Badali led his troops to surrender to the Datong Army, which frightened the other leaders of the Horqin tribe.
The most powerful person in the Horqin tribe is undoubtedly the brother of Manzhu Xili, Hailanzhu and Dayu'er. This man's father used to hang out with Badali's father, and they made an appointment to fight Nurhachi. In the end, they lost the battle and took the lead.
He took refuge with the Houjin Tatars.
In fact, it was Budaqi, Badali's uncle. Huang Taiji set up a flag in Horqin, and Budaqi took advantage of the situation to become independent and no longer obeyed Badali's orders.
And there is Hong Guoer, Hauge’s father-in-law...
These Horqin leaders were all the beneficiaries of surrendering to the Manchus. They were afraid that Badali, with the help of the Datong Army, would lead his troops back to the Horqin Grassland and devour all their tribesmen and the grassland.
"My lord, let's go north for a decisive battle!" Manzhu said politely.
He is Dayu'er's brother and has been tied to the Manchus for a long time. It is absolutely impossible for him to engage in rebellion.
Hong Guoer also said to his son-in-law Haug: "Your Majesty, Badali is ambitious. If he is not killed this time, when he returns to the grassland, Horqin will be in chaos!"
"Your Majesty..."
"Your Majesty..."
Leaders of the Horqin tribe, your words and my words made Hauge's head hurt.
Finally, Hauge spoke: "Withdraw troops!"
"Your Majesty, we can't withdraw!"
The leaders of the Horqin tribe were horrified. They were unwilling to fight before and were more or less lazy in secret. But after Badali defected, they wanted to fight the most and had to kill Badali.
"Withdraw your troops!" Haug said firmly, "After you withdraw to Shanhaiguan, immediately return to Horqin and divide Badali's tribe and the grassland."
Everyone looked at each other, annexing the tribes and the grassland was useless. Badali led his troops to kill them all and they were all finished.
Everyone knows that the Manchu Qing Dynasty is dying. If Badali is killed, the Manchu Qing Dynasty will be destroyed, and they will lead the people to submit to the Datong court. But if Badali is still alive, it will be the end of death.
But Hauge could only withdraw his troops. He had discussed with Mandahai and had analyzed and understood the current situation.
The Datong Army's ability to scatter so many cavalry in Yangcun can only prove one thing. Li Zicheng was either destroyed or ran away with his troops. Only when there is no big enemy behind him can the Datong Army dare to send out cavalry with all its strength to cover the southern battlefield.
Li Zicheng was unwilling to fight the Datong Army alone, and Hauge and Mandahai were equally unwilling.
That day, all the Manchu and Qing cavalry came out and wandered between Yangcun and Dingzigu, pretending to control the battlefield. After a fight, the cavalry of both sides suffered casualties. The Datong army suffered more than 300 casualties, while the Manchu and Qing cavalry
The cavalry suffered more than a thousand casualties.
The cavalry was withdrawn in the evening, and immediately left camp at night. Moreover, the whole army ran so fast that no extra civilians were left. By the afternoon of the next day, they were close to Lutai.
On the side of the Datong Army, Fei Ruhe handed over all the cavalry to the command of Li Dingguo, and more than 15,000 cavalry were pursued, including the surrendered Chahar and Horqin Mongolian cavalry.
The infantry was divided into two, and one part returned to garrison Tianjin to guard against the return of Li Zicheng's main force. The other part followed the cavalry and waited for the cavalry to bite the Eight Banners Army, and then calmly went over to fight the decisive battle.
"Da da da da..."
The rumble of horse hooves sounded, and fifteen thousand cavalry came overwhelmingly.
Mandahai said: "Lausa, you go!"
Guardya Rausa was a fierce general who was brave and good at fighting. He was selected as Karayizhangjing and has now been promoted to Melezhangjing.
This guy specializes in fighting tough battles. In history, he fought with Hong Chengchou and died because he rushed too hard and fell into the battle.
"My lord, make sure you bring back the head of the barbarian general!" Lausa dismounted and knelt down, then led the cavalry out.
There were many Manchu and Qing cavalry, mixed with a large number of mounted infantry. Together with the accompanying Mongolian cavalry, there were more than 20,000 people, who were divided into five teams and ran towards the Datong cavalry.
"Bang bang bang!"
The Datong Dragoons did not respect martial ethics. They would shoot from a long distance and then immediately run away.
After changing to flintlock muskets, the dragoons were too lazy to dismount. They rode on horseback to fire their guns, ran away on horseback, and after stopping, rode on horseback to reload ammunition.
Yuan Shizhong, who brought tens of thousands of soldiers to join the Datong Army in Henan, had been promoted to the commander of the cavalry battalion. Although he only had 500 men under his command, his combat effectiveness was stronger than the tens of thousands he had before.
The cavalry from both sides dispersed and spread across the vast wilderness.
After Yuan Shizhong fired a shot, regardless of whether he hit or not, he led his cavalry battalion to flee four or five miles away. Only after the Manchu and Qing cavalry were far away did he order to reload ammunition, and then rode towards the enemy.
"Bang bang bang!"
There was a burst of gunfire, and five hundred flintlock muskets were fired. More than a dozen of the nearest Tatar cavalry fell immediately.
After shooting, he ran away again.
The Manchu and Qing cavalry couldn't catch up. Their armor and bows and arrows only weighed twenty or thirty kilograms, and a few elites even weighed thirty or forty kilograms. How could they keep up with the dragoons who couldn't keep up with their armor?
In total, the two sides had more than 30,000 horsemen, scattered on the battlefield within a radius of ten miles.
There were no large cavalry corps charging, and they all dispersed into small teams. This was originally the customary fighting method of the Manchu and Qing cavalry. The Manchu and Qing Dynasties liked to fight like this in chaos, but now it has become the winning weapon of the Datong Dragoons.
Lausa led his troops to pursue them for several miles, but could not catch up. The Datong dragoons were so disgusting that they did not even enter the Qing's cavalry range.
The effective range of the horse bow is only twenty or thirty meters. If it exceeds thirty meters, it will be light and ineffective. The range of the flintlock gun is more than double that of the horse bow.
"You bastard, come here and fight!" the Tatar general Lausa roared angrily.
The Manchus and the Qing Dynasty learned to form dragoons, but most of them were equipped with matchlocks and only had a few hundred men in Kong Youde's hands. This was because the Manchu Qing's imitation of the new flintlock muskets was not enough.
Because of the chaotic fighting, Li Dingguo, as the commander-in-chief of this battle, had long been unable to control the overall situation. Just like the enemy general Lausa could not control the Manchu and Qing cavalry, they could only command a few nearby troops.
Huang Fei discovered the anomaly in Kong Youde's cavalry.
Huang Fei was Zuo Liangyu's general before, but he was the first to change his banner in Shandong. His military position was able to command 2,500 people.
"Blow the trumpet, surround and annihilate these Tatars!" Huang Fei rode close to his messenger.
"woo woo woo woo!"
The horn sounded, and the nearby dragoons approached, intending to surround Kong Youde's troops.
"Quickly retreat!"
Kong Youde was startled when he heard the sound of the trumpet. He was chasing too far forward and was already going deep alone. The main reason was that the traditional Manchu and Qing cavalry ran too slowly and were gradually pulled away by the Datong cavalry. Only the Manchu and Qing dragoons could keep up.
More than a thousand Datong cavalry, loaded with ammunition, quickly surrounded Kong Youde.
"Bang bang bang!"
Kong Youde led his troops to rush out of the encirclement, but left behind more than thirty corpses, including his son Kong Tingxun.
"woo woo woo woo!"
Rausa was also blowing the trumpet to gather troops. He felt that this was not the way to fight. He had to gather cavalry to engage the Datong army in close combat.
The Manchu and Qing cavalry gradually gathered together, and in just two sticks of incense, nearly a thousand people were lost.
The Datong cavalry was not in a hurry to catch up, but loaded ammunition in an orderly manner, and then slowly moved towards the enemy.
Rausa waved his flag and wanted to outflank and cut the battlefield, leaving part of the Datong cavalry behind.
"woo woo woo woo!"
Li Dingguo began to blow the trumpet and ordered the entire army to retreat without giving the enemy any chance.
Anyway, his combat goal is to hold the Tatars back and wait for the main force to come over for a decisive battle.
At this moment, Hauge and Mandahai, with their infantry and baggage troops, took the opportunity to continue marching towards Lutai. They were already very close to Lutai, and they could defend themselves by retreating instead of being overtaken in the wilderness.
Badali led his Mongolian cavalry, and his whole mind was dizzy.
He couldn't keep up with the pace of Datong's friendly forces, advancing and retreating in a confused manner. Until now, he was just running back and forth. He didn't kill any Tatar cavalry, and he didn't kill any of his own cavalry. It was as if he had come to the battlefield to hold an armed parade.
It was similar on the Daiqin side, with the Chahar cavalry passing through in a confused manner, and even being almost overtaken by the Manchu and Qing cavalry.
How did cavalry combat become like this?
The Mongolian knights couldn't understand.
The two sides fought until evening, a full four hours.
Although the fight was lively, most of the time was spent on horseback, and the casualties on both sides totaled only 2,000. Among them, the Manchus contributed 80% of the casualties. As for the Datong cavalry, only three teams were accidentally bitten, and a close battle
After the fighting, more than 300 people were killed and they successfully broke through.
That night, the main force of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties retreated to Lutai, which was still 360 miles away from Shanhaiguan.
The next day, the Manchus continued to withdraw their troops.
Li Dingguo was unable to pursue immediately because the Manchu and Qing cavalry crossed the river with the cooperation of the infantry and all waited on the other side of the nearby river.
Li Dingguo then led his troops to circle north for a full forty miles, finally leaving behind the Manchu and Qing cavalry and passing through a bridge on the Jiyun River. When he caught up with the main force of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties again, they were already approaching Kaiping Central Tunnel Guards.
The men were tired and the horses were exhausted, so they did not fight and stopped far away to rest.
They didn't bring much food, and most of their ammunition was used up. If they had to fight for another day, they would have to use their knives to kill.
On the third day, they fought for another half day, killing more than a thousand Tatars and killing more than 200 themselves. However, the ammunition was exhausted and the food was almost finished. They tried to attack at night and were discovered, so they could only return towards Tianjin in frustration.
Fei Ruhe stayed in Tianjin to take charge. Zhang Tieniu had already led his troops to pursue him. Li Dingguo's cavalry received supplies midway and then separated from the main force to pursue them.
When the main forces of the two sides met again, the Manchu and Qing forces had already withdrawn to Luanzhou, which was only 180 miles away from Shanhaiguan.
"Da da da da!"
A galloping horse came from Shanhaiguan, saying only that he had important military information to see Hauge.
Hauge opened the letter and was stunned: Yaozhou was defeated, the two white flags were almost destroyed, and the two yellow flags suffered heavy losses. Yaozhou fell, Haizhou fell, Anshan fell, and Weining Camp fell.
Hauge found Mandahai and handed over the military information letter.
Man Dahai looked at it and was speechless for a long time.
After some discussion, Mandahai said: "We can't delay, otherwise the southern barbarians from Liaodong will definitely block the passage to western Liaoning, and tens of thousands of us will not be able to go back. Let's leave tonight, abandon the civilians and baggage, and only let
The soldiers carry several days' worth of food with them."