Eshun led the defeated army to escape from the mountains and forests. He was relieved when he saw the response from his own people.
Bolo couldn't help but be surprised when he saw them abandoning their helmets and armor one by one and looking in such a miserable state. Since the Nurhachi Thirteen Armor Rebellion, the Qing Dynasty had not lost any battles, but it had never been defeated.
They were in such a state of embarrassment that even when Yuan Chonghuan was guarding Jinning and severely wounded Nurhachi at the foot of Ningyuan City, the Qing army was defeated miserably, but they did not look so terrified.
So Bolo hurriedly called Eshun to come to him and asked in detail about the process of entering the mountain to fight.
It didn't take too long for Eshun to lead the army into the mountain, almost an hour and a half. However, when he entered the mountain, he had nearly 700 men and horses, but when he came back, there were only less than 500 left. Eshun, Niulu's men and horses, totaled
Thirty-seven flag soldiers were killed, including 15 armored soldiers, 22 auxiliary soldiers, and 55 follow-up soldiers.
In fact, after entering the mountain, because the Manchu Eight Banners soldiers were protected by heavy armor, the Muling Army's bows and arrows did not do much damage to them. And later they formed a circular formation for defense, so their losses were not great, and most of them died.
They all belong to the Han army.
But the bad thing is that when they retreated down the mountain, the Qing troops were all focused on escaping. No one cared about their formation and ran down the mountain one after another. At this time, those followers who were only wearing cotton armor, leather armor, coats or
The Han army with a single layer of iron armor took advantage of its smaller burden. However, those armored soldiers wearing two or three layers of heavy armor were left behind at this time. Their heavy armor could effectively protect them in normal times, but now
But it became a burden.
And as the saying goes, it's easier to go up the mountain than down the mountain, let alone go down the mountain wearing heavy armor weighing 60 to 70 kilograms. Plus, if you are flustered, you will stumble and fall if you are not careful. It would be better if you arrive on flat ground, just fall.
It's just a mouthful of mud, and you can run again when you get up. But when you fall on the mountain, you will roll and roll down the mountain. You won't stop until you hit a big tree or rock. But
At this time, the whole person had been hit with a bruised head and bleeding. Even if he did not die, he was so dizzy that he could not get up. Therefore, most of the Manchu Eight Banners soldiers actually died while going down the mountain.
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After listening to Eshun's story about what happened after entering the mountain, Eshun was so angry that he stamped his feet and beat his chest, with smoke coming from his orifices. He felt that he had never fought such a frustrating battle since he led the army. He had nowhere to vent his anger, so it was just right.
At this time, another group of Shu troops emerged from the mountain forest, shouting, laughing, jumping and jumping at the Qing troops. It seemed that they were deliberately trying to fight against Boluo.
Bolo was still able to suppress the fire, so he was about to give an order at that time to mobilize all the troops and go into the mountains again to pursue the Ming army. But he was stopped by the two Jia La next to him, who kept saying: "Beizi, Beizi, can you
You must not be fooled. Ming Gou is deliberately trying to lure you into the mountains. By going there, aren't you just falling into Ming Gou's trap? So you must not go."
Borg is also a person who has been on the battlefield for a long time. He would not understand this truth. The Shu army had clearly planned this. It was obvious that they were familiar with the terrain in this area and had already set up an ambush in the mountains, just to push the Qing army towards
Leading from the mountains. Moreover, this mountain range is hundreds of miles away. Even if I bring all the more than 5,000 men and horses in, I am afraid that they will not be able to fill up a single mountain. After entering the mountains, they will definitely be beaten by meat bags and dogs. It was just because I was so angry that I acted impulsively.
He gave the order to go into the mountain, but his subordinates tried hard to persuade him, and finally he suppressed his anger and stopped insisting.
But now the Ming army is on one side, and the army can't move forward. It can't fight, it can't move, and Bolo is also trying to make plans. Later, he finally followed the advice of a Jia La E Zhen. Anyway, there is no time to waste now.
If there is less, we will not be able to reach Muling Pass before dark, so it is better to camp on the spot, rest, and wait for Shutian Turge's army to arrive before making plans.
Bolo had nothing to do now, so he had no choice but to follow his plan and ordered the entire army to camp in the stronghold and prepare to rest. At the same time, he ordered the Qing army to defend strictly to prevent the Ming army from attacking again.
However, Wu Hansheng and Zhou Qi saw that the Qing army was very tightly guarded and did not dare to launch an attack rashly. It was indeed getting late at this time, so they led the Muling army back to the mountains and forests.
Seeing that the Ming army retreated, the Qin army finally breathed a sigh of relief, but Bolo did not dare to be careless and arranged double sentries to keep vigil. Then with an uneasy mood, he went into his tent to sleep.
After listening to Wu Hansheng's report, Shang Yi couldn't help laughing. Since the day the reconnaissance team was established, Shang Yi has actually trained the scouts as special forces. He has devoted no less effort to the reconnaissance team than the musketeers.
.Now it has finally begun to bear fruit. Although in Shang Yi's opinion, compared with the special forces of later generations, the current reconnaissance team can only be regarded as amateur level, but in this era, it is almost unique. And in this era
In the future, it will play an increasingly important role on the battlefield.
In this battle, the reconnaissance team put their skills to the test and immediately showed their talents. A total of 446 soldiers were killed, including two white-armored soldiers, five horse soldiers, five combat soldiers, three infantry soldiers, and twenty-two soldiers.
An auxiliary soldier captured fifteen people and seized hundreds of pieces of armor and weapons. More than five thousand taels of silver were also found from the soldiers. However, the reconnaissance team itself only lost nine people, and another
Eight people were injured, which can be said to be a great victory.
When Xiao Wenjun and Han Zhi, sent by Zeng Hualong, saw that Shang Yi had obtained more than 400 Qing army heads and captured 15 prisoners, they couldn't help being surprised and happy. Could it be that Shang Yi knew how to do it?
Planting human heads? The nearly 900 heads previously were not used up, but now there are more than 400 heads. How many heads does he need to collect before he is finished?
However, after the Qing army was ambushed, Shang Yi was a little moved by how they immediately formed formations to defend themselves. After all, they were elite troops who had experienced hundreds of battles. At the most critical moment, they were still able to make the most correct choice and avoid unnecessary mistakes.
A comprehensive defeat must not be taken lightly against them. However, when the Qing army formed a circular formation, it would be easier if the reconnaissance team had firecrackers. With just a few shots, the Qing army would definitely be unable to resist.
It's just that there are not many fire cannons in Muling Pass at present. Including the more than fifty new fire cannons that were later manufactured, there are only more than four hundred and sixty. Because they are still needed to guard the pass, they cannot be given to the reconnaissance team for the time being.
Yes, we can only leave it like this for now. Let’s talk about it later when there are more guns.
Shang Yi then ordered that the news of the victory of the reconnaissance team and the beheaded heads of the Qing troops should be made known to the whole city. The captured trophies were put into the warehouse and the prisoners were imprisoned together with the previous ones.
The next day, Turge led the army into the mountains. Unexpectedly, he discovered that Bolo's front men and horses actually camped halfway and did not reach the foot of Muling Pass. Turge hurriedly ordered the troops to stop first and let Bolo come to see him.
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But after meeting Bolo, Turg was even more surprised. It turned out that Bolo's eyes were red, his face was haggard, and he looked listless. If he didn't know better, he might have thought that Bolo was too drunk last night.
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It turned out that the Qing army camped on the mountain road to rest yesterday. Because of the tight defense, the Muling army did not attack Qingying. However, the Muling army did not stop that night. They beat gongs and drums just outside the range of the Qing army's bows and arrows.
They screamed, jumped, and even set off a few firecrackers, which also disturbed the Qing army and made it difficult for them to sleep peacefully. Boluo also had no intention of sleeping. He once sent troops out of the camp to find the Ming army, but as soon as the Qing army left the camp, the noisy
The sound disappeared immediately, and when the Qing army came back, the sound started again. Moreover, a few people were missing from the team unknowingly.
After doing this three or four times, Bolo became discouraged and simply stayed in the camp and stopped sending troops out. As a result, the Ming army quarreled all night and did not stop until dawn. And the Qing Dynasty
The soldiers didn't sleep well all night, making each of them as sluggish as if they had taken drugs.
After Turge listened to Bolo's speech, he couldn't help being surprised, and at the same time he had a new understanding of Shang Yi. In fact, the Qing army itself was good at provoking battles, because the Qing soldiers were good at riding and shooting, and in flat ground battles,
Small groups of elite cavalry were often sent to sneak attack the enemy's rear defense and replenish the unified line, making the enemy dizzy and exhausted. Just by relying on this trick, the Qing army also won many battles, including many.
It was to defeat the Ming army.
But now Shang Yi has learned and applied it to the Qing army, using his own way to counterattack others. If it were in Pingchuan, Shang Yi's trick would not be effective, but now it happens to be in Pingchuan.
The Qing army was least good at mountainous areas. Once they entered the deep mountains and old forests, the Qing soldiers' cavalry and archery skills and the heavy armored soldiers they were proud of all lost their use and could only become hunters for the Ming army.
The target to kill. It seems that Shang Yi is really a strong enemy, and Mulingguan is indeed a hard nut to crack.
And just when Bolo was telling Turge about what happened last night, the Ming army came out of the mountain again, teasing the Qing army from a distance. As soon as the Qing army approached, the Ming army immediately turned around and retreated into the forest.
Go inside. The Qing army only dared to see outside the forest and did not dare to enter the forest.
After Turg watched this cat-and-mouse game play several times, he felt that there was nothing he could do. But he withdrew his troops and met Abate. How could he explain it? He couldn't say that he had frightened the Ming army back.
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After much thought, Turg decided to place six hundred shield soldiers on each side of the large army, holding shields, to protect the sides of the army. He also arranged three hundred bows and arrows on each side, ready to draw arrows and strings, ready to stand ready.
The large group of people marched slowly under the protection of the teams on both sides.
In this way, although they were attacked several times by the Ming army along the way, and more than a dozen soldiers were shot to death by the Ming army, they finally did not cause much trouble to the brigade. By noon, the Qing army's brigade,
Finally, the journey was relatively smooth and we arrived at Muling Pass.