Defeat is like a mountain falling, nothing more than that.
The 20,000 Han Eight Banners, who were attacked by 40,000 Qin troops, suffered a long-lost rout.
On weekdays, this group of Han Eight Banners followed behind the Man Eight Banners, eating and drinking, and gradually became proud.
Adhering to the idea that the Manchu Eight Banners are the first, I am the second child, even the Mongolian Eight Banners can't look down on them.
Now that I have lost, I was so proud before, and now I am so timid.
The Qin army, almost completely covered in armor, strong and determined, was like the weight of Mount Tai, destroying their fighting spirit and fleeing in panic.
While the Qin army surrendered them, they chased them in a fan-shaped formation and drove them to the rear army and the commander's flag where Duduo was.
At this time, Dodo panicked.
Theoretically speaking, the defeated army has completely lost the will to fight, abandoned its armor, and trampled and chased, just to survive.
Whether it is the coach or the swords and mountains of fire, everything is blurred in their eyes. There is only one word in their minds - "Escape!"
The entangled Eight Banners cavalry immediately realized that something was wrong with the situation and hurriedly left to prepare to rescue their coach.
At the cost of sacrificing hundreds of cavalry, the Eight Banners cavalry finally escaped.
Li Jingwu took advantage of them, but he was not in a hurry. He took his time and hung their tails, chasing after them.
Duduo, who was trying to keep his composure, finally waited for the cavalry to arrive. He felt certain in his heart and hurriedly asked: "Why are the enemy cavalry so difficult to deal with?"
"Master, this group of Ming soldiers are not only fully armored, but most of them are horses. They are just a little inferior to us, and they are just waiting for work..."
The knight couldn't help but said.
"I don't need any reason!"
Duduo said coldly: "The Eight Banners Iron Cavalry is invincible in the world. Now it is entangled. It has really fallen into our limelight."
Kong Youde on the side couldn't help but chimed in: "Your Majesty, this Ming army is really evil. Their equipment is better than ours, so it's hard to fight!"
"Hmph!" Duduo glanced coldly, looked at the Qing army showing signs of decline on the battlefield, and said: "The Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty are really disappointed with the late emperor's treatment."
"Gather your troops and horses and retreat urgently."
Geng and Kong wanted to explain, but they were choked by these words and did not say more. They just gathered their troops and prepared to retreat.
When they returned from crossing the sea, Huang Taiji not only went ten miles out of the city to greet them, but he was also very generous to them. He appointed all his soldiers and horses independently, and he continued to marry, win over, and distribute land and slaves.
This is in sharp contrast to Emperor Chongzhen's suspicion.
On the battlefield, the return of the Eight Banners cavalry covered the Chinese army and even drove the Han Eight Banners away, allowing the Qing army to breathe a sigh of relief.
The 50,000 Qin army pursued them closely, almost following the Qing army, constantly encroaching on its army.
"If we continue like this, we really won't be able to leave."
Duduo gritted his teeth, resolutely gave up the infantry, and fled northward with thousands of Han Eight Banners cavalry who fled.
At this time, more than 10,000 Han bannermen and nearly 20,000 infantry were all abandoned.
For Duduo or the Manchu Qing Dynasty, as long as the strength of the Manchu Eight Banners is preserved, everything else can be abandoned.
How could Zhu Yixi let them run away?
Therefore, he let the cavalry battalion chase his soldiers desperately, while letting the heavy infantry battalion and personal soldier battalion collect the prisoners and disturb the battlefield.
He followed Mingfu Camp, Yulin Camp, and part of the Musketeer Camp in hot pursuit.
If this was on the grassland or the North China Plain, Zhu Yixi would definitely not be so stupid as to use infantry to chase the cavalry.
But unfortunately, this is Ruzhou Prefecture on the side of Funiu Mountain. It is full of mountains and hills, which is the most disadvantageous for cavalry.
Moreover, according to science, humans are the animals best at endurance, and war horses are only suitable for short-distance acceleration.
"Jiannu abandoned his food and baggage and fled impatiently. Did he forget that this is Henan, a land of thousands of miles, not Hebei and Shandong?"
His Royal Highness the King of Yu rode on horseback and calmly analyzed: "The cavalry has no supplies, plus the mountains and hills, the two hundred miles of journey, the horses will be completely useless!"
At this time, the importance of Zhu Yixi's military rations was revealed.
The existence of stir-fried noodles can be carried in a small cloth bag. Half a pound of fried noodles can be mixed with hot water to make a pound of fried noodles. The beef powder, salt, bean dregs, etc. in it are enough to replenish physical strength.
The key is that the war horse can be eaten when necessary to avoid damage.
As a result, the Eight Banners continued to flee and left the battlefield. They may have some dry food for their bodies, but there was no food for their horses.
The man's rations were given to the horse, but the man was hungry and the horse was half-full. Coupled with the exhaustion on the battlefield, the horse could not run for more than half a day, and the war horse was somewhat exhausted.
The Eight Banners each have two horses per capita, but at this time they appear to be a burden.
Duduo caressed the war horse under his crotch and looked back, only to see the Ming army behind them, but fireworks were rising.
"Where do they get their food?"
Duduo couldn't help but ask: "You chase me, when did the Ming army go to replenish food?"
Geng and Kong couldn't tell.
Geng Zhongming said in a deep voice: "The hills are difficult to walk, and the place is unfamiliar. If we rush to Luoyang and force ourselves to do it, we may be unable to support our horses."
"There are still some war horses in Luoyang. The key is to escape back to Luoyang."
Duduo looked back and couldn't help but said: "I have never been so embarrassed in my life. Today, I have completely remembered it."
At this time, after replenishing their strength, the cavalry battalion pursued again.
Due to helplessness and the lack of food and grass, the Eight Banners directly killed the spare horses to replenish food.
When the cavalry battalion saw this, they felt it was a pity and rushed to catch up.
In the rear, the infantry did not stop and go like the cavalry, but held their heads high and kept moving forward.
The corpses of war horses on the road can only serve as supplements.
Walking in the mountains, at dusk, the infantry caught up with the cavalry.
In other words, Zhu Yixi was only more than twenty miles away from the Eight Banners.
"How can we let them repair it?"
After walking seventy or eighty miles in one day, the whole army was extremely exhausted, but Zhu Yixi still had people attack the camp and disturb his sweet dreams.
As for why the Eight Banners didn't walk at night, it was because their physical strength and environment did not allow it.
In the hilly area, the war horse was accidentally broken and turned into a ravine.
Just like this, for two hundred miles, you chased me, attacked and harassed me, and occasionally counterattacked and ambushed me. You came and I went back and forth, it was so lively.
It took four days for the Eight Banners to return to Luoyang.
When they entered the city, the Qin army immediately surrounded them.
As soon as Duduo entered the city, he gathered his troops.
There were 50,000 people when we left, but only 9,000 people came back.
Among them, there were only 3,000 Han flags left, while the Eight Banners were full, and more than 3,000 people were killed in the battle.
In other words, his Xiangbai flag is no longer in use.
"That Zhu Yixi and I are irreconcilable."
Duduo sat paralyzed and roared angrily.
The King of Yu who surrounded Luoyang City directly ordered people to occupy Mengjin, burned all the ships, and cut through the ice on the Yellow River to cut off its retreat.
Moreover, deep trenches were dug around the Luoyang City Gate to block the cavalry's attack.
A few days later, a steady stream of supplies arrived outside Luoyang City.
The Eight Banners trapped in Luoyang City were like a dead city at this time.
Most of the Eight Banners are cavalry, but they don't know how to defend the city.
However, they also understood that the Qin army was waiting for the red cannon, and once they arrived in Luoyang, they would only die.