Chapter 12: Pincer Attack (please read more!)

On the plateau and in the ravines, Dashun troops wearing white, green and black arrow jackets shuttled back and forth non-stop, and corpses piled up into hills.

In front of the Qing army's formation, there was a battlefield like Shura hell.

Many soldiers of the Dashun Army were lying on the ground wailing, holding swords and guns tightly in their hands, but their comrades who rushed up from behind did not care about their lives at all.

The Dashun Army did not have military doctors and relied on human sea tactics during combat. Many casualties were caused by the wounded who failed to receive timely treatment and eventually died on the battlefield.

Qing army commander Tu Lai led the elite Manchurian guard troops to rush to the east side with lightning speed. The artillery battalion set up by Li Zicheng was directly dispersed before he could fire a few more cannons.

At the same time, many new forces joined the Qing army, most of them were the Han Army's Green Camp, and there were also a small number of Manchu Eight Banners.

During combat, these Manchurian Eight Banners served more as a deterrent to the Green Battalion to stabilize their formation. Since entering the Pass, they have rarely led the charge.

Nikan wore armor with a red flag and walked towards the central army.

Behind him were numerous Manchu soldiers with red flags. The addition of these people rebalanced the battlefield that had been gradually tilted towards the Dashun Army.

A strong wind blew across our face, and smoke and dust billowing from the Dashun Army's rear formation were faintly visible on the dry road.

The Eight Banners of Manchuria had retreated and without hesitation abandoned the nearly 20,000 Green Battalion who were still resisting in the front line. Geng Zhongming naturally would not wait to die.

The Qing troops in front of the formation also held rattan light swords in their hands, panting and looking into the smoke and dust ahead while resting.

"King Huaishun fought bravely. After this battle, Benbeile will truthfully report to Prince Yu." Nikan narrowed his eyes slightly and looked up and down.

I don’t know how long it will take to build up these old soldiers.

After the Green Battalion was dispersed in the front line, the Chinese army put up weak resistance after some Manchurian Eight Banners ordered them to turn back, but it still tended to collapse.

Blood was slowly flowing from the wound, and it was obvious that he would not survive.

In the front line of the Qing army, the corpses of men and horses were thrown to the ground. Most of them were the elite cavalrymen that Li Zicheng relied on to start his career. Li Zicheng felt distressed when he saw them.

"Beware of raids by rogue bandits!"

Geng Zhongming shouted like crazy. He turned around and found that the Manchurian Supervisory Team in the rear had slowly retreated under the leadership of Beilenikan with a red flag.

Not only because of Nikan's status as a member of the Qing Dynasty clan, but also because Nikan himself was brave and good at fighting. After entering the customs, he also had outstanding military exploits among the new generation of Eight Banners disciples.

I hope the result of today’s battle is worthy of such damage!

Tens of thousands of cavalry rumbled in, and the pressure of the Qing army was all on the leader of the army. The old cavalry suffered considerable damage, but the rogue cavalry in the rear encountered almost no obstacles.

Geng Zhongming was covered in blood, naturally he had gone through a bloody battle.

Geng Zhongming was suddenly startled and looked up.

"damn it!"

He turned the horse's head and ran backwards.

"What's going on?"

"How could it collapse so quickly? What do these Han dogs do for food?"

Behind Liu Zongmin, tens of thousands of cavalry rushed in like a rushing tide, and the Qing army's formation that had been maintained for a long time collapsed in an instant.

Nikan held the broad-bladed Wild Goose Wing Knife in his hand, his eyes full of shock, as the bandits' cavalry rushed toward him like a torrent of river water.

Li Zicheng put his capital on the line in this battle. Anyone in Dashun's army who could ride a horse was now on his horse without any reservations. Even the mules transporting supplies were taken out of the pass.

The screams, the neighing of the horses, and the sound of the horse's hooves trampling on the corpse and crushing the bones were intertwined to create a poignant picture.

Nikan's order was given to the Eight Manchurian Banners around him. He brought more than a thousand Manchurian Eight Banners with each man and his horse, making it easier to retreat.

The scene of tens of thousands of horses galloping was enough to defeat anyone's will to fight, especially these Qing troops from the Green Battalion who were dragged into battle and used as cannon fodder.

"The weather has changed, get in the shield car!"

"It's over, it's all over!"

"With Baylor leading his army to support them, the bandits retreated knowing they were outnumbered. This is the sixth time today. Baylor need not worry."

"Retreat, retreat quickly!"

Tens of thousands of cavalry, headed by Liu Zongmin's old elite cavalry, took advantage of the sudden wind and rushed into the Qing army's formation like thunder.

"These Qing dogs usually compare themselves to warriors. They killed my subordinates without batting an eyelid. Now they can run faster than rabbits!"

"rumble."

Geng Zhongming observed for a moment and found nothing strange, so he said with a smile.

The Qing army was in chaos, and Duduo's Huanglong Dagu had begun to withdraw westward to the main camp.

Hearing this, he was overjoyed and recalled the scene when Dodo praised him in front of everyone after the war.

Even many Qing soldiers pushing shield carts were stabbed unexpectedly and fell to the ground wailing, bleeding profusely.

This wind came so unexpectedly, and it happened to cover up the bandits' formation of cavalry, so that even Nikan judged it too late and pushed the shield car into the front line too late.

"It's three walls, the thieves are here to fight for their lives!!"

Liu Zongmin stared with big copper bell-like eyes, holding a short sword with a little cold light in his hand, and using the momentum of his horse, he stabbed fiercely into the body of a Qing army green battalion in front of him.

Before the shield car could be pushed to the front line, it was dispersed by the cavalry of the rogue thieves. The green camp rattan players in the first few rows could not maintain their formation. More and more rogue thieves rode towards the middle of the green camp.

He was about to say another polite word, but he saw that Nikan, who had just arrived on the battlefield, had turned his head and looked towards the front line with a solemn expression.

The dust covered the crowded rear formation of Dashun soldiers, which made Nikan frown slightly and felt something bad in his heart.

"Now that the rogue bandits have withdrawn, shouldn't our army take advantage of the victory and pursue it?"

Li Zicheng stood on the west slope and was overjoyed to find that even the elite Manchurian guards who had defeated the artillery camp on the east hill were retreating.

"Bang bang bang——!"

This is not over yet, this cavalry charge has three levels.

The remaining bandits near the gully concentrated all their firearms and attacked the same place with Liu Zongmin's three wall cavalry.

Behind Duduo's Yellow Dragon Banner, artillery fire continued, and from time to time, several fire dragons soared into the sky and poured into the Qing army's formation.

Geng Zhongming was a little confused and asked hesitantly.

In front of the Qing army's formation, many elite Dashun cavalrymen suddenly appeared on horseback.

Nikan didn't reply, but still stared at the windy sand for a while, then raised his riding crop.

Countless spears flashing with cold light shot out from the smoke and dust. The Tengpai players in front of the Qing army's formation were already exhausted after fighting fiercely for a long time, and were killed in large numbers at once.

But in order to cover the retreat of the Eight Banners in Manchuria, the 20,000 green battalions cannot be abandoned.

When Geng Zhongming's flattering words came to his lips, he was speechless and choked, so he had to turn his head and look.

After Nikan arrived at the Chinese Army, he did not say much to Geng Zhongming, and almost under the subtle influence, he directly took over the entire command of the Qing Army.

The battlefield that had been fiercely fought for a long time was extremely quiet at the moment. The deafening shouts of killing disappeared, and even the rumbling footsteps disappeared completely.

Nikan glanced to the side and spoke indifferently.

"Slave Shabele please take credit!"

There was a rapid sound of horse hooves, and the ground under my feet, which had been so silent just now, suddenly began to tremble violently, and the smoke and dust gradually dissipated.

All they had to do was follow the wave and wave their swords and guns, and they would see one after another Qing army green battalions die in their hands.

He held the horse's rein tightly with one hand and looked back.

The wind gradually picked up, and after two consecutive days of fighting, the plain outside Jindou Pass was already covered with corpses and devastated.

Nikan knew in his heart that it was only a matter of time before the formation was broken.

The Qing army in the smoke, whether it was the Eight Banners of Manchuria or the Green Camp of the Han army, had weak hands and feet. It was obvious that the troops near the gully were throwing unstoppable artillery.

"Shua——!"

There was a rapid sound of gongs from the front, and the Dashun army that had been attacking for a long time retreated like a tide, leaving behind tattered corpses all over the ground and clusters of swords, guns and arrows everywhere.

The green camp was pushed to the ground and dragged several steps away, leaving a bright red bloodstain on the yellow sand. As the knife was pulled away, a deep scar appeared on his chest and abdomen.

"King Huaishun has a lot of experience in battle. Didn't he notice that the bandits suddenly retreated so completely? Is there something wrong?"

Even many of the Dashun cavalry following at the end were not on horses, but on mules transporting supplies.

But the situation behind them was not optimistic either. The Dashun army was in large numbers and there were loud shouts of killing everywhere.

In the smoke and dust, there were suddenly several screams breaking through the air.

The Qing troops in the rear formation had no cover, and the bandits on horseback took advantage of the charging momentum to easily open wounds on their bodies.

Even Geng Zhongming himself was willing to be ranked second.

Although most of the Dashun cavalry are far from being called "cavalry", their equestrian skills are not exquisite, and they do not have sharp knives specially used on horses and armor with good protection.

The originally majestic and murderous Eight Banners of Manchuria, when they saw the collapse of the Green Camp, had already retreated in an orderly manner toward the main camp.

While Geng Zhongming was still hesitating whether to retreat, Duduo's Yellow Dragon Banner had actually moved hundreds of steps westward.

Starting in the early morning of the 15th, the first round of recommendations for this book will be held. I urge you to read and support! The plot has been set in detail, and you will not be disappointed!
Chapter completed!