemies in a row. Because the sky was already dim, what he could see was not very clear, but after a while,  They saw the Manchus and Qings in the canyon raising a white flag. Then, their own army broke into the canyon and took the Manchus and Qing troops as prisoners.

    It was announced that Huang Degong was in charge of this specific ambush and was close to the battlefield. He was very happy to see Li Huan single-handedly go deep into the enemy camp to capture the Manchu general alive. Especially when he saw that the man was Li Huan, he knew that the emperor was right.  Man, this Li Jian is really talented. He has made such a great contribution, and the emperor will definitely reward him heavily.

    Posted I listened to Huang Degong's report and learned that it was Li Jian who captured the Manchu general alive. I immediately called Li Jian to me. "You did a good job. I'll repeat what I said before. I will promote you to Qianhu and reward you with silver."  Five hundred, I hope Shishan will continue to work hard. I didn't expect Shishan to have such kung fu. It's really good." Although Li Jian's kung fu cannot be compared with the mysterious and magical martial arts masters, he does have the foundation. It is estimated that thirty or fifty people are not him.  Opponent, it looks like I got a treasure!

    Li Jian expressed his modest thanks and said, "The emperor has thanked you. This is a matter for villains. It is the responsibility of everyone in the Ming Dynasty to kill the Tatars." Li Jian then reported that the Tatar general had been detained in the prison.  Outside.

    Posted I ordered someone to bring Soto up. Looking at Soto who looked unhappy, he was probably still angry about being captured alive by Li Jian!  "Search his body to see if there is anything useful." After searching, he found something, and Soto's General Seal was taken with him!  What I want is it, "No need to ask questions, take him out and behead him." I need a letter written in Manchu, but this Manchu general will definitely not agree to help. One look at his appearance and I can tell that he is not afraid.  Dead people.

    Published Among the captured Qing troops, find a willingThe person who wrote the letter, I asked him to write two letters, one to Hong Shiqin. The previous letter was suspected of being a forgery, and adding a letter in full text, Hong Shiqin must have been deceived.  In order to avoid being deceived by the person who wrote the letter because I didn¡¯t understand Manchu, I asked twenty people to write two letters separately. I only sent the letter to Hong Shiqin away after I knew that there were no mistakes at all.

    The next step after the announcement was to make a profit. The next trap was set up in Xita Gorge. Even the Japanese would not be fooled. I found Tian Jianxiu and ordered 3,000 troops to change into Qing army uniforms, and he led the killing force.  Returning to Dangyang, I believe that the horse will conquer Dangyang when it arrives.  After taking Dangyang, we had to make a big pie to welcome Hong Shiqin.

    Yin Shixun handed the newly obtained information to Emperor Hongguang with a solemn expression, "Your Majesty, I didn't expect that Li Shutai would resort to a strategy of extermination. If we wait a few more days to besiege Yichang, our army may be in danger of being completely destroyed.  ah!"

    I took a look at the release and broke out in a cold sweat after reading it. I felt that it was impossible for Li Shutai to be indifferent in Yichang. He even gave up such a good defensive place as Xita Gorge. It turned out that he was just to paralyze me and wait for me.  Going to attack Yichang!

    Released that Li Shutai was indeed confident. After receiving the appointment and learning that Wuchang had been lost, he began to think about how to fight the Ming army. The Ming army was unstoppable in attacking the city and plundering the ground. Li Shutai also saw that there was no gain in fighting head-on.  He could only outmaneuver the enemy. Before he let Hong Shiqin leave, he had already thought of fighting a protracted war with the Ming army. But before withdrawing from Yichang, he had to give the Ming army a heavy blow to reverse the situation after the fall of Wuchang.  Disadvantages.

    Posted by Li Shutai ordered people to build dams downstream of Xiling Gorge, one of the Three Gorges eighty miles away from Yichang. Of course, he could not intercept the water of the Yangtze River at all. What he wanted to intercept were the larger streams, especially the water of the Huangbai River.  , after receiving the urgent report that Nanjing Pass was in danger, Li led Tai to ignore it. The first place he attacked by water was Nanjing Pass. He was not happy that Nanjing Pass was captured by the Ming army. The defenders of Nanjing Pass were only 2,000 and lost.  It has little impact on the overall situation. He cannot expose the entire plan for the sake of Nanjinguan. You must know that he has been preparing for nearly a month and a half!

    I really have to thank the intelligence system of the Tiandihui for publishing. Without this information, I would have gone to report to the Lord of Hell without realizing Li Shutai¡¯s plan. This Li Shutai was ruthless enough, and even took away hundreds of yuan from Yichang City.  He is really an unscrupulous person who makes the common people here as the funeral objects of victory.

    The reason why the Release World Association was able to discover this information was because Li Sutai did a very good job in keeping secrets. It can be said that it was difficult to collect more valuable information, and all it got was one-sided and sporadic.  The intelligence was finally summarized in front of Yin Shixun. After further analysis, Yin Shixun came up with Li Shutai's ruthless plan to flood Yichang in a radius of hundreds of miles.

    First, people from the Tiandihui in Yichang City discovered that strange noises often came from Li Shutai's yamen, day and night. Finally, they concluded that the yamen might be building ships because they saw the Qing army transporting long planks of wood into the yamen.  Long strips of wood are necessary materials for shipbuilding; then it was discovered that the water level was falling. In order to prevent the Ming army from discovering his plan, Li Shutai began to build dams early to store water. Therefore, when the Ming army saw the water level in the river,  There is no possibility of sudden water accumulation in the upper reaches, but the continued decline in water level has exposed the problem. Although it is the dry season, it cannot be lowered to such a level!

    Yin Shixun was not sure when he got the information. He secretly checked it in the upper reaches of the river. For several days, he did not get any wrong information. It was only today that he learned that the Qing army was hoarding goods nearly a hundred miles away.  Several large dams were built, and the water was like a sharp knife hanging over the heads of the Ming army. When the Ming army besieged Yichang, Li Shutai was flooded with Yichang, and he could leave in a boat built secretly in advance.

    Published I have to admit that Li Shutai is a real soldier, a soldier who aims at victory, and his plan is perfect. You must know that there are nearly 20,000 Qing troops in Yichang City!  Including the common people near Yichang, there are more than 100,000 people. He can take all 20,000 of his own troops, which is really courageous. I can't possibly suspect that he doesn't even want his own 20,000 horses.

    Posted "Your Majesty, I think it's better to withdraw the troops immediately! The Tatar Dam has been built. We can't fight in Yichang anymore. Fortunately, the terrain where our troops are stationed is on a higher ground, otherwise Li Shutai may have ordered the dam to be breached."  It was also the first time that Yin Shixun encountered a ruthless character like Li Sutai, but he sincerely admired Li Sutai's strategy. Although it was a hostile stance, Yin Shixun had to say that Li Sutai was a character.

    "Withdraw the troops?" I shook my head, "It's better to use the trick. Since Li Shutai can part with the 20,000 troops in his hand, let's let him play with himself. Huang Shiren was ordered to abandon Nanjin Pass immediately, and the 10,000 troops were divided into three groups.  All the embankments built by the Qing army were breached."

     Yin Shixun shouted, "Your Majesty, are you really going to flood Yichang? Then the people will suffer." Yin Shixun thought it would be better to retreat to Dangyang. If Emperor Hongguang was really cruel enough to flood Yichang, then Jingzhou would have been  Just took it down.

    Posted "My dear, once we retreat, Li Shutai must know that the plan is exposed, which will be very detrimental to us. All the subsequent strategies are invalid. In order to capture Jingxiang as soon as possible, flooding Yichang is also a last resort. This is all  It was Li Shutai's idea, we are just borrowing it." Why am I willing to flood Yichang, but if I don't do this, all the plans that have been carried out later will be scrapped. After weighing the pros and cons, I can only make this choice.

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