Li Zhi looked at the Tatar formation and said, "Assemble a thousand sharpshooters to the front and spread them among the other soldiers."
The messengers immediately galloped out, and within a short while, all 2,500 sharpshooters were deployed in front of the zigzag formation.
This time Li Zhi set up a large circular formation on the field and put down 40,000 soldiers. Li Zhi's Tiger and Ben army soldiers stood very densely, each of them only occupied half a meter of width. Plus the width of 300 cannons , each side of the circular formation is about 1,800 meters long, and the battlefield is nearly four miles wide.
Two thousand five hundred sharpshooters replaced some ordinary soldiers and stood in the front three-row firing formation, preparing to face the challenge of the Tatar cavalry.
As a member of the sharpshooters, Boss Wei also stood at the front of the team.
Another sharpshooter next to him saw that Boss Wei was busy checking his rifle without looking at the battlefield in front of him. He couldn't help asking: "Boss Wei, the Tatars in front are about to rush over. Are you not afraid of standing in the front row?"
Boss Wei looked at Pao Ze who was speaking and said, "What are you afraid of? The Tatars fled when they saw us, and they all fled to such a far north. They are the only ones afraid of us. What are we afraid of them for? Just stand there. Being in the first row, I, Boss Wei, will not be in danger."
The sharpshooter said: "What if the Tatars charge up?"
Boss Wei said without thinking: "I'm not afraid even if I rush up to you. I, Boss Wei, am a squad leader. If I die in battle, my parents can get 150 taels of casualty compensation. From now on, I will get 30 taels or 70 a month." The pension is enough for them to live comfortably in their old age."
Seeing that Boss Wei was so worried, the sharpshooter let out a laugh and said nothing more.
Boss Wei stopped paying attention to this sharpshooter and went back to counting the "war exploits" engraved on the butt of his gun. Boss Wei's gun butt was engraved with eight marks, representing Boss Wei's eight kills. This was Boss Wei's largest of concern.
It is said that if you kill twenty enemies, you will definitely become the platoon leader. Boss Wei always thought that if he could become the platoon leader, he could go back to the village and recruit his Fa Xiaoquan into the Huben Army.
As the saying goes, if you want wealth and honor, don't forget each other.
At the Central Military Department, Li Laosi pointed forward and said loudly: "My boss, the Tatars are moving!"
Li Zhi raised his binoculars and followed Li Laosi's gestures. Sure enough, he saw the infantry on the left and right flanks of the Tatars on the mighty front, outflanking the Tiger and Ben army. There were about 60,000 people on the left and right wings of the Tatars, including cavalry and cavalry. The infantry attacked Li Zhi bit by bit.
The Tatars' 120,000 people formed an array for more than ten miles, and the 60,000 people on the left and right flanks surrounded them. Naturally, they would encounter the left and right sides of Huben's formation.
The Tatars' 60,000 soldiers and horses on both wings moved very slowly, and seemed to be in no hurry to rush into the firing range of the Tiger and Ben army. Li Zhi felt that these 60,000 soldiers and horses could not threaten his left and right sides. Although these 60,000 soldiers and horses had Some cavalrymen, but most of them were temporarily summoned flagmen, with no armor or even a steel knife in their hands. They were cannon fodder under the continuous fire of rifles. The 20,000 riflemen on the left and right sides were ready to attack. These 60,000 soldiers and horses were crippled.
Dorgon's trump card must be right in front.
Sure enough, when the 60,000 troops and horses on both wings had gone halfway, the Dorgon Army directly in front blew the horn. The 60,000 Tatar cavalry moved.
Dorgon stood behind 60,000 cavalry with a tragic look on his face.
These 60,000 cavalry are all the nephews of Qiding who followed his father, Khan Nurhaci, in the Sarhu uprising. They are the backbone of the Aisin Gioro family's rule. Twenty-five years have passed since the Sarhu War. The original 60,000 cavalrymen It should have multiplied into a larger population, but the Manchu Qing Dynasty was defeated twice in Fanjiazhuang in recent years, was defeated in Qingshankou, and lost the decisive battle in Jinzhou. These die-hard bannermen also suffered heavy losses, and now there are only 60,000 people left. .
These 60,000 people are relatively wealthy, and everyone has a horse. Some have armor, and some only have steel swords, horns and bows. They are Dorgon's last trump card.
Dorgon hoped to create a miracle and used these 60,000 men to break through Li Zhi's formation, rush into Li Zhi's center, and kill Li Zhi.
The descendants of Aixinjueluo have already risked their lives. The sinner Azige, Prince Zheng Jierhalang, Prince Dudu of Anping County, and even Prince Li Daishan were all dressed in iron armor and bowed to Dorgon at the central military office.
Bow with your body.
"Your Majesty, let's go!"
Dorgon looked at his brothers, uncles and nephews, and nodded with difficulty.
A group of princes, county kings and Belles got on their horses and rode into the charging queue of 60,000 people. Li Zhi refused to accept surrender, and Nurhachi's nephews could only fight to the end. These nobles of the Aixinjueluo clan had to sacrifice their lives.
Challenge Li Zhi's musket formation and lead the last dead soldiers of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to launch a desperate charge.
A long horn sounded suddenly.
Time is up.
Looking at the 60,000 cavalry galloping away, Dorgon suddenly shed two lines of tears.
This is my last battle in the Qing Dynasty.
Led by a group of princes, county princes and Baylor, 60,000 Qing warriors formed a huge arrow formation, rising faster and faster, and rushed towards Li Zhi's formation five miles away.
Zu Dashou used a telescope to look at the Tatar cavalry. He was suddenly attracted by a figure among the cavalry and stared at it for a long time.
"Azig!"
Zu Dashou once pretended to surrender to Hou Jin when he was desperate, and later escaped back. At that time, Huang Taiji showed his kindness to the generals of Liaoxi and solemnly welcomed Zu Dashou. Therefore, Zu Dashou had met the kings of the Qing Dynasty and Baylor, and at this time he glanced at
Then I recognized Prince Azig who was rushing to the front.
Of course, Zu Dashou didn’t know that Azig had now been demoted to a sinner. He had no gilded armor on his body, and no powerful personal guards around him. He rushed to the front line of the cavalry, constantly roaring and shouting to encourage the flags around him.
Dingmen, there was only one layer of cavalry in front of him. What made Zu Dashou recognize him was his desperate look when roaring to boost morale.
Because Azig took the lead, the hundreds of Tatars around him were much braver, and formed a strict charging formation.
Zu Dashou turned to Li Zhi and said: "My lord, the Tatars are desperate this time, and they actually let Prince Azig of England rush to the front."
Rushing to the front when attacking the Tiger and Ben troops is no different from committing suicide.
Azig made a big mistake, which led to the failure of the plan to harass the grain road, causing the Aixinjueluo clan to fall into a predicament that may lead to the extinction of the entire clan, and there is no reason to continue to live. Maybe rushing to the front and dying for other clan members can
Let the tribe forgive his recklessness and mistakes.
When Li Zhi heard Zu Dashou's words, he glanced in Azig's direction and sneered.
"The barbarian Yi Di."
Iron hoofs rolled, and the warriors of the Nurhaci family fought for survival at the last moment, roaring and rushing over. Hundreds of thousands of horse hooves raised billowing smoke and dust on the wasteland of the northeastern plains, making the earth tremble slightly. One mile away, seven hundred meters away,
Five hundred meters away, Azig rushed to the front line and was about to enter the shooting range of the Tiger Army's sharpshooters.
Boss Wei happened to be standing in the center of the formation, and he aimed at Azig, who was obviously a senior officer. If he killed this senior officer, he would obviously be able to carve two military merits on the butt of his gun at once.
Four hundred and fifty meters away, before the firing horn sounded, Boss Wei pressed the trigger first.
There was a soft sound of "Pa!" on the battlefield.
Azig was shot in the left chest, and blood spattered several feet high. He screamed and fell down from his horse, and was trampled to death by the cavalry behind him.