Hengyang was established in the fifth year of Emperor Gaozu of Han, and by the Ming Dynasty it was the prefecture of Hengzhou Prefecture. Historically, during the Three Feudal Rebellion, Wu Sangui once proclaimed himself emperor here, and renamed this place to Yingtian Prefecture in the form of Shangqiu of Song and Nanjing of Ming Dynasty. During the Anti-Japanese War, the Battle of Hengyang, which was several times stronger than that of him, took up the forty-seven days.

Nikan defeated the small Ming army that retreated on his own after a little resistance and then headed south day and night before dawn the next day, and approached the city before dawn. The vanguard of the army encountered the Ming army under Li Dingguo's troops.

It was not dawn, but according to the return of the horse, the Ming army in the distance clearly under the banner of Li Dingguo. Nikan knew that this was the Ming army commander who forced Kong Youde to death, and also knew that this person was the head commander of the Ming army stationed in Hengzhou. Although the specific forces on the opposite side were still unclear, the soldiers behind him had already shown fatigue after a day and night of progress. However, Nikan was full of confidence in the Eight Banners under his command. He never thought that the "invincible" Eight Banners would not be able to defeat the Ming army in front of him that had been cleansed.

"If you defeat the main force of the Ming army in field battles, then start a pursuit. It is best to kill Li Dingguo in one fell swoop. If you destroy the courage of these bandits, the subsequent war will be easier, and naturally there will be fewer casualties."

With Nikan's military orders, the already exhausted Qing army had to accumulate physical strength by pursuing arrays. However, the order to launch an attack was issued before the physical strength had been accumulated.

"Kill all the Han dogs on the opposite side, and the children of Hengyang City are so beautiful that you can get them by yourself!"

The Qing army's military law was extremely strict and its merits were quite generous. Although the big head would still fall into the hands of the powerful, the burning, killing, and plundering of the city stimulated the Qing army's victory, causing these Qing troops to roar like the wolf pack when they found their prey on the edge of the winter night and dawn.

The Qing army in the brigade began to line up in a strict line and rolled forward, and the artillery of the Ming army's formation seemed to have sounded deafening screams after being frightened.

Solid shells scattered into the heavy formation of the Qing army, but did not stop it. Soon, the arrows shot from each other began to intersect in the air between the Ming and Qing armies.

The tactics used by these two armies are not as different as in the current Zhejiang battlefield. In general, there is no big difference. The archers of the two armies shot each other for a moment while advancing, and the Qing sabre and shield soldiers on the attacking side shouted and rushed out of the line, throwing the flying axes, flying knives and other throwing weapons in their hands towards the Ming army's battle formation. At the same time, the Ming army raised the shield without hesitation to minimize the damage of the Qing army's projected weapons.

The torch had already been raised, and the flying axes and arrows embedded in the shield were removed. The infantry of the Ming and Qing armies broke out without any surprise.

The Qing army came from the Eight Banners brigade and always regarded itself as the pride of heaven. He always maintained a psychological advantage for the Ming army in front of him. The Ming army, who came from the Western Army, defeated Shen Yongzhong with the great victory in Jingzhou, and even killed the Qing Dynasty King Kong Youde, the Qing army, who was not as afraid of the enemy as the Ming Dynasty official army, who was passively beaten on the southwest battlefield a few years ago. The Qing army was nothing great. The traitorous army of Kong Youde, Dingnan, was like this, and the Eight Banners Army.

The infantry of the two armies were fighting fiercely, and the shield blocked the spear's piercing and the slashing of the waist knife. Then they slashed the waist knife in the other hand towards the opponent. Along with it, the slashing and slashing of the comrades behind them.

The battle continued in this winter night, and it was difficult to solve for a moment, and there was no sign of victory on either side. However, after a moment, Daqi, the head coach behind the Ming army, fled back with Li Dingguo's personal guards, and all this was accompanied by the exclamation of "being defeated, defeated".

The defeat spread rapidly like an influenza. The Ming army, who was still fighting with all their might, lost the courage to continue fighting in a flash and began to flee around.

The Ming army was defeated, although it was faster than Nikan expected, and the surrounding environment was still hidden under the night, out of extreme confidence in the Eight Banners Powers and contempt for Li Dingguo, Zhang Xianzhong's adopted son, he ordered the army to pursue without hesitation, and he took the lead.

"Those who kill Li Dingguo will be rewarded with a thousand gold medals and will be promoted to the third level!"

The reward was already lowered, and the Qing army in the brigade began to howl and rushed towards the direction of Li Dingguo's flag to escape. Only a few Qing army pursued the Ming army that fled in all directions. However, Ni Kan, who had already led a brigade of light cavalry toward Li Dingguo's flag, did not notice that some Ming army not only threw away the torches when they fled, but also threw down some money in front of the Qing army, as if they were afraid that these little things would weigh on their weight and affect their escape.

The pursuit battle had begun as expected. In fact, as early as October 30, Li Dingguo had led the main force of the Southwest Ming army to Guangxi to Hengyang to prepare for the upcoming war.

Originally, Li Dingguo was not relieved to hand over the huge Guangxi to those miscellaneous troops with pitifully few troops. Especially when he received the remaining troops of Dingnan Fan fled to Guangdong and returned to Guangdong and occupied the crucial Wuzhou Prefecture on the way, the uneasiness became even more profound.

However, his righteous brother Sun Kewang received news that the Qing Dynasty dispatched a large army composed of the Eight Manchu Banners from Beijing to the south, intending to destroy the Ming army in the southwest. For the collective interests of the Ming army in the southwest, Li Dingguo had to obey the order of the brother who was increasingly disregarded as a brother, and gave up Guangxi, which could become a stable base for a period of time, and led the army back to the Huguang battlefield to fight the main force of the Eight Manchu and Mongolian Banners.

Ma Jinzhong's troops who withdrew from Changsha's territory had previously followed him to recover Guangxi. According to the report, a small army with a small force had already gone towards Baoqing. At this moment, just waiting for Ma Jinzhong and Feng Shuangli to meet, he could encircle the Eight Manchu Banners. However, before this, Li Dingguo seemed to have seen the opportunity to rub the enemy's troops.

"The two armies are only thirty miles apart. The enemy is ready for battle, but they are not stingy with the strength of the soldiers and pursue a small army day and night. The man is arrogant and scheming, so I will take it!"

The small army with less than 2,000 people on the territory of Hengshan County was sent by Li Dingguo before, intending to lead the main force of the Qing army to the battlefield he arranged. But who knew that Nikan would actually travel south to Hengyang day and night. This Qing army underestimated the enemy, but in this regard, it was somewhat different from the plan. However, by then, the Qing soldiers would inevitably be exhausted and set up an ambush and defeat the Qing army in one fell swoop.

As Li Dingguo expected, as the pursuit unfolded, the distance between the Qing army's cavalry and infantry became farther and farther, and Nikan ran twenty miles away. At this moment, the Qing army's infantry and cavalry had reached a point where they could not help each other quickly.

The night began to dissipate quietly, and the first ray of sunshine at dawn had already sprinkled on the earth. The Ming army's infantry had already escaped without a trace. Only the guards were left beside Li Dingguo. He tied the reins of the war horse and pulled the sweaty horse and roared the sweaty horse, but had to turn around according to his wishes and face the rolling smoke and dust in the distance.

The Ming cavalry in the brigade had turned, and the flag was even more straightened. Li Dingguo raised the big sword in his hand and shouted loudly.
Chapter completed!