Hauge, the prince of Su, and Aobai, the first warrior of Manchuria and the commander of the protectors, were now Dorgon's only hope.

He led thousands of soldiers and horses, thousands of soldiers and generals of the artillery battalion, and more than 10,000 people. Three hundred red-coated cannons were his last line of defense, backed by the mountains. As long as the Ming army can be stopped here, the two lines of men and horses of Hauge and Aobai will attack behind it, and then he will counterattack with thousands of men and horses, and the final victory will still belong to them.

Although there are heavy casualties, such an ending is also ideal, after all, it is not easy to win a battle, especially to be able to win a strong opponent Lin Yi.

Dorgon thought so, and became more and more eager to hear from the two teams.

Waiting for time is the most painful, because time is too strange. The more you want it to pass faster, the slower it becomes, so slow that it's anxious. But sometimes you think it's too fast and try to keep it, it's absolutely futile, and it often slips away like a thief when you don't know it.

At this time, Dorgon's mood can live like a year, and it will be two days soon, why is there no news yet, is there something wrong?

Dolgon calculated that there should be a reply anyway, but the Ming army did not react at all.

Impatient waiting in Dolgon, he had already sent three sets of probe horses to investigate, and when he was about to send the fourth group of scouts, someone came to report that Prince Su Hauge had been defeated! The commander of the protector army is defeated!

Dolgon, Sonny and the others, they couldn't believe that both sides of the army were defeated? How they hoped that Tanma had reported the wrong news, but then several groups of Tanma came one after another, and the content of the reports to him was exactly the same, and some of them reported to them in detail.

Dolgon, Sonny and others were stunned, the battle between Prince Su and Ao Bai was full of twists and turns, and the Ming army came to reinforcements at a critical moment, why was it so coincidental? Is the sky going to kill me?

It seemed that the battle was not disappointed at all, and Dolgon's face was full of frustration.

Sonny came over with courage, "Lord Wang, for today's plan, quickly retreat, preserve your strength, retreat to Ningyuan, send someone to the Beijing Division, and let the Queen Mother send reinforcements again." ”

Dolgon knew that Sonny was telling the truth, and now there was only one way to retreat, and this battle was a complete defeat, and there was no room for maneuver.

But Dolgon was still a little hesitant, he, the regent had just been in office for less than a year, and he planned to use this army to enter the Central Plains, make a name for himself, firmly consolidate his position, and impress the opponents of Prince Su Hauge's faction, so as to be vigilant.

But unexpectedly, the division was unfavorable, and the first battle of Shanhaiguan failed, and more than half of the more than 100,000 soldiers and horses were lost.

If that battle could still find an excuse for himself, but now Huanggutun lost the battle again.

The Ming army was in no danger, and there was no surprise sneak attack. The two sides set up a field battle on fair terms, and he also pulled in hundreds of red-coated cannons, breaking the Ming Dynasty's advantage in firearms, and there was no longer any reason to fail.

However, after suffering a crushing defeat, losing troops and losing prestige, how can there be face? How do you go back and explain to the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang? The kings, and especially the opposition, must have despised themselves even more.

The more Dorgon thought about it, the more ugly his face became.

At this time, Prince Su Haoge and Ao Bai led the remnants of the defeated army to return.

The two men knelt before Dolgon and pleaded guilty, but Dolgon really wanted to kill them and punish them, so he gave them more than 20,000 horses, and within two days, only more than 100 returned.

The losses of these two partial divisions are still second. Because this person is still a small amount compared to the extent of his losses on the frontal battlefield. 20,000 green battalions, 20,000 eight banners, and more than 10,000 Han troops. Man Dahai, Yue Le, Tong Yangjia, Kong Youde, and Wu Sangui were all killed in this battle.

The losses in this battle were incalculable.

He was a little annoyed, a little angry.

And, more importantly, both of them are his opponents, and they are the benchmark figures in his opposition. Hauge, the prince of Su, was Dolgon's main rival, and Aobai, the leader of the Protectors, was a strong supporter of Hauge.

It was because of their opposition that he did not sit on the throne.

It is justified to take advantage of their defeat to get rid of these two strong political rivals, and this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

And yet he couldn't.

For Dorgon was not just a strategist, he was also a statesman. He saw the situation in front of him very clearly, if he took the opportunity to get rid of Hauge and Aobai, he would have two less political enemies, but he would have two fewer right-hand men.

Although the Ming Dynasty existed in name only, it was still their worst enemy. Especially Lin Yi, who can deal with it? At present, the great enemy, the absence of Hauge and Aobai is equivalent to the loss of right-hand men.

For the Qing Dynasty's Jiangshan Sheji and his own status, it is still clear which is lighter and which is heavier.

Thinking of this, Dolgon calmed down and asked the two of them to get up, without even saying a word of reproach, but he made an astonishing decision: not to withdraw his troops and continue to fight to the death with the Ming army.

This decision won the support of Hauge and Aobai, and the two of them, while thanking Dolgon for his kindness, even worshipped Dolgon as a god. Because at this time, the two of them were connected with Dolgon's illness, and they were both annoyed and angry, and they wanted to fight to the death with Lin Yi.

Even counting the artillery and the remnants of the defeated generals, there are still more than 10,000 horses that can be fought under Dorgon's men, and the rest is counting on these 300 red-coated cannons.

Sonny thinks that Dorgon is too uncalm, it's all this time, and if he continues to fight, it will be tantamount to self-inflicted humiliation. I tried to persuade him, but I saw that Dorgon couldn't listen, so I had to do it.

At this time, the Ming army launched a large-scale charge, and countless Ming soldiers, cavalry in front, infantry in the rear, surging like a mountain of soldiers.

Dorgon withdrew all his men and let the artillery open fire.

Boom, three hundred red-clothed cannons roared like thunder, and one shell after another exploded in the ranks of the Ming army's charge, the ground shook, and the smoke of gunpowder filled.

A Ming soldier was blown off a leg in the process of charging, but he was still running forward until he couldn't run anymore, fell to the ground, and was still crawling forward, dragging a long blood mark behind him, staining the grass and trees under his feet.

In the process of a Ming cavalry charge, a cannonball landed in front of the war horse, and the flowers exploded with a bang.

The galloping war horse neighed in fright, and came to a sharp brake, and the two front hooves suddenly stood up more than one person high, and I immediately threw the Ming army down.

When this Ming soldier got up from the ground, his face was covered in blood. But he ignored it completely, wiped it with his hand, and ran forward with a knife and gun like a big flower face singing.

A shell landed in the middle of the four charging Mongol generals, and with a bang, all four charging Mongols were blown away.

When the four men fell, they all fell in pools of blood, and three of them lay on the ground and did not move.

The remaining one got up from the ground, covered in blood, carrying a knife and stepping on the blood of his companions, and rushed over their corpses.

Lin Yi frowned behind him and ordered to "retreat".

The Han generals and the Mongol generals were puzzled, "Why did your lord retreat?" The morale of our army is high, and a single charge can kill all the Manchu Tartars. ”

Lin Yi said: "You can't let the brothers be cannon fodder in vain, let the artillery battalion prepare, bombard them, and see if the Tartar cannons are powerful, or our cannons are awesome."

Lin Yi's artillery battalion has already arrived, and now there are hundreds of cannons, not at this time, let alone when.

Although the soldiers of the Ming army under him, as well as the Mongolian coalition army, are all fearless to death, you can't let them make senseless sacrifices, wouldn't that be a reckless disregard for human life?

Lin Yi gave an order, and the men and horses of the Ming army retreated like a receding tide. Despite this, this back and forth, there were dead and wounded everywhere.

After receiving the order, Lin Yi's artillery battalion immediately began to deploy artillery......

Dolgon looked at it from a high place, the Ming army collapsed and retreated so quickly, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, haha, the Ming army was so vulnerable in front of the red-clothed cannons, it seems that Lin Yi's men and horses are just like this, they can't withstand the fierce bombardment of the red-clothed cannons, and if they don't charge at this time, when will they wait?

The Dolgons believed that the Ming army had been blown back by one of his cannons, and that this was the best time to charge.

Therefore, under an order, nearly 10,000 Qing troops, including Tartar cavalry, traitor teams, and green battalion soldiers, roared to chase and kill the Ming army.

And this time Dolgon himself once again charged into battle, and he took the lead in wielding a broadsword. On his side, in addition to his pro-guards, on the left and right were Hauge and Aobai, Sony, Sihan, etc.

These princes and Tartars were the first to enter the battle, which greatly boosted their morale, and seven or eight thousand Qing cavalry marched in front and behind, rushing over like a sea of mountains, intending to scatter Lin Yi's men and horses in one go.

"These dead Tartars, do you really think we are defeated, and they are still chasing and killing, my lord, wait for your subordinates to kill him back." Liu Zhaoji said.

"And us!" The Mongol soldiers of Bashan and Bahrain asked to be killed one after another.

Lin Yi smiled: "No need, continue to retreat, the artillery battalion will deploy artillery on the spot, he bombarded us just now, and now he will return it with interest!"

The Ming army continued to retreat, and Dolgon took the lead in continuing the pursuit.

At this time, after the Ming army retreated, rows and rows of red-coated cannons were revealed.

"Ignition!"

The commander of the artillery battalion gave an order, and these soldiers of the Ming army, who were originally pushing the cannon forward, stopped pushing it and immediately began to ignite.

"Knock knock, knock knock...... Boom Boom Boom ......"

When Dolgon saw the muzzle of the black hole, he felt fooled. But by this time it was too late, and one shell after another exploded in front of them and behind them, and the ground shook again, and the smoke of gunpowder filled the air.

The Qing army was suddenly torn apart by the explosion and fell to the ground one after another. The war horses of the Qing army jumped and jumped, and there was a great chaos wherever they went.

At this moment, a cannonball landed on the flank of Dolgon's horse, and with a bang, Dolgon's men and horses collapsed to the ground.

"Protect the prince!" Sonny and Ao Bai and the others were stunned, and hurriedly rushed over with their men and horses, rescued Dolgon, who was covered in blood, turned around and ran, and the Qing army retreated.

This was Lin Yi's order to charge again, and the Ming army rushed towards the Qing army again......