I'm sure of the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong!

Chapter 417
"No, the Tatars are going to run away!"

"Gather, gather, don't let the Tatars escape."

"The Tatars ran to the southeast."

"What? Didn't the Tatars enter the customs through Xifengkou?"

When Yinhu learned the news about Liaodong, it was naturally impossible for him to withdraw his troops from Xifengkou, because it was very likely that they would be intercepted by the Ming army.Shengjing's hometown is in danger. If it is blocked by the Ming army again, the morale of the army will be weakened in an instant.

As a result, the Manchu Qing Dynasty abandoned most of the food and baggage that was difficult to carry, and all the civilians were also abandoned.The entire infantry and cavalry army diverted to the southeast and rushed all the way to Qian'an County.

Qian'an County is now the territory of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the northeast is Lengkou Pass.Lengkou Pass was originally called Qingfeng Mingyue Pass. This was the route that Huang Taiji used to run back to Liaodong.

The Anti-Japanese War at Lengkou Pass was also the only battle in which the Chinese army took the initiative to attack the Japanese.

The Ming army's dragoons had previously retreated to Zunhua to replenish some ammunition, and then fought back to the Santun camp.After cooperating with the Lu Division to block the Manchu and Qing army here, they followed Yang Gong's order to take a detour and attack Xifengkou, preparing to intercept the Manchu and Qing army's retreat in advance.

Yinhu suddenly changed his route to Lengkou Pass and broke out in the middle of the night. This not only caught Yang Gong off guard, but also caused the seven thousand dragon cavalry who had already set off to wait for air at Xifeng.

"Hurry up! Don't let the Tatars escape."

"Da da da da..."

It was pitch black in the middle of the night, with the overwhelming sound of horse hooves and the movement of black shadows.The abandoned civilian husbands fled in all directions in the darkness, and Yang Gong could only allocate limited troops to gather the civilian husbands.

To the east of Santun camp is the Luanhe River. The Manchu and Qing troops did not hold up torches and ran in the dark the whole time. The infantry took boats across the river to Qian'an County, while the cavalry retreated south along the river bank.

Tens of thousands of Ming troops holding torches also pursued desperately along the west bank of the Luan River.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

"Shhhhhhh!"

The Ming army's artillerymen used the faint light of the torches to shoot blindly in the dark at the Tatars who had crossed the river to escape. The Tatar archers and Mongolian cavalry were not to be outdone one by one, and bent their bows and fired arrows at the light of the torches that were pursuing them from behind.

In the darkness, it was impossible to tell how many casualties each had suffered. Both sides chased each other, chasing each other from midnight until dawn.

The Ming army was finally able to see a little more clearly, and saw that the Tatar army was completely loose and could hardly maintain its formation, stretching for several miles along the Luanhe River.

The Mongolian cavalry of the Tumut tribe were all left in the rear. Although more Mongolian cavalry did not have to die in the rear, they were also arranged to block the rear of the Manchurian soldiers.

Alabutan was injured and led his troops to block the attack. Yang Gong did not make any fancy tricks and just pushed the infantry square through.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

"Bang bang bang bang!"

The musketeers and mortars fired almost simultaneously, and the grenadiers followed suit by throwing grenade hammers.Alabutan, who was injured in the battle, only rushed more than ten meters before he fell to the ground with his horse and man. He was thrown away and died on the spot.

"Bang bang bang bang bang..."

Mortar shells and grenade hammers ignited violent explosions in the Tumut cavalry array. The Tumut cavalry in charge of the rear did not even last for half a quarter of an hour, and chaos broke out in an instant.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Hamugaba Yaskhulantu quickly fled the battlefield with the remaining soldiers on the right wing of the Tumote Department.

The rest of the Mongolian cavalry saw one Zasak dead and another Zasak running away. They even hit them with hammers and fled in all directions.

The rear troops fled in large numbers, and the news that the Tumote tribe was completely destroyed soon spread to the Tatar army that had just retreated to Qian'an. Horqin was left at the end to resist the Ming army, so he naturally got the news faster.

"The Manchus are dying, and we Horqin can't follow them to death." The first person to speak was Luo Bu Zang Shengbu. This guy was the leader of the Zhelimu League. Dayu'er and Hailanzhu were both his ancestors, and they were also Manchus. The most trustworthy Prince Horqin.

Sarakuk said: "But Eljitu has already defected first. If we break away from the Manchus at this time, how can we resist the Han soldiers?"

"Why resist the Han soldiers? Horqin's banners should directly submit themselves to the Han emperor." Luo Bu Zangshengbu said, "Back then, we went to war with the Manchus. After the surrender, didn't the Manchus still want to give us generous rewards to appease us? Say no It sounds great, who of you here was not supported by the Manchus back then?"

A man named Yishbandi expressed doubts: "But Eljitu has already defected to the Han soldiers. What if he comes back with the Han soldiers to attack our pastures and annex our tribes?"

Yishibandi is a descendant of Hong Guo'er, who was Hao Ge's father-in-law. With Hao Ge's fall, his power was not greatly affected, and he was still the top three banners among the six banners of Horqin.

Luobuzang Shenbu shook his head: "This is impossible. No matter Manchus or Hans, they are the same at heart. They will not sit back and watch the grassland unify. Even if Eljitu defected to the Han soldiers, the Han emperor would only give him comfort at most. As long as he dares to think of unifying the Horqin tribe and becoming the Great Khan, the Han emperor will never spare him." "Well, that makes sense!"

These words instantly attracted the approval of many princes, because this is how the Manchus treated them.

Eljitu, a direct descendant of Horqin Khan, not only had an insignificant prince position, but also had been picked on by the Manchus for several successive princes.

In addition to the death of the first Great Khan Oba, his son was reprimanded and punished by the Manchu emperors for several generations. Eljitu was even unable to inherit the title of prince for a time.

Because his father was fucked back and forth by Manqing several times, and the reason was three words... incompetence.

Then his uncle was replaced, and the reason was even more outrageous. He said that the concubine could not be used as a concubine, so he took it off, and replaced it with his father.

The princes of Horqin's banners quickly reached a consensus and did not want to wait for a moment. They took various cavalry units and prepared to escape that day.

Luobuzang Shenbu was very smart. Not only did he make an escape plan, but he was also afraid that the Manchus would not let them leave easily.Even if they are allowed to leave, what if Manqing escapes intact and then kills Horqin?
This is very possible. After all, in order to supplement food consumption last year, the Manchu Qing took their Horqin tribe and Monan alliance banners to overwhelm the Chechen Khan tribe and the Tushetu Khan tribe.

The two great khans of the Khan tribe were killed in the battle, and this was the great khan who was canonized by the Manchu Qing Dynasty itself.

"Oh no, Han soldiers are coming to kill us!"

"The Han soldiers are inside and can't hold on any longer. Run away!"

"The regent has led his troops and fled first..."

In the evening, when the sky was not completely dark, raging fires suddenly broke out in Qian'an County and even the Tatar granaries. Although they were very scattered in one place in the east and one in the west, they could hardly cause any waves, but they still shocked the Tatar army.

After a bloody night of fighting, and having to pay the price of a Tumut to escape to Qian'an, everyone was very nervous.

After a long period of relief, they suddenly heard that Han soldiers were coming, and there were fires in many places. What was even worse was that the regent had run away.

The camp was blown up!
After running for so many days, the Tatar army was exhausted physically and mentally. Under the pressure from both internal and external forces, they finally blew up the camp.

Yinhu asked the core Sauron soldiers and the Manchu Eight Banners soldiers to withdraw at the front, and all the Mongolian alliance flags were responsible for the rear.The Manchu Qing Dynasty was no longer strong and was almost defeated by the Ming army.

In order to preserve the strength of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Yinhu chose to use the Mongolian tribes as cannon fodder.

As a result, all the Mongolian tribes, regardless of whether they were close to the Manchus or not, were all angered. Hamugaba Yaskhulantu, who had escaped before, was supposed to be a die-hard man of the Manchus.

"Come on, the Manchu Qing Dynasty is over!"

"Go north to Lengkou Pass and return to the grassland from there..."

The Mongolian cavalry took advantage of the commotion caused by the bombing of the camp and found the right opportunity to flee in all directions. Yinhu could only reluctantly gather back and suppress his own army, and the rest of the Mongolian cavalry had completely lost control.

There was no room to turn the tide. More than half of the main Manchu army fled during the bombing of the camp, and not a single Mongolian cavalry was left.

We can't stay in Qian'an County anymore and must give up immediately.The remaining [-]-odd Manchu cavalry quickly turned and fled north, and all of them were disheartened. They were barely supported by the belief that they could return to the outside of the pass alive.

Yinhu, the regent of the Qing Dynasty, was a complete failure. Not only did he fail to enter the pass to defeat the Ming army and recapture Beizhili, he did not even have a decisive battle with the Ming army. The only battles he fought were the pursuit battles when the troops withdrew and fled. .

In this way, Yinhu's main army was almost dispersed. Even if he could escape back to Liaodong in full force, there was no possibility of re-entering the pass. Whether he could even withstand the Ming army's attack was a question.

In fact, this was also a natural strategic mistake. Both Yinhu and Liu Ruhan misjudged the situation and thought they could follow the example of the Manchus entering the customs at the end of the Ming Dynasty and Li Zicheng's attack on Beijing.

But there has been no comparison at all. Now is the Ming Dynasty, and the war potential and military strength are not comparable to those in the late Ming Dynasty.

Even if the northern army surges, returns with a heavy defeat, and loses Northern Zhili, the Manchus and Liu Ruhan will only be able to linger in the north for two or three years at most, and the Ming army can definitely make a comeback.

Because of the huge population gap between the two sides, today's four northern mountain and river provinces plus the entire Liaodong are not enough to support Emperor Zhu's Southern Ming court.

In summary, the Ming army could lose several times, but Yinhu and Liu Ruhan could not defeat it even once.

The Ming army's scouts learned about the internal strife in the Tatar army, and Yang Gong was rushing towards them with the main infantry.

The dragoons at Xifengkou have received a message from Yang Gong and are heading south along the Great Wall from Xifengkou, preparing to come and block the Tatar army's retreat.

(End of this chapter)