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These Jurchen elites

Historically, when Wu Jie unleashed a volley of arrows from his divine crossbow,

They were shot down, their men and horses sprawling.

They still dared to repeatedly organize charges.

After countless deaths and injuries

They realized they couldn't break through.

Only then did they choose to retreat in disgrace.

The divine bow was at least within their comprehension.

Firearms, however, were beyond their expectations.

They were so frightened by the three rounds of salvo that they lost their fighting spirit.

In fact, Zhang Guangdao hoped they would continue their charge.

Moreover, the more times you charge, the better.

Wanyan Loushi surveyed the generals,

I noticed that everyone looked fearful.

Moreover, the best opportunity has already been missed.

Organizing another heavy cavalry charge would be suicidal.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Withdraw the troops!"

Retreat is not a rout.

The Jin soldiers, terrified of being defeated,

It still maintains a very high level of organization.

The remaining members of the assault reserve, Heza Meng'an

They began to systematically remove their heavy armor.

They were tied up and placed on their respective spare horses.

The remaining infantry,

They also rode horses for their journey.

A large number of elite cavalry and light cavalry,

A team of fifty people

Distributed throughout the battlefield,

They took turns providing cover as they retreated.

More Jin Dynasty light cavalry and elite cavalry,

They were then scattered to a more distant part of the battlefield.

Be wary of enemies that may suddenly appear.

This highly efficient and meticulously organized retreat,

Zhang Guangdao felt a chill run down his spine.

So damn scary!

By this point in the battle, the Jin infantry had suffered the highest casualty rate.

Mainly during mountain assaults and battle charges,

Most of those killed or wounded were shot by crossbows.

More than three thousand infantrymen.

They can still evacuate on horseback normally.

There are fewer than 1,800 people left.

Moreover, he was covered in injuries.

Who knows, during the withdrawal,

Some people couldn't hold on and fell off their horses.

Four hundred of the Hezhameng'an soldiers died in battle.

More than 1,100 Jin cavalrymen died in battle.

The main cause of death was the breaking of the truck's iron chains.

The iron chains in those workshops,

It was tightly secured.

It takes time to dismount and unfasten the buckle.

When the chain was removed, it became a sitting duck for crossbows.

More than 1,300 Jin cavalrymen were killed in battle.

Some died from arrow wounds during the exchange of fire.

Some died while cooperating with the elite cavalry to break through the van formation.

There are some more.

Hit by a stray bullet from a wooden cannon.

Or perhaps they were killed by Ming cavalry while on reconnaissance.

The surviving elite and light cavalry of the Jin Dynasty

Many others also bore arrow wounds.

The current troop strength that Wanyan Loushi can command

There are 1600 Heza Mengan left.

More than 1700 Han Chinese infantrymen from Liaodong

More than 4400 elite Jin cavalrymen

More than 900 Jurchens and light cavalry from the grasslands.

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In total, only about 8700 people remain.

On the Ming army's side...

The death toll was only over two thousand.

Most of them suffered minor injuries from arrow wounds.

Those who were truly killed or seriously wounded,

Most of them came from Wu Jie's mountain-guarding troops.

And then there are the unlucky ones in the Crescent Moon Formation,

The Ming soldiers who were killed or seriously wounded in battle,

The total is only a little over 160.

"Order the entire army to pursue them at a slow pace!"

"Wu Jie's troops, stay behind to clean up the battlefield,"

"They then retreated to Zhao Jianzi's city camp,"

"Guarding the supplies alongside the laborers!"

Zhang Guangdao began to give orders.

The shield bearer was in front.

Soldiers from various units began to advance outwards.

Artillerymen dismantled the wooden cannons.

Clean the gunpowder from the medicine pool.

Four men carried a cannon barrel.

Two people were carrying a cannon carriage.

The remaining artillery support troops,

They loaded the stone projectiles and gunpowder into the carriage.

They towed and pushed the vans to follow the main force.

"Commander, the Ming army is closing in!"

Wanyan Loushi had only retreated two or three miles when...

Then they received news that the Ming army was in pursuit.

He personally rode back to check.

They became somewhat indecisive.

Half an hour ago,

He would not hesitate to launch a full-scale counterattack.

Harass, lure, and disrupt the Ming army's pursuit formation.

Then the cavalry went out in all directions to annihilate these enemies.

But now,

Wanyan Loushi, however, was pondering whether he could truly fight.

Is the enemy commander up to some trick again?

He stood on a small hill, riding his horse.

They had been observing the movements of the Ming army for a long time.

They discovered that the Ming army's pursuit was extremely slow.

Each unit advanced in formation.

For every dozens or hundreds of steps forward

They will stop, regroup, and then continue.

Needless to say, as long as the Jin soldiers dare to attack again,

The Ming army would inevitably deploy its chariots quickly.

"Da da da....."

A troop of fast horses galloped in:

"A commander of ten thousand men, a cavalryman of the Ming army,"

"They've headed towards our camp!"

This was intended to block the Jin army's retreat route.

They also seized or burned the Jin soldiers' provisions.

Wendu Sizhong said, "The hiding place of the Ming cavalry."

“They could march straight north from more than ten miles away and attack our army’s camp.”

"It will take time for the scouts to return with the news,"

"The enemy cavalry are probably close to the main camp by now!"