Chapter 92 The worst one turned out to be Wu Sanfu
Night falls.
The noisy battlefield has become completely silent, and the entire battlefield is filled with the strong smell of blood and stench.
There were corpses and weapons and flags everywhere, and the land turned into patches of dark black.
At this time, Jiannu's camp was already occupied by the Ming army, and the red lady was also sitting on Dorgon's commanding post.
But no one in the commander's tent was happy to celebrate today's victory. Logically speaking, the opponent retreated first. They won the battle, but the casualties far exceeded the opponent's.
So the atmosphere in the tent was very depressing.
"The battle losses have been roughly calculated. In today's battle, our army lost a total of 60,000 infantrymen and nearly 10,000 wounded. As for the cavalry, since General Wu has not returned yet, we still don't know, but I think it should be serious!
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The red lady looked at the rough list of casualties and said slowly, sighing in her heart.
Everyone listened in silence to the horrific casualty figures. This battle was so tragic. If Dorgon hadn't escaped suddenly, the final losses would have been doubled, and even the Red Lady would have died in the battle.
"Everyone, although this battle has suffered heavy losses, it has greatly exceeded my expectations. In this battle alone, Jiannu will definitely retreat immediately, and will not be able to invade again within three to five years. This battle can be said to be a great battle for our army.
Complete victory!"
The red lady saw that everyone was listless and had to cheer up.
The battle during the day was really beyond her expectation, and she had already prepared for the worst.
That is, Li Dakai and Liu Fangliang captured the Tatar camp, and Gao Jie Liu Liangzuo fled back to the south bank of the canal with the remaining defeated soldiers.
The Chinese army was completely wiped out. How far the 70,000 front army and 20,000 cavalry could escape depended on the luck of Liu Zeqing and Wu Sanfu.
But now, not only has the Tatar camp been captured, but the Chinese army still has more than 20,000 people left, and the front army has 70,000 people, and there are still nearly 50,000 left.
The total casualties of the left army and the right army were only 20,000, which was a result that she could not even dream of before the war.
"Yes, your Majesty is right, the beating was really enjoyable this time."
Liu Liangzuo laughed dryly and said.
He only lost two or three thousand of his thirty thousand horses, but he didn't feel too distressed.
Gao Jie and Liu Zeqing on the side could only echo, but their mood was obviously not high.
Because Liu Zeqing's 50,000 people lost nearly 20,000, and Gao Jie's 30,000 people also lost several thousand.
But Liu Fangliang and Li Dakai didn't suffer much loss. At this moment, the three of them didn't understand that they were sold by the red lady?
But Lady Hong’s fifty thousand direct descendants suffered the most, and she was even determined to die.
Apart from scolding her for being stupid, the three of them really didn't know what to say.
"Okay, we are tired today. Let's all go down and rest. Li Dakai, your department will be responsible for the defense of the camp in the evening. As soon as General Wu comes back, report to me immediately."
Seeing that everyone was in a low mood, and she also felt uncomfortable, the red lady had no choice but to wave her hands and dismiss the meeting.
"yes!"
Everyone got up and left one after another.
At dawn the next day, Li Dakai and Liu Fangliang led their men to clean up the battlefield, and at this time Wu Sanfu finally returned with five thousand defeated soldiers.
As soon as he got off the horse, he fell to his knees and cried loudly, and his horse also fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth.
Most of the horses ridden by the remaining 5,000 people fell down, and even those that did not fall down were obviously useless.
"Empress, Guan Ning's cavalry is finished!"
"When my second brother comes back, how can I explain it... wu wu..."
"My Chai Feng!"
"Duduo was the one who killed that day. He chased and killed the general all night long..."
Wu Sanfu knelt beside his beloved war horse, crying like a ghost and howling like a wolf, with runny noses and tears.
"Well, General Wu, you have made great achievements this time. I will report to Your Majesty and ask for your credit. The cavalry will be reorganized after the cavalry is gone. As long as the brothers come back and the horses are dead, we will raise them later!"
Seeing that he was crying so sadly, the red lady had no choice but to come forward to comfort him.
The other general soldiers also hurriedly stepped forward to pretend to comfort him.
However, seeing the miserable state of Wu Sanfu and Guan Ning's cavalry, Liu Zeqing, Gao Jie, and Liu Liangzuo all felt better. Compared to Wu Sanfu, their losses were nothing at all.
"Empress, this is the handsome flag of establishing a slave..."
Wu Sanfu wiped his tears before taking out Dorgon's handsome flag from his horse, holding it in both hands and handing it to the red lady.
"Okay! General Wu will take the lead in this battle!"
The red lady took over the banner and rejoiced, and immediately ordered people to send it to the capital together with the good news.
It's just a pity that Dorgon's head is missing.
In fact, the reason why Guan Ning's cavalry was killed in such an embarrassing manner was mainly because Wu Sangui took away all three thousand servants, which greatly reduced the overall combat power of Guan Ning's cavalry and also lost its ability to shoot and ride.
This led to Dodo's unscrupulous pursuit all the way. If it hadn't gotten dark in time, I'm afraid they would all be dead. After all, the Tatars are all one man and two horses.
Wu Sanfu finally felt some comfort in his heart, suppressed his grief, and followed everyone into the camp.
If he had known this, he would rather go to fight with Obai yesterday than hunt down Dorgon. In the end, Dorgon was not killed, but Duduo was almost killed.
At this time, Dorgon, who was almost killed by Wu Sanfu, was also crying, beating his chest and feet in Sanhe County Yamen, full of regret.
Yesterday, the Mongolian cavalry and the Eight Banners cavalry fled all the way to Sanhe County before stopping.
The Eight Banners of Han Dynasty only escaped this morning on two legs.
There were still more than 50,000 Mongolian cavalry out of 80,000, and the number of those killed in battle was only a few thousand less than that of the Ming army.
It can be seen that as long as the infantry dares to fight and kill, relying on the formation and obstacles, they will not suffer any loss when facing the cavalry's frontal attack.
And this is under the condition that the Red Lady's 50,000 troops and their equipment are not very good, otherwise it would really be hard to say.
Although only 8,000 of the 48,000 elite soldiers were lost, Dorgon was heartbroken and bleeding.
Since the Eight Banners had never suffered such a loss since the founding of the People's Republic of China, it can be said that it has been severely damaged.
Therefore, all the Eight Banners soldiers hated Guan Ning's cavalry.
As for the 70,000 Han and Eight Banners, it was naturally the worst, with only 30,000 people able to escape.
There is nothing you can do about it. If you suffer a defeat, the infantry will always be the most unlucky.
Although they lost for a while, adding Azig's 30,000 cavalry, Jiannu still had nearly 120,000 cavalry, and the overall strength was still stronger than the Ming army.
However, the food and grass have been lost, and there is no way to fight anymore.
At this moment, Dorgon finally understood that the Han people could not be conquered by cavalry alone. He also understood that it was so gratifying that Geng Jingzhong and others came to surrender. Why did Bago go out of the city thirty miles to welcome him, and insisted on sealing the Han people despite everyone's will?
They are kings.
In yesterday's battle, if he had 50,000 more infantry, even if he had 20,000 or 30,000 less cavalry, he would still be able to defeat the Ming army.
Of course, if he hadn't been careless and that bitch Wu Sanfu had taken advantage of him, the Ming army would have also shed its skin.
But it was too late to say anything now. There was no need to send anyone to ask. He also knew that the red lady would never fight again.
Even if Dorgon was unwilling to do so, he only rested for a day before leading his army towards Xifengkou.
When they left, the Tatars finally showed their fangs. Not only did they massacre Sanhe County and snatch away all the women's food and property, they also used their horses to eat all the wheat in the fields along the way.
After resting for two days, the Red Lady left Gao Jie and Li Dakai to guard, and then led the army to slowly press forward.
After meeting up with Zhou Yuji's army in Sanhe County, they accelerated their marching speed. However, due to the lack of cavalry, they still maintained a two-day journey with the Tatars.
When Dorgon saw that the Ming army was chasing them, they were not slow, and he did not dare to graze while marching.
The people ate horse meat and the horses ate grain. After ten days, they finally reached Xifengkou.
When the Red Lady and Zhou Yuji arrived with more than 200,000 troops, Dorgon and his troops had already left the Great Wall.
Both of them were very sorry, but they had nothing to do. After all, there were too many Tatar cavalry, so they did not dare to let go of the pursuit. Rather than chasing, it was better to expel the other party from the Great Wall quickly.