When a person wearing armor fell into the bone-chilling glacier, even a person with a strong physique like Liu Fangliang could not survive for long.
The surrounding soldiers all looked shocked. Some rushed towards the ice cave and wanted to jump into the river to rescue Liu Fangliang. Others picked up the nooses left by the Manchus from the ground and wanted to use them as rescue tools.
But at this time, the enemy's offensive came again. Guan Ning's army first used light artillery to clear the way, and dense rain of bullets shot out. The loyal and brave soldiers were in shock and confusion because Liu Fangliang fell into the water. They were unable to escape, and suffered heavy casualties.
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As a result, the enemy quickly broke through a gap in the frontal battle line, and then the Qing army's infantry and cavalry rushed over. The Manchurians did not notice that the commander of the Chuang army had fallen into the water, but they were all battle-hardened veterans, and soon they were gone.
In the confused state of the soldiers, Chuang judged that there must be some kind of problem with the enemy general.
What this brings, of course, is a more violent attack.
Abatai's surprise attack for the Qing army failed to succeed, and he was in deep anxiety and panic. Among the Manchu kings, although Abatai was the son of Nurhaci and the brother of Huang Taiji, regardless of his origin,
, status, and ability cannot be considered first-rate.
When he thought of the tragic casualties of the Qing army in the Battle of Dangshan, another picture emerged in Abate's mind. The corpses of the Manchurians filled the Baigou River. He returned to Shengjing alone and was killed by his Manchurian elders and brothers in front of his son.
They tore it into pieces of meat.
"Ehang!"
Abatai yelled a Manchu phrase, which means "target". What he meant was for the Qing army to immediately use bows, arrows and muskets to fire in order to further widen the gap in the invading army's front.
Because of the cold weather, it was inconvenient to use bows and arrows, so the Qing soldiers had to use firecrackers to clear the way. Most of them were Manchu and Mongolian bannermen. Although there were many soldiers who were proficient in firearms, they were smaller in absolute numbers than the Han army's bannermen.
Much more, but for a while it was not able to produce the kind of impact that Abatai had expected.
Liu Fangliang's deputy general Ma Shiyao was seizing the time to reorganize his defense. The coach's accidental fall into the water suddenly caused him to lose control and almost led to a big mistake. Fortunately, Ma Shiyao was essentially a person with a strong sense of the overall situation, and he arranged for his own soldiers to rescue Liu Fangliang.
, and he organized the remaining troops to block the gap desperately.
It's just that the superior strength of the Ming and Qing coalition forces is rushing towards this gap in the battle line crazily. Ma Shiyao's efforts alone seem to be of no avail.
During the fierce battle, a crow flew across the sky. From the bird's eyes, it could be clearly seen that on the broken ice of Baigou River, there were densely packed human heads, most of them wearing various helmets.
The tops of their heads, and the few who did not wear helmets, were divided into two types: buns and braids.
The battle line on one wing of the Chuang Army has already shown a very obvious concave shape. In the middle of this concave shape composed of thousands of people, thousands of Qing army soldiers are squeezing hard.
The bottom line of the concave characters was getting thinner and thinner, and when it was about to be completely flattened, Li Laiheng and Zhang Pili personally rushed over with more than 200 soldiers.
Because the battlefield was too chaotic, most of the more than 200 soldiers were not elite soldiers who were pro-military, but lone soldiers who had lost their organization and had been recruited by Li Laiheng along the way. They arrived in time, as if from the other side of the spring
Just as he exerted force, at the moment when the bottom line of the concave characters was breached, he rushed forward and crashed into the middle of the Qing army's convex character formation.
"With me invincible, the army will win! Brothers, follow me and fight in!"
After Li Laiheng heard the news that Liu Fangliang fell into the water, his blood surged. Li Zicheng, Mrs. Gao, Li Guo, and Liu Fangliang were among the very few people around Li Laiheng who could be regarded as his closest relatives. How could he sit back and watch Liu Fangliang die?
What's more, Liu Fangliang is currently the commander of one of the two battalions of the Breaking Army. Once he dies in battle, the morale of the left camp will inevitably collapse, and this battle will really be unwinnable!
Therefore, even the cautious Fang Yiren and Chen Yongfu did not dissuade Li Laiheng, but now that the troops on the Chuangjun front were tight, there was really no extra strength to give to Li Laiheng to rescue Liu Fangliang.
So he had no choice but to take this tactic. He took Zhang Pizhu and a dozen other soldiers and ran all the way. In less than ten minutes, he gathered hundreds of lone soldiers, and finally managed to hold on to the situation.
Zhang Pili knew that Li Laiheng's blood was rising, and he also knew that although the commander had been trained by Liu Fangliang and his gun and stick skills were much better than those of ordinary soldiers, he was probably no match for the powerful Manchu soldiers.
Sure enough, Li Laiheng quickly entered the battle, relying on Liu Fangliang's bloody courage inspired by falling into the water and dying. After quickly slashing two people, the Qing infantry cut off the horse's legs with a broadsword and threw it to the ground.
Three Qing infantrymen rushed forward, and Li Laiheng rolled around after he fell from his horse. In the past, Li Laiheng would have been in a panic when he was in this situation, but at this time, all his thoughts were focused on how to rescue Liu Fangliang.
, he actually took out the self-made fire blunderbuss that had killed Obai without haste, aimed at the Manchu in the middle, and said in a false voice:
"boom!"
The head of a Manchu infantryman in the middle exploded with a gunshot. The other two Qing soldiers were shocked and hesitated for a moment. Zhang Pizhu seized this moment and rushed to the vicinity of Li Laiheng. His horse flipped and danced.
Two Qing soldiers were stabbed and then immediately transferred their horses to Li Laiheng.
"Commander, get on my horse!"
"Where is Master Liu? How long has it been since you fell into the water?"
"Soldiers have gone to the rescue... It has been almost a while since I fell into the water, but I hope destiny will break through the army!"
But hope that destiny is in the army!
Li Laiheng sighed. After falling into such icy water for more than ten minutes, whether Liu Fangliang could survive or not really depended on fate!
He gritted his teeth and said sternly: "The destiny of the army is in the army. If Master Liu has any shortcomings or shortcomings, I will definitely deceive all the ugly men like him!"
"Young Tiger Commander! The commander has rescued us! His breath is still there!"
When Li Laiheng heard the terms "Young Tiger Commander" and "Da Shuai", he knew that the good news must be brought by the Zuoying soldiers. It was Zhang Hong, the Zuoying cavalry general who had helped Li Laiheng defeat Liu Guoneng, and several of the people around him
The soldier was still shirtless despite the cold weather and there were still water stains on his body. He was obviously a warrior who had just entered the water to rescue Liu Fangliang.
"Zhang Hong! Well done! All warriors will be rewarded heavily!"
Liu Fangliang's body was wrapped in several robes. His bun had all been untied, and his long hair was completely wet with ice water. His face was pale and almost dead, but the reaction of his breath could still be seen between his lips and nose.
"First send Liu Shuai to the camp in Heyang Town to take care of him. Zhang Hong, you should return to Heyang Town immediately and find a doctor. It is very likely that you will develop other symptoms after falling into the water, so you must be extremely careful."
"Okay! Follow the Young Tiger Commander's arrangements."
The Qing army's attack momentum was slightly curbed by the Chuang army's counterattack. Now Abatai felt that the situation was even more difficult. He deeply hated himself for being so arrogant that he actually used two-thirds of his troops for detours, which made the current situation even more difficult.
There is a lack of available reserves and we are in such a passive situation.
Wu Sangui and others also realized that the Qing army's assault force was not as powerful, immediate or decisive as they had expected.
In the battle in front of them, Guan Ning's army has paid a huge price, and they have lost countless elite soldiers!
If this waste continues, even if they win, Wu Sangui and others will have no capital to maintain their status in the future.
Considering this, the fighting will of Guan Ning's generals was rapidly declining.
"Snowing!"
I don't know who shouted, and then more and more soldiers noticed that the snowflakes were slowly drifting to the tops and shoulders of themselves and Pao Ze.
All soldiers from both sides and the three armies began to raise their heads and look at the sky. The thin clouds were sending the signal to end the battle at the most opportune time.
The flying snow, as white as catkins, went from small to heavy in a very short period of time, and soon turned into a real goose-feather snow.
With the snow flying all over the sky, the commanders of the Chuang Army and the Ming and Qing Allied Forces should have known by this time that the soldiers on both sides lacked sufficient morale, physical strength and willpower to continue fighting hard in such an environment and climate.
Temporarily withdrawing the troops became a correct choice worthy of consideration by Li Laiheng, Wu Sangui and Abate.
"Attack on all fronts!"
"Attack on all fronts!"
"Attack on all fronts!"
The soldiers from the left camp and front camp of the Chuang Army, the officers and soldiers from Ningyuan Town of the Guanning Army, and the powerful Eight Banners force of the Qing Army all heard the dazed and surprising orders from the generals.