The rout of Hou Shilu's army has been completed, and the defense line of the Ming army in the entire Deshengmen is also on the verge of collapse.

I have to say that although Hou Shilu failed miserably, he bought time for Man Gui and saw Huang Taiji's strategy of using troops, so that he could deal with it more calmly and make minor adjustments. However, Man Gui's reaction was unexpected, and he failed to perform the command ability of an excellent general.

In the face of the swarming Houjin cavalry, Man Gui did not retreat, temporarily avoided the edge, and approached the city wall of Desheng Gate, so as to obtain artillery support on the city wall and win more time for the combat deployment of the army. Instead, he met it blatantly, and still chose to fight hard and stick to the original strategy. It is also the first to fight the enemy!

Man Gui and his troops are not heavenly soldiers, and it is impossible for them to fight without dying. In the face of an enemy army several times larger than itself, it was tightly supported for less than half an hour, and then it collapsed, and there was a possibility of destruction.

At the last moment, Sun Zushou rushed to Man Gui's body and shouted hoarsely: "General Man, you can't fight hard like this anymore." It doesn't matter if you and I die in battle, but we can't let Deshengmen lose, let alone let our brothers die in vain like this, without the slightest achievement! Moreover, General Hou has withdrawn, they are no longer in danger, and this is all we can do. ”

Man Gui slashed his sword and hacked a Houjin cavalryman to death, opened his eyes covered with blood and sweat, and looked into the distance. The continuous influx of Houjin cavalry, as well as the few remaining subordinates, made Man Gui completely calm down, no longer caring about his face, and immediately accepted Sun Zushou's suggestion,

"Pass the order, immediately retreat, approach in the direction of the urn city of Desheng Gate, and temporarily take refuge in the Guandi Temple near the urn city!"

The Ming army retreated like a spring, approaching the trenches of Deshengmen. A little later, the sound of cannons rang out over the city walls, rumbling. The firepower is far stronger than relying on the gold of the captured artillery!

Boom boom...

However, the result was unexpected and jaw-dropping, most of the shells fell into the retreating ranks of Man Gui, and only a small amount of fire concentrated on Hou Jin's troops.

In such a situation, seeing this scene, a nameless fire suddenly appeared in Man Gui's chest, and he couldn't help but scold: "Damn, are those soldiers on the city wall fucking not having long eyes?" Eat dry rice? Made, how can you aim your cannon at Lao Tzu?! ”

In just a few minutes, most of Man Gui's subordinates had lost, and only a hundred people survived. The sad thing is that these people did not die at the hands of the enemy, but they died under the fire of their own people, and they could not be wronged anymore!

Man Gui, who fled to the front of the Guandi Temple, only felt that he wanted to cry without tears, he was indignant for those brothers who were killed by his own people, and he hated those city defense battalions in the capital even more, they were simply a group of mallets, and they couldn't even handle the cannons and firecrackers, and they dared to call themselves soldiers?

However, in the final analysis, although the defenders on the Desheng Gate were poor, they won because of the advantage of the terrain and the support of powerful firepower, and in less than half an hour, they contained the offensive of the Houjin army, and could not take a step forward, so they could only hide far away from the range of cannons and firearms.

Facing the high and deep moats of the city, he has just experienced a big battle. No matter how fierce the Houjin army is to death, it is impossible to continue to attack Deshengmen stupidly? What's more, their bows and arrows could not be shot on the city wall at all, and they had to face heavy artillery bombardment, as well as the dense rain of arrows and fire from the Ming army.

At this time, Huang Taiji had a full view of the entire battle situation, saw it clearly, and analyzed it clearly, and immediately waved his hand: "Stop the attack, the army will retreat two miles!" ”

Obviously, this distance was far beyond the range of the cannon. Huang Taiji's eyes flashed with an inexplicable light, and he said to himself: "Every time I attack the city, I stop under the city wall, and I can't solve the cannons of the Ming army. It seems that after returning this time, it is necessary not only to increase the control of the Eight Banners, but also to develop artillery. Otherwise, in the face of the firearms of the Ming army, Houjin was always at a disadvantage. ”

For a time, the battle in front of Desheng Gate was full of flames, the smoke of gunpowder was steaming, and there were corpses of people and horses everywhere, and the remains of broken arms, so it was not tragic!

In particular, the strong smell of blood, mixed with the smoke of gunpowder, made the already tense atmosphere even more tense.

At this time, above the Desheng Gate, the Ming army had stopped the shelling and looked straight in the direction of the Houjin army, and the vigilance was overflowing. The general in charge of the command stood at the city gate tower, without the slightest shame about the bombing just now, and quietly listened to the report of his subordinates.

"General Qiyu, the Manchu generals have suffered heavy casualties, and there are only more than a hundred people left. They sent us flags, hoping to hide in the city, recuperate, and heal the wounded. ”

The general did not answer immediately, but frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and then said: "I can't be the master of this matter, I need to ask the emperor to give them an answer, and General Man can understand our difficulties." ”

"Yes, General, I'll go and tell General Man."

After a soldier left, the general turned to the adjutant general beside him and said, "Look at this posture, Huang Taiji shouldn't attack hard, their firearms can't do anything." However, we must not slack off. In this way, you are here to guard, and I will go to meet the Holy Lord and tell the Emperor the request of the Manchu General Army. ”

"Yes, General, even if you go to meet the emperor, you will guard the Desheng Gate in the end."

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The battle at Deshengmen ended, and calm was restored. However, the smoke of gunpowder in Beijing was still permeating, the sound of artillery fire still did not stop, and the noisy sound of fighting came from the Guangqu Gate. Judging from the sound alone, the battle of Guangqumen was even more tragic!

In front of the Guangqu Gate, it had already become a pot of porridge, and Mang Gurtai's troops had already fought with the Guanning Iron Cavalry. However, although the scene was chaotic and tragic, it was not difficult to find from a high place that the character formation of Guanning Iron Cavalry was still there.

There is a degree of advance and retreat, and the advantage is maintained.

The troops commanded by Mang Gurtai were divided into three attack echelon teams, and the first team fought with the Zu Dashou camp in the southeast corner, and the battle was inextricably linked, but it was faintly defeated. Gradually, Zu Dashou's army began to counterattack violently, beating the Houjin army back again and again, and constantly routing to the north, getting closer and closer to Wang Chengyin's position.

At this time, in the rear of the Houjin Army, Mang Gurtai was quietly watching this scene, his expression becoming more and more ugly, and he couldn't help but scold: "Made, Lao Tzu doesn't believe that tens of thousands of people can't beat Yuan Chonghuan's 20,000 Guanning Iron Cavalry!" ”

The war horses galloped, and the cavalry on both sides stood together, and at this moment, a cavalry in embarrassment came quickly, stopped in front of Mang Gurtai, and said eagerly: "Lord Belle, the Ezhen of each banner has been violently resisted by Zu Dashou, and it is becoming more and more weak, and it is about to lose control of the pass. Moreover, Yuan Chonghuan also arranged a large army in the northwest of Guangqumen, and the foreheads of each banner would soon be attacked from both sides by Zu Dashou and Wang Chengyin. Lord Belle, the Ezhen of the banners asked for reinforcements. ”

Hearing this, Mang Gurtai was shocked in his heart, but he didn't expect Dolgon to say a word, and Yuan Chonghuan really put a character formation in front of the Guangqu Gate. However, the tension of the battle situation no longer allows for Mang Gultai to think too much, and he knows the importance of the pass. Once the pass is lost, it is equivalent to tying the pocket, and the first team that rushes in will be wiped out!

Therefore, Mang Gurtai did not dare to hesitate more, and immediately ordered: "Inform Abatai, Azig, Dolgon, and Haoge, and let them join up with a group of men and horses that are constantly retreating, attack Wang Chengyin's troops in the northwest, and cut off Yuan Chonghuan's left flank!" ”

"Yes, Lord Belle!"

Immediately, a flag commander agreed, and then walked out, waving two small flags.

Soon, the second cavalry of the Houjin army rushed towards the pass like a tiger out of a cage. However, after rushing through the pass, the speed of Abatai, Azig and Dolgon's headquarters did not decrease at all, and they still did not turn their horses' heads, and rushed straight to Yuan Chonghuan's camp stationed in front of Guangqu Gate.

Mang Gurtai, who was located in the rear, was furious when he saw this scene, and couldn't help but scold: "What an Abatai, he actually didn't listen to Benbele's orders!" After this battle, you will have to be punished for breach of contract! ”

At this moment, no one spoke, and everyone knew in their hearts that it was obviously Abatai, Azig and Dolgon who breached the contract at the same time, and the reason why Mang Gurtai only blamed Abatai was nothing more than a personal vendetta in the communiqué, in the name of breach of contract, in fact, it was a shame in Hanerzhuang that day, Abatai and Zilharang coerced him and Daishan together, why did Huang Taiji block the sweat tent?

Despite this, Manggultai had a big picture of the situation, and instead of an immediate attack, he quietly rode on his horse and waited for the battle to unfold to see why Abatai, Azig, and Dorgon disobeyed their orders.