On the ground is the banner of the Qing army that cannot be seen at a glance, first on the edge of the sky, and then into a closer small square-like thing, and then closer, you can see the woven gold dragon flag, inlaid with red, pure white and black dragon flags, inlaid with white cloth inlaid with white flags, etc.

All kinds of flags are waving in the wind and fluttering in the sky.

Under the banner, there were knights wearing all kinds of armor, in the fierce battle for a whole day, they kept chasing and killing the Ming soldiers, and when they were tired, they took off their armor and rested for a while, and then continued to pursue.

The battle line of the two sides advanced nearly 20 miles south from less than ten miles south of Dezhou City, and the Ming army had been driven away from Dezhou, and now there was only a lonely Dezhou City behind the Qing army, and there were only more than 2,000 soldiers and horses left in the city.

In this way, the soldiers in Texas City were left alone and completely cut off.

At this time, it was only a day and a half before the outbreak of the outpost battle.

As soon as the war started, the sudden main force of the Qing army successfully avoided the reconnaissance of the Ming army's sentinel scouts, and in the initiation of the war, it was a surprise to beat the Ming army.

Prepared and unprepared, mentally calculated and unprepared, the Ming army seemed to be waiting for the day, but it was still caught off guard by the Qing army.

The main force of the Qing army, which was rapidly rising, immediately crossed the town of Shandong.

For a whole day, the town of Shandong was pressed and beaten by the sudden main force of the Qing army, the camp in front was quickly broken, and the entire military camp that stretched for several miles was full of soldiers like flies without heads, and the soldiers and auxiliaries were mixed together, unable to give armor and hold troops, and carry out effective resistance, and the real organized resistance was only in the vicinity of the Chinese army that hit Zhu Dadian, but it was the scale of one or two hundred to three or four hundred people, and there were still scattered soldiers and a large number of people running around.

If it weren't for Sun Chuanting's urgent dispatch of Zhao Yingyuan to lead 2,000 cavalry into the formation and help Shandong stabilize his position, and Zhu Dadian spared some time to rectify his troops and horses, fighting and retreating, when twilight fell, the Ming army finally saved itself and got out of the shameful rout.

"Taibao summoned, hurry up."

Zhang Quanfu put down the telescope that he had held up for a long time, and said to his colleagues around him with a calm face.

Not far to the east of him, Bai Wenlu also put down the clairvoyant mirror with hatred...... The Qing army never entered the range of effective firepower.

The farthest kill of the six-pounder and nine-pounder guns was four miles, and this was only a theoretical effective range, and the best range was definitely at some point closer.

If only they had pressed close to a few hundred meters...... But twilight was approaching, and the Qing army opposite the camp also stopped pursuing and no longer moved forward.

Slashing for a day, although the casualties are limited, there is a possibility of physical overdraft. After all, training in peacetime is one thing, and the mental and physical exertion of being on the battlefield is very staggering, and by night, both men and horses are tired.

Of course, the most important thing is not this, if the Ming army camp looks easy to gnaw, in less than half an hour after dark, the Qing army can still break through the Ming army camp in front of them, cripple, or go south for dozens of miles, at that time, this battle is basically over.

However, the defense of the Pingyu army saved the Ming army, and also saved this battle of Zhu Cihong, which cost a lot of money and consumed a lot of manpower and material resources.

The Shandong battlefield was a war between Zhu Cihong and Qingjiang Xingying from beginning to end!

Many people will ignore the fact that Zhu Dadian and Sun Chuanting, two experienced civilian officials, were in command of the former enemy, and blindly accuse the prince of being young and invincible, and only have the courage of a horseman, and cannot coordinate and command a battle of nearly 100,000 people.

In addition, Nanjing was thinking about recalling the prince, and did not want Zhu Cihong to stay outside for a long time and take charge of the military and political power. Once this battle fails miserably, and the truth is settled, the major event will be suspended.

At a critical time, the army brought out by Zhu Cihong personally saved him.

The three battalions of the Pingyu Army carried a very wide frontage, and on their left side was the camp of the baggage battalion, which also had a clear defense.

On the right side, the soldiers are strong and strong, and in front of the soldiers and horses of Xu Town, whose armor and weapon level are obviously stronger than those of Shandong Town, the confidence of the Qing army is not so strong.

There are basically no flaws in the camp that is four or five miles long, and of course there are some preparations in the large battalion, at least Zhao Yingyuan's cavalry has retreated in formation, and it is guarded on the right flank of the large battalion, and a large number of infantry are in a state of defending each other.

It was already very late, the Qing army was weak for a long time, and the Pingyu army was well prepared, although with the cooperation of a small number of defeated troops in Shandong Town and a large number of people, it was also a good opportunity to take advantage of the chaos to rush the camp...... Even so, the Qing army gave up.

Seeing that the last batch of Qing troops was also on the horizon, the people in the Ming army camp were also relieved.

The situation just now is not without danger, a large number of rout soldiers and people were driven over from the battle line by the Qing army, behind them are murderous pigtail soldiers, these people have been frightened, the battle has been one-sided since the morning, a large number of officers and soldiers and people have been killed, corpses are all over the wilderness, armor and weapons are thrown everywhere, the strong bloody gas and the mental blow and damage to the spirit of seeing people killed make these people become a bunch of ants who have lost their guide, The slightest movement can cause them to panic and fall into a breakdown.

Under normal circumstances, it is impossible to clean up the defeated soldiers and civilians on the battlefield, and anyone can only be caught up in it and flee for their lives.

The sturdy camp with trenches to keep away horses saved the main force of the Pingyu army and Xuzhou Town, as well as the fugitive men and soldiers.

If they do not answer, they will undoubtedly be hunted down to death, and there will never be forgiveness and miracles.

The Ming and Qing dynasties were engaged, the Ming army had more infantry, the Qing army had more cavalry, and if the Qing army was defeated, it could rely on the cavalry maneuver and escape, and there were few records of a large number of beheadings.

If the Ming army is defeated, it will be full of corpses, and the Qing army can calmly and slowly chase and kill with cavalry without hurrying, until it is dozens of miles, hundreds of miles, until the Ming army is chased and killed.

Only a very few lucky people can surrender, or be captured and returned to the Eight Banners as clothed slaves, farming and raising horses, or after they are raised, they will be issued with a red tasseled hat and a waist knife, and ask these minions to follow and rob their compatriots.

………… At this time, walking in the barracks was not as relaxed and happy as the previous two days.

Just from the layout and relaxation of the camp, as well as the arrangement of the camp tents, etc., it can be seen that it is the hills and valleys in the chest of the generals, and at least, it can also be seen whether the commanders are experienced and whether the generals are down-to-earth.

The camp is several miles wide and stretches for more than ten or twenty miles, in which there are hundreds of thousands of stone of grain and all kinds of military supplies, which need to be carefully arranged to be safe and easy to access.

There should be a certain distance between the battalions to prevent camp roaring, fire, and stealing...... There's a lot to guard against.

Inter-camp road planning, drainage ditches and so on, are even more small details that need to be paid attention to.

These problems, at least under Sun Chuanting, are not a problem.

A wise and experienced commander undoubtedly has a strong confidence in his subordinates, and whether the logistical support and supply can be met with the size of the expectation of the outcome of the battle...... All kinds of signs are reflected in the whole battalion, and the so-called morale is probably like this.

It's just that as soon as Shandong Town was defeated, the originally extremely high morale gradually declined. Walking in the barracks, there are slightly panicked and confused eyes everywhere, because the camp discipline is strict, no one dares to whisper to discuss, and the crime of affecting the morale of the army is not a joke, and if you don't do it well, you will be beheaded.

But even so, there was an air of pessimism and doubt throughout the camp, and there was absolutely no doubt about this layer.

The morale of the Ming army is still not necessarily able to fight, the morale is low, and it is very difficult to retreat with the whole army.

Along the way, I also met many generals who went to the Chinese army for a meeting, and everyone was solemn, and many generals had pessimistic looks in their eyes.

In all major wars, at this time, the generals were thinking about fleeing or surrendering.

The defeat of Songshan and Zhuxian Town was a small setback for the army, and then the army was in chaos, and the generals sought to protect themselves, and then there was a great chaos in the army, and the strategy was completely eliminated.

Many times the Ming army is to play themselves to death, once the army is defeated, the Qing army is also very easy to ride a hundred Ming troops, a good man, in vain to be beheaded to remember the merits, it is really very shameful.

Fortunately, although the front of the army has been defeated and the three armies have lost their strength, they have not reached the point of collapse. In any case, this army still retains a bit of deep arrogance that is immersed in the bones.

Whether it is Sun Chuanting's direct subordinates, or Gao Jie and others' subordinates, the backbone of Xu Zhen is the indomitable Qin army, if not, I am afraid that the overall situation is worrying.

In front of the Chinese military tent, the general registration was entered, and the seat of the middle marshal was still empty, and Sun Chuanting still had not arrived.

As for some of the generals of Shandong Town, they were already in the tent, and many of them looked bloody and frightened, and when they saw the generals of Xu Zhen and the Pingyu Army, these people all looked ashamed.

Riding horses and whipping before, it seems that it will not be a problem to defeat the Tartars, and Shandong Town also invited themselves to be the striker, after all, this is where they are fighting on their homeland.

Who knew that as soon as he got into the hands of the captive rider, everything was different from what he imagined.

"The slave rider first arrived, such as the sea tide, thousands of flags, first dazzling, and then tens of thousands of horses, galloping like thunder, the earth has been shaking, we are not good at detecting the horse, do not know the slave cavalry suddenly, at that time the camp was immediately in a panic, the soldiers could not find the general, the general point is not together, even the armor is not granted, the horse is not in the saddle, the slave horse has been big, and then it was defeated...... Alas! ”

Because the commander is not there, the generals can talk casually, and the generals of a Shandong town are telling the story of the defeat, and between the words, they still can't hide their fear and panic.

(To be continued)