Chapter 97: The War is Hot
The sound of the golden drum shook the earth, and the six generals divided into four fronts and two backs, forming an extremely straight array, like a high wall pushing towards the Qing army.
There was no caution or hesitation in the Ming and Qing wars in the past. Accompanied by the sound of golden drums, rows of armored soldiers only stride forward.
The Quasi-Tower was shocked, and he was not ready to start fighting immediately. According to the Tartars' habit, he would first use light cavalry to harass him for a while, then use Aha to charge, then the dead soldiers charge, and finally the main force followed up.
The Ming army was like a piece of dead pork, and he could only form a huge and heavy formation to be beaten. Although he was very large and had strong defense, he always fell apart in the end. It was the first time he had seen him in so many years.
But the Quasi-Tower is not afraid, let alone he cannot retreat.
With a wave of his hand, hundreds of coats were pushed to the front of the array, and there were two Mongolian light cavalry around him, "Kill..."
There was a burst of shouts of killing sounds in the coat-coat team. These slaves who didn't even have armor and only held swords and guns in their hands did not dare to resist the Tartars' orders, even if they knew they had become cannon fodder.
"Dongdongdongdongdong..." Amid the sound of war drums, the Ming army array suddenly changed. Cao Bianjiao guided his subordinates to speed up. The three thousand armored soldiers at the front of the array strode forward, and the red lines seemed to be moving cities!
This is the real elite. Kill from Guanzhong to outside the Guanxi.
"Tight and tense..." The sound of bowstring ejection sounded.
Two Mongolian light cavalry formed a sparse array and rushed towards Cao Bianjiao's army, but the killing they gave was not even hurting the Ming army at all.
"Brothers, go forward! Go forward!" A Ming army officer shouted loudly, waved the sword in his hand, driving the horizontal formation composed of long-plate soldiers and spearmen in the front to move forward. If you stand at a high place and look down, you can find that two streams of people are quickly colliding on the battlefield. The formations of Ahas were easily crushed into powder by a moving city wall composed of armored soldiers!
They were just appetizers, and following hundreds of Qing horses that rushed in behind Aha was the real test that Cao Bianjiao's army had to go through.
The three thousand people in Cao Bianjiao's army are his absolute elite, without any moisture at all. You can know this by looking at the lack of a single musketeer in his army.
But it would be impossible for such a Ming army to completely reject the Qing army.
The Ming Dynasty, where inferior firearms were rampant, was not Zhao Song, who had strong bows and crossbows. Apart from a large number of unusable firearms, there were no large number of bows and crossbows in the army to kill and injure the enemy cavalry. When hundreds of Qing army vest soldiers rushed to the front and back, Cao Bianjiao's army's front immediately fell into a large area.
Amid the rumbling collision, a stone bomb collided with the city wall.
The stone bullet will shatter and the city wall will be heavily concave.
"Boom boom boom..." But at the same time, grenades were also exploding. Compared with muskets, this is the most suitable weapon for them. There are long spears and large shields in front, and there are bomb droppers behind them.
"Kill..." Alami Yangdao shouted, he was the commander of the other tatars. The Junta used his brothers as his deputy. Before, he divided the troops into two groups, and the two brothers led the other.
Three or four hundred Taurus horses rushed towards the flank of Cao Bianjiao's army like arrows.
"Rise the gun!"
Three rows of long-distance soldiers, with a long spear behind them straight on the long-distance card.
The collision between the war horse and the shield spear, with shrill screams, someone, there are horses.
The iron hooves broke through the long sign, and the spear stabbed into the flesh and blood.
The sharp blade cut into the invasive sound of the flesh, and the "boom" collision was even louder - this was the sound of the dead soldiers in front of the Tartars riding their horses and hitting the flesh and blood of the Ming soldiers! The huge impact force was not something that human forces could resist, and it immediately caused dozens of people to fly!
But the dead soldiers of the Tartars really couldn't die anymore.
If it were an ordinary Ming army, if such a collision, the Tatars would only need to continue to let their horses come, and they would inevitably be defeated. But these three thousand people were the most elite troops in Cao Bianjiao's hands, and they resisted it.
"Drop bombs, drop bombs..." The officers behind the line shouted loudly. At the same time, a large number of Ming troops also took the opportunity to kill Cao Bianjiao's rear formation.
Liu Zhaoji is located on the west side of Cao Bianjiao. He has the least elite soldiers under him, or he has not even a few armored soldiers. The fault is that Hong Chengchou lent him his bid camp, and Liu Zhaoji's armored soldiers are afraid that they can't even set up a small square formation of thousands of people.
But this does not mean that they do not know the battle formation. At this moment, seeing Cao Bianjiao's army withstood the impact of the Tartars, they immediately shouted loudly, causing deputy general Ma Yingkui to lead a thousand troops to quickly attack the Qing army.
He acted quickly and decisively, and Ma Ke on the east side of Cao Bianjiao fell behind.
Boluo's face changed drastically when he saw the back formation, especially when he knew that Bai Guangen's army, on the easternmost side of the Ming army, had suddenly accelerated to the north. The four generals lined up in front of the Ming Dynasty have now changed from a long snake to a square "L" that was flat.
Hong Chengchou wanted to completely block them at the south end of Qingshui Stone Bridge.
He immediately shouted his troops to support Junta. The Eight Banners soldiers have defeated the Ming army many times over the years, and they all showed absolute confidence. Boluo still firmly believes that his army will definitely defeat the Ming army on the opposite side.
But at this moment, he received an urgent report from the rear - Zheng Zhilong on the other side of the canal, wanted to lead his army across the river!
"How did he cross the river?" Boro felt that he was not smart enough.
Due to the infusion of water, the width of this canal suddenly increased a lot, with the east and west banks being less than 30 feet below. With the thickness of the ice layer on the canal, how could the army cross the river? He ignored the Zheng army on the other side of the river at all. Isn’t the reason here?
Now you told him again that Zheng Jun could cross the river suddenly?
Boro's eyes were as big as bull's eyes.
"I don't know. I just saw Nikan put some straw mats on the ice and then added wooden boards, so that the armored soldiers could walk freely on it."
"Then let Hulibu burn the straw mat with a rocket." Boro was a little angry and shouted loudly at the man.
The Ming army in the south had not yet been resolved, and something happened to the rear. Hulibu immediately hooked the word "waste" in his heart.
"I ordered Zhao Bin to transfer all the soldiers and horses on the north bank. No, I will leave one or two hundred people to watch the baggage and men and women across the river." Boluo has already regarded the caravan's baggage and thousands of men and women as the property of the Qing Dynasty. If Zhao Bin's people are transferred to the south bank, the men and women on the north bank will inevitably suffer losses, which will make him feel distressed. "Tell the baggage to continue crossing the river and speed up the crossing of the river. Both men and women will stop and circle for the time being. I will put another five hundred steps on the coral and guard the back roads firmly. If there is a mistake, the master will chop him down." As he said that, Boluo called a Goshha beside him and went to the infantry to transfer troops.
And he immediately rushed to the battlefield with two thousand horses.
A sense of urgency suddenly arose in Boluo's heart. Whether it was the sudden attack of the Qing army in the south or the impossibility of Zheng Zhilong on the other side, this showed one thing - this was a battle that Nikan had planned for a long time.
The unstable rear route, the huge gap in troops, the unfavorable terrain... Boro found that there were too many disadvantages in his current situation.
However, he is not afraid.
Although this is a big situation set by Hong Chengchou and he has entered the game unconsciously, so what? He still holds thousands of Eight Banners in his hand, so what if he has already fallen into the trap?
Will you definitely lose if you fall into the trap?
Can those cowards in the south block the trampling of the Eight Banners Cavalry?
Even if you fall into a trap, you can still break through the siege.
As long as all the Ming troops who blocked him were torn to pieces, they would go with the wind.
It would be a joyful victory.
Boluo had full confidence in the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners soldiers. The Eight Banners were invincible in the field, and the Ming army was as timid as a rat. This was his greatest psychological advantage.
The tiger roared and led the infantry and cavalry to rush down.
Regardless of whether Zheng Zhilong can cross the river, as long as he defeats Hong Chengchou first, the situation will be decided!
The western embankment of the canal.
The turtledove-legged guns and the big turtledove-legged guns aimed straight at the opposite shore. There were also snipers like Hong Peng who were also aiming at the opposite side. Under the cover of long cards in front of them, they were very safe.
"Aim, put—"
A stream of blue smoke rose, but the Qing army on the other side of the river did not have any casualties, because the guns were all facing the sky. Otherwise, Zheng Zhilong was afraid that the bullet would not kill the Qing soldiers, and instead would kill the crossing troops below.
But even so, it still needs sound to cover it, because this can give the crossing forces confidence.
Chapter completed!