Tang Feng restrained his troops and the general formation stopped at its original position.
"Eunuch, why don't we chase after such a good opportunity? Perhaps we can wipe out the entire Houjin army in one go.”A guerrilla general was a little dissatisfied with Tang Feng's order not to pursue him.
"Pursue the Houjin Army? Where did you get the courage to chase after the Houjin Army?”Tang Feng looked at the guerrilla general and asked.
"But Gonggong, the Houjin army has already retreated, and our morale is still high.”The guerrilla general replied.
Looking at this arrogant guerrilla general, Tang Feng really wanted to give him a slap.
"Has the Houjin Army collapsed? Do you think you can defeat the main force of Houjin with just these people?”Tang Feng narrowed his eyes and looked at the arrogant guerrilla general as he questioned him coldly.
The guerrilla general was stunned by Tang Feng's question.
Then, he looked at the rear Jin army formation, only to see that the rear Jin army formation was clear and their flags were swaying. There was no sign of them retreating.
Moreover, the retreating Jin cavalry had already regrouped in front of the army formation.
Although they had lost half of their cavalry in this charge, they still had more than five thousand men.
The painful lessons of the past had taught the Ming Border Army that if they wanted to fight the Houjin Army in the wild, they would need at least twice the number of cavalry.
Even if they were twice the enemy, they might not be able to gain an advantage.
The skills of the Eight Banners of the Later Jin Dynasty in riding and shooting were not something that the Great Ming Cavalry could compare to.
"The reason why our army was able to gain the upper hand was because we relied on the power of firearms. If we didn't have firearms and relied on these soldiers to fight the Houjin Army, hmph, we would be courting death.”Tang Feng coldly snorted.
The other generals nodded in agreement.
That's right, the reason why he was able to gain an advantage in the field this time was completely because of those firearms and cannons.
In this battle, more than 90% of the Houjin cavalrymen who died were killed by the musketeers and cannons.
The soldiers on the right wing quickly cleaned up the battlefield. The corpses of the Houjin cavalrymen who were killed were carried back to Guangning City.
One had to know that the heads of these Houjin people were all real battle achievements and could also be used to exchange for white silver.
After a round of counting, just the number of Houjin cavalrymen that had been killed had reached 4,000.
Adding in the 7,000 plus men from the Zhenglan Flag, they had already killed 12,000 Golden Soldiers of the Empress in Guang Ning City alone.
Alright, this could be considered an unprecedented victory.
At this moment, whether it was Wang Zaijin, Yu Huafeng, or the other officers, they were all so excited that their faces were about to turn red.
These people looked at the back of the man at the front of the army with admiration.
Guangning had been able to achieve two unprecedented victories because of this Great Eunuch, the Chief of the East Chamber.
The Houjin army did not attack again. Instead, they prepared to set up camp on the south bank of the Daling River.
Looking at the formation, it seemed like they were planning to fight to the death with the Ming army outside Guang Ning City.
After two consecutive defeats, the wilderness outside Guangning City was dyed red by the blood of the Houjin people. The Houjin people were filled with endless hatred for this city.
Nurhachi, Huang Taiji, and the others wished that they could break through the city and slaughter everyone inside.
Tang Feng smiled indifferently when he saw the posture of the Houjin Army.
In the first confrontation, not only did Hou Jin not obtain any results, but he also obtained the results first. This was a perfect start.
Since they had a good start and Hou Jin had lost more than 4,000 cavalrymen, the following matters would be much easier.
From the rear of Guangning City, two fast horses galloped over to the front of the central army.
The two barbarians from the East Chamber jumped off their horses and half-knelt in front of Tang Feng.
"Reporting to Chang Gong, Ning Yuan Northern Guards, Ning Yuan Central Guards, and Ning Yuan Guards have all entered the northern town. They are less than five miles away from Guang Ning City.”
Hearing the foreigners 'report, Tang Feng smiled and raised his whip.
"Attention all troops, advance in order and prepare to fight the Houjin Army.”
The army slowly moved forward, and the center was no longer the musketeers, but the artillery at the back.
Both Wang Zaijin and the other Ming generals were puzzled by Tang Feng's order.
He couldn't understand. Previously, when he had such a good opportunity, he didn't allow the Ming army to pursue. Now, he wanted the army to advance.
Not only did the Ming generals not understand Eunuch Wei's thoughts, even Nurhachi and the others were baffled.
In the 17th century, the eastern countries were still in the era of cold weapons. The generals of this era only used traditional military tactics to fight hand-to-hand.
But in reality, the war between the two countries in the distant West had already gotten rid of the close combat of the Middle Ages.
The main force of the battlefield had changed from cavalry and infantry to artillery and musketeers.
In this era, the main theme of the western world was to line up and shoot to death.
As a person from the later generation, even though Tang Feng did not have much knowledge about military affairs, at least he knew how to effectively use advanced weapons such as firearms and cannons.
The Later Jin Army did not choose to fight a decisive battle. Instead, they planned to set up camp with their backs against the Daling River. In Tang Feng's view, this was simply asking for abuse.
Facing the dense artillery, even a sturdy city could not guarantee the safety of the soldiers, let alone those simple wooden fences and barricades.
Even though Nurhachi did not understand what the Ming army was trying to do, he still followed his own thoughts and began to lay out his plans.
"Prepare for battle."
The Houjin Army, which was just about to set up camp, began to move again.
The cavalry was in front, and the infantry was behind. They formed a long and thin army formation in the wilderness. Their swords, spears, and halberds flickered with a cold light.
"Cavalry troops, attack the right wing of the Ming army. Infantry formation, entangle the Ming cavalry.”
After the previous clash, Nurhachi understood that the Ming army's strongest point was the strange square formation in the middle.
Since this strange square formation was a hard bone that could not be gnawed off, then he might as well put it aside and let it hang there by itself.
Once this defensive formation moved on the battlefield, it was easy to expose its weakness. At that time, it would only need a cavalry attack to completely destroy it.
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