Chapter 315: Wu Sangui, a patient with advanced maniaphobia
The Qing army's Guan Ning cavalry did not continue to pursue, but stayed where they were.
Wu Guogui, who commanded Guan Ning's cavalry, looked at the messy battlefield.
And there are countless corpses of Manchurian soldiers wearing cotton-padded armor with the Yellow Banner on the battlefield, fallen flags, broken weapons, wailing horses...
I feel a chill in my back!
He knew it was all over!
Whatever he wanted to do, it was already too late!
In this battle, he still failed to save the two thousand Manchurian soldiers under the Yellow Flag commanded by Ai Xing'a!
Wu Guogui thought:
"Now the prince is going to be in big trouble!"
"The court is afraid that the prince will be blamed."
Looking at the Ming army that was gradually retreating on the battlefield, Wu Guogui gave orders to the messengers beside him.
"Quickly, send a message to the prince, saying that our army's rescue failed..."
However, before Wu Guogui finished speaking, he heard loud sounds of galloping horses coming from behind them.
Immediately, groups of Qing cavalry appeared on the battlefield.
More and more Qing cavalry entered the battlefield, and Wu Sangui's banner reappeared in everyone's eyes.
Seeing this, Wu Guogui drove his horse in the direction of Wu Sangui's flag.
Wu Sangui looked at the mess on the battlefield and the corpses of Manchurian soldiers with yellow flags, and the expression on his face was visibly twitching.
Wu Guogui ran to Wu Sangui's horse, dismounted, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed vigorously to plead guilty.
"The general's rescue failed and he failed to complete the mission. Please punish me!"
Wu Sangui took a deep breath and then spoke.
"It was my own negligence, I don't blame you for getting up!"
He did not blame Wu Guogui!
After saying that, Wu Sangui turned his gaze to the battlefield, but Wu Sangui's eyes became more and more profound.
Wu Guogui knelt down again and asked for battle.
"Your Majesty, the general requested to lead a team to attack the Ming army's formation. We must kill that thief Li Dingguo!"
He wants to be punished and make meritorious service!
Two thousand Zhenghuangqi were completely wiped out, although the biggest reason was because Aixing himself took the lead.
When encountering the Ming cavalry in battle, they not only refused to retreat, but also insisted on confronting the Ming cavalry.
Being held back by the Ming army gave the Ming army the opportunity to completely surround its troops!
Then the Ming army fought a beautiful battle of annihilation!
But the Qing court would never think so!
Two thousand Zhenghuang Banners were completely wiped out. The Qing court would only think that Wu Sangui failed to rescue them and had committed the old habit of betraying his teammates again.
As the general who led the rescue, Wu Guogui could not escape severe punishment!
Whether it was for himself or for Wu Sangui, Wu Guogui felt that he had to make meritorious deeds.
However, when faced with Wu Guogui's request to fight, Wu Sangui shook his head and said.
"No need!"
"Continue to withdraw troops!"
"Wu Guogui, you lead the troops to cut off the rear of the army. Remember not to waste the battle!"
It's not that Wu Sangui didn't want to pay his dues and make meritorious service.
But now the Ming army is in a tight formation, and it is obvious that they have been preparing for the Qing army's counterattack.
If the Qing army rushes into it now, it will definitely not gain any advantage!
Furthermore, he still wants to return to Kunming to aid!
There can be no further delay in Myanmar!
More importantly, the annihilation of two thousand Zhenghuang Banner Manchu soldiers also allowed Wu Sangui to see the nature of the paper tiger of the Qing court.
The strength of the Manchu soldiers, whom the Qing government relied on for the Great Wall, had declined dramatically!
If the one caught in the Ming army's encirclement this time is Wu Sangui's Guan Ning cavalry.
Although he, Wu Sangui, could not guarantee that Guan Ning's cavalry could break through the siege and break the formation, or even counterattack and defeat the Ming army besieging them.
But Wu Sangui is sure that the two thousand Guan Ning cavalry will never be wiped out so quickly!
To be honest, the current combat effectiveness of the Ming army is not bad, Wu Sangui does not deny this.
After all, having fought back and forth with the Qing Dynasty for so many years, fought thousands of miles away, and fought one or two counterattacks from time to time, those who survived must be elite soldiers.
The combat effectiveness is the same!
But it’s not much better!
Otherwise, Li Dingguo would not have been suppressed by Wu Sangui, unable to stay in Yunnan and Guizhou, and forced to retreat to Mengla on the Sino-Burmese border to establish a foothold.
Facing such a Ming army, two thousand Zhenghuang Banner Manchu soldiers were wiped out so quickly.
Wu Sangui realized that the combat effectiveness of the Manchurian soldiers of the Qing Dynasty might still be there, but it had really declined significantly.
The decline in the strength of the Manchurian soldiers gave Wu Sangui an idea that he shouldn't have had.
Wu Sangui did not dare to think of counterattacking the Central Plains, overthrowing the Qing Dynasty and becoming emperor himself.
He is a patient with late-stage Manchurophobia, unless he is forced to have no choice but to cut down the vassalage like Kang Mazi in history.
Otherwise, Wu Sangui would not dare to rebel!
But Wu Sangui still dared to think about pursuing a separate regime and obeying the imperial court's instructions rather than the propaganda.
And the premise for all this is that he must have enough strength in his hands!
Therefore, Wu Sangui was prepared to preserve his strength and not fight to the death with Li Dingguo.
He was even prepared to indulge Li Dingguo to make his country bigger in Burma, imitating the Liaodong generals who indulged Hou Jin to make his country bigger, so as to support the bandits and show self-respect!
Only the stronger the Ming army under Li Dingguo is, the more important he, the King of Pingxi, will be!
This is the subsequent impact of the Ming army's annihilation of two thousand Zhenghuang Banner Manchu soldiers!
When the Manchu soldiers of the Qing court were powerful and invincible, Wu Sangui was naturally a loyal old slave.
But if the strength of the Manchurian soldiers is severely weakened, that may not necessarily be the case!
Who would want to shave off their money rat tail and work as a slave to a foreign race if they can live upright and upright?
Wu Sangui is not that mean!
Seeing the Qing troops receding like a tide, Li Dingguo breathed a sigh of relief.
If Wu Sangui had led his troops in a desperate counterattack just now, he would have fought tooth and nail with the Ming army to avenge his master.
The Ming army, which had just experienced a tough battle, would have a hard time resisting the counterattack of Guan Ning's cavalry!
But fortunately, Wu Sangui chose to withdraw his troops.
Li Dingguo breathed a sigh of relief, moved his hands and feet, and spoke.
"Let's withdraw our troops too!"
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That night, the Ming army camped for repairs and began to count the results of the battle.
A soldier reported to Li Dingguo.
"To inform the King of Jin, our army captured more than 1,700 heads of Qing captives and more than 600 prisoners in this battle!"
"Most of them are Manchu soldiers from the Qing Army's Zhenghuang Banner, and there are also three to four hundred Guan Ning troops!"
Li Dingguo nodded slightly, picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and then spoke.
"Where are our troops' casualties?"
The soldier then spoke.
"The Eight Banners of the Ming Dynasty under Habai Dutong suffered heavy losses, with nearly one-third of the casualties, and everyone else was injured."
"Li Laiheng's troops suffered casualties of more than 200 horses, and Bai Wenxuan's troops suffered casualties of nearly 200 horses."
"In terms of infantry, our army suffered more than 500 casualties in total!"
Although the Ming army won this battle, the casualties were not small.
There were more than a thousand casualties before and after, most of them were elite cavalry.
You must know that for the current Ming army, every cavalry death means one less.
But when he thought about the annihilation of two thousand Zhenghuang Banner Manchu soldiers in this battle, Li Dingguo felt that these casualties were nothing.
Although only more than two thousand enemies were killed, because they were the Manchu and Qing Dynasty's Zhenghuang Banner Eight Banners soldiers, it could still be regarded as a great victory!
At this moment, a messenger walked in from outside again and spoke in Li Dingguo's ear.
"Prince Jin, I would like to see you all!"
Li Dingguo nodded slightly and said.
"Invite people in!"
Not long after, Habai strode into the big tent and spoke to Li Dingguo.
"Prince Jin, I will request you to recruit the captured Eight Banners soldiers of the Qing Dynasty over there, guide them to join our Eight Banners of the Ming Dynasty, and embark on the broad road of resisting the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty!"
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