On the twenty-ninth day of the first month of the twenty-sixth year of Zhenyuan, in Zhuozhou, overnight, the Qianyan and Qianyan sides invested a total of more than 200,000 troops in a local battlefield covering hundreds of square kilometers, and fought through an unprecedented fierce frontal battle. , to determine the winner.
The result was a great victory for the Sixteenth Cavalry of Yanyun in Daqian, and a massive defeat of more than 100,000 troops of the Zhengbai Banner and Zhenghong Banner of Beiyan.
Although it is difficult to verify the specific results of the battle in a short period of time, according to the original rough figures, the soldiers and horses of the two banners of Beiyan died in direct battle, were hunted and slaughtered after collapse, and trampled on each other while fleeing. The cumulative number of deaths was at least One hundred thousand.
In fact, it may be more, because the bodies in the gradually solidifying trench cannot be dragged clean; and the number of captured people, including a large number of wounded, is close to 50,000.
Dorgon's white flag, Duduo's white flag, and Daishan's red flag totaled 200,000 people.
Of the 100,000 troops brought by Dorgon, after Daishan and Duduo retreated to Baoding Pass, there were still 70,000 to 80,000 left. Adding Zhuozhou's original strength, it was almost 200,000.
One hundred and thirty thousand men and horses were ambushing behind the camp. They were originally going to set up a trap so that when the Daqian army lost sight of their head and tail, they would pounce on them and kill every one of them.
But he didn't expect to be surrounded and killed by Bai Qi's Yanyun Sixteenth Cavalry.
The remaining 70,000 troops still have to defend the city, as well as the personal guards left by Daishan, the personal guards left by Dorgon and Duduo, and the original garrison of Zhuozhou City.
The biggest losses were the more than 130,000 troops outside Zhuozhou City, which were also the elite armies of Zhengbai Banner and Zhenghong Banner.
At the same time, the casualties of Xiao Zheng's Yanyun Sixteenth Cavalry were actually very serious. No less than 30,000 people were killed or missing, no less than 10,000 people were seriously injured, and the remaining casualties were more than 30,000 to 40,000 people.
To be fair, this number of casualties would have directly caused the morale of the entire army to collapse. However, when this opportunity for a big victory came and the contrast between the victory and defeat of the two sides was so strong, the morale was invigorated.
The main reason for such a comprehensive victory was due to Dorgon's conspiracy and Bai Qi's plan.
The Sixteenth Cavalry of Yanyun were fully prepared from the beginning and already knew some important arrangements. Then Dorgon was caught off guard by the general's plan.
Hundreds of thousands of troops rushed forward, only to be surrounded and killed by Yanyun's Sixteenth Cavalry in the dark night.
No matter how powerful the army is, when faced with such a situation, it will still be panicked and the morale of the army will be unstable.
The dark night will dawn.
The sea rises and the sun rises.
The sky in Zhuozhou has been covered by dark clouds for a long time.
Because hundreds of thousands of torches burned all night, the flames of war lit up the entire battlefield outside Zhuozhou City.
There was also dust, smoke, etc., which could not be completely dispersed.
Under the gloomy sky.
The crows croaked.
Bai Qi sat on the tower of the north city gate, looking in the direction of Yanjing.
Zhang Han has returned from chasing the Beiyan coach.
On the way of pursuit, more than 4,000 Beiyan banner soldiers were captured.
But in the end, they still failed to catch up with Daishan, the flag owner of the Zhenghong Banner. As for the flag owner of the Zhengbai Banner, who died on the battlefield, his appearance had been trampled beyond recognition by horses' hooves, so he could not be identified, so he was simply considered a winner.
In addition, the cleaning work of the battlefield must also be carried out immediately. If the corpse is left there for a day, it may emit a foul smell.
And the people of Beiyan in Zhuozhou City also need to be appeased.
After Xiao Zheng saw Xiao Yi's governance of the party members of the Anxi Protectorate, he also learned his methods and began to implement benevolent governance towards the people of Beiyan.
Those who are willing to leave the bitter cold land are warmly welcomed in Jiangnan Water Village.
Even if they are not used to the Jiangnan water town, the vast land of Hebei Road can accommodate them.
Those who are unwilling to leave will also be resettled on site.
Then officials were assigned, and using the majesty of the army, they began to carry out vigorous local rectification.
All this has actually advanced from Baoding Pass to Zhuozhou.
Xiao Zheng was indeed busy transporting supplies to Zhuozhou from the rear. He believed that Bai Qi would definitely capture Zhuozhou.
Even if there are heavy casualties, even if it is a tragic victory, Zhuozhou must be captured.
Because if Zhuozhou gets it, it will knock on the door of Beiyan.
When soldiers surrounded Yanjing City, Zhuozhou was their rear area, where their baggage was stored, and where their logistics support was provided.
This was not over yet. As the sky dawned, the entire Sixteenth Cavalry of Yanyun in the opposition slowly returned to Zhuozhou to participate in the tasks of guarding Zhuozhou, appeasing the people, and intimidating Xiaoxiao.
Not only that, they were also busy cleaning up the camp of the Beiyan army and their own rear army camp.
After all, it won't be long before His Highness King Yan will arrive with a large army, and they will definitely have to be resettled by then.
With a ready-made tent, there is no need to spend time setting up camp.
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"What?!"
Dang Shanshan fled outside Yanjing City in embarrassment and reported to the soldiers guarding the city.
The soldiers guarding the city immediately ran to the palace and reported the situation in Zhuozhou to Murong Yin who had not slept all night. After that, he sat up in shock.
Murong Yin really didn't expect that Beiyan would lose so quickly, nor did he expect that Dorgon would die on the battlefield.
Everything was so unexpected.
Although I had been mentally prepared for it, when it happened, the gap in my heart was still very big.
As a result, when Dai Shan entered the palace and knelt there in disgrace, Murong Yin was unable to react.
Mang Gurtai who was standing next to him couldn't stand it anymore and asked eagerly: "Did Prince He Shuorui really die in battle?"
"I saw with my own eyes that he led his guards out of the city, wanted to rescue the Zhengbai Banner soldiers, and fought into the rebel army." Dai Shan lowered his head in shame, obviously feeling very guilty.
Mang Gurtai sat down blankly, and most of the other people in the room were also disappointed, with only a few showing slightly complicated expressions.
Murong Yin finally came to his senses, his eyes were red and there were some tears, and he said sadly: "It's a pity, my fourteenth brother is so brave and invincible, he is the God of the Northern Yan Army. I am determined to avenge him and die in the battle." More than 130,000 soldiers took revenge!"
As Murong Yin came back to his senses and began to speak, the hall became noisy again... Obviously, at this time, the peace-seeking faction, the retreating faction, and the war faction have all appeared.
Everyone has his or her own opinion.
"Can you send envoys to ask Xiao Zheng for peace?"
"He and that prince Xiao Yi will definitely have a battle. We can completely convince him, surrender to him, and help him defeat the prince Xiao Yi."
"This way, we can avoid the flames of war!"
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"Are you so sure that Xiao Zheng will agree to our peace request?"
"Prince Xiao Yi fought against Meng Yuan's cavalry with overwhelming force. He won three out of three battles and even killed Brother Meng. Now even more soldiers are surrounding Harin. Immediately, Meng Yuan's last cavalry will also be slaughtered. "
"If Xiao Zheng is willing to accept our surrender, why waste his troops on attacking Zhuozhou?"
"Why not send envoys to persuade us to surrender after the victory in the Battle of Zhuozhou?"
"Obviously he made an agreement with the prince Xiao Yi to destroy Meng Yuan and Bei Yan together."
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"If you ask me, it's better to retreat to Hetuala. It's freezing cold there. Most of the thieves are from the south. They can't bear the cold. Their combat effectiveness will definitely be greatly affected by that time. , we can rely on this, as well as the familiar terrain, to form an effective attack on them!"
"It can be seen from the battle in Zhuozhou that in a land battle, our Eight Banners cavalry is on par with the Yanyun Sixteenth Cavalry, and may even be unable to defeat them."
"What's the point of defending Yanjing City even though you know you can't defeat it?"
"As long as people are still there, there will definitely be a chance for a comeback."
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"It is impossible to seek peace. Dayan suffered the humiliation of being a traitor back then, and now it has to endure it again. So what do our efforts over the years count? Are we humiliating ourselves? And retreating to Hetuala, You are a coward. If you are a traitor and want to destroy Dayan, what's the use of retreating to Beihai? You might as well fight to the end!"
"Then Xiao Zheng still has to fight Xiao Yi. As long as we hold Xiao Zheng back, when Xiao Yi defeats Meng Yuan, he will definitely come back and fight again here."
"We are carrying the blue flag and are never afraid of bloodshed and death!"
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"You Zhenglan Banner people are not afraid of death, but aren't the common people afraid of death?"
"Everyone died in the battle. What will happen to the people? What will happen to your families and your relatives?"
"Being bullied by a gangster?"
"Becoming a slave to a thieves, or killing the men, leaving behind some old, weak, sick and disabled people. Who will know about the Yan people in a hundred years?"
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Besides, Murong Yin had been watching with cold eyes and had already seen clearly.
These people were talking a lot, and it was nothing more than that the situation was very bad. It was impossible to defend, and it was difficult to escape, so they were in a dilemma and were almost forced into a corner.
So all kinds of monsters and monsters came out. In the past, everyone was respectful and said that they were loyal ministers. They were loyal to Dayan and vowed to live and die with Dayan.
But when it came time to live and die together, one by one, they immediately changed their tone, changed their determination, and forgot their original vows.
But having said that, after Murong Yin himself learned that Zhuozhou was defeated and 200,000 soldiers and horses were defeated, only 30,000 or 40,000 came back. More than 100,000 soldiers and horses were directly killed in the battle, almost completely destroyed. Dorgon, the leader of the Zhengbai Banner, The news of the death of two brothers, Duduo, the leader of the banner with a white flag, was also the same. They almost wanted to retreat.
At this time, all he had to do was to appease and win people's hearts.
How can we defend the imperial city if people's hearts are not united?
Yes, at this time, Murong Yin still wanted to defend the imperial city.
Not willing to give in.
Really unwilling.
Although the dignified Dayan was completely defeated, it still wanted to lose face. He, Murong Yin, could not take over the position of the leader of Dayan Kingdom, but in the end he lost Dayan Kingdom Zuo.
How can we go to see the late emperor and the great ancestor?
Not to mention, Murong Yin still had such great ambitions at the beginning and wanted to devour the world.
At the end of the quarrel, everyone felt that they still wanted to see Murong Yin, the leader of the Yan Kingdom, sitting on the throne.
"I just want to ask everyone, how brave Taizu was back then, can the children of the Eight Banners really not be able to defend the country?"
