Huang Fei's troops could have resisted the attack of the Jiannu.

But the fire in the rear was so severe that the soldiers quickly lost their fighting spirit.

His army first wavered and then began to collapse.

Huang Fei saw that the situation was hopeless and could only fight and retreat.

The defeat was like a landslide.

Soldiers in the crowd pushed and trampled each other.

Scolding, cursing, and wailing echoed throughout the wilderness.

Dorgon led his troops to chase after them.

The lagging soldiers were either knocked to death or trampled to death by war horses, or hacked to death by the Eight Banners soldiers.

And more often than not, they were trampled to death by their own people.

The vanguard of the defeated soldiers soon arrived at Jiaha Village.

When they were about to flee further, they were blocked by thousands of Sichuan troops led by Zeng Ying and Yang Zhan.

"With a powerful enemy at our doorstep, we must counterattack immediately. Anyone who disobeys our orders will be killed!" the Sichuan Army soldiers shouted in unison.

The fleeing soldiers ignored him and continued to charge forward.

"Shoot!" Zeng Ying gave the order without hesitation.

"Fire!" Yang Zhan said at the same time.

If the fleeing soldiers could be stopped by shouting, they would not have fled.

After a hail of arrows and bullets, the fleeing soldiers fell down.

The remaining soldiers were so frightened that they stood still and dared not move.

The Sichuan Army soldiers took the opportunity to shout: "The Ming Army is mighty, kill the Jiannu and recover Liaodong!"

"Kill the Jiannu and recover Liaodong!"

Amidst the shouts, the soldiers picked up the weapons scattered on the ground and turned to face the rear.

Zeng Ying and Yang Zhan commanded the army to advance slowly forward, and took the opportunity to wrap those soldiers into the army.

Then the second wave of defeated soldiers rushed over.

Zeng Ying and Yang Zhan used the same method to kill some of them, and then wrapped the rest into the military formation.

After repeating this several times, Zeng Ying and Yang Zhan's team has grown to about 10,000 people.

They did not move forward.

Instead, some soldiers were sent out to move the obstacles that had been thrown on both sides of the road when the road was cleared back to the middle of the road.

This was done mainly to resist the Jiannu cavalry.

All the food and grass were lost, and the main force of the army was defeated again.

It was no longer realistic to continue the attack on Hetuala.

The top priority is to retain as much strength as possible and prepare for future counterattacks.

At this time, the Jiannu cavalry chased after them.

The cavalry was stopped because the road was blocked by a large number of trees and rocks.

Some Jiannu soldiers dismounted and continued to chase.

When they crossed the obstacle, they found a Ming army waiting in battle formation not far away.

The Jiannu soldiers were so frightened that they fled back immediately.

Zeng Ying and Yang Zhan neither chased nor retreated.

Instead, he stayed where he was and didn't move.

From time to time, deserters joined the expansion team, and some Jiannu soldiers rashly broke in and were shot and killed by the Ming army.

Soon, Dorgon arrived in front of the roadblock.

Subai said to Dorgon: "Your Majesty, there are a lot of trees and stones on the road ahead. The horses can't pass through. We can only dismount and give chase."

"Why don't you dismount and give chase?" Dorgon asked somewhat unhappily.

If you want to maximize casualties, you must pursue the victory.

Subai lowered his head and said, "There is a Ming army on the other side, with a well-organized battle array. I led my troops to attack several times, but they repelled me every time."

"Oh?" Dorgon was impressed: "There are capable people in the Ming army. They gathered the defeated troops and reorganized the formation in such a short time."

The people around did not dare to respond and lowered their heads.

Dorgon continued to ask: "How is the Ming army's food supply?"

"Judging from the raging fire just now, the Ming army's food and supplies have been lost, and the southern army is no longer able to continue the attack." Subai replied.

Dorgon was worried, so he climbed up to a high place to observe the fire in the distance.

The fire was not out yet.

The place where the flames rose was pitch black, and even some trees were caught on fire, which was particularly dazzling under the ice and snow.

Fortunately, there was snow on the trees, so it was difficult for the fire to spread into a forest fire.

After confirming that everything was correct, Dorgon waved his hand and ordered: "The Ming army's food and grass in the south have been destroyed, and there is no possibility of attacking. Order all troops to march west immediately and prepare to deal with Li Dingguo and his central army!"

Boom!

The iron hooves of the war horses quickly moved away, and the battlefield returned to silence.

Zeng Ying and Yang Zhan did not dare to be careless and sent out a small force to investigate the situation.

After confirming that the Jiannu had evacuated, Zeng Ying and Yang Zhan both breathed a sigh of relief.

"Count the food and grass situation immediately!" Zeng Ying ordered.

"Count the troops and rescue the wounded!" Yang Zhan ordered.

After arranging a series of things, the two of them came together to discuss the plan.

"What should we do next?" Yang Zhan asked.

"I don't know," Zeng Ying spread his hands, "Such matters should be decided by General Huang."

When Huang Fei was mentioned, Yang Zhan asked hurriedly, "Have you seen General Huang?"

Zeng Ying shook her head and asked, "What about you?"

"Neither do I." Yang Zhan replied.

At this moment, the two of them finally realized that something big might have happened.

"Come here!" The two shouted almost at the same time, "The general is missing, go find him immediately. Send out everyone you can, and whoever finds him will be rewarded with 500 taels of silver."

Soon after the order was conveyed, a soldier brought news: someone saw Huang Fei hit by several arrows and lying next to a rock in the chaos.

Zeng Ying and Yang Zhan hurriedly found the soldier and asked him to bring him over.

It was already dark by this time.

Holding torches, the crowd finally found Huang Fei in the snow.

It’s a pity that Huang Fei had already lost his breath.

Yang Zhan's tears flowed down his cheeks: "General Huang died on the battlefield, but I am still alive. What a shame, such a shame!"

Zeng Ying was also very sad.

He looked up at the sky and sighed: "The Big Dipper is high, Geshu Ye is carrying a sword, rest in peace, General Huang!"

People around began to sigh.

After everyone had vented their emotions, Yang Zhan asked Zeng Ying: "General Huang died on the battlefield. Now you have the highest position. What should we do next?"

Zeng Ying did not answer immediately, but asked about the remaining food and fodder.

After receiving only enough food and grass for the army to eat for a day and a half, Zeng Ying gave the order without hesitation: "Retreat immediately and return to Kuandian Fort to rest."