"It's the Ming cavalry!" The soldiers around Dorgon shouted out.
Amidst the rolling dust, thousands of war horses rushed into the sea like a surging river.
Arrows hung on the taut bowstrings and shiny sabers were held high, forming an iron wall in the southwest direction.
There was a big word "Liu" written on the flag in the front.
"Could it be...Liu Wenyao?" Dorgon muttered, then immediately looked towards the north.
To him, the real threat lies there.
Since the beginning of the war, Huang Degong has dispatched less than 10,000 cavalry.
Even if Liu Wenyao's several thousand cavalrymen were included, the total number was less than 15,000!
In contrast, the total number of the Eight Banners soldiers under his command was nearly 20,000 (with casualties). Everyone had a horse and could ride and shoot when mounted, and fight on foot when dismounted.
No matter how you look at it, the advantage is on his side.
The only thing they are afraid of is the Ming army's infantry!
Once entangled by them, it would be difficult to escape under the double attack of the Ming army's infantry and cavalry.
Since the retreat distance was not far, the Ming army infantry quickly caught up, and at this time the distance between the two sides was only about one mile.
The way to break the impasse is to first shake off the Ming army's infantry, and then counterattack when the Ming army's cavalry attacks rashly.
The battle-hardened Dorgon quickly made a decision: run!
But the situation on the battlefield was very complicated, and he couldn't just run away if he wanted to.
There are two battlefields in the wilderness.
The first battlefield was where thousands of cavalrymen led by Ebilun were engaged in close combat with cavalrymen led by Wang Yongji and Ma Dai.
This is also the most complicated part.
It's too messy.
The first to kill the enemy are not the soldiers, but the horses.
The soldiers who accidentally fell off their horses after the collision were trampled into meat paste by countless iron hooves as soon as they touched the ground, and became one with the earth.
Immediately afterwards, the cavalry of both sides became entangled.
At this moment, the two sides are competing most in strength, followed by skills.
All the cavalrymen held their horses tightly with their legs; in the chaotic battlefield, they would fall off their horses if they were not careful.
There is only one outcome for falling from power: death!
On horseback, the two sides began to hack at each other.
The two sides were entangled like quantum entanglements, with every punch hitting the flesh and every knife drawing blood.
A Jiannu cavalryman swung his sword and slashed fiercely. The Ming cavalryman used the armor on his left arm to block the attack while counterattacking the opponent's ribs with his saber.
The Jiannu cavalry shrank in pain and subconsciously raised their legs.
Upon seeing this, the Ming army immediately stabbed the enemy's horses' buttocks with the tips of their swords. The horses accelerated violently in pain, and the Jiannu cavalry fell off their horses and were drowned by the horses' hooves.
In the melee, people kept falling.
Fear is accompanied by screams and blood as they head towards death.
The second battlefield was between Ajige and Bakeyong of the Guanning Army.
Instead of getting into a melee, they split into several small groups, chasing each other and competing in archery.
Ajige would not rashly fight with the Guanning Army who were good at field combat, and Bakeyong would not let the Guanning Army fight to their death.
So the two sides reached a consensus tacitly without any discussion.
Seeing that the Ming army's infantry was getting closer, Dorgon hurriedly sent a messenger to convey military orders.
A dozen messengers carrying military flags rushed into the battlefield quickly.
Ajige was the first to receive the military order. After exchanging a round of arrows with Bake Yong, he took the opportunity to lead his troops to leave the battlefield.
He first ran south for several hundred steps, and only stopped to rest after seeing that the Ming army did not catch up, and took the opportunity to observe the situation on the battlefield.
Bakyong did not chase after him, but instead set his sights on Ebilun.
Between rashly pursuing Ajige and using superior forces to encircle and suppress Ebilun, he chose the latter.
After all, the latter carries less risk and allows one to take advantage of the opportunity to gain credit.
Thousands of cavalrymen under Ebilun were engaged in a melee with the Ming army and were not receiving any military orders at all.
After making a circle, the messenger found that there was no way to go, so he could only retreat and report to Dorgon: "Prince Rui, Ebilun's troops are entangled with the Ming army, and the news cannot be delivered."
"Find a high ground and signal the inside with flags! Divide the troops into four groups. Let Mr. Fan lead the baggage soldiers to go ahead. Order Ajige to harass the Ming army infantry and slow down their pace. The rest will be divided into two groups. One group will be led by the deputy governor to contain Liu Wenyao, and the other group will charge with me to rescue Ebilun."
Dorgon quickly took corresponding countermeasures based on the situation on the scene.
As Dorgon issued the military order, the terrifying sound of iron hooves rang out again.
One torrent rushed towards the Ming army infantry, one torrent rushed towards Wang Yongji and Ma Dai, one torrent rushed towards Liu Wenyao who was rushing towards the battlefield, and the last cavalry protected Fan Wencheng and turned around and ran south.
Although Ebilun did not receive the military order, he had already guessed the order to retreat.
"Don't fight to the end, retreat! Retreat!" He shouted while riding on his horse and waving his sword.
However.
The scene was so chaotic that all the sounds were like water drops falling into the sea, being swallowed up by the water.
Everyone was distracted by the enemy in front of them. They had no energy to pay attention to the situation in the distance, because if they were not careful they would die at the hands of the enemy.
Especially the Eight Banners soldiers, who had attacked the Ming army's infantry phalanxes many times before, and both their horses and soldiers were showing signs of fatigue.
If they concentrate fully, they can barely fight the Ming army on equal terms. If they lose focus for a moment, the Ming army will find their flaws and stab them under the horse.
Under the influence of this state.
Except for Dorgon's personal army who could defeat the larger enemy with a smaller one, the rest of the Eight Banners troops, even if they had an advantage in numbers, could not win in a short period of time.
"Follow me, the Ming army's infantry is coming!" Ebilun led dozens of his personal soldiers to kill outside while gathering the lone Eight Banners soldiers.
Seeing this, Dorgon was shocked and led his elite troops to charge towards Ebilun again.
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