Ming Taizi's Total War

Chapter 280 Abney's retreat

Hearing the sound of an enemy attack coming from behind, Dorgon responded quickly, "Don't panic, the soldiers and auxiliary soldiers quickly put on their armor, take up their knives and guns and prepare to defend against the enemy."

In addition to ordering the soldiers to quickly arm themselves against the enemy, Dorgon did not forget to ask them to protect the civilians and nobles in Mizhou.

If it weren't for protecting these people from leaving the capital and returning to Liaodong, with his Manchurian army equipped with a large number of horses, livestock, and vehicles, they would have returned to Liaodong through Shanhaiguan.

If a large number of these people died in the enemy attack tonight, then their work would be in vain.

"Protect the Chizhou people in the innermost part, and don't let the enemy kill them."

At this moment, Dorgon suddenly heard a very familiar voice.

"Raise your bow and shoot an arrow in the direction of the fire."

"It's Abnai!" Dorgon exclaimed.

Abu Nai has a large number of cavalry, all of them are grassland cavalry archers, who are best at cavalry and archery. If the quality and lethality of the bows and arrows they use are not so good, they are even better than the Chizhou cavalry.

"Raise your shield quickly!" Dorgon hurriedly ordered the surrounding soldiers and common people to raise things above their heads to defend against incoming arrows.

The next moment, thousands of arrows were shot randomly from the pitch-black field around the official road, one after another, they shot into the shield and cart, and let out the roar of death.

"This kid really doesn't know how to live or die. We must not let him go this time." After the wave of arrows ended, Dorgon said to himself as he looked at the countless injured soldiers and civilians around him.

Regardless of whether it was due to the previous hatred or today's attack, Dorgon had to ask Abnai to settle the score.

What's more, if I don't kill him today, I'm afraid it will be difficult for my group to leave the Gyeonggi area and return to Liaodong.

"Come three hundred warriors, join me to kill that Mongolian tartar." Dorgon raised his arms and gathered hundreds of cavalry around him.

People in the Central Plains looked down on the Manchus and Mongolians outside the Great Wall and scorned them as Tartars. Dorgon also looked down on the Mongols like Abu Nai, so they also scorned them as Tartars.

"Here we come, my lord!"

"Swear to follow the prince to the death."

"For the future of Manchuria."

In just a short while, hundreds of cavalrymen gathered around Dorgon. They were all wearing cotton armor, helmets on their heads, and armed with knives, guns, bows and arrows. They looked like the elite of the Eight Banners.

"Okay, with you guys here, the king will feel relieved."

"Follow me to kill those Mongolian Tartars, and we can return to Liaodong and Shengjing safely." Dorgon promised them.

During this entry, Mizhou suffered heavy losses. Tens of thousands of people died on the battlefield. Of course, the Han Army Banner and Green Battalion suffered even more losses, with 10,000+ people.

However, in the eyes of these Mitezhou people, the fate of the Han people is not a fate. For them, the Han army flag and the green battalion are just tools.

As long as they are used up, they can be discarded at will, and if these tools are lost, it doesn't matter, it's a big deal to make some later.

In fact, during the Kangxi and Qianlong years, after the country had been at peace for a long time, the Qing court reduced the number of Han army banners and increased the number of Han army bannermen to serve the people.

Anyway, the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners is getting worse and worse, coupled with the fact that there are fewer and fewer wars in the country, there are not many places where the Han Army Banner is used. If this is the case, why do you keep these people?Anyway, they are not from the nationality.

"Follow me!" Dorgon yelled loudly, leaped out of the official road, and rushed towards the Mongolian cavalry archer on horseback and archery in the dark wilderness.

He knew these prairie cavalry best. They were not good at close combat. Once the enemy charged, they would flee like a flock of wolves.

Under the leadership of Dorgon, more than [-] soldiers of the Eight Banners rushed into the formation of the prairie cavalry stationed in the wilderness in one go.

In the boundless night, the sharp scimitar forged from fine steel, held by a strong Manchurian soldier, cut open the bodies of steppe cavalry one after another.

Because the grassland is too barren and lacks minerals and handicrafts, Abney and these grassland cavalry basically don't wear any armor. Most of them only wear a fur jacket and robe before going to the battlefield.

A considerable number of them can wear leather armor, but it is only at the technical level of hundreds of years ago.

And those who can wear iron armor are either the commander in the army, or the personal guards around Abu Nai.

Sure enough, Abnai's prairie cavalry soon left the battlefield screaming. These prairie cavalry could not adapt to the chaotic battlefield in the dark.

When Dorgon's men and horses came, they fell into chaos, because in the dark, they didn't know how many Eight Banners soldiers killed them, let alone how many directions there were enemies.

However, relying on the maneuverability of the horses under their crotch and the tactical method of gushing, they quickly decided to leave here on horseback, and it would not be too late to fight after opening the distance.

It's a pity that they didn't have that chance. It seems that the Eight Banners soldiers like Dorgon are not the Central Plains infantry who run around on a pair of iron feet. The ultimate speed of their horses is a few points faster than those of the prairie cavalry.

I saw that under the cover of night, Dorgon and the Eight Banners' cavalry rushed left and right together, hacking and killing, as if entering no one's land, killing those grassland cavalry and running around.

Abu Nai and Borgo originally wanted to gather the scattered prairie cavalry, but they were surprised to find that once a large group of prairie cavalry gathered together, they would immediately become Dorgon's target and be hunted down by him .

So Abu Nai and Borgo had to give up this plan, and instead fled in embarrassment with their followers.

Fortunately, Dorgon was afraid of the elite army of the Ming army chasing after him, so he only killed these grassland cavalry and returned to the team, not daring to go into the wilderness to pursue.

After all, their first task now is to escort the team out of Shanhaiguan and return to Liaodong, rather than killing and wounding Abnai's prairie cavalry in large numbers.

They are as slippery as loaches in the mud. Although their combat effectiveness is far worse than that of the Eight Banners soldiers, their fighting will and morale are also far inferior.

But now at night, it is not an easy task to chase them down and kill them in large numbers.

It was already very difficult for Dorgon to defeat Abnai's prairie cavalry of nearly 300 with only [-] men. If he hadn't had no choice, with the determination to break the boat, he would not be sure to attack Abnai's army formation.

Although the prairie cavalry is good, there are a lot of them. As the saying goes, ants kill elephants, not to mention the prairie cavalry with swords and guns and bows and arrows on their backs.

After Abnai's retreat, Dorgon and the Qing court had a much smoother journey. Except for distance, there was nothing that could stop them.

(End of this chapter)