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Ning Wan said to me: "In my opinion, Hong Chengchou can't bear it if there are at most five rounds of attacks."

"But you also said that Hong Chengchou still has nearly [-] soldiers, how can he persist until dawn?" Li Laiheng actually had no idea.This battle was surrounded by Hong Chengchou in this way, what if his ammunition ran out?

Ning Wan and I said: "If Hong Chengchou used the method of coercing the people to attack here before, I'm afraid we would be in a very difficult situation. But most of the people collected by Hong Chengchou were consumed in the battle of Jing'an. He wanted to use a strong force to make a surprise attack. , the probability of success is still very high.

Now this kind of surprise attack has turned into a strong attack, and the casualties have exceeded his ability to bear.Hong Chengchou only has this little soldier in his hand, and he will never completely waste it here.

I thought that Hong Chengchou exchanged the attack for the forced assembly of the army, and he would soon turn around and head towards the capital.I will definitely not miss it here. "

Li Laiheng thought for more than ten seconds and said: "Sir, what do you mean is that it is possible that Hong Chengchou will continue to attack with a small part, and his main force has already moved north?"

Ning Wan and I looked at Li Laiheng and nodded, "It's very possible."

Li Laiheng rushed to say: "Then can I borrow your soldiers to clean up the mess here, and the main force turn around and go north?"

After Ning Wan, I was stunned for a while and said: "Then my subordinates and I will return to Daming!"

Li Laiheng replied affirmatively: "Of course."

Ning Wan, I was so excited that my heart was unparalleled. If it is surrender, it means that my identity has been affirmed.From being a prisoner, he suddenly became one of his own, and he was freed from the sea of ​​suffering.

But there must be a prerequisite for this matter. Ning Wan, I cannot make a mistake in my judgment of Hong Chengchou's new plan.If Hong Chengchou hadn't led his troops to the north, then Ning Wanwo, who was left behind in this black light, would definitely be wiped out.

That is to say, after Ning Wan and I took the risk to replace the First Cavalry Army, no matter what happens, the First Cavalry Army is safe.

This is the certificate of Natou!

Ning Wanwo returned to the prison camp with excitement and a little anxiety. He was not sure that his judgment must be accurate, and at the same time he did not dare to explain the true situation of the whole thing to his subordinates.

Ning Wan, I can only say: "Since everyone has cut their braids and become the Ming army, it is natural to contribute. Now General Li's subordinates have been fighting for more than an hour, and they need to withdraw to rest and eat.

I've asked General Lee to let us guys fight.This is an opportunity to stand up, are you willing to fight for your own life?"

Everyone looked at each other, and the almost hopeless look just now slowly disappeared.Since they can be released to fight, it means that the Ming army will not kill them, which is a good thing.

Many people still can't accept that they turned their guns so quickly to kill their companions who had eaten in the same pot.

Yao Hai saw that the situation was not very good, and immediately shouted: "You don't want to do it? Then think about it, if the camp is breached, will Hong Chengchou let you who have cut your braids go? They will definitely kill you."

This tactic worked quite well, no one wanted to be beheaded, so naturally he had to save his own life first.

"We did it, everyone killed Hong Chengchou together." I don't know who shouted, and quickly ignited the confidence of the entire prisoner camp.

Li Laiheng looked this way, and finally let go of his worries.Because he was worried that if Hong Chengchou really went to the capital, he would be in trouble.

Chapter 533: Little experience solves big problem

Hong Chengchou looked at the wounded soldiers on the ground, he was not touched at all, let alone the casualties.

After the third wave of attack failed, Hong Chengchou could see that tonight's operation was doomed to fail.The so-called man is not as good as heaven, hard work is not important, choice is very important.It can only be said that Hong Chengchou was unlucky and chose a bad time.

If it had been an incense stick earlier, and the distance was only one mile, I am afraid that the puppet army would have caught the Ming army by surprise.

"Let's go to the capital." Hong Chengchou turned his horse's head and immediately headed north with the main force.

This is a full animal cavalry, and of course it also includes the last elite of the Eight Banners.Hong Chengchou planned to rely on the [-] cavalry to rush to the capital in half a day, and then control the capital.

Even if he loses all the battles in the periphery, as long as the capital is in his hands in the end, Crazy Hong will still not feel that he has failed.

The puppet army's attack power has not decreased at all, but Li Laiheng replaced the first cavalry army with Ning Wanwo to defend.All of a sudden, the originally relaxed line of defense became precarious.

I can't blame Ning Wan for this. First of all, his weapons are definitely not as good as those of the first army;With the same level of equipment on the plains against enemies nearly three or four times as many as oneself, this is a battle that is more difficult than fighting with one's life.

"Could it be that Crazy Hong didn't leave at all?" Li Laiheng frowned and looked at the line of defense that was suddenly caught in a fierce battle, and he had doubts.

If Hong Chengchou hadn't gone to the capital, then Ningwan and I would have suffered a lot.Although Ning Wan and I are captives, these captives are now working hard for their own side.

Because the battle has been fought for two hours, the battle that originally started along the camp has expanded to a front several miles wide, and just now a battle formation of tens of thousands of people on both sides has been formed.

"Commander, our artillery cannot be withdrawn for the time being. If the artillery is withdrawn, the prisoners will not be able to hold on." Li Laiheng's chief of staff hastily reported the battle situation.

"Our army relies entirely on artillery fire to wipe out the enemy. If we don't take away the artillery, what should we do if we encounter Hong Chengchou's main cavalry?" Li Laiheng was caught in a dilemma.

"But we are the first cavalry army, and we should be cavalry. If Hong Chengchou goes north, he will definitely go to the cavalry. Is the first cavalry army of Ming Dynasty afraid that the first cavalry army of the puppet army will fail?" The chief of staff said loudly.

Li Laiheng was powerless to refute this sentence, as the chief of staff said, could it be that without cannons and rockets, the cavalry would not dare to confront the enemy's cavalry?

Thinking about it before, Guan Ning's cavalry dared to fight against the Tartars. Wu Sangui led Dorgon into the customs and overthrew Li Zicheng's cavalry.Could it be that Li Laiheng has had a shadow in his heart since then, relying on the new cannon to boost his confidence?

No, Daming's cavalry is also cavalry, Li Laiheng took over the emperor's trust in him, so he should bring out the courage of the cavalry.The cavalry must dare to fight and be able to fight.Even if Hong Chengchou didn't go north, the first cavalry army would face Hong Chengchou's cavalry main force tomorrow.

"Leave the artillery and support Ning to finish our battle. All the cavalry are ready to go." Li Laiheng looked resolute, and the courage of the newborn calf to not be afraid of tigers grew again.

Less than an hour after the main force of the First Army marched northward, Tan Ma had already caught up to the tail of Hong Chengchou's main force.The actual distance between the two sides is only a quarter of an hour away. If Hong Chengchou was not in a hurry to march and ignored the rear army, it might have been a scuffle.

Li Laiheng was excited and nervous. After fighting for many years, he understood that this was all good luck.At least this move can make up for the serious mistakes he made before.

But the new problem is still unsolvable. We are all cavalry, and the speed of the two horses is the same, and the distance will always be a quarter of an hour apart. How can the first cavalry stop Hong Chengchou?

"Drive." Li Laiheng slapped the horse's buttocks. He couldn't think of a solution to the problem for the time being, but he couldn't stop. Stopping meant that the distance between the two sides would be even greater.

From Langfang to the capital 110 miles, elite cavalry can march [-] miles a day.In other words, at the latest at Si time on the second day, the two sides will meet at the foot of the capital.

The sky gradually became clear, but the cavalry army still couldn't catch up with the main force of the enemy army.Although you can see fresh horse manure along the way, you just can't catch up with the enemy.Li Laiheng began to feel a little anxious. He worried that if Hong Chengchou could not catch up, the consequences would be unimaginable if Hong Chengchou entered the capital.

"Commander, let's take a rest. If you don't rest, you need to eat something to continue your journey." The chief of staff caught up with Li Laiheng and said.

"We can't rest, what if Crazy Hong doesn't rest?" Li Laiheng just wanted to hurry up now.

"Impossible. Crazy Hong has been fighting all night, and their horses probably need to rest and eat more than us." The chief of staff retorted.

"Woo, what did you just say?" Li Laiheng stopped and asked after reining in the rein.

"I just said that Madman Hong's horse must stop to drink water and eat grass now." The chief of staff didn't know why Li Laiheng stopped suddenly.

"Tell me, can horses eat our field rations?" Li Laiheng asked with narrowed eyes.

"Mass can eat batter, so they should be able to eat instant noodle cakes. But horses definitely can't eat instant noodles with oil, because they will have diarrhea." The chief of staff said.

"We replenished a lot of field rations from the Tiandihui in Changping, which was specially brought into the customs by the Eighth Army. Let's feed them all to the horses today!" Li Laiheng finally stopped being nervous.

Qi Yijun finally stopped.

After a while, not far to the north, the scouts of the puppet army reported the news that the Ming army had stopped to rest to Hong Chengchou.Hong Chengchou breathed a long sigh of relief, and quickly ordered the troops to stop to eat and rest on the spot.

The horsepower of the entire puppet army was so tired that it was about to sweat. If it wasn't for the fear of being overtaken by the Ming army, Hong Chengchou would have ordered a rest.

"How long do you need to rest?" Hong Chengchou asked the general in charge of the march.