Chapter 56: Downfall, Embattled (17)

When the sound of tongues of fire sounded in the open field, and the charge was ahead, the cavalry of Dolgon's department, which was bound to win, fell one after another.

The neighing of war horses, the shouts of cavalry, and the spraying of firearms converged into a film, but a different picture was staged

"But find out who attacked?"

When the enemy attacked, Yuan Zongdi had just laid down but a stick of incense, and in the face of the sudden attack, Yuan Zongdi's face was heavy.

After all, what was being transported on the armored train here was the rations of the Jing Navy for half a month, as well as the ammunition and firearms of all sizes that had recently been transported from Denglai Ordnance.

"My lord, it is reported that the thief looks like a thief, but he is a white flag tartar!"

"Tartar?!"

In the event of an attack here, in addition to the Houjin cavalry, he Yuan Zongdi really couldn't guess who else dared to loot the military train.

"My lord, but stop the train and stop it on the spot?"

"No, keep moving forward, fight as you go, and tell General Liu not to let a Tartar come in!"

"Order!"

In the face of the tongue of fire that was constantly spraying from the 'iron house' of the Ming army, the cavalry moving forward kept falling, and seeing this, it annoyed a bull in Dolgon's army.

"Shoot the arrows! Shoot the arrows! ”

The Houjin people are good at shooting, and the compound bows they use are very powerful, but the Houjin cavalry is facing a fully armed Ming armored train, except for the narrow design holes and narrow observation windows, the steel plate about one or two inches thick is not something that these arrows can shake.

"Report! Lord Belle, those 'iron houses' of the Ming army are extremely strong, our bows and arrows are of no use at all, the Ming army has strong firepower, and we have suffered heavy losses! ”

When the scout came to report, through the diorama, the scene that happened not far away was seen by Dolgon, and in the face of the continuous dead and wounded cavalry, Dolgon's face became more and more embarrassed.

This scene that happened here made Dolgon a little unexpected, for the Ming people, these 'iron houses', he had also seen them when he was in Liaodong, but those things in Liaodong were just tools to carry people in his eyes, and they would have such great power.

"Lord Belle, what should I do now?"

Facing the question of Niu Lu, Dolgon was tight-eyed, even though Dolgon was extremely unwilling, but at this time he understood that he could no longer afford to lose, so he passed the order.

"Withdraw!"

"My lord, the Tartars have retreated, but the herald has ordered them to pursue!"

When Dolgon's headquarters began to retreat, the adjutant on the side said, and Yuan Zongdi shook his head when he heard his words.

"This trip is mainly to escort military supplies, we must not lose a big thing because of a small loss, and send a message to General Huanglong, inform them of the matter here, let them chase and kill, we need to continue to move forward and transport military supplies for the army!"

"Order!"

"Lord Belle, where should I go?"

After making sure that the Ming people did not start the pursuit, they paused for a moment, but the Armor Shirtai on the side asked Dolgon on the side.

Dolgon, who was already covered in dust here, couldn't help but sigh when he heard this.

"Now that my gold is everywhere, I am afraid that there is no place for us, and for today's plan, it is the best policy to go to Mobei to seek refuge in the Mongolian Junggar Army."

Facing the tired faces of his subordinates, Dolgon couldn't help but feel sad from his heart, perhaps at this moment he couldn't help but question his actions back then, if not, why did his Dajin become so desolate today.

But for Dolgon, it is always necessary to say who was right and who was wrong in the past, and in his opinion, if it were not for Huang Taiji's step-by-step pressing, everything would never be what it is today.

He can admit that the split up was a bad move for Dajin, but the culprit of all this is Huang Taiji, not him Dorgon!

And when Dolgon said that he had taken refuge in the Dzungar department, there was some commotion in the department, just like when Dolgon led his troops out of Jibeikou, but at this moment, some people in the department took the lead in attacking.

"Lord Belle, don't blame the brothers for not wanting to go with you, I have grown up between the black mountains and white waters since childhood, and we are the pride of the earth, how can we send people under the fence to take refuge in those barbaric and untransformed Dzungars!"

"Yes, Lord Belle! If Lord Belle insists on going west, then our fate with Lord Belle will be broken! ”

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One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and when one person expressed his dissatisfaction, it was not long before there was a constant echo among the remaining remnants, and in the face of this situation, Dorgon's cronies Niu Lu reprimanded.

"Lord Belle can't wait for you, you are going to rebel!"

And as soon as Niu Lu's words landed, he immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of one person, but now he is the only one under Dolgon's account.

"You little calf record how noisy you are!"

As soon as Shi Ertai's words came out, even Dolgon was a little unexpected, although he was extremely dissatisfied in his heart, but he understood the weight of Shi Ertai here, but he had a lot of support.

"Lord Belle, don't blame the slave for being talkative, if you want to follow Lord Belle to establish a meritorious career, the slave is willing to be a pawn, but if you want to take refuge in the Dzungar people, the slave can't do anything!"

Shiertai's words made Dolgon feel a little annoyed in his heart, but the situation here is not as good as before, if he is not careful, it will inevitably be a fire.

"In that case, Ben Baylor will not be embarrassed, so don't leave it at that!"

Dolgon, however, laughed.

Although Dolgon's move was a little unexpected for Shiertai and the others, it was normal in their eyes, after all, the Dajin here was no longer the Dajin of the past, and the Dorgon here was no longer the Baylor who was the dominant Baylor of the day.

It's just that Shiertai still underestimated Dorgon, maybe he wouldn't have thought that his former master would attack him when he was dying, but when the sharp arrow passed through his chest and blood gushed out, it was already too late.

There was only one sentence that rang in his ears.

"If there are any more escapees, there will be such cases!"

Outside Shengjing City, after several days of civil strife, what was left was countless mutilated bodies, because the news that the Ming army sent troops again was a bit sudden, and the two sides finally reached an armistice agreement.

It's just that the Ming army is about to come to the city, but the corpses left over from the previous battle are not disposed of, when it is August and September, the exposure for days is endless, but the outside of the city is foul-smelling, and the accumulated corpses are rotting, which makes the epidemic rampant inside and outside the city.

In order to avoid infection, the Ming people retreated ten miles, and set up three lines of defense with wires, fences, minefields, and fortresses, and in order to disperse the plague outside the city, led by the imperial hospital, the Ming Dynasty attacked Liao and coordinated the establishment of a wartime defense plague station.

Artillery and even catapults were used to throw heavy oil over a large area, and then set on fire.

The fire did not go out for three days and three nights, and the black smoke billowed from the entire ten-mile battlefield, but the stench of rotting corpses was permeated, covering the entire clear sky.

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