The city of Yixing is bounded by Taihudu District in the east, low-lying polder area in the west, and hilly and mountainous areas in the south, all of which are not suitable for cavalry operations. Only the plain area in the north is a paradise for cavalry.
Guarjia Zhao Butai grew up on horseback. When he was a teenager, he followed Taizu and Taizong on their campaigns in the north and south. After fighting in the north and south, he naturally knew where to fight in the best interests of his side.
He came from the north of Yixing and sent scouts to kill Ming army scouts along the way, effectively blocking the news.
It wasn't until the troops came to the city that Ma Bao learned that a Qing army had arrived. He had rested in Yixing for two days and was about to go to Liyang to meet Zhu Hengjia. Unexpectedly, a Qing army dared to stir up trouble and stroke his tiger's beard. p>
When he climbed the city, he saw that all the enemies had green flags, as well as many "Guan" flags and "King" flags. Zhao Butai was very cunning and ordered his subordinates to hide the Eight Banners flags and successfully deceived Ma Bao.
Ma Bao was a little confused, "Guan Zhongzhong, Wang Fuchen? These two defeated generals still have the courage to challenge us to fight?"
Chen Kui said: "Commander, I guess Lang Tingzuo was worried about losing the connection between Yixing and Zhejiang, so he forced the two thieves to rescue Yixing."
Ma Bao thought for a while, "Well, that's the truth. Go out of the city to fight."
"Commander, Guan, the two thieves Wang and our army have been defeated many times in battles, but today they have the courage to come to provoke us. They must have something to rely on. It is better to hold on to the city and wait for the army to supervise the country." Lan Yan, the general, advised Ma Bao not to defend the city.
War.
Ma Bao laughed loudly, "If it were anyone else, I might as well defend the city. But Guan Zhongzhong, Wang Fuchen, these two bereaved dogs, if they don't go out of the city to fight, others will say that I am afraid of these two cowards. Open the city gate.
, array!"
Lan Yan's 5,000 troops were left to defend the city, while 30,000 Ming troops went out to fight.
The center of the Ming army consisted of Ma Bao, Ma Weixing, Guo Tiancai, and Chen Kui, with more than 15,000 soldiers, which were the elite of the Ming army; the left wing consisted of the rebels Liu Kongzhao, Yao Zhizhuo, Gu Yanwu, Guizhuang, Chen Chen, and Pan Taizhang, with 75,000 soldiers.
There are more than a hundred people; on the right wing are the rebels Chen Jian, Zhuang Zhengqi, Fan Fenghen, Zhu Lin, and more than 7,500 people from Cao Jiaju's tribe.
In front of the Qing army were Guan Zhongzhong and Wang Fuchen's 11,000 green battalion troops, forming a square formation; behind were Zhao Butai and Ga Chuha's 8,000 Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners.
Zhao Butai, who had experienced hundreds of battles and had a venomous eye, said to Ga Chuha: "Ga Chuha Zhangjing, my commander observed the Ming army's military formation. The central army was neat and orderly, but the two wings were chaotic. You and I each led an army to attack the left.
, the right two wings, drive the broken troops to the center, the enemy army will be in chaos, and they can be defeated!"
"The last general takes command!"
"Admiral Guan, Commander Wang, and you two are arrayed in front. We must block the offensive of the Ming army's central army. When its two wings collapse, we can counterattack."
"The last general takes command!"
On June 21, the twenty-fifth year of Chongzhen reign in the Ming Dynasty, the Battle of Yixing began.
Ma Weixing and Guo Tiancai attacked the Qing army from the center, Liu Kongzhao and Yao Zhizhuo from the left wing, and Chen Jian and Zhuang Zhengqi from the right wing.
After consecutive battles and victories, the morale of the Ming army was very strong, and the Qing army's formation was on the verge of collapse.
"Line up in formation and kill those who retreat." Guan Zhongzhong rushed to the front of the formation to supervise the battle.
Without saying a word, Wang Fuchen personally led his troops to intercept and kill the Ming army soldiers who broke into the formation. They were flying up and down on horseback with great agility, just like a horse kite.
Ga Chuha led four thousand cavalry from behind the formation, circled to the left flank of the Ming army and killed them.
Zhao Butai also led four thousand cavalry to attack the right wing of the Ming army. He summoned Gebusixianchao Haying Zhangjing Baierhetu, "Berhetu, whether you win or lose this battle, it all depends on you!" Belhe Tuhu roared: "Don't worry, if we don't win this battle, our last general will die here!"
The Gebushe Xianchaoha Camp was built during the reign of Huang Taiji and Tiancong. It was formed by selecting warriors from the outposts of the most elite Baya soldiers in Manchuria. During the Shunzhi period, it was changed to a fixed camp system and was stationed in important areas in the capital. It was quite
The Imperial Guards of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Because Jiangning was so important, Emperor Shunzhi not only built a city here, but also sent a battalion of 1,500 Gebusixian Chaoha soldiers to be controlled by Zhao Butai. p>
Bai Erhetu was Zhao Butai's trump card. After expressing his determination to Zhao Butai, he immediately led his troops to the front.
"Mount!"
"Draw the sword!"
"Kill me!"
The sword of the Gebushe Xianchaoha camp soldiers was much better than the ordinary Eight Banners cavalry sword. Later generations called this sword the Forbidden Army waist knife. The sword was made of fine steel and the scabbard was covered with leather.
"Da da da!"
Smoke and dust billowed directly towards the right wing of the Ming army.
"Quick, line up and raise your guns," Chen Jian yelled.
The right wing of the Ming army was mainly composed of rebels from Songjiang Prefecture, mainly textile households who revolted in Huating County.
Although their morale is high, they lack experience in fighting big battles. The military formations are uneven, and some people don't even know how to tilt their spears to the ground, but just hold their spears upright.
The Eight Banners soldiers arrived. Niu Lu in front turned his horse's head in front of the formation and passed along the front of the formation. He held a waist knife in his right hand and cut off the Ming army's spears. He held a lance in his left hand and stabbed him left and right. Niu Lu behind him was about to disappear.
The Ming army spearmen at the head of the spear cut down, then turned their horses' heads and passed along the front of the formation. After killing the first layer of spearmen, they went back in a circle, killed the second layer, and then circled and killed the third layer.
Layer ?? until the spear formation is scattered, then you can charge into the formation.
If it were a soldier of the Ming army, while the Qing army was cutting the heads of their guns, the musketeers and archers in the rear row would fire volleys of muskets and arrows, causing damage to the Qing army. However, the rebel army had very few fire muskets and bows, so they mainly relied on the rear
The platoon's spearmen were able to assassinate the enemy, but the rebels' spearmen were poorly trained and did little damage to the Qing army.
After the Qing cavalry made three rounds, the rebel spear formation collapsed.
The Qing army rushed into the rebel formation, killed them wantonly, and drove the rebels on the right towards the Chinese army.
Cao Jiaju was trying his best to restrain his subordinates, and Bai Erhetu flew by like a horse, and his head fell to the ground.
"Dog Tartar, give back the life of my brother Cao Xian!"
Zhuang Zhengqi's eyes turned red and he shot Bai Erhetu with a gun. He and Cao Jiaju were both martyrs who launched the Huating Uprising, and they had a very good relationship.
Berhetu leaned down and fired the spear. Using the power of his right hand, the lance penetrated Zhuang Zhengqi's abdomen. It pierced Zhuang Zhengqi's internal organs and blood oozed from his mouth and nose.
"Mr. Chen, leave quickly, I will stop the rear." Zhu Lin tried his best to protect Chen Jian and retreat.
Zhao Butai used his iron fingers to open his big bow, and with a "swish", it hit Zhu Lin in the forehead, causing him to fall.
Chen Jian and Fan Fengren were taken hostage by the defeated army and rushed towards Ma Bao's Chinese army.
Chen Kui, the deputy general of the Chinese army, ordered his men to shout to the defeated soldiers: "Go around the formation and don't disrupt the formation!"
They were defeated like a mountain, no one listened to them, and the defeated soldiers continued to charge towards the Chinese army's formation.
Chen Kui became cruel and shouted: "Shoot! Shoot them away!"
The archers and muskets of the Ming army in the middle of the formation shot at their own defeated army. War is so cruel. Even though they knew it was one of their own, they had to shoot in order to keep the army in order and win the war.
The defeated troops were shot down in pieces. The defeated troops in front were just waking up from a dream and walked around the formation. The defeated troops behind were still rushing towards the front of the formation. The number of defeated troops was too great and they could not be dispersed for a while.
Suddenly I heard a noise, and there was another wave of rout on the left wing. It turned out that it was Ga Chuha who defeated the left wing rebels and drove the rout to this point.
The Ming army on the left was mainly the rebels from Suzhou. Among them, Liu Kongzhao, Yao Zhizhuo, Gu Yanwu, 4,500 people from the Guizhuang tribe, who had experience in uprisings, knew how to go around the formation after the defeat; Chen Chen, 3,000 people from Pan Tongzhang's tribe,
Due to lack of combat experience, he was dragged towards the Chinese army.
At this time, Ma Bao and Chen Kui could no longer hold their position, and the Chinese army was overwhelmed by the defeated troops.
Guan Zhongzhong in front of the formation and Wang Fuchen saw that the two wings of the Ming army had collapsed and the central army was in chaos. He was overjoyed and shouted "The Ming army has been defeated" and turned from defense to offense.
Guan Zhongzhong attacked Ma Weixing's army, and Wang Fuchen rushed into Guo Tiancai's army.
Seeing Wang Fuchen's rush, Guo Tiancai hurriedly led his troops to resist. Wang Fuchen rushed left and right, killing more than ten people in a row, and rushed to Guo Tiancai.
"Poof", the long spear in his hand pierced Guo Tiancai's chest.
Wang Fuchen killed Guo Tiancai's troops and attacked Ma Weixing with Guan Zhongzhong. Ma Weixing rushed to kill him but could not get out and died miserably in the chaos.
Returning to the village, Chen Chen and Pan Zerzhang also died in the fighting.
"Zhongqing, I can't survive, so my family will be entrusted to you." Guizhuang was hit by several arrows and fell into the arms of Gu Yanwu. He was a classmate and friend of Gu Yanwu. He and Gu Yanwu once raised troops in Kunshan to fight against the Qing Dynasty. They were known as "
Return to the strange and look out for the strange.
"No, Erli, you won't die, no", Gu Yanwu burst into tears.
"Zhongqing, run away. If you die, what will happen to my family? Run away." Guizhuang's head softened, and there was no sound again. The Ming Dynasty lost a calligrapher, painter, writer, and poet.
"Ah!"
Gu Yanwu looked up to the sky and screamed, put down his hometown, and ran desperately to Yixing City. He could not die, he had to take care of his old friend's family.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The Qing troops swarmed towards Ma Bao's handsome flag.
Chen Kui protected Ma Bao and retreated while fighting.
"Commander, this handsome flag is too conspicuous. Wherever the flag goes, the Qing army will chase it. It's better to abandon the flag and leave."
Ma Bao nodded and ordered the flag to be abandoned.
Unexpectedly, the flag-protecting school held the big flag and refused to let go, crying: "It is the duty of the general to protect the flag. The flag is as long as the people are, but if the flag dies, the people will die."
This sentence aroused Ma Bao's fighting spirit. He said to his subordinates: "I, Ma Bao, can die in battle, but my handsome flag can never fall." He protected the flag and left while fighting.
Seeing the flag of the Ming army, Berhetu was excited and chased after him. Baya La soldiers are the elite of Manchuria, and Gebushe Xianchaohaying is the elite of Baya La soldiers. As Gebushe Xianchaoha,
Zhang Jing, the leader of the battalion, is about to kill the enemy’s general, who else can I do?
Seeing Belhetu approaching, Ma Bao took off his iron bow and shot an arrow at Belhetu.
Belhetu was highly skilled in martial arts and had keen hearing. When he heard the sound of arrows, he tilted his head slightly and easily dodged them.
He snorted in his heart, thinking that the Nikan who wanted to kill Zhang Jing had not yet been born. He looked down upon the Han people and felt that the Han people would only hide behind military formations and fire muskets and arrows. In terms of head-on combat, they were no match for the Manchu warriors.
Seeing Belhetu coming to kill, Ma Bao calmed down and fell into a state of "selflessness". Time and space suddenly slowed down. In his eyes, the galloping Belhetu was just moving slowly.
Pacing.
Ma Bao's eyes turned red. He was gifted with a huge red eye. Whenever he wanted to kill someone, his eyes turned blood red. He took out his famous weapon, the tanning whip gun. The tanning whip gun is actually a pistol in the right hand and a whip in the left hand.
The seven-foot flower spear is very conspicuous. The tiger-eye iron whip in the left hand hangs on the wrist, but it is only more than two feet. You can't tell it without looking carefully.
In close combat, this whip can be used to stab, smash, chop, and slice. It is very powerful.
Anyone who has fought against Ma Bao knows that he must not be allowed to get close, otherwise the danger will be much worse.
Berhetu had never fought against Ma Bao, so he didn't know how powerful this tanning whip gun was. He only saw Ma Bao's gun and didn't notice the iron whip hanging from his left wrist.
"Bang!"
Berhetu's spear collided with Ma Bao's spear. The spear was heavier than the spear and suppressed the spear.
"Hahaha", Belhetu was very proud.
Ma Bao smiled, got close to Bai Erhe, turned up his left wrist, and stabbed out a short whip from under his shirt like a magic trick. The whip was so fast, accurate and cruel, and the sharp spikes on the whip pierced Bai Erhe.
Tu's neck fell off the horse on the spot, and blood was pouring out.
After killing the Qing general, the pursuers immediately slowed down.
Ma Bao led his remnant troops back to Yixing City. Of the 30,000 troops, only 15,000 were left. Including the 5,000 people who stayed in the city, there were only 20,000 left. Although the number was still slightly larger than that of the Qing army, their morale was low. They had to occupy the city.
