At the end of Ming Dynasty: I, Sun Kewang!Desperate comeback!

Although the fighting is still fierce in various parts of Nanyang, with the change of hands in Wolonggang, the balance of victory has tilted.

"Minions, follow me down the mountain and completely eliminate the intruders!"

On the hill, the battle flags of the Qing army were flying. Ao Bai went to great lengths to personally lead his troops to swoop down the mountain.

Trying to use the power of victory in one go to completely defeat the Shun army.

Tens of thousands of Qing troops swarmed down the mountain like a torrent, just like Liang Huafeng.

Liu Rukui and others led their troops to resist desperately, but despite their strength, they still had the upper hand.

However, the morale of the Shun army had plummeted, and because Wolonggang was captured, Li Laiheng disappeared.

Therefore, although the Shun army was still large in number, because the command system had been eliminated, they were actually scattered when facing the Qing army, fighting on their own.

Although Liu Rukui and other generals still fought hard, the Shun army's defeat was irreversible.

First, the commander-in-chief Zhang Jinxiao was killed, and then Wang Congxin and Zhou Shigui died in battle.

Under various unfavorable factors, Li Laiheng's main force was completely defeated by tens of thousands of Qing troops led by Obai.

One after another, the Shunjun troops were defeated in front of this torrent.

At the same time, the Shun army in the west of the city was also engaged in a fierce battle with the Qing army.

Ta Tianbao and Dang Shousu worked hard to organize and finally eliminated a thousand Qing troops who attacked.

Gushan Ezhen Orosechen refused to retreat. In the end, nine out of ten Qing troops died, and Dang Shousu took off the head of Orosechen.

However, it was too late for Orosechen's destruction. The thousand Qing troops under his command were just like Aidali's thousand Qing troops.

Although it was destroyed, it created enough time for Obai.

Ta Tianbao and Party Shousu climbed high and looked into the distance, looking at the flag of the Qing army on Wolong Gang, and then at the defeated Shun army.

My heart is full of bitterness.

"Let the old party withdraw. Our troops have already fought a bloody battle, and the Tatars' morale is now strong. It is better to leave a fire for Dashun."

"If our troops are defeated again, we may not even be able to defend Xiangyang!"

Ta Tianbao gritted his teeth and said: "Let's retreat now. With these soldiers and horses, we can still defend Xiangyang. With Old Liu in Jingxiang, let's recruit more new soldiers next year and continue to come to Nanyang!"

"But what should we do about the little tiger?" Dang Shousu said bitterly.

Li Laiheng's status in the Shun Army was aloof, and it didn't matter whether he was right or not, and Li Zicheng was worthy of him.

Dang Shousu and Ta Tianbao could not overcome the obstacles in their hearts.

Without Li Laiheng and Empress Dowager Gao in Jingzhou, the two of them would have no shame in meeting each other again.

"This..." Ta Tianbao also became distressed.

Although it is said that all the bustle in the world is for benefit, and all the hustle and bustle in the world is for benefit.

But people also have feelings. Although we talk about interests, not everyone is emotionless.

How many of the old brothers who accompanied Li Zicheng to Shangluo Mountain were emotionless?

Who would follow Li Zicheng to eat grass in the mountains if he had no feelings?

Although Li Zicheng had been dead for more than ten years, Ma Bao, Hu Guozhu, Xia Guoxiang, Wang Pingfan and others wanted to repay Wu Sangui for his kindness.

After Wu Sangui died, he still fought to the end for Wu Shifan.

How could those of them who had been to Shangluo Mountain give up on Li Laiheng?

If you really do this, how will you stand up in front of the old brothers in the future? Live an upright life?

"Then let's go fight with the Tatars." Ta Tianbao sighed, and then said with a forced smile:

"Anyway, you won't necessarily die, you will just lose your capital. If you can save the little tiger, it will be worth it."

"Otherwise, we brothers will not be able to meet the Queen Mother and Lao Liu when we return to Jingxiang."

Dang Shousu also nodded solemnly when he heard this, just giving up some of his old capital.

With Jing Xiang, it won't take long to replenish it.

But if he just ran away, how could he be worthy of Li Zicheng? How to meet Gao Guiying and Liu Tichun?

How do you stand up in front of your old brothers?

After making up their mind, Ta Tianbao and Dang Shousu's troops annihilated Oro Saichen's 1,080 bannermen.

Quickly attack to the southwest, trying to defeat the Qing army and save the defeat.

However, Dang Shousu and Ta Tianbao's troops were in a very unfavorable position, as Nanyang City was close to Baihe River.

The passage in the southeast was narrow, so when the two troops tried to cross the passage between the city wall and the river, they were under fire from the Qing army.

On the city wall, Qing artillery opened fire one after another, constantly bombarding the Shun army.

Obai also quickly sent troops to block the Shun army in the narrow passage, and cooperated with the artillery on the city wall to block the Shun army.

The sun sets in the west, and another round of sunset rises.

The entire battlefield was filled with blood, and even the sky was stained with blood red.

Obey, who was bathed in the sunset, gasped for breath. He couldn't hold on any longer. He sat down and seemed to be dying.

"Shaobao!" The surrounding Qing troops quickly brought food and drinking water.

Obai took it and started eating and drinking.

"Shaobao, you are injured!" a Qing army staff leader exclaimed.

Under the sunset, Ao Bai was stained with blood, and even his sleeves were stained red with blood.

"I'm getting older, and I'm not as good as before. I just suffered a few minor injuries. It's not a problem." Obai said with a smile.

But before he finished speaking, he coughed violently.

"Quickly, find a doctor!" The counselor hurriedly exclaimed.

Ao Bai glanced at the battlefield, with a hint of bitterness on his lips.

Although he won this battle, he won a great victory.

However, despite the desperate resistance of the Shun army, the Qing army still suffered heavy losses, and a large number of Manchu and Mongolian soldiers were stained with blood on the battlefield.

There are not many Manchu and Mongolian descendants left in the Qing Dynasty, and Mopanshan and Baoqing were defeated.

Sun Kewang occupied the south of the Yangtze River again. Not only was the Nanjing Eight Banners army annihilated, but even the entire cities of Hangzhou and Fuzhou were separated. The whereabouts of thousands of Eight Banners soldiers were unknown.

Just like my own body, our Qing Dynasty already has a scene of waning years in Obai's heart?

"I defeated Li Laiheng, but can I still try to defeat Wu Sangui and Sun Kewang?" Obai looked at his fighting right hand and asked himself.

But soon he smiled bitterly and said: "We, the Qing Dynasty, have no way back. We must fight even if we can't win!"

"As long as I, Obai, are here, the Han people can't even think of taking away my Qing Dynasty!"

Night has fallen completely, in the vast darkness.

With the support of Guo Sheng and others, Li Laiheng headed south, trying to return to Xiangyang.

Not far away, there was sudden movement.

This shocked the remaining soldiers of more than a hundred people.

But when they saw the visitor's clothes and armor clearly, everyone was overjoyed.

Because the people who came turned out to be Shunjun.

"Which part are you from?" one of Li Laiheng's personal guards asked.

"We are Mianhou's subordinates!" a Shunjun general said.

"Mianhou?" Li Laiheng's bodyguard was overjoyed.

"Is Mianhou here?"

"Mianhou is here, whose subordinates are you?"

"We are the subordinates of Duke Linguo!" Li Laiheng's subordinates replied.

In the moonlight, Li Laiheng and Yuan Zongdi met.

"Little tiger, you're fine!" Yuan Zongdi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Otherwise I will have no shame in returning to Jingxiang to see the Queen Mother and Lao Liu." Li Zicheng's queen Gao Guiying was respected in the Shun army.

If Li Laiheng dies, Yuan Zongdi and other old brothers in the army will really have no way to see him!

"Uncle Yuan, it's good that you're fine, but I don't know how the other uncles are doing now." Li Laiheng sighed.

"Don't worry, little tiger." Yuan Zongdi said confidently: "Old brothers have been fighting with the late emperor for many years. Those who could not run away would have died long ago."

"I think back at Shanhaiguan, more than half of the 60,000-strong army was lost, but none of the old brothers died!"

"As long as brothers don't be stupid, no one will die in custody!"

The generals of the Shun army don't mention whether they can fight or not. They can definitely run away.

I have been running with Li Zicheng for so many years. If I couldn't run, I would have been eliminated long ago.

After the three major battles of Yiyishi, Tongguan and Northern Shaanxi, except for Ma Shiyao who was killed for pretending to surrender, none of the generals of the Shun army died.

Although many generals died in the Shun army, in detail, most of them died after being cut off.

After a piece of stone, Gu Kecheng died.

Ma Shiyao died by pretending to surrender.

Bai Wang was assassinated by Wang TiZhong.

Liu Zongmin was also captured after fighting hard and died unyielding.

Although many generals were lost in the Battle of Jingzhou.

However, except for Liu Fangliang who died in the battle, Tian Jianxiu and Wu Ruyi all surrendered and were killed.

After that, Yuan Zongdi and his gang fought for more than ten years.

In addition to Li Guo and others who died of illness, Gao Yigong was shot with a poisoned arrow.

If the generals of the Shun Army really wanted to run away, it seems that not one of them was killed...

Throughout the history of the Dashun Army, most of the generals who died in battle either fought to the death for Li Zicheng or suffered accidents.

Otherwise, if we really let go and run away, it seems that even the Qing Dynasty will have no way to deal with these bandits...

Li Laiheng also breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. He naturally knew that after decades of fighting and running away, these veterans of the Shun Army were like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each showing their magical powers!

Our Dashun is the organization with the most experience in escaping in the world.

When we run in Xiying, we run in Dashun.

When Xiying was recruited, our Dashun was still running.

After running for so many years, although they have suffered another big defeat, as long as nothing happens, people like Ta Tianbao will not have any accidents.

"Uncle Yuan, now we have to notify Hao Yaoqi and the others quickly."

"Otherwise Obai leads his army eastward, and they will be in danger." Li Laiheng said solemnly.

"Little Tiger, don't worry, I have sent several waves of people to inform the inner countryside."

"After Old Hao and the others got the letter, they would naturally give up their hometown and escape to the Yunyang Mountains."

"Anyway, they are familiar with everything. There is nothing Ao Bai can do against them." Yuan Zongdi said slowly: "It's just that we have to find a way to defend Xiangyang. The autumn harvest is around the corner."

"Only by guarding Xiangyang and Jingxiang can we in Dashun have hope of making a comeback."

"Otherwise we would abandon Xiangyang and let the Tatars march in like we did before, then we would become rogue bandits again."

"Uncle Yuan, let's go to Xiangyang first. If we can defend it, we must not give up." Li Laiheng said solemnly.

Xiangyang is the gateway to Jingxiang and the base for troops in the Central Plains.

It would be of critical significance if Shunjun could still control such an important place.

Liu Tichun kept the internal affairs in order in Jingxiang.

As long as we hold Xiangyang and prevent Ao Bai from going south.

Then one autumn harvest, relying on more than 100,000 hectares of cultivated land in Jingxiang and Changde, Shunjun can quickly regain its strength.

But if they can't hold on and expose the Jianghan Plain to Obai's eyes, then the Dashun Army will be in a dangerous situation.

Maybe I have to go back to Kuidong again!

Yuan Zongdi and Li Laiheng did not dare to delay and hurried south. At this point, the Battle of Nanyang came to an end.

In this battle, Aobai's 10,000 fine cavalry, plus the 8,000 armored troops of the Nanyang defenders, defeated the 48,000 shun army!

Among them, more than 21,000 Shun soldiers were killed and dispersed!

Tens of thousands of Shun soldiers were injured and lost their combat effectiveness.

However, the Qing army achieved such results and suffered many casualties.

Gushan Erzhen Erosechen died in the battle, and the guard commander Aidali died in the battle.

A total of eighteen Eight Banners generals were killed in Nanyang.

The blood of 2,417 Manchu and Mongolian disciples was spilled here.

In addition, more than 2,000 people from the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty and the Green Camp were killed.

The number of Qing soldiers killed and missing reached 5,000, and an additional 3,000 were injured and unable to fight anymore.

Even Obai, the commander-in-chief of the entire army, was not spared and suffered many injuries in the fierce battle.

Although such results were earth-shattering, the already stretched Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners once again lost more than 2,000 people, which undoubtedly made our Qing Dynasty even worse.

Fortunately, a win is a win after all.

Just like Sun Guozhu killed a lot of enemies and suffered few casualties in the Battle of the Fork Road, he ultimately suffered a series of negative consequences.

Although the victory in the Battle of Nanyang was heavy, it gave our Qing Dynasty a shot in the arm.

As a result, many people who were ready to move had to restrain their hands and feet.

It also gave confidence to civil and military officials loyal to the Qing Dynasty.

And Aobai's already prestigious name has reached a higher level, becoming the hope of the Qing Dynasty.

Countless Manchu civil and military officials and Eight Banners disciples regarded Obai as the only hope for the Qing Dynasty.

And I hope that this only remaining veteran can continue his efforts and keep the Qing Dynasty.

After the Battle of Nanyang, Hao Yaoqi, He Zhen, and Wang Guangxing quickly gave up their hearts and escaped into the Yunyang Mountains.

Ma Chongxi, Ta Tianbao, Dang Shousu and other Shunjun generals also led their troops to Xiangyang.

Although these direct descendants of the shun army were broken up, they all used their own magical powers and strangely all ran back to Xiangyang.

It's just that a large number of middle and low-level officers who joined the army could not return.

And among the top brass, there were also many sub-level generals such as Li Furong, Zhang Jinxiao, and Wang Congxin who died in battle.

In mid-September, various units of the Shun Army came to Xiangyang one after another.

In addition to the wounded, tens of thousands of Shun soldiers who still had fighting capacity were concentrated in Xiangyang City.

At the same time, Liu Tichun also raised five thousand troops and horses to support Xiangyang.

Hao Yaoqi and his three men commanded 20,000 troops and were eyeing the Yunyang area. They formed horns with Li Laiheng and others, forming a defense line against Jingxiang.

The veteran Ao Bai has been seriously injured, but he still wants to capture Xiangyang and then the entire Jianghan, and even Huguang, to save some situation for our Qing Dynasty.

However, although the Qing army won a great victory, the Eight Banners soldiers were already approaching their limit.

The resistance of the Shun Army in Nanyang caused heavy losses to the Eight Banners in Xi'an.

The Eight Banners soldiers who returned to the north fought for more than a year and encountered several disasters.

When the coach himself is injured and unable to coordinate the overall situation.

In the end, the Qing army could only stop at the foot of Xiangyang City and was unable to continue southward.

(End of this chapter)