Like the Ming Dynasty, today's Manchu Qing Dynasty is also in the midst of the replacement of the old and the new. The so-called five founding ministers who were the first to follow Nurhachi to unify the Jurchen tribes had already returned to heaven long before Nurhachi's death.

And the first generation of generals of the Eight Banners, who rebelled with Nurhachi, have also begun to enter their twilight years at this moment. The current generation of young Eight Banners children, who no longer have tribal memories since childhood, call themselves Jurchens. In their youth, it was when Nurhachi's army was in full swing, so these young Eight Banners disciples had a little more confidence than their fathers and ancestors, but a little less tenacity and patience.

Although Xingne is only in his early 30s, he is the last batch of officer seeds that Nurhachi has personally cultivated. In some ways, he has a broader vision and is more stoic and courageous than these young Eight Banners.

As he himself said, his courage was fair, and it was not a lie. Because he must be in front of the battle every time he is in battle, he is a brave general who can really boost morale. Therefore, when he entered Yaozhou City overnight, he quickly obtained command from Tulush and Yaozhou guards, personally selected 600 soldiers, and caught up with the Ming army after dawn.

Although when he met with Rausa yesterday, Xing Ne had already heard the other party describe how tough and durable this Ming army was, but Xing Ne always didn't believe that there could be an elite in the Ming army that was comparable to the Qi family army in the Battle of the Hunhe River.

It wasn't until he went out of the city to chase for most of the day, and saw the Ming army retreating in two hollow phalanxes under the harassment of the cavalry, and there was no chaos in the march, that he was convinced that what Rausa said was not an exaggeration.

After being harassed by the Manchu cavalry for half a night, he walked less than 5 miles, and the Qing army infantry chased after him in the rear, and the Ming soldiers who had walked for almost seven hours were finally a little depressed. At this pace, they feel that they will never be able to reach Yingkou.

In desperation, some seriously wounded soldiers began to beg their colleagues to give them a good time and not let them fall into the hands of the Qing army. After all, the guards were all educated, and they knew what happened to those wounded soldiers of the Ming army who fell into the hands of the Manchurians. Rather than being abused by the Manchurians and dying, it is better to choose a happy death.

Many hungry and thirsty soldiers also lost the courage to continue advancing, and suggested that their superiors might as well be stationed in place and wait for rescue, instead of continuing to retreat under the harassment of the enemy, so that at least everyone would still have the strength to put down one or two enemies when the Qing army was charging into battle.

Seeing a group of frustrated officers come to tell him about the soldiers' complaints, Li You glanced at them coldly, and then said loudly: "Who said that we are retreating, we are attacking, we are attacking the camp entrance."

As long as I am alive, this force must obey my orders and attack the camp entrance. No one could stop the attack of the Guards, not even the Manchurian Emperor.

The only thing that intercepted us now was the two defeated soldiers who fought yesterday, and if we were able to defeat them once, we could defeat them two, three, or even countless times.

As glorious officers of the Guard, commanding the Janissaries under His Majesty's own command, do you have to fear even the defeat of your own men? If you feel that you are not talented enough to take on the responsibilities you are present, then speak up and I will remove you from your duties immediately. ”

In the midst of Li You's reprimand, these officers who came to petition suddenly fell silent. After waiting for more than ten seconds, seeing that no one made a sound, Li Youcai continued: "Now you all go back to your posts, go to your duties as officers, arouse the enthusiasm of your subordinates, and let the soldiers know that we are attacking instead of fleeing..."

After reprimanding the officers, Battalion Commander Cao suggested that the soldiers simply take a big rest to allow the soldiers to recover some strength and prepare for the more intense battle that followed. Li You thought about it, then nodded in agreement.

So when Xingne and Rausa converged, they found that the Ming army did not take this opportunity to run a little longer, but stayed where they were, resting and eating.

Xing Ne couldn't help but praise, "The general who led this Ming army is really not small, if he can be captured alive, maybe the King of Khan will also receive him in person." ”

Rausamo remained silent, and also beckoned his men to dismount and rest. The entanglement with this Ming army almost exhausted the horsepower of their cavalry, and all his energy. Now he has little interest in capturing the other party's main general alive, but he is bent on completely annihilating this Ming army that is "fearless and retreating without chaos", so as to prevent this Ming army from becoming a hero of the Ming Kingdom.

After taking a sip of the mare's milk wine handed over by the guard, he wiped the wine stains on the corner of his mouth with his sleeve, and then said to Xingne: "Next, how do we deal with this Ming army?" ”

Xing Ne turned his head and glanced at the array of the Ming army, and then said: "Since we have reached the current situation, we must win more beautifully." This battle is related to the military might of our Manchurians, and eating a small part of them is not enough to shock the Ming people, so as to completely annihilate their army, so that the Ming people will not dare to risk attacking our country next time. ”

Lausa handed the wine bag in his hand to Xing Ne, and asked casually: "How to completely annihilate this Ming army, and fight beautifully?" Even with the men you brought, the numbers on both sides are just the same. ”

Xing Ne also poured a large sip of mare's milk wine, which made him frown sourly, and only exhaled for a long time before he exhaled and said: "I have asked the Yaozhou guard to send a document to recruit the nearby Tuntian soldiers and the Haizhou garrison, and our reinforcements will arrive one after another, but this Ming army is an isolated army."

I believe that the courage of these Ming soldiers also has a limit, as long as they move slower and slower towards Yingkou, and the army surrounding them is increasing, they will collapse sooner or later.

Therefore, I will personally take these foot soldiers to block the way of the Ming army, with the cavalry of adults on the flank, it will be difficult for the Ming army to attack with all its strength, as long as I can block them once, the morale of the Ming army will be chaotic... What was that? ”

Xingne, who was talking to Rausa about the battle plan, suddenly heard some voices that made his heart palpitate, and couldn't help but ask directly.

Laussa, who was sitting cross-legged across from him, had already stood up and looked at the phalanx of the Ming army with a solemn face. Obviously, the voice Xing Ne heard just now was from the Ming army. Xing Ne got up and listened to it sideways for a moment, and then his face changed slightly: "These Ming soldiers are singing? How dare they..."

Xing Ne stopped halfway through speaking, he didn't want his subordinates to see his gaffe. And Rausa said slowly: "The morale of the Ming army has not fallen to the valley, we still have to be ready to fight a tough battle." ”

Xing Ne was silent, and after a long time said, "What are they singing?" ”

Laussa replied casually: "It's "My Motherland", it is said that Emperor Ming personally wrote the lyrics, and the concubine personally composed the music. Back then, outside Zunhua City, I heard someone sing this song, and I asked the descendant to know about it. ”

The two stood silently on the hillock and listened to the singing of these Ming soldiers, from the chaotic sound at the beginning to the more and more neat sound, the two knew that the morale of the Ming army was rising. Although the two Manchurian generals did not say a word, they were thinking the same thing in their hearts at the moment, "This is a difficult enemy." ”

Xing Ne only understood at this time why those Han history books said that a hero like the overlord of Chu would be defeated by a song by Zhang Liang. Listening to the high and neat singing of these Ming soldiers, the Han soldiers on their side were obviously a little lost.

This change in mood is not something that can be solved with a whip and a stick. He arched his hand at Rausa and said, "I think it's still bragging, let's cover up these chaotic sounds, it doesn't mess up the minds of the soldiers." I'll take my headquarters to the Ming army and line up on the way..."

As Xingne's team left, a dull and sharp horn sounded here in Lausa, but obviously they had a little horn, not only failed to suppress the singing of the Ming army, but instead became a strange accompaniment, making this song a little more majestic and sad.

Although Xing Ne continued to encourage the Yaozhou army, and personally stood in the queue with short soldiers, in order to inspire the courage of the soldiers. But in front of the soldiers of the Guards who were re-energized, these Yaozhou troops still did not survive a round.

Sing finally knew what was going on with the close-range platoon that terrified Turush's men. To make matters worse than the situation faced by Turush's subordinates, although the Ming army discarded two cannons, four light cannons were still in the army.

These cannons may not be useful against cavalry, but the infantry used to fight arrays is the nemesis. As soon as the archers in Xingne's hand had finished arraying, the Ming army dispersed them with artillery, and then the Ming musketeers stepped forward in unison, and did not shoot until they reached within 30 meters.

The Yaozhou Army, which was already not high in morale, collapsed in an instant in such a fierce blow. Even Xing Ne himself, if it weren't for a personal guard standing in front of him, he would have died under the guns of the Ming army at that time.

Fortunately, the cavalry led by Rausa was pinned down, so that the Ming army did not dare to let go of the pursuit, otherwise Xing Ne suspected that the first battle of these Yaozhou troops around him would be completely dispersed.

After this lesson, Xing Ne finally gave up the idea of blocking the Ming army head-on, he felt that his manpower was too insufficient, so he still delayed the march of the Ming army first, and waited for the backup to arrive.

Yingzhou can almost be regarded as the interior of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the number of Manchu and Han officers and soldiers in Tuntian here is not small. Of course, this is also due to the soybean trade with the Ming Dynasty, in order to reduce the transportation routes, each banner has been developed in the east of the river near Yingkou.

Therefore, after receiving the conscription order, dozens of hundreds of people flocked to it, but at this time, the Ming soldiers who were immersed in a strange mood did not feel frightened, but defeated the Qing army team that wanted to block their way again and again.

Xing Ne was also extremely depressed about the outcome of these battles, the Ming army came and went in fact only three moves, artillery bombardment, infantry advancing to the front volley, followed by a white-knuckle charge. But they just can't stop it.

Moreover, he also found that the Ming army had become more and more proficient in this set of tactics, and there were almost fewer and fewer gaps in the connection between artillery fire and infantry advance speed. At first, three Ming soldiers were able to deal with one Qing army, and now three Ming soldiers were able to deal with three or four Qing soldiers, and their assassination actions began to become concise and effective, and they were no longer so hesitant at the beginning, thus saving a lot of effort.

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