Chapter 50: Destroying the Enemy
Although Queen Zhang’s views were different, Liu Yongxi still respected Queen Zhang very much: “Since the Empress said that she would go through the process, then follow the Empress’s wishes. Maybe it will be effective. Brothers, tell them that Duoduo has abandoned them and ran to Nanjing!”
Queen Zhang was very satisfied with Liu Yongxi's reaction, and she couldn't help but smile. Who said that the most popular one today was Mrs. Xing, Gao Jie's old subordinate knelt down almost immediately whenever he saw Mrs. Xing.
Up to now, Gao Jie's remaining troops have at least five or six thousand people in front of the camp. In addition, there are thousands of former Gao Jie generals who have just surrendered, but claim that they were inspired by Mrs. Xing to come and serve, and even overwhelmed the limelight of Queen Zhang, so Queen Zhang had to hit Liu Yongxi no matter how hard she was.
For this Qing army with the Eight Banners of Manchuria as its core, this was also a rare opportunity to breathe. Whether it was Bahar or Niu Luezhen below, the armored soldiers seized the rare opportunity to feed the horses. After feeding the horses, they ate a piece of dry food and drank a bit of water and tried to rest. However, they soon became furious: "Nonsense, how could King Yu abandon us? The Eight Banners are invincible in the world!"
However, the general translation of the Ming army who knew Manchu language quickly cited the example of Hangzhou as a typical example: "Since the Eight Banners are invincible in the world, how could they lose the Battle of Hangzhou? The Battle of Hangzhou is more than 40,000 troops below Boluobeile, and only a few hundred people escaped at most!"
Although the details of the Battle of Hangzhou are still the highest secret of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing army has become quiet when it comes to the Battle of Hangzhou!
It was really that Borobele was defeated too badly. If Borobele hadn't been too unsuccessful, how could they be surrounded by the Ming army? But Bahar jumped up: "Nonsense, how could King Yu give up on us? There would be no such precedent for the Eight Banners!"
But when this was reached by the Ming army, Liu Yongxi, who was in the process of interrupting the story with Queen Zhang, said: "There is no such precedent for the Eight Banners, but Duoduo, King of Henan, had such precedent. Duoduo had a glorious history of leading his troops to escape first. Have you forgotten it? Not only did King of Henan have a history of leading his troops to escape first, but the Regent also had the same history! Let me translate it in my opinion!"
Liu Yongxi just said this casually, but after the general translation translated his words, the Qing army suddenly became silent and terriblely quiet.
What Liu Yongxi is talking about is a dark history that Prince Yu Duoduo has always wanted to hide.
In the third year of Chongde, Huang Taiji conquered the Ming Dynasty, and Duoduo was ordered to go back and forth in Ningjin. At that time, Duoduo led 500 elite soldiers from his headquarters to pass through Zhonghou, but when he encountered the Ming general Zu Dashou and 800 soldiers raided. Duoduo retreated without fighting and led his men to flee far away. According to the official statement of the Qing Dynasty, "nine people were killed and thirty-three horses were lost", the actual situation was naturally evenly affected. Therefore, Huang Taiji directly reduced Duoduo from Prince Yu to Dorobel, and one-third of the Niulu he received was also divided equally by Dorgon and Ajige.
Although Prince Yu Duoduo has always been reluctant to mention this extremely disgraceful history and even used some overly intense means, many witnesses still remembered the scene at that time, and what made the Qing army present despair was that the shouts of killing on the battlefield were getting lighter and lighter. The general Han army was unwilling to be like their Eight Banners brigade willing to fight to the last moment. It must have either surrendered to the Ming army or broken northward.
And the more fatal problem is that if Duoduo sent troops to rescue him, he would definitely come from the north to the south, but now the north is very quiet and there is no sound of fighting or horse crying. Perhaps the hateful King of Yue on the other side has indeed made a big fuss!
Prince Yu Duoduo once again left his subordinates behind!
Although this Qing army is centered on the Eight Manchurian Banners, the Eight Manchurian Banners are only more than 600 people. After repeated fighting with the Ming army, more than 100 casualties were killed or killed. Now Bahar has only more than 400 Eight Manchurian Banners, and the remaining nearly 1,000 are Mongolian Eight Banners, Han Army Eight Banners, Green Camp Soldiers and Baoyi.
Although under normal circumstances, these Mongolian Eight Banners, the Eight Banners of Han Army, the Green Camp soldiers and Baoyi are in line with the Eight Banners of Manchu, it is not the so-called normal situation now. When they think that their thousand people have been completely abandoned, these Mongolian and Han officers and soldiers can only deal with everything in silence.
Although many of them have decided to follow Bahar in any case, there are also many people who are looking around to find a way out.
Although it was still the same Qing army, the Ming army's persuasion of surrender was more useful than the arrival of thousands of reinforcements, and the morale of the Qing army suffered a devastating blow.
Liu Yongxi praised Queen Zhang's decision: "Sister Yan is the most wise and decisive. If she keeps attacking, she will not have such a good effect!"
Queen Zhang sighed. She was originally just a noble lady in the deep palace, but she had seen more corpses and blood these days than she had seen in her life. But she also knew that since she had reached this point, she could only continue to move forward: "Xiao Xi, you are too humble. If you didn't have a few words, these Qing soldiers would not be so depressed. It would be the wisest decision for me to hand over all the military use to Xiao Xi!"
For some reason, she and Liu Yongxi suddenly didn't have to be polite "Empress" and "Duke Yue" called each other, but instead used the most private "Sister Yan" and "Xiao Xi". However, although this was the first time that the civil and military officials present heard such an overly intimate name, everyone's faces were filled with smiles, and no one asked for trouble at this time.
This series of victories has established the absolute authority of Queen Zhang and Liu Yongxi. Even if everyone thinks that such a title is inappropriate, they dare not blame it in public. Instead, they make their own suggestions in secret comments. Some people even think that it is a blessing for the country to cooperate so well between Liu Yongxi and Queen Zhang.
But for the Qing army, the scene is extremely painful now. If there were fighting sounds from all directions at the beginning, the fighting sounds will become lighter and lighter now. Moreover, many captured Qing generals were taken over to persuade them to surrender, including Qin Dapeng, the number one general under Liu Liangzuo.
Qin Dapeng not only confirmed the fact that the main force of the Qing army had already taken the road and gave up rescue, but also pointed out that all the Qing army units had been wiped out in this battle of Huzhou: "General Bahar, I know it's not easy for you, but what's the point of persisting like this?"
The Qing army had always had such questions. Now Qin Dapeng asked this, many people cried out, but Bahar jumped up and shouted loudly: "I knew you are the most unreliable Chinese. You are playing such boring tricks. King Yu will never give up on us!"
However, the Qing army's inner doubts were even heavier. However, at this time, Qin Dapeng had already led the horse team to rush towards Liu Yongxi and Empress Zhang: "If we kill Duke Yue and the pseudo-eunuch, we can turn defeat into victory!"
For the Qing army, this was the only chance to win, but the Ming army had been on high alert for how could it be given any chance to Bahar? The two battalions of horse teams collided without hesitation. The two sides launched a fierce horse battle, and from time to time, someone fell off the horse.
But unlike in the past, this time the Qing army's counterattack was obviously out of touch. Although the Han army's Eight Banners, Green Camp soldiers and the Coatmen also followed, they fell behind. The Ming army would not miss such an opportunity. At least three infantry battalions stabbed in a forest with spears!
The battle directly entered the most cruel melee stage. Although the Qing army had excellent quality, even if it could still rush and rush into the forest spear, the infantry did not actively move and fight toward Bahar, and Bahar, the most dazzling cavalry, rushed to the front without hesitation: "King Yu will not give up on us!"
However, although Bahar had experience in escaping from gunfires, this time he was particularly fearless and brave, and even hit the blade of the Ming army directly. After several lucky escapes, a long spear directly pierced Bahar's horse armor. He fell off his horse and shouted loudly: "Don't worry about me, take good care of yourself!"
Whether it was the Eight Banners soldiers behind him or the Ming army, they understood the true meaning of Bahar's words, and he was already determined to die!
Only when he, Jialae, is really dead, can this Qing army surrender!
Although it was as Bahar expected, although the Qing army launched a fierce counterattack after Bahar's death, after this round of counterattack, the Green Camp soldiers and the Coatmen directly knelt down and surrendered, and the Eight Banners of Manchu and Mongolia only insisted on for a short while. However, although they were willing to put down their weapons, they did not think that they were surrendering to the Ming army: "Take good care of our wounded people, King Yu will definitely find a way to redeem us!"
The number of Eight Banners armored soldiers is extremely limited. Even though these hundreds of Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners have had a history of putting down their weapons, the Manchu nobles will definitely try their best to redeem them. Liu Yongxi and Empress Zhang were in a very good mood and immediately agreed: "Let me take them all. I believe that although Prince Yu Duoduo gave up on you, he will definitely redeem you at all costs, but this is just the beginning!"
After hearing Liu Yongxi say this, these Eight Banners soldiers became as ugly as if they had suffered a great defeat. In fact, the Qing army suffered too much defeat in Zhejiang this time. Although they were just ordinary grassroots officers and soldiers and did not grasp the confidential numbers, the Qing army's losses outside the pass may not be as high as the battle in Zhejiang after the two major battles.
Not only were the Han military camps ruthlessly annihilated in the battle, but the Eight Banners also had many complete and incomplete Niulus that were annihilated or suffered an annihilated blow in battle.
Although Duoduo fled back to Nanjing with his defeated generals, everyone knows that his position as Prince Yu will definitely not be able to be saved.
Chapter completed!