Chapter 374: The Great Net Unfolds
The fog gradually dissipated, leaving only such a thin layer, which belonged to the warm winter sun, not far from the giant deer.
Tens of thousands of Qing troops flocked to the city, slowly moving forward, a sense of slaughter permeated, the momentum became stronger and stronger, and the mighty situation was quite like the autumn wind sweeping the leaves.
In the rear was a large number of captured Han people, as well as countless gold, silver, jewelry, cattle and sheep, black and oppressive, stretching for more than ten miles, at least 120,000 people, depression and despair lingered in everyone's heart, the face was dull and wooden, like the walking dead.
Located a little in front of the army, Yue Tuo rode on horseback, looking straight ahead with an angry face, his cold eyes seemed to suppress a certain monstrous anger, he was too calm, and asked coldly: "What is going on?" No matter how good Lu Xiangsheng is, no matter how powerful the Tianxiong Army is, it is impossible to kill Du Du and them. ”
"Lord Qi Beile, if it is only Lu Xiangsheng's 5,000 Heavenly Male Army, of course it can't be defeated by Du Du Beile's 20,000 army. Just when we were about to kill Lu Xiangsheng, the Tianxiong army was less than 1,000 people, and suddenly killed a Ming army, no less than 10,000 people, in terms of combat power alone, it was far better than Lu Xiangsheng's Tianxiong army. Moreover, the Ming army that suddenly came out was also equipped with a large number of firearms, which caught us off guard. ”
A captain of Niu Lu reported cautiously, looking at the perseverance and anger on Yue Tuo's side face, the coldness made people shiver, and his heart became more and more uneasy, swallowed his saliva, as if he had thought of something, and while continuing to speak, a trace of fear flashed on his face.
"The firearms of the Ming army are not only powerful, but also easy to carry, and can be used as weapons, most of which we have never seen. It is the number of tiger squat cannons, there are dozens of them that his subordinates have seen, plus the sneak attack from behind, we were caught off guard, but as soon as we made contact, we killed and injured hundreds of people. ”
Hearing all the frustrating words, Yue Tuo glanced back at the captain of Niu Lu, and saw that the other party was full of miserable appearance after the battle, so he didn't blame too much, but frowned and said: "Although the power of the firearm is great and the scope of the impact is wide, its reaction time is extremely slow, and the time when it is ignited and launched should be enough for our iron cavalry to kill closely." Even if it was a sudden attack, it would not be possible to lose so badly, only a few dozen people escaped? ”
"Lord Belle, you don't know the situation at that time, those firearms are different from those brought by Kong Youde and others, not only can they be fired continuously, but the reaction time is still very short, and it is a large area in one sweep, and our cavalry can't approach it at all. Even if they risk death and get close, there are only a few dozen people, and compared to the thousands of Ming troops, they can form an effective lethality at all. Captain Niu Lu chuckled in his heart, fearing that Yue Tuo would misunderstand, so he hurriedly replied anxiously, gently wiping the cold sweat on his forehead.
However, Yue Tuo looked disappreroving, looked back at the front, and suddenly said: "Okay, it seems that this Yang Sichang really doesn't want to talk about peace, jumping up and down like a monkey, jumping up and down to make peace, I have to give him a little look, only to know how powerful my Qing army is." ”
Captain Niu Lu didn't dare to say anything more, for fear that this Yangwu general would be unhappy and take his own life.
However, fear is fear, Captain Niu Lu still can't help but think of yesterday's fierce battle, as if he saw a ghost, his heart is a spirit, and he is afraid, for the upcoming big battle, he feels very bottomless.
Yue Tuo didn't pay attention to the change in the expression of the captain of the Niu Lu team, the cold light flashed in his eyes, with contempt, in his heart, whenever he fought against the Ming army, the Qing army was invincible, how could there have been a big defeat?
However, Du Du's death, the Qing army of about 20,000 was almost wiped out, and it can still be said that it was a hasty defeat, and only those who were attacked were defeated, and there were many lucks, but if the arrogant Yue Tuo knew that the life and death of Dolgon, Haoge and others were unknown, and they were also from the hands of the Li family's army, he would not have underestimated the enemy so much, and would not have taken the "Ming army" in his eyes.
"The opportunity has come, we can avenge Du Du and them."
Yue Tuo said abruptly, a trace of contempt flashed on his cold face, and then he waved his hand and shouted: "Chong, kill Yang Sichang and the others who came to support me, and destroy this Ming army!" ”
With Yue Tuo's distant finger, the small flags on both sides flew up and down, and the cavalry on the left and right wings galloped out in an instant, like arrows off the string, in the galloping of thousands of horses, the shouting of killing shook the sky, and soon killed with the Ming army on the opposite side.
At this moment, the fierceness and wildness of the Tartar cavalry were fully exerted, all of them were like hungry wolves that only saw their prey, their eyes were full of excitement, and all kinds of shouts were like the howls of wolves.
The posture of the charge is like a rampage bull!
Gradually, Yue Tuo's calm expression rippled and became cold and arrogant, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, with contempt and disdain, mixed with a faint smile.
I saw that the Ming army, which was strangled with the Qing army, gradually showed the intention of rout, and kept retreating, and the two wings were even more overwhelmed, constantly retracting and retracting.
In less than half an hour, suddenly, Wang Pu, as the striker, suddenly collapsed, and Shuai Qi fled to the north in a panic, and Yang Guozhu, who fled to the southwest, was defeated at the same time, regardless of the embarrassment.
The battle was in chaos, the defeat was decided, and there was not the slightest objection.
Yang Sichang, who was in the Chinese army, suddenly panicked, lost his kind of high-mindedness, and returned to the unbearable state that belonged to a weak scholar, and shouted in a trembling voice: "Retreat... Quick, retreat north! ”
It is advisable to chase after the poor!
Obviously, Yue Tuo also firmly believed in this, with a wave of his hand, another order, the left and right wings moved with the wind and clouds, chasing Wang Pu and Yang Guozhu and other remnants of the defeated generals, covering up and killing, and the momentum also rose to a new level.
However, Yue Tuo would never have imagined that a large net was rushing towards him, gradually forming a circle, and a group of hungry wolves were detouring to his rear, the net shrinking smaller and smaller, divided into several echelons.
At the same time, near Pingxiang, not far south of Julu, Li Zicheng and Tian Jianxiu led the army to slowly advance northward, and in the process of marching, Li Zicheng said solemnly: "Jianxiu, once you act, you must be clean and neat, completely separate those captured people from the Tartars, and kill all the Tartars who are responsible for escorting." ”
"Yes, Boss, I will try not to harm those innocent and poor people."
Speaking of this, Tian Jianxiu suddenly paused, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and he said quietly: "Moreover, my subordinates will definitely guard against those miscellaneous fish, lest they fish in troubled waters, and plunder those gold and silver property in the name of encircling and suppressing dog and pig skins." ”
"Okay, I'm relieved to have your words." Li Zicheng nodded slightly, showing a look of satisfaction.