However, the inertia of the cavalry's charge was also quite huge. This charge also caused many of the spears in the Runing Army's spear formation to break. Many soldiers of the Runing Army were also shocked to the point of vomiting blood, and the formation also became loose. And here.
At that moment, the third row of Qing cavalry rushed in again.
The subsequent impact made the phalanx even more loose. If the soldiers of the Runing Army were not arranged very closely, they might have been knocked apart like a ball of snow. But even so, the soldiers in the first few rows were still
Most of them had blood flowing from their mouths and noses and collapsed on the soldiers in the back row. Many of them had broken arms and ribs, and some also suffered serious internal injuries, so the gun forest in front of the Runing army's formation could no longer remain intact.
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The Qing cavalry would not let go of such a good opportunity. They stepped up and hit the place where they lost their guns. With a few "hiss, hiss" sounds, the phalanx was suddenly knocked out of several gaps, while other Qing cavalry
Then rush in along these gaps, want to completely tear these gaps apart, and break up the square array.
Cheng Niu held an ax gun and stared intently at the Qing soldiers rushing in from the left. He watched the high-speed horse knock a comrade away. The Qing soldier who slowed down the horse moved to the right again.
When he saw this opportunity, Cheng Niu stepped forward and slashed the Qing soldier's back with his axe.
Amid the screams, the Qing soldier fell limp on his horse, and his backbone was obviously cut off. But before Cheng Niu could cheer, another Qing soldier rushed towards him, and he slashed at Cheng Niu with his sword.
Cheng Niu quickly raised the ax gun, trying to block the knife, but the strong impact force made the ax gun fall out of his hand, and Cheng Niu also flew back. Flying in mid-air, Cheng Niu saw the clear sight from the corner of his eye.
Jun had been pierced by several spears around him and stood upright on his horse.
Several big hands caught Cheng Niu flying in the air, and then carefully put him down.
"How are you? Are you okay?" Someone asked with concern.
Cheng Niu saw that it was his company deputy and a dozen comrades who had rescued him, so he coughed a few times and replied: "It's okay! Thank you Sun Lian and brothers!"
"Then you go to the back first!" After Lieutenant Sun finished speaking, he waved his ax and spear and led his soldiers forward to block the gap.
At this time, Cheng Niu no longer had any long weapons in his hands and could no longer fight on the front line, so he pulled out his sword and retreated to the back of the array. After walking a few steps, Cheng Niu suddenly felt unbearably hungry in his belly. He
Suddenly he remembered that there were two meat buns in his arms. So he carefully took them out, opened the wrapping paper, and took a bite on the meat buns.
But after chewing a few mouthfuls, Cheng Niu found that there was no saliva at all in his mouth. The more he chewed, the drier he became, making it difficult to swallow. In the end, he choked and coughed heavily. All the meat buns in his mouth were spit out.
At this time, Cheng Niu felt unbearably thirsty again...
When Mazari saw that several gaps had been opened in the Ming army's formation in the front, he was so happy that he almost somersaulted on his horse. This time, he sacrificed his own troops to delay the charge.
However, under his careful planning and command, he took advantage of the blind spots of the opposing Ming army to minimize the power of the opponent's firearms.
Moreover, the phalanx of the Ming army on the opposite side has reached the edge of collapse. As long as more efforts are made, the situation of the battle may be reversed. Isn't this an unexpected surprise? Mazari couldn't help but feel a little complacent.
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But everything that happened next left Mazari dumbfounded. Although it seemed that the phalanx was about to collapse, the Ming army would not collapse. Moreover, the phalanx was like a monster that was devouring people.
Normally, a group of Qing troops rushed in, but disappeared in the jungle of spears and axes in an instant.
Moreover, the healing ability of this "monster" is quite astonishing. The gap is getting smaller and smaller, and is gradually being closed together. "Death Gun Flower" actually bloomed in front of the formation, which made the remaining Qing troops not dare to fight again.
Rushed into battle.
What's even more ominous is that with the arrival of reinforcements from the rear and the west, the Qing army was knocked down with rounds of volleys. It was seen that the phalanx had turned a corner.
"Ming Jin quickly! Let them come back and regroup!" Mazari ordered helplessly. The horses of the Qing army in front had lost their speed. If they rushed into the formation again, they would not be able to rely on kinetic energy to break the formation, and they would also hit the gun forest.
Even if they were to die, they could only retreat first.
As the golden sound sounded, Mazari felt extremely annoyed: "If my troops had not been transferred to Tan Tu and continued to charge the formation repeatedly, my troops would have definitely broken down this phalanx."
But when he thought about it, Mazari couldn't help but have a wry smile on his face. Two thousand cavalry went to charge a square formation of one thousand infantry, but they still felt that the force was not enough. This was simply a shame for the Eight Banners cavalry!
"Is Guan Xin eating grass? Why isn't his Artillery Association ready?"
Mazari was annoyed, but He Fei was furious. According to the original plan, the Qing army's charging formation should be beaten back, and now it should be bombarded by the artillery group. However, Guan Xin's artillery association had just returned and was not ready at all.
It was so easy to attack, so He Fei could only watch the Qing cavalry rushing into the formation retreat safely.
In this charge, the Qing army lost more than 300 cavalry, while the Runing army suffered nearly 400 casualties. From the perspective of the infantry and cavalry battle, it should be said that the Runing army defended quite well, but He Fei was not satisfied at all.
Such results.
If the artillery attack was followed by a mass bombardment, followed by the cavalry cover-up, He Fei was confident that at least a thousand of the Qing's cavalry would be left behind. But now that all the cooked ducks have flown away, how could He Fei not be furious?
The soldier who passed the order also knew that He Fei was impatient. It was impossible for the Artillery Association to pull back in such a short period of time and prepare for another sudden group bombardment. But seeing He Fei getting angry, he could only
Without saying a word, he stood at attention and bore He Fei's wrath.
"Go quickly and tell Commander Guan again. If he is not ready next time! Then I won't be polite." In fact, in his heart, He Fei also knew that he was a bit pushy, but he was really under too much pressure.
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"Send the order! The two regiments in front dispersed their formation and quickly ran to the two regiments behind to line up. After the formation was completed, the whole army moved forward again." He Fei then ordered.
Seeing that the Qing army was reorganizing, He Fei was about to change the positions of the two regiments in the middle and on the west side. After all, the two regiments in front had already fought, with a lot of casualties and physical exhaustion, so He Fei had to mobilize new troops.
"Eh?" One of Mazari's soldiers suddenly called out strangely, "Master Zuoling, look at it!"
Mazari, who was commanding the whole team, immediately looked in the direction of the Runing Army, and saw that the two square formations in front of the Ming Army on the opposite side suddenly dispersed amidst the sound of trumpets and drums, and all the Ming Army soldiers ran towards the rear.
.This made Mazari's mind immediately go blank. He had tried so hard to defeat the Ming army formation on the opposite side, but now they had dispersed the formation on their own. What was going on?
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Dorgon, who was watching the battle from behind, also saw this change in Runing's army. He and the surrounding Qing army generals and soldiers also straightened their backs immediately and looked at Runing with disbelief in their eyes.
The two phalanxes in front of the army collapsed on their own.
In addition to the medical soldiers who treated and supported the wounded, all the soldiers of the Runing Army who dispersed quickly ran towards the rear.
The captains of the two regiments ran to their positions first, and following them and standing behind them were the flag officers of the two regiments. The two captains were stationed with axes and guns, and shouted loudly
: "The whole regiment lines up!"
So based on this regiment leader, the first line of soldiers aligned with him on the left side of the regiment leader, and then the following teams lined up based on this first line, quickly forming a square formation.
This made Dorgon, Mazari and the others almost drop their eyes. For the army of this era, once the troops dispersed, they could only go to a safe area dozens of miles away to gather them, because there was no
The method was completed in a short period of time. Therefore, on the battlefield, no army would take the initiative to disperse. Unexpectedly, the Ming army on the opposite side not only dared to disperse, but also could quickly form a formation. This made Dorgon endure the pain on his back.
A chill couldn't help but arise.
"The most important thing when using troops is to be able to gather and disperse!" Dorgon couldn't help but think of this famous saying of a military strategist once said by the Han staff in the mansion. In this way, an army that can be arrayed in a short time can gather quickly even if it is defeated. It's simply
Just like brown sugar, he can stalk you, and he is the opponent that all generals least want to encounter.
But Dorgon turned around and saw that the Qing generals around him also had solemn faces, so he immediately looked up to the sky and laughed: "Hahaha——! It's so delicious to defeat such an opponent!"
Following Dorgon's laughter, the generals of the Qing army also laughed along with him.
Wu Shigong didn't know at all that his Runing Army often trained in the most conventional scattered formations and quickly formed the team, but it made Dorgon and others feel chilly. If he had known, he might have kidnapped Zhang Yimou when he traveled through time.
Come here, and now use the Runing Army to perform an Olympic opening ceremony for the Qing Army, maybe Dorgon and the others will be scared to death.
Just when Dorgon was using his words to boost the morale of those around him, he finally received the first good news since today's battle. The soldiers who went to supervise the Qing army's artillery team excitedly reported on horseback: "Your Majesty! General's artillery mount
Okay! The general’s cannon is set up!”
Dorgon was immediately overjoyed. He immediately ordered: "Hurry up and tell Mazari to stop. There is no need to rush into the formation anymore. Let the whole army be ready! Pass the king's order and the general cannons will fire immediately!"
The surrounding messengers flew away one after another, and the Qing army no longer needed to maintain any skirmish lines at this time. All the cavalry also gathered into cavalry groups, and these cavalry groups also slowly marched towards the front of the formation.
Move forward.
At this time, the Runing army, which had once again formed its formation, was marching forward to the beat of drums. They did not know that the Qing army's guns were already aimed at them.