Although the phalanx in front opened fire desperately, and the first row of baggage soldiers responsible for holding shields also threw thunderbolts in front of them, causing heavy casualties to the Qing soldiers, but under the desperate assault of the Qing soldiers and the rapid impact of the cavalry,
There were still some cavalry who rushed to the front of the phalanx.
"bump"
A cavalryman and his horse collided with a heavy shield. The huge impact caused the two strong soldiers behind the heavy shield to fly backwards. The war horse and the horse who dared to hit the steel shield with their bodies were
The cavalryman and his horse also fell to the ground.
Scenes like this began to happen one after another. Although after being knocked down by a shield, other heavy soldiers would soon step forward to put the shield up. However, in the case of neglecting one thing and losing another, it was inevitable that negligence would occur, and the Qing soldiers who were already within the range would notice
How vicious, seeing this situation, they fired arrows into the gap without hesitation.
"Swish swish"
Heavy arrows kept flying towards the gap, causing the casualties of the phalanx to continue to rise. Although the riflemen behind were also desperately shooting with their rifles, the Qing army seemed to have lost their minds.
Still rushing forward desperately.
"Hold on, everyone, hold on! Don't let the Tatars rush in!"
A General Qian was commanding in the square formation while loudly boosting the morale of the sergeants.
"Bo!"
Suddenly, a heavy arrow flying from nowhere hit his throat, and the long arrow penetrated from the back of his neck.
With an arrow in his throat, he screamed a few times, vomiting a few indistinct words from his throat, and then slowly fell to the ground.
"My lord, my lord!"
A President Bai stepped forward to support him and found that he had closed his eyes. He ignored his sadness and put President Qian on the ground and immediately shouted loudly: "Attention everyone, the third brigade is now under my command, everyone.
The gun is loaded and aimed forward, ready to fire!"
"Bang bang bang"
A burst of white smoke rose up along with the dull sound of gunfire, knocking down a large number of cavalrymen who were charging towards them on horseback.
In the Qing army camp ahead, the officers and generals of the Qing army kept urging their men to charge, "Charge up, charge up, those Nikans can't hold it anymore, as long as they rush in, they will be finished!"
This is a contest between hot weapons and cold weapons, and it is also a contest of wills. Only one of the two sides cannot hold on. It will immediately end in a crushing defeat.
Countless horses and knights fell in the gunfire, and countless sergeants were killed by arrows and throwing axes and javelins, but all of this was no longer considered by the commanders of both sides. At this moment, they only had one thing on their mind.
, that is to hold on until the other party can no longer hold on.
Even Huang Taiji, who was watching the battle from behind, couldn't help but be moved by such a tragic scene. Looking at the phalanx that seemed to be on the verge of collapse but always persisted there, Huang Taiji was shocked. He said in amazement: "That Pang Gang really has
Can such a great ability turn the originally weak Han people into so strong?"
No one of the generals around him could answer this question. They were all old men who had fought with the Qian Ming Dynasty. They knew very well what kind of virtue the Qian Ming army had. They would not be able to carry out such a high-intensity battle in the former Ming Dynasty.
Ming's army collapsed long ago.
But this was not the case with this army. Not only did they not collapse, but they fought vigorously. They first defeated Kong Youde's Han Army Banner, and then faced the Xianglan Banner and Xianghong Banner led by Daishan and Azig, causing them heavy casualties.
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Judging from Huang Taiji's observation just now, the casualties of the two banners led by Daishan and Azig at this time have accounted for about 40% of their total strength. Even if they can immediately defeat the Dahua Army on the opposite side, they are already wounded.
There is no muscle or bone that cannot recover after more than ten years.
But what worries Huang Taiji is that instead of showing signs of collapse, the Great Chinese Army is becoming more courageous as the war progresses. Is this still the scumbag army he remembered before?
If the troops of the former Ming Dynasty had half the morale of theirs, let alone invade the Ming Dynasty, they would be laughing if the Ming Dynasty did not come to attack the Qing Dynasty.
"God of Immortality, is it true that God doesn't bless me?"
Just when Huang Taiji looked up to the sky and sighed, Dorgon, who was on the two wings, also called Duduo. He told him: "Duduo, until now, your main force with the white flag has not moved, right?"
Duduo shook his head and said: "No, Brother Fourteen, I have always remembered your words. Those who went up just now were all the slaves in uniforms and the miscellaneous soldiers of the Eight Banners of Mongolia. Our main force stayed behind."
"Well, that's good." Dorgon nodded, looked around again and then whispered: "Dodor, let's fight like this. No matter how the battle ends, as long as the main forces of our two flags still exist, we will fight
It’s okay, you must remember this.”
"But" Duduo hesitated for a moment and then said hesitantly: "Brother Fourteen, now Big Baylor and Brother Twelve are fighting fiercely with the Chinese, but we are conserving our strength like this. What will we say if the emperor investigates us after the war?
"
"You are just a fool of a brain!" Dorgon wanted to hit him on the forehead a few times, and said with hatred: "You have only seen the hard battle between Brother Twelve and Big Belle, how can you think of it?"
Haven't you seen how miserable they are at this time? Now they have nearly half of their casualties! Let me ask you, even if we can wipe out all 50,000 Chinese troops today, do you think we can destroy Dahua immediately?
"
Duduo shook his head. Although he was not as cunning as Dorgon, he was not a fool either. He replied: "Of course not. Although Dahua has not completely restored the territory of the original Ming Dynasty, it has at least ruled most of the Central Plains.
, Moreover, they have hundreds of thousands of troops. Even if the entire army of 50,000 is wiped out, they can recover quickly. Those Han people lack everything but people!"
"now it's right!"
Dorgon then replied: "Dahua can afford to lose, let alone 50,000, which means losing 100,000 or 200,000 troops. With their population, as long as they are given one or two years, they can recover immediately."
Come here, but what about our Qing Dynasty? All the elites of our Qing Dynasty are here. You have also seen the situation of today's battle. Even if we can completely wipe out this enemy army, we will still have to lose at least the same number of troops. You
Say, if we lose another 50,000 or 60,000 horses, will the Qing Dynasty still be able to withstand Dahua's attack?"
Dorgon's words were like a thunderbolt that woke up Dodo, and he woke up and said: "Brother Fourteen, what do you think we should do? I will listen to you."
Dorgon then said: "Let's just drag it out until the emperor withdraws his troops, and then we will retreat immediately. When the emperor can't bear it anymore, he will put the Zhenghuang Banner and Xianghuang Banner in his hand to fight with the Dahua Army."
When both sides lose, that's when our opportunity comes. By then, we can also avenge our mother-in-law!"
Thinking of this, Dorgon's mind immediately flashed to the kind face of their mother-in-law Abahai. Then he thought that Huang Taiji was so good at consolidating his throne that after Nurhaci's death, he immediately falsely conveyed an imperial edict to grant Abahai the throne.
Being buried with Nurhaci also made him and Dodo become motherless children since they were young. Thinking of this, Dorgon couldn't help but grit his teeth.
"Brother Fourteen, don't worry, we will definitely avenge our mother-in-law!"
Seeing Dorgon gnashing his teeth, Duduo also felt the same way. The two brothers lost their mother when they were young, and were bullied by other brothers. Fortunately, Dorgon was smart and self-reliant since he was a child, and not only left Nurhachi to their two brothers.
The two banners grew stronger and gradually established a firm foothold in the court. Only then did the two brothers begin to feel proud. Even as the emperor, Huang Taiji could not suppress them at will.
Precisely because Dorgon had been taking care of him since his mother was killed by Huang Taiji, therefore, in Dorgon's mind, Dorgon was the best candidate for the Qing Emperor.
Now after listening to Dorgon's words, Duodu felt that an opportunity had come. He shook his teeth and nodded resolutely: "Brother Fourteen, I understand, no matter how the battle ahead is, we will stay put. In Han Chinese terms,
, that is, we are sitting on the mountain watching the tiger fight, and we are sure to win but not lose."
"Haha, as long as you understand!"
Seeing that Duduo had understood his intention, Dorgon nodded happily and waved: "Then you go over first. Remember what you just said. As soon as the situation goes wrong and you see me retreating, you should immediately follow me."
There was a fight on the battlefield, and the people below also had their own thoughts.
This battle lasted until the afternoon. The 15,000-strong army of the three phalanxes of the Weijiang tribe that had been on the front line had already suffered casualties of one-third of its troops and nearly 5,000 people. Azig, who had been attacking, had
The Ministry of Hedaishan was even more miserable. Under the merciless attack of Mini rifles, the two banners had a total of more than 30,000 troops and less than 10,000 men could fight at this time.
The huge casualties finally made Daishan and Azige unbearable. Azige and Daishan came to Huang Taiji at the same time and cried: "Your Majesty, there are only less than 5,000 people left in my brother's inlaid blue flag at this moment. You
Come on, just leave some seeds for Xianglan Banner!"
Seeing the two brothers who were sobbing, Huang Taiji nodded alternately. He also noticed that the opponent's military formation was at its last moment. As long as a new force pushed them gently, they would collapse.
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"Okay, you guys just take down our troops and horses, and leave the rest to me!"
After Huang Taiji finished speaking, he called Hauge and ordered loudly: "Hauge, last time you suffered a big loss at the hands of Wu Sangui in Jinzhou. Today I will give you a chance to make atonement. You will lead Zhenglan immediately.
The two yellow flags are attacking the enemy, and we must break the enemy's formation in one fell swoop!"
"twitter!"
After hearing this, Hauge was overjoyed and immediately took the order and left.