Chapter 294 Ambush on the Road
On the north bank of the water, more than 40,000 Zheng troops, thousands of white-armored flag soldiers, and many elite Qing troops who had not had time to cross the river were in chaos.
Although the Zheng army surrendered soldiers who had experience in captives saw that the situation was wrong, Duoduo led the main force of the Qing army to escape and threw them on the north shore, and did not resist the scattered surrender. However, the Eight Banners and Green Camp soldiers were still resisting stubbornly.
Needless to say, the Eight Banners have a very firm fighting will. Most of the Green Camp soldiers entering Fujian are northerners, and no one wants to stay in Fujian, so they are still fighting and want to escape.
Zhao Ming saw that the Lianjiang battlefield could not end for a while, and he was worried that Zheng Hongkui could not stand it, so he decided to lead his subordinates to go first and let Zhu Yihai clean up the Lianjiang battlefield.
At that moment, Zhao Ming pulled out the reins of the horse and galloped to chase southwest. Ding Weiyue behind him raised the flag of the big celestial flag, followed closely behind. The Ming soldiers of Donghai Town immediately abandoned the massacre of the Qing army in front of him and quickly gathered. All the troops looked at the flag of the big celestial flag and chased towards the direction of the big celestial flag.
Fujian is mountains, Duoduo led the army to run wildly, the soldiers were swaying torches, and the night wind blew the flames in the dark. Under the flames, Duoduo and the Qing soldiers' faces flickered and dark, and they couldn't see any expressions clearly.
"Where are you?" Dodo held back the horse's reins, his face full of vigilance.
The Qing generals around him looked around and rushed forward for a while. However, it was the surrendered general of Zheng's army, Shi Fu, and bowed: "Your Majesty, this should be more than 30 miles northeast of Min'an Town."
The war was fought well, and Duoduo suddenly fled. The Zheng army surrendered to the army still didn't understand what was going on.
Most of the Zheng army surrendered the army before they had time to escape, and only a very small number of them ran fast and followed the Qing army across Lianjiang.
In this battle, most of the Qing army was still in an inexplicable state at this time and did not understand at all why the Qing army was defeated in a confused manner.
In the eyes of many people, the Qing army clearly had an advantage in military strength. Even if it could not defeat the Ming army, the Ming army would not defeat them, and it was really inexplicable to run away.
Among the 90,000 Qing troops, there were probably only more than 40,000 people who successfully fled, and half of them were lost.
Duoduo was quite satisfied with this result. The Qing army's food supply route was cut off. If he did not run away and could not defeat Zhao Ming, the result would inevitably be the destruction of the entire army.
Although only 40,000 people escaped Lianjiang now, they were all elites of the Qing army. The Qing army he brought to Fujian did not suffer much loss, and the main casualties and captured were the surrendered soldiers of the Zheng army.
Duoduo 60,000 troops entered Fuzhou, leaving 10,000 Qing troops to guard Fuzhou, and 50,000 elite troops advanced to Lianjiang. The main losses of the Han army were 6,000 Zhengbai Banners, as well as some green camp soldiers who had no time to escape. The main force of the Qing army did not suffer much, and it was within the range he could bear.
Min'an Town is located near the mouth of the Minjiang River, about 60 miles south of Fuzhou. That is to say, after passing Min'an Town, you will almost arrive in Fuzhou.
Duoduo immediately whipped the horse whip and shouted loudly, "Keep going forward! Be careful, the rebels should be nearby!"
Fuzhou City is high and thick, with more than 10,000 Qing soldiers garrisoning. Zheng Hongkui's remnants were defeated. After taking down Mawei Port, it was unlikely that he would attack Fuzhou. He would most likely choose to attack the main force of the Qing army with Zhao Manzi. So Duoduo had a premonition that Zheng Hongkui's troops were nearby.
In the dark night, the night wind blows, the trees swing, and the shadows under the moonlight are as hideous as if they are demons.
The Qing soldiers held weapons in their hands and looked around vigilantly, looking for enemies that might suddenly appear.
At this time, a sound of horse hooves roared, and the Qing cavalry left the brigade and went forward to investigate. However, it was dark and the torch not only could not illuminate both sides of the road, but instead exposed its position. There was really nothing to investigate.
Marching in the dark night, it was extremely dangerous. It was not the Eight Banners soldiers who opened the way, but the five thousand elite soldiers of the Green Camp.
The night wind was howling, and the Qing soldiers walked very slowly. The soldiers held weapons and walked forward cautiously. The officers looked around from time to time.
"Min'an Town!" A green camp ginseng general wearing a red hat, a waist knife, and an iron armor suddenly said.
Qing next to him immediately clasped the handle of the knife, "This place is not far from the ponytail, please be careful,"
While speaking, the cavalry ran, rushed past the Green Camp soldiers and headed for reconnaissance, while the infantry and soldiers all stopped.
At this time, the cavalry ran for a distance, and they all stopped the war horses, looked around, and shot a few arrows into the darkness, without any abnormal movement.
Seeing this, the Qing cavalry shook with the torch in their hands. When the Qing generals behind him saw it, they immediately laughed. The leader waved his hand and said with a smile: "Continue to move forward!"
The Qing army infantry slowly raised their pace. As soon as the team started to move, a "boom" cannon sound suddenly came from the front, followed by a "bang bang" musket sound.
The Qing soldiers who were advancing raised their heads alertly and saw the flames of guns flashing in front of them. The projectiles flying out of the darkness were ripped out, and the red projectiles intertwined trajectories, instantly shooting down the cavalry in front of them, causing gravel on the side of the road to splash.
"No, there is an ambush!" The general of the Green Camp ahead immediately understood what was going on and immediately called an order, "Retreat quickly!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the whistling sound of projectiles and arrows breaking through the air came like a storm. The Qing army on the road was immediately shot down, and a shrill wail rose into the sky.
In front of Min'an Town, there are also woods on both sides of the road, and countless figures appear.
"Quickly change the team back to the front, withdraw, withdraw!" The Qing generals on the horse waved their swords and roared wildly, but their voices were soon covered by the sound of muskets and the screams of soldiers, and the wails of the Five Thousand Green Camps instantly fell into chaos.
After the vanguard, the cannons sounded, and Duoduo waved backwards, and the army behind him stopped immediately. Several teams of cavalry hurriedly left the formation and galloped forward to investigate the situation of the vanguard.
Duoduo had a gloomy face. Soon after, the cavalry rushed back, turned over and dismounted, and reported anxiously: "Prince, the front army was attacked and suffered heavy losses!"
"Hmph!" Duoduo snorted coldly, "As expected, Zheng Hongkui's troops are nearby!"
"Prince, the front army was attacked. Will the army be suppressed and reinforcements are carried out?" asked the Qing general Bayan.
Duoduo looked back at the Qing army who was forming a formation behind him and said coldly: "It is inconvenient to command the battle at night, and the news is not clear, which is very easy to form chaos. If the army is pressing down, you will lead a thousand people and go for reinforcements immediately."
Bayan led a thousand men to leave the brigade, and Duoduo immediately ordered: "Each army formed a formation, some left their posts without permission, and some were close to the army to kill them!"
The most taboo at night is that chaos is the only way to command the system. Duoduo has a gloomy face and repeatedly shouts orders. At this time, a horse gallops over and dismounts, and reports loudly: "Prince, there is a Ming army chasing behind him!"
Chapter completed!