Along the Nvr River in the south of Jinzhou City, the shouts of killing shook the world, almost completely covering up the wails and cries of the wounded soldiers. Along with the mournful screams of war horses, strong soldiers continued to fall.
Ma Ke, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan Pass, led more than a hundred servants under his command and rode straight towards their own military formation. Less than a mile away from the military formation, they saw groups of infantry rushing out, crying and running for their lives.
Marco's heart skipped a beat and he secretly screamed: "It's over, it's over!"
Suddenly, he saw a group of cavalry rushing out from the defeated infantry. He took a closer look and saw that they were his servants and cavalry under his command. They were still protecting his flag, and he was immediately overjoyed.
He shouted loudly: "Children, go up and join Ma Zhiyong. Kill..."
The cavalry team opposite saw about a thousand people. They also saw Ma Ke here. The captain of the team, Cheng Ruheng, immediately led everyone to ride up to meet him.
When the two sides gathered together, Ma Ke asked hurriedly: "Where is Ma Zhiyong? Where is he?"
Cheng Ruheng, the commander-in-chief, rode on his horse and replied loudly: "General Ma led us to repel the attacking Tatars, so I ordered my subordinates to lead a team to find the commander-in-chief. He personally led five hundred servants to seize the rear."
Marco stared with big eyes and asked angrily: "When I left the camp, I was in good condition. How could the camp suddenly collapse?"
Although Cheng Ruheng has been in the front camp, he has heard some of the changes in the back camp just now, but how can he explain the situation clearly now.
He had no choice but to reply: "Commander, under the orders of General Ma, I was stationed in the middle camp on standby. For unknown reasons, the camp suddenly collapsed."
Ma Ke also knew that this was not the time to get to the bottom of things, so he stopped asking questions and just shouted loudly: "Cheng Ruheng, you lead two hundred horses forward to help the horses to fight wisely and bravely, and then look for me in the Jizhen camp."
He still had some conscience, and under such circumstances, he still did not forget to detach some troops to help Ma Zhiyong out of trouble, but that was all. After saying this, he rode straight to where Bai Guangen's formation was in Ji Town.
Naturally, Ma Zhiren rushed to catch up. He was afraid that if he ran slower, he would be left behind by Ma Ke.
However, there were nearly 3,000 infantrymen in the main barracks, plus many civilians and soldiers, the total number was already 7,000 or 8,000. From the south bank of the Nuer River to the foot of Shimen Mountain, there were defeated soldiers and civilians in Shanhai Town everywhere.
Ma Ke led the close cavalry and rode to the front of Bai Guangen's army in Ji Town, but they were blocked from the camp and were not allowed to enter. He was so angry that he rode his horse and cursed: "Little beast, go and call your Marshal Bai to come out and see me."
, I am the commander-in-chief of Shanhai Town, Ma Ke."
But no matter how much he yelled and cursed, the Jizhen soldiers guarding the formation would not let them enter the formation. Seeing more and more broken troops gathering around him, Marco also realized that continuing like this was not an option.
My own cavalry group was surrounded by broken troops. It was obvious that they also wanted to escape into the Jizhen military formation. After all, it seemed that that might be the safest place now.
He cursed angrily: "You idiot, Bai Guangen, it's useless for me to treat you as my brother."
At this moment, a commotion broke out from behind the defeated troops, with people crying and retreating to both sides. It turned out that Ma Zhiyong, the commander of Shanhai Town's main camp, led the cavalry to charge in.
As soon as he saw Marco, he shouted hurriedly: "Commander, move quickly... move quickly... the Tatars are coming... we can't stop them."
Marco felt a lot more at ease when he saw Ma Zhiyong at this moment. As a veteran, he also knew that the defeated troops were so gathered, and Bai Guangen would not open the formation gate again to let him in.
At that moment, he rode out and shouted loudly: "Children, follow me and fight out. Let's run east to find our own military formation."
Ma Zhiyong rushed forward, smashing and stabbing with his big gun to create a passage. He rushed in first and shouted loudly: "Han Shichen protects the commander, Cheng Ruheng, you kid, is responsible for cutting off the rear."
Everyone, follow me and fight out!"
"kill……"
Qianyu Shanhai Town's Dingjingqi followed Ma Ke and rushed out diagonally. They cut a bloody passage through the crowd of defeated soldiers and fled straight to the east.
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Bai Guangen, on the other hand, had a large number of troops and horses under his command, but Wu Sangui informed him that he was about to lead the troops from Ningyuan Town.
He led his troops to garrison at the exit of West Shimen. He neither attacked nor worried about the Tatar attack. After all, his own chariots and artillery had been brought in to form a tight formation. Not to mention repelling the Tatars, how could he stand still and wait for reinforcements?
Not yet?
After sending Ma Ke away just now, he couldn't help but laugh at Ma Ke in front of his subordinates.
But he still misjudged the destructive power of the defeated troops. When Ma Ke ran back again and asked to enter the camp, he initially wanted to let Ma Ke enter the camp, but when he saw that the defeated troops of Shanhai Town were gathered behind him,
, immediately refused.
Although Ma Ke led the cavalry to charge out and fled eastward, the defeated troops could not escape without cavalry. Their only hope was to hide in Bai Guangen's military formation.
At this moment, the coach ran away with the cavalry in front of them, and Bai Guangen's Jizhen Army did not open the door to let them in. Someone shouted: "You idiot, if Bai Guangen doesn't let us in, we will definitely not survive."
We will fight to the death to break in."
"Bai Guang'en, who is willing to die without saving anything, is worse than a Tatar..."
"Rush... rush in..."
The defeated soldiers were so excited that they charged towards the Jizhen army with great force.
When Bai Guangen saw this, he was furious: "Damn it, the Shanhai Town bastards can't beat the Tatars themselves, but they still want to attack my army."
He ordered: "Send the order, fire cannons and muskets, archers fire arrows, bring me swords, shields and spears!"
But it was too late. A large number of broken troops rushed to the front of the formation, which could no longer be stopped by guns, cannons, bows and arrows. Even the formation of swords, shields and spears was powerless.
Because after the spear was thrust out, there was no time to withdraw it, so it was grabbed by the desperate soldiers and had no use for it.
The chariots of the Jizhen Army broke through the Tatar defense line at West Shimen, but they were unable to stop the angry charge of the defeated soldiers of Shanhai Town. Although they were full of fear in the face of the Tatars, they had no fighting spirit.
But it does not mean that they are a bunch of waste on any battlefield. For example, they were very fierce in suppressing bandits in the Ming Dynasty, but when they encountered the Tatar soldiers, they withered for some reason!
This time Ji Zhen Ma Ke sent out more than 10,000 troops, and fought with the Tatars in the West Shimen to break the pass, and only lost less than 2,000 troops. However, the remaining 7,000 to 8,000 troops failed to prevent Shanhai Town from breaking out and charging.
camp.
Guerrilla Pan Jixi was ordered to step forward to support him. He charged forward with his shield on his left and his hammer on his right, one at a time, but none of the defeated soldiers survived if they were hit by his hammer.
But he had just repelled a wave of defeated troops and was about to fight outside the camp when he heard a roar: "Grandpa, let's fight with you!"
A soldier from Shanhai Town who was not dead suddenly jumped up from the pile of corpses, Lao Gao. He threw himself on Pan Jixi, threw him to the ground, opened his mouth and bit Pan Jixi's throat fiercely.
Although Pan Jixi quickly threw away his shield and dagger, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't push away the defeated soldiers who were biting him.
Seeing this, the surrounding Jizhen soldiers also used their weapons to attack the defeated soldier. Finally, the defeated soldier stood straight and motionless, and everyone rushed up to move him away.
However, they saw that the throat of the guerrilla Pan Jixi below had been bitten open, and bright red blood continued to gush out like a stream. His body could not stop shaking, and his whole body seemed to have been washed by blood.
Many Jizhen generals were immediately furious. The guerrilla Pan Jixi in their army did not die in the hands of the Tatars when they attacked Xishimen, but now he died in the defeat of Shanhai Town.
How could this not make people angry? All the soldiers and horses of Jizhen let out a shout and rushed towards the defeated soldiers who were still coming with weapons in hand. The two sides started fighting mercilessly again.
The officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, who were originally brothers, are now fighting like enemies. It is really painful for relatives and happy for enemies!
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Dorgon, who is as cunning as a fox, will naturally not give up such a good opportunity!
When he learned that the reinforcements of the Ming Army had arrived several miles behind the Ma Ke army formation, he had already decided to immediately attack the main barracks of Ma Ke in Shanhai Town. The purpose was to defeat it and force the defeated troops of Shanhai Town to attack and come for reinforcements.
Bai Guangen's headquarters in Ji Town.
Now everything is going as he wished. The defeated troops of Shanhai Town and the reinforcements from Ji Town are fighting together, which not only greatly consumes the energy and physical strength of Ji Town's troops.
They overturned chariots and resisted horses in many places, and rushed into Bai Guangen's military formation. It is believed that even if the Qing army did not launch an attack, the battle between the official troops of Ji Town and the defeated troops of Shanhai Town would not stop for a while.
Driven by the desire to survive, the defeated troops of Shanhai Zhen were like crazy vicious dogs. They would bite anyone they saw, and once bitten, they would not stop fighting.
But even so, their deep-rooted fear of the Tatars has not weakened at all.
Thousands of Qing troops galloped on horseback, their hoofbeats rolling like thunder, and the sound was extremely loud, almost completely covering up the roars of the Ming troops fighting each other here.
"The Tatars...the Tatars are coming..."
A cry from someone unknown brought back the humanity of these man-eating mad dogs. They instantly shriveled up and had no intention of fighting with the Jizhen soldiers anymore. They used their hands and feet to run away behind the formation.
Ma Funing, the commander of the Zhengzheng Barracks in Ji Town, rode up and shouted: "Commander Bai, run away. There are too many Tatars and we can't hold on."
After he finished speaking, he led a group of servants on horseback and rushed forward. At the same time, he shouted: "Come on, handsome Bai, let's hold you back for a while!"
Bai Guangen was also riding on a war horse at this moment. He cursed angrily: "Ma Ke, I will never spare you!"
Finally, under the protection of his generals and servants, Bai Guangen also rushed out of the military formation and fled away.
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Bai Houren is the deputy commander-in-chief of Ji Town. Among all the battalions in Ji Town, he is the only one who is famous for eating empty pay and drinking the blood of soldiers. He is known as the White Peeled Skinner.
And the soldiers and horses he led were also famous for their lack of military discipline. They killed good men and took credit for their merits, and robbed homes and homes just for ease.
But because every time there is a war, you have to rely on your servants to fight to the death to gain military exploits, or when the war goes unfavorably, you have to rely on your servants to protect you and save your life.
Therefore, the deputy commander-in-chief Bai Houren also treated the servants in the camp with unbridled favor and indulgence. No matter what trouble they caused, he would always take care of it for them.
This time, he formed a formation side by side with Bai Guangen's main camp. When faced with the broken troops rushing into the formation, he was able to organize a resistance. However, the moment the Qing army's heavy cavalry rushed in, his associate camp was the first wave to be defeated.
Bai Houren saw that the situation was not good. As a veteran on the battlefield, he naturally knew what the consequences would be if he stayed any longer. Without saying a word, he led more than 500 men under his command and fled without even thinking of gathering the camp.
of defeated troops.
After he led all the servants under his command to run a certain distance, he stopped and watched the battle, wanting to see what was going on.
Maybe he wanted to see if Bai Guangen, the commander-in-chief of Ji Town, withstood the attack of the Tatars, he would lead his servants back to gain some credit. However, the rapid defeat of Ji Town's army was completely beyond his expectation.
Seeing hundreds of Mongolian light cavalry outflanking him, Bai Houren dared to stop?
He led the five hundred servants to flee. Since there was already a crowd at the west Shimen exit, he wanted to escape first, so he ran directly to the east.
At first, I thought I had fled in the wrong direction. Just when I was regretting it, I suddenly discovered a Ming army in front of me. Looking at the flags, I suspected that they were soldiers and horses under Wu Sangui.
Due to this momentary delay, the Mongolian light cavalry on the flanks were forced forward. Bai Houren had no choice but to lead his servants in a desperate charge. He lost more than a hundred servants and finally escaped.
However, after this battle, his subordinates were also injured many times. Bai Houren even lost his helmet, his bun was loose, his hair was disheveled, his face was covered with blood, and he was in a miserable state.
Fortunately, Bai Houren's escape speed was fast enough. He stared at the Ming army formation not far to the east and rushed away, always far ahead of the countless defeated soldiers and civilians in Ji Town.
Seeing the Ming army formation right in front, he couldn't help but feel happy. As long as he escaped into his own army formation, his life would be saved.
As he ran closer and closer, he could clearly see the flags of the Ming army on the opposite side. They were Wu Sangui's soldiers and horses from Ningyuan Town. Bai Houren was so tired that he exhaled heavily at this moment. Seeing this, he couldn't help but feel refreshed.
At this moment, a guard servant suddenly shouted in horror: "Master Bai, the Tatars are catching up with me!"
Bai Hourence looked back on his horse and saw that there were more than ten Tatar Baya soldiers, leading nearly a hundred Tatar armored cavalry, gradually chasing them. He looked carefully at their armor, they were the soldiers of the Tatar Zhengbai Banner.
horse.
Bai Houren couldn't help but be frightened out of his wits. One Tatar white-armored soldier could defeat almost ten of his servants. Now, more than a dozen Tatar Baya soldiers and nearly a hundred Tatar armored cavalry were chasing him.
How are you its opponent?
Bai Houren's face was ashen, and he didn't know whether he was frightened or tired of escaping.
He originally wanted to shout loudly to boost the morale of his servants, but in his panic, his voice rustled in his throat, and no sound came out no matter how hard he tried.
Could it be that he is mute?
In panic, Bai Houren almost exhausted all his strength. Finally, a sharp and harsh voice, like a broken gong, came out of his mouth: "Run away...!"
But at this moment, smoke and dust billowed in front, and countless Ming army cavalry rushed towards us from the north and south wings.
The servants who didn't know what was going on shouted: "General, you are coming on horseback. Do you want to avoid it?"
Bai Houren glanced behind him and saw that the pursuers of Bagala under the White Banner were getting closer and closer. Looking not far away on both sides, there seemed to be Mongolian light cavalry reluctant to leave him.
He said angrily: "There are Tatars on both sides and behind us. Where should we avoid? Quickly, raise the general's flag, and we will rush through the gap in the front!"