After nearly a year of strict formation training, the "Jinwu Camp" movements were very fast and neat, without affecting the formation of the soldiers in the rear. The thousands of soldiers in the "Tianwei Camp" were also well-trained and completed the formation action very easily without any confusion.

The soldiers were already scared by the officers' military sticks, and on the battlefield, if they make mistakes, they will eat a knife.

A distance of only sixty or seventy steps, the cavalry quickly started the charge, and almost instantly arrived. Wu Xingye led the cavalry and caught the Eight Banners Cavalry wrapped in the defeated soldiers and the fleeing Green Camp soldiers off guard.

With Zheng Chenggong's sudden attack, Duoduo was forced to withdraw reinforcements, which made Nikan, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming's army, who had already crossed the shore, become an isolated army isolated on the south bank.

Of course, this does not mean that this army is in a state of death. After all, the Huai River is not the Yangtze River. Even if there are no ships, even if you are in the enemy's territory, there are many ways to cross the river and return to the north bank.

As long as Duoduo, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming were able to defeat the Ming army in the field, these would not be problems. However, this originally unquestionable question has now become ambiguous and difficult to answer.

Can the Manchu soldiers easily defeat the Ming army in field battles?

Nikan was riding on the horse, still staring at Nikan's army on the south bank. The elite Qing army there were only 5,000 elite soldiers, two thousand were the true Manchu soldiers directly under Nikan, and more than 1,500 vassal soldiers led by Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming. The rest were weak green camp soldiers.

It was these weak Green Camp soldiers who had swept away a considerable number of elite soldiers when they were dispersed, which allowed these elite soldiers to be killed and repelled by the Ming army's cavalry.

Let’s talk about the Eight Banners cavalry under Nikan’s command, and at this time more than 500 were carried away by nearly 4,000 remaining Green Camp soldiers. The mobility of the cavalry was greatly affected and their combat effectiveness plummeted. How could they deal with the active attack of the Ming army in a while?

Not to mention, Wu Xingye led the way, using cavalry to fight against stance, and was like a tiger driving sheep. Not only were the Green Camp soldiers with their backs facing Wu Xingye's army, but they were killed by the Ming army like chopping melons and vegetables. Even the Eight Banners Cavalry who were carried away were not the opponents of the "Wufenying" cavalry.

It can only be said that if both sides set up a battle, Nikan's cavalry would all be pressed, two thousand and three thousand, and after many battles, the Eight Banners of Manchuria, who were in their prime, might still be able to tie the three thousand elite cavalry that Zhou Shixian had used money to build. At least it would not be like this, retreating all the way and unable to organize a decent counterattack.

Nikan knew this well, so he immediately ordered the entire army to attack, and the Eight Banners of Manchuria attacked from both wings to maintain the flanks of the army. The elite troops under Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming rushed from the front to control the defeated soldiers.

Under the command of Nikan, Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and others, officers at all levels of the Qing army also rose up. The Green Camp Army, which had been dispersed on the front line, also stopped defeating under the slaughter and coerced by the vassal soldiers.

After all, they were defeated so quickly that when they retreated for more than 150 steps, the soldiers of Tianwei Camp had just stepped out and had not had time to catch up.

As soon as the three thousand vassal soldiers entered the formation, they quickly controlled the situation. These veterans who were originally from the Ming army knew very well how to control these defeated soldiers on the battlefield. The originally chaotic Qing army formation quickly recovered, and many vassal soldiers even rushed to the front of the formation to prevent the first round of attack from the Ming army.

Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming also knew that they could never be defeated in this battle. The officers and soldiers under their command also understood this. Although the Ming army's firearms were fierce, they did not think that the Ming army's melee combat strength was comparable to theirs.

Where can the battlefield confidence forged by the Qing army's victory in the past few decades be so easily destroyed?

At the same time, in the Ming army formation, the sound of war drums and war drums suddenly sounded. The musketeers in front of the army formation had changed from horizontal formation to vertical formation, and all retreated back. Thousands of war soldiers who came out of white smoke were stepping on the drum beats of war drums and rushed towards the line that the Qing army had just recovered in a tight formation.

The central army of the Qing army also sounded the rumbling sound of war drums. Under the organization of officers at all levels, the Eight Banners soldiers under Nikan howled and rushed out from their wings. In the sun, Bayala, wearing silver-white iron armor, charged forward with awesome momentum.

The vassal soldiers and the green camp soldiers in the middle of the military formation all set off their swords and guns and rushed towards the Ming army that had already rushed out of the military formation.

However, after the Green Camp soldiers were killed and killed by the muskets and artillery of the Jinwu Camp, their organization and military discipline were already very chaotic and weak, but they were forced by the vassal soldiers to turn and rush forward, which made their offensives vary in speed and formations unexpectedly.

In front of the two armies, arrows flew, people were noisy, horses were ringing, and the sound of armor leaves jumping and colliding and friction resounded throughout the plain. Two torrents of steel were howling, and in the blink of an eye, they collided with each other.

The battle was very fierce. At the beginning, taking advantage of the chaos of the Qing army's green camp soldiers, there were not many vassal soldiers rushing to the front to maintain the front line. The Tianwei camp army had a rapid offensive and quickly gained an advantage. The Qing army's green camp soldiers were defeated step by step by step by step by step by step by step by the Ming army soldiers who were coming like a tide, and the offensive momentum was quickly interrupted.

However, as Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming personally led the vassal soldiers from the rear to charge up, Nikan also entangled Wu Xingye's cavalry on both wings, and the battle situation immediately became anxious. The Qing army's middle road, which was about to be defeated by the Ming army soldiers who had the advantage of the battlefield, gradually stabilized. Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming's servants struggled to support the front line.

At this time, the usual training effect of Tianwei Camp is truly reflected. Military battles are strictly and lasting and prohibited.

The Tianwei Camp war soldiers relied on their tight formations and cooperated with various weapons. The Green Camp Army, which had a chaotic formation, was no match for them at all. Now they were just relying on Yu Yong. With the advantage of military strength, the front could still support them.

Let’s talk about it, although the Eight Banners of Manchuria fight bravely and have strict military laws, they are all human beings after all. They all know fear. Faced with such a blow, how can they still be the same as before the war? Their belief in winning in close combat is gradually shaken.

Nikan and Wu Xingye's cavalry were comparable to each other. The Manchu cavalry had stronger combat skills, but they did not have an advantage in military strength. Although Nikan had a hot temper, he was now entering the enemy's territory alone and was blocked by a river. The main force could not support him. After he realized that he could not defeat the Ming army in front of him in a short period of time, he immediately thought of other methods.

Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming were the same. The performance of the Ming army in front of him had exceeded their understanding. If they had not experienced it personally, they would probably not believe that the Ming army in the south would have such combat power.

But the facts are right in front of them. They must find a way to escape from danger and continue to consume this way. Once the Ming army in the city is dispatched and surrounded them, they will not be able to escape.

And as they thought, at this moment, seeing that the main force of the Qing army had been blocked on the north bank of the Huai River, how could Zhou Shixian miss such an opportunity? If he could wipe out the Qing army, the entire battle situation would be suddenly clear, and the morale of the entire army would be even more greatly improved, and it would even force Duoduo to retreat.

Therefore, even if the losses are huge, Zhou Shixian must do it. As long as the Qing army retreats, he will lose three or four thousand troops and horses and can quickly replenish them, and even gain more resources and support from this, and quickly expand the army.

However, it was not a simple matter to send troops from the city to complete the roundabout encirclement of this Qing army of nearly 10,000 people, and the three commanders of the Qing army had already realized this.

The three of them originally wanted to bring more troops to the west, search for the narrow part of the boat and the Huai River, and go back directly to the north bank, but when they saw that there was movement of the army gathering in the direction of Fengyang City, they didn't care about so much.

Nikan took dozens of Bayala and less than a thousand Eight Banners soldiers of the Manchus. Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming took only seven or eight hundred vassal soldiers away, hurriedly left the battlefield and retreated to the west.

As for the remaining hundreds of Eight Banners of Manchus, thousands of feudal soldiers, and more than 3,000 green camp soldiers who were still breathing, they became cannon fodders that entangled the Ming army and were left on the south bank of the Huai River in Fengyang City.

With Dorobelenkan, the two Han princes evacuated and the chief general retreated westward. The Qing army, which had been defeated by the Ming army, could no longer support it, and they all abandoned their armor and fled.

No matter what army it is, it is impossible to defeat the enemy even if the army is defeated like a mountain and falls into a thousand miles.

At the same time, the other camps that had already rushed out of Fengyang City also took the opportunity to complete the encirclement.

Under the attacks of the Ming army on three sides, the Qing army's chief general was gone. Not to mention the Green Camp soldiers and the vassal soldiers, even the Eight Banners soldiers of the Manchus had no intention of fighting at this time. Without Bayala's supervision of the battle, they also joined the disintegrated team.

However, at this time, there was no chance for them to escape. The Ming army gradually compressed the encirclement. Under Zhou Shixian's instructions, soldiers who had not yet passed the actual combat in each battalion had the opportunity to fight with the serious Qing army, and took turns to fight and slowly consume these Qing army.

The only place where there is no Ming army is the Huaihe River. For the Qing army, jumping in is also a death. They can only respond to the continuous attack of the Ming army in despair.

At this time, the Ming army was already a victorious army. Cheers were heard throughout the field, and morale was extremely high. Zhang Hong even led his troops to pursue them all the way, killing those who escaped while in the chaos, but they were not as good as the Qing army.

Duoduo stood on the north bank of the Huai River with a serious look at Nikan's troops who were fleeing west with a hurried look on his face, and the Green Camp soldiers who had lost more than half of their losses and had basically lost their combat power. The fighting spirit in his heart suddenly ignited - it seems that the so-called Ming Dynasty prince Zhou Shixian is still some real skills!

Zhou Shixian's victory inspired Duoduo's hunter nature.
Chapter completed!