489 The King's Might
Meng Qiaofang also hoped that the cavalry could block the Ming army's offensive and persist until dark, perhaps giving way to the infantry to escape more people.
As a result, he never expected that Turg actually led the cavalry and left the infantry and ran away!
The moment he saw Turge escape, Meng Qiaofang knew that his infantry was completely ruined!
Suddenly, he couldn't help but shout in despair: How could the real Qing army, the most brave Manchu and Mongolian army, actually escape first?
When he surrendered to Jianlu was in the third year of Chongzhen. At that time, the Ming army had never won against Jianlu. Even the bloody battle in Hunhe was a matter of the past.
If he was an experienced person in the bloody battle of Hunhe, he would know that the real Jianlu was also a human being, and once they encountered a strong enemy, they would be afraid.
At that time, Nurhaci, the slave chief, personally chopped off several Jianlu leaders who were afraid of fighting again.
Not to mention, in the current battle situation, Jianlu's defeat was decided. Although it may cause greater casualties to the Ming army, Jianlu would definitely end up being wiped out by the entire army.
The other Jianlu infantry, namely the Jianlu infantry composed of the Han and Koreans, are actually the same as Meng Qiaofang. The cavalry composed of the Eight Mongolian Banners and the Eight Jianlu Banners is the backbone they believe in.
Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, they left their infantry and fled. This situation immediately hit many Jianlu infantry that were still struggling to resist.
Suddenly, the Jianlu infantry army collapsed as if they were hit by a tide and hit a city wall made of sand. The Jianlu infantry army no longer thought about resisting, but they all thought about running away!
However, the Ming cavalry strangled them, and how could it be possible for two legs to reach four legs; not to mention, behind them, there were 10,000 Ming infantry soldiers blocking them.
In the end, even though the Ming army did not shout "Kneel down and surrender to avoid death", they all kneeled down and surrendered, hoping that this would survive!
The battlefield after the collapse of the Jianlu infantry army was progressing very quickly. It took less than half an hour. On this battlefield, only the soldiers of the Ming army could stand.
"Wan Sheng!"
I don’t know who started shouting first, and then, the other soldiers, whether they were standing on the ground or riding on horseback, raised their arms and shouted: “Wansheng!”
"Long live the Ming Dynasty!"
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Among them, the ones who shouted the loudest were the Guanning Army.
They have never experienced it for a long time, and they have never even heard of it. One day, when the Ming army was fighting against Jianlu, they were fighting in the wild, they could actually win such a huge victory.
Although they didn't know what the final result statistics were, they had eyes and could probably estimate it. Anyway, except for some cavalry running, Jianlu's tens of thousands of infantry troops had been wiped out!
The Ming army finally had such a great victory against the Jianlu army! And they also participated in this great victory!
Wu Sangui, who was equally ecstatic, was the first to rush to Zhang Mingwei, rolled off his horse, clasped his fists and shouted to Zhang Mingwei: "Congratulations to the Duke of the Nationalities for winning such a great victory, Duke of the Nationalities for being mighty!"
The excited Ming army soldiers heard his words and imitated him, excitedly clasped their fists to Zhang Mingwei and shouted loudly: "The Duke of the Kingdom is mighty!"
The Ming army soldiers in the distance heard the "Magic Duke of the Kingdom" sounding on the battlefield, and they all came to their senses: It was Duke Xing Guo who led them to defeat the arrogant Jianlu, and they really defeated Jianlu, and they were in a field battle!
Thinking of this, they changed their words and shouted "The Duke of the People's Republic of China" one after another.
In just a moment, nearly 30,000 Ming soldiers on the entire battlefield shouted again: "The Duke of the Kingdom is mighty!"
This shout was so huge that it broke through the sky and spread far and far.
Compared to them, Zhang Mingwei was not that excited.
Because from the beginning of planning this battle, as time goes by, he has long felt that the chance of winning is increasing one by one. He is actually not surprised that he can win a great victory today.
Since it was an expected victory, of course he wouldn't be so excited!
However, the soldiers were so excited that he certainly would not give them cold water. He knew that after this battle, the Ming soldiers, at least when this Ming soldiers fought against Jianlu again, would not have psychological disadvantages!
Zhang Mingwei turned his head to look at Princess Kunxing who was accompanying her. When he saw her, he was very excited. His eyes were narrowed into a slit, and the dimples on his face were also hanging, so he said to her: "Hurry up and treat the wounded!"
When Zhu Mei heard this, she immediately came to her senses and quickly ordered the health soldiers behind her. The woman's voice sounded on the battlefield of this man, which was unexpectedly pleasant.
To be honest, although they followed Princess Kunxing to fight south and north, at the beginning, when facing the famous Jianlu, especially the more than tens of thousands of Jianlu, they were still a little frightened. Unexpectedly, they won such a great victory.
Of course, they were all very happy. When they heard the orders, they dismounted and rushed to treat the wounded.
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On the other side, at least 8,000 Ming cavalry chased the Jianlu cavalry outside Ningyuan City, and eventually killed the fleeing Jianlu cavalry in a small number, and then did not pursue them again, just watched the Jianlu cavalry flee into Ningyuan City in a hurry.
At this time, hearing the huge cheers from the main battlefield, the Ming soldiers shouted excitedly at Ningyuan City: "Wansheng!"
"Long live the Ming Dynasty!"
"The Duke of the State is mighty!"
The excitement and excitement of the eight thousand Ming soldiers was so strong that it was as if there was such excitement and excitement left between heaven and earth.
Jianlu on the top of Ningyuan City all had heavy faces. He looked at the cheering Ming soldiers outside the city foolishly, and felt like he was dreaming: When did the Qing army hide in the city, and even the Qing army was driven back to the city by the Ming army, and the Ming army cheered and won outside the city?
How could this happen? What's going on?
Turg escaped back to the city, strode up to the top of the city, staring at the afterglow of the sunset, illuminating the Ming soldiers cheering outside the city. Their faces were as gloomy as it was about to rain, which was very ugly.
If it were half a day ago, some people said that he would encounter such a defeat, and he would definitely draw his sword to slash people: he would insult people, and not bring such insults to people. The invincible Qing army would be defeated by the Ming army in the field. Isn’t this a joke! It’s so insulting!
But at this moment, he found a reason for himself. This battle was not his fault, but no one could have thought that the Ming army had so many cavalry! Moreover, what happened to the Ming army's muskets? It seemed that they were much more powerful than the Qing Dynasty muskets?
This battle is not a crime of war!
After coming back to his senses, he turned to look around. When he saw the defenders at the city, they all looked ugly and their morale was low. He quickly sent an order to tell the subordinates guarding the city: "Ningyuan City is tall and strong, and the Ming army is mainly cavalry, so it is impossible to defeat Ningyuan City! When the reinforcements in Jinzhou arrive, it will be the time for the Qing army to turn defeat into victory!"
Ning Yuan Jianlu had never doubted his statement, because they felt that what Turger said was indeed reasonable. Just like that, the morale became somewhat stable.
They did not believe that the Ming army could capture Ningyuan City within three days. When the reinforcements in Jinzhou arrived, it would be the time for them to turn defeat into victory!
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The cavalry and infantry of the Ming Dynasty had already joined forces, and they were all happy and happier than the New Year.
Tian Jianxiu was lucky enough to capture Meng Qiaofang, the commander of the Jianlu infantry, and robbed him in front of Zhang Mingwei.
Wu Sangui was most familiar with the situation of Jianlu, so he immediately reported to Zhang Mingwei about Meng Qiaofang's situation, including the fact that his uncle Zu Dashou sent someone to contact Meng Qiaofang before but was presented to the slave chief by Meng Qiaofang.
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei stared at the traitor coldly. Although he was not famous in later generations, since he was so determined to be accomplices of the tiger and to work hard for Jianlu, he would never be spared.
At this time, Meng Qiaofang understood that his wealth and life were all in the hands of the Duke, so he kowtowed and begged for mercy: "Sir, please spare your life, and the villain surrendered to Jianlu was forced to do so. He has always been devoted to the court. Sir, I know Ningyuan City as much as I know. If you want to attack Ningyuan City, you are willing to help you! Sir..."
In his opinion, he had already pointed out his value in this way. As long as this Duke Xingguo was not stupid, he would definitely not kill him. After all, if he killed him, he would be like he would have lost all his gains.
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Zhang Mingwei sneered: "If you work hard for Jianlu, you must do a day to be liquidated! Think about the people who were killed by you and Jianlu, go underground to ask King Yama!"
After saying that, he waved his hand and asked the Jinyiwei to take the traitor who was a little confused. Then he began to patrol the situation of the wounded.
After nightfall, the results of the battle were sent to Zhang Mingwei.
In this battle, the casualties and injuries of the Ming army were mainly flintlock spearmen. However, the Ming army was wearing cotton armor, which happened to be the most favorable armor for musket protection. Therefore, casualties are relatively acceptable.
A total of 235 flintlock spearmen were killed in battle, and 367 were injured, of which more than 100 were seriously injured. Therefore, there were about 350 soldiers who died in this battle.
More than 500 soldiers from other groups of soldiers died and injured, and less than 200 people were killed in battle.
On the Jianlu side, the cavalry was killed more than 500 people, and the 10,000 infantry army was wiped out. Among them, the Jianlu was captured as many as 6,000. More than 3,000 people were killed and injured, and only a small number escaped into the mountains and forests.
This battle is a great victory!
At dawn the next day, the soldiers killed and injured in the Ming army were carried on board and transported to Juehua Island for resettlement.
Chapter completed!