Chapter 1139 Cavalry melee
Luo Luohun did not have time to count the number of casualties, nor did he care about the wounded soldiers, and fled north with the remaining remnants of the defeated general.
On horseback, he remembered the Mongolian flag of the day before yesterday.
The red flag has been completely wiped out, and if the red flag is not withdrawn, the same fate will inevitably be avoided!
Daqing: What's going on?
No, the Qing Dynasty is still the same Qing Dynasty, and the cavalry of the Qing Dynasty has definitely not declined in combat effectiveness.
It was the Han people, it was the Mandate of Heaven that the army changed, Huaxia replaced the Ming Dynasty, the firearms in the army were more sophisticated, the combat effectiveness of the army was sharply enhanced, and the Han soldiers were no longer afraid of the cavalry of the Qing Dynasty......
This war turned out to be provoked by Huaxia on its own initiative, if it was the Ming Dynasty, would the Ming Dynasty dare to take the initiative to challenge the Qing Dynasty? The Ming army would only hide behind the city walls and fire artillery.
What to do with the Great Qing Dynasty?
The gunfire behind gradually stopped, and Luo Luohun knew that he had left the range of the Mandate of Heaven firearms, and he was not at ease, but he was even more worried about the future of the Qing Dynasty.
The day before yesterday, 3,000 cavalry of the Mongolian flag were damaged, and tonight it was originally a sneak attack, but the result was ...... The Red Banner was close to 7,000 cavalry, but the whole army was annihilated, and the casualties of the Red Banner were close to 4,000...... However, in two battles, the Qing Dynasty suffered 14,000 casualties of elite cavalry!
How many fourteen thousand can there be in the Qing Dynasty?
Not to mention the cavalry, even if all the young and strong are gathered, how many fourteen thousand?
What about the centralization?
Can the cavalry of the Great Qing Dynasty see hope of victory?
Tonight's sneak attack may have been a trap of the Mandate of Heaven Army, but the Mongolian Banner the day before yesterday was a tough one, with 3,000 Mongolian Banner cavalry facing 3,000 Celestial Mandate Army's infantry, and the result was that the Mongolian Banner was completely annihilated......
The same number, the cavalry was completely annihilated, this is not only the shame of the Mongols, but also the shame of the Qing Dynasty, the shame is just that, the Han people's military books said that victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, but can the Qing Dynasty get it back on the battlefield?
The guards beside him suddenly said: "Lord Junwang, the sound of horses' hooves, the Heavenly Mandate Army has sent cavalry to pursue ......."
"Cavalry? In the camp of the Mandate of Heaven, where did the cavalry come from, their cavalry was not in the north...... "Luo Luohun's heart fell to the bottom of the valley at once.
The sneak attack on the camp of the Mandate of Heaven Army tonight was obviously calculated by the Mandate of Heaven Army, so far, the Mandate of Heaven Army is only the infantry in the camp, and their cavalry has not yet appeared.
Knowing that the cavalry of the Qing Dynasty was defeated, could the cavalry of the Mandate of Heaven stand idly by?
If the cavalry of the Providence Army is cut off from the north......
Luo Luohun was shocked into a cold sweat, and the sound of horses' hooves behind him was still second, the key was the two cavalry camps in the north! He listened attentively for a moment, and sure enough, there was a dense sound of horses' hooves behind him, could it be that the cavalry camp of the Heavenly Mandate Army was only two empty camps, and they had already concentrated the cavalry in the infantry camp?
It was not until the defeat and withdrawal of the army in the red flag that the cavalry in the large camp went out of the camp to pursue, which seems to make sense...... Luo Luohun's face changed in a blink of an eye, knowing that the cavalry of the Qing Dynasty would be defeated, could it be that the Mandate of Heaven army was all fools, hiding the cavalry in the infantry camp and pursuing it from behind, but intercepting it from the front?
Luo Luohun absolutely didn't believe that the commander of the Heavenly Mandate Army would be a fool, a fool could make a game like tonight?
Where are the cavalry of the Manifest Destiny?
Luo Luohun felt that his back was already soaked, whether he could return to his camp tonight, he really didn't know the bottom of his heart, the Mandate of Heaven Army......
The cavalry of the Mandate of Heaven must have set up an ambush somewhere unknown.
What can he do now? Turn back to meet the cavalry in the rear?
Although the warriors have riding and archery skills, they have just been defeated tonight, and they are still running for their lives, their morale is extremely low, and they have long lost their fighting spirit, and now they have the ability to meet the new force of the Heavenly Mandate Army behind them?
Even if this new force is defeated, the warriors will have to return to the north, and they will have to face the main cavalry of the Mandate of Heaven in the north!
Luo Luohun's heart was filled with fear for a moment, fear of the Heavenly Mandate Army.
He seems to have forgotten the casualties just now, and his only wish now is to take the warriors around him back and return to the camp of the Qing Dynasty!
Luo Luohun looked back, and couldn't see the shadow of the cavalry of the Mandate of Heaven for the time being, but the sound of horses' hooves was getting clearer and clearer, chaotic, "The cavalry of the Great Qing Dynasty is the most elite cavalry in the world, but unfortunately, the infantry of the Mandate of Heaven Army ......"
"Lord Junwang, what should I do?" The guard's voice trembled a little, I don't know if it was because of fear or because of the cold.
Luo Luohun knew that he had to make a decision as soon as possible, he had no choice, there was only one road ahead, even if it was a sea of swords and fires, he had to pass through, and after passing through, it would be a smooth road...... The army of the emperor's uncle, the regent, was waiting in the camp......
His upper and lower front teeth had already bitten his lips, and the pain was more sober for him, "Quick, as fast as possible, through the cavalry camp of the Mandate of Heaven." ”
The cavalry battalion of the Mandate of Heaven Army, on the left and right sides of the north side of Erdaopo, was originally to guard the infantry battalion, but at this moment, it was like two pillars of the gate of hell, tightly locking the red flag of the Qing Dynasty that trespassed without permission.
Luo Luohun personally led thousands of cavalry with red flags, swaggered through the gap between the cavalry camps, and attacked the camp of the Heavenly Mandate Army in the south, and the 20,000 cavalry of Yang Kun's department came out of the camp, ready to cut off the return route of the red flag, and from the moment Zhou Fengwu released the blue fireworks, the soldiers were ready.
Yang Kun personally listened to the sound of horses' hooves in the south and estimated the distance.
"My lord, it's less than a mile away......"
"Prepare," Yang Kun shouted, "Soldiers, the failure of the red flag sneak attack on our camp is the best opportunity for us to annihilate the red flag, last time the emperor annihilated the white flag under Ningyuan City, this time it's our turn, soldiers, for the sake of China, rush!"
"Rush!"
"Kill!"
"Kill the Tartars for meritorious service!"
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Although the Manchus have been established for many years, in the eyes of the soldiers, they are still savages who drink the blood of Maoru and are tartars who have not yet bloomed.
The 20,000 troops, from the left and right, pounced on the remnants of the Red Banner cavalry with thunderous momentum......
The speed of the cavalry of the Fifth Division was not increased to the maximum, and the cavalry on horseback was not as good as the cavalry with the red flag, but the number was seven times that of the red flag, and under the encouragement of Yang Kun, the morale was the highest; The red flag had just suffered a defeat, and he was in shock and demoralized.
Trade-off!
Although the wave of the Fifth Division's attack was not as good as the Qiantang River at full tide, it was not to be underestimated.
Not long after the fierce battle between the two sides, behind the red flag, there was a chaotic sound of horses' hooves, and Luo Luohun remembered that there was a cavalry of the Mandate of Heaven behind him.
He was forced to divide hundreds of cavalry to meet the enemy, but he was preparing to flee.
The cavalry that separated was collided by the ownerless war horse, and most of the casualties were lost, only to understand that there was only an ownerless war horse behind him, and the Heavenly Mandate Army was just bluffing.
After a rush, the Fifth Battalion, which had a huge advantage in numbers, gradually divided the remnants of the red flags and wrapped them layer by layer, Yang Kun's meaning was to be completely annihilated, even if the Fifth Division paid some price!
Dolgon heard the return of the rangers, and the army that attacked from both sides of the red and red roads was defeated, and the remnants were surrounded by the cavalry of the Mandate of Heaven, and he was so angry that he scolded the eighteenth generation of the ancestors of Man Dahai and Luo Luohun.
Scolding and scolding, the cavalry with the red flag and the red flag are all cavalry of the Qing Dynasty and must be saved.
In the camp, there are only three flags left: white, inlaid white, and blue.
Last time under the city of Ningyuan, the two flags of Zhengbai and inlaid white suffered heavy casualties, and after returning to Shengjing, some of the strong men were transferred from the Zhenglan Banner to supplement, therefore, among the eight banners of the Qing Dynasty, the three banners of Zhengbai, inlaid white, and Zhenglan, the number of cavalry was the smallest, and together, there were only forty-five Niu Lu and 13,500 cavalry, which was only equivalent to the sum of the two flags of Zhenghong and red.
Dolgon knew that the cavalry of the Mandate of Heaven had more than 20,000 cavalry, and the number was small, not only could not save people, but it was also possible to put the rescuers in.
Dolgon personally led 45 Niu Lu with three flags, namely Zhengbai, Bai, and Zhenglan, to rescue Mandahai and Luoluohun, leaving only the remnants of the Mongolian white-flag Kakai soldiers to stay in the camp.
Yang Kun heard the sound of dense horses' hooves and knew that it was the Manchu reinforcements who had arrived, and the cavalry of the Heavenly Mandate Army was already on the battlefield, and it was impossible to have any more reinforcements.
At this time, it is too late to withdraw the army, the Manchu cavalry will chase and kill all the way, and the fifth division will suffer heavy losses......
He also did not intend to withdraw his troops, and in tonight's battle, the infantry made great achievements, but the cavalry did not even completely annihilate the remnants of the red flag, which is really unreasonable.
What about reinforcements, how many cavalry were there in the Manchu camp?
Yang Kun was forced to withdraw most of the cavalry to meet the Manchu reinforcements, leaving only one regiment of cavalry to continue to encircle and annihilate the remnants of the red flag.
By the time it was discovered that the Manchu cavalry had come out with more than 10,000 men, the Fifth Division could no longer withdraw from the battle.
Dolgon brought a new force, and it was the most elite white flag and inlaid white flag, and it had an advantage in combat effectiveness, and Yang Kun no longer wanted to see the defeat of the previous Ming army, so he had to fight hard.
The fierce battle lasted until dawn, and the two sides had not yet decided the winner, and the battlefield was very stalemate for a while.
Li Xin received the information of the cavalry melee between the two sides, and he was anxious, although the Fifth Division had 20,000 cavalry, which was not inferior in numbers, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers was not on the same level as the Manchu cavalry who grew up on horseback since childhood.
The predecessor of the Fifth Division was the soldiers of Liaodong of the Ming Dynasty, a subordinate of Wu Sangui, who had always been stationed in Ningyuan Military Town, and had fought with the cavalry of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but they were infantry after all.
The third battalion of the Mandate of Heaven Army went out to Shanhaiguan to recruit them, and handed over the captured war horses to them for training, which became the fifth division of the third battalion.
The time they really became cavalry was too short, and if they fought a good battle, the soldiers might still be able to take the lead, but when they encountered the same number of Manchu elite cavalry, they would definitely not be able to win.
The stalemate on the battlefield will not last long, and the 5th Division will be defeated!
Last night, he fought a beautiful ambush battle and annihilated tens of thousands of Manchu cavalry, is it necessary to return it so soon? Is it still the result of the competition?
Li Xin was not afraid of attrition, if every Han soldier casualties could consume a Manchu soldier, the Han people only needed to recruit troops from a province, and they could wipe out the Manchu cavalry.
But last night's battle has ended, the Mandate of Heaven Army has just earned 10,000 Manchu cavalry, and now it is another battle, at this time, he will definitely not do it with the soldiers of the third battalion.
The third battalion only has this division of cavalry, once the cavalry division is not defeated, it will affect the future battle, Huaxia has launched a counterattack against the Manchus in Liaodong, and the cavalry of the Manchu Qing will be annihilated in many places, and the cavalry of the third battalion is absolutely indispensable.
Li Xin's head was sweating.
The third battalion only had this bit of cavalry, knowing that the battle was unfavorable, but he could not send reinforcements, and when the cavalry of the two sides was fiercely fighting, the infantry was useless at all.
The emperor's own soldiers were two regiments of 10,000 cavalry......
Li Xin quickly denied that no matter how difficult the battlefield was, he could not use the emperor's personal soldiers, and besides, the emperor's personal soldiers were still in Liaoyang, so he used a fast horse to go to Liaoyang to request, and once he came and went, the battle here was probably over.
The third battalion can only rely on itself.
Since joining the Heavenly Mandate Army and taking charge of the army, Li Xin has never been so passive, could it be that he watched the Fifth Division being crippled and annihilated?
Li Xin thought for a while, there was no way, he could only make a dangerous move: Zhou Fengwu of the First Division, immediately attack the whole division, and respond to the withdrawal of Yang Kun's division of the Fifth Division!