Chapter 853: An Unprecedented Victory
In fact, before Xia Nan spread the word, the pursuers of Shanxi and Xuanfu had already been defeated and retreated by the counterattacks of Abatai and Yanguli.
Abatai's step forward, although it could not be said to turn the tide, but it also prevented the rout of the army. The army that fled because of the attack on the commander was counterattacked under the leadership of Abatai and Yanguli, and regained its self-confidence in Shanxi Town and Xuanfu Town.
After cutting off the pursuit of the cavalry, in the face of the cavalry infantry who were far away, the Houjin army was much calmer, and retreated until it retreated to the position of the Chinese army before departure.
The first thing Yanguli did after stabilizing his position was to check on Azig's injury, and after seeing it, he was a little relieved. Although this arrow is very domineering, even if there are two layers of armor, it can't be stopped, and it enters through the armor, but fortunately, it is a little off, and the centrifugal mouth is about an inch away, although the injury is serious, but it is not fatal, if you find Lang Zhong to treat it carefully, there is a great hope of saving your life.
After examining Azig's injuries, Yanguli turned his gaze to the opposite side.
Looking at the Qiong navy, which was slowing down but still pressing step by step, and the Ming army, which was frustrated on both sides but was still eager to try, Yanguli asked bitterly: "Rao Yu Belle, what now?" Although the position has been stabilized for the time being, the situation is still not good, how to deal with the dingkou and goods in the rear? ”
Azig burned, killed and looted in the Gyeonggi area, and gained a lot of gains, capturing more than 100,000 young men and young women, and millions of taels worth of goods, which was originally a great achievement, but now it has become a hot potato - take it with you, it will become a burden, slow down the speed of the march, and the Ming army led by the Qiong Navy will definitely take the opportunity to attack; If you don't take it away, this time you will come in vain, and a lot of people will die, teaching people how to be willing.
This kind of choice Abatai has already encountered once, he didn't hesitate too much, took a deep breath, and said firmly: "There is only one way to go, give up all the dingkou and goods, travel lightly, and return to the gate as soon as possible, so as not to have too many dreams at night!"
"Give it all?" Yanguli was taken aback, "Then didn't we come for nothing?" There are so many dead people today, how can I explain to the Great Khan when I go back? ”
Abatai said calmly: "The lesser of two evils. Now that the life and death of King Yingjun are unknown, if we let him die on the way in order to save Dingkou and his goods, what do you think will happen to us? ”
Yanguli thought for a moment and gasped: "I thought too simply, fortunately there is a reminder from Baylor ......"
Houjin not only had strict military discipline, but also strict ranks. Azig is not only the commander of the army, but also the previous banner owner with a white flag (the current flag owner is Duoduo), the title is still the king of the county, and he is one of the top figures in the power pyramid of the Later Jin, if he dies in the territory of the Ming Kingdom, it will definitely cause an earthquake, not only will someone take responsibility, but the entire power structure of the Later Jin will be reshuffled. Someone will always take the blame for things, and when the time comes, from Abatai and Yanguli to the white flag Gushan Ezhen and Melerjang Kyoto, they will not be able to escape the responsibility, even if someone wants to protect them, how can they face the anger of the Dorgon brothers? Even Huang Taiji, who secretly suppressed the two white flags, as the co-owner of the Eight Banners, must "uphold justice" on the surface.
The thought of the powerful and youthful Dolgon brothers made Yanguli secretly bitter, not to mention the deeper, more sophisticated and spicy Khan. This Lord of the Eight Banners is not soft at all when he regulates his own people, and Amin, one of the four major Baylors, has been imprisoned to death by listing the sixteen major sins, not to mention these marginal figures whose status and power are far less than the? The charge of failing to protect the manager alone is enough to clean you up.
After figuring out the stakes, the two quickly made a decision: give up all the dingkou and goods, only take some valuable soft goods, and immediately retreat and return to the pass from Lengkou.
The people of Zhenglanqi don't have any opinions, anyway, they have lost it once in Changyi, and they will get used to it if they come again. But the people with the white flag have some emotions, and we have grabbed them with our master's ability, why do you have to discard them all if you spare Baylor? Feelings are not your thing, don't feel distressed.
Abatai only threw a sentence to Gushan Ezhen, who was inlaid with the white flag: "I am not your master, and I can't be the master of the white flag." Then Yingcheng Gong and I will take the others to withdraw, and you are responsible for protecting your master and these Dingkou and goods, and I hope you can return to the gate alive. If we are attacked by the Ming army, don't blame us for not turning back to help. If you leave your master and run away halfway, you will wait for your head to be cut off by the Great Khan, your family property will be confiscated, and your wife and children will be given to the armor-clad people! ”
Gushan really shivered, and sweat trickled down.
Rao Baylor was angry, and the little one was confused for a while. As long as the master is safe, the white flag is willing to follow you and return to the customs together. ”
After the unification of thoughts, the army began to move, the front formation changed to the rear formation, the rear formation became the front formation, a few bulls with white flags escorted Azig to go first, after the Yanguli Palace, Abatai was in the center of the dispatch, and tens of thousands of troops withdrew from the battlefield not long after, leaving more than 100,000 people and carriages that could not be seen at a glance.
When Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu saw this scene, they couldn't believe their eyes. Fighting side by side with the Qiong Navy, it was beyond imagination to be able to repel the Tartars, and now the Tartars actually gave up all the captured people and belongings and fled in a hurry? Is the sun coming out in the west, this is something that has not happened in decades.
The two were afraid that this was a trick played by the Tartars to lure the enemy into depth, so they hurriedly came to the Qiong Navy formation in person to ask Xia Nan's opinion.
"Mr. Xia, which one of the Tartars is playing, will there be fraud?"
Xia Nan knew that Tartar had really retreated. This battle lost its sharpness, and the life and death of the coach is unknown, in this case, the Tartars can't afford to lure the enemy deep, and in Changyi, Abatai also came to such a "strong man broke his wrist", and now it's just a repetition of the old trick.
He replied with a smile: "You don't have to worry, the Tartar is scared by us, and he is really gone." Send your cavalry up to receive the booty, lest you have long nights and dreams. ”
Hu Dawei was very happy, lifted the reins and prepared to leave, Yang Guozhu was a little older, and asked: "Dare to ask General Xia, these Tartars have robbed the property?" ”
Xia Nan understood what he meant, and replied briskly: "Without the help of the two, this battle would not have been won so neatly." Those treasures stolen from the hands of the Tartars are naturally ours, and the three families will divide them equally. But all these people are mine. ”
As soon as the two of them heard this, Le's eyes narrowed into a line, and they both gave a thumbs up: "Mr. Xia is refreshing, listen to you." ”
After the Houjin army disappeared into the horizon, all the soldiers could confirm that the battle had been won, and they spontaneously celebrated, cheers one after another, echoing outside the Yongding Gate, especially the officers and soldiers in Shanxi and Xuanfu towns, many people were even more unable to cry - after many years of humiliation, this battle defeated the main force led by the king of Tartar County and Baylor, which can be called an unprecedented victory in the history of this dynasty, and he can participate in such a grand event, and he has no regrets in this life.