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

Chapter 574 Waiting
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The hustle and bustle of the battlefield in the middle road slowly subsided, the cold wind was howling, Wang Dou looked at the cruel bloody battlefield, and he didn’t know what he was thinking quietly, Hong Chengchou, Fu Yingchong, Yang Guozhu, Wang Pu, Wang Dehua, Zhang Ruoqi and others stood beside Wang Dou, They were either serious and did not say a word, or their expressions were filled with joy and joy.

At this time, not only the Qing army of the Erlan Banner in the middle, but also the Qing army of the Erbai Banner on the right wing retreated like a tide. The battle on the North Bank of the Daughter River seems to be over for the time being, leaving only traces of chaos on the battlefield. , there were corpses of Ming soldiers and Qing soldiers in disorder everywhere, the painful groans of the wounded, and the dying struggle of some horses before they died, came from time to time.

All kinds of broken banners and armor, chariots and artillery were thrown all over the ground. The pungent gunpowder smoke and unpleasant bloody smell still reverberated between the battlefields, and blood like a stream flowed along the front of the Ming army. The center line spreads all the way to the back line.

Surrounded by Wang Dou, everyone stepped on the slippery blood, and couldn't wait to reach the range of Haoge and other Zhenglan Banner remnants. There was a pile of meaty things, with stumps and various internal organs everywhere. Waiting for things, the flowing blood soaked the nearby soil into black, red and black.

How violent is the shot from a hundred cannons?They also fired ten cannons in one breath, so all the remnants of the Zhenglan Banner were smashed to pieces. On the broken bodies, all kinds of broken banners, armors, and weapons covered with holes and tooth marks were also thrown everywhere.

In the current situation, Zhang Ruoqi and Fu Yingchong have improved a lot with their experience in the battle of Huangtuling, but Wang Dehua's face became paler and paler, and he reluctantly walked beside everyone.

Xie Yike and some of the Jingbian soldiers stayed on all night, laughing and tidying up the Zhenglan Banner remnant battlefield, he personally and two strong soldiers brought a corpse, and placed it in front of Wang Dou and the others: "Look, big General, oh, and Hong Du and the angel, this is the body of the false prince Hauge of the slave chieftain, well, my master Wang is lucky, this Hauge's body was smashed, but this end is still intact..."

Hong Chengchou and the others looked eagerly, and sure enough, Hauge's body was smashed into pieces, one arm and thigh were gone, but his head was miraculously kept intact, unlike that of Zhenglan Qiba. Yala 纛 Zhangjing Arjin's body was smashed, and his head was smashed like a watermelon.

Although most of the people have never seen Hauge, but looking at the gilt armor of the banner master level that can be faintly seen on his body, and the tattered blue flag and dragon flag that are still tightly held in his hands, they can be confirmed his identity.

Seeing Hauge with a ferocious face and unrepentant death, everyone was silent for a while, and suddenly laughed uncontrollably. Hong Chengchou also lost his composure, and he was no longer the calm city mansion of the past. He pointed at Hauge and smiled, coughing uncontrollably. Well, he was injured in the lobe of the lung, even if he was cured, he might be left with a hidden disease in the future.

"Hauge, Hauge, I didn't expect you to have today, slave chief Hong Tai, who has exhausted all the tricks, but he lost his wife and lost his army..."

Wang Dehua also couldn't stop laughing. Sure enough, the Ming army won a great victory, and even the false prince was beheaded. He tremblingly said: "This is a great victory, an unprecedented victory..."

Zhang Ruoqi looked more reserved, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "In the battle of Jinzhou, my master killed Azig first, and then Haoge. Let's see if the slave chieftains dare to underestimate me."

Although Yang Guozhu, Wang Pu and others were happy, there was sadness in their expressions. The Ming army achieved brilliant results in this battle, but they also suffered heavy losses.

Wang Pugeng's face was very serious. His Datong Town Army, a non-directed battalion, suffered countless casualties when the center line was defeated, and the new army battalion, which he regarded as his treasure, was also seriously damaged. The cavalry also lost a lot,
Fortunately, the Wang family has a lot of money in Datong, and they can reorganize after returning. Moreover, the new troops left after the bloody battle are all good officers.

Uncle Zhongyong will not let it go, and will definitely help one or two in the future.

In private, he said to Wang Dou: "This time, my younger brother can be regarded as devoting himself to Daming and dying."

Fu Yingchong was also dejected amidst his joy. In this battle, he lost a lot to the Shenji Battalion. It will depend on how the emperor replenishes it in the future. Also, Uncle Zhongyong captured a large number of Han Eight Banner artillery. I don't know how he will deal with it.

Zhong Tiaoyang, a Chinese military officer, clung to Wang Dou's ear and whispered a few words. Wang Dou nodded, looked at the overjoyed people beside him, and said, "Hong Du, Wang Shi, the supervising army, go and have a look." Zuo Shuai and Li Shuai."

Hong Chengchou and the others changed their expressions of joy into sadness. They already knew that during the defeat of the front and center formations, Li Fuming, the commander in chief of Shanxi, and Zuo Guangxian, the commander in aid and suppression, were besieged by heavy troops from the Erlan Banner. I have already fought and died for my country.

They came to a place in the middle formation, where countless remnants of the Qin army and the Jin army were kneeling, all of them crying loudly, feeling overwhelmed with grief.

Wang Douren and others looked, among the corpses of the Ming army and the Qing army in front of them, Li Fuming and Zuo Guangxian supported each other. They had countless wounds and arrows. They stood upright in the pile of corpses. Open, Li Fuming held the banner, and the two still maintained the fighting posture before death.

A torrent gushed out from Wang Dou's heart, his eyes turned red, and he choked up and said, "Li Shuai, Zuo Shuai, my brother is late."

He came to the front of the two corpses and bowed deeply. Hong Chengchou, Zhang Ruoqi, Wang Dehua, Yang Guozhu, Wang Puren and others all saluted solemnly.

Seeing the two men died in battle, Yang Guozhu's eyes kept bursting with hot tears. Wang Pu and Fu Yingchong also lowered their heads. Wang Dehua beat his chest and stomped his feet, crying loudly: "Whoa, the warriors are back... our family... our family It's heartbreaking, so sad..."

The generals and surrounding sergeants were already in great grief, but after hearing Wang Dehua's loud cries, the surroundings were even more wailing.

Wang Dou said in a low voice: "The general died in a hundred battles, and the body of the horse leather was returned. The Qingdan History Book will record today's scene."

Both Hong Chengchou and Zhang Ruoqi said with deep sorrow: "The imperial court will not forget the two generals, and will definitely provide fine compensation and condolences."

Let the soldiers collect the bodies of the two generals properly, and when they returned to the central army, Wang Dehua swept away his sorrow and said to Wang Dou: "On the north bank of the Daughter River, Master Wang has won a great victory. Uncle Zhongyong, can you take advantage of the victory to pursue and destroy this dynasty?"

Zhang Ruoqi also looked expectantly at Wang Dou.

Hong Chengchou remained silent, the Chinese army suffered heavy losses, not to mention Zuo Guangxian and other troops he brought from Shaanxi, his supervisor battalion almost lost its organizational structure after fighting so hard, and the only one who can dominate the battlefield right now is the loyal and brave uncle Wang Dou Yes, although his Jingbian army also lost a lot.

Wang Dou shook his head slowly: "If you want to kill a thief, you can't bring yourself back to heaven...there is more than enough heart but not enough strength."

This battle can be said to be a lose-lose, no one wins, and he was rewarded. Under the city of Jinzhou, Ma Ke was killed, and even Zu Dashou was killed. Not to mention taking the initiative to attack.

In the main battlefield on the North Bank of the Daughter River, Li Fuming and Zuo Guangxian both died in battle. Including Bai Guangen, the commander-in-chief of Jizhen earlier, Daming lost five generals in a row. Jizhen, Shanxi Town, and Shanhai Town were even beaten. The loss of the rest of the troops was just as serious. Wang Pu's Datong Town was also almost crossed, as well as the Shenji Battalion and Supervising Biao Battalion.

Even his own Jingbian army, as well as Yang Guozhu's new army and cavalry, also lost a lot. The Ming army has lost the ability to take the initiative to attack.

On the other hand, the Qing army...

Although the Han Eight Banners and the Korean army were defeated, the Manchu and Mongolian army also lost Haoge and Azig, but the main force of the Manchurian and Mongolian army was still there.

The mass infantry is like this with the mass cavalry. It is easy to defeat, but it is difficult to annihilate. After all, human legs cannot run with horse legs, not to mention that when Erlan Qi was defeated, Erbai Qi was outside to support him.

According to Wang Dou's estimation, most of their second white flag and second red flag are still there, and the loss of the second blue flag will be more serious. However, more than half of the soldiers and horses of the inlaid blue flag may have escaped, and the loss of nearly half of the Zhenglan flag is the loss of the Qing army in this battle. The largest Manchurian flag.

Given that they had a large number of horses, it was a fluke to be able to encircle and kill Hauge and Zhenglan Banner Baya Latuzhangjing in this battle.

As for the Erlan Banner of Mongolia, they ran faster than rabbits. Seeing that the situation was not good, they fled away before Jierhalang and others, and most of the soldiers and horses were not lost.

So on the whole, on the North Bank of the Daughter River, the Qing army has the upper hand. In terms of losses, the Ming army may be even greater.

However, the Ming army also has an advantage. At this time, the Qing Dynasty still has the nature of tribalism, and it is difficult to bear a large number of casualties. They cannot afford to lose. Presumably, Huang Taiji is under tremendous pressure at this time. Battle reports from Shan and others.

But it’s almost the same when you think about it. On the north bank of the Daughter River, under the city of Jinzhou, the battle started from Maoshi to Chenshi (5:9 a.m. to 9:11 a.m.). 1:[-] a.m.) to start a big battle, and now Weishi is approaching Shenshi ([-]:[-] p.m. to [-]:[-] p.m.), the battle report from Xingshan should be coming soon.

Wang Dou is very confident about the line of defense he set up. It is estimated that the Erhuang Qi is about to hit his head and blood. If they can't attack the defense line of Changling Mountain for a long time... Maybe with the Yizhou battle report, Huang Taiji will have to The troops have retreated, and the battle of Jinzhou has ended victoriously...

Thinking of this, he sighed in a long voice: "My lord, after all, the bandits and slaves have a lot of cavalry, and it is difficult for our division to expand our victories. The towns have lost a lot in this battle. Fortunately, they were defeated after going through Nvnuhe. I guess the bandits have no desire to fight. We will retreat soon... Our teacher should not move in vain, immediately rectify the troops and horses, and line up rigorously to face each other, maybe today or tomorrow, the bandits will retreat!"

Both Yang Guozhu and Wang Pu agreed, and all the generals around him agreed with Uncle Zhongyong.

Wang Dehua was helpless, and also sighed. Speaking of which, after the battle, Master Wang suffered heavy casualties and was indeed powerless to attack. If it weren't for Wang Dou's presence, many people might have been unable to resist retreating after comparing the troops of the two sides.

He sighed and said: "What Uncle Zhongyong said is true, no matter what, just accept it when you see it."

While Zhang Ruoqi was disappointed, he also knew that what Wang Dou said was right.

In such a situation, it is better to confront each other immediately. Our own side suffered heavy losses, while the Tartar side also suffered heavy casualties. The puppet chieftain prince died even more. It is expected that he has no intention of fighting. As long as they retreat and our side takes back a few cities, we can be fine. Announcing the great victory to the outside world, the class teacher returned to the court.

Alas, if this battle is a tie, both sides will suffer, and I don't know which one will be cheaper.

This idea flashed through Zhang Ruoqi's mind, he was so fascinated, he had been planning how to write a good news, and how to look after himself after returning to the capital.

(End of this chapter)