Chapter 269 Desperate
However, just as the five hundred Taurus cavalry raised their sabers high and were about to rush forward again, a golden sound suddenly sounded on the hill behind them and quickly reached their ears.
Faced with the Tiger and Leopard Army's attack methods one after another, and facing the heavily-lost subordinates, Dorgon, who was located behind the battlefield to watch the battle and was full of confidence in his subordinates, was shocked...
Because the cavalry charged too quickly, they fought with the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry at the foot of the mountain in the blink of an eye. When Dorgon, who was shocked, reacted, the 5,000 elite cavalry under his command, was left with only 500 people.
At this time, if the subordinates were not ordered to retreat, Dorgon could be sure: even if these five hundred subordinates were completely destroyed, it would bring at most thousands of losses to the Tiger and Leopard Army.
And this is definitely not something Dorgon can accept.
Because, losing these five hundred cavalry elites, he would never have any cavalry to rely on in Shanxi. No matter how arrogant and arrogant Dorgon was, he could not guarantee that he would safely withdraw to Mongolia with five thousand musketeers without cavalry cover.
Therefore, Dorgon must ensure the safety of his last cavalry in Shanxi.
The sound of gold sounded. Faced with the choice of life and death, the Taurus cavalry had the courage to continue to live without hesitation. Therefore, before the order of deputy general Eumqi was issued, the five hundred Taurus cavalry had turned their horses and flocked to retreat to the mountain, wanting to stay away from the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry in front of them, causing them to traumatize again and again.
The golden sound from behind the Tartars just sounded, and a scream came from Zhao Yu's mouth.
"No, the Tartar cavalry are going to run..."
After exclaiming, Zhao Yun directly ordered: "Immediately send orders to all cavalry regiments. Immediately pursue the Tartar cavalry. Completely eliminate them... I must destroy them all in Shanxi, and they must not be allowed to escape back to Outer Mongolia."
Five hundred Taurus cavalry escorted Dorgon all the way and retreated to Zuoyun regardless of everything. The remaining 3,500 cavalrymen under Zhao Yun followed closely behind and pursued...
At this time, the combat qualities of the two enemy and our cavalry were fully demonstrated at this time.
Although the Five Hundred Tatar cavalry was running for life, with their superb riding skills, although the Five Hundred Tatars rode their horses on the official road, the vast formation of the cavalry did not change at all.
Not only that, these arrogant Tartar cavalry actually used their feet and legs to control the war horses while galloping. Then, they picked up the horse bow that was always on the back of the horse, bent the bow and arrow, and shot a cold arrow from time to time to stop the tiger and leopard cavalry from the tiger and leopard army that were pursuing themselves.
On the other hand, although the Tiger and Leopard Army who were chasing behind them had completed several months of basic cavalry training, they could ride horses on the battlefield. However, with their skills, they could not control the war horses with both legs, or even control the war horses with one hand.
This means that the Tiger and Leopard Army, which were pursuing behind the Tartars, could only ride on war horses and pursue passively.
As for the short-barrel muskets and grenades they equipped... because they had no extra hands to control them, they could only hang on the horse's back. While chasing the Tartars, they avoided the arrows shot from the Tartars toward them.
However, no matter how they dodge, the Tartars' riding and shooting are not something they can do...
The mighty Tiger and Leopard Cavalry had just rushed forward for two miles, and under the counterattack of several rounds of cavalry and shooting of the Tartars, they lost hundreds of people one after another.
Faced with this result, Luo Jingshan, who followed the troops to pursue him, didn't know how much casualties would the Tartars' superb riding and shooting bring to the pursuit troops under his command.
In this case, in order to avoid unnecessary losses, Luo Jingshan decisively ordered his subordinates to raise the pursuit distance to ensure that the arrows shot by the Tartars could no longer kill the pursuit troops under his command...
In this way, the two enemy and us kept a distance of sixty steps and rushed towards Zuoyun City.
At this time, the battle that happened in Zuoyun City had completely ended.
The five thousand Tartar musketeers, except for more than 2,000 people who died in battle and hundreds of people who were scattered on the battlefield, were 1,800 Han musketeers who became prisoners of the Tiger and Leopard Army.
Facing the city wall that had been blown up in front of him, Zhou Yuhong knew that it was impossible to repair the city wall.
Because the Tartar cavalry would not leave him much preparation time.
In addition, he also has no time to build a trench outside the ruins to block the attack of the cavalry. The Taurus cavalry can take advantage of the speed advantage and directly rush out of the gap in the city wall and shoot with cavalry to kill his subordinates. Zhou Yuhong knew that if the Taurus cavalry wanted to retake Zuoyun City, it would be a very tragic fight to welcome him.
However, in order to block these Tartar cavalry in Shanxi, Zhou Yuhong, who did not know that the five thousand Tartars were almost completely lost, had to take a deep breath and command with a serious face.
"Captain Wang, the musketeers you commanded are the first among the five thousand of us who come into contact with muskets, have the longest training time, and have experienced many bloody battles, so the most difficult position to defend is for you without any surprise... However, in order to increase our defense, I will all all the limited dozens of Folang machines in our hands... "
Although he knew that defending the gap in the city wall would definitely be a bloody battle. However, facing Zhou Yuhong's trustworthy gaze, Wang Bo still took the order without hesitation: "Please rest assured, General, the last general guarantees to defend the gap in the city wall, and will never let the Tartars rush into Zuoyun City..."
Zhou Yuhong nodded and continued to order: "The other two musket regiments are to defend the city walls on both sides of the gap... Once the Tartar cavalry launches an assault on the gap in the city wall, the two musket regiments must concentrate all firepower and kill as much as possible to kill the Tartars offensive forces, block the Tartars' offensive, and defend Zuoyun City... "
"Abide by the general order..."
Thousands of musketeers, like hunters waiting for prey, stared at the bloodthirsty eyes, waiting for the arrival of the Tartar cavalry. The deafening sound of horse hooves finally reached everyone's ears through the ground.
Zhou Yuhong was condescending, and with the help of a telescope, he immediately saw the Tartar cavalry getting closer and closer to him at the end of the official road.
As the Tartar cavalry got closer, a trace of doubt appeared on Zhou Yuhong's face.
, "What's going on? Why are there only a few hundred people left in the Tartar cavalry..."
While Zhou Yuhong was confused, Dorgon, who was surrounded by his subordinates, also saw the Zuoyun City wall, which had been blown up with a huge gap.
Although I don’t know what happened in Zuoyun City within a few hours after I left Zuoyun City.
However, a gap in the city wall that was dozens of feet wide directly told Dorgon using facts that something must have happened in Zuoyun City in front of him and had changed hands.
Because I did not see a flag representing the Later Jin army on the wall of Zuoyun City.
Dorgon discovered the strangeness of Zuoyun City, and the deputy general Umuqi next to Dorgon also discovered the difference between Zuoyun City in front of him. Not only that, he, who had been through the battlefield for a long time, felt a strong murderous intent directly in Zuoyun City in front of him.
Facing Zuo Yuncheng, which is getting closer and closer to him, and facing the Tiger and Leopard Army cavalry that cannot be shaken off behind him. Deputy General Emuqi asked anxiously, "Master Beile, the five thousand musketeers who defend Zuo Yuncheng must have encountered something unexpected... Zuo Yuncheng in front of him must have been re-occupied by the Tiger and Leopard Army. No matter what he said, we can't hit the Tiger and Leopard Army gun again..."
Dorgon frowned and said with a look of surprise: "No surprise, we must have been trapped by the Tiger and Leopard Army's plan to lure us out of the mountain... Use cavalry to transfer us from Zuoyun City, so that the queen can take the opportunity to retake Zuoyun City from the five thousand musketeers under our command, and poison us to death in Shanxi..."
"I really didn't expect that Wei Zheng, the commander-in-chief of the Tiger and Leopard Army, not only could train troops, but also had such a high strategy. He could break Dorgon's plan so easily, and also ate the 10,000-phalanet cavalry that Dorgon had worked hard to train at one time... It was really unexpected..."
Speaking of this, a long sigh filled with helplessness immediately came out of Dorgon's mouth.
Under the anticipated look of the deputy general Emuqi answered: "Now in Zuoyun City, there must be countless muskets and artillery aimed at us... As long as we rush into the range of these firearms and wait for us, an unprecedented storm of death."
"So, as you said just now, we can't get into this Zuoyun City..."
Speaking of this, Dorgon suddenly changed his words and continued to say with a sad face: "Not only that, we may not even be able to return to Mongolia and the Later Jin in a short period of time..."
"Zuo Yun was re-occupied by the Tiger and Leopard Army. If we want to return to Mongolia from Zuo Yun, we will be cut off... If we want to return to Mongolia, we must think of other ways. Zuo Yun's road will definitely not work..."
Hearing this answer without any substantial meaning, the expectation on the face of the deputy general Eumuqi was replaced by solemnly. At this moment, he didn't care about the identity of Belle of Dorgon beside him, and continued to ask for his life.
"Master Beile, how can we return to Mongolia and the Later Jin Dynasty be the future... I think that when we are delayed, how can we get rid of the pursuit of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry behind us, find a safe place to hide it, and then find a way to return to the Later Jin Dynasty."
Facing the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry who were following closely behind him, seeing that he was a little tired and all his subordinates who were all panicked and desperate. The sad expression on Dorgon's face was immediately replaced by despair.
Chapter completed!