489 The Duke of the Kingdom is mighty
Meng Qiaofang also counted on the cavalry to be able to block the offensive of the Ming army and hold out until dark, perhaps allowing more people to escape from the infantry army.
As a result, he never expected that Turg would lead the cavalry to abandon the infantry and run away!
The moment he saw Turg escape, Meng Qiaofang knew that his infantry was all finished!
Suddenly, he couldn't help but cry out in despair in his heart: How could the real Qing army, the most courageous Manchurian and Mongolian army, flee first?
When he surrendered Jianyu, it was the third year of Chongzhen, and at that time, the Ming army had never won against Shangjian. Even the bloody battle of the Hunhe River was before this.
If he was an experienced experience of the bloody battle of the Hunhe River, he would know that the real Jianju was also a human being, and once they encountered a strong enemy, they would also be afraid.
At that time, the slave chief Nurhachi personally cut down several leaders who were afraid to fight again.
Not to mention, in the current battle situation, the defeat of Jianyu's side has been decided, and staying here may cause greater casualties to the Ming army, but Jianyu will definitely end up with the annihilation of the whole army.
The other Jianlu infantry army, that is, the Jianlu infantry army composed of Han Chinese and Koreans, they and Meng Qiaofang are actually the same mentality. The cavalry army composed of the Mongolian Eight Banners and the Jianyu Eight Banners was the backbone of their hearts.
As a result, I didn't expect to leave them behind and flee at this critical time. This situation hit a lot of Jianyu infantry troops who were still struggling to resist.
Suddenly, the Jianyu infantry army collapsed as if it had been hit by the tide on the sand-filled city wall. The Jianyu infantry army no longer thought about resisting, they only thought about escaping!
However, it was the Ming cavalry that strangled them, and how could two legs be worth four legs; Not to mention, in their rear, there were still 10,000 soldiers of the Ming Infantry Army blocking them.
In the end, even if the Ming army did not shout "Surrender on your knees to avoid death", they also surrendered on their knees, hoping that they would survive!
The battlefield after the collapse of the Jianyu infantry army progressed very quickly, and it took less than half an hour, and on this battlefield, only the soldiers of the Ming army could stand.
"Wan Sheng!"
I don't know who shouted first, and then, the other soldiers, whether standing on the ground or riding on horseback, raised their arms and shouted: "Wan Sheng!" ”
"Long live Daming!"
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Among them, the loudest shouting is none other than those Guan Ning Army.
For a long time, they had never experienced it, and they had never even heard of it, that one day when the Ming army was fighting against Jianyu, and it was still fighting in the field, it could win such a huge victory.
Although they don't know what the results will be, they have eyes and can probably estimate it. Anyway, on Jianlu's side, except for a part of the cavalry army, Jianlu's tens of thousands of infantry troops have been wiped out!
The Ming army against the Jianyu army finally had such a big victory! And they also participated in this great victory!
Wu Sangui, who was also ecstatic, was the first to rush to Zhang Mingwei, rolled the saddle and dismounted, and said to Zhang Mingwei with his fists: "Congratulations to Guogong for winning such a great victory, Guogong is mighty!" ”
The soldiers of the Ming army who were in excitement, hearing his words, followed his example, and excitedly shouted to Zhang Mingwei with their fists: "The prince is mighty!" ”
The soldiers of the Ming army in the distance heard the sound of "Guogong mighty" on the battlefield, and they came back to their senses: it was Xingguo Gong who led them to win the invincible Jianguo, and really defeated Jianguo, and it was a field battle!
Thinking so, they changed their words one after another and shouted "Guogong is mighty".
In just a moment, nearly 30,000 soldiers of the Ming Army on the entire battlefield shouted together: "The country is mighty!" ”
This shout, so huge, broke through the clouds and spread far, far away.
Compared with them, Zhang Mingwei is not so excited.
Because from the beginning of planning this battle, as time passed, he had already felt that the odds of victory were increasing by one point. He was not surprised to win today.
Since it was an expected victory, of course he wouldn't be so excited!
But the soldiers were so excited, of course he wouldn't pour cold water on them. He knew that after this battle, the soldiers of the Ming army, at least when the soldiers of this Ming army fought against Jianyu again, there would be no psychological disadvantage!
Zhang Mingwei turned his head to look at Princess Kunxing, who was accompanying him, and saw that she was also very excited, her eyes were narrowed into a slit, and the small dimples on her face were hanging, so he said to her: "Hurry up and treat the wounded!" ”
When Zhu Yujiao heard this, she immediately came back to her senses and hurriedly ordered the sanitary soldiers behind her. The woman's voice sounded on the man's battlefield, unexpectedly pleasant.
These health soldiers, to be honest, although they followed Princess Kunxing to fight in the north and south, but at the beginning, when facing the famous Jiantu, especially when there were more than 10,000 Jiantu, they were still a little panicked. As a result, I didn't expect my side to win such a big victory.
One by one, of course, they were very happy, and when they heard the order, they dismounted one after another, and hurried to treat the wounded.
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On the other side, at least 8,000 Ming cavalry pursued the Jianyu cavalry to the outside of Ningyuan City, and in the end only a small number of killed and injured the fleeing Jianyu cavalry, and then did not pursue again, just watched the Jianyu cavalry flee into Ningyuan City in a hurry.
At this time, hearing the huge cheers from the main battlefield, these Ming soldiers also shouted excitedly at Ning Yuancheng one by one: "Wan Sheng!" ”
"Long live Daming!"
"The prince of the country is mighty!"
The excitement and excitement of the soldiers of the 8,000 Ming Army was so strong, as if there was such excitement and excitement left between heaven and earth.
The Jianlu at the head of Ningyuan City all had heavy faces, and looked stupidly at the Ming soldiers who were cheering outside the city, as if they were in a dream: When did the Qing army hide in the city, or even the Qing army was driven back to the city by the Ming army, and the Ming army cheered victory outside the city?
How so, what the hell is going on?
Turg fled back into the city, strode up to the top of the city, watching the afterglow of the setting sun, shining on the cheering Ming soldiers outside the city, his face gloomy as if it was about to rain, very ugly.
Half a day ago, some people said that he would suffer such a defeat, and he would definitely draw his knife and cut people: if you want to insult people, you don't bring such an insult, the invincible army of the Qing Dynasty will lose to the Ming army in the field, isn't it a joke! It's so insulting!
But at this time, he found a reason for himself. This battle is not his fault, but no one would have thought that the Ming army would have so many cavalry! Moreover, what is the matter with the muskets of the Ming army, which seem to be much more powerful than the muskets of the Qing Dynasty?
This war is not a crime of war!
After coming back to his senses, he turned his head to look around, and saw that the defenders at the head of the city were all ugly and demoralized, so he hurriedly sent an order and told these subordinates who were defending the city in Ningyuan: "Ningyuan City is tall and strong, and the Ming army is dominated by cavalry, so it is impossible to defeat Ningyuan City!" As soon as the Jinzhou reinforcements arrived, it was the time for the Qing army to turn defeat into victory! ”
For his statement, Ning Yuanjian never doubted it. Because they feel that what Turg said does make sense. In this way, the morale has stabilized somewhat.
They didn't believe that the Ming army would be able to defeat Ningyuan City in three days, and as soon as the Jinzhou reinforcements arrived, it would be the time for them to turn defeat into victory!
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The cavalry and infantry of the Ming Dynasty have already met, and they are all elated, even happier than the New Year.
Tian Jianxiu's luck was very good, and he actually caught Meng Qiaofang, the commander of the Jianyu Infantry Army, and put him in front of Zhang Mingwei.
Wu Sangui was most familiar with Jianyu's situation, so he immediately told Zhang Mingwei about this Meng Qiaofang's situation, including the fact that his uncle Zu sent someone to contact Meng Qiaofang before his birthday, but was instead presented to the slave chief by Meng Qiaofang.
When Zhang Mingwei heard this, he stared at this traitor with cold eyes. Although he was not famous in later generations, since he was so determined to serve the tiger and work hard for Jianyu, he could never let it go.
At this time, Meng Qiaofang understood that his net worth and life were all in the hands of this prince, so he hurriedly kowtowed and begged for mercy: "The adults spare their lives, and the villains surrender to Jianyu as a last resort, and they have always been devoted to the court." My lord, I know Ningyuan City well, if the adults want to attack Ningyuan City, the villain is willing to help the adults! Adult ......"
In his opinion, he has already made his value so clear, as long as this Xingguo Gong is not stupid, he will definitely not kill him. After all, if you kill him, you will have nothing to gain.
Who knew that after Zhang Mingwei heard this, he sneered and said: "If you work hard for Jianyu, you have to be liquidated one day!" Think of the people you helped Jianyu kill and go underground to ask the king of Yama! ”
After finishing speaking, he waved his hand and asked Jinyiwei to take the traitor who was a little stunned. After that, the inspection of the wounded began.
After nightfall, the statistics of the results were sent to Zhang Mingwei.
In this battle, the casualties on the side of the Ming army were mainly on the side of the flintlock musketeers. However, the Ming army wore cotton armor, which happened to be the most advantageous armor for musket protection, so the casualties were relatively acceptable.
A total of 235 flintlock pishiers were killed and 367 wounded, of which more than 100 were seriously wounded, so that the total number of soldiers killed in this battle would be about 350.
More than 500 officers and men of other branches of the armed forces were killed and wounded, and less than 200 were killed in battle.
On the Jianyu side, more than 500 cavalry troops were killed, and 10,000 infantry troops were wiped out. Among them, the number of prisoners was as high as 6,000. More than 3,000 people were killed and wounded, and only a tiny fraction fled into the forests.
This battle, a great victory!
At dawn the next day, the dead and wounded soldiers of the Ming army were carried onto the ship and transported to Juehua Island for resettlement.
And the captives after the overnight interrogation have also completed the screening, and they have to be sent and dealt with differently!