Chapter 121 Guan Ningjun is a pillar of the Ming Dynasty
"Dongshi has already started fighting with the intruder!"
"There's already a war ahead!"
"Qiantun Town is not moving anymore!"
"Qiantun Town has collapsed! Li Zhentai let the intruders kill him!"
"Dongshi... the damn Donglu have run away!"
Liu Zeqing's casual words immediately produced various distortions in the mouths of the soldiers in Shandong Town, and quickly spread to all the soldiers and horses in Shandong Town and Ningyuan Town.
Moreover, the rumors became more and more outrageous in a very short period of time, to the point where it was unbelievable. After Li Fuming's Qiantun Town temporarily rested with the Qing army, soldiers from Shandong Town discovered that Qiantun Town had stopped.
In the atmosphere of high tension and panic, we immediately speculated that this was a sign that Qiantun Town had collapsed.
Now that Qiantun Town has collapsed, of course Li Fuming, the commander-in-chief of Qiantun Town, will not have a good end. People immediately speculated that Li Fuming had probably died in the battle, otherwise how could Qiantun Town suddenly collapse?
Mr. Li was actually killed by the intruder!
Such a rumor immediately had an earth-shaking impact on the Ming army in the rear. Countless soldiers were frightened. Li Fuming was a powerful general in the Guan Ning Army, even against the Guan Ning Army.
The soldiers of Shandong Town who were not familiar with him also knew about Li Fuming's bravery and skill in the previous battle of Baigouhe.
But now he actually died for the Ming Dynasty, and he died so quickly, the war hadn't even started long, right?
What kind of situation would cause a brave general like Li Fuming to be suddenly killed by a bandit? It seems that the only reason is that Donglu suddenly ran away!
Huge panic spread throughout the army, and Liu Zeqing felt that something was wrong. He vaguely realized that the panic of the officers and soldiers was more to scare himself. But Liu Zeqing also understood the truth, since the officers and soldiers could even scare themselves.
Almost on the verge of collapse, how could the army win an arduous and desperate battle in such a state?
Liu Zeqing had been prepared to escape immediately when the situation was unfavorable, but it was not until this moment when he discovered that the officers and soldiers were suddenly on the edge of a complete collapse of morale just because of a few absurd rumors.
, only then did he fully understand the irreversibility of the situation, and made the determination to "turn in" immediately.
"The forward battle is unfavorable...the situation is over! Let's leave, let's leave now. Brothers, there is still a way out by withdrawing the capital. If we don't leave, the only way out is to annihilate the entire army."
Liu Zeqing made a prompt decision. He did not really believe that the forward battle was unfavorable and the situation was irreversible, but he could see from the morale of the soldiers that the coalition had no future in this battle.
So instead of following Abatai all the way to the dark side, it's better to take advantage of this opportunity and run away.
Liu Zeqing estimated that the only forces that the imperial court could command now were Sun Chuanting's 30,000 troops, Guan Ning's 30,000 troops, and his own Shandong Town force. The remaining Jingying Caojun was completely
Yes, it is the existence of replenishment.
Therefore, even if he is fleeing in front of the battle, as long as Shandong Town is still in his hands, Emperor Chongzhen will have no way to deal with him. Maybe when the forward is really disadvantaged, his Shandong Town will become the center of the Ming army.
It was a rare unit with complete structure, but it continued to be reused by Emperor Chongzhen.
"At this point, we have no choice but to leave!"
Abate never expected that he just ordered the army to pause for a while to rest, but it would actually cause such an uproar in the rear.
Liu Zeqing suddenly led thousands of soldiers and horses from Shandong Town to break away from the Ming army and fled northward. This made Gaodi and Li Fuming, who had just stopped to rest and prepare for the decisive battle of Baiyangdian, feel baffled and incredible.
But in Wu Sangui's view, Liu Zeqing's flight to the north was a clear signal that Liu Zeqing had already left. He had taken the opportunity. If he didn't evacuate quickly, would he still have to wait for Gao Di, Li Fuming, or even Aba?
Tai, do you want to support yourself one by one?
Gao Qiqian looked at Wu Sangui, and Wu Sangui looked at the chaotic officers and soldiers of Guan Ning's army. The two looked at each other and immediately understood what the other meant.
Gao Qiqian couldn't help but sigh: "The imperial court has been supporting the world for more than two hundred years. Is it really going to be like this today?"
"Haha." Wu Sangui sneered, "It was because the forwards were having trouble fighting, and Liu Zeqing ran away in shock after hearing the news. After we fought hard here to break up the rear, in order to preserve the main force of the army, we desperately broke out... I have been worthy of the imperial court.
Alright?"
"Wu Zhentai...Wu Zhentai is the pillar of the country. From now on, the emperor will use you again."
"There's nothing to say... let's go. If we don't leave, we will really become Liu Zeqing's backing."
After giving the order, the soldiers and horses of Ningyuan Town also followed Liu Zeqing and immediately began to turn north. The development of the situation was really surprising. The detective cavalry sent by Gao Di to inquire about the situation found Liu Zeqing before he even found him.
Wu Sangui also ran away.
Originally, the rear column of the coalition forces was crowded and jammed because of Wu Sangui's deliberate delay. Now that Ningyuan Town suddenly fled north, the situation in the rear became even more chaotic. The detective sent by Gaudi could not figure out the situation at all.
It was discovered that Shandong Town and Ningyuan Town, two well-established strong towns, suddenly fled north. The situation in the rear army fell into turmoil and the overall situation was corrupt. Apart from being attacked by intruders in the rear, what other reason could explain all this?
"What!? The rear army was attacked by intruders?"
Gao Di and Li Fuming looked at each other. The intruders had clearly cut through the ice and cut off the river. How could they suddenly cross the Baigou River and attack the rear of the coalition forces?
Li Fuming's cheeks trembled, and he speculated: "Could it be that the intruders cut the ice not to prevent us from attacking south, but to confuse us? In fact, the intruders had already collected a large number of ferries, and after cutting the ice, they immediately crossed the river to attack us?"
Gao Di was also shocked when he heard this: "I didn't expect that the little thief Li was so unpredictable in his tactics!"
The Grand Scholar Li Jiantai, who was sandwiched between the generals, completely lost his bearings. He was not familiar with military affairs in the first place, and his hopes for the decisive battle at Baiyangdian could only be pinned on the Eastern Division.
Now I suddenly heard that Ningyuan Town and Shandong Town were raided and defeated by bandits. Of course, I was heartbroken and frightened to the point where I was almost speechless.
Li Fuming saw that Li Jiantai was almost paralyzed on the ground, so he sighed and said: "Supervisor, things are not out of control yet. As long as we turn around and fight back, defeating the intruders who are cutting off the retreat, maybe we can still do it.
Turn defeat into victory.”
When Gao Di heard what Li Fuming said, he came to his senses and strongly agreed: "
That’s right! Thief Li’s tactics were so clever that I almost lost my footing. Actually, if I think about it carefully, the forwards haven’t engaged yet, but Thief Li used heavy troops to sneak attack our army’s rear, and he was able to defeat Ningyuan Town and Shandong Town so quickly.
It must be quite the main force.
If I were a bandit, I would first send part of my troops to fight with the coalition forwards in Baiyangdian. After containing the main force of the coalition forces, I would then cross the river to sneak attack on the rear. If the bandits use troops like I said, we will really die without a burial ground.
Already."
Li Fuming clenched his fists and said, "It's a pity that Li Laiheng couldn't do this! Now it seems that the bandits have succeeded in sneak attack, and the situation is great. In fact, the head and tail cannot be matched, but it gives us a great opportunity to counterattack!"
"What do the two generals think?"
Li Jiantai listened to the analysis of Li Fuming and Gao Di, and was gradually infected by their optimism, raising the hope of turning defeat into victory.
Gaudi stroked his beard, closed his eyes, and after thinking again, finally put his hand on Li Fuming's shoulder and said firmly:
"Both the towns of Wu Changbo and Liu Zeqing have collapsed, and we and Sun Baigu are the only ones left in the imperial court. Instead of waiting here to die, we might as well turn around and fight to the death with the bandits. Maybe there is still a glimmer of hope."
Li Fuming drew out his saber with a swipe. He was worthy of being a brave and skilled general in Guan Ning's army. At this time, facing an unfavorable situation, he felt a strong sense of pride:
"Soldiers of Qiantun Town, all turn around and fight against me! The front team changes to the rear team and rush back! Force the bandits into the glacier!"