Dorgon also went through a fierce psychological struggle when he issued the order to retreat.
It's not like he never thought about leading troops to charge.
In Dorgon's mind, he thought about many questions, such as how many of the five thousand men and horses of the Ming army were equipped with such terrifying crossbows?
After two battles, how much is left?
In case the opponent has very few arrows left, if this opportunity is missed, the Ming army will be well prepared next time, and when they face each other on the battlefield, the bannermen will inevitably suffer heavy casualties...
But he doesn’t dare to gamble!
If you guess wrong and lead the charge, you will first have to encounter thousands of frightened Zhengbai Banner cavalry. When the army is in chaos, the Ming army will immediately cover up and kill them. Although they are outnumbered, they will not be able to defeat them.
The enemy's overwhelming rain of arrows.
Once caught in the dense and sharp crossbow bolts of the Ming army, he would inevitably end up with the same fate as Hauge.
Coupled with the unstable morale of the army, the Ming army charged again. After much consideration, Dorgon made up his mind to escape without fighting.
For Dorgon, who was brave and good at fighting, this was undoubtedly a shame.
But being humiliated is better than losing your head!
People's thoughts were agitated, and even Dorgon was uneasy, let alone the other cavalry.
After hearing Dorgon's order, these people suddenly felt like they had been granted amnesty. They quickly turned their horses and ran away, wishing that their horses had more legs!
"Don't let them escape, avenge the people of Ming Dynasty, rush."
Following Jiang Fan's shouts, three thousand Jin Yiwei and two thousand soldiers from Shenji Battalion waved their whips and launched a charge.
During this attack, everyone was full of enthusiasm, and the Zhuge Divine Crossbows in their hands were all converted into point-shooting arrows with extremely high accuracy, and almost no arrows were missed.
Facing the overwhelming barrage of sharp arrows, the cavalrymen of Zhengbai Banner and Zhenghong Banner were unable to withstand them. Some people were hit by arrows and fell off their horses. In a short time, more than 2,000 people were killed or injured.
For those who survived, Jiang Fan did not order a follow-up blow, but just rode his horse through them. They were lucky to survive.
After all, his target is the main force of Houjin, and individual bannermen are insignificant.
"Chu Ying, take five thousand red flags to seize the rear."
Dorgon knew that the current situation was unfavorable. If it evolved into a full-scale rout, the casualties among the bannermen would be immeasurable, so he had no choice but to abandon his troops to protect the commander and let his half-brother Chu Ying take the rear.
When Chu Ying heard this, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
Now that you are in the rear, you are going to die!
But the military orders are like mountains. If he doesn't listen, he may be killed by Dorgon now. Even if he can come back alive, he will be dealt with by military law.
In desperation, he could only lead the 5,000 Zhenghongqi Duanhou.
"Warriors of the grassland, we are going to fight the Ming army to the death here!"
Chu Ying roared into the distance.
The generals around him also drew their swords out of their sheaths, preparing to fight the Ming army.
They all know that this battle is full of dangers, but in order to give more people a chance to survive, they must fight!
"kill--"
With a loud roar, five thousand red flag cavalry shouted in unison, waving their spears and swords in their hands, and launched a countercharge towards the army led by Jiang Fan.
"Courageous, but what a pity!"
Although they are in different camps, Jiang Fan still admires the determination of these people who dare to cut off the throne.
But he won't show mercy for this.
"kill!"
Soon, the two sides started a fierce battle.
To be precise, it was a one-sided killing.
Although the bannermen's archers are unique in their archery skills, they can only shoot one feather arrow at a time, and the furthest distance can only be a hundred paces.
Valley
Because the crossbow arrows of the Zhuge Divine Crossbow had a long range and high lethality, almost all of the Ming army was unharmed in the battle between the two armies.
There was no suspense in the battle. Even though the cavalrymen under the red flag were fearless and fearless, they rushed forward one after another and charged at the risk of death with their shields on their backs. However, they were shot dead by crossbows and muskets before they could break into the fifty-meter range of the Ming army.
After a battle, in less than ten minutes, the entire army of five thousand Zhenghong Banners was wiped out.
On the Ming army's side, except for a few unlucky ones whose horses were frightened and fell off their horses and were slightly injured, no one died in the battle.
Such a record is not unprecedented, but it is absolutely unprecedented.
"happy!"
Lu Wenzhao was very excited. He never thought that the war would be so easy.
Thinking about how tragic the Saarhu War was back then, and looking at this scene today, he felt that times had really changed.
If the Ming Dynasty had the Zhuge Divine Crossbow, perhaps today’s grassland tribes would have lived a life of singing and dancing without war!
"The sun, moon, mountains and rivers will always be there, and the Ming Dynasty will always be there!"
"The sun, moon, mountains and rivers will always be there, and the Ming Dynasty will always be there!"
Seeing the mountain-like scene of corpses piled up on the battlefield, the three thousand Jinyi Guards and the two thousand Shenji Battalion soldiers felt proud and elated, with cheers rising one after another.
His hero is my enemy.
On the battlefield, it's life and death.
From the standpoint of the Ming Dynasty, they would not sympathize with the enemy. When the bannermen raised the butcher's knife, they were destined to die under the butcher's knife.
After several major victories in succession, the Ming army's momentum became even stronger, making everyone excited.
Jiang Fan felt even more pleased when he saw that the morale of his soldiers was high.
Hit with one punch to avoid a hundred punches coming.
Only by beating these people of the late Jin Dynasty and subduing them will the war be completely over.
"Brothers, keep pushing forward. After this battle, you will become famous all over the world!"
Jiang Fan looked at the Houjin cavalry who were desperately escaping in the distance, and shouted loudly.
"Kill!"
"Drive out the slaves and return our mountains and rivers."
On the vast grassland, five thousand Ming troops chased more than 20,000 Houjin cavalry.
There was a stalemate for a while.
Both sides were exhausted and their physical strength was extremely exhausted.
Especially the army of the Hou Jin Dynasty. They originally planned to ambush the Ming army, took a long detour in hiding, and pursued them all the way. Their horses were already exhausted. At this time, they were frightened by the weapons of the Ming army, their morale was shattered, and they no longer had much fighting power.
However, the Ming army was still pursuing them and seemed to be determined not to give up until the enemy was wiped out.
"Why are these bright dogs still chasing me?"
Dorgon whipped his horse, looked back at the chasing Ming army, gritted his teeth, and looked at his half-brother Duduo next to him: "Go to Huang Taiji for help!"
"Brother Wang, let's go together."
Duduo has a very good relationship with Dorgon, and he knows that Dorgon wants him to survive, but he is unwilling to leave just now, but wants to live and die with Dorgon.
Dorgon looked solemn: "I can't leave. Once I leave, the morale of the army will be dispersed. Then the Ming army will pounce on them like hungry wolves. Only the red cannons of the main army can deal with them. You leave quickly, or if you don't leave, we will
That's too late!"
"Brother Wang, take care and wait until I invite reinforcements."
Duduo said goodbye with tears and led a small group of people to gallop on horseback.
After Duduo left, Dorgon was worried and shouted loudly: "The whole army speeds up, distances itself, climbs over the hillside in front, and prepares to counterattack!"
Dorgon and Hauge's original plan was to lure the snake out of its hole, but the plan failed and the Ming army was hunted down.
Dorgon was extremely angry, but he was extremely fierce. Being chased by the Ming army, which was far smaller in number than himself, he did not think of running away in such embarrassment, but prepared to fight back.