Chapter 439: One Step Ahead of the Enemy, the First Battle with Dorgon
"Whoosh!"
Cao Bianjiao rode on the spiritual bird mount, the white crane, and his speed was naturally much faster than that of the Tatar army.
However, both sides were only 300 miles away from Jinzhou city. After the middle-level sixth-level white crane landed on the city gate tower of Jinzhou's north city, the army led by Dorgon had arrived ten miles in front of the north gate.
"Humph!"
"Wulian Tower, go!"
Cao Bianjiao stood on the city gate tower, looking at the rapidly approaching Tatar army in front of him with a solemn expression. He snorted coldly, and his own divine weapon, the Wuliang Tower, flashed out, turned into a size of over a hundred feet, and smashed towards the enemy!
Even he felt tremendous pressure when faced with an army composed of hundreds of thousands of elite Tatar cavalry.
It is impossible to defeat the opponent, but it is possible to block him for a while.
At this time, he vaguely heard from the direction of West City that the soldiers of the Fuxing Army had arrived in time and quickly entered the empty Jinzhou City.
However, due to the large area of this important border town, the soldiers of the Fuxing Army would have to wait a while before they could reach the north gate for reinforcement.
Before that, he just had to stop the White Banner army for a while.
From the corner of his eye, Cao Bianjiao saw a golden figure flying from the side and behind.
There is no doubt that it was Li Dingguo, the commander-in-chief of the Fuxing Army, who came after hearing the news.
How fast is Dajin?
When Cao Bianjiao's natal magical weapon, the Wuliang Tower, was used, it had already arrived above the city gate tower of the North City and instantly landed next to the big white crane.
"Oh!"
As expected, the Wuliang Tower bombarded the attacking Tartar army, making a loud bang and a shock wave spreading out. Although it did not block the advance of the Tartar's huge army, it greatly reduced their forward speed.
The bloody shield formed by the Tatar army formation flashed with bloody light for a moment, and then returned to its original state.
Even though Cao Bianjiao was a mid-level sixth-level warrior and was attacking with all his strength by manipulating the Wuliang Pagoda after unlocking its seven seals, he was still no match for the army composed of hundreds of thousands of elite Tartar cavalry.
But no matter what, his goal has been achieved.
"Xuanhuang Chaos Bell!"
"Dong dong..."
At this time, Li Dingguo, who arrived at the scene in time, had already summoned his natal magic weapon, which had also transformed into a size of over a hundred feet, and launched an all-out attack on the Tartar army!
"This is Li Dingguo!"
"The other person is Cao Bianjiao!"
"Not good! They have already led the Fuxing Army into Jinzhou City first!"
"Damn it! How can they be so fast? And Jinzhou City has become an empty city with four gates open!"
"What about Zu Dashou's Guanning Army? Where did they go?"...
The Tatar army, which was advancing wildly, was finally intercepted and stopped after being hit consecutively by two mid-level sixth-level warriors, Cao Bianjiao and Li Dingguo, using their own divine weapons.
The intelligence sources of the Later Jin Tartars in the Liaodong region can be said to be pervasive, so they naturally know clearly what Li Dingguo and Cao Bianjiao's natal artifacts are.
When the Wuliang Tower and the Xuanhuang Chaos Bell attacked one after another, all the Tartar Qi-refining realm generals on the scene, including Dorgon, had already guessed who the enemy was that was attacking them.
They were shocked and in an uproar!
"Zu Dashou and his Liaodong military families actually abandoned Jinzhou City and fled?"
Dorgon was a true hero. When he saw this situation, how could he not know that he had been stood up by Zu Dashou and other generals of the Guanning Army?
"Zu Dashou! I must not see you again! Otherwise, you treacherous dogs will die and your clan will be exterminated!"
He was both angry and anxious, and was really disgusted by Zu Dashou and the others' outrageous actions.
In this regard, Zu Dashou has a criminal record.
A few years ago, Zu Dashou was captured by Huang Taiji once, but he successfully fooled the other party and was released back to Jinzhou City intact by Huang Taiji.
However, Zu Dashou, who had promised to act as an insider for the Tartars, had been perfunctory towards Huang Taiji after returning to his old nest. He always found various excuses to delay and simply refused to fulfill his promise.
Now, look what happens. Zu Dashou, this guy, originally vowed that he would lead the Guanning Army to surrender to Huang Taiji, but after losing Shanhaiguan and Ningyuan City, he actually gave up Jinzhou and led the Guanning Army to disappear without a trace!
In Dorgon's opinion, Zu Dashou and his men were just making fun of these Later Jin warriors, and their words were just nonsense!
Anyone who was fooled like this repeatedly would become furious.
The worst thing was that their White Banner soldiers arrived a step too late, and this crucial Jinzhou City fortress was about to fall into the hands of the Fuxing Army.
"Sirius Xiaoyue!"
"Sun Essence Wheel, kill!"
Dorgon was extremely furious. He roared and activated his full spiritual power, urging the soldiers to form a killing array. His own divine weapon, the Sun Essence Wheel, whizzed out, and turned into a size of hundreds of feet, shooting towards the Wuliang Tower and the Xuanhuang Chaos Bell that were spinning in the air in front of him!
"This is a military killing array activated by a strong man at the early stage of level six!"
"The Tartar White Banner? The commander of this army is Dorgon!"
"I never thought that this Tartar prince has not only broken through to the early stage of level six, but also has a life-defining artifact with extremely strong attack power!"
Li Dingguo and Cao Bianjiao were both shocked after sensing the powerful cultivation and excellent innate magical weapon of the attacking enemy commander.
The divine thoughts of the two of them were correct in their perception.
Among all the innate top-grade artifacts, the attack power of the Sun and Moon Essence Wheel set of artifacts ranks at the top.
In ancient myths and legends, this set of Sun and Moon Essence Wheel artifacts are the natal artifacts of the Emperor of Heaven and the Empress of Heaven, and their attack power is very strong.
Although it was not as powerful as the innate magical weapons of Li Dingguo and Cao Bianjiao, the attack launched by Dorgon with the help of hundreds of thousands of elite troops of the Bordered White Banner had surpassed the combined power of Li Dingguo and Cao Bianjiao!
"Infinite Tower!"
"Xuanhuang Chaos Bell!"
The two did not dare to be careless, and together urged their own natal divine weapons that had returned to the sky above their heads to meet the huge heavenly wolf beast and the divine golden wheel that were attacking the enemy!
As the enemy was locked onto his innate divine weapon that greatly amplified the military formation, Li Dingguo and Cao Bianjiao had no choice but to fight head-on.
It's not that the two of them are really unable to dodge, but the current Jinzhou City is not protected by a city defense formation. Once they dodge, the gate of the northern city will be destroyed by the enemy in one blow!
Li Dingguo and Cao Bianjiao, who had already regarded Jinzhou City as their own, would certainly not sit idly by and watch this happen.
"Oh!"
"when!"……
The divine weapons of both sides collided with each other, making a deafening explosion.
The massive shock wave aroused even forced the magical weapons of both sides to fly backwards!
The difference is that the military formation and the Sun Wheel presided over by Dorgon only flew back about a hundred feet, while the innate magical weapons of Li Dingguo and Cao Bianjiao were thrown nearly two hundred feet into the air backwards!
Although Li Dingguo and Cao Bianjiao's cultivation and the level of their natal divine weapons were both higher than Dorgon's, they were still unable to withstand the concentrated fire attack launched by the other side with the help of hundreds of thousands of troops.
"Commander-in-chief, here we come!"
"You dogs, stop being so arrogant!" "This time, I will make sure you Tartars can't leave!"...
At this time, the soldiers of the Fuxing Army who entered the city from the rear had formed a battle formation in time and flashed over. The voices of generals such as Liu Zhiqing and You Shilu were heard immediately.
“Swoosh!”…
Li Dingguo and Cao Bianjiao were both very experienced in warfare. They took advantage of the situation to rotate in the air and landed in the center of the military formation formed by the two legions that came from behind.
"Everyone has arrived just in time, prepare to counterattack immediately!"
"Dorgon, you want to use your numbers to bully the few, right? Let me show you how it feels!"
Having just been forced to retreat by the Tartar army and even fallen into a disadvantage, both Li Dingguo and Cao Bianjiao were very angry.
Now that the main forces of the Pixiu Legion and the Taotie Legion have arrived, it is time for Dorgon and his Tartars to be in trouble.
"Seven Star Bagua Formation, activate!"...
Li Dingguo and Cao Bianjiao activated their internal energy and instantly connected with the qi of the soldiers. Two divine beasts that were seven hundred feet tall took shape instantly. The two men's innate magical weapons became hundreds of feet in size and drew an arc in the sky, carrying a "buzzing" sound, and shot towards the Tatar army formation in front and Dorgon's innate magical weapon!
"when!"
“Bang!”…
Dorgon, who had just stabilized his body, had no time to lead his soldiers to retreat. When he saw the enemy reinforcements arriving, he immediately launched a counterattack against his own side. His face changed drastically, and he gritted his teeth, used the killing array magic, and activated his natal magic weapon to meet the enemy!
An explosion several times louder than the previous collision was heard, and puffs of smoke and dust flew up, spreading along with the shock wave caused by the collision of the artifacts!
This time, the two sides confronted each other head-on, and the situation on the battlefield suddenly reversed.
All that was seen were the two innate divine artifacts, the Wuliang Tower and the Chaos Bell, which simply shook a few times and then remained suspended in the air without moving.
The military formation and his natal divine weapon presided over by Dorgon were thrown back more than three hundred feet!
"withdraw!"
Dorgon, who was retreating violently in the air, felt the blood surging in his body. He couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood and suffered serious internal injuries.
In shock, he quickly turned the killing array magic power into the form of the Heavenly Wolf beast in the air and desperately fled in the direction he came from!
As long as he was not stupid, he would have known that he and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Bordered White Banner were no match for the Fuxing Army soldiers of almost the same size led by Li Dingguo and Cao Bianjiao.
It's still possible to fight in a one-on-one situation, but now it's one-on-two, there's no way they can win.
If you don't make a decisive move and run away in time, you will most likely be surrounded and killed here!
If he wants to fight the enemy, he must have his younger brother Duoduo to come to his rescue in time.
The Plain White Banner soldiers under Duoduo's command were much larger and more powerful than Dorgon's Bordered White Banner.
In addition, Duoduo is now in the early stage of level six and has an innate top-grade divine artifact. Once he joins forces with Dorgon, he will have the strength to fight against the two large legions led by Li Dingguo and Cao Bianjiao.
"Ran?"
"Dorgon got the upper hand this time. He is lucky!"
Li Dingguo thought about it and did not order a pursuit.
Dorgon is a level six warrior and also has his own divine weapon. As long as he is determined to leave, the possibility of being successfully intercepted is very small.
What's more, Jinzhou City had just fallen into our hands, and there was a lot of post-processing work to be done.
Not to mention anything else, it would take at least several months just to clean up the Liaoxi Corridor west of Jinzhou City and restore stability and order.
This place is not like the Ming Dynasty inside the Great Wall. The entire Liaoxi Corridor is dotted with large and small military forts, as well as the remnants of the Guanning Army and Tatar soldiers. There are also countless strongholds of various forces. It is very difficult to clean up and it takes a lot of time.
Once the Fuxing Army has cleaned up and consolidated the territories it has recently occupied, it will not be too late to launch an offensive against Liaodong where the Tartars are entrenched.
The vast Liaodong region is the base camp of the Later Jin clan. Our side does not have any geographical advantage here. Now the strength of the Fuxing Army in the Liaoxi Corridor is not enough to confront Huang Taiji head-on.
Only by doing a good job of defense and waiting for the arrival of reinforcements from the Fuxing Army inside the pass, will it be a good time to go to war with the Later Jin clan.
"Liu Zhiqing, you will lead 100,000 soldiers of the Pixiu Army to guard Jinzhou City and handle all military and political affairs in the Liaoxi Corridor."
"Cao Bianjiao, You Shilu, each of you will divide your soldiers into battalions of 10,000 people and clear out all the military forts and towns in the Liaoxi Corridor as quickly as possible."
"I need to set up a top-notch defense formation in Jinzhou City and Ningyuan City as soon as possible to deal with Huang Taiji's attack in the near future!"
Jinzhou and Ningyuan City blocked the important roads of the Liaoxi Corridor one after the other, and the naval combat effectiveness of the Fuxing Army was far superior to that of the Later Jin Tartars.
As long as Jinzhou and Ningyuan City were not captured by Huang Taiji, the defense line of the entire Liaoxi Corridor could be stabilized and early defensive counterattacks could be carried out.
The Fuxing Army is completely different from the Ming Dynasty.
After the entire Liaoxi Corridor fell into the hands of the Fuxing Army, Huang Taiji absolutely did not dare to take a detour and launch a long-distance attack into the interior.
Otherwise, Li Dingguo would dare to take advantage of the situation and march straight to Shengjing, the lair of the Later Jin Tartars.
Huang Taiji was determined to kill Li Dingguo and eliminate the Fuxing Army.
As long as Li Dingguo was in charge here, Huang Taiji would certainly lead the army of the Later Jin clan in person and launch a continuous and fierce attack on Jinzhou and Ningyuan City in the near future.
The decisive battle between the Fuxing Army and the Qing Dynasty will most likely begin this year or next year.
This is a life-and-death battle that must end with the destruction of one side. There is no other way.
"General, I don't know where Zu Dashou, Wu Sangui and other Liaodong generals went after they gave up Jinzhou."
Before accepting the order and leaving, Cao Bianjiao said to Li Dingguo in confusion, "These traitors are like cancer. If we don't eradicate them, they will definitely leave us with a big hidden danger."
As a former member of the Guanning Army, he was well aware of the unscrupulous character of these Liaodong generals.
The best solution is to find out the other party's whereabouts and then kill them as soon as possible.
"Well, judging from the actions of Dorgon and the Later Jin Tartar soldiers just now, it is clear that they don't know where the Guanning Army is going."
Li Dingguo nodded, thought for a moment, and guessed, "There is the sea to the south of Jinzhou City and the Liaoxi Corridor to the west. They will definitely not seek death."
"The east is the lair of the Later Jin clan, and Zu Dashou and his men will not fall into their trap."
"Then only the north and northwest directions will be the options for the Guanning Army to escape."
"I will instruct the Military Intelligence Department to expand the search area and try to find out the whereabouts of these Liaodong military families as soon as possible."
The two men discussed it for a while and then left separately, each taking their time to deal with various aftermath matters in order to prepare for the large-scale attack that Huang Taiji would inevitably launch soon.
(End of this chapter)
