Zhang Yanling, Chen Shi, Zhang Yin and others led dozens of Nanzhen Fusi captains as the second barrier to protect Zhu Houzhao and others while fighting and retreating to the west side of the mountain top. The west side is a cliff. Although there is no retreat,
At least you won't be surrounded from all sides.
With the cliff behind you, you can effectively concentrate your formation and reduce the area of contact with the enemy. However, this actually forces you to a dead end.
Chen Shiyi and Zhang Yin were like two fierce tigers, each leading a dozen soldiers to forcefully hold back the Tatar cavalry on both sides.
Chen Shiyi's martial arts skills finally showed their power at this time. He was not standing on the ground fighting the Tatars. Since he got on the horse of a Tatar cavalry, he never landed again.
He was prancing and leaping on the horses of the surrounding Tatar cavalry. Wherever he went, the light of the sword flashed, and the Tatar cavalry was killed by him, spraying blood, as if the god of death had come.
In a short time, Chen Shiyi killed five people, so fiercely that the Tatar cavalry had to turn their attention to him to prevent the god of death from jumping on their horses. Everywhere Chen Shiyi went
, several scimitars were slashed at him from all directions, forcing him to fall to the ground. But in this way, the Ming Army Colonel on the ground also had the opportunity to chop off the Tatar's legs and use his spear to stab him.
The Tatar soldiers picked them off their horses.
Zhang Yin's fighting style is completely different from Chen Shiyi's. He is a veteran Youzi who has fought against the Tatars many times. His methods are all practical and deadly methods on the battlefield. He does not pay attention to rules and techniques, but pays attention to adaptability.
, his attacks were deadly and cruel, showing no mercy.
When the Tatar cavalry slashed down from above, he blocked it with his long knife, then got close and grabbed the Tatar's feet and pulled hard, pulling the Tatar off his horse and hacking him to death.
When the Tatars rode forward to trample him, he would reach out to grab the bridle and use the strength of the horse's head to leap into the air, and then stab the Tatars on the horse to death with a long knife.
He doesn't pay much attention to his appearance, and will even roll on the spot when he can't dodge, get into the belly of a horse, and dodge in an awkward manner. His fighting method emphasizes practicality, flexibility, and adaptability. He always targets the opponent's vital points when killing people.
Kill with one blow, never waste the second blow.
As a soldier who has experienced many battles with the Tatars, he knows how to kill the enemy while preserving himself, and understands the enemy's psychology and movements. Therefore, although he seems to be in danger, he is able to do it with ease. More than a dozen people behind him
In fact, the famous captain only needs to be responsible for following him to the left and right, and protecting his flanks and rear wings.
The battle in the middle protected by Zhang Yanling was a different situation. Chen Shiyi and Zhang Yin controlled the situation with their personal abilities, but Zhang Yanling did not have the ability to fight and maneuver like they did. He would not charge into the battle because it was not necessary.
The cannon guards have already mounted their bayonets, and there is no chance to fire the cannons, but the thirty cannon players are not only good at firing guns. They are the elites carefully selected from the Nanzhen Fusi School Lieutenant.
Zhang Yanling's requirements for them were not only accurate shooting, but also necessary skills for fighting and assassination on the battlefield.
Their blunderbuss is already very long. In order to reach far, the fine iron barrel is more than six feet, and the whole blunderbuss stands up to the height of the eyebrows. After installing a three-foot-long fine iron bayonet, the blunderbuss becomes
A nine-foot heavy spear.
Against cavalry, long blades are obviously the best choice. The nine-foot-long bayonet is simply a killing weapon. The double-edged fine iron bayonet is extremely sharp. A thrust of heavy armor can pierce the heart, not to mention
The Tatars have light armor. Of course, the only drawback is that it is a bit heavy.
But since he dared to build such a stabbing gun, he naturally considered these things. In addition to the physical strength of the guards, Zhang Yanling also thoughtfully built cowhide straps and back pockets for them. In this way, most of the weight can be rested on
Carrying it with a cowhide strap eliminates the need to rely solely on the strength of both arms. In addition, it is more convenient to stab with both hands, and the thrust is more stable and powerful.
Standing in front of Zhang Yanling was a row of gunmen who turned into spearmen. When the Tatar cavalry rushed forward, they had not yet reached close attack range, but they had already entered the attack range of the spears.
Madu was like cutting tofu, and the sharp blade didn't even make too much sound when it cut through the flesh.
The battle between Chen Shiyi and Zhang Yin on both sides was very lively. The sound of weapons clashing was harsh, and the shouts and shouts were extremely noisy. Chen Shiyi moved between the Tatar horses to kill the enemy, and Zhang Yin disappeared.
Fa Jianjian's movements are fierce, and their battles are a pleasure to watch.
However, there was not much movement on the front where Zhang Yanling was. The battle could even be described as plain and simple. The spear formation suddenly moved forward and retreated, and then completed an attack, and then more than a dozen Tatars were killed.
The only thing that caught people's attention was that when the Tatar cavalry fell down, they fell into a row, as if they had been cut with a sickle. What's more, some musketeers, for some unknown reason, killed their horses.
After the Tatar was stabbed in the back, he had to pick it hard, so he opened the intestines of the Tatar with a roar, and the bloody intestines flowed all over the floor. The scene was quite bloody.
During tea time, the Tatar cavalry was forced to the outside and could not move forward. Not only were they unable to move forward, they suffered heavy casualties. The corpses of the troops and horses were piled up in a circle. In the inner circle, Zhang Yanling and Zhu Houzhao took the time to fire a shot, and shotguns were sprayed.
When it opened, it exploded in a single blast, killing a large number of enemies.
However, the Tatar attack did not weaken because of this. After Batu Monk rushed up the hillside, the Tatar cavalry attacked even more frantically. They fell down in one circle, and then rushed up again in the next circle. Because Batu Monk
Strict orders were issued from the rear, and they had to move forward bravely.
In fact, the casualties of the Ming army were also increasing rapidly. They broke through several times on both sides. After all, the effect of fighting alone is limited, and the Tatars relied on the collective advance. Zhang Yin and Chen Shiyi certainly left the Tatars helpless.
However, the captains behind them were unable to withstand the cavalry attack due to their unsystematic formation and attack methods.
After a stick of incense, all the Ming military captains on both sides were killed.
The formation had to shrink again. After a stick of incense, the Ming army was completely suppressed by the Tatar soldiers and horses within a semicircle of seven to eight feet below the cliff. The remaining Ming army only had forty men.
Multiple people.
Except for Zhu Houzhao, Liu Jin and others, almost everyone was injured and covered in blood.
Seven or eight of the assassins in front of Zhang Yanling were also killed, leaving only about twenty. Zhao Yuancheng was slashed on the left shoulder, and half of his body was covered in blood. Zhao Yongsheng, the guard at Longmen Station, was stabbed in the chest and was already covered in blood.
Unconscious.
Zhu Houzhao and Zhang Yanling's firecrackers and ammunition were all used up. There were only more than two hundred Tatars left, but these two hundred people were no longer able to be resisted by the Ming army.
Zhu Houzhao realized that the last moment was finally coming.
"Uncle, it's time for you to fulfill your promise. I can't be caught by the Tatars, and I don't want to die in the hands of the Tatars. Uncle, please." Zhu Houzhao shouted loudly.
Zhang Yanling thrust his spear into the chest of a Tatar who was leaping sideways on horseback. The wound on his arm was in sharp pain. He pulled out the spear with all his strength and said in a deep voice: "I can't do it. Besides, we can still hold on."
live."
Zhu Houzhao shook his head and said: "We can't hold it anymore, we can't hold it anymore."
While speaking, Zhang Yin screamed at the side of his head. Zhang Yanling turned around and saw Zhang Yin staggering back, holding his shoulder covered in blood.
"Zhang Qianshi, how are you?" Zhang Yanling asked loudly.
"Master Hou, I'm fine. The stubborn Tatars attacked me with a knife. But it doesn't matter, this is not the first knife I received. Kill!" Zhang Yin laughed and said, raising the knife and charging forward again.
Zhang Yanling said solemnly: "Your Majesty, look at the soldiers. No one will retreat, no one will give up, and no one will commit suicide. At this time, no one has a way out. The Emperor has no right to give up. So many soldiers died, but the Emperor
If you want to commit suicide, don't you feel sorry for their dead heroes?"
Zhu Houzhao said: "But I..."
Zhang Yanling shouted angrily: "Stop talking. Your Majesty, block this place for me, and I'll go up to that rock."
Zhang Yanling spoke and ran towards a large raised rock at the bottom of the cliff. Zhu Houzhao shouted: "Where are you going? What are you going to do?"
Zhang Yanling did not answer. Zhu Houzhao turned around, and seven or eight Tatar cavalry were rushing towards Zhu Houzhao, having chopped down two captains. Liu Jin screamed and shouted: "Escort me, Zhang Yanling, what are you doing? Are you going to run?"
Zhang Yanling climbed up the rock and cursed: "Idiot, you have to wait until now to run away. You have a knife in your hand, why don't you hold it."
Gu Dayong, Qiu Ju, Wei Bin and others rushed forward, and with the help of Wu Qian, Chen Shi and others who grabbed him from a diagonal thrust, they quickly dealt with the Tatar cavalry rushing towards Zhu Houzhao.
Liu Jin stood in front of Zhu Houzhao with a knife across his chest and murmured: "Don't be afraid, Your Majesty, I am here. I will die with the Emperor. I will not run away."
Zhang Yanling climbed onto the raised stone, his eyes swept across the dark Tatar soldiers and horses in front, and his eyes were fixed on Batu Meng who was standing on the slope on the east side. Batu Meng stood on the slope with his horse.
, with an excited look on his face, gesticulating at the top of his lungs.
Zhang Yanling saw him, then squatted down. He took off the gun from his back, took out the paper-wrapped bullet from the leather bag and began to load it, press the powder, and apply the ignition. There were shouts of killing all around, but Zhang Yanling heard nothing at the moment.
No. He concentrated on loading and aiming, aiming at Batu Munch's chest.
Boom! The firecrackers roared. Batu Munch felt severe pain in his chest, and he screamed and turned over and fell off his horse.
"I hit, hahaha. Batu Munch was hit by me. The little Tartar prince fell." Zhang Yanling laughed loudly and wildly.
"What? Did the Marquis hit Batu Munch? Is Batu Munch dead? Great, great, kill him." Everyone was ecstatic when they heard this, as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and their bodies were covered with blood.
He gained strength again. He roared and attacked and killed fiercely.
Zhang Yanling laughed continuously. His intention was to kill the opponent's leader Batu Monk, so that the Tatars would lose their leader, lose their fighting spirit and collapse. He had been looking for opportunities before, but Batu Monk had been hiding out of range. At this moment
Finally got it.
However, Zhang Yanling's laughter suddenly stopped and was replaced by a look of astonishment. Because he saw Batu Munch get up again after falling from his horse, with the Tatar cavalry beside him supporting him to stand. Batu Munch seemed to
He didn't appear to be seriously injured. None of the Tatars around him seemed to be bandaging his wounds, and Zhang Yanling didn't see any sign of bleeding.
"What's going on?" Zhang Yanling was stunned. Soon he realized that Batu Munch's armor blocked the bullet. Batum Munch's armor must be very sophisticated.
Zhang Yanling reached into his bag and found the last paper-wrapped bullet there. He quickly loaded the bullet and took aim, but found that several Tatar cavalry were already blocking Batu Monk in front of him, and no one could hit Batu Monk.
Opportunity.
Zhang Yanling cursed angrily and regretted it endlessly. If it were not for the purpose of ensuring a hit, so he did not aim at Batu Munch's head and chose a larger body part, how could such an embarrassing situation have happened.
It's too late to regret now. It seems that the last hope has been shattered. Today is indeed a dead end.
Batu Munch was in shock, with a dull pain in his chest. After remounting his horse, he never dared to show his face again. He gritted his teeth and shouted loudly: "After a while, I will catch the man on the stone, chop off his hands and feet, and cut off his tongue."
All the eyeballs were dug out."
"Khan, are you okay?" Zigmu came back from the front and asked hurriedly when he saw Batu Munch sitting on the horse well.
"I'm fine. They want to kill Ben Khan in a sneak attack. How come they haven't succeeded yet? They don't have many people left. How can they withstand it?" Batu Munch shouted.
"I hope the Great Khan is fine. Don't worry, the Great Khan. Within a stick of incense, the little emperor of the Ming Dynasty will be the Great Khan's prisoner." Qi Gemu said hurriedly.
Batu Munch nodded and was about to speak. Suddenly he saw a column of smoke rising from the southern hillside, and his mouth opened wide in shock.
Qi Gemu also saw the smoke column rising and said in horror: "Great Khan, I'm afraid we have to withdraw. Ming army reinforcements have arrived."