Ming Zuo

Chapter 671 Retreat

All rockets are put into defense, and all artillery are put into offense.

On the way forward for the main force of the First Marine Brigade, heavy artillery, infantry artillery, and mortars poured out firepower non-stop, helping the main force to attack the enemy in front of them as much as possible.

The main force of the [-]st Marine Brigade and the main force of the Xiangbai Banner soon ran into each other head-on.

The distance between the two parties was less than a hundred meters.

But such a distance has become a natural moat that the Eight Banners soldiers will never be able to overcome.

The muskets of the new army were like a torrential rain, and the soldiers of the Eight Banners were killed row by row, and no one could rush over.

The damage caused by the artillery was even more terrifying, and countless gaps had been made in the formation of the main force of the Eight Banners.

And these blank Eight Banners have no troops to fill them.

Although the artillery of the Eight Banners was still roaring with all its strength, it also plowed flesh and blood trenches in the formation of the infantry of the new army.

But how can a solid iron ball compare with a bursting explosive?
Under the handsome banner behind, Dorgon trembled all over.

It was the first time he saw such a battlefield and such a weapon, and he didn't know what method to use to make up the gap.

On the frontal battlefield, the main force of the Eight Banners, who had been beaten heavily and suffered heavy casualties, thought of a way by themselves.

Niu Luzhangjing Hu Shibu saw that the front could not be broken through, and immediately led his subordinates to circle around from the left flank, intending to raid the new army's flank.

It is no coincidence.

Another Niu Luzhang, Jingfucha Kalkama, also chose to detour from the right wing.

After all, the main force of the Eight Banners has more people than the First Marine Brigade, so it can spread the battlefield more widely.

If they encountered such a three-sided attack with poor quality troops, they might really be defeated.

It's a pity that Xiangbaiqi encountered the most elite army in the world.

Right in front of Xiangbaiqi's eyes, the First Marine Brigade taught them the most classic marching formation change exercise.

With the sound of whistles in a hurry, a company of soldiers from the left and right of the formation of the First Marine Brigade was formed to meet the outflanking Eight Banners soldiers.

And the completion of this array change is almost in the blink of an eye.

The gap left by the two companies was quickly filled by the troops behind.

Seeing this scene, Shi Tingzhu, who was directly in front of him, couldn't help but rubbed his eyes, and then felt cold all over his body.

He is well aware that this is something only the strongest army can do.

In other words, these Shandong new troops far surpassed the Eight Banners.

The Eight Banners soldiers outflanking on both wings had only one Niulu, and they couldn't beat a company of the new army.

As a result, on the frontal battlefield, the main force of the First Marine Brigade was still making great strides.

Cannons were like fireworks, and guns were like rainstorms. Under the multiple blows, Xiangbaiqi was beaten to death.

Their wills began to crumble.

However, the military law of the Houjin Dynasty was harsh, and they wanted to withdraw but dared not withdraw.

Just when he was caught in a dilemma, there was a horn sounding like a redemption from behind.

These Eight Banners soldiers finally breathed a sigh of relief, left the battle one after another, and retreated frantically.

Shi Tingzhu was puzzled.

"Why did you withdraw?"

The battle has come to this point, and it is obvious who can hold the last breath on both sides.

But Dorgon ordered a retreat, which made him very dissatisfied.

Or the lieutenant can see clearly.

"Er, look, the flanks have already withdrawn."

Shi Tingzhu looked in Azig's direction, only to find that Azig was leading the cavalry back the same way.

The original mighty and overwhelming cavalry team is now less than half left.

It turned out that the battle on the flanks had been won earlier.

Although Azig rushed into the formation of the new army, he did not know that the new army had hidden secret weapons.

As a result, under the attack of rockets, only [-] of his cavalry rushed in.

Although this number is still more than three times that of the Nineteenth Company.

But when the nineteenth company blocked the charge of these cavalry with their flesh and blood, the battle between the two sides was brought to the same level.

Even though the casualties of the [-]th Company were heavier, the more than [-] cavalry had no speed.

After a long time, the follow-up cavalry survived the aftermath of the rocket bombing, and when they regrouped and were about to come up, they were hit by a frenzied attack from the musketeers next to them.

It turned out that the Seventh Battalion had already taken advantage of this time to deal with Subai, and began to turn around to support the Nineteenth Company.

The Eight Banners cavalry had just reorganized their formation, and hadn't started running yet, almost standing in place.

Under such circumstances, being hit by the firepower of the seventh battalion, the casualties were unimaginable.

The most helpless thing was that if they wanted to rush up to support Azig, they would have to withstand four to five rounds of fire from the Seventh Battalion.

How many people can survive such an attack?
Azig in the forward line also saw the dilemma of the follow-up troops.

Seeing that there are only a dozen or so living people in the [-]th company ahead, it is obvious that they only need one charge to win, but they just don't have the strength.

Azig looked up to the sky and sighed, he could only lament the ruthlessness of fate.

This battle was unsuccessful, and his hope of making a comeback was gone.

From now on, he can only be the owner of the small banner with a white flag, living under the shadow of Dorgon.

Realizing the reality, Azig led the rest of the cavalry to turn around and leave.

After gathering the follow-up troops, they walked away.

Whether it is the [-]th Company or the [-]th Battalion, they are all infantry, so they can only defend and are unable to chase the Eight Banners cavalry at all.

However, they successfully completed the blocking mission at the cost of heavy casualties.

The flanks of the main force were kept safe.

The flank battle didn't work, and Dorgon knew that this battle could not be won at all.

There is no need to continue to lose the inlaid white flag.

Once the strength is weakened too much, then there will be no place to gain a foothold in Houjin in the future.

Seeing that the Xiangbai Banner retreated across the board, Tang Wenhuan was about to order a pursuit on the spot.

But before the order could be exported, a torrent came from the distant horizon, overwhelming the sky and covering the earth, and the momentum was even more astonishing.

When he got closer, he finally saw clearly.

It turned out that Duoduo led Zhengbai Qi to arrive.

This time the two white flags came together, with tens of thousands of troops.Even with the desperate support of the navy, it is impossible for the first marine brigade to win.

Tang Wenhuan gritted his teeth angrily, but he could only give orders.

"withdraw."

After receiving the order, the departments of the First Marine Brigade began to clean up the battlefield.Then under the cover of the navy, we returned to Lianyun Island through the pontoon bridge.

Duoduo led the Zhengbai flag to approach step by step, but he didn't dare to attack.

He could only monitor the evacuation of the first landing brigade from the shore, and then he also retreated far away under the cover of the bordered white flag.

Both sides suffered heavy losses in this battle, but they could not tell the winner.

Retreating separately became the only option.

But the impact of this battle is extremely far-reaching.

But the most direct result is...

Lushun is safe.

(End of this chapter)