A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 566
The smoke and dust rose to the sky, the smoke from the guns was billowing, and amidst the thunderous sound of hooves, countless horses, and waves of heavy cavalry from the Erlan Banner rushed towards the front of the Flang machine gun array on the middle road.

The cannons sounded one after another, and in the sound of the cannons, horses and cavalry kept falling down, but they continued to follow, still rushing like a tide, and the sound of their hoofs was passionate, shaking the ground violently.

There was another sharp sound of swan horns, and numerous Franglers and Baizi guns fired shotguns, people screamed, and more Qing cavalry and horses fell down. However, in the smoke and dust, a large number of heavy cavalry groups had already smashed into the cannons. Chariots and chariots rolled in from the gaps between the vehicles, and the Ming army in the rear was immediately overwhelmed by their countless cavalry.

The Ming army in the front line had already been breached once by the Qing cavalry. No matter the number of casualties or the exhaustion of combat power, they all reached the peak. At this time, they could no longer hold on. The defeat of the former army caused waves of commotion among the Jizhen army in the middle array.

The arrangement of the army on the middle road is that Li Fuming and Zuo Guangxian's troops in the town are in front, the Jizhen army is in the middle, and the most effective Wang Puxin army, Shenji battalion, Hong Chengchou and other superintendent battalions are behind.

There are more than [-] soldiers in Ji Town. After the death of the chief soldier Bai Guangen, many elite soldiers have been dispatched out. Even if Yang Guozhu is in charge, they seem to have no energy. To influence the Chinese army, we have to be caught in the middle, playing the role of linking the past and the future.

However, considering their fighting spirit, Hong Chengchou also arranged for all the battalions in Datong Town to line up in the center.

Although the firepower of the Shenji Battalion was fierce, the fighting will of these soldiers from the Beijing Battalion was still a little weak. Even after several battles, it was impossible for them to be at the front. The light is dispatched first, and the battle is at the forefront.

They formed three tight artillery formations, each of which was separated by a mile, so they could respond to each other, and they were within the attack range of Fran's machine guns.

It's just that although Li Fuming and Zuo Guangxian have a strong will to fight, their subordinates are all old-style Ming troops. They have been able to persist until now. Can't stop, everyone screamed and collapsed.

Li Fuming and Zuo Guangxian were both unyielding. They led some infantrymen from the main battalion to fight against the Qing cavalry that kept pouring in. At the same time, they urgently asked for help from the center and rear...

"very good!"

Huang Taiji saw all the battle ahead. At this time, his fat body was riding steadily on the horse, and the heavy gilt dragon armor on his body shone dazzlingly in the sun.

Behind him stands a tall yellow dragon umbrella, which is a symbol of the majesty of the emperor, and whether it blocks the sun is the next thing to do.

He concentrated on looking at the battlefield with a binoculars. Behind him, on the left and right, there are Kabush Xianga La Angbang Ubai, Household Chengzheng Yingerdai, Prince Badali of Horqin Tuxietu, Prince Heshuo, and Chahar Gulun Forehead Consort Ezhe, Zhang Cunren, Zu Kefa, Duan Xuekong, and Sheng Zhong participated in the administration of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

These princes and ministers were either old or did not have the power to command the army, so they did not fight with the army, and they all gathered beside Huang Taiji.

They stand on the mountain, at the ridge, and around the mountain, densely covered with elite Gebush Xianchao Ha camp fighters, and some Mongolian Ba ​​Yala camp fighters. They all look around vigilantly and loyally guard their emperor. .

At this time, Huang Taiji was located in a mountain called Houshan in Songjiagou, from the angle of Huang Taiji, the mountains and plains were all in sight.

The back mountain is steep, and the front is extremely difficult to climb. The winding mountain top stretches for tens of miles along the right hand side. Behind the mountain is the rolling Xiaoling River. Jinchangbao Castle.

Going to the left, the mountain is gentle, but a few miles down the mountain and on the left flank, a large number of Mongolian cavalry troops gathered and spread, and the defense is tight. It is impossible for the Ming army to attack from the front or the right flank, and there are still a lot of sacks on the mountain. Baskets and other anti-gun measures, Huang Taiji lives here, it is very safe.

He put down the binoculars and coughed violently. After taking off the silk scarf covering his mouth and nose, there were a few bloodstains on it. Is there no news yet?"

Kabush Xianga La Angbang Wubai hurriedly stepped forward and said: "The servant has already sent sentry cavalry secretly, but there is no news yet."

Huang Taiji frowned. The Han Eight Banners position on the right wing (for the Qing army) was what he was quite concerned about. He had received information earlier that when the Jingbian army was approaching, the Wuzhenhachao artillery battalion fired all the way. Boom, causing great casualties to Wang Dou and others, Huang Taiji smiled happily, and the mountain was full of cheers.

But a quarter of an hour ago, Huang Taiji received another whistleblower report that the Jingbian Army and the Xuanzhen New Army marched against the cannons, endured casualties, and finally fought with Shi Tingzhu and others. It was unexpected that the final result was Shi Tingzhu, the ancestor Ze Run and the others were defeated, and now Kong Youde and his generals have come to his rescue, but the follow-up information has not yet been passed on.

For Huang Taiji, although he was lost, he didn't have much hope for Kong Youde and other Han troops.

Looking at the battle ahead, he suddenly issued an order: "The Qing cavalry mainly attacked the Ming army's middle road, and ordered Dorgon and Duoduo to immediately dispatch elite Bayala and Jingqi vests to assist Hauge and Jierhalang's middle road army. The army on the left wing, with guards in the battle, is enough to hold back the cavalry of the Ming army, as long as they defeat the army in the middle, even Wang Dou and others on the right wing will be victorious, and they will not be able to recover!"

After issuing a series of orders, Huang Taiji ordered again: "Under the city of Jinzhou, order Daishan, Dudu and others to also concentrate their forces and break their weaknesses!"

Huang Taiji managed well, and everyone in Yingerdai showed admiration on their faces. His Majesty the Emperor is wise and powerful, and he is worthy of the Lord. Only Badali, Ezhe and other Mongolians changed their faces. The frontier army and other cavalry are already struggling to fight, and now Dorgon and others are going to withdraw their elite soldiers, so the battle on the left will be dominated by the Mongols?

On the left wing there are Jingbian army cavalry, Yang Guozhu Zhengbing cavalry, Wang Puzheng cavalry cavalry and so on.

However, they did not have the guts to speak out to dissuade them, and some parts must obey the overall situation. Huang Taiji is Bogda Khan of the Great Mongolia, Emperor Wen Rensheng of the Great Qing Dynasty, who has the power to dispatch troops and generals. He only hopes that the war will end as soon as possible and reduce the casualties in the banner. .

Huang Taiji looked at the front coldly, as long as the middle army of the Ming army is defeated, the Qing will surely win. Judging from the situation in front of him, in the battle on the North Bank of the Daughter River, the Qing camp is already victorious. .

……

The Ming army in the front line was defeated like a tide, and the generals of the Datong Town Battalion in the middle line, under the urgent urging of Hong Chengchou, sent some soldiers to help. Li Fuming and Zuo Guang led the Ding infantry to fight desperately. People and horses.

It's just that as the reinforcements of the Qing army continued to join, it seemed that their cavalry rushed all over Pingchuan.

In terms of military strength, the Qing army still had the upper hand. The Ming army in the middle was also slightly inferior in combat power. Once the artillery chariots were lost, they were at a loss. Work hard, but how can their temporarily assembled infantry stop those heavy cavalry from the Qing Dynasty like wolves and tigers?

Soon, they collapsed again. Li Fuming and Zuo Guang were threatened first, and retreated to the center. The Qing army formed a frontal formation, coupled with a large number of horses, and attacked violently. Soon, the Jizhen army in the center was the first to flee. , and then spread to the soldiers of the Yu camp, Li Fuming and others, and were overwhelmed by the Qing cavalry again...

Hong Chengchou's face was livid, and he looked at the huge rout in front of him. Their cries and shouts seemed to stir up a shocking wave of chaos. They were defeated so quickly?He couldn't believe his eyes.

Wang Dehua's chubby body huddled on the horse and trembled. He was still high-spirited and pointed at the mountains and rivers before. It was the first defeat in the previous battle. He still kept his composure and sang and chanted poems with Zhang Ruoqi, but now his body was trembling. Unable to speak, the little eunuchs beside him hugged each other and trembled.

Although the rear formation was safe and sound, it was only one or two miles away from the center formation. This distance was almost instantaneous for galloping horses. When the Tartars attacked again, would the rear formation be able to hold it?

Fu Yingchong's face turned pale, he suddenly remembered something, and screamed: "Director Hong, quickly ask Uncle Zhongyong for help, once the Jingbian army arrives, we will be able to turn the tide!"

Zhang Ruoqi's expression remained unchanged, and he seemed to be calm in the face of the wind and rain. In fact, he was so scared that he lost his expression and thinking. After hearing Fu Yingchong's words, he woke up with a start, but his voice trembled incompletely: "Yes, yes... quickly Ask Uncle Zhongyong for help, let Uncle Zhongzheng send more cavalry on the right wing..."

Hong Chengchou let out a long sigh, he forced himself to be calm, called a few confidants, went to the left wing to urge Uncle Zhongyong to rescue, just to be on the safe side, he sent several waves of troops in a row.

Looking ahead, he secretly hoped that the army would last until Wang Dou's reinforcements arrived.

……

The sound of killing shook the sky. Outside Jinzhou City, the Ming army that seemed to spread to the sky was engaged in an unprecedented fierce battle with the Erhongqi Qing army and the Mongolian army.

Due to the terrain and the vertical and horizontal trenches, it was already difficult to gather heavy troops to fight in the east of Jinzhou City. Therefore, apart from a small number of rangers and cavalry, the focus of the battle outside the city was in the north of Jinzhou City and the Pingchuan area northeast of the city.

Although Jinzhou has been trapped for a long time, the army and civilians in the city are very exhausted. Apart from Zu Dashou leading his own family and thousands of selected strong men, the rest are still defending Jinzhou city. .

Daishan's Manchurian Zhenghongqi, some handymen, struggled to deal with the onslaught of the ancestors and Wu's uncles and nephews. Most of their troops, in response to Huang Taiji's urgent order, were transferred to Dudu's Xianghongqi. The Erhongqi Mongolian soldiers, Even more so.

Du Du, the leader of the inlaid red banner who concentrated his superior forces, launched wave after wave of fierce attacks on Ma Ke's Shan Haijun and Tang Tong's Miyun Army.

The focus of the attack was on Marco's Shanhai Navy.

"Slave killing!"

"withstand……"

Ma Ke is disheveled, roaring and fighting. His Shanhaiguan is located on the right flank and is the key target of the Qing cavalry. Under their stormy attack, several battalions outside are already crumbling. While roaring, he also yelled at his own general Ma Zhiren: "The reinforcements, why haven't they come yet? What did Tang Tong say?"

Ma Zhiren's face was ashen, and he said in a trembling voice: "Marshal Tang said that the thieves and slaves are attacking fiercely, and they are powerless. I ask Marshal Ma to persevere. As long as General Wu and Marshal Zu meet, victory is at hand."

With a bang, Ma Ke kicked the exquisite Maza in front of him into pieces, and roared, "Keep fucking!"

Wu Sangui was on the far left. At this time, all his forces were devoted to attacking the Zhenghong Banner of Daishan. As long as the inside and outside of the city were united, the battle outside the city would be victory, and Ma Ke had nothing to say to him.

It's just that Tang Tong was placed in the middle. Although he was also beaten by Qingqi, there were few Qingqi who attacked them, like a woman's cleavage. If he wanted to squeeze, he could squeeze out some troops to rescue him. .

He pulled Ma Zhiren in front of his eyes, gritted his teeth and said, "Send another envoy and tell that Tang man that if the national war is at a critical moment, if he dares to sit back and ignore his allies, Uncle Zhongyong will definitely not let him go after the war!"

Ma Zhiren was frightened out of his wits by Ma Ke's ferocious and ferocious expression, and quickly sent another envoy. In Ma Ke's anxious anticipation, finally, he saw the smoke and dust behind the middle wing, and Ma Zhiren cheered: "Marshal Tang's reinforcements are here!"

There was a smile on Ma Ke's face. It seemed that the threat of Wang Dou was still effective, and this boy Tang was very clever.

But looking forward again, Ma Ke's face changed drastically: "Not good..."

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Capital.

"what……"

Emperor Chongzhen woke up suddenly, he jumped up from the front of the case, screaming again and again.

The eunuchs on duty surrounded him and asked anxiously, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"

Cold sweat dripped down Emperor Chongzhen's forehead. He leaned on the desk, not caring about losing his composure in front of his servants, and said with lingering fear: "I... I just had a nightmare. In the Battle of Jinzhou, my master Wang lost all his strength. If so, how can I be worthy of my ancestors?"

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but shed tears.

The eunuch on duty knelt down and cried: "No, with the protection of the two emperors Taizu and Taizong, Jinzhou has Uncle Zhongyong, and all the people in Hongdu are here, my master Wang will definitely win a big victory, and I will not lose!"

All the eunuchs knelt down and cried loudly: "Long Live Lord, please take care of the dragon's body. The billions of subjects of the Ming Dynasty cannot live without the emperor!"

Emperor Chongzhen slowly recovered, seeing the scorching sun outside the pavilion, sighed: "What time is it?"

A eunuch hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, it's already noon."

Emperor Chongzhen murmured: "It's noon, and I don't know what's going on with the battle ahead."

Although the angel Wang Dehua did not return, he responded urgently. Wang Shiji decided to start a decisive battle with the slaves on September [-]th.

After getting the reward, Emperor Chongzhen breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, he paid more attention to the frontline battles. The various reports ahead were reported almost every day. Every day, he had to read the memorial until late at night. , and was awakened by a terrible nightmare.

Not only him, but also the news of the decisive battle between Uncle Zhongyong and Hong Chengchou, etc., the entire capital is paying close attention to. Various rumors are flying all over the sky.

"Today is September [-]th, the battle of Jinzhou, what will happen?"

Emperor Chongzhen walked to the front of the pavilion and looked out of the window. His mood was filled with anticipation and fear, and he was suddenly infatuated.

(End of this chapter)