Chapter 618 Dong Xueli's defeat
Neither side had confidence in each other and was afraid of each other, but neither side could retreat, so the battle continued. The battle was the same as before, and the new soldiers on the Ming and Qing dynasties, who were both strong men, rushed back and forth under the supervision of veterans behind.
Dong Xueli stood at the horse and watched the war on the front line nervously. He saw that when the soldiers in front of the Ming army were killed, the Ming army behind did not hesitate and stop as before, and then turned around and ran wildly, but still rushed up desperately and broke into a group with the Qing army.
Dong Xueli was a little surprised. How could the morale of the Ming army remain high? But soon, Dong Xueli discovered that the Ming army rushing up was not new recruits, but old soldiers. Their quick killing tricks were very similar to those of their own soldiers.
Hao Yaoqi took a desperate bet and begged his personal guards and the remaining veterans. He thought of defeating the Qing army in one fell swoop, making Dong Xueli a bastard dare not pester him anymore. Ta Tianbao was a little hesitant, because although this kind of fighting could achieve good results, the number of veterans was too small. Once the Qing army came back to their senses and organized a counterattack, the cost of casualties for veterans would be high, and the situation was not controlled by them. No one knew what the outcome would be in the end.
The counterattack organized by the veterans of the Ming army quickly damaged the Qing army in front of him. Many Qing soldiers began to shrink and even slowly moved backwards. The Ming army, due to the brave rush of the veterans, the shaken new recruits also regained their morale and followed the veterans to rush towards the Qing army.
When the front line soldiers were driven back step by step by step by the Ming army, Dong Xueli sent his personal guards to supervise the battle, and used a knife to force the new recruits and strong men to move forward, barely maintaining their formation and morale. Many generals came to ask the admiral whether to withdraw the troops first and slow down again and again. Dong Xueli gritted his teeth and replied that those who dared to retreat without permission would be killed. Although the Qing army was in trouble at this time, as a long-time general, Dong Xueli knew that the Ming army must be in trouble, and even gritted his teeth, so victory was only the one who could grit his teeth and persevere until the end. Time was also a friendly army of Dong Xueli. As time went by, the Ming army finally felt depressed and depressed.
Just as Hao Yaoqi and Dong Xueli were gritting their teeth and persevering, a cavalry with about a thousand people came out from the west of Caikou Town. The leading knight was carrying a "He" army flag, and the commander of this cavalry was He Zhen.
"His grandma, it's finally time. Hao Yaoqi and Ta Tianbao didn't embarrass us on the camp! Brothers, let me kill you!"
He Zhen waved his big sword and rushed towards the Qing army first, but not the Qing soldiers who were fighting with Hao Yaoqi and the others, but headed straight for the Qing army's general flag.
The sudden appearance of the Ming cavalry made the Qing army unprepared. Thousands of Ming cavalry were like sharp knives and penetrated the Qing army's vital points in front of them, making the Qing army corpses in front of them. The originally passionate sound of war drums disappeared silently in an instant. The sudden silence of the drums made the Qing soldiers who were still fighting with the Ming army on the front, looking back, not knowing what happened behind. There were more than a thousand people, and the black people were all heads. There were more than ten thousand people, and there were even more dense and countless numbers. Tens of thousands of people were fighting, and what happened in the rear was the Qing army in front of them.
The cavalry of more than a dozen Qing army commanders were just as the Ming cavalry, and they found so many Ming cavalry rushed towards them. The Qing cavalry who was commander was so scared that they quickly pulled their horses and turned around, trying to stay away from the Ming cavalry. But in the blink of an eye, the Ming cavalry had already rushed to them, and before the Qing army commanders could pull out their weapons, they slashed at them.
He Zhen roared, and the sabre fell. A Qing soldier's head was separated. The headless corpse was still standing on the horse, and blood surged. The Ming cavalry roared past the headless corpse, but the corpse seemed to be stuck to the horse's back and never fell.
More than a dozen Qing army commanders were swept into the formation by the Ming army. After the sound of hooves left, more than ten ownerless war horses appeared on the wild ground. On the ground, there were more than ten corpses, most of which were unformed by horses. A Qing soldier died like a hanged ghost, his tongue spitting long, and blood in his throat dripped on the mud along his long tongue like a line.
"Enemy attacks, enemy attacks!"
It was not until the Ming cavalry rushed to more than a hundred steps away from the Qing army's flag that Dong Xueli's personal soldiers reacted, shouting loudly to warn, and at the same time drew their swords to prepare to resist. Dong Xueli was also startled and waved his swords to shout and shouting to the generals to block the Ming army's cavalry. The Qing army's flag bearer who was guarding the flag flag was a tall man, and at this time he turned around and stared at the Ming army cavalry rushing towards him. The shock of the horse's hooves made the flag bearer feel both legs shaking, but he held the flagpole tightly and carried out his mission motionlessly.
The Ming army rushed over quickly. Most of the Qing army, which had no time to organize an effective defense line in a hurry, was dispersed. A straight cavalry rode his horse towards the Qing army to run towards the Qing army to carry the flag. The Qing army flag bearer who was protecting the flag was frightened or brave, did not run away. He held the flagpole with his left arm and hurriedly touched the sword at his waist with his right hand. But before he touched the hilt, the Ming cavalry was already turning the sabre in his hand into a cold light and slashing it on his head.
The saber cut straight down. While the Qing soldiers guarding the flag fell, the Ming cavalry cut off the banner with one knife. The tip of the knife picked the falling flag and rode wildly and ran away. Behind them, there were only a group of stunned Qing soldiers.
"Defeated, defeated!"
The Qing soldiers who witnessed the flag being cut down subconsciously shouted and fled in scattered. Dong Xueli also ran north under the escort of his personal soldiers. The movement behind quickly reached the front, causing the Qing soldiers who were struggling to support the Ming army to collapse instantly. They threw down their weapons and made the same call for defeat, either kneeling down on the spot to surrender, or running wildly. The collapse scattered like a virus, infecting every Qing soldier who heard the news. The Qing generals who did not believe looked at the back formation. Sure enough, the generals were missing, but the soldiers in the back formation were running wildly.
If you lose, you must be defeated!
Without thinking too much, the Qing generals in front knew that something must have happened later, so they ran away without hesitation.
He Zhen couldn't take care of the fleeing Qing soldiers. He just wanted to capture Dong Xueli, but he couldn't see Dong Xueli. Although the Qing army collapsed, He Zhen did not dare to take it lightly. If Dong Xueli escaped, it would be a threat to the Ming army, because he might try to gather the defeated troops to withdraw back to Hanyang, and it would still be a problem for the Ming army to attack Hanyang. Unfortunately, He Zhen led his men to walk around the battlefield twice, caught several prisoners and asked about it, but did not find out the whereabouts of Dong Xueli. He had no choice but to lead his troops back to assist Hao Yaoqi and the others in cleaning up the mess.
Dong Xueli escaped. After discovering that the Ming cavalry was attacking, Dong Xueli ran north. In order to escape, Dong Xueli threw away all the armor and swords on his body, making him look like an ordinary defeated soldier. When he arrived at a safe place, he had nothing but a dagger on his body.
After escaping from danger, Dong Xueli did not return to Hanyang City, nor did he go to meet with Governor Zhang Changgeng. Instead, he asked a escaped general to meet Zhang Changgeng and report on his defeat.
Chapter completed!