All are equal under the bombardment.

Be it elite troops or the old, weak, sick and disabled.

Whether you wear armor or not, it will not affect being killed by artillery shells.

The powerful Guanning Army was still holding its position and repelling Huang Degong.

The next moment it was bombarded.

The shells pierced through the bodies of the Guanning Army soldiers, and a bloody mist filled the air.

Seeing their companions fall down before they could even scream, the soldiers of the Guanning Army immediately collapsed.

They are not afraid of fighting with knives with their opponents, nor are they afraid of being killed by their opponents.

But I am particularly afraid of this way of death.

The shells fired from dozens of artillery pieces directly broke through the Guanning Army's defense line.

After the artillery fire, the Guanning Army's position was quiet for a while, and then fell into chaos.

Some wanted to rescue their companions, some wanted to find shelter, and some planned to escape in the chaos.

Huang Degong saw this and waved his hand and ordered: "Attack!"

The Ming army marched in neat steps and attacked again.

The Guanning Army collapsed at the first blow and the defense line was lost.

Li Dingguo took the lead and led the cavalry to chase after them.

The news of the flank defeat soon reached Wu Sangui's ears, "Report! The Ming army bombarded our right wing, and the right wing was defeated!"

Wu Sangui was a little panicked, but not too panicked.

He said: "Aren't Wei Lahai and Keshitu still on the right wing? Let them hold back the Ming army and buy us some time."

The scout's face flickered: "It seems that Wei Lahai and General Keshitu have... surrendered."

"What?" Wu Sangui thought he had asked the wrong question and repeated, "I'm not talking about Bakyong, I'm talking about Wei Lahai and Keshitu!"

The scout replied in a deep voice: "I saw them tear off the white cloth on their arms after entering the battlefield, throw away the flag of the Guanning Army, and only keep the flag of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Ah!" Wu Sangui stamped his feet and beat his chest: "The Mongols are really unreliable!"

The reason he said this was because Bakyong, Weilahai and Keshtu were all Mongolians.

When Zu Dashou was besieged in Jinzhou in the 14th year of Chongzhen, the Mongolian soldiers in the city were the first to rebel.

As time went by, he experienced the same thing.

"Sir," Hu Xinshui suggested again, "Our right wing has been defeated. Please retreat immediately."

"Impossible!" Wu Sangui flatly refused. He pointed at Wang Yongji who was nearby and said, "Wang Yongji is right in front of us. Taking him down will not only make this mutiny more legitimate, but also serve as a token of our surrender to the Jian Nu."

(The term "投名狀" first appeared in the novel "Water Margin".)

"What about the right wing?" Hu Xinshui asked worriedly.

Wu Sangui looked around.

Now he has two Mongolian generals and three Han generals around him.

The Mongolian generals were Ha Yu and Zhu Keshitu.

In addition to Hu Xinshui, other Han generals included Zu Zepu and Wang Pingfan.

First, exclude the Mongols.

The performances of Bakyong, Wei Lahai and Keshtu had made Wu Sangui lose confidence in the Mongols.

Rather than sending them away, it is better to keep them around.

Secondly, Hu Xinshui cannot be mobilized.

He is not only his confidant, but also his adviser.

Once he is transferred away, there will be no one to help and give advice when I encounter trouble.

Zu Zepu could not be transferred either.

He is Zu Dashou's son and may betray him and surrender to the Ming army at any time.

Then the only one who can be mobilized is Wang Pingfan.

"Wang Pingfan!"

"I will be here in the end."

"You lead your troops to hold back Huang Degong," Wu Sangui thought for a moment and added, "If you can't hold out, don't fight and retreat immediately."

"I obey your command." Wang Pingfan led his men to attack the right wing.

Looking at Wang Pingfan's departing back, Wu Sangui began to wonder: Will Wang Pingfan betray me like Bakyong did?

After thinking for a while, he didn't dare to think further and could only raise his head and look towards the battlefield.

At this time, the Guanning Army had already reached the vicinity of Wang Yongji.

As the commander-in-chief, Wang Yongji neither surrendered nor fled.

Instead, he picked up his weapon and started killing the enemy.

Seeing that there were fewer and fewer people around him, Wang Yongji raised his arms and shouted: "The Ming army is mighty!"

"The Ming army is mighty!" The close associates around him roared in the same voice.

They gathered together back to back and fought a desperate battle with the Guanning Army.

When facing death, people will burst out with extraordinary strength and strong will.

With this strength and will, they managed to withstand the siege of the Guanning Army which was several times their size.

Seeing that the siege was in vain, Wu Sangui was about to cry: "Dorgon, oh Dorgon, why haven't your reinforcements arrived yet?"

At this time, Dorgon was fighting with Li Xianzhong and Liu Zhaoji.

Dorgon's total military strength was twice that of Li and Liu.

He thought he could defeat them by relying on his military advantage, and then march south to support Wu Sangui.

But the thing is...

The terrain east of Fushun is between plains and mountains.

In some places, the terrain is open and the cavalry can be deployed in the front.

In some places, the terrain is narrow and the cavalry can only advance in a column formation.

Due to terrain factors, Dorgon was unable to deploy all his troops from the front, and his advantage in military strength disappeared.

"Report!" The scout came to Dorgon and clasped his hands together. "Wu Sangui's right wing was attacked by Huang Degong and Li Dingguo. I once again request that Your Majesty send reinforcements."

Dorgon glanced at the battlefield.

At this time, the cavalry of both sides were fighting on the battlefield, and it was difficult to tell who was better.

Seeing that Li Xianzhong and Liu Zhaoji could not be dealt with in a short period of time, Dorgon ordered: "Order Man Dahai to lead 10,000 elite troops to support Wu Sangui."

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