When the cavalry of the Qing army retreated in a panic, it turned out that the cavalry in the front row had not yet added up the speed of the horses, Bai Shixiong led more than 10,000 cavalry to rush over.

Without any slowdown, they pounced directly on the rear of the Qing army. They brandished steel whips and smashed them on the backs of the Qing soldiers who were too late to defend themselves, smashing the Qing cavalry off their horses. For those Qing troops who reacted quickly enough and were able to resist in time, they also did not love to fight, and left with one blow, continuing to chase the next enemy, leaving this enemy to be solved by their companions behind. No matter how powerful the Qing soldiers are, in the face of repeated attacks by the back rows of people, they can only hate the battlefield.

However, some Qing troops were aroused to be ferocious, and no longer guarded against the opponents behind, but threw the short axes in their hands to deal a fatal blow to the Li Yan cavalry who had already run to the front and left their backs to them. No matter who is wearing cotton armor or chain mail, they will be injured if they are smashed so hard. If you are unlucky, you are hit by a horse, or you are too badly injured and fall off your horse, and the tens of thousands of horses' hooves behind you are enough to trample a person into meat sauce.

In just a few breaths, Bai Shixiong led his troops to rush past the hundreds of Qing cavalry that fell behind, all of which were wiped out, and dozens of his own cavalry were shot off their horses, becoming one of the hundreds of faceless corpses on the ground.

After that, they continued to chase the Qing army that had fled eastward. They must catch up and attack, and they must not give the Qing cavalry time to regroup, otherwise they will suffer.

But when they caught up, they ran into trouble. Most of the cavalry in the back were Han cavalry, which was placed in the front row to prepare to rush into the vanguard, but at this time, it was lagging behind as a rearguard. These Han cavalry were also equipped with bombs, and although they were not very skilled in holding the fire medium in one hand and throwing the bomb in the other, they could still ignite the bomb and throw it backwards.

This was originally Li Yan's cavalry's best tactic, but now, it was returned to them by the Qing army as it was.

When the soldiers chasing after saw the bombs that had been dropped on the ground, they could only dodge in either direction, and signaled their companions behind to be careful. But where can the cavalry behind dodge? In a few moments, a rumbling explosion exploded in the ranks of the pursuing cavalry, blowing up several of the unfortunate horsemen who had passed there.

After Bai Shixiong learned of the situation, he hurriedly ordered: "Inform the troops, copy up from both flanks to attack, and keep a safe distance from the enemy in front of you." ”

The herald hurriedly issued the order with a horn, and the middle team finally slowed down, while the cavalry on both flanks whipped their horses and continued to chase after the Qing army on both sides.

Only a small number of cavalry were left here in the middle, chasing and shooting behind, consuming the bombs of the Qing army. The brigade of men and horses landed sixty or seventy paces away, dodging the bombs thrown out by the Qing army, and at the same time ready to support and replace the robe in front at any time.

It was lively on both sides. Li Yan's cavalry fired projectiles and dropped bombs at the parallel Qing army, and the Qing army also counterattacked here with horse bows and handguns. The two sides were flat and crackling, and the battle was booming.

However, the armor of both sides is good, and neither the bow nor the handcuff can cause fatal damage to the opponent. Only the explosion of the bomb can cost both sides some casualties. At this time, it reflects the superiority of the fire-pulling bomb, as long as the pull ring can ignite the bomb, it is much more convenient and faster than using a fire medium to ignite the fuse, so Li Yan's cavalry can throw more bombs at the Qing army.

Moreover, as the two sides fought on both flanks, the fleeing team of the Qing army unconsciously shrank to the middle, making the horses more dense, so when they were bombed, the casualties would be more.

The officers of the Qing army in the team did not see the problem, and they ordered their subordinates to expand outward, but no matter how thick their cotton armor was, when they were six or seven steps away from the firecracker, they would also be hit by the huge force of the projectile and could not maintain their balance. And their bows and arrows only caused Li Yan's cavalry to suffer some skin wounds, even if there were four or five arrows stuck in their bodies, they could continue to shoot or throw bombs at them as if they were fine.

However, this mutual firearm attack did not last long, only a quarter of an hour or so, and the Han army had no bombs to throw. They were not prepared to send troops this time, and they were throwing bombs on their horses, and they had indeed just come into contact with them, so they didn't bring much. The Manchurian and Mongolian cavalry were still not suitable for using firearms, and naturally they could not carry bombs, so the Qing army soon became passively bombed.

Li Yan's cavalry each carried four to six bombs, and after they had dropped all the bombs, they would give up the attack position for the other companions. At the same time, their handcuffs also played a role, continuing to squeeze the Qing army's fleeing formation into the middle, so that their bombs could exert more power. After all, the quality of the thick cotton armor of the Qing army is good, and the defensive effect of the lead bullet of the opponent's gun is still good, so it can only rely on bombs to cause damage to the Qing army.

At the same time, after discovering that the Qing army had stopped throwing bombs, Bai Shixiong asked the team to tentatively approach, and found that the Qing army did not continue to throw bombs, so he ordered the front team to chase after them. Although they could not kill or injure the enemy with bombs in a frontal pursuit, they could use handcuffs to beat the Qing army's horses.

The war horses on both sides of them only protect the head, neck, chest and other positions of the horses, and there is no protective gear on the hips of the war horses. After the handcuff hits the horse, although it can stimulate the war horse to run wildly for a while, the huge power still makes the war horse quickly lose too much blood or hurt the bones and fall, and the rest is to throw a steel whip in his hand, or hand it over to tens of thousands of horses' hooves.

Both sides galloped and chased across the steppe, and at every moment someone fell from his horse and died under the hooves of tens of thousands of horses. At the same time, both sides are skillfully changing horses on the back of galloping horses, so that the speed of escape or pursuit will not slow down.

Several of the imperial relatives of the Qing State are people who have been fighting the world on horseback since childhood, although their status is noble, they are not delicate at all, and they are even more skilled than those Han cavalry. Moreover, their war horses are all good horses in a hundred, and they are naturally much faster, so as time goes by, Dolgon and the others with their guards gradually distance themselves from the brigade, and there is no danger to their lives.

Dorgon shouted loudly to Dodor, "You can't go any further east, if you run any more, you will collide with the infantry behind!" ”

"A hundred miles away, how far can they chase it?" Dodor shouted loudly.

Dorgon pointed behind him: "They're two horses, too. If we crush the infantry ourselves, even if we wipe out Li Yan's cavalry, it will be more than worth the loss. ”

Unlike the Central Plains, they had an innumerable population and lost tens of thousands of manpower, but it would take several years to recover. Although the cavalry was pursued, the losses should not be large, but the infantry was different, and they were scattered by the cavalry, and the casualties were indispensable.

Dordor didn't speak, but just pulled the reins and ran northeast with his horses. As soon as they changed direction, Hauge behind them, as well as Zilharang and others, also followed, and then the team of men and horses also slowly fled to the northeast.

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