This is an anxious night that burns all the internal organs until smoke comes out.
After the first watch, the weather changed drastically, and a strong autumn wind blew near the battlefields of Hanjiadao and Shanchengji. This storm was like a fire, bombardment, and shouts of killing coming from the front line.
In the roaring storm that continued to intensify, a group of intruder cavalry led by Luo Bin were like a broken eggshell hitting the hard bluestone, swaying in the huge waves.
But Liu Zhaoji was in a situation that was a hundred times more dangerous and bleak than Luobin's. The Qing soldiers that the Ming army encountered at first were just the vanguard of Tan Tai's five thousand troops, numbering no more than a thousand.
However, the escape of Yu Yongshou and Gao Qian caused the army of 10,000 officers and soldiers to collapse on its own. Liu Zhaoji made a temporary car formation, although one of his troops was not immediately attacked by Yu Yongshou and Gao Qian.
Qian's escape caused it to disintegrate on its own, but it also fell into a situation of being passively beaten.
The Qing army only led a small group of Bagala elite troops led by Ao Bai and Ye Bilong to pursue the main force of the fleeing Ming army. The remaining troops, under the command of Tan Tai and Li Guohan, surrounded the officers and soldiers in the car formation.
The artillery shells, as dense as a torrential rain, smashed the Ming army's carts into pieces like flying lead. Countless pieces of chariot fragments were bombarded into the Ming army's ranks. Lead and iron heavy artillery shells were also blasting the carts.
After the formation, the light artillery iron used to kill the infantry was sprinkled on the heads of the officers and soldiers as if they were free.
I don't know whether Liu Zhaoji burst out with rare perseverance and faith in a desperate situation, or whether he was simply frightened by the Qing army's violent offensive.
In short, Liu Zhaoji did not escape like Yu Yongshou and Gao Qian at this critical moment. The general officer still stood in the center of the car formation. This gave the soldiers of the Ming Army's westward marching corps the final psychological comfort and prevented them from immediately disintegrating.
escape.
Tan Tai organized another group of Qing infantry to carry out a fierce assault. Because their horses were very rich, even these heavy infantry first rode in front of the wall of the Ming army's chariot formation, and then dismounted and walked forward to unload the cart.
Then, break into the formation.
The Qing army's shield car withstood the Ming army's few artillery counterattacks. Liu Zhaoji should have had a lot of light artillery in his hands, which could play a big role at this time, but Li Guohan's bombardment dealt a heavy blow to the Ming army's artillery.
Of course, what is more fatal is the chaos of the Ming army itself. There were many gunners following Yu Yongshou and Gao Qian escaped. When the Qing army attacked, the remaining officers and soldiers found that they were completely unprepared and could not hit them at all.
The enemy may not be able to penetrate the shield vehicle and hastily counterattack with firecrackers, but by the time the gunpowder is loaded, the Eight Banners soldiers have already broken through.
The bravery and ruthlessness of the Eight Banners soldiers were vividly displayed. Their ferocity, bravery, and cruelty were enough to scare the officers and soldiers in front of them. If the car formation had not blocked the escape route of the Ming army soldiers, they would have trapped themselves in this area.
In the dead end, I am afraid that all of Liu Zhaoji's subordinates have already escaped.
However, the strength of the Qing army was limited after all. Although the Eight Banners infantry smashed the vehicle formation defense line to pieces, Tan Tai felt that the Ming army was already defeated. The few soldiers and horses surrounded by the vehicle formation could not withstand the powerful fighting force.
The Eight Banners of Manchuria caused any substantial harm.
He was worried that in this unnecessary conflict, the Eight Banners soldiers would suffer unnecessary casualties when victory was already certain.
After all, although Tan Tai looked down on the combat effectiveness of the Ming army, the recent battle between Song and Jin still almost shattered the Qing army's teeth. Shengjing was filled with white gauze for a while, and almost every household wore mourning and attended funerals.
The Manchus were the foundation of their country, and the capable Eight Banners soldiers almost damaged their vitality.
So this time when Abatai entered the country to plunder, Huang Taiji specifically asked him to bring back more young men and replenish the Qing army's nearly exhausted labor force.
It’s just that no amount of Han population can make up for the loss of real Manchu soldiers.
Although Huang Taiji had sent troops to the far north many times and captured many Sauron armored soldiers who were more brutal and powerful than the Jurchens of the Jianzhou tribe.
However, the number of savages outside the pass is also very limited, not much more than the real Manchurians. This kind of supplement is just a drop in the bucket. The fundamental policy is that the Manchurians themselves must not cause major damage easily.
Every Eight Banners soldier was the foundation of the Qing Dynasty.
That's why Tan Taicai withdrew the Eight Banners soldiers at the critical moment when victory was about to be won. He believed that the Ming army was trapped in the car formation and could not move or fight. Instead of letting the Eight Banners soldiers rush up and attack the formation hand-to-hand, it was better to let the Ming army retreat first.
Li Guohan's Han army flag bombarded the Ming army directly.
Cannonballs flew into the ranks of the Ming army one after another. Liu Zhaoji was filled with smoke and dust, and his face was stained with blood. His eyes were black, and it was impossible to tell whether he was awake or had fainted.
Even the servants around Liu Zhaoji had difficulty distinguishing the Ming Dynasty's chief military officer. It might not make any difference whether he was alive or dead at the moment.
Because it won't take long for most of the people in the car formation to die.
Another artillery shell blocked the waist of two Ming army servants. The splash of blood, flesh, liver, intestines and viscera activated Liu Zhaoji's consciousness, causing him to wake up briefly.
But being awake in the midst of infinite despair seems more cruel than dying in a daze.
He looked at the surrounding officers and soldiers who had been bombarded to bloody pulps, the chaotic formations, and his colleagues who had long since disappeared. He couldn't help but choked up and said: "Without the skin, how can the general Mao be attached? The army collapsed.
, the defeat has been decided, what else can I do? I can only die for the Ming Dynasty with this broken body!"
He put the saber across his neck, but before he could take action, a hail of iron exploded beyond recognition. When the servants around him saw the tragic scene of Liu Zhaoji's death in battle, they lost all fighting spirit and their morale collapsed completely. They could have been able to survive for a while.
The Ming army, which had formed a formation to put up little resistance, completely collapsed.
This night turned into a brutal massacre. The Qing army no longer pursued the remnants of the Ming army, but instead marched westward, driving the defeated troops into rivers and ditches and drowning them alive.
Luo Bin knew that there was no time left for him. The area around Hanjiadao was full of defeated Ming troops fleeing.
Luo Bin's small group of exploration cavalry has been blocked by broken troops several times. At this time, it is much more difficult to rush through the broken troops and seize the way forward than to rush into the enemy's strong position, because the broken troops use it when escaping.
Their strength was doubled or several times greater than when they fought.
Luo Bin advanced and retreated, advanced again and again, seizing his own path inch by inch and advancing, finally squeezing back into the defensive position near Hanjiadao.
Thousands of Qing troops were approaching like an unstoppable wave. They didn't know that there were more than 200 intruders stationed in Hanjiadao, so they let go and pursued them wantonly.
"President Luobu, do we want to fight?"
The soldiers were all asking Luo Bin for his opinion. Now the Qing army was letting go of their hands to sweep away the remaining Ming army soldiers. The front of their attack had pointed to the west. This was actually not a deliberate tactical move by the Qing army, but
It was simply a posture that the Eight Banners soldiers who were scattered in pursuit inadvertently formed on their own.
But there is no doubt that their westward attack pushed Luo Bin's nerves to the extreme. The small outpost position on Hanjiadao had suffered too much in this storm, and he wanted to wait for Li Laiheng's reply.
, also wanted to wait for reinforcements from the main force of the Chuang army, but now it seems that the Qing army has rushed over, like a tide, and they can only fight back.
"Now...what else is there to say now! Fight with me, one by one!"
The Eight Banners soldiers who were pursuing arrogantly did not notice the Chuang army defenders at the outpost position in Hanjiadao. In other words, they noticed it, but they did not carefully distinguish the difference between the Chuang army and the Ming army. They only regarded them as some newly defeated soldiers.
In the future, there is no need for frightened birds to be on guard.
Dozens of Qing army white-armored cavalry wearing two layers of armor broke into the front of Han Jiadao's position unprepared. Luo Bin gave an order, and the soldiers set up small red cannons and heavy bird cannons.
The front of the invading army also used deer antlers, bamboo baskets filled with sand and gravel, and many sharp bamboo sticks to build a temporary defense line.
In front of the invading army was a large group of defeated Ming army soldiers. They were attacked and driven by dozens of white-armored Eight Banners cavalry. They panicked and ran into the Han family road.
These people hugged each other's comrades around them and were involved in a whirlpool from which they could not escape. They were poor deserters, but they could not be said to be cowards, because they were the ones who put these defeated soldiers in this pitiful situation.
, definitely not themselves, but the rear governors and ministers who commanded them and commanded them.
The surrounding soldiers of the invading army all looked at Luo Bin. They were waiting for General Luo to issue an order to attack. But he did not speak for a long time. Instead, he waited for the large group of defeated soldiers to escape first. These defeated soldiers would not be stupid.
They waded past the sharp bamboo sticks in front of them, and when they ran to the defense line of the intruders, they automatically scattered to both sides.
But this large group of people had the effect of blocking the sight of the Eight Banners cavalry. Those dozens of white-armored cavalry were so arrogant and arrogant. They regarded all Han troops as ants that could be kneaded at will.
They never imagined that even a group of defeated soldiers, when these people blocked their view, could drag the Qing army's precious real Manchu soldiers into hell and bury them.
"Boss! It's Donglu who's here... Should we fight or not?"
"Wait a minute! Everyone listen to my instructions and don't move without permission!"
The fleeing troops and the trampling of the Eight Banners' heroic horses almost made the earth tremble. This trembling feeling passed through the tense air to every invading sentry, and their eyes were filled with nervousness.
With red bloodshot eyes, many people's hands were no longer under control, and they were about to launch bullets, iron bullets, cannonballs, and arrows almost immediately.
However, Luo Bin tried his best to restrain everyone's desire to attack. There were only two hundred soldiers in Han Jiadao's outpost position. Although the number was very small, one advantage was that Luo Bin could control these two hundred people, making them unable to
As for launching an attack in advance due to nervousness and fear.
Luo Bin was still waiting for the Eight Banners Knights to enter a more suitable shooting range. These Manchu Bajara never expected that the Han people in front of them were as fragile as ants and as vulnerable as dust, and they were brewing a rage.
They are definitely not pigs, sheep or fruit trees, but living warriors.