Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 952
The heavy cavalry rushed away from the front line, slowly slowed down from the gallop, regrouped, then continued to charge, and came out again.

The place run over by the cavalry was in a mess, and there were corpses of the Ming army everywhere, which was shocking.

Xie Qian watched Qingqi go out of the camp, and immediately shouted: "Push out the shield chariot and knife chariot, and the soldiers reorganize their formation."

Soon the heavy cavalry stopped in the distance, turned around slowly, and charged at the Ming army again, while a cavalry force of nearly ten thousand behind them also launched at the same time.

"Captain, the east side has also started!" Ruan Mei heard a shout of killing coming from the direction of the North Korean military camp, turned her head and saw countless Qing army ants climbing up the hillside, and reminded Xie Qian loudly.

On the hillside, the North Korean army was shooting down at the Qing army, and countless arrows fell like locusts.

Xie Qian glanced at the sound. He no longer has the energy to pay attention to the North Korean army. He turned his head and said, "The Qing army is mainly attacking us. Don't worry about the flanks for now."

At this time, in the formation of the Ming army, taking advantage of the opportunity of the Qing army's heavy cavalry to turn around and reorganize their formation, the soldiers of the Ming army immediately rolled out some vehicles and placed them in front of the formation.

Soon, the impact of the heavy cavalry of the Qing army came again. The cavalry in front smashed through the gun forest again, and then hit the shield cart. The cavalry in the army was much more miserable. Even the horses and men were pierced by the sharp knives on the knife cart.

The ability of the heavy cavalry to break through the formation is difficult for ordinary infantry to resist. The Ming army was knocked through a gap again, and this time nearly ten thousand Qing army light cavalry rushed into the Ming army camp following the road smashed by the heavy cavalry.

For a while, the cavalry of the Qing army galloped in the camp, but because there were many obstacles in the camp, the Qing cavalry did not exert a particularly great power, and the two sides began to fall into a melee.

At this time, the North Korean army in the east was already in close contact with the Qing army. A large part of this group of Qing army infantry was recruited from the mountains and forests outside the pass.

They lived in the mountains and forests, fighting with wild beasts, and seeing blood was extremely common. In close combat, they were much better than the North Koreans who were farming. When the two armies fought close to each other, the North Korean army immediately fell behind.

The 3 Qing army and the [-] Korean army were still defending with the stockade. If you say that you have a great advantage, the gap will be revealed as soon as the Qing army approaches the wall of the stockade.

For a while, I saw only these brave hunters jumping over the fence and jumping into the camp. Some Qing soldiers were stabbed to death by spears, but some jumped down and immediately rushed into the flock.

Most of the soldiers of the Qing army wore cotton armor, and some of them were in better condition, and they were covered with chain mail, which made it difficult for the Korean army to kill them. One knife can kill a man.

On the flat ground, the Ming army camp was full of killing sounds. Xie Qian asked people to block the pulled down fence with a knife cart to prevent the Qing army from continuing to rush in. On the other hand, he organized spearmen to surround and kill Qing cavalry in the camp. The battle was in full swing. At that time, Ruan Mei rushed over, "Captain, it's not good! Lin Qingye can't stand it anymore!"

Xie Qian was shocked when he heard the sound, and hurriedly looked at the North Korean barracks, just in time to see nearly a hundred Qing troops working together to tear down a section of the wall, and the Qing troops poured into the North Korean barracks, his face suddenly showed horror.

The Ming army has been completely restrained by the Qing cavalry who rushed into the camp, and it is impossible to send troops to support the North Korean barracks. However, depending on the situation, if there are no soldiers and horses to help Lin Qingye stabilize their position, the North Korean army will definitely be defeated.

Xie Qian was immediately annoyed, but Lin Qingye couldn't be blamed for this, but North Korea's national strength was too weak, most of the soldiers were farmers, and they were not recruited soon enough, lacked training and equipment, and their combat power was not up to the mark.

"Retreat!" Xie Qian was born as a bandit, and the most important thing for him to stand out and live up to now is that he can see the situation clearly and run away if he can't fight. If he has a strong temper and only fights recklessly, he will be finished early in Shandong.

Wang Yan decided to transfer him to North Korea because he considered the distance between the Ming Dynasty and North Korea. North Korea would inevitably be attacked by the Qing army, and the Ming Dynasty could not provide timely support. The general who dealt with the Qing army.

Looking at the entire Ming army system, the most suitable one is Gao Yuanhou Xie Qian with the title of "Tiger of the Two Huaihe Rivers".

At this time, although the Ming army's line was broken into by Qing cavalry, it had not yet shown any obvious defeat. Ruan Mei and the other generals were shocked when they heard Xie Qian's words.

"As soon as the North Korean camp was broken, the Qing army outflanked our rear. Everyone will die here!" Xie Qian said without nonsense, "Ruan Mei, after you come, order the troops to retreat immediately, and inform Lin Qingye to retreat immediately. He is a relative of North Korea." The head of the ministers of the Ming Dynasty cannot die here!"

Xie Qian is the governor. Since he has made a decision, the generals can't object, they can only obey orders.

At that moment, the sound of Ming Jin retreating from the camp of the Ming army sounded, Xie Qian escaped from the south gate of the camp first, but how could the cavalry of the Qing army rushing to kill in the camp allow him to retreat calmly.

Daishan in the distance still has 2 horses who have not moved. He wants to wait for Nikan to defeat the Koreans, outflank and cut off the Ming army's retreat, and then press up in one fell swoop to wipe out the Ming army.

If he presses up ahead of time, the Ming army will not be able to withstand it, and he may escape early, and he will not be able to achieve the goal of completely annihilating the Ming army.

Now others have not overwhelmed them, and the Ming army's line has not yet collapsed, but Xie Qian saw that the Koreans could not stand it, so he ordered to retreat in advance, which made Daishan's plan come to nothing.

"Hmph! A thief is a thief!" Daishan laughed sarcastically, pulled out his knife, and immediately ordered: "Send the order, the whole army goes out!"

The horn sounded "Woooo...", and the deep sound echoed across the field.

Xie Qian still maintained the traits of a traitor, Dai Shan saw that the outflanking and annihilating could not be done, so he decisively ordered to attack, chasing and killing the defeated army with all his strength.

At this time, it was not easy for the Ming army to retreat, but fortunately there was a camp. Ruan Mei led thousands of people to block the camp gate. The Ming army fled from the camp gate. Qingqi was surrounded by the fence of the camp. If you want to pursue, you must defeat Ruan Mei.

At this time, the coalition forces were defeated. They said they were retreating, but in fact they were defeated. The fence was quickly pushed down by the Qing army. The cavalry rushed out and began to cover up and kill the Ming army.

In the Korean royal palace in Seoul, countless palace people ran around in panic. Xie Qian, covered in blood, led a group of people directly into the palace, and the palace people avoided one after another.

Suddenly Xie Qian grabbed a palace servant and asked loudly, "Where is the king of Joseon?"

"Your Majesty is packing up in the harem, preparing to escape to Ganghwa Island temporarily!"

Hearing the sound, Xie Qian pushed the palace people away, and rushed into the harem. Li Hao, king of North Korea, was pacing back and forth in the palace. When he saw Xie Qian barging in, his face turned ashen, and he asked in a surprised voice: "General Xie, Qing soldiers Have you entered the city yet?"

"Not yet, but it's coming soon!" Xie Qian said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, follow us to break out!"

Xie Qian was chased by the Qing army and fled back to Seoul in a hurry. The coalition forces were unable to stop the Qing army again. North Korea had been defeated, but the King of Joseon must not fall into the hands of the Qing army.

(End of this chapter)