The whole army of the Cheying camp was wiped out, Lieutenant General Manku died in battle, and Lieutenant General Wang Zhiku committed suicide. Of the 5,600 soldiers in the battalion, except for more than 500 who withdrew with the banner of the Chinese army, all the rest died in battle, and one person survived.
In sharp contrast to the Cheying soldiers who persisted in resisting were the Guanmen soldiers who ran away, as well as a large number of Jizhen soldiers.
Now that the war has started, we can no longer blame them. After all, they have never fought against the Jiannu. At their core, they are just a group of peace soldiers. It is rare to be able to fight until this point. If God hadn't suddenly changed the direction of the wind, they might have been able to fight.
They were able to stage a miracle of defeating the Jin army at the Daling River. Now, all they have to do is run for their lives.
The army has collapsed, and people can change the fate of the army. At this time, personal life naturally comes first. No one wants to die, and no one wants to become a slave of the establishment. In order to survive, they can only run as hard as they can.
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In sight, the vast space ahead gave the Ming army hope. They naively thought that as long as they ran fast, the Jin army would not be able to catch up with them, but the Jin army cavalry behind them were clinging to them like poisonous snakes.
You can't get rid of them no matter what.
Many Ming soldiers couldn't run, so they simply stopped running. They threw away their weapons and knelt on the ground. When the chasing Jin soldiers saw them, they ignored them and jumped over them to continue chasing the Ming soldiers ahead.
Except for the Cheying soldiers who persisted in resisting for a while, most of the Ming army fled without even putting up a decent resistance. Zhang Chun, who was carried on Dong Kaiguo's shoulders, was carried by the rebels and ran towards the Xiaoling River.
In the flow, Zhang Chun's orders were no longer effective, and the only thing he could do was to run away with the rebels. Fortunately, Dong Kaiguo, the Jinyiwei Qianhu, was strong. If it had been someone else, carrying a person all the way, he would have been less than a mile away.
Just fell down tired.
Zhang Hongmo's 3,000 cavalry still had 700 to 800 people left. At this juncture, he did not try to intercept the Jin army. Instead, he rushed southward, even Zhang Chun was ignored. Zhang Jifu, however, led his own soldiers.
Moving closer to Zhang Chun, some sensible Ming generals in the rebellious army also tried to collect their defeated troops and move closer to the banner of the Chinese army. However, as soon as they gathered some troops, they were immediately dispersed by the Jin army that caught up. In the end, these generals
He could only give up the idea of ​​gathering his troops to protect himself, and ran towards Nan Hao Zhangzheng with the crowd.
Seen from above, the south bank of the Xiaoling River is full of Ming troops scrambling for their lives, but behind them are all the golden cavalry chasing them.
Azig and Dorgon led their soldiers to chase Zhang Chun, who had the largest number of soldiers. In order to preserve the highest honor of the only "Mergen Youth", Dorgon wanted to capture Zhang Chun with his own hands, but
There were too many Ming troops, and even with 20,000 pigs running in front, he couldn't catch the pig he wanted. He and his brother could only chase Zhang Chun tightly, not daring to relax at all. Several times,
Dorgon was less than a hundred steps away from Zhang Chun in front, but he was often disturbed by Ming troops fleeing from other directions. The most dangerous time was when he could clearly see Zhang Chun being carried on his shoulders.
Who is this old man Zhang Chun who has gray hair and is dressed in civil official robes?
At the critical moment, General Xue Dahu suddenly led a hundred soldiers to turn around and kill Dorgon who was chasing him. These more than a hundred brave Ming troops were like waves in front of the Jin army's cavalry, and were immediately washed away.
San. Xue Dahu was beheaded by a Jin army's long knife without even uttering a scream. But precisely because of their bravery, Dorgon once again lost the chance to capture Zhang Chun alive, and then he had another chance.
In Pian Gudang, E Ben led 6,000 soldiers with two yellow flags, together with Ye Chen's 1,000 Mongolian soldiers, under the orders of Huang Taiji Khan, bypassed the chaotic battlefield and galloped towards Changshan, hoping to get up before the Ming army crossed the river, thus killing all the enemies in one fell swoop.
The Ming army's retreat route was lost.
Abatai, Tanggu, Tabai and others also led their respective armies and rushed towards the north bank of Xiaoling River from the west. They echoed with the two yellow flags in the east, forming a horn formation. If the two armies met, they would
It will firmly seal the gap for the Ming army to flee south.
Yue Tuo was the first to think of cutting off the Ming army's retreat in the initial chaos. However, since there were not many cavalry around him, he could only chase the Ming army while looking for the red flag cavalry scattered everywhere. In the end, he gathered a thousand
Duozheng Red Banner Cavalry.
After discovering that the Ming army was less than two or three miles away from Xiaoling River, Yue Tuo immediately led more than a thousand red flag cavalry to give up chasing the Ming army and instead cut a hole through the rushing Ming army, regardless of the situation.
Run towards Xiaoling River.
The Ming army was stunned to find that the Jin army was ahead. They shouted and ran forward desperately, but how could two legs outrun the four-legged war horses.
Finally, Yue Tuo, who took the lead, arrived at Xiaoling River ahead of the Ming army. Without stopping for a moment, he ordered more than a thousand red-banner cavalry to scatter on the river beach, like a lion showing its bloody fangs, holding swords and bows.
Holding it in his hand, he quietly waited for the Ming army to escape.
The panic-stricken Ming army of more than 10,000 people had no choice but to run into Yue Tuo's troops who were waiting for help.
The first people to collide with Yue Tuo's troops were Zhang Hongmo's cavalry. Although there were seven to eight hundred cavalry, they had no fighting spirit. They just wanted to cross the river and escape. They did not organize a charge at all, and ran forward completely regardless of everything.
As a result, under Yue Tuo's careful deployment, Zhang Hongmo led his troops to rush several times, but failed to cross the river. Instead, he was forced to run back by Yue Tuo's troops.
Yue Tuo was also careless. When he saw that the Ming cavalry was blocked, he relaxed in other directions. As a result, Wu Xiang and Song Wei took advantage of the chaos to cross the river.
Zhang Hongmo became the pawn for Wu and Song to cross the river. Without him, Wu and Song would have been stopped by Yue Tuo.[
But before Wu Xiang and Song Wei could take a breath, their faces changed again. Two Jin armies appeared in front of them from the left and right directions at the same time, galloping towards the front. If they were allowed to meet up, they would never be able to return to Jinzhou.
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Yue Tuo's efforts were not in vain. After the Ming army's defeated troops rushed to the Xiaoling River, they found that there were Jin army cavalry blocking them in front. They were all panicked and at a loss. In the end, all the Ming army gathered together on the north bank.
Nearly ten thousand Ming troops.
The pursuing Jin troops also came from all directions and instantly surrounded the entire Ming army.
Seeing that the Ming army was in a desperate situation and had no way to escape, Huang Taiji ordered all banners to stop the pursuit. Each banner kept a distance of 500 steps from the Ming army. No attack was allowed without Khan's order.
Huang Taiji still understands the principle of a trapped beast still fighting. The all-out pursuit just now caused great damage to the Ming army and also greatly consumed the Eight Banners' horsepower. At this time, if he rushes in with all his strength, he may be able to annihilate the Ming army, but the Eight Banners'
His physical strength is also declining. If the Ming army is trapped and still fighting, the casualties of the Eight Banners will inevitably increase greatly. As the commander-in-chief, Huang Taiji is unwilling to let such a thing happen. In his eyes, every soldier is precious. As the Great Khan
, he must be responsible for every tribesman who follows him to fight, and he will reduce unnecessary losses as much as possible, and never so-called casualties.
"Wen Cheng, Lao Bao, please persuade Mr. Zhang Chun to surrender on behalf of this Khan."