For a moment, the war horses neighed and the earth trembled continuously.
The thick smoke of gunpowder shrouded the entire battlefield in white mist.
The crackling muskets were like twinkling stars in the dark night, and like poisonous snakes, making people shudder.
"retreat--"
After a round of volley, many more soldiers walked out from the gaps between the soldiers, raised their guns and started shooting.
What has been completed will be returned to the rear.
In this way, the impossibly thin military formation seemed to possess infinite power, forming an invisible wall of fire in front of it.
Sparks kept spraying out, but the cavalry stopped and marched forward with difficulty, only to be beaten back head-on.
"There are too many casualties among our sons, let's go!"
Almost in the blink of an eye, hundreds of cavalry disappeared, which frightened many Eight Banners.
Helpless, Niu Lu'er really had no choice but to retreat.
After they left, the remaining soldiers who were trapped in the group breathed a sigh of relief and escaped from the clutches of the clutches.
Zhang Changsheng sent people to follow him, and immediately saw the soldiers who had survived the disaster.
"In a hurry, there was not enough gunpowder at night..."
"The tent is too narrow and cannot be opened..."
Many people kept talking about it with lingering fears.
However, thanks to years of training and a short period of gathering, they gathered strength and persisted today.
After an inventory, approximately 40% of the troops were lost, and only 7,000 to 8,000 people survived. It was a heavy loss.
Commander Wu Zhong had a look of reluctance on his face. He raised his head and said: "We underestimated the enemy in this battle. We will definitely apologize to the emperor in the future. But after Jian Nu's horse stepped into the camp, the main force of the army has already left to the west!"
"Going west?"
Zhang Changsheng was stunned: "That's the main camp in the west of the city."
"That's right!" Wu Zhong gritted his teeth and said, "I suspect that he wants to break up the camp and destroy our Beijing camp."
"Okay, then I'll make another trip!"
Zhang Changsheng nodded and prepared to leave.
"How can we let you go alone? When we are defeated, it is time to atone for our sins."
Wu Zhong waved his arms: "My sons, the shame of today's defeat cannot wait until tomorrow. We must wash it away today so that we can live up to the name of the capital camp."
"We are willing to kill the enemy and never stop——"
Once the method of stimulating generals was used, morale was originally low, but now everyone is vying for the first place.
Although it has been said that he has recently joined half of other armies, it is essentially the emperor's hidden army. It has fought in the north and south for many years, and has its own pride.
"Okay, I'll go rescue the right wing later."
Zhang Changsheng is incompetent.
The more strength, the more protection.
Immediately, everyone formed a square formation and quickly left the military camp.
The military camp was in a mess and obviously not suitable for defense.
When they came to the west of the city, they saw that half of the fence of the camp had been broken, and many soldiers were trying to fill the gap at all costs to prevent the cavalry from invading.
"Come just in time!"
Zhang Changsheng and Wu Zhong breathed a sigh of relief and eagerly joined the battlefield.
At this time, Hauge also noticed the pursuers and smiled: "They ran pretty fast."
"pity!"
Sighing, Hauge said nothing and led the army to withdraw from the battlefield.
This time, he went to the north of the city.
Immediately, the three-winged army continued to chase behind him, eager to rescue the camp in the north of the city.
At this time, Zhang Changsheng asked Wang Zhen, the right-wing commander who had just been rescued: "How come there are so many soldiers and horses in Jiannu?"
"It was confusing at first."
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Wang Zhen sighed and said: "There are only more than a thousand people, leading two or three thousand war horses, and there are many torches. It looks like there are many people."
"When I came to my senses, I planned to attack and capture it, but a group of powerful cavalry arrived and almost penetrated the military camp."
"So, there aren't many people who build slaves."
Wu Zhong squinted his eyes: "The others are just to spread suspicion. They came for me from the beginning."
"Only in the south of our city is there a real large-scale cavalry."
"The enemy is insidious and cunning!"
Zhang Changsheng nodded: "We almost broke two battalions in a row. Our Beijing battalion's reputation has been tarnished."
"It's just that I don't understand why they do this?"
"The cavalry can't rush into the city, can they?"
"No matter how many there are, just fight!"
Wu Zhong couldn't swallow this breath and gritted his teeth.
"It's better to return to the city and defend Yangzhou City. After all, His Majesty is still in the city."
Wang Zhen, who had suffered only a small loss, frowned and said, "All our capital camps combined are not as important as His Majesty."
This time, Zhang Changsheng was in a dilemma.
He is just a one-wing ruler, with equal status to the two of them. Although he has received the imperial edict, he does not have the right to rule within it.
"There are still thousands of people in the city. Let's run close to the city wall. If anything happens in the city, we will take care of them."
Zhang Changsheng gritted his teeth and said.
He really didn't want to give up such a great achievement.
As a bodyguard in the middle wing who protects the emperor, it is really difficult for him to have the opportunity to make meritorious deeds.
The other two could only obey.
Hauge, who was running in front, looked back from time to time and saw the Ming army following closely, and said curiously:
"How can they see?"
According to the fixed thinking of the Manchus, the Ming army was not only weak in physical strength, but also afraid of close combat. They were even more blind at night, and what they feared most were night attacks.
But this Ming army was different. It had the moonlight above its head and held a torch. It looked like it was broad daylight. Although it was a little slower, it was not blind after all.
"Master, there is no movement in Yangzhou City. The city gates are closed and there are no intruders."
At this time, the deputy general couldn't help but said.
"How brave!"
Hauge's face was solemn: "The four armies were surrounded and Yangzhou City was in such danger, but he sat still and refused to leave. His courage was extraordinary."
"Master, could it be that the false emperor had gone underground a long time ago, or is he not in the city at all?"
"It's possible!" Hauge squinted his eyes and said, "But it's also possible that they saw my bluff and took a bet this time."
It turned out that Hauge gave up his plan to raid when he saw the Yangzhou City Wall.
Without internal support and no artillery, it would be unreasonable to rashly want to capture Yangzhou City, or capture Emperor Ming alive.
Therefore, since the first goal cannot be achieved, we can only achieve the second goal: to scare Emperor Ming away.
Just like in the late Northern Song Dynasty, Zhao Gou took Yangzhou as his base and looked north to the Central Plains.
Later Jin sent cavalry to raid thousands of miles away in an attempt to capture him, but Zhao Gou fled first, leaving the entire court and army behind.
Such majesty was ruined, and a mutiny broke out soon after, and he was forced to abdicate and become the supreme emperor.
Therefore, Hauge asked his followers to ride horses, wear armor, and lead spare horses to besiege the four camps.
In this way, it created the illusion that the Qing army was attacking in all directions and the Ming army was difficult to defeat.
At that time, whether it is weakening the Beijing camp or forcing Zhu Yixi away, it will be a great victory.
Of course, weakening the Beijing camp was the most important, so he used his main force to make continuous raids.
But the Ming army's tenacity still exceeded his imagination.
And the emperor in the city defended the city steadily, which was unexpected.