Before Dai Shan rushed to the exit of the canyon, he had thought about what would be the best outcome for Hauge and the Yellow Flag. The best outcome could not have been worse than when the Yellow Flag was heavily wounded, but Hauge escaped. In this way, the responsibility for the failure of this pursuit of Du Du can be pushed to Haoge's head, and it can also be used to weaken Huang Taiji's power.

The next ending is that Haoge and the Yellow Flag were destroyed by the Ming army, and Huang Taiji broke with him, but the responsibility for the defeat can still be pulled on Haoge. It's just that after that, there will be a fierce infighting in the country for the position of the heir of the Khan, which is really not a good thing for the Houjin State.

However, the worst outcome is the current situation, the cavalry on the steppe in the distance galloped horizontally, and the sound of fighting was faintly heard, which showed that Hauge and the Yellow Banner continued to fight. But between the battlefield in the distance and the exit of the canyon, the Ming army set up a thin defensive line composed of partial vans.

Even a discerning person knows that the position of this line of defense of the Ming army is really problematic. If the Ming army really wanted to block the reinforcements coming out of the canyon, they should block the exit of the narrow canyon. The exit of the canyon happened to be a long and slow uphill slope, and once the Ming army blocked the exit, the condescending shooting alone was enough to make Daishan give up the idea of rescuing Hauge.

But there is such a thin defense line about a mile away from the exit of the canyon, and the length of the defense line is only about 300 meters, and the spacious grasslands on both sides seem to be saying to the soldiers who are facing the red flag, bypass me, as long as you bypass it, you can go to the rescue of Haoge and the yellow flag. Doesn't this make it clear to tell people that there is a problem here?

"But can I see death without saving myself?" Dai Shan asked himself with a gloomy face, and he quickly replied silently in his heart, "I'm afraid not." ”

If he watched the Ming army eliminate Haoge and indifferent to the yellow flag, Dai Shan estimated that not only would the responsibility for the failure of this battle fall on his head, but I am afraid that Huang Taiji would also use the topic to play and make him the second Amin. Dai Shan just weighed the balance of power in the Houjin Dynasty and knew that this possibility was extremely great.

In front of Huang Taiji, who obviously occupies the truth, those neutral factions within the clan may not speak out to support him, and whether Mang Gurtai will support him is still a matter of two words. Therefore, no matter how strange the formation of the Ming army in front of him was, he always had to try to do something, so that he could give an explanation to Huang Taiji and the others when he went back.

Dai Shansi thought about it for a long time, and finally made up his mind, and ordered someone to call Niu Lu to come over, "Duo Ji Li, you take five Niu Lu to break the wall of the Ming army, and I will take everyone here to press you down." ”

Duo Jili looked back, and replied to Dai Shan with some doubts: "Master, now that Haugbel is surrounded, it seems that he can't support this voice for long, do we still want to break this car wall?" Shouldn't we go around and get Haugbel out first, and then hit the Ming army's chariot wall on both sides, or simply bypass it and retreat to the canyon? ”

Dai Shan glanced at him, and couldn't help but say coldly: "It is worthy of the He Heli family, he is indeed knowledgeable, and he knows the priorities." But now it's up to me, or are you up to you? ”

Duo Jili hurriedly lowered his head and simply admitted his mistake: "It's the slave who is talking too much, and the slave is going to lead people to break the wall of the Ming army, and ask the master to forgive him." ”

Dai Shan raised his eyebrows and scolded loudly: "Then why don't you go quickly, are you still here, are you waiting to collect the body of Haugbele?" Duo Jili didn't dare to look up, and quickly took a few steps back before turning around and hurriedly running towards his own Niu Lu's team.

Behind the thin wall of cars in front of Dai Shan was the Zunhua Master led by Wednesday Wei and Qu Neng. Last year, outside Zunhua City, Wednesday Wei and Qu Neng led a small number of southern soldiers and local strong men in Jizhou Town to fight with the Houjin Army in the street battles outside the city, and established meritorious services for the defense of Zunhua City.

Afterwards, Chongzhen not only praised this unformed force in front of everyone, but also agreed to establish an infantry division based on this force, called the Zunhua Division, to boast of their exploits in the defense of Zunhua. After that, this infantry division was transferred out of the pass and built Chengde Fort in the middle reaches of the Luanhe River to control the Luanhe area outside the Jizhou Pass and prevent the Houjin army from silently attacking Jizhou, Miyun and other places through this place again.

Although the emperor gave them the establishment, Wednesday Wei and Qu Neng were obviously not the kind of people who liked to fill up the numbers. Especially Qu Neng and the veterans under his command were bent on restoring the Qi family army that was wiped out in the Hunhe, so almost a year has passed, and the Zunhua division has not reached the full establishment of 7,400 people, and the current number of the entire army is only more than 3,600 people.

Now the core 1,200 people in this unit who experienced last year's Zunhua defense battle have all been behind this line of defense. As the first-line troops outside the Guan, they were also the first infantry division to be equipped with flintlock muskets, and two-thirds of the arquebuses of the new army at this time had not been replaced.

This tactic of resisting cavalry in a partial van is the most mature tactic of the Ming army, and it is also a tactic that has been carried forward in the hands of Qi Jiguang. The side van has a closed thick wooden plank on one side and an open movable door on the other, and is equipped with a large fire gun and a Franc cannon.

When the Ming convoy encountered the enemy's cavalry on the grassland, it could quickly connect the side vans end to end and turn them into a temporary square fortress, and then hide behind the car wall and attack the charging enemy cavalry with firearms.

This time, instead of a square car city, Wednesday was afraid to swing, but a rectangular car formation with one side removed. On the front behind the wall of the car, 600 musketeers lined up in two rows, ready to fire alternately. Behind the short sides on each side were 150 soldiers guarding the flanks of the formation. Behind them, there were also 300 soldiers in reserve.

Wednesday was ready for a fierce onslaught when Houjin's backup arrived. But what he didn't expect was that after Dai Shan arrived at the exit of the canyon with the reinforcements of the Red Banner, he neither immediately launched an attack, nor did he send troops to bypass his own defense line, but quietly set up a defensive position at the exit.

For a moment, Wednesday thought that his ambush plan had failed, and he had even begun to consider whether to order his soldiers to push the cart forward and launch a frontal assault on the Houjin army guarding the exit of the canyon.

However, the movement of the Jin army at the exit of the canyon quickly dispelled this idea. But before he could breathe a sigh of relief, Qu Neng beside him had already said with sharp eyes: "The big red flag has not moved, and Dai Shan still refuses to come out." ”

Seeing hundreds of Red Banner cavalry rushing straight towards their line from the exit of the canyon, Wednesday Wei agreed with Qu Neng's statement, but he quickly said disapprerovitically: "First beat this group of men and horses back, and then let the cavalry behind us lean here, you let everyone shout a few words for a while, as if the yellow flag is about to break through, and then see if that Dai Shan can still calm down..."

Qu Neng nodded, and then stood on the front line to command the army, this was the first time that the Zunhua Division had fought with the enemy in the field since its establishment, and he was not willing to lose face.

After Duojili came up with five oxen, he was divided into two roads. all the way to the right side, ready to attack the Ming army from the flank; The other road rushed straight to the front of the Ming army, dismounted at a distance of more than 100 steps from the Ming army, and then half of the men stepped forward with bows and prepared to shoot at the Ming army behind the car wall.

The two attacks of the Later Jin army did not gain any advantage, and the large firearms on the side vans first disrupted the offensive array of the Hou* archers, and then the volley of the Ming musketeers completely suppressed these Houjin archers. After leaving behind dozens of corpses, Duo Jili had to retreat to the canyon with his men.

In one attack, more than half of Niu Lu was lost, and Dai Shan couldn't help but feel a little painful. He was thinking about whether this level of loss could be regarded as his best to save him, but suddenly heard his subordinates say to him: "Master, the yellow flag seems to be prominent, and it is approaching our side." ”

Dai Shan was taken aback, and hurriedly picked up the telescope hanging on his chest and looked forward. Sure enough, a group of cavalry dressed in yellow flag uniforms were guarding someone, rushing left and right in the cavalry ranks of the Ming army, moving the battlefield to their side.

Dai Shan muttered with an ugly face, "What the hell are you going to do, you still want to catch a live, you are really full of food, and you are not afraid that the cooked duck will fly." ”

The Zhenghongqi generals who heard this sentence on the side thought in their hearts, and it seemed, as if Da Baylor's words were not said to Haugbelle and the soldiers with yellow flags. But after thinking about it, everyone kept their mouths shut tightly, not daring to take Dai Shan's words.

Dai Shan put down the binoculars in his hand, although his face was ugly, but he didn't think about it in his heart, so he watched the Ming army capture Haoge alive.

If Haoge could not break through the encirclement of the Ming army, then he would naturally not risk himself and Zhenghongqi. But since Hauge has signs of breaking through, Dai Shan is not lacking in risk-taking and desperate determination.

In the final analysis, Dai Shan is a veteran who killed in the sea of blood in the corpse mountain after all, and if he can save Haoge from this, even if he loses a few Zhenghongqi Niu Lu, it is worth it. After all, the number of Ming troops on the battlefield is only 3 or 4 thousand, and it has not yet reached the number that makes him dare not risk attacking.

After making up his mind, Dai Shan said to Duo Jili, who had just suffered a defeat: "I won't punish you for the defeat just now, you continue to take 7 Niu Lu to bypass the Ming army's defense line from the right side to pick up the yellow flag soldiers who broke through." You can respond as much as you can, and don't fight with the Ming army.

I brought 10 Niu Lu to attract the attention of the Ming army's front line, and Shuo Tu you take the rest of the people to guard the exit of the canyon, and you must not attack without my order. It's just that the yellow flag can't be answered, and I must not let the red flag fall here..."

Dai Shan didn't know that what he said was a prophecy. After seeing the Houjin army make a big move, Wednesday Wei and Qu Neng's side also began to change formations, turning the rectangular car formation into two square empty formations.

After Dai Shan saw that the Ming army had turned into two phalanxes, one continued to block the front of the canyon, while the other tried to turn around and intercept the remnants of the yellow flag that wanted to break through. He naturally knew that the Yellow Flag at this moment was already at the end of the crossbow, and even if he blocked it slightly, he might not be able to break through again.

So Dai Shan made a quick decision, left the Ming army formation in front of him, and turned to the Ming army formation on the right that wanted to turn around.

Dai Shan thought very clearly, as long as he delayed the movement speed of this phalanx, and then he could take the yellow flag that broke through and retreated to the canyon, although the number of cavalry of the Ming army was large, but it was so impacted by Duo Jili, I am afraid it will be difficult to catch up with them for a while.