Prince Chongzhen

Chapter 373: Want to plot against me? No way!
Hauge's ability to respond in battle was very strong. Through a series of military orders, he not only curbed the possible chaos in the camp, but also made certain arrangements for the Yellow Banner Guards who were attacked.

However, these arrangements can only be limited to support.

After all, Guangyuan is located in the mountains. Although the overlapping hills on both sides do not have much impact during the day, they may very likely serve as cover for the Dashi Army at night.

Therefore, when Luo Luohun led his troops out of the camp, he only moved forward three or four hundred steps and then formed a battle line on the spot and refused to move an inch.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid the guard camp is in danger."

Looking at the flames in the distance, Goshha, who was beside Luo Luo, couldn't help but say something.

In response, Luo Luohun did not make any comment.

After all, judging from the scale of the fire, the entire camp of the Bordered Yellow Banner Guards must have been burned. Even if there were some who could escape under such circumstances, their number would not be that large.

It's just that Aobai, the leader
Thinking of this, Luo Luohun couldn't help but frowned, and his heart felt a little nervous.

Abahai fought bravely and was not afraid of death. He even had an impressive record of defeating 140 to 150 Ming troops with only five white-armored soldiers (don't argue with me, or I'll post the historical materials in every chapter). But if that were all, he would be just a stronger white-armored soldier, and would not have caused Luo Luohun to be nervous about his safety.

The key is that his family has great influence in the two yellow flags, and he himself is the commander of the guard of the Bordered Yellow Flag.

At this time, the throne had been lost. In theory, both yellow flags should obey the young emperor. If Oboi died here, Hauge's influence on the two yellow flags would inevitably suffer a severe blow.

By then, even if he still holds the two blue flags, he can only compete with the other families. How can he have the qualifications to launch an attack on the throne that has already been settled?

"Send out some more scouts, but report back immediately if they find anything."

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As soon as he finished speaking, several knights jumped out, but facing the increasingly fierce flames, he was still worried.

For Luo Luohun, Oboi was an important part of Hauge's plan to regain the throne. If his safety could be guaranteed, he was even willing to keep the bravest warrior of Manchuria in the camp and keep him in his sight for a moment.

But then again, Baturu's title of bravery was not so easy to obtain. If Oboi was really a coward, how could he have won the favor of Huang Taiji and Hauge?

"Pfft~!"

With a dull sound, Aobai pulled the sword in his hand out from the waist of the Dashi Army soldier in front of him.

Only an incense stick of time had passed since he returned to the camp, but during this period of time, he had personally killed two lone Dashi soldiers.

For ordinary soldiers, such a result would already be counted as a merit, but Abahai was, after all, the commander of the guards, and he was not the brave warrior who dared to attack the Ming army with only a few people.

Although he was in his own camp at this time, the enemy troops were always trying their best to avoid him and would never engage in a fight unless necessary.

In the end, he just wanted to gather the defeated troops as quickly as possible. If he could launch a counterattack, he would do so. But if the situation was unfavorable, he would only focus on reducing the losses.

"Yablan! You're on the left and I'm on the right!"

"it is good!"

After hearing Yabulan's response, Abahai rushed towards the direction where the shouting and killing sounds were the most frequent.

At the same time, Yabulan followed closely behind, obviously understanding what he was thinking.

These two men were the best in the White Armor Army, and with their skillful cooperation, they killed several enemy soldiers in just a few moments and gathered twenty or thirty defeated soldiers.

When it comes to robbing a camp, this kind of situation is the most difficult to deal with.

Instead of disintegrating and fleeing, the enemy troops who were ambushed actually had generals in the camp gathering their troops.

Under such circumstances, the attacking army will inevitably have to spend a lot of energy to defeat those large and small teams again, and the pursuit and killing of fleeing enemies, which can achieve the greatest results, will naturally be difficult to appear on such a battlefield.

But nothing is absolute.

Seeing that the Qing army's resistance was quite fierce, Sun Kewang, who was in charge of the attack, felt a little sad about the casualties of his own soldiers, but his mood was not greatly affected.

"Is there any movement ahead?"

"not yet."

After hearing the answer from the general beside him, Sun Kewang turned his attention back to the battle group where the fighting was most intense.

Judging from the structure, this place should be a large military tent, with two or three hundred soldiers guarding the side in formation.

Faced with enemies that were several times their number, these guards were not completely suppressed, and they even launched a very threatening counterattack.

If the soldiers led by Sun Kewang were not all his elite troops, he might have suffered a backlash.

"The fighting power of this guard is not bad, but the number of people is too small."

When saying this, Sun Kewang acted quite relaxed, even with a hint of joking, and didn't seem to be at all impatient because of the stuck situation.

After these days of deliberate exploration, he not only knew that this was the camp of the Bordered Yellow Banner Guards, but also knew that these guards were the most powerful among the Eight Banners.

But even in this situation, he discussed with Zhang Xianzhong several times and still chose this camp as the target of the raid.

In the final analysis, in the eyes of some people, Zhu Cilang was able to defeat Duoduo in Jiangnan because he took advantage of the navy, but in the eyes of another group of people, the navy part was just a tactical aspect. The real guiding idea that determined the outcome of that battle was that Zhu Cilang seized on Duoduo's weakness that he was reluctant to lose the Eight Banners headquarters.

After understanding this, when the top leaders of the Dashi Army decided to mobilize the Qing Army by raiding the enemy camp, they set their first target on the guards who were extremely valuable to each flag.

Therefore, even though the Tartars were still as stable as a rock, Sun Kewang was not worried at all that no one would come to rescue him.

"General, will the Tartars do the same as the Ming court and watch the dying without helping?"

The generals around Sun Kewang knew something about tonight's plan, but after dealing with the Ming court for so many years, he couldn't help but put the two in the same place.

After all, the news of the dispute over the throne in the Qing court had spread to all parties, and anyone would think that there would be many factions within the Qing army because of this.

With this understanding, it is not surprising that ordinary military generals would have such thoughts.

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"This cannot be generalized. Dingguo and I often have disagreements, but if I were surrounded, he would definitely do his best to rescue me."

"You and General Anxi are as close as brothers. How can the Tartars be compared with you?"

Sun Kewang did not refute the statement of the general beside him.

This was not because he believed in "brotherhood", but because he had a clear view of the current situation and knew that as long as his adoptive father was still alive, Daxi would be united. Being on the battlefield, the relaxed conversation naturally could not last long. Just as Sun Kewang was about to turn his attention back, a small group of Qing soldiers who were desperately rushing towards the battle group appeared in his sight.

"Stop them."

"Decree"

As soon as he finished speaking, the general led his men away.

Sun Kewang naturally wanted to delay the battle so as to lure the Qing army to come to the rescue, but this did not mean that he would allow the powerful guards to gradually gather together.

However, this small group of people was led by Oboi, the first Baturu of the Qing Dynasty. Several people who went to intercept them were knocked down at the first encounter.

Seeing this, his first reaction was naturally extreme surprise, but within half a breath, he became excited as if he had thought of something.

"You come!"

He waved to the general beside him, and then whispered a few words. After hearing his words, the general looked puzzled. Only after seeing the firm gaze of his own general did he lead his troops out according to the order.

Sun Kewang's arrangement was not difficult. It was to prevent that group of troops from joining the besieged guards while forcing them to leave the battlefield. If the situation permitted, it would be best to force them to withdraw from the guards' camp directly.

As for why they were forced to leave the military camp
For such a long time, the Qing army did not make any move. Either Hauge was willing to give up this elite force, or Hauge did not dare to act rashly because he did not know the enemy's situation.

He could see clearly that the fighting power of this group of people was stronger than usual. If he said that they had no position in the army, Sun Kewang would never believe it even if he was beaten to death.

If we can force this military general of some status to go back for help, then tonight's plan will be even more secure.

That’s right, the Dashi Army’s plan tonight is to surround the enemy and attack the reinforcements.

Although Sun Kewang had led his elite troops to attack the enemy camp, his goal was not just to destroy the guard battalion.

At this time, Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi, who were his four adopted sons, were leading their troops to lie in ambush in a designated position, in order to give the Tartars a fatal blow if they made any move.

I have to say that Hauge's first reaction was truly appropriate.

However, the people who were surrounded were not ordinary people. Even though he did not have as clear an understanding of the Manchus' population disadvantage as Duoduo, the gradually changing color of the sky still made him anxious.

"Has the scout not returned yet?"

"not yet."

After hearing the soldier's report, Hauge immediately began to pace in front of the tent door.

He knew very well that he must not rashly send troops to rescue before scouts found out the surrounding situation, but at the same time, the fire in the guard camp seemed to be burning his heart.

Different from Luo Luohun's rather utilitarian thinking, he valued Oboi not only because of his family influence and personal power, but also because of many emotional factors.

Back then, Oboi was a staunch supporter of their father and son. When it came to the fight for the throne, he stood firmly on Hauge's side.

Although this fight ended in defeat, Hauge still kept this friendship in his heart.

It is true that birds of a feather flock together.

Hauge was able to lose the throne with a strength close to that of the four banners, but Oboi was able to die in confusion.

In the original history, Oboi was labeled as a treacherous minister who usurped the throne, but if you think about it carefully, he was just a little domineering and did not have the strength and intention to replace Aisin-Gioro.

After all, the young Ma Zi did overreact a little. Otherwise, how could a person like him vindicate him in such a tactful way?
As time went by, the flames from the Self-Defense Army camp grew stronger and stronger, and Hauge became increasingly anxious.

However, at this time, only three or four cups of tea had passed since the fire started, which was not enough time for the scouts to find out the surrounding situation.

Under such circumstances, he could only pace to relieve his emotions, but there was no other way.

"Your Majesty!"

At this moment, a knight came galloping from outside the camp. When he was about ten steps away from the tent, he jumped off his horse and knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, the commander of the guards, Aobai, has escaped from the camp. According to him, there are still hundreds of guards surrounded in the camp. My prince asks for your military order!"

Please give military orders?
What kind of military order is this at this time?

After hearing what the soldiers reported, this thought immediately came to Hauge's mind.

Calculating the time, fire broke out in the guard camp shortly after Hauge left the central army camp, but now he has fled to Luo Luohun, obviously having walked this route back and forth.

After all, Oboi was also crawling out from a pile of dead bodies. How could he not notice anything unusual after such a journey?
It's such an obvious truth, why would Luo Luohun bother to do this?
Thinking of this, Hauge swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth. Then his somewhat anxious mood suddenly calmed down a little, and his mind, which was affected by it, gradually calmed down.

something wrong.

This was the second thought that came to Hauge's mind after hearing what the soldier reported.

Generally speaking, the best target for a night attack is a camp with low morale and a large number of people.

Judging from this, the Dashi Army should set its sights on the Han army camp tonight, rather than the Bordered Yellow Banner Guards, whose fighting spirit and combat power are considered to be top-notch in the world.

But the Dashi Army did just that, and they only attacked this one camp. If they didn't have other intentions, how could they have done such an unwise move?
It seems that he is planning to attack them and rescue them.

This was the third thought that came to Hauge's mind after hearing what the soldier reported.

After all, after entering the Pass for such a long time, all forces have realized that the guards are the essence of a flag, and no one would sit idly by and watch such a group of people being eaten by the enemy.

Therefore, the Dashi Army thought that they had strangled the vital point of the Qing Army and wanted to use the trapped Bordered Yellow Banner Guards to encircle and attack the reinforcements.

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"Humph, you underestimated me."

Because of this inexplicable sentence, the soldier kneeling before Hauge had a puzzled expression on his face. However, when his eyes fell on Hauge, the commander-in-chief of the entire army, a military order made him lower his head.

"Send an order. Order Jiang Denglei, Shi Guoxi, Wang Kecheng, and Zhou Kede to send troops to rescue the Bordered Yellow Banner Guards. Order Du Lei to lead his troops to join Luo Luohun. If the Han army is ambushed, the two divisions will follow and kill them!"

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As soon as the military order was issued, the soldier immediately got up and left. At this time, Hauge was no longer as anxious as before, and he even had some expectations for the ambush of the Dashi Army.

"A bunch of peasants who were chased to Sichuan by the Ming army actually want to plot against me? They really don't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is."

(End of this chapter)