The fighting on the hillside was still going on, but it became sporadic. It basically consisted of two or three nights of beating up a Qing spy.

There was a huge disparity in the number of the remaining two sides. Even if they were singled out, they would not be opponents. Now they were beaten by a group. Several Qing soldiers knelt down and begged for mercy, asking to be their slaves.

This operation of these Qing soldiers immediately made the first sentry Ye Bushou burst into laughter.

Yang Qili laughed loudly and said: "Tatar wrapping is so damn new. Tell me where your camp is, and I might be able to take you in!"

The few surrendered Qing soldiers hesitated, looked at each other, and then nervously looked at the Yebushou who surrounded them, feeling frightened and uneasy in their hearts.

Yang Qili glanced at them, casually took off the musket hanging behind his back, then loaded the gunpowder in a leisurely manner, and finally pointed the musket at the ugliest Qing soldier and pulled the trigger.

Just hearing a bang, the Qing soldier's head exploded in an instant, and the red and white ones slipped all over the floor, which was scary in an instant.

Yang Qili suddenly said: "Damn it, I forgot that the broken head can't be used to receive the reward. It's such a pity fifty taels of silver!"

After speaking, he looked at the other Qing soldiers. The prisoners next to the Qing soldiers whose heads were shot were startled. They kowtowed and shouted incoherently, telling the location of the Qing army's nearby camp.

Yang Qili nodded, indicating that he was quite satisfied. He suddenly hit the Qing soldiers kneeling in front of him with the butt of his rifle, and then said: "I forgot to tell you, I don't need any slaves, I only like to reward silver, no matter what

Dead or not, everyone should take another shot and cut off their heads to receive the reward!"

In order to ensure the secrecy of the operation, Long Xiangye would not take prisoners without taking them, especially living prisoners who had the opportunity to speak. This was a taboo.

These prisoners ended their mission after a few gunshots, and returned to the underworld to meet their old Khan Nurhachi.

Just after dealing with several prisoners, a white-armored soldier lying at the foot of the hillside suddenly jumped up and fled quickly to the Shijing Mountain area to the west.

It turned out that this white-armored soldier was wearing a chainmail lining and was not seriously injured after being slashed. However, he deliberately fell to the ground and pretended to be dead, waiting for the opportunity for the attendant to escape.

Originally, he wanted to lie down and pretend to be dead, waiting for the Ming soldiers to pick up their belongings and then sneak away, but he heard that even the dead would have their heads cut off, so he couldn't care so much anymore, so he got up and ran away.

"Damn it, this bitch actually cheated his death!" Yang Qili yelled, and when they saw it, the white-armored soldier had already run in front of the horse that had just broken through the encirclement, got on his horse and slipped away.

Yang Qili ignored the white-armored soldier and asked everyone to clean the battlefield and remove his own traces. Finally, he took away all the Qing soldiers' horses and their belongings, and returned to the previous observation point.

Not long after, a group of night warriors who were ambushing on the other side followed up with the head of the fleeing white-armored soldier. Several people said unhappily: "I thought there was going to be a big battle, but instead such a coward came out."

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Yang Qili said: "If your team doesn't take that little white guy, you won't even get a single copper!"

"Sir, how's the harvest?" Looking at the bulging bags hanging on the war horses, Ye Ye, who arrived later, had his eyes shining brightly.

Yang Qili said with a smile: "Earn money with blood! Don't act like a thief, everyone has a share!"

Hearing this, all the team members were extremely excited. Without sacrificing a single brother, they took away thirty of the opponent's scouting horses and gained so much property.

It was so damn good not to collect it that night! Recalling all the hardships I endured, it was really worth it! Thank you, Crown Prince! Thank you, Huang Ming!

After everything was handled, Yang Qili quickly moved with his team members and scouted the enemy camp according to the location mentioned by several prisoners.

Sure enough, these cowardly Tatars were frightened in the face of death and did not make up any nonsense.

Yang Qili and others discovered the Qing army camp in the Shijingshan area more than ten miles away. After careful investigation and drawing of a terrain map, Yang Qili ordered Pegasus to report back to the Yongwei camp.

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The Qing army heading south on the West Road was divided into three sections. Azige, the king of Duoluowuying County, led a large force first and attacked the wealthy cities along the way.

Yangguli led 12,000 men and horses, escorting the looted grain and grass baggage to the middle route. At the same time, Yangguli ordered his younger brother Jia Lazhangjing Tan Tai to lead 3,000 men and horses to the rear.

These three sections of people and horses are separated by a distance of twenty miles, and the cavalry delivers messages back and forth.

Yangu Li was from the Zhenghuang Banner and the son-in-law of Nurhachi. He was successively awarded the title of first-class general military officer and held a super public rank. He was the third-ranking figure in the Ming Dynasty, second only to Azig and Abatai.

Yangguli was worried that the tens of thousands of Beijing soldiers would come out of the city to attack them, so he arranged for his brother Tan Taidun. Yangguli was very relieved about his brother.

In the Shijingshan area, thirty miles away from Xizhimen, more than two thousand Qing troops led by Tan Tai were stationed.

At this time, Tan Tai was enjoying his retreat in the camp. He had conquered several cities in the battle of Yanqing after entering the customs and performed well. He would definitely be promoted again after returning to Shengjing.

Tan Tai planned to wait for several Niu Lu who had gone out to plunder to return and then continue to go south to join his eldest brother Yanguli, attack cities and territories again, and accumulate military merits.

Although two Niulu cavalry have not returned yet, Tan Tai is not worried at all. One Niulu and three hundred Qing cavalry can escape even if they encounter tens of thousands of Ming troops, not to mention what else is there nearby.

Ming army.

Suddenly, Tan Tai received news from Tan Ma and discovered that a Ming army was attacking them. Tan Tai couldn't help being a little surprised, but he didn't expect that a Ming army would dare to take the initiative to attack them.

He was also a man who had experienced the battlefield for a long time. When he was surprised, he immediately ordered the Qing army to form a formation and prepare to face the Ming army.

Zhu Cixiang led the Yongwei Battalion to advance lightly. He did not carry heavy artillery such as the Hongyi Cannon, but only some easy-to-carry Crouching Tiger Cannons. Therefore, he had traveled thirty miles and arrived at Shijing Mountain in less than two hours.

Some of the terrain in the Shijingshan area is relatively narrow, with hillsides on both sides and a mountain road only six to seven hundred meters wide. It is impossible to use the tactics of outflanking from both sides. This is why Tan Tai set up his camp here.

Tan Tai placed all his main heavy armored infantry and cavalry in the middle, with the Mongolian troops on both wings, preparing to give the Ming army a head-on battle.

Soon, the men and horses of Yongwei Battalion caught up with them. Seeing that the Qing army was waiting for them, they did not dare to approach too closely. They stopped at a distance and began to form formation.

From a distance, Tan Tai saw that this Ming army numbered about five thousand, including infantry and cavalry, but the formation was in shambles in his eyes.

This Ming army was divided into two parts, the front and rear. The front of the battle formation was a row of small artillery, followed by three rows of gunmen, arranged horizontally in a linear pattern, almost occupying the entire mountain road.

The battle formation at the back is divided into three parts: left, center and right. The pikemen and shield soldiers are in the middle, the shield soldiers are in front, the pikemen are behind, and the cavalry are arranged on both wings.

This formation made Tan Tai feel relieved. He knew that the Ming army's infantry formation on the opposite side was equivalent to giving up depth. As long as the Qing soldiers broke through the fire gunners at the front, the entire Ming army's front would collapse.
Chapter completed!