In the eleventh year of Chongzhen, on the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, at Shenshi, the sky was dim and the sun was hidden behind the dark clouds, looming.
Ten miles northeast of Julu County, in the fields on the west side of Wangjuzhuang on the west bank of the Laozhang River, the sound of hooves sounded like thunder, rumbling continuously, and clouds of dust flew up one after another.
The Ming army's Lu Xiangsheng's Xuan Dajing cavalry was fighting fiercely with the Qing soldiers of the Zhenglan banner led by Prince Su Hauge of the Qing army. In the wilderness, there was a group in the east and a group in the west. A torrent of red and blue armor intertwined. People roared and horses neighed. It was chaotic. one slice.
The Qing army's Zhenglan Banner Jia Lazhang Jingdan Dai led hundreds of cavalry, and was surrounded by more than a thousand knights of the Ming army Lu Xiangsheng and Hu Dawei. The Mongolian light cavalry led by Deke Lei on the periphery tried to help him escape, but they were also Two Ming armies, Yang Guozhu and Chen An, were chasing but were unable to do anything.
Prince Su of the Qing Dynasty, Hauge, who had been watching the battle from a distance, saw that the situation was critical, and hurriedly ordered a Bagala warrior beside him to lead a hundred elite warriors to rescue the Dandai tribe.
More than a dozen of the Qing army's Baya La warriors marched forward bravely, leading a hundred Qing cavalry. Roaring at the top of their lungs, they charged straight at the Ming army of Hu Dawei. The leading Baya La soldier fired a tiger spear, flying up, down, left and right.
He stabbed and smashed, carving a bloody path, rushed to Dandai, and shouted in Tatar: "Dandai, the prince ordered me to take you back. Kill..."
Dan Dai's troops were also very brave, but after a long battle, they were all a little tired, especially their horses, which were already weak. They were surrounded by a Ming army twice their size, and they were unable to escape for a while.
At this time, more than a hundred troops came to help, and he immediately became energetic and shouted: "Warriors, fight out and return to the prince..."
With the bravery of the ten or so Baya soldiers, they finally broke out of the siege. More than 600 Qing soldiers were like wild horses running wild, and they galloped away, leaving behind more than a hundred Tatar corpses, which they could no longer take care of.
Dekeri also heard the sound of gongs. He whistled in his mouth and led the army towards another group of Mongolian cavalry. They kept a hundred paces distance between them, covering each other and coordinating each other, running quickly. And go.
Yang Guozhu and Chen An just led the troops and chased them. Seeing them going away, they were about to give up, but saw a red cloud flashing in the smoke in the northeast. They cheered up and continued to chase.
Guerrilla General Guo Yingxian was charging over with 500 knights. He wanted to intercept the Mongolian Cavalry of Dirk, but was blocked by a burst of cavalry fire from the opponent. He was unable to intercept it and only carried its tail, leaving five or six Mongolian Cavalrymen. Ride the corpse.
When Zhang Cheng led his troops to cross paths with Hauge's tribe, he fired three-eyed muskets at close range, knocking out more than ten Qing soldiers riding the Zhenglan Banner, and then rushed towards the Dandai tribe's Qing troops who had just broken through the siege.
Dan Dai did not quarrel with Zhang Cheng. He led his army to follow the Baya soldiers, trying to bypass Zhang Cheng and other knights and return to Hauge. Although Zhang Cheng pursued hard, he only captured more than 20 horsemen. The weak Qing soldiers.
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Hauge's mood was very low. Under the protection of his subordinates, he ran to Shangguan Road and slowly headed towards Nangong County.
Recalling how high-spirited I was when I left Nangong County in the morning and rushed to Julu to attack the enemy, all I could think about was how to torture Lu Xiangsheng, Zhang Cheng and others after the victory.
How could I have thought that the Ming thieves Lu Xiangsheng, Zhang Cheng and others would take the initiative to attack. At this time, I couldn't help but think: This time, I was defeated by the Ming thieves for the second time. The fourteenth uncle will definitely be in the hands of his father. Report your own crime. Why……
Most of his men followed behind to escort the plundered men, wealth, grain and other materials. There were also a few small groups who plundered separately and had not yet gathered together. He was afraid that it would be too late to reach Julu and be looked down upon by Dorgon, so he led three troops More than a thousand riders came first to rush towards the giant deer.
Unfortunately, because he underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly, he was defeated by the Ming army again, which really made him unwilling. Therefore, he hated the Ming generals such as Lu Xiangsheng and Zhang Cheng to the bone and wished to eat their flesh alive.
He now only has more than 2,000 cavalry left, of which the Zhenglan Banner Qing soldiers have less than 1,000 cavalry. He has lost more than 300 Qing warriors in this battle, which makes him feel heartbroken.
As for He Chenggong's Han army, more than half of the Han army was damaged, amounting to more than 400 people. Only Dirk was more cunning, and he took full advantage of his advantages.
In this battle, less than a hundred of his men were injured, and before the battle, they all tied their bodies to their horses with ropes. The disadvantage was that once the horses were injured and fell to the ground, it would be difficult for them to escape.
But its advantage is that even if a person is injured, he will not fall off his horse, and his horse will still advance and retreat with the brigade. Many injured people will return to camp with the brigade when retreating.
Dirk Leice was on horseback and in a good mood. He fought twice with Lu Xiangsheng and Zhang Cheng's troops of the Ming army, and Hauge was defeated. However, he could always lead his men and retreat unscathed. He also had a growing reputation in the hearts of his men. Long.
At the same time, he also discovered that although most of the generals of the Ming Dynasty were not strong enough to fight, after all, the skinny camels were bigger than horses, and they still had some bloody courage and power, such as the Ming army Lu Xiangsheng's troops in two battles.
Especially that Zhang Cheng, whose name is quite famous among the Qing army. Since the invasion of the Ming Dynasty, nearly a thousand Qing warriors have died at the hands of Zhang Cheng.
Especially how noble Prince Lian Rui was, but he was shot by that traitor Zhang Cheng!
Thinking of this, Dirk was looking forward to the opportunity to meet this bold and arrogant general.
At the same time, he also made up his mind that when he invaded the Ming Dynasty, it was only right not to plunder much property but to save more Mongolian warriors in the tribe.
As for loyalty to the Qing emperor, in the final analysis, strength is king. If you can't defeat others, you can only work for others. Think about it, even Lin Dan Khan was chased all the way to the northwest by Huang Taiji and died of illness. What could he do?
Dirk thought this, but He Chenggong beside him was trembling with fear. Since he went to the Ming Dynasty with Prince Su Hauge, he led his men to help Hauge break through many fortresses, but his own men also suffered a lot of casualties. Small.
He planned to receive a reward after returning in triumph, but unexpectedly, in today's battle, more than half of his troops and horses were lost. He sat on his horse, lowered his head in thought, and occasionally peeked at Hauge in front of him. There were fifteen buckets in my heart, up and down, and uneasy.
In the battle of Hauge, more than 800 soldiers were killed or injured, most of whom were left with the Ming army. Only a few who did not fall escaped and escaped. There were also nearly 200 Qing warriors who escaped with the brigade. However, these people Will return to the team soon.
Fortunately, the Zhenglan Banner warriors under his command suffered more than 300 casualties, which made him feel very uncomfortable. He thought about how he would face his father when he returned because the military strength of his banner was much weaker.
As for the life and death of those Han soldiers in He Chenggong, he didn't care at all. Even if they were all dead, what did Hauge have to do with it?
What made him most uncomfortable was that in this battle, the retreat was somewhat panicked and the horses suffered a huge loss. They rode two horses, especially the warriors in the Zhenglan Banner, who mostly rode three horses together.
This time he led more than 3,000 people, which meant more than 7,000 war horses. However, a rough inspection showed that the number of those who had been withdrawn was only more than 4,000, and there were actually nearly 3,000 less horses.
"Why……"
Hauge sighed silently, feeling unusually tight in his chest.
