Ao Bai's previous armor had long been in disrepair, and now he was wearing a new cloth armor with less battle damage. From the Yangwu blue dye on the armor, it can be seen that it was a piece of armor from the soldiers who died in the invasion.
The clothes stripped off the soldiers.
His war horse is also armored, with armor leaves even below the thighs to protect it. Only a section of black fur is exposed at the crook of the leg, so as not to hinder its free galloping.
E Bilong acted as the flag and drum officer for Obai. He raised a war flag with a yellow flag high, the dragon's claws flew up, and his momentum was equally astonishing.
After the sound of "charge", all the Eight Banners armored cavalry followed closely beside Ao Bai and Ye Bilong, like a dagger that had been tempered and refined, suddenly plunged into the battle line of the invading army.
The Qing army's war horses galloped, raising dust all over the sky. These tame beasts galloping on four hooves seemed to be riding one heavy wind and thunder under their feet, lifting their entire group of Bajala soldiers in the air out of thin air.
More than 400 of the last armored cavalrymen of the Qing army, led by several young Manchu generals such as Ao Bai and Ye Bilong, moved into the depths of the invading army array like a dragon.
Oboi's goal was not to just break into the superficial layer of the invading army and stop abruptly. The four hundred armored cavalry fired eagerly while galloping, shooting random arrows, and immediately shot down a group of invading infantry with weak armor protection.
The Qing army penetrated directly from the most central position. Their purpose was to penetrate the central front of the Chu army in the most straightforward and direct way, so as to directly attack the Chinese army's main position where Li Laiheng was located.
If Li Laiheng could be killed in one fell swoop among thousands of troops, the Qing army would surely be able to turn the tide and reverse the defeat!
Obai's courage was so heroic that the Manchu Eight Banners soldiers around him waved their swords and spears, using an unstoppable desperate gesture that shook the invading army to the heart.
In just one breath, Li Laiheng saw five or six military flags falling to the ground. The desperate charge of the Qing army showed even more terrifying power in the face of adversity. He couldn't help but hold a flag in his hand.
Break into cold sweat.
"Intercept and intercept! Withstand them!"
The infantry at the front were caught off guard. They did not expect that the Qing army could launch such a determined counterattack under such a defeat and reverse trend. Many were killed and injured in a short time, and the front was greatly shaken.
Because Hao Yaoqi was seriously injured, Ma Bao, who took over the command of the former enemy at the center of the battle line, realized the threat of the Qing armored cavalry attack.
Although Ma Bao did not expect that Obai would be so courageous as to want to kill Li Laiheng, he still made a very correct remedy.
The infantry on the front of the intruder army could not withstand Obai's sharp edge for a while, so Ma Bao adopted the tactic of attacking on the side. He asked the soldiers to retreat from the front, and then launched a counterattack from both sides. More than a hundred cavalrymen of the intruder army were mobilized.
They also rushed forward several times, trying to cut the Qing army into several sections.
Ma Bao's tactics achieved a small degree of success. He separated nearly a hundred Qing army Baya Lajia cavalry and intercepted this group of people from their main assault queue.
These individual squads of armored Qing troops had to fall into the predicament of fighting on their own. Some mobile circles crowded around deep in the battle line, going from intense turmoil to a state of stillness, and sometimes after a moment of stillness, they oscillated again.
Standing up showed that the Eight Banners soldiers were never willing to sit back and wait to be killed.
However, their number was small, and after being divided and intercepted by Ma Bao's troops, they gradually lost the space to maneuver and attack. These rare warriors in the world were still fighting in the final battle after being fatally injured.
We will never give up until the last drop of blood is shed.
The Manchus were indeed formidable opponents, but they were only flesh and blood. After being surrounded by the Chu army, no matter how brave they were, they could not even help them kill two enemies before they died.
Intensive gunfire sounded again, and Li Shiwei mobilized a team of gunmen to repair the front. They killed nearly a hundred armored cavalry with continuous firepower, and several military flags fell down.
There were still several Baya Lajia soldiers who were unwilling to fail and tried their best to urge their horses to rush out. However, Ma Bao's knife players had already swarmed forward, using weapons such as waist knives, wild goose feather knives, horse-cutting knives, and hooks and sickles to attack them.
All the remaining Manchu soldiers were hacked to death with swords.
Only the three hundred cavalrymen beside Obai and Ye Bilong were still attacking. They had broken through several levels of interception by the invaders and penetrated all the way to the rear of the enemy's formation.
But Yi Bilong moved a little slower, and his group of cavalry was also intercepted by the invading infantry. Countless spears and sabers rushed over at the same time, and even the bravest knights could not display their martial arts.
In an instant, he could become a zombie on a war horse.
Obai suddenly found that some of his own people were surrounded. When he saw that Ye Bilong was surrounded by the infantry of the intruders, he felt indignant and frightened in his heart. He gritted his teeth, then turned around and fought to disperse them.
Ye Bilong and others were rescued from the siege.
"idiot!"
Ao Bai scolded Ye Bilong loudly. The reason why he was named "Baturu" by Huang Taiji was because he led 400 elite troops to a surprise attack on Pi Island and destroyed the last resistance of the Dongjiang Army. Therefore, he was compared to Ye Bilong.
It also gives me the courage and experience to take risks alone.
Ye Bilong felt deeply ashamed and blushing at his loss. At this moment, he saw two intruder cavalry suddenly rushing over from behind Obai. He quickly pulled out his sword wrapped in a sharkskin sheath.
He waved his sword in the air and blocked an arrow for Aobai.
Then Obai also pulled out the long knife placed on the saddle, and slashed the intruder cavalry on the left with a swipe, causing him to fall off the horse. But the cavalry on the right came closer, thrust out the spear, and almost killed Obai.
On the spot, at the critical moment, Ye Bilong threw his saber.
"The knife is for you!"
Ao Bai took the Yibilong waist knife in the air and said goodbye to the spear with a clang, thus saving his life. This Yibilong waist knife, which has been used throughout the history of the Qing Dynasty for more than 200 years, is held in Ao today.
In the hands of worship.
Little did he know that this waist sword would later become a very important symbolic weapon of the Qing Dynasty.
Qianlong once used this sword to rectify the law in front of the army. In the Battle of Jinchuan and Jinchuan, Niu Hulu, the grandson of Yi Bilong who failed in the battle, and Fu Heng, the rich chaplain, used this sword to completely pacify the Junggar Khanate and control the Manchurians.
The power of the Qing Dynasty was pushed to its peak; Sai Shanga would take this sword and be defeated by a group of Hakkas called the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the mountains of Guangxi, which started the prelude to the demise of the Qing Dynasty.
Oboi gasped three times and said to Yi Bilong: "Ha... my sword skills are quite accurate. Yi Bilong... you lead fifty cavalry to guard the retreat. Once I fail to charge the formation, I will retreat immediately.
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"What are you talking about!" Ye Bilong's eyes widened, "What kind of trash do you think I am?"
"Go quickly!"
Ao Bai glanced at the bagaras on the left and right, and they rushed over together, sandwiched Yu Bilong among them, and rushed out with him in his arms.
In the previous battle, Obai had been able to completely conclude that even if he successfully charged into the formation and killed the commander of the Chuang army among the thousands of troops, their group of cavalry would not be able to break out alive.
These Baya Lajia cavalry are all heroes and talents among the young Manchurians. Even though E Bilong is impulsive and does things without considering the consequences, given time, he will definitely be one of the Qanchengs who can protect the son of the Great Khan.
During the fight, which was too late to happen, Obai suddenly had an image in his mind of Huang Taiji supporting his sick body to direct the battle between Song and Jin, and the image of Da Khan suffering from nosebleeds due to his illness.
He must preserve his vitality for Xianghuangqi!
Otherwise, once the Great Khan dies due to illness, Hauge or Fulin, these sons of the Great Khan may not be able to compete with the Dorgon brothers who control the two white flags!
The other brothers who followed Obai into the formation were intercepted in the blink of an eye by another group of strong soldiers from the invading army. Once the horses slowed down, they were immediately surrounded and killed by the invading army.
At this time, Obai's physical strength was almost exhausted, his eyes and throat were on fire, and he had no other choice but to rush towards Li Laiheng's big banner with all his might.
The hundreds of cavalrymen of the Qing army relied on their astonishing martial arts and bravery and paid a heavy price to fight their way through thousands of troops. They galloped forward and backward, breaking through the obstacles of the intruders who resisted at all levels, making it impossible for them to maintain their original position.
The formation forced them to retreat and make way for Obei.
"Donglu is coming!"
Gu Junen was shocked and exclaimed, the Qing army could really break through such a tight siege!
Zhang Pixuan's soldiers were the last line of defense in front of the Chinese army's main formation, but at this time, the Baya Lajia cavalry suddenly threw lassoes one after another, and many people were pulled off their horses at once.
The lasso is a unique skill that the Mongols have honed through long-term riding practice and actual combat. The Manchus also learned this skill from the Mongols.
They originally only used it to lasso horses. They would throw out a soft rope dozens of steps away, and the slipknot on the top of the rope would be able to lasso the galloping horses with perfect accuracy. Later, they developed this stunt into a kind of riding combat.
It is an effective tactic. There is a steel hook attached to the lasso. During combat, the lasso flies out from the horse. As long as the steel hook hooks the armor, skin and flesh of the enemy's cavalry, and pulls it smoothly, he can be lifted alive.
"Don't stop!"
Ao Bai roared angrily and finally rushed under the banner of the main formation of the Qing Army. At this moment, Gu Junen lost his temper in a panic and didn't know whether to rush to resist or find a way to escape; Fang Yiren was frightened by the charge of the Qing army's cavalry and was stunned.
He was stunned on the spot; the three soldiers beside Li Laiheng flew out together, trying to block Ao Bai.
But Obai was running too fast, and he had already rushed to the side of Li Laiheng in an instant. As soon as Li Laiheng took out the tiger-headed waist knife, he was shot down by a stray arrow shot by an unknown person in the rebel army.
"Stop!"
Zhang Pilu used a lasso that he had snatched from the Manchus to lasso the black horse of Ao Bai. Ao Bai stumbled in front of his horse and rolled over and fell. Fang Yiren was the first to react at this time.
Coming over, he grabbed a spear clamped on the saddle and rushed over.
Fang Yiren himself did not expect that the spear and sword placed on the saddle would be useful. But his martial arts were mediocre, so he actually let Ao Bai hold the spear point with both hands and pull him off the horse.
At the lightning-fast moment, Ao Bai pounced on Fang Yiren, grabbed Bi Bilong's waist knife, and raised it above his head. But at this time, Li Laiheng had finished loading the gunpowder, and he aimed at it with the self-generated fire gun captured from Macheng.
He asked Oboi and said coldly:
"Donglu, times have changed!"
With a bang, Li Laiheng's handgun shot Obai's head to pieces, and blood and brains splattered all over Fang Yiren's face.