Looking at Huang Taiji's livid face, Abatai hesitated for a moment and then gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, the artillery fire of the Great Chinese Army is too fierce. The warriors have suffered heavy casualties. Why not let them retreat first?"
Huang Taiji was silent for a long time, and then said: "Okay, let them retreat first to avoid the sharp attack. The lives of our Qing warriors cannot be wasted in vain."
"Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty!"
Abatai was overjoyed. As soon as Huang Taiji finished speaking, he immediately had someone blow the horn to retreat.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..."
The desolate horns sounded simultaneously in the formation. The cavalry with the blue flag who were being bombed were miserable. When they heard the horn, they all hurriedly retreated. After they retreated to their formation, Abatai ordered his men to take stock.
The number of people was so high that he almost vomited blood on the spot after getting the result quickly.
There were more than 3,600 people during the attack, but when they retreated, there were only more than 2,500 people. In other words, nearly a quarter or more of them were defeated before they even got close to the opponent's formation.
If he hadn't ordered the men and horses to retreat quickly, I'm afraid there's no telling what would have happened if they had stayed any longer.
Seeing Abatai's face pale with pain, even Huang Taiji, who usually disliked Abatai, couldn't blame him. He just patted his shoulder lightly and said: "Okay Abatai, you
Don’t blame yourself too much. None of us expected that the Great Chinese Army’s artillery fire would be so fierce. But judging from the current situation, it is not so easy to annihilate them in one fell swoop. We still need to take a long-term approach.”
Hearing Huang Taiji's words, Dorgon on the side sneered secretly. He took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, the lives of our warriors of the Qing Dynasty are so precious. We can no longer use the lives of the warriors to touch their firearms. We have to deal with the Qing Dynasty.
Huajun, we have to find another way."
Huang Taiji said noncommittally: "Well, Dorgon, do you have any good ideas?"
Dorgon said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I am stupid, so there is no good way. Anyway, I just listen to the Emperor in everything."
"This bastard!"
Huang Taiji almost choked to death due to Dorgon's harsh words. On the surface, this guy was thinking of everyone, but he just threw the problem to himself and ignored him. Isn't this playing tricks on him, the emperor?
But Huang Taiji is Huang Taiji after all. This emperor is not in vain. He rolled his eyes and turned his attention to a prince wearing princely clothes standing on the periphery.
You have worked hard to practice your firearms skills. It is said that raising an army takes a thousand days and using it only takes a while. Now the time has come for you to show off your skills. Aren’t you going to do something?"
"Hey, that's right!"
When Huang Taiji said this, everyone remembered that he also had a firearms force. Huang Taiji had given him most of the firearms and artillery made over the years. Now is it time to test the results?
?
Thinking of this, everyone turned their attention to Kong Youde, who was standing on the foreign committee, and the impatient Duduo simply called out: "King Gongshun, the two issues under your command are both firearms. The emperor sees the artillery and cannons produced every year.
I've given you the blunderbuss, but now it's up to you."
"Fuck, who did I offend? Why are everyone looking at me?"
Kong Youde secretly complained in his heart, but at this time he couldn't pretend to be a bear, so he had to bite the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, my lords, it's not that I'm unwilling to contribute, but that my men haven't arrived yet, even if I'm promising
Even though the Emperor is loyal and loyal, there is nothing he can do."
"What, your people haven't arrived yet? How did you do this!"
Now Hauge was not happy. Although he usually disliked Kong Youde, at this time he had to look forward to the arrival of Kong Youde's Han army flag. Because facts have proven that with the development of technology, even if
Many people don't want to believe it, but they have to admit that firearms have played an increasingly important role in war, not to mention that the Chinese army just taught them a good lesson with facts, and those who are still lying on the battlefield
The wailing wounded soldiers above are the best proof.
Not to mention the impatient Hauge who cursed loudly, many Manchu and Qing princes around him were also waiting for Kong Youde with dissatisfied eyes.
But Kong Youde felt aggrieved. Although he usually had the support of Huang Taiji, more people disliked him. His Han army flag was like a stepmother. How could he run to those during the march?
What about the front of the authentic Eight Banners of the Manchu and Qing dynasties? Moreover, those artillery pieces are not an ordinary trouble to carry. It would be a damn thing not to fall behind.
"me......."
Kong Youdenonuo chirped twice and simply stopped talking. I can't afford to offend you guys, so why can't I hide away from you?
In the end, it was Dorgon who helped Kong Youde out of the siege, "Okay, don't blame King Gong Shun. Most of the Han military flags are filled with firearms, and those artillery pieces are even more bulky. It would be good if they could keep up with the marching speed of the large group of troops.
How could you catch up so quickly?"
"Yes, yes!" Kong Youde glanced at Dorgon gratefully and hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, it's not that my servants don't work hard, but that those artillery pieces are too heavy, especially those of the generals. Every time
The door almost weighs three to four thousand kilograms, and it really can't get up quickly."
Huang Taiji nodded and stopped talking. What Kong Youde said was indeed the truth. No one else could carry a cannon weighing several thousand kilograms and keep up with the fast-moving cavalry.
"Okay, what King Gongshun said is true. Don't blame him. Let's set up camp first and rest for two days. After the Han army flag arrives, we will fight against the Chinese army again!"
As soon as Huang Taiji spoke, all the accusatory language disappeared. As dozens of horns sounded on the battlefield at the same time, groups of Manchu and Qing troops slowly retreated in order, and disappeared in the crowd.
in sight.
Looking at the Qing troops retreating in an orderly manner, Wang Zhi couldn't help but nod secretly. These Qing troops were defeated but not in chaos. Even though they had just been bombarded by his own artillery for a while, they quickly calmed down. They were worthy of being able to force Qian Ming to the point of defeat.
What a powerful army that was almost cornered.
Wei Jiang, commander of the Fifth Army Corps, approached Wang Zhi and said, "Sir, the Tatars have retreated. Should we send someone to take advantage of the victory and rush to kill them?"
From Wei Jiang's point of view, his side has the upper hand. Now that the Tatars have retreated, they should take the opportunity to pursue them. Even if they cannot be defeated, it is still good to build an advantage.
But Wang Zhi shook his head and rejected his proposal. Wang Zhi raised his whip and pointed at the Qing soldiers in front, shaking his head and saying: "No, look at those Tatars retreating without chaos. They are much more numerous than us, and we
Most of them are infantry, and the cavalry is limited. If we rush to pursue a bad one, we will be surrounded by the Tatars, and we will lose our skin even if we don't die."
After hearing Wang Zhi's cautious words, Wei Jiang disapproved in his heart, but he did not dare to disobey Wang Zhi's order. However, he then quietly sent out several teams to investigate the movements of the Qing army at night.
Unexpectedly, Ye Bushou later reported to him a shocking news. On the way the Qing army retreated, there were two ambush troops, numbering about 20,000. This news also scared Wei Jiang into a cold sweat. If his side had rashly
Troops were sent out to pursue and were ambushed by the Qing cavalry. The slow-moving infantry who failed to form a military formation could only be the result of the entire army being annihilated. After this time, Wei Jiang, a former Ming general, was no longer the commander of the army.
Dare to question Wang Zhi, a boss who came from a poor military family.
The two sides set up camp thirty miles apart. The Qing army was waiting for the arrival of Han flags and artillery, while the Chinese army was forced to march for several days. The soldiers were physically exhausted and needed to refresh themselves and set up a stable camp.
, and more importantly, they have to wait for the supply battalions behind to deliver their continued ammunition and food.
Three days later, the Han army flags finally arrived at the front line with heavy artillery, and the supply camp of the Dahua Army also sent ammunition, food and grass to the main camp. This also made the commanders of both sides heave a sigh of relief.
At night, in a large golden tent in the Qing army's camp, the Qing army generals who had just finished their meeting came out of the tent in groups. Dorgon and Duduo, the two brothers, walked in as usual.
together.
Dorgon, who was wearing white armor, and Duduo, who was wearing white armor with red trim, looked very ugly at the moment. In the meeting just now, Hauge suggested to Huang Taiji that Dorgon and Duduo's white flags and white flags should be displayed tomorrow.
The Han army flag, which cooperated with Kong Youde, took the lead, and Huang Taiji actually agreed. Although the two of them strongly opposed it, the determined Huang Taiji persisted, but after all, his arms could not twist his thigh, so Dorgon and Dorgon had no choice but to
took over this task.
Duduo, who was walking behind Dorgon, became more and more unwilling to think about it. He gritted his teeth and asked: "Brother Fourteen, do we really have to send our warriors to die tomorrow? You must know that the firearms of the Han people are not generally ferocious.
If the losses are too serious, the lives of our tribesmen in the two banners will be difficult in the future!"
"What's so sad! What's so sad!"
Dorgon turned around and glared at Duduo and reprimanded: "If we can't repel the Chinese army, waiting for our Qing Dynasty will only lead to the destruction of the country. Then it will not be a question of whether it is difficult or not!"
Duduo was anxious and struggled to say: "But... you can't just send us there. We are obviously asked to die for them! Brother Fourteen, the two flags of Zhengbai and Xiangbai are ours.
Gen, you must not make any mistakes!"
A sharp light flashed in Dorgon's eyes, and he sneered: "Some people want to use the help of the Great Chinese Army to weaken our strength, huh... it's not that easy! There is an old saying among the Han people, which is to watch and sing while riding a donkey.
Let’s wait and see. If you really piss me off, we won’t be able to fight back. Let’s go and visit King Gongshun in his tent.”