Chapter 126: Swimming Against the Current!
In the early morning, the morning sun seems to rise half a beat slower than usual.
In this vast area, the smell of blood lingered for a long time, and in the wilderness, in the grass, on the beach, and in the sea, there were corpses everywhere.
And on top of these corpses, there are more Ming army routs, still stepping on this bloody road, desperately running south.
There, is the direction of home......
During the day, the Qing army reined in a little, no longer blindly rushing to kill the Ming army, but staring at it like wolves having found their prey.
When the day dawned, the situation was much clearer than at night, and many officers fled with their families, and it was easy to form a formation.
At this time, the Qing army rushed again, even if it was still easy to break through the Ming army, but it would definitely have to pay casualties.
These Qing troops are all old oilers, if they don't have to, how can they rush when they really encounter a valuable big fish?
At this time, Gao Tai of Bijia Mountain Camp, Xu Changqing, Yao Gong, Wu Sangui, Cao Bianjiao, Wang Pu, Liu Zhengjie, Liu Yu, looked at the chaotic situation in front of them, and they were all depressed and deep.
Miserable.
It's miserable!
Appalling!
This state is really like beating a dog behind closed doors, catching turtles in an urn, and the Ming army in this is really not as good as a dog!
But in this state, it is difficult to gather the rout!
Even if it was Wu Sangui, it was difficult to gather the soldiers and horses left on the main side of his command.
Because one was not handled well, it was rushed by the chaotic army, and the Qing army that had been cruising around seized the opportunity, that is, the whole line collapsed.
Therefore, even if it is Wu Sangui, he can only let these defeated soldiers continue to flee south first, and then find a way later.
Fortunately, after dawn, the news spread a little smoother, and the news had been transmitted back at night, and Hong Chengchou had safely withdrawn to Songshan City.
It's just that Songshan City now only has the Qin army of the Supervisory Battalion Department, the Qin Army of Zuo Guangxian, the Yang Guozhu Department of Xuanfu Town, and the main force of the former Tunwei Wang Tingchen Department, which really protected Hong Chengchou and withdrew to Songshan City.
Others like Bai Guangen, Tang Tong, Ma Ke, Liu Zhaoji, including Li Fuming, all ran away!
The nine-sided elite game is already a complete defeat!
Xu Changqing didn't know what it was like at this time.
Pain?
Yes, indeed.
After all, so many people died here in vain, according to the common people, this kind of yin qi will dissipate in I don't know how many years.
But more than that, hate, hate, hate!
On the one hand, I hate myself for having no power, not having enough right to speak, and not being able to really control the overall situation, and on the other hand, I am really speechless and asking the sky!
In the final analysis, it is the ass that decides the head, and the toes make the decision, and if you don't break this shackle from the root, you can only make this mistake more wrong!
"Drive, drive!"
At this time, a group of more than 1,000 Ming cavalry swept over quickly, still waving the banner, and it was Bai Guangen, the chief military officer of Jizhen!
Bai Guangen was scheming, in the chaos last night, he did not run away in a hurry, but let the situation chaos first, gather the elite, and collect the war horses.
With these family blood saved, he can pull back the team at any time, and he can still guarantee his status.
As for the lives of those who died in vain?
Hehe, how much is human life worth?
The other bigwigs are basically a routine, first to protect the bones and blood skeleton.
The family members with these bones and blood skeletons are here, even if the two white flags really seal the encirclement at this time, they can still rush out.
When Bai Guangen arrived here, he directly asked people to call the door, and he wanted to enter the camp.
Wu Sangui suddenly sneered: "Let him go!" ”
Soon, the guards passed Wu Sangui's words to Bai Guangen, Bai Guangen smiled coldly, looked deeply at Xu Changqing and Wu Sangui on the high platform, and quickly retreated south.
Wang Pu couldn't help but scold: "This dog thing, if he wasn't angry, the overall situation would be like this?" Why the hell is playing here? ”
Xu Changqing and Cao Bianjiao glanced at each other and didn't speak.
As Bai Guangen started, soon, Tang Tong, Ma Ke, Liu Zhaoji, Li Fuming and others fled from under the noses of the Beacon Mountain camp.
But none of these people are stupid.
After they rushed out, they did not run far, but relied on the camp on Beacon Hill and began to plan the camp and collect the rout.
Even if the main force has collapsed at this time, the imperial court is still there, and the Beacon Mountain camp is even more so, if he really becomes a deserter at this time, then he really can't explain to the imperial court after that.
Wu Sangui said at this time: "Brother Xu, what do you think?" ”
Xu Changqing has already calmed down.
As the old saying goes, 'When it rains, my mother wants to get married.'" ’
It was expected, and being silent in this depression was certainly not the solution.
If you want to change, you have to do it!
"Wu Shuai, I think, go to Songshan!" Xu Changqing said extremely calmly.
"Huh?"
Wu Sangui was stunned for a moment, and then came back to his senses, and hurriedly looked at Xu Changqing, signaling that he didn't hear clearly.
"Wu Shuai, I'm going to Songshan to rescue the governor!"
Xu Changqing said it again, looked into Wu Sangui's eyes and said, "Wu Shuai, Uncle Cao's side, I'm afraid I can't persuade him." The rout here is going to bother Wu Shuai to close it! Gather a little more, and we can gather a little more blood and bones! ”
“……”
Rao is Wu Sangui had already thought of several possibilities, but he didn't expect that Xu Changqing would choose to swim against the current at such a time......
Really, at this time, Wu Sangui also had to admire Xu Changqing's courage, and he Wu Sangui couldn't compare at all.
"Brother, you, do you really want to do this?"
There was no big conflict of interest between Wu Sangui and Xu Changqing, and coupled with the relationship between Wu Sanmei, Wu Sangui also said heartfelt words to Xu Changqing at this time.
Xu Changqing smiled: "Wu Shuai, the younger brother is young after all, and I can't do this kind of thing if I stay and gather troops, so it's better to go to Songshan to try my luck." Anyway, with Wu Shuai here, the Beacon Mountain camp will definitely be stable, and I'm not afraid that there will be no way back! ”
Wu Sangui also understood what Xu Changqing meant at this time, and nodded slowly and heavily, "Brother, this affection, brother remembers!" ”
…
Reaching an agreement with Wu Sangui, Xu Changqing and Cao Bianjiao quickly began to gather people and prepare to go north.
Wang Pu hesitated for a moment, and finally, gritting his teeth, he quickly followed.
Seeing Sanbu quickly leave the camp and rush to the north, Wu Sangui's eyes couldn't help but squint hard.
Xu Changqing is a person who can be a man!
This is to give him an earth-shattering merit to Wu Sangui.
As long as he can defend the Beacon Mountain camp and collect the rout, even if the Battle of Songjin is defeated, he Wu Sangui can still make a lot of money, and a 'mainstay' will run away.
…
"Officers and soldiers, officers and soldiers, brothers, don't mess around, this is our people!"
"It's Yutian Cao Shuai and Datong Wang Shuai's people!"
"That's Xu Changqing Xu Ye, Xu Changqing Xu Ye is also here!"
"Master Xu, the brothers died miserably......
"Xu Ye, woo woo, it's all gone, it's all gone, it's all gone......
“……”
Xu Changqing's three divisions went north for more than ten miles, and they had already encountered dozens of Ming army routs.
The spirit of these soldiers when they came had long since disappeared, and they were all discarded and unarmoured, covered with blood, and embarrassed.
After seeing Xu Changqing, many people couldn't help but cry.
At this time, they are like motherless children, coldly abandoned in this land of death.
is Xu Changqing's shrewdness, and he really doesn't know how to explain to these soldiers at this time, and he doesn't even know how to comfort them.
Are they guilty?
Guilty!
Because they're not elite enough!
However, what is even more guilty is the people behind them, the princes of the court, and the current Emperor Chongzhen!
If it weren't for the fact that these big guys decided their heads and stupidly launched this battle with no chance of winning at all, how could there be this situation?
Xu Changqing also hates himself!
If he could be more powerful, with more elites under his command, and launch the 'decapitation operation' early, how could there be such an embarrassment at this time?
Countless poor soldiers and civilians stained the battlefield with blood.
But at this time, the two white flag rangers have been cruising around, and there are more and more Qing army rangers in the north, which is not a place to worry!
Xu Changqing briefly communicated with Cao Bianjiao and Wang Pu for a while, and then asked the surrounding soldiers to shout loudly about these defeated soldiers, so that they could strive to gather and quickly retreat towards the south of Bijia Mountain.
Even if it is still chaotic and unorganized, at least there are many people, and many of the defeated soldiers have weapons and armor, and if the dog Tartars want to rush into this kind of formation, they must pay the price of blood.
At this time, the battle has reached this point, the Qing army has already occupied the overall initiative, and the possibility of gnawing hard bones is extremely small, and the unity of the defeated soldiers will greatly facilitate survival.
Along the way, Xu Changqing's three departments finally saw Songshan City.
The rangers of the Qing army had already discovered the movements of Xu Changqing's three divisions, but they did not come forward, but only followed from afar.
At this time, although Songshan City, which was as strong as a small mace, was still the same, the huge and boundless battle formation of the Ming army on the northern front of Songshan had already been reduced to ruins.
The sun, moon and wave flags that were originally flying high, the flags of the commanders, and the flags of all kinds have long since disappeared, leaving only the boundless ruins of the walls, as well as the bonfires and ashes that have not yet been extinguished.
A large number of Qing army rangers gathered around Songshan Castle.
Soon, these Qing army rangers communicated with each other, and they also understood the identity of Xu Changqing's three departments.
They did not choose to be tough with Xu Changqing's three departments, but quickly retreated, leaving the space outside the south gate of Songshan City to Xu Changqing's three departments.
"Brother Xu, what should I do? Shall we go into town? ”
The defenders of the Ming army in the south of Songshan City had confirmed the identity of Xu Changqing's three divisions at this time, and they were all very excited, and issued a flag to the three divisions, to the effect that they would ask whether they would enter the city.
Although Wang Pu was forced to be calm at this time, his constantly trembling hands and feet showed how nervous he was at this time, and subconsciously asked Xu Changqing.
Cao Bianjiao didn't speak, but he also looked at Xu Changqing.
Xu Changqing frowned, thought for a moment and said: "Enter the city, however, our main force can't enter the city, so stay outside the city!" Hurry up and dig new fortifications! ”
"This ......"
Wang Pu was a little speechless.
"Good!"
Cao Bianjiao didn't talk nonsense, and nodded heavily.
Seeing that Xu Changqing and Cao Bianjiao had reached an agreement, Wang Pu could only nod.
Cao Bianjiao's chess players sent a flag to Songshan City, and soon, Xu Changqing's three divisions rushed to the south gate area of Songshan.
Many soldiers quickly dismounted and quickly built new fortifications based on the remnants left by the previous fortifications.
Not long after, at the head of Songshan City, Qiu Minyang, the governor of Liaodong, Zhang Dou, Wang Sanzhen, and Xie Sixin, Hong Chengchou's staff, all rushed over to check Xu Changqing's three departments.
But at this time, the sound of horses' hooves that shook the heavens and the earth suddenly sounded in the southwest direction, and there were tens of thousands of war horses, coming majestically.
The king flag in the middle is the white flag and the king flag with the white flag!
Dorgon and the Dodor brothers received the news and arrived at this time!
The slightly relaxed atmosphere is suddenly tense again!