Chapter 316: Collapse
"Retire .........!"
Looking at the heavily armored iron cavalry that was not submerged by the Ming army, Prince Li of the Qing Dynasty looked depressed, he knew that he had lost this battle, if he did not collect his troops, once the Ming army formed a breakthrough, then his own army of more than 20,000 people would become the object of Xiao Li thief's pursuit of the north.
Taking advantage of the fact that the military formation on the other side is still stable, and the thieves on the opposite side do not have a sufficient number of cavalry, as long as they fight and retreat, and are willing to break their tails to survive, it will not be a problem for the main forces of the two red flags to retreat to the Great Black Mountain.
"Lord Wang, don't you give the thief a chance to pursue now?"
Zhenghongqi Gushan Ezhen Longtuke also looked at the Ming army formation that was constantly squeezing forward in disbelief, he didn't expect that the field battle full of confidence between himself and Prince Li would be like this, the Ming thief not only withstood the impact of the Zhenghongqi swinging tooth, but also surrounded and annihilated the heavy armored cavalry he thought was invincible with infantry.
"Yes, Lord Wang, it's getting late, as long as we hold on for another half an hour, once it gets dark, the thieves will naturally retreat to Lushun, and our army can calmly return to the Great Black Mountain."
Kong Youde also agreed with Longtuke's meaning, retreating now is tantamount to handing over the back of the party to the thief in front of him, even if he retreats to the Great Black Mountain, but the battle damage will definitely be much more than retreating at night.
"Hold on for another half an hour? , are you going to wait for the Ming army that can annihilate the king's heavy cavalry to come up and break the formation? Respectfully obey the king, you go to unify the command of the Mongolian soldiers and the Han army flag, and let the fire soldiers of the line Guoan cover the red flag and the red flag to withdraw the army. ”
Dai Shan's face was resolute, in the past thirty years in the army, he had never encountered such a dilemma, looking at the two red flags that were constantly baptized by the artillery and the slowly retreating swinging teeth, he knew that the two red flags could no longer withstand losses, so he had to issue a military order to withdraw again.
"Wow!"
Kong Youde's heart tightened, and he had to take the military order, since he chose to be a slave of the Tartars, he naturally had to have the consciousness of working for his master.
Dai Shan's meaning is obvious, that is, he wants to use the Han army flag and the Mongols as a cover for the two red flags to retreat safely to the Great Black Mountain, and the Han army flag under his own command has become cannon fodder to cover the retreat of the Manchurians.
"Bell, bell, bell......!"
The high slope of the Daishan Festival sounded a rapid sound of gold, representing the royal banner of the Qing Dynasty, which was the order for the Qing army to retreat.
"Prince Chuanli will order, the Mongolian army flag and the Han army flag alternately cover the evacuation of the brigade!"
The Gongshun king of the Qing Dynasty held a sword and rushed down the slope with hundreds of Goshha, and at the same time raised the royal banner of the Gongshun domain.
Prince Li and a group of Manchurian generals on the slope slowly withdrew in the direction of Daheishan after handing over the command to Kong Youde.
on the battlefield.
The heavy cavalry of the Qing army has been completely strangled by the iron men who have an absolute advantage in numbers, and the remnants of the white armor soldiers have also retreated to the military formation of the red flag.
The defeat of the ironclad heavy cavalry and the white-armored soldiers lowered the morale of the Qing army to freezing point, and at this time, whether it was the Manchurian soldiers, the Mongol soldiers, or the Han army banners, their eyes on the Ming army in front of them were no longer excited, but full of fear.
"Prince Chuanli will order, and the Han army flag and the Mongolian army flag will alternately cover the retreat of the two red flags."
The voice of the herald who came on a flying horse became the last straw that crushed the morale of the Eight Banners of Manchuria.
Of course, the combat quality of the Manchurian soldiers in this era was still very high, and they did not turn around and flee, but maintained the battle formation while fighting and retreating, waiting for the Han army flag and the Mongol soldiers who undertook the task of interception to enter the battlefield.
"What? Why let Lao Tzu break off, their Manchurians are expensive, and we Mongolians are not people? ”
Namutu, who had been retreating under the attack of the fifth town of the Jingbei Army and the Menglu Banner, looked at Kong Youde in disbelief who came on horseback.
"Break the formation and kill the enemy, let Lao Tzu be in front, the battle is lost, let Lao Tzu be behind, and Kaldemuni also looks at Kong Youde with an angry face."
"This king is also in order to pay tribute to the prince's general, and he also asks Namu Tu Ezhen to obey the military order."
"Phew, you Southern Barbarian, don't think that Huang Taiji has made you a king, believe it or not, Lao Tzu will chop you now, at most he will be punished with a few whips."
Khaldemuni was young and vigorous, and he had already made him very unhappy when he had made the Mongolian soldiers queen, but now he actually wanted to let himself accept the command of a Han dog, and he showed his knife to Kong Youde at the moment.
"You...... Line Guoan, you immediately shrink your forces and move closer to the Chinese army! ”
Kong Youde could not command the Mongols, so he had to give orders to his subordinate generals Xian Guoan and Sun Long and others.
"Wow!"
Obviously, Kong Youde was still very prestigious in the Gongshun Domain, and Xian Guoan and Sun Long did not raise any objections at all, and turned around and commanded the troops, fighting and retreating in the direction of the Chinese army.
"Uncle, the Manchurians are defeated, let's withdraw too, there is Kong Youde's Han dog as cannon fodder, as long as we transfer the cavalry to the rear of the Han army, we can evacuate the battlefield."
"Well, what you said is right, this battle, we are also right to start the Manchurians, if we let them break off, our men in Hun Du and Sebu are estimated to be dead, you go and give an order, let the sons retreat in the direction of Nanguan."
Unlike the Han military banner, although the Mongols of this era joined Manchuria, they did not see themselves as slaves of the Manchurians until the Manchus entered the Central Plains, but saw themselves as allies of the Manchurians.
After Dai Shan let the Mongolian army flag break, this made Na Mutu also depressed, with the Han army flag as cannon fodder on the left and right, he naturally wanted to take the opportunity to evacuate the battlefield, but he was also afraid that Dai Shan would ask for the guilt, but chose to retreat to the direction of Nanguan.
As a matter of fact, as soon as the Manchurian counties showed signs of decline, the Mongols at both ends of the rat would reconsider their future.
While the two red flags were still fighting and retreating, the Mongolian soldiers on the right flank of the Qing army took the lead in leaving the battlefield, and the remnants of hundreds of Mongolian cavalry rolled up smoke and dust on the official road leading to Nanguan.
"Defeated, defeated!"
"Defeated, defeated!"
The two Red Banner Manchurian soldiers, whose morale had dropped to freezing point because of the defeat of the heavy cavalry and the white armor soldiers, finally collapsed after seeing the Mongols fleeing.
The Zhenghongqi Han Army, which was preparing to support the Chinese army, was the first to collapse, at first several people retreated with knives, and then they didn't know who was leading the way, they threw down the swords, guns and firearms in their hands and turned around and ran, shouting loudly in their mouths.
Someone took the lead, and more Manchurian soldiers began to disperse, and they shouted: "Defeated, defeated," the wolf rushed to the pig, and the entire right flank of the Qing army was in chaos, and there were running soldiers everywhere.
At this time, whether it was Gongshun Wang Kong Youde who came to command, or Deputy General Line Guoan, he could no longer raise the courage to continue the battle at this moment, and several cadre generals Zuo Lian had no courage to gather the defeated army, and they rolled up the general flag upside down and rushed in the direction of the red flag Chinese army.
The Han army banner on the left flank lost its courage, and the red flag that was engaged in the battle with the new five towns of the Jingbei Army also panicked, and they ran back one after another. Only the back was empty in front of the eyes of the Jingbei soldiers.
The panicked Manchu and Han infantry flew around like headless flies, and some even crashed directly into the main force of the Zhenghong Banner that was engaged in the battle with the Jingbei Army.