In order not to repeat Liu Rukui's path, he also took the initiative to go to the rear army, in order to be further away from the Ming army, so that there should be no danger to his life.
Bai Heming's army suddenly stopped and waited on the spot. Soon after, batches of defeated troops on the battlefield appeared in front of them.
These defeated soldiers may belong to Wu Ruyi's group or Liu Rukui's group, but no matter who was in charge of them before, their appearance is the same now, that is, they are in a very embarrassed state.
The weapons in their hands were thrown away long ago. Some of them were running too fast, and their single clothes were scratched by tree branches. They were all in ragged clothes. In addition, they were running so fast and their faces were pale, giving people the impression that they might be missing at any moment. It feels like they will all fall down.
So many defeated soldiers walked past the 20,000 troops led by Bai Heming, but all the soldiers of the Dashun Army who saw this scene looked a little ugly at this time.
How could the front be defeated so miserably? Then how powerful was the Ming army they faced?
If others can't stop it, would they be able to stop it?
Questions arose one after another, but no one explained them. Many people began to beat drums in their hearts, and the morale of the army began to decline rapidly.
Bai Heming, who was riding on the horse, naturally saw this scene. He could even imagine the bad impact such a scene would have on his army, but he couldn't do anything.
Don't tell me, even if he ordered these defeated soldiers not to pass by the army he led, no one would listen. Even if such an order is issued now, it seems to be a little late.
The morale of the army has been affected, and in his ears, he can already hear the sound of firecrackers firing from time to time.
"Is he coming?" He couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart. Although he hadn't seen the Ming Army yet, for some reason, he felt a drumbeat in his heart and became very restless.
I haven’t felt like this for a long time. I followed Li Zicheng before and always lost. At that time, I would be a little scared when I saw the Ming army. But later, as one Ming army was defeated by them, like this The feeling disappears.
Just today, this feeling came back again, and it was even worse than the previous fear.
"General, do we still want to stay here?"
Just when Bai Heming was thinking about this and his face became a little ugly because of this, a deputy general next to him suddenly spoke, startling him.
"Why are you shouting? I'm not dead yet." The frightened Bai Heming started to curse.
The deputy general was very aggrieved. His voice just now was very small, so why did it become a shout?
"By the way, what did you just say?" Bai Heming asked because he was so nervous that he didn't even hear what the deputy general said.
"General, the situation doesn't seem to be good. Everyone else has fled back. We are the only ones who are still here. Next..."
The deputy general did not say the following words, but he believed that the general must understand what he meant.
"Let's take a look at the situation first. Let's see how many people are coming from the Ming Army. By the way, inform the brothers in the old camp to withdraw as soon as the situation turns bad. Don't even think about charging. The Ming Army's new firearms are very powerful." Bai Heming obviously thought of something and whispered.
Liu Tichun reacted quickly and left first. In addition, his army had just been severely damaged two days ago. Although the number of people had been replenished, the strength was still far behind. He said he wanted to go back and report the war situation to King Dashun, so even if he went back, he would not be punished.
He is different. His army has never been defeated, and its strength is still good. If he withdrew, Li Zicheng would definitely not be able to spare him. At least he would be scolded and fined a fine of silver, but at the worst, it would be possible for him to lose his position as a general.
Bai Heming, who couldn't leave, had no choice but to stay, but he was already ready to leave after a quick fight with the Ming army.
As long as the Ming army is in control, there will be sufficient reasons to withdraw at that time. This is not cowardice, but an inability to win. This kind of thing happened often in the past. Li Zicheng was punishing himself for not doing well.
Bai Heming was hitting his little Jiujiu. He had never thought about it, could he still win the battle with such a mentality?
People change. After going from poverty to wealth, from soldiers to generals, the mentality of some of the current Dashun Army generals has changed. The idea of entering when there are benefits and withdrawing when there is no benefit has begun to arise in the minds of many people, and many people have begun to do this.
Zhu Changwu didn't know that Bai Heming had changed in his heart.
To him, it doesn't matter whether he changes or not. You are not my opponent anyway.
Zhu Changwu is confident, but not arrogant. Although he knows that he has the most advanced weapons in the world in his hands, he dares to show his sword when encountering any army and is confident that he can win. But he is not without his shortcomings.
For example, the number of quasi-dragon soldiers is still too small.
Just pointing at these two hundred people, you can defeat hundreds of thousands of intruders, so you can only think about it in your mind.
Even if there are hundreds of thousands of sheep, and more than 200 people are herded, it is impossible to get them into the sheepfold.
Knowing that he could not achieve this goal, Zhu Changwu's idea was very clear from the very beginning, that is, to attack Huanglong directly, he only needed to repel Li Zicheng.
Such a goal is set because Zhu Changwu understands history. I am afraid that Li Zicheng himself would not have thought that this time the troops would go so smoothly. Before that, he had no confidence in taking over the entire city of Beijing. That is because there were too many rebellious ministers in the Ming Dynasty, and they acted as internal agents. Just completed the seemingly impossible task.
Knowing that Li Zicheng did not have much confidence or ambition in taking over the capital, Zhu Changwu became more confident that he could force him away. All he had to do was show his extremely strong side. Li Zicheng, who was originally hesitant, would most likely withdraw his troops and retreat to Shanxi, all the way to his base camp in Shaanxi.
After knowing the opponent's trump card, you will naturally feel confident when doing things. Zhu Changwu was chasing these Dashun Army deserters at this time, in order to find Li Zicheng's main camp, and then kill them there, demonstrating his powerful firepower output ability.
The goal was set, and the start was good. After resting for a while, Zhu Changwu led more than two hundred quasi-dragon soldiers to catch up with Hu Yunfeng's troops who had become the vanguard. They followed the escaping army like they were chasing ducks. Behind the Shun army, they pursued all the way.
"Sir, in which direction will Li Zicheng be?" Riding a war horse and constantly surpassing the Ming army around him, Ji Jinkai looked for an opportunity to ask Zhu Changwu.
"I don't know either, but there is nothing wrong with following these deserters. They will tell us the answers we want to know." Zhu Changwu said very confidently.
If it were him, of course he would also want to find the main force of the army after the defeat. It seems that only by doing so will he be safer.
"I understand." Ji Jinkai also laughed. He also agreed with this judgment. If this is the case, then he will continue to pursue it.
After winning several battles in a row, many horses from the Dashun Army were left behind on the battlefield, and now they were all requisitioned by the Quasi-Dragon Soldiers, replacing their legs as they continued to move forward.
While riding the horse, Zhu Changwu did not forget to remotely control the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft to explore the surrounding situation. Their firepower output capability was very strong, but once they accidentally fell into the enemy's encirclement, it would be very troublesome.
"Haha, move to the southeast, there is a main force of Dashun Army there." Soon, Zhu Changwu discovered something and said with a smile on his face.
The so-called main force of Dashun Army refers to the 20,000 Dashun army commanded by Bai Heming.
It was said to be 20,000, but it has already exceeded this number. Many defeated soldiers who escaped from the front line could no longer run because they were too tired. After seeing the main force of the Dashun Army here, they naturally joined them.
Although they don't know whether such a move means safety. But after all, there are so many people here, so it’s good to be emboldened.
Zhu Changwu changed direction, and Hu Yunfeng's troops behind him immediately followed. There were too many enemies killed along the way, and many soldiers had ears hanging on their bodies. But who would think that there would be too much military merit? After seeing the general suddenly change direction, some smart people quickly followed him, looking forward to more and better gains.
"General, the Ming army is here, coming towards us."
Another scout galloped back on horseback. When he arrived at Bai Heming, he could still see a nervous and even frightened look on his face.
The Dashun army was defeated too quickly. Along the way, this scout saw too many scenes of his own soldiers dying on the battlefield. Seeing so many people die in battle, it was impossible to say that he was not afraid at all.
"Are you coming? Inform the army to prepare for the attack. Order the archers to gather together and shoot whenever they see the Ming army." Bai Heming was also shocked after hearing this. The Ming army came faster than he expected. Come on, it seems that Liu Rukui's army is completely destroyed, but he doesn't know if he can stop it.
Bai Heming didn't have much confidence in this battle. Fortunately, he was already prepared to retreat if the situation went bad.
Anyway, so many people have been defeated by the Ming army, and one more of them is not much.
Amid Bai Heming's orders, two thousand archers from the Dashun Army stood in the front row.
Once the waiting Ming army appears, they will use arrows to block the opponent's offensive. As long as the Ming army's progress can be curbed, and the two sides enter a confrontation situation, they will have something to compete with the Ming army. Chance.
This kind of tactics was used not only by the Dashun Army, but also by the Ming Army. It was even used by Jiannu.
