Hearing the earth-shattering shouts behind him, the retreating green battalion soldiers didn't dare to stop at all, only hated that their parents had lost two legs and rushed back towards the way they came. www.biquge.info Although the generals such as Zhang Yingxiang, Wang Guangen and Feng Tengyuan were shocked and hated, they had no choice but to have the heart of the army, and the military order could not be disobeyed, so they had to order to speed up the retreat and not look back and fight back.

Compared with the Green Battalion soldiers, who had been fighting in rotation for a morning and were already showing their exhaustion, the soldiers trapped in the camp were a fresh force that was still prepared, with considerable physical strength and morale, and after receiving the order to pursue, they rushed towards the retreating Green Battalion like a tiger descending the mountain. Especially the ironclad soldiers at the front of the array, their whole bodies were almost shrouded in cold light, and the sharp blades in their hands flashed with a cold light full of death, which made the green battalion soldiers who looked back all look panicked.

Due to the limitations of the terrain such as low walls and trenches, the retreat of the Qing army encountered a lot of trouble.

The Han army on standby north of the first low wall is the Red Banner and the green battalion of Wang Guangen's department, which has just been rotated here to rest, is better, after receiving the order to withdraw the troops, he ran wildly along the road to Mianxi, there was no obstacle in front of him, and there was no interception by the Ming army, and it was almost safe to run a distance north after crossing the river.

However, Zhang Yingxiang and Feng Tengyuan's Green Battalion, which were engaged in battle with the Ming army at the time of receiving the order, suffered a lot of losses, and most of their troops were crowded in a narrow area south of the first low wall and north of the chest. As soon as the sound of the cymbals sounded, everyone hurriedly disengaged from the Ming army and retreated north. However, although some passages had been filled in the trenches, and the low walls were no more than half a man high, the Green Battalion soldiers were still in a hurry to climb over these obstacles in panic, and the whole team was in a lot of confusion.

In this way, it gave the pursuing soldiers of the trapped camp a wonderful opportunity to kill the enemy. A group of heavily armored sergeants streamed out from the gap in the breastwork, and when they caught up with the green battalion soldiers who could not rush, they slashed and slaughtered, and the blood rain was flying and wantonly harvesting the lives of these traitorous pigtailed soldiers.

Gangfeng and the firecrackers of the broken barracks were not idle, and continued to line up in a three-stage strike formation. Standing behind the breastwork, he shot at the Green Battalion soldiers who were retreating northward. In the face of such a dense enemy army, there is no need to aim at all when shooting. No, to be precise, you don't need to open your eyes at all. Raise the fire bolt and point forward and pull the trigger again, and immediately there will be a scream.

After receiving repeated blows from the Ming army, the rear team of Zhang Yingxiang and Wang Guangen's troops rioted, and some people even wanted to leave this place of right and wrong that could kill people at any time in order to get the first step. scolded his companions who stood in front of him, kept pushing and even fighting, making the chaos more and more out of control, and also greatly increasing the results of the Ming army.

It can be said that the Qing army at this moment has completely lost its will to fight. Previously, the Ming army continued to storm the defense line of the Ming army without success. They had already begun to doubt their own strength, and now that they were being pursued by the new force of the Ming army, the lack of confidence in their hearts was replaced by fear. Under this mood, the green battalion soldiers no longer thought about how many people there were in the Ming army and whether they had an advantage over them, and they only cared about rushing forward, and they didn't even have the heart to look back.

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After a period of flying wildness, most of the Green Battalion soldiers finally escaped from Cotton Creek. Out of danger. This is largely thanks to Pang Yue's moderation. The soldiers who were trapped in the camp did not chase them too far, and drove the Qing army out of the north of the first low wall, and symbolically pursued it for some distance before retreating. Because Pang Yue knew that although the Qing army retreated in a hurry, it had not yet reached the point of collapse, and if they chased too quickly and caused them to jump over the wall in a hurry, the gains outweighed the losses. Again. The main force of the Qing army was miles away, and any unexpected situation could happen. It is prudent to withdraw in time to consolidate the defensive line.

Even so, the results achieved by the soldiers of the trapped camp in the pursuit process were still not small. More than 400 enemies were destroyed and more than 200 were captured, but their own casualties were negligible.

Seeing the Qing army fleeing in panic, the entire Ming army camp erupted in a tsunami-like cheer.

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After this stage of the war ended, both the Ming and Qing armies temporarily stopped their offensive operations and began various post-war matters. Wisps of smoke rose again from the camps of both sides, the men were preparing for this belated lunch, the auxiliaries were carrying all kinds of equipment to prepare for the next battle, and the withdrawn soldiers were seizing the time to rest and wait for orders to play again. Commanders and generals on both sides are busy counting losses, summing up lessons learned, and planning next steps.

After the battle, Pang Yue asked the Gangfeng Battalion and the Po Army Battalion to temporarily withdraw and recuperate, and handed over the task of guarding the first line of defense to the trapping camp, and at the same time asked the auxiliary soldiers of the Huashan Battalion to go to harvest the head of the Qing army, count the number of enemies killed and the materials captured, etc.

Due to the continuous arrival of the wounded at the front, the military doctors and medical auxiliaries of the Medical Department also began to get busy.

The tents of the medical department are all located in the southern part of the entire army camp, surrounded by chariots and earthen bags as a circle for protection, forming an independent camp.

At this time, in the tent area of the medical department, there were constantly medical auxiliary soldiers coming in and out with hot water and medicinal herbs, and the screams of the wounded in pain were heard from time to time in the tent, and the atmosphere was very heavy.

In a large medical tent at the west end of the tent area, Liu Wuhe, the 100th general of the A Division and the C Bureau of the Gangfeng Battalion, and Xu Cong, the supervisor of the Bureau, came here to visit several seriously injured officers and soldiers in the bureau as soon as Zhou Cong came down from the battlefield. Seeing that these brothers who usually get along with them day and night are now lying on the couch and dying, Liu Wu and Xu Congzhou can't help but feel sad.

"I'm afraid this brother is hopeless! Since the two of you are his superiors, let's get ready as soon as possible! After taking the pulse of a seriously injured man and checking his injuries, a soldier got up and sighed and said to Liu Wu and Xu Congzhou.

The muscles on Liu Wu's face trembled, but he didn't say anything, just sighed helplessly and squatted in front of the seriously injured man's bed. After all, it was not the first time he had encountered such a parting thing from life and death.

The seriously injured man on the couch was seriously injured in the chest, and the oozing blood stained most of the gauze wrapped in the outside red, and his face had become extremely abnormal golden yellow, with more air coming out of his mouth and nose and less air intake, but his eyes were still wide, as if he still had some unfulfilled wishes.

"Brother Wang, do you have anything else to explain to us?" Liu Wuqiang suppressed the sadness in his heart and asked softly. As the general manager of Bai, he is naturally clear about the situation of the personnel in the bureau. He clearly remembered that the frequent death of Wang Shichang was a native of Jiangxi Province and a veteran who joined the army at the beginning of the opening of Ganzhou Town. His mother died early, and there was only a frail father and a young brother and sister in the family.

The mouth of the veteran surnamed Wang opened. But he never made a sound, which made Liu Wu feel that his question just now was really a bit redundant, so he held the old soldier's hand and said with a slight choked voice: "Brother Wang, don't worry." You told me that last night. You hid six taels of silver in that place, which is your previous salary and the reward you received, and let me help you bring it home, which I have always remembered. Also, if you kill two more Tartars this time, your fourth-class Warrior's Medal can be exchanged for a third-class Warrior's Medal, and according to the rules of the army, your pension can be increased by another fifty percent. You can rest assured. The money you have saved and the pension will be sent to your home in a fraction of what you have saved. The brethren are all helping you keep an eye on it. There's nothing wrong with it. ”

After hearing this, Old Soldier Wang's eyes finally showed a little soft color, and there was even a hint of a smile on his face.

At this time, Xu Congzhou also squatted in front of veteran Wang, opened a roster he brought with him, and his voice trembled with a hint of trembling: "Brother Wang." This is the address of your home, you listen. Look right, Jiangxi Ganzhou Mansion ......"

Old soldier Wang's eyes became softer and softer. But it didn't take long for the aura to be withdrawn almost instantly, and the pupils dilated rapidly.

When Veteran Wang completely closed his eyes and tilted his head to the side, Liu Wu's eyes finally fell out of two bean-sized tears, gently put the hand that had become cold back on the couch, and stood up silently.

"Don't be sad, Brother Wang is leaving with confidence!" Xu Congzhou opened his eyes, trying to control the tears from flowing, and at the same time comforted Liu Wu.

"There is one less old brother in the bureau!" Watching a team of medical auxiliaries walk in and carry out the dead seriously wounded with white cloths, Liu Wu's eyes were moist, he looked at a corner with a distracted look, and sighed.

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Soon after the whole army had lunch, the Supervision Division summed up the number of enemy kills and its own casualties reported by each sub-division, and counted them.

Pang Yue stood on the high platform of the Chinese army headquarters while observing the movements in the direction of the Qing army's camp, and listened to the chief supervisor Shi Wanchun report on the statistics.

"My lord," Shi Wanchun reported to Pang Yue, "In this battle, our army killed a total of 1,776 enemy heads and captured 235 enemy soldiers. The casualties of our army itself are as follows: 197 men were killed in the Gangfeng battalion, 103 were seriously wounded, and so far 42 more have died. 216 were killed, 117 were seriously wounded, and 51 were killed. Twenty people were killed in the camp and 12 were seriously wounded, all of whom are being treated. This also includes casualties from previous Tartar shelling. ”

"I see." Pang Yue nodded, "The Supervision Department and its subordinate subdivisions should kill the enemy and capture the number of individuals as soon as possible, so as to provide a basis for future meritorious service and awards." The soldiers bravely killed the enemy in the front, and we, as the superiors, had to be aware of the rewards and punishments. ”

"Yes, sir!" Shi Wanchun replied.

Since the establishment of the Supervision Division, it has undertaken the work of recording meritorious service, awarding awards, and punishing disciplinary violations that have been separated from the General Staff Division. In fact, Shi Wanchun has also done a very good job in this regard, he is principled, iron-faced and selfless, and has a good memory, and he is familiar with all kinds of rules and regulations.

After listening to Shi Wanchun's report, Pang Yue felt that this battle loss ratio was still acceptable. Although this time he was only facing the Green Battalion soldiers whose combat effectiveness was weaker than that of the Eight Banners, the army under his command was also a mixture of old and new, and without relying on the fortified city, he was still able to control the battle loss ratio of the enemy to me at more than three to one when the enemy dispatched heavy red-coated artillery, which was already quite good. In the future, when the Manchurian Eight Banners clashed, they could exchange one for one or even two for one, Pang Yue felt that they would not suffer a loss, there were less than 100,000 strong men in Manchuria, and tens of millions of Han people.

It's just that, looking at the endless Qing army tents a few miles away, Pang Yue has some worries in his heart. At present, the Qing army has a total of more than 70,000 people, and it can continuously dispatch new troops to rotate into the field, while there are only four war battalions under his command, and one is a cavalry battalion that is not in order. If Ma Jinzhong and Liu Chengyin don't make a contribution, with only the people of their own town, the next war will inevitably be quite difficult... )