The defeat of Jiannu has been decided, and the most important thing is that the fiasco of Haicheng and the death of the old slave have brought about an irreparable decline in the morale of the entire people.

There is no hope, no matter how desperately you fight, it is just to delay some time and kill and injure some clansmen, this is almost the thought that rises in the heart of every Jiannu.

It is true that in the face of the well-equipped and well-fed Ming army, under the sharp and fierce firepower, the food and grass materials were scarce and difficult to support, and no matter how stubbornly Jiannu resisted, it was also a definite defeat.

Up to now, the construction of slaves is no longer a matter of victory or defeat, but to preserve as many people as possible and retreat to the deserted land of Hercy.

It is better to say that it is to multiply and live, or to lie down and taste the guts, than to be wiped out by the country in Liaodong.

The Jiannu of Salhu, Jiefan City, and Shangjian Cliff retreated in batches, and were fiercely pursued and killed by the Ming army.

As soon as they relied on a simple position on the road to block the pursuing soldiers of the Ming army, the infantry artillery of the Ming army also chased after them, and began a fierce and fierce attack.

"Hold on for a day or two?!" Huang Taiji smiled bitterly, although he knew that this was the only option, but it was really an impossible task.

Du Du, who retreated from Shangjian Cliff, and Sakhalian, who retreated from Salhu, also looked at each other, and they all turned their disgraced eyes to Yue Xuan, who gave orders.

Yue Yu lowered his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Whether it is a day or two days, it is just a fight to the death." ”

Together, there were less than 10,000 men, and there were many wounded soldiers, and they had been fighting continuously, and they were sleepy and lacking.

The strength to draw a bow and shoot arrows may still be there, but the arrows have already been consumed. Because they were facing the Ming army, they were hitting the lead bullets fired by muskets, and there was no possibility of picking up arrows and shooting them back.

In such a state, it can only be hand-to-hand combat with the enemy; The period of one or two days also means that the entire army is wiped out and no one survives.

"Die or die!" Du Du widened his eyes, "Dying on the battlefield is the glory of the warriors of Jianzhou, and it is worth killing a few more enemies." ”

After speaking, he gave a hasty salute to everyone, turned around and led his headquarters into the position to resist the fierce attack of the Ming army.

"Four Baylors." Yue Zhi saluted Huang Taiji and said, "Please chase the brigade with the wounded soldiers, ...... here"

Huang Taiji raised his arm, stopped Yue Xuan, and said, "Your brother will complete this task, and so-and-so will command the battle here." ”

After a pause, he added: "The Khan King is young, and he still needs the auxiliary government of Da Beile, and with you here, Da Baile has the strength and confidence." ”

The words are not too thorough, but the meaning is clear. Huang Taiji was worried that the new Khan, King Dolgon, would be too young to take on the task and make any wrong decisions.

And the auxiliary government of Dai Shan, in the final analysis, still depends on strength to speak. With the support of Yue Zhi and Sakhalian, two sons who were accustomed to war, Dolgon did not dare to specialize.

Yue Yu and Sakhalian glanced at each other, although they were not greedy for life and afraid of death, Huang Taiji said it was also very reasonable.

"It's about the life and death of Jianzhou Nuzhen, so you don't have to hesitate." Huang Taiji waved his hand violently and said: "Da Beile is calm and strategic, with him presiding, the Jianzhou Jurchen can tide over the difficulties and make a comeback." ”

Yue Zhen sighed, stepped forward to greet him, turned around to organize the wounded soldiers, and prepared to chase the brigade.

Sakhalian also said goodbye to Huang Taiji, and said with a little hesitation: "Sibeile, don't worry about the enemy's rumors and shouting in front of the battle. I can't do anything, and riding alone is also my blessing. ”

The so-called rumors and shouts are naturally the descendants of Yehebu who surrendered to sincerity anyway. Led by Baku and Leng Seng Ji, they followed Mangui's troops to this place.

Persuasion and appeasement has always been the work secretly carried out by the Military Intelligence Department, but only for those other than the Jianzhou Jurchens. Now, however, the scope has been relaxed, and those who have made meritorious service and redeemed themselves can be forgiven.

Because of the relationship between Huang Taiji and Ye Hebu, he has a closer connection with Ye Hebu. Others may not think so, but Sakhalian thinks that Huang Taiji will know his own thoughts.

Therefore, he reminded Huang Taiji that if he persevered to the end, he could lead a few people to escape, even if he returned alone, it was enough to dispel the suspicions of others.

The rebellion of the Jurchen tribes made the situation worse for Jiannu. The morale of the army, which was already depressed, has again appeared in an atmosphere of suspicion and suspicion.

It is not enough to distinguish ethnic groups by surname, such as the Nala clan, although it is a Manchurian surname, but in the Ming dynasty the clans were scattered in Yehe, Wula, Hada, Huifa and other places.

Historical records of the surname Nala are: "Although they are one surname, each is a clan". In other words, the Jurchens with the surname Nala in the Ming Dynasty were not of the same clan.

Jiannu is not easy to distinguish, and the emperor does not want to subdivide. With one eye open and one eye closed, the Nala clan that surrendered before and after all belonged to the Yehe tribe. It not only created a split among the Jurchens, but also became a knife to cut at the Jianzhou Jurchens.

Not long after Yue Zhi and Sakhalian left, Jiannu's resistance became critical.

Under the cover of artillery bombardment, the Ming army's repeated attacks continued to kill and injure Jiannu and weaken Jiannu's strength.

Losing the advantage of medium and long-range firepower, Jiannu could only rely on the last bravery and close hand-to-hand combat to barely resist.

But to do so must pay a great price, the Ming army's muskets, Franco, fire, shoot a dense rain of lead bullets, many Jiannu on the way to the rush was beaten into a sieve.

"Ignition!" Huang Taiji made a last move, lighting up the piles of branches and weeds.

The fire burned, and a large number of pine branches played a role in fueling the fire, and by the direction of the wind, they swept towards the Ming army.

There was nothing combustible on the main road, and the Ming army quickly retreated, with few casualties, but the continuous offensive had to be temporarily stopped.

The fire attack forced the Ming army back, and also blocked some of the Jiannu who fought with the Ming army, and fell into the sea of fire.

Through the air distorted by the heat wave, Huang Taiji and the others could also see their own soldiers screaming, howling, churning and jumping in the flames.

The muskets of the Ming army were still roaring, and in the orderly retreat, they knocked the enemies who were on fire and smoked one by one, rushing out of the flames and smoke to the ground.

Du Du was panting, holding his sword, his eyes were solemn, or a little dull. He was shot in the left shoulder, and although it did not penetrate the iron armor, his bones were broken, and he could not lift his arm.

Huang Taiji turned his gaze, not looking at the bloody hellish scene, and gave an order, "Continue to collect firewood, and be sure to block the enemy." ”

Du Du glanced at Huang Taiji, opened his mouth, and finally did not speak.

The direction of the wind changes, and it will not last long to hold back the enemy with fire. Moreover, the Ming army can also take a detour. Although it will be delayed due to the long distance, it can be more than half a day at most.

Well, if you don't need to attack with fire, I'm afraid that the resistance here won't last even an hour or two. At least, the Ming army retreated temporarily, and their own army got a short rest.