Chapter 162: Houjin Annihilation Battle (5)
Liaodong is basically still a wild place, and in the impression of many people, there are poor mountains and bad rivers everywhere, otherwise there will be no people like Nurhachi.
In fact, the ecology here is indeed very well preserved, with green mountains and green waters everywhere, and of course it can only be seen in this early summer. In winter, it was much colder than in later generations, and the time covered by snow and ice was extended by two months, and it arrived almost half a month earlier.
At this moment, there is naturally no ice and snow, and it is the best time for the large army to advance.
After bidding farewell to Lu Xiangsheng, Wu Sangui took the remaining eight thousand Guanning Iron Cavalry and killed them directly from the side.
Seeing that Houjin has collapsed now, if he doesn't take this opportunity to expand the results of the battle, then he will not be Wu Sangui. You must know that when his father Wu Xiang was trapped, he rushed directly into a large number of enemies with a few family members and rescued his father. Now he is still young, the blood on his body is still hot, and his courage is as huge as a fist, there is nothing he dare not do.
"Head, can we really go around the back of the enemy if we walk like this?" As Wu Sangui's most powerful assistant, Yang Kun was still a little skeptical at the moment.
"I really can't be sure about the words before, but I have to say that the current Jinyi Guard commander is really competent, and thanks to him, the terrain of Liaodong is updated almost every once in a while. So much so that I can know the exact shape of Liaodong and determine the exact subordinates based on this terrain.
For example, the road we are walking on today seems to be a small road, but in fact it will not be long before we can go around to a main road. This main road is connected to the main road of the Houjin retreat. When the time comes, we can go straight in front of them and launch a surprise attack on them!
You know, they don't have artillery anymore, and if we fight with firearms, there's no reason why we shouldn't be their opponents. Not to mention, they lost a battle before, and the morale of the soldiers is still low, as long as the situation is slightly unstable, maybe there will be a big rout! Wu Sangui finally said what he thought.
"Head, since you have said so, then our brothers, let you do it!" Yang Kun is not timid, since Wu Sangui has a number, he will be fine.
"Sons, have you checked the firecracker?" Wu Sangui smiled and turned around and shouted.
"Checked!" Everyone responded.
"Be careful, from the beginning, we have already entered the area of the post-financial holding. None of us can know if there are enemy scouts or spies ahead. But no matter what I find, even if it is a civilian, I have only one request, and that is to 'leave no one alive'! Wu Sangui shouted.
"Order!" Everyone naturally knows that the most inappropriate thing in such a situation is to show mercy to his subordinates.
Here, even ordinary people may be heart-turned. Because they were kind enough to let them go, they turned around and hurt their own people, or ran to report to Houjin, it wasn't Wu Sangui and others who were willing to see the situation. So, whether it's really kind or not, I'm sorry, I can only say that who told you to take the small road instead of the big road?
"Phew!" Halfway through the march, one of the soldiers fired a fierce shot.
Everyone turned around, only to see a roe deer on the other side of the woods lying to the ground.
"What for?" The squad leader of the soldier's immediate squad immediately reprimanded.
"I saw a figure in the woods, and I thought it was an enemy spy, so I ......," said the soldier, suffocating.
The squad leader reported to the platoon commander, and then the platoon commander personally went to explain to Wu Sangui.
"Remember the name of that soldier for me, and I'll have a chance to promote him in the future!" Wu Sangui nodded and said to Yang Kun beside him.
As for the platoon commander, he returned to his team with an expression of envy, jealousy and hatred.
Towards evening, a large road appeared in front of them. According to the map, this is a road that Houjin must pass.
There are traces on the ground of the departure of Houjin, but there is no trace of the return of a large number of troops, so this can prove that Houjin's large army has not returned here.
"Sons, it's time for us to make a contribution, lay in ambush and give Houjin Tartar a big gift!" Wu Sangui shouted.
The soldiers did not speak, but silently followed Wu Sangui's order and began the ambush.
An hour later, a troop appeared on the horizon, a little dejected and in no good spirits. After a while, the banner of the Houjin Eight Banners was faintly visible, especially the imperial flag of Huang Taiji. It is conceivable that this is the main force of the Houjin that Wu Sangui has been waiting for.
At this moment, Wu Sangui only had eight thousand Guan Ning Iron Horsemen. But Houjin is not much better, in fact, there are less than 18,000 soldiers at the moment.
Although they were all cavalry, their morale was not high. At this moment, they were planning to rush overnight, rushing to a checkpoint in the rear, and prepare for defense.
But I didn't want to, I was tired after walking for most of the day, and the horizon suddenly killed a team, and without saying a word, I killed them. Before they could react quickly, there were bursts of gunfire. It can be said that the distance between them was intended, but the bullets still landed in their ranks.
"Forehead ......" Huang Taiji was shot in the right shoulder, making a muffled sound.
"Your Majesty, escort!" Abatai beside him shouted, and more soldiers quickly protected Huang Taiji.
At the same time, Dolgon also led the main army towards this force at this time.
The two sides waged a war on the main road by means of mounted shooting. After the first round of firecracker shooting, he immediately hung behind him and switched to a revolver, and after shooting the last bullet, he switched to fighting with a sabre.
The number of Houjin's main forces is constantly decreasing, even if they are also consuming the vital strength of the Guanning Iron Cavalry, but their morale has reached the brink of danger.
Finally, I don't know who shouted, beat the horse and fled. His escape seemed to be the first of the dominoes and immediately set off a chain reaction. More people began to flee, and the entire Houjin army entered the stage of a great rout.
Guarded by his own men, Huang Taiji quickly fled, and Dolgon was shot in the leg and shoulder, but he still helped Huang Taiji resist the enemy's attack.
He didn't accept Huang Taiji, but he knew that Huang Taiji couldn't die here at this moment.
He naturally didn't want to die here, but he knew that if he didn't drag the other party, he and Huang Taiji would both die here.
"Changshengtian, you are too unreasonable...... Can't you give me that little chance to get past the emperor's addiction? Dorgon looked at the sky and continued to slaughter with his sword.
In the end, Huang Taiji fled with 700 remnants, and the rest of the troops either broke or were killed.
Dolgon was stabbed ten times, but finally fell off his horse with his eyes open and unwilling to fall, and swallowed his last breath......
"It's harder than expected, but we're really good this time!" Wu Sangui took a breath and smiled at Yang Kun beside him.
"Yes, I used to think that Houjin was difficult to deal with, but now it seems that it is nothing more than that." Yang Kun was shot in the left leg, but at this moment, he was still calmly laughing with Wu Sangui.
"Take our loot with us and go back to claim the reward!" Wu Sangui shouted and turned around.
The rest of the soldiers smiled and dismounted, reaping their booty.
The Ming army, which was once afraid of Houjin, finally came out of the shadows and regained the demeanor of a strong army again.