Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 284

Hauge was also worried that Wu Sangui would draw out his troops to steal Oboi's retreat, so he sent people to closely monitor the movements of Guan Ning's army early in the morning.

When he learned that Wu Sangui had really pulled out [-] troops to rush towards Oboi's back, he immediately dispatched nearly [-] cavalry to support him.

But the final result naturally made Hauge very disappointed, and it can only be described as grief.

The battle commanded by Oboi, the number one warrior in Manchuria with high hopes, ended in such a disastrous defeat that even he himself was not able to return.

The main force of Obai's army was almost wiped out, because it had already suffered heavy losses when attacking Tangning's army, and then collapsed, and then was attacked head-on by 5000 men from Wu Sangui's army who were waiting for work.

The few defeated troops left had little morale and were out of formation. They were almost collapsed by the Guan Ning army, and they could not wait for the reinforcements to rescue them.

Faced with this situation, the reinforcements could only withdraw in a hurry to prevent being held back by the Guan Ning Army and causing greater losses.

In the end, there were a total of 5000 soldiers in Oboi's army, and less than one-twelfth of the soldiers who escaped back. The rest were either killed in battle or captured.

Obai was one of the most loyal supporters of Hauge, and he was recognized as the number one warrior in Manchuria. His death in battle this time had a huge impact.

On the one hand, it was the disastrous defeat of its 5000 men, and on the other hand, it was its title as the number one warrior in Manchuria.

So far, Hauge had to admit that he had come all the way from the capital to rescue Shengjing, and he had failed before touching the city wall of Shengjing.

Because its 7 troops have lost more than half of them after repeated raids by the Guan Ning Army, ultra-long-distance and violent shelling by the New Army, and the fiasco of Oboi.

Originally, they wanted to rely on the superior force to win the victory, but now, Tangning's troops had overtaken Wu Sangui's troops with tens of thousands of troops.

Even if the troops have an advantage, they can't defeat the new army. Now that the loss is so large, it is even less than the new army's strength. How can it be fought?
More importantly, even if the supplies are huge, there is no capital to continue fighting.

Seeing that Shengjing City is right in front of him, and the tombs of his father and grandfather are here, but they cannot be touched with his hands. As the eldest son of the former Emperor Taiji, no one except him, Hauge himself, can understand this sad feeling.

However, no matter how sad and indignant he was, Hauge knew that what he had to do now was to get rid of the new army as soon as possible.

Many people suggested entering Horqin in the northwest and seeking assistance from the Zhelimu League formed by various Horqin ministries.

The tribes of Horqin can be said to be the grassland tribes closest to the Qing Dynasty, and they have also made great contributions to the Qing Dynasty. Today's Empress Xiaozhuang Wen was born in Horqin and has a high status. It should not be difficult to borrow troops to fight against the new army.

However, some people raised objections, because Ming Andali was also from Horqin, and he had already defected to the new army and cooperated with the new army in launching an attack on Shengjing.

For such a long time, the Horqin and Chahar ministries may have known the news that Shengjing was occupied by the new army.

For the various ministries on the grassland, their surrender to the Qing Dynasty was only an attachment to the strong, not a true surrender from the heart, they only surrendered to the strong.

Now, Shengjing, the companion capital of the Qing Dynasty, has been occupied, and he, Hauge, led an army of [-] miles to help, but ended in a disastrous defeat.

Under such circumstances, it is really hard to say what other thoughts the ministries on the grassland will have.

Not to mention the so-called marriage, in the face of interests and life and death, those little emotional involvements are just a joke.

If you go to Horqin, it is hard to say whether the Zhelimu League will join the new army and join the new army to attack the Eight Banners Army, but there is a high possibility that they will stand on the sidelines.

If that happens, the elite of the Qing Dynasty will also lose their last way of life, and in the end they can only perish.

After some weighing, Hauge finally decided to adopt the latter suggestion, giving up entering Horqin from the northwest, and entering the customs via Chahar in the southwest instead.

Along the way, you can also seek support from the various ministries of Chahar, even if the ministries are watching with cold eyes, so as not to cut off the way back, you can continue to retreat south.

So Hauge retreated without further delay.

Unsurprisingly, Wu Sangui's Guan Ning army stuck up like a dog's skin plaster. What's even worse, among them was the Mongolian army of Shang Kexi, Ming Andali.

Apparently, in order to stop him, Tangning had dispatched all his cavalry, further strengthening the strength of the Guan Ning Army.

There were even new troops equipped with magic soldiers mixed in, making the Guan Ning army even more arrogant and confident.

As long as he dared to stop, or sent a large number of troops to stop it, the new army would not hesitate to shoot wildly with powerful magic soldiers.

This kind of magic weapon is a nightmare for a densely charged team, whether it is infantry or cavalry.

As soon as the elites of the Qing Dynasty encountered this kind of magic weapon, their morale would immediately drop by a large amount, and they had already been cast out of the shadow of their hearts.

And if you only send a small number of troops, or disperse the troops, you don't care about Ning Jun's opponents.

Therefore, Hauge could only flee all the way.

If you can escape all the way, it would be a way out, but the remaining materials are getting less and less, even if it is compressed as much as possible, there is only one day left.

Haug also sent teams several times to collect supplies, even looting.

In order to prevent the Guan Ning army from dividing its troops to pursue, Hauge also deliberately sent troops in several directions.

Faced with this situation, Guan Ningjun ignored him and stared at Hauge's main force.

Those teams sent out to collect supplies, no matter what means they used, did receive their goods.

However, on the way back when these troops came back, Wu Sangui immediately divided his troops to attack.

Hauge had no choice but to send troops to support them. After several battles between the two sides, the Qing army lost more than they won. In the end, only a very small number of soldiers who obtained supplies fled back.

The difference between the price paid and the harvest was too great, so Hauge had to suspend his actions.

This is not the most tormenting, you can bear it without eating, but it is really unbearable without drinking water.

In fact, in the vast grassland, there is no shortage of water sources, but Wu Sangui and others are obviously very aware of the distribution of water sources, as soon as they get close to the water source, they will speed up.

If you dare to stop to fetch water, Guan Ning's army will rush over quickly, with the attitude of a decisive battle.

In this situation, even if the total strength of the Guan Ning Army is still only about half of the strength in Hauge's hands.

However, apart from the number of people, the elite of the Qing Dynasty, who are not dominant in other aspects, no longer have any confidence in defeating their opponents, so they can only withdraw in a hurry, and then try to steal some water, which is really extremely sad.

Can such a team still become elite?Hauge felt that he had reached the end of the road. With the current situation, he couldn't even get out of the grassland, let alone retreat into the pass.

On this occasion, Wu Sangui sent someone to send a letter from Tangning to Hauge.

In fact, Tangning had written this letter long ago, and sent someone to send it to Haoge when he was desperate.

In this way, this letter can play its greatest role.

Hauge received this letter. The main content of the letter was simple. As long as Hauge was willing to surrender to the new army, Tangning would support him to replace Dorgon and regain everything he lost.

At the same time, Tang Ning also explained the fate of the Qing Dynasty in the letter. The best result is to withdraw from the customs, and the worst result is naturally the destruction of the Eight Banners.

Therefore, he, Hauge, will be able to get the greatest benefit by being loyal to the new army at this time.

(End of this chapter)