Ming Zuo

Dangdao deployed heavy troops, and ambushes were also planted on the top of the mountains on both sides. The formation of Xia's army made Gu Santai flee in a panic.

When encountering such a situation, anyone with a little bit of battlefield experience knows that they cannot fight, otherwise the whole army will be wiped out.

Therefore, when Gu Santai ordered the retreat, none of the other Eight Banners generals raised any objections.On the contrary, every movement is fast, afraid of getting stuck here.

If they knew the virtues of the enemy army in front of them, they might have to vomit blood on the spot.

What is it like for thousands of cavalry to charge at full speed? Only those who face it can feel its power.

Looking at the dust flying all over the sky, the vibration brought about by the trampling of iron hooves on the ground makes one's heart feel as if it wants to jump out.

The sense of shock from far to near at such a high speed caused many soldiers to fight and their minds turned pale.

"Steady, stay steady. Don't move, the enemy dare not rush over."

Huo Shimin anxiously ran back and forth in the formation, while brainwashing the soldiers at the same time.

Even if he was scared to death, he could only do this at this moment.

Apart from him, the rest of the officers are also carefully taking care of the front that could collapse at any time.

"Ah... go! Why did you urinate? What are you afraid of? I can't die."

"You son of a bitch, stand up straight. You're so wretched, aren't you afraid that the barbarians will see it?"

"Don't twitch the corners of your mouth, turn your eyes round, and don't look scared. The more scared you are, the more ferocious the enemy will be."

Chinese and Korean cross back and forth, which really exhausted the officers.

Everyone was extremely worried, wondering if these soldiers could hold on?

As long as one person's will collapses, maybe these thousands of people will completely herd the sheep.Then the Manchu cavalry entered the flock of sheep and killed them all.

Han Songhua is not in the formation, but on the mountain.

He was directing the soldiers to wave the flag while stirring up the smoke with branches.

Those flags were all tied to treetops, and then controlled by ropes in the hands of soldiers.In this way, as long as a soldier pulls the rope, there will be at least a hundred flags shaking back and forth.

Looking from the bottom of the mountain, it seems that there are tens of thousands of people.

Han Songhua was more concerned about the situation below. He pulled an officer over and asked, "Have the soldiers loaded their guns with bullets?"

The officer shook his head quickly.

"Not reloaded, absolutely nothing."

Han Songhua patted his chest and let out a long breath.

"It's fine without reloading."

It stands to reason that before the battle, how can you kill the enemy without bullets in the gun?

But both Huo Shimin and Han Songhua are very clear about it.As for this group of crooked soldiers, if the guns were loaded, no one would be in a daze, so they would shoot them out.

If a shot is fired outside the range, the Qing army will immediately notice their fineness.

If you want to gamble, then gamble thoroughly.

Huo Shimin simply ordered that the soldiers not be allowed to load bullets into their guns.

That is to say, despite their rigorous formation and forest of bayonets, the barrels of their guns are empty.

Once the Eight Banners cavalry did not stop, but rushed forward.The only means they can resist is the bayonet.

Fortunately, the formation of doubts had a miraculous effect, Gu Santai was afraid of being caught in the ambush, and ran faster than a dog.

Seeing the Eight Banners cavalry disappear before their eyes, two-thirds of the thousands of soldiers fell to the ground.Quite a few people had cramps in both legs, grinning and howling like ghosts and wolves.

Huo Shimin reached into his clothes and touched them, but they were all soaked through.After serving in the army for so many years, it was the first time that it was so thrilling.

"Quickly arrange the formation, and then slowly retreat in order. Absolutely no chaos, if you hear me, absolutely no chaos."

Overcoming the immediate crisis does not mean that everything will be fine.

No one knows when the Qing army will go and return, so we have to be careful.

After scaring away the Eight Banners cavalry, Huo Shimin and Han Songhua had already discussed the follow-up plan.

Huo Shimin asked the North Korean general Yang Song to lead a thousand people to retreat ten miles back, build fortifications, and then respond.

Let another thousand people follow behind, retreat five miles, and plant landmines.

The rest of the troops were divided into several parts, one followed the other, and retreated slowly while maintaining a certain order.

The situation is now clear.

The Qing army is numerous and powerful, but the Xia army is not strong, so retreating is an inevitable choice.

But you can't withdraw too fast, and you can't retreat indiscriminately.Once there is chaos, they will be caught by the Qing army immediately, and then the soup will boil and the snow will collapse.

Maintaining a posture of retreating slowly can make the Qing army mistakenly believe that they are well-trained and powerful, and dare not pursue excessively.

Gu Santai fled for several miles all the way, but he was not attacked by anyone.Looking at the two sides and the back road are all calm as usual, I finally let go of my heart.

"Is this group of Xia Jun trying to cheat?"

He began to guess.

Wang Shan, the eleventh Niulu Ezhen, was also puzzled.

"Perhaps the thief Xia has no horses, so he can't catch up. We should be careful no matter what."

Gu Santai didn't dare to rush so hard.

"Hurry up and report to Prince Su that our troops were ambushed by the Xia army, and I implore the rear team to follow up quickly."

The way forward was unclear, so Gu Santai decided to play it safe.Slow down and wait until the Qing army infantry and artillery come up from behind.

Hauge followed behind, and when he heard that the cavalry was ambushed, he was really frightened, and even whipped Fan Ji.

"You dog slave, what nonsense are you saying that the enemy in front of you is vulnerable, what happened? The army was almost ambushed and defeated. If you dare to talk nonsense, this king will definitely not spare you."

Fan Ji suffered from pain, his face full of innocence.He wanted to make an excuse, but he was afraid of Hauge's cruelty, so he endured it.

Hauge urged his horse to come to the front.

"How about your loss?"

Before the words were finished, Hauge's veins burst out when he saw the complete and unscathed cavalry unit.

Is this the appearance of being ambushed?
Seeing his expression, Gu Santai knew something was wrong, so he quickly explained.

"My lord doesn't know. Thanks to my vigilance, I and others turned around in time, so I was not besieged by the Xia thief. Otherwise, I and others would not be able to see you."

In order to get rid of the crime, a group of generals knelt in front of Hauge and wept bitterly, and at the same time described the brutality Xia Jun described as abnormal.

In the chaos of talking, Hauge couldn't tell the truth from the fake for a while.

However, fighting Xia Jun these days, he has long been frightened by Xia Jun's fighting power.

Be careful.

Brother Hao didn't dare to chase after him bravely, but ordered all the ministries to move forward carefully.

Don't ask for meritorious service, but ask for no mistakes.

So a strange scene appeared on the battlefield on the Eastern Front.

The Xia army retreated slowly in fear, and the Qing army pursued slowly in fear.

The distance between the two sides was about twenty miles, all for fear that the other side would lose their minds.

At this time, I am afraid that one more fallen leaf may cause an unexpected chain reaction.

I don't know if the main generals of both sides will commit suicide on the spot in shame when they learn the real situation?