Perhaps Li Yongfang pinned his main hope of breaking through the Ming army on Zu Dashou's gun squad; or perhaps Li Yongfang was simply unwilling to become Zu Dashou's cannon fodder, so his own strength would help Zu Dashou achieve Zu Dashou's success.
of merit.
Therefore, Li Yongfang's men and horses on both sides seemed to be fighting lively. In fact, after the first wave of attacks, they found that the Ming army on the opposite side was not only well-equipped but also extremely powerful. They decisively slowed down their offensive.
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It's not that you can't attack it, it's a question of how many people need to die to get it in. If there are heavy casualties, but you can't even claim to be successful in battle in the end, that's what a fool would do.
Almost everyone is waiting for the Fire Gun Team to break through the front and wait for the Ming army to collapse. In that case, even if they have no military exploits, they will not suffer much damage. It is impossible for the Fire Gun Team to carry a knife everywhere like them.
Chase down the scattered deserters!
The commotion in front of the village became louder and louder. Not only did Li Yongfang say that they were anxious, but even Kong Youde was also unsure.
When Jiang Wan came to escort him, he naturally brought his armored bodyguards with him. With the strength of his bodyguards, he felt that he still had hope of holding on until dark, but he really didn't know about Jiang Wan's side.
The enemies in front of them charged in a wave, and after dozens of people died, they retreated, but no attack was seen.
He had already sent two groups of people to Marshal Jiang to check on the situation, but no one came back. He suspected that both groups had been killed by the fire cannons from the opposite side.
"No, I can't wait any longer!" He secretly made up his mind. Once the front was breached, Jiang Wan's life or death would be uncertain, and it would be meaningless for him to resist on the flanks.
The Tartars on the opposite side were mainly infantry. The military uniforms and corpses on their bodies clearly proved that they were not genuine Tartars, let alone a large group of cavalry behind them.
If he came to cut off the rear, he felt there was still hope for Marshal Jiang to escape back to the T-shaped fort.
There were shouts of killing in the distance. He raised his head in astonishment. There was still the sound of gunfire. The shouts of killing over there at this moment...could it be that the entire Tatar army was attacking.
"Everyone follow me!"
He shouted: "Follow me to save the commander!"
The armored soldiers from the Kongzi camp beside him made a rattling sound of iron leaves on their bodies. As he ran towards the middle of the village, this was also the reason why the battle just now was just a perfunctory fight. Otherwise, such a heavy armor would have been on his body.
, I really don’t know how much physical strength these soldiers still have left.
Kong Youde knew clearly that if he really decided to end the war, he and his group would all have to stay here. How many of them would survive until the reinforcements arrived, there would be almost no hope of repayment.
But at this moment, he had no choice.
"Retreat to the center of the village, hold on, hold on!"
Jiang Wan's voice rang out in the crowd, and Kong Youde suddenly felt at ease. It seemed that everything was fine and the enemy had not broken in.
"You came just in time. Then your people will hold the battle line and cover my people's return to prevent the enemy from rushing over!"
Jiang Wan ordered loudly. Only then did Kong Youde see that many people were rummaging through the pile of corpses in the ground in front of them. While these people were rummaging, behind them they were holding firecrackers and pointing towards the front from time to time.
Shooting.
They didn't stop shouting loudly. If they hadn't seen the scene in front of them, Kong Youde would have no doubt that a fierce battle was going on here.
However, he quickly reacted because someone ran back with their harvest, which was the enemy's gunpowder bag and projectile bag.
He immediately allocated his manpower to fill the gaps exposed by these people going out. Because the battle line was shortened, Jiang Wan almost completely abandoned the periphery and flanks of the village. Almost all the hundreds of people were concentrated in dozens of houses in the middle of the village.
Among the ruins of the city.
There were more people, but the defensive area was smaller. Suddenly, the manpower that was originally a little stretched actually became a little surplus.
As more and more people ran back, the sound of firecrackers on the battlefield gradually stopped, the shouts of killing gradually became smaller, and the other side also began to become silent.
"Take a rest and don't let your guard down!" Kong Youde ordered loudly, while approaching Jiang Wan: "Commander, the enemy doesn't have many cavalry, you can take the people away first, I will break up the rear!"
"No need!" Jiang Wan's face was stained, and it looked like he had participated in the battle in person: "The opponent has been hurt just now, and we should be able to breathe a little. They don't know our true or false situation. If the opponent has no plans
We are paying for it with human lives. At this time, you have to consider whether to continue to eat us or to withdraw!"
"Are they collecting the enemy's gunpowder bags?" Kong Youde saw that Jiang Wan was calm and composed and did not mention this again.
"The enemy's gunpowder is also gunpowder. Although the effect may be less effective and it is also a waste of firepower, it is enough to kill people. Now we don't care about so much!" Jiang Wan said: "The Tartar general who commanded this firepower soldier is not
He is particularly good at this style of fighting. I estimate that having so many Fire Gun soldiers die at once should make him feel distressed for a while!"
Kong Youde grinned. He knew how valuable the Fire Gun Soldier was. Thinking about the distressed look on his face at the moment, he felt relieved.
This group of Tartars are competing with their ancestors who played with firearms. Are they as willing to spend money as Marshal Jiang?
"What a pity. It would have been even more fun if we had brought an artillery team, no, even three or five cannons!" He laughed, and suddenly thought of something, and the smile on his face suddenly condensed: "Commander
, they won’t have artillery, right? There are so many of us in such a small area, and if these artillery fire comes, we will be completely destroyed!”
"The distance from here to the T-shaped fort is the same as the distance from Malanyu!" Jiang Wan shook his head slightly: "There is a high probability that they don't have them. If they do, then our lives are in danger!"
"It's better not to have any!" Kong Youde muttered, then looked at the calm expression on Jiang Wan's face, and suddenly felt that he was overthinking it. The Tartars didn't have light cannons like the Dongjiang Town artillery team. Even if they had cannons, they would only
I'm afraid it weighs several thousand kilograms and cannot be transported dozens of miles just to ambush a small Ming army of unknown size.
On the hill opposite, Zu Dashou listened expressionlessly to his son Zuk Kefa reporting the battle losses. When he heard that the gunman had killed and injured more than two hundred people, his eyebrows twitched slightly.
"These Koreans have dispersed. They have never seen so many people die at once!" Zukefa said with some dissatisfaction: "I killed a dozen of them on the spot who were fleeing, and then gathered the remaining ones.
However, I’m afraid these people won’t be of any use anymore. If I force them to go up, I’m afraid they will mutiny on the spot!”
"There's no telling how useful they can be!" Zu Dashou snorted: "Let them withdraw and leave some people to deal with the Khan. Not to mention the fire gun team we spent so much money to build. In one battle,
Just clean it up!"
He turned to Li Yongfang: "In the next war, we will rely heavily on General Li's troops. Is there any problem with General Li?"
"There is a problem!" Li Yongfang nodded solemnly: "My men who attacked on the flank reported that the enemy was a sergeant in heavy armor. I dare not say that one is worth ten. It is too easy for ordinary soldiers to kill such a heavily armored sergeant.
It has been damaged. This Ming army is not a small Ming army safari group as expected by the commander-in-chief. I am afraid it is the outpost of the main force of the Ming army!"
"What do you mean, the Ming army is planning to invade Malanyu because of the destruction of the previous Ming army here, and these few hundred people are the vanguard?"
"Yes, otherwise, there is no reason to explain that the Ming army's combat power would be so strong!" Li Yongfang said calmly: "If a small group of Ming army saw us, their first reaction would be to run away, but the other party immediately occupied
This village is holding on, more like attracting us firmly, waiting for the people behind them to come immediately and surround us!"
"Really?" Zu Dashou knew that this was not the case, but he couldn't help but frown at this moment.
"We have already lost nearly five hundred brothers. The Ming army on the opposite side is afraid of less than a hundred casualties!" Li Yongfang said: "If we annihilate them all, how many more brothers will we have to die? If the enemy comes with reinforcements, how many more brothers will we still have to die?"
Can you walk away?"
There was a look of worry on his face: "This place is less than forty miles away from the Ming Army's T-shaped fort. Even if their reinforcements are all infantry, they arrived in almost two hours..."
He looked at the sky: "We have been fighting here for more than an hour..."
Zu Dashou knew that this was Li Yongfang making excuses for withdrawing his troops. This guy didn't want to fight anymore. Even if he won a battle, his side's losses would be far greater than the enemy's, so it could only be called a tragic victory.
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Zu Dashou himself was not willing to fight such a battle.
However, Li Yongfang's excuse was not completely unreasonable. If the enemy's reinforcements were really on the way, he would have to consider how many of the two thousand people he had left could return to Malanyu.
Every battalion in Dongjiang Town is equipped with firearms. He knows this. If the enemy comes and there is a fire rifle team of hundreds of people from the opposite side, plus the cooperation of other soldiers and horses, he will have more than two thousand people.
The rout is a visible thing.
"Father, there is one more thing!" Zukefa said at the side: "The Ming army on the opposite side collected a lot of gunpowder bags from the dead people of our gun team..."
"The fire gun team goes first, and your men are behind!" Zu Dashou pondered for a long time, and finally decided not to take the risk, and evacuate them all before dark!"
"What if the Ming army pursues us?" Li Yongfang said.
"Heavy armor, fire guns, if they dare to come out of the turtle shell to pursue us, wouldn't that be just what we want?" Zu Dashou sneered: "Don't tell me, you don't know how to fight such a battle with a bunch of people.
Heap them to death too!"
"Understood!" Li Yongfang replied readily: "Please take the first step, Commander-in-Chief, and the future will be decided!"
"By the way, ask which battalion the opponent is from Dongjiang Town. They fought well!" Zu Dashou pointed at the opponent: "Tell the leader on the other side that if you bring someone to join me, Zu Dashou, I will guarantee him a hereditary participation."
Will……"
Time passed by slowly. Jiang Wan and Kong Ziying, who were waiting in the center of the village, did not see an attack from the opposite side, and they became slightly confused.
However, Jiang Wan originally wanted to delay the attack until dark. If the opponent did not attack at this moment, it would be just as he wanted, and he would naturally not take the initiative to attack.
About half an hour later, the fog in the middle of the battlefield was completely blown away by the wind in the countryside, and a loud voice came from among the corpses on the ground.
"Don't use firecrackers on the Ming army across the way. Our general has something to say..."
Many people in the center of the village turned back to look at Jiang Wan in the crowd. Jiang Wan nodded slightly: "Don't fire, let's see what he says!"
"Our general wants to know which general and his subordinates are on the opposite side?"
Jiang Wan looked at Kong Youde: "Go and tell them that delaying time is the main thing!"
Kong Youde nodded and strode up to reveal his figure: "I am Kong Youde from Kongziying in Dongjiang Town. Who is opposite me? Do you want to fight? If not, I will tell the boys to eat something and rest to refresh themselves."
Let’s come again!”
"Kong Youde..." Li Yongfang narrowed his eyes slightly. Zu Dashou had expected that he was indeed a general. These people must be his servants. No wonder he is so powerful in combat.
Since there are all generals on the other side, Li Yongfang couldn't say anything about the "hereditary generals" promised by Zu Dashou before he left. The generals of the Ming Dynasty could support hundreds of armored servants and hundreds of people.
A fire gun soldier, a general like Dajin is not as good as others, so what can he do to attract others?
"Tell the other party that this is the end of the day. I, Li Yongfang, will personally lead my troops to his T-shaped fort to have a good discussion with him the next day!"
He didn't want to weaken his prestige, so he ordered with a loud voice: "If General Kong still has many armored sergeants, you might as well prepare them all to save me, Li Yongfang, trouble!"
"No need to go to such trouble. I, Kong Youde, will take Kong Ziying to Malanyu to get Li Yongfang's head!" Kong Youde laughed wildly: "If you want to escape, you should set up a trap quickly, otherwise, you will prepare to kill him today."
Keep your head..."
"The front team changes to the back team, cover the flanks, and retreat slowly..." Li Yongfang ordered without changing his face: "All armies are ready at any time. Once the Ming army pursues them, kill them with a carbine!"
Kong Youde cursed and said a few more harsh words, but saw that the loud voice on the opposite side had returned to their formation. Behind the confrontation, the enemy troops were already slowly retreating.
"Really gone?"
The observation soldiers on both sides also came to report that they had observed the enemies on the flanks and were slowly retreating.
"Stay unchanged to cope with all changes!"
Facing Kong Youde's inquiry, Jiang Wan shook his head slightly: "Whether they are really retreating or pretending to retreat, we will remain unmoved. We originally planned to wait for reinforcements here and continue to hold on until the reinforcements arrive!"
"If the reinforcements really come!" Kong Youde thought: "Commander, why don't we just do it without doing anything else? Let's scare them and go to Malanyu City for a walk!"
"Do you really want to go to Malanyu for a stroll?" Jiang Wan asked with a smile.
"After being surrounded and beaten for a long time, even the clay figures are a bit rustic!" Kong Youde said: "The distance of dozens of miles can be reached overnight. If the soldiers are separated, they are not afraid of not being able to come back. In short, let's go to Malanyu
After walking around for a while, they will have to make some considerations when they come out later..."