Although Xiong Tingbi's approach seems a bit cruel, in fact, the closer to the Liao River, the denser the Ming soldiers, and the farther away from the Liao River, the thinner the Ming soldiers, and the probability of accidentally injuring their own people by artillery fire is very low.

There are not many of the 3,000 winged cavalry left in the forefront, if it weren't for the dragoons desperately responding, it is very likely that none of the 3,000 winged cavalry will be left, and even Lu Xiangsheng may die on the battlefield.

Lu Xiangsheng is covered in blood, and he can't tell whether it is the blood of the enemy or his own blood, and the situation of the remaining winged cavalry at this time is similar to that of Lu Xiangsheng.

After that, the situation of the Jin army was no better than that of the Ming army, and even greater than the losses of the Ming army. If it weren't for the constant investment of troops on both sides, the two sides would have already decided the winner by this time, and one side would have collapsed long ago. The two sides have entered the stage of fighting for attrition, to see who can hold out to the end, both sides also understand that they must not retreat at this moment, and the defeat is already decided.

This was originally just a very ordinary beach battle, but at this moment it has become a decisive battle, which neither side expected. The artillery fire of the Ming army played an important role at this time, and this kind of bombardment, which did not distinguish between the enemy and us, each cannon could take away a few lives. And in this melee situation, neither side can maintain a loose formation.

It's just that occasionally Guan Ning Tieqi was bombarded by his own people's cannons, and Guan Ning Tieqi, who was rushing to the forefront at the moment, was scolding his mother in his heart, and You Shilu simply scolded: "The dog entered, who gave this order?" Don't you know that our army is rushing to the front at this moment? You Shilu actually understands that only Xiong Tingbi dares to give this order.

"General You, it's not a matter of time at this moment, although the cannonball is not long-sighted and accidentally injured his own people, but under such an artillery bombardment, he can't get up at the moment. Hold on a little longer, and victory for our army is in sight. Lu Xiangsheng comforted.

"The dog enters, when this battle is won, I must go to the emperor to sue the emperor." You Shilu said loudly.

"Brothers, Jianyu can't hold on anymore, and our army will win this battle." Lu Xiangsheng shouted. Although Guan Ning Tieqi and Lu Xiangsheng were dealing with it for the first time, Lu Xiangsheng's spirit of fighting to the death did infect them, and they also sincerely admired Lu Xiangsheng, a commander could do this, they really had nothing to say.

"Brothers, after holding on for a while, the rear army will come up immediately. The bloodiness of our Guanning Iron Cavalry will never be lost to the hussars, don't you say? You Shilu also said loudly.

"Hah!" Guan Ning Tieqi replied loudly one after another.

Lu Xiangsheng rushed out again with his knife, and when You Shilu saw this, he immediately ordered his personal guards: "You go to protect Lord Lu, and you must not let Lord Lu lose." ”

……

It is said that fighting a war is money, and after the arrival of hot weapons, this sentence has been verified. The Ming army's reckless bombing caused great psychological pressure on the Houjin army, and by the evening, the decline of the Houjin army was already very obvious. The beachhead of the Ming army was constantly expanding, and by this time, a very stable position had been formed, a large number of light artillery pieces had been erected, and the Houjin army was no longer able to storm the Ming army's position.

By the time it came, the Houjin army had finally withdrawn. Seeing the retreating Houjin army like a tide, the cheers of the Ming army resounded on the position, and at this time, the Ming army was powerless to pursue the retreating Houjin army.

The losses on both sides in this battle were very large, the total number of casualties on both sides exceeded 50,000, and there were less than 500 of the 3,000 winged cavalry of the Ming army, and no more than 100 people could still fight. And almost all of Azig's yellow flags were killed. The ammunition of the heavy artillery of the Ming army was less than a fraction of what was left.

After this battle, the morale of the Houjin army was low, and the defeat was almost certain.

"After this battle, Houjin will definitely retreat, our army must take Shengjing in one go, Admiral Zhao, early tomorrow morning, you will lead 10,000 dragoons and 10,000 infantry as the vanguard to attack the Houjin camp." Xiong Tingbi commanded.

"No." Zhao Shujiao said. Everyone understands that this is not the time to repair, the Ming army is tired, and the Houjin army is also tired, and the morale of the Ming army is now high, and it must be taken down by Houjin in one go.

……

Houjin lost the opportunity in the battle to seize the beach, suffered heavy losses, and was demoralized, and the ministers of Houjin were also persuading Huang Taiji to temporarily avoid the limelight of the Ming army and retreat to Hetuala. And Huang Taiji did have such thoughts at this moment, but he understood that he must not retreat now, if he retreated, the Ming army would definitely pursue at the tail end, and the losses would be more serious, so he decided to accept the suggestion of retreating to Shengjing.

"Dolgon, tonight you set off overnight to return to Shengjing first, bring everything that Shengjing can take with you to Hetuala, after arriving in Hetuala, gather Hetuala's soldiers and horses, and then retreat to the north, the north is the territory of the Nen Korqin Department, Nen Korqin and I Houjin are friendly, and you have a heavy army, the Nen Korqin Department will definitely not embarrass you and wait." Huang Taiji said.

"Starling, what should you do then?" Dorgon asked.

"The inheritance left by Khan Ama to Dajin is destroyed in my hands, and I will live and die with Shengjing." Huang Taiji said firmly.

"Starling, why don't we retreat north together, don't the Han people often say that they can stay in the green mountains, aren't they afraid of no firewood?" Dorgon persuaded.

"I must stay in Shengjing before you can safely withdraw to the Nenkorqin Department, go, this matter must not be delayed." Huang Taiji said.

"Wow." Although Dolgon was young, he also understood his current situation and the hard work of Huang Taiji.

……

The people of Baojieshe conveyed the news of the victory to Zhu Youxiao as soon as possible, and Shanhaiguan could boil again.

"According to Xiong Dudu's battle report, the overall situation of the war in Liaodong has basically been decided, and it is only a matter of time before Shengjing is taken." Sun Chengzong said.

"Xiong Tingbi came to report, saying that the ammunition of the heavy artillery is less than 10%, and it needs to be replenished, so send him all the remaining ammunition from Liaodong." Zhu Youxiao said.

"There is not much heavy artillery ammunition left in Liaodong, and it will take some time to transport it from the Beijing Division." Sun Chengzong said.

"The production of ammunition is not difficult, Liaodong is produced locally, and after this battle, all the artillery I brought from Beijing will remain in Liaodong." Zhu Youxiao said.

"Your Majesty, the minister also wants to set up an artillery academy and an officer academy in Liaodong to train talents." Sun Chengzong said.

"After this battle, I will set up the Shenyang Governor's Office, and I will ask the army in Liaodong to reorganize the army according to the requirements of the new army." Zhu Youxiao said.

"No."

(End of chapter)