The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 163
According to historical records, the Jin army actually lost less than [-] armored men after the offensive and defensive battle in Luanzhou. It stands to reason that there should be more than [-] armored men who were withdrawn, and this does not include bannermen and coated slaves.

Although the troops were at a disadvantage compared to the "Red Banner Army", the enemy had fought their way out of the siege. When they came near Yongping Prefecture, [-] to [-] percent of them would have been injured. Their physical strength would also drop a lot, and their horses should also be very tired.

What's more, the defeated soldiers who fought fiercely with the Ming army for several days and nights should be frightened. Although their number is similar to the number of troops led by Amin withdrew from Yongping, their state will be too different.

Huang Han gave up pursuing because he was worried that the Red Banner Army would not be able to catch up with A Min's men, and because he was not sure that he could win against the Hou Jin Army who had not suffered major losses.

Be cautious in the development stage, and don't risk the knights you teach by example.Huang Han also hoped that these hot-blooded men would become the seeds to save the Han nation and turn the tide in the future.

Huang Han believed that if Amin found out that the "Red Banner Army" had only a half of his troops, Baylor was also a veteran executioner who was used to fighting, and he would definitely decide not to run back and kill the pursuing enemies for the time being.

Then Huang Han became defeated by the tiger but was injured by the tiger, and finally became the "Red Banner Army" who fled in defeat, not only losing the military power, but also sacrificing a lot of robes.

Huang Han went to such a business that was not cost-effective, had uncertainties, and hidden huge risks. Wouldn't it be a pity that he had the golden finger of a prophet?
Besides, killing Amin to death is just a false name and has no specific meaning, because Amin doesn't need the Ming army to kill him, and Hong will kill him right away.

If the "Red Banner Army" really killed A Min, wouldn't it be in vain that Hong would be less troubled by his confidant? While Ba Xiao was proud and secretly happy, on the surface he would raise Jiannu's hatred of the Ming army in a high-profile manner, " It is unknown whether the "seven major hatreds" have become the eight major hatreds.

Anyway, it is for the purpose of fighting for the gold army after killing the queen, recapturing gold and silver treasures, and robbing horses and armor. Who is not to be beaten?If you can sit back and wait for an ambush to defeat the defeated soldiers in Luanzhou, why mobilize a large number of troops to pursue Amin?Waiting for work with ease is the best policy!

According to Huang Han's analysis, the Jin army after Luanzhou managed to get rid of the pursuit of the Ming army and was suddenly ambushed. Their first reaction was to run away. Tactics, it shouldn't be a big problem to leave a small half of the enemy behind.

The defeated soldiers who retreated from Luanzhou are also bandits. They will definitely carry a lot of gold and silver treasures with them. It is estimated that after beheading a gold army, they will not only capture at least one horse and a pair of armor, but also a lot of gold, silver and jewelry. , There is no doubt that the harvest is huge.

It was still early at this time, and Huang Han ordered Yang Hanwei, Huang Sifang, and Huang Feng to bring three hundred troops back to the city to bring the prepared supplies and tents to the ambush point, as well as the medical team and the "Red Banner Army" cavalry. It is necessary to accumulate nutrition and energy here.

When the "Red Banner Army" captured Yongping Fucheng, the [-] reinforcements sent by Amin were also led by Baduli to the north gate of Luanzhou. The way of life left by Junxu was not heavily besieged by the Ming army.

Not deploying heavy troops does not mean allowing the Hou Jin army to come and go freely, and the Ming army cavalry is not a spectator. They will of course launch an attack when they find out that the Hou Jin army is trying to enter Luanzhou.

Baduli's men fought three times with the Ming cavalry, lost dozens of armored men and more than 100 bannermen, and finally rushed into Luanzhou.

The offensive and defensive battle in Luanzhou has entered the fourth day, and it seems that it will not be able to hold on. Generals such as Turg and Namutai look forward to the reinforcements as they look forward to the stars and the moon. A drop in the bucket is useless.

The disheartened Namutai whispered to Turg: "What's wrong with Amin Baylor? If he dares to take his troops to raid the back of the Ming army outside the city, it is very possible to defeat those Nikan in one fell swoop. Now Only a few hundred people have been sent, what should we do?"

Turge shook his head and sighed: "I have tried my best, Amin Baylor dare not go all out, I am afraid that Luanzhou has no hope of persevering, let's listen to what Baduli has to say."

The main generals of the post-Jin army stationed in Luanzhou whispered for a while. They all agreed that Luanzhou's strength could no longer defend against the enemy. Baduli also conveyed Amin's meaning:
"If you can abide by the rules, if the Ming army is determined to seize the city, you must not compromise the Eight Banners too much for a mere city. Giving up is the first choice."

As a result, the Hou Jin army in Luanzhou chose to abandon the city and break out of the encirclement overnight, and they were going to fight along the official road to Yongping to meet Amin.

They were not very lucky. When they retreated, it was catching up with the heavy rain. The bow and arrow they were good at could not be used. They were intercepted by Ming soldiers everywhere on the way out of the north gate. Later, the Jin army fell into chaos and was beheaded by four hundred. The rest of the men in armor lost four or five hundred bannermen.

The Ming army who was in charge of attacking Luanzhou did not dare to pursue after thirty or forty miles, because Huang Han was not kind and did not inform the friendly army that Yongping Mansion had been taken at the first time.

The complacent Zheng Guochang reported the victory to the Ministry of War and also sent a memorial to the Holy Son of Heaven, but he seemed to have forgotten that he should report the results of the battle to Governor Sun.

The main generals of the Ming army led the Jiading team and cavalry to pursue for twenty or thirty miles. They were worried that they would lose troops and lose generals when they encountered the new army of slavery killed from Yongping Fucheng, so they accepted it as soon as they saw it.

In fact, they were unwilling to pursue the enemy army in the dark and rain. It was obvious that Luanzhou was in their hands, and they should be able to get a lot of gold and silver treasures by going to the city to search.

Because everyone in the city can be accused of being a traitor, the Ming army would be benevolent if it only wanted money and not their heads.

Turge and the others are worthy of being listed as the eight ministers of the late Jin Dynasty. After they discovered that the Ming army stopped pursuing them, they dared to stop and rectify their troops.

After being chilled by the heavy rain, there were more than a thousand armored men in the defeated Houjin army, and seven or eight hundred bannermen and Baoyi followed.

A small half of the spare horses that were carrying the gold and silver treasures that they owned were lost, and now there are only six or seven hundred horses left. Seeing that the Ming army stopped pursuing them, these robbers were reluctant to discard the treasures they had brought out. They did not choose to change their horses and march lightly. .

It was raining today, and it was going to rain heavily. Huang Han knew that, because both the drafts of Qing history and Ming history recorded the weather conditions on the last day of Luanzhou's offensive and defensive battle.

Huang Han thinks that he may have influenced the wheel of history, but he can't influence the weather anyway.

The "Red Banner Army" was fully prepared, and it was still early when they arrived at the ambush site on the side of the official road about twenty miles outside the south gate of Yongping-a place called Shihutouyu, and the soldiers set up marching tents early.

(End of this chapter)