Chapter 415 413 [Repeated Jump]

But it was said that on the frontal battlefield, if the Qing army wanted to escape back, they had to cross several small rivers on the way.

They are all tributaries of the Junhe River, originating from the Yimeng Mountains, and all flow into the Junhe River and then into the Yishui River. The river is only more than 20 meters wide at its widest and only a few meters at its narrowest. It is the main irrigation water source between Junhe River and Yimeng Mountain.

The defeated Qing army ran back a few miles and saw a small river blocking the way ahead.

Most of them, like Duoduo, ran north along the river. They would definitely not be able to reach the source of the river. They would have to go deep into Yimeng Mountain, but other than that, they would have nowhere to escape. They could only escape wherever they went.

Chen Dafeng, who was pursuing with a spear in one arm, had fainted at this time, but his soldiers were still chasing him.

Xue Jizong is the captain under Chen Dafeng. There are thirty people in the team, and only fourteen are able to move. Nine people were shot to death by heavy Manchu arrows on the spot, and several others were injured and fell to the ground. It is not known how many of them could be saved in the end.

His eyes were red now, and there were two Manchu thorn arrows stuck in his body, and he was chasing the defeated Eight Banners troops desperately.

An Eight Banners soldier lost his strength and fell down. Xue Jizong rushed up and shot him.

The defeated soldier was lying on the ground and wanted to chop off Xue Jizong's calf with his sword. There was a rattan player next to him, who had already thrown away his shield, swung his sword and slashed, cutting off the Eight Banners soldier's right hand at the wrist.

Xue Jizong stabbed the enemy's throat with a spear, drew his gun and continued to pursue him.

There were four broken soldiers in front, wearing heavy armor and running for several miles. At this moment, they couldn't run any more, so they knelt down and panted heavily, begging for surrender. To show sincerity, he even threw away his weapons.

Xue Jizong had killed Hongyan a long time ago and forgot the Datong Army's rule not to kill prisoners of war.

He led his team forward with guns drawn and stabbed two of them to death one after another, while his teammates stabbed to death the remaining two.

"Come on, avenge the Datong brothers!" Xue Jizong completely forgot about his fatigue and that he was wearing armor and chasing for several miles. All he knew was that more than half of his team was dead or wounded, and he wanted to take revenge by killing all the Tatars.

The Datong Army has never suffered such heavy casualties in its southern and northern wars. The whole army is filled with grief and anger at this moment!

"Ta-ta-ta-ta!"

However, a hundred dragoons came after them, and they had already eliminated the soldiers who had cut off Duduo's rear.

The dragoons rushed to the north of the river to intercept it, and the infantry pursued them from the south and east. The Eight Banners soldiers panicked, and thousands of them jumped into the river to escape.

In the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty, the rate of wearing armor was 100%. It didn't matter whether you could swim or not. If you jumped into the river wearing heavy armor, you would definitely drown.

The dragoons continued to chase north, dragging their swords and cutting the defeated soldiers' necks because they could not cut into other parts.

Ma Wannian, with two thousand dragon cavalry, was chasing more than a thousand Manchu Qing cavalry. These are all the Alihachaoha camp directly under Duduo. They are the elite of the Eight Banners. They can mount their horses as cavalry and dismount their horses as infantry. They can fight on horseback, enter battles, and attack cities.

Ild ran away with his cavalry, but the more than a thousand cavalry in front of him wanted to come back to rescue Dodo.

When the rescue failed and there were enemies on all sides, they had no choice but to run to the mountains to the north.

The ravine was getting narrower and narrower, and it was completely plunged into death. These Manchu warriors abandoned their horses and climbed the mountain, hoping to climb to the hillside and shoot arrows at the pursuers.

"dismount!"

Ma Wannian gave an order, and the messenger blew the horn, and the two thousand dragoons immediately turned into fire rifle infantry.

Both sides are aliens among the cavalry, and the Manchu and Qing cavalry are also masters of infantry combat.

The cavalry pursuit battle instantly turned into a mountain infantry battle.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Boohoo!"

Both sides were completely dispersed, with no formation at all, and they used firecrackers and bows and arrows to shoot at each other.

The dragoons were at a bit of a disadvantage because the distance was too far and the hit rate of the muskets was greatly reduced. Don't dare to get too close, because the enemy still has heavy arrows in his hand.

Then... shake people!

Ma Wannian sent two riders out of the mountain, blowing the horn for reinforcements all the way.

Before the reinforcements could arrive, those Manchu and Qing knights chose to launch a countercharge, because if they delayed any longer, they would surely die.

"Gather the troops and mount your horses!"

"woo woo woo woo!"

The horn sounded, and the completely dispersed dragoons retreated to the ravine to ride their horses, driving their horses to open a distance from the Manqing knights. They didn't even wear leather armor, so it was naturally impossible for them to fight in close combat with enemies who were fully armored.

After running back a certain distance, the dragoons stepped up to reload gunpowder.

Some people's match ropes were about to burn out and they took the opportunity to replace them.

The Manchu and Qing cavalry mounted their horses again, and this time they did not even shoot the stabbing arrows. They rushed over desperately and wanted to fight on horseback.

Because the valley here was too narrow, the cavalry on both sides could not move out of the way. The dragoons who were further behind, fired their muskets from a long distance, and then immediately fled on horseback. The Manchu and Qing cavalry pursued them, but the Datong dragoons fled and returned to the front of the battlefield.

These Manchu Qing cavalry have gone crazy. The life and death of the flag leader Duduo is unknown, and they themselves are in death. Since there was no way to escape, he might as well choose to risk his life in the end.

From the direction of Taniguchi, Chen Fugui has arrived with 1,500 fire rifle soldiers.

Seeing his own cavalry running back, Chen Fugui immediately asked the fire gun soldiers to climb up the hillsides on both sides.

Ma Wannian saw several flags waving wildly on the hillside ahead, and immediately asked the messenger to blow the horn.

Near the mouth of the valley, all the dragoons dismounted, formed a formation and raised their firecrackers, while firecrackers were lined up on the hillsides on both sides.

More than a thousand Manchu Qing cavalry completely ignored the fire rifle soldiers on both sides. They drew their bows and nocked arrows, and threw stabbing arrows at the dragoons (heavy arrows had to be dismounted to shoot). After throwing the arrows, they immediately drew their swords and charged into the formation.

"Bang bang bang!"

Nearly 3,500 fire cannons were fired from three sides.

Ma Wannian was afraid of overflowing firepower, so he even chose three attacks.

The people in the valley instantly fell on their backs, but 31 dragoons were also shot by stabbing arrows. None of them were wearing armor. If they were shot in a vital part, they would die. At this time, survival depended on luck.

Under the volley of fire cannons from three sides, more than a thousand Manqing Xiaoqi suddenly fell down. Although some were not shot, they bumped into friendly troops in front, and even tripped over fallen human and horse corpses.

There were only a few dozen Manqing knights who could successfully break out of the fire net, and their charging speed was also affected.

After firing the volley, the dragoons reflexively mounted their horses.

"Kill! Kill the horse!"

Ma Wannian drew his sword and led his cavalry to fight. They couldn't leave, as their brothers who had been shot by arrows were still lying on the ground. Although the correct approach is for the entire army to escape from the valley and slowly grind the remaining enemies to death.

Dozens of Manchu and Qing knights crashed into nearly two thousand dragon cavalry.

The dragoon is too stretched for melee combat. It's just a waist knife. If it doesn't hit the vital point, it can't kill the enemy at all.

But they have already had corresponding training, which is to chop the enemy's horses.

I saw dozens of Manchu and Qing cavalry. They were well-equipped for close combat and were often able to outnumber the enemy without showing any signs of defeat. However, there were too many dragoons, and they specifically pointed at the horses to chop them, while the Manchu war horses only had armor on their vital parts.

Under the pain, the Manchu war horses went crazy and the riders were completely unable to control them.

Ma Wannian was knocked over by a crazy war horse, and both men and horses fell down at the same time as the enemy cavalry. Before the horse could get up, the enemy cavalry had been trampled to death by the dragoon's hoofs. He was almost stepped on, and he was so dizzy that he rolled and crawled to avoid it.

In a short time, these elite Manchu cavalry were finally wiped out.

Direction of the river.

The Datong Army's transport fleet was heading towards the Manchu Qing's transport fleet. Neither side is a regular navy. They had been at the rear before, but now they started a pursuit battle.

About half of the Manchu and Qing transport fleets were ships collected locally in Shandong.

These local boatmen and sailors, seeing that the main force of the Qing Dynasty was defeated and the Datong fleet was chasing them, they all chose to surrender. Even many of the transport ships brought by Duduo from Beizhili stopped and surrendered. The only ones that did not surrender were those controlled by soldiers (coated with the army).

There were also many soldiers from the Manchu camp who abandoned their camps and fled the moment Duduo was defeated. They swam across the river and escaped with the defeated Shandong soldiers.

Geng Jimao, the son of Geng Zhongming and the father of Geng Jingzhong, abandoned his horse and fled across the river alone, recruiting defeated troops and soldiers along the way. When he fled to Sishui County, he had more than 6,000 people under his command, most of whom were defeated soldiers from Shandong and those who accompanied the army.

The guard general of Sishui County is called Xu Ensheng, who is Zuo Liangyu's subordinate.

Seeing thousands of people commotion outside the city, Xu Ensheng thought it was rebels coming from somewhere and ordered his soldiers to close the city gate tightly to defend.

"Open the city quickly!" Geng Jimao shouted from outside the city.

call out!

An arrow was shot, and Geng Jimao was so frightened that he quickly shrank his head.

He took more than ten steps back, raised the money rat tail on the back of his head, and shouted: "One of my own, one of my own, I am Geng Jimao, the prince of Prince Huaishun of the Qing Dynasty!"

The small braids in the early Qing Dynasty were not the big braids in the late Qing Dynasty. It was impossible to see these things clearly from a distance.

However, the bright spots on the forehead are very easy to identify.

Xu Ensheng ordered to stop shooting arrows, hung a basket and pulled Geng Jimao up.

"What's going on?" Xu Ensheng asked in surprise.

Geng Jimao was afraid that the other party would defect, so he did not dare to tell the truth. He only said: "The ten kings have ordered me to come back and guard Surabaya City to prevent a surprise attack by the puppet troops from the south. General Xu, please open the city gate quickly and let my soldiers come in to defend the city." "

Xu Ensheng became more and more suspicious and frowned: "Since His Royal Highness brought troops back to defend, why didn't he ride a horse? He walked all the way back." He pointed to the outside of the city again, "And these soldiers don't even have weapons in their hands. Their weapons Where did you go?"

Geng Jimao said impatiently: "What nonsense, hurry up and open the city!"

Xu Ensheng was horrified. He had already guessed the truth, but he couldn't believe it. He confirmed: "Have the ten kings been defeated? Your Highness, you have to tell the truth so that I can deploy the city defense. Otherwise, what will happen if the enemy comes to kill you?" ?”

How can you hide this situation?

Geng Jimao could only bite the bullet and said: "Our army was slightly defeated and is forming a camp to confront the enemy."

Xu Ensheng said: "Since the two armies are facing each other, it is more appropriate to send reinforcements. How can His Royal Highness divide his troops and come back to defend Surabaya County?"

"This..." Geng Jimao couldn't answer.

Xu Ensheng asked: "Has our army been defeated?"

Geng Jimao was still arrogant: "It's just a small defeat."

"Qiang!"

Xu Ensheng slashed with his knife and chopped down Geng Jimao who was crossing the river without his armor.

Geng Jimao collapsed from the pain and angrily shouted: "I am the Crown Prince Huaishun of the Qing Dynasty. How dare you kill me to rebel?"

Xu Ensheng sneered and finished the attack, but Geng Jimao was unwilling to die miserably.

After killing Geng Jimao, Xu Ensheng cut off his own braid, raised his knife and shouted: "Duduo has been defeated. Open the city gate quickly and follow me out to kill the Tatars!"

There were only 3,000 defenders in Sishui County, but the 6,000 defeated troops outside the city had little combat effectiveness. What's more, after they fled after a big defeat, they were already tired and hungry, and their weapons were thrown away in the escape.

Xu Ensheng led his troops to fight out, but the defeated Shandong troops did not resist at all and knelt down directly to beg for surrender.

A large number of soldiers were wrapped in clothes, and they were so frightened that they turned and ran away.

They did not dare to surrender. Every time the Tatars entered the country and plundered, they were accomplices, and they had committed countless crimes.

But how could he escape when he was tired and hungry?

In order to show his attitude of breaking with the Manchus, Xu Ensheng ordered: "Screen the prisoners and kill all the slaves!"

These Shandong generals were just as quick to surrender to the Qing Dynasty as they were before, and now they are rebelling against the Qing Dynasty.

Whoever is stronger, they will follow!