After deciding to retreat, the Qing army began to pack up their things.
The battle during the day made many people not optimistic about this trip to attack Qingcheng, and the Tiger Character Banner was not as easy to deal with as the Ming army.
At dawn the next day, the Qing army had eaten early and began to gather its troops to retreat.
The sentries of the Tiger Flag immediately discovered that the Qing army was retreating, and immediately sent someone to send back the news.
"Go and find Ma Shizheng." When Zhang Hong learned that the Qing army was about to escape, he immediately sent someone to find Ma Yunjiu.
Not long after, Ma Yunjiu rushed over with a guard.
"What happened? You are so anxious to find me." Ma Yunjiu didn't know the news about the Qing army's withdrawal, so he thought Zhang Hong had some combat matters to discuss with him.
Zhang Hong talked nonsense and said directly: "The Qing army has retreated."
"Retreating?" Ma Yunjiu looked surprised and said immediately, "The Qing army came all the way here and just retreated like this?"
The Qing army just ran away, which was beyond his expectation.
Zhang Hong said: "The news is definitely correct. I came here to discuss with you how to stop this Qing army and prevent them from escaping so easily."
"Use the cavalry. The only thing that can hold back the Qing army is the cavalry." Ma Yunjiu said.
Zhang Hong nodded and said: "I think so too. Now we need the cavalry division to work harder to capture the Qing army and give the dragoon division a chance to encircle and annihilate them."
"This time I will personally lead the team and I will never let the Qing army escape." Ma Yunjiu responded.
Zhang Hong added: "There are a lot of cavalry in the Qing army. You should be careful when chasing. You don't have to hold on to the Mongolian cavalry in the Qing army. As long as these people want to abandon the Qing army and choose to escape, Then don’t stop them and let them go. Our targets this time are mainly the Eight Banners Soldiers and the Guan Ning Army, especially the Eight Banners Soldiers. If we can kill one, we must kill one more."
"Okay, I'll take note of it." Ma Yunjiu nodded and said immediately, "The Qing army has just retreated. Before they get far, I will lead the cavalry division to chase them."
In addition to the wounded after yesterday's battle, the cavalry division also left some as sentries for the army. The remaining cavalry, whether they were armored cavalry or Mongolian cavalry, were all led by Ma Yunjiu and chased the fleeing Qing army.
In addition to cavalry, the Qing army also had many infantry.
No matter how fast the infantry was, it could not be faster than the four-legged horses, so after Ma Yunjiu and his cavalry division chased for several miles, they discovered the whereabouts of the Qing army and had a fight with the Mongolian cavalry who had cut off the Qing army's rear.
The Mongolian cavalry in the Qing army had no intention of fighting. As soon as they engaged the Tiger Banner Cavalry Division, they were immediately defeated and fled, without any effect on breaking up the rear.
But the news that the Tiger Banner cavalry was chasing was sent back to the Qing army.
"Find Cangmu." After Jierhalang learned that the Tiger Banner cavalry was chasing him, he immediately sent someone to find Cangmu, the general on the Mongolian side.
Cangmu, who evacuated with the Qing army, soon came to Jilhalang.
The incompetence of the Mongolian cavalry on the battlefield yesterday made Jierhalang very dissatisfied with Cangmu.
But he knew that if he wanted to get rid of the Tiger Banner cavalry, the help of the Mongols was indispensable. He suppressed his displeasure and said: "The tiger thieves' cavalry has chased them. At the moment, only Taiji's cavalry has the most. I hope Taiji We can send a cavalry force to intercept the tiger bandit’s pursuers and buy more time for the army to evacuate.”
"Your Majesty wants to send a cavalry to intercept the pursuers. I naturally support it. But as you saw in yesterday's battle, Your Majesty, even if a cavalry is sent under my command, it may not be able to stop the tiger thieves' pursuers. Your Majesty, It's better to find someone else to do it!" Cangmu knew that the cavalry under his command could not handle this task.
Hearing his words, Jilharang frowned and said: "Then send more people over. If the tiger thieves can catch up so quickly, I guess there won't be too many, and Taiji's subordinates are all Mongolians." , familiar with everything in the grassland, even if you are defeated, you can still find a way to escape."
"Actually, there is someone more suitable for this kind of thing. He will be able to easily hold back the tiger bandit's pursuers." Cangmu was reluctant to let his subordinates take risks and decided to divert the trouble to the east.
To prove a Taiji's strength on the grassland, in addition to cattle and sheep, the number of soldiers in the tent and the number of herdsmen in the tribe are equally important.
"What Taiji wants to talk about is Guan Ningjun?" Jierhalang is not stupid. As soon as Cangmu opened his mouth, he knew that the other party was talking about Zu Dashou's Guan Ningjun.
Cangmu nodded and said: "Yes, it's Uncle Ning Yuan and his soldiers and horses. The prince also saw the battle yesterday. The cavalry under Ning Yuanbo's command is actually not weak. As long as a cavalry is sent from Guan Ning's army, After breaking it off, we will definitely be able to stop the tiger thief’s pursuers.”
"Let's do this. The Eight Banners will send out 100 cavalry, Guan Ning's army will send out 100 cavalry, Taiji will send out 800, and we will gather 1,000 cavalry to break up the rear." Jierhalang said.
As for Kuraki's suggestion, he simply ignored it.
It was impossible for Zu Dashou to agree to send Guan Ning's army to cut off the rear of the army.
"Eight hundred!" Cangmu looked hesitant.
The number of eight hundred Mongolian cavalry is still quite large, and some small tribes do not have so many cavalry.
Jirharang stared at Cangmu and said with displeasure: "Yesterday's battle was because you Mongolians were defeated too quickly, which led to the defeat on the battlefield. If Taiji still wants to save himself today, then Don’t blame me for being rude.”
He threatened Kuraki unceremoniously in front of him.
"Okay then!" Cangmu had no choice but to agree.
However, he had already made up his mind, and those who stayed would try to choose from several other tribes.
Seeing that Cangmu no longer objected, Jilharang's worry eased a little.
Next, he still needs to discuss with Zu Dashou and force Zu Dashou to leave a hundred cavalry as the remaining troops.
There should be no delay in leaving people behind.
Jierhalang personally took people to find Zu Dashou.
Guan Ning's army was not mixed with other soldiers and horses of the Qing army. Instead, it became a separate military column, but it was very close to the main force of the Qing army.
When he met Zu Dashou, Zu Dashou was also very surprised by Jierhalang's arrival.
"Uncle Ning Yuan, we need someone to stay behind to break up the rear. I hope that Guan Ning's army can leave a hundred cavalry to break up the rear for the army." Jierhalang was afraid that Zu Dashou thought he was targeting Guan Ning's army, so he specifically explained, "In addition to Guan Ning's army, In addition to the Ning army's one hundred cavalry, the Eight Banners will also send one hundred cavalry to stay, the Mongols will leave eight hundred cavalry, and a thousand cavalry will be left behind."
Zu Dashou hesitated for a moment and then said: "The general will listen to the prince, and Guan Ning's army will also leave a hundred people to cut off the rear."
"Then hurry up and arrange the people behind. The tiger thieves have already caught up." Jierhalang was not surprised that Zu Dashou did not refuse.
At this time, their goal was to successfully escape back to Liaodong. Naturally, they understood that only by working together would it be easier to get rid of the Tiger Flag's pursuers.
