Chapter Seventy-Three: The Roof Leak Happened to Be Rainy
The sudden flanking attack of the Ming army cut off the Tong Yang Department from it, and the head and tail could not be taken care of.
Under the fright, the Qing Banner of the Han Army, which was not well organized, collapsed in an instant, and the sense of collective honor that had just been condensed was gone.
A few people scurried around without a head until they were killed or fell into the mud.
Most people want to escape, but there is no way out.
The Han army, which was able to organize a counterattack and stabilize its position, was not a single one, and the rout was unstoppable
Fortunately, Tong Yang has always been cautious, and there is a large team of personal soldiers around him to defend him, and he can barely resist it.
Rao is like this, he didn't have the heart to collect the defeated soldiers, but his own escape was important
fought and retreated, and gradually broke away from contact with the Ming army war group, which can be regarded as a broken tail escape.
However, without the backbone, many of the Han troops brought by Tong Yangxing directly threw away their armor and surrendered to their original colleagues in a trembling manner.
Soon, the Han army, which was already mostly laborers and people, was defeated by the main general of the Ming army, and then came to Tong Yangxing.
Tong was full of liver and gall, but found that the terrain also restricted Liaozhen from sending a large number of cavalry over, so he could only chase and kill along the ridge.
Tong nourishes his soul and immediately asks the team with the most flexible legs and feet to go back to report the news first.
Then he commanded the people around him to form a circular formation, and compacted his own formation as much as possible to avoid a second collapse.
However, the Ming army seemed to have noticed this change, and soon changed its formation, forming an angle between the two wings, and violently attacking the front of the Tong Yang formation in a concentrated attack posture.
Under the sharp increase in casualties, Tong Yangxing's pro-soldiers, who had been spending a lot of money to support, also lost their fighting spirit and began to retreat.
Seeing that the formation of the Han army was about to collapse, a wave of arrows suddenly flew in the air, shooting down many Ming troops who were standing in front of him.
Abatai held a longbow in his hand and slowly walked into the Tong Yang formation, followed by a large number of horsemen under the banner of Zhenglan.
The Jurchens were already good at riding and shooting, and after dismounting, they still had the power to pull the bow.
Seeing that there was the support of the master, the waist of the Han army also straightened up instantly, and even had the desire to counterattack back.
It's just that the generals of the Ming army on the opposite side are also flawless, condescending, occupying a long ridge, and in front of it is a long mud pond.
If Abatai still pursues, then the vanguard will be exposed to firearms volleys, which can penetrate any armor, let alone through the mud, which will cause the Zhenglan Banner to suffer greater losses.
Abatai clenched his fists, if the original Bai Baya soldiers were not all taken away by Huang Taiji at this time, then he could still order them to fight in a roundabout way and look for fighters.
But now that I am myself, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and there is nothing she can do to take the Ming generals opposite.
The commanders of the two sides confronted each other wordlessly for a while, and then tacitly retreated back in an orderly manner.
For the rest of his life after the catastrophe, Tong Yangxing's face was very pale.
After seeing Abatai, he was also very ashamed.
But Abatai was unusually gentle, and even took the initiative to ask Tong Yang for warmth.
After all, the artillery battalion of the Han army is the most important strategic asset of Jianzhou at present, and in case of a mistake, Abatai can fully imagine Huang Taiji's anger.
Fortunately, Tong Yang has always been cautious, and none of the 5,000 people brought to the front line to tear down the wall this time were from artillery battalions, and most of them were coolies with few skills.
Abatai breathed a sigh of relief, but the loss of two or three thousand manpower also made Tong Yang's flesh pain.
Once the two sides were combined, it was obviously not feasible to fight separately as before, so it was decided that the Han army would first pave the way and level the land for the Zhenglan Banner, and the Zhenglan Banner would advance to protect the flanks and rear of the Han army.
As a result, Abatai's advance was greatly slowed down, and coupled with the sudden harassment and robbery of the camp by the Ming army from time to time, it took another seven days before it re-advanced to the second row of stone walls.
Looking at the dismantled stone wall in front of him, Abatai, who had a big mouthful of resentment in his chest, raised his horsewhip and ran back to his main formation.
"Sons, I know you've been wading in the mud for so many days, and you're already angry."
"Said to go out of Liaodong to rob gold and silver, silk silk, and women, where is the gold and silver now? Where is the silk? Where are the slaves? ”
Abatai's words were actually a complaint he often heard in the army, and he did not shy away from saying it at this time, which aroused the resonance of the soldiers.
or roaring loudly, or beating the shield and chest, expressing the dissatisfaction in their hearts.
Abbatey pointed forward, "Do you want these things?" They're just to the south! As long as we conquer the small castles in Liaozhen and break the Shanhai Pass of the Han people, then their gold and silver treasures, children and fertile fields will be at our disposal! ”
Greed made his soldiers red-eyed, and they were eager to let go of the reins and head straight south.
"However, not everyone is qualified to go to the south to rob, there are always people who want to stay in Liaodong to defend. Aren't there many of you who didn't catch up with the grand occasion of entering the customs the year before last? ”
Pointed out by Abatai's horsewhip, the knight who had been forced to stay behind in the change and watched his companions rob a lot of wealth suddenly boiled.
It is true that in the state-building system, every time an army goes out to plunder, a considerable number of regular soldiers and elites will be left behind.
Over time, the power to decide who goes out and who stays has also become the most powerful bridle for the nobles of the Eight Banners to control their subordinates.
"The only one who can decide all this is the Khan King. And the goal of our expedition this time is the city that the Khan King intends to capture, the Daling River! ”
"Only by capturing this place can you stop the Ming Kingdom from advancing towards Quang Ninh, and your serfs can harvest more grain in the land around Quang Ninh. What's more, you will be able to obtain the Great Khan's gift and become the first warriors to enter the level! ”
Hearing this, the five thousand Blue Flag knights of Abatai's lineage could no longer hold back, and waved their weapons in unison, shouting "Enter the customs!" "Enter!"
Seeing that the military heart was available, Abatai nodded with satisfaction.
He had already let the scouts reconnoitre, and after this second stone wall, the Ming army had not had time to transform the rice fields, and it could be said that it was a smooth road, all of which were barren beaches overgrown with long grass.
And the Ming army, who had repeatedly fought with them in the mud before, lost the stone wall and was running desperately in the direction of Dalinghe Fort.
Trapped here by them for so many days, Abatai certainly didn't want to let them go, let alone let them go back to strengthen the city defense of Dalinghe Fort.
Bowing his head and explaining a few words to Tong Yangxing, and leaving the rest of the foot soldiers of the Zhenglan Banner to protect the Han army artillery camp, Abatai was impatient, so he issued an order for the whole army to attack.
After so many days of dismounting and foot fighting, the horsepower of the knight's mount of the Blue Flag is also extremely well preserved.
In less than a meal, they saw the Ming army flags swaying on the distant slopes, as well as the smoke of the cooking.
These stupid people! Abatai sneered, he didn't expect the Ming army to reveal his whereabouts so easily.
He clenched his long knife, feeling the speed of his horse as he swept through the long grass and charged, and was just about to adjust his posture and prepare to slash.
It's just that at this time, his war horse suddenly stopped, and his front hooves sank into the originally flat mud, and inertia threw the still ignorant Abatai out of the air!