Blood from Daming

Chapter 218 Pursuit
The base camp of Jianlu Dabeile Daishan blew the horn to retreat, and the sound of the horn became more and more urgent and desolate. The Ming army and Jianzhou soldiers in the entire Hongluoshan battlefield were stunned, and the battle suddenly eased. After coming down, the Ming army and Jianzhou soldiers basically stopped fighting on the battlefield. Just now there were screams and killings in Jinjiao, but now it is dead silent, as if this is an ancient battlefield without people. The only thing that can prove that everyone is still real. What is more is the sound of the trumpet that is desolate and vicissitudes of life.

Sun Chengzong and Yu Anxing were also stunned by the retreat horn of the Jianlu base camp. When Sun Chengzong heard the sound of the retreat horn of Jianlu, he knew that he had finally defended today. Sun Chengzong understood that Jianlu only needed to work harder. Even if the Ming army was completely wiped out at Hongluo Mountain after the explosive packs were exhausted, and then launched a charge, Jianlu fell short for the sake of the mountain.

Sun Chengzong and the soldiers around him and even all the Ming troops looked far to the north. They all agreed that Yuan Chonghuan's reinforcements from Jinzhou had arrived. Looking at Yu An and the staff and officials beside him, these people also shook their heads or waved their hands at Sun Chengzong. Sun Chengzong was puzzled and didn't notice any major changes. Jianlu actually retreated by himself.

After a short period of silence, strong cheers erupted from the Ming army's position. The Ming army finally won the battle. The Jianlu Tartars were about to flee. It turned out that these Tartars were also afraid of death. Many Ming army soldiers wanted to rush to catch up. They killed the tartars who were about to retreat, but they couldn't even stand upright when they relaxed, and many people immediately slumped on the ground.

After the Jianlu people were shocked, they still heard the horns for retreat. The leaders of the Jianlu knew that the military orders were overwhelming. If there hadn’t been a major accident, Da Bei Le Daishan would not have allowed the Jurchen soldiers who were about to win to retreat. Everyone should retreat. Otherwise, it will be difficult to leave when the reinforcements of the Ming army arrive.

The Jianzhou cavalry retreated in an orderly manner. The flag soldiers of all Jianzhou ministries withdrew for a certain distance and broke away from the Ming army. Then Ba Duli in the south took the Zhenglan and Zhenghong flags and threw off the entanglement of the Ming army in Shanhaiguan to attack the east. The teams inlaid with red flags in front of them were close together, and the combined total strength of the two Jianlu troops was more than 8000, which slowed down the action of Ma Shilong, the general army of Shanhaiguan, who was attacking reinforcements.

The blocking troops with the red flags that were attacked by the Ningyuan Army also stabilized their positions with Baduli and Misai behind their backs. Jueshan, who was attacking the west, had long been tired of fighting. Three thousand remnants dragged the wounded and dead, and ran north without looking back.

The second elder brother Shuotuo was stunned for a while when he heard the retreat horn, and found that the east, south, and west three routes started to retreat one after another. He sighed for a long time, and he was just a little short of time to defeat the Ming army and capture Sun Chengzong alive. In the end, the gods did not obey, and people would not let it go. In the end, it was Xue Polu who came out of the Ming Dynasty. Although I have heard of Shanxi Datong There is this kind of fighting style in the town, but I don't fully believe the words of those who defeated the warriors. I didn't expect Xue Polu to be more ruthless than those people said, and he didn't take the lives of soldiers of the Ming army seriously. A group of desperate smart dogs really can't fight this battle.

Seeing that the situation was over, the second elder brother Shuotuo waved to his subordinates, turned his horse's head and left. Ebugen and a group of Jiancap leaders seemed to have received an amnesty, and hurriedly called their subordinates to pack up and retreat to the north in a hurry.

Sun Chengzong of the Liaodong Economic Strategy is now in a good mood, and the troops who built the captives have retreated on a large scale, which means that he has won the battle of Hongluoshan in Liaodong. After four years of hard work and solitude, one victory won't make people ecstatic. Sun Chengzong immediately called The generals under his command discussed matters and prepared to expand the results of the war against Jianlu.

Liaodong Economic Strategy Sun Chengzong smugly proposed to his generals the idea of ​​​​pursuing Jianlu. Unexpectedly, the leading general Man Gui and the acting general Xue Polu who participated in the meeting did not respond. The deputy general and praised Hua Mao Yuanyi said: "Dong Weng, I'm afraid my team can't even walk, and I really don't have the ability to chase Jianlu."

After hearing this, Sun Chengzong knew that what Mao Yuanyi said was true, but he still didn't give up and said: "Now that the Jian captives are retreating, seeing that the Jinzhou army is close at hand, we absolutely cannot allow the Jian captives to retreat."

Man Gui and Xue Polu remained silent, and Shanhaiguan governor Yu Anxing said, "Master Jinglue, the only ones who are capable of chasing Jianlu now are Ma Shilong's general army and Ning Yuanzu's Dashou Department in the south."

Sun Chengzong didn't speak but looked at Man Gui, and Man Gui had no choice but to say: "The officers and soldiers are really too tired. Besides, the Jianlu withdrawal army is neat and there is no chaos at all. It is really inappropriate to pursue rashly."

Xue Polu added: "Master Jinglue, wait until the reason for Jianlu's retreat is clarified, and then consider the strategy of the pursuit."

Sun Chengzong saw that everyone euphemistically expressed the difficulty of sending troops to pursue him, and he also knew that his soldiers had reached the point where the oil was dying, but he felt very uncomfortable to let him go easily, so Sun Chengzong went further to the north. It seemed that apart from the Ming army infantry who were still fighting fiercely and the other two Ming army infantry teams gradually approaching the main battlefield, there was no trace of the Jinzhou army.

Sun Chengzong: "Everyone's difficulties are very clear in this strategy, but there are still reinforcements trapped in the north. I don't know what countermeasures you have."

Knowing that Sun Chengzong was beating around the bush, Xue Polu still wanted everyone to pursue Jianlu, so as to take advantage of it and make it easier for him to report to the court in the future. Xue Polu himself could not see that the reinforcements were wiped out, so he gritted his teeth and agreed: "Master Jinglue, the general is willing to Go after Jianlu."

Seeing Xue Polu's statement, Man Gui had no choice but to say: "Master Jinglue, the young general will also go to rectify the troops. It is best to chase Jianlu with Ma Zongbing's men to be safe."

Xue Polu and Man Gui immediately left Sun Chengzong to gather their own troops. Zanhua Mao Yuanyi persuaded Sun Chengzong: "Dong Weng, the situation of Jianlu is unknown now, and we need to observe more."

Xue Polu now only has more than 500 people in his hands. Excluding a large number of wounded soldiers, there are less than 1000 people who can fight. Yu Dahui rushed over with 250 people. After a while, Ma Bazong and Li Bazong brought more than 100 people. When the first man arrived, Xue Polu looked at the miserable scene of his team and then looked at Jianlu. My God, there are at least [-] Tatar soldiers who retreated. Ah, Xue Polu had no choice but to bite the bullet and went to see Mr. Sun Chengzong, the economic strategist of Liaodong, to see if he had any new opinions.

Xue Polu rushed to Sun Chengzong's place, and Man Gui was hanging his head and was silent there. It turned out that when Man Gui went to mobilize troops, Yu Dahui, Ma Bazong, and Li Biaozong all returned to the team. Sun Chengzong's Chinese army and personal troops can only fight with about 500 people. Shanhaiguan Governor Yu Anxing only has 300 people who can participate in the battle. All gone, so I had to come to plead guilty to Sun Chengzong, hoping to wait for Ma Shilong's men from Shanhaiguan to arrive before going out to fight.

Sun Chengzong listened to the reports of Man Gui and Xue Polu successively. More than 5000 people led by him came out, including 1000 subordinates of Lord Yu Anxing, 4000 elite soldiers of Xue Polu and 2000 officers and soldiers of Xue Zongqian, a total of [-]. Of the more than [-] people, only more than [-] are alive, and less than [-] people can continue to go to the battlefield with weapons.

If it is a defensive battle, a large number of wounded soldiers can still assist in the battle, and it is impossible to attack Jianlu. With a mere [-] dilapidated Ming troops to pursue Jianlu, who has [-] people, Sun Chengzong feels a little embarrassed when he thinks of this. The best policy is to wait for Ma Shilong and the others to come and discuss.

At this time, Ma Shilong, the general soldier of Shanhaiguan, ran to Lord Sun Chengzong, and then Wang Shiqin, You Shilu and others also arrived, and knelt down to plead guilty to Lord Sun Chengzong, saying that they would be sentenced to death if the rescue came.

Sun Chengzong was full of anger but had no place to vent his anger. He came all the way to rescue him. Although it was past noon, he did not stipulate when he must arrive. It is much stronger, the overall situation in front of him is that the great-grandson Chengzong has no choice but to endure this grievance no matter how uncomfortable he is.

Sun Chengzong said: "Everyone, get up."

The commander-in-chief Ma Shilong, Wang Shiqin, You Shilu and others stood up, and Sun Chengzong asked: "How many troops did the generals bring to stand up?"

Ma Shilong, the General Soldier of Shanhaiguan, said: "My lord will come with 3000 troops with Wang Zongbing and You Zongbing. In addition, Mr. Sun Yuanhua, the head of the Ministry of War, also came, but he fell off his horse and stayed behind. Nutrition and rest."

Sun Chengzong nodded, and then said to Ma Shilong, Wang Shiqin, You Shilu and others: "This scripture intends to pursue the Jian captives, what do you generals think?"

Ma Shilong, Wang Shiqin, and You Shilu looked at each other. Ma Shilong, the commander of the Shanhaiguan Army, was the leader and had to be the first to speak: "It is the duty of our generals to chase and kill Jianlu, but the last general didn't understand that Jianlu suddenly retreated. For the reason, the pursuit needs to be cautious."

Did Sun Chengzong think about destroying Jianlu and everyone, but he was beaten so badly by Jianlu that he couldn't get rid of his anger. If he didn't take advantage of Jianlu's retreat to chase and kill him, I'm afraid the memorial of the court officials and censors in the court would be ruined. Will drown himself, Sun Chengzong can think farther than these warriors.

Now that Sun Chengzong got the affirmative answer from Ma Shilong and the others, his spirit suddenly rose, and he said to Ma Shilong, Wang Shiqin, You Shilu and others: "You generals can do it cheaply by chasing and killing Jianlu. , I will report to the imperial court to ask for credit for everyone, I believe the emperor will not be stingy with rewards in this Hongluoshan battle, you go down and prepare for action." Ma Shilong and others hurriedly bid farewell to Sun Chengzong and returned to the army.

(End of this chapter)