Du Du looked at the Mongolian soldiers and horses with red flags retreating in embarrassment. He was furious. He had assembled the army as quickly as possible, but these Mongolians could not hold on. He led his troops to come, and a total of 8,000 cavalry were defeated by thousands of Ming troops. Defeated!
"Order the cavalry on both wings to attack and intercept the Ming army's cavalry!"
"Sign up and ask Buyendai to withdraw from the right wing and reorganize the formation behind!"
After a while, the large group of Mongolian troops retreated behind the Qing army's formation and began to regroup. Buyandai also rode his horse to Du Du's side with anxiety, then rolled off his horse, saluted and said: "Anping Beile, forgive me. , I led the warriors in my banner to fight for a long time, but was defeated by Liu Yan’s new army, and had to retreat, please Anping Baylor to punish me!"
Du Du glared at Buyendai coldly and said, "How many soldiers and horses does Liu Yan have, but you can't even defeat your eight thousand cavalry?"
"Anping Baylor, I don't know what method Liu Yan used. There are tens of thousands of troops this time. They are as elite as the Julu Battle. Moreover, Liu Yan's army also has a large number of artillery, at least dozens of them! "
"What!"
Du Du felt incredible when he heard this. He looked south and saw that the battlefield was still dusty and smoky, and he couldn't see clearly the situation of the Ming army's formation.
"Are you telling the truth?"
Buyendai said loudly: "Anping Baylor, every word I said is true, I don't dare to lie at all!"
Then Buyendai told the story of the fierce battle. Although it was not very detailed, he also described Liu Yan's fierce artillery, the neatness of the battle formation, the ferocity of the cannons, the large number of troops, etc. in great detail. .
After listening to Buyendai's words, Du Du's face looked a little ugly. It seemed that Buyendai's words should be true. In this case, he would not be able to continue fighting here.
"The 12,000 warriors with the red flag are already the last few in the flag, and they can no longer withstand the heavy consumption."
Du Du understood that the Mongols were frightened by Liu Yan at this time. With 12,000 troops under his command, it was impossible to defeat Liu Yan's tens of thousands of elites. The best outcome would be to lose both sides.
But how long has it been since the Battle of Julu? Liu Yan then pulled out tens of thousands of elite troops. This training speed was too shocking. The Eight Banners warriors could not withstand such consumption!
"retreat!"
Du Du made a decisive decision and immediately ordered the two wings of cavalry that had rushed to block the New Army cavalry battalion to retreat slowly. Then he led the remaining 10,000 main cavalry to retreat north. Buyendai also led the remaining 6,000 Mongolian cavalry to retreat with him.
At the same time, Xu Ming saw about two thousand Manchurian cavalry with red flags rushing over from both sides, and was about to lead his troops to meet them and fight the Tatars.
The picket officer beside him, Lu Yuan, shouted, pointed at the Chinese army to the south and said loudly: "President Qian, let's withdraw according to your orders!"
Xu Ming was already red-eyed at this time. When he was in high spirits, he was yelled by Lu Yuan. He hurriedly looked back and saw that the Chinese army had raised the double rabbit flag symbolizing retreat. He suddenly shouted and said unwillingly. The cavalry battalion was ordered to retreat immediately.
More than a thousand cavalry battalion soldiers quickly withdrew to the south. After Zuo Senbai Commander Dong Yun led his troops to break up, he found that the two thousand Manchu cavalry with red flags that had been killed did not pursue them, but also retreated north.
When Xu Ming led his troops to withdraw, he ordered Dong Yun, the commander-in-chief of the left post, and Du Zhongming, the commander-in-chief of the right post, to immediately rectify the cavalry battalion officers. He rode his horse to the central army, saluted, and said: "Sir, why are you withdrawing? I will lead my troops to entangle those Manchurian Tatars, and my lord will lead the main army to press them up. We will definitely hit those dog Tatars hard!"
Liu Yan said with a smile: "Don't worry, when we get to Jinan Fucheng, there will be a lot of battles."
Then Liu Yan pointed to the majority of the Qing army retreating in an orderly manner in the distance, and said to Xu Ming: "Look, look at the battle flag of the Qing army. The leader should be Du Du, the leader of the red flag in Manzhou. He is a difficult man." guy."
"Although the Qing army retreated and the Mongol Tatars were also repulsed, the more than 10,000 people with red flags in Manchuria are still in good order. If we continue to fight in such a plain area, we will not get any advantage, which means that both sides will lose. the result of."
"Today our army has severely damaged Mongolia's Xianghong Banner. It has achieved its goal. The rest of the battle will wait until Jinan Fucheng. Once there, our army can rely on the fortified city and get support from the defenders in the city. The Qing army's The superiority in troops cannot be used, which is more advantageous than fighting here."
Xu Ming clasped his fists and said, "Yes, I have learned a lesson."
Liu Yan immediately ordered all the troops to clean the battlefield and occupy the high ground to set up camp. Early tomorrow morning, the soldiers of the army would continue their march north after a night's rest.
After counting, the new Lingshan Guard army severely damaged the Mongolian red flag Tatars in this battle, beheading 1,117 people and capturing 32 people.
In this battle, twenty-eight soldiers of the cavalry battalion were killed, fifteen soldiers of the left wing led by Zhang Yi were killed, and a total of forty-three soldiers of the Lingshan Guard New Army were killed and nineteen were wounded.
Great victory in the Battle of Lishan!
That night, Chen Xun, Wang Yue, Wang Bo, Zhang Yi, Xu Ming, Miao Shao, Shen Tuo, Xun Jingyun, Bao Xuezhen and others all came to the Chinese army's tent.
As soon as everyone came in, they saw that there were some tables and some wine and food placed in the tent.
When Liu Yan saw everyone coming in, he smiled and called everyone to take their seats: "Haha, our army won the first battle today. I will host a banquet tonight for everyone to celebrate!"
Then Liu Yan looked at Mr. Qian Wang Bo and said: "Wang Qian is always a general on duty tonight, so Mr. Wang Qian's share of the wine tonight is not included."
Everyone burst into laughter.
Everyone sat down talking and laughing. The army had been fighting fiercely for a long time during the day. The generals basically didn't eat much, and they were already hungry. At this time, when they saw the wine and meat in front of them, they were all very happy.
However, on the small case in front of everyone, there was only a small pot of Shaoguo wine, probably not even two ounces of wine. Zhang Yi and Wang Yue, who preferred drinking, both smacked their lips a few times.
Seeing the generals sitting down, Liu Yan poured a glass of wine with a smile and said loudly: "Today our army won the first battle, beheading more than 1,100 people, greatly defeating the arrogance of the slave thieves! Let's have a taste tonight, and wait until the attack After repelling the main force of slaves and thieves, and relieving the siege of Jinan Fucheng, I will hold a grand banquet again, and I will not return until I get drunk with you brothers!"
Everyone picked up their wine glasses and said loudly: "Congratulations to Mr. Cheng!"
The crowd's voice was like thunder, and they drank it all.
Since this place was already very close to Jinan Fucheng, Liu Yan wanted to prevent any changes, so the banquet did not last long and everyone left in a hurry.
However, Liu Yan stopped the town governor Xun Jingyun and ordered him to carefully register the merits and seizures of the soldiers in each department. Xun Jingyun immediately accepted the order.
There was nothing to say that night, and early the next morning, Liu Yan ordered all units of the new Lingshan Guard Army to break camp and head north, preparing to go to Jinan Fucheng to relieve the siege.
Just as the soldiers of each battalion were busy breaking out of camp, Miao Shao, the commander-in-chief of the Guards Battalion, strode over and rushed to the Chinese army's tent. He clasped his fists and said, "Sir, please send me back some information!"
"speak!"
"My subordinates interrogated several prisoners last night and learned that the Tatars had gathered together the money and food they had plundered along the way and some of the people they had plundered, and placed them in Weir, twenty miles north of Lishan and more than ten miles southwest of Jinan Fucheng. Head Town!" m.
Miao Shao licked his lips regretfully and said: "My subordinates estimate that this batch of money and food must be indispensable, but it is a pity that it is only a dozen miles away from the main Tatar camp. Otherwise, if we go and grab a handful, we can not only save the people, but also save the people." It can also cut off the Tatars’ money and food supplies.”
After hearing this, Liu Yan couldn't help but feel moved in his heart: "Do you have detailed information about the enemy in Yantou Town?"
Miao Shao said: "My subordinates have already asked: The main force of the Qing soldiers this time has gathered in Jinan Fucheng. There are only more than 5,000 Qing soldiers left behind near Yantou Town. They are Tatars from the Zhengbai Banner of Mongolia."
Liu Yan spread out the map of Jinan Fucheng and quickly found the location of Yantou Town on the map. He said in a deep voice: "Yantou Town is located more than ten miles southwest of Jinan Fucheng. It is surrounded by flat plains and has no obstruction."
"Sir, this battle is not easy to fight. If those five thousand Mongolian Tatars go crazy and our army cannot attack for a long time, and the main force of slave thieves comes from Jinan Fucheng, our army will be attacked from both sides. The consequences will be disastrous!"
Liu Yan thought for a while and said: "The Tatars have cavalry and can support Yantou Town in time, but our army also has cavalry and can still raid Yantou Town!"
Then Liu Yan suddenly remembered something, smiled and said to Miao Shao: "I have an idea, go and call everyone here."
Soon everyone gathered in the Chinese army's tent again. Liu Yan then explained his thoughts on preparing to raid Yantou Town, and then said to Xu Ming: "This battle will focus on the cavalry battalion. We will launch a raid at midnight tonight. It must be carried out first." Hit!"
"The rest of the battalions stopped pulling out and continued to rest here. After nightfall, they quickly advanced north to meet the cavalry battalion soldiers!"
Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this, and Wang Bo even shouted loudly: "My lord, you are mighty! Let's go and rob him tonight!"
Everyone laughed and went to prepare.
In the afternoon, Xu Ming led the cavalry battalion soldiers to set off north. The whole battalion soldiers also brought a lot of captured Manchu red flag armor and flags to use as camouflage.
In the evening, the soldiers of the other battalions were also ready, and under the leadership of Liu Yan, they broke out and headed north.
The sky quickly darkened. Thousands of soldiers of the new Lingshan Guard Army were marching in the flat and vast fields. The night wind blew from time to time, blowing the flags of the army. The stars in the night sky were nowhere to be found, all covered by dark clouds. The wilderness, which was difficult to walk in the first place, became even more difficult to move through. Many soldiers had one foot deep and one foot shallow, and the speed of the army's march was greatly affected.
Upon seeing this, Liu Yan had no choice but to order the entire army to speed up their march. The cavalry battalion soldiers could not be allowed to fight alone. The key point of this battle was to fight quickly and not delay.
The dark clouds in the sky were as low as lead, and the sky and earth were filled with the sound of the marching army's neat footsteps. Bright red flags were sweeping and fluttering like living creatures, making rustling sounds from time to time.
Although Liu Yan couldn't see the whole army, he could still see the soldiers around him. Although the thousands of soldiers of the new Lingshan Guard Army in front of him traveled all night, they were all in high spirits and did not look as fearful as before the battle.
This time Liu Yan sent troops to rob the Tatars, and he also brought dozens of captured Qing army baggage vehicles, which were just used to load the post-war seizures.
"It's a pity that there are too few empty trucks. If Yantou Town has a lot of money and food stored in it, I probably won't be able to take away a lot of it!"
Liu Yan looked at the night ahead, saying this with unspeakable regret in his heart.
Some people died, but not completely...
