Chapter 2631 Gui scrolls are coming one after another, and misfortunes never come singly
The surging Zhou army cavalry dealt a heavy blow to the Jianzhou army that was caught off guard.
Tao Dasheng's tribe, which had less than 500 men left, was about to be destroyed. However, at the last moment, it was saved by the miraculous appearance of You Shilu's cavalry front team.
Howling and running towards them, the steel knives forged in their hands were like chopping melons and vegetables, slaughtering all the Jianzhou infantry who thought they had a chance to win. No one expected that such a huge cavalry would suddenly emerge from behind. , like wind and lingering clouds, thousands of Jianzhou infantry immediately collapsed.
The Zhou army's cavalry did not stop, roaring straight towards the main force of the Jianzhou army who was still in front and had not yet recovered. At this time, if you don't take advantage of his illness to kill him, why are you waiting?
Hu Erhan reacted quickly. After receiving the attack from the rear, he realized that his whereabouts this time should have been grasped by the Zhou army. Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain why the enemy army was so fortified and endless. The tactics combined with the use of new firearms directly caused heavy losses to oneself.
This is fine, but at this time, a large-scale Zhou army suddenly attacked from the rear. This is not a trap, what else can it be?
Hu Erhan immediately ordered the cavalry that was attacking the front line to turn around and attack the Zhou army's cavalry attacking from the rear first. He believed that with the combat effectiveness advantage of the Jianzhou cavalry, he could knock off the opponent's spirit and stabilize the situation. He would then figure out how to deal with this front and rear Escape from the attack.
But he didn't expect that the number of Zhou army's cavalry would be so large, no less than that of his own cavalry. The two sides started a fierce battle on this plain, but what followed was a larger number and a larger scale. The large Zhou army infantry, and all the firecrackers, there were a lot of heavy firecrackers, this black pressure came over, immediately forming an encirclement situation, and Hu Erhan immediately felt that the crisis was coming.
There are still Zhou troops blocking the road in front, but a steady stream of Zhou troops are surrounding them in the rear, including cavalry, infantry, and artillery. This feeling of being attacked from both sides makes Hu Erhan feel cold.
Is this a conspiracy that the Zhou army had planned long ago, to annihilate themselves here?
How do they know that they will come around from outside the border wall at this time, and also know the size of the army they lead?
You must know that when all the troops were assembled from Zhenbeiguan and Qinghebao, apart from reporting the size of their army to the Great Khan, even Eyidu, He Heli and Daishan did not know exactly how their army was assembled. How many people were there.
And where did the Zhou army mobilize such a huge army to deal with itself? The mobilization of the Liaodong Army cannot be concealed from our own side along the Liaodong side. If we say it is a secret mobilization of three to five thousand people, it may be said that there may be omissions, but the size of the army in front of us is definitely no less than the number of our own army. There is absolutely no chance that this would not be discovered by one's own agents and scouts, and the Liaodong Army would not be able to mobilize such a large army.
As for the Gan-Ning Army, there are only 20,000 people, and they have long been held back on the center line. The Denglai Army, Dongjiang Town, and reinforcements from the Datong Army are said to be still on the southern battlefield. It is impossible for them to suddenly fly thousands of miles away. Show up here.
Then there is only one possibility. The enemy army may have come from the Guangning guards, and also detoured outside the border wall before suddenly appearing on the battlefield and becoming a real surprise soldier. Let this surprise soldier Became prey.
It’s just that it’s meaningless to think about it now. Hu Erhan needs to decide how to face it, whether to go forward or backward?
Going forward, although the enemy has camps to block them, and it can be seen that the number of troops is insufficient, the defensive line they have set up is too targeted. If they want to break through, they will definitely pay a considerable price.
In the future, the number of Zhou Jun has surpassed his own person, and he is still a strong army.
It can be said that we are in a dilemma.
But now there is no room for Hu Erhan to think too much. If a decision is not made, the whole army will be annihilated.
"Order all the cavalry to press forward and hold back the Zhou cavalry coming from behind. Sajiala, you lead your troops to break through the small camp on the right at all costs. I will ask Feiguli to cooperate with you. As long as you can get out, you will be counted. After rushing out, go and report the news immediately,..."
He also wanted to inform Fei Yingdong and the Great Khan of the situation immediately, especially Fei Yingdong. Once his side was defeated, this Zhou army of up to 10,000 to 20,000 people would rush towards Fei Yingdong, fearing that Fei Yingdong would This side will immediately collapse, or even be completely annihilated. No one can withstand the surprise attack of a fresh army of 10,000 or 20,000 people at this time.
This sudden change in the battle situation left everyone stunned. No one expected that the entire battle situation would turn into such a scene. Even the designer Feng Ziying did not expect it.
The battle on the Western Front continued until night. Hu Erhan relied on the darkness of the night and his charge regardless of losses to forcefully break through the corner guarded by Hei Yunlong. But what made Hu Erhan cry without tears was the fifteen thousand he brought. Of the thousand-man army, only less than three thousand people could actually escape, and the remaining more than ten thousand people were all trapped in this battle by the Zhou army.
After Fei Yingdong received the news, he had no time to report to Nurhachi on the center line, and he did not care about the risk of collapse that an emergency retreat might bring. He immediately led his troops to retreat. At the same time, he notified Nurhachi of the situation here.
Naturally, Zhu Mei and He Kegang couldn't let them evacuate easily, and the main force of You Shilu's cavalry had already arrived on the battlefield. The two sides quickly joined forces and pursued them, forcing Fei Yingdong to leave one behind as a breakup. He cut off his wrist to survive, and finally escaped from the battlefield through the darkness of night.
Although Fei Yingdong led his troops to escape, You Shilu did not dare to let him get away easily, and pursued him non-stop, forcing Fei Yingdong to set up an ambush along the road or continue to leave an army to block the enemy, in order to retreat to Wu Jing. The camp stabilized the situation.
But facing the Zhou army that was coming like wolves and tigers, Fei Yingdong also realized that the Zhou army had been preparing for this battle for a long time, and was deliberately trying to completely defeat Jianzhou and eliminate the main force of Jianzhou to the maximum extent, so he did not dare If you retreat too hard to prevent a direct impact on the battle situation on the middle line, you also need to hold on to Changyong Fort for a period of time so that Nurhachi on the middle line can get the news and respond in time.
It was already three hours later when Nurhachi and He Heli received the news from the Western Front.
It was already dark, and Nurhachi felt dizzy while lying on the bed.
Originally, he planned this battle very carefully, so he would allocate all the remaining troops in the rear and take the Liaohe Tao outside the border wall to take the risk. His idea was to defeat the Zhou army on the western front in one fell swoop, and then join forces to fight a big victory on the center line. , and even did not hesitate to let Dai Shan and others drag the Denglai, Dongjiang and Datong armies with inferior forces on the southern front.
This kind of time that puts the southern front at an absolute disadvantage cannot last long, so he is also eager to complete this battle. Unexpectedly, the situation he painstakingly designed will be taken advantage of by the opponent, and instead becomes his own trap. Now the western front has collapsed. , Fei Yingdong is trying his best to hold the opponent back, but Nurhaci estimates that it will be difficult to do so. In other words, Zhou Jun may be chasing here non-stop now, and he needs to make up his mind immediately.
It is necessary to retreat, but how? Liu Dongyang is watching eagerly from the opposite side. If he wants to escape easily, it is not that easy. He must leave a sufficient force to stop the enemy.
"He Heli, Fei Yingdong's side can't protect itself, and it's impossible to stop the Zhou army. We have to leave now, and we have to leave immediately tonight, but we must leave a large army to stop the enemy. I intend to let Chu Ying and Mang Gurtai each led his troops to stay, Chu Ying stayed to deal with the Zhou army coming from the west, and Mang Gurtai left to deal with Liu Dongyang's army in front..."
He Heli was startled, "Great Khan, I'm afraid it will be difficult for them..."
"I know, but can my son, Nurhachi, just have to fight with the wind and run away when in danger?" Nurhachi put one hand on the bed and forced himself to sit up, gritting his teeth to try to stay awake. " They will definitely not be able to withstand it, but as long as they can withstand it for a while, they can choose an opportunity to retreat. Our Jianzhou cavalry and the Zhou army are not opponents yet. The terrain here is flat, so as long as we want to retreat, we can still escape."
He Heli knew that Nurhachi had made up his mind, and his own persuasion was of no use. He took a deep breath and said, "Great Khan, Daishan in the south must also make arrangements immediately, otherwise they will be bitten by the Zhou army as soon as we retreat. , here the Zhou army goes south, they may be in danger of being annihilated."
Nurhaci held his forehead in pain, "Why don't I know? But they can still be allowed to retreat now, and they have to persist for one to two days. We will retreat, not to Shenyang, but directly to Tieling,..."
He Heli was shocked, "Great Khan, just give up on Shenyang?"
"Shenyang City is too big. The morale of our Jianzhou Army is currently unstable. There are too many Han people in the city and we cannot defend it at all. Tieling Acropolis is small, easy to defend and difficult to attack. It can buy us some time. After this battle, we can only We have to give up because we are afraid of Tieling and Anlezhou, but we need to give up according to the rhythm. We gain time..."
Seeing that Nurhaci was so calm, He Heli felt relieved and nodded: "If Shenyang doesn't defend, go directly to Tieling. We can buy some time. In addition, we will deploy cavalry to mainly harass the Zhou army's back roads and logistics, and try to delay their advance as much as possible. It can also give us a little bit of a break..."
Before he finished speaking, there were hurried footsteps outside the tent. He Heli frowned. Before he could go out to stop him, someone had already come in. "Big sweat, big forehead, something bad is going to happen..."
(End of this chapter)