Before the recommendation, let's change it every day for the time being!

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Wang Pu, the general soldier of Datong, first led the army to flee, and the other major soldiers Wu Sangui, Ma Ke, Tang Tong, Li Fuming, and Bai Guangen, who heard the news, moved when they heard the news, and withdrew their troops one after another.

When the news reached the ears of Cao Bianjiao and Cao Yue, the situation was already out of control. Cao Bianjiao could only strictly order the soldiers under his command to be ready for battle, stick to their positions, and strictly prevent the sneak attack of Jiannu. If someone escapes, military justice will do it. At the same time, a fast horse was dispatched to report the situation to Hong Chengchou.

Cao Bianjiao knew that if his men and horses also chose to flee at this time, then no one would be able to escape, and Songshan would fall into the hands of Jiannu tonight, and his men and horses would also be wiped out. As long as his position is not chaotic, it is impossible for Jiannu to wipe out all the other people, and there is still a chance to break through in the chaos, and the worst result is to retreat to Songshan City after fighting with Jiannu.

Running away now is the worst option.

Of course, Cao Bianjiao also hoped that Hong Chengchou could stabilize the situation with his prestige and timely orders and chase back the fleeing soldiers and horses. If Hong Chengchou could use his status and prestige as the governor of Jiliao to get the other commanders to change their minds and regain their position, the situation would not be too bad.

However, by the time the news reached Hong Chengchou's governor, it was already too late, and Wang Pu's Datong soldiers had almost fled, except for Cao Bianjiao and Bai Guangen's troops stationed in Songshan City, the soldiers and horses of the other towns had already fled without a fight.

Except for the Ru*Fengshan Mountain guarded by the Eastern Association Army led by Cao Bianjiao, the Ming army's defense line outside Songshan City almost completely collapsed.

After receiving the news from the scout that the Ming army had withdrawn overnight, Emperor Taiji of the Qing Dynasty immediately ordered the prince of Heshuorui, Dolgon, and his son Haoge and other generals to lead the army to chase and kill, and personally led the two yellow flags to storm Songshan City.

The war broke out suddenly, and Cao Yue, who had just crossed over to the Ming Dynasty for less than a day, had no choice but to command his men and horses to join the battle.

Cao Bianjiao also immediately summoned the main generals under his command to arrange countermeasures.

"Fifth brother, you command the musket battalion, and lead the rest of the horses for your brother and Deputy General Zhao to resist the attack of Jiannu," Cao Bianjiao is a tiger general, and he has fought a lot with Jiannu, although it is said that several other general soldiers fled without a fight, but he still commanded his men and horses to prepare to meet the attack of the Qing army with the demeanor of a general. Because the segmented shooting method was proposed by Cao Yue, Cao Bianjiao also gave Cao Yue the task of commanding the musket battalion.

Cao Bianjiao's Eastern Alliance Army was not badly equipped, with an integrated musket battalion, 3,000 men, dozens of artillery pieces, plus 5,000 muskets, and plenty of ammunition. In a hurry, Cao Yue became the temporary commander of the musket battalion of the Eastern Association Army.

Although Zhao Zhen, who was originally in charge of the firearms battalion, was a little unhappy, he finally obeyed Cao Bianjiao's arrangement.

"Cousin, junior brother's suggestion, the musket battalion concentrates on meeting the enemy, the other horses are guarding on both sides, and the cavalry is waiting for the opportunity to counterattack," After accepting the task delivered by Cao Bianjiao, Cao Yue also put forward his own opinion. "Jiannu must feel that my Ming army will be quickly defeated, and the whole army will be pressed, if we resist their attack and fight a counterattack, maybe we can achieve unexpected results."

"That's right," Cao Bianjiao didn't object, and ordered the deputy general soldier Zhao Zhen to command the left wing men and horses to guard the left flank of the musket battalion, and he himself personally led the right wing men and horses to guard the right side of the musket battalion. The military discipline of the Eastern Alliance Army was not bad, and although the situation was urgent, under the orders of Cao Bianjiao, Zhao Zhen and Cao Yue and other generals, they still assembled in an orderly manner and prepared to meet the enemy.

Nearly 20,000 soldiers of the Ming army under Cao Bianjiao guarded the first line of Ru*feng Mountain, and the place where the army was stationed was a continuous highland and mountain peak, facing the plain, and the terrain for defense was good. In past battles, the soldiers of the Eastern Alliance Army took advantage of the terrain and repelled the attacks of Jiannu many times. After the order to prepare for the enemy was given, the whole army quickly entered a state of combat readiness, the strong chariots were pushed to the perimeter, the archers were all on standby with bows, and the musketeers and artillerymen were busy filling the barrels and barrels with ammunition and lead pellets.

Because of the effect of seeing the musket shooting in sections, coupled with Cao Yue's repeated explanations and assurances, Cao Bianjiao pinned his hope of withstanding the attack of the Manchu army on the shooting of the musket team. He knew Cao Yue's ability, and he didn't worry too much about entrusting the responsibility of commanding the musket team to his cousin. Under Cao Yue's order, the officers and men of the 3,000 musket corps lined up neatly, divided into five queues, each with 600 people.

It took a long time for the musket to reload after firing, and the five-stage shooting could basically achieve no interruption in the middle of the shooting.

In order to avoid the soldiers from crushing before fighting in the face of the large-scale onslaught of the Manchu army, Cao Bianjiao and Cao Yue also thought of arranging the veterans with the most combat experience in the first and second queues.

Just as the array was arranged, Jiannu's attacking centaurs appeared in view.

Torches were lit in the middle of the attacking Jiannu army, illuminating their general formation. Seeing this scene, Cao Yue was surprisingly not nervous, but ordered very calmly: "Everyone should pay attention, without the order of the general, no one is allowed to shoot, and there will be no mercy for violators." First team ready!"

This order has been repeated several times, but now it is repeated again, and the meaning is completely different. What Cao Yue was most afraid of was chaos before the battle, and the soldiers would shoot blindly without respecting the order, so that the effect of the shooting would be greatly reduced, and even the whole army would fall into a state of chaos.

The general manager of his subordinates loudly conveyed Cao Yue's orders. The first column of musketeers stood in front of the formation, muskets in hand, ready to fire.

The Qing army that rushed over also saw the Ming army's position in the bright firelight, and this Ming army did not rout to their surprise, but they did not stop at all, but continued to attack.

Thousands of Qing cavalry rolled in like a flood that broke the embankment, as if tearing the night apart.

"Artillery fire," Cao Yue struggled to keep his composure, loudly giving the first battle order after crossing over to the Ming Dynasty.

Following Cao Yue's order, the gunners lit the fuse of the cannon with the fire rope in their hands.

The huge roar of "boom ......" sounded, and the solid lead bullets and flowering bullets fell into the array of the Qing army, and near the landing point, a large number of Qing troops fell from the fall of the war horses, and the screams and sorrowful screams of the war horses once overshadowed the shouts and kills of the Qing cavalry.

It's a pity that the artillery of the Ming Dynasty couldn't be fired continuously, and after the first cannon was fired, it took a long time of preparation to fire the second shell. The Qing army that rushed over did not have much confusion, bypassing the dead and wounded companions, and continued to rush over quickly.

Seeing the Qing army getting closer and closer, Cao Yue's heart couldn't help but get nervous, and the hand pressed on the saber couldn't help but tremble. He took a deep breath, tried to compose himself, and drew his saber hard. The Qing army is getting closer and closer, and it is estimated that it is almost two hundred steps. Because the terrain began to rise, the impact speed of the Qing army did not continue to accelerate, which made the pressure on the Ming soldiers a little less.

"First team, shoot!" Seeing the Qing army rushing into the range of the musket, Cao Yue waved the saber in his hand and gave the order with a roar. The sergeants of the Ming army in the first column are all veterans who followed Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao to fight everywhere, and their psychological quality is even better than Cao Yue's.

The air was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder. The Qing army, which came quickly, quickly fell dozens of horses, either dead or wounded, and the screams could even be heard in the Ming army array, and the wounded war horses were also constantly screaming.

After the first team of six hundred sergeants had finished shooting, they quickly retreated to the last and began to reload their ammunition, and the second team of sergeants stepped forward and prepared to shoot.

"Second team, shoot!" Cao Yue's order was given again.

With the fire of the second team of Ming musketeers, the Qing army that came from the impact fell again.

"Third team, shoot!" Seeing that the shooting effect was good, Cao Yue, who was half of his nervousness, gave the order to shoot again.

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"Follow this king, kill all the barbarians of the Southern Ming Dynasty," Hao Ge was very excited, the Qing army besieged Songshan for several months, and under the repeated attacks, no practical results were achieved, Huang Ama judged the situation and decided to bypass the Ming army's heavily guarded Songshan City, and make a detour to attack Bijia Mountain, where the Ming army hoarded grain. After the successful attack on Beacon Hill, the Ming army really rebelled and fled in a hurry. When the opportunity to annihilate the Ming army's Songshan defenders came, how could he miss it?

Hauge and Dolgon each led two groups of men and horses to pursue and kill the Ming army stationed outside Songshan City. Hauge and Dolgon have always been at odds, and have been secretly fighting for many years, and today Hauge also wants to show himself well, kill more Ming troops, and prove that he is better than Dorgon in commanding operations.

Haoge is the eldest son of Huang Taiji, the owner of the blue banner, brave and powerful, brave in battle, pardoned the war exploits in the expansion of the Later Jin, and was named the Prince of Heshuosu. In the battle of attacking Jinzhou, he also made military achievements, but because his troops left Jinzhou City to camp in the distance, they annoyed Huang Taiji and were demoted to the king of the county. This punishment made Hauge very angry, and he knew that he had lost the upper hand in the battle with Dorgon. Holding his breath in his heart, he wanted to fight bravely in this battle, surpass Dolgon in his military exploits, get the praise of his father, Emperor Taiji, and restore the prince.

The Ming army fled before fighting, the Qing army took advantage of the situation to attack, the Ming army was quickly defeated, and then the Qing army chased and killed the Ming army like wolves chasing sheep, and the battle of Songshan was a complete victory. Haug did not want to be inferior to Dorgon in his exploits, so before he went into battle, he strictly ordered his men to fight the enemy bravely, and if anyone retreated, he would not spare it.

The Ming army was defeated, and Hauge thought that his troops would not encounter any resistance, and the Qing soldiers could indulge in killing to vent the grievances accumulated during this time. But he didn't expect that when he had been rushing and killing for a while, and had not killed many heads of the Ming army, the forward men and horses came to report, saying that they had encountered organized resistance from the Ming army and had lost hundreds of horsemen. As soon as he heard that the Ming army dared to resist, the pride in Haoge's heart was further ignited, and then he heard that his own men and horses were shot and killed by the Ming army's musketeers, and he was immediately furious and even more murderous.

He immediately ordered that his men and horses would follow him to rush and kill, and all the Ming troops who dared to resist must be annihilated.