While Li Nian was talking to his companions, the elite cavalry commanded by Wu Sangui and the Manchu cavalry were fighting vigorously. Countless cavalry were shot down and dismounted by the opponent. On the battlefield, the knights brandished various weapons and fought in a massacre.
Everyone is united.
Time passed slowly like this, and after half an hour, Li Nian's face gradually became serious, because Wu Sangui's soldiers and horses were beginning to lose their strength, and a small number of cavalry were already showing signs of retreat.
Li Nian's expression changed slightly and he said, "No, if this continues, General Wu's troops might be defeated."
Wu Sangui also saw what Li Nian was worried about, and his face began to darken. Because he was in a hurry, his infantry did not catch up. Now it seems that it is difficult for six thousand cavalry alone to compete with almost the same number of Tatars.
The cavalry resisted.
The expressions of the generals around Wu Sangui were also very serious. They could obviously tell that their cavalry was gradually at a disadvantage, but no one dared to propose withdrawing their troops. They were all veterans, so they naturally knew that if they withdrew their troops at this moment, they would
It will inevitably turn into a rout. And the Qing soldiers who have the upper hand will definitely not show mercy. They will definitely swarm up and kill the retreating cavalry. Even they will not be spared by then.
Wu Sangui couldn't bear it anymore and turned around to ask a general behind him, "Vice General Jiang, how long will it take for your infantry to arrive?"
The deputy general named Jiang smiled bitterly and said: "Sir, those infantry can only march less than fifty miles in a day. It is not easy to get here. I estimate that it will be good if they can get here by noon tomorrow."
"Tomorrow at noon? The day lilies are already cold!"
Wu Sangui clicked his lips twice and showed a helpless expression. If he hadn't been in a hurry and ordered the cavalry to abandon the infantry and move forward on their own, this bad thing would not have happened today.
Wu Sangui was in trouble, but Hauge was happy. He had been teased by the hundreds of Ye Bushou for a long time today, and now he finally found a target to vent his anger on, and this target was still a piece of fat. As long as he could get rid of this great power
After the cavalry is eliminated, he can be considered as completing the purpose of this trip.
Isn't it just to detect the movements in Jinzhou? I annihilated thousands of Dahua's elites. This should be a greater achievement than detecting the movements in Jinzhou.
Thinking of this, Hao Gezhi ordered with satisfaction: "Order, the cavalry work harder. As long as they annihilate the Chinese army in front of them, I will be rewarded heavily when I return! Those who serve as soldiers will be rewarded with twenty taels of silver, and those who serve as officials will be rewarded heavily.
Promoted to one level! As for slaves, women, wine and meat, etc., the rewards are even greater!"
Stimulated by Hauge's "heavy reward", the Qing soldiers roared and marched over. They followed Hauge and came here desperately for the reward of silver, women and rewards. Now that they are right in front of them, what can they do?
Don't you work hard?
Facing the desperate counterattack of the Qing army, the soldiers and horses under Wu Sangui gradually lost their strength and slowly retreated.
"Asshole, don't retreat, don't retreat!"
Behind the support of their own soldiers, several generals whipped the retreating cavalry with whips, trying to drive them back to the front.
Seeing such a situation, Li Nian and the others shook their heads frequently. It would be absolutely unforgivable if such a situation appeared in their army. No matter what the reason, whether it is an officer or an ordinary soldier, if they retreat without permission, wait for him
There is only one word for death. There is absolutely no second way to go.
A cavalryman said to Li Nian with some worry: "Master Li, General Wu's troops and horses are about to be overwhelmed. The purpose of our trip has been achieved. Now let's retreat quickly, shall we?"
"No!" Li Nian shook his head resolutely and said: "When we were chased by the Tatars just now, it was General Wu who saved us. If we ran away now, wouldn't we be leaving General Wu alone! This is not what a man would do!"
"grown ups!"
The cavalryman beside him became anxious and almost said in a pleading tone: "Sir, we only have a hundred people, staying here won't help anything!"
"Then you can't leave your friendly forces and retreat without authorization!" Li Nian's stubborn temper broke out at this time. Li Nian was brought up by his brother Li Yan since he was a child. In addition, their father was the Minister of the Ministry of War of the former Ming Dynasty, and he received the most severe punishment.
Authentic Confucian education, so this behavior of abandoning friendly forces is unforgivable in Li Nian's heart.
"Okay" Li Nian waved his hand and said resolutely: "No need to say anything, everyone, I have made up my mind. Now let's hurry up and support General Wu with rifles from a distance, which can be regarded as expressing our feelings!"
After saying that, Li Nian took off the Mini rifle from his back and began to ride his horse towards a mound ahead.
"Yes. It seems that this bastard is trying to take advantage of the weight - he is determined, so let's not try to persuade him."
The cavalrymen looked at each other helplessly, and had no choice but to take off their rifles and follow Li Nian towards the front...
The situation at this time was still very critical, and someone under Wu Sangui's command had already advised him to evacuate first.
The deputy general named Jiang begged: "Sir, you are our backbone. Shanhaiguan cannot survive without you. While we can still hold on for a while, you should withdraw first and let the general and the brothers hold on for a while!"
"
Wu Sangui waved his hand solemnly: "Vice General Jiang, you don't need to say anymore. When have you ever seen me abandon my brothers? I will pretend that I didn't hear what you said. If you say this disobedient thing again,
I say, I can’t spare you.”
"Yes, the general is wrong!"
The deputy general who traveled to Chiang Kai-shek had no choice but to retreat. Although Wu Sangui rejected his proposal, he also won the gratitude of the generals around him. General Wu was indeed a very loyal man and a good man.
In fact, what they don't know is that Wu Sangui is also secretly complaining in his heart. Wu Sangui was born in a Liaodong family and grew up with a golden stalk in his mouth. Now he has been promoted to the rank of commander-in-chief at the age of less than thirty years old. He can be called a young hero of the generation.
How can you be willing to die?
But he had no choice. If he abandoned the 6,000 cavalry and sneaked back, not to mention that his reputation in Liaodong would be ruined from now on, even Li Yan who stayed in Jinzhou would not spare him.
Every dynasty's army would commit capital crimes, and Wu Sangui didn't want to get into trouble.
When everyone was at their wits' end, a burst of gunfire rang out in the distance.
"Bang bang bang..."
A burst of dense and low gunshots continued to sound in the distance. Although these gunshots were nothing compared to the sound of thousands of people fighting on the battlefield, they quickly attracted the attention of both warring parties. Because with the sound of gunshots, the
In an instant, Qing soldiers were constantly being shot down and dismounted. Although the number was nothing compared to the Qing army's thousands, the Qing army had to fight Wu Sangui's cavalry on the one hand, and on the other hand, it had to guard against the lead flying from nowhere.
The bombs quickly caused the Qing army's formation to become chaotic.
"What's going on? Who is attacking us with firearms?"
Hauge, who had been at the back of the battlefield, was angry. Seeing victory in sight, he was punched from behind. This feeling was really uncomfortable.
"Prince Qi, on our left, someone is firing at us with firearms." The guards on the side quickly found the culprit that caused the chaos in the Qing army's formation.
"Damn, it's them again!" Haug raised his telescope and after observing carefully for a while, he discovered that the person who kept firing at his own team was actually the cavalry team that he had just chased and fled.
This made him very angry.
"Come here, order Zuo Nilu to lead a thousand fine cavalry to chop the nasty Nikans on the left into a pulp for me!"
The furious Hauge could no longer tolerate this happening, and quickly sent out troops to kill Li Nian and the others.
At the same time, Li Nian and the others were fighting happily. The theoretical effective range of the Mini rifle could reach 350 steps, but theories are just theories after all. In an era without scopes, targets 350 steps away
It's just a blurry dot to a normal person, so no one would really fire at such a long distance.
Therefore, Li Nian and the others also shot at the Qing army at about 250 steps. Although the distance was a bit far, the advantage was safety. Nothing could threaten their safety at this distance.
Just now, Li Nian and the others took advantage of the range of the Mini rifle at this distance and shot the Qing army to their heart's content, causing a lot of casualties to the Qing army. In less than ten rounds of salvos, there were four to five hundred soldiers.
The Qing army was defeated by them.
Just as they were fighting happily, they discovered that a group of troops from the Qing army in front rushed towards them.
Li Nian was the first to react. He stood up and said, "Oh no, we are being targeted by the Tatars!"
"Hurry up and get on your horse and let's go!"
Although Li Nian is occasionally bookish, it does not mean that he is stupid. He will not do such things as eggs against stones.
A group of one hundred people quickly got on their horses and galloped away into the distance.
After such a long fierce battle, the losses suffered by both Wu Sangui and Hauge were not small. Generally speaking, Wu Sangui's losses were greater, with about two thousand casualties. Although the Qing army was better, it was not easy, with one thousand casualties.
There are always casualties among the remaining people, but at this moment, the Qing army sent another thousand people to pursue Li Nian, and the pressure on Wu Sangui suddenly dropped sharply.
"Hey, the Tatars actually divided their forces?"
Wu Sangui, who first noticed something strange about the Tatars, was surprised when he saw a part of his troops in the distance ahead heading towards his right.
"Are they trying to attack their rear?"
Wu Sangui felt a little strange.
"No, they are chasing someone."
Wu Sangui soon saw the cavalry running towards him as he was thinking about him. It seemed that these people were sharing the pressure for him.
However, since the Qing troops had been divided, Wu Sangui was not polite and immediately commanded the troops to counterattack. At this time, Wu Sangui still had 4,000 cavalry in hand, and the Qing troops, due to the casualties just now, allocated a thousand troops to pursue Li Nian and the others.
, with only about 3,000 men and horses left, they were at a disadvantage in terms of military strength. They were defeated by Wu Sangui for a while...
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