Chapter 90 Retreating the enemy for fifty miles with a yellow flag
Wang Sancai and Mayou Liang broke through the Qing army's formation again and saw Liu Yuanbin and Cao Ruohai who had separated in the morning.
"General Commander, Zhou Shaobao, let us guard the camp. The governor's army will arrive on the battlefield tomorrow." Wang Sancai reported all the information he got from Zhou Yuji to Liu Yuanbin.
Zhou Yuji's troops were not the only ones who rushed to the battlefield this time. Huang Degong, who set off from Luzhou, also realized that the Qing army might be preparing for a war on the road. He also hurriedly rushed to the Zhili battlefield in the north, and then he saw him last night
When the Tanma came out of the camp to convey the military information. Huang Degong, who realized the emergency of the military situation, rushed forward with his troops. Before Zhou Yuji entered the battlefield, the Tanma from the two departments had already contacted each other. In other words, Huang Degong's army could appear on the battlefield at any time.
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At the moment, Huang Degong, Zhou Yuji, and Liu Yuanbin are all nearby. Together, there are nearly 20,000 soldiers in the Yongwei camp alone, and most of them are newbies who have just entered the battlefield. The strategic situation has already undergone a huge change. Otherwise, Zhou Yuji would also
He is not so high-spirited. Since joining the army, he has rarely fought such a wealthy battle with many friendly forces.
Compared with the high-spirited Ming army camp, the atmosphere in Abatai's camp at this time was quite bad. Zhou Yujibu suddenly appeared on the battlefield, which made Abatai's idea of ending the war today come to nothing. Now he is in a dilemma
The choice is to stop here and the previous losses will be in vain; if we continue to fight, there will definitely be more casualties.
What to do? Abatai convened a military conference again!
"Chang Kechi, the Ming Dog on the opposite side has been fighting hard with our troops for several days, and now the lamp oil has been exhausted. Although the newcomer Zhou Yuji has some combat power, judging from the situation of today's charge, there is no new type of fire cannon and shock weapon of the Ming Army.
Tianlei, they fought fiercely with our army, but they could not gain much upper hand. Our army suffered heavy losses in this battle. If we return without success, how can we explain to Shengjing?" While the other generals were silent and embarrassed, Mandahai
He stood up and expressed his thoughts.
The battle has been fought like this, how can we retreat? If the casualties of more than 3,000 Manchu Eight Banners and nearly 10,000 Han Army Banners were not replaced by the complete annihilation of the enemy's powerful brigade, Abatai, Mandahai, and Turg San
How do you explain to Huang Taiji after you go back? If you add the previous battle losses, the situation will be even more serious. If you go back like this, there will be no results at all this time. Everyone has worked hard for several months.
, the result is no success but failure, who can accept this?
After hearing Mandahai's words, Abatai's face turned as stone. He knew the situation better than Mandahai, a young boy. But he also knew the consequences of fighting. If he couldn't win, his army would probably be destroyed.
This is a disaster. This is not outside the customs. There are no reinforcements and no safe retreat.
Just as Abatai was hesitating, the guards and slaves outside the big tent hurried in.
"Master, Deputy General Turge has arrived at the camp!"
"Turg has come to the camp? Please check in quickly! But there is a problem with the rear army."
The battle on the front line is so difficult. If there is another problem with the rear army, it will be a big trouble!
Fortunately, Turg reassured Abatai in time and told him that there was no problem with the rear army. The army had already passed Dezhou with the grain harvest and civilian husbands, and was heading to Zhili.
"Since the army is safe, Turg, why did you rush to the camp in such a hurry?"
"Baylor, this servant is here to persuade you to quickly withdraw the army from the battlefield, break away from contact with the Ming army, unite the front and rear armies in one place, and work together to get out of the border."
"Quickly withdraw from the battlefield? Turg, what did you discover about the enemy?"
"Exactly, when the slave led the rear army to go north, he encountered the troops of Huang Degong, the commander-in-chief of the Mingyong Guard Camp. However, he did not quarrel with the slave, but went north with all his strength. At first, the slave did not take this matter seriously, and until today, the slave
I heard that Baylor was still fighting hard against the Yongwei camp that came out of Minjing, so I realized something was wrong and hurried to the camp to persuade the master to withdraw his troops!"
"Huang Chuangzi is here too? Where are his men now?"
"I don't know where the specific place is! But I am sure that he has arrived nearby. Huang Chuangzi has nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses, plus the troops of the Yongwei Camp here, our army has no chance of winning this battle, and is likely to suffer heavy losses.
Because of the risk, I boldly advised Lord Beile to quickly disengage the army from the Ming army."
Another group of troops came, and they were led by famous generals of the Ming army. Their number was nearly ten thousand! Abatai knew that no matter how stubborn he was, this battle would not be able to continue.
"I am ordering all the generals to pull out their camps and withdraw from the battlefield tonight. This general will retreat to the rear and retreat again tomorrow morning."
The determined Qing army moved very quickly. In the second half of the night, they could hear the sound of withdrawing their camps. When they woke up in the morning, they saw that the entire battlefield was empty except for the Chinese army's tent.
"Is the Qing army withdrawing now?" Liu Yuanbin felt a little strange when he saw the Qing army disappearing from the battlefield.
"They should have known that the governor's army was on the left, and then withdrew overnight." Cao Ruohai also couldn't accept this fact.
"The retreat is really fast, which makes people a little unable to react in time."
"They retreated not only fast? They were fast but also quite orderly! The Holy One said that all powerful armies in the world can retreat quickly, and today I saw that it was indeed the case. After experiencing the war this time, I thought about it in reverse, and found that the Holy One said
Many of the lessons are particularly reasonable." The combination of theory and practice gave Cao Ruohai a deeper understanding and appreciation of the content taught in the general school hall.
"Yes! I didn't think this made any sense before, but now it seems that I have failed to live up to the holy will. After I go back, I must apologize to the emperor. There is too much to sum up in this battle."
While the two were talking, a trumpet sound suddenly sounded from the southeast of the battlefield, and then a large flag appeared on the battlefield. General Jingnan of the Ming Dynasty, the commander-in-chief of the Yongwei Battalion—Huang!
Seeing this big flag, the soldiers and horses of the two battalions of the Yongwei Battalion on the battlefield let out a roar that shook the ground all day long. They felt like a group of children, and their momentum changed instantly when they saw the adults who came to support them.
Abatai, who stayed behind on the battlefield, also saw the flag. He glanced at Huang Degong's handsome flag unwillingly, whipped his horse hard, and withdrew from the battlefield with the central military tent.
Everyone was fighting to the death, but in the end the limelight was snatched away by Huang Chuangzi. Abatai was very unwilling to accept it!
Huang Degong retreated forty or fifty miles from the enemy as soon as Huang Degong's flag came out. This honor was a bit too easy. But no matter what, at this time, the protagonist of the Ming and Qing Dynasty's entry battle really became Huang Degong! Whether it was Chen Xinjia,
It's Abate, they have lost the initiative in the war. The future direction of the war depends on Huang Degong's face.
The first person to realize this was Chen Xinjia, the Minister of War of the Ming Dynasty and the governor of King Qin's army. As soon as he heard that Huang Degong appeared on the Wuqiao battlefield and forced the Qing army to retreat, Chen immediately took his Chinese army tent to the front line of Wuqiao.
Rush, not caring at all which military leaders are left in the camp.