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Behind the densely erected shields, the heavy breathing of the sergeants could be heard.

Behind them, there were two rows of spearmen holding their spears tightly and waiting in battle, and behind them were hundreds of archers sitting on the ground resting, recovering their physical strength, especially their arm strength.

At this moment, although there were thousands of Tatar bandits and captives surrounding them, the defeated civilians in front of the Ming army had disappeared, and the gunners could finally step forward with peace of mind.

They lightly straightened the chariot and cleaned up the corpses on it. As for the blood stains on the chariot, let him go. Enduring bursts of bloody stench, they struggled to move in the dark red blood mud, a little carelessly. will slip and fall.

There was always someone who accidentally stepped on the stump and accidentally fell, and the corpses all over the ground were coming to him in an intimate face-to-face killing, and he was so frightened that there were bursts of screams, which sounded from time to time near the chariot.

As for the cavalry soldiers behind the infantry, it was much calmer. They were all ready to go, each guarding their own horses, and the saddles and bridles were all put on.

Because only a small number of them went out to fight just now, dealing with those unarmed civilians and defeated soldiers was naturally like chopping melons and vegetables, and did not consume too much energy.

However, the knights who played just now felt very aggrieved in their hearts. After they returned to the team, they were all silent, and some even ran to a place where there was no one to vomit.

After all, he hacked and killed too many of his own people. Although they are in the base camp on weekdays and seldom move around, everyone is a military horse from Shanhai Town, and they are somewhat familiar with each other. But at this moment, for their own survival, they can only be hacked and killed. On the spot, how to feel at ease?
And on the rear wing of the Ma Kezheng barracks, there were some rout soldiers who had escaped. They were all exhausted, lying horizontally and vertically in the strong formation of the civilian army, only knowing that they were panting heavily and could not recover for a long time.

There are hundreds of soldiers from the main battalion holding ordnance guarding them, and some small and medium-sized troops are asking these rout soldiers one by one, wanting to know the reason for the sudden collapse of the left wing battalion.

Ma Ke was also very anxious. He was patrolling around the camp, and he was also worried.

When he came to the front of the formation, he looked at the Tartars, who were constantly patrolling outside the formation, and looked at the Tatars, who were showing off their might. He worriedly said to his general Ma Zhiyong, "There are so many cavalry, can our army hold the camp and wait for reinforcements?" ?”

"Commander, there are nearly ten thousand Tartar thieves. If the left wing battalion has not collapsed, and I have mutual horns, it may be able to block it for a while. Now, with only thousands of troops and horses in the main army battalion, it may be difficult to resist." Ma Zhiyong replied.

Ma Ke became even more anxious when he heard the words, he was a little at a loss and said: "Then what should I do, what should I do?"

At this moment, he was already anxious like an ant on a hot pot, especially under the stimulation of the instant collapse of the left wing battalion, he was completely confused at this moment.

Suddenly, Ma Ke's eyes lit up, and he turned to Ma Zhiyong and asked, "How about we withdraw our troops and go east before the Tartars attack?"

"No!"

Ma Zhiyong was startled when he heard the words, and after he hastily stopped him, he explained patiently: "Commander, you must not make such a plan. Although the Tartars are not in a hurry to attack my camp, if our division is heading east at this moment If you retreat, the soldiers will lose their morale under the eyes of the strong captives.

If the Tartar bandits and barbarians take advantage of the situation to pursue them, the soldiers of our army may become fish on the chopping board. There is no room for counterattack, and they will have to let the barbarians slaughter them. "

"What to do, what to do?"

Ma Ke was visibly flustered, he had no strategy in mind, and looked at a loss.

Even his own general Ma Zhiyong secretly shook his head and sighed, but for the consideration of the entire army, he still said patiently: "Commander, there are nearly ten thousand Tartars outside our army, but they have been reluctant to launch an offensive for a long time. Using rangers to harass, its meaning is unpredictable, there must be deep plans."

Ma Ke also regained some sense at this time, and couldn't help but look out of the formation after hearing the words.

There were Mongolian light cavalry galloping past around, and from time to time, a clump of arrows rained in. Although the damage was not serious, they had to be careful, and the effect of harassment was quite great.

There were also cavalry from various banners of Manchuria forming a formation due to the west, and they also sent groups of knights to gallop forward. In addition to throwing long-distance shots, they also rushed to the front, throwing some javelins, throwing knives, throwing axes, and iron weapons. Bones and other things.

In particular, many of the flying axes they threw were wrapped with a piece of iron chain, which was gently pulled at the moment of throwing the hand, and the iron chain drove the flying axes to spin forward, which had a miraculous effect of killing and wounding, and it was indeed difficult to guard against.

They galloped back and forth, howling loudly from time to time, with extreme arrogance.

Even so, it seems that there is no attacking trend of the army. Seeing this situation, Ma Ke felt a lot more relieved in his heart. He even secretly guessed: maybe his previous communication with the captive chief had played a role. Should he force himself into a drowned chicken? If so, not only will he lose his role in the eyes of the Tartars, but it will also be detrimental to them.

"Commander, the last general has ordered Han Shichen to lead the Baiqi family. If the situation is critical, he can protect the commander and escape. As long as the commander is safe, the last general will have nothing to worry about."

Ma Ke was also quite touched when he heard the words. Ma Zhiyong has always been loyal and reliable to him, and he is also a good leader in leading troops in battle. Whenever he is in crisis, he always takes his own safety into consideration first.

He couldn't help but secretly rejoiced at his vision: I really didn't see the wrong person!

"With you in the army, my commander will feel at ease."

Ma Ke praised Ma Zhiyong, but he didn't mention the matter of withdrawing troops and going east. He looked at the cavalry outside the formation, and said: "The tartars have not attacked for a long time, what do you think?"

Ma Zhiyong continued, "The general thought that the Tartars wanted to use our army as bait."

"Bait?" Marco's face showed doubts.

"Commander, look at these Tartars, their troops are in full swing, and they are narrowly defeating the left wing battalion. If they attack, my main barracks will have no power to resist, and they will definitely break through and enter."

Ma Zhiyong raised his finger and pointed at the Tartar cavalry outside his formation, and continued: "Now, the Tartar soldiers are all superior in strength and momentum, but they are stagnating and only want to harass them. The general guesses that their intentions are not mine, but rather In reinforcements."

"Reinforcement?"

Ma Ke seemed to wake up. He turned around and asked eagerly, "Where are Zhao Junchen and Bao Guangfu? Where is Hu Zhongxin? When will Wu Sangui, Tang Tong, Bai Guangen and the others break through and join me?"

Several personal soldiers have been guarding beside him all the time. After hearing his questioning, they are all at a loss and at a loss.

Instead, Ma Zhiyong replied from the side: "Commander, Zhao Guerrilla and Bao Guerrilla are returning for reinforcements, and it is estimated that they will be here soon. If Hu Zhongxin didn't advance, he reported that he was fighting with a group of Tartars. After leaving the battlefield , come back immediately."

He paused for a while, and then said: "Miyun General Tang's soldiers have captured the sailor camp a long time ago, but for some reason, they have not been able to contact him so far. I don't know where the Miyun army has marched."

Ma Ke stomped his feet and scolded bitterly: "Tang Tong is a bastard. After taking down the sailor camp, he must have taken credit for it, so he dawdled and refused to use his life. This dog thief misunderstood me, and now I am out of trouble, I will definitely not let him go." thief."

He turned his eyes to the west stone gate, and muttered: "I heard that Bai Guang'en's troops in Ji town were about to attack the west stone gate, so Hong Du sent me to join them. I don't know why it's been so long since Ji town's soldiers and horses have been seen?"

Everyone was at a loss, not knowing why.

At this moment, Ma Zhiren trotted all the way in a panic, and when he arrived in front of Ma Ke, he said loudly with excitement: "Big... Marshal... Reinforcement... Reinforcement..."

Ma Ke looked at him, feeling anxious in his heart. He raised the whip in his hand and was about to whip him down, but he held back in the end and asked loudly, "How about the reinforcements? Report them quickly."

Ma Zhiren couldn't hide the excitement on his face. He swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva before continuing: "Reinforcements...reinforcements are coming...Jizhen Baishuai...Baishuai's soldiers and horses..."

"Hahaha……"

When Ma Ke was confirmed that the reinforcements were coming, he couldn't help laughing loudly: "It's really 'Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be here'. Come on, where is Bai Shuai now?"

At this time, Ma Zhiren had almost breathed evenly, and he replied with a smile on his face: "Back to the commander, I sent out a scout report. I'm about two miles away."

"Hahaha."

When Ma Ke heard that reinforcements were coming, he was in a good mood. He said, "The sky is endless, the sky is endless."

He turned around and said to Ma Zhiyong: "I'll leave the front to you, I'll go meet Bai Shuai's army in person."

After Ma Ke finished speaking, he ran to the back camp, Han Shichen led a hundred family members followed closely behind, Ma Zhiren gave his brother Ma Zhiyong a meaningful look, then turned and followed Ma Ke to leave.

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Faced with the harassment of the Qing army's captive cavalry, the Ming army basically focused on defense. Their shield soldiers hid behind the chariots, and whenever the arrow rain hit, they stepped forward to cover the falling arrows for the gunners.

There were gunners who had finished loading their gunpowder in the back and were forced to return to the first line of defense behind the chariot. Although most of them were unwilling, they were forced by the Marco servants, but they couldn't.

However, the arrows thrown by the captive cavalry are relatively easy to cover and dodge. Even if they are shot, they are mostly not at the vital point. Although the power is a bit bluffing, the power is not enough.

However, one after another there were also some Tartar armored soldiers, especially those Baya La soldiers and Gebush soldiers from various banners, who dismounted and fought on foot. , Continuously shooting heavy arrows with a strong bow.

There were occasional screams, and every scream made the soldiers of the Ming army tremble, and the gunners also cringed and carefully checked and loaded the cannons and ammunition packs.

Although the firecrackers and archers of the Ming army were also desperately fighting back, the Hu people outside the Great Wall had a natural advantage in horseback archery.

This is the reason why the Ming army vigorously developed firearms and car camp tactics. The skill of horse riding and archery cannot be compared with it, so it needs to find another way. The strength of one skill overcomes the weakness of the enemy.

It's a pity that Cheying firearms are such a good tactical method, but they are played badly by the generals of the Ming Dynasty, and even discarded!
Those heavy armored cavalrymen, Bayala, Ge Bushxian and other soldiers in the Qing army shot a sharp arrow from dozens of steps away. , eyes and other vital points.

What's more, many of the arrows they shot were soaked in horse manure, and the arrows were full of toxins. Few of those who were shot in the face survived to the end.

It can be seen that Marko’s main barracks is no longer as strict as before, and many places have been torn apart. Although the Ming soldiers in the formation are fighting hard, they can also be seen from their desperate howls. It is learned that it has been unable to reverse the situation!
Zhengbai Banner Gushan Ezhenzhu Mara laughed wildly and said: "Prince Rui, Prince Zheng, the children are almost finished playing, the southern army on the opposite side can be defeated at any time, what should be the next step?"

Before Dorgon and Jierhalang could speak, Du Du answered from the side: "According to me, even if the warriors rush forward and sweep all the way since then, even if the southern army breaks through Shimen Mountain, they will definitely be hungry." If you are exhausted, how can you stop my warrior's progress!"

Jierhalang also kept nodding his head, he said: "Dudubele is right, I have followed the emperor's order to intercept and kill the Ming army here, and I have no intention of protecting Ma Ke's troops.

Although we intend to use it as a bait to lure the Ming army from other places to come to help, but a mere Ma Ke cannot be compared with Zu Dashou in Jinzhou City, and most of the main force of the Ming army may not come to the rescue sincerely.

Besides, we don't need to kill them all, as long as we defeat them, we can use them to defeat the army, put some pressure on the other southern troops, or end the war here more quickly.

What does Prince Rui think? "

Dorgon squinted his eagle eyes, scanned the front of Ma Ke's main barracks, and after a moment of meditation, he opened his mouth and said: "Although Ma Ke is not as old as Zu, he is also the general soldier of the mountains and seas of the southern country. They will never let him go." Besieged, but not fully rescued.

Otherwise, how can Governor Hong of the Southern Kingdom convince the crowd, and how can he expect all the reinforcements to work together to fight against our Qing warriors? "

When he said this, he raised his eyes to look at the sky, and said again: "What Prince Zheng said just now is not unreasonable, we really don't need to completely defeat Ma Ke's troops, we just need to force them back.

In this way, it can not only save it for future use, but also hit the morale of the southern army and strengthen the prestige of our warriors in the Qing Dynasty. It can be said to serve multiple purposes. "

Dorgon scanned the crowd with deep eyes, finally stopped on Jierhalang, and said to him: "Prince Zheng, if we wait for half an hour longer, our warriors can relieve some fatigue, and we can surround the enemy." The strategy of fighting for aid.

If half an hour later, there is still no reinforcements from the southern kingdom, we will attack with all our strength, drive Ma Ke all the way east, sweep across the entire south bank of the Daughter River, recapture the sailor camp, and defeat the troops of Miyun Tangtong.

So, what does Prince Zheng think? "

"Prince Rui is far-sighted and thoughtful, and this king really admires him. The war here is presided over by Prince Rui, and this king is only here to assist, not to mention that it is mainly based on the Zhengbai Banner soldiers and horses.

Since Prince Rui intends to do this, this king also feels that it is appropriate, so I have no objection! "

Jierhalang replied vaguely, his words were flawless, he told Dorgon clearly that you are the master here, I am just an assistant, you just make up your mind.

But in his heart, he had a good calculation. If he was successful in this battle, his help from the side would be indispensable, but if he failed in this battle, the decision rests with Dorgon alone, and he is naturally innocent.

With this careful thought, Dorgon was a person who was rolling around in the military and official circles, so why couldn't he see clearly, he just didn't like to talk to him.

Suddenly, a few horsemen galloped towards Dorgon and the others, and they reported loudly: "Prince Baorui, reinforcements from the Southern Kingdom are coming!"