With one look at everyone in the world, Wu Sangui also knew where the lifeline of the Manchu Qing Dynasty lay.
That means the number of Eight Banners soldiers is limited!
He, Wu Sangui, wanted to truly gain a firm foothold and secure his throne.
So in this battle, he must try his best to kill and injure the effective forces of the Eight Banners to prevent the Qing government from having enough power to launch a counterattack next time.
If Wu Sangui could annihilate the Eight Banners soldiers led by Obai in front of him in Guanzhong, then the Manchu Qing regime would not be far away from collapse.
Because during this period of Manchu and Qing Dynasty, the Eight Banners had already suffered heavy casualties.
He was attacked by Li Dingguo in Burma, barbecued by Zhu Hongyu in Qixia Mountain, and a large number of people in Zhenjiang were annihilated by the organized forces in the decisive battle in Jiangnan...
If Wu Sangui can completely annihilate the Eight Banners led by Obai this time!
During this period of time, the casualties of the Eight Banners soldiers of the Qing Dynasty were well over half.
With more than half of the Eight Banners' casualties, the force that the Qing Dynasty relied on to suppress the world would collapse!
By then, Zhu Hongyu and Wu Sangui would not even need to take action, and the entire north would be ignited by a mighty uprising.
After all, if you can live an upright life, who would be willing to kneel on the ground and be a slave of a foreign race?
So mean?
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After the defeat of Chang'an, Ao Bai led his troops to retreat in a hurry, but Wu Sangui, who had overcome his maniaphobia, had no intention of letting Ao Bai go.
Guan Ning's heavy cavalry took off their armor and rode in pursuit of Obai's defeated troops!
The entire battlefield is full of galloping cavalry and war horses signaling to trample the earth!
"kill!"
The Green Battalion of the Qing Army was almost formally surrendering. Every Green Battalion general and commander knelt down in front of Wu Sangui spontaneously without any urging.
One by one, they put their heads in contact with the soil to show their taming.
The Eight Banners soldiers were chased by Guan Ning's army for hundreds of miles, leaving two thousand corpses along the way, and then they barely escaped from the battlefield.
These Eight Banners soldiers were able to escape because they took advantage of riding horses.
If they were all infantry, Wu Sangui would be sure to keep them all in this battle.
But even so, the remaining Eight Banners soldiers were all injured and exhausted!
Almost all of the cotton armor that would increase their load-bearing capacity was discarded.
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It's night, the bright moon is hanging high!
The cold moonlight splashed on the earth, providing a little light for the dark earth.
On the wide official road, a large group of people led their horses.
It was quite embarrassing to look like he had thrown away his armor and even his weapons.
One by one, the wounded soldiers lay prone on their horses, grinning and wailing.
Almost everyone had blood oozing from their bodies, looking miserable and lonely.
Oboi was limping and walking with his horse, and there were several wounds on his exposed upper body.
Most of them were arrow wounds left by Guan Ningjun!
There were even large bruises on his arms and chest, the marks left by heavy blows with blunt objects.
His armor was carried by a war horse, and his whole body looked exhausted.
The depths of his eyes were filled with deep loneliness and despair.
After returning to Beijing this time, the Qing Dynasty may start preparing to withdraw from the customs.
Even if he is unwilling to admit it, Obai can only accept the reality. The Qing Dynasty can no longer stand in the pass!
Looking back at the defeated soldiers behind him, Obai asked with a tone full of despair.
"Has the inventory been completed? What are the casualties of our army? How many soldiers are there who can fight now?"
When He Tai heard this, his face was full of exhaustion, but he still spoke.
"Lord Qi, we have roughly calculated the casualties of our army in this battle!"
"If the Green Camp soldiers are not included, the number of casualties of our army in this battle should be around 3,200."
"In addition, there are more than 400 wounded people, and everyone else is injured!"
"We also lost a large number of horses, armor, and various weapons."
"Also all the food and pay carried by the army when it set out were also lost on the battlefield!"
Obviously, the Qing army did not regard Green Camp as a human being.
When escaping, just let the Green Camp retreat and not take them with you.
Even when counting casualties, they were unwilling to include the Green Camp soldiers.
Basically all the casualties calculated by Hotai were those of the Eight Banners soldiers.
Almost all of those 3,200 people died on the battlefield or disappeared.
And being missing on the battlefield is not much different from being dead.
Even worse!
Because if he goes missing, he may not even be able to find his body.
There were more than 400 seriously injured people, mostly with broken arms and legs.
The armor and weapons were thrown away by the Eight Banners soldiers themselves in order to facilitate their escape.
Why do people like to use the adjective "Throwing away one's armor and abandoning one's armor" to describe defeat in ancient battles?
That's because when escaping, throwing away your armor is really the most basic operation.
This piece of armor can easily weigh dozens of kilograms.
Wearing armor is really a drag when escaping!
No matter how stupid you are, you know you have to throw away your armor when running away.
Obviously, most of the Eight Banners soldiers are such smart people.
Even after they withdrew from the battlefield and asked Guan Ning's army to pursue them, they took inventory and found that their armor and weapons were basically gone.
Three thousand two hundred people were killed and missing, plus 400 people were seriously injured...
For the nearly 10,000 bannermen mobilized by Obai this time, the casualties were less than half.
The casualties were heavy!
When Ao Bai heard this, deep pain and despair flashed deep in his eyes.
He is really desperate!
In this battle, the Qing Dynasty's casualties were too heavy!
Almost all the Green Camp troops were wiped out and either surrendered or were killed.
The Eight Banners suffered less than half of their casualties, so they were considered disabled!
After he returned to Beijing, he had no way to explain to the court officials!
"Withdraw. Send an order to the entire army to speed up. We will withdraw from Guanzhong and directly retreat to Shanxi. From Shanxi we will return to Beijing."
He Tai responded, turned around and went to deliver the order.
When Obai led his army to withdraw from Guanzhong, Guan Ning's army was also making great efforts to regain the lost territory.
Prefectures and counties quickly changed hands and returned to the rule of Guan Ning's army!
With this victory in the Battle of Chang'an, Wu Sangui's rule in Guanzhong began to gradually gain a firm foothold.
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In the 20th year of Yongli in the Ming Dynasty, on the first day of July, it was sunny!
Auspicious day!
Today is the day chosen by Zhu Hongyu to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.
On this day, before dawn, Zhu Hongyu got up early.
Start washing and dressing under the service of the palace maid.
The emperor's complicated crown robes were put on him piece by piece. The beautiful and complicated patterns on the crown robes looked extremely beautiful.
The vivid tattoos and embroideries make this crown dress full of high-end feel.
This tiara is basically the work of embroidery masters from all over the south of the Yangtze River. The dragon patterns, sun and moon, mountains and rivers, vegetation, birds and beasts on it all look almost real.
In addition to the crown robe, there is also a Pingtian crown with colored beads that needs to be worn.