Zu Dashou found Wu Sangui and asked Wu Sangui to bring one hundred fine cavalry to coordinate with the Eight Banners' one hundred fine cavalry and the Mongolian's eight hundred cavalry to leave behind.
After Wu Sangui received the order, he selected a hundred cavalry from the camp to join the Eight Banners cavalry.
As for the 800 Mongolian cavalry, neither Wu Sangui nor the Eight Banners looked down upon them.
The Eight Banners cavalry left behind was led by an assistant leader.
He and Wu Sangui stood on horseback side by side and said, "How does General Wu want to fight this battle?"
Wu Sangui was also a talented general in the army, much stronger than his father Wu Xiang, and more famous. Even many people in the Eight Banners knew about Wu Sangui's bravery.
"How do Zuo Ling want to fight?" Wu Sangui asked Zuo Ling beside him.
The leader of the Eight Banners thought for a while and said: "Let the Mongols go first. With us holding the line, the Mongols can hold on a little longer."
He was wary of the Mongols' incompetence.
They were afraid that the 800 Mongolian cavalry who had been cut off would be defeated in a single battle again, which would lead to the implication of the people left behind by the Manchu Eight Banners and the Guan Ning Army, and thus they would not be able to complete the work of the cut off.
"Whatever Zuo Ling says, do it. I don't have any objections." Staying and getting divorced would mean a narrow escape, so Wu Sangui was more open-minded.
The leader of the Eight Banners also breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Wu Sangui agreed to come down.
As for the opinions of the Mongols, he didn't care at all, or in other words, the opinions of the Mongols were not important in his eyes.
Not long after the Qing army left, the tiger-character flag pursuers appeared in front of Wu Sangui and others.
"Let's do it!" Wu Sangui reminded.
The leader of the Eight Banners sent someone to notify the generals of the eight hundred Mongolian cavalry to send troops to deal with the chasing troops of the Tiger Flag.
The first to catch up was a group of outposts from the Cavalry Division, about thirty people.
The number was small, and the Mongols had 800 cavalry, so they were naturally not afraid. So after receiving the order from the Eight Banners Leader, the 800 Mongolian cavalry immediately dispatched to kill the more than 30 pursuing troops.
Eight hundred against thirty, naturally full of courage.
The Eight Banners cavalry and the cavalry brought by Wu Sangui stayed behind and did not move.
If the 800 Mongolian cavalry can't even defeat the more than 30 pursuers with tiger-shaped flags, then there is no need for them to cut off the rear, and they might as well go back as soon as possible.
As the outpost, the tiger-shaped flag cavalry squad is led by a squad leader.
When he saw nearly a thousand enemy cavalry rushing towards him, he immediately ordered his men to circle around and instead of fighting head-on with the 800 Mongolian cavalry, they dealt with them bit by bit like scraping.
The cavalry squad of the Tiger Flag took advantage of their armor and began to deal with the 800 Mongolian cavalry.
A large group of cavalry from the Cavalry Division quickly caught up.
At this time, the 800 Mongolian cavalry who were originally chasing the Tiger Flag cavalry squad had no time to escape, and were soon surrounded by the cavalry division brigade that came over.
"Zuo Ling, I'm afraid we can't stop us!" After Wu Sangui saw the cavalry of the Tiger Flag Brigade arriving, he knew that it was impossible to cut off the rear.
At most, the hundred or so of them would be killed themselves.
The leader of the Eight Banners, who also noticed the appearance of the pursuers of the Tiger Banner Brigade, looked serious. He said: "You and I are the ones left behind. Even if we die in battle, we must buy more time for the army."
As he spoke, he did not forget to look at Wu Sangui.
He was worried that Wu Sangui would give up and choose to escape.
"Of course I know that after this battle, we may really have to bury the bones in the grassland." Wu Sangui sighed with emotion.
Looking from a distance, there were four to five thousand Tiger Banner cavalry chasing them. With so many pursuers, he didn't think they could stop them with only two hundred of them.
"If you die, you will die. We will have a companion on the road to hell." The leader of the Eight Banners said without fear of death.
Before he was left behind, he had already received a guarantee from Jierhalang that even if he died, his family in Daqing would be taken care of by Zhenglan Qi, which gave him no worries.
"Okay, then let's stay together on the Huangquan Road." Wu Sangui said proudly.
The leader of the Eight Banners held the reins with one hand and said to Wu Sangui: "The Mongols can't hold on for long, let's take action, for the sake of the Qing Dynasty."
As he spoke, he knocked the horse's belly with his heel and urged the horse to rush out.
The remaining Eight Banners cavalry numbering about a hundred or so followed behind him and rushed towards the tiger-shaped banner cavalry in front.
"What a man, what a pity." Wu Sangui sighed with emotion, turned his horse's head, and said hello, "Follow me to chase my uncle."
With his greeting, hundreds of Guan Ning cavalry chose to leave in the opposite direction to those Eight Banners cavalry.
From the beginning to the end, he had no intention of staying and dying.
The leader of the Eight Banners, who was rushing towards them, also noticed that the people on Guan Ningjun's side had not followed, so he looked back on his horse.
But when he found that Wu Sangui had run away with Guan Ningjun's men, he suddenly felt a breath in his chest.
It was too late to stop Wu Sangui, so he could only rush towards the cavalry with the tiger flag in front of him with this bad breath in his mouth.
The Tiger Banner has long noticed the Eight Banners cavalry and Wu Sangui's two hundred people.
A group of soldiers and horses were separated to face the Eight Banners cavalry who took the initiative to attack.
No. 100 Eight Banners cavalry were quickly engulfed by the brigade of Tiger-shaped Banner cavalry.
On the other side, Wu Sangui caught up with Zu Dashou's team from behind on horseback.
"Uncle, something big happened." Wu Sangui said hurriedly when he saw Zu Dashou.
Seeing this, Zu Dashou didn't bother to ask Wu Sangui why he came back so soon, and quickly asked: "What happened?"
"The tiger bandit's cavalry has caught up with them, and there are five or six thousand of them. The general has to come back first to report the news and ask the uncle to make plans in advance." Wu Sangui found a reason for his return.
Zu Dashou's expression changed.
Five to six thousand cavalry are chasing after them. With so many infantry, Guan Ning's army will definitely not be able to escape.
There is no city on the grassland to hide from, so it will be a matter of time before you are caught up.
"Uncle, make up your mind earlier!" Wu Sangui urged.
It's not that he is anxious, but he knows that the 800 Mongolian cavalry and 180 Banner cavalry cannot stop the pursuit of the Tiger Flag for long, and they will soon catch up.
Zu Dashou looked at Wu Sangui and asked, "What do you think?"
"In the end, I will listen to my uncle." Although Wu Sangui knew how to get rid of the pursuers of the Tiger Flag, he did not dare to say it.
Zu Dashou struggled in his heart.
There is only one way to escape, which is to abandon the infantry and leave with only the cavalry.
On the grassland, it is difficult for the cavalry to catch up as long as they are not intercepted, so he has a high degree of confidence in escaping.
However, the infantry of Guan Ning Army could only be left behind. This would definitely be a heavy blow to Guan Ning Army and would greatly damage the strength of Guan Ning Army.
"Uncle, this is not the time to hesitate. You should make up your mind earlier. If you are late, it will be too late even if you want to leave." Wu Sangui couldn't help but urge again.
(End of chapter)
