The defeated army was bound to win, and the veterans of the Ming army were filled with anger, and each of them vowed to kill Jiannu for revenge.
"It's self-defeating..."
Fan Wencheng sighed in his heart and looked at Huang Taiji beside him with a little fear.
But Huang Taiji's expression remained the same, with no intention of blaming him at all.
"Sir, don't worry. Although this plan failed to lure Zhou Dunji out, it did reveal a trap."
"trap?"
Fan Wencheng stared at the Ming army who remained motionless and suddenly realized.
These Sichuan Army veterans were so stimulated that they did not take the initiative to attack, which shows that Zhou Dunji gave a fatal order to stick to the hillside.
Why doesn't it move even when it's dead?
"Sir, I heard from Shenyang that the Southern Army had few cavalry but very powerful firearms. Moreover, Huang Kezuan and Yuan Yingtai provided them with a lot of gunpowder."
Fan Wencheng replied: "Back to Sibeile, that's exactly what happened."
"So, there may be gunpowder and fire buried right in front of the mountain~"
Huang Taiji didn't move at all! Let Zhengbai Qi face off in front of the Ming army to see who can outlast the other.
At this time, Mang Gurtai was gathering the remnants of the Xianglan Banner. It was estimated that before noon, their half-banner troops would be able to outflank them from the southeast of Tieling.
Zhou Dunji’s retreat will be completely blocked!
The Horqin tribe on the grassland also sent 3,000 cavalry on a rapid march. It is estimated that they are almost at the ruins of Kaiyuan now, and they can arrive here in the evening.
The three forces worked together to strangle Zhou Dunji to death as quickly as they strangled Liu Wei!
On the hillside, Zhou Dunji and Wang Hongyu were also analyzing the situation.
Zhengbai Banner did not step into the gunpowder trap at the foot of the mountain, and neither side launched an active attack.
"The enemy is also waiting, which means more slaves are on their way."
Wang Hongyu calmly analyzed the enemy's arrangement.
Zhou Dunji said: "Chen Ce, Tong Zhongkui, and Qi Jin have brought nearly 10,000 reinforcements, and they are expected to arrive south of Tieling at noon. Your second brother made preparations for support yesterday, and it is estimated that they will arrive west of Tieling in the evening."
The time mentioned by the elder brother is absolutely accurate. Now it depends on the enemy and our reinforcements, which one can arrive first.
Huang Taiji watched from a distance and saw that Zhou Dunji was very calm, and he basically guessed what was going on.
In terms of distance, Houjin was definitely farther, but in terms of marching speed, no one in Liaodong could be faster than the Jurchens.
Mang Gurtai and Amin must have arrived first!
Finally, near noon, strange dust appeared on the side where the two armies were facing each other.
"Tangma is dispatched!"
"Ye Bu Shu takes action!"
Huang Taiji and Zhou Dunji simultaneously sent people to investigate.
…
Half an hour ago.
"Er Beile~ It's so embarrassing for you. You were defeated by the Ming army, or you were defeated twice by the same Ming army."
Amin was speechless.
Last night, more than 3,000 people were killed and missing in the battle with the blue flag, and nearly half of them were missing.
Most of the remaining ones were completely defeated, most of their weapons and armor were discarded, and the Xianglan Banner lost even half of its combat power in a short period of time.
Amin reminded: "Sanbellemo wants to underestimate the enemy. That Zhou Dunji is cunning and cunning, and he is very good at using ambushes. He succeeded in two ambushes, making it impossible to guard against him."
"Cut~"
Mang Gurtai was a little unrelenting towards Amin, and looked at Jierhalang, his "one of his own".
"Really! It's terrible..."
Jilharang is not as good as Amin in fighting at this time. After experiencing the terrifying moment last night, he is still in shock.
"What a coward! I'll tell Father Khan to severely punish you disgraceful things!"
Mang Gurtai was already tall and brave, and his angry roar was as loud as thunder, which frightened Amin and Jierhalang's face became even more bleak.
"You have 2,000 remaining soldiers with blue flags to clear the way in front. If anyone dares not, don't blame me for being rude!"
Amin and the Jilharang people were under the eaves, so they had no choice but to obey the order and lead the defeated soldiers with the blue flag in front like crazy to clear the way.
Mang Gurtai was distressed that his troops were marching in such a hurry, so he urged the remnants of the Xianglan Banner to speed up ahead.
But he didn't want to think about it. The defeated general was panting and rushing forward, and encountered something...
Speeding towards the south of Tieling
Xianglan Qi soon saw that there was a hill blocking the path.
When I got closer, I was horrified to find that it was a hill with piled heads!
Amin and Jilharang looked at each other. They felt that even though it was close to noon, they felt cold all over...
The two brothers stepped forward together.
"Ah! Our fine workmanship and wrapping!"
"Is this how we split up? If our heads fall off, we'll split up!"
Amin and Jierhalang were so frightened that they exclaimed: "This must be done by the Sichuan Army again!"
"Run quickly! Zhou Dunji had expected that we would come from here!"
The two of them took the lead in fleeing, while the rest of the remaining soldiers with the blue flag were already frightened.
"Hit!"
"Failed! Defeated!"
"Sichuan Army Zhou Dunji is here!"
Everyone in the Xianglan Banner screamed and ran away, and many of them behaved atavistically, throwing away all their clothes and armor, and ran into the forest with their bare buttocks howling.
Mang Gurtai's Zhenglan Banner was walking behind the Xianglan Banner.
Suddenly, Xianglan Qi went crazy, and each of them reverted to their ancestors as savages or even wild boars. They howled wildly and ran rampant, directly scattering Zhenglan Qi's queue.
Mang Gurtai didn't want to kill or not kill Xianglan Qi, so he had to slowly stabilize Xianglan Qi who was in a panic state.
By the time the team was reorganized, it was already several hours later...
…
Huang Taiji and Fan Wencheng were stunned.
Nearly ten thousand Ming troops arrived from the south of Tieling. Their flags were intact, their formations were tight, and their morale was high.
"Impossible! Sanbeile should have arrived long ago!"
"Even if we arrive with the Ming army, we will intercept the enemy and prevent them from coming over!"
The morale of the Zhengbai Banner army was shaken, and the original encirclement and annihilation plan went bankrupt~
Huang Taiji sighed, there were only 7,000 troops of the Zhengbai Banner here, while the Ming army had more than 3,000 people on the hillside. The nearly 10,000 people advancing neatly over there were 5,000 more than the Zhengbai Banner.
When fighting against the Ming Dynasty's field army, the only way to win is when there are more Hou Jin people and fewer people.
Fushun Pass, after 50,000 Jin troops lured and ambushed 15,000 Liao Town.
To defeat Junsong, first 50,000 troops defeated the weaker Ming army of 30,000 camped, then 60,000 troops surrounded and annihilated 10,000 Junsong troops.
Battle with Marin, 60,000 versus 15,000.
The elimination of Liu Wei also relied on more than 50,000 people. They used false information to lure Liu Wei and surrounded and annihilated more than 10,000 people.
To defeat the 12,000 Ming army in front of them, the Jin army could only defeat them with 20,000 troops. It would take at least 40,000 troops to achieve encirclement and annihilation.
Mang Gurtai was delayed... Only the Khan's father brought his own two yellow flags, and the other banners also sent troops, could the situation of the war be reversed.
Just rely on the white flag to take the lead and defeat the Sichuan army?
Huang Taiji ordered his troops to prepare to retreat in Manchu.
Zhengbai Qi was indeed Huang Taiji's subordinate. Although the situation was far less than expected, he still acted calmly and retreated in an orderly manner with a calm expression.
As the head coach, Huang Taiji personally stopped the attack, and Fan Wencheng was by his side, with no intention of leaving first.
As a result, the whole army of Zhengbai Banner retreated steadily.
Huang Taiji calmly asked Fan Wencheng: "Sir, do you know why the Ming army did not pursue it?"