With this noise, all the camps of the Ming Army suddenly became commotion, and the noise became more and more widespread and louder. And the camp of the Runing Army could no longer maintain silence, and the noise became louder and louder. Some soldiers

He even rushed out of the tent to see what was going on.

"Everyone be quiet!" Wu Shigong shouted, "Emergency gathering! More torches!"

The soldiers who reacted also hurriedly rushed to deliver orders to all parts of the camp. Wu Shigong looked at the faces of the people around him and knew that his own face was not good either. Such a commotion in the army must have occurred in a big way.

It was an accident, but it was impossible for this blind person to understand the situation outside, so Wu Shigong now had to make a decision as soon as possible.

Wu Shigong secretly resented that he had simply lost his mind when he arrived in Liaodong this time. There was no need to blame Governor Hong Chengchou and the friendly forces, just think about his own judgment! He believed too much in Hong Chengchou's commanding ability, and also believed too much in other Ming troops.

Hong Chengchou did not send troops to Changling. Couldn't he arrange reconnaissance cavalry to Changling? At least the Qing army would not cut off the retreat and be caught off guard.

Wu Shigong shook his head vigorously, throwing all these useful and useless thoughts to the back of his mind. Now he had to face reality and make a correct decision in time.

"Come here! Go out and take a look. What happened?" Until now, Wu Shigong still believed that the most likely case was that the Qing army robbed the camp, so he wanted to first understand the situation of the other Ming army camps.

Some soldiers immediately took the horses and prepared to leave the camp, but the Runing Army arranged a secret sentry far outside the camp. They no longer cared about hiding their figures. They rushed over and shouted to Wu Shigong: "Sir!

They all ran away! They all ran away!"

"Who escaped?" Chi Ming immediately stepped forward and asked anxiously.

"Officers and troops from other battalions."

"Have Tatars appeared?" Chi Ming asked again.

"I didn't see it! It's just the officers and soldiers on the run."

"Where is the Governor?" Wu Shigong couldn't help but interjected and asked.

"Can't see clearly! Sir! I don't know!"

The battalions of the Ming army were lined up in a row, while the main camp of the Runing army was located relatively close to the edge. Therefore, Hong Chengchou's Chinese army camp in the center could not be observed.

At this time, Wu Shigong no longer hesitated. The worst-case scenario now is that other Ming troops do not obey Hong Chengchou's command, escape without authorization at night, and no longer abide by the plan set out in the military meeting - a decisive battle tomorrow for the entire army to break out of the encirclement.

Therefore, the current Runing Army will definitely not stay where they are, and will immediately prepare the entire army to break out. As for Governor Hong Chengchou, let your father die and your mother marry, and you can take care of yourself! There is no way the Runing Army can survive in this chaotic Ming Dynasty.

In the army, find Governor Hong Chengchou and pass his orders back. If so much time is wasted, the danger to the Runing army may be even greater.

Besides, Wu Shigong no longer believed in Hong Chengchou's command. Therefore, he did not spend any other effort and prepared to flee with his entire army.

Just when Wu Shigong made up his mind and was about to issue an order, he caught a glimpse of Yan Sanling who was still staying at the gate of the camp. Yan Sanling's face was pale, his lips were trembling, and he looked at a loss.

Wu Shigong couldn't harden his heart and drive him away immediately, so he asked Yan Sanling: "Sir Yan! Are you going back to the supervisor? Or are you going with me?"

Yan Sanling was shocked when he heard this. He was from Governor Biao's camp. It stands to reason that he should look for Hong Chengchou and obey his orders. But in this situation, how dare Yan Sanling dare to go back?

So Yan Sanling gritted his teeth and said: "I'll trouble General Wu. General... General, please send someone back to check the situation first!"

Wu Shigong said to Yan Sanling: "Then gather your people first, stay at the edge of the camp, and follow us later." After saying that, Wu Shigong waved to Yan Sanling and turned towards his tent.

Go. He doesn't care whether Yan Sanling will send people to look for Hong Chengchou. Since Yan Sanling is staying, let's go with him!

The nighttime emergency gathering trained by the Runing Army for many years is indeed effective. Without much effort, the entire army has been assembled. Because they have to prepare for tomorrow's retreat, the baggage of the Runing Army has already been placed on the cart, and there is no need for more now.

It took a lot of effort. The only thing I couldn't clean up was the tents. But luckily it was midsummer now, so the soldiers wouldn't get cold even if we stayed in the wild overnight.

But no matter what, it takes time for the entire army to assemble, it takes time to be fully armed, and it takes time to line up for roll call. After the officers of each army reported to Wu Shigong, all the Ming troops in other battalions were also scattered. Wu Shigong also

Without further ado, he loudly ordered: "All troops, leave the camp!" Then he mounted the black foot led by his own soldiers, inspected the troops of the Runing Army, and marched out of the camp in order according to the predetermined order.

Only Lai Feng, who ran to Wu Shigong, was still shaking his head and looking excited. Wu Shigong looked at Lai Feng and thought to himself: "Maybe it is the only one who is carefree now!"

Just after the military meeting ended, Datong Commander-in-Chief Wang Pu did not say hello at all. He gathered his troops as soon as he returned to his camp, and then fled with his team. And Ningyuan Commander-in-Chief, who formed a tacit understanding with Wang Pu after the military meeting,

Wu Sangui had already assembled his troops, and when he saw Wang Pu escaping, he followed closely.

Afterwards, the generals of the four towns including Shanhai Commander Ma Ke, Miyun Commander Tang Tong, Jizhou Commander Bai Guangen and Li Fuming, who succeeded Yang Guozhu in charge of the town's military affairs, fled one after another.

In the self-inflicted panic of the Ming army, Hong Chengchou's military orders no longer had any effect, and they could only watch the deserters stamp their feet and beat their chests. Fortunately, Yutian commander Cao Bianjiao, former garrison commander Wang Tingchen, and Liaodong governor Qiu Minyang had not escaped yet.

.But at this time, Hong Chengchou was already confused about whether to leave or stay. His mind was in chaos, and he temporarily lost the ability to command the Ming army.

Under such circumstances, Wu Shigong's Runing Army was also in chaos, and finally embarked on the road to escape.

Wang Pu and other Ming armies were able to maintain the integrity of their own team even though they fled at the beginning. They all knew that the Ming army could maintain a stronghold. If the entire army retreated, they would face a massacre by the Qing army.

Then no one can run away.

The escape was somewhat smooth at first. Although the Qing army dug three trenches on their way back, the battle during the day partially filled in the first trench. In addition, the Qing army also had to rest at night. Unexpectedly, the Ming army

They would be defeated immediately, so the entire army was not dispatched, so Wang Pu and the others passed the first trench smoothly.

But when they reached the second trench, the Ming army filling in the trench met the Qing army who was ready. When the Qing army dug the trench, they piled the excavated earth and rocks behind the trench and built an earth wall.

, so the current Ming army has turned into a siege in disguise.

Across the trench and the earth wall, the armies on both sides fired muskets and bows and arrows at each other. However, with the cover of the earth wall, the Qing army's casualties were not large, and the trench was already crowded with densely packed Ming troops. Every shot of the Qing army

, almost all of them failed to hit the target. However, in order to seize a way out, the Ming army on the edge of the trench had no patience to avoid it.

Some soldiers of the Ming army who carried earth and rocks wrapped in sacks, cloth, and even their own clothes threw the earth and rocks into the trench. Then even the soldiers of the Ming army who were shot to death and wounded by the Qing army were also thrown into the trench as landfill.

things.

The Ming soldiers in the back row squeezed the front row, and some Ming soldiers in the front row who were unsteady were pushed down by the people behind them. But no one paid attention to these soldiers who fell into the trench, and no one reached out to pull them up.

Only earth, rocks and corpses were continuously thrown down, and some soldiers under the trench were buried alive. However, with such efforts and after the Ming army paid a large number of casualties, the trench was gradually filled up.

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No one in the Ming army on the edge of the trench could keep quiet. The soldiers and troops directly under the command of each town were shouting and cursing, telling the soldiers in front to move forward. The soldiers in front also shouted loudly, and that was it.

The layers moved forward like waves. Finally, the first, the second..., groups of Ming troops finally crossed the trench on the filled roads.

The two sides immediately fought fiercely around the earthen wall. The nearly 100,000 troops of the Ming army had no tricks and no partiality. They were just so arrogant. Regardless of their drive, they rushed directly towards the Qing army in front.

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On the other side of the earth wall guarded by the Qing army, many soldiers did not care about the earth wall. They leaned out directly and stabbed desperately with their spears. The earth wall now has actually become a barrier for both sides.

If you don't show your head to fight, you will be condescended to by the overturned Ming army if you hesitate even a little, putting you in a disadvantageous position.

"Arrow! Shoot! Come closer!" The generals on both sides were shouting. But the Ming soldiers fighting on the front line had actually been abandoned by their own generals.

But the Ming soldiers in the front row were still red-eyed. They fought desperately forward. If they died, they would die. Once and for all, what if they found a way out? Anyway, it was impossible to turn back now. They just had to fight their way out.

A glimmer of hope.

In this case, the Ming army's musketeers and archers have been unable to form a formation behind the soldiers in front of the attack, so the shooting is scattered. The Qing army's archers lined up as much as possible

Go forward and shoot the bow and arrow to the opposite side.

Almost every time a rain of arrows rained down, a Ming army would scream and fall down. But such losses would not be noticed at all, and such casualties could not arouse the fear of other Ming soldiers. They fell to the ground.

Corpses, or even just fallen living people, would be quickly trampled down by the people behind them. With such non-stop impact, the earthen wall facing the Ming army was gradually raised by the corpses. At the beginning, those who were at a disadvantage were passive.
Chapter completed!