Chapter 44: Death

Two days later, Bolhui led the Qing army to retreat into the mountains and forests.

He didn't dare to wait any longer, the main force of the Qing army of Luck Dehun was going to rescue Jingzhou, but the main force of He Tengjiao's Ming army might go north at any time, he continued to stay where he was and waited for reinforcements, he might not be able to wait for reinforcements, but he might be completely surrounded by the Ming army, and he couldn't leave if he wanted to.

After the Qing army entered the mountains and forests, they quickly abandoned a group of seriously wounded soldiers of the green battalion, and the large army slightly accelerated the march, threw off this heavy burden and left them to fend for themselves...... However, important generals such as Zukefa still received special care, he fell from the camp wall and broke a leg, and was carried all the way by his own soldiers on a stretcher, and never fell behind.

Since it was a flight for their lives, of course, they had to advance lightly, the excess baggage equipment was burned, the lightly wounded of the Eight Banners were carried on horses, and the seriously wounded were carried by the Green Battalion soldiers on stretchers, and they trekked hard in the dense forest. The path in the forest was intermittent, and many places were narrow and bumpy, and it was impossible to ride through them, so the Eight Banners were forced to jump off their horses and lead their mounts to slowly open the way.

Along the way, they were constantly attacked and harassed by a small group of Ming troops, and they did not dare to fight the Qing army head-on, but they kept beating gold and drums, blowing snails and trumpets, holding red flags back and forth, putting a cold arrow from time to time, and arranging a few traps, which made the Qing army tired.

There were more and more attritions, but under the strict supervision of Bolhui, the Qing army still maintained its basic structure and did not completely collapse. However, the speed of the march was even slower, and the day after entering the mountains and forests, the Qing army began to kill horses for food.

On the second day, the third day, and the fourth day, ...... dense forests in the valley, the direction was difficult to discern, and the Qing army took several unjust roads. Finally, I gradually figured out the terrain in the mountains. The mountain peaks are continuous, but there are also some small roads that can be passed, and no matter how you go around, Zuihou has to return to these paths, and it is impossible to find another passage in the mountains.

Walking along the river, Bolhui finally figured out the truth, so as to ensure the correct direction of the march and the water source of the troops...... But what he didn't expect was that the Ming army was waiting for him not far ahead.

Noon on the fifth day. Scouts of the Qing army discovered the camp of the Ming army.

Valley! It's the valley again! A path passed through the valley, and at the end stood a sturdy camp, a red flag fluttering in the wind, as if mocking the Qing army for throwing themselves into the net.

Bol Hui personally stepped forward to check, and this camp looked very familiar. The wall is eight feet high, with two moats inside and out. The various defenses are very well prepared. At first glance, it is the style of Chongyang Gongyi Battalion.

"These Han dogs are so hateful, they stick to it!" Bolhui found it very tricky.

Break through this camp? No way!

The Qing army fled all the way here, and even a lot of wounded were lost, and all kinds of tools had long been thrown away, and it was impossible to build siege equipment. What's more, a few days of hard trekking in the mountains and forests. The physical strength of the Qing soldiers was seriously overdrawn, and their combat strength was less than half of that of usual, and even if they paid heavy casualties, they might not be able to break through this strong camp.

Turn around and go back? It can't be either!

All the way to here, the Qing army has been dragged down, all thanks to his strict supervision, strong support did not collapse, if you turn around now, the morale of the troops will definitely be greatly hit, these thousands of men and horses will immediately scatter. What's more, after turning around and going back, you have to go headlong into the boundless mountains, and there is still no way out.

Rush over!

Bol Hui made up his mind, this valley is relatively wide, although the camp of the Ming army was built in the valley, but it did not completely block the way forward, if thousands of people rushed forward together, the bows and arrows on the camp of the Ming army could not hurt many people.

As soon as he said it, he ordered the Qing army to have a full meal of horse meat and prepare to storm the village. The once proud Bayala military flag was carefully put away, and Bolhui also changed into an ordinary armor, so as not to become the key target of the Ming army's bows and arrows when he stormed the village.

The Green Battalion opened the way in front, and the Eight Banners followed, covering each other and rushing forward together. The valley was full of trees and vines, and there were antler obstacles of the Ming army on the ground, so the Eight Banners could not ride their horses and gallop, so they had to lead their beloved mounts and run forward on foot with the infantry of the Green Battalion.

After arriving near the Ming military camp, the Ming military camp wall immediately rained arrows and firearms.

"Rush, rush, rush, hurry! Rush over and you'll be fine! ”

Bo Erhui kept urging, and the Ming army had a total of dozens of firearms and more than 200 archers, and this loss was completely bearable.

In front of the camp, the Qing army immediately divided into two groups, bypassing the camp wall and fleeing, under the blow of the Ming army's bows and arrows, they all only cared about rushing through the valley as soon as possible to escape, the formation was completely chaotic, and even threw swords, guns and weapons to the ground.

Rush over!

Bolhui followed the defeated army through the valley, he was hit by two arrows, but he was protected by cotton armor, and his injuries were not serious, and he escaped safely. He was about to give the order to restrain the soldiers and horses, but he heard a cannon in the Ming army camp, and then the camp door was opened, and the Ming army was killed!

Gongyi battalion, spear array, a thousand soldiers of the Gongyi battalion lined up in a neat phalanx, and slaughtered into the chaotic Qing army, like a tiger driving sheep!

Fighting in formations is the law that must be followed in cold weapon warfare, but the Qing army is in chaos at the moment, and they can't get on their horses and run slack, and they clash back and forth, and the once invincible Eight Banners soldiers in the world have no power to fight back.

Defeat is like a mountain!

If in normal times, even if the Eight Banners are suddenly attacked by the enemy, most of them can resist stubbornly, gradually gather into a team, and even launch a counterattack against the enemy, and finally turn defeat into victory. But at this moment, the Qing soldiers were sleepy and lacking, there were countless wounded soldiers, the formation was scattered, the military spirit was chaotic, and they were rushed by the extremely sharp spear array, and no one was willing to turn back to meet the enemy, but rushed through the valley, ran desperately along the path, and even scattered into the mountains and forests.

Seeing that the momentum was not right, Bo Erhui hurriedly ordered his subordinates to raise the Bayara Dragon Banner and gather the Eight Banners to try to resist, but as soon as his military flag was erected, the spear array of the Gongyi battalion immediately turned around and collided with his small group of men.

There were a thousand soldiers of the Gongyi battalion, but there were only a few dozen people around Bo Erhui, and he saw that the situation was unstoppable, so he had to turn around and flee out of the valley, and thousands of Qing troops completely collapsed.

Wang Sheng pursued and killed all the way behind them, captured countless people, and captured Zu Kefa, the general soldier of the Manchu Qing Dynasty......

When Bolhui finally escaped, although he tried his best to gather the defeated army, there were still less than a hundred people around him, and the large army had been completely dispersed. He led the small army to find a small river, drink some water and eat some dry horse meat, then untied the cotton armor, pulled the silk lining inside, and pulled out the two broken arrows.

Bol Hui took out the wound medicine and was about to apply it to the wound, when suddenly there were gunshots around him, and countless guns and lead were shot, and another Ming army ambushed and killed.

Wang Kefan personally led the troops!

Under the guidance of his guide, he led a thousand soldiers to take the path and just arrived, when he saw Bolhui's Bayara Dragon Banner from a distance, and immediately surrounded him from all sides. The loyal Eight Banners soldiers desperately moved forward, wielding tiger tooth knives to stop Wang Kefan, but they were already at the end of their crossbows, and they were stabbed to the ground one after another under the continuous stabbing of the spear array.

Escape!

Bol Hui turned over his horse and jumped directly into the river, and the remaining dozens of Eight Banner soldiers were divided into two halves, half stepped forward to block the Ming army, and half escorted Bol Hui to flee along the river.

The Ming army immediately went down to the river to intercept it, and the bows and arrows continued to shoot, and when Bolhui finally escaped from the encirclement, there were only four or five people left around him, and the flag guards with the Bayala Dragon Banner were gone.

He was about to go back and fight hard, when another Ming army came out!

Zhou Guodong!

Zhou Guodong took two hundred soldiers and ambushed near this small river for a long time, and finally waited for Bo Erhui!

Intercepted, killed, injured and fell off the horse, seized the road and fled ......, when Bolhui finally escaped, he was already alone, seriously wounded, and his beloved Tie Li horse was also taken away by the Ming army.

Holding a piece of wood and drifting down the river, Borhui floated out of the mountain, and the river became deeper and deeper, and he was forced to climb the riverbank.

At this time, Bolhui was embarrassed, the armor on his body had broken several large holes, revealing wounds of different depths inside, especially the thigh was stabbed with a heavy shot, although he was bandaged with his clothes, he still limped when he walked, and he was still carrying a tiger tooth knife in his hand, struggling to walk on foot.

"Stomp trample trample ......" came the sound of hurried horses' hooves.

Bolhui stopped and looked up, only to see the yellow dust billowing in front of him, and about twenty cavalry were galloping towards him. He raised the tiger tooth knife in front of him, and was uneasy in his heart, if this cavalry was a Qing army, he would definitely be saved, if this cavalry was a Ming army......

The cavalry came so fast that they didn't slow down when they arrived in front of Bolhui, and the leader rushed up directly on horseback, raising his sword and slashing.

Bo Erhui waved the knife, only to hear the sound of "dang long", sparks flew everywhere, he was injured, his arm was weak, and the tiger tooth knife was knocked away!

"Oh, this tartar has so much strength!" The man's voice was delicate, and it turned out to be a woman.

Only then did Bol Hui see clearly that the twenty cavalrymen were all female soldiers of Yishui, each with a saber in their hands, surrounding themselves in the middle, and the woman in the lead was feminine, but she was wearing armor and a bow, and she was wearing a military uniform, staring at herself up and down with a smile, like a kitten that had caught a mouse, triumphant.

Li Runniang!

Bolhui's heart sank, these female soldiers are Ming soldiers, and they are dead!

"Give me a knife to kill myself, I don't want to die in the hands of a woman." Bolhui said in a deep voice. At the moment of life and death, he did not panic and lost his temper, he just wanted to keep the dignity of a white-armored soldier...... Committing suicide, Bolhui wanted to kill himself, but he no longer had any weapons on his body.

"What a tough Tartar, if you are perfected, you will die under the hooves of my horse!" Li Runniang suddenly lifted the reins, and the jujube red horse man under his crotch stood up, and kicked forward with his two front hooves, kicking Bo Erhui to the ground.

She urged the horse to step over Bolhui, and then rushed back in a circle, and the horse's hooves stomped heavily on Bolhui's face, and immediately there was the sound of a broken nose.

Li Runniang turned over and jumped off the jujube red horse, leaned over and squatted beside the dying Bo Erhui, and giggled: "Oh, I'm sorry to forget one thing...... My 'Little Red' is also a mare! ”

“……”

Bolhui's body moved twice, and suddenly his head tilted, and he died. (To be continued......)