"Bang, bang, bang."

The gunners in the back shot, only less than eighty paces away, the hit rate of the flintlock pistols was greatly improved, plus the gunners were salvos, in the center of the fire, even a rabbit could not figure out guò, let alone a person, and a huge war horse.

More than 20 Jiannu soldiers, as soon as they left the gunner formation of the Ming army, all planted from their horses, and some of them were planted together with their horses.

The wounded soldiers in the gunners left automatically, and the unwounded soldiers relined their formation.

They raised their flintlock pistols again, completely ignoring the wailing and groaning of the wounded soldiers on the ground, and if the wounded soldiers of the Jiannu tried to attack them or were about to flee, they were re-shot until they were completely harmless to the Ming army.

Yue Tuo sorted out his cavalry and prepared to rush towards the Ming army's position again.

"Lord Belle, we've already lost more than half of our casualties." The soldiers carefully reminded Yue Tuo when he had not yet let go of the reins.

"What? More than half of the casualties? Yue Tuo was shocked, he glanced at the cavalry around him, and when he looked at it, he found that there were only four hundred soldiers, "What's the matter, how can there be more than half of the casualties?" How many people did the Ming army lose? ”

These questions were too difficult for anyone to answer his questions.

The autumn wind kept blowing the smell of blood into Yue Tuo's nose, as if to remind him of how many casualties the Jurchen soldiers had.

The cavalry of the Ming army also stopped attacking, and all the men stood quietly on horseback, motionless. Except for a few horses wagging their tails, the battlefield fell into a rare tranquility.

Yue Tuo wiped a handful of blood from his face with his hand, he couldn't understand how his soldiers had been killed or wounded in such a short period of time, he looked at the wounded soldiers on the ground, almost all the Jurchen wounded soldiers showed no signs of being able to stand up.

The Ming army's sought-after shooting, but in two minutes, plus the cavalry attack, it took less than ten minutes in total, and the soldiers of the Dajin Kingdom lost more than the average, and Yue Tuo's mind could not turn for the time being.

But there is one thing he understands, judging from the current combat effectiveness of the Ming army, his eighteen Niu Lu should have been annihilated by the Ming army.

"Lord Belle, withdraw your troops! The Ming army was too numerous and the firearms were too strong. ”

"What? Withdrawal? Since the Mandate of Heaven Khan raised his army, when has the Dajin Kingdom been afraid of the Ming army? Yue Tuo's face was gloomy, more than half of his army was lost, or was he personally fighting, how could he explain to Huang Taiji? He hated that troubled ranger in his heart, and if he hadn't been talkative, he wouldn't have led his army to stop Yuan Chonghuan.

How he wished he hadn't met that ranger, how he wished he hadn't come to attack Yuan Chonghuan.

"Lord Belle, the Mandate of Heaven Khan has also encountered unfavorable situations in Jinzhou, and he is also decisive in withdrawing his troops - if the Ming army in Jinzhou knows that we are here, they will definitely send troops to intercept us......"

"Jinzhou?" Yue Tuo's brain was blown by the autumn wind, he had just sobered up, and now he was shocked into a cold sweat, he now has less than four hundred people, or the defeated army that has just fought, if the Ming army in Jinzhou prevents him from returning to Guangning, even if his subordinates can protect his safety, but the casualties of the soldiers will not be small, maybe these four hundred people will stay in Jinzhou.

Yue Tuo is in a dilemma, retreat the troops, he can't sneak attack by himself, and he will lose more than 600 soldiers, he will definitely be laughed at by the Ming army, after going back, not only other banner owners will see his jokes, but even remove him from the position of banner master; If he doesn't retreat, judging from the current battlefield situation, it's no wonder that he doesn't lose all his pants.

The subordinates saw Yue Tuo's hesitation, "Lord Belle, the Ming army has created a new type of firearm, and the range is far beyond our bow and arrow, so we must report it to the Han in time." ”

"Yes, report the Great Khan." Yue Tuo got down the donkey, "We can't all die here, someone must bring back the message here, give the order, and withdraw the troops." ”

Yue Tuo said that he would withdraw, and the Jurchen soldiers turned their horses' heads and never looked at the Ming army again, nearly 400 soldiers went to the north.

"Junza, Jiannu has withdrawn his troops, do you want to send cavalry to chase after you?" Liu Yuyan felt a little regretful when he saw that Jiannu had not been completely eliminated.

"Jiannu horses are fast, and our cavalry can't catch up at all." Yuan Chonghuan turned around and saw the artillery, and he had an idea, "Let the artillery drive a few runs, and it will be regarded as seeing off Jiannu!" ”

"Boom...... Long ......"

"Boom...... Long ......"

"Boom...... Long ......"

……

Fifteen shells left the barrel and made a graceful arc, whistling over the heads of the gunners, and flying directly at the cavalry of Jiannu. Several flowering bullets landed in the ranks of Jiannu's cavalry, stirring up patches of blood, the horse's legs were broken, the soldiers fell from their horses, and a dozen Jiannu soldiers left their banner owners and were left alone on the open plain.

The gunners fired another round of flowering shells, and Kennu had escaped from the range of the artillery.

"The cavalry on the left flank attacked and beheaded the Jiannu in front." Although Jiannu's soldiers were injured by the flowering bullets, they were not completely dead, and Yuan Chonghuan also asked their heads to go back to lead the army, "The infantry cleaned the battlefield, cut off the heads of Jiannu, and then buried their bodies to prevent the plague." ”

After cutting off the head, burying the body, cleaning the battlefield, searching the body, and everything is done, it is already noon.

"Let's rest for a while, have lunch and then set off." Yuan Chonghuan asked the cooks to prepare lunch, and the military doctors to heal the wounded soldiers.

The casualties on the battlefield have been counted, the third division has harvested a total of 627 Jiannu heads, but it also has its own casualties, 27 soldiers have died, 86 soldiers have been wounded, and 16 of them are very seriously injured, and it is uncertain whether they can survive or not.

While the soldiers were eating, Yuan Chonghuan wrote two letters, one was a military newspaper to Sun Chengzong, in which he described in detail the blocking battle that took place south of Jinzhou, so that Sun Chengzong could write a military report to the military department.

The other letter was addressed directly to Zhu Youzhen. Before Yuan Chonghuan left the Beijing Division, Zhu Youzhen told him that artillery, grenades, and flintlock pistols were all new weapons, and their true effects could only be tested on the battlefield, so he asked Yuan Chonghuan to give timely feedback on the pros and cons of these forms of firearms to the Beijing Division, and even to him himself, so that these new firearms could be improved in time according to the effects of use on the battlefield.

Today, Yuan Chonghuan encountered Yue Tuo's sneak attack, because the artillery was too cumbersome and extremely inconvenient to move, it did not play its due role at all, so Yuan Chonghuan directly went to Zhu Youjian, told the disadvantages of the artillery, and hoped that the Firearms Bureau could improve the artillery.

Yuan Chonghuan left the wounded soldiers behind and let them return to Ningyuan City with the messenger for medical treatment, while he followed the third division, carrying a large amount of grain and grass, and continued to advance towards Jinzhou.

Sun Chengzong, who was far away in Shanhaiguan, received Yuan Chonghuan's military report, and was so surprised again that his upper and lower lips couldn't close, "This Yuan Chonghuan, how did he fight?" In just one month, it not only recovered Ningyuan and Jinzhou, but also severely damaged the defenders of Quang Ninh. ”

Sun Chengzong's question is also unanswered, and Yuan Chonghuan, who can answer this question, is not in Shanhaiguan now.

Yuan Chonghuan had already occupied Ningyuan and Jinzhou, and had inflicted heavy losses on the defenders of Quang Ninh, and with his character, the next target must be Quang Ninh. Sun Chengzong was worried that Yuan Chonghuan's pace was too fast, the battle line was too long, and his first army was only 30,000 people, and he had to garrison Ningyuan and Jinzhou, but also face the Jiannu in Guangning, and the number of soldiers would inevitably be insufficient, so he sent the second army, which was temporarily idle in Shanhaiguan, to the front line.

According to Zhu Youzhen's holy decree, the Second Army and the Third Army were originally controlled by Yuan Chonghuan, besides, now Yuan Chonghuan's First Army has recovered Ningyuan and Jinzhou, the front line of the confrontation between Daming and Jiannu has moved north to the line of Jinzhou and Guangning, Shanhaiguan is already a large rear, and there is no need for so many troops, if the front line needs, he can also send the Third Army over, Shanhaiguan has his 100,000 Liaodong Army, which is stable enough.

If it weren't for the promise made to Zhu Youzhen that he would stick to Shanhaiguan for two years, Sun Chengzong would have been ready to go to Jinzhou to have a look. Jiannu's cavalry is too strong, and his Liaodong army can only rely on the city wall and Shanhaiguan to reluctantly confront Jiannu, and now Yuan Chonghuan kills Jiannu and captures the city, just like playing with a child, is Jiannu's combat effectiveness declining, or is Daming's firearms really powerful?

When Sun Chengzong wrote a military report to the Ministry of War and Zhu Youzhen, he also faintly raised his worries, that is, Yuan Chonghuan's march was too fast, and there was a risk that there would be a shortage of food, grass, ammunition, and personnel.

In addition, Yuan Chonghuan quickly recovered Ningyuan and Jinzhou, and even possibly Guangning, which would inevitably provoke a reaction from Jiannu, and Huang Taiji's position was not very stable, in order to keep his position as Great Khan, in order to preserve the results of Nurhachi's foreign aggression, in order to neutralize his authority in various banner owners, and express his tough attitude towards the Ming Dynasty, he would definitely send heavy troops to Liaodong, and I don't know if the Ming court was prepared for a full-scale war.

Du Wenhuan heard that Sun Chengzong sent his second army to the front line of Ningjin, so excited that he didn't sleep well all night, since he reached Shanhaiguan, all the military achievements are Yuan Chonghuan's alone, and his second army is purely to consume food.

Sun Chengzong ordered his Second Army to go to the front to reinforce Yuan Chonghuan, and finally gave him the opportunity to make meritorious contributions.

Du Wenhuan did not follow Sun Chengzong's request, and the entire army marched forward with grain and grass and artillery. After leaving Shanhaiguan, he left all his baggage to the Fifth and Sixth Divisions, and took the Fourth Division with him, dressed quickly, and rushed from Qiantun to Ningyuan in only one day.

He rested in Ningyuan for one night, and the next morning, he left Ningyuan with the Fourth Division and rushed to Jinzhou.

Seeing Du Wenhuan in Jinzhou, Yuan Chonghuan was very surprised, and when he asked, he found out that Sun Chengzong asked him to come.

"I not only want to defend Ningyuan, but also have to fight with Jiannu in Jinzhou, the strength is a little insufficient, thanks to Lord Sun's understanding, and I have worked hard Wenhuan." Although Yuan Chonghuan felt that Du Wenhuan's arrival could help him, he faintly felt that something was wrong, Du Wenhuan came too suddenly, and he was not prepared at all, besides, he didn't ask Sun Chengzong for help.

"Where, Lord Yuan is polite, they are all His Majesty's army, and they should share their worries for His Majesty." Du Wenhuan smiled and hugged Yuan Chonghuan with a fist.

"That's good," Yuan Chonghuan returned the salute, "Now that the situation in Guangning is unknown, we can only confront Jiannu, and there will be no large-scale battle in the short term, so Wen Huan will take your second army and temporarily station it in Ningyuan, and replace my first division with Jinzhou." ”

"Lord Yuan, what are these words? My second army is also His Majesty's army, can't we build a slave in Jinzhou? The expression on Du Wenhuan's face was a little unsightly.