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Chapter 857
Zhang Huan's last three sharp arrows shot out through the air, and two surging Tartars were headshot.

One of the arrows flew towards a general of the Tartars, and this general was Sonny.Sonny raised the saber in his hand into the air, and there was a piercing metal sound, and the mace arrow flying towards his forehead was blocked.

Sonny took the lead and continued to rush forward. Seeing that the rain of arrows stopped suddenly, Sonny shouted to the Tartars who were suppressed by the bows and arrows: "The Ming army has no bows and arrows, rush over and kill them all!"

Countless Tartars, brandishing their sabers, rushed forward desperately, still imposing.

At this time, Zhang Huan's men threw down their empty bows, drew out their sabers, and confronted the Tartars.In the blink of an eye, the two sides rushed together.

Only after this battle did the Tartars know that these archers of the Ming army were not only ruthless in shooting arrows, but also ruthless in fighting.

These Tartars have fought for such a long time and saw such a difficult archer for the first time.The archers they encountered before, when the bows and arrows failed, they all broke up and fled, and then they killed for a while.

But the archer in front of him was different. After shooting the bow and arrow in his hand, instead of taking half a step back, they rushed forward.

The two sides started a scuffle by the Stone River.

During the scuffle, Zhang Huan and Sony fought against each other. Sony was famous for his bravery and skill. After beheading several Ming army archers in a row, he rounded up his sword and wanted to kill Zhang Huan. Get off the horse.

But he was wrong about the young general in front of him. His martial arts skills are not ordinary. He was a martial arts scholar, and he studied under Li Zicheng for the second time.

The big sword was against the double sword. After counting, Sony was stabbed in the abdomen, but he became more and more courageous as he fought.Then he was stabbed in the back again, and Sony, whose blood was spattered in his robe, still fought hard.

Then there was another knife, and Sony's left arm was cut off. He screamed in pain and fell off the horse. Zhang Huan chopped off his head again.Another knife picked up his head, and the bloody long braid flew in the air.

As soon as the main general died, the Tartar army lost their morale, knowing that the third charge had failed again, they all fled.Zhang Huan led his men and horses to chase across the Shihe River, and continued to hunt down the remnants of the Tartars, and the Tartars ran wild.Zhang Huan chased for more than ten miles in one breath, until the Tatars in front of him were gone. Zhang Huan was afraid of being ambushed by the Tatars, so he took in the soldiers and horses.

Back at the Shihe River, Zhang Huan commanded his troops to retrieve the bows and arrows from the grass and the Tartars, and continued to maintain their combat power, but the Tartars were gone forever.

In this battle, 3000 vs. 3, the Tartars who fled back had a long memory, and there was a terrible archer in the expeditionary force of the Ming army.Zhang Huan became famous in the Shihe blocking battle, and since then this special soldier has terrified the Tartars.

On the top of Jiaoshan, Zhu Yousong and his ministers were still watching the melee of 10,000+ troops a few miles down the mountain.

Li Quan came to Zhu Yousong's side and reported the progress of the Shihe blockade with great interest. After hearing this, Zhu Yousong laughed: "The archers are really good guys to me, and Zhang Huan and the others are good guys. This time, Dorgon may be exhausted." .”

On the main battlefield in the eastern part of Jiaoshan, Li Zicheng and Dorgon were still hard to distinguish, but the 8 Qing soldiers were no match for the [-] expeditionary army. As time went on, it was difficult for Dorgon to personally supervise the charge.

Dorgon was in a hurry while beating, so anxious that he wanted to curse.Of course, I didn't want to scold Li Zicheng, but Sony, but the 3 horses he deployed to attack Li Zicheng's rear never showed up, let alone [-], not even a single rider.

Dorgon calmed down and thought, something must have happened to Sony and the others, and he had an ominous omen.

But don't be half-hearted in battle, especially in the face of a strong opponent like Li Zicheng, Dorgon's ability to hold on until now is already a super-level performance.Now he was flustered, and when his brain slipped, Li Zicheng used a knife and a sword. Dorgon couldn't dodge it, and with a click, the flower horse sword cut through the battle robe, and the cut armor leaves flew around.

On Dorgon's back, there was a big blood gash more than three inches long, the flesh was rolled up, and the blood was soaring.

A piercing pain made Dorgon almost fall off his horse.

With a scream, he dragged his sword backwards, leaned on his horse, and fled.

"You dog thief, keep your dog's head!" Li Zicheng yelled and urged his horse to chase after him.

The defeat of the Qing army was already irreversible, and Dorgon's defeat was even more overwhelming.

Thanks to Hong Chengchou leading nearly 10 horses to respond, Dorgon was not wiped out.

After being defeated and returning to the foot of Huanxi Ridge, Li Zicheng's men chased and killed them for more than ten miles and then retreated.

The military doctors of the Tartars rushed to treat Dorgon's wounds. Fortunately, Dorgon's injuries were not serious. After a few days, he was still able to draw a bow and ride a horse.

At this time, another remnant of the Tartars came back, and it was the remnant of Sony.

In the Shihe blocking battle, Sony was killed, and none of the 3 Eight Banners elites survived.

Dorgon only felt dizzy, and then his chest rose and fell sharply, and his cavity was like a flood. Dorgon couldn't help but spit out two mouthfuls of blood with his big mouth, and fell into a coma.

But the soldiers around him were terrified. Hong Chengchou ordered the military doctor to rescue him quickly. After a long time of tossing, Dorgon opened his dazed eyes, looked at Hong Chengchou and other generals around him, and said nothing.

"Prince Regent, victory or defeat is a common matter for military strategists. It is important to keep your body intact, and you are not afraid of avenging today's revenge." Hong Chengchou could only persuade.

But the wounds on the body and the wounds on the soul were too great a blow to Dorgon. This battle was too miserable. More than 20 people lost nearly [-] casualties at once. His generals Yue Le and Sony were killed in battle. If he runs fast, Dorgon's old life will not be guaranteed.

Dorgon has fought for more than 20 years, and has never experienced such a disastrous defeat.

Hearing Hong Chengchou's persuasion, Dorgon burst into tears, "Li Zicheng...the expeditionary army...Zhu Yousong, God bless me, Dorgon!"

Dorgon fell ill and was bedridden.

It was already getting dark, and after Dorgon's condition stabilized, it was already the second watch.

Hong Chengchou boldly came over and said, "My lord, in another hour or so, the artillery battalion will arrive."

"Lord Hong, pass on this king's decree. Withdraw troops from Ningyuan City. From now on, the troops under my king's command will be under your command, and you must guard Ningyuan for me no matter what."

"My humble minister obeys the order. Please rest assured, my lord. If you are a lowly official, you will die. With me, Hong Chengchou, there is Ningyuan City."

In this way, Hong Chengchou and Dorgon set up camp overnight, left Huanxi Ridge, and retreated to Ningyuan City.

Of course, what followed was the baggage of the Qing army, that is, the artillery battalion.The soldiers of the artillery battalion scolded their mothers. In order to get to Huanxiling ahead of time, they pulled the cannon and ran to vomit blood. Let them run back with the cannon, these Qing soldiers are also human, so they will inevitably scold their mothers.

For the Tartars, Huanxi Ridge is not happy...

(End of this chapter)