Under the blow of artillery, muskets and crossbow arrows, the Qing cavalry that rushed into the army formation gradually decreased in the desperate fight of the soldiers. The remnants of the Qing cavalry in the army formation fell one after another under the siege of Li Yan's subordinates.

Some of Li Yan and Li Mou's own soldiers had already begun to clean up the Qing soldiers who had fallen to the ground again, while the infantry transferred from the southern array lined up in front of them one after another, replacing the original frontal troops with heavy casualties.

The infantrymen did not forget to carry the corpses or wounded of their comrades as they retreated. Nor could they rest completely, but went to the south to line up in order to strike at the enemy who might storm the middle of their three formations. However, there should be no enemy who wants to come in and taste the taste of being bombarded by dense artillery fire on three sides, so it can be regarded as a rest here. Only the wounded can truly rest and be treated by the military doctors.

Of the nine guns in the frontal array, only one was rushed to the front by the Qing army, killing and wounding three gunners, and the other artillery groups were well protected by the infantry and there were no casualties. However, the cannon was fired too quickly, and for the sake of the cannon's life, it needed to be cooled down before firing. But the Qing army was still eyeing it, and they didn't dare to rotate the artillery immediately, so they could only wait and see.

When the two yellow flags were rushing into battle, although Dolgon was blocked by the smoke and dust of the explosion, and the specific situation could not be seen, the soldiers on both sides of the army continued to come back to report to him. The more he listened, the more frightened he became, and his face turned pale.

Just as he was hesitating whether to add more shock troops, Sonny fled back with more than 300 cavalry.

"Regent, you can't rush anymore!" Sonny turned over and dismounted, knelt in front of Dolgon, and said sadly: "My good son of the Eight Banners can't all die under the enemy's artillery." ”

Dolgon immediately roared, "Bastard! Who told you to withdraw it! Come on, grab it! Wait for the crime to be handed over to the judge after the war! Others who escape without order shall be deprived of all military positions and temporarily serve before the army to forgive their previous sins! ”

As soon as Sonny heard this punishment, he immediately howled out in dissatisfaction: "Prince Rui, you are a personal vendetta of the communiqué!" Which of my two yellow flag heroes is not an outstanding achievement?! Today, you knew that Li Yan's artillery fire was sharp, and you forced me to charge the two yellow flags head-on. Seeing the heavy casualties in front, but you didn't order the troops to be withdrawn, you are taking the opportunity to consume my two yellow flags! I want to bow to the Emperor! ”

"If you rushed forward with these soldiers, maybe Li Yan's army would have been defeated a long time ago!" Dolgon pointed at the captured Sony with his horsewhip and sharply accused: "Now because of your cowardice, the whole war has not progressed!" You're talking a lot of strange things, trying to get away with it! Pull him down and rectify the Fa on the spot! ”

Fortunately, the people in the front are watching the excitement. Anyway, because of this fight for the emperor's position, the entire Eight Banners are not peaceful. Dai Shan, the two red flags, came to kill his relatives and killed one of his sons and grandsons, although he didn't like these two descendants very much, but after all, he was killed because of the problem of the throne. Hauge was also revoked and locked up, anyway, it has been a mess for most of the past six months.

But at this time, if you want to kill Sony immediately, no one can sit idly by. If the war goes well, they have nothing to say. But now it is clear that there is nothing to do with Li Yan, if Dolgon is allowed to get his wish, more than 1,000 casualties will be killed in future battles, and they will be killed if they lose a battle, so will they still have a way to live? So everyone immediately pleaded with Sony.

When Dorgon saw that all the people were pleading, he did not insist. So he commanded, "Take him down!" Wait until after the war to discuss the crime! ”

After that, he asked everyone: "Now that our army is not in a good position for the first battle, let's discuss what to do next." ”

What else is there to say? When the crowd opened their mouths, they were besieged, and there was no second option. In just a quarter of an hour, the two yellow flags suffered thousands of casualties, how many soldiers are there in one flag, can it withstand this kind of loss? After rushing a few more times, the Eight Banners had to retreat to the Four Banners. They are also used by heavy armor dead soldiers, and light cavalry are also used to charge into battle, and the only thing left is the trick of siege.

Seeing that the people were reluctant to attack again, Dorgon agreed to it. If they attack again, it will be their two white flags to set an example. With Li Yan's firepower and tenacity, the two white flags also had to suffer heavy losses.

For Li Yan's troops, Dolgon was still a little surprised. However, he is not too worried, there are almost no opponents in the north now, even Jiang Xiang of Datong has already been contacted, I believe that he will know the news of Li Zicheng's escape in embarrassment in a few days, and it is time to surrender.

Like Wu Sangui and Li Yan, these two teams will be around for three or five months. No matter how strong they are, they still have to eat, and they will have no strength if they are hungry for three or five days. He just took out his troops to take down Beizhili and Shanhaiguan. Especially Shanhaiguan, if it can't be controlled in their hands, the contact between inside and outside the customs will always be smooth, and their hearts will never be steady.

He nodded and commanded: "The two flags are white and blue, white and red are in the east, yellow and blue are in the west, and yellow and red cross the Liangshui River and intercept them in the south." With the limit of three miles, dig three deep trenches inside and outside, so that Li Yan can not escape. The Wuzhen Chaoha battalion was divided into artillery to assist in defending all parties. Alright, let's all go and prepare, and divide the troops into the camp in two quarters of an hour. Especially the yellow and red flags, don't let Li Yan run away. ”

By the time the order was given, Dorgon was no longer so majestic, his face had turned from iron blue to pale, and his headache had returned. But he had to be strong enough not to let the thoughtful people see his weakness.

Qing Bing is making trouble here, but Li Yan has not delayed at all. Seeing that the Qing army was not moving for the time being, he immediately asked the artillery from the south to come up and replace the artillery from the north. Artillery is a precious thing, it is not easy to cast, and it is still necessary to take good care of it. At the same time, let the baggage team replenish the troops with ammunition and crossbow arrows to prepare for the next battle.

After he adjusted the artillery, he saw that the Qing soldiers seemed to be dividing their troops. He knew that this was the Qing army preparing for a siege. He wondered, this Qing soldier is not as good as a thief, he was killed and wounded more than 2,000 people, so he will not attack. There are so many hundred thousand troops in the air, and I don't know how to use them well.

He didn't know that the most important thing for thieves was people, so they would naturally pile up human lives. However, the Qing army, especially the Manchurians, was only a few hundred thousand, and of course they would not waste their precious soldiers.

But no matter what the reason, Li Yan knew that he must not be surrounded by the Qing army. But he can't retreat, otherwise the Qing army will definitely attack when he crosses the river, and his troops will be in danger. So he could only attack and crush the Qing army.

So he immediately ordered: "Beat the drums, the troops advance!" Within 600 paces of the enemy, all artillery pieces are ready to destroy the enemy's artillery at the first time. ”

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