The main force of the Qing army ignored the Han troops who were still chasing back in the city behind them, and after the Qing cavalry was broken, the Han soldiers of the infantry army hurriedly marched back to the original road.

The generals and soldiers of the Han army who were still around Kaesong were all dumbfounded, they never thought that the main general of their side would really abandon such a large part of their team and say that they would abandon it, without the slightest hesitation.

Facing the Hongtang army that was gradually approaching the city of Kaesong, seeing that the Han army, which had been regarded as an outcast, left this part of the soldiers, they hurriedly began to retreat into the city in a panic, and slowly closed the gate of the city that had been devastated by them before, and confronted the Hongtang army according to the city.

The army that could make Dolgon, the famous general, abandon his group of soldiers and retreat without looking back, at least not his own group of weaker, unled stragglers could resist.

Wu Jie and Shang Kexi can't, they naturally hope to be able to leave Dolgon, the main cavalry, but they are the most mobile Qi cavalry in this era, Wu Jie They only rely on two legs to hurry, and at the same time with dozens of cannons, how can they catch up with the other party's footsteps.

Even the retreating Han infantry covered by the other party, Wu Jie and they didn't have the appetite to eat, and the Hongtang army proved that it could match the second-rate cavalry army of the Qing Dynasty, but this did not mean that people really couldn't take them.

After all, they are highly mobile troops that rely on four-legged animals to act, and even if they don't please them in offensive and defensive battles, it is easy to disgust Hongtang's army and slow them down.

As long as the bow and crossbow were used from a distance to shoot upwards, and at the same time, several large and small groups of cavalry were cruising around the Hongtang army, and the Hongtang army had to consider various possibilities when it moved, and finally took the initiative to slow down its speed.

In the battle with the Qing cavalry earlier today, the Hongtang army naturally had the upper hand, but Wu Jie and the others could not dare to despise the strength of the Qing Dynasty's invincible cavalry team because of the victory in this battle.

After today's battle with the second-rate cavalry of the Qing Dynasty, Wu Jie and the others have become more aware of the gap between the two armies, and the most flaw in the Hongmen army today cannot be ignored is their mobility in land combat.

In the case that the Hongtang cavalry army did not come now, it was clear that Wu Jie and the others had defeated the cavalry army of Dolgon, but as soon as they finally patted their butts and retreated, they could only sigh with joy!

Of course, the Qing Dynasty also exposed their shortcomings, in the face of the formation of the gun army attack, the guns are huge, and its sound is louder, not so much that the Qing army was finally defeated by the Hongtang army's gun power, but rather that they were by the Hongtang army's guns and cannons, and then alarmed the war horse finally could not play its due strength.

So far, the Qing army has been attacked by the artillery of the Ming Dynasty and the Koreans in the siege battle, but their team has rarely been attacked by artillery fire in the field battle.

The reason for this is naturally that the heavy size of the artillery in the field will slow down the pace of the troops, and it will become the best target for the Qing Iron Cavalry.

And the elite cavalry of the Qing Dynasty, no matter how stupid the generals try, they won't let them ride their horses to charge into battle and attack Gaocheng!

As for the musketeers who have already been formed, without the support of advanced technical support such as flintlock pistols, fixed gunpowder, and rifling of the Hongtang team, even if they can bring damage to the Daqing Iron Cavalry, they can only be relieved

Therefore, when the Qing Dynasty iron cavalry of this era was faced with muskets and artillery, which had not yet been fully popularized, it was more difficult for their horses to adapt to these new firearms that would emit crackling loud cross sounds and powerful shock waves.

It's no wonder that a truly well-trained horse needs to be cultivated from an early age, and it also needs to maintain a good interaction with its riders before it can form a tacit cooperation on the battlefield.

And weapons like muskets and artillery, which are very loud, not to mention that the Qing people can't do it like the wealthy Ming Dynasty, saying that they can mobilize craftsmen to make it, they can't even make up many craftsmen who need to make this kind of technology, let alone where they collect sulfur, saltpeter and pig iron, which are extremely scarce raw materials in the grasslands!

Therefore, even if the people of insight in the Qing Dynasty have begun to secretly use firecrackers, gongs and other technologies that can be used to cultivate war horses that will not be affected by the huge sound of guns and cannons, or have little impact, but this requires a long time and energy to invest, at this time, I am afraid that even the elite cavalry of the Jurchen Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty has not yet been assembled, and where are there more trained and qualified war horses to be handed over to the second-rate cavalry army under the Qing Dynasty!

At this time, on the one hand, there were more than 7,000 total scales, and more than 3,000 cavalry had been roaming the side, beware of the main army of Dolgon, which was harassing the Hongtang army, and on the other hand, the precarious Kaesong of North Korea, Wu Jie and the others could only give up the fat that they could see and see, and instead set their eyes on the remnants of the Han army that had become bones on the chopping board.

If you count the three or four thousand Han soldiers abandoned in the city, Dolgon obviously has almost three times the number of Hongtang's army, but he didn't think about fighting back again, which is a surprising fact for the Qing army who is familiar with Dolgon's personality.

As the most brave and combative of the new generation of generals in the Qing Dynasty, Dolgon's tough combat style is the most representative of their minority temperament.

However, everyone forgets that behind Dorgon's tough fighting style, he is also a brave and resourceful handsome talent, since he was fifteen years old when he led the army independently, he has experienced large and small battles in his hands, but behind his scheming, clear advantages and disadvantages.

Although it was only the first time to engage with the Hongtang army, Dorgon, who had experienced a hundred battles, had already sensed its own strength from this army that suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Even the five thousand knights under his command could not solve the opponent, even if the seven or eight thousand total number of weak Han troops were added, it would not be possible to curry favor, and the final result would only be to increase casualties.

For the contempt for the strength of the Han army, Dolgon has penetrated into his bones, and there is no long-term imperceptibility, and I am afraid that the future will become his only impression of the Han army: greedy for life and afraid of death, not obeying military orders, etc.!!

Rather than this, it is better to take advantage of the opportunity to retreat, take the remaining army and them from Kaesong to the supplies, and hurry to report to the imperial brother Huang Taiji of Namhansanseong, and ask him to send a large army to wipe out this powerful army in this land in one fell swoop, and I don't allow him to have a chance to continue to grow!

(End of chapter)