Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 378 He Gu narrowly won and successfully hit Quanzhou
Now the reversal of the battle situation is really in front of Boluo. He knows that now is the critical moment. The cavalry will really charge up, first smashing through the chaotic cavalry, and then crashing into it when the Ming army's mobile formation is unstable. , he may not have no chance of winning.

"At this point, whoever persists to the end will be the winner!" Boluo knew this clearly in his heart, but another thought prevented him from ordering Qingqi to attack.

There are too few Manchurians, and one death is less than one. He dare not risk the lives of tens of thousands of Eight Banners to prevent a war that he himself is not sure about. Yan fights this kind of battle on the basis of the foundation.

If it was Luck Dehun, in such a situation, he would definitely stop him, but Boluo had to consider the consequences. He exchanged the lives of two thousand heavy armored cavalry for victory in the war, which was already the limit, and he could not Send tens of thousands of flags to the gambling table.

This is the difference between him and Luck Dehun, and perhaps because of this, Luck Dehun was killed by Wang Yan, but he was trusted by Dorgon and entrusted with the important task of conquering the south.

In the current situation, it is impossible for Boluo to retreat. It was a wrong step and he lost everything.

"Send the order, the cavalry retreat, let the green battalion and Zheng Jun come forward~"

Jurchen is only more than 20, and the Eight Banners together are only 18. It is not enough to deter such a huge territory. Luck Dehun has already lost tens of thousands of Eight Banners, but Boluo cannot let the Eight Banners suffer too much loss.

Among the Qing soldiers, upon hearing Boluo's military order, they immediately mobilized, but in the narrow river valley, it was not easy to change from the rear to the front.

A green battalion of about 5000 people was sent to the front as soon as it was transferred to the cavalry fighting between the two armies. One was to rescue the besieged light and heavy cavalry, and the other was to temporarily block the moving Ming Army infantry.

Soon Boluo discovered that his idea of ​​forming a new formation was very unrealistic. The command system of the Eight Banners, Green Battalion, and Zheng Bing in his army was completely inconsistent, and the two sides had never cooperated, so the formation suddenly became chaotic.

For a while, Boluo had to call out one, and immediately sent it to the battlefield, hoping to use the numerical advantage to overwhelm the Ming army.

At this time, the Ming army marched in order to cross the center line. They did not charge, but paid great attention to the formation. Even when they were attacking, the formation was not chaotic at all.

The Ming army lined up neatly, marching at the same pace, pressing down like a solid wall, while the Qing army's infantry, one by one, threw themselves into the battlefield.

Looking down on the earth from the sky, tens of thousands of troops from the Ming and Qing Dynasties squeezed into this long and narrow river valley, which was less than ten miles wide, and started a life-and-death contest. The sounds of shouting and killing are intertwined with the sound of weapons colliding, which makes people change their faces! After beating for a while, Emperor Longwu gradually lost his physical strength. Inspired by the sound of drums, they desperately pressed down on the Qing soldiers.

The setting sun is like blood, gradually sinking to the west. When the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkles on the earth, the inside of the valley is also a blood red color, which complements the sunset glow in the sky.

The hustle and bustle of the battlefield gradually fell silent, the breeze passed by, the broken military flags swayed gently, gunpowder smoke filled the air, and a disgusting bloody smell was caught in it, telling the bloody and tragic war.In the long and narrow river valley, there are all kinds of corpses in disorder, lying on their backs or throwing themselves up. They have broken swords and guns stuck on their bodies. The blood of the corpses has drained and gathered into a river.The ownerless war horse stood among the corpses, and occasionally let out a mournful hiss, as if mourning for the fallen master, and the wounded soldiers wailed heartbreakingly, trying to support their bodies with their weapons, so that their comrades could see, some Then he dragged his battered body and called for his companions to come to the rescue.

The battle is over, and the exhausted soldiers of the Ming army are wandering between the corpses of their companions and the enemy. When they meet a Qing soldier who is still alive, they will give him a knife. When they see the corpse of their comrades, they will remove their representative The military badge, and then carried out the body.

Other Ming troops collected the scattered spears, swords and shields on the battlefield.

"I found it, Your Majesty, I found it~"

"I found it, Duke, I found it~"

Among the Ming army cleaning up the battlefield, a small group of soldiers picked out a corpse whose face could not be seen clearly from the corpses, but the mountain-patterned armor on his body that only senior generals could wear proved that his identity was not simple.

Wang Yan and Long Wu were still in the car, and immediately stood up when they heard the sound. A military attendant was applying medicine to Dai Zhifan's face. At this time, without anyone's instructions, he hurriedly carried the medicine box and greeted him.

After a while, the doctor shouted: "Your Majesty, General Yuan is still alive, but he has been shot by more than ten arrows, and he is very weak now, he must be treated immediately~"

In the Battle of Hegu, the Ming army killed more than 2000 people, including 3000 supervising cavalrymen, 5000 Wuzhong infantrymen, and [-] Jin Shengheng losses. In addition, the general Yuan Zongdi was seriously injured and comatose, while the Qing army suffered [-] casualties. Around people, Boluo's [-] heavy cavalry were wiped out, and the Qingqi lost nearly [-]. The rest were Luying and Zheng Jun.

In this battle, in terms of the total strength of the two sides, the casualties were not heavy. This was mainly due to the terrain restrictions. After all, the river valley was ten miles wide, and neither side could deploy their troops.

After the Ming army cleared the battlefield, they set up a large camp in the valley and built a ten-mile-long wall to block the main road and prevent the Qing soldiers from raiding.

Although Boluo was defeated and returned to Yanping, although he was a little unwilling, he was not discouraged. After all, the main force of the army still survived, especially the Eight Banners were preserved, and they could definitely fight again.

It's just that the strength displayed by the Ming army made him know that it was basically impossible to defeat the Ming army quickly, but the Jiangnan matter could not be delayed, so he couldn't help but feel entangled.

In the next few days, the Ming army did not approach Yanping, and seemed to be preparing to settle down in the river valley. This made Boluo more sure of Wang Yan's intentions, either to restrain him from returning to the south of the Yangtze River, or to force him to transfer to the full Dahai returned to aid Fuzhou.

Just when Boluo was hesitating, a Qing army knight came to Yanping from Fuzhou with an important piece of news.

At this time, Bo Luo was standing in front of the map with his hands up and down. From Man Dahai's report, he already knew that the Ming army's defense in Guangdong was very empty. He really didn't want to give up such an opportunity to occupy Guangdong.

"Report to Lord Belle, Governor Zhang has an emergency report from the army~"

At this time, a Qing soldier suddenly reported outside the door.

Boluo frowned slightly. Zhang Cunren was guarding Fuzhou for something urgent. Could it be that Hong Chengchou urged him to rescue Jiangnan again, "Let the messenger come in~"

A moment later, a Qing soldier was brought into the house, knelt down and said: "Slave, see Lord Baylor, this is an urgent military situation written by the governor to Lord Baylor."

Boluo's personal guard quickly took the letter, and then presented it to Boluo. He opened it, and his face was furious. It is simply unreasonable to collect a large amount of Zheng's supplies~"

(Thanks Zang Yibin for the 399 reward, and thanks for the special battle)
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