Chapter 161: Encounter
The Qing army, which was desperately fleeing backwards in the front, did not cause much commotion. Seeing this, Liu Wei, who was supervising the formation behind, said to the soldiers around him: "Take the supervising team up, and those who dare to continue to take a step back will all be hacked to death." The personal soldiers around Liu Wei immediately stepped forward with the people of the supervision team, and while shouting loudly for the retreating Qing soldiers to return and continue to block the Ming army, they kept shooting at the fleeing Qing army with bows and arrows in their hands.
The fleeing Qing army was helpless, and in fear, they had to return and continue to block the attack of the Ming army. Seeing that the Qing army in front of him was blocking the Ming army, Liu Wei said: "It is said that the Ming army of Li Dingguo's department is powerful, and I think it is nothing more than that." The other generals around Liu Wei immediately clapped their ass.
Liu Wei ignored it, and said directly to the remaining Qing soldiers around him: "It's all optimistic, as long as you dare to take a step back, all of them will be cut to death directly, and only those who move forward can survive." The soldiers of the Qing army behind him seemed to have become numb, and they did not react to Liu Wei's words in the slightest.
Seeing this, Liu Wei pointed to a general beside him and said: "You take people up, charge with the people in front, and you must rush through the military formation of the Ming army." The general immediately said: "General rest assured, these Ming troops are just some remnants of the defeated generals, and the last general will definitely rush the Ming army to pieces." ”
At this time, He Jiuyi, who was on the side of the Ming army, also saw the movements of the Qing army, and saw that the Qing army, which had already begun to rout, gradually stabilized the defensive line. In this way, if he leads the army to press, it will no longer work, although He Jiuyi knows that it is useless, but the army has already begun to move, if he changes the military order now and does not use the Qing army to attack, the army itself will be in chaos.
In desperation, he had no choice but to let the whole Ming army press up. Hu Shundu, who was attacking in front, watched the Qing army gradually stabilize the defense line, and suddenly became anxious. If you can't rush away from the Qing army in time, the people you bring with you will be caught between the Ming army behind and the Qing army blocking the way in front. In that case, he would only have a dead end, and immediately Hu Shundu couldn't take care of it, and yelled directly: "Brothers, if you don't work hard, we will be caught in the middle, and then there will be only one dead end, if you want to follow me alive, rush." ”
Provoked by Hu Shundu, the remaining Ming troops also mustered up their courage and rushed towards the Qing army. The Qing army's somewhat stable defensive line began to loosen again, and it continued to retreat. The Qing army behind also pressed up at this time, and the Qing army, which was still retreating, was immediately blocked. There was no way to retreat at all, and in the roar of the Qing army behind, these retreating Qing troops had to turn around and fight with the Ming army again.
Looking at the Qing soldiers who turned around again, Hu Shundu had no other thoughts at this time, and only thought about rushing over. The Qing army on the opposite side saw that the rear was blocked by the supervision team, and the Ming army had shown weak combat effectiveness for a long time. This made the Qing soldiers quickly choose to storm the Ming army instead of directly rushing away from the warlords.
Although the Qing army has reflexively fought with the Ming army, the Qing army as a whole is still retreating. The Ming army's side also attacked extremely hard, no matter how loudly He Jiuyi and Hu Shun shouted, boosting morale. has been pressed and beaten by the Qing army for a long time, and the shadow in my heart is still not so easy to eliminate.
On the surface, it seems that the Ming army is pressing the Qing army to retreat, but the Qing army did not dispatch the whole army at all, only 1,000 soldiers, and now there are nearly 2,000 people waiting behind. It is possible to attack at any time, and it is difficult to say whether the Ming army can block it at that time.
Of course, He Jiuyi knew about this situation, and now he wanted the Ming army to break through the Qing army's defensive line. As long as the rear of the Qing army is rushed by the retreating army, he can lead the Ming army to disrupt the Qing army's military formation, and then calmly retreat to Mengmian with the Ming army. In this way, most of the Ming army can be saved, otherwise once the Ming army is bitten by the Qing army's large array, He Jiuyi is really not sure how many Ming troops he can take back.
In fact, this is that the Ming army has been pressed and beaten by the Qing army for more than ten years, causing most of the Ming army to basically have a magic barrier in their hearts. For the Shangqing army, as long as there is a slight setback, what he thinks about is not to save it like this, but how to retreat with the army. Therefore, as long as you play against the Qing army, you will fight well at the beginning, and you will win and lose each other. However, once the Qing army held out for a long time, or rushed several times desperately, the Ming army could not see the phenomenon of immediate victory. At this time, the Ming army was basically defeated, or the generals directly retreated early with the army.
Look at the entire Qing army from the beginning of entering Yungui to all the subsequent battles. Whether it is Li Dingguo, Bai Wenxuan, or other generals, it is the same. It's clear that the fight is good, but suddenly it starts to retreat inexplicably, and then it is defeated. There was no Ming army that held out at all, and there was no counterattack.
Even Li Dingguo's battle of Mopanshan in the end was obviously a well-arranged ambush battle, but what was the result? The Qing army entered the ambush circle, but it did not completely fall into the trap of the Ming army as pre-planned. As a result, Lu Guisheng went out to report the news, disrupting the ambush sequence, and the Ming army was immediately in chaos.
Even so, Li Dingguo's army is waiting for work, and it occupies a favorable position. But as a result, both sides were defeated, with 1,000 enemies injured and 1,000 self-inflicted. This has the psychological effect of long-term defeat, and everyone felt full of confidence in the ambush war, but it suddenly turned into an encounter battle, and everyone felt that they couldn't beat it. If Li Dingguo hadn't supervised the battle on the front line, the Ming army might have been defeated and retreated at that time.
And Li Dingguo was also estimated to be full of confidence at the time, and did not consider what to do if the ambush failed. If Li Dingguo contacted other armies at that time, two armies would also be arranged behind the Qing army. Not to say that it is an attack, it is to bluff as a suspicious soldier. It is estimated that the Qing army has no determination to fight to the death, and then when the Qing army retreats, the army presses the pursuit, which will not lead to the battle of Mopan Mountain, Li Dingguo has no troops in his hand to retreat with the army because of the loss of troops.
The current situation is like this, I was full of confidence and wanted to defeat the Qing army, but after a fight, I found that this was not the case, and the hearts of the soldiers suddenly lost the confidence to win. Although under the encouragement of He Jiuyi and Hu Shundu, they are still attacking the Qing army, but they have lost the indomitable morale they had before.
And He Jiuyi also lost the ambition when he set off, only thinking about how to return to Mengmian with the army, and then use the city wall to block the Qing army. In this way, although the Ming army still looked aggressive, the actual effect was not much.
Liu Wei also saw the decline of the Ming army, and immediately said to the other people around him: "It seems that the morale of the Ming army has declined, and you are ready to attack the Ming army with the whole army and defeat the Ming army in one fell swoop." The other Qing generals also excitedly agreed.
He Jiuyi, who was attacking, suddenly discovered the movements of the Qing army and knew that the Qing army was going to prepare for the final attack. He Jiuyi found Hu Shundu and said, "When we came out, King Jin said that he wanted to fight a beautiful battle. But now, we can't defeat only 3,000 Qing troops, and we can't let the soldiers suffer casualties. You lead people to block it desperately, I will retreat to Mengmian with my brothers, and we can't let all our troops die here. ”
Hu Shundu also knew that most of the Ming army could still be allowed to retreat to Mengmi, and if it continued to be entangled, the losses of the army would be incalculable. But he led the army to block the Qing army, and the Ming army left behind with him may never go back. Although he was unwilling, he still said: "Okay, the general will take the uninjured people away, and the others will be kept for me, and I don't have many people in my hands now." ”
He Jiuyi said: "Brother, if we can still see you, I will definitely not treat you badly." Hu Shun knew that the situation was urgent, and said, "General, take someone with you quickly, don't want your mother-in-law." The big deal is death, nothing is great, Lao Tzu is also an upright man of the Han family when he dies. ”
He Jiuyi didn't say much more, and immediately took the rest of the army behind him and gradually left the battlefield. Those who were left behind were some who had been injured or had been intertwined with the Qing army, and they could not get out. Looking at the team that was gradually leaving the battlefield, Hu Shundu shouted: "Brothers, since we can't get out, we will have to pull our backs when we die." Kill. ”
Some of the Ming troops, who had no hope of survival, immediately counterattacked the Qing army. Liu Wei in the Qing army also found out that the Ming army was leaving, and immediately shouted: "Quick, the whole army is attacking, don't let the Ming army run away, kill it." The Qing army, which was still watching the battle behind, suddenly moved and began to charge towards the Ming army.
Seeing this, Hu Shundu also shouted loudly: "The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty must block the Qing army, let the brothers who left retreat, and let them avenge us in the future." Kill. The guards around Hu Shundu, as well as other soldiers of the Ming army, also put aside life and death at this time, and just wanted to fight to the death with the Qing army.
These Ming troops now put aside life and death, but broke out with amazing combat power. Due to the large number of people, the Qing army's defense line could not be used, and it was beaten by the Ming army for a time and retreated. The supervising team behind the Qing army also roared again and again, killing more than a dozen retreating Qing soldiers in a row, but they still couldn't stop the retreat of the Qing army.
Although the Ming army broke out with amazing combat effectiveness, the Ming army is not many after all. was constantly consumed by the Qing army, and the offensive of the Ming army was also blocked. Then the Qing army took advantage of the manpower advantage, and Hu Shundu and others were forced to start retreating. That's it, Liu Wei was still dissatisfied, and shouted loudly: "Quick, let me go up and disperse those Ming troops." Fast. ”
At Liu Wei's request, even the Governor team had already rushed to the front of the battle. Hu Shundu also knew that the Qing army could not be allowed to rush over now, because the retreating Ming army had not gone far yet. Hu Shun ignored the fact that he had been injured in many places, and still stayed in the middle of the battle.
The remaining Ming troops also struggled to resist the Qing army's attack, and the Ming army's front had retreated to the place where the battle was first engaged. The Qing army also pressed up, and the Ming army's defense line became more and more crumbling, but with the encouragement of Hu Shundu, the Ming army still firmly blocked the Qing army's attack.
Looking at the Ming army that had gradually drifted away, Liu Wei hurriedly said: "Hu Shundu, you can't leave now if you want to, why don't you surrender and save your life, now that the Ming Dynasty is exhausted, why bother to bury it for that illusory thing." If you surrender to me now, I will definitely say a lot of good things for you from the prince, and you can also enjoy a lifetime of glory and wealth. ”
Hu Shundu scolded: "I, I want to be prosperous and rich as you who have forgotten your ancestors." I see you're just daydreaming, don't you know? Today, the hundreds of thousands of Qing troops in Yunnan have collapsed. How many more days will you have to get away? Even Wu Sangui's traitorous Guan Ning Army has now returned to the Ming Dynasty anyway. ”
Regarding the news of the destruction of the Qing army in Yunnan, Liu Wei certainly heard something, but he would never believe that it was true. Even if he was in Jingdong Mansion yesterday, he had already encountered the Ming army, and he was harassed and defeated by them. He also firmly believed that it was the Ming army that had been dispersed, and there was nothing to worry about at all.
Because these Ming troops only harassed them, and they scared the Qing army out of nowhere, they didn't dare to fight the Qing army head-on. If it weren't for the harassed army having nowhere to scavenge for grain and grass, Liu Wei would have returned to Jingdong Mansion at this time. So Liu Wei believed these things at all, and if the Qing army in Yunnan was defeated now, would these Ming troops who found them not pursue them?
What's more, in Liu Wei's heart, he didn't want to believe that the Qing army would be defeated at all. Liu Wei didn't believe it, but the soldiers under him, those Qing soldiers didn't have such firm confidence as Liu Wei. Hearing Hu Shundu's words, the Qing soldiers who were attacking the Ming army suddenly hesitated.