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Niu Wancai was not stupid. He could hear the sarcasm in Wu Liuqi's words. He asked him to arrange for his subordinates to watch him defeat the enemy? Humph, wasn't he mocking his fear of fighting? He knew his own business. He had just fought with the guards, and he had lost more than 600 brothers. However, he only shot down more than ten guards at the beginning, and he could hardly get any hair from them afterwards. How could the Mongolian cavalry, who were good at archery and horse riding, be so easy to deal with? Since Wu Tiegai asked him to watch the battle, he was happy to preserve his strength. He secretly ordered his subordinates to prepare for retreat, and lined up beside Wu Liuqi's army to watch the battle silently.

Wu Liuqi dared to face the front of the guards, so he naturally had something to rely on. Because he was loyal to the Qing court, he not only had sufficient military pay, but also received a large amount of military equipment. His troops not only had 500 cavalry, but also 1,000 archers, 500 musketeers, and even 15 tiger squat cannons and 5 light Portuguese cannons.

"Fire!" At the command, twenty light artillery pieces began to fire with continuous rumbling sounds. Some shells actually fell into the middle of the Guards' cavalry, knocking people and horses to the ground.

"Huh?" Chu Yi was startled. His men were not equipped with firearms. If they allowed the enemy to bombard them, they would suffer. There were only two options before them: charge forward to fight, or retreat out of the range of the shells. Charge forward. There were eight or nine thousand enemies in the two armies, and he only had three thousand cavalry. The manpower was insufficient, but seeing the initial victory and the high morale, he was unwilling to retreat.

The situation on the battlefield changed rapidly and there was no room for hesitation. Soon, the earl decided to defend the honor of the warriors of the Al Horqin tribe and fight the enemy to the end. "Drive the horses and charge!" He gritted his teeth and gave the military order.

Although the Alukhorchin tribe had only 3,000 people, each person had three horses. The extra horses could be used for both transfer and transportation. Upon receiving the military order, the guards used long whips that made sharp whistling sounds to drive 6,000 idle horses. The frightened horses rushed towards the Qing army formation with a whistling sound, and the cavalry followed closely behind the horses.

"Da da da~" The thunderous sound of horse hooves rolled up dark clouds, as powerful as an overwhelming tidal wave.

"Boom~Boom~Boom~" The Qing army was still firing cannons, but the scattered shells seemed powerless against the six thousand war horses.

Wu Liuqi's eyes widened. In addition to the cannons, he also deployed 1,500 spearmen and 500 musketeers in front of the formation, 1,500 swordsmen in the middle, and 1,000 archers and 500 cavalry in the back. He thought he could restrain the guards' cavalry. But seeing this might, his confidence suddenly weakened. There were so many Western Fan war horses!
"Bang~bang~bang~bang~" The frightened war horses kept crashing into the Qing army's spear formation. Although they were constantly injured and fell to the ground, they broke one spear after another.

"Bang~bang~bang~bang~" The Qing army's musketeers began shooting. Although they shot down one horse after another, the war horses, once frightened, did not know what fear was and continued to attack the army formation.

A spearman screamed as he was knocked down, and was instantly trampled by countless horses' hooves until he was reduced to a pulp; a bird-gunner only had time to fire one shot before he was overwhelmed by the overwhelming momentum of the galloping horses and ran away... The horses successfully broke through the Qing army's spear formation and disrupted the formation of the swordsmen behind the spears. Seeing that the enemy's formation was in disarray, Chu Yi ordered his men to blow the attack horn.

"Woo woo woo~" The military bugle sounded loudly, and the morale was high. The warriors of the Alukhorchin tribe rushed into the Qing army formation through the gap where the horses rushed out, killing left and right, it was so exciting!
"Brother, be careful!" Wu Liubiao raised his spear with all his strength and stabbed down a guard who was rushing to Wu Liuqi's side.

"Thank you, second brother," Wu Liuqi smiled gratefully at his brother. Although he knew that the man could not hurt him as a martial arts master, he was still moved by his brotherly friendship.

"What are you thanking me for? Brothers fight tigers together, and fathers and sons fight in battle." Wu Liuqi laughed, and suddenly he groaned, covering his neck and rolled off his horse. A feather arrow was stuck deep in his neck. All the members of the Alukhorchin tribe were good archers. I don't know which warrior shot the arrow, but it's obvious that he will die!

"Second brother~" Wu Liuqi was in great grief, and he went crazy and fought desperately against the guards. But one person's bravery could not change the situation of the battle. The formation of Raoping Town became more and more chaotic until it collapsed.

Seeing that Wu Liuqi's troops could not hold out, Niu Wancai immediately led his troops to evacuate the battlefield without saying a word. His escape made the army in Raoping Town more and more demoralized, and eventually the army was completely defeated.

Niu Wancai hurriedly ran away. After running for five or six miles, a group of soldiers and horses suddenly blocked his way. The leader, a general with a fierce look in his eyes, shouted, "Brother Niu, why are you retreating? What happened ahead?"

Seeing the newcomer, Niu Wancai breathed a sigh of relief, "My foolish brother and General Wu encountered the vanguard of the guards and were unfortunately defeated. Please come to our rescue, my dear brother." The newcomer was Chen Shikai, the deputy general of Hangzhou. Like Niu Wancai, he had been a minister of Emperor Yongli of the Ming Dynasty and served as the deputy general of Zhongzhou. In the 16th year of Shunzhi, he returned to the Qing Dynasty and was appointed as the deputy general of Hangzhou. Because of his bravery in battle, he was called "Chen Tietou" in the army. Since everyone had visited the dock of the Southern Ming Dynasty, they naturally had close contacts on weekdays and had some friendship.

Chen Shikai was stunned. Niu Wancai was fine, but Wu Liuqi was a famous general with powerful subordinates. He was usually very arrogant and looked down on everyone. How come he was defeated right after the battle? He paused for a moment and asked, "How many people are there in the vanguard of the guards?"

"This~" Niu Wancai blushed. It was not good to lie in front of his brothers, so he muttered, "The vanguard of the Wei Army has only about three thousand soldiers, but they are well-trained, ferocious and fearless of death. Moreover, they have a large number of war horses, nearly ten thousand. As soon as the battle started, they used the war horses to disrupt our army's formation, and then attacked us, defeating us greatly."

What! Only 3,000 people defeated your 9,000 people! Chen Shikai was shocked. He had surrendered to the Qing Dynasty for more than three years. Like Niu Wancai, he regarded his subordinates' soldiers as his lifeblood. How could he be willing to waste them easily? Hearing this, he began to wonder.

Niu Wancai understood what he meant and whispered in his ear, "My dear brother, this is a time of chaos. Only with soldiers can you have wealth and glory. Since Wu Liuqi has been defeated, why don't we retreat together and take care of things after we meet up with the Marshal."

Chen Shikai nodded slightly upon hearing this. The two generals gathered their men and retreated without going to support Wu Liuqi. When they retreated ten miles away, Gao Jinku, the general of Gaolei Town in Guangdong, and Quan Jie, the general of Zuojiang Town in Guangxi, led 10,000 troops to attack, and they stopped fleeing. Gao and Quan were both veterans who had been on the battlefield for a long time. When they heard that Wu Liuqi's troops were in danger, they hurriedly led their troops to support them. It was a pity that only 2,000 of the 5,000 troops in Raoping Town were left after escaping the danger. When Wu Liuqi saw Niu Wancai, he grabbed his robe collar and scolded him for escaping without caring about his friendly troops. The generals persuaded him to give up.

Seeing that the Qing army was gathering more and more, Chu Yi did not dare to chase them anymore. He led 3,000 Ar Horchin warriors and waited quietly for the army led by King Zhao Biligenda.

Before the arrival of the King of Zhao, the army of Guargacheke arrived. The mountains and plains were covered with flags and banners, and the number was extremely astonishing. Chu Yi was not panicked. His subordinates were all cavalrymen. If they couldn't win, they would just run away on horseback. Suddenly, a large banner with the word "Zhao" appeared in the distance. King Zhao Biligendalai led 17,000 cavalrymen to arrive. The Qing and Wei armies met on the plains on the west side of the canal. At this time, the Qing army still had more than 56,000 people, excluding the casualties, and there were nearly 10,000 naval forces on the canal, while the Wei army had only nearly 20,000 cavalrymen. In terms of quantity, the Wei army was at a disadvantage. But King Zhao Biligendalai, who was fearless like a newborn calf, was not afraid at all. Seeing that the sun was very strong today and it was noon, his army was facing the sun and would not be dazzled by the sun, while the enemy army was facing the sun and was easily disturbed by the sun, so he decisively ordered, "The artillery camp will shoot for half an hour first, and the whole army will attack after half an hour!"
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"I will spare your life for now. After the battle, you will receive twenty military sticks. If you dare to be afraid of fighting again, I will kill you without mercy!" Che Ke stared at Niu Wancai who was kneeling on the ground, furious. He wanted to kill this guy to enforce military law, but because he ran fast, Niu Wancai's troops were still strong, and Chen Shikai kept pleading for him. He was afraid of provoking a mutiny in the imminent battle, so he held back his anger and didn't kill him.

"Thank you, Marshal, for not killing me!" Niu Wancai thanked him verbally, but secretly hated him in his heart.

"Hmph~" Che Ke snorted and ordered his men to form a battle array. Although he had many soldiers, they came from various provinces, their fighting strength was uneven, and their coordination was not tight. Some battalions quickly formed their battle array, while others were still in a mess.

Suddenly, a chirping sound was heard in the sky, and the guards' cannons began to fire. This light artillery fixed on the back of a camel was very convenient and could be fired as long as the camel was fixed. Biligendalai had 80 cannons under his command, and they all spewed out flames at the same time, which was quite spectacular.

Fierce artillery fire concentrated on the formation of Yang Shouqi's army. Biligenda saw that the formation of the army was in disarray and knew that it was a weak army, so he prepared to use it as a breakthrough point. His vision was very accurate. Although Yang Shouqi, the deputy general of Changde, Huguang, was also a veteran general, some of the elite troops of Huguang Green Camp were lost in the landing battle in southern Liaoning, and some had to guard against the Thirteen Rebellion Army in Kuidong. Yang Shouqi's battalion was a new battalion that had just been established. Although his army had 7,000 troops, its combat power was at the bottom.

"Don't panic, maintain the formation, anyone who moves rashly will be killed!" Yang Shouqi led his personal soldiers to try to restrain his subordinates and stabilize the army formation that had become loose due to the artillery bombardment.

"Attack! Look at where my spear is pointing!" Biligendalai drew out his spear, pointed it himself, and led two thousand guards to charge at the enemy. Seeing the prince risking his life, the morale of the guards was greatly boosted. Urrigendalai, Toroshihu, Zhamusu, Ahan, Chuyi and other generals all rushed to the enemy without hesitation.

"Bang~Bang~Bang~" Biligenda's personal guards were all the most elite warriors of the imperial guards, equipped with three-barreled guns. They would fire a burst of gunfire when approaching the enemy formation. The sound of gunfire continued, and a large number of them were shot down.

The already panicked Qing army became even more panicked. Yang Shouqi tried his best to stabilize the formation, but Biligenda came in front of his horse. The brave Zhao Wang's spear was accurate and fierce, hitting Deputy General Yang in the forehead, killing him.

The defeat of Yang Shouqi's troops triggered a chain reaction. Niu Wancai, who was not far from Yang's troops, had been resentful of Che Ke for ordering him to be the vanguard and for wanting to kill him. Seeing that the flag of Yang's troops had fallen, he simply led his troops to retreat again. Knowing that the law does not punish the masses, he sent someone to notify Hangzhou's deputy general Chen Shikai to escape together. The two generals had more than 7,000 men under their command. When they fled, a large gap appeared in the Qing army's formation, and the army became increasingly panicked.

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Seeing the two generals fleeing, Gao Jinku, the general of the Qing Dynasty, cursed and led 5,000 soldiers to try to plug the gap. This man was originally a deputy general of the Ming Dynasty. After surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, he attacked Jin Shenghuan and Li Chengdong, repeatedly made military achievements, and was promoted to the general of Gao Lei. He was also considered a fierce general. Wurigendalai, the chief of the Junggar army on the left wing of the guard army, found the opportunity and led 5,000 elite cavalry to attack the moving Gao army. The Qing army rushed over before they could finish their battle formation. The guard army's cavalry took advantage of the situation and rushed into the battle formation, hacking and killing everywhere, as if they were in an empty space.

Gao Jinku saw a guard running towards him and raised his sword, intending to kill the man. However, when he got close to him, the unknown soldier suddenly pulled out a three-barreled gun from his back and pulled the trigger. It turned out to be a self-propelled musket. "Bang!" The once majestic Gao Zongzhen fell off his horse, with blood gushing out of his mouth and nose.

After defeating Gao's army, Wurigendalai attacked the rear of Yang Jie's army, the general of the left wing of the Qing army in Jiangnan and the crown prince's guardian. Yang Jie, like Gao Jinku, was also a surrendered general of the Ming Dynasty. He had mediocre military achievements during the Ming Dynasty, but after surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, he became a different person. He made great military achievements, including recovering Changdu, defeating Hao Shangjiu, and defeating Yuqi. He was fighting with the central army led by King Zhao himself. After being attacked from both sides, he could no longer resist and was forced to retreat by the defeated army.

The third-rank general of the right wing of the guard army, Naiman Boahan, encountered a tough opponent, the army of Quan Jie, the general of the Zuojiang Town of the Qing Dynasty. Quan Jie was originally a general under Kong Youde, and he was quite good at leading troops. The 5,000 Guangxi soldiers under his command were very powerful, and they formed a military formation that was as immovable as a mountain, and no matter how the guard army charged, they could not break through.

Biligendalai, who knew that one must first capture the leader, ignored the still stubborn resistance of the Qing army's left wing, and joined forces with Wurigendalai to attack Cheke's flag. Wang Yixiang, deputy general of Nangan, tried to stop them, but was chopped in half by Yeergubo, the captain of the guard army.

Seeing the fierceness of the guards, Xu Wenhuan, the deputy general of the Qing army who was guarding Che Ke, panicked. He was under the command of Geng Jimao, the King of Jingnan. The Jingnan vassal soldiers were quite powerful, but unfortunately Xu Wenhuan was not a brave general. He was able to become a deputy general because of flattery rather than military achievements. After a short resistance, Deputy General Xu lost his courage and came to Che Ke's side, "Marshal, the situation is urgent, please let me escort you to retreat!"

"If we retreat now, our defeat will be irreversible." Che Ke drew his sword and said, "Quickly organize your men and follow my guards to fight back against the Wei army." After saying this, the veteran general prepared to lead 2,000 guards to meet the Wei army that was charging at him.

"General, the army has lost its morale. It is useless to fight any further! Look, even the Quanzong Town has retreated," Xu Wenhuan said, pointing at the flag of the Quanjie army on the left wing that was retreating. Originally, the 5,000 Guangxi soldiers under Quanjie blocked the attack of the Ahan army of the Wei army, but Wei Alu Korqin Bochuyi led his army to support Ahan. Under the double attack, Quanjie could not resist and had to move the flag back, which was misunderstood by Xu Wenhuan as a retreat.

Seeing that Lian Quanjie had also "retreat", Che Ke sighed and gave the order helplessly, "Retreat!" As soon as the order to retreat was given, the Qing troops immediately scattered and were chased and killed by the Wei Army cavalry.

"You old man, leave your head!" Naiman Boahan's general, Deputy Chief of the Capital, Surilheke, shouted wantonly. He had set his sights on General Quanjie of Zuojiang Town and vowed to turn this man's head into his own military achievement. Seeing that he could not get rid of him, Quanjie pointed his spear downwards, deliberately slowed down his horse, and when Surilheke caught up, he suddenly thrust a spear back. Surilheke was caught off guard and was stabbed in the lower abdomen, screaming and dying. This was the highest-ranking general of the Guards who died in this battle.

In this battle, the Wei army suffered 3,000 casualties, but killed 10,000 Qing soldiers and captured 20,000. This was a great victory. When the news reached Beijing, the Great Khan Lianhua was very pleased and wrote a doggerel poem "Hou Lang Ge" to praise it:
The Yangtze River is ten thousand miles long.
Each wave is stronger than the last.

Don't lament that new people are replacing old ones.
The waves behind always crush the waves ahead. (End of this chapter)