Chapter 713: Leaving

When the waving flags sounded, a large number of Tartar soldiers turned around and began to flee backwards as if they were lost. All the honors they had accumulated in dealing with the Ming army over the years were defeated by this group of Xingtian Army in one day. At this moment, they no longer cared about pride and only had the fear in their hearts. They were all thinking about escaping from this place that they would never forget forever and never come back. These Xingtian Army were not humans, they were all devils, and they could not fight this battle!

But their escape did not mean that their nightmare ended, because they entered the Xingtian Army's cannons too long, and it would take some time to flee here even if they turned around and fled here. This period was enough for the Xingtian Army's artillery to fire again. Dozens of various field artillery guns roared again, knocking the hot shells out of the cannon chambers and smashing heavily into the group of defeated Tartars. Even the escaped Tartars were constantly knocked over to the ground by jumping shells, or even torn apart on the spot. The Hexi, which was occupied by the Xingtian Army, was constantly being knocked to the ground by the jumping shells.

There was an uncontrollable cheer immediately. All the generals looked at the fleeing Tartar soldiers and cheered and celebrating their victory. On the east bank of Xiaozhang River, there were corpses of Tartars and wounded people all over the ground. The wounded were helplessly screaming in the pool of blood. However, the beaten Tartar soldiers could not care about them, and they could not care about any excellent traditions. They just ran away as if they were lost, and as a result, they threw a large number of dead and injured robes next to the river bank.

Yue Tuo ordered the Bayala soldiers to go down and gather his defeated soldiers, which was a bit indescribable. He was defeated in this battle, and it was very miserable. The small Xiaozhang River became his nightmare. Now he could only hope that the cavalry on both wings could cross the river as soon as possible, and win back a game and seize the chariot camp of the thieves on the other side. In this way, he could save some face. Otherwise, he would not be able to explain this to the current Qing emperor Huang Taiji after he returned.

At this time, the Tartar cavalry swimming towards the two wings finally found the frozen river surface. Under the command of their respective generals, these Tartar cavalry rode their horses down the river and stepped onto the frozen river surface. The sound of cannons and screams from the direction of the stone bridge came into their ears from afar, making them frightened. They didn't know how tragic their squadrons were fighting at the stone bridge at this moment. They just wanted to cross the river quickly and quickly attack the thieves on the other side of the river, seize the trespassers from the flanks, then disperse them, slaughter them, and rob all the terrible muskets and their cannons in their hands.

However, few people noticed the wooden barrels embedded on the ice that had been covered with a layer of snow. At this time, there were several pairs of eyes on the dead grass on the west bank of the river on the other side. They stared at the river surface through the grass. A man shook the fire with a cold smile and lit the leads that were pulled together. Then a group of people turned around and ran to a small woods, and then turned over the horse, and rushed towards the direction of the car camp and rushed out.

The Tartar soldiers who were riding on the ice also found these scouts of Xingtian Army. Some of them wanted to speed up and rush across the river to chase them, but He Nai Bing was very slippery, and the war horses dared not spread their legs and ran wildly on the ice. They could only pick their bows and arrows from afar to shoot arrows at the scouts of Xingtian Army on the other side of the river. However, when they fired the arrows, these people had already run away. Only the last two scouts were unfortunately caught on their backs, but they did not hurt the vital points. They staggered to the woods and climbed onto the war horses, and rode their horses to escape from the river bank.

Before these Tartar cavalry could understand, the wooden barrels on the river exploded one by one, and the big flames and smoke rose. In an instant, the ice surface on the river began to break. Some Tartar soldiers were closer to the wooden barrels, but they were blown away on the spot. More Tartar soldiers fell into the broken ice surface with their men and horses. The cold river water suddenly disappeared from their bodies, which made the Tartar cavalry scream in surprise, and they pulled the horse reins and turned around to return to the river bank. But even if they were lucky enough to climb back to the east bank, their lips were purple.

, shivered in the cold wind, and tried to take off the wet armor on the ***, but everyone knew what the result was. They were naked and wet, and they were quickly frozen. Some Tartars were unlucky, wearing two layers of armor, originally trying to save their lives, but after falling into the ice, they immediately sank into the bottom of the river like a weight. Even because of the dry season of the Xiaozhang River, the river was not deep, and some Tartar soldiers could not struggle. As a result, they were either drowned in the river or frozen in the river. Suddenly, the broken river was filled with Tartars and the broken ice.

Yuetuo led his troops to evacuate Xiaozhang River with infinite fear. This time they wanted to come to get a bargain, but they didn't get a bargain, and a large number of soldiers and generals were killed and injured. Among them, Jialazhangjing, who led his troops to attack Shiqiao, was also sieve by the musketeers of Xingtian Army and died on the stone bridge. In this battle, their Tartar soldiers suffered a great loss. In order to avoid being attacked by Xingtian Army, who was about to come over, Yuetuo didn't even have time to send people to rob the casualties of the soldiers and generals, so he ordered his troops to evacuate Xiaozhang River.

Looking at the Tartar soldiers who were retreating in the desert, the soldiers and generals of Xingtian's army in Hexi even cheered in unison. Huang Shengqiang walked to Li Fusheng who had just relaxed and patted Li Fusheng on the shoulder. Li Fusheng then shook a little nervously, looking at Huang Shengqiang and said, "We've won?"

"Hehe! I won, and it was a great victory! Wake up, Brother Li, congratulations on making great contributions! Haha! Don't stand stupidly, send someone to clean the stone bridge and clean the battlefield. The general is coming back soon!" Huang Shengqiang stroked his rat whisper proudly, and replied with a smile shaking his head.

Li Fusheng then woke up from the ecstasy after the victory, and quickly dispatched baggage soldiers and some engineers to clear the stone bridge. At the same time, he ordered baggage soldiers and musketeers to go to the river to continue to see the Tartar soldiers retreating on the other side.

The bodies of the Tartar soldiers were carried off the stone bridge by the Xingtian army's troops. Anyone who was injured and not dead would be injured and killed. All the armor and the silver weapons they carried were peeled off and piled up together. Then they were transported back to the cabin to load the vehicle. Soon, a large number of corpses of the Tartar soldiers appeared at the bridge.

At this time, on the horizon in the distance, scarlet Xingtian Army flags began to appear, and everyone immediately cheered loudly.

Dorgon used all the tricks to hold Xiao Tianjian back. Almost all the tactics he had used before were used on Xing Tianjun again, but the Xingtianjun resolved them one by one with constant response to changes.

Over the years, Dorgon has tried all the problems that the Ming army encountered in front of Xingtian Army, but in the end, except for the loss of troops and generals in front of Xingtian Army, the difficult bone, it has not blocked the retreat of Xingtian Army.

All his efforts were at most just a little delay in the speed of the Xingtian Army's movement, because the Xingtian Army's formation was really impossible to stumble. No matter from any direction, they could mobilize a large number of musketeers and use sufficient firepower to knock the attacking Tartar soldiers to the ground. Before the Tartars attacked them, they were already beaten to the point of being beaten. Even if some Tartars were fierce enough, they could stand up to the front of the Xingtian Army with their lives, but what was waiting for them was rows of long spears, and they could not break into the Xingtian Army's formation with the spears.

Moreover, the cavalry of Xingtian Army was not vegetarian. They were waiting for opportunities in the formation like a wolf. As long as they seized the opportunity, they would attack and bite them hard on the Tartar soldiers who were already defecating and retreating. They were not really fighting against the Tartar cavalry. Dorgon was so angry that he wanted to tear them away, but he had no choice but to them.

The remaining three square formations of Xingtian Army always alternately protected each other and protected the remaining soldiers under Lu Xiangsheng's command between them. They also sent some scattered soldiers from time to time to show off their power and take out the battle under the cover of their muskets to plunder some dead and injured Tartars' armor and heads, and even more angry Dorgon, one Buddha ascended to heaven and two Buddhas left their bodies.

The tactics of Xingtian Army, although they are not fancy, are very simple and practical. They combine the advantages of long-distance weapons and effectively combine the advantages of long-distance shooting of muskets with long-distance guns, exerting great offensive and defensive capabilities. Whether it is attacking or defending, they seem to be at ease. What is more valuable is that this tactic can maintain a certain maneuverability on the battlefield, fight and go, and never be trapped by the Qing soldiers. If Dorgon wants to eat them, there is no way, but Dorgon just can't afford to gamble and dare not suppress all the troops at hand regardless of the cost. If that is the case

Even if Dorgon could eat the thousands of Xingtian troops led by Xiao Tianjian, he would probably have to pay twice the price than the Xingtian army. However, this is the weakness of Jiannu. There were actually not many people in Jianzhou women, one less death. If Dorgon fought all the people here, Jiannu would not be able to recover for a long time, and he would not even have the ability to go south to break through the pass from then on. He could not even save the land they had occupied outside the pass. Therefore, Dorgon was afraid of the rat and did not dare to fight to the death, so he let the governor Xiao Tianjian retreat step by step towards the Xiao Zhang River, leaving behind many Tartar soldiers who were killed and injured.

The key to this battle was that Xiao Tianjian seized the best opportunity and sent the cavalry battalion to kill the red barbarian cannon under Dorgon. If that were not the case, Dorgon would make full use of the advantages of the red barbarian cannon at their hands to continuously bombard the Xingtian army from a long distance. Even if Xiao Tianjian had great skills, he would not be able to effectively ensure that the generals would not be dispersed. If there were few flaws, the Tatar cavalry would take advantage of their defeat, resulting in their defeat. It was this point that determined the chances of the Xingtian army and defeated Dorgon and the Tartars under him.

But Xiao Tianjian was not without any concern, because he had already seen that Dorgon and Yue Tuo divided their troops, and a Tartar soldier rushed towards the direction of the Xiaozhang River Stone Bridge, where Chen was stationed with elite artillery that he had worked hard to build over the years. Once the stone bridge was seized, he had no way to retreat. After night, the Tartars could drag down the thousands of soldiers and horses under his command. Moreover, once Huang Shengqiang's artillery battalion and the artillery directly under the battalion were taken away by the Tartars, he would be in great trouble.

After all, he only left artillery battalions and baggage battalions on the west bank of Xiaozhang River, and his troops were very limited. Although he had ordered Huang Shengqiang and Li Fusheng and others to make sufficient preparations before the war, Xiao Tianjian was still a little worried.

Soon he heard the sound of guns coming from the direction of the Stone Bridge of Xiaozhang River, and then began to hear the sound of cannons. The rumbling sound of cannons came from a long distance and also reached the battlefield here. All the soldiers and generals of Xingtian Army showed anxious expressions on their faces, fearing that the Xiaozhang River would be in danger. After all, Li Fusheng had only less than a thousand men and a brigade of engineers. The baggage soldiers had fewer chances to go to the battlefield, and there were many muskets, but their melee capabilities were poor, let alone artillery battalions. They were the masters in the distance, and they were just food when they were close. Once the Tartar soldiers crossed the river in large numbers, they could take advantage of them, but they were not sure about melee combat, so they urged Xiao Tianjian to speed up and return to the Xiaozhang River.

However, Xiao Tianjian played the role his commander should play at this time, with a calm expression, as if nothing had happened, without showing any worry at all, but said to the soldiers and generals under his command that there was no need to worry. The Tartars could not do anything to Huang Shengqiang and Li Fusheng, and continued to supervise the troops and advance slowly, repelling the Tartars who tried to stop them and the Tartars who were harassing them again and again, and slowly heading towards the Stone Bridge of Xiaozhang River without any confusion. It was his calm performance that greatly gave the soldiers and generals a reassurance, which made them gradually feel at ease and remain calm. The soldiers came to block the water and flooded the Tartars, which made the Tartars miserable.

As expected, they saw a large number of Tartar soldiers retreating from the Xiaozhang River area in a panic. Just by looking at their formation from a distance, they could see their panic and their morale plummeted. After returning to this side, they did not join the battle group at all, but retreated from afar and began to gather their troops.

Xiao Tianjian sneered and said, "Huang Shengqiang and the others are really doing well. The Tartars were defeated on the stone bridge! Humph! If I guessed correctly, Dorgon should give up his troops!"

As expected, after Yue Tuo led his troops back, Dorgon immediately ordered the attack on Xingtian Army to stop. Teams of Taurus soldiers quickly retreated from the surrounding area of ​​Xingtian Army. The Taurus soldiers blocking the road ahead also hurriedly retreated, giving up the road for Xingtian Army to withdraw to the Stone Bridge of Xiaozhang River, which immediately reduced the pressure from Xingtian Army.

"Xing Tian Army is mighty!" The Xuan soldiers in the formation suddenly shouted, and hundreds of Xuan soldiers shouted, even the soldiers and generals of Xing Tian Army could not help but feel ecstasy in their hearts and started screaming.

Suddenly, the thunderous roar of "Xing Tian Army" sounded on the battlefield, resounding throughout the land of Julu County.

(I was lazy yesterday, and the number of words was a little less. Today I will add this chapter! Here is a 4,000-word one!)
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