At this time, the Ming cavalry had two tactical options.
One is to turn around and retreat, fire while running, and continuously kill and injure the pursuing Mongolian cavalry behind you, until the Mongolian cavalry can no longer bear the casualties and retreat, then turn around and pursue back.
The other option is to stay put and continue shooting with a line array.
If there were no other restrictions, Zhu Cijiong would definitely choose the first option.
After the first tactic is put into operation, although the hit rate will drop sharply, the safety is guaranteed. If the Mongolian cavalry's horses are not good enough, it will be difficult to catch up with the Ming cavalry.
But now we can only use the second tactic.
Because the main force of the Ming army has not yet arrived on the battlefield.
Jiannu cannot be allowed to control Baliqiao prematurely.
So Zhu Cijiong stood there without moving, just raising the reloaded Type 20 rifle. The first row of cavalry also raised their loaded rifles and aimed at the Jiannu cavalry.
"Hit!" Zhu Cijiong pulled the trigger of the rifle hard.
Immediately, the Mongolian cavalry once again staged a massacre in front of the formation.
Moreover, the number of Mongolian cavalry who fell to the ground this time was obviously more than before.
The reason is also very simple. As the distance reaches a hundred steps, the hit rate of the Ming cavalry also increases. In this round of volley, at least 500 cavalry fell to the ground.
This wave of hit rate has exceeded 40%.
Then the second row of cavalry came up again and opened fire again.
Intense gunshots rang out, and more than four hundred Mongolian cavalry fell to the ground.
But the Mongolian cavalry that followed also became ruthless and continued to charge forward desperately, because at this time the distance between the two sides was less than a hundred steps, which was only ten seconds for the cavalry.
In such a short time, the Ming army had no time to reload ammunition.
As a result, the following Mongolian cavalry trampled over their fallen comrades and charged at the Ming cavalry desperately, increasing their horse speed to the extreme.
However, the Mongolian cavalry clearly miscalculated this time.
In addition to rifles, the Ming army cavalry also had short blunderbuss.
After firing, the first row of cavalrymen quickly put their rifles back on their shoulders, pulled out two short blunderbuss from their waists, and then aimed one of the short blunderbuss at the Mongolian cavalry.
This time the target was no longer a war horse.
Instead, he aimed directly at the Mongolian cavalry on horseback.
Although the ammunition used by the short blunderbuss is also nitrocellulose, because the blunderbuss tube is not long enough, the initial velocity of the warhead is much lower than that of the Type 20 rifle, and it is not enough to kill a war horse from 30 paces.
But it is more than enough for shooting Mongolian cavalry.
And this time, two rows of Ming cavalry opened fire at the same time.
Another two rows of dense gunshots rang out, and the Mongolian cavalry who was standing up from their horses, drawing their bows and firing arrows, fell instantly.
By this time, the entire formation of the Mongolian cavalry was in chaos and unsustainable, but there were still many Mongolian cavalry with superb riding skills who escaped the firepower of the Ming cavalry and rushed to the Ming cavalry.
Immediately, a sparse wave of arrows came and Zhu Cijiong was hit by several arrows.
However, it is of no use at all. The arrows shot from the riding bow cannot penetrate the cotton armor at all.
Instead, a row of grenades thrown by the Ming army cavalry blew up the approaching Mongolian cavalry and knocked them off their feet.
At this point, the offensive of thousands of Mongolian cavalry attacking westward along the north bank of the Tonghui River was completely collapsed. After leaving behind more than 3,000 dead bodies, they fled in panic.
However, not that many Mongolian cavalry were killed.
However, many Mongolian cavalry had no horses and could only escape on foot.
Naturally, Zhu Cijiong would not let go of such a good opportunity to beat up a drowned dog. He immediately led his cavalry to launch a pursuit and hunted down the fallen Mongolian cavalry one by one on the north bank of the Tonghui River.
However, Zhu Cijiong is not too fond of fighting.
After hunting down the fallen Mongolian cavalry, they led their troops back to Baliqiao.
At this time, the thousands of Mongolian cavalry on the south bank of the Tonghui River were still blocked by Xu Wuniu's two hundred cavalry at the east end of the Bali Bridge using the terrain. Seeing Zhu Cijiong leading his army to fight back, the thousands of Mongolian cavalry on the south bank then
They also quickly retreated. Obviously, the firefight on the north bank just now had left a deep impression on them.
In this battle, the Ming army's scout cavalry won a complete victory.
At the cost of dozens of casualties, more than 3,000 enemy cavalry were killed!
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At this time, it is on the south bank of Huitong River further east.
Hundreds of thousands of slave-building troops lined up in neat formations, marching from east to west along the official road and the fields on both sides of the official road, raising smoke and dust that almost covered the sky.
Because there were too many carriages and horses, the marching speed was very slow.
Sony's brows knitted together, and he glanced ahead from time to time.
Judging from the time, it is estimated that the army is more than five miles away from Tongzhou City at this time, so it should only be about three miles away from Bali Bridge. However, because both sides of the Huitong River are covered with birch trees, blocking the view, even with the help of
Even with the telescope, the Bali Bridge could not be seen, nor could the Mongolian cavalry sent out in advance to capture the Bali Bridge.
The reason why Sony sent Mongolian cavalry in advance was because he was worried that the Ming army would seize the Bali Bridge.
Because the Bali Bridge is one of the few stone bridges across the Tonghui River, it can allow the army to pass freely.
If the Ming army were allowed to seize the Bali Bridge, the Qing soldiers would still be able to cross the river, but it would take a lot of effort and time would be greatly delayed. It might be dark when they reach the Pingjin Gate.
, that would be troublesome.
However, the more he was afraid of something, the more it would come. Sony was worried about the Ming army seizing the Bali Bridge, but soon a horse came back to report that Tumut Mongolia suffered a huge defeat and lost more than 3,000 cavalry.
He said that he failed to control the Bali Bridge and actually let the Ming cavalry seize it first.
"Trash, a bunch of trash!"
Sony was furious, but there was nothing he could do.
In the face of a formidable enemy, we cannot behead several Taiji members of Tumut's tribe.
After getting angry, Sony asked Kong Youde to lead 28,000 Han troops plus 5,000 Green Battalion, follow the Chahar cavalry and advance lightly from the south bank of the Tonghui River to recapture the Bali Bridge at any cost.
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In the birch forest, the Ming army cavalry was having breakfast.
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However, the soldiers of the Ming army still ate with gusto, especially Xu Wu Niu. He had to pick up the crumbs of the rice cakes that were stained with dirt and accidentally dropped them on the ground. He really refused to waste any of them.
Nothing else, I was just scared of being hungry when I was a kid.
At the worst time, I couldn't eat for three days.
Because he had suffered from hunger, Xu Wu Niu cherished food very much.
Seeing Xu Wuniu picking up the crumbs of rice cakes on the ground to eat, Zhu Cijiong threw the remaining half of the rice cake over.
Xu Wuniu was not polite to Zhu Cijiong, because he knew that the things given by King Ding, whether they were food, drink, clothing or use, would never be taken back after they were given out.
"Hurry up, maybe the slave slaves will come and kill you again soon."
After Zhu Cijiong finished speaking, a sharp whistle suddenly came from the birch forest east of Bali Bridge. This was the warning whistle blown by the scout cavalry wandering on the other side.
"Jiannu is here, mount your horse, mount your horse quickly!"
Zhu Cijiong jumped up and quickly rushed to a birch tree to untie the reins of his horse. Then he got on the horse and took the Type 20 rifle slung behind the saddle in his hands.
When we came out of the birch forest, we saw several mounted scouts rushing towards us from across the Bali Bridge.
"King Ding!" the leading scout cavalry shouted loudly, "the Jiannu army has arrived. In addition to the Mongolian cavalry, there are also musketeers from the Eight Banners Han Army and the camel artillery from the Green Battalion."
"Camel artillery?" Zhu Cijiong's heart trembled.
The Mongolian cavalry is not worth mentioning, and the Eight Banners Han army is not afraid either.
But facing the camel artillery, the cavalry really couldn't defeat it.
Looking across the Bali Bridge to the east, I saw groups of Mongolian cavalry galloping out of the birch forest. Following closely behind the Mongolian cavalry were groups of Eight Banners Han troops.
The last thing that came out was a large number of camels.
"Prince Ding, we are in big trouble now." Xu Wuniu took a breath of air.
Zhu Cijiong was also a little hesitant, wondering whether he should continue to hold on to Bali Bridge.
From a time point of view, it is only Maozhi hour, half an hour away from Chen hour.
Just when Zhu Cijiong was hesitating, the sound of rapid horse hooves suddenly sounded behind him. When he looked back quickly, he saw a fast horse galloping towards him. It was a communications soldier from the Staff Section.
"King Ding!" the communication cavalry shouted from far away.
"Military order, the mission of the scout cavalry has been completed, withdraw immediately!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Cijiong breathed a sigh of relief and shouted loudly: "Everyone is here, retreat!"
Zhu Cijiong gave an order, and more than two thousand scout cavalry reined up their horses, turned around, and retreated westward along the north bank of the Huitong River. Bali Bridge was soon left behind.
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Not long after the Ming cavalry withdrew, the Mongolian cavalry appeared at the east end of Bali Bridge.
Because they had suffered losses before, the Mongolian cavalry did not dare to cross the bridge even when they saw no one at the west end of the Bali Bridge. They did not dare to cross the bridge until the Eight Banners Han Army and the Green Camp soldiers arrived one after another.
After crossing the bridge, I discovered that there was not even a ghost on the other side.
The Ming army was also nowhere to be seen in the birch trees on both sides of the official road.
Kong Youde did not dare to be careless and immediately ordered the Eight Banners Han Army to cut down the birch trees on both sides of the official road, because these birch trees would block the firing range of the Green Battalion artillery and the Eight Banners Han Army musketeers.
The birch forests on both sides of the official road are not dense and there are not many in number.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the Eight Banners and Han troops cut down all the birch trees.
Kong Youde looked up again, and the expression on his face suddenly tightened, because billowing smoke and dust had already rolled up in the wilderness on the west side. Looking at this posture, he knew that a large army was marching quickly towards this side.
Needless to say, the main force of the Ming army must be coming towards Bali Bridge.
Kong Youde looked back again, and the expression on his face became relaxed again.
Because on the official road to the east of Bali Bridge and the fields on both sides, the Eight Banners Han Army, Eight Banners Manchuria, Green Camp and Lian Yong had already appeared, and they were obviously closer to Bali Bridge than the Ming Army.
If nothing unexpected happens, the Qing soldiers will definitely be able to reach Bali Bridge first.
In other words, there would be no problem for the Qing soldiers to pass through the Bali Bridge.
It was no longer possible for the Ming army to use the Bali Bridge to block the Qing army.
Today I will post the formation diagram for the Baliqiao Battle in advance]
