The melee between the two armies just now had severely damaged Jiannu's vitality. At this time, there were only more than a thousand capable soldiers left, and they could no longer hold on.
Under the command of another Jiala'erzhen, Jiannu fought and retreated. However, the morale of the Ming army was high and they pursued Jiannu relentlessly. Most of Jiannu were swept and annihilated by the Ming army, leaving only Less than eight hundred riders escaped.
The Ming army also suffered nearly 4,000 losses, especially He Shixian's 5,000 cavalry. Most of them were lost and they were no longer able to continue the pursuit. He Shixian quickly sent people to report the victory to Xiong Tingbi, while he led his troops to seize the time to collect the surviving horses, armor, and weapons. , to cut off all the heads of Jiannu, this is a great achievement.
"Master Beile, let me lead three thousand bannermen to defeat these bright dogs!"
"Don't be careless. The leader of the Ming army is Xiong Manzi. He is not comparable to those trash. Thousands of people are just dying."
Huang Taiji looked at the Ming army on the opposite side, which was well prepared, and did not dare to attack easily. As he said, the Ming army on the opposite side was different from other Ming armies, and at least had some military power. Even if he could defeat Xiong Manzi, his two banners and troops would still have to sacrifice a lot. The price is low, and the number of slaves is already small. He will not do such a thing, killing one thousand enemies and damaging himself eight hundred.
He was waiting for the two armored men with yellow flags to attack from behind, so that he would be sure of victory.
"Taitai, General He won a great victory, killing thousands of Jiannu, and there is no need to worry about the rear."
"Okay, here's the order from my general, and the whole army will retreat in batches. Li Jingsheng, you can quickly join forces with He Shixian with 3,000 troops, and prepare to set fire to the forest outside the mountain forest. Also, quickly report to Li Bingcheng, asking him to lead his troops out." Fort responds.”
Hupiyi could not be saved. Xiong Tingbi could only try his best to ensure that the more than 20,000 cavalry could retreat safely. He personally left command, and the Ming army began to slowly retreat.
The space here has expanded, and it is simply a paradise for cavalry. Our own army is not as strong as Jiannu's. Moreover, our own army is smaller than Jiannu's, so there is no need to fight.
The roads in the mountains and forests can only accommodate less than ten cavalry. As long as they retreat into the forest, they still have a chance of survival. As long as Jiannu's large-scale cavalry cannot be used, then they still have a chance.
The Ming army mobilized, and Jiannu on the opposite side naturally saw it.
"Master Beile, the flags of the Ming army are flashing, and they seem to be moving back."
Upon seeing this, Huang Taiji knew that the Ming army was about to retreat, so he rushed forward with two flags and horses without hesitation.
"Taitai, Jiannu has charged into the battle, what should we do!"
"Don't panic, stabilize your formation, prepare your bows and crossbows, and when Jiannu reaches eighty paces, follow my command and fire a volley."
When Jiannu entered the firing range of the Ming army, Xiong Tingbi quickly ordered them to be fired together. The Ming army had crossbows, and so did Jiannu, and compared to the Ming army, their crossbows were more powerful.
It was difficult for the Ming army's arrows to break through Jiannu's heavy armor, but it was not difficult for Jiannu to break through the Ming army's layer of armor.
By the time Jiannu reached thirty steps, most of the Ming army had retreated into the forest, with only more than two thousand people still at the entrance. Xiong Tingbi quickly ordered the entire army to retreat and pass directly through the bushes and woods. In the past, and then slowly moved closer to the official road, and at the same time, he also wanted to lure Jiannu to pursue him. It is not known how many lives he will have in the end, but this is already Xiong Tingbi's greatest effort.
"Ignore these Ming dogs, follow Ben Beile to chase down the main Ming dogs from the main road, and capture Xiong Tingbi alive!"
Huang Taiji of the Ming Dynasty did not pay attention to these Ming troops at all. He personally led Ba Yala of Zhengbai Banner to bear the brunt and chased Xiong Tingbi all the way.
"Taitai, Huang Taiji is catching up soon, Taitai, leave quickly, we are about to cut off the queen!"
The confidants of Xiong Tingbibiao's camp led more than a hundred people to attack the white-armored soldiers of Jiannu. On this narrow road, even the white-armored soldiers of Jiannu could not defeat them for a moment, and they were delayed for half a quarter of an hour. , buying valuable time for Xiong Tingbi.
He Shixian, who was responding outside, was now anxious. He had prepared firewood and oil, just waiting for Xiong Tingbi to show up.
Most of the Ming army had already rushed out, but He Shixian still didn't see Xiong Tingbi's shadow. He almost couldn't help but lead his troops in.
"General He, the platform is at the back. Hurry, prepare the torches!"
Upon hearing this, He Shixian breathed a sigh of relief and quickly ordered his men to light a fire.
Although it was extremely cold in Liaodong at this time, it burned quickly with dry firewood and oil.
Huang Taiji behind him had been thrown far away by Xiong Tingbi because he had been blocked before. He saw black smoke billowing in the sky and shouted:
"It was clear that the dog was deceitful. After the order was sent, the army retreated quickly, and the others rushed over with Ben Beile."
After Xiong Tingbi came out of the forest, he ignored the pursuers behind him and galloped away directly. They could no longer catch up.
After Huang Taiji came out, he could only vaguely see the back of the Ming army. He secretly thought that it was a pity that Xiong Manzi was really difficult to deal with.
"Where have Anjia and Bayala gone? Ben Beile insists on executing these two dog slaves!"
Anjia and Bayala were the two Jia La Er Zhen who had sneaked around and attacked earlier. If these two dog slaves hadn't missed the big event, today's battle would definitely have annihilated the Ming army.
"Sibeile, our scouts found a large number of corpses in the plain over there, both from our army and the Ming army."
The Ming army was in a hurry to retreat and had no time to collect the corpses. They simply collected some trophies, beheaded Jiannu and took him away.
When Huang Taiji arrived at the scene, he only saw corpses on the ground. Except for the Ming army's, the others were all headless. It didn't take much to think about it. An Jia and the others must have been defeated here.
"Four Belles, Bayala comes to plead guilty!"
Bayala did not return the same way. He suffered heavy losses this time, and Anjia had already died in the battle. He knew that he would not survive. He had been hiding on the other side of the mountain and watching the movements of the Ming army, trying to find opportunities. It's a pity that He Shixian didn't give him a chance at all.
Huang Taiji looked at the hundreds of defeated soldiers behind him, and became furious. He picked up his riding whip and cursed at the same time.
"Take him away and let Father Khan deal with him!"
Nurhachi, who had already captured Hupiyi, was in a very good mood. Although Zhenglan Banner suffered more than 1,600 casualties, he could still accept it.
He had the much-needed winter supplies, and he also captured the important connecting town between Liaoshen and Shenyang. It would be much easier for him to attack Liaoshen and Shenyang in the future. In this battle, he killed nearly 10,000 Ming troops and four Nikan (common people) Fifty thousand, he was preparing to rush to help Huang Taiji.
"What? More than two thousand bannermen died?"
"Huang Taiji, you have disappointed Ben Khan so much. I, Dajin, have never fought such a battle, and the Ming army was able to retreat intact. Please tell me the story of this battle in detail."
Huang Taiji knelt on the ground and honestly told him everything from the beginning to the end when he ambushed He Shixian.
When Nurhachi heard Huang Taiji say that the leader was most likely Xiong Tingbi, he felt even more like he had missed out on 100 million. If he could kill Xiong Tingbi, Shenyang would have it at his fingertips.
"It seems that this battle cannot be entirely blamed on you. There is nothing wrong with your tactics, but Xiong Tingbi is not comparable to a waste like Yang Hao."
"However, you are defeated after all. This time your share of the white flag will be halved, and you will be fined five oxen to make up for the loss of the yellow flag!"
"Slave thank you father!"
"Drag Bayala to death and demote his family to Bao Yi, as well as the two Jialas. They are no longer worthy of being my banner warriors of Dajin. They are all demoted to Aha!"
"Go back to the old village!"
