Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 208
After the three-eye system is added with a long handle, it looks like a mace. Once it is dropped, it will definitely cause serious injuries, and it has a miraculous effect on people who have pierced armor.

At this time, two teams of cavalry passed by each other, and the Ming army knocked down four of them again, while the Qing army also beheaded three Ming soldiers from their horses.

In this battle, six people from the Ming army died in battle, while eight people from the Qing army were knocked off their horses. The casualties were greater than that of the Ming army. If you add that the Qing army outnumbered the Ming army, Zhou Zebin could be called a small victory.

It's just that on his face, there is no trace of joy. This is not only because six brothers died, but also because he was almost seriously injured with two stab wounds.

At this moment, he looked at the three knights beside him, and found that they were all wounded. Only then did he know how powerful the Eight Banners are.

If the opponent hadn't used a knife, but a blunt weapon or a lance, they would have been wiped out just now.

At this time, the Qing soldiers who had missed the cross had already reined in their horses, turned their heads around, and after finishing their formation, they were about to charge again.

Seeing this, Zhou Zebin has already calmed down. He knows that if he hedges again, his team will all be accounted for here.

"Withdraw~"

Hearing the words, the three Ming army cavalry immediately clamped their stomachs and swung their whips, followed behind Zhou Zebin, and galloped away between the killing Qing soldiers and the main force of the Qing army.

Seeing this, the sentry cavalry of the Qing Dynasty immediately changed direction and chased after them. While the two sides were chasing, people were still shot down by bows and arrows or fire.

Looking at this scene, Geng Zhongming couldn't help feeling unhappy, but fortunately, the sentry cavalry of the Ming army lost and were defeated, so it was barely a victory for the Qing soldiers.

In the wilderness, horseshoes splashed billowing smoke and dust. The battle just now was just a small episode on this huge battlefield. As the Qing soldiers continued to advance, they finally met Wang Yan's main force and appeared within their respective visions.

The sentry cavalry of the Ming army finally completed their mission, ensuring the secrecy of the ambush and preventing the Qing army from gaining more vision.

At this time, Geng Zhongming and Wang Yan picked up the Qianlijing almost at the same time, and looked at each other's formation.

From Wang Yan's perspective, there are 2000 Qing troops and [-] infantry troops in the middle. On both sides of the infantry are more than [-] Eight Banners cavalry and more than [-] Green Battalion cavalry on the other.

Geng Zhongming's banner of the king's flag stood in the middle of the army, guarded by nearly a thousand elite soldiers.

Wang Yan took a closer look, but he couldn't help but feel tighter. Not to mention the Eight Banners soldiers in Huangjia, but to talk about these green camps, which were obviously much more elite than those he met in Yuezhou.

At this time, the Qing army changed from a marching formation to a battle formation. Front, back, left, center and right, the formation was clear, and the banners were unfurled. In these changes, the Qing army did not have a trace of confusion. Wang Yan knew that this battle was difficult to fight.

At this time, Geng Zhongming, who was wearing heavy armor under the big banner, picked up the imported binoculars and glanced at it. The Ming army lined up on the hill couldn't help but light up. They dared to fight him in the wild, and it seemed They are all car camps, which can't help but surprise him.

Back then, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou garrisoned the border and organized a chariot battalion to deal with the Mongolians in the north. The chariot battalion under his command was stationed in Jizhou, so that the Mongols dared not look south for ten years.

The combat power of the chariot battalion, especially when used to fight against cavalry, has a great effect, but although the chariot battalion is powerful, it also consumes a lot of money. Not to mention the large and small caliber artillery, it is said that each battalion has more than 100 carts, and The huge number of mules and horses is not something ordinary people can afford.

Since Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, the finances have deteriorated to the extreme, and there are not many such car camps at all. When Sun Dushi died, the car camps almost disappeared.

Wang Yan was able to build four camps with more than 3000 people, because he defeated Li Sutai outside the city of Yangzhou, captured a large number of horses, mules, and various supplies, and also captured a considerable amount from Zheng Zhibao The windfall, otherwise he would not be able to make up four camps.

At this time, Geng Zhongming looked at the small hill, where carts were connected end to end, forming a large circle, above which were all kinds of cannons, birds with long gunners, hiding inside, like a small town, he couldn't help frowning slightly.

From the sentry rider who appeared before to the Che Ying at this time, Geng Zhongming already knew Wang Yan's extraordinaryness, and he felt a feeling of "there is no man without a reputation under his reputation".

But it's not that Geng Zhongming is afraid of Wang Yan. In his opinion, in terms of military strength, there are not many people who can surpass his subordinates.

Everyone in the world says that the Manchu Banners are invincible under the heavens, but in his opinion, his Han army is in the Yellow Banner, and it is not inferior to the Manchu Banners.

The Manchu population was small, and most of the battles since he entered the customs were fought by the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty and the Green Battalion, but the [-] Zhenghuang Banner soldiers who followed him in battle today were all veterans of hundreds of battles. Wan Luying was also an elite fighter who followed him from Beijing to Xi'an, and then from Xi'an to Jiangnan.

It is precisely because of such an elite teacher in his hands that Geng Zhongming has unprecedented confidence in his heart. Even if Wang Yan is really in a fortified city, he has the confidence to take it down.

"Send the order to the former army!" Geng Zhongming sneered and said confidently: "This commander wants to capture the enemy general alive so that he can personally dedicate him to Lord Yu!"

The command center of the entire army is under the banner of the Central Army. Front, back, left, center, and right, the five armies must act according to the orders issued here.

There was a light rain last night, which made the ground a little muddy, but for the Qing army who had been galloping in the heavy snow outside the pass, this small obstacle was nothing, and it could not affect the Qing army's operations.

At this time, [-] cavalry and [-] infantry stood in separate battalions, with swords and guns everywhere, and banners and flags hunting, looking murderous.

Following Geng Zhongming's military order, the red flags in the middle army were waved and the drums were beating. This was a signal to order the front army to dispatch.

In ancient battles, there were as few as a thousand men, and as many as millions of men. Such a large force was placed in the wilderness, and the command depended entirely on banners and golden drums.

There are five directions in the world, gold in the east is white, fire in the south is red, wood in the west is green, water in the north is black, and heatstroke earth is yellow.

The formation of the army is also affected by this. The front army is red, the rear army is black, the left army is blue, the right army is white, and the middle army is yellow. Each color of the flag represents an army.

At this time, the Chinese army waved the red flag to order the front army to move forward, and the rapid sound of war drums signaled to advance quickly. After the front army heard the order of the Chinese army, they had to raise the flag to show that they understood the instructions and acted immediately.

All the actions of the Qing soldiers fell into Wang Yan's eyes. At this time, with the sound of the drums, the front troops of the Qing army waved their flags, and a banner with the inscription "Xiangyang Chief Soldier Han" immediately marched forward. out.

The two thousand green battalion wielded swords and shields, walked in neat steps to the beat of the drum, beat the shield rhythmically, and pressed towards the Ming army. Behind them, there were two thousand pace archers. Take out the feathered arrow, put it on the string, just wait for it to get close, and immediately pull the bow and throw it.

At the same time, an artillery team under Geng Zhongming also immediately stepped forward and began to set up artillery arrays in front of the Qing army.

(End of this chapter)