Shuotuo and Geng Zhongming agreed that they immediately ordered a baggage force of about 10,000 people to stay in Xiuyan to extinguish the remaining fires in the city, thinking that they would have a safe life.

And Shuotuo, together with Geng Zhongming, led more than 80,000 subordinates to chase all the way to the east, following the tracks of Haoge's troops.

Because Hauge and the others were escorting the seizure all the way east, the speed was not fast, and they were about to travel until dusk, when they suddenly saw a sentry rider rushing back from behind.

"Report! The commander, with tens of thousands of Qing troops behind him, is rushing towards our army, and its forward cavalry is less than three miles away from our department. The situation is extremely urgent, and I hope that the Grand Commander will make a decision quickly! ”

Hauge, who heard the news, had a feeling that the air was instantly frozen.

He was in a good mood, and even thought that after returning to the boat, he would drink two glasses well, and his heart was like falling to the bottom of an ice lake, and all the calories were instantly dissipated.

"You, what did you say?" Hauge asked almost subconsciously.

"Report! The commander, with tens of thousands of Qing troops following behind, is about to fight against our army. We waited to find out that the Qing army was boundless, under the banner of Belle Shuotuo and Huaishun King Geng Zhongming, the number of soldiers and horses was too much, and it was difficult to count for a while, and the current situation was only afraid of ......"

Hauge's brow furrowed, his heart irritated and worried, he waved his hand, signaling that the sentry rider did not need to say more. The sentry rider understood, and immediately retreated quickly.

At this moment, there was an indescribable bitterness in Hauge's heart.

Damn, I really didn't expect Geng Zhongming to return so quickly, and he was rushing to come to such an encounter with a huge disparity in strength on top of his own retreat.

This, how can this be good.

You must know that the enemy army has tens of thousands, and he only has less than 3,000 soldiers and horses at present, which is more than 20 times his own.

Could it be that he and all his subordinates are going to perish in this wilderness of southern Liaoning today?

If this is the case, all the grand undertakings that he has planned, and even the great dream of rebuilding the Qing Empire in the future, will also disappear here.

For a moment, Hauge's face turned pale, and sorrow came from it, but there was nothing to say.

Alas, if you knew this was the case, why didn't you evacuate sooner? Taking a step back, why didn't you retreat back to Jinzhou as soon as possible after taking Zhuanghe?

Now that I think about it, how much regret I have!

Just when Hauge sighed and was at a loss, there was an immediate movement on the horizon in the distance.

He was amazed to see that a thin black line seemed to emerge from the horizon in the distance, writhing and struggling as if it were alive. Gradually, the black line became thicker and longer, and in a very short period of time, it transformed into countless neat soldiers and horses.

These soldiers and horses, densely packed and extremely imposing, were opposite to the direction they were traveling, and they also began to run quickly in their own direction, all the way.

As soon as Hauge gritted his teeth, he was about to give an order to prepare the whole army for a decisive battle with the enemy, but when he saw Aobai, who was leading the cavalry in front of him, he was galloping back with his horse.

As soon as Ao Bai saw Haoge, he immediately shouted loudly: "Prince Su, the enemy army is attacking with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and our army is thin, how can it be its opponent, what can Prince Su do?" ”

Hauge looked at Aobai's pale face, his heart hurt like a knife, and he couldn't help but sigh long.

Now, I and my subordinates are in danger, and even though I am the main general, how can I save such a defeat.

The only way to do this is to fight desperately with the whole army, in order to survive in the death, and finally break through.

Hauge deserves to be a veteran of the battlefield, and in the face of such an unfavorable situation, he gritted his teeth and remained silent, trying to control the ups and downs in his heart, and then gave an order in a deep voice.

"Bow down! The enemy pursued at the end of the ranks, and it was difficult for our army to get rid of. You will lead the troops to retreat first, and the king will personally cut off! Hauge's eyes lit up, and he gritted his teeth and was about to pull out the horse's head.

"Nope! Cannot! Prince Su, you are the master of the whole army, and the only hope for the revival of the Qing Dynasty in the future, you must not lose here! Please Prince Su rate the headquarters to withdraw first, and the general will lead all the remaining soldiers and horses to be intercepted and killed, and he will be able to protect Prince Su from danger! ”

Ao Bai tightly grabbed the reins of Hauge's horse's head, and shouted these words out loud to Haug with a hideous but loyal face.

Hauge was secretly happy in his heart, hum, what I want is your words.

However, he still looked sad and reluctant on the surface, and even tears began to flash in his eyes. He grabbed Aobai's shoulders tightly, and said in a trembling voice: "Aobai, no, you are a close confidant who has followed me for many years, how can this king get you in such a dangerous situation, or let the king break off, and you will lead your troops to withdraw first......"

"Say no more! After I was cut off, Prince Su and a group of guards immediately retreated! Before Hauge finished speaking, Ao Bai had already interrupted him sharply: "Stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood!" As long as Prince Su can be preserved, then there is hope for all the officers and men of the army, and it is also highly desirable to restore the Qing Dynasty in the future. Ao worships the kindness of Prince Mengsu, and there is no way to repay it, so he is here today to repay Prince Su for his death. What's more, a slave is cheap, even if he dies in battle, what a pity! ”

After Ao Bai finished speaking, there were tears flashing in his eyes, he turned his head vigorously, and shouted at the soldiers: "Everyone, listen to the order! And with the general intercepting the Qing cavalry here, we must try our best to ensure the smooth withdrawal of Prince Su! Do you understand! ”

"Order!"

All the subordinates roared in unison, pulled out their horses' heads one after another, and immediately formed a formation on the spot, ready to desperately intercept the large number of Qing cavalry that came like a tide.

Seeing that Ao Bai resolutely broke off without saying anything, he led all his subordinates to resist desperately for himself, Hauge's heart was very complicated, he couldn't tell whether he was relieved or sad, he had tears in his eyes, his throat was surging, but he couldn't say anything. 、

"Prince Su, hurry up, don't let my sacrifice be in vain!" Seeing that Hauge did not move for a long time, Ao Bai urged urgently.

Haoge choked and nodded, and then glanced at the majestic and awe-inspiring figure of Ao Bai, and without saying more, he snorted and drove with a long shout, then slammed the horse's belly, and more than a hundred elite cavalry guards, and accelerated to retreat from the battlefield and escape.

After Hauge and his guards withdrew far away, the thousands of Qing cavalry that came like dark clouds quickly rushed to about 500 paces away from the main formation.

Here, they quickly split into two, like two black sharp arrows, each turning to the side, ready to fiercely attack the flank of the Aobai formation.

The horses' hooves rumbled, led by 5 white swing tooth soldiers, 20 horse armor cavalry and 20 Mongolian cavalry, formed a semicircle, and rushed from the right side of the battle formation lined up by Aobai!

What they chose was the most vulnerable place in the Aobai army formation.

As for the intentions of the Qing army, Ao Bai was very clear that these Qing cavalry roaring and charging at high speed, the huge impact force would often make the flanks crush with one blow.

In front of him, a large number of enemy horsemen rushed towards him, Ao Bai's face was full of hideous color, he shouted at his subordinates: "Grandma's, the main cavalry of the Qing army is rushing towards us, hum, they want to swallow us as soft steamed buns, but they don't know that we are a well-known copper pea, about to burst its dog teeth!" Brothers, the time has come for meritorious service, guys, form a circle, and get ready immediately! All the cavalry will join the general to hedge against the enemy's clear troops, and they must interrupt their charge! ”

After Monk An finished shouting loudly, his subordinates roared in unison, and immediately began to prepare. More than 1,000 cavalrymen immediately urgently assembled and quickly formed an assault formation.

The enemy army was approaching, and the Manchurian infantry on both sides were full of fanaticism, and quickly formed a semi-circular military formation with blades facing outward, and the heavy weapons such as tiger knives, tiger guns, and long-handled knives in their hands were even tighter.

Seeing that Aobai's troops had formed a circle formation on both sides to meet the enemy, the Qing cavalry, who had been rushing forward, knew that if they wanted to defeat them, they had to rush forward more quickly, as long as they fully accelerated and began to charge, then although the enemy infantry was well protected, even if they formed a circle with the strongest defensive ability, it would be difficult to resist its huge impact.

Seeing that the cavalry of the Qing army was about to rush to the scene, the flag of the Aobai army formation was waving, and the cavalry of the army, led by Aobai himself, and posing in a wedge-shaped battle formation, finally showed their sharp fangs to the Qing cavalry who rushed over.

"All of them, charge sideways and break the enemy cavalry in two!"

Aobai's loud shout drew a high-spirited scream from his cavalry.

Trot, speed up, charge!

The cavalry of the Qing army, which rushed over with a pointed arrow, couldn't help but subconsciously slow down when they saw a large number of cavalry coming to rush from Aobai's own command. The other Qing cavalry attacking the other side, seeing the sudden change on the other side, also slowed down greatly.

Shuotuo, the main general of the Qing army, who was watching the battle from a distance, couldn't help but have a regretful expression on his face when he saw the cavalry suddenly slowing down.

Because he knew that if his commando team, which had concentrated all the elite cavalry, did not accelerate enough, and collided with the opposing cavalry or infantry, it would undoubtedly greatly reduce the impact effect.

It's just that Rao is like this, and the strong impact of a large number of Qing cavalry is also very impressive.

The cavalry of the Qing army attacking the flank of the defenders on the other side, at the moment of collision with its formation, about seventy or eighty Manchurian infantry could not dodge, and were instantly knocked away by the war horses.

In addition, about 200 Manchurian infantry were immediately knocked to the ground, and several of these overturned rampant members were seriously injured in their organs, lying on the ground and vomiting blood. The terrible sound of human stomach popping and the screams of the defenders dying were mixed together, making people feel palpitations.

The Qing cavalry rushed violently, causing heavy losses to the defenders who had formed a circle.

But at the same time, the defenders who formed a circle also dealt fatal damage to the Tartar cavalry that rushed over.

A defender general hissed loudly, and the tiger spear in his hand pierced the neck of a white swing tooth soldier's mount, and the tip of the blood-dripping tiger spear came out fiercely from the back of the horse's neck, and the war horse neighed intermittently, and the four hooves were raised high, and then fell to the ground sideways, crushing the thigh of the white swing tooth soldier on the horse's back alive, and he screamed in pain, but it was difficult to break free from the horse's corpse.

Another defender was even more brave, he shouted at the moment when the Tartar rushed over, jumped up on the ground, the tiger knife in his hand quickly cut out, a white light flashed, the neck of a horse armor soldier was immediately cut off by the sharp tiger knife, and the ugly head of the Qing cavalry soared into the sky with gushing blood. The horses that had lost control, with their headless cavalry, rushed forward for a long distance, and the headless corpse fell from the horse, and was dragged by the horses to the top.

After relieving the initial ferocious impact of the Qing cavalry, the remaining defenders in order to survive, but also fully released their combat potential, they slashed and killed, cutting off the horse's head, cutting the horse's legs, stabbing the horse's belly in the middle, and wailing everywhere the swords and guns in their hands went.

The cavalry of the Qing army, which was stubbornly blocked the momentum of the attack, and the battle with the infantry was tantamount to a short attack and a long attack, so they had no intention of fighting, and they pulled out their horses and turned back, leaving the state of being stuck with the rampant team, and preparing to relaunch the charge and attack.

At this time, the cavalry of the Aobai Department finally fought together with the Qing cavalry that rushed over.

The rumbling sound of heavy horses' hooves sounded as densely as popping beans, and countless flying horses' hooves were like drums beating the earth. The men and horses were one, and they had fully accelerated, and the cavalry of the Aobai Department rushed at high speed, and dealt a heavy blow to the cavalry of the Qing army who were in a state of deceleration.

Nearly 1,000 Manchurian cavalry formed a wedge-shaped battle formation, like a knife cutting butter, fiercely traversing through the Qing army's cavalry array, those who block it are killed, those who touch it are injured, and at least more than 100 Tartars are not dead but also seriously injured in a terrible moment. After all the Manchurian cavalry rushed through the Qing cavalry formation, they actually broke out of the entire Qing army's cavalry formation, breaking out a wide bloody road.

And in this way, the cavalry under Ao Bai's command, because of their full preparation and excellent equipment, miraculously only dozens of people fell to the ground and died, and the entire formation remained intact.

"Good job, boys! Listen to my orders, desperately drag them down, and fight these bastards to the death! Seeing that he had succeeded in striking a blow, Ao Bai roared loudly and shouted at his soldiers.

The cavalry under his command were also excited, roaring louder and louder, and fighting with the Qing cavalry who surrounded them on all sides.

However, the soldiers and horses of the Ao Bai Division, such a short-term advantage, like the sunset, as a large number of enemy infantry arrived, from all directions, after all the soldiers and horses of the troops were surrounded, the situation instantly became extremely critical.

Seeing that the Qing army was rushing like a raging wave, and it was already firmly surrounding himself and his subordinates, Ao Bai understood that his last time had finally arrived.

"Sons! Don't be afraid, kill the enemy with the general, today, is the time for us to sacrifice our lives to serve Prince Su! Ao Bai slashed and killed the nearest Qing cavalryman, and shouted at his men who were fighting bloodily.

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