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At this time, in the northwest of Mandahai, hundreds of Datong sailors rowed small boats, carrying more than a thousand Datong troops, and lit torches in the reeds.Each person landed with four torches, and less than 2000 people circled behind to attack, instantly creating a battle of nearly [-] people.

They stuck their torches in the mud on the bank and shot at the main force of Mandahai from a distance.The distance is too far to hit at all, it is purely to scare people.

Man Dahai was blowing the trumpet to withdraw his troops, when he suddenly came out from behind, the Eight Banners soldiers were frightened out of their wits.

"Go south and retreat along the Grand Canal!" Man Dahai was going to join forces with Hauge.

Although he guessed that the Datong army was bluffing, Man Dahai didn't dare to bet at all. What if the main force of the Datong army didn't chase Li Zicheng, but came back quietly to ambush him?

The main force of Mandahai retreated southward quickly, and the night attack force of more than 4000 people was directly abandoned by the general.This is survival by cutting off the wrists. If you wait for the whole army to gather before leaving, the main force is likely to be dumped!

More than 1000 comrades and soldiers circled around to build momentum, and slowly reloaded their bombs by the light of torches.

They waited for the main force of the Mandahai to withdraw before heading towards the trench, blocking the retreat of the Manchu night attack troops.

"kill!"

The Datong army in the camp, stepping on temporary wooden boards, crossed the burning trench, chasing and killing the more than 4000 enemy night attack troops.

About 200 Eight Banners soldiers were unlucky enough to step on a barbed wire.They couldn't run fast due to the pain, and were quickly overtaken by Datong soldiers, and they were stabbed to death without any resistance.

Fei Yanggu finally led his troops out of the trench, but saw "thousands" of Datong troops approaching with torches in front of him, while the main force of his friendly forces had already withdrawn.

Enemy on the back!

How to do?

Fei Yanggu drew his sword out of its sheath: "Manchu warriors, follow me to fight!"

"Bang bang bang!"

There was a round of gunshots in front of him, and Fei Yanggu, who was desperately trying to break through, suddenly fell down after running more than 20 meters.

Some Eight Banners soldiers didn't dare to go straight any more, and turned to run south one after another.Plop, plop, as if they were making dumplings, they jumped into the Grand Canal one by one.

The Grand Canal is not wide, only about 20 meters, maybe you can step on the bottom of the river.

Of course, many more drowned, unable to float while wearing armor.

There are still some brave people who are still rushing forward, but they have long been out of formation.A few in the east and a few in the west were divided and besieged by the Datong army with bayonets.

A few miles to the south, on both sides of the Grand Canal.

Hauge and Man Dahai successfully joined forces, and they both felt a wave of panic and fear.

Hauge asked, "How much is it damaged?"

Man Dahai said: "200 people attacked the camp, and another 500 people were sent to help. I don't know how many escaped."

You can't send too many troops to attack the camp. First, it is easy to be discovered, and second, even if you fail, you will not lose much.

However, the Datong army was so dirty that they gave up the four trench positions directly, and only sprinkled barbed wire in the fifth trench.Man Dahai thought that the night attack went well, so he sent more than 3000 people to help, trying to completely take down the camp of the Datong Army.

Hauge hesitated to speak, and sat slumped on the shore.

There are a total of 700 people, and they are all carefully selected warriors, all of whom are the elite of the Eight Banners Army. This battle has already been fought to the bone.

That is to say, Wan Sitong has few soldiers. If there are many soldiers, he dares to let Hauge over and attack halfway!

There was also Wan Sitong in history, who edited "Ming History" as a commoner, and together with Zhang Dai and others were called "Four Historians of Eastern Zhejiang".

Wan Sitong, the division commander of the Datong Army, was a native of Jiangxi.Although the qualifications are very deep, but the military merit is not enough. When he was promoted to division commander, many people said strange things. Tonight's battle finally proved himself.

the following afternoon.

The rear battalion of the Qing army marched close to Deshengdian to meet up.Haug was afraid of accidents, so he sent a cavalry to meet them.

At the same time, the reconnaissance unit brought news that Li Zicheng did not arrive at the joint attack site as scheduled.

Man Dahai pondered: "Is Li Zicheng stuck by the Nanmanzi, or did he lead his army away? If he is stuck, we can still rescue him and attack the main force of the Nanmanzi. If he runs away with his troops, we will You have to fight the barbarians alone."

This is a big question, and Hauge is undecided.

Man Dahai asked directly: "Are you still fighting?"

Haug said: "First send the cavalry to inquire about Li Zicheng."

Ever since, the Qing army once again withdrew to the east of Tianjin, where the whole army could flee at any time.

The cavalry was sent to the north by Hauge, wanting to know Li Zicheng's information.But the cavalry of the Datong Army also came overwhelmingly, directly blocking the northern battlefield.

The next two days will be a battle between the cavalry, vying for control of a large area from Dingzigu to Yangcun.

Two miles north of Dingzigu, the Chahar cavalry was releasing water. When they saw the Datong cavalry, they immediately hid far away.

Zuo Xiaocheng was very depressed. That night, when the Datong army appeared behind him, he wanted the Chahar Department to take the opportunity to defect.

Unexpectedly, not only the Manchurian soldiers were frightened, but also the cavalry of the Chahar tribe.They even forgot that they could turn against each other, and retreated with Man Dahai. Zuo Xiaocheng kept urging him, but Dai Qin felt that it was not good to rebel in the dark.

"The next time you have an opportunity, you must immediately turn your back!" Zuo Xiaocheng couldn't help but repeat this sentence every day.

Dai Qin said impatiently: "I know, I know, next time."

The two were discussing when to turn against each other, but Badali, the leader of Horqin's Tuxietu, led his troops all the way north.

There were more than [-] cavalry, and the Datong cavalry hurriedly whistled and gathered troops.

Ba Dali let the troops under his command wait, rode out alone, and said to the Datong cavalry: "Tuchetu is willing to submit to the Celestial Dynasty, take me to see your commander!"

This is a surprise, the leader of the Horqin Department!

Fei Ruhe called Zhang Tieniu, Li Dingguo and others to receive Badali together, and the two sides met in Yangcun.

Badali immediately got off his horse and knelt down, kowtowed and said, "Badali of the Horqin Department, kowtow to the great general of the Celestial Dynasty!"

"Friends please, hahaha!" Fei Ruhe was overjoyed.

Fei Ruhe took Badali's hand, introduced several other generals, and asked casually, "Did you get bullied in the Puppet Qing Dynasty?"

Badali stated: "When my father took refuge in the puppet Qing Dynasty, he was named Tuxietu Khan by Nurhachi. When I succeeded to the throne, he was named Tuxietu Jinong (Deputy Khan) by Huang Taiji. He only worked as Jinong for three years. , was demoted by Huang Taiji to Prince Tuxietu!"

Fei Ruhe scolded immediately: "Huang Taiji is really nothing!"

From Tuxietu Khan, to Tuxietu Jinong, and then to Prince Tuxietu, the anger in Badali's heart can be imagined!

The Horqin tribe originally joined the Chahar tribe. Badali's father and grandfather both participated in the war against Nurhachi.Later, through war, trade, marriage and diplomacy, Nurhachi won the Horqin tribe over, and fell out with the Chahar tribe ever since.

Because of this, Badali's father, Oba, was named Tuxietu Khan by the Qing Dynasty, and he completely controlled the entire Horqin tribe.

But after Auba's death, and in the third year of Badali's succession to the throne, Huang Taiji forcibly split the Horqin Department into six banners.Badali's territory was divided into six, and several of his brothers took over one after another.

It's a bit like an order of grace, but it's gone too far, at least in Badalie's view.

Badali led his troops to fall to the Datong Army, and the news spread back quickly, which surprised Hauge and Man Dahai.

"Let's run too." Dai Qin said.

Zuo Xiaocheng said: "Don't you turn your back and make meritorious service before the battle?"

Dai Qin said: "That's too dangerous, it's better to just throw it in."

Ever since, the Chahar cavalry also gave up their luggage and fled, and went to Yangcun to join them like Badalite.

Chapter 567 [Pursuit]

Badali led his troops to surrender to the Datong army, and the other leaders of the Horqin tribe were the most frightened.

The most powerful person in the Horqin tribe is Manzhu Xili, the brothers of Hai Lanzhu and Dayuer.This person's father, who had been with Badali's father at the beginning, made an appointment to fight Nurhachi together.In the end, he lost the battle, and took the lead to seek refuge with the Houjin Tartars.

In fact, it was Budaqi, this guy was Badali's uncle.Huang Taiji set up a flag in Horqin, and Budaqi took advantage of the situation to become independent and no longer obeyed Badali's orders.

And there is Hong Guoer, Hauge's father-in-law. .

These Horqin leaders are all beneficiaries of the Manchu Qing.They were afraid that Badali would use the Datong Army to lead troops back to the Horqin Grassland and swallow up their tribe and the grassland.

"My lord, let's go north for a decisive battle!" Manzhu Xili said.

He is Da Yuer's brother, and he has long been tied to Man Qing, so it is absolutely impossible for him to start a rebellion.

Hong Guoer also said to his son-in-law Hauge: "My lord, Badali is ambitious. If he is not killed this time, when he returns to the grassland, he will definitely mess up Horqin!"

"My lord..."

"My lord..."

Leaders of the Horqin tribe, what you said and what I said made Hauge's head hurt.

Finally, Hauge spoke: "Withdraw the troops!"

"My lord, you can't withdraw!"

The leaders of the Horqin Tribe turned pale with fright. They were unwilling to fight before, and they were more or less lazy in secret.But after Badali defected, they wanted to fight the most, and they had to kill Badali.

"Withdraw the troops!" Hauge resolutely said, "After you withdraw to Shanhaiguan, return to Horqin immediately and carve up Badali's troops and the grassland."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, merging tribes and grasslands is useful, and Badali led the troops to kill them all and they were all finished.

Everyone knows that the Manchu Qing Dynasty is on the verge of death. If the Badalites are killed, even if the Manchu Qing Dynasty perishes, they will still lead the people to surrender to the Datong court.But if Badali is still alive, he will end up with endless death.

But Hauge had no choice but to withdraw his troops. He had discussed with Man Dahai and had already analyzed and understood the current situation.

The Datong Army's ability to scatter so many cavalry in Yangcun can only prove one thing, Li Zicheng was either wiped out, or he ran away with his troops.Only when there is no enemy behind them, can the Datong Army dare to dispatch cavalry to cover the southern battlefield with all its strength.

Li Zicheng was unwilling to fight against the Datong army alone, and Hauge and Man Dahai were also unwilling.

On that day, all the Manchu and Qing cavalry came out and wandered between Yangcun and Dingzigu, pretending to control the battlefield.After a fight, the cavalry of both sides suffered casualties. The Datong Army had more than 300 casualties, while the Manchu Qing cavalry had more than [-] casualties.

In the evening, the cavalry took back, and immediately broke out of the camp and left at night.Moreover, the whole army ran very fast, and all the extra civilians were gone. By the next afternoon, they were close to Lutai (Ninghe District).

On the side of the Datong Army, Fei Ruhe handed over all the cavalry to Li Dingguo's command. A total of more than 5000 cavalry chased after him, including the surrendered Chahar and Horqin Mongolian cavalry.

The infantry was divided into two, and part of them returned to Tianjin to guard against Li Zicheng's main force coming back.Some followed the cavalry, waited for the cavalry to bite the Eight Banners Army, and then calmly went to fight a decisive battle.

"Da da da da..."

The sound of rumbling horseshoes sounded, and [-] cavalry came overwhelmingly.

Man Dahai said: "Laosa, you go!"

Guarja Rausa is a strong general, brave and good at fighting. He was selected as Karai Zhangjing (the commander of the striker), and now he has been promoted to Mele Zhangjing (the deputy capital commander).

This guy specializes in tough battles. He fought against Hong Chengchou in history, and died because he rushed too hard and fell into the battle.

"My lord, make sure to bring back the head of the barbarian general!" Lausa got off his horse and knelt down, and led the cavalry out.

There were many cavalry in the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, mixed with a large number of mounted infantry.In addition to the Mongolian cavalry accompanying the army, there were more than 2 people, and they were divided into five teams and rushed towards the Datong cavalry.

"Bang bang bang!"

Datong dragoons don't talk about martial arts, they shoot from a long distance, and then run away immediately.

After changing into flintlock guns, the dragoons didn't even bother to dismount.Shoot the gun on horseback, run on the horse, stop, and then reload the ammunition on horseback.

With tens of thousands of soldiers, Yuan Shizhong, who surrendered to the Datong Army in Henan.At this time, he has been promoted to the commander of the cavalry battalion. Although there are only 500 people under his command, their combat effectiveness is stronger than the tens of thousands he had before.

The cavalry of both sides dispersed and spread all over the vast wilderness.

After Yuan Shizhong fired a shot, regardless of whether he hit or not, he led his cavalry battalion to flee four or five miles away.It was not until the Manchu and Qing cavalry were thrown away that he ordered the ammunition to be loaded, and then he rode his horse towards the enemy.

"Bang bang bang!"

With a sound of gunfire, five hundred flintlock guns were fired, and more than a dozen of the nearest Tartar cavalry fell down immediately.

After shooting, slip away again.

The Manchu Qing cavalry couldn't catch up. The armor and bows and arrows weighed only twenty or thirty catties, and a few elites even weighed thirty or forty catties. How could they compare their speed with the dragoons who couldn't keep up with armor?

Together, the two sides had more than 3 cavalry, scattered on the battlefield within a radius of ten miles.

There were no large cavalry regiments charging, and they all scattered into small groups.This was originally the Manchu Qing cavalry's customary method of warfare. The Manchu Qing liked to fight like this in cavalry battles, but now it has become the magic weapon for the Datong Dragoons.

Lausa led his troops to chase for several miles, but they couldn't catch up at all. The Datong dragoons were so disgusting that they didn't even enter the range of Man Qing's riding and shooting.

The effective range of the horse bow is only 30 meters, and if it exceeds 30 meters, it will be light and powerless.But the range of the flintlock gun is more than double that of the horse bow.

"You bastard, come and fight!" the fierce Tartar general Lausa roared.

The Manchu Qing learned to form a dragoon army, but most of them were equipped with matchlock guns, only a few hundred in the hands of Kong Youde, which were new-style flintlock guns imitated by the Manchu Qing Dynasty-the production capacity was not enough.

Because of the chaotic war, Li Dingguo, as the commander in chief of this battle, has long been unable to control the overall situation.Just like the enemy general, Rausa, who couldn't control the Manchu cavalry, they could only command a few nearby troops.

It was Huang Fei who discovered the anomaly of Kong Youde's cavalry.

Huang Fei was Zuo Liangyu's general before, but he was the first to change his flag in Shandong. His military position has been able to command 2500 people.

"Blow the horn, surround and annihilate these Tartars!" Huang Fei rode close to his orderly.