To the west of Kaifeng, nearly 100,000 troops from Xuanwuwei and Ming and Qing dynasties finally broke out after two days of tentative contact.

The commander of the Qing army was Oboi, and there were more than 30,000 Qing troops participating in the war. Except for more than 6,000 Han troops and Henan Green Camp, the rest were all Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners.

The commander of the Wu army was Guo Zhuangtu, and there were nearly 60,000 people participating in the Wu army. Except for the 20,000 Guanning direct descendants, the remaining battalions were reorganized from the former Sun Kewang, and the commanding generals were Liu Zhifu, Gao Qilong, Wang Hui, Wu Zisheng, etc.

At the beginning of the war, the Wu army relied on its superior forces to break through the Qing army's defense line. However, in the afternoon, a cavalry of the Eight Banners of Manzhou suddenly broke through Gao Qilong's troops under the leadership of An Zhuhu, the commander of Ningguta, which caused the troops of Wang Hui and Wu Zisheng on both sides to be cut off by the Qing army in half by the Qing army. Guo Zhuangtu hurriedly sent Wang Pingfan to lead the army to rescue, but the central army was attacked by the Manzhou soldiers commanded by Oboi himself, so that Wang Pingfan's troops could not be rescued. The two divisions of Wang Hui and Wu Zisheng who were trapped in a heavy siege were soon completely destroyed by the Qing army, and the balance of the war instantly turned to the side of the Qing army.

"Defeated!"

Guo Zhuangtu's face was as heavy as water. On the plain in front of him, countless soldiers fell in pools of blood, but could not make him blink his eyes. Since he was following his father-in-law Wu Sangui, who had been fighting for more than ten years, Guo Zhuangtu had never suffered such a great defeat. Even though he was ambushed by the Qing army last time, the casualties were not as heavy as today. The crazy attack of the Manzhou soldiers caused the casualties of the Guanning Army, the direct leader of the Wu army, far exceeds any previous battle. Even when he was ambushed by the Ming Jin King Li Dingguo in Mopan Mountain, the Guanning Army suffered less than 5,000 losses, but today, it exceeded this number.

"withdraw troops."

Guo Zhuangtu did not hesitate at all and decisively ordered a retreat, even if more than 10,000 soldiers on the battlefield were still surrounded by the Qing army. He knew very well that the surrounded soldiers could no longer be rescued, and if he did not want to be wiped out, he would have to leave the battlefield immediately. It doesn't matter if he was defeated, but the important thing is that the direct forces of the Guanning Army cannot lose too much here, otherwise the consequences will be greater than defeat.

Hu Shouliang sighed and said, "Why not hold on for a while?"

"No need." Guo Zhuangtu shook his head calmly, "The Tartars have already raised their morale. If we continue to fight, we can't even withdraw even if we want to."

"The Eight Banners are like Eight Banners today." The person who spoke was Yang Kun, a general from Guanning Army.

Upon hearing this, Hu Shouliang was stunned. It was obvious that the combat power of the Eight Banners soldiers was reduced, otherwise the Wu army would not have looked down on the Qing army so much. However, in today's battle, the Eight Banners fought the fierceness of the same as the Eight Banners led by Hong Tai and Dorgon back then. I really don't know how the Qing court brought together such an elite soldier that could still be fought. If the Eight Banners soldiers who were defeated by the Taiping Army in the past were as good as they were today, they would probably not have the courage to fight against the Qing Dynasty.

"Let's go, the future is long, we can afford to lose, but Oboi can't."

Guo Zhuangtu smiled coldly. He didn't need to consume his direct Guan Ning army in this battle that he could no longer win. He had to preserve his strength. As he said, Oboi won today, but he still couldn't change the situation, because the strength comparison between the two sides would not change because of one or two battles. What's more, there are more than 100,000 troops from the Zhongzhen Camp behind Oboi. Perhaps Oboi has a headache now than him.

The generals of the Wu army, who were still fighting hard, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Today, the Tartars in Manzhou are much more cruel than before, and it can be seen that they are really desperate. If this battle continues, it is meaningless to withdraw it first.

After discovering that the main force of the Wu army retreated, the Qing army tried to pursue, but with little success, he turned to cavalry to monitor the retreating main force of the Wu army and used infantry to encircle and suppress the surrounded Wu army. Under the unrestrained attack of the Qing army, Liu Zisheng's army completely collapsed, and Liu Zisheng himself was captured alive by the Qing army. Yang Wubo Liao Yu, General Wang Yougong and others were killed one after another. In the end, more than 3,000 remaining Wu army was trapped on a hillside dozens of meters high under the leadership of the King of Qishan Houwanghui, and defended with the surrounding terrain and night.

After discovering that the Wu army was defeated and still fighting, the Qing army stopped attacking and sent people to defend the river down the slope. I believe that it won't take long before the Wu army, which was short of water and food, would surrender on its own.

Under the stars in the sky, the king lost his confidence to break through. He was already desperate and knew that he had been abandoned. The destiny that was waiting for him and his subordinates was destined to die.

In the second half of the night, the soldiers at the bottom of the slope suddenly found Wang Hui with one person. Seeing this person, Wang Hui was stunned because this person was his nephew Song Qingquan. Wang Hui looked at his nephew in disbelief because he saw Qingquan fall off his horse in his own eyes during the day and was surrounded by more than a dozen Qing soldiers. He thought his nephew was dead.

Song Qingquan stepped forward and knelt in front of Wang Hui, cried and said, "Uncle, Qingquan is not dead!"

Wang Hui trembled and helped his nephew up, looked at it for a while, and then asked, "How did you escape?"

Song Qingquan lowered his head and told his uncle that he did not escape, but was released by the Qing army.

"Why did the Qing army let you go?"

Wang Hui was stunned for a moment, and then understood why the Qing army let his nephew go. Sure enough, Song Qingquan hesitated: "Uncle, I, Lord Aobai,"

Wang Hui interrupted his nephew and said bluntly: "Obai asked you to persuade me to surrender, right?"

Song Qingquan's face turned red, but he pointed his head slightly. He was afraid that his uncle would refuse to surrender, and would even tie him up in front of the soldiers. But after a while, his uncle spoke, "What is the conditions for Oboi?"

Guo Zhuangtu led his troops to a small town more than 30 miles west of Zhongxuanwu. It is said that this place was the place where Li Zicheng attacked and opened the brigade, so the locals called this place the Chuangwangzhai.

Under the night, hundreds of elite cavalry rushed to the ground with torches to break into the royal village. Wu Sangui, dressed in military uniform, arrived here overnight after learning that Guo Zhuangtu was defeated.

In the tent, the lights were brightly lit, and dozens of Wu generals were sitting in the tent, and they looked at Wu Sangui nervously. During the daytime battle, some of these Wu generals performed outstandingly, some were inappropriate in command, and even retreated in the face of the battle. The brave naturally did not worry about anything, and the timids must be nervous now, fearing that the King of Liao would push him out to do the trick.

However, Wu Sangui did not get angry because of the unfavorable war, nor did he mean to punish the incompetent generals. He slowly glanced at the generals and said in a deep voice: "It is reasonable for the Qing army to resist stubbornly in Kaifeng's relationship. Today's defeat is not our army's incompetence, but the Qing army has no choice but to retreat. What I am sad about is that those soldiers who have been killed, alas, I am sorry to them. You must make good plans when you look back. We must take good care of the families of the fallen soldiers in the future and we must not let them suffer grievances."

After hearing Wu Sangui's words, the generals' faces turned dark. In this battle during the day, many cannon fodder died, but many of them were defeated by elite elites, many of them were the confidants of these generals. Now that people are dead, they have no way to revive the dead, and all they can do is to let the families of these people be well taken care of.

"Prince, our army is powerful and the Qing army is weak. If they defend according to the danger, maybe we have no choice but to do anything to them. But Kaifeng is a plain, and there is no danger to defend. The Qing army won this time, but how many soldiers and horses can they withstand such losses. Don't worry, Kaifeng will go down sooner or later!" The person who spoke was Gao Qilong, whose headquarters was dispersed by the Qing army in the day.

Guo Zhuangtu looked at Gao Qilong and snorted slightly. Many generals in the tent also saw that Gao Qilong looked wrong. Obviously, they blamed Gao Qilong for the failure of the war. If Gao's troops had not collapsed, their wings would not have been destroyed by the Manchu soldiers.

Gao Qilong was a little embarrassed by the generals, but he had already stood up and it was difficult to sit down again at this time, and he was a little embarrassed for a moment.

"General Gao is right. How many soldiers can Oboi have in such a way to deal with us."

Wu Sangui did not mean to blame Gao Qilong, because there is no meaning to pursue the matter now. What he needs is that the generals can unite and regroup and fight with the Qing army again. It is that you blame him and he blames you.

"Prince, I will see it."

Wang Pingfan was about to speak, but he vaguely heard a shouting outside. His face changed and rushed out of the tent quickly. He was shocked by what he saw in front of him. He saw that there was already a fire in the east.

Wu Sangui and the generals also walked out of the tent, and what they saw in front of them was also shocked. Guo Zhuangtu realized something and said angrily: "Prince, Su Bai has rebelled!"

"I have said a long time ago that the Manchus are not trustworthy. They should have been slaughtered in Xi'an!"

Wang Pingfan also knew what was going on, his fists were clenched tightly, and his eyes were red under the flames.
Chapter completed!