Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 492

It was getting dark.

Later, Jin's army was still panicking and fled towards Jinzhou. The flags, food and grass were thrown all over the ground, and the wounded soldiers were abandoned on the side of the road, groaning in despair. Watching the master disappear into the big cloud of smoke and dust together with blank eyes, let out a pathetic hiss.The scene of such a defeat made everyone who survived this bloody battle suffer from the shame of life and death for the rest of their lives, unable to lift their heads.

Since Nurhachi raised his troops, the iron hooves of the Houjin Eight Banners have traveled all over the white mountains and black waters, annihilating the Ming army countless times at a negligible cost of thousands, tens of thousands, tens of thousands, or even 10,000+. North Korea and Mongolia, the two behemoths, were invincible and invincible, creating the myth that "the Jurchens are dissatisfied with ten thousand, and they cannot fight when they are full". How have they ever tried such a disastrous defeat!This kind of shock that all self-confidence was shattered, this kind of fright that the myth was shattered, was in itself worse than the loss of tens of thousands of elite soldiers, leaving their minds blank and at a loss!The chasseurs of the Ming army were chasing after them, and those cavalrymen were also exhausted, and there were not many of them. The Houjin army could defeat them with a single Jiala, but none of them turned around. Facing their enemies, they only wanted to escape, as far as possible, while the chasseurs bit their backs like leeches, captured abandoned wounded soldiers, and collected abandoned horses.These wounded soldiers will be sent to the capital of the Ming Empire. Those who are lucky will be eunuchs and then enter the palace as eunuchs. Those who are unlucky will not even have the chance to be eunuchs. Cheng Jing Guan.Having fought against Daming for so many years, the soldiers of the Later Jin Dynasty certainly knew the consequences of being captured, but no one had the leisure to care about those wounded soldiers, escape was the most important thing!

The hunting cavalry were shocked to see Hou Jin's army running away like a herd of wildebeests driven by a pride of lions without looking back. The resistance of the Hou Jin troops they overtook was pitifully weak, as if they had lost their souls, which was shocking. I simply couldn't believe that this was the same tiger and wolf division that had fought fiercely with them in Erwangtun for several hours, almost overpowering the Ming army's formation several times!
As Yang Menglong expected, these barbarians were too obsessed with their own force. Once the self-confidence they had built up through countless victories was defeated, they would collapse thousands of miles away, their military morale would be shaken, and even if they encountered opponents in the future, they would only have one person left to escape. word!This may be the reason why he resolutely refused to adopt Li Yan's suggestion of detouring to Jinzhou, and fought against all the opinions of the main force of Houjin in Erwangtun. He wanted to crush the main force in this kind of anvil-on-hammer battle. Hou Jin's pride and self-confidence made them realize that they were not as powerful as they thought. They were fighting with a giant and might be smashed into pieces at any time!
The sky was getting dark, and the exhausted chasseurs temporarily gave up their pursuit. They gathered their troops and set up camp to recharge their batteries. Now Houjin could finally breathe a sigh of relief.But this is only temporary. Tomorrow morning, these hunters will continue to pounce on the defeated army like a pack of wolves, bloodletting them continuously, causing them to collapse completely.The most terrible thing is that tomorrow morning, the mounted infantry of the Ming army will catch up and fight hard. Don't talk to the Ming army about the poor and the poor, and don't stop them when they return to the army. Don't tell them that they are tired. After so many years, he managed to achieve an unprecedented victory. He really didn't care about anything, and only wanted to pounce on Houjin's flesh and drink Houjin's blood!

Mangurtai, Abatai, Haoge and others knew this very well, so they did not dare to stay, and they gritted their teeth and continued on their way.The exhausted post-golden soldiers lamented and talked endlessly, and some people even openly accused the generals of their arrogance. They are the slaves of their masters, and slaves are not qualified to accuse their masters.Now, it is just a fiasco, and all the problems have surfaced. This is just a precursor, and the follow-up effects of this fiasco will continue to ferment, making Hou Jin miserable.

Looking at the gloomy army, Abatai lamented: "The defeat is too miserable... I followed my father Khan to fight in the north and south. I have fought for half my life, but I have never tried to lose so badly!"

Haoge's face was ashen, his eyes were burning, and he said fiercely: "Minggou has no other skills, so he will bully people with firearms!" He roared into the sky: "What kind of ability is fighting with firearms? You can compete with me with real swords and guns, you despicable and shameless cowards!"

Abate was speechless, and Hauge was in a daze.Although the firearms of the Ming army were powerful, they were far from powerful enough to defeat them by relying solely on firearms.What really defeated them was the bloody hand-to-hand combat and the unstoppable charge of the Lancers!The Ming army relied on real swords and guns to fight, and finally defeated them. In other words, Hou Jin had nothing to say about his defeat this time.Of course, you can’t say these words, even if you know what’s going on, you have to rot in your stomach, and vigorously promote that the Ming army defeated them with firearms, not with real skills...Although you are deceiving yourself, if you don’t do this, The morale of the army is about to collapse!There is no way, in order to stabilize the morale of the army, don't say a few self-deceiving nonsense, even let him bark like a dog, as long as he can bring this army back to Jinzhou and withdraw to Shenyang safely, there is nothing he can't do.Seeing that Mang Gurtai had been silent for a while, and his expression was a bit melancholy, he couldn't help asking: "Fourth brother, what are you thinking?"

Mang Gurtai, the No. [-] fierce general in the later Jin Dynasty, led people to kill seven in and seven out of the Ming army formation in the battle of Erwangtun. There are really not a few Ming army soldiers here, and they can be regarded as killing happily.However, the Ming army in turn dealt him the heaviest blow to Zhenglan Qi. After a fierce battle, one-third of Zhenglan Qi was killed and injured, which can be regarded as being disabled... It seems that the last time he faced the Tianxiong Army by the Daling River , Zhenglan Qi was also disabled, alas, why is it always Zhenglan Qi who is unlucky every time Mao meets Daming's new army?He really couldn't figure it out, so he was very melancholy, his brows were frowned, and when he heard Abatai ask him, he looked at this Didi blankly, squeezed his chin and said in a low voice: "Two years ago...two years ago I fought against the Tianxiong Army a few years ago. Although I suffered a loss, it didn’t make it easier for the Tianxiong Army. How come they have become so powerful in just two years? The firecrackers fought like popcorn one round after another One round, without stopping at all, no matter how we rush, we will never be able to rush in front of them..."

Thinking of the Tianxiong Army musketeers firing their guns in volley, the horse archers flying and shooting arrows, and the infantry charging with swords and shields falling down one by one, Abate couldn't help shivering.Those musketeers were really terrifying. Before the two armies had a hand-to-hand combat, Hou Jin was knocked down by the rain of bullets flying across thousands of people, and even if he survived a single shot, he completely lost his fighting power. It was terrible!Of course, the crossbow formations of the Heluo New Army were equally terrifying. Thousands of archers rained arrows on them at a rate of [-] to [-] arrows per minute, and the range, accuracy, and even lethality were far behind. Beyond their step bows and riding bows, how can they fight?In hand-to-hand combat, Abatai asked himself that Houjin would not be afraid of them. The problem is that those musketeers and archers are too perverted, and the firepower is too dense. He was shot like a hedgehog, but he couldn't even touch their hair. It was too shocking!

Abatai forced a smile and said: "Fourth brother, cheer up, victory or defeat is a common matter in military strategists, we lost this time, we just have to find a way to win it back. There are not many elite soldiers like this in Ming Dynasty, and we still have Chance!"

Mang Gurtai grabbed Abatai's hand, and asked in horror: "If Ming has trained 20, 30, or even 40 elite soldiers, what should we do?"

Abatai seemed to be drenched in a large basin of ice water, took a loud breath, and said coldly: "If the Ming Dynasty really has trained 30 to [-] elite soldiers, we are afraid that we are not qualified to go there. Think about what to do, because we are all dead!" He took a deep breath, clenched his fists, and said sharply: "No, there will be no such day! Mingguo is reluctant to spend this money, Those pedantic civil servants in the Ming Dynasty will not tolerate the rise of such a powerful new army that threatens their interests, we still have a chance! We can buy off the Guan Ning army and let them help us deal with these new troops! We can pass Jin Shang bought those incomparably sharp crossbow weapons from the Ming army, we can...we can drive a wedge between the Xinjun and Wenchen Group, and get rid of Yang Menglong and Lu Xiangsheng with the hands of those trash! As long as these two people are killed, Ming The military spirit and morale that was so hard to gather in the army has completely dissipated! Fourth brother, we still have a chance, cheer up!"

Mangurtai looked frustrated, and said in a low voice: "Also... maybe. Seventh, I don't understand what you are saying, but I know that you and the eighth are rare people with both wisdom and courage among us. Listen to you, I will do what you say I will do."

Abatai clenched his fists tightly, his eyes were like a torch, and his blood was boiling.Although he lost miserably today, it also made him, Hou Jin, realize that a very powerful opponent had risen, forming a pressure on Hou Jin like Mount Tai.It was the first time that Jin had run across Liaodong for decades, and it was the first time he encountered such a tough opponent. This strong opponent made Abatai feel scared, but also excited him—this is a qualified opponent!Such an opponent is enough to fight!He murmured: "Yang Menglong, you won this time, and you won a big victory. From then on, you are our number one enemy of Daikin... But the wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it. You stole the limelight. I'm afraid that catastrophe is imminent? I hope you don't die early at the hands of your own people. I hope... I hope we have a chance to meet again on the battlefield! If there is still such a chance, I will definitely defeat you with dignity , use your blood to wash away Xue's shame today!"

The boundless twilight devoured the last ray of light in the sky, and there was darkness between the sky and the earth, and the road could not be seen clearly, just like the future of Houjin.

(End of this chapter)