Ming Empire

Chapter 120 Jian Nu's Counterattack

"What? The Ming army attacked the camp on a large scale?" Dorgon received that Geng Zhongming's troops were attacked by the Ming army on a large scale. It was already half an hour after the battle took place. After he had just fallen asleep, he was shocked when he heard the report from his subordinates. Get up from the camp couch quickly.

While constantly sending elite squads to harass, the Ming army dared to launch a large-scale night attack, which was somewhat unexpected to Dorgon.The Ming army attacked Geng Zhongming's troops with the weakest combat effectiveness, and Dorgon did not dare to be careless in the slightest.

Dorgon didn't care too much about the life and death of Geng Zhongming's troops, and he didn't care too much about the destruction of the entire army, but he knew that if Geng Zhongming's troops were not defeated, it would cause a chain reaction, and the Mongols stationed nearby might also be affected. .

The Mongols were also the backbone of the Qing army. If the Qing wanted to conquer the world, it would be impossible without the Mongols.And if the Mongols are defeated, it may also affect the Jurchen cavalry.It is not impossible for the camp post or other chaos to occur at night, causing huge casualties to the Qing army.Therefore, Dorgon immediately made a decision to mobilize elite troops to counter the attack of the Ming army.

Dorgon believed that the number of Ming troops who went out of the city to sneak attack could not be very large. If they counterattacked in time, they might be able to wipe them all out.

Therefore, Dorgon strictly ordered Azig, Haoge, Babutai and other capable generals to lead their troops to counterattack the sneak attack of the Ming army.

Dorgon handed over the escort task of the Artillery Battalion to his most trusted brother Dodo, and Dodo led the army to leave the camp to meet the Artillery Battalion, otherwise Dodo would definitely lead the army to fight tonight.

Dorgon also ordered the Eight Banners of Mongolia and the Eight Banners of the Han Army to fight back with all their strength.

Dorgon himself also led his troops out of the camp to intercept and kill the Ming army who dared to attack the Qing army's camp.

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Geng Zhongming's death directly triggered the collapse of his Han army, and the troops led by Zhao Tai never encountered large-scale resistance again.The attack on the camp turned into a one-sided massacre, and those Han troops who followed Geng Zhongming and surrendered to become slaves fell under the swords of the soldiers of the Datong Army.

This is the end they deserved. They helped Jian slaves to kill their compatriots for the sake of tigers, and finally ended up being beheaded by their compatriots.

However, Zhao Tai was not satisfied with just defeating Geng Zhongming's Han army. The Mongol camp was connected to Geng Zhongming's troops. The fire inevitably spread to the Mongols, and the iron hooves of the Ming cavalry also rushed to them. within the camp.

Fortunately, the Mongols were also prepared, and after discovering the abnormal situation, they took precautions in time, and they were not defeated like the Han army under tenacious resistance.But even so, they suffered considerable losses. At least [-] people died or were injured in the Ming army's attack on the camp.

After the faint light of day, Zhao Tai sent the signal to retreat after encountering a fierce counterattack from the Mongols.

Most of the eight thousand-man teams, under the leadership of their respective chiefs, broke away from the battlefield and retreated towards Datong City.

However, when he withdrew from the slave camp, Zhao Tai found that the situation was much worse than he expected. Not only the Mongols who were adjacent to Geng Zhongming's tribe started to fight back, but the slave camps in other camps also seemed to have started a large-scale attack. counterattack.

You can see from a long distance that countless torches are moving in this direction, and the vibration of the horse's iron hooves trampling on the ground can be felt without careful observation. "No, Dorgon fought back with all his strength." After making this judgment, Zhao Tai immediately issued another order, ordering the chiefs to stop any form of fighting, leave the battlefield as quickly as possible, and return to Datong City.

Five rockets rose into the sky from Zhao Tai's side one after another. This was the signal of the most critical situation prepared in advance. After seeing this signal, all the chiefs could not have any love for fighting and evacuated as quickly as possible.

When Zhao Tai sent out the first signal to evacuate, that is, when the two rockets launched, all the others had already left the battlefield and retreated in the direction of Datong City.Mr. Qian and Mr. Ba in Zhao Tai's cavalry army are all people who have experienced actual combat. They know that the most important thing in a sneak attack is to be fast, ruthless, and accurate, and run away when they hit.When the lord general issued an order to retreat, they could no longer love to fight and had to retreat immediately.

However, there are still some people who are not satisfied with killing. When encountering the defeated Jiannu, they couldn't help chasing and beheading them.

On the way of fighting and retreating, they saw a particularly critical signal. They knew that the situation was extremely urgent, and Jian Nu had launched a massive counterattack. , retrace as quickly as possible.

It was the darkest hour before dawn, and the attacking Ming army did not light torches, but the still burning flames in the Jianshou camp, as well as the torches and lanterns at the top of Datong City, gave them a sense of direction and guidance. , Daming Jingqi, who did not suffer a lot of losses, quickly retreated towards the west gate of Datong.And not far behind them and on both sides, Jiannu, who was fighting back with all his strength, was quickly chasing them.

The dots of torches in the chasing Jiannu formation illuminated the wilderness, and the sound of horseshoes that made the ground tremble had already spread to Datong City.After Zhao Tai left the army to attack, Cao Yue, who was worried, also came to Ximen City to watch the battle together with Sun Chuanting. He also quickly discovered these abnormalities and couldn't help being worried. Evacuate as quickly as possible.

At the beginning, the Jiannu camp ignited a skyrocketing fire, and our Ming army shouted to kill. Cao Yue was relieved a little, and the surprise attack of Zhao Tai's department had achieved initial success.The shouts of Geng Zhongming being killed also faintly spread in Datong City, which made Cao Yue unable to bear the surprise.

Today's harvest is a bit big. The fate of this big traitor, one of the famous San Francisco kings in the early Qing Dynasty, has been different from the original one, and he was deprived of his life early.Cao Yue hoped that Zhao Tai could bring Geng Zhongming's head back. In that case, he would hang Geng Zhongming's head on the city wall of Datong to show the public, so that those Han people who surrendered as slaves could see what it would be like to be a traitor.

Later, Cao Yue couldn't help but worry about the huge movement caused by Jiannu's massive counterattack. He was very afraid that Zhao Tai would not know the severity and was greedy for military exploits, so he didn't order the whole army to retreat decisively.Fortunately, a sergeant immediately reported that Zhao Tai's troops were retreating as quickly as possible.

Zhao Tai's troops retreated quickly, and at least tens of thousands of Jiannu came in pursuit. It was time to test whether Cao Yue's follow-up arrangements were effective.Whether the two musket battalions with more than [-] muskets and the artillery dragged out of the city can withstand Jiannu's counterattack will play a key role in the victory or defeat of the Datong Battle.Cao Yue also immediately ordered that half of the sergeants of the third battalion who were on standby in the direction of the west gate were also ready to go out of the city to fight.

A long spear battalion that was also assembled on standby in the direction of the west gate was also ready to attack at any time.

Just when Cao Yue made emergency arrangements, the fastest part of Zhao Tai's troops had already retreated to a place not far from the positions of the two musketeers.A team of sergeants who responded immediately stepped forward to guide them, preparing to meet them for a while before regrouping.The [-] cavalry returned, Cao Yue did not intend to let them enter the city immediately, but continued to gather outside the city, preparing to join the Musketeer Battalion to meet Jiannu's counterattack.

As more and more cavalry troops of the Ming Dynasty retreated to the Musket Battalion to regroup after responding to the guidance of the sergeants, the chasing Jiannu army was getting closer and closer to the Musket Battalion, a larger-scale battle , will be launched soon!
(End of this chapter)