Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-fifth: Take It Easy
Marco stretched his neck to see clearly. Although his own military formation was still stable, it was still under great pressure under the desperate attack of the rebels and defeated troops.
Particularly on the front, many archers could no longer lift their arms, and artillery and muskets were fired at random. There were already broken soldiers stepping on the bodies of the mob, jumping over the chariots, and jumping into the vehicle formation.
The sword and shield soldiers and spearmen couldn't help but retreat. Every time they took a step back, more defeated soldiers squeezed in. With this continuous pressure on the front formation to retreat, the sharp formation of the Ming army was almost turning into a blunt formation.
Further away, smoke and dust were still billowing, and the sound of hoofbeats was like thunder. In addition to the more than 1,500 heavy cavalry of the Qing army that had been chasing and driving away the defeated troops, there were more Tatar cavalry running towards them from afar.
Even veterans such as Commander-in-Chief Ma Ke had their hands shaking and were feeling flustered. Looking at Ma Zhiren behind him, his face was pale and he was dumbfounded. Only his two thin legs were still shaking.
"Quickly, pass... the order to... to Ma Zhiyong, no matter what, we must... keep the formation without chaos... we must not... we must not let the defeated troops rush into the formation!" Marco roared tremblingly.
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At the same time, he yelled at the sentry below: "What are Zhao Junchen, Bao Guangfu and the others doing? Do they all want to die so much that I'm so lazy? Hu Zhongxin, where is Hu Zhongxin, where is Hu Zhongxin?"
He then yelled: "Quick...quick...quickly hurry...damn...missed the military plane...I told him to wait and see!"
Marco was obviously anxious. He turned around after yelling. Unexpectedly, his body had stiffened due to excessive fright. As soon as he turned around, he staggered and almost fell down on the chariot.
Fortunately, he has been in the military all year round, and his horse stance is quite good. He solved the problem with a half squat, thus avoiding embarrassment.
But Ma Zhiren on the side was not so lucky. When he suddenly saw Marco turning around, he was about to move forward, but his body was completely out of control and he couldn't move a step.
Just when he was anxious and confused, he saw Ma Ke staggering and almost falling to the ground. To show his courtesy, he struggled to move his steps and stepped forward to help Ma Ke.
But he never thought that his legs felt as if they were filled with lead. His legs would not move when his heart moved. His upper body was twisted, but his lower body seemed to be nailed to the ground, motionless.
It was precisely because of this incoordination that Ma Zhiren's slightly fat body fell heavily to the ground with a "snap", and his shape was extremely embarrassing.
Marco was also alarmed by this sound. He turned around and glanced around, his eyes full of disgust. He ignored it, turned around and hurriedly ran towards his horse, muttering: "Trash, you are so damned."
What a waste!"
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A large group of Qing army captive cavalry came from behind, and at a rough look there were more than three thousand soldiers, plus the Tatar armored cavalry chasing the defeated troops, and the Mongolian light cavalry on both wings.
There were nearly 6,000 enemies in front of Ma Ke's main camp, and they were all horse-armored cavalry among the Tatars. There were even thousands of broken troops who were the vanguard of the Tatars, and they were about to break through the car formation of the main camp.
Judging from the situation at the scene, it is extremely difficult for the Ma Kezheng Barracks in Shanhai Town to resist it on its own, and its defeat is only a matter of time.
Now, just to prevent those broken troops from attacking the army formation, it has almost exhausted the physical strength of the more than a thousand soldiers in front, and most of the artillery and firecrackers have no time to fire. The archers' arms are also weak, and only the servants' elite cavalry can still fight.
From this point of view, even if we want to hold on to the camp and wait for reinforcements, it may be difficult to do so.
Ma Zhiyong looked like he was gnashing his teeth. He glared angrily at the Tatar cavalry running in the distance, and thought to himself: "Is it true that our Shanhai Town army will be completely defeated here today?"
Then, he anxiously turned around and looked to the east, thinking again: "I wonder where Zhao's guerrillas and Bao's guerrillas are now, why haven't they returned to help? Hu Zhongxin's soldiers and horses are the best, where are they?"
In fact, no one is to blame for everything here. If it is really to be blamed, then it should be blamed on the civilian men and the strong soldiers who blew up the camp too easily. Perhaps as a staff general, He Youren underestimated this and failed to take strict precautions. He was derelict in his duties.
The sin is indeed unforgivable.
Now that I think about it carefully, it has only been less than half an hour since the soldiers of the left wing camp of Shanhai Town fled, and the main camp is now in danger.
If we extrapolate based on past experience, once the Ming army forms a car formation, most of them can hold on for a day and a half unless the difference in strength is extremely large. Even if it is the worst, they can hold on for at least a few hours.
No one would have thought that the thousands of soldiers and horses of He Youren's left-wing battalion would collapse before they could engage in battle with the Tatars?
Although Ma Ke's hesitation did delay some time, even if Ma Ke rushed to the rescue immediately after hearing the news, I am afraid it would be too late. Moreover, if he encountered a rout during the march, he would be more likely to break through the army formation and lead to collapse.
Ma Zhiyong saw that his infantry was already exhausted just to stop these retreating troops. He hurriedly shouted: "The cavalry is preparing for battle. Send the order, the cavalry is forming a team and preparing for battle!"
As he spoke, he called another hundred households and warned him: "Han Shichen, lead a hundred servants to Marshal Ma. Follow the Marshal's orders. If something cannot be done, you must protect the Marshal."
Han Shichen was about to leave when he was grabbed by Ma Zhiren again. He stared with a pair of blood-red eyes and said: "Remember, the commander-in-chief is here so that our family members can be safe. Even if we risk our lives, we will not be able to survive."
Protected the commander thoroughly!"
Han Shichen looked at Ma Zhiyong with firm eyes, nodded in agreement, and turned to leave.
Ma Zhiyong looked at Han Shichen's retreating back and roared at the top of his lungs: "The infantry will form a team, the cavalry will dismount and form a formation. Kill these bastards. If you want to survive, I will kill, kill, kill..."
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Finally, on the north, south, west, south, west, and north sides of the sharp formation of Mako's barracks, the defeated soldiers and civilians gradually disappeared, and everything was empty as far as the eye could see.
But if you observe carefully, you can see that the open space behind the horse-rejecting formation and in front of the chariot line is full of corpses. Even behind many chariots and in front of the Ming army's shield formation, there are also corpses everywhere.
, blood flowed into a river.
There were also some civilians who broke up. They did not rush into the Ming army's formation, but fled eastward along the gaps between the vehicle formation and the shield formation. Or they took advantage of the Qing army's unpreparedness and fled into the fields in groups.
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Of course, there were also some people who were either pinned down by others or injured and fell to the ground. In short, they finally got their wish and rushed into Marco's military formation.
After all, they were all soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty. Although they tried their best to prevent them from charging into the formation, they did not kill all the remaining civilians and defeated soldiers.
However, the Qing army's goal was indeed achieved!
The Tatars' plan was very insidious, which was to drive them to attack the rear army formation. Even if they could not be defeated in one fell swoop, at worst, it would also demoralize the Ming army formed there.
Ma Ke's main barracks was besieged on three sides by nearly 10,000 Tatar cavalry, especially those Mongolian light cavalry. They roared past the north and south sides of the main barracks, showing off their power.
At this time, in addition to the armored soldiers of the original Eight Banners of Manchuria - plain white, bordered white, plain yellow and bordered yellow - there were also many flags looming in the distance, and it seemed that Qing troops were constantly running towards this side.
It was just that the distance was too far and the colors of their armor and flags could not be clearly seen. It was not immediately possible to confirm which group of Tatar soldiers and horses they were, but judging from the smoke and dust, they were at least around four to five thousand.
Prince Dorgon, the leader of the Zhengbai Banner, was riding on a tall horse with pure white fur, looking at the Manchurian cavalry with blue flags rolling forward, looking high-spirited.
Beside him were Prince Zheng Jierhalang, the leader of the Manchuria Xianglan Banner, as well as Zhenbilu Zhumala of the Zhengbai Banner Gushan'e, and Zhenbeile Dudu of the Gushan'e Banner of the Xianglan Banner.
It turned out that the commander-in-chief of this Qing army's ambush plan was Prince Rui Dorgon, and those participating in the battle were troops from the Zhengbai, Xiangbai, Zhenghuang, and Xianghuang banners, plus more than 2,000 troops from the Eight Banners of Mongolia.
Prince Zheng Jierhalang was ordered to come to support. He came with more than 5,000 cavalrymen under the blue banner. In this way, there were more than 11,000 elite Tatars on this side.
According to Huang Taiji's deployment, the Shimenshan defense line was indeed abandoned. It was just taking advantage of the dangerous mountain shape to weaken the Ming army. Just like the Mariner camp, they abandoned the camp before engaging the Ming army. This meant
It is also showing weakness to the enemy.
By the time the Ming army marched to the south bank of the Nerv River, they had been fighting for half a day, and they must have been exhausted and their energy was no longer strong. At that time, the Tatars ambush and defeated them, and at the same time they had to bite and stick to them so that they could not escape.
Originally, according to the plan, Jierhalang was a mobile force that would support various places depending on the battlefield situation. However, Huang Taiji, the leader of the captives, saw that Dorgon's side was going so smoothly, so he defeated the Ming army as soon as they entered the battle.
Only then did Jierhalang hurriedly order a quick attack in order to expand the results on this side and defeat the attacking Ming army in one fell swoop, so as to retake Shimen Mountain and even march to the foot of Songshan City to contain the main force of the Ming army.
Keep it from looking elsewhere.
They stationed their horses on a high ground and looked at the Ming army's formation, which was already in a state of disarray under the impact of the routed troops. They were standing on the mountain with white flags and the Zhenbi Luzhu Mara. They laughed and said: "These Nikans are really...
Vulnerable!"
Jierhalang said cautiously: "Zhumala, don't underestimate the enemy. It is reported that the successful defeat of the Ming army was all thanks to the civilian men behind the formation who bombed the camp, which caused the entire division to collapse.
This is God’s help. It is indeed God’s blessing for our Qing Dynasty. With the ferocity and strength of our Qing Dynasty warriors and the help of God, we can defeat the main force of the Southern Army in one fell swoop, which may not be far away from me.”
When he said this, he suddenly stopped, turned his head and looked at Zhumala and Dudu solemnly, and said: "However, the ancients said that arrogant soldiers will be defeated. We, the Qing Dynasty, fought against the Southern Army, and although they had many victories,
, and don’t be arrogant because of this.
When it comes to the production of food and money, our Qing Dynasty is not as good as the Southern Kingdom in many places. Fortunately, thanks to the emperor's great fortune, he has strategized and pacified Mongolia and Korea successively, eliminating the constraints. This way, we can free up our hands and feet to deal with the Southern Kingdom exclusively.
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Moreover, every time we entered the Ming Dynasty, we achieved great harvests, which greatly alleviated our domestic needs and made our Qing Dynasty prosperous. It is precisely because of this that we need to work hard to prevent the emperor's efforts from being in vain.
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Kuang Nanguo is not all mediocre. Hong Chengchou, who is currently in charge of Liaodong, is not simple. Wu Sangui is also a young talent, and the emperor appreciates him very much.
What's more, there is Zhang Cheng of Xuanfu. My King Wuying of the Qing Dynasty died at his hands, and now he has beheaded one of my Gushan Ezhen. It can be seen that he is not a good person. If you encounter this thief, you still need to be careful.
It’s prudent.”
Gushan'e Zhenzhu Mara seemed to be a little unconvinced, and he said: "Prince Zheng has always been prudent, and for this reason he is quite popular with His Majesty. But what he said today may seem to have the effect of inflating other people's ambitions and destroying his own prestige!"
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Du Du interjected from the side and said: "What Prince Zheng said is absolutely true. Although the Southern Army is not something to worry about, we cannot underestimate it. There is a saying in the art of war: Don't underestimate the enemy.
Isn’t this a way of boosting others’ ambitions!”
Zhumala just grinned and didn't say anything back.
In fact, privately, he also believed that what Jierhalang said was not unreasonable. If the Ming army was a little more capable of fighting, his own offensive would not be so smooth.
But as Dorgon's bannerman, he couldn't let Jierhalang steal the limelight, so he said these words.
Sure enough, Dorgon spoke at this time: "Prince Zheng, judging from the Ming army's formation, it is difficult to hold on for a long time, but I don't know when the reinforcements will arrive."
Several people rode to watch and saw the Ming army formation of Shanhai Zhen in front. They were in danger under the impact of the defeated troops, but they were still struggling to support it.
Our own iron cavalry formed a group in front of the formation, watching eagerly, while the light cavalry were scattered on the north and south sides, wandering back and forth, as if they had a firm hold on them and could be defeated at any time with a drum.
Jierhalang looked confident, and said with a smile on his face: "Ma Ke has not returned letters to me before, and he seems to be getting closer. Why don't we push him too hard? It may be of great use in the future."
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Dorgon was also a little hesitant about this. If he could strike with all his strength and defeat the army at once, it would not be difficult. However, as the core leaders of the Qing Dynasty, they all knew about the correspondence between Ma Ke and Huang Taiji.
Jierhalang shook his head and said with a smile: "Prince Rui, do you want to use Marko to celebrate your ancestor's birthday?"
He then continued with some hesitation: "We have been fighting with the Southern Army in Liaodong for many years, and their generals are not willing to sacrifice their lives to save others.
And the weight of Ma Ke is not comparable to that of Jinzhou City and Zu Dashou?"
Dorgon didn't say anything. His eyes were flying, as if he was thinking about something. After a moment, he said calmly: "Azigni is not here to report. The Southern Army is attacking urgently, and Shimen Mountain may be breached at any time.
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He turned to look at Jierhalang, raised the corner of his mouth, smiled evilly, and said with gleaming eyes: "Even if he couldn't wait to save Marco, would he still stop at the East and West Shimen? Governor Hong
Do you dare to disobey military orders?
Tangtong in Miyun has already passed the sailor camp, so we are waiting for work. They are hungry and tired. No matter how many people come, they are just adding food to us."
"Hahaha……"
At this time, waves of Qing cavalry continued to run forward, forming a formation in front of Ma Ke's sharp formation, while the Mongolian light cavalry on both wings continued to shoot waves of arrows into Ma Ke's camp.
These northern knights are all Mongolian herdsmen who are good at riding and shooting!