Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 729 Decisive Battle on the Western Front Five

The Qing soldiers spread over, relying on the advantage of the cavalry, they lined up in the wilderness unhurriedly.

There is no army without horses. The formation of the Qing army has not changed for thousands of years. It is still in accordance with the past habits. The infantry formed an offensive formation, and the horse army stopped on the two wings.

The 6 troops are very scattered, thinking that the Ming army will wait for them to attack according to the usual practice, but Wang Yan likes to take the initiative. How can his 6 elite be afraid of Boluo's [-] horses? His goal is to quickly defeat the Qing troops inside , and then turned around and went to the outside line to resolve the crisis brought about by Jin Shenghuan's defeat this time, so he naturally had to take the initiative to attack, and there was no reason for Boluo to line up and rest and fight again.

A gust of southeast wind blew by, and the flags fluttered under the high slope. Wang Yan stood under the flag and looked at the Qing army in the west with a stern expression. "Come on! Fight for five years, and today we will have a showdown on the Yangtze River Plain!"

Wang Yan looked at the [-] Qing soldiers who were forming formation, and when his own formation had already been formed, he suddenly shouted in a deep voice: "Send the order to charge the horse army, take advantage of the enemy's formation, and go straight to the Qing army's infantry formation!"

The cavalry of the Qing army is three times that of Wang Yan, but Wang Yan has his confidence. The supervising cavalry has dropped from [-] at the beginning to [-].

When the Qing soldiers were forming formation, Wang Yan gave an order, the trumpets of the army were raised, and the cavalry on the left and right flanks moved out slowly.

The left and right wings of the Ming army, Qin Shangxing, the left-wing general, and Zhao Shenkuan, the right-wing general, were both old people around Wang Yan, and they even saved Wang Yan's life.

During the Qingzhou Incident, Wang Yan was trapped in the city, and these two were one of the leaders of the rebel army who came to the rescue.

From Shandong to Yangzhou, and then to Guangnan, the two have followed him for nearly five years.

In front of the two armies, the horns and drums encouraged people to advance, and the left wing of the horse army was the general Qin Shangxing, who was the first to shout: "Brothers, go!" After speaking, he held up the three-eyed gun and urged the horses to charge.

On the other side, Zhao Shenkuan rode his spear and galloped out, followed by [-] horsemen behind him.

Boluo was shocked, and couldn't help scolding his mother in his heart, "Straight mother thief, you don't play the cards according to the routine! The valley war in Yanping was also this guy who took the initiative to press forward. This time he took the initiative to attack again on the plain. Is this king a soft persimmon? ? You actually deceived me like this!"

At this time, the Qing army's infantry was still in a mess. If it was bumped into by Ming army cavalry, it would be fine.

Boluo rushed to the formation in a hurry. Fortunately, the generals of the Qing army on the left and right flanks were not elm-headed. When they saw the cavalry of the Ming army rushing, they immediately followed the previous order and rushed out to protect the army.

The infantry of the Qing army, which was originally in a leisurely formation, panicked a little at this moment. You came to kill us before our formation was formed. It's so fucking unkind.

When they saw the cavalry rushing out, they quickly rearranged their defensive formation, with spears at the front and archers in the middle, but the soldiers hadn't formed a formation, and now they were changing formation, causing great chaos.

There was a gap in front of the Qing army formation, and Bo Luo and his party rushed back to the formation, came to a high slope where the Chinese army was, and reined in their horses.

At this time, when he saw the cavalry rushing out from the two wings of the Ming army, he regretted in his heart, watching his mother's formation, he let Wang Yan get the upper hand.

At the side, just reining in the steed, the undecided golden horse did not stop, and shouted again: "It's almost handed in!"

Bo Luo's face darkened, and he also stared at the battlefield, good Wang Yan, this king wants to see how heavy your cavalry is, and if he dared to touch this king's tiger whiskers, he immediately shouted loudly: "Let the infantry hurry up!" Form up!"

The cavalry of the two armies drew closer quickly. In the Ming army's middle army, Wang Yan squinted his eyes and stared at the two rampant cavalry.Wang Shixiu, the superintendent on the side, kept exhaling, clenched his fists, and said, "Brothers, hold on!"

The Wuzhong Army has experienced many battles, and there have been many battles in the wild, but the Horse Army has always been an auxiliary force and has not been alone. This is the first time that the Horse Army has confronted the Qing soldiers head-on.

At this time, Qin Shangxing's left wing first fought against the blue armor of the Qing army. The blue armor soldiers were twice as large as the Ming army, but the horse army was not afraid at all.

Qin Shangxing yelled "Kill", the Shandong man lit the fuse in his hand, and more than 500 cavalry in the front row on the left wing lit up one after another. A cloud of gunpowder smoke rose in front of the arrow array, and more than 500 three-eyed guns were ready to be fired, while the cavalry behind fell He got down, straightened his spear, and held up his saber.

Infantry against cavalry, three shots before the battle, cavalry against cavalry, at most one shot, after shooting, you have to change weapons, easy to panic when you are in battle, but the three-eyed gun is different. easy to use.

As Zhenglan Qi approached, those in the front row seldom took out their bows and arrows, but held their spears, while many in the back row pulled out their bows and arrows.

Cavalry arrows charge against each other, just like the blade of a steel knife must be made of the best steel, the arrow used as the charge must be a brave person, and must focus on the charge. If you shoot an arrow first, wait until the enemy cavalry has rushed to the front. It would be a bit slow to change to a long gun, so the Qing army used cavalry lobs from behind to clear the way for the cavalry at the front to reduce impact resistance.

The cavalry's hedging is like two vehicles colliding head-on, only in an instant, and there is no room for distraction.

At this time, the horseshoes trampled on the ground, splashing a large amount of dust. The cavalry of the Ming and Qing armies, determined to win, rammed into each other. The cavalry howled and the horseshoes roared like four torrents, shaking the whole field.

At this time, the Qing soldiers first shot a rain of arrows.

As a member of the Superintendent, the Hengchong Horse Army is now the bodyguard of the feudal lord. Compared with a few years ago, the equipment is no longer the same. The Iron Man Army who also belongs to the Superintendent is equipped with a full set of armor. The secret gun, the equipment of the rampaging horse army, has naturally improved.

Cavalry soldiers are all wearing silk inside and armor outside, and even the horse's head is also covered with armor, which is between light and heavy cavalry.

This is also the reason why Wang Yan dared to charge across the horse army and attack the stable Qing soldiers.

The Qing cavalry shot down nearly a thousand arrows, which fell like locusts. Although the Ming army was well equipped, fifty or sixty cavalry were still shot off their horses.

Such a result caused Wang Yan, who was watching the battle, to feel a headache, but Bo Luo on the opposite side was surprised. Facts have proved that the damage of bows and arrows is indeed limited, especially when riding a bow.

Qin Shangxing rushed to the front, with a feathered arrow stuck in his shoulder, but he didn't realize it, but fixed his eyes on the oncoming Qing general.

Thirty steps away, the lead wire was sparkling, green smoke filled the air, and a dense sound of gunshots rang out. The iron sand and lead bullets in the barrel were shot out rapidly by the thrust of the gunpowder explosion. Fall like peas.

The Qing general Qin Shangxing was staring at was directly shot by the gun and flew out backwards, but his feet were entangled in the stirrups, and his body was dragged by the horse.

The soldiers of the Ming army cheered when they didn't come. The cavalry of the two armies had already collided with each other. The front arrow of the Qing army was severely injured by the three-eyed blunderbuss.

The spears of the two armies pierced, the war knives fluttered, and blunt weapons swung, blood blossomed, people howled and horses neighed, and the screams and shouts of killing were intertwined.

Almost at the same time, Zhao Shenkuan on the right also fought against the red armor of the Qing army, and the same scene unfolded at the same time. This Shandong warrior broke into the enemy's formation, his horse's hooves flew like flying, his horse stabbed, and blood fog rose up.

The Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty continued to be worn out and replaced. After promoting a large number of green battalions, they no longer had the courage of the past. However, after four years of honing, the cavalry of the Ming army will reproduce the invincible demeanor of the cavalry of the Ming army in the Li Rusong era.

The two Ming armies came out through the formation, and wherever they passed, there were fallen corpses and mournful war horses.

The two generals, without hesitation or sigh, raised their weapons one after another, and rushed towards the Qing soldiers who were still in formation.

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