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Chapter 177 Cavalry Melee
Seeing a throwing spear coming towards Zhang Guodong, Zhang Cheng hurriedly swung the knife stick in his hand upwards, hitting the tip of the throwing spear, the throwing spear immediately changed direction and flew upwards.

Zhang Guodong glanced at Zhang Cheng, and the two nodded to each other, without speaking, the Qing soldiers rushed in.

Hu Zichen on the right has rushed straight into the cavalry formation of the Qing army like a fierce tiger. The horse spear in his hand flew up and down, and the Qing cavalry fell off one after another. Hu Dake followed behind him with the right whistle, and the three-eyed gun exploded repeatedly.

Before entering the guard this time, Zhang Cheng had a premonition that he would follow his uncle into the King of Weiqin, so he returned to the camp after recovering from his injuries, focusing on only two things.

First, familiarize yourself with the state of the army and the horses under your command, and ask everyone to repair their armor, organize their weapons, and practice first, especially advocating the use of three-eyed guns in cavalry battles.

The second is to try to hoard as much medicine and food as possible, and for this reason, he does not hesitate to owe usury, and even engage in kidnapping to make a living.

Therefore, the knights under his command had enough ammunition, but in all riding battles, the three-eyed blunderbuss opened the way. However, this also has a flaw, which is the shooting distance.

The three-eyed blunderbuss can only show its power within thirty paces, but it is difficult for cavalry to aim, so it is even more important to shoot within twenty paces, so as to be more accurate.

But at this distance, not to mention the arrows of the Qing army, the throwing spears, throwing axes, iron bones, etc. are also extremely lethal, which requires a high quality of the knight's heart.

Fortunately, Zhang Cheng had already prepared before entering the guard. All the knights under his command were well-armored, which gave them a lot of confidence. Moreover, although the Qing army's arrows, even throwing spears and throwing axes were fierce, they were not guns. Playing like that, all those in the middle will lose.

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Here, Zhang Cheng was surrounded by Qing cavalry after Hu Zichen and the others rushed in, and Yang Guozhu also joined his subordinates, leading more than [-] cavalry to charge forward from the left.

He yelled: "Zhang Guodong, I'll go to Huzi..."

Regardless of whether Zhang Guodong heard it clearly, Zhang Cheng rode his horse and rushed forward after shouting. Chen Zhong still led the guards and rushed in front of him, with three-eyed guns opening the way, "Bang bang bang..." There was a burst of noise like popping beans.

Zhang Cheng swung the saber stick in his hand and stabbed a Qing soldier over. Then he heard screams beside him. Before he could look back, he screamed and rushed to Hu Zichen's side.

At this time, the situation here reversed. Nearly 800 cavalry under Zhang Cheng were facing Qingqi with less than [-] horses. On the other side, Yang Guozhu and Zhang Guodong led nearly [-] elite cavalry to rush forward.

Just now, the [-] Qing cavalry besieged the more than [-] Xuanzhen knights led by Guo Yingxian, but now they turned into more than [-] Xuan Dajing cavalry, and began to besiege the [-] Qing cavalry.

What's more, those Qing cavalry have been fighting for a long time, while Zhang Cheng and Zhang Guodong's more than a thousand elite cavalry are fresh troops who have just joined the battlefield.

The two sides came to a conclusion. Under the leadership of a Qing army Jia Lazhangjing, the Qing army cavalry, which was already less than [-], fought and retreated. They gradually gathered with another Qing army.

Hu Dawei is on the horse, and the armor on his body is also bright red. I don't know if it is his own blood or the enemy's spray.

When he led the cavalry out from the south gate of the camp, the first team of Qing cavalry had already rushed through and was fighting with Guo Yingxian's knights. He just met the second team of Qing cavalry who rushed in behind, and the two sides fought together.

The Qing army had less than 400 fine cavalry, and they had more than [-] cavalry in one wave, divided into four teams, and rushed into this wide battlefield one after another. The first team was originally rushing to the west gate of Jiazhuang.

But he was caught up by Guo Yingxian's troops who fought behind, and the two sides fought together. Originally, Guo Yingxian had the upper hand, but he was raided by the Qing army into his own inner line, and all the soldiers were brave.

However, after the third team of the Qing army rushed forward, Guo Yingxian and other soldiers were gradually surrounded by the two teams of Qing cavalry. At a difficult time, Zhang Cheng, Yang Guozhu and others led the army to rush over and broke the siege.

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In the empty space between the camps of Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu, more than 300 cavalrymen of the Qing army were confronting three teams of knights of the Ming army.

Hu Zichen and Hu Dawei have joined in the north, and there are nearly [-] knights on their side. Zhang Cheng still leads the two sentry cavalry under his command, about [-] cavalry. Yang Guozhu and Zhang Guodong lead more than [-] cavalry. In the south, the Ming army has the upper hand in terms of strength.

Zhang Cheng, Yang Guozhu, and Hu Dawei knew very well in their hearts that although they had an advantage here, their local advantage had limited impact on the overall situation. At present, the frontal battle was tight, and the Qing cavalry here must be repelled as soon as possible.

With a shout, the two knights of Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei rushed towards the Qing army at the same time, and Zhang Cheng also shouted: "Chen Zheng, Lao Wu, we must rush over and attack the Tartars with the two army gates."

The Qing army on the opposite side was originally led by two Jialazhangjing. At this time, seeing the cavalry of the Ming army rushing from the two wings, they also divided into two and stepped forward to fight.

The battlefield was already more than two miles wide. Nearly [-] cavalry from both sides fought in a melee, occupying the entire width. They were entangled with each other, and the sound of gunfire and screams could be heard from time to time.

"Brothers, rush over, then fight back, kill the Tartars..."

Zhang Chengce was on the horse, shouting loudly while holding the knife stick.

Chen Zheng was the first to lead the outpost knights to rush out. At this time, the battlefield was like a sledgehammer, with a large battle group at each end, and a thin handle in the middle, connecting the two sides.

Chen Zheng dodged a throwing axe, swung a long knife and knocked a throwing spear flying, rushed to the front and chopped it down with the long knife, a Qing cavalry turned over and fell off his horse, and an arrow flew from a distance, hitting Chen Zheng's left shoulder. With a loud cry, he clamped his horse's belly tightly and passed straight through the Qing army formation.

Zhang Cheng and others followed the outpost knights and rushed through the formation of the Qing army. The three-eyed guns still exploded again and again. They rushed more than 100 steps before gradually stopping.

Turning the horse's head around, I saw that the formation of the Qing army had been cut open. Now the battlefield was divided into two regiments, north and south, fighting and howling.

The ground was strewn with the corpses of Qing soldiers and Ming army knights. This kind of close combat is the most fatal. Life and death are often only in a flash.

Now Zhang Cheng's location is closer to Hu Dawei's department, he shouted: "Rush north, meet Hu Shuai, and kill the Tartars!"

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On the east wall of Jia Zhuang, Lu Xiangsheng was wearing armor inside and sackcloth and filial piety outside. He stood and looked at the opposite side. The Qing army was dozens of steps away. Relying on the cover of shield vehicles, they shot at the soldiers of Lu Xiangsheng's superintendent battalion. with.

At this time, the sound of artillery from the east and north had basically stopped. Lu Xiangsheng knew that this was not the end of the shelling, but that the slaves were cooling their artillery. The most violent attack might not come yet.

"Chen An, it's time to apply." Lu Xiangsheng asked.

Chen An, the general standing beside him, looked at the sky and replied, "I'm afraid it's time to win."

(End of this chapter)