Let's say, from the very beginning, Duoduo didn't really think about retreating, although the night attack of the Ming army was not in the plan, but if he retreated like this, wouldn't it be an insult to the prestige of the Eight Banners?

Not only did he not think about retreating, but even after basically stabilizing the situation, Duoduo also thought about swallowing these Nikans who dared to cross the river and attack the Qing army at night.

This is the elite of nearly 10,000 Ming troops, if you can eat it in one bite, the entire Jiangbei, there may be no Ming army that can stop the Qing Dynasty Iron Cavalry.

Although there were more than 20,000 troops under the command of Zhou Shixian, after losing more than 10,000, they basically no longer had the ability to fight in the field, just like this night attack, if the 20,000 Eight Banner soldiers lost seven or eight thousand, or even six thousand, it would not be far from the rout, and it would be even more nonsense to continue to attack Nanjing in the south.

So, how could Duoduo possibly pass up such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

He must win this battle, as long as he defeats the so-called Ming State horse here and takes Jiangnan, it will not be a difficult task.

You know, the Manchus also knew about the defense of the entire Jiangbei. Today's Jiangbei Ming Army, although nearly 100,000 troops have been deployed along the Huai River, but less than half of them can really fight, and the backbone is the descendants of the Ming Dynasty.

Just as the Manchu Qing Dynasty could control tens of thousands of feudal soldiers and hundreds of thousands of green battalions with less than 100,000 armor and eight banners, Zhou Shixian also relied on more than 20,000 elites to control other Ming troops.

Therefore, Duoduo easily understood the key to defeating Zhou Shixian.

If the opponent's elite can't withstand it and is defeated by the Qing army, there is no so-called annihilation, but the entire Huaihe defense line will inevitably have unprecedented chaos, and the east and west sides will not be able to take care of each other, and it will be easier to seek a breakthrough at that time.

Soon, as more Eight Banners soldiers were assembled, the Qing army began to gain an advantage in terms of strength, and Duoduo also cautiously sent more soldiers and horses, gaining the upper hand in the battle in front of the camp gate.

Originally, the Qing army's defensive line on both sides of the camp had begun to loosen, and there were even many deserters. If it weren't for Bayala's pressure formation, I'm afraid Wu Xingye would have made a breakthrough.

And after these Eight Banners soldiers had reinforcements, their will to fight became firmer, and their desire to attack was even stronger, and they began to take the initiative to attack, biting the Ming army to the death, and the two sides gradually fell into a more fierce melee.

Gunshots all around, shouting and killing, the Ming army's attack gradually stopped, both sides are strong armies, although the Ming army has the advantage of night fighting, and it is the first to attack, but now under the local disadvantage of troops, it has gradually lost the ability to take the initiative to attack.

"Lord Wang, the Ming army is about to be defeated, as long as we send more troops and increase the offensive, we will be able to completely annihilate these Nikans. If you wait for the reinforcements from the Ming Kingdom to arrive, this great opportunity will not come again. "Dola Ahsan, who was beside him, rode his horse from the front and said hurriedly.

"How many soldiers and horses are there in the Ming army at the camp gate now, and what are the movements of the Ming army on the south bank? Have you figured it all out? ”

Compared to Ahsan's eagerness, Duoduo seemed very calm. In such a big battle, he didn't dare to be a little negligent.

"The Qing army in the direction of the camp gate is definitely less than four thousand, and now the three camps have been attacked by the Ming army, and the Ming army in Fengyang City should be dispatched." Although Ahsan was not sure, his desire to attack was very strong, and the night attack of the Ming army had already angered him.

I saw that his tone was very certain, and then he said: "Lord Wang, the opportunity must not be lost, if we hesitate any longer, and wait for the Ming army to react and withdraw, it will be impossible for us to break through again." Now that the Ming army is out of support and may collapse at any time, as long as you work harder, you can win, when did I shrink so much in the Qing Dynasty? ”

Duoduo listened, but he didn't make up his mind for a while. Now that the Qing army has a local superiority in strength, the situation on the battlefield seems to have a tendency to reverse, which he naturally sees.

However, the battle situation of the large battalions on the east and west sides is not clear, and the soldiers and horses of the Ming army on the south bank are not clear.

But the Ming army raided in three ways, and it stands to reason that Zhou Shixian should not have more soldiers and horses, and even if there is, it will not be a real elite who can fight.

Duoduo thought for a while, and then under Ah Shan's gaze, he nodded simply, and then ordered to several Manchurian officers beside him: "Come, take our Manchurian sons, defeat the Ming army here as quickly as possible, and kill them all before the Ming reinforcements on the south bank and the east and west sides come out!"

In fact, although Duoduo was cautious, the Manchu Qing's long-term victory over the Ming army made him despise the so-called Ming army in his heart, that is, the elite under Zhou Shixian, and the same was true.

For him, the soldiers and horses trained by the so-called Ming State horses are indeed strong, but they still can't be compared with the Manchurian warriors, and the large-scale field battles don't rely on those small tricks.

Those Manchurian officers received the order, and immediately led their soldiers and horses to gather under the command of Ahsan, a solid mountain.

And the Manchu veteran, Gushan Ezhen Ashan, after receiving the support of Duoduo, pushed away the guards beside him, and then turned around directly, snatched the flag gun in the hands of the standard-bearer behind him, and shouted at the Manchu Eight Banners soldiers who were waiting behind him: "Kill!"

Before they could react, the high-spirited Ahsan was already holding a flag gun, turned on his horse, and rushed out, with a howling sound in his mouth.

Gushan Ezhen personally held the flag, rode his horse around the army, and the enemy outside the camp gate was only a few hundred steps away, such a situation, the Manchu Eight Banners were greatly inspired, and their morale was also greatly increased!

To say that Ahsan is worthy of being a veteran, he knows how to best and fastest boost morale on the battlefield and stimulate the fighting spirit and wildness of soldiers.

Now, not only the boredom he had been holding in his heart for more than a month suddenly dissipated, but also the Manchurian Eight Banners soldiers who rushed out closely after him were also full of fighting spirit, as if victory was just around the corner.

The Qing army's actions were very rapid, and more than 3,000 soldiers and horses quickly gathered into a team, and under the leadership of Ah Shan, they rushed towards the Ming army in front of the camp gate.

However, just before Ah Shan persuaded Duoduo, seeing that he could not attack for a long time, the Qing army gradually reacted, and Xue Lao Er had already asked Zhou Shixian for troops - there were still two battalions of soldiers and horses in Fengyang City.

At this time, the night raid had already turned into a tug-of-war, and after Zhou Shixian judged the situation, he immediately transferred one of the three battalions in the west under Zhang Hong's temporary control, and sent another from his own hands to assist Wu Xingye and attack the two wings of the Manchu Chinese army camp.

At the same time, on Xue Laoer's side, Zhou Shiobviously saw that the situation was not right, and had already sent the "Macao Mercenary Corps" that had been on standby on the south bank.

Different from the bird guns and Lu Mi guns used by Sun Hu's musketeers, the "turtledove foot guns" used by this mercenary corps are one or two or two coins of medicine, and one or two or three coins of bullets, weighing 20 catties and breaking two heavy armors within 30 steps, which can be described as indestructible.

The cavalry of the Qing army led by Ah Shan started quickly, and they went around the right flank of the position where the banner of King Duoduo was located, trying to directly push this Ming army while the two armies were fighting.

However, at this moment, the musketeers of the Macao mercenaries had already entered the defensive position, the arquebuses were lit, the charges were loaded, and they were ready to fight.

The sound of horses' hooves galloping from the Qing cavalry was endless, like a majestic rain hitting the ground, and the entire Qing army camp had a trembling feeling.

On the right flank of the two armies' fronts, one side galloped forward, unstoppable, and stood still, turning a blind eye.

Behind the Macao mercenaries, there were hundreds of soldiers, looking at the Manchu cavalry charging under the light of the fire, nervous tension and trembling.

The Qing cavalry approached quickly, and soon entered a distance of one hundred and fifty paces, a distance of one hundred paces, until seventy paces.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang!!"

On the left flank of the Ming army, a super-heavy arquebus mounted on a wooden pole erupted with a thunderous roar, and a white dragon rose up, and soon melted into a thick wall of smoke, in which orange-red firelight flashed, and the explosive gunfire was connected.