A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 116 Victory
The elite cavalry of the Qing Dynasty ran [-] paces away before stopping. They got off their horses to take stock of the losses, and there were more than [-] casualties on their own side.Most of them were armored soldiers and infantry soldiers, among whom there were five or six casualties of white armored soldiers.

That Niulu Zhangjing screamed loudly, his heart ached, he had only seventeen white armored soldiers in one Niulu, and he lost so much all at once, and those armored soldiers were all the essence of his Niulu, so he lost them for nothing , The sharpness of the Ming army's guns was far beyond his expectations.

Especially when the Ming army shot from the side when rushing into the formation, the losses in those waves were the greatest.

Looking around, except for some armored soldiers who were not hit in the vitals and insisted on coming back, the rest of the soldiers who were shot and fell off their horses were probably in bad luck.Unlike charging on the ground, the cavalry rode their horses and galloped. If they were shot and fell off their horses, most of them had no chance of surviving.

Not only that, even if those soldiers who were not hit by the Ming army's musketeers insisted on going back, with their backward medical aid, this hot weather, just wound infection, would damage many people.

In addition, there are dozens of war horses, either dead or injured, and they can no longer be used. The loss this time is too great.

The cavalrymen of the Qing army were all standing there blankly. They never expected that their side would suffer such a huge loss with just one charge. The cavalry and shooting they were always proud of had no advantage at all under the gunfire of the Ming army on the opposite side.

One of them, Pashiku, shouted angrily: "Master Baya, let our warriors charge up again, get close to them and shoot at foot. I don't believe that those Han people will not break up."

Niu Luzhangjing shouted: "Oledo, do you think our warriors are all dead? Close to the infantry, even if we shoot all the Chinese musketeers, dozens of our warriors will be killed or injured. We can't afford to die anymore." !"

Not to mention that Niu Lu and Zhang Jing were angry, the casualties in this charge were all the essence of their Niu Lu.Those armored soldiers, even if they are infantry, will take at least five or six years to train, not to mention those armored or white armored soldiers, all of them are battle-hardened, only veterans with good martial arts skills and sufficient battlefield experience Talent can serve as a role, and it cannot be supplemented casually.

With so many casualties, Niu Lu Zhang Jing knew that his Niu Lu was useless in the banner, and he didn't have five years, so don't try to recover his combat power, and who knows if the banner will call out Dingkou warriors to supplement himself If you don't make up for the loss, don't think about making great achievements in ten years.

There are also those dead and injured war horses, their training is not so easy, so many horses died, it is a serious blow to the whole Niulu, and even Jiala.

Niu Luzhang looked red-eyed, and looked fiercely at the Ming army on the other side of the circle, saying: "Look at their banners clearly, and stay away from these Han people in the future. The prestige of our Manchurian warriors should be displayed on those Han women and children!"

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In front of the circle, Niu Luzhang Jing, who led the infantry to attack, was also regretting. Although he waved the flag and charged himself, the Ming army did not retreat. After their first wave of spearmen retreated, the second wave of spearmen The soldiers rushed up again, they fought to the death without retreating, and the casualties of their own warriors continued to expand.

After the initial excitement, Niu Lu Zhang Jing suddenly realized that the elite soldiers in his Niu Lu were almost wiped out, and the number of casualties was nearly 70, most of them were the most elite armored soldiers in his Niu Lu. The white armored soldiers suffered more than half of the casualties.

Before he knew it, his Niu Lu had been abolished, and an extreme regret suddenly flooded into that Niu Lu Zhang Jing's heart.

From the left and right sides of the circle came the sound of fire from the Ming Army's guns. Niu Luzhangjing looked and saw the fine riders on the left falling off their horses one after another, and then they ran far away without looking back.

Looking to the right again, it seems that Niu Luzhang Jing over there also saw the serious casualties here, so he ordered some auxiliary soldiers and unarmored followers to attack with shields, and the dead soldiers and white armored soldiers moved behind to reduce the number of casualties. Casualties of elite fighters in Niu Lu.

It's a pity that the auxiliary soldiers didn't have the fighting will of those armored soldiers. After they were shot three times by Sun Sanjie's rear sentry firecrackers, more than 30 people were killed and injured in the blink of an eye. The Wujia Qing soldiers followed suit and immediately collapsed.They swept back, even if there were the most elite vest soldiers and white armor soldiers in the Niulu behind them, they couldn't suppress them, so they had to flee back.

Seeing the situation on both sides of the circle, the Qing soldiers on this side had no fighting spirit, and the defeat was inevitable. Niulu Zhangjing sighed, his Niulu banner shook, and the Qing soldiers there breathed a sigh of relief , They all retreated with the flag like a tide.

The Qing army once stipulated that after taking back the corpse of one's own warrior during the war and carrying it back to the hometown, one can get half of the person's property.However, when the Niulu Qing soldiers retreated, in addition to dragging back a small number of corpses of the dead and some wounded who ran away with them, most of the corpses of the Qing soldiers who died in battle and many seriously wounded were discarded. Regardless of the ground.

Looking at the two sides of the circle, the same is true.

Seeing the defeat of the surrounding Qing troops, there was cheering in the circle, and even the Ming troops at the head of Dongjiazhuang also cheered loudly. Gao Shiyin and Yang Tong finally felt relieved, their lord's army also fought those battles in the field. The corpses of the Tartar soldiers were strewn across the field, and they were relieved that nothing happened in the field battle.

The sound of Ming Jin withdrawing troops came from the circle, maintaining a strict formation in the field is the most important thing, so Wang Dou did not give the order to pursue.

Calling the right sentry team C back to the round formation, and ordered the dead and wounded soldiers to be put on horseback, Wang Dou shouted: "End the formation!"

With a sound of "Wow!", the Shun Township Army changed from a circular formation to a square formation, and the pikemen and firecrackers on each side turned to the same direction. They lined up neatly, held their weapons on their shoulders, and stood proudly.

Wang Dou wanted to let the Qing soldiers know that he was not only capable of defending, but also capable of attacking. He shouted: "Shunxiang Army, advance!"

The drums sounded, and the entire phalanx slowly moved forward, like a moving castle.There is a forest of spears and firecrackers. Every spearman and firecracker in the phalanx has a proud expression on their faces. They can repel those Tartar soldiers in the defense battle, and the same can be done in the field battle!
After the battle of blood and fire, the combat power and ambition of the entire Shun Township Army has undergone a fundamental change.

Seeing the Ming army approaching slowly, the momentum was unstoppable.The Qing soldiers around were all shocked, and they retreated quickly.

Far away, in the big formation over there, Najia Lazhangjing stared dumbfounded at the retreating Qing soldiers from all sides. His own warriors failed in the field battle?This is not a siege battle, but a field battle, the field battle they are most proud of, including the riding and shooting that they have always been proud of.

This blow was fatal to Najia Lazhangjing, who stood under the banner in disbelief, speechless for a long time.Not only that, those Ming troops dared to form an formation and approach, the sun really came out from the west.

Niu Luzhang Jingning Erjia behind him looked at the retreating Qing army in front with a look of gloating in his eyes, seeing that they still dared to make fun of him, isn't it the same loss of soldiers and generals now?

Seeing the Ming army's phalanx approaching slowly, Niu Luzhang Jing Niu Gulu was surprised but also a little nervous. He whispered: "Master Yan Zha, the Ming army's weapons are sharp, so it's better to call back the troops."

Najia Lazhangjing closed his eyes in pain, and soon, the sound of horns resounded across the battlefield, and the retreating Qing soldiers breathed a sigh of relief, and ran down quickly.After they retreated, Najia Lazhangjing took a brief count. In this field battle, the three attacking Niulu, including infantry, injured more than 130 people, most of whom were elite armored soldiers.There are also many war horses.

In addition to yesterday's siege battle, the number of people who were killed and injured in the attack on Dongjiazhuang just now, his Jiala army is already shattered, so Jiala Zhangjing can imagine how furious Rao Yubeile Abatai will be after returning .

Najia Lazhangjing wept uncontrollably, worrying about his own fate, he ordered the withdrawal of the troops, the Qing army retreated slowly, and finally retreated into the camp, never refusing to step out of the camp again.

After the phalanx of the Shunxiang Army advanced more than 100 steps, seeing that the Qing soldiers kept retreating, no one dared to come up to attack, and finally withdrew the troops to leave. Some of the pikemen and gunfire soldiers went out to clean up the battlefield.

Under Wang Dou's order, groups of soldiers rushed out of the formation one after another. They cleaned up the battlefield, chopped off the heads of the corpses of the Qing soldiers, pulled off their armor, and put away the scattered weapons. The seriously wounded and groaning soldiers of the Qing army were also chopped off, their heads were cut off, and more than a dozen fleeing Qing army horses were collected.

At this time, the gate of Dongjiazhuang opened, and Gao Shiyin and Yang Tong came out with the remaining soldiers in the castle. Many of them were covered with scars, which showed the brutality of the previous battle to defend the city.The two came in front of Wang Dou, bowed deeply, choked with sobs and said, "Thank you, my lord, for giving up your life to save me."

The Dongjiazhuang sergeants behind them also knelt down and said in unison: "Thank you for your kindness, my lord."

Wang Dou looked at them with emotion, and said gently: "Brothers, please stand up, we are all brothers in the same robe, how can I, Wang Dou, leave you alone?"

He said to Gao Shiyin and Yang Tongtong: "Both brothers, get up, you have worked hard to defend the city."

Their eyes were red, and they bowed deeply: "I am willing to die for my lord."

Wang Dou pulled them up, Han Zhong and others also rushed up to meet Gao Shiyin and the others, and many Shunxiangbao soldiers also stepped forward to laugh with Dongjiazhuang Sergeant, and the venue was full of excitement.

Wang Dou ordered the troops to retreat into Dongjiazhuang Fort, and before leaving, the battlefield had been cleaned up, and the dead horses of the Qing soldiers were all carried away, and the edible meat should not be wasted as much as possible.

The crowd took their heads and captured them, chatting and laughing about the battle just now. When they approached the Ying'en Gate of Dongjiazhuang, they could see the tragic scene of the battlefield. There was blood everywhere, and there were still shield chariots on both sides of the city wall. and ladders.

According to Gao Shiyin, the Dongjiazhuang soldiers killed and wounded a lot of Tazi soldiers, but unfortunately they snatched some of the corpses under the city back, and only a dozen or so heads were chopped off, but this military achievement is not small.

When Wang Dou and others entered the fort, they were warmly welcomed by the soldiers and civilians in the fort. From the gate of the city to both sides of the street, people of all ages and men came to welcome them.

(End of this chapter)