In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 281
As soon as Yue Tuo left the camp with his troops, three Han cavalry battalions from the Chinese army came up to kill them. Apparently they had been monitoring the Qing army's camp.

Although the three cavalry battalions lost 5000 people when they clashed with the Qing cavalry, there were still tens of thousands of cavalry left.

The overwhelming momentum at this moment made Yue Tuo not dare to fight directly. Instead, he led more than 6000 cavalry to the north, hoping to lure them away so that the Han soldiers could take the opportunity to support the Ming army camp.

It is a pity that the Chinese cavalry was not moved at all and stayed near the Qing army's camp, so that the Han soldiers in the camp did not dare to go out at all.

Dorgon was so angry that he had no choice but to let the exhausted Jurchen cavalry and Horqin cavalry get on their horses again and rush out of the camp. However, not long after, Namuzhong also brought the [-] Mongolian cavalry who had just gathered back and hurriedly Rushing over with a roar.

Although the Qing army's cavalry still had a total of more than [-] cavalry, which was not much less than the Chinese army's cavalry, Dorgon no longer dared to fight head-on.

Faced with the rampage of [-] Chinese cavalry and the cavalry and shooting battle of [-] Mongolian cavalry, Dorgon finally had no choice but to retreat to the camp and give up rescue.

As the firearms camp arrived, and after a round of artillery fire, the three trapped camps and the gunmen launched a fierce attack on the Ming army camp. Lin Rui invested more than 2 troops in the first attack.

After learning that Jiannu had been completely compressed back to the camp, Lin Rui no longer had any worries. In order to break through the Ming army camp before dark, he removed six more infantry battalions and attacked the Ming army camp from the left and right wings. The battalion launched a pincer attack.

Facing a three-sided attack, the Ming army, whose morale had hit rock bottom, couldn't hold it anymore. Gao Jie saw that something was not going well, so he took the lead and surrendered.

For a time, the Chinese army poured into the Ming army camp like a tide, and the voice of surrender without killing resounded throughout the camp. Countless panicked Ming soldiers knelt down and surrendered, and more Ming soldiers escaped from the camp. camp and rushed towards the city of Beijing.

"Supervisor, the situation is over, it's better to retreat quickly!"

"Yes, Superintendent, it will be dark soon. The Chinese army will not pursue us. We can retreat to the capital and deal with the rebels again..."

"I am ashamed of Your Majesty. I can only repay the emperor's favor by fighting bloody battles with the rebels. If you want to escape, I will not force you to do it. Just do it yourself!"

After Lu Xiangsheng finished speaking, he rushed forward with his sword, and all the Lu family's disciples also chose to follow him with their swords and rushed towards the Chinese army.

Except for a few of the other generals who followed with their servants, most of them hesitated before turning around and running away.

It was not until dark that the Ming army's camp completely calmed down from the chaos, and the Chinese army also completely controlled the entire camp.

Lin Rui indeed did not pursue the fleeing Ming army, but instead called all the cavalry back to rest.

They were exhausted after a day of fighting. Both the Chinese army and the surrendered Ming army went to bed early after eating. Apart from treating the wounded and cleaning the battlefield, they did nothing, including Lin Rui, who fell asleep.

But the Qing army next door couldn't sleep no matter what. Dorgon and the Beilebeizi of the Eight Banners all looked ashen.

The Ming army is completely finished. If they continue to stay here, once the Chinese army encircles the camp after dawn, they will definitely die. But if they retreat in a hurry, only the cavalry will be able to escape in the end.

But no matter what, Dorgon also knew that he had to evacuate tonight, otherwise it would not be so easy to leave after dawn.

So he ordered all the cavalry, Han soldiers and Korean servants to bring half a month's worth of dry food, then lit the camp with torches and fled north in a mighty manner.

Lin Rui was also too lazy to chase at night, and he didn't even bother to send people to the Qing army camp to put out the fire. He still took care of himself to rest and recharge his batteries.It wasn't until dawn that Namuzhong took all the cavalry to catch up.

Before dark, basically all the Mongolian cavalry returned. After an inventory, there were about 3 people left, and more than 2 people died in the battle.

After a night's rest, the Mongolian cavalry's combat effectiveness also recovered a lot. When Namuzhong led [-] cavalry to catch up with the Qing army, Dorgon happened to arrive at the gate of the capital with his army.

Basically, all the Ming troops who escaped yesterday have entered the outer city, including Wu Sangui, who also fled into the city early.

At this time, the entire city of Beijing was in chaos, and Emperor Chongzhen became at a loss as all the city gates in the capital were sealed tightly.

Facing the [-] cavalry led by Namuzhong, Dorgon also did not choose to fight. Instead, he took [-] Jurchens and a small number of Han soldiers and escaped directly around Beijing.

Although Wu Keshan also escaped, he did not escape with the Jurchens. Instead, he chose to escape westward alone with five thousand Horqin warriors.

The abandoned more than 3 Han soldiers and more than 4 Korean servants all chose to kneel down and surrender in panic.

In fact, if Dorgon had not run away, with his 2 to [-] infantry and more than [-] cavalry, he could definitely fight against the [-] cavalry led by Namuzhong.

But with the defeat already determined, Dorgon would naturally not use the remaining [-] Jurchen warriors to fight the Chinese army.

After all, even if Namu Zhong was defeated, he would not be able to escape with all the Han soldiers and Korean servants. Sooner or later, the Chinese army would catch up. It was better to abandon those burdens from the beginning.

As for hiding in Beijing and other cities, let alone the Ming Army would not open the door for him. Even if it were opened, he would not be able to enter.

"Sister Namuzhong, those going to the west should be from our Horqin tribe. Give me [-] cavalry and I will chase them!" Hai Lanzhu pointed at the cavalry team retreating to the west and pointed at Namuzhong. Please Yingdao.

"Is five hundred cavalry too few? How about I give you five thousand?" Namu Zhong said a little uneasily. He could naturally see that Rui Lang liked Hai Lanzhu very much, so he was a little worried about her failure to persuade her to surrender. He was arrested instead.

After all, it doesn't matter whether a Horqin tribe surrenders or not. If they don't surrender now, they will go directly to the Horqin grassland.

"Five hundred rides is enough. Don't worry, I'll be fine. Just go chase the Jurchens." Hai Lanzhu said confidently.

"OK then!"

"All the Han cavalry will stay and take the prisoners. The others will catch up with me!"

Seeing that Hai Lanzhu said this, Namuzhong didn't hesitate anymore. After giving an order, he led [-] Mongolian cavalry and chased after the Jurchen cavalry in the direction where they left.

Hailanzhu also led five hundred Mongolian cavalry to chase Horqin's tribe.

Seeing that the two princesses were chasing the enemy, the three cavalry battalion commanders also wanted to catch up, but they also knew that this kind of pursuit would definitely not last a day or two. It would involve competitions in equestrian skills and mounted archery. Not only would they not be able to help if they followed. , on the contrary, they would become a burden, so they had no choice but to lead [-] Han cavalry to capture prisoners.

(End of this chapter)