Shuotuo was now certain that this battle was definitely the most brutal battle that the Eight Banners warriors had ever participated in, except for the Battle of Hunhe River.
When breaking through, every time our side takes a step forward, almost one Eight Banners soldier may fall down. Behind them, there are nearly a thousand dead Eight Banners soldiers lying.
The Eight Banners soldiers who were still fighting also had the same feeling as Bei Ziye, that is, these barbarians in front of them were going to hack them all to death at the foot of Erlong Mountain.
The soldiers and horses of Mingming were not afraid of sacrifice, regardless of casualties, just like the waves crashing on the shore, one wave after another, hundreds of them rushed towards them.
The soldiers of the Qing Dynasty are not afraid of many enemies, but they are afraid that the enemy is not afraid of death. If they are not afraid of death, and the enemy's troops are far more powerful than our own, it will undoubtedly be a disaster.
It was a little better at the beginning, the enemy's strength was only two or three times more than our own, but as time went by, after half an hour of fighting, Man Ming's troops more than doubled on this basis.
Especially the Bagaras who had been surrounded by the barbarians. Most of them felt a rare despair in their hearts, as if the barbarians would never be able to finish their attacks.
Taking a peek during the battle, except for the small group of them who were surrounded, there was no one of their own within dozens of steps. They were all barbarians armed with various weapons.
No matter how good Bagala is at fighting, he is still too good to fight against a pack of wolves. He will fight four or five barbarians one at a time, and then fall down one after another. It is only a matter of time before the entire army is annihilated.
Through actual combat, Bagala also understood that these guys with scimitars were not ordinary barbarians. They were all highly skilled in martial arts and were not inferior to them. They were not afraid of death and were very difficult to deal with.
Bagala may be able to fight against two people on his own, but if he fights three, four, or even five or six, there is no chance of survival.
Because these barbarians seemed to have a clear division of labor. Some were responsible for entangling them with scimitars, while others were waiting for the opportunity not far away, preparing to sneak attack them with bows and arrows.
This kind of defeat without force is extremely hateful, but the Bagaras are helpless about it, let alone stop the other party from doing this, so they are frequently shot on the spot by bows and arrows.
The samurai also learned very quickly in battle, and everyone quickly figured out the secret to killing these powerful Qing soldiers.
As long as more than two people besiege a Qing soldier, at least two warriors will be responsible for suppressing the prey with knives, and then a warrior will hold a bow and arrow nearby. As long as he finds the opportunity, he will shoot a headshot with an arrow.
Shooting at close range, especially within four or five steps, was almost not difficult for the warriors. Unless the prey got out of the way by accident, nine times out of ten they would be shot through the head.
This is the fastest way to kill Qing soldiers. It is faster than just using a knife or a combination of knives, spears, and iron cannons, because Qing soldiers generally lack protection for their heads.
The Japanese army had discovered that even if they used iron cannons to shoot targets at close range, it was often difficult to kill these heavily armored Qing soldiers.
In the end, we could only use the method mentioned by the Ming Crown Prince in the bound volume, which was to attack the target's head at close range as much as possible. Only in this way would a large number of casualties be caused to the Qing army in a short period of time.
When Shuotuo decided to launch a breakout, Beiziye's beloved Bagala only had less than a hundred people left, and each of them had to deal with almost a dozen enemies.
Shuo Tuo still had hope of breaking through the encirclement, but these Bagaras who had lost their mounts could not escape at all. Their horses had been shot to death by the Japanese iron cannon Ashigaru.
This unreasonable fighting style caused great psychological harm to the Bagalas, because on the battlefield, the war horses are their lives, and without horses, there is no life!
Although the Bagaras knew that their numbers were getting smaller and smaller and that more and more barbarians were surrounding them, they still fought desperately and no one surrendered to the barbarians.
Except for a few officers, most of the people were illiterate and only knew how to serve their masters.
They didn't understand why Goumanzi's combat power increased so quickly, and many of them died with doubts in their minds.
Not only the Ba Ya La people don't understand, even Beizi Ye Shuo Tuo is confused...
Shuotuo saw the large banner of "Eight Banners Great Bodhisattva", and one of his subordinates who knew Chinese characters told Bei Ziye what the content written on it meant.
He didn't know the meaning of "Hachiman", but he completely understood what "Great Bodhisattva" meant. Shuo Tuo couldn't help but feel that this clever "invitation to the gods" had an immediate effect.
These ugly-looking armors may have been specially made for the "Invite God" operation. After wearing them, their combat power and will will be significantly improved.
Otherwise, Shuotuo would really find it difficult to understand why these barbarians in front of him were so different from those who were greedy for life and fearful of death that he had encountered before.
If there really is a "great god protecting the body" in this world, then I have to hire one when I go back, otherwise I will encounter a barbarian again and be defeated.
It can make tens of thousands of people rush upwards like they are desperate for their lives. This "divine power" is absolutely extraordinary.
Shuotuo believed that if the Qing Dynasty invited them over, they could at least protect the 30,000 troops under the four banners...
But now, Shuotuo is about to lose his fortune, and it is difficult to save even a thousand people.
If he can't break out of the tight siege, Master Bei will become the trophy of the barbarian.
"kill!"
Fortunately, there were hundreds of loyal Eight Banners soldiers around, who sacrificed their lives to carve out a narrow path for Mr. Bei Zi to survive.
After advancing a hundred steps, nearly a hundred people fell down. Shuotuo was heartbroken when he saw this, but there was no way. If he didn't do this, everyone would die here.
But even if all his Eight Banners warriors died, Shuotuo thought it was worth it as long as he could escape.
Shuotuo knew very well that he had done some serious things to Man Ming in the past years. If he was caught by the other party, he would not be able to escape the punishment of being cut to pieces with a thousand cuts.
Thinking of that kind of capital punishment, cold sweat broke out on Shuo Tuo's spine. The Ming court must have hated him so much that he had to crush his bones and raise ashes after being cut into pieces.
If you want to calm down the Ming court, unless...
Bei Ziye, who has been stunned by tens of thousands of ambushes, has not yet thought of a better response.
It was said to be an ambush, but this group of barbarians was blatant and gave Xianghongqi a head-on blow in broad daylight.
Shuotuo may have used the excuse that there were too many people on the other side, or used a trick of digging a hole, but in short, he had already won the battle, and nothing he said would work.
None of the Eight Banners generals expected that one Jialado, or to be precise, six Niulu Eight Banners soldiers would be surrounded and annihilated on their own territory by the wise soldiers and horses.
This happened not long ago when the Eight Banners soldiers had just swept through the pass and frightened Zu Dashou who was guarding Jinzhou so much that he did not dare to leave the city.
If a fast rider is sent to report this to the emperor, can the emperor believe it? ? ?
"Don't be obsessed with fighting! Escape immediately!"
The loud shouts of killing that emanated from the surroundings finally brought Shuotuo's mind back to the battlefield. He hurriedly ordered his men to break out of the encirclement quickly, otherwise it would be too late.
With the powerful impact of the war horses and the bloody fighting of the Eight Banners soldiers, they were finally able to save their Bei Ziye from the Ming Dynasty's thousands of troops.
At this time, even Shuotuo's face was splashed with a lot of blood. After suffering such a big loss, no one dared to say that the dog barbarian was vulnerable anymore.
Bei Ziye was hit by three arrows. Simply because he was wearing heavy armor, he was not injured at all. The arrows were just stuck in the armor, but Shuo Tuo was also startled.
He didn't have time to calm down, because the smart soldiers and horses saw the opponent's general breaking out of the encirclement, and immediately sent two to three hundred cavalry to chase him.
The panicked Shuotuo immediately led his horse and whip, and fled northward as hard as he could. If he hesitated for a while longer, he might be surrounded by the barbarians again.
There were only about a hundred Eight Banners soldiers who ran out with Mr. Bei Zi. Xushun Gong Shen Zhixiang had already disappeared. It was best to die in front of the formation, otherwise he would look good when he returned.
Since the Japanese war horses were not fast and had poor endurance, the Eight Banners soldiers escaped by relying on their mounts. The good horse under Shuo Tuo even ran ahead.
After running fifty miles in one breath, Shuotuo got off his horse when he saw that the pursuers behind him had disappeared, found a shady place, flopped down on the ground, and gasped for air.
"Master, what should we do next?"
Melezhangjing Sangguli also ran out, but there were less than ten people left in his army, and the rest were probably transformed into lonely ghosts.
"...Master Rong, let's think about it before we talk!"
After losing a large number of men and horses at once, it is still a question whether Fuzhou City can be defended. Without reinforcements, Lushun City will definitely be occupied by the barbarians.
Shuotuo really didn't think about what to do next. He deliberately gave up Fuzhou City and led his troops to Gaizhou City to find the obedient king Kong Youde.
But at the same time, he was afraid that the emperor would blame him, and he might be imprisoned. If his own father made further remarks, he would be in danger.
Lushun is over, if Fuzhou is lost, Jinzhou will probably not be able to defend it. Three cities in his own defense area have been lost, and it is impossible to be pardoned.
Thinking about it, after Yue Tuo died, if the old bastard hadn't interfered with it, he should have inherited it. He had five Eight Banners soldiers in his hands, so why was this? ? ?
Shuotuo did not think that the battle was his fault, and there was no misconduct in command on the battlefield.
The only reason to blame is that there are too many dog barbarians and they are too capable of beating.
The enemy is numerous and we are outnumbered, so victory or defeat is a common occurrence for military strategists.
The Baigan Army and the Zhejiang Army were both seen by Shuo Tuo in northern Liaoning when he was young. They caused considerable losses to the Qing Heavenly Army back then.
He believed that these were the two most skilled soldiers in the Man Ming court. In this battle, Man Ming might have mobilized Zhejiang soldiers from the south to participate in the battle.
Considering that it is more convenient to take the sea route from Jiangnan to Liaodong, it seems obvious that the soldiers and horses in the south may also have strange costumes that he has never seen before. This makes sense, and Shuotuo thinks this is the case.
The Ming court transferred 50,000 Zhejiang soldiers from Jiangnan?
This is what is written in the memorial to the emperor!
Anyway, Shuotuo can't think of a more reasonable explanation...
After calming down, Shuotuo decided to lead his troops back to Fuzhou first, where his family and property were all.
Even if we have to retreat north, we must take them all away. Neither women nor money can be left to those damn barbarians.
"puff……"
On the battlefield of Erlong Mountain, the last Ba Ya La had the feather of the arrow tail in his mouth, and had been shot through the head by an arrow. He was spitting out blood, his eyes were wide open, and he fell to the ground in disbelief, as if he was still unwilling to fail, and even more I don’t want to just admit defeat.
A samurai who had just fought with him walked up to the corpse, lowered his head and took a closer look. Then he held a samurai sword, rubbed the bright red blade on his cotton armor, and sheathed the sword with his backhand.
"we won!"
"Onboard~!"
Following a few leading celebrations, the Japanese officers and soldiers all over the mountains and plains began to burst into cheers that resounded through the sky...
If they hadn't gone through a hard battle, they wouldn't have felt this way.
Although they fought with more and less, the Qing army still resisted and caused no less than 5,000 casualties to them.
After a post-war inventory, 835 Japanese soldiers were killed on the spot, and the rest were mostly wounded to varying degrees.
Among them, 398 Qing soldiers were killed on the battlefield of Case Mountain, and 2,601 were killed on the battlefield of Erlong Mountain.
Fifty-seven victories were obtained during the pursuit, and another 66 people were captured. Only nine were Eight Banners soldiers, and the rest were slave soldiers.
In this battle, the Japanese army killed 3,056 Qing soldiers, which was equivalent to annihilating two Jia La or ten Niulu men.
I saw piles of corpses of Eight Banners soldiers being loaded and unloaded outside Lushun City and displayed to the defenders.
Realizing that the reinforcements had been gathered and wiped out, the defenders knew that there was no hope of breaking through. In order to save their lives, they opened the city and surrendered in the evening of the same day.
There are no more Eight Banners soldiers in Lushun, so the slave soldiers can finally decide their own fate.
They are just making a living, and they are willing to fall to whichever side wins.
Duke Xushun, Shen Zhixiang, who was in charge of them, didn't know whether they were dead or alive, so there was no need to ask for instructions.
The slave soldiers didn't know how the Eight Banners soldiers, who they thought were invincible, had so many dead.
So many people died, they must have been killed by barbarians...
Oh, no, it should be that the Ming Dynasty King's Division was severely damaged or even wiped out.
If they had known that Master Wang was so powerful, they would not have surrendered, or they would have surrendered too early.
It's all the fault of the damned "Xu Shun Gong", now he should be called the "Fake Xu Shun Gong" - the dog Tatar Shen Zhixiang!
Prior to this, Abe, the "Japanese general" of the Japanese army, once again rejected the conditional surrender request of the defenders in the city.
Lushun Nancheng had been bombarded to pieces by Zheng Zhibao's fleet, and it was completely unbearable.
Once the south city is captured, the north city will also be in danger.
Therefore, Abe Shigeji had every reason and confidence to reject the unreasonable demands made by the defenders.
As a last resort, the two Niulu slaves, who were demoralized and had no fighting spirit, could only surrender.
Their goal of being reused by the Ming Dynasty King's Division was not realized, but they were all shipped to Shandong.
As a result, the Japanese army exchanged more than 40,000 taels of silver, which made the Japanese army very happy. This money was obtained without any effort, but the results obtained by the army could enjoy the treatment of "killing one and injuring three".
That is, every time a Qing soldier is killed, the Ming court will calculate it as killing one dog Tatar, and wounding three dog Tatars, and wounding three will be converted into killing one person.
Capturing and killing a dog Tatar can be exchanged for one hundred taels of silver, so the Japanese army can get double the reward, which is two hundred taels of silver.
More than 3,000 people can be exchanged for more than 600,000 taels of silver, and the pensions of Japanese officers and soldiers who died in the war will also be fully cashed.
For the famous people, it was really convenient to make money, and they were extremely lucky and won the first battle.
Except for the samurai who died or were seriously injured, the other samurai who were not seriously injured were naturally very happy.
Every warrior who participated in the war could receive a war participation fee, and warriors who made achievements on the front line could receive rewards ranging from twenty taels to hundreds of taels of silver.
The Ashigaru were satisfied with getting some copper coins, and they were also busy "grabbing horse meat" on the battlefield to avoid being divided up by their fellow flies.
It took three days to capture Lushun and annihilate Shuotuo's troops who came to help, including nearly 2,000 Banner soldiers. This was definitely a hearty victory.
And the record was outstanding, because there were more than 300 Bagaras inside. Except for Niulu Zhangjinghar Guji, who was guarding the red flag, and several soldiers who were able to escape from danger, most of the Bagaras died at the foot of Erlong Mountain. …
