Chapter 541: Retreat
"I don't care about your injuries, as long as I see you break through the defense line of no one on the other side, I don't care about anything else!"
Haoge roared and roared on the spot, and the foul saliva in his mouth had sprayed on the face of this Meler Zhangjing.\\ As early as when Huang Taiji handed over the soldiers and horses of the two banners to him, he knew that this was the last chance given to him by his father, and the battle situation had reached the final moment, if the stalemate could not be opened, Huang Taiji would probably not hesitate to personally lead the Zhenghuang Banner to attack, even if the Qing Dynasty won the victory in the end, he Haoge would be abandoned by Huang Taiji without hesitation, Hanger will never waste any more time and energy on him from now on, so whether it is public or private, Hauge must win.
"Wow!" Seeing Hauge's angry expression and his neck bruised by excitement, this Melerzhangjing knew that Hauge's determination was unshakable, and in desperation, he had no choice but to order the army to continue the attack.
However, the development of the battle situation did not depend on Hauge's will, and with the obstruction of the phalanx of infantry in front and the harassment of cavalry on the flank, Hauge's attack became more and more disheveled. No one could concentrate on attacking with the enemy on their backs, not even the notoriously murderous Qing army.
As the threat of the flanks had been drastically reduced, the artillery battalions had reduced all their firepower, and more than 300 guns of the two artillery battalions had poured all their firepower on the battlefield in a radius of three or four square kilometers, and everywhere there were explosions of huā shells one after another.
The explosions in all directions completely disrupted the Qing army's offensive formation, and countless Qing troops were afraid of this kind of explosion that could not be resisted by manpower.
Especially the elites with yellow flags, before that, they were the elites of the Great Qing Kingdom, and in their opinion, everything in this world should tremble under their long knives and horses' hooves, they are the warriors born to conquer this world.
In the original history, the Huamen succeeded, because they encountered a large empire weakened by internal friction, they occupied a huge territory, and became the masters of a huge empire, but in this time and space, they encountered a variable, and this variable brought them bloody blood and death.
The early emergence of modern hot weapons has made these barbarians who started by killing meet their nemesis, when barbarism meets civilization, when longbows meet muskets, all of this has become strange and terrifying to them.
The selection of Manchu warriors was very strict, and a qualified infantry or horse armor had to be trained at least six or seven years from an early age to become a qualified warrior, and their skillful martial arts and fighting oxen skills made them all killing machines, but all this changed when they met Pang Gang and his army.
There is a saying in later generations, no matter how high the martial arts are, they are afraid of kitchen knives, no matter how skilled the martial arts encounter sharp firearms, there is only one way to defeat with hatred, and countless Manchu warriors who are skilled in arches and horses will not be much stronger than an ordinary person under the rain of shrapnel and bullets flying in the sky, and the martial arts skills they have practiced for many years are all useless at this moment.
"Put!" "Bang bang ......" A row of guns rang out, and a row of Qing troops fell in front of them.
"The first row is back, the second row is forward!"
"Put!" "Bang Bang Bang"
The foot soldiers in the phalanx placed their guns in an orderly manner, from the beginning of the excitement to the dull, and then to the mechanical action behind, the foot soldiers were still firing in an orderly manner, and the Qing army was constantly consuming its strength under such circumstances.
Looking at the three phalanxes in an orderly manner, Wang Zhi nodded with satisfaction, unlike the frequent casualties in the dangerous situation just now, the few phalanxes in front of him now already had a hint of elegance and calmness in the battle.
Of course, Wang Zhi understood that this was not to say that the current lieutenant general and the soldiers under his command were much stronger than Wei Jiang and those soldiers just now, but because their combat effectiveness at this time had risen in a straight line with the support of cavalry and artillery fire.
"It seems that in the future, we can't just rely on foot soldiers to fight, with artillery support and cavalry support, their combat effectiveness will soar a lot." Wang Zhi nodded thoughtfully and wrote down this article.
At the same time that Wang Zhi had gained, Huang Taiji on the opposite side fell into anxiety.
Looking at Dai Shan and Azig who were covered in blood and crying in front of him, Huang Taiji only felt a burst of irritability, and he asked anxiously: "Azig and Dai Shan, how many men and horses can you fight in the two banners now?" Dai Shan's face was as bitter as a persimmon, and before he answered, tears fell first, and he cried: "Your Majesty, there are less than 5,000 people who can move the red flag of the ministers at the moment. "The same is true of the courtier's blue flag!" There was a bloody mark on Azig's face, which was caused by a bell bullet that had grazed his face when he was retreating just now, and this scar ran from his nose to the root behind his ear, so that Azig looked very hideous at this time.
"What............" Huang Taiji only felt that his whole body was weak, he was dizzy for a while, and his fat body shook his eyes and was about to fall.
"Your Majesty ............" Goshha around him was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly stepped forward to support him and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you are fine, but you must take care of your dragon body!" "Huang Taiji's body has been getting worse and worse in recent years, often coughing, and dizziness and other appearances, and even coma in severe cases, this disease is called high blood pressure in later generations, but in ancient times, there were no such medical conditions as in later generations, especially in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which still relied on primitive means such as shamans or witch doctors to jump gods, naturally no one would end this disease.
In addition, Huang Taiji is obese and likes to eat fatty meat, etc., his condition has become more and more serious in the past few years, and he will become ill if he is slightly stimulated.
Seeing that Huang Taiji was about to get sick, Dai Shan on the side hurriedly shouted: "Quick, give the emperor the pill refined by the shaman!" "Yes, yes, hurry up and give the emperor medicine."
A personal guard hurriedly took out a small bottle from Huang Taiji's body, poured out a small black pill that was said to be specially refined for Huang Taiji by the chief shaman of the Great Qing Dynasty, and put it into Huang Taiji's mouth.
After a while, Huang Taiji, who had taken the pill, gradually came to his senses, and the people next to him hurriedly helped him to sit down.
After Huang Taiji sat down, he took a few deep breaths, calmed down, and then said: "Daishan and Azig, are there really less than 5,000 men left in each of your two banners?" "It's true, Your Majesty!" The eldest Dai Shan couldn't help but fall to the ground and cry bitterly.
"Five thousand, five thousand!"
Although Huang Taiji didn't speak, his heart was as distressed as if he had been cut by a knife. If this is the case, then the red and blue flags are crippled today, and there is no recuperation or recuperation in the past ten or twenty years to recover.
After thinking about it, Huang Taiji asked again: "Daishan, Azig, what do you think of the current battle situation, can we continue to fight?" Dai Shan and Azig glanced at each other and shook their heads painfully, and Dai Shan said bitterly: "Your Majesty, you can't fight like this anymore, if you continue to fight like this, our Qing Dynasty will die!" Although Azig said that he didn't like this ruthless fourth brother very much on weekdays, but at the time of life and death, he had to say: "Yes, Your Majesty, the last of our Qing Dynasty is here, if we really want to fight it all, our Qing Dynasty will be over?" After listening to the words of the two, Huang Taiji still closed his eyes and was silent, he thought about it and shook his head: "It's too late, if we withdraw at this time, can Dahua watch us retreat?" ”
Dai Shan persuaded: "Your Majesty, we can withdraw to our camp first, and then we can slowly figure it out!" ”
Huang Taiji sighed, shook his head slightly, and said: "I was too anxious, I didn't expect the Dahua Army to have such combat power, this time I made a mistake, after returning to Shengjing, I will issue an edict to confess my guilt to the people of the Qing Dynasty." ”
"Wow!"
Dai Shan and Azig glanced at each other again, and did not dissuade Huang Taiji again, at this time, the Qing Dynasty had not yet sat down in the world so many stinky rules, and the trick of sin and edict was also learned from the Han people, for this fashionable and not too face-conscious people, it is not a big deal.
"Withdraw your troops!"
In the end, Huang Taiji reluctantly gave this order that he was most reluctant to give.
"Woo woo......, woo woo woo ......, woo woo ............" two short and one long horns sounded throughout the battlefield, this is a signal to retreat, this sound made Haoge, who was originally strong and self-supporting, finally couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief, as soon as the horn of retreat sounded, he immediately commanded the cavalry of the two banners to cover each other, and slowly withdrew to the large camp behind.
"My lord, the shoes are back, the shoes are back!" Seeing the Qing soldiers slowly withdrawing, the position of the Dahua army on the opposite side was full of jubilation, this was the first time they repelled the Manchus in a large battle where the enemy was outnumbered, which also indicated that from now on, the greatest force of the Manchus had been severely damaged by them, and the Manchus had nothing to threaten them anymore.
While everyone was cheering, Wang Zhi was not idle, he just sneered and said: "Hmph, do you think it's okay to retreat to the camp, but don't forget, the official's artillery hasn't hit enough, come here, order the whole army, pursue!" ”
Under Wang Zhi's order, the remaining Dahua army began to slowly press towards the Manchu camp with the three phalanxes as the lead.
"It's too much to deceive, it's too much to deceive!"
Seeing the Dahua army slowly approaching, Huang Taiji was so angry that his body trembled, it seems that the Dahua general on the opposite side really doesn't plan to give him any face? However, now is not the time to worry about these, Huang Taiji ordered the troops to retreat faster, and ordered Haoge to lead a part of the soldiers and horses as a rearguard force to stop the pursuit of the Dahua army!
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