Chapter 455 453 [In the Army, Take the Commander Directly]

"Shi Zheng, let me be the main attacker this time, I have to let out a strong breath of anger!" Li Fuguo walked quickly to Hu Dinggui, violated the regulations, knelt down on one knee and asked to fight.

Although the military system of the Datong Army is written in official documents as division commander, deputy division commander, captain, and deputy captain, the officers and soldiers who have read the book are still habitually called: division commander, division deputy, team commander, and team deputy.

Including the director and deputy director in the civil service, they are also called: director and deputy director.

More than 80% of the hundreds of soldiers killed by the city defenders this time belonged to Li Fuguo's regiment.

Hu Dinggui thought: "Your regiment has suffered too many casualties. Let's attack together with Lao Jiang. Also, if you stand up and speak, I will agree to you even if you don't kneel down."

"Yes!" Li Fuguo stood up immediately.

Li Fuguo is Li Banghua's great-nephew, and his family relationship has reached the fifth level. But who put Li Banghua in a high position? Relatives who were beyond his reach also came to build relationships with him.

The power of the Li family in the military and political system was no different from that of the Fei family, so there was no queen to support them.

The defenders in the city ordered their troops and horses to kill Li Yangxing's troops at the rear.

As for the reinforcements on the seaside, they once again took boats to transport troops to block the retreat of the main force of the Eight Banners. However, Li Dingguo and Wang Tingchen were still separated and led the cavalry to chase the main force of the Eight Banners.

But we had to make a detour. The passage to the north was relatively narrow, and Li Yangxing blocked the way.

Li Dingguo and Wang Tingchen led their cavalry through the earth walls and ditches from the west of the city, galloped northeast along the north city wall, and then passed through the earth walls and ditches to the mountains in the north. Bypassing the Manchu and Qing camp where Li Yangxing was stationed, he led his horse up the hillside and then down, then ran all the way to catch up with the main Manchu and Qing force.

On the Manchu camp, Li Fuguo and Jiang Lin attacked from the front, while the other ministries and peasant soldiers surrounded them from both sides.

The camps here were too big. After the main force of the Manchu Qing Dynasty withdrew, many places became empty camps. However, the various fortifications were still disgusting, and many places required wooden planks to pass through.

Li Yangxing belonged to the trapped beast fight, leading three thousand Wu Zhenchaoha and a large number of civilians to huddle in the core camp left by Dorgon.

The battle hasn't even started yet, but these low-level soldiers of the Han Army have already made up their minds to take the opportunity to surrender.

Li Yangxing's wife and children were taken care of by Dorgon, but their wives and children had no one to take care of them. Maybe the orphans and widowed mothers would be occupied by others. If that's the case, why would you risk your life to end the reign of Manqing?

Li Yangxing said to his soldiers: "As far as the Ming Dynasty is concerned, we are all treasonous people who surrendered to the enemy. The civil and military officers under the Nanman emperor were all defected to the Ming court. Even if we surrender, the Nanman people will kill us and beat us one by one. Get up and work hard!"

The Han bannermen were silent when they heard this. While feeling desperate, they also resented Dorgon for letting them die.

They are all soldiers without faith. They don't know why they are fighting. They are good at robbing and killing with the wind. They are also brave in fighting with the army. If they stay behind, their morale will instantly drop to zero.

Li Yangxing's army was annihilated by Li Dingguo in history!

"Boom boom boom!"

The Datong Army began shelling.

"Run!"

The first to collapse were the civilians. A total of 20,000 civilian troops collapsed on their own the moment they were bombarded.

Immediately afterwards, the Eight Banners of the Han Army in Wuzhen Chaoha Camp also fled.

Dorgon had already guessed that this would be the case, so he left 20,000 civilians behind. Either let them fight a blocking battle or let them flee in all directions. The Datong Army would have to waste time and troops to capture them, which would create opportunities for the main force of the Qing Dynasty to retreat.

The expected offensive battle suddenly turned into a pursuit battle.

Only Li Yangxing and more than a hundred soldiers remained in the core camp and did not escape, while the rest were scattered on the battlefield.

Dorgon's strategy worked. At least Hu Dinggui's main infantry force would not be able to pursue it within a day or two. Not only did the prisoners have to be captured, but they also had to be screened, placed and guarded. Only Wu Huapu led the dragoons to pursue them to the north.

When Li Fuguo and Jiang Lin led their troops to attack the formation, more than a hundred people around Li Yangxing, faced with a Datong army that was twenty times their size, all laid down their weapons and chose to surrender.

Some of Li Yangxing's soldiers even put knives on Li Yangxing's neck, tied him up and escorted him out of the camp to ask for surrender.

Walking halfway, Li Yangxing begged his soldiers: "Kill me quickly and surrender with my head. Don't let me suffer again. For the sake of old friendship, please give me a knife."

The soldiers turned a deaf ear and escorted the general to surrender. Maybe he could perform some meritorious service in exchange for his own life.

Li Fuguo saw Li Yangxing and interrogated him. When he learned his identity, he immediately sarcastically said: "You are a good dog, do you deserve the surname Li?"

Li Yangxing knew that he was going to die, so he retorted: "What else could he do if he didn't surrender to the Qing Dynasty? The civil and military forces of the Ming Dynasty oppressed and framed him. If he hadn't betrayed the country and surrendered to the enemy, he would have been framed and killed by the civil and military forces of the Ming Dynasty. How can we clearly explain right and wrong? ? Don’t say any more, just give him a good reward if he’s a good man!”

After hearing this, Li Fuguo was no longer sarcastic.

The officers and soldiers of the Datong Army who were born in mud legs all regarded the Han army flags and coats as traitors. But Li Fuguo was a scholar. He heard from his elders who were officials in the clan that it was really difficult to explain the messy party struggles inside.

Li Yangxing ten years ago was definitely a victim. If he did not vote for the Manchus, he would definitely be tricked to death by the civil and military forces of the Ming Dynasty, and he would be framed for various crimes after his death!

Li Fuguo waved his hand and said: "Take him back for trial."

Li Yangxing, who was dragged away by the soldiers, twisted his neck and shouted: "Give me a good time, give me a good time!"

Wu Huapu grabbed the reins with one arm and led the dragoons forward at full speed. In the middle of the afternoon, they met the Datong cavalry led by Li Dingguo and Wang Tingchen.

The three of them joined forces and had about seven thousand cavalry.

"What's going on?" Wu Huapu asked.

Li Dingguo pointed to the front: "There are puppet Qing cavalry blocking them. They have already fought a battle, each with hundreds of casualties."

Wang Tingchen said: "According to the confessions of the captured enemy cavalry, the man who led the cavalry to intercept us was Babutai, the ninth son of the Tatar chieftain Nurhachi. Some of his men were Manchu cavalry, and the rest were mostly Inner and Outer Mongolian cavalry."

The Inner and Outer Mongolian cavalry refers specifically to the Eight Mongolian Banners (inner) and the Outer Mongolian Banners (outer).

The backbone of the Eight Banners of Mongolia were the Ming Dynasty border troops who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and those Mongolian troops who failed in the Mongolian civil war and fled to join the Qing Dynasty. There are also a few who are Mongolian tribes who have married the Manchus, and Mongolian slaves (prisoners of war captured from the grasslands) who have performed meritorious service in battles. These people, whose whole families settled in Liaodong, were classified as Niulu like the Manchus.

As for the outer vassal Mongolia, they were Mongolian tribes that voluntarily surrendered or were conquered by the Manchus. They had autonomy, but they had to pay tribute on time, and in times of war they would send troops to help the Manchus fight.

As a native of Liaodong, Wu Huapu knew the situation very well and said: "The Mongolian vassals are not of the same mind as the puppet Qing Dynasty. Even if they marry the Tatar chieftains, they are not willing to fight to the death with us. There are too many young men and women killed and injured, and their tribe has Possibly annexed.”

Wang Tingchen, who also served as a frontier general, nodded and said, "Yes, in the battle just now, some Mongolian cavalry were indeed very slippery."

Li Dingguo suggested: "It is better to concentrate all our efforts and mainly attack the Manchu cavalry."

"That's what we should do!" Wang Tingchen laughed.

The Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners cavalry have similar equipment, but the Mongolian outer vassal cavalry is obviously dressed differently.

The previous cavalry entanglement had been tested, and Mongolia, the outer vassal, was indeed paddling the water.

Immediately, the three of them adjusted their tactics.

Wang Tingchen and Wu Huapu's dragoons attacked and fired from both wings. Li Dingguo led the cavalry to charge directly into the formation and kill them all towards the Eight Banners of Manchuria and the Eight Banners of Mongolia.

In this way, the Mongolian cavalry of the outer vassal chose to continue paddling.

They were not desperately rescuing friendly troops, they were just doing symbolic cavalry shooting nearby. It didn’t matter how many Datong cavalry they could shoot, as long as they proved that they did not escape from the battle. These foreign Mongols were not willing to fight with the Datong army, but they did not dare to betray the Manchus. Qing, otherwise their tribe will be retaliated against.

"Blow the trumpet, flag order, order the Mongolian flags of the foreign vassals to outflank!" Babutai, who was being attacked hurriedly shouted.

The Mongolian cavalry of the outer vassal received the military order and immediately outflanked them.

However, they still shot arrows from the outside and did not seem to cooperate with Babutai in the fight.

Babutai was furious: "Blow the trumpet and order the Mongolian flag of the foreign vassal to join the enemy!"

The Mongolian cavalry of the outer vassal immediately moved forward, but only took more than ten steps, and then continued to ride and shoot arrows.

Babutai was almost furious. Even if he could hit the Datong cavalry from such a long distance, he would not be able to cause effective damage. What about this bloody battle with your mother?

A year ago, the Mongolian soldiers from the outer vassals would never have dared to be so perfunctory. They would have charged desperately after receiving the order.

But the Mongols on the grassland are not fools. The Manchus have been beaten back to Liaodong, and they may be wiped out one day. Why should they serve the Manchus and the Qing court? Maintaining one's own strength is the fundamental, and maybe we can form a good relationship with the Datong Army.

On the battlefield in front of us, the Eight Manchu Banners, the Eight Mongolian Banners, and the Outer Mongolian Banners totaled more than 12,000 cavalry.

As a result, after the full-scale battle, the seven thousand Datong cavalry actually had a partial strength advantage, and the Mongolian cavalry from the outer vassals were all in a state of sleepwalking.

Babutai, the ninth son of Nurhachi, finally enjoyed the treatment of the Ming Dynasty general: he was obviously surrounded by friendly troops, but in the end he failed to contribute!

And Li Dingguo also found his rhythm when Babutai used the old tactics of the Manchu and Qing cavalry and dispersed into countless groups to fight. He mixed the valiant cavalry with the dragoons. When the enemy was skirmishing and shooting arrows, he used the dragoons to shoot at them. When the enemy gathered together to charge, he used the valiant cavalry to charge and kill.

When Li Zicheng encountered the Qing Dynasty's tactics, he chose to abandon defense and fight in close combat with his speed advantage.

Li Dingguo had dragoons at his disposal, so the fight was more smooth, and he completely suppressed the Manchu cavalry tactically.

Of course, there are too few Datong Cavalry. Even if there are dragoons to support them, they will suffer heavy casualties during the charge. They can probably achieve a casualty exchange ratio of 1:1.3.

However, the Manchu cavalry suffered more casualties, while the Datong cavalry suffered more injuries. This was the victory of firecrackers over bows and arrows.

After fighting for about a quarter of an hour, Li Dingguo seized the brief opportunity for the enemy troops to gather and disperse, and summoned five hundred knights to rush straight to Babutai's main formation.

"Arrow!" Babutai shouted in panic.

Five hundred brave cavalry, facing the arrows of the Manchu cavalry, continued to rush towards Babutai, risking their lives.

Li Dingguo was hit by two arrows one after another. The arrows were stuck in his armor and kept shaking as the horse rose and fell. He took the lead, using his gun to knock over the enemy in front of him. Then he drew his gun and swept across, knocking the other enemy off his horse.

The general was so brave, and the knights under his command were so energetic that they rushed into the enemy's formation with all their might.

When Li Dingguo stabbed the third enemy cavalry with his spear, an elite warrior on the opposite side actually caught Li Dingguo's lance at the moment he fell off his horse. Li Dingguo quickly abandoned his spear, suddenly pulled out his sword, and continued to rush towards Babutai.

Among Nurhachi's sons, there are also some cowards, such as Babutai in front of him.

Babutai was dismissed from all military posts because he lost his city and territory. Although he has been reinstated, his title is only a third-class general, and he is considered a scumbag among Nurhachi's sons.

Seeing Li Dingguo getting closer and closer and almost being surrounded by the Manchu cavalry, Babutai did not think about leading his troops to encircle him. His first reaction was... to turn his horse around and run away!

Babutai's personal guards tried their best to block him, but Li Dingguo killed two people again, blocked the weapon of a third person, and rushed behind Babutai.

While running away, Babutai turned his head and looked back, suddenly frightened out of his mind.

"drive!"

Babutai stabbed the horse's buttocks wildly, and the horse under his crotch was in pain and ran quickly, quickly pulling two positions away from Li Dingguo.

Li Dingguo's mount is a Wari gelding stallion. This kind of horse is only partially used in the Datong Cavalry. But the commanders of the Cavalry at all levels all ride horsewari horses!

Li Dingguo's boots were equipped with spurs. He clamped his feet together and immediately accelerated, already chasing Babutai.

brush!

The knife struck out and the light of the knife passed by.

Babutai quickly ducked and ducked, lying on the horse's back.

The two were neck and neck, Babutai stood up and swung his sword, and Li Dingguo knocked down Babutai's weapon with one strike. Then he leaned forward, abandoned his sword, reached out, grabbed Babutai's cotton armor, and pulled Babutai off the horse.

Then, he was beaten to the ground hard.

Babutai's soldiers from behind rushed to the rescue. Without haste to dodge, the guy was trampled to death by his own soldiers with horse hooves.

"The enemy general is dead!"

Li Dingguo, who had lost all his weapons, rode his horse with his bare hands and shouted, narrowly avoiding the enemy's cavalry blade, and had already penetrated Babutai's formation.