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Chapter 449 The final battle

Just when Zhu Hai was tragically ruined by Xiang Rong'er, a decisive battle was held in Changyi Town, fifty miles away from Nanchang, and it was also the last battle in the entire Nanchang Battle.

Although Nanchang City was rescued, there were still 70,000 or 80,000 people in the Qing army. After learning that the Navy was destroyed, these people retreated north along the river under the leadership of Tan Tai.

But it is not so easy to withdraw 70,000 to 80,000 people. When attacking, it is unstoppable, but when retreating, it is defeated.

After the Guangdong New Army solved the Qing army outside Nanchang City, under the leadership of Ma Kun, the first and second regiments were guided by the Qing army.

The area of ​​Poyang Lake in the Ming Dynasty was larger than that of later generations. Changyi was already by the lake. When Tan Tai arrived here, he found that there was no way out to retreat. He regretted it. He had known that it would be better than leaving a few small boats in Changyi at that time, and at least he could escort the ten kings to escape. However, because he wanted to collect the villagers, he was afraid that the fishermen by the lake would escape into the lake and burned all the fishing boats. Unexpectedly, he encountered no way to enter the ground now.

Just when Tan Tai was anxious, the Zhengbai Banner Zuo, who was covering the retreating team, chased Bayan.

"General, the Ming army is catching up with us, and we are still ten miles away!"

"Bayan, if you bring 20,000 people, you must block the Ming army and leave time for the army to cross the river!" In fact, Tan Tai is a foolish dream. There are no ships crossing the river. At this time, the Gan River is abundant. The boats in the Yangtze River can reach Ganzhou from the estuary of the Yangtze River. The river surface is five miles wide. Even if there are ships, 70,000 or 80,000 people cannot cross it for three days.

Just when Tan Tai was helpless, a personal soldier came to look for Tan Tai.

"General, the Ten Kings are awake, let you go there quickly!"

When Tan Tai heard that Duoduo woke up, he felt much more relieved. In their hearts, Duoduo would always find a way. Now that he has the backbone, everything will pass.

Tan Tai came to a ox cart in the chaos army. He was looking for it on the road to pull the unconscious Duoduo.

Tan Tai saw Duoduo sitting on the ox cart. He saw Duoduo looking very nice and talking to several generals next to him.

Seeing Duoduo like this, Tan Tai felt depressed. He knew that Duoduo's illness would not be cured so quickly, and now he is looking back.

"Ten Kings, how are you? You finally woke up!"

When he saw Tan Tai coming over Duoduo smiled and said, "Tan Tai, I know my own body, I am afraid I can't do it!"

"Ten Kings, you will be fine. We will still occupy the Ming Dynasty under your leadership! There are still many beauties waiting for us to rob, and there are many cities waiting for us to kill!"

"Haha, I, Duoduo, have been surmounted by the outer pass and inner pass for more than ten years and have killed countless people in my life. Do I still don't know my own situation? Tan Tai, you are the deputy commander. After I die, you must guarantee that you will bring the remaining 15,000 white flag elites across the Yangtze River safely. Do you know! This is the last hope for our two white flags!"

Seeing that Duoduo was still worried about the two white flags before his death, Tan Tai cried: "Don't worry, even if I don't leave myself, I will let my brothers return to Beijing!"

When Duoduo heard Tan Tai say this, he nodded, and then said, "Go back and tell your 14th brother that he should be careful of the new army in Guangdong. They are not something we can do. If we don't have a hundred times the strength, don't provoke them!"

Tan Tai heard Duoduo say this and asked, "Ten Kings, what should we do in the future?"

"When I entered the pass, I told my 14th brother that the Central Plains population is hundreds of millions, and it is not something that we Manchus can rule at all. It is better to grab a hand and run away and go back to our peace outside the pass, but my 14th brother doesn't listen. Tan Tai, you told the 14th brother that if things are not done, why not retreat outside the pass, which is our home!"

When Duoduo said this, he pulled Tan Taira to his side and whispered: "You told the fourteenth brother that he would not make any noise when he received the news, and kill Daishan and Jirgalang immediately, so that our family can save their lives!"

Duoduo's words became slower and slower, and finally he was almost unheard of. Slowly, Duoduo's face turned gray and tilted his head. The "Ten Kings" who were the best in the Qing Dynasty died on the shore of Poyang Lake.

When Duoduo died, everyone cried. Tan Tai wiped his tears and stood up and shouted: "Don't cry, what is in front of him is how to get the brothers home safely!"

He Luohui was shot by a musket on his shoulder during the morning bloody battle, and now he said with his arms hanging on his back: "General, the Ten Kings say you, tell me, what should we do?"

"Okay, everyone obeys my orders and let the brothers of the two white flags gather on the riverside. He Luo will, you bring two thousand people to collect ships by the lake. If you don't have door panels or beams, you can do it. As long as you can float on the water, you need to take all the Mongolians and Han military flags, go find Bayan, you must block the Ming army and make sure that the two white flags cross the river!"

Tan Tai made a desperate bet. In order to ensure that 15,000 taels of elite white flags, he actually asked the Mongolians to be cannon fodder.

Tan Tai ordered and the generals began to prepare everywhere.

In the chaos, Yilibu finally gathered the Mongols and Han military flags, and there were less than 30,000 people, who brought these defeated generals to Bayan's blocking position in front.

"Bayan, how about it? What are the movements of the Ming army opposite?"

Bayan turned around and saw that it was Irib and Zachdan coming, and quickly saluted and said, "The two sect leaders are here too. The Ming army stopped by the river opposite, probably waiting for dawn!"

It was almost dawn at this time, and Dongfang was already white. Yilibu stood up and looked at the opposite side. He could vaguely see the Ming army wearing red tops on the opposite side, as if they were having a meal.

Zachdan looked at his own people around him and whispered: "Bayan, the Ten Kings are gone. Now General Tan Tai is in charge. The general ordered the three of us to lead all the Mongolians and Han military flags to block the Ming army here. We must buy time for our remaining brothers to cross the river!"

Bayan is a native of the Yellow Banner and is also considered a slave of Duoduo. He should have pretended to cry, but he couldn't care about this crisis.

"Two assistant leaders, now the Mongolians have been braved by the Ming army's artillery, so I guess they dare not get on!"

"I dare not go there, and I will organize a supervision team at dawn. If you don't go there, you will kill it on the spot!"

These three guys are discussing how to use the Mongols and Han people as cannon fodder here, and the new army opposite is also very tired.

The Guangdong New Army had disembarked yesterday morning and began to fight. It defeated the Qing army's cavalry outside Nanchang City and cleared the periphery of Nanchang. Last night, under the leadership of Makun, marching for fifty miles, and finally blocked the Qing army brigade here in Changyi.

Ma Kun felt very distressed when he saw his brothers being exhausted and panting, but he knew that if he did not completely annihilate the Qing army and let them return to the north of the Yangtze River to calm down, Jiangxi was in Wuningri.

Makun looked at Poyang Lake not far away. Now the sun was about to rise, and the Poyang Lake was red. It was very beautiful to stand in the distance and look into the distance.

"Rufeng, let the brothers keep on insisting and drive the Qing army into the lake and drown them. After winning this battle, I will give my brothers three days off and have fun in Nanchang City!"

Ma Rufeng nodded and ordered the command soldiers to go down and pass the order. All the soldiers also knew that this was the last battle, so they struggled to stand up under the agitation of grassroots officers.

The grassroots officer asked all soldiers to take out the rationed sugar, pour a whole pack into their mouths, and send it with water. White sugar is not only a welfare for the new army, but also a natural stimulant, because intake of large amounts of sugar will increase blood sugar in the blood, promote adrenaline secretion, and can reduce fatigue and hyperactivity for a certain period of time.

After eating sugar, all the soldiers felt not too tired, and they were in high spirits and lined up under the officers' organization.

When the Qing army opposite saw the Ming army standing up again, they knew that the attack was about to begin. Bayan knew that there were many people on his side, and there were almost 50,000 Mongolians and Han people, but most of them had no horses, with less than 3,000 cavalrymen, and lacked bows and arrows. All the food and supplies were thrown in Nanchang. I rushed all night yesterday and didn’t eat a bite of food, but just lay in the river and drank a few sips of water. Some soldiers were just escaping their lives, and they threw away their weapons. Now they stood there empty-handedly. How long do you expect them to last for such an army?

When Bayan saw the Ming army on the opposite side, he quickly ordered his subordinates to stand up and prepare for the fight. However, the Qing army was not a Ming army that had been strictly trained. After the desperate night last night, he had already lost his energy and could not get up.

Bayan and Zachdan were so angry that they picked up the whip themselves, beat and scolded them one by one, and finally sorted out the team.

Bayan stood in front on a horse and shouted: "Dear Mongolian heroes, the opposite is the Ming army. Let's fight with them in a while, kill a Ming army and reward one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with one with two hundred taels of silver. If you escape at the battle, look at the back. I will not recognize you when the sword of the army is supervising the army!"

Bayan organized three hundred personal soldiers together to build a supervision team, but he didn't know how effective it was, so he would be better than nothing!

The Qing army was located in the tidal flats of Poyang Lake, with dense water networks. On the right of the Qing army was the Gan River and on the left was a small river several meters wide. There was only a distance between the river and the Gan River. There was 50,000 Qing troops crowded here, and the formation could not be expanded.

But Bayan still cares about the life and death of the Mongolians. His order is to fill it with human lives. As long as he can block the Ming army for a while, the two brothers from the white flag behind him can have more confidence in escaping.

Bayan saw that his team was finally organized, and he knew that he could never wait for the Ming army to fight here. The morale of the Qing army is extremely poor now. If he waited for the Ming army to come up, there would be no need for anything else, and the entire army would collapse by bombing twice. Now he could only bare the bullet and charge first.
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