Chapter 347: The Fall of the 'Famous General'
Under Dolgon's watchful gaze, the five hundred cavalry that rushed into the valley disappeared from front of them in the blink of an eye, covered in fireballs and smoke from the explosion of the flowering shells.
When the smoke cleared, the tragic image of the valley returned to Dorgon's vision.
Dolgon's first instinct was that he was seeing hell......
Because of the narrow terrain unique to the valley, the power of more than 300 flowering bullets can be directly exerted to the maximum.
Many of the more than 400 Mongols who were attacked by the flowering shells were directly torn to pieces by the flowering shells. As far as the eye can see, the valley is full of severed limbs and internal organs. As for the ground of the valley, it was stained red by the blood of the soldiers who had died in battle, and there was almost no place to put your feet without trampling on the corpses of the soldiers who had died in battle.
He Guozhong, who personally organized this siege and annihilation battle, didn't care about Dorgon's current mood.
After the two rounds of flowering bombs were thrown into the valley, they disappeared with their men at the exit of the pipe.
When Dolgon's assault force re-entered the valley, he was left with not a single shadow of the Tiger and Par Army, except for corpses everywhere.
At this time, Dolgon directly had a feeling of being tricked and wanted to vomit blood.
However, no matter how angry Dorgon was, how he scolded the shamelessness of the Haw Par Army... The passage to evacuate Dingbian County by himself has been opened to himself after all.
Faced with the longing gazes of his subordinates around him, Dolgon's dissatisfaction was immediately muffled by the thought of running for his life. Then, he kicked the war horse under his crotch and rushed towards the valley where the smell of blood was still thick.
But. What Dolgon didn't expect was that it was this short stay that had cost him a very precious half an hour.
Not only that, the more than 200 musketeers who had evacuated the battlefield one step ahead of schedule had already arranged a small ambush battlefield directly in front of them under the command of He Guozhong, preparing to cut off another piece of fat on the Mongol cavalry forward.
The Mongol cavalry, who had just defeated the Tiger and Leopard Army, could not have imagined that the small number of Tiger and Leopard Army would dare to be on the official road less than a few hundred steps away from the battlefield. A second ambush battle is planned again.
So. The Mongol cavalry, desperate to flee for their lives, entered this 300-pace-long ambush with almost no defense.
With a round of flowering bullets and a grenade, more than 300 Mongolian cavalrymen who rushed into the ambush battlefield were again covered in gunsmoke......
As Dorgon hurried to the edge of the battlefield. Left to him. Except for the bloody corpses everywhere. Still not the slightest shadow of the Haw Par Army...
In less than half an hour, it was attacked twice by the Tiger and Par Army, losing more than 800 cavalry.
And themselves. But I didn't even see the shadow of the Haw Par Army.
Dolgon, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, immediately felt that this tiger and leopard army, which was only a few hundred people, seemed to plan to use this kind of small-scale ambush warfare to destroy itself little by little, like cutting meat.
At this rate of loss, as long as the ammunition of this Haw-Par Army is sufficient. There are less than 4,000 warriors left under his command, and before they have escaped to the depths of the northern Shaanxi Plateau, they will be cut to only one bone by the Tiger and Leopard Army...
When the time comes, there will be no troops, no support, no food and grass, no matter how great the ability is, he will not be able to escape the encirclement and suppression of the Tiger and Par Army.
Thinking of this, a look full of fear appeared on Dorgon's face again.
Of course, the lieutenant who stood next to Dolgon did not expect so much.......
Seeing that Dolgon was once again stunned and motionless on his warhorse, the lieutenant quickly reminded: "Lord Belle... The Haw Par Army has retreated....it's time for us to go... The sooner we go into the depths of the plateau, the sooner we can get out of danger. ”
Dolgon shook his head and replied, "You can't go on like this, haven't you noticed that the Haw Par Army's hit-and-go tactics are consuming our troops little by little?" ”
"If this continues, instead of being wiped out little by little by the Haw Par Army, we can't even see the shadow of the other party. It's better to just wait here and have a decisive battle with the Haw Par Army. Even if the whole army is wiped out, it can kill a lot of Haw Par troops on the battlefield for us to bury. ”
The adjutant general's brows furrowed, and he immediately thought of the stern nature of the question.
After taking a deep breath, he asked Dolgon, "Lord Belle, then we are next..."
"You can only take one step at a time...... "Dolgon replied helplessly.
Then, after a momentary change, he continued: "However, we can't be so brainless and brainless to crash into the ambush circle prepared for us by the Haw Par Army......
"Immediately draw a hundred cavalry scouts, take them as the vanguard, and continue to advance... You must not crash into the ambush circle again. ”
With scouts out to investigate, Dolgon directly avoided two ambushes by He Guozhong against him.
Despite the petty fights of the Haw Par musketeers, he continued to inflict casualties among the Mongols under his command. However, such a loss for four thousand people is clearly not worth mentioning.
In his letter, Dorgon expressed his satisfaction and admiration for his decision.
A very serious problem has been invisibly ignored by him...
Even if a hundred cavalry scouts were all equipped with war horses, it would take a lot of time to ensure the safety of the entire official road.
Therefore, Dolgon, who was full of joy, although he kept the four thousand warriors under his command. However, on the slow march, a lot of time was wasted.
Just as Dorgon was marching forward less than ten miles along the official road. A faint roar suddenly came from the end of the official road.
Dolgon, mounted on his horse, quickly raised his monoculars to look ahead.
I don't know if I don't see it, and I'm shocked when I see it......
The smile of relief that shrouded Dolgon's face instantly froze on the spot.
With the help of the monoculars, the more than 2,000 tiger and leopard army iron horsemen who had appeared at the end of the official road were like a torrent of steel emitting a cold light outward, piercing his eyes and his heart in a daze......
Before Dorgon could react from the shock, an exclamation came out of the mouth of the lieutenant next to him.
"It's cavalry, the ironclad cavalry of the Tiger and Leopard Army... We have all forgotten that the Haw Par Army also has cavalry that can quickly rush to the battlefield. ”
However, it was too late to find out the problem at this time.
Because, the mighty Tiger and Leopard Army Iron Cavalry had already rushed to a stop five hundred paces away from them.
Not only that, but hundreds of tiger and leopard musketeers who had been hiding around him also rushed out at this time to protect the ironclad cavalry.
Under the gaze of thousands of Mongolian cavalry, the iron cavalry of the Tiger and Leopard Army in front of them did not attack directly, but unexpectedly abandoned their horses and followed the musketeers around them to form a very dense and huge musket array.
In the blink of an eye, a musket formation of a thousand musketeers appeared in front of the Mongols.
A thousand musketeers raised their muskets flat, and from a distance, the barrels of a thousand muskets protruding from the musket array looked like a hedgehog covered with thorns, full of danger.
What's more, this musket formation, covered in thorns, is advancing step by step towards the position of the Mongol cavalry.
Three hundred steps, two hundred steps, one hundred and fifty steps.......
The Mongols, who were still in place without the slightest reaction, had just entered the firing range when a dense burst of gunfire rang out on the battlefield.
A round of more than 300 buckshots, directly with a whistling sound, swept towards them.
Under this round of lead bullet attack, the Mongolian cavalry in the front row was directly shot and fell off their horses and turned into corpses.
At this time, the shocked Mongols finally reacted from their despair.
For them at this moment, as long as they can avoid the attack of the Haw Par Army Musketeers, it is not a problem to return to the outside of Dingbian City.
So, the moment the shots rang out, screams full of despair and terror, directly among the Mongol cavalry.
"Retreat, immediately retreat back...... If you don't want to die, retreat back immediately..."
"It's the Haw Par Musketeers, everyone run away..."
In the face of death, in the face of the death-like Haw Par Musketeers, the Mongol cavalry, who were affected by the exclamations on the official road, immediately turned their horses' heads and wanted to withdraw from the range of the Haw Par Muskets.
However, this idea is clearly whimsical.
You know, thousands of Mongols lined up for miles on the official road. The Mongols in front were attacked by the musketeers of the tiger and leopard armies and knew the situation on the battlefield, but the ones behind did not.
Therefore, when the Mongols in front wanted to turn their horses' heads and retreat, they collided directly with the Mongols behind them, and they could not advance or retreat.
And the Haw Par Armies musket formation, which followed them closely, did not miss this opportunity.
With a neat pace, he shot lead bullets forward while continuing to advance towards the Mongols.
Under the attack of rounds of lead bullets, the Mongols, who did not have the courage to fight back at all, were slaughtered directly on the spot like sheep.
It is clear that these Mongols have developed a visceral fear and panic towards the Haw Par musketeers.
The first thought of seeing the Haw Par Musket Formation was not how to fight, but to avoid it.
And this, officially the Haw Par Army wants to see.
As more and more Mongols were slaughtered on the spot, the battlefield, which had been completely filled with the smell of blood, became more and more chaotic, and Dolgon's face was once again covered with despair.
In the face of the tiger and leopard army iron cavalry whose strength is almost equal to his own, yes, the real all-metal armored iron cavalry. Dorgon knew that his men, who had completely lost their courage, could not be an opponent.
In this case, the fact that these people were surrounded and annihilated by the Haw Par Army has become an unchangeable fact.
Just as Dorgon was in a deep dive and trance, a whistling buckshot flew directly through the gap in the crowd towards Dolgon...
At the same time, an exclamation reached Dorgon's ears.
"Lord Belle, be careful....get down..."
How could Dolgon, who was in a trance, react so quickly.
Just as he was stunned, the whistling lead bullet had already pierced through his breastplate and pierced into his body...... (To be continued......)