Like a whistling white lightning, the hundred-man cavalry team led by Li Xiao, the Duke of Tang Guo, rushed towards Haoge in the Qing army's array. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

This cavalry team with well-made bright white steel armor was the most well-equipped cavalry unit in the entire Tang Army.

"Tartar general, take your life!"

In Li Xiao's hand, a heavy tiger knife made of stainless steel slashed left and right, and after killing two Qing cavalrymen in a row, he stepped on the snow under his crotch and rushed straight to Hauge, shouting angrily, and the bloody tiger knife in his hand was chopped off on the head.

Haoge was shocked, raised his gun in a panic, only heard a crisp sound, under Li Xiao's powerful attack, the stainless steel tiger gun in Haoge's hand was actually cut in two!

Haoge's desperate block, although it changed the direction of Li Xiao's tiger knife, but its knife momentum did not decrease, the tip of the tiger knife slashed downward and slashed hard, and the hard and sharp blade instantly cut the armor on Haoge's thigh, penetrated straight into the flesh, and slashed out fiercely.

As soon as the tip of the knife came out, blood immediately rushed up on Hauge's right leg.

Hauge screamed so badly that he almost fainted in pain, he inhaled heavily, and under the desperate protection of the guards, he hurriedly retreated to safety, and shouted in his mouth: "Withdraw!" Evacuate! “

After speaking, he, the chief general of the Qing army, took the lead in pulling out the horse's head, and under the protection of a group of guards, he turned around and fled towards the Qing army's main formation.

The Qing army, which was originally struggling to support, heard the order of the main general, and saw that the main general was the first to flee, and suddenly had no intention of fighting, and they all pulled out their horses and turned around and ran.

More than 3,000 cavalry of the Qing army fled in front of him, and more than 6,000 cavalry of the Tang Army were full of morale, shouting and chasing after them fiercely.

Slashing with knives and stabbing guns, one after another fleeing Qing cavalry, screaming and falling off their horses, they were trampled into meat sauce by the hooves of the horses that came from behind. The flags and weapons of the Qing army in the rout were also thrown to the ground.

"Damn, Haogeguo is useless, he will be defeated so quickly!"

Dorgon lowered the clairvoyant mirror in his hand, his face filled with anger and horror.

"Pass on my military order, immediately give up attacking Zhuozhou, Mingjin will withdraw the troops, and the whole army will go all out to defend the main position!"

Looking at his own cavalry that was constantly breaking and fleeing in the direction of his own formation, Dorgon finally gritted his teeth and gave this order.

"Huh!"

Soon, the sound of gold was loud, and the sharp and piercing sound of gold resounded inside and outside Zhuozhou.

Hearing the sound of gold from their own camp, the Qing army that attacked Zhuozhou City almost didn't believe their own ears.

What's going on?

When this victory is a foregone conclusion, you even want us to withdraw our troops?!

"Bastard! How did Dolgon do it! This Zhuozhou is already within reach, why do you want to give up retreating, he, the main general, isn't he crazy? ! Abatai, who was leading his troops to storm the Ming army at the south gate, had an angry look on his face that was almost incomprehensible.

"Spare Baylor, the military order must not be violated!" There are pro-soldiers next to him whispering reminders.

In a fit of rage, Abatai slashed the battlements of the city wall with his sword, slashing straight into the fire, and then said hatefully, "That's it! Withdraw! Withdraw! ”

When the Qing army at the south gate withdrew from the city like a tide, Beizi Nikan, who was leading his troops to attack the east gate, was also extremely angry.

"it, Dolgon's uselessness! So many Manchurian cavalry attacked together, but they were defeated by these Tang cavalry who came from afar, and they simply lost the face of the Qing Dynasty! Now that this formation is in danger, I have to give up this low-hanging fruit Zhuozhou City, and I am really angry to kill me! After Lao Tzu returns to Shengjing, he must join him and let the emperor govern this house well! ”

"Master Pei, this golden voice is loud, let's withdraw quickly."

"Withdraw, withdraw, withdraw! Damn, this Zhuozhou City, he Dolgon doesn't want to be the main general, those of us who are fighting are still fighting for a fart! It's a pity, this Ming general Lu Xiangsheng was originally in Benbeizi's bag, but he was able to escape, it's a pity! ”

Nikan cursed in his mouth, but he reluctantly retreated from the city wall and led the army to withdraw from the north gate.

The Qing army, which had abandoned the siege equipment, retreated extremely quickly, like a surging tide, from the four city walls, quickly withdrew, and returned to the main formation.

When the cavalry of the Tang Army pursued to a place only a stone's throw away from the Qing army's main formation, more than 40,000 Qing troops had already lined up a defensive position on the spot.

"Phew!"

Li Xiao reined in the horse's hooves, and with a wave of his right hand, the entire Tang army stopped the pursuit.

"The whole army stopped the pursuit, entered Zhuozhou City, and joined the Ming army defending the city!"

Seeing that the main formation of the Qing army was stable and a sneak attack was no longer possible, Li Xiao frowned and issued a new order loudly.

"Order!"

The horses' hooves rumbled, and a group of Tang cavalry turned around and went straight to Zhuozhou City, and from the east gate of Zhuozhou, Yuguan entered Zhuozhou City.

At this time, Hauge, who led the army to retreat back to the Qing army's main formation, strangled his horse's hooves in front of Dolgon, endured the severe pain in the wound on his right leg, and turned over and bowed down.

"I have ordered the general, the Tang army is sharp, the soldiers are strong, and there is a numerical advantage, our army is invincible, please punish the general!"

Hauge said these words against his will, and the anger in his heart was overwhelming.

Shame on you!

The invincible Eight Banners Iron Cavalry in Liaodong would be completely defeated by these Tang cavalry. You must know that even if the number of enemy troops is indeed larger, but in the past, when fighting against the Ming army, this group of elite cavalry of the Eight Banners, not to say that one enemy is three, that is, one enemy is five, and even one enemy is ten, which is common. And the result of the battle was that the Ming army was completely defeated and fled. The work of the Qing army was to chase and kill all the fleeing Ming troops.

This defeat can be called the first complete defeat in a large-scale battle since the establishment of the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry. From then on, the myth of the invincibility of the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry will disappear completely.

Looking at Hauge, who had always been at odds with himself and had been secretly fighting with himself, kneeling on the grass a few steps ahead of him, Dolgon's heart was not much of a happy mood.

If he wanted to lose the reputation of the Eight Banners Cavalry, if he wanted to completely erase the prestige of the Qing cavalry in exchange for Hauge's insincere words of punishment for his words, Dolgon would never agree.

But what's the point of saying that now?

Dorgon's heart ached, and there was still a hint of hideousness in his expression that he was trying to control, mixed with unspeakable pain.

He desperately wanted to kill the defeated general in front of him immediately, but although he was the main general, he couldn't do so.

Because Hauge is the eldest son of Huang Taiji and the overseer placed by his side, such a person can only be his own nominal subordinate, and will not be under his own real rule. Therefore, of course, it is impossible for me to really punish him.

So, after being silent for a long time, Dolgon, whose beard trembled, said slowly: "Hauge, you have lost the face of my Qing Dynasty Iron Cavalry this time, and you are really guilty of no punishment. However, in order to avoid punishing the generals on the spot, so that the morale of the army will be shaken and their morale will be depressed, and you will be able to record the crime of defeat, so that you can wear the crime and make meritorious service in the future. And after returning to Shengjing, he will be punished! ”

"Huh! General Xie Da was extrajudicially gracious. ”

Hauge, who was kneeling on the ground, gritted his teeth and muffled the words out of his throat.

Dolgon waved his hand in annoyance, and the guards on the side hurriedly helped the wounded Hauge to retreat, and then ordered the military medical officer to ignore it.

After Haug retreated, Abatai and Nikan walked over with gloomy faces.

Abatai was about to speak, but Dolgon reached out to stop him.

Casually, Dolgon said coldly: "There are many people here, and it is not a place to speak. ”

With that, Dorgon flicked his cloak and turned away first.

Abatai and Nikan glanced at each other and didn't say much, the two of them each snorted coldly, and followed Dorgon into the Chinese army's tent.

After entering the account, Nikan took the lead in shouting: "Prince Rui, our army is about to break the city, why is it so urgent to retreat, but what is the reason?!" ”

Hearing Nikan's bad words, Dolgon glanced at him coldly, and said, "What, are you dissatisfied with the general's order?" ”

"Of course not! In this city of Zhuozhou, there are only about 3,000 Ming troops still desperately resisting, and even Lu Xiangsheng, the main general of the Ming army, was also cut by me, and he was already dying with a snap of his fingers. At this time of the battle, our army attacked this Zhuozhou City, which can be said to be down in a moment, and it can be achieved! But why did Ming Jin withdraw his troops at such an important time, so that my 40,000 siege troops had to withdraw from the city, so that the success was lost, but many soldiers and siege equipment were broken in vain! Nikan is really angry in his heart! ”

Seeing Nikan's unceremonious confrontation, Dolgon's face also changed, and he rose from his hat chair, and the gaze cast by a pair of angular triangular eyes was like two sharp knives, piercing Nikan's angry face.

"Nikan! This general is a general appointed by the emperor himself, and how to fight and act is up to me to decide. You are just a deputy general under the general, how dare you point fingers and spit wild words in front of the general! If you fight like this, aren't you afraid that Ben will punish you heavily?! ”

Listening to Dolgon's fierce and threatening words, Nikan was very angry.

Young and vigorous, how to be convinced, he was stalking his neck and wanted to fight with Dolgon, but he was pulled by Abatai next to him.

"Nikan, don't make a mistake, the general acts like this, there is a reason. His military orders, as a deputy general, you just obey the orders, so why do you need to ask. Abatai scolded Nikan, but out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Dolgon on the side.

How could Dolgon not understand Abatai's eyes, he gritted his teeth, but said with a miserable laugh: "Rao Yu Belle, you are also a veteran of the war. Why don't you even understand the current affairs and the truth of advancing and retreating? Now that our cavalry has been defeated, we are powerless to stop the attack of the Tang army, and the Tang army will attack our army's base camp with the power of victory, and the situation can be described as extremely critical. And the main force of our whole army is all going to attack Zhuozhou, and there are only more than 1,000 cavalry left in the big camp, which is really empty. You must know that the heavy money and food of our whole army, as well as the large number of captures since entering the customs, are all in the camp, and such a critical place must not be lost in the slightest! ”

Dolgon let out a long sigh and said: "If the camp is lost, and all the baggage and grain fall into the hands of the Tang army, then even if our army can capture Zhuozhou City, isn't it because of a small loss, and the gains outweigh the losses?" Do you think that if this king gives up this low-hanging fruit Zhuozhou City, he won't be sad and heartbroken?! It's just that this situation is stronger than people, even if you knock out your teeth, you have to swallow blood! Besides, the Tang army only arrived first in cavalry, and who can know how many reserve Tang army infantry there are still on the way to Zhuozhou?! At a time when the enemy's situation is unclear and our army's base camp is so empty, how can this king, as a leading general, be cautious and cautious, just in case! “

After Dorgon said this, both Abatai and Nikan fell silent.

They must admit that Dorgon's decision on the fly was quite reasonable.

If the base camp is really not protected and all the heavy grain and grass are lost, even if this small Zhuozhou city is captured, how long can it be supported when the whole army has no food, grass and reinforcements?

"Prince Rui, now that the cavalry of the Tang Army has entered the city of Zhuozhou to defend it, in your opinion, how should our army act next?" Abbatey stroked his thick beard and asked in a low voice.

"Then what else to say, since the Tang army has entered the city, let's reorganize our forces and attack the city again. Anyway, now the battalion is stable, but he is not afraid of the Tang army's comeback and sneak attack. Before Dorgon could speak, Nikan spoke in a hurry.

What Nikan didn't expect was that Dolgon frowned and shook his head slowly.

"No, you can't. Our army has suffered a defeat this time, and the opportunity has been lost, and this Zhuozhou has been difficult to capture. Dorgon said with a long sigh.

"Why did Prince Rui say this?!" Seeing Dolgon say this, Nicanton was very dissatisfied: "Although our army was defeated by cavalry, the main force was not damaged, and there were still more than 40,000 huge troops, and the Tang army that entered the city and the remnants of the Ming army defending the city combined, it was less than 10,000 people, and our army attacked it with nearly 4 times the strength, why not win?!" “

Listening to Nikan's angry words, Dolgon glanced at him and sneered: "Nikan, this king wants to ask you, although our army still has a lot of troops, most of the siege equipment is lost outside Zhuozhou City, how can it be remade in this hurry?" What's more, even if I order the craftsmen of the whole army to step up the production of siege equipment in the past few days, I am afraid that the infantry of the Tang Army will also arrive urgently, and the soldiers and horses defending the city in Zhuozhou are afraid that there are 20,000 or 30,000 people. The number of enemy troops, when our army is in the middle of the best, and it has the advantage of defending the city, it is not easy for our army to win immediately! “

Dolgon paused and sighed: "If our army is under the fortified city for a long time, and the veterans of the division are tired and have no success for a long time, it will greatly hinder the original wish of entering the customs and quickly plundering this time, and second, it will violate the emperor's order for our army to immediately go to Shandong to attack Li Xiao's lair." In this way, the Ming army in various places was able to breathe, and the people were able to escape, while our army went against the holy will and was already in a difficult situation. “

Nikan stared, his throat throbbing a few times, and finally he couldn't say anything.

Dorgon was right, in this battle, the opportunity is lost. Now that the Tang army has come to aid on a large scale, the situation between the enemy and us has completely changed, if we still insist on attacking Zhuozhou, I am afraid that the outcome of the Qing army entering the customs will really be as unbearable as Dolgon said.

After pacing back and forth for a few steps, Dolgon turned to Abatai and said, "The only way to do this is to let our army quickly withdraw to Jinghai County in the southeast, catch up with Yue's troops and horses, and then the two armies will join forces and take Shandong directly." ”

Dolgon paused, and then said hurriedly: "You know, now that the main force of the Tang Army has come to aid Zhuozhou, then in this Shandong realm, the strength will only become more and more empty." Our army just happened to give them a sound to attack the west, and the dog thief Li Xiao was caught off guard! ”

Dolgon's words made Abatai nod frequently: "What Prince Rui said is very reasonable. If our army abandons Zhuozhou and goes south to join forces with Yue, the nearly 100,000 troops will be able to sweep away thousands of miles when they attack Shandong, which has no troops. ”

"Prince Rui, aren't you afraid that when our army goes south, the Tang army will follow and pursue?" Nikan asked, frowning.

Dolgon sneered: "Nikan, Li Xiao only has cavalry coming from afar now, and his troops are greatly insufficient. Moreover, after this battle, although the Tang army was victorious, it was also tired, and when their infantry had not yet arrived to converge, they did not dare to go out of the city to pursue our army. ”

"Oh, then when will our army retreat to Jinghai and join Prince Zheng's troops?" Nikan asked again.

"Now that it is almost noon, I will order the officers and men of the whole army, pack up and eat well, and then the whole army will form a team, and when the main force of the infantry of the Tang Army has not yet arrived, immediately go to Jinghai." Dorgon commanded.

"Huh!"