Lekedehun initially thought that the two cavalry units in front and behind were Ming troops, and that this was a deliberate show for him.
After looking at it for a while, he immediately became serious.
The pursuers behind kept shooting at the fleeing cavalry in front.
This is not acting, it's true.
"Our scouts were ambushed by the Ming army. Cross the river immediately to provide support!" Lekedehun ordered anxiously.
In order to detect the traces of the Ming army, the Eight Banners scouts had already built a floating bridge in the narrow part of the river.
Under the command of Lekedehun, two thousand cavalrymen quickly crossed the pontoon bridge and arrived at the west bank of the Daliao River.
After gathering, he charged towards hundreds of Ming troops.
The Ming army retreated quickly.
Lekedehun did not dare to pursue rashly, and retreated while protecting the surviving scouts.
He asked the scouts, "Where is Li Dingguo?"
The scout said with a sad face: "It's right behind us!"
"What?" Lekedehun was horrified. "Retreat quickly, retreat back to the east bank of the Daliao River!"
When he came to the bank of the Daliao River and started to cross the river, he suddenly heard the rumbling sound of horse hooves behind him.
Turn around and look.
Countless Ming cavalrymen came charging forward.
Lekedehun didn't care about anything else. He took the lead and stepped onto the floating bridge and escaped first.
His personal guards followed closely behind.
The remaining Eight Banners soldiers were in a miserable state.
The pontoon bridge that was laid for scouts to cross the river for reconnaissance was narrow and shaky.
There is nothing wrong with keeping in formation and moving slowly.
But the Ming army was right behind them.
No one will pass slowly.
They all fled forward in a hurry, fearing that they would be the last to fall behind and become victims of the Ming army.
People and horses were crowded together, and the floating bridge was shaking violently.
Trampling soon ensued on the scene.
Amid the wailing, some soldiers jumped into the river in order to save their lives.
Even more soldiers and horses were pushed off the bridge and into the water.
Although the river water in Liaodong in early August has not yet frozen, it has become freezing cold.
The Eight Banners soldiers who jumped and fell into the water struggled and shouted a few words before being drowned by the icy river water.
When Li Dingguo led his troops to the shore, half of the 2,000 soldiers brought by Lekedehun fled to the east bank of the Daliao River.
The remaining half rises and falls in the river, drifting with the current...
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