The melee between the two armies just now had severely weakened Jiannu's strength. At this time, there were only more than a thousand capable soldiers left, and they could no longer hold on.
Under the command of another Jia Laerzhen, Jian Nu fought and retreated. However, the morale of the Ming army was high and they pursued Jian Nu relentlessly. Most of the Jian Nu were swept and annihilated by the Ming army, leaving only
Less than eight hundred horses escaped.
The Ming army also suffered nearly 4,000 losses, especially He Shixian's 5,000 cavalry. Most of them were damaged and were no longer able to continue the pursuit. He Shixian quickly sent people to report the victory to Xiong Tingbi, while he led his troops to seize the time to collect the surviving horses, armor, and weapons.
, cutting off all the heads of Jiannu was a great achievement.
"Master Beile, let me lead three thousand bannermen to defeat these bright dogs!"
"Don't be careless. The leader of the Ming army is Xiong Manzi. He is not comparable to those trash. Thousands of people are just sending themselves to death."
Huang Taiji looked at the Ming army on the opposite side, which was well prepared, and did not dare to attack easily. As he said, the Ming army on the opposite side was different from other Ming armies, at least with some military power. Even if he could defeat Xiong Manzi, his two banners and troops would still have to sacrifice a lot.
The price is low, and the number of slaves is already small. He will not do such a thing, killing one thousand enemies and damaging himself eight hundred.
He was waiting for the two armored men with yellow flags to attack from behind, so that he would be sure of victory.
"Taitai, General He won a great victory and killed thousands of Jiannu. There is no need to worry about the rear."
"Okay, here's my general's order to have the whole army retreat in batches. Li Jingsheng, you lead three thousand troops to quickly join forces with He Shixian and prepare to set fire to the forest outside the mountain forest. In addition, quickly report to Li Bingcheng and ask him to lead his troops out."
Fort response."
Hupiyi could not be saved. Xiong Tingbi could only try his best to ensure that the more than 20,000 cavalry could retreat safely. He personally left command, and the Ming army began to slowly retreat.
The space here has expanded, and it is simply a paradise for cavalry. Our own army is not as strong as that of Jiannu. Moreover, our own army is smaller than that of Jiannu, so there is no way to fight.
The roads in the mountains and forests can only accommodate less than ten cavalry. As long as they retreat into the forest, they still have a chance of survival. As long as the large-scale cavalry of Jiannu cannot be used, then they still have a chance.
When the Ming army mobilized, Jiannu on the opposite side naturally saw it.
"Master Beile, the flags of the Ming army are flashing and they seem to be moving back."
When Huang Taiji saw this, he also knew that the Ming army was about to retreat, so he rushed forward with two flags and horses without hesitation.
"Taitai, Jiannu has charged into the battle, what should we do!"
"Don't panic, stabilize your formation, prepare your crossbows, and when Jiannu reaches eighty paces, listen to my command and fire a volley."
When Jiannu entered the shooting range of the Ming army, Xiong Tingbi quickly ordered them to be fired. The Ming army had crossbows, and so did Jiannu. Compared with the Ming army, their crossbows were more powerful.
It was difficult for the Ming army's arrows to break through Jiannu's heavy armor, but it was not difficult for Jiannu to break through the Ming army's layer of armor.
When Jiannu reached thirty steps, most of the Ming army had retreated into the forest, leaving only more than two thousand people at the entrance. Xiong Tingbi quickly ordered the entire army to retreat directly through the bushes and woods.
In the past, he slowly moved closer to the official road, and at the same time, he also had the intention of luring Jiannu to pursue him. I don’t know how many lives he will have in the end, but this is already Xiong Tingbi’s greatest effort.
"Ignore these bright dogs, follow Ben Beile to chase down the main force of bright dogs from the main road, and capture Xiong Tingbi alive!"
Huang Taiji of the Ming Dynasty did not pay attention to these Ming troops at all. He personally led Ba Yala of Zhengbai Banner to bear the brunt and chased Xiong Tingbi all the way.
"Taitai, Huang Taiji is catching up soon, Taitai, leave quickly, we are about to cut off the queen!"
The confidants of Xiong Tingbibiao's camp led more than a hundred people to attack the white-armored soldiers of Jiannu. On this narrow road, even the white-armored soldiers of Jiannu could not defeat them for a moment, and they were delayed for half a quarter of an hour.
, bought valuable time for Xiong Tingbi.
He Shixian, who was responding outside, was now very anxious. He had already prepared firewood and oil, just waiting for Xiong Tingbi to show up.
Most of the Ming troops had already rushed out, but He Shixian still didn't see Xiong Tingbi's shadow, so he almost couldn't help but lead his troops in.
"General He, the platform is right behind, hurry up, prepare the torches!"
Upon hearing this, He Shixian breathed a sigh of relief and quickly ordered his men to light a fire.
Although it was extremely cold in Liaodong at this time, it burned quickly with dry firewood and oil.
Huang Taiji, who was behind, had been thrown far away by Xiong Tingbi because he had been blocked before. He saw black smoke billowing in the sky and shouted:
"It was clear that the dog was deceitful. After the order was sent, the army retreated quickly, and the others rushed over with Ben Beile."
After Xiong Tingbi came out of the forest, he ignored the pursuers behind him and galloped away directly. They could no longer catch up.
After Huang Taiji came out, he could only vaguely see the backs of the Ming army. He secretly thought that it was a pity that Xiong Manzi was really difficult to deal with.
"Where have Anjia and Bayala gone? Ben Beile insists on executing these two dog slaves!"
Anjia and Bayala were the two Jia La Er Zhen who had sneaked around and attacked earlier. If these two dog slaves hadn't missed the important event, today's battle would definitely have annihilated the Ming army.
"Sibeile, our scouts found a large number of corpses in the plain over there, both from our army and the Ming army."
The Ming army was in a hurry to retreat and had no time to collect the corpses. They simply collected some trophies, beheaded Jiannu and took him away.
When Huang Taiji arrived at the scene, he only saw corpses on the ground. Except for the Ming army's, the others were all headless. It didn't take much to think that Anjia and the others must have been defeated here.
"Four Belles, Bayala comes to plead guilty!"
Bayala did not return the same way. He suffered heavy losses this time, and Anjia had already died in the battle. He knew that he would not survive. He had been hiding on the other side of the mountain and watching the movements of the Ming army, trying to find opportunities.
It's a pity that He Shixian didn't give him a chance.
Huang Taiji looked at the hundreds of defeated soldiers behind him, and became furious. He picked up his riding whip and cursed at the same time.
"Take him away and let Father Khan deal with him!"
Nurhachi, who had captured Hupiyi, was in a very good mood. Although Zhenglan Banner suffered more than 1,600 casualties, he could still accept it.
He had the much-needed winter supplies, and he also captured the important connecting town between Liaoshen and Shenzhou. It would be much easier for him to attack Liaoshen and Shenzhou in the future. In this battle, he killed nearly 10,000 Ming troops and four Nikan (common people).
Fifty thousand, he was preparing to rush to the aid of Huang Taiji.
"What? More than two thousand bannermen died?"
"Huang Taiji, you have disappointed me so much. I, Dajin, have never fought such a battle, and the Ming army was able to retreat intact. Please tell me the story of this battle in detail."
Huang Taiji knelt on the ground and honestly told him everything from the beginning to the end when he ambushed He Shixian.
When Nurhachi heard Huang Taiji say that the leader was most likely Xiong Tingbi, he felt even more that he had missed out on 100 million. If he could kill Xiong Tingbi, Shenyang would have it at his fingertips.
"From this point of view, this battle cannot be entirely blamed on you. There is nothing wrong with your tactics. It's just that Xiong Tingbi is not comparable to a waste like Yang Hao."
"However, you are defeated after all. This time your share of the white flag will be halved, and you will be fined five oxen to make up for the loss of the yellow flag!"
"Slave thank you father!"
"After dragging Bayala to death, his family members were demoted to the rank of Bao Yi, as well as the two groups of Jia La. They are no longer worthy of being my banner warriors of Dajin, and they are all demoted to the rank of Aha!"