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

Chapter 274

When Wang Dou came out of Yang Guozhu's central army tent, it was already late, and in the biting cold night, the lights of the Qing army camps on all sides were on again, but compared to the dense sea of ​​lights a few days ago, it was much dimmer.Especially the Qing army camp on the left, the lights are even more dim.

"time to go."

Looking at the Qing army camp opposite, Wang Dou thought silently.

That night Wang Dou slept in the tent, but he couldn't fall asleep for a long time. The scenes of the past few years appeared in front of his eyes, like a movie, constantly passing through his mind.Finally, it was fixed on the corpses of Lu Xiangsheng, Han Zhong and others.

When Lu Xiangsheng was about to die, his expression was calm. Maybe dying in battle would be a better ending for him, right?But Han Zhong, Yang Tong and others...

Wang Dou thought about it for a long time, and at some point, tears streamed down his face.

He whispered: "Brother Han, Brother Yang, I'm sorry..."

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In the Qing army camp at this time, no one fell asleep, and the wailing of the wounded soldiers in each camp continued to come, which was extremely miserable in the dark night.In Dorgon's big tent, everyone was also silent for a long time, and no one uttered a word.

The number of casualties has been roughly counted. In today's battle, there were more than 1 casualties in each banner, including nearly 5000 casualties among armored men and bannermen.If counting the repeated fights between the banners and Xuan Da's army, there have been more than 6000 casualties in each banner, and nearly [-] armored men and bannermen.

The number of Qing soldiers who entered the customs was claimed to be [-], and [-]% of the troops had been lost. In particular, Dorgon's Zhengbai Banner suffered the most serious losses. More than [-] people were killed or injured.Dodo's white flag inlaid, and nearly a thousand armored men and flagmen were lost.

Since fighting Wang Dou, his loss was similar to that of Dorgon, no wonder he lost his mind and didn't say a word.

In fact, after the Qing army returned to the camp, they also understood that the so-called reinforcements of the Xuan Dajun were nothing more than a volunteer militia.However, with such a heavy casualty today, all the banners were terrified.One Jiala was filled in one by one, and then the casualties continued to retreat. The anger was almost unbearable, especially when they heard that the reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty had arrived, everyone immediately became discouraged.And this anger can no longer be raised.In all honesty, the nomads will never be as courageous as the civilizations of the Central Plains.

What makes everyone even more terrified is that the reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty have come, will they continue to come in the future?This is what everyone in the field is worried about.

Engetu, the leader of the Eight Banners Mongolia Zhenghong Banner, was the first to speak out: "We can't fight any more. The warriors in the banner have suffered too many casualties. If the fight continues, the warriors in our clan will lose their lives, especially when the reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty come..."

He glanced at Dorgon and said: "The general who was ordered said that there will be no reinforcements coming. Now that they are here, who knows if there will be any later? Not to mention, there are nearly [-] soldiers in Jize alone. The Guan Ning army of the Ming Dynasty. Ben Bayle also heard that Chen Xinjia, the governor of the Xuan Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, led nearly [-] Ming troops to watch like wolves in the area of ​​Baoding Mansion. If they surround us, we will continue to fight to the death in Julu If not, I’m afraid of being surrounded and wiped out by them.”

His words resonated with the rest of the Eight Banners Mongolian banner owners, and they all agreed.

The Gushan Erzhengulu Sibu of the Karaqin Department of Outer Fan Mongolia was even more blunt and authentic: "If you want to fight, I will order the general to go and fight well. The warriors in my Duolengbeizi Banner have suffered serious damage and are powerless. fight."

Hearing Gulu Sixiabu's words, Dorgon was secretly angry, but at the same time helpless, secretly regretting in his heart.

Originally, he and his younger brother Duoduo's two white banners had the strongest strength among the Eight Banners, and this time they entered the customs, and their military strength was also the strongest. However, in the past few days, especially after today's bloody battle, the strength of the two white banners has been seriously damaged. More than half.

The internal struggle within the Eight Banners was fierce, and after his strength was damaged, the people who used to be respectful to him now became eccentric.Especially this Gulu Sizhubu, who nodded and bowed to him just yesterday, changed his face today.

"The Mongols are unreliable."

This is the voice of Dorgon.

Anger turns to anger, regret turns to regret, but Dorgon has no choice but to capture Lu Xiangsheng and Wang Dou's camp, killing them will improve his prestige and status, and go back to compete with Huang Taiji.Don't talk about confrontation now, Dorgon is more worried about how Huang Taiji will clean up himself after returning, clearing the way for his son Hauge.Although most of the Two White Banners were still there, Huang Taiji did not dare to kill him, but it is obvious that his brothers' status in the Eight Banners has declined.

After listening to Guruthab's words, Dodo also glared at him, but Gurus sat proudly, ignoring him.

Buyan Dai, the head of the Eight Banners Mongolian Banner with Red Banner, even said to Yue Tuo: "General Yangwu, let's retreat and return to the outside of the customs. Anyway, we also robbed 10,000+ people and a lot of livestock silver, so we won't die empty handed." return."

The eyes of the rest of the Eight Banners Mongolian Banner owners brightened, they all applauded and spoke to Yue Tuo one after another.

Unknowingly, the dominance of the Qing army entering the customs has been tilted to Yuetuo's side.

Yue Tuo was overjoyed in his heart, he sat proudly, and said: "It's not time to retreat and leave the customs. Our Qing soldiers don't plunder much, so we have to go to various places to harvest food, and then go back after harvesting enough."

Jierhalang, the owner of the Xianglan Banner, also agreed with Yuetuo's opinion. Engetu was worried: "If you want to plunder more food, you will have to divide your troops to capture it. I'm afraid that Lu Xiangsheng, Wang Dou and others will watch you, and we will wait again." We were defeated by them one by one. The things we worked so hard to grab became their spoils of war, and in the end we lost our troops and returned empty-handed."

Everyone in the tent fell silent, obviously this issue was deeply worrying for them.

This is also the most important consideration for Dorgon to gather troops to destroy Lu Xiangsheng and Wang Douhou quickly.

Ji Erhalang pondered for a long time, and said: "Don't worry about this matter. Our Qing soldiers fought bloody battles for many days, and it's not that they didn't gain anything. Although the losses were heavy, Lu Xiangsheng, Wang Dou and others must have suffered heavy casualties. They should be powerless to follow. Only Lu Xiangsheng can fight, and although my Qing troops suffered a lot in Julu, we are still invincible against other Ming troops."

Having said that, he was not sure, and his tone was a little hesitant.

Yue Tuoqiang smiled and said: "Prince Zheng's words are reasonable. Lu Xiangsheng, Wang Dou and others are definitely powerless to follow. Of course, we have to learn a lesson. The soldiers and horses should not be so scattered. Even if the rations are less, we must prevent Lu Xiangsheng Wait for someone to take advantage of the void."

Everyone in the tent was silent for a while, and Duoduo, the owner of the inlaid white flag, saw that he seemed to be forgotten by everyone, and couldn't help but said: "My lords seem to have forgotten that there are still Guan Ning's army that is tens of miles away. They But there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. What if they follow up?"

Yue Tuo smiled and said: "It's nothing to worry about diving high. I have been waiting in Julu for many days in bloody battles with Xuan Da's army. Their soldiers and horses dare not move a little bit. They don't have the guts."

He said: "However, the Guan Ning army must also be resolved. Our Qing warriors lost troops in Julu, and their morale was low. If we can win the battle and defeat the Ming's Gaoqi army, the morale of our Qing warriors will be greatly improved. There are too many Ming troops to be discouraged."

Engetu and the others felt relieved: "As long as you don't fight Lu Xiangsheng, just fight Wang Dou."

Finally, Yue Tuo said to Dorgon: "I was ordered by the general. This general thought that my Qing soldiers would rest in Julu for three days. After three days, we will retreat. What does the general think?"

Dorgon remained calm and said: "Ming's reinforcements have arrived, it is useless to attack the Xuanda camp, the soldiers should recharge their energy and store up their energy, and then split up for food."

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