"Brother Fifteen, it's not good, the Qin army is catching up."
"What?"
Duduo's eyes suddenly widened, filled with panic, and he was no longer as calm as before.
"Yang Dayan is a loser. After three thousand soldiers were cut off, the Qin army broke through so quickly."
Duduo's tone was filled with complaints, and his soldiers reported:
"The camp has been broken. Our brothers have no fighting spirit and dare not continue to fight to the death. General Yang is also powerless to save his life..."
"Okay, no need to say good things to Yang Dayan, let him come and escort me away as soon as possible."
To be honest, Duduo already regretted asking for orders to go to the front line.
Now the Qin army's pursuers are close at hand. Once caught up, there are only two endings waiting for him, death or being captured alive.
These two endings are obviously not what Duduo wants, and the only person who can successfully protect him and retreat now is Yang Dayan.
"This... fifteenth brother, after the army was killed and scattered, the connection between the two armies was cut off. General Yang Dayan went to General Tuoba Tao alone. I'm afraid he won't be able to come to protect my brother."
"What?"
Duduo's eyes were full of disbelief, but he quickly figured out why Yang Dayan would rather go to Tuoba Tao's side than come to protect him, the prince.
It's very simple. As the son of Nurhachi, Duduo must be the main target of the Qin army's pursuit. It is naturally more dangerous to come to his side.
"This dog slave, if I can go back safely, I will never let him go."
Duduo gritted his teeth and cursed angrily. As soon as he finished speaking, a cry of death sounded from behind the team.
"kill……"
Duduo turned around and looked pale with fright, because the leader was none other than Jin Tai. He quickly shouted: "Hurry, protect me and retreat quickly."
It's obviously not easy to escape under Jintai's nose, not to mention that Jintai came specifically for him.
At this time, it was just before dawn, and although the sky was getting brighter, it was still difficult to see clearly.
Although Jintai had good eyesight, he could not find Dodo among the thousands of soldiers just by relying on the light of the torch. However, he knew that Dodo must be surrounded by a large number of guards, so he rushed to them alone.
The most places have come.
"Here comes Jintai, Duduo, accept death."
Jintai roared loudly and swung his sword directly into the crowd.
The remnants of Duduo, who originally had more than a thousand soldiers, still had some resistance, but when the Qing soldiers heard that the person coming was Jintai, the god of death, they were frightened and fled in all directions. In an instant, only Duduo was left.
He recruited more than a hundred loyal personal guards.
"Now let's see where you can run."
After discovering Duduo, Jintai was immediately overjoyed. While ordering soldiers to pursue the defeated army, he also ordered soldiers to block Duduo's retreat to prevent the fat in his mouth from flying away.
"It's over."
The escape route was cut off, which made Dodo completely despair, but then a look of madness appeared on his face.
Unlike Daishan, who was greedy for life and fearful of death when faced with a desperate situation, Duduo was inspired by his ferocity when faced with a desperate situation, and made up his mind that even if he died, he would have to rely on a few people to back him up.
Under the siege of the Qin army, although Duduo bravely killed thirteen people in a row, there were fewer and fewer guards around him. He did not fall until the last guard died in battle, but brandished his sword to attack.
Fight to the last minute.
"Come on, there is no one in the Qing Dynasty who is greedy for life and afraid of death..."
Duduo screamed hysterically while slashing, but before he could finish his words, the long knife in his hand had disappeared, and then he was kicked out by a big foot, and he crawled for a while after landing.
Can't get up.
"Someone comes and ties him up."
After looking at Duduo who fell to the ground, Jintai gave a cold order.
Rather than killing Dodo, he preferred to capture Dodo alive, and the value of Dodo alive was greater.
Jintai thought that Duduo had no power to fight back, but what he didn't expect was that when the soldiers were about to tie up Duduo, Duduo actually snatched a waist knife while the soldiers were not paying attention, and then...
"Amma, I tried my best."
After a roar of grief and anger, Dodo pierced his abdomen with a knife, spit out a large mouthful of blood, gritted his teeth, and committed seppuku in front of Jin Tai.
Looking at Duduo who was still dead, a trace of respect flashed in Jintai's eyes, he took a deep breath, stepped forward and caressed his eyes.
"Clean the battlefield quickly."
"promise."
As the sun rose, the offensive and defensive battle of the third battalion finally came to an end.
Even though Tuoba Tao had a full 10,000 defenders, 5,000 of whom were elites sent by Nurhaci, he still could not defend the third battalion under Wei Qing's strong attack.
Tuoba Tao only defended for five days, and the third battalion was defeated by Wei Qing. Seven thousand of the ten thousand troops were killed in the battle, and two thousand were captured. Eight generals including Nian Deli were killed in the battle, and the fifteenth elder brother Duduo was also captured.
Forced to commit seppuku, only Tuoba Tao, Yang Dayan and hundreds of other Qing remnants escaped back to the Fourth Battalion.
Although the Qin army achieved such great results, it also paid a high price. After all, the Qing army's resistance was extremely strong.
After the war, statistics showed that the attack on the camp totaled 12,000 casualties, which was the highest casualty since the counterattack.
Wei Qing broke through the first battalion of the Qing army in five days, killing 4,000 enemies and beheading the Qing defenders, and suffered 5,000 self-inflicted losses.
The second battalion was captured in two days. Although the troops were not killed, due to Li Gan's carelessness, he was ambushed by the Qing army and lost 4,500 troops, including General Li Gan.
It also took five days to defeat the third battalion. Although 9,000 enemies were killed and generals such as Nian Deli and Duoduo were killed, the total number of casualties in this battle reached 12,000, and four generals including Han Zeng were lost.
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In addition to the losses suffered in many previous attacks, Wei Qing's troops were already severely weakened. Only 20,000 of the 50,000-strong integrated army were left, and they were all exhausted. It was obvious that they were no longer able to take on the task of attacking the fourth battalion.
Wei Qing knew that Tuoba Gui would defend the Fourth Battalion at all costs, and it was impossible for him to break through the Fourth Battalion with his 20,000 exhausted troops, so he took the initiative to write to Qin Hao to apply for rest.
"Did the 50,000-strong army fight down to only 20,000? It was really tragic."
After looking at the document in his hand, Qin Hao looked at Zhuge Liang and Liu Bowen and said: "Two military advisors, Wei Qing's troops have suffered more than half of their casualties, and they are all exhausted. It is obvious that they are no longer able to fight anymore. It is indeed time to retreat. Who can replace them?"
Where's the replacement?"
Zhuge Liang and Liu Bowen looked at each other and said in unison: "Wei Qing."
Qin Hao smiled, not surprised at all by this answer, because he actually thought so too.
"Wei Qing defeated three strong Qing strongholds in less than half a month. Although he mainly relied on the hard work of his soldiers, this achievement is an indisputable fact.
Now the Qing army is extremely afraid of Wei Qing. It can be said that Wei Qing has changed his mind, so Wei Qing is the best choice to continue to lead the army. Even if the troops under his command are replaced, he should be allowed to stay and continue to serve as the commander-in-chief." Liu Bowen said unhurriedly.
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Qin Hao nodded with a smile and ordered: "If that's the case, then use Xue Rengui's command to replace Wei Qing's command, but Wei Qing will continue to be the commander-in-chief and Xue Rengui will be the deputy."
"My lord is wise," the two military advisors said in unison.