Li Laiheng first mobilized troops heading eastward from the vicinity of Ma Muji, totaling about 11,000 people. He himself, Fang Yiren, and Gu Junen pursued them with pro-military standards of 1,000 people.
This huge force gradually arrived near Hanjiadao and approached the Dangshan area. The Qing army already had many troops chasing the remnants of the Ming army to the west of Dangshan. These small groups of chasing troops were almost all elite soldiers of the Qing army, but they
Unfortunately, they bumped into the absolute main force of the invading army, and were quickly wiped out without even a chance to escape.
Oboi's situation was good. What he encountered was only the vanguard of the rebel cavalry led by Hao Yaoqi. Moreover, because the vanguard of the rebel army rushed too fast, it was somewhat out of touch with the main force behind. Otherwise, there would only be a small number of people like Obai.
, there is no chance of even breaking out.
After he barely broke through the encirclement and ran eastward to escape the pursuit range of the intruders, he took a moment to count the remaining number of people and found to his surprise that there were only a dozen or so elite Bajala soldiers left around him.
Obai estimated that when he broke through, there should be many people breaking out from other directions. But even so, the losses of Baya Lajia soldiers were really shocking. How should he explain to Huang Taiji after returning to Shengjing?
"Hong Chengchou, this thief, is just talking nonsense! He said that only ten bandits can be counted as one in the Ming army. I really fell into his trap! After returning to Shengjing, I must let the Great Khan kill this thief. This thief is talking nonsense
, I killed so many Baya La, I, I... how hateful!"
Ao Bai looked up to the sky and screamed, venting his anger on Hong Chengchou. If Hong Chengchou hadn't talked nonsense about how only ten bandits could be equal to one Ming army, how could they be so arrogant and unprepared?
This Hong Chengchou killed countless Manchus during the Songjin War. The Great Khan listened to the lies of those Han officials, spent so much effort to recruit such a useless person, and now he was deceived by his sweet words.
, causing numerous casualties to the Manchurians.
But then Obei remembered something. When they were on the north bank of the Yellow River, they had heard that there were about one hundred thousand bandits. If these one hundred thousand people were as good at fighting as the enemy cavalry just now, or to say the least, even if there were only
The five thousand men crossing the river couldn't resist the bravery and fierceness of half of the enemy's cavalry just now!
"Oh my god! Hong Chengchou deserves to be killed! Thief Hong deserves to be killed!"
Hao Yaoqi's cavalry were still chasing after him, and Obai took a breath for a while before continuing to run eastward.
He became more and more frightened. The bandits had hundreds of thousands of troops!
How can we fight this battle? We must leave and retreat.
Fortunately, luck came to the side of the Qing army at this moment. The night before dawn was darker than the previous night, and the morning fog in the early morning also greatly hindered the view of the pursuing army.
Ao Bai luckily escaped from Hao Yaoqi's pursuit range and found the location of Li Guohan's main formation at the first opportunity. The Han army flag did not participate in the pursuit of the Ming army's remnants because Tan Tai deliberately reduced the Han army flag's meritorious service.
The opportunity, but unexpectedly allowed Obai to quickly find the troops staying behind in the formation.
Li Guohan had a lot of artillery in his hands. Although the Qing army did not carry the most powerful super-heavy Hongyi cannon because the army was crossing the river, the power of those heavy and medium-sized Hongyi cannons was astonishing.
The person who rushed back to Dangshan earlier than Ao Bai was Yu Bilong. He had already told Li Guohan all about the enemies he encountered on Hanjiadao. After Ao Bai came back, he told all the details of the battle with the rogue cavalry.
Li Guohan and Ye Bilong looked at each other face to face, full of disbelief at the sudden appearance of a powerful enemy.
"This...are these people thieves?"
Li Guohan was full of doubts. He had never fought against the bandits, and like other Manchus, he still believed in Hong Chengchou's saying that "ten thieves are equal to one bright soldier".
After the battle on Han Jiadao, Ye Bilong had an accurate estimate of the fighting power of the bandits. He asserted: "These people are completely different from what Mr. Hong said. They may not be bandits, but they are definitely our enemies."
Obai retorted: "These people are bandits! I have seen their banner, which is the Chuang Army. Have you all heard of it? The bandits are also called the Chuang Army. This is absolutely correct!"
"No, the bandits are not that powerful. They must have made a mistake. This is not the same as what Mr. Hong said!"
E Bilong and Obai had always had different opinions, but now Obai was so angry that he simply pointed at E Bilong and cursed: "Where did you go to rob things? We have been fighting for so long and we haven't seen you!"
And...don't mention Hong Chengchou to me, he must be a spy of the Ming Dynasty. This traitor has killed many Manchus!"
"Gu Shan'er is really great!"
Both Ao Bai and E Bilong asked Li Guohan questions at the same time. Li Guohan felt a headache. He hurriedly asked people to bring the news to Tan Tai, who was camping and resting, waiting for him to make a decision.
But now is the time when the army is in danger, and the Yibiao cavalry led by Hao Yaoqi is advancing rapidly, leaving no time for the Qing army to make decisions and regroup.
After Ao Bai ran back to the vicinity of Dangshan Mountain, less than two quarters of an hour later, Hao Biao's cavalry followed him. Under the command of Hao Yaoqi, this cavalry team of more than a thousand people showed a kind of intoxicating and crazy galloping.
The situation was so foggy that the Qing army could not tell how many enemy cavalry were suddenly killed.
Li Guohan had no choice but to concentrate on guarding. Fortunately, the Han army flag did not participate in the task of chasing down the remnants of the Ming army. The team structure and troops were relatively neat, and they could immediately form formations to fight back in a hurry.
The number of Bagalas that Obai and Ebilong slowly gathered back was still several hundred. Although they had just experienced the unexpected blow and shock from the intruders, the Manchurians were extremely high-spirited and did not suffer from the temporary difficulties.
and fear of setbacks.
When Hao Biao rushed towards them, these hundreds of Baya Lajia warriors resolutely fought back and went upstream. They collided with the numerically superior intruders and fought together.
The Han army was equipped with a large number of muskets and cannons, but at this time the morning fog was thicker and the air was extremely humid. Li Guohan could hardly ignite the gunpowder in a hurry, and the Qing army's firepower advantage was delayed.
"Quick, quick!"
The intruder cavalry galloped across and the ground trembled. Although Li Guohan had not yet figured out who his enemy was, this scene at least made him know that if he did not fight back immediately, the Qing army would be doomed.
He repeatedly urged the gunners to load flames and shells, preparing to fire cannons to blow up the enemy cavalry. However, the thick fog seriously affected the shooting efficiency of the Qing army's firearms troops. Although hundreds of Bajala elite soldiers led by Obai and Ebilong
Withstood the first wave of charge from Hao Biao's cavalry.
The army had a huge advantage in strength, and hundreds of cavalry arrived on the battlefield one after another. As soon as they arrived, they immediately jumped into the battle without stopping, and were followed by groups of infantry, perhaps two to three thousand people in number.
So many of them have reached the vicinity of the Dangshan battlefield.
Time is moving towards morning, but the night does not become brighter, but becomes darker. The fog is also getting thicker and thicker, and many of the torches raised by both sides are due to the heavy moisture.
And went out.
This turned the entire battlefield into pitch black and a mess. No one could tell where the enemy was or how many there were. They all had to fight on their own. It was really a mess!
The main force of the Breaking Army, more than 10,000 troops, marched all the way to the east. Li Laiheng firmly controlled the core of nearly 10,000 troops. But when he heard the news that Hao Yaoqi had engaged the Donglu,
The approximately 3,000 vanguard troops were immediately ordered to accelerate forward to meet Hao Biao.
These three thousand troops rushed to Dangshan immediately and gave Hao Yaoqi strong support, but they also made the entire battle situation develop in a more chaotic and disorderly direction.
In the pitch-black night and thick fog, a group of three to four thousand soldiers and about half of the Qing army fought in chaos.
Gushan Erzhen Tan Tai also led more of the main force of the Qing army and was stationed in the east very close to the Dangshan battlefield. After he received the news from Li Guohan, he did not immediately transfer the troops to Dangshan.
They summoned the officers of each team to discuss who the enemy cavalry encountered by Obai and Ebilong were.
It was only after the full-scale confrontation between the leading forces of the two armies that Tan Tai hurriedly received the news from Tanqi that the battle was about to begin. He had to quickly order all officers to return to take control of the troops, abandon all rest and reorganization, and immediately break camp and march westward to reinforce Li Guohan.
Such a panic move greatly weakened Tan Tai's advantage of being closer to the battlefield.
Li Laiheng still has a superior force of seven to eight thousand men, and he is also making a mad advance. Whoever can put more troops into the chaotic Dangshan battlefield will gain a greater advantage.
When the fog recedes, people will know who favors victory!