Chapter 878: The Great Rescue Is Unstoppable
Most of the Manchu and Mongolian soldiers who stayed in the Sanwan camp were newcomers, and they had little experience in the face of the chaotic Huai'an Green Battalion soldiers, but they didn't know how to deal with it, and they were so pressed that they could hardly rush out of the camp. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
The Huai'an soldiers not only set fires everywhere, but also drove all the people in the master's camp out and rushed in the camp, which made the whole camp even more chaotic.
Fu Lehe was so angry that his eyes were bloodshot, and there was no point in scolding, the top priority was to quickly stabilize his position and suppress the riotous battalion soldiers, otherwise they would retreat with their soldiers and horses, and when they saw that the camp was like this, where could they retreat. For this reason, he personally led his guards to rush and kill, braving the rockets of the Huai'an soldiers, alleviating the crisis, and making the Mengmeng soldiers change from the original headless flies to a group of dragons.
Aobai, who fled north, found that the big camp in front of him was on fire, only to feel that his hands and feet were cold, and a chill came to his heart, if the big camp was lost, the tens of thousands of Qing troops would not eat or drink. Several generals also arrived in a panic, and they didn't know what to do.
The Mongolian army is the white flag Gushan Ezhen Ibaitu is the younger brother of the military department Mengshang Shuming Andali, his father Bo Botu belongs to the Mongolian West Tru Department, living in Korqin, attached to Nurhachi during the Mandate of Heaven, Chongzhen died in the ninth year with Emperor Taizong when he attacked Jinzhou. His brother Ming Andali was appointed Minister of Parliament, and Ibaitu was also conferred the title of Scholar of the Imperial Court.
As early as before Shunzhi decided to drive the expedition, Ibaitu was ordered to lead more than 3,000 Mongolian troops to the south, originally to garrison Jingzhou, in case the Taiping army seized the whole province of Huguang. To Yangzhou, Jinxia Haikou has retreated, so he temporarily stayed in Yangzhou City. After the Shunzhi army arrived, he led the soldiers and horses of the banner to return to the Jiangbei battalion for promotion.
"The camp can't go, we have to go back to Yangzhou quickly!"
Although Ibaitu didn't know what was happening in the camp, judging from the firelight in the sky, there was no good thing, so he suggested that Aobai should not go to the camp and quickly turn back to Yangzhou, otherwise it would be too late.
Manchurian Zhenghongqi Ezhen Leershen was also agitated, and he couldn't go back to the camp, so it was imperative to gather troops and horses as quickly as possible, and he could escape as much as he could. Those who could not be gathered were left to them. There is a meaning in Leershen's words, which is obviously to let those soldiers and horses who cannot be collected attract the attention of the Taiping army, so that they can calmly return to Yangzhou.
Several other generals also advised not to go to the big camp, they all knew that Fu Lehe, who stayed in the big camp, did not have many soldiers in his hands, and they were all new soldiers, which would not be of much use. This can be seen from the fire in the sky of the camp, otherwise how could this be.
The Taiping army behind was chasing and killing closer and closer, and in the line of sight, there were scattered soldiers and horses everywhere, which made people look at their chest tightness.
Without the slightest hesitation, he gathered thousands of soldiers from the left, and the rest of those who were far away were all abandoned. If these abandoned soldiers can successfully contain the Taiping army, then they are all heroes of the Qing Dynasty.
"Let's go!"
Ao Baiyang whipped the horse, never looked at the Sanwan camp again, and made a detour to the northwest and turned back to Yangzhou. Halfway through the road, he encountered more than 1,000 blue-flag soldiers who retreated to the Sanwan camp, and ordered them not to go to the camp and return to Yangzhou with him. This made the generals with blue flags stunned, and a deputy asked with a confused face: "Don't want a big camp?" ā
Ao Bai said: "The big rescue can't be saved, you and others will go with me, don't fall in love with the war, the whole division will go north, bypass the big camp and withdraw to Yangzhou." ā
Ibaitu pointed his whip at the burning camp and said to the blue-flaged generals: "Do you think the camp can still be saved?" Now when you go to the camp, you are throwing yourself into a net, and when the time comes, there will be chaotic soldiers inside, and there will be chasing soldiers outside, will there still be a way to live? ā
Hearing these words, the generals of the Eight Banners with blue flags trembled slightly, and everyone was deflated and depressed. They have always been pretentious and invincible, but they have developed a fear of those southern barbarians in Guangdong. No one had any doubts, and no one had the courage to say that they were going to save the camp, and besides, the order was given by Aobai, and they had no reason to object, and the emperor would blame it afterwards, and it was also Aobai's responsibility, and it had nothing to do with them.
A group of Manchurian and Mongolian generals led their armored soldiers to retreat north. Thousands of the most elite cavalry of the Manchu Qing Dynasty fled in this way.
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Aobai, who only wanted to flee back to Yangzhou with these thousands of soldiers, did not know that although the Sanwan battalion was on fire at this time, and the Manchu and Mongolian soldiers who stayed behind had no experience in battle formations, they were now under the command of Fu Lehe, the prince of Zhenguo, and others, and were desperately resisting the Huai'an rebellion. Their performance was impressive, and if the Manchu soldiers who had retreated from the battlefield saw it, they would probably be ashamed.
It turns out that although these children on horseback are young and panicked, as long as someone can lead them, they can still quickly calm down and carry out their mission. After those Huai'an soldiers rushed a few times to no avail, they were actually timid and retreated.
Lu Rulong, Wu Ming, Chen Erlang and other Huai'an Green Battalion generals were all anxious at this time, the reason was that the Manmeng soldiers, who were overwhelmed by them, actually stabilized their positions, firmly held the camp with several fortifications, and began to counterattack. And their subordinate battalions actually lost their morale and did not want to fight hard.
In fact, except for officers, most of the Huai'an soldiers have never been on the battlefield, and they have not even killed anyone. The only thing they can do is catch a few thieves in their hometown, or dig through grass and reeds to catch some fugitives and smugglers. This kind of battle certainly cannot be compared with the battle of the large army, especially since they are going to attack the Manchurian and Mongolian soldiers. Although the Manchu and Mongolian soldiers on the battlefield in front were defeated like a mountain and were defeated by the Taiping army from the south, these Huai'an soldiers had never seen it in person after all, and most of their courage when they were encouraged to rebel came from the reward money offered by Shangguan.
Initially, they had gained the upper hand by creating chaos with a sharp attack, but now, as the Manchu and Mongol soldiers began to counterattack, the effectiveness of the attack was greatly reduced. Although they were still holding on and not retreating, there was always a shadow in their heads, and the majesty of the Manchurian soldiers they had heard of in the past haunted them like ghosts, making them feel uneasy in their hearts.
Lu Rulong and other generals were already opening their bows at this time and had no turning back arrows, and if they couldn't do anything, their heads would fall off. If you do this, it's impossible to turn back. The reason why they were bought by the Taiping army was that in addition to the lure of money and official positions, the threat of "those who do not surrender will be punished" released by the Taiping army is also a very important point. Now no matter whether they can succeed or not, the Qing army will definitely be defeated, and when the Qing emperor runs to Beijing, the Taiping army will definitely occupy the land of Huaiyang, and none of them, the Qing generals from Huaiyang, will have a good end. (To be continued.) )