Don't start doing something in terms of making a living, if you find something you love doing, you'll naturally get the tools to make a living.

- Krishnamurti (the greatest spiritual teacher of the twentieth century)

It was not an easy task for the Red Banner Army, which had retreated in the face of difficulties, to retreat, and the soldiers who defended the death battalion in a bloody battle did not let them go at all, and still pestered the enemy cavalry who were anxious to withdraw from the battle.

Of the more than 9,000 cavalry inlaid with red flags, only more than 3,000 were really in the front-line battle, and the other 6,000 reserve cavalry who had not yet been put into battle quickly retreated after receiving Urgudai's order, without even the slightest hesitation.

It is true that the Jianzhou Jurchen cavalry is composed of warlike and brave Jurchen soldiers, but belligerent and brave does not mean actively sending them to death; what is the battle situation ahead, how can the reserve cavalry, who are only one step away from the battlefield, not know?

On the contrary, those red banner cavalry who were entangled in the death battalion obviously wanted to retreat, but they could not get rid of the desperate resistance of the dead soldiers in the death camp; seeing that the 20,000 elites of the Flame Legion were about to rush up, they were so anxious that they even fought back fiercely at all costs.

The combat effectiveness of the cavalry with red flags that fought desperately was by no means comparable to that of the dead soldiers of the battalion who fought with blood and blood; the battalion, whose casualties had risen sharply, had to relax its entanglement a little in order to avoid the counterattack of the enemy cavalry.

The Red Banner Cavalry, which had achieved its goal, would not be foolish enough to continue the counterattack that had the upper hand for a while; as soon as the entanglement of the death battalion was loosened a little, the Red Banner Cavalry who had been given the opportunity to retreat quickly turned their horses and retreated to the rear.

"Master, we still have sixteen Niulu's cavalry that can't be withdrawn. A staff leader, covered in blood who had just withdrawn from the battlefield, rode his horse to Urgudei's side and asked for help: "Can you immediately organize the withdrawn cavalry and kill them to rescue them and retreat together?"

"It's too late. Urgudai, who had a bitter expression on his face, said helplessly: "The 20,000 elite army of the Tianlong people has rushed up, and now sending troops back to rescue the trapped cavalry will only make us lose more cavalry." ”

The staff leader with a disappointed face said in a sad voice: "Master, that's our own cavalry of the Sukesu River Guard!"

"I know that they are all cavalry of our own tribe, but can we withstand even heavier losses?" Urgudai, who was even more depressed in his chest, said impatiently: "How many of our 20,000 cavalry with red flags are left now, can't you see it yourself?"

However, as the owner of the Red Banner Banner, Urgudai not only had to consider how to end this battle as soon as possible, which was not conducive to the Red Banner, but also how to survive the Red Banner, which had suffered a great loss of strength after the war.

Whether it is the old Eight Banners of the Nurhachi era or the new Eight Banners jointly established by the three Dolgon brothers and the two brothers Shulhaqi, the law of survival in the grassland of the jungle has always been a conspicuous embodiment of the difference in the status of the eight banners.

Why did the three Dolgon brothers become high-ranking new Eight Banner Baylors just after they arrived in Langxiang Province, wasn't it because they had enough cavalry in their hands to be elite enough? The banner master's right to speak was directly determined by the quantity and quality of the cavalry of his own banner.

Even if the Red Banner with more than half of the casualties was able to completely annihilate the attacking Tianlong army, it would inevitably become the last force in the new Eight Banners after returning, and that would be the best result for the other banners not to be embarrassed on the premise of returning with a great victory.

The problem now is that the Red Banner has not been able to completely annihilate the invading Celestial Dragon Army, and it has not even completed the basic task of testing the Celestial Dragon Army; the remnants of the Red Banner are only 7,000, what else can they rely on to compete with the other Seven Banners?

"The 1,900 cavalry of the sixteen Niulu, stay behind and break the rear. After a long sigh, Urgudai, who was enduring the pain in his heart, weakly ordered: "Order all the staff leaders and assistant leaders to lead the Niu Lu under their respective commands and immediately retreat back!"

The five Niu Lu under his command all remained on the battlefield and did not say anything more, but silently turned around and rode away; looking at the back of this lost and depressed leader, Urgudai, who had cut off one of his arms, turned his horse's head and galloped backwards without looking back.

"Brother Lister, our side fought to the death with the enemy, but it turned out that the bastards of the Fire Legion came to pick the fruit. With the victory decided, the injured Fury walked up to Lister and complained, "Rodriguez, that old fellow, is really shrewd. ”

"It's not that he, Rodriguez, is shrewd, it's that the Fire Legion is famous. Lister, who did not agree with Fury's statement, gave his opinion: "If it weren't for the 20,000 troops of their Fire Legion to press in time, the enemy army that is attacking will not retreat so easily. ”

"If they had sent troops to reinforce us earlier, why would we have to pay such a heavy price?" As soon as this was mentioned, Fury, who was full of resentment, was very dissatisfied and said: "Of the 8,000 dead soldiers in our death camp, can there be 3,500 who are still alive to breathe?"

"Brother Fury, trust me, you just have to do what you have to do. Lister, who was also distressed by the casualties of his own soldiers, comforted Fury meaningfully and said: "For the rest, the general will make his own arrangements, and he will not let us die in vain." ”

The general in Lister's mouth is naturally Bai Feng, who is the commander of the army, but at this moment, Bai Feng did not take the casualties of the death battalion to heart, because another important matter attracted Bai Feng's attention.

"General, General Rodriguez sent someone to report that the 4th and 5th Divisions under his command, while forcing back the enemy's main force, had captured more than 900 surrendered cavalrymen with red banners, including one seriously wounded staff leader and four lightly wounded assistant leaders. ”

The personal soldiers sent by Rodriguez had no possibility of facing Bai Feng directly, and after Steve conveyed the situation to Bai Feng, Bai Feng, who was already interested in the Eight Banners Cavalry, immediately asked Steve to lead his own soldiers to bring these captives to him.

Although the Red Banner of Urgudai had been forced back, the real decisive battle had just begun, and the nearly completely annihilated Lancer Regiment and the Battalion Defending the Dead Battalion with heavy casualties could no longer participate in the battle in a short time, and it would take time and men to rebuild these two forces.

At this time, Bai Feng has no troops to replenish the pike regiment and the death battalion, and there is no time to rebuild these two troops; let these two troops rest on the spot for a few days to heal the wounded, and then return to the army garrison on their own, which is the safest way for Bai Feng to make arrangements at present.

After the end of the war, Bai Feng, who had freed up time, had enough time and energy to rebuild the pikemen regiment and the death battalion; as for the Red Banner that was forced to retreat, Bai Feng believed that the Red Banner, which had lost more than sixty percent, would no longer be able to play any key role on the battlefield.

At this point, the two white flags were besieged by the army of Quintus and the army of Ranocchia respectively in the county town where they were stationed, and the red flags were heavily damaged; three of the new eight banners were already impossible to participate in the next decisive battle, and Dolgon and Shulhazy, who were all gone, could not be able to fight the main force?