People all know how brave and invincible the Eight Banners Cavalry of the Qing Dynasty were. In fact, the real Jiannu Tartars outside the pass were stronger in the infantry battle.

The great reputation of the Qing cavalry was mostly caused by the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty and the Eight Banners of the Mongolian Dynasty. Kong Youde Geng Zhongming's men were mostly cavalrymen, and they rushed into the formation and slashed left and right.

The battle formation of the Huozi Camp was slightly shaken under the impact of the cavalry, while the Fengzi Camp was constantly looking for fighter jets on one side. The battle formations of both sides showed a trend of expansion. Although the battle conditions were stalemate and looked like two rapids colliding, their respective structures were not messed up.

Kong Youde looked at the situation on the battlefield in the central army and said in surprise: "I can't see that this team is interesting. It's an opponent. The Ming army I encountered since entering the pass is the most difficult to deal with."

Geng Zhongming frowned slightly and said, "We only have 30,000 people. If we are in a stalemate, we can't fight. They have a cavalry harassed on both sides. If they are defeated, we will be chased by this cavalry when we retreat."

Hou Xuanyan, who is in charge of the central army in this formation, has been completely immersed in the command of the battlefield. Which battalion and which team have suffered heavy damage must be directed immediately to make up for it. Otherwise, once the opening is torn open, it will be the fate of defeat. The thousand-mile dike is destroyed in the ant hole, and the command on the battlefield is actually the best test for a general.

Hou Xuanyan was fully focused, his hands were wet and sweaty. Kong Youde, opposite him, was not much better. Seeing that the battle was getting more and more intense, flesh and blood were flying, the horses were neighing. The two sides had already fought since the early morning, and Geng Zhongming finally collapsed and said, "Old Kong, Ming's soldiers are too many, let's retreat. I have fought all my strength for the Tartars. You and I can't get any better when we return to Beijing."

Kong Youde shook the whip hatefully and cursed: "This time I underestimated the enemy. I stepped into Huguang with the vanguard, and rushed to take Hou Xuanyan's head and seize the first prize. Damn, we have recorded this Liangzi and sent the order to change the front army to the rear army to resist the pursuit of the enemy cavalry. The other brothers will withdraw back to Hanyang."

Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming are indeed veterans of war, and they resisted step by step when retreating. Seeing the enemy withdrawing troops, Hou Xuanyan's nervous cheeks flushed, his voice became sharp, and he shouted: "Chasing! Feng Jingying, don't let a Qing dog go."

In the Fengzi Camp that was constantly raiding on both sides, he rode his horse to chase him, but found that the enemy was different from the people who had fled in the past, and turned around and fought back while retreating. These people were skilled in bowing and horses, and many people died under the horses while chasing.

When Kong Youde's army retreated to Hanyang, Li Haoxian and Xia Wanchun collected their troops and counted the losses.

The Northern Expedition Army, which had won the battle, was very morale, and anyone could see that this Qing army was unusual. Although Hou Xuanyan was not satisfied, most of the Qing soldiers escaped, he still drew out his sword and said loudly, "The army is invincible in the Northern Expedition."

"Invincible! Invincible!"

Hou Xuanyan blew his palms, felt the chill, and turned to Qin He and said, "I want to know what kind of person this is, and find out immediately."

Qin He held his fists and took the order, turned his horse's head to check the details of the Qing army.

Li Haoxian walked over quickly with a horse rope and said, "Master General, should you take advantage of the situation to attack Hanyang?"

Hou Xuanyan made a quick decision and said, "If you don't fight, Hanyang cannot fight. Even if you can fight, we can't withstand such losses. There are hundreds of small towns between Jingxiang and Xiang, which are useless. The overall situation is important and do not take into account the gains and losses of a city and a place."

Lee Haoxian nodded and asked, "Then where will we go next?"

Hou Xuanyan pondered for a moment, closed his eyes and said, "Split the troops to defend Wuchang, and the others followed me to Chengtian Prefecture and had to move to Jingzhou. I was afraid that Du Yinxi would not be able to hold on, so we would become turtles in the jar."

In Hanyang City, Kong Youde listened to the shaking shouts outside the city and punched the city tower with anger: "What a fucking Northern Expedition Army, when our army arrives, I will kill them all. Geng Er, you talk." He turned his head and saw Geng Zhongming pinching his chin, his eyes rolling around. Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming are fellow villagers, and they have many years of experience in fighting side by side. You can tell at a glance that he is plotting against others.

"Geng Er, what's your idea? Tell me out quickly."

Geng Zhongming curled his lips and smiled wiltedly, "It's better to let Wu Sangui chew this bone. Hong Chengchou is dead. Among the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, Wu Sangui is the only one who can compete with us. A few Han princes, you, I and the one with the surname Shang, are both from Pidao. Only Wu Sangui is a Guanning Army with a strong root, and it's hard to be in the same mind as us."

Kong Youde shook his head and looked around. When he saw that he was all confidant, he said, "What do you mean?"

Geng Zhongming lowered his voice, raised his hand to block his mouth and whispered: "Our troops have arrived, don't fight with the Marquis, and block them to Jingzhou. Wu Sangui is besieging Jingzhou. Let's give him a tiger and swallow the wolf, and reap the benefits of the fisherman. Hong Chengchou is dead, and Guanning's power has lost a leader. As long as we weaken Wu Sangui, the future world is, hehe."

Kong Youde rolled his eyes, patted his shoulder, and said, "Just listen to you! This country of beauty cannot be cheaper for the descendants of Nurhaci, the old slave." Speaking of this, Kong Youde's face turned dark and said, "Shang Kexi's father and mother were killed by Nurhaci, but this person was not the same as us and was loyal to the Tartars. At the time, Grandpa attached great importance to him at Pidao. After surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, he did not dare to participate. I was angry when I talked about him. He was such a coward."
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