The bombs of the Qing army, like those of Li Yan's army, were also thick paper shells, containing gunpowder and projectiles. This thing is much simpler than the flintlock handcuff, and it took less than a month for the Han craftsmen who were captured from the Guannai to drum it up.

The Qing soldiers on both sides, who were not impacted, received the order, finally regained their senses and began to throw bombs at Li Yan's cavalry group. However, the cavalry was too fast, and they only caught up with one tail of Li Yan's cavalry. The dozens of cavalrymen who fell at the end were attacked by the explosion, and almost half of them were killed.

Bolo is angry. The imperial court sent him to show his strength to the Mongol tribes and deter them. Since they were severely damaged by Li Yan in Guannei, the Mongol tribes, especially the Mongol tribes far away from Liaodong, have been disobeying orders, which is very dangerous.

The reason why their Qing State was able to compete with the Ming State was that in addition to their extraordinary combat strength of the Eight Banners men, the most important reason was that they united the Mongolian tribes. With an alliance with the Mongols, their attack on the Central Plains was no longer just a passage through the Liaoxi Corridor, but a passage for their internal invasion along the Great Wall for thousands of miles in the north. In this way, a large number of troops of the Ming State were contained in various parts of the Great Wall.

coincided with the natural disasters in the Central Plains**, civil strife broke out, the financial resources of the Ming State were poor, and the elite troops were mobilized everywhere, and the soldiers had no will to fight, and they would have no will, so that they could break into the Central Plains several times and plunder the wealth and population. With these coincidences, they finally consumed the behemoth of Da Ming to death.

But I didn't expect to fall a Ming Kingdom, but there was also a Li Yan who came out, and the combat effectiveness of the troops was so strong that they were stunned by the Manchurian iron cavalry. This time they had been planning for a long time, if they couldn't wipe out Li Yan's cavalry that went deep into the grassland, wouldn't the Mongolian tribes be even more detached?

Although the princes of the Eight Banners had differences on the issue of entering the Central Plains, they were rare in agreement on the issue of the Manchurian-Mongolian alliance. That is, the Manchurian and Mongolian alliance must be maintained, otherwise the Qing State may face the disaster of national destruction. But his 20,000-strong army was divided into troops to surround it, but he still let Li Yan's cavalry rush out, and he was afraid that he would be severely punished when he returned.

Bolo angrily yelled at his Goshha: "Let those fools get on the horse!" Hurry up and catch up, you must destroy this group of enemies, destroy them all! ”

The soldiers of the Qing army were slowly packing up their things, looking for war horses, and were unwilling to pursue. It was not that they had not pursued Li Yan's cavalry before, not only could they not destroy Li Yan's troops, but if they chased closer, they themselves would be bombed and suffered heavy casualties.

Seeing that the soldiers of the Eight Banners did not actively carry out the order, Bolo beat his horse and ran back and forth in the ranks, shouting loudly with a mulberry: "This expedition is jointly decided by the banner owners of all banners, if you passively avoid the battle, you will ruin the master's plan, be careful to beat you into slaves!" ”

Bolo's threat is quite effective, and the little emperor Fulin does not have much deterrent power, but the banner owners of each banner are more convincing. Although these are flag soldiers, they are also the slaves of the flag master, if the master is really angry, it is not impossible to turn their whole family into slaves. So the bannermen finally picked up their speed, quickly packed their things, and got on their horses to pursue.

Bolo shook his head and sighed behind the team, the mighty Manchurian Iron Cavalry no longer had the enthusiasm and courage of the past. In the past, a part of the Zhengding was drawn from each banner, and many idlers Yu Ding would go out with the army privately to earn merit for the future. But this time the transfer of troops, not to mention Yu Ding's idlers, even the Zhengding who were drawn also had a lot of people who didn't want to come.

Bai Shixiong has always been in the middle of the team, which is both safe and convenient for command. After a few years of training, they already knew where their respective posts were, and he hadn't done it for a long time to take the lead in the charge as a commander. He glanced back at the mountain pass where the smoke and dust were billowing from the bombing, and his heart was a little sad, and he didn't know how many of his comrades could not return home.

The enemy learns quickly, and their casualties increase accordingly. Sometimes he was a little conflicted, and they came up with more powerful weapons, should they use them? Because their superiority doesn't seem to last long, the enemy will fight them with the same weapons. However, he could not do these things, he could only try to lead his men to victory, and minimize the casualties of his subordinates.

"Send someone to kill Hukou and report the news, so that the place is ready." Bai Shixiong gave instructions to his own soldiers.

Some of the soldiers sped up to report the news, and the other soldiers were busy putting away their handcuffs so as not to affect the running of the horses. The soldiers with handcuffs and ammunition consciously slowed down and went to the back of the line to break off.

After running for less than ten miles, the Qing army behind chased after them. However, the Qing army did not dare to approach and followed more than a hundred paces away. Because Li Yan's cavalry threw bombs backwards, if they followed closely, it would be difficult to hide. More than a hundred paces away, the bombs thrown by Li Yan's troops exploded before they could pass, and there would be no damage to them. But at this distance, their horse bows were completely useless, and the two sides went all the way in peace.

Bolo was a little desperate in the back. He gave orders several times to speed up the assault and entangle the enemy, but his orders were not carried out. Even if he was a banner soldier with a blue flag, he only rushed forward slightly, and then slowly slowed down, definitely not daring to get close to Li Yan's cavalry within fifty steps. Now he can only chase after it like this, make enough appearances, and go back to avoid some culpability.

Although the Qing army did not dare to approach the rear, Bai Shixiong did not dare to be careless. He hurriedly glanced at his subordinates, the remaining people should not exceed one and a half thousand, being chased by nearly 10,000 Qing troops, who knows what will happen.

He commanded the troops to continue galloping, and after half an hour, they finally saw the pass to kill the tiger's mouth. At this time, the defenders stationed here were ready, and there were troops deployed both above and outside the city. Artillery was placed behind bunkers on both sides of the pass, four on each side, and artillery and stone-throwing machines were on guard at the head of the city. However, the gates of the city gate were open, and there was no defense at all.

Bai Shixiong knew at a glance that this was the passage into the city left for them. He watched as he got closer and closer to the pass, and when there were still five hundred paces left, he gave a loud order: "Throw bombs and stop the enemy cavalry from following." ”

When the soldiers heard the order, the ones in the back lit the fuse and threw the bomb out. When the four bombs he had been carrying were all dropped, he galloped forward, leaving his place behind him to his comrades who still had bombs. If it weren't for the fact that the new spontaneous fire bombs hadn't been delivered to the front the last time they restocked them, it would have been easier for them to drop them on their horses now.

The explosions of "boom" and "boom" were continuous, blowing up the valley mouth behind them into dust, and the projectiles in the bombs flew in all directions, blocking the Qing army that might accelerate the pursuit.

However, the Qing army was very careful, no one accelerated the pursuit, and still followed from a distance. As soon as the explosion began, they all slowed down until they finally came to a complete stop. They all knew that it was very difficult to attack the city guarded by Li Yan, not to mention that they were just cavalry, and they did not have the ability to attack the city, so why should they rush up to die? Anyway, they have done their best, and this time they have killed and injured some of Li Yan's cavalry, which is already a lot better than before.

When the smoke and dust cleared, Bo Luo looked at the city gate from a distance, and Li Yan's cavalry who had already entered the city, he could only sigh helplessly, and then withdrew his troops.

Their initiative this time, although the goal was not completed, could only end there. This is along the Great Wall, if he stays for a long time, maybe Li Yan will mobilize a large number of cavalry to encircle and suppress him. In the past year, Li Yan has gotten a lot of horses, and he doesn't dare to take risks.

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