Chapter 142 Nurhachi and Huang Taiji's tacit understanding
This battle repulsed Jiannu, disrupted the enemy's attack, and defended the Hunhe Bastion.
Although half of the bastion has been reduced to rubble, the Jiannu abandoned more than 30 shield vehicles, which happened to be used together with the Zhejiang soldiers' chariots to re-form the defense on the north side of the bastion.
This battle was very brutal.
There were nearly 10,000 corpses of real slaves left by Jiannu, not counting those who were injured and fled back. On the last morning, several thousand more people died in Baoyi.
It can be said that Jiannu was bleeding profusely.
But the Confederate army was basically crippled.
A total of more than 3,000 people were killed before and after the battle, and so many were seriously injured and could no longer fight. In addition, more than 7,000 people were injured, and their condition was not as good as before if they continued to fight.
After doing an inventory, it was discovered that Zunyi garrison Lei Anmin died in the field battle under the fortress last night.
The chieftain of Youyang lost more than half of his soldiers. Chieftain Ran Yuelong's son Ran Tianyin was killed by the enemy in hand-to-hand combat on the city wall.
If reinforcements hadn't arrived, I'm afraid the remaining Confederate troops wouldn't be able to withstand Jiannu's next attack.
But now, the various troops and horses have been re-integrated, and their combat power cannot be underestimated.
There are 3,000 heavy infantry led by Sichuan soldiers and Wu Jingying.
The Shizhu White Pole Soldiers and Youyang Tusi Soldiers have a total of 4,000 infantry, among which the spear phalanx, sword and shield soldiers, and crossbow soldiers are all still capable.
There are still 2,000 Zhejiang soldiers who can fight again, a full 800 matchlocks, and 80 Fo Lang machines and Hu Zun cannons.
The total number of Sichuan soldiers and Youshilu's cavalry is 1,000, Youshilu's infantry is 3,000, and the total number of servants of various generals and generals is more than 500.
In addition, there were more than 20 artillerymen including Li Tiezhu, Lao Tan, uncles and nephews of the Lu family, and those directly under Wang Hongyu.
The total number of troops that can fight again is close to 14,000.
The remaining 3,000 injured were placed in the remaining buildings of the bastion to avoid the cold wind as much as possible and avoid accidental death to the greatest extent.
Ammunition and supplies are enough to last ten days.
The strength of Jiannu's side is estimated to be between 35,000 and 40,000, which is still far more than the Ming army.
But in terms of morale, the Ming army has an absolute advantage!
"fire!"
"Boom boom boom!"
Four iron-core copper-bodied cannons were pushed outside the vehicle formation and directly bombarded the enemy camp 2 miles away.
The Jiannu attack failed, and after retreating, they were bombarded, and morale was on the verge of collapse.
Under this situation, many of the generals who established the slaves wanted to retreat, but seeing that Nurhaci wanted to continue fighting, they did not dare to say it directly, so they asked Da Beile to do it for them.
Big Beile was cunning but was already discouraged. At this time, he also wanted to retreat to Shenyang. Anyway, half of the goal was achieved, so it was not considered a defeat. So he suggested: "Father Khan, should we retreat to the north bank and go to Shenyang to temporarily avoid the Ming army?"
artillery fire?"
"Retreat? To Shenyang?"
"Yes, we conquered Shenyang this time, and next time we will conquer Liaoyang... In the past, we also conquered Fushun Pass, Kaiyuan, Iron..."
"Crack!"
A hard slap.
Nurhachi used so much force that Daishan's face was swollen.
"Boy, did I teach you to fight like this since you were a kid!?"
Daishan was the second son, and Nurhaci had not called him that for a long, long time. This time he got really angry, scaring him so much that he broke into a cold sweat and immediately knelt down to beg for mercy.
Daishan's sons Yue Tuo and Shuo Tuo were both present. They were very happy to see their grandfather teaching their father a lesson.
Mang Gurtai was also secretly happy...
Huang Taiji saw all this in his eyes, and he was sure to win over Daishan's two sons~
"I have been on the war for more than forty years. I have faced many dangers and won countless bloody battles. Some of you have participated in it, and some of you have not. There are victories and defeats. But all defeats are not due to the enemy's comparison.
We are elite because there are too many enemies."
Having said this, Nurhachi's eyes flashed with ferocity again, and veins appeared in his clenched hands.
"But this time, we have more soldiers! This Khan will never tolerate defeat when our army has a numerical advantage!"
Mang Gurtai shouted in response: "We must win! We must win!"
Hu Erhan, one of the five auxiliary ministers, shouted: "Our army will never retreat. Once it retreats, it will weaken, and the ten thousand people who died in the battle will be in vain!"
Huang Taiji also knew in his heart that the army could not retreat across the Hun River to station, because if it retreated to the north bank of the Hun River, its morale would really decline.
So he also added: "Father Khan, this is the time for decisive victory. There is no reason to retreat during the decisive battle."
"That's right!"
Seeing the support of two of the four Baylors, as well as the support of his grandson and the five ministers, Nurhachi immediately stated that the decisive battle would continue.
Daishan looked at the other five ministers and then at Jia La Ezhen of each banner. These people quickly lowered their heads.
Each of these guys wanted to retreat and pushed themselves out to say this. As a result, they are all mute now.
"Second brother, do you realize your mistake?"
Nurhaci looked at Daishan kneeling on the ground with a seemingly gentle expression.
"Haier, I realize my mistake. Our troops will fight to the death with the Ming army and never take a step back!"
"Okay~"
Nurhachi Nadaishan set an example for everyone. Even if Big Beile dares to suggest retreating, it will be the result of making a fool of himself in public and admitting his mistake.
"Father Khan, I have a suggestion."
Huang Taiji suddenly spoke.
Nurhaci was a little displeased. Isn't Daishan's demonstration enough? If you dare to make suggestions other than a decisive battle now, you will end up with the same fate.
"Just tell me."
"My ministers believe that the Xianglan Banner left behind should be allowed to immediately set off from Saarhu and attack Liaoyang with all their strength."
The camp suddenly became quiet, except for the occasional sound of cannon shells hitting the camp.
"Isn't this good?"
"After Xianglan Banner's two major defeats, there were only over 3,000 soldiers left."
"There is the remaining main force of the Ming army in Liaoyang, at least 30,000 soldiers. In the past, setting the blue flag was to die..."
Nurhachi raised his hand to stop the five assistant ministers and Jia La'erzhen from talking.
Huang Taiji continued: "The Ming army only has so many soldiers that dare to fight. This time there are the Southern Army, the cavalry on three sides, and the Wu Jing camp in Liaodong. These soldiers are all in front of us, and the rest are just a few soldiers.
The main ones are the Youzi or the guardsmen. Then there are the Mongolian soldiers... They will respond to us."
"That's right!"
Yue Tuo had a close relationship with Huang Taiji and responded immediately.
Nurhaci also nodded, because Huang Taiji's words boosted morale.
"More importantly, the Xianglan Banner can spread rumors in Liaoyang, saying that the Sichuan soldiers and our army have made a private truce and are preparing to discuss the equal division of Liaodong."
"wonderful!"
Shuo Tuo clapped his hands and praised.
Nurhaci stood up and walked to Huang Taiji, and said loudly to everyone: "This is my good son! I want to be with my father!"
With the final word, all the generals saw which son Nurhaci trusted the most at the most critical moment.
"My father has already added 2,000 savage Jurchens to the Xianglan Banner. Now after training, their combat strength is not much weaker than before. The Xianglan Banner is enough to contain the Liaoyang defenders!"