Chapter 952 0947 [Great rout](2/2)
There were too many defeated troops, and they fled randomly to block the path of the Ming army.
Han Shizhong shouted: "Instruct the generals of the Ming Dynasty not to worry about the Xixia infantry and hunt down the Xixia cavalry. Then I order the tribes in the grassland not to kill prisoners indiscriminately. Capturing the enemy troops will also be considered as credit!"
Yue Fei's right-wing Ming cavalry was chasing the Xixia cavalry that had just rushed over.
On the left wing, Li Yu and Liu Zhengyan bypassed the fleeing infantry and pursued the nearby Xixia Qingqi.
All the Xixia infantry were handed over to the grassland tribes. Those guys seemed extremely excited. They intercepted and killed the soldiers in separate teams, forcing the Xixia infantry to surrender in droves.
The Ming cavalry chased them for more than 70 miles and returned one after another until midnight. Some people even got lost and disappeared at night.
Brother Richard fled from dusk to dawn. Some of the more than 20,000 Xixia Qingqi followed him and fled south, some fled to Wu Lahai City, some fled further to the Zhenyan Army Division, and some
Many local people surrendered directly to the Ming army.
After Brother Richard escaped back to Keyi Gate, he spent a few days gathering the cavalry who had fled back one after another.
There are only twelve thousand riders left.
There were another eight thousand people who circled back to attack the castle. The situation was unknown, and four to five thousand horsemen fled to the Zhenyan Army Division. There were still three to four thousand horsemen who fled into Wu Lahai City, and thousands of infantrymen stayed behind in the city.
The rest of the Xixia soldiers were either killed or captured, and more than 50,000 were killed or captured by the Ming army.
Brother Richard seemed a little in a daze. Xixia had suffered such a big defeat before. But this time it was obviously different. The Ming Dynasty was too powerful and came directly to destroy Xixia.
This year's war is just the beginning, and the real general offensive will not be launched until next year.
The Ming army in the Shaanxi direction may kill hundreds of thousands of people!
The Iron Harriers have been crippled, with only more than 400 people left to escape, and the crossbowmen were completely wiped out. Will Buba Zi and the Qiansheng Army be used next year to deal with the hundreds of thousands of Ming troops?
Brother Richard began to reflect. He should not have rescued Wu Lahaicheng. He should have allowed all the Weifu Army Division to withdraw southward, with strong walls and clear fields to lure the Ming army deep into the city... No, no, this was a routine to deal with the Song army in the Hengshan area. Put it in the Hetao.
It is useless to deal with the Ming army externally.
Brother Richard discovered that no matter how he directed, he could not defeat Han Shizhong.
The army under his command is too weak.
The Iron Kites were actually able to be defeated head-on by a group of valiant cavalry!
How to fight this?
The infantry was even worse. Since the time for dispatching troops was too tight, he couldn't move all the way to fight, so he could only use the rubbish troops recruited nearby.
The Qisheng Army, which had not gone out to plunder for more than ten years, had extremely rubbish equipment and extremely rubbish morale.
The news spread back to Xingqing Mansion, and the Xixia government and the public were shocked.
Fifteen-year-old Li Renxiao was extremely panicked. Prime Minister Li Renzhong said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to panic. When the King of Jin led reinforcements to the north, we had already sent envoys to contact the Liao Kingdom (Yelü Dashi). The Liao Kingdom is getting stronger and stronger in the Western Regions, and they will bring it with them."
The army came to the rescue."
Li Renxiao asked: "What should Liao do if they don't send troops?"
Li Renzhong said: "They will. I have made the envoy promise that as long as the Liao Kingdom sends troops to help, he will teach them how to make firearms. Your Majesty can also send another envoy to Luoyang to see if..."
"Can anything be done?" Li Renxiao asked.
Li Renzhong said: "Can you cede the territory in exchange for a truce with the Ming Dynasty?"
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Chapter completed!