He Wenxiu ordered the Ming army to concentrate its elite main force, hoping to break through the Guanning military camp from one point to another.
Parts of Guan Ning's army advanced, but suffered heavy losses due to the indiscriminate bombardment of Ming army artillery fire and the fierce infantry offensive, and were forced to retreat.
Wu Sangui felt his heart throbbing slightly as he looked at the specific casualty figures reported to him.
From the official decisive battle between the two sides yesterday until now, in this day, the number of casualties suffered by Guan Ning's army has reached a shocking number of more than 7,000.
What you need to know is that most of these more than 7,000 people are elites!
The worst are the elite green battalions in Guanzhong, and even the border troops in the three towns of Gansu and Shaanxi.
However, in front of the Ming army, these elite soldiers and horses were like a piece of grass, being constantly strangled and annihilated.
It seems that their elite status is fake and bought with money.
As the battle situation continued to develop, the Ming army's offensive became more and more fierce, and they almost broke through Guan Ning's defense line several times.
Wu Sangui could only constantly mobilize fresh troops to attack, hoping to withstand the Ming army's attack!
Both sides are constantly adding troops to the front line, and gradually they have formed a habit.
Just when Wu Sangui subconsciously followed his habit and commanded another army to go up and resist the Ming army's offensive.
Suddenly someone came from below to report!
"Your Majesty, the flanks of our camp were attacked by Ming thieves..."
Just when Wu Sangui was dispatching elite troops and horses to deal with the Ming army's fierce attack on the frontal battlefield.
He Wenxiu came up with a plan to avoid the real situation and attack the weak, and mobilized an elite soldier to attack the flank of Guan Ning's army.
In just one attack, two camps of Guan Ning's army were wiped out!
The troops and horses on the flanks of Guan Ning's army collapsed in just an instant.
The collapse of the flank also had an impact on the main force of Guan Ning's army.
The trend of collapse is spreading rapidly like a plague!
At this time, the Ming army pressed forward across the board, becoming the straw that broke the camel's back.
Amidst the earth-shaking shouts of killing, the direction of Guan Ning's army was torn apart!
One by one, the elite Ming army quickly broke through the formation, then circled behind and outflanked them, trying to annihilate the entire Guan Ning army on the battlefield.
Previously, Wu Sangui only ordered the soldiers and horses from Green Camp and the three towns of Gansu and Shaanxi to fight the Ming army in front, and was reluctant to let his Guan Ning army go forward to fight.
As a result, the Green Camp soldiers and the soldiers and horses of the three towns of Gansu and Shaanxi who lacked resilience were beaten by the Ming army and their morale was low!
The Ming army just played a trick of evading reality and attacking the fictitious. As soon as the flanks of Guan Ning's army were breached, the frontal battlefield where the front line was facing the enemy collapsed.
Because the soldiers and horses of the Green Camp and the three towns of Gansu and Shaanxi who were fighting the Ming army on the front line really couldn't withstand the Ming Dynasty's fierce attack.
Now, even if he was willing to let Guan Ning's army come forward to fight, it was too late.
The defeat of Guan Ning's army has formed a general trend that is almost irreversible!
Wu Guogui grabbed Wu Sangui's reins and spoke.
"Please, Your Majesty, leave first, and the last general will lead his troops to stop the rear!"
Seeing that the situation on the battlefield was deteriorating, Wu Guogui realized that something was going to happen, so he did not dare to stay where he was and wanted to withdraw from the battlefield.
When Wu Sangui heard this, the panic on his face was visible to the naked eye.
He just patted Wu Guogui on the shoulder and said.
"After the noble leader led his troops, he sent an order for the army to prepare to retreat!"
Wu Guogui received the order, rode away, and took a cavalry with him to prepare to reinforce the front line, temporarily stabilize the battle situation, and buy time for Wu Sangui to lead the main force of Guan Ning's army to withdraw!
Just when Wu Guogui led his troops to fight against the Ming army's attacking troops.
Wu Sangui took the main force of Guan Ning's army and left the camp. The dark cavalry and infantry rushed to retreat to the north.
"kill!"
"Kill!"
"Surrender without killing! Don't run away Wu Sangui!"
"..."
Seeing that Wu Sangui was about to run away, He Wenxiu ordered the Ming army to strengthen the frontal offensive and completely destroy the resistance of Guan Ning's army.
On the one hand, he ordered his own cavalry to attack, making a large circle on the battlefield and killing Guan Ning's army who had withdrawn from the camp.
To stop the retreat of Guan Ning's army!
The cavalry of the Ming Army did not specifically use the tactic of wall-mounted cavalry to charge into the formation. Instead, without saying a word, they rushed straight into the flank of the retreating Guan Ning Army.
In just the blink of an eye, a big hole was opened in Guan Ningjun's flank!
The Ming army's cavalry roared into Guan Ning's army's formation. Amidst the earth-shattering shouts of killing, the flanks of Guan Ning's army were directly overwhelmed.
A large number of Guan Ning's soldiers became defeated troops!
A part of Guan Ning's army was being evacuated, and a part of it was cut off. The Ming army's cavalry galloped and strangled them, going back and forth to strangle them. The cut off part of Guan Ning's soldiers was completely eaten in the blink of an eye.
The defeat was inevitable!
Wu Sangui watched his side's defeat, but he didn't know what to do.
The cavalry roared and the horses galloped, almost destroying everything!
The entire battlefield was full of defeated troops of Guan Ning's army.
Countless soldiers of Guan Ning abandoned their helmets and fled!
The elite Guan Ning army led by Wu Guogui was also defeated when facing the Ming army's attacking troops head-on.
Wu Guogui saw that his army was completely defeated, so he could only withdraw from the battlefield with his personal guards.
After the Ming army defeated Wu Guogui's troops, they took advantage of the situation and launched a full-line offensive.
Crazy to cover up the defeated troops of Guan Ning's army.
Seeing the scene on the battlefield, He Wenxiu's heart was shattered. There was only one thought left, that is, the overall situation was decided.
In this decisive battle, Ming Dynasty won, directly and neatly!
After Wu Sangui experienced this defeat, he would not be able to counterattack the Ming Dynasty in a short time.
After this battle, Ming Dynasty will successfully regain the entire south!
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The cold wind of late autumn is bleak!
Since we are currently in the Little Ice Age, even if we are located in the south of the Yangtze River, a gust of autumn wind can still feel bitingly cold.
Especially because the climate in the south of the Yangtze River is humid, the cold and dampness that seems to soak into one's bones is even more unbearable than the dry and cold conditions in the north.
The stars in the sky disappeared, and the thick dark clouds even blocked most of the bright moon.
Snap! Snap!
Raindrops of various sizes fell from the sky, bringing a bit of coldness to the already cool world.
Feeling the cold raindrops falling on his palms, Cai Sicong withdrew his hands from the eaves.
He moved his body a little, rubbed his palms, and then put his warmed palms on his face. Cai Si's face, which was stiff due to the cold, was slightly relieved.
Although it’s not winter yet, the weather is really uncomfortable!
The clothes on his body were dirty, with many holes showing through, and numerous patches on top of each other.
My hair is visibly yellow and disheveled!
Anyone can tell his occupation just by looking at him.
This is a typical beggar!
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ps: Today’s fourth update, the author is begging for support!