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On the bank of the Daughter River in the south of Jinzhou City, countless civilian husbands and rout soldiers gathered together to flee to the river bank in the north and the foot of the mountain in the south, driven by Jingqi from Ningyuan Town.

Although the rout had retreated to the two wings, the confrontation between the Ming and Qing armies and horses had just begun.

Prior to this, the Qing army's offensive had been going smoothly. Relying on their superior force, they suddenly appeared in front of the Ming army and took advantage of the surprise.

They defeated more than [-] soldiers and horses in Shanhai Town and Ji Town of the Ming Army one after another. Excluding a few elite cavalry, they could still form an organization and leave, and those infantry would be miserable.

Under the pursuit of the Tartars and cavalry, like rabbits being chased by hunting dogs, they ran for their lives and killed each other. Down.

In this way, nearly half of the more than [-] soldiers and civilians in Shanhai Town and Ji Town were killed or injured, and those infantry were even more defeated, scurrying around like headless chickens, as if they felt that they could escape the war horses of the Tartars with their legs?

Fortunately, Wu Sangui was determined and resolute, without the false mercy of a woman's benevolence, otherwise, his army and horses in Ningyuan Town would be scattered by the rout just like Bai Guangen's troops in Ji Town, thus strengthening the rout.

The soldiers of Shanhai Town, under Wu Sangui himself, used the tactics of outflanking and dividing cavalry wings, and drove the fleeing peasants to the two wings.

Even in the face of Shanhaizhen and Jizhen Jingqi who were rushing forward, he ruthlessly blocked them from outside the formation. Just now, Bai Houren, the deputy commander of Jizhen, led his subordinates to charge into the formation, and he was also killed by him. Beheaded before the battle.

Wu Sangui's strategy is very simple and rough, but it is very effective.

He used his servant Jingqi to intersperse and move forward to disperse the fleeing civilian husbands and rout soldiers so that they could not be grouped together. In this way, it was easy to drive away, as long as the ones running in front were forced to the sides, the rest Nature follows.

But the retreating cavalry who rushed forward greeted them with a volley of guns, just like Bai Houren, what do you think of the deputy commander?

Perhaps, he can fly his own banner in Ji Town, and he can still show off, but in front of Wu Sangui's army, let alone him, the deputy commander of Ji Town, or Bai Guangen, the commander in chief, can he enter? It's hard to tell if Ning Yuan's army is in a big formation.

At this moment, Ji Zhonglun had been escorted back to the camp due to serious injuries, while Li Qinggong, the captain, led the remaining [-] fine cavalry from Ningyuan Town, and continued to march slowly westward.

As for the Jialazhangjing Meiser of the Bayala camp in the Zhengbai Banner, he has already become the military exploits of Ji Zhonglun and Li Qinggong at this moment!

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But at this time, He Youren, the general of the Left Wing Battalion of Shanhai Town, had already led his servants to Bao Guangfu's camp, so he naturally would not tell Bao Guangfu the whole truth.

He Youren only said that tens of thousands of Tartar captives came suddenly, and the bandits were very sharp and powerful. He and the general Ma Ke formed an formation and stood firm. However, the soldiers in front of the formation fought fiercely against the Tartars, but the civilians behind the formation were strong. Booing and fleeing.

As a result, the morale of the army was turbulent, and although he and the commander-in-chief Ma Ke tried their best to suppress it, they still couldn't stop the sergeants from fleeing, which led to the collapse of the whole battalion.

He Youren even said that he also took into account the deep friendship with Bao Guangfu, so he deliberately turned to his camp to tell the truth, so that he would be prepared, so that he would not be destroyed by the fleeing soldiers and civilians. , the whole army is gone here.

What he said was half true and false, and the result matched the situation on the battlefield, so Bao Guangfu couldn't help but not believe it!

Bao Guangfu was also from an old family in western Liaoning. In fact, people like them were born fighters, not incapable of fighting on the battlefield, nor lacking in courage to fight on the battlefield.

However, their courage and confidence can only be fully displayed when they are at the door of the house.

If the Tartars were attacking Shanhaiguan City, I believe they would be able to hold on with all their strength and deal with the Tartars to the death, just like Jinzhou today, which has been besieged for more than a year and still sticks to it.

After all, their relatives and family wealth are all here. If the city is captured by the Tartars, not only will they be decapitated, but even their parents, wives and children will be lost, and all will be slaughtered by the Tartars, or To be taken captive into slavery.

If this is the case, not only the family wealth accumulated over the years will be useless, but also the incense of my lineage will be cut off. If you are disloyal to the king and disfilial to your parents, if the incense is cut off, there will be no one to take care of you behind you.

As they grew up under the traditional educational thought of the Han cultural circle, what could be more unacceptable to them?
Therefore, when they go out to fight, they are always timid and cowardly, always thinking about how to survive their own lives, but most of them are not for themselves, but for their family members behind them.

In one's life, there must always be some rush!

Most people want to make their parents live in peace and their wives and children happy, even the soldiers in these border towns are no exception.

Of course, this does not include those soldiers who have nothing to do all day long and cause trouble all day long. Most of them have been separated from their families, and they themselves have become "eating, drinking, whoring, gambling, smoking, raping, greedy and slippery". The soldiers who can't do it are tired and scum.

However, these scumbags may be more common among other border town troops, especially some town troops in the interior.

On the Liaodong side, ever since the governor of Jiliao and Ge Laosun Chengzong put forward the concept of "guarding the land of Liao with Liao people", most of the towns and armies in various towns were filled with young and strong locals in Liaodong.

And most of them are local people with families, so they still have a strong sense of defending the land, which was also valued by Sun Chengzong back then.

Furthermore, most of the Liao people at that time had various hatreds with the Tartars. Some of them had their parents and brothers killed by the Tartars, and some had their wives and children killed or taken captive. Naturally, he will not be soft-handed.

But with the passage of time, their endless hatred for the Tartars was replaced by deep fear and cowardice. They no longer had the courage to fight the Tartars in the wild, but only dared to trap themselves in the fortified city to protect their families. Only by keeping the industry can we barely fight the slaves.

It is said that Bao Guangfu, a guerrilla in Shanhai Town, is such a person. When he first met He Youren, he felt that something was wrong.

Because, he saw that He Youren and other people were in a panic, and all of them were covered in blood, and most of them had various injuries. From this, it can be seen that the chariot must be withdrawn.

Although he was a guerrilla in Shanhai Town, He Youren was a general, and his military rank was one level higher than his. Even though they had no subordinate relationship, Bao Guangfu still put on a fake smile.

He opened his mouth and asked: "General He, a bloody war slave, is really an example of my Shanhai Town. But, how did the unknown general break out of the siege, and why did he come here?"

He Youren didn't greet him, and said directly: "Brother, you treat yourself as your own, so you are the first to tell you the news."

He raised his finger and pointed to the Tartar army stronghold in the northeast, and said anxiously: "The Tartars on the opposite side are guarding the pontoon bridge. Although they haven't attacked yet, it is by no means an empty fortress. From time to time, the inside should be combined with the outside, attacking from both sides.

How will the younger brother respond? "

Bao Guangfu was left speechless by his question, his face turned pale, and it was true what Youren said, if the Tatars really came after a while, then they would join forces with the Tatar soldiers guarding the bridge in the village , what can I do?
"Brother He, according to what you see, what should I do brother?"

At this moment, Bao Guangfu actually wanted to withdraw from the camp and leave in his heart, but he didn't want to bear the guilt, so he asked the general He Youren for advice.

He Youren has also been a general for many years, so how can he not understand the meaning of his words? However, he knows that the guilt of being defeated by the entire battalion today is really hard to escape. Good fate.

It can be regarded as making the last contribution for the future generations, for the He family clan!

He didn't think for long, and said to Bao Guangfu: "If the Tartars and captives attack from the west, this place is sandwiched between the captives and the slave villages, and there is no danger to defend. It is only a matter of time before they are defeated."

He Youren pointed to the east again, and said: "No, my brother, you move your camp to the east, take advantage of the mountains there, and form an formation to defend yourself. If the Tatars come to attack, you will only be attacked on one side. You can attack when you enter. If you are still defeated, you can also retreat into the mountains and valleys, and go east to find Tang Zongbing in Miyun Town."

"Here, Brother He is worthy of being a veteran of my Shanhai Town, so insightful, brother really sighs."

After Bao Guangfu praised He Youren, he took another step forward and clasped his fists: "I'll do it according to Brother He's wishes."

As he spoke, he seemed to have just remembered, and said to He Youren with a sincere face: "General He, if you don't want to move to the foot of the east mountain with the last general, you and I will form an army to defend against the enemy together. How about it?"

He Youren has put in so much thought, and the picture is here.

The moment he broke up in the left-wing battalion, he began to think in his mind that the reason why he tried his best to disperse the left-wing battalion's rout in front of Marko's main barracks earlier was also the purpose of this.

However, He Youren had already seen that Ma Ke's main barracks might not be able to withstand the attack of the Tartars, so he didn't dare to stay longer and came here in a hurry.

The picture is also in Bao Guangfu. Although this person is a guerrilla in Shanhai Town, he is not very close to Ma Ke on weekdays, and he and He Youren belong to the same local military family, so they have many private contacts.

At this time, He Youren was very happy to see Bao Guangfu invited him to form an offensive and defensive formation with him, but he said: "Since Bao Guerrilla has this intention, my Left Wing Battalion will do my part. Today, you and my brothers are here Let's defend the Tartars together."

Finally, under He Youren's operation, Bao Guangfu did not go to rescue Shanhaiguan General Ma Ke, but moved to camp with him to defend himself.

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Besides, Ma Ke, the general soldier of Shanhaiguan, under the protection of his general Ma Zhiyong and his servants, fled westward all the way, just before Wu Sangui went down to Shimen Mountain, he ran there first, so he staggered.

Although his main battalion collapsed and was defeated, the family guards who were the core of the whole battalion, as well as the elite cavalry in the battalion, were still there, which made Ma Ke feel at ease.

Ma Ke thought in his heart, although he was defeated, it was not a big defeat. As long as there are hundreds of family members and Jingqi nearby, it is not impossible to turn around.

But the most important thing right now is to find a place for everyone to stay in Ah Quan.

Although the whole army is still elite, they just turned into elbows and armpits, and the defeat was too fast, everyone didn't have time to carry their tents, food and other things, so it's not good to just wander outside like this.

In fact, most of the baggage in Ma Ke's army remained on Rufeng Mountain. For him, the loss in this battle was actually not that big. Of course, this did not take into account the losses of those routs.

After all, in the army, these infantry mostly do some chores such as cleaning, and they may be driven forward during the war to serve as cannon fodder to consume the enemy's physical strength and vigor. How could Mako care about them?

More than a thousand of them rode and galloped, and soon left behind the fleeing infantry and peasants.

As soon as he was out of danger, Ma Ke reined in his horse and stopped. He called Han Shichen and Cheng Ruheng, the first hundred households of the guard team, and ordered them to lead ten guards each to gather the rout soldiers in the north and south.

Ma Ke also specially instructed that no matter whether he was originally a soldier of Shanhai Town, or a pawn of Jizhen, or a civilian or military commander of that battalion, as long as he was registered again under the command of General Ma of Shanhai Town, he would be defeated and fled in the face of battle today. The crime will no longer be pursued.

Ruthless, Marco is really ruthless!

Although Marco is not good at fighting, he still has such vigor in doing things.

After he was out of danger, he immediately judged two points. First, although Bai Guangen of Ji Town did not allow his own troops to enter the camp, it was absolutely difficult to last long under the repeated attacks of the rout and the Tartars.

The second is today's defeat. Someone has to take responsibility. His Shanhai Town's defeat can be blamed on He Youren, a member of the Left Wing Battalion.

Therefore, he decisively decided to send his confidantes Han Shichen and Cheng Ruheng to stay, to gather the escaped soldiers and civilian husbands.

The purpose of his move is obvious, that is to recruit these defeated soldiers and civilians to make up for today's losses.

The reason why Ma Ke did this was entirely based on his understanding of the officialdom of Daming at the moment and his judgment of the current situation in Liaodong.

At the end of every dynasty, there will be soil for breeding warlords. After the civil engineering changes in the Ming Dynasty, although the Wuxun Group failed, the civil servants were able to rise.

In the end, the rule of using literature to govern military affairs was formed, which became the rule of the Ming Dynasty and became more and more severe, especially during the reign of Chongzhen.

But looking at the past ten years, most of the people who were arrested and punished by the court, and even Ling Chi beheaded, were mostly civil servants. Looking at the generals in command everywhere, how many people were arrested and punished regardless of victory or defeat?

What's more, the current situation in Liaodong is at a critical moment when the two armies are confronting each other, so how can they easily punish and kill the general.

Of course, for those who have no soldiers in their hands and become useless to the court, they will not get the love of the court.

Just like Zhang Cheng of the Xuanfu, it wasn't because he trained an elite army for the imperial court that he was so favored by the current emperor, even Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, couldn't handle him!
Therefore, he judged that as long as he can gather a large number of rout troops and maintain the military power of the past, he will definitely not bear the responsibility for today's defeat.

Furthermore, those who can flee all the way here, no matter if they are defeated soldiers or civilian husbands and soldiers, they must also be physically strong.

If they can really be used for their own use, wouldn't they be stronger than the original horse?