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Chapter 351 Situation Reversal
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"Kill!" Amidst the screams of howling ghosts and wolves, the Jiannu elite who had already been replaced by the profuse Khan had been replaced by the newly-organized Zhenghuang Qi, who had the fewest casualties some time ago, as the forward. They were divided into four echelons, surrounded by the increasingly cold howling north wind. , launched the most violent attack on the Xiaolinghe defense line of the Ming army. The densely packed human heads and the banners covering the sky and the sun were surging like waves, roaring, galloping, and pouring towards Xiaoling of the Ming army like mountains and seas. River defense line.

A few days ago, when Jiannu dared to attack the Xiaolinghe line of defense in the north of the Ming army camp, Young Master Zhang had already led the soldiers of the Ming army back and charged back even more arrogantly. The best central breakthrough tactic is to aggressively and domineeringly cut directly into the front where the enemy is most powerful, directly destroying the enemy's self-confidence, morale, fighting spirit and will, and then driving the enemy's defeated soldiers like ducks to destroy one after another. Form a complete enemy team until the enemy is completely defeated, and then massacre! ——But it is a pity that Master Zhang is no longer here. This kind of tactics that requires extremely high confidence, morale, fighting spirit and command has become the swan song of the Ming army. The current Ming army, including the Tunu army Inside, they can only hide behind the defense line of Xiaoling River, and use the river channel, bows and arrows, muskets, and artillery to resist the enemy's offensive. There is no such thing as the fact that less than 10,000 Ming troops were able to block [-]+ Jiannu in the camp a few days ago The prestige of beating hard.

Although the double threat of river water and rifled muskets is destined to prevent the Jiannu army from quickly breaking through the Ming army's Xiaolinghe defense line, and the casualties in the group charge are quite large, but the new Jiannu Khan Huang Taiji saw that his army had recovered With self-confidence and morale, he was able to charge in front of the slave-slaughter army without fear, but he couldn't help but smile and applaud repeatedly, praising the bravery of the self-armed army.And Fan Wencheng was even more happy from ear to ear. After carefully counting the flags of the Slaughter Army in the binoculars, Fan Wencheng hurried up to Huang Taiji and said, "Khan, judging from the flags, the Mad Dog Army has all been attracted to the front of our army." , The slaves think that our cavalry should spread out from left to right, replace it with infantry with long shields to go forward, and the bow and arrow team from behind to shoot, and then send two elite cavalry to cross the river from upstream and downstream, flanking the barbarians from left and right, our army will surely win a big victory."

In the past, Huang Taiji would never have dared to use such a risky tactic in front of Young Master Zhang—if he rashly divided his troops across the river, it would be tantamount to sending meat to Young Master Zhang’s mouth. But who can guarantee that this is not a trick by Young Master Zhang?But still the same sentence, Young Master Zhang is no longer here, so Huang Taiji only thought about it for a while, and immediately nodded and said: "Okay, I will do as you say."

The flag was waved, and the Jiannu cavalry who could not break through the defense line of Xiaoling River scattered left and right. The soldiers of the Ming army who stood firm at the ferry had just breathed a sigh of relief when the Jiannu war drums were beating again. The Jiannu infantry team held eight-foot-high long shields, and the shields were connected to each other. They formed five neat horizontal lines, and behind them were five thousand Jiannu infantry archers, oppressing them like five shield walls. The musket bow and arrow hit the long shield wrapped in iron, making bursts of golden and iron crisp sounds, but they still couldn't penetrate the long shield, hurting the slave soldiers behind the shield.Seeing this scene, Xiong Tingbi, who was commanding the battle with Yuan Keli on the city-watching car, was in a hurry, and hurriedly shouted: "On the artillery, on the Hongyi cannon, let me disperse the long shield team of Jiannu!"

Because Yuan Keli did not object to Xiong Tingbi's tactics, Xiong Tingbi's order was finally carried out quickly. After the banner was played, the Ming army's fifteen heavy artillery quickly pushed up, and loaded ammunition and ammunition against Jiannu's fast-advancing long shield formation. Bombarded up.At this time, something happened that made Xiong Tingbi so angry that the heavy artillery shells of the Ming army hit the Jiannu long shield team, and the effect was really good. As long as they hit, each shell can basically knock down two or three soldiers. There were even more Jiannu long shield soldiers, but Jiannu's long shield soldiers immediately filled their positions as if they had been injected with chicken blood, filling the gap left by their fallen comrades, and still marching forward in a neat formation In a blink of an eye, it pressed to the north bank of the Xiaoling River, blocking the lead bullets of the Ming army's light artillery and rifled muskets. The Jiannu archers behind took the opportunity to throw feather arrows. The sky and the earth fell on the heads of the soldiers of the slave slaughter army, and the soldiers of the slave slaughter army who had the strongest combat effectiveness in the Ming army began to fall one after another.

"Damn it! Is it true that I am not as good as a bad son-in-law?" Xiong Tingbi certainly understood the reason why the Jiannu soldiers suddenly became so brave and fearless-the Jiannu soldiers were afraid that his son-in-law would not be afraid of him. Amidst the loud curses, Xiong Tingbi quickly adjusted his tactics and removed the rifling The slaughtering slave soldiers whose muskets could not be projected were replaced by infantry archers, and shot at Jiannu archers in arcs, and fought with Jiannu to consume feather arrows.Originally, Xiong Tingbi's move was actually very beautiful. The material advantage of the Ming army was far higher than that of Jiannu, and the Ming army would not suffer from the Yujian Ming army, which cost more than lead bullets. However, Xiong Tingbi really underestimated the death of Young Master Zhang. The impact of the morale brought by the Ming army, almost every soldier of the Ming army is unable to display the real level of training. In the past, the time when he could shoot five arrows may only be able to shoot four arrows at most, or even less. Jiannu with high morale Over there, they performed supernormally. In the past, they could shoot at least six arrows in the time it took to shoot five arrows. Under the changing conditions, the casualties of the bow and arrow team of the Ming army were naturally much higher than that of Jiannu, and it took only a meal of time to shoot each other. , The Ming army killed hundreds of archers and injured countless people, and the already not well-organized team became more loose.

"The morale of the barbarians has been blown." Through the binoculars, Huang Taiji, who has been on the battlefield, keenly noticed the change in the morale of the Ming army, and shouted decisively: "Beat the drums, Du Du's army will seize the ferry, attract the attention of the barbarians, and create opportunities for the surprise soldiers on both sides! "

With more than 300 cowhide war drums beating wildly, Jiannu step archers and long shields spread out from left to right to get out of the way. The ten wooden bridges controlled by the Ming army on the Linghe Ferry launched a strong attack.The morale-depressed infantry of the Ming army was in chaos, and they either turned around and ran or scattered for their lives. Not only did they fail to resolutely block the charge of the Jiannu cavalry, but it greatly hindered the follow-up troops of the Ming army to mobilize and defend.Seeing this situation, Xiong Tingbi complained endlessly, so he had to send Cao Wenzhao's uncle and nephew to lead the army forward, forcefully pass through the defeated troops, and re-consolidate the defense line at the ferry. It turned out to be more than those shot to death by Jiannu who spent tens of thousands of bows and arrows.At the same time, when Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao hurriedly took over the ferry position, the Jiannu cavalry had already reached the wooden bridge. Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao's nephew and uncle were forced to fight back.

"Kill—!" The fighting on the ferry was so fierce that it immediately became a fever. The Ming army and Jiannu, who were also cavalry, rushed desperately on the wooden bridge and on the river beach. The river surface seemed to be boiling. Similarly, the clashing sound of sabers, steel guns was as dense as in a blacksmith's construction site, and the blood of soldiers and horses from both sides quickly stained the entire surface of Xiaoling River red.Although the Liaodong cavalry led by Cao Wenzhao, Xiong Tingbi's beloved general, tried their best to block Jiannu's charge, the morale of the Jiannu cavalry was too high. On the shore, it also caused huge casualties to the Ming cavalry.Seeing this scene, Jiannu's roar and drums naturally became louder and louder, while the Ming army's morale became lower and lower. Compared with the last Xiaolinghe battle, the morale and fighting spirit were completely different.

"This battle can't be fought!" Xiong Tingbi didn't expect the morale of his own army to be so low. He was helpless when a new bad news came. There were two powerful generals, Hei Yunlong and Ma Dengyun, on the two wings of the army, and they would not collapse in a short time, but there was chaos in the Ming army, and countless soldiers tried to escape.On Jianu's side, morale erupted, and the drums and shouts were like thunder.Xiong Tingbi was forced to have no choice but to yell: "Ming Jin, after the slaughter of the slave army and the Mangui cavalry, retreat back to the camp and stand firm!"

"Dangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdang!" As the Ming army retreated, the Ming army's first retreat since the decisive battle in Liaodong began. The demoralized Ming army scrambled to escape to the camp. Over there, cheers shook the sky, and a full-scale general attack was launched, and the tide rushed towards the defeated Ming army.It was also thanks to the presence of the two most elite troops of the Ming army, the Tunu army and the Manchu cavalry, who firmly blocked the Jiannu pursuers, and fought and retreated to cover the retreat of the friendly army, so that the Ming army would not suffer too many casualties when they retreated.Seeing these scenes, Huang Taiji and Fan Wencheng's master and slave naturally laughed so hard that they couldn't even close their mouths, but Xiong Tingbi was extremely depressed, and couldn't help asking himself, "Could it be that I'm really far from being a bad son-in-law?"

After finally retreating to the camp, and relying on the solid fortifications left by Young Master Zhang, the Ming army finally exhausted until dark, and when it was exhausted, Jiannu took the initiative to withdraw.But after this battle, more than [-] elite soldiers of the Ming army were killed and countless wounded. In addition, thousands of prisoners were captured by Jiannu, and the casualties on Jiannu's side were less than half of the Ming army. , and successfully seized the Xiaolinghe Ferry to control the initiative on the battlefield, and also won the first victory since the start of the Liaodong decisive battle-it's really not easy!As a result, Jiannu's side was naturally cheering and their morale was overwhelming, while the Ming army's morale was low, and they were at a loss and helpless, not knowing where the road ahead was!
That night, Xiong Tingbi held a military meeting overnight, and all the generals of the Ming army at the level of chief and deputy generals were present to discuss the next military plan.At the meeting, Xiong Tingbi cut straight to the point, just like Yuan Keli asked for the commander's sword seal left by Young Master Zhang in order to reorganize the team, strictly enforce military discipline, and reorganize the army to fight again.And because of the defeat, Xiong Tingbi was also very rude in his speech, and said directly to Yuan Keli: "Master Yuan, you have seen the situation today, the morale of our army is too low, and my order must be approved by you before it can be promulgated. It’s really inconvenient to command—if you don’t want to continue to defeat our Ming army, then hand over the commander’s sword seal to me, we may still have a little hope.”

"Master Xiong, of course it doesn't matter if I hand over the commander's sword seal to you." Yuan Keli said in a deep voice, "But I want to ask the supervisor, after you get the commander's sword seal, what should we do next?"

"Of course it is a serious military discipline. Regroup and fight again, and fight Jiannu to the death!" Xiong Tingbi roared with red eyes: "The bastard finally wiped out nearly half of Jiannu's elite. The morale of the army is re-invigorated, and the loose military discipline is reorganized, we still have the advantage, and there is still hope to defeat Jiannu!"

"Master Xiong, if this is the case, then I'm sorry, I can't hand over the commander's sword seal to you." Yuan Keli shook his head.Xiong Tingbi was furious, jumped up and slapped the table and shouted: "What do you mean? Do you think you can lead the army better than me? Or do you think that if you hand over the army to me, I will lose the main force of Ming Dynasty?" ? Or, do you want to lead your own troops to fight Jiannu?"

"Mr. Xiong Du misunderstood, this official has absolutely no intention of doing so." Yuan Keli shook his head, and said seriously: "Before coming to Liaodong, this official once fantasized that he could jump on the battlefield, kill enemies and behead chieftains to serve the country, but following Zhang Shaobao With so many days around me, Xiaguan has already understood that he is not that material at all, and leading troops to fight is not as simple as talking to teahouses as imagined. If the army is commanded by Xiaguan, then maybe within three days, we may The whole army was wiped out! Zhang Shaobao is a genius when it comes to commanding troops to fight wars, Master Xiong, you are a talent, but the subordinate officials are stupid, so the subordinate officials will never dare to compete with you for military power."

"You just need to be self-aware!" Xiong Tingbi, who is also known as Xiong Dashou, has a really stinky mouth. Yuan Keli has already conceded to this point. Will the sword seal be handed over to me?"

"I can give it to you, but before I hand over the commander's sword seal to the supervisor, Xiong Dushi must agree to one thing." Yuan Keli said calmly: "That is, after Xiong Dushi takes over the military power, he can no longer fight with Jiannu. If the fight continues, we must immediately withdraw our troops and return to Shanhaiguan to guard! And if Jiannu pursues too closely, Master Xiong, you are not even allowed to take back Ningyuan, and you must ensure that all 13 soldiers of the Ming Dynasty return to Shanhaiguan safely!"

"Why?" Xiong Tingbi jumped up, clenched his fists with both hands and roared angrily: "You bastard finally fought the battle like this, do you want me to waste all his hard work?"

Although he had already been mentally prepared for Xiong Tingbi's temper, seeing that Xiong Tingbi was so excited, Yuan Keli shook his head, took out a yellow silk from his arms with a sigh, and suddenly shouted: "Emperor Ming Dynasty, Xiong Tingbi kneels and listens!" !"

"When did the emperor send the imperial decree? Why didn't I know?" Xiong Tingbi was taken aback.Yuan Keli replied in a deep voice: "This imperial decree was secretly handed over to the subordinate officials by the emperor when the army of the Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty set off. It was prepared to be issued to you when Zhang Shaobao unfortunately died of illness. Governor Xiong, Kneel and listen."

"The humble minister Xiong Tingbi knelt down to receive the imperial edict." Xiong Tingbi, who was thoroughly brainwashed by the feudal poison of the three cardinal guides and five constant rules, was forced to kneel obediently, and said in a rough voice: "Long live the emperor, long live, long live."

"Follow the heavens, the emperor's edict said." Yuan Keli unfolded the imperial decree and said: "The crown prince Shaobao Zhang Haogu is loyal to the country, and he went to the army when he was sick. Although I promised it, Zhang Haogu Aiqing was seriously ill. Fighting on the battlefield, the journey was turbulent. I'm afraid that if you die suddenly in the army, it will be bad for the army. Therefore, I have secretly ordered Liaodong economic strategy envoy Xiong Tingbi, once Zhang Haogu Aiqing dies in the army, Xiong Tingbi can immediately take over the army and lead the army of the Northern Expedition to retreat to Shanhaiguan and stand firm to protect the safety of the capital. Preserve my great Ming army for the Northern Expedition, so as to prepare for another Northern Expedition after the reorganization of the army. You must not be greedy for merit and rush forward. If there is a mistake, I will not forgive you lightly, and don’t make mistakes. I respect this."

"Master Xiong, do you understand what the emperor means?" Yuan Keli sighed and said: "If you accept the order and promise to lead the Northern Expedition army back to Shanhaiguan, then I will immediately hand over the commander's sword seal to you. Otherwise, I would rather take the risk of leading the troops to retreat by myself, and never dare to hand over the commander's sword seal to you."

The expression on Xiong Tingbi's face changed from cloudy to cloudy, and he gritted his teeth for a long time before Xiong Tingbi replied helplessly: "I accept the order, my emperor, long live, long live, long live." Hearing this answer, Yuan Keli breathed a sigh of relief, and hurried forward He went to support Xiong Tingbi, and comforted him: "Master Xiong, I understand your feelings, but you have also seen that Zhang Shaobao's unfortunate sacrifice for the country has greatly affected our morale? The Ming army here is all The elite of our Ming Dynasty is also the last property of our Ming court, so we cannot tolerate any loss."

As he said that, Yuan Keli quickly held the commander's sword seal and Mingxi Zong's secret decree with both hands, in order to calm Xiong Tingbi's anger.Xiong Tingbi took it bitterly, and said angrily: "This is definitely that bastard's idea, our emperor, why does he have such a long-term vision? That bastard even arranged things after his death, just don't believe it to his father-in-law." !" But after venting his temper, Xiong Tingbi sat down helplessly and began to formulate and discuss a withdrawal plan.

"The Ming army is about to withdraw, what should I do next?" Seeing that the Jurchen King, who was about to get it, flew away again, Amin, who also participated in this military meeting, inevitably started to use his brains, "In this situation, we Following the withdrawal of the Ming army to Shanhaiguan, what will the Ming court do to me? Now that Lao Ba has inherited the position of Khan, one cannot hang himself on a tree with a crooked neck, should I contact him a little bit...?"

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In the early morning of the next day, which was also the morning of October [-]th in the tenth year of the Great Tomorrow, Liaodong, where the north wind was getting tighter every day, finally fell the first snow, and the [-] Ming troops on the Xiaolinghe battlefield also fell in the snowflakes. A full-scale southward retreat began. Xiong Tingbi personally led the most powerful slave-slaughter army to break off with the Manchu cavalry. Yuan Keli and Cao Wenzhao's uncle and nephew led the Chinese army first. The food and supplies were loaded into vehicles, transported to the official road, and after meeting with the main force, they retreated southward together.After the Jiannu scouts detected this situation, they hurried back to the camp to report to the new Jiannu scout Huang Taiji, and almost instantly, the Jiannu camp resounded with cheers that soared into the sky, " The savage is gone! gone--!"

"Old barbarian Xiong Tingbi, you run really fast!" The Ming army retreated so quickly, which disappointed the new Jiannu Khan Huang Taiji. The army fought for three days, and the morale of the Ming army was completely wiped out. Even if Xiong Tingbi withdrew, the army would be extremely chaotic under the collapse of morale, creating more opportunities for Huang Taiji to chase and intercept. Now Xiong Tingbi immediately withdraws after losing a battle. Morale is still preserved, and there are naturally not many opportunities left for Huang Taiji.But Huang Taiji was not too disappointed, and immediately shouted: "The order is passed on, the whole army will rise up, hunt down the defeated barbarians, and rescue the friendly army of Ningyuan!"

"Khan, either you don't chase, or if you want to chase, you have to hunt with all your strength!" Fan Wencheng yelled frantically: "Catch up with the barbarian's rear army, and ruthlessly kill their corpses all over the field, completely scaring the barbarians, killing them! In this way, the barbarian's morale will collapse, and it will be easier for us to fight Shanhaiguan!"

"Of course." Huang Taiji snorted coldly, and ordered: "Let my eldest son Hauge lead the Zhenghuang Banner elite and Du Du lead the Xiangbai Banner Qingqi to chase after him, and I will personally lead the main force to follow. From Jinzhou to Shanhaiguan, four hundred Here, at least kill half of the barbarians for me!"

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