Since those who fled changed direction, those who pursued behind would naturally follow. Li Yan's cavalry was quite easy, and the soldiers who had finished the projectiles of the four handcuffs could still stop, reload the handguns, and then catch up with the group, waiting for their turn to shoot at the enemy next time.

But Bai Shixiong didn't dare to be careless, after all, this is the territory of the Qing Kingdom, and he must guard against any traps in the Qing Kingdom. He had been observing the movements of the Qing army while weighing what he should do next.

The sound of ping-pong continued all the way, and almost every soldier fired more than 20 rounds of ammunition, and the bombs were almost all thrown into the ranks of the Qing army except for the more than 1,000 horsemen he controlled.

Seeing that the sun was almost on the horizon, he finally made a decision. He did not let the herald blow the horn, but let his own soldiers personally catch up, so that the pursuing troops stopped the pursuit and prepared to retreat.

After a while, the team finally stopped, turned, and slowly returned the way it came. At this time, Bai Shixiong took more than 1,000 horsemen to personally break the queen, if the Qing army also turned around and chased after them, the bombs in their hands were the guarantee for their safe retreat.

But the Qing army did not stop retreating to the northeast. At this time, the Qing army had been pursued for two hours, and the team had already formed a long snake formation of more than ten miles, and Dolgon and the others were far away more than ten miles, and it would take some time to receive the news.

However, none of the other soldiers in the Qing army wanted to send a message to the banner lord in front, mainly because they didn't want to stop, at least not immediately. They were afraid that after stopping to approach Li Yan's cavalry, they would be attacked by the kind of fire rats that could explode, so it was not too late to wait until they ran farther.

When Bai Shixiong led a large army to pursue the Qing army, Feng Taichu waited in place with 3,000 cavalry.

Originally, there were a few places on the grass that were ignited by the tail flames of the rockets that landed, but the Qing army immediately retreated, and then their men went in pursuit. Tens of thousands of horses swarmed by, trampling out almost all the fires that had not yet had time to become powerful.

Feng Taichu sent people to search for the wounded for nearly twenty miles, and found six or seven extremely lucky guys, among them were Han soldiers, Mongols, and Manchus, but they were only slightly injured. So these people were sent to inspect the area around the fire and completely extinguish the sparks. The thick withered grass has a lot of potential to hide, and if it is not completely extinguished, it may ignite again tomorrow.

"Check it out!" Feng Taichu ordered loudly: "This is your grassland, if it burns, your family will suffer!" ”

Several Mongols bowed gratefully and looked closely. Although their tribe is still far from here, once the fire breaks out, the tribes of the entire Mongolian steppe will be affected. Especially now, the fence of the Han people in the Central Plains is too tight, and there is no way to snatch it. In order to survive, they had to rob the Mongols from within themselves, and this has been the case for thousands of years.

After that, Feng Taichu's troops were engaged in treating their own wounded and finding the remains of their comrades. No matter what, they are the living people, and they have the responsibility to bring their brothers back to the Central Plains, whether they are dead or alive.

Feng Taichu came to the camp of the rocket artillery and found Ma Changqing, who was in a meeting with the officers. However, they were talking about things, so Feng Taichu just waited in the distance and did not disturb the meeting of the artillerymen.

"Now when I go back, each team and the soldiers will fully communicate, carefully summarize the shortcomings and defects of the rockets, sort them out before the evening rest, and send them to me." Ma Changqing looked at his subordinates one after another.

"Yes." The officers immediately agreed in unison. It's something to do after every battle, even after training, and they're used to it.

Ma Changqing added: "Also, all the equipment must be placed and ready to retreat at any time." At the same time, the destruction of rockets should also be carefully checked to ensure that they do not fall into the hands of the enemy as a last resort. The launcher had to be brought back with all of its might, so be prepared to continue dismantling, and before withdrawing, it was disassembled into parts and packed separately for transportation. ”

"Understood." The officers responded in unison.

This concludes this brief meeting. Although they meet regularly to learn lessons, they do not treat meetings as time-wasting ceremonies, but rather as short and quick to solve problems.

After Ma Changqing was notified by the guards, he came to Feng Taichu and clenched his fists: "Commander Feng, do you have any instructions?" ”

Feng Taichu nodded, let Ma Changqing excuse himself, and then asked, "How many rockets do you still have?" ”

"One hundred and forty." Ma Changqing replied briefly.

Feng Taichu frowned: "That is, less than two salvos?" If the Qing army catches up again, won't there be no sharp weapon to control the enemy? "It's the first time he's seen the power of rockets today, so he has high hopes for them. But he didn't expect his hopes to be dashed so soon.

"This is the first time that rockets have been used intensively in real combat, and they are not very well prepared." Ma Changqing explained: "Moreover, the production of rockets is not easy, especially the clay spout and iron tail at the tail, which must be very finely controlled, so"

Feng Taichu was a little helpless. Although they also brought more than a dozen tiger squat guns, compared with the rockets, the firepower was too weak, and they could not stop the impact of tens of thousands of Qing troops at all. Therefore, next, they can only hope that the journey will go smoothly and will not be caught up by the Qing army again.

As for the cavalry that this pursuit could crush the Qing army, he didn't think about it at all. It can be seen from the last battle report that the Qing army has also been equipped with bombs and firearms, so the tactics they use will be used by the Qing army. Therefore, the Qing army could not completely defeat them who were inferior in numbers in the pursuit, so they could not completely defeat the Qing army either.

"Commander Feng," Ma Changqing saw that Feng Taichu was frowning and thinking, and reminded, "We are ready to retreat, please take it into account." Of course, if the war requires it, our artillery can also complete the final firing. ”

Feng Taichu came back to his senses and nodded, "Okay, I know." After that, he solemnly reminded: "You must be completely prepared and must not let the rockets fall into the hands of the enemy." ”

He was still a little worried. Rockets are very effective weapons against dense military formations, whether cavalry or infantry. Their new weapons such as handcuffs, bombs, and flowering bombs have been used against them by the enemy, and if the enemy has rockets, the future war will be even more tragic.

"Rest assured, Commander, we are ready and will not let the rockets fall into the hands of the enemy easily."

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