Chapter 406: Rout
The Ming army, which had long been hidden outside the Donghu camp, smashed the flowering bombs one by one at the camp of the Donghu army, and the Donghu soldiers who had just quieted down were like headless flies, unable to find a safe area for a while, and were scurrying around in the camp.
The sparks released when the flowering bomb exploded set fire to the tents of the Donghu Army, and the fire spread rapidly, completely exposing the entire battalion to the guns of the Ming Army.
His face turned pale, and he really couldn't think of any way to intercept the Ming army's flowering bombs except in a daze.
The tents were burning, the grain and grass were burning, the soldiers were screaming, and the officers were smashing and screaming.
He turned a deaf ear, he was thinking about the strategic intentions of the Ming army, whether it was a small fight, or a large-scale sneak attack, and even used the advantage of firearms to launch a strong attack on the Donghu battalion.
If the Ming army had only dropped a few "10,000 enemies" into the Donghu camp, Ta Long believed that the Ming army had just come over to harass them, and now that the Ming army's artillery group was launching a fierce artillery bombardment on the Donghu camp, Ta Long estimated that the Ming army was going to turn a sneak attack into a strong attack.
Only then did he realize that the Ming army dropped bombs on the Donghu military camp only to attract their attention, and the purpose was to quietly move the artillery to the vicinity of the Donggu camp.
"Your Majesty, the artillery of the Ming army is all in the north." A Donghu general, who was calmer than Talong, finally discovered this secret, and the artillery of the Ming army was concentrated in the north, so the Ming army would definitely attack from the north.
Ta Long also discovered the movement of the Ming army from the flight trajectory of the shells, and "immediately organized the soldiers to leave the camp and retreat to the south." "As soon as the artillery of the Ming army stops, it will inevitably come from the north, and it is impossible to see the reality in the dark, so he must first find a safe place in the south, and then set up camp again.
The Donghu soldiers retreated to the south, and they had developed a great fear of the Ming army's firearms, and the soldiers scrambled to be the first.
In such darkness, the generals were no longer able to accurately convey Talon's orders and restrain their own soldiers, and the retreat soon turned into a rout.
Mu Qiyuan did not let the soldiers enter the camp of the Donghu Army, outside the camp of the Donghu Army, there must be many hidden piles, horse rejection piles, Tieling, etc., once the soldiers hit the camp of the Donghu Army, there will definitely be a lot of casualties.
He asked the gunners to extend their artillery fire forward, striking the Taungoo army with flowering shells, destroying their last will to resist and forcing them to escape from the camp as soon as possible.
In order to cooperate with the flowering bombs, the Ming soldiers began to make a deafening shouting of killing, although the Donghu army could not understand the Chinese language, they must know that this was the voice of the Ming soldiers.
The voices of tens of thousands of soldiers almost drowned out the flower bombs, and the soldiers also bypassed the barracks and began to drive the Donghu army from the north and south sides until all the Donghu soldiers escaped from the camp.
The Ming army pursued at the end of the ranks, slaughtering the backward and lone Donghu soldiers, and the Donghu soldiers were left with only one way forward, and the soldiers scattered on both sides soon became the ghosts of the Ming army.
The 2,000 cavalry gave full play to their speed advantage, constantly dividing the Donghu army into a small group and handing it over to the Ming infantry behind, and then continued to cut the Donghu army that fell behind.
Although it was dark and I couldn't see the casualties clearly, the screams of the Donghu soldiers from behind could still guess the tragic situation of their companions, as long as they were left behind, they had only one result, and that was death.
In the case of unclear enemy situation, not to mention the soldiers, even the generals can only flee by themselves, and the soldiers will move out the strength to breastfeed, they can't wait for their father and mother to give him two more legs, where can they care about the companions behind?
In the process of pursuit, the flintlock pistol loading is really inconvenient, the Ming army uses war knives, although the Ming army's hand-to-hand combat ability is not hard, but now the Donghu army, will only blindly escape, never dare to turn back and meet the Ming army, the Ming army's war knife, are cut to the back of the Donghu soldiers.
Once you turn back, you will fall into the sea of people of the Ming army, you will definitely die, and there is still a chance to escape.
The Ming army also carried mountain artillery, and from time to time fired a few flowering shells to maintain a deterrent effect against the Donghu army.
The soldiers on both sides fell into a state of madness, the Donghu soldiers fled frantically, the Ming soldiers pursued frantically, and if they caught up with the Donghu soldiers, they slaughtered them frantically.
The Ming army pursued for more than an hour in one go.
The Donghu soldiers ran wildly for twenty miles in the night, and then gradually got rid of the pursuit of the Ming army, they had just slowed down, and before they could catch their breath, the Ming army behind caught up again.
The mountain artillery of the Ming army also put a few cannons on the occasion of demonstrations from time to time, and the loud sound of flowering shells completely destroyed the newly raised will to resist of the Donghu soldiers.
The Donghu soldiers were on the run, and the Ming army was chasing and killing behind.
Suddenly, there was another burst of shells in front, and a large number of Donghu soldiers fell in response.
The fatigue and despair of the exhausted physical strength made the Donghu soldiers extremely weak, and at this time, a cannon shot, or a small pebble on the road, could make them fall forever.
The Ming army's flowering shells are also ruthlessly harvesting the lives of Donghu soldiers, and the dexterous and lightweight mountain artillery constantly adjusts the direction and distance, and scatters the flowering shells to the densest crowds as much as possible.
Hearing the sound of the explosion of the flowering bomb, Mu Qiyuan, who had been frowning tightly, finally stretched his brows, "Old man, you still arrived at your destination, it seems that the sky will destroy him." ”
Ta Long was stunned, but as the supreme commander of the Donghu Army, the perennial experience of fighting still helped him to wake up first, with intercepted flowering bombs in front, a large number of pursuing Ming troops in the back, and the dangerous Xidang River on the left.
Flee to the right, this is the only option for Taron.
Seeing that the Donghu army was retreating to the west, the ambushed Ming army stopped shelling and joined the wave of Ouroboro pursuit, they waited for work and drove the pursuit with all their might, which should be able to surpass the Donghu army, but Mu Qiyuan's tactics were just Ouroboros pursuit, so that the soldiers of Donghu had hope of escaping.
The soldiers of Donghu did have hope of escaping, as long as they got rid of the Ming army behind. But the Ming army is like kraft candy, firmly stuck to their buttocks, not far or close, just enough to clean them up.
If the soldiers of Donghu have no way to escape, with Ta Long, they may fight to the death, although Mu Qiyuan is confident that he can still defeat the Donghu army, but the Ming army will also have a lot of losses, and there may be Donghu troops who take advantage of the chaos to escape.
The Ming army calmly pursued, especially the ambush soldiers just now, who were particularly full of physical strength, chasing behind the Donghu army, they were simply taking a walk, and by the way, they harvested those Donghu routs who had no fighting spirit.
Ouroboros pursued, killing the routed soldiers, and consuming as much life and physical strength as possible of the Donghu soldiers.
He Long didn't know how much the Donghu soldiers had lost, and the Ming army didn't give him a chance to count, except for showing the way to the fleeing Donghu army, he was no different from ordinary Donghu soldiers.
The defeat was like a mountain.
Now in the Donghu Army, if there is an order, it cannot be transmitted, even if a military order is issued, the soldiers cannot stop fleeing.
The Ming army is also a human being, Ta Long does not believe it, in the face of death, the Donghu army will not be able to outrun the Ming army, this is the land they are most familiar with, and it is also the land that feeds them.
Ta Long, who was riding on horseback, did not let go of the speed of his horse with all his might, firstly, the night was dark and he could not see the road clearly, and secondly, if he fled, the soldiers behind him would not be able to find the direction of escape.
Ta Long sent out a military order, asking the Donghu soldiers to use their strength to gnaw milk and show the demeanor of a soldier.
This military order is very suitable, the Donghu soldiers are all fleeing, and Talong's military order is the greatest affirmation and encouragement for them.
The Donghu army ran west for five miles in one go, and the Ming army was gradually left behind by Talong's large army because they wanted to kill the lagging Donghu soldiers.
Seeing the footsteps of the Ming army getting farther and farther away, he let out a sigh of relief, Donghu soldiers, sure enough, are well-trained, and it is not a problem to climb mountains and mountains, not to mention that they are on flat ground, and they are still at the moment of life and death.
The white breath exhaled from his mouth had not yet condensed, and he felt something strange.
In front of it is another group of flowering bombs.
The nearest flowering bomb landed less than ten zhang away from Talong, but fortunately, the Donghu soldiers around Talong were very dense, which neutralized the shock wave of the flowering bomb and blocked the countless fragments produced by the explosion of the flowering bomb.
He Long's body was not injured, but his heart was already seriously injured, and the blood flowed like a column, and his internal organs seemed to be displaced.
He, like all the soldiers, fell into utter despair in the endless night.
"How many Ming troops are there ahead? In which direction is the main force of the Ming army? He grabbed the reins of his horse as if to mutter, "This is the land of Donghu!" ”
Time does not allow Ta Long to hesitate, the mountain artillery of the Ming army is constantly harvesting the lives of Donghu soldiers, and the flowering shells are also threatening Ta Long's safety at any time.
At this time, a slightly sober general of Donghu approached Ta Long's side, "Your Majesty, it is dark now, the enemy situation is unknown, and the soldiers are seriously overdrawn, and it is impossible for them to get rid of the pursuit of the Ming army. ”
"You're saying that I'll give up my soldiers and escape alone?" Talon's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he disappeared into the night without disguise.
"Stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood, as long as Your Majesty ......"
"No, it's a big deal to fight with the Ming army, let me Ta Long escape alone, I can't do it, pass the order, the rear army will become the front army, and prepare for a decisive battle." He waved the spear in his hand, he was ready to take the lead, anyway, it was dark now, and it was not safe anywhere.
"Your Majesty......" the officer did not give the order, "If the withdrawal of the army begins, it will be a decisive battle with the Ming army, and who will kill the deer, but it is uncertain, now that the soldiers are physically exhausted, where is the strength to fight?" ”
Through the light of the flowering bullets, he saw that the Donghu soldiers were difficult to move, and some soldiers, who were clearly not shot, were frightened by the sound of the flowering bullets, and could no longer stand up, and he sighed long: "What a ruthless Ming army!" ”
"Your Majesty, as long as we break out of the encirclement of the Ming army, we can still fight a decisive battle with the Ming army, General Ji Lunhai's army is not far from here, and there are soldiers guarding various cities......"
"And what about these soldiers?" Taron still couldn't bear it, "If we go, they ...... They're the best soldiers in Donghu! ”
"Your Majesty, they have lost their combat effectiveness, they are toothless tigers, they are legless war elephants, and the Ming army will not do anything to them."
He Long looked at the battlefield again, he didn't believe that the Ming army would treat his soldiers well, the 10,000 Donghu soldiers in Ava City were all wiped out, didn't the Ming army kill and surrender? He also saw with his own eyes that the Ming army killed all the wounded soldiers of Donghu in front of the battle.
But now there is no second way for Talon, unless he wants to bury his soldiers.
He was unwilling, but he still took the few hundred cavalry that remained, and took advantage of the night to secretly flee to the south.
(PS: Thank you for the red ticket support of the generals, leisurely people LN, konchen, the original Confucian doctor, the old book tour, the book friend 16787274, the book friend 16426763, the book friend 17101240, the autumn goose Changfeng, Mu Boyun, Dong Linyuan and other friends, thank you friends for subscribing and supporting)