Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 376 Chapter 376, Zhu Cihong encircled and wiped out the Qing army, and Dorgon encircled it
Anyone with a bit of military knowledge knows that in the cold weapon age, the physical fitness requirements for archers were higher than those for ordinary soldiers.

It only takes a few back and forth to draw the bow fully, and then aim and shoot, and ordinary people will be out of breath and unable to support themselves.

Even these well-trained archers can only draw dozens of times before they have to stop.

The body has its limits. If you use it again, you will be injured or even lose your hand.

On the other hand, the Ming army, the Musketeers did not have this trouble at all.

Any musketeer can easily fire hundreds of rounds of bullets every day, completely overwhelming the archers in terms of quantity.

Therefore, even with the same number of casualties, the Qing army's archers were completely unable to fight a protracted battle with the Ming army's musketeers.

The body does not allow it!

Azig was silent for a while and said, "Where are the other troops?"

The general said: "All available archers have been dispatched, and if you want to continue to maintain the line of defense, you must withdraw from the forward troops!"

Badali on the side couldn't help but said: "The forward troops can only reach Shengjing within twenty miles at most. Isn't it nonsense to send archers back at this time?"

Azig looked at Badali: "What do you mean?"

Badalley said very decisively: "Prince Ying, right now we can only survive by cutting off the tail!"

Azig fell silent.

The so-called survival by cutting off the tail, to put it bluntly, means giving up the archers and Horqin cavalry who are trying their best to block the attack, so that the remaining Manchu and Qing troops can retreat in time.

After pondering for a moment, Azig flatly refused: "No, you can't do that."

Badalie was in a hurry: "Prince Ying, the Ming army is trying to pin us down here. If we still have to look forward and backward, if Zhang Shize's troops from the Ming army come here, I'm afraid that all the troops will be trapped here."

Azige glared at Badalley, and said, "You think I don't know these reasons? My brother has already sent someone to tell us, and he will also send troops from Shengjing to meet us. Measure the British Duke Zhang Shize Don’t even dare to attack with all your strength.”

In the Ming army's main formation, Zhu Cihong squinted his eyes, watching the battlefield in the distance.

From this position, apart from the carts of the Qing army's rear troops and the densely packed archers behind the carts, nothing else could be seen clearly.

Li Dingguo was standing next to Zhu Cixiang, making a report.

"Your Highness, the Jiannu resistance is very fierce, and their number of archers seems to be more than we expected!"

In Li Dingguo's original plan, he should be able to break through the Qing army's defense line in an hour and a half at most, but now two hours have passed, and the Ming army's musketeers still haven't made a further breakthrough after paying a lot of casualties.

This made Li Dingguo somewhat blame himself when reporting.

Zhu Cihong's expression was indifferent, and he said with a smile: "It's okay, if what I expected is correct, Jiannu should have dispatched troops from the front to come back to support."

Li Dingguo froze for a moment, with a surprised expression on his face: "Drop the troops from the front, isn't Jiannu afraid of the British Duke?"

Zhu Cixiang said: "Of course they are afraid of the British Duke, but the problem is that they think Dorgon in Shengjing City can find a way to contain the British Duke."

British Duke Zhang Shize is looking at Shengjing in the distance.

At this moment, the gate of the city was opened for a long time, and teams of Qing soldiers were pouring out of it and forming formations outside the city.

Li Guozhen, the uncle of Xiangcheng, stood beside the British Duke and said in a deep voice: "Dorgon in the city must have lost his temper."

The British Duke laughed: "Some time ago, I thought it would be good to let Jiannu come out to fight, but I didn't expect Jianu to really dare to come out now. Uncle Xiangcheng, what do you think we should do now?"

Li Guozhen said without hesitation: "The general can lead his army to stop these slaves. The British Lord can just rest assured."

The British Duke looked at Li Guozhen and said, "I can only give you [-] soldiers and horses."

Li Guozhen laughed: "Twenty thousand is enough!"

The British Duke patted Li Guozhen on the shoulder, got on his horse, and rushed away surrounded by many cavalry.

In front of the British Duke, the main force of the [-] Ming army was rushing like a tide, pointing north.

This scene completely fell into the eyes of Dorgon at the head of Shengjing City, making Dorgon's face even more gloomy.

"Are these damned Ming people so ignorant of our elites in Shengjing?"

The layout of the Ming army is already very obvious, which is to leave the [-] troops and horses led by Li Guozhen to stop Dorgon's troops in Shengjing City, and the two armies of Zhu Cihong and Ying Gong will encircle and annihilate the main force of the Qing army outside the city led by Azige. .

Shengjing City was not full of trash, and the people around Dorgon were naturally a little flustered when they saw this.

"Prince Rui, what should we do now?"

"Prince Rui, if something happens to Prince Ying's department, then the Qing Dynasty will really be in big trouble!"

The biggest difference between the Manchu and Qing Dynasties and the Ming Dynasty was that there were fewer people in the Manchu and Qing Dynasties.

With few people, it is impossible to bear too many losses.

Daming can keep losing, with [-] or even [-] deaths each time, but he can regain his strength and continue fighting next time.

But for the Qing Dynasty, if they lose all their [-] troops this time, it will be completely over!

Dorgon raised his voice: "Calm down!"

Dorgon's prestige was still there, and everyone suddenly became quiet after saying this.

Dorgon looked at the main force of the Ming army that was still moving in the distance and spoke slowly.

"Mingren has great ambitions this time. He wants to eat up one hundred thousand elites of our Qing Dynasty in one fell swoop, but don't forget that the elites of the Qing Dynasty cannot be eaten so easily!"

"As long as our troops in Shengjing City can break through the Ming Army's blocking force outside the city, we can penetrate directly into the rear flank of the Ming Army Zhang Shize's Department!"

"At that time, it won't be Zhu Cihong and Zhang Shize who surrounded and annihilated Azige, but me and Azige who surrounded and annihilated Zhang Shize!"

Speaking of this, Dorgon's eyes suddenly lit up, very bright.

"Zhu Cixiang thought this was an opportunity to defeat the Qing Dynasty in one fell swoop, but he didn't know that this was actually a great opportunity for the Qing Dynasty to completely destroy the main force of the Ming army here!"

Listening to Dorgon's analysis, many Manchu and Qing ministers began to become excited, and they all started asking for a fight.

"Prince Rui, I am willing to take my servants and soldiers with me to fight!"

"Prince Rui, this time we all go out and fight Akito!"

Amid the calls for battle, Dorgon's smile became even more joyful.

He waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.

"Since you are all so united, please go back immediately to organize the soldiers at home and meet out of the city within half an hour."

"As for me, I'm going out of the city right now, personally leading the [-] troops in the city, and trying my best to break through the defense line of the Ming army outside the city!"

(End of this chapter)