Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 377
The heavy armored cavalry rushed out of Li Guo's formation, and the loss was much greater than the first time, with less than [-] cavalry left. Armored cavalry bear too much weight, and every time they charge, they will consume a lot of energy.

Although war horses and knights are the most elite existence in the Qing army, their poor stamina and inability to fight continuously are also a major flaw of heavy cavalry.

Under normal circumstances, heavy cavalry can charge three times, and now they have penetrated the bright array twice. While the Ming army's endurance has reached its limit, the heavy cavalry has also consumed more than half of its physical strength.

Knowing this, Wang Yan did not stop Yuan Zongdi from chasing and killing them. More than 2000 soldiers were marked, with three buns and heavy armor, and they smashed violently.

"General, the Qing cavalry are coming up~"

A thousand households of the Ming army, seeing the Ming army chasing after them, the Qing cavalry who were stalking and harassing in front of the Ming army immediately came up to meet them, and wanted to rescue the heavy cavalry, so they hurried.

Yuan Zongdi looked up and saw Zhang Gong setting an arrow. Qing Qi who came to meet him frowned. He didn't divide his troops to intercept, but ordered loudly: "You can't let these bastards hit the big formation again. The troops don't care about it." Qingqi, let me smash them all to death first!" Boluo sent out a command flag to let the light cavalry go to meet the heavy armored cavalry, but he didn't expect that the Ming cavalry would ignore the Qing cavalry at all, and would rather fight one by one. Even if they were shot off their horses, all the heavy cavalry in the inner circle would be crushed to death.

The Ming army is trading lives for lives!
At this moment, Wang Shixiu led [-] cavalry from the gap on the left wing that had just been pierced by the heavy armor, and charged towards the Qing army's light cavalry surrounding Yuan Zongdi. , then Yuan Zongdi, then Qingqi of the Qing Army, and finally Wang Shixiu.

A few cavalry made big traps and small circles, shooting each other with bows, arrows and firearms, while moving to clear the formation.

Seeing this, Bo Luo couldn't help changing his face. The Ming army and the Qing army were five miles away from each other, and now several cavalry were fighting in a group between the two armies, blocking the road.

The river valley was only ten miles wide, so the Qing army could only dispatch four thousand cavalry to harass each time before. The place was too narrow, which was not conducive to the cavalry's detour.

That's why Wang Yan felt incredible when he saw Boluo put the cavalry in front.

At this time, the cavalry fighting in the middle blocked most of the road at once. Wang Yan raised his brows immediately, and ordered urgently: "The order, the front army and the left and right wings, all press up."

Seeing this, Long Wu was shocked. The Ming army was passively beaten just now, and they have been defending all the time. Why now?

Is Wang Yan going to launch a counterattack?But~but~ Emperor Longwu looked around, there were two thousand Qing cavalry in the Ming army, the battle situation was so chaotic, isn't it too risky?
Longwu is a good book, and he also dabbles in military books, otherwise he wouldn't have dared to serve the king when he was young and recruited thousands of people.

He was a little worried about Wang Yan's decision. If the army presses up, the army formation will inevitably loosen during the movement. If the Qing soldiers and cavalry charge over, even the Qing cavalry will have unimaginable consequences~

Long Wu was very anxious, but he was still a king who knew people well. He knew that his military accomplishments were definitely not as good as Wang Yan, a battle-hardened general, so he didn't say anything to stop him.

At this time, he looked at the battlefield, and the soldiers of the Ming army got the order and began to advance. He unexpectedly found that the cavalry of the Qing army, which he was worried about, had been blocked by the chaotic cavalry between the two armies.

"Yes, this is the opportunity!" Long Wu suddenly realized that the battlefield was narrow, and Wang Yan wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of the blocked road to compress the space for the Qing cavalry to move forward. As long as the two armies were close, the cavalry lost the detour and even increased their speed. If you can't get up, you must not be an opponent of a tight infantry.

"Drum hammer~" Long Wu thought about it, and immediately aroused a sense of pride, stretched out his arms, and shouted: "I want to beat the drum for the army!"

Wang Yan and many chess and card officials in the watch car were shocked when they heard the words, and a civil servant accompanying him burst into tears immediately, and tremblingly said: "Your Majesty~"

At this time, the chess and card officer presented a pair of drum hammers to his hands, and Emperor Longwu rushed out in a few strides, walked to the side of the watch chariot, swung the drum hammer with his right arm, and a heart-shattering drum sound followed. It explodes with one hit!
Emperor Longwu opened his bow left and right, and the drum hammer made an inspiring sound.

"Boom~boom~boom~" Everyone who heard this sound felt their heartbeat speeding up suddenly! A cavity of blood rushed straight to the top of their heads! Long Wu was not only cheering for the army, but also sending out his inner cry. A king who is determined to restore his ancestors, sent out a cry to restore the rivers and mountains and realize the rejuvenation of the empire~
"Look! Your Majesty is beating the drums to cheer us up! Brothers, kill!" The officers who found out the situation couldn't help being excited and shouted loudly, giving the soldiers great courage! "Rise up, rise up, restore our country, Save my comrade~”

The formation of the Ming army is boiling! The infantrymen, who were rushed by the heavy cavalry, felt that they had finally escaped from the sea of ​​suffering. They picked up their equipment, lined up in a neat formation, and moved forward following the rhythm of the drums. Pushing forward, he sang loudly, "The towering man will surely restore the rivers and mountains, the hatred between the two capitals, the sea is hard to level, there are five loyalty, who will fight for the hegemony!"

In addition to the more than 2000 cavalry and the thousands of infantry who were still fighting around the two thousand eight-banner light cavalry trapped in the formation, the entire formation of the Ming army that had been passively beaten suddenly came to life and became one The huge waves hit the Qing army.

Wang Yan's previous strategy was to play a defensive counterattack, first defeating the enemy's spirit with a strong formation, and then counterattack with his army.

At the beginning of the battle with the Qing soldiers, the drums and horns of the Qing army, including Boluo, were encouraging the morale of the Qing army, but the Ming army was depressed.

Now when the Qing army's heavy cavalry failed to defeat the Ming army twice in a row, the morale naturally ebbed and flowed. The Ming army was encouraged by Emperor Longwu's drum beating, coupled with the previous depression, suddenly broke out, and immediately formed a shocking momentum. .

Bo Luo had already seen the changes on the battlefield, and a general beside him also saw the changes in the battle situation, and quickly reminded: "Master Belle, the Ming army~"

Boluo stared at the general before he finished speaking, and had to stop abruptly. Boluo's face was completely distorted. He really didn't expect Wang Yan to seize such a small opportunity to launch a general attack! Right now, his cavalry is blocked. As long as the Ming army compresses the distance between the two armies to two miles, his cavalry will completely lose the room to maneuver. If it is closer, the Eight Banners will be forced to attack. die.

Light cavalry who can't run, and light cavalry who can't turn around, can only be slaughtered.

The narrow terrain of the river valley is really not suitable for cavalry to fight. Boluo put the cavalry in front, and the back of the cavalry was blocked by the green battalion and Zheng's surrendered troops. Now the Ming army pressed forward, and the cavalry would be forced immediately There is no room for movement.

Right now, Boluo has only two choices, either to take advantage of the distance of the Ming army and the cavalry to rush up desperately, or to let the cavalry retreat and move the infantry forward to prepare for the battle, but both methods obviously have risks.

The river valley was too narrow, and nearly 10 horses had to rearrange in the narrow river valley, which would obviously take a lot of time and cause confusion, and the Ming army had already approached four miles away.

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