However, subsequent reinforcements from the Chuang army were arriving on the battlefield one after another. Their strength advantage was getting bigger and bigger. The victory of the melee in the formation was irreversibly controlled by the Chuang army.
Hao Yaoqi's cavalry suffered particularly heavy casualties, but his rapid offensive prevented the Qing army from having any time to regroup. The Chuang army seized the opportunity of the Qing army to disperse and pursue the defeated Ming army, and almost killed Tan Tai in one breath.
Nearly one-fifth of the 5,000 Qing troops under his command were wiped out.
In this fight, coupled with the Qing army's cavalry that Hao Yaoqi had previously destroyed, he estimated that the Chuang army had killed nearly a thousand Qing cavalry.
If it were placed on the Ming Army, this would definitely be a record that could be boasted about.
But you must know that not long ago, Hao Yaoqi believed that the Manchus were at most as powerful as the Mongolian Tatars. He was from northern Shaanxi, and he was very familiar with those Tatars who never bathed and were full of stench.
I thought Hulu was so powerful, so I felt that Li Laiheng and Fang Yiren's preparedness was a bit exaggerated.
But after this life-and-death struggle, Hao Yaoqi realized how powerful Donglu was.
The Chuang army had the advantage in strength and had seized a very accurate fighter opportunity. Although the night and heavy fog prevented the Chuang army from giving full play to its substantial advantage in military strength, under such circumstances, Hao Yaoqi fought hard and fought hard.
, although the Chuang army destroyed nearly a thousand enemies, the casualties and price they paid were probably similar to those of the Qing army.
Such a battle with the wind only resulted in a considerable killing result. Hao Yaoqi felt extremely dissatisfied at first, and then became extremely shocked.
It is no wonder that the captives were so powerful that the Ming Dynasty had no way to restrain them and allowed them to wreak havoc south of the Yellow River.
Ma Bao approached Hao Yaoqi, accelerated his speed, and rushed over to shout: "The enemy's strength has increased, and they are going to counterattack! If they can't rest yet, they will attack again!"
Ma Bao himself has always been on the periphery of the battlefield and has not joined the battle in person, so he has a better grasp of the changes in the battlefield situation than Hao Yaoqi.
At this time, the sky gradually became brighter, and he noticed that the fresh troops of Tan Taiqing's army had arrived on the battlefield, and the entire situation changed again.
There were only more than 2,000 reinforcements from the Chuang army who arrived on the battlefield after Hao Yaoqi. In addition to the cavalry led by Ma Bao himself, other infantrymen also arrived on the battlefield on mules and horses. A few infantrymen marched over on foot.
My physical condition is also very poor.
After they arrived at the battlefield first, they immediately helped Hao Yaoqi to crush the Eight Banners troops such as Ao Bai and others, and gained dominance on the battlefield. They were increasing their preparations to completely defeat the Eight Banners troops, and then went to capture Li Guohan's artillery.
position.
But at this time, the remaining soldiers and horses of the Qing army arrived under the command of Gushan Ezhen Tan Tai. The Eight Banners soldiers suddenly increased by two to three thousand people. They divided into three columns and rushed into the battle formation.
He slashed and slashed, and released a concentrated wave of arrows, which instantly dispersed the invading infantry who had exhausted their physical strength.
Both the Chuang Army and the Qing Army performed in a complete mess in the battle planning and specific command of this battle, due to the unknown enemy situation and the influence of foggy weather.
Until now, the situation between the two armies has been the most helpless one.
But for the Qing army, their good luck was that Tan Tai's main force was very close to the battlefield. Therefore, although Tan Tai made a huge mistake, he did not immediately lead troops to the west for reinforcements when he knew that the Chu army was approaching.
On the front line, almost all middle and lower-level officers were inexplicably summoned to discuss decisions.
His sudden decision-making on battlefield military democracy greatly affected the pace of the Qing army's westward reinforcements. It was not until the large-scale confrontation between the Qing army and the Chuang army that Tan Tai hurriedly drove these officers back and asked everyone to mobilize their troops and immediately go forward.
Go to reinforce the battle.
However, because Tan Tai's geographical distance was much closer than the distance between Li Laiheng's main force and the battlefield, he still arrived at the battlefield first.
Ma Bao was not as furious as Hao Yaoqi. He was more calm. When he realized that the Manchurian reinforcements had arrived, he was immediately prepared to deal with the impact.
When Tan Tai's reinforcements overwhelmed the infantry lines of the invaders in the formation, the hundreds of cavalrymen that Ma Bao had just dispatched to guard the second line immediately filled in.
Most of these simple and brave soldiers who invaded the army were the most ordinary farmers in Henan and Huguang a year ago. Many of them had even lost all their property due to natural disasters and plagues, and were reduced to selling their sons and daughters and could no longer survive.
of refugees.
But now they were able to hold on to sophisticated ordnance and weapons, and lined up neatly in the darkness. With their courage and strong fighting morale, they withstood the Qing reinforcements' offensive.
"It's getting light!"
I don't know who shouted, and then more people shouted, some in Chinese, some in Manchu, and even some Mongolian voices mixed in.
A milky white light shone in the distant east, and the faint sunlight was so warm that it actually revealed a gentle luster through the layers of fog.
This is completely in conflict with the scene of gold and iron horses and blood flowing on the battlefield, but when the warm sunshine slowly shines on each soldier, people do not feel that there is anything inappropriate about such a scene and such an atmosphere.
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"……withstand!"
Ma Bao was the first to wake up from the beautiful scenery when the sun rose. The fog visible to the naked eye was dissipating. He knew that once the night and heavy fog disappeared, the Qing army, which was bucking the trend and regaining dominance on the battlefield, would most likely take advantage of the situation.
The sun was rising, and it took advantage of the situation to defeat the intruders.
Therefore, this moment at dawn has become the most critical moment for the army.
At this time, Hao Yaoqi was still in the middle of a chaotic battle. He was injured a lot and could not shoulder the responsibility of calmly commanding the overall situation.
This responsibility undoubtedly fell on Ma Bao's shoulders. When he served as a garrison in the Ming army, he was just an unappreciated cavalry commander under Gao Qian.
Not long ago, the Qing army easily defeated the Ming army's westward marching corps not far from where the Chuang army is now fighting. Gao Qian, who was once Ma Bao's superior commander, fled back to Xuzhou with Yu Yongshou without even firing a single shot.
went.
The Ming army, which numbered as many as ten thousand, was wiped out without causing any trouble to Tan Tai.
The total number of troops currently commanded by Ma Bao is less than half of the Ming army's westward marching regiment that was wiped out before.
But he was not as afraid as Gao Qian. In fact, it stands to reason that Ma Bao was born in the Ming army. Unlike Hao Yaoqi, who was completely ignorant of the Qing army and was not afraid of tigers, Ma Bao should have had deep feelings for the Qing army.
scary.
Just while fighting in the camp, following Li Laiheng and slowly building up the Huguang Army, Ma Bao gained the courage and confidence to fight against the Eight Banners soldiers who were rushing towards him at the critical moment.
The Eight Banners soldiers were nothing more than two eyes and one mouth. They were not monsters with three heads and six arms. The fierce fighting throughout the night had shown that even if the two sides were to fight against each other, it was possible for the army to win.
As long as you have the confidence to fight, you will naturally have the confidence to win.
Only with the confidence to win can there be real victory.
This is the first step to victory. The Ming army's confidence in victory has been completely lost in more than 20 years of disastrous defeats. However, the Chuang army is different. They are newborn calves and are not even afraid of tigers. What's more, the Manchus are not tigers, but just strong and powerful.
Just some Rong, Di, and Hulu.
"Without delay!"
The second line of defense of the Chuang army was also violently attacked by the Qing army. After all, Tan Tai's army had a strong force of nearly 3,000 people. Such a powerful force suddenly poured into the battlefield, which of course immediately reversed the overall situation.
This made Chuangjun completely passive.
Ma Bao estimated the time it would take for Li Laiheng's army to arrive. In order to allow Ma Bao to reinforce Hao Yaoqi in time, Li Laiheng gave him almost all the horses and mules in the army. This might cause Li Laiheng to arrive.
time is slower.
After calculating in his mind, he decided to use the most pessimistic figure to estimate the arrival time of the reinforcements. Before the arrival of the reinforcements, what he had to do was to try to hold on to the front line of the invading army and preserve the effective strength of this vanguard force.
The situation in this chaotic battle developed so quickly and fiercely that Li Laiheng's original intention was to fight quickly and slow down, seizing the unprepared opportunity of the Qing army to beat the old master to death with random punches.
However, although Hao Yaoqi took the opportunity to eliminate nearly a thousand elites of the Eight Banners and dealt a very heavy blow to the Qing army. However, the pioneer troops of the Chuang Army failed to achieve the task of truly defeating Ao Bai and Li Guohan. Ao Bai's brave and hard fighting gave Tan Tai
We bought a lot of time for the callback.
As soon as Tan Tai's reinforcements arrived, Obai and Ye Bilong, who had been exhausted, also counterattacked and immediately regained the upper hand. The combat tenacity and firmness of combat confidence of the Qing soldiers exceeded Hao Yaoqi's estimation. If it weren't for Ma
Bao was fully prepared to deal with the unexpected. The moment Tan Tai's thousands of soldiers arrived on the battlefield, the Chuang army was probably about to collapse.
The Qing army was still attacking fiercely, and Hao Yaoqi was hit by several arrows in the formation. Although only one of them penetrated his flesh, the powerful impact of the other arrows also knocked him off his horse.
Hao Yaoqi suddenly fell from his horse, which had a great impact on the morale of the Chuang army. Ma Bao quickly asked his soldiers to rush over and rescue Hao Yaoqi, while he himself ran around to boost the fighting spirit of the soldiers and fill the gaps in the battle line.
One person works as seven or eight people, with three heads and six arms, doing their best to maintain the invasion front.
hold on……
Just wait a little longer!
The sun rose higher and higher, and the sunlight penetrated through the clouds and fog, and was completely illuminated. Obai changed into a war horse, covered in blood, and his armor was particularly damaged. Standing in the sunlight, he looked like a heavenly being.
Even Yi Bilong, who had been severely beaten by Obai before, saw Obai's brave and heroic appearance and couldn't help but admired: "He is indeed the Batulu appointed by the Great Khan!"
But what Obai focused on was the other side of the horizon. He stretched out his finger, looked cautious and even slightly fearful, and said to Ye Bilong word by word:
"Look, it's the bandit...the bandit is here again."
E Bilong followed Obai's finger and looked to the west:
The sun rises from the east, but the flag rises from the west, blocking out the sky and the sun. The drums and horns shake the ground. The swords and guns, which are more luxuriant than the dense forests in the black waters of the White Mountains outside the pass, shimmer with cold light. The dark blue smocks and robes are piled on top of each other, like Jurchens.
It is as deep as the Arctic ice sea that our ancient ancestors once rippled...