Chapter 65 Venture out to fight the grassland
Yesterday, Hauge saw Dolgon's false decree, and the more he thought about it, the more unpleasant it became, so he immediately decided to take a risk, and set out early in the morning with a large army, and went straight to the camp of Geldan.
Geldan, who was feasting his subordinates in the camp, heard that Hauge had commanded an army of 20,000 men coming to call for battle, so he asked, "It seems that Hauge has been forced by their regent."
"Great Khan, this is a good opportunity from heaven for us to destroy the enemy, and I will ask you to allow me to attack."
"Nope! Don't worry, you go back now, all the departments are secretly ready, once the Qing army is tired and there are signs of retreat, give me an immediate attack, give him a lesson, in order to prevent fraud, do not pursue too far, chase ten miles will stop. β
"Yes!"
After arranging the dispatch of troops, Geldan personally climbed the lookout in the camp and looked at the Qing army camp, as time went by, the Qing army's war horses and soldiers began to feel uneasy, after all, the weather was more than ten degrees below zero, coupled with the cold wind, although the wind had weakened a lot at this time, and the sun was also hanging in the sky, but the biting chill was getting stronger and stronger.
"Prince Su, let's withdraw our troops!" Ao Bai persuaded.
Hauge's heart is colder than this day at this time, he thought that Geldan was a hero, but now he can't see Er'er, like a mouse, it seems that this expedition to the west, he can only end here, and then the next day will be colder and colder, more and more unsuitable for people and animals to be outdoors.
Seeing that Haoge was unmoved, Ao Bai could only say anxiously: "We have been here for too long, and people and animals have begun to be restless, and if we go any further, we may be frozen to death."
Hauge retracted his gaze from staring at the Gerdan camp, glanced at the army behind him, and said decadently: "Withdrawβ"
Hearing this, Ao Bai was overjoyed, hugged his fist at him, and immediately ordered the withdrawal of the army, and the army immediately began to move slowly, Ao Bai came to the unwilling Hauge and said, "Let's goββ"
Hauge turned his horse's head, still looking back a little unwillingly, but he didn't know that the old opponent he was thinking about was looking at him with a hideous face and laughing.
"Great Khan, do you want to strike now?"
"Wait until all the soldiers and horses in his ambush show up."
"Yes!"
After a short time, I saw a single horse galloping outside the camp gate: "Great Khan, the Qing army has ambushed more than 200,000 men and horses ten miles away, and Qierharang has led 30,000 troops to respond.
"Order, my armies from all walks of life will attack immediately and crush the enemy army, in one fell swoop!" Geldan drew his saber and gave an order with great pride, and he himself quickly walked off the lookout, stepped on the jujube yellow war horse led by his own soldiers, and followed the army out of the camp with his own army.
Hauge, who was retreating, met Qierharang with a stinky face, smiled bitterly with difficulty, and continued to retreat, when he suddenly heard a scout report: "Report!" - Gerdan's army of 400,000 is coming at me in three ways, and it is now less than five miles from the rear army. β
Haoge, who had not pulled a few children, heard this newspaper and was in high spirits, "Choking! ββ" He drew his sword and said in a loud voice: "The whole army immediately prepares for battle, the rear army turns to the front army, Qierharang, you press the formation in the back, worship, and meet the enemy with this king!"
Watching Hauge and Ao Bai gallop away, Qilharang couldn't care about losing his temper, this is a big battle of life and death, and he must fight with the spirit of twelve, he commanded the rear army to switch camps to support the front army, and sent scouts to ask for support from Doze, and the army of Geldan poured out, and in the case of similar combat strength, the numerical advantage would be obvious.
Sure enough, because the previous confrontation had consumed the Qing army's sharpness, plus half a day had passed, the people and horses had almost digested what they had eaten in the morning, and they met the enemy in a hurry, and the battle was almost one-sided.
"Prince Su, the enemy army is strong, we should retreat while fighting, and take the initiative to move closer to Dozebele's reinforcements."
"Bow down! At this time, the enemy army is strong, once you retreat, you can't control the situation, you send an order, all battalions must fight to the death and wait for reinforcements, dare to take a step back, and order Qierharang to kill without mercy! β
"Wow!"
At this time, standing on a small dirt bag and watching the Qing army that was already surrounded by him rushing left and right, Geldan smiled happily, this victory is certain, even if the Qing army reinforcements from fifty miles away arrive, it will not change the fate of the Qing army's vitality.
"Report! - Great Khan, Doze led 220,000 troops to come at full speed, according to which it was less than thirty miles. β
"Revisit! According to this, I will report it in ten miles! β
When the horses left, Geldan ordered his own soldiers around him: "Send the order, order Dorji and Zaisan to lead the men and horses of the headquarters to retreat immediately, and lay an ambush five miles away from the camp to meet the army, and the other departments, after a quarter of an hour, regardless of the casualties, immediately withdraw back to the camp."
"Yes!" The pro-army immediately used the banner to convey Geldan's order to the scene, and when he leaned slightly, he saw that the two armies had gathered together after leaving the battlefield, and galloped quickly in the direction from which they came.
"Prince Su, our reinforcements will arrive soon, and Geldan has already taken more than 100,000 horses, and it is estimated that he is going to meet Dozebele."
"Ignore him for now, take advantage of the fact that Geldan has withdrawn the army now, and order our army to counterattack, no matter what, hold out until reinforcements arrive."
"Prince Su, the minister still suggested that we take the initiative to get closer to Dozebele, and now our army has suffered no less than 60,000 casualties, which has already hurt our vitality, and γγγγγγ"
Before Ao Bai finished speaking, Hauge was covered in blood and scolded loudly: "Ao Bai! You are a famous warrior of my Qing Dynasty, why is the ink endless today! If you dare to say it again, this king will condemn you to a big crime of disturbing the morale of the army, and you will not return to your command position soon, and now in this situation, there is only a fight to the death! β
The armor on his body had already been cut in many places, and he said sadly: "Yes!"
As soon as Ao Bai reached his previous position, he met Qi Erharang, who was attacked and killed by Qi Er, and asked Ao Bai in a loud voice: "What did Hauge say!"
"Fight to the death!"
"This fool is going to kill us! Yes! - "Zilharan roared and struck the enemy again.