The cavalry of the two towns withdrew one after another, and after a simple count, more than 3,000 people were lost under the command of Ma Ke, more than 1,000 people were also lost under the command of Tang Tong, and more than 13,000 cavalry troops were converted into almost 5,000 people in just a charge, which can be said to be a heavy casualty.

Tang Tong and Ma Ke can be said to be mournful, and the two of them cried with sad faces, for fear that the Qing cavalry on the opposite side would rush over. At this time, Miyun Town and Shanhaiguan Town lost a large number of soldiers and horses, and the people in the two towns were panicked.

Tang Tong and Ma Ke discussed for a while, both of them are well-known "escaped generals", but this war is related to the fortunes of the country, Hong Chengchou and Ma Shaoyu and Zhang Ruoqi are all in the rear, so they are defeated and retreated, the two will definitely be heavily responsible, but if they continue to stick here, can they hold it?

Just when the two of them were not defending or retreating, suddenly a puff of smoke and dust rose from behind the hills, and several cavalrymen rode their horses and galloped, but they were the messengers of Hong Chengchou's large army array.

Seeing the two commanders, seeing the miserable appearance of the two towns, several messengers were shocked, and heard the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan Town, Ma Ke, crying that his own army was bombarded by nearly 100 Hongyi cannons of the size of slaves, and his subordinates suffered a lot of casualties, and several messengers were even more shocked.

The messengers looked around, and saw that the soldiers and horses in Shanhaiguan Town and Miyun Town had indeed suffered heavy casualties, and now there were still wounded soldiers transported to the back of the hills, so they couldn't help but believe it.

The first person said: "General Yang and Li led the army to attack the Loess Ridge, and the military formation of the Cheying Army also encountered a large number of artillery bombardment from slaves and thieves, and there were also many casualties. General Liu of Qinglai Town came up with a clever plan to place a sack basket full of soil in front of the soldiers in front of the car to defend against artillery. ”

"Yang Guozhu and other troops suffered heavy casualties?"

Tang Tong and Ma Ke were taken aback, and then the two of them were ecstatic in their hearts, it seemed that it was not only themselves who lost their troops, and they would not be punished after they went back.

The two of them heard the messenger say: "When the lower officials came, on the order of Governor Hong, they had informed the soldiers of Songshan Fort, Lord Zhang Dou, that he should lead the people to choose a suitable long cart and put sacks and earthen baskets on them to transport them to this place urgently. is afraid that the thieves and slaves will follow the strategy of Loess Ridge and hit the two generals with artillery bombardment, but they didn't think that it was still a step too late. ”

"Governor Hong strictly ordered that the two generals must strictly guard the west side of Songshan Fort, so that the thieves and slaves will not cross to the east of Songshan Fort, otherwise, military law will be engaged!"

"Just behind Xia Guan, Zhang Bingbei led a large number of people to come and transport many earthen carts, I expect that with these earthen carts, there is no need to be afraid of the Hongyi cannon of thieves and slaves!"

After listening to the messenger's words, Ma Ke and Tang Tong regretted it, both of them had visited Liu Yan's arrangement on the defense line of Hongluo Mountain, and the method of using sandbags and bamboo baskets to load soil to prevent artillery, both of them knew, but they were frightened by the artillery of the Qing army in this battle, and they didn't even think about it!

"If I thought of this method earlier, I wouldn't have suffered such a big casualty!"

Marco roared angrily, and threw the helmet in his hand to the ground, not knowing who he was angry at at this time, but scolding himself.

Tang Tong also frowned, and said angrily: "Okay! It's already like this, what else is there to say, hurry up and straighten out the troops! ”

Several messengers were also unhappy when they saw this, everyone was a person around Hong Chengchou, and they were complimented by everyone everywhere, although the official position was not big, they couldn't see these chief military officers despise themselves so much.

Several people looked at each other, and they all made up their minds that after they went back, they must give Ma Ke and Tang Tong eye medicine!

So they turned and walked away, got on their horses, and rode away.

At this time, Ma Ke looked at the direction of the messengers' departure with a straight face, and faintly saw that behind the hills, next to his own camp, there were indeed a large number of vehicles pushing forward, it seemed that they were those earthen carts that could defend against the Hongyi cannons.

"I'm going to have to divide the cars later."

Ma Ke was secretly thinking in his heart, and Tang Tong on the side also narrowed his eyes slightly, not knowing what he was thinking.

At this time, Huang Taiji and others in the mountain city of Rufeng Mountain were in a good mood, the war in the west, coupled with the war on the Loess Ridge, were seen by Huang Taiji and others, the Qing army was equipped with firearms, artillery was full of power, to the Ming army with great damage, so that Huang Taiji was very satisfied.

The Manchu monarchs and ministers in the mountain city laughed and laughed, and Huang Taiji was happy in his heart, and said: "Artillery is really a sharp weapon, and I will definitely build more in the future!" ”

After some praise, Huang Taiji had some regrets in his heart, but unfortunately the Ming army killed and wounded in these battles was not Liu Yan's new army in Qinglai Town, otherwise under the bombardment of his own artillery, no matter how strong Liu Yan's new army is, it will never be the opponent of artillery, and it will definitely suffer heavy casualties!

However, with the use of a large number of earth-wheeled vehicles by various departments of the Ming army, although a large number of artillery of the Qing army was still roaring, the results achieved had plummeted, and even at this time it could already be described as minimal, as long as it was blocked by the earth-wheels, the artillery could not cause any damage.

Moreover, at this time, the soldiers of Xuanfu Town led by Yang Guozhu became more and more courageous, and they had already attacked the first line of defense of Loess Ridge, and the defenders there were beaten in disarray and retreated.

Huang Taiji was furious when he saw this, and it was rumored that Dolgon and others, who were commanded by Loess Ridge, must hold the follow-up positions and wait for the opportunity to recapture the first line of defense, otherwise they will be severely punished.

Just when Huang Taiji was angry, the scouts sent good news: Haoge and Zierharang had led their troops to defeat the Ming general army Bai Guangen's troops, and were now besieging Wu Sangui's troops, and the battle was unexpectedly smooth.

The anger in Huang Taiji's heart dissipated a lot in an instant, and then he thought about the embarrassed Ming General Soldiers and Horse Department and Tang Tong Department under the blow of his own fire guns and cannons, Huang Taiji suddenly thought about it.

Previously, Huang Taiji was suppressed by the might of more than 200,000 Ming troops, thinking that these more than 200,000 Ming troops were elite, at least they were also soldiers who dared to fight.

But as soon as the two sides fought, their respective details were all exposed, and the more than 200,000 Ming troops were not as powerful as Huang Taiji imagined, and there were only a few soldiers and horses that could really fight.

And now that the iron cavalry and elite infantry have been removed, there is also the blessing of firearms, and the combat power is better than before. ”

On the Loess Ridge, there were shouts everywhere, and a large number of sword and shield soldiers and pikemen in Xuanfu Town poured out from behind the chariots, climbed in from the gaps in the wall, and attacked the main wall of the Qing army.

On the main ridge, Dolgon, Duoduo and the others looked at the battle situation at the bottom of the mountain, and they all couldn't help but clench their fists, and the defense line that they regarded as golden soup was attacked by Yang Guozhu's army so quickly?

And Yang Guozhu also showed a smile on his face at this time, he stood in the proposed Chinese army defense line built with sandbags, holding a clairvoyant mirror to observe the progress of the soldiers under his command, only to see a steady stream of soldiers from Xuanfu Town pouring into the wall, and there were sounds of tearing and shouting everywhere.

"I, a soldier of Xuanfu Town, can also fight!"

Yang Guozhu was happy in his heart, although he was good friends with Liu Yan, he would compare him in private. The strength of the new army in Qinglai Town is beyond Yang Guozhu's reach, but now, the soldiers of Xuanfu Town can withstand the fierce artillery fire of the Qing army, rush to the bottom of the mountain step by step, and then directly break through the first line of defense of the Qing army.

"After this battle, my Xuanfu Town will also be one of the most powerful military towns in the Ming Dynasty!"

"General Yang's Xuanfu Town soldiers and horses have attacked the Loess Ridge?"

In the large array of the Chinese army of the Ming army, Hong Chengchou, Zhang Ruoqi, Ma Shaoyu and others were all eagerly holding clairvoyant mirrors, looking at the battle situation on the Loess Ridge, and seeing that the army of Xuanfu Town was progressing smoothly, everyone was extremely happy.

When the news spread, the Chinese army cheered.

Liu Yan is also very happy that there is another strong army in Daming, so as not to be difficult to support alone, which is a good thing. In addition, Yang Guozhu is a hero of the anti-Qing Dynasty in history, and he has a good relationship with himself, Yang Guozhu can make military achievements, and Liu Yan is naturally happy for him.

At this time, a large number of heralds rode back and forth between the Chinese army and the towns, bringing all kinds of news. Liu Yan is not far from Hong Chengchou, and every time Hong Chengchou receives a piece of news, he will inform Liu Yan.

At this time, the soldiers and horses of each town fought with the Qing army one after another.

The soldiers and horses of Datong Town led by Wang Pu were closest to the large array of the Chinese army, guarding the northwest side of the Ming army attacking the mountain. Not far from Rufeng Mountain, the mountains are undulating, many hills and mountains, Wang Pujie with a car camp, firmly blocked the attack of thousands of Qing army iron cavalry, and even led the cavalry of the barracks to attack from time to time, it is said that there are quite successes.

This made Liu Yan a little impressed by Wang Pu, it seems that Wang Pu, the "runaway general" in history, still has some family background, and when the war is going well, he can at least play some role. However, once the war does not go well, or the war is critical, Wang Pu can't be trusted, although Liu Yan has a good relationship with him, but at a critical time, he still has to obey human nature, and he will not hand over the lives of tens of thousands of new army soldiers to someone like Wang Pu.

At the same time, Li Fuming, the commander-in-chief of Shanxi Town, led his troops to attack the left side of the Loess Ridge, and at first, like Yang Guozhu's troops, suffered a lot of damage under the bombardment of the Qing army's Hongyi artillery, but after using earth-wheeled vehicles, the soldiers of Shanxi Town braved the artillery fire and quickly approached under their foot of the mountain.

The mountains over there were relatively steep, and Li Fuming's army also had a lot of firearms, but the strength was only 5,000, so it was quite difficult to fight.

It's just that Yang Guozhu's department on the right has been attacked, and the first line of defense of the Qing army has actually existed in name only, and some of the remaining Qing army troops will collapse at any time.

A few miles southeast of the Chinese army's large array, is the army of Wu Sangui, the general soldier of Ningyuan, and Bai Guangen, the general soldier of Jizhen, with a total army of more than 30,000 in the two towns.

Mako, Tang Tongbu, west of Songshan Fort, the latest news, it seems that there are slave cavalry coming towards them from the west. It's just that the two of them can't get any benefit from the field, and they are expected to stick to their positions, and there is no problem.

Liu Yan breathed a sigh of relief after knowing the situation everywhere, although the Qing army was equipped with a large number of artillery, so that the Ming army began to be a little unprepared, but the overall progress of the war was still smooth, as long as the departments fought steadily, this battle took the Loess Ridge and defeated the main force of the Qing army in front of it, there is still no big problem.

But Hong Chengchou and Liu Yan hadn't been happy for too long, and an astonishing news came, which made everyone in the Chinese army dumbfounded.

The army of Bai Guangen, the general soldier of Jizhen, was defeated by the Qing army, and the army of 12,000 suffered numerous casualties.

Hong Chengchou and Liu Yan changed color in shock, they never imagined that the first military formation to be defeated by the Qing army was not a "second-rate son" like Ma Ke and Tang Tong, but the famous Bai Guangenbu!

Before everyone's minds could turn, an even more shocking news came, Bai Guangen, the chief soldier of Jizhen, died in the chaos.

Liu Yan frowned, that is to say, only Wu Sangui's troops were left to support the east of the army, if Wu Sangui could not hold back the Qing army, then the Qing army's iron cavalry could directly attack the Ming army from the east!

"It seems that there is still a fight in this battle!"

Some people died, but not completely......