After all, the tens of thousands of grains in the guard division are veterans who have experienced bloody battles, and although they have not fought for a long time, they are still deeply rooted in their hearts.

The sudden attack of the Tartars, although in a short period of time caused them thousands of casualties. However, the officers and men of the guard division, who were not attacked, reacted at the first time after only a brief shock.

With battalions and companies as units, they formed musket formations one by one and began to counterattack.

As for their division commanders, there is no such good suzhì.

In the face of the sudden attack of the Haw Par Army, the division commander's first reaction was incredible.

Then, the whole person was replaced by shock and regret......

Shocked, Huang Taiji really dared to give himself a counterattack in the process of retreating. I regret why I didn't listen to the chief of staff and march cautiously......

Of course, regret is regret, and the guard division commander also has something to rejoice......

Because the entire battlefield is too big, coupled with the terrain restrictions, there are not many Tartars who are really ambushed next to the official road and can directly attack the Tiger and Par Army.

And this leads to zhì, the moment the battle began, the casualties of the soldiers under his command were not very large.

When the battle began, the Tartars, who were a little farther away from the official road, quickly pounced on the official road and prepared to attack the tiger and leopard army. After a brief period of confusion, the soldiers under their command are ready to counterattack......

Shots rang out, and the Tartars, armed only with grenades, in the face of buckshot, simply did not have any ability to fight back.

However, the Tartars have a lot of troops after all, and they are everywhere......

No matter how clever the counterattack of the guard division was. A chaotic battlefield. There is a chance that fish will slip through the net.

On the official road. When a formation of muskets shoots lead bullets at their fastest speed.

Grenades emitting white smoke also flew towards the musket array with a whistle.

The explosion sounded, and the musketeers, who were caught off guard, were blown to the ground without even having time to react.

However, no matter how powerful the grenade is, the grenade that can really hit the musket array. After all, there are only a handful.

As for the dense lead bullets that the musketeers fired around them, they sliced the tartars that rushed towards them to the ground like the scythe of death.

So, as the battle continued, the casualties of the Tartars directly became larger and larger. And the casualties of the guard division are getting smaller and smaller because more and more people join the counterattack.

And even more important, the sound of gunfire, explosions on the battlefield. It didn't take long for it to reach the ears of the officers and men of the cavalry division who were following behind the guard division.

Thinking of the commander's explanation to himself before leaving. Although the division commander was very reluctant. However, he still led more than 5,000 cavalry under his command and chased after him to the battlefield at his fastest speed......

Of course, this situation did not escape the ubiquitous scouts of the Tartars.

The cavalry division is still twenty miles away from the battlefield, and at most half an hour is the time when it can rush into the battlefield.

Huang Taiji, who personally commanded the broken troops, already knew the news of the coming reinforcements of the Haw Par Army.

Huang Taiji, who only intended to inflict heavy losses on the pursuing troops of the Tiger and Leopard Army, rubbed the sharp spirit of the guard division, and gave the order to retreat very decisively without thinking about it.

Soon the battlefield, which had just been full of gunfire, became quiet......

If it weren't for the strong smell of gunpowder smoke and blood, which still permeated the entire battlefield, the battlefield would have been littered with the corpses of Tartars and Haw Par Army soldiers...... No one knew that there had just been a very bloody fight here......

Looking at the Tartars who quickly left the battlefield and retreated, the commander of the guard division was eager to order his officers and men to counterattack.

However, this sudden attack has already dealt a big blow to his self-confidence.

He didn't know if Huang Taiji had ambushes in other places, and if he attacked so rashly, would he be attacked again.

Therefore, even if the commander of the guard division was very moved, he did not give the order to counterattack......

Soon, the figure of the Tartar disappeared from his field of vision without a trace, and the chief of staff beside him began to gather his troops and count the casualties.

When the cavalry division finally arrived at the battlefield, the heavy casualties of the guard division were just delivered to the division commander......

"Two thousand three hundred and fifty-six were killed and more than 300 seriously wounded...... How could the casualties be so large...... Chief of Staff, are you mistaken......" Looking at the report in his hand, the guard division commander asked rhetorically with an incredulous expression......

Before the chief of staff could speak, the commander of the cavalry division, who had come all the way from the battlefield, replied with a solemn face......

"With less than three thousand casualties in such an ambush battle, we are already very lucky...... If it weren't for Huang Taiji's rush to lead the troops to retreat, our casualties would have been even greater......"

"Commander Xiang, you must know that now not only our Tiger and Leopard Army is equipped with grenades, but also the Tartars and the imperial court officers and soldiers are equipped with grenades......"

"Otherwise, in the course of more than a year, our battle with the Tartars will not become more and more difficult to fight, and the losses of our Tiger and Leopard Army will not become more and more great......"

"On the battlefield, a grenade came down, and the soldiers within a radius of one zhang were either killed or wounded. I just looked at it, the casualties of the guard division, all caused by the Tartars with grenades......"

In the face of heavy casualties, the guard division had already put away the arrogance in his heart to the division commander.

After listening to the analysis of the cavalry division commander, he asked with a solemn face: "Since this is the case, then we don't have any way to deal with the Tartar grenades?" ”

"Of course there is a way......" replied the cavalry division commander in the affirmative.

"The grenades equipped by the Tartars are indeed as powerful as those we are equipped. However, the other firearms of the Tartars are far inferior to our ......"

"Before we are equipped with stronger firearms, what we need to do is to use our muskets and artillery to kill the Tartars from a distance. As for the grenades that both sides are equipped with, unless they have the advantage of terrain, they can't use ...... if they can."

The guard division directly showed a sudden expression of realization on the face of the division commander.

Then, he replied with a regretful face: "I really didn't expect that in just one year, the battle mode has changed...... It seems that I, the commander of the guard division, have really sat in the well and watched the sky...... However, this price is also too great, more than 2,000 soldiers died directly in battle, after returning to the capital, how should I explain to the prince...... You must know that the tens of thousands of soldiers in the guard division are all veterans who can be squad leaders......"

No matter how much the guard division regretted it to the division commander, the battle was over and the price was paid.

More importantly, in the battle of Tongguò, Huang Taiji gave his soldiers at least two hours to retreat.

At the same time, in order to avoid another ambush, the pursuit of the Haw Par Army continued. However, the speed of the pursuit directly slowed down a lot. And this leads to the fact that the distance between the Tatars and the Haw Par Army has become larger and larger over time...... (To be continued......)