Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 217
The defeat of the army is like a mountain, but that is the case.

The [-] Han Eight Banners, which were flanked by [-] Qin troops, suffered a long-lost defeat.

On weekdays, this group of Han Eight Banners followed behind the Man Eight Banners, eating delicious food and drinking spicy food, and gradually became proud.

Adhering to the thought of being the first of the Manchu Eight Banners and my second child, even the Mongolian Eight Banners don't look down on me.

Now that he is defeated, how proud he was before, how timid he is now.

Almost completely covered in armor, the strong, strong-willed Qin army, like Mount Tai, destroyed their fighting spirit and fled in a panic.

The Qin army chased them while recruiting them, forming a fan-shaped formation, and drove them to the rear army and the commander-in-chief where Duoduo was.

Now, Dodo panicked.

Theoretically speaking, the defeated army has completely lost the will to fight, throwing away their armor and armor, trampling and chasing, all they want is to survive.

Whether it is the coach, or the mountains of swords and seas of fire, they have blurred in their eyes, and there is only one word in their minds - "Escape!"

The eight-banner cavalry who was entangled immediately sensed that something was wrong, and hurriedly got out to rescue the coach.

At the cost of sacrificing hundreds of cavalry, the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry finally escaped.

Li Jingwu took advantage, but he was not in a hurry, he hung their tails unhurriedly, chasing after them.

And Doduo, who was forced to calm down, finally waited for the cavalry to arrive, and he felt certain in his heart for a moment, and asked, "Why are the enemy cavalry so difficult?"

"My lord, this Ming army is not only fully armored, but most of them are horses, but they are slightly inferior to us, and they are waiting for work at leisure..."

The cavalier couldn't help but said.

"I don't need a reason!"

Duoduo said coldly: "The Iron Cavalry of the Eight Banners is invincible in the world, and now they are entangled, which really puts us in the limelight."

Kong Youde on the side couldn't help but join in and said: "My lord, this Ming army is really evil, and its equipment is better than ours, so it's not easy to fight!"

"Hmph!" Duduo cast a cold glance, looked at the declining Qing army on the battlefield, and said, "The Han Eight Banners are really disappointing because the late emperor treated them so kindly."

"Gather your soldiers and horses and retreat urgently."

Geng and Kong wanted to explain, but they were choked by the words, they didn't say any more, they just went to gather their troops and prepare to retreat.

Back then when they returned across the sea, Huang Taiji not only went out of the city ten miles to meet them, but also showed great generosity to them. The soldiers and horses under his command were all appointed independently, and they were constantly marrying, wooing, and distributing land and slaves.

This is in stark contrast to the suspicion of Emperor Chongzhen.

On the battlefield, the return of the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry covered the Chinese army, and even drove the Han Eight Banners directly, giving the Qing army a breather.

The [-] Qin army pursued closely, almost walking close to the Qing army, constantly nibbling away at its army.

"If you continue like this, you really can't go."

Duoduo gritted his teeth, resolutely gave up the infantry, and fled northward together with thousands of fleeing Han Eight Banner cavalry.

Now, more than [-] Han Eight Banners and nearly [-] infantry were all abandoned.

For Duoduo, or Manchu Qing, as long as the strength of the Manchu Eight Banners is preserved, everything else can be discarded.

And 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 gather prisoners and clean the battlefield.

He followed Mingfu Camp, Yulin Camp, and some of the Musketeer Camps in hot pursuit.

If this was in the grassland, or the North China Plain, Zhu Yixi would not be so stupid to use infantry to chase cavalry.

However, this is the Ruzhou capital on the side of Funiu Mountain. There are many mountains and hills, which is the most unfavorable for the cavalry.

Moreover, according to science, humans are the best endurance animals, and war horses are only suitable for short-distance acceleration.

"Jiannu abandoned his food, grass and luggage, and ran away impatiently. Could it be that he forgot that this is Henan, a place with thousands of miles of bare land, not Shandong and Hebei."

His Royal Highness King Yu rode a horse, and calmly analyzed: "The cavalry without supplies, plus the mountains and hills, the distance of two hundred miles, the horses are all useless!"

At this time, the importance of Zhu Yixi's military rations was revealed.

With the existence of fried noodles, a small cloth bag is carried close to the body, and half a catty mixed with hot water can soak a catty. The beef powder, salt, bean dregs, etc. inside are enough to replenish physical strength.

The key point is that war horses can also be eaten when necessary, so as to avoid damage.

As a result, the Eight Banners kept fleeing and left the battlefield. Maybe they had some dry food to eat, but there was no ration for the horses.

Human rations are given to horses, people are hungry and horses are half full, and coupled with the consumption on the battlefield, after running for half a day, the horses are somewhat exhausted.

The Eight Banners have two horses per capita, but it seems cumbersome at this time.

Duoduo caressed the war horse under his crotch, and looked back, only to see the Ming army behind him, but fireworks were raised.

"Where do they get their food?"

Duoduo couldn't help asking: "You chase after me, when did the Ming army go to replenish the food?"

Geng and Kong couldn't tell.

Geng Zhongming said in a deep voice: "The hills are difficult to walk, and people are not familiar with the place. If you rush to Luoyang, you will be forced to force it, I am afraid that the horses will be hard to support."

"There are still some war horses in Luoyang, the key is to escape back to Luoyang."

Duoduo looked back and couldn't help saying: "I've never been so embarrassed in my life, today, I completely remember it."

At this time, after replenishing their strength, the cavalry battalion pursued again.

In desperation, and also because of the lack of food and grass, the Eight Banners directly killed the spare horses to supply food.

When the cavalry battalion saw it, they felt it was a pity, and hurriedly caught up.

In the rear, the infantry will not stop and go like the cavalry, but keep their heads high and keep moving forward.

The corpses of war horses on the road can only serve as supplements.

Walking in the mountains, until evening, the infantry caught up with the cavalry.

In other words, Zhu Yixi is only twenty miles away from the Eight Banners.

"How can I let them fix it?"

After walking seventy or eighty miles a day, the whole army was extremely exhausted, but Zhu Yixi still had people raid the camp, disturbing his dreams.

As for why the Eight Banners don't walk at night, it's because physical strength and environment don't allow it.

In the hilly area, the war horse was accidentally broken and turned into a ravine.

In this way, two hundred miles away, you chased each other, attacked and harassed, and occasionally counter-killed, ambushed, you came and went, it was very lively.

It took four full days before the Eight Banners returned to Luoyang.

When they entered the city, the Qin army sat on the ground and besieged them.

As soon as Duoduo entered the city, he counted the troops.

50,000 people went there, but only 9000 people came back.

Among them, there were only [-] Han army banners left, and more than [-] people were killed in battle when the eight banners were full.

In other words, his Xiangbai Banner has already been abolished.

"That Zhu Yixi and I are irreconcilable."

Dodo sat paralyzed and roared angrily.

The king of Yu, who was surrounded outside Luoyang City, directly ordered people to occupy Mengjin, burn down all the ships, and cut through the ice on the Yellow River to cut off the way back.

Moreover, around the gate of Luoyang, deep trenches were dug to block the cavalry's attack.

A few days later, a steady stream of supplies arrived outside Luoyang.

The Eight Banners trapped in Luoyang City are like a dead city at this moment.

Most of the Eight Banners are cavalry, but they don't know how to defend the city.

However, they also understood that Qin Jun was waiting for the cannon in red, and once they arrived in Luoyang, they could only die.

(End of this chapter)