Three hundred and twentieth chapters stubborn resistance
The defeat of Jiannu has been decided, and the most important thing is that the defeat of Haicheng was shattered and the death of the old slave, which caused the depression of the morale and people's hearts to be unstoppable.
There is no hope. No matter how hard the fight is, it will only delay the time and cause less casualties and injured people. This is almost the thought that every Jiannu has in his mind.
This is true. Faced with the well-equipped Ming army and sufficient food and salary, under the sharp and fierce firepower, the food and supplies were scarce. No matter how hard Jiannu resisted, the defeat was decided.
Since the war has been going on, Jiannu is no longer a matter of victory or defeat, but has preserved as many tribes as possible and retreated to the remote Haixi land.
Whether it is to reproduce or thrive, or to slept with firewood and taste gall, it is better than to be destroyed in Liaodong.
Sarhu, Jiefan City, Jiannu of Shangjianya retreated in batches and was chased by the Ming army.
Just relying on a simple position on the road to block the Ming army's pursuit, the Ming army's infantry artillery also chased after him and started another fierce and fierce attack.
"Hold on for one or two days?" Huang Taiji smiled bitterly. Although he knew that this was the only choice, it was really impossible to complete the task.
Dudu, who retreated from Shangjian Cliff, and Sarhu, who retreated from Sarhu, also looked at each other and turned his defeated eyes to Yue Tuo who was passing the order.
Yue Tuo lowered his eyes and said in a deep voice: "No matter whether it is one or two days, it's just a fight to the end."
Several people and horses combined together were less than 10,000, and there were many wounded soldiers, and they had been fighting continuously, leaving people and horses scarce.
The power to pull the bow and shoot the arrow may still be, but the arrows have been consumed. Because they are facing the Ming army, they are shooting lead bullets shot from muskets, and they may not even be able to pick up the arrows and shoot them back.
In this state, it can only be a bloody battle with the enemy; a one- or two-day period also means that the entire army is wiped out and no one survives.
"Die it!" Du Du glared, "Death on the battlefield is the glory of the Jianzhou Warriors. It is worth killing a few more enemies."
After saying that, he gave a tribute to everyone, turned around and led his troops into the position to resist the fierce attack of the Ming army.
"Four Beile." Yue Tuo bowed to Huang Taiji and said, "Please take the wounded soldiers to chase the brigade, here..."
Huang Taiji raised his arm, stopped Yue Tuo, and said, "You brothers will complete this mission, I'll command the battle here."
After pausing, he added: "King Khan is young and needs the Great Baylor to assist in the administration. With you here, Great Baylor can have the strength and confidence."
The words were not spoken too thoroughly, but the meaning was also clear. Huang Taiji was worried that the new Khan Dorgon would be embarrassed to have a great responsibility and make any wrong decisions.
After all, Daishan's regents must rely on his strength to speak. With the support of Yue Tuo and Sahalian, two sons who are accustomed to fighting, Dorgon did not dare to be good at it.
Yue Tuo and Sahalian looked at each other. Although they were not greedy for life and fear of death, Huang Taiji's words were also very reasonable.
"You don't need to hesitate when it comes to the life and death of the Jianzhou Jurchens." Huang Taiji waved his hand suddenly and said, "The Great Beile is calm and conscientious. With him in charge, the Jianzhou Jurchens can overcome the difficulties and make a comeback."
Yue Tuo sighed, stepped forward to greet him, turned around and organized the wounded soldiers, ready to chase the brigade.
Sahalian also said goodbye to Huang Taiji and said a little hesitantly: "Four Beals, don't worry about spreading rumors and shouting in front of the enemy. Things should not be done. If you ride alone, it is also a blessing for my great gold."
The so-called rumors and shouting are naturally descendants of Yehe tribes who surrendered. They led by Baku and Leng Sengji and followed Mangui's troops to chase them here.
Persuading surrender and recruiting appeasements has always been a secret work carried out by the Military Information Department, but it only serves other than the Jianzhou Jurchens. Now, the scope has been relaxed, and those who have made meritorious service and redeem themselves can be forgiven.
Because of his biological mother, Huang Taiji has a closer connection with Ye He tribe. Others may not think so, but Sahalian believes that Huang Taiji will understand his own thoughts.
Therefore, he reminded Huang Taiji that if he persisted until the end, he could lead a few people to escape. Even if he returned alone, it would be enough to dispel others' suspicion.
The rebellion of various Jurchen tribes made the Jiannu even worse. The already depressed morale of the army also showed an atmosphere of suspicion and suspicion.
It is not enough to distinguish ethnic groups by surnames alone. For example, although the Nara clan was a Manchu surname, it was scattered in Yehe, Ula, Hada, Huifa and various places in the Ming Dynasty.
Historical records of the surname Nara are as follows: "Although they have one surname, they all have their own clans." In other words, the Jurchens with the surname Nara in the Ming Dynasty were not the same clan.
It was difficult for Jiannu to distinguish, and the emperor did not want to subdivided it. Turning a blind eye, the Nara family, who surrendered in the front and back, all belonged to the Yehe clan. It not only created the division of the Jurchens, but also became a knife to the Jianzhou Jurchens.
Not long after Yuetuo and Sahalian left, Jiannu's blockade appeared in danger.
Under the cover of artillery bombing, the Ming army's successive attacks continued to kill and injure Jiannu and weaken Jiannu's strength.
Losing the advantage of medium and long-range firepower, Jiannu could only rely on his last courage to get close to the hand-to-hand combat to barely resist.
But doing so requires a great price. The Ming army's muskets and Francs shot densely packed lead bullets, and many Jiannu were beaten into sieves on the way forward.
"Impot fire!" Huang Taiji used his last move and lit up the piles of branches and weeds.
The fire started to burn, and a large number of pine branches played a role in supporting the ignition, and took advantage of the wind to sweep towards the Ming army.
There was no combustible thing on the road. The Ming army quickly retreated, with little casualties, but the continuous attack had to stop temporarily.
The fire attack forced the Ming army to retreat, and also blocked some of the Jiannu who fought with the Ming army, and fell into the sea of fire.
Through the air twisted by the heat wave, Huang Taiji and others could also see their soldiers screaming and howling in the fire, churning and jumping.
The Ming army's muskets were still roaring. In an orderly retreat, they knocked down the enemies who were on fire and smoked, rushing out of the smoke from the flames to the ground.
Du Du was panting heavily, leaning on a battle knife, his eyes were solemn, or a little dull. He was shot on his left shoulder. Although he had not penetrated the iron armor, his bones were broken and his arms could not be lifted.
Huang Taiji turned his eyes and did not look at the scene of blood and fire, and issued an order, "Continue to collect firewood, and must block the enemy."
Du Du glanced at Huang Taiji, opened his mouth, but finally said nothing.
The wind direction changes, and using fire to block the enemy will not last long. Moreover, the Ming army can also detour. Although it will be delayed due to the long road, it will last at most half a day.
Chapter completed!