The entire eastern and southern parts of the camp were in chaos.
The wind on the grassland in winter was very strong and howling, and the fire took advantage of the wind and burned the tent into a sea of flames.
Huang Taiji stood on the carriage, his heart dripping with blood as he looked at it. It was not easy to transport these baggage and grain all the way from Shenyang. A lot of them were burned today.
The art of war emphasizes that eating one load of the enemy is equivalent to saving ten loads of yourself. Because the cost of transportation is too high, the food and grass brought are precious. Unless it is absolutely necessary, it will not be used easily. In peacetime, the main purpose is to plunder in the war zone.
Compared with these Ming troops, Huang Taiji was not particularly worried. He was confident that the fighting power of the Eight Banners far exceeded that of the Ming troops. Once they started fighting, they lost their surprise. If they were not defeated at the beginning, delaying the attack would be detrimental to the attackers.
If the generals of the Ming army understand people well, they will know how to close it after it is built. Otherwise, they will be the ones who fail.
Ma Dengyun led his soldiers to charge, rushing left and right. He soon discovered that except for his soldiers and servants who could fight head-on with the two yellow flags, the remaining 17,000 people were only a dozen. It can't hold four or five people.
Fortunately, before departure, he repeatedly emphasized that the unit must be the general flag and must not be scattered.
Therefore, although the fighting was chaotic today, the Ming army was in small groups and did not spread out. Otherwise, they would have been defeated long ago.
Half an hour later, two yellow flags gradually brought the situation under control in both directions in the south and east. It became a stalemate. Ma Dengyun's simple sword had been chopped into pieces and was full of gaps. He collided head-on with a group of white-toothed soldiers. When I got there, there was a young man in charge who was very powerful.
He was nearly 1.9 meters tall, wielding a long-handled mace, and with a flip of his hand, he knocked four or five servants to the ground.
Madengyun's servants were all wearing armor, and they all wore straight body armor. However, this guy's physical strength was very strong. When the mace hit someone, flesh and blood would basically fly everywhere, and the armor pieces would fall off and blood would fly out together.
Madengyun was surprised and shouted in Manchu, "Tatar, who are you? A nameless person who doesn't want to be killed."
The strong man could speak Chinese, and he roared angrily: "Your grandfather is Obai of Zhenghuang Banner, please listen carefully."
After saying that, he swung the mace and hit it. Ma Dengyun immediately used both hands to block it with the sword. There was a loud bang, and the all-steel sword was bent directly by the mace.
Oboi's big foot kicked Ma Dengyun on the chest.
Madeng Yundendenden took a dozen steps back, and suddenly sat on the ground, his hands bleeding from the jaws, and the simple sword fell out of his hands.
The soldiers on both sides quickly grabbed Madeng Yun, held it and ran back.
Madengyun vomited blood and his face was like gold paper. Madengyun's ribs were broken and it became difficult to breathe.
Madeng Yun gritted his teeth and said, "Ming Jin, retreat."
Until now, the cavalry has not appeared. There is only one possibility: there is something wrong with Ma Xi.
Madengyun immediately released fireworks, and bright fireworks flew into the sky. He notified Tan Shide to retreat. The soldiers and servants were separated. Madengyun's soldiers were well-trained, and they had already prepared a swarm of bees and arrows.
This thing is a paper tube with fifty rockets inside.
When retreating, light the fuse. When you aim it at the enemy, it will shoot towards the enemy. The rockets are spitting fire at night, and the arrows are like locusts, shooting towards the enemy intensively, effectively stopping the enemy's pursuit.
As soon as Ming Jin's signal to withdraw his troops was sounded, the fighting soldiers immediately gave up their opponents and turned around and ran away. They had a total banner of fifty men, and against seven or eight Jiannu, they were already at a disadvantage. Those who were hacked to death by the opponent
We can only fight as a team.
As long as he is alone, he will be killed in almost a few rounds.
Oboi was wearing triple armor, like a prehistoric giant, and rushed up with a mace. He was planning to pursue them. However, a dozen servants of the Ma family suddenly appeared in front of him, holding a thick tube.
Aim for yourself.
Before he could react, hundreds of arrows flew towards him like fireballs. In the light of the calcium carbide fire, he hurriedly threw away the mace, rolled down on the spot, grabbed a dead body, and blocked it in front of him.
The force of the rockets was much greater than that of bows and arrows. The body was caught by Obai and stood up on its side. In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen arrows hit the body. The back of the body was like a hedgehog, with wings shaking.
of arrows.
More than a dozen of the Bai Bai Ya La soldiers who were not as responsive as Ao Bai were shot, each of them hit by seven or eight arrows. The shots made them dance and struggle, and then they fell to the ground motionless.
Obai's arms and hands felt a sharp pain.
Those rockets actually penetrated the corpse, and the arrowheads came out from the chest. Obai's arms and hands were pierced by the arrowheads, and he bled immediately.
He angrily scolded Ma Dengyun for being despicable, but he did not dare to raise his head.
Rockets roared past his body. The hot wind was extremely hot. The smoke from the burning gunpowder almost choked him and made him unable to breathe.
The place was filled with smoke and nothing could be seen. It was all white smoke.
He watched helplessly as Madeng Yun was held up by the soldiers and retreated quickly. Almost all the Eight Banners who tried to pursue were killed and a large part of them were shot to death by rockets. Like the hedgehog, their bodies were still covered with unburned gunpowder.
Burned black.
Their clothes were also ignited and burned. Obai got up from the ground. Looking at the corpses with cotton-padded clothes on the ground, which were burning cracklingly, the smell of barbecue filled his nose, and he couldn't help but want to vomit for a while.
He held his sword and looked at the enemy troops in the distance who had retreated from the camp. There was a solemn expression in his eyes.
These people were not as vulnerable as he had imagined. Instead, he had to brace himself and deal with them carefully, because those White-toothed soldiers who did not look down on them were still serving as candles, lying on the ground glowing.
Madengyun soon understood why the cavalry did not attack from behind the camp of the two yellow flags on time. When he retreated, he saw the Han army flags and some wild Jurchens and rushed to the battlefield.
There were about 50,000 people in the crowd. And that direction was the direction of the cavalry attack. There is no doubt that Ma Xi was unlucky. He ran into the Han army flag that was lagging behind. After a fierce battle between the two sides, Ma Xi was attacked.
retreat.
Ma Dengyun was glad in his heart that he was not eager to fight. Fortunately, when he saw that the momentum had subsided, the doubles became a stalemate, and he immediately ordered a retreat decisively.
If he had not retreated, he would not have been able to withdraw now that the Han army flag had rushed up.
However, the results of today's battle were good. At least more than a thousand Jian slaves were killed, and a lot of food and supplies were burned. This greatly dampened the enemy's high morale.
Madeng Yun ran back to the city in one breath. When he saw that the enemy was not chasing him, he let out a long breath.
Fortunately, because it was dark, Huang Taiji was a cautious person. He did not order a pursuit. Instead, he reorganized the camp first and allowed them to escape without any danger.
Tan Shide also came back. He was hit by an arrow in the cheek and was carried back on a stretcher.
Ma Dengyun quickly called them into the city. Tan Shide was carried into the hospital, clenching his teeth and remaining in a coma.
"How did you manage to get the coach hit by an arrow?"
"Ma Shuai, my master was surrounded by us and protected in the middle. We put up more than a dozen shields, but he was still hit in the cheek by an arrow from nowhere." The soldiers said a little aggrievedly.
At that time, it was very dark. There were burning tents on all sides, and the brothers were still killing Jiannu. The scene was very noisy and chaotic.
I don't know where the magic archer was hiding in the dark. An arrow passed through the gap in the shield and hit Tan Shide's cheek.
Ma Dengyun became agitated and asked what would happen to his soldiers and horses now that Shide was lying down. Who would take command?
Fortunately, the head of the Hundred Households seemed to notice Ma Dengyun's worries and said quickly: "Before he fell into coma, my master said that he would hand over the troops to Ma Shuai's command."
