Before the Qing army at the edge of the trench could figure out what was going on, they rolled into the ditch like dumplings, and their bodies were pierced by pointed wooden stakes that had long been inserted into the bottom of the ditch.

The soldiers behind could not see what was going on in front of them, so they continued to rush forward and squeezed the soldiers close to the trench to continue entering the trench. When they heard the screams coming from the front, they stopped and hundreds of soldiers had already entered the pit.

At this time, Abatai was pressing against the edge of the ditch and was forced to be pulled by several personal soldiers so that he would not fall into the ditch. Looking at the soldiers in the army below who were stabbed into candied haws, a chill felt in his heart. The Ming army archers shot over again, and several soldiers fell to the ground and died beside him. Several personal soldiers guarded him with shields, fleeing back in a mess, and shouted orders to retreat.

At this time, the Ming army turned around and rushed back, and Zhou Xian also ordered the entire army to attack and began to attack hundreds of Qing soldiers who were still on the south bank of the trench.

There were Ming troops several times higher than theirs in front, and the way back behind was completely cut off. The hundreds of Qing troops left on the south bank were timid and devastated. Although the archers on the north side of the trench kept drawing their bows to help the battle, they still suffered a crushing defeat.

Some were directly killed by the angry Ming army, some fell into the trenches, either dead or injured. Some were slippery, and they threw down their weapons and knelt on the ground and begged for mercy. In a short time, they completely lost their ability to resist.

The archers on both sides shot each other through the trench for a while and then dispersed. Only nearly a hundred soldiers began to clear the bodies on both sides of the trench.

Later, the casualties were counted. The Ming army suffered extremely severe casualties, with only about 1,600 soldiers left. Seeing this, Zhou Xian ordered the trench to be given up and all the staff retreated to the rear of the camp built on the hills.

The Qing army suffered even more casualties. A total of more than 2,000 soldiers were lost. Among these people, there were nearly 500 flag guards under Abatai.

After hearing Abatai's words, Haoge was stunned. It took a long time to suppress the anger in his heart. Seeing the Ming army retreating, he ordered the villagers to step forward to fill the trench and build a fort along the river bank, vowing to flatten the other party's camp with red cannons.

Although Haoge was angry, he knew in his heart that this failure had nothing to do with Abatai, and it was because the Ming army was too cunning. Therefore, he not only did not blame Abatai, but also encouraged him to inspire him to fight again. However, because of heavy losses, Li Ruitai's troops were sent to the north bank to build attacking equipment.

The two armies rested overnight and were at peace.

On the second day, Haoge led his troops to advance to the Ming army camp and began to attack.

The red-clothed cannons continued to bombard, bricks and stones flew across the walls, and multiple gaps appeared in succession. The Qing army carried the ladder upwards, and the bows, arrows and feathers flew up and down, and soldiers fell to the ground everywhere.

The Ming army occupied the territory and firmly defended the camp. The flintlock rifle made a bang, and ten thousand enemies threw down in countless numbers. Various rockets flew in the air like fireworks, and rocks rolled down one by one. In the narrow and long area, the Qing army's superior forces could not exert their superiority in the power, and could only rush up little by little. Countless casualties, but they could never open up the situation.

The air was filled with the pungent smell of gunpowder, and screams came one after another, day and night.

This completely annoyed Haoge. It had been ten days since he started crossing the river. The soldiers died in battle around 5,000, but they didn't even find the corners of Jinzhou. He no longer cared about recruiting or not, and called Abatai to scold him severely.

Abatai was also worried. It was not that he was not careful in attacking, but that the Ming army's defense facilities were too complete.

The close bombardment of the tiger cannons and the casualties caused by the archery and arrows covered with the heads and faces fell second, and countless tens of thousands of enemies were the key points. They sprinkled like raindrops and jumped everywhere. Although they could not kill people directly, there were many burns and burns. The most important thing is that it slowed down the speed of soldiers' advance and eventually became the target of bows and arrows.

Even though the right red-clothed cannon opened the gap and the soldiers climbed up, the damn swarm came towards him. Thirty-two rockets were placed in a long hexagonal box. Once ignited, they would instantly fire. Although the correct head and range were not very good, they could not withstand the number of them!

Three or four crosses were placed together, and more than a hundred feather arrows were shot out in an instant. No soldier within thirty steps was spared, either dead or injured, and the situation that was finally opened was completely blocked.

After fighting for so long, the soldiers were extremely exhausted. The Liuniulu Banner soldiers who came with Abatai have been killed and injured now, and even he has suffered a little bit of minor injuries. When he comes here, he will be criticized by Haoge, his nephew in his later life. Abatai's heart is extremely collapsed at this moment, and he has completely lost his original spirit.

He snorted coldly, his eyes full of disdain: "If you think I'm not doing well, you can lead your troops to attack. What qualifications do you have to blame me if a baby who only hides behind?"

When Haoge heard this, he was furious and shouted loudly.

Abatai relied on his identity and responded extremely, and the tent was in chaos.

After a long time, they had arguing enough and scolded enough. They each sat in their seats without saying a word.

Li Rutai stood up at this time and bowed to Haoge and Abatai, "Prince Su, Master Beile, my subordinates have a way to force the Ming army to retreat."

Abatai was still frustrated and ignored him. However, Haoge's eyes lit up and he asked anxiously: "What are you doing?"

Li Rutai said: "Prince Su, the day before yesterday, Mr. Beile led his troops to attack fiercely. If nearly a thousand reinforcements from the Ming army had not arrived at the critical moment, our army would have taken down the Ming army in front of us. The source of these reinforcements was either Jinzhou City in the rear or the Ming army guarding the south bank of the northern river in Jinzhou. For this reason, the slave specially sent people to ask the soldiers in other sections of the river, and they all said that all the Ming army opposite had evacuated. It can be seen that the reinforcements gathered from the other bank of the river to Baiqiankou. In this case, why can't we go around the rear of the Ming army and insist on fighting against the Ming army here!"

Mandahai high-five and praised: "Yes! Prince Su. Now we have successfully crossed the river. We can completely go around the back of the Ming army camp from other places to intercept their retreat. At that time, the Ming army will inevitably collapse."

Haoge pondered for a moment and hesitated: "But there are nearly a thousand cavalry on the other side. Will we cross the river rashly from other places be defeated by them?"

Abatai said angrily: "If we fight head-on, we can fight three of our opponents. As long as we can successfully get the cavalry ashore, they will definitely be the ones who will be defeated, not us. If we hadn't fought such a frustrating battle, why would our Qing warriors be afraid of the Ming army?"

When Haoge heard Abatai say this, he immediately made up his mind. "Uncle Qi, please give you. In addition to your troops, I will give you the cavalry of the two Niulu, no matter how successful it is."
Chapter completed!