Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 205 Dodo's Counterattack

Duoduo was recruiting Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming's troops. He was shocked when he heard that the new army had gone out of the city to pursue them, and that a large number of rebels in the four towns in Jiangbei rebelled again.

"Your Highness, please evacuate quickly." Kong Youde persuaded.

"The new army has gained power, so it's not suitable to stay here for a long time. I hope His Highness will evacuate quickly, and we will regroup and fight again in the future." Geng Zhongming also remonstrated.

Even Belenikan and Beizi Tunji immediately advised Doduo to retreat.

Duoduo said in a deep voice: "It is easy to retreat, but it is difficult to return. At this moment, you must not retreat."

"There are only three thousand soldiers in the new army, and the rest are mobs, nothing to fear."

Duoduo resisted all opinions, not only unwilling to retreat, but also immediately reorganized his troops, preparing to launch an attack.

Kong Youde was shocked, and continued to advise: "Your Highness, the artillery of the new army is too powerful, we should find a way to deal with it before we can fight again."

Duoduo chuckled, and said: "This cannon is powerful, it must be extremely heavy. The new army will not be able to take it out of the city. This time they don't have this cannon to rely on. It is a good time to exterminate them .”

In the end, no one persuaded Dodo.

Duoduo didn't delay any longer, he didn't use Kong Youde's and Geng Zhongming's troops, but directly dispatched his own Qing army with white banners, which was the trump card he relied on most in Duduo's hand.

"Nikan, King Gongshun and King Huaishun, you wait to sweep the formation in the rear and collect the rout." Duoduo actually wanted to personally direct the breakout.

Seeing that Duoduo had made up his mind, Nikan, Sun Youde, Geng Zhongming and others stopped admonishing him and responded immediately.

Duoduo tidied up more than ten thousand cavalrymen, turned around and killed them like the wind.

Along the way, all the rout soldiers blocking the way, no matter those who have not yet surrendered to the new army or those who have surrendered to the new army, all rushed past fiercely, like a mudslide swept past.

"Tartar, Tartar, Tartar cavalry..."

"Run away, run away..."

On the plain, the horror of the cavalry is always unimaginable to the infantry, not to mention the chaos now, the disorganized rout, not even a decent formation, and they are almost slaughtered one-sidedly.

The rout soldiers fled in all directions like helpless lambs, and the Qing cavalry passed by, leaving behind a bloodbath.

Duoduo ignored the fleeing soldiers and pointed directly at the direction where the "New" flag was erected.

"Rumble..." Thousands of horses galloped, and the ground trembled.

A team of more than 5000 people flying the new flag felt the vibration of the earth, and their expressions of excitement froze on their faces.

After a while, a black shadow appeared in front of his eyes.

"Cavalry, cavalry, Tartar cavalry..."

"Tartar, the Tartar is here..."

The Qing army had already left a huge shadow in the hearts of many people. Suddenly seeing a mass of black cavalry attacking, the morale that had been gathered quickly dissipated.

Even the chief general had a horrified look on his face.

"Withdraw, withdraw, withdraw quickly, and join the new army." The chief general shouted, as if he realized that they were not the real new army at this time, and they were still flying the banner of the new army, showing off their might.

Sure enough, these people could only fight against the wind, and following an order, they all turned around and fled quickly without order.

No battle, already defeated.

But how can a person with two legs run faster than four legs? Although there is a distance between the two sides, they were overtaken by the cavalry of the Qing army not long after.

Immediately, there was another bloody storm, and screams continued.

Originally, these rout soldiers could still run in one direction, but at this time, those who survived all fled.

The blood-stained flag of the new army was discarded and trampled over by hundreds of horses. Duoduo's troops continued to charge forward at lightning speed, smashing several roads of surrendering rebels.

The scouts of the new army, who were aware of the news, hurried back and reported the situation to Huang Hairu immediately.

Huang Hairu was shocked, he didn't expect that not only did Duoduo not retreat, but he did the opposite and came back.

He knew that those mobs who had just surrendered were unreliable and unusable, and now they could only rely on themselves.

However, his new army only had a total of more than 500 people, [-] were left in Guazhou, and [-] were left in Yangzhou City. Only less than [-] people were brought out this time.

The remaining nearly 7000 people are Xu Yong's troops from Zuo Liangyu's tribe.

Zuo Liangyu's elite soldiers were almost exhausted by Li Zicheng in the battles in Henan and Huguang. Although the rest had a huge number, their fighting qualities were uneven.

As Huang Hai could imagine, facing the charge of nearly [-] cavalry from the Qing army, these people would inevitably collapse quickly.

"Rumbling..." Huang Hairu could feel the earthquake brought about by the marching cavalry. While his thoughts were racing, he quickly discussed the countermeasures with the staff around him.

Now there is definitely no way to retreat into the city before the enemy cavalry catches up. Facing nearly ten thousand fierce cavalry, they are invincible.

The impact of the cavalry is limited by the terrain, so now it is necessary to find a favorable terrain nearby to deploy defenses, and then try to break through the formation.

The surrounding terrain is relatively flat, and there is no time to go further to find a defensive location. Huang Hairu only found a small slope with a slightly higher terrain nearby as a defensive point, and then immediately deployed defenses.

Huang Hairu arranged the formation into a trapezoid. The new army was divided into three camps, one on the front and two oblique sides, while Xu Yong's troops, which accounted for the majority, supported the new army at the rear.

The reason for making such an arrangement is that they are still not at ease with Xu Yong's combat power.

If they are arranged in the front, once they are washed away, not only will the defense line collapse and morale will plummet, but the rout will also disrupt the formation of the new army, and the consequences will be disastrous.

The firepower of the new army is stronger and the morale is higher. If the new army cannot stop the impact of the cavalry of the Qing army, then it is even more impossible for Xu Yong's troops to block it.

Infantry defending cavalry, the integrity of the formation is very important. If the formation is destroyed, it basically indicates failure. Therefore, at this critical moment, whoever can stand up longer should take responsibility.

This coincided with Duduo's thoughts, and Duduo also knew that in this crisis, he could not rely on other people and could only rely on his Eight Banners cavalry to turn the tide.

The scouts released by Dodo in advance reported to him what happened here as soon as possible. After analysis, Dodo determined that this should be the real new army.

So without hesitation, he led a large group of people and rushed straight in this direction.

"Rumbling..." Thousands of horses galloped, smoke and dust filled the air, and the atmosphere was chilling.

Hearing the rumbling sound that was getting closer, and the black shadow that was moving quickly, even the soldiers of the new army couldn't control their nervousness.

Many soldiers of Xu Yong's department in the rear couldn't help swallowing their saliva, sweat dripping down, not sure if it was because they were too hot or too nervous.

Fortunately, the new army stood in front of them, which gave them some comfort in their hearts.

As he approached, Duoduo saw the formation of the new army that had been arranged on the small slope. At a distance of about three miles, he gave an order, and the galloping horse slowly slowed down and stopped slowly.

All the ministries assembled quickly, looking solemnly at the new army a few miles away.

Bei Zitunji rode his horse to Duo Duo's side and said, "Your Highness, be careful of the soldiers of the new army, and don't let them discover your position, Your Highness."

Duoduo didn't procrastinate, and nodded slightly. He first sent people around the small slope to observe the formation of the new army.

Then he took out the binoculars to observe the formation of the new army head-on, ready to find a breakthrough.

(End of this chapter)