The main general was beheaded, causing the Qing army on the left to collapse immediately.
Although they received the order to defend, they did fight bravely and never retreated. But on the battlefield, once the army is not organized, scattered bravery will not have any effect.
Lu Zhiqian killed a Qing general, but he didn't feel anything. In his eyes, there was no difference between Murtai and ordinary people.
"Tell all ministries to take the company as a unit. Don't stop and keep fighting until you have no strength left."
Seeing that the capture of the mountain was no longer a problem, Lu Zhiqian was dissatisfied and wanted to continue to expand the results.
He had already noticed that there was a group of Qing troops resisting in the village at the foot of the mountain.
Looking at the horizon in the distance, large groups of enemy troops are retreating rapidly.
These are all military exploits and must not be let go easily.
Problems occurred one after another in the center and left wing, and the military morale of the right wing in the east was immediately unstable.
The Qing general responsible for guarding this place was Yildeng, the tenth son of Eyidu, one of the five ministers of the Later Jin Dynasty. He had a good family background, fought bravely and strategically, and won the trust of Dorgon.
While he was commanding his men to resist desperately, he was waiting for news from the other two groups.
"Please take a look..."
The panicked screams of his subordinates made Ilden feel nervous.
He looked towards the west and saw amidst the smoke, the red flag of the Xia Army had been planted on the high ground in the middle. The shadowy figure seemed to be the Xia Army, swooping down the mountain.
He couldn't see the left wing farther away.
But since the middle lane has been broken through, it explains everything.
Ildon pulled Hwang Jae-hwan, the right envoy of North Korea's Hamgyong Province, and threatened with gritted teeth: "Take your troops and horses to guard here. If you dare to take a step back without orders, I will chop off your head."
Huang Zaihuan had already been frightened by the Xia army's brave attack and had no idea what was happening. At this time, he understood that the Qing people were treating him as cannon fodder.
He wanted to refuse, but how dare he speak?
I could only stand there blankly, filled with sadness.
Ilden raised his hand and gave him two slaps to wake him up, then pointed back.
"If a blue flag is raised in Duojiang, you can retreat."
These words gave Hwang Jae-hwan hope and allowed him to finally regain some courage.
"You will eventually understand."
After leaving the Korean army behind, Ilden immediately gathered all the Qing troops together. There was no need to carry heavy baggage. Those who could mount a horse would mount the horse. If they could grab mules or donkeys, they would do.
If you don't have any of these, you can only rely on two legs.
Tens of thousands of Qing troops fled all the way to the northeast.
Because the center was lost, Ilden did not dare to march along the main road.
The northeastern path can go to Xiangyang or Linti, and you can even join the Qing army in Jiangling.
Like Lu Zhiqian, Xiang Zuolin also led troops to charge on the front line.
"Cross cover, don't rush. Where are the mortars? Blow up that place for me."
There is a ring-shaped fortification on the top of the mountain, which protrudes slightly outward. North Korean soldiers inside can shoot arrows downwards without looking out.
Many charging Xia soldiers died on the road because they could not escape.
This made Xiang Zuolin furious, and he was arranging tactics at the top of his lungs.
The mortar team that had been following the infantry immediately set up a cannon next to him.
Time was tight, and the team leader and gunner had no time to observe carefully, so he just gave a thumbs up and closed his left and right eyes back and forth to grasp the basic data.
In a few clicks, the muzzle adjustment was completed.
"Cannonball!"
The cannonballer had already opened the box, held the cannonball in his hand, and handed it over immediately after receiving the order.
The team leader personally stuffed the shells into the barrel.
With a soft bang, the cannonball flew into the air, flew to a high altitude, turned into a black dot, and then crashed straight down.
The difference between the landing position and the ring fortification is about three to five meters.
But even so, the shock wave and debris of the explosion still caused heavy casualties to the North Korean soldiers in the fortifications, and the rest were all panicked.
"Charge up, rush up quickly, and get rid of the enemies inside."
Before Xiang Zuolin could give the order, the battalion commander on the front line was extremely alert and had already taken the lead in jumping up and running towards the circular fortification.
The distance of tens of meters, even if it is uphill, can be reached in the blink of an eye.
The battalion commander had already held the grenade in his hand, estimated that the distance was close, and immediately pulled the fuse and threw it in.
The remaining North Korean soldiers had just recovered a little, but they were all stunned by the explosion of grenades.
The battalion commander took out his bayonet, stuck it on the muzzle of the gun, and rammed it in like a cheetah.
An injured Korean soldier was wandering back and forth on the spot. Although his bow and arrow were on the string, he was pierced by the battalion commander's bayonet before he could lift it, and his vitality disappeared rapidly.
Behind the battalion commander's back, the soldiers became more and more brave, completely disrupting the North Korean defenders' defense line.
The center, left wing, and right wing are in full bloom, and it is a foregone conclusion that Pyeongchang will be captured.
"Order the 15th Regiment to advance along the valley on the right. I hope Zhu Dingyan will keep his word. I will have breakfast in Sanguli tomorrow."
The good news came frequently, which made Liu Yiyuan very happy, and at the same time, the 15th Regiment, who was eager to try, also took action.
Because all the surrounding high points have been captured, the valley below has become a smooth road.
After receiving the order, the 15th Regiment immediately poured out like a flood.
They advanced quickly along the east side of Highland 603, leaving only a small group of enemies to take charge of the enemies they encountered along the way. The large troops rushed over without even looking at them.
Although Ashdar Khan left behind troops to stop the attack, he also knew that he could not just retreat and run away. Otherwise, not to mention the risk of being overtaken by the enemy, his own organization would easily disperse.
Therefore, he deployed blocking troops along the way, preparing to resist step by step.
But the 15th Regiment came too fast, and before the blocking Qing army had time to build fortifications, they arrived in front of them.
In this situation, the Qing army had no other choice but to form an array on the flat ground and shoot at the oncoming 15th Regiment.
Encountering such an opponent, the 15th Regiment would laugh out loud.
The soldiers who were running at high speed did not need to look for their own team. They just lined up with the people next to them and followed orders.
Although Xia Jun had already firmly mastered skirmishing tactics, he was also good at lining up and shooting.
Of course, it was someone else who was shot.
The firing range of the percussion cap gun was right there, so the arquebusiers who bullied the Qing army could grab it.
The soldiers of the Xia army slowed down their advance with uniform steps, and quickly adjusted their breathing in the process.
A sharp whistle sounded.
The soldiers in the first row stood still, raised their muskets and aimed at the opposite side.
Two rapid whistles sounded.
The soldiers pulled the triggers one after another, and hundreds of muskets fired with one sound.
However, the Qing army on the opposite side was like wheat blown by the wind, losing one layer of their strength on the spot.
After finishing shooting, the soldiers immediately knelt down and reloaded bullets quickly.
The soldiers of the second row passed them, advanced three steps, and raised their muskets again.
Two hundred meters away, directly in front, Qing soldiers held matchlock guns and had no idea what to do.
At this distance, their weapons can't hit anyone at all!
