Under the city of Liaoyang, a group of well-dressed soldiers are shuttling through the messy battlefield, busily cleaning the battlefield and rescuing the wounded who still have a breath.

Farther in the city, more soldiers ran after the fleeing guerrillas, either slashing them or capturing them, but they didn't give them a chance to breathe.

Two nights and a whole day of intense offensive did not allow the 50,000 soldiers under Liaoyang City to survive the appearance of the sun on the third day, and Shang Kexi completely defeated them.

While cleaning up the battlefield, Shang Kexi led the team to drive away the remnants of the Qing Dynasty who still had tens of thousands of them, ensuring that they would not regroup and kill after the rout.

It was not until the Qing Dynasty rout under Liaoyang City was driven out of Liaoyang City that the order to return to Liaoyang was issued.

Yes, the 50,000 soldiers of the Qing Dynasty, nearly 20,000 of them were buried under this important town of Liaoyang, and nearly 10,000 of the defeated soldiers were captured by the Hongtang army, plus the thousands of enemy wounded who were saved on the battlefield, and the Qing soldiers who could survive should not exceed 10,000.

Even if it is a defeated army of 10,000 people, there is hardly a large-scale group, and among the people who fled in a hurry, the larger the scale, the more they will be targeted by the Hongtang pursuing troops, and they will eventually be broken up into smaller teams.

Therefore, when it was not conducive to fleeing when it was perceived that there were too many people, most of the Qing Dynasty routs formed a squad of four or five or more than ten people, or even more simply fled alone without knowing the direction, although it was safer, but it also brought great trouble to the whole team of the rout.

"The first regiment of the first division stayed behind to continue to clean up the battlefield, contain the defeated soldiers, and guard Liaoyang; The rest of the regiments and battalions are cooking at a fast pace, seize the time to rest, and after twelve o'clock at noon, our army will go south to support Phoenix City! ”

Shang Kexi, who was riding on his mount, was content to have won a beautiful battle, but he also knew that at this time in the far south, there was still a tough battle waiting for them, and a group of colleagues were waiting for them to come to the rescue, and the burden on their shoulders was still very heavy.

At twelve o'clock at noon, the 20,000 troops of the Hongtang army were ready to go, with a resolute and persistent look, under the leadership of Shang Kexi, they approached the south without hesitation.

Thousands of soldiers who stayed in Liaoyang City stood on the towering walls of Liaoyang City, seeing them off and praying for their companions.

The scene cuts back to the battlefield outside Phoenix, where tens of thousands of troops have been fighting together for more than forty-eight hours.

During this long period of time, the main force of Hongtang's headquarters has been continuously attacking the Qing army in front, forcing the other party to follow the rhythm of Hongtang's soldiers, and countless soldiers are already exhausted.

"Resist, give it to Lao Tzu!! The people of the Ming Dynasty were able to persist in fighting, could it be that our Jurchen warriors would still lose to this group of subordinates? ? ”

On the front line of the battlefield, Yue Tuo, a fierce general of the Qing Dynasty, held a long knife in his hand, and sat in front of him with the smell of gunpowder, cheering for the Qing soldiers around him.

At a glance, on the front line around Yue Tuo, the soldiers of Hongtang and the soldiers of the Great Qing Dynasty fought together, and the fight was in full swing, but the tiredness on each other's faces could not be concealed.

Wu Jie knew that there was a big gap between his team and the Qing army led by Dolgon in terms of overall strength, so at the moment he launched a counterattack, he had already issued a resolute battle order to the soldiers under the command of Hongtang: no matter whether they were tired or not, how painful they were, and how scattered the team was, all the Hongtang soldiers who could move must continue to attack the Qing army.

This is the only opportunity for the Hongtang army to defeat the strong with the weak, with the Hongtang army's perfect non-commissioned officer system and command system, the more chaotic and continuous damage the battle, the more these advantages of the Hongtang army can be magnified, and through this advantage to close the gap between each other.

Of course, the cost of doing so is also not small, if it is really completely at a disadvantage, such a continuous offensive will cause no more damage to the strength of the Hongtang army, if the Hongtang army is defeated, then the number of Hongtang soldiers who can still survive will be less than the total number of soldiers defeated in the general battle.

The first division of Wu Chao's whale division, which had learned from the past, was because of such a decisive battle plan, and after Wu Chao finally issued a retreat order, only 2,000 of the 20,000 troops survived and returned to the southern coast.

It's just that Wu Jie is also clear, and the strategic instructions sent by Li Tianyang from the base camp are all summoning his attention to this battle, and he has prepared for various unfavorable situations.

Before coming, after communicating with Li Tianyang and fighting on the ground, he learned about the strength gap between himself and the Qing Dynasty, which also gave Wu Jie a little confidence to give it a go: under the seemingly powerful appearance of the Qing Dynasty, its own flaws are also fatal, the number of main battle troops has been unable to expand for a long time, and the losses in the past two years have made the gap between the real strength of the Qing people and the Hongtang military headquarters that is almost fully dispatched, no longer a moat-like existence, but Wu Jie and they can close it through various means and strategies.

The battle continued, but if you look down from the sky, the fierce battle is in full swing within a range of more than ten miles, and the Hongtang soldiers dressed in gray-black troops and the Qing soldiers of all colors and colors are fighting together.

However, those who are a little keenest and know more about the battlefield can find through a bird's-eye view that the Hongtang soldiers under Phoenix City have inevitably been at a local disadvantage because of the overall strength gap.

A steady stream of information gathered in the hands of Wu Jie, who was sitting in the rear, and the members of the Reference Office kept holding the latest information and marking it on the sand chart that had been in production for a long time, and at the same time, they did not forget to hold the straw paper to calculate and discuss with their companions.

Even from the sand chart and the mouths of the members of the Aircraft Department, Wu Jie could already feel the fact that his side was gradually at a disadvantage, but he did not waver in the slightest intention to retreat.

"What's going on over there at Hat Helmet Mountain?"

Wu Jie's expression was calm, and he methodically asked the scout captain of the special operations battalion who had just returned, and it seemed that he should have a new intelligence return.

"Commander Geng, they have defeated the Qing army at the foot of the Hat Helmet Mountain, pursued more than 100 miles, and are now cleaning up the battlefield and preparing to come to help."

Wu Jie remained silent, nodded without joy or sorrow, and continued to ask the next question: "Is there any new information on Liaoyang City?" ”

"No, the latest intelligence is the reward for the counterattack they launched the night before."

The member of the staff on the side looked up and replied.

"Do you want me to come over and have a look?"

The captain, who had just returned, looked up and said with an inquiring look.

"No, you don't."

Wu Jie shook his head.

(End of chapter)