The vast battle line on the Baigou River finally changed dramatically when the Qing army's five thousand infantry and cavalry joined in. Groups of braided soldiers fiercely broke into the battlefield. They were once the most terrifying nightmare in the hearts of the Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers, but here they are.
It became the hope that Wu Sangui relied on.
This is quite ironic and absurd, but it is also a major reality in the troubled times of the late Ming Dynasty.
Liu Fangliang rushed into the formation as quickly as possible. When he attacked the enemy's artillery position, he had already discovered the movements of the Qing army. Therefore, after Liu Fangliang returned to the Chu army's front, he immediately recovered as soon as he found that Li Laiheng was not at the position of the Chinese army.
Entering the formation, the cavalry team with the signature of Zuoying ran in the opposite direction and hit the path of the Qing army's infantry and cavalry attack, protecting the flanks of the invading army.
And Chen Yongfu, a surrendered general who was not trusted by Li Laiheng, made a very important decision for the entire war. Although specifically, the real decision-maker was Fang Yiren, but Fang Yiren was not a military general after all.
Lack of specific ability to command and organize soldiers to fight.
Therefore, Chen Yongfu’s role cannot be underestimated.
He promptly threw the Chinese troops into the icy battlefield. This was the reserve force that Li Laiheng kept in hand, ready to make the final decision at the critical moment. However, after the Qing army raided Baigou River, the situation of the Chuang army was already in a passive state.
, we can no longer expect a decisive victory.
Chen Yongfu promptly organized reserve troops to go up for reinforcements, and with Liu Fangliang's counterattack, he finally withstood the Qing army's sudden first wave of raids and stabilized the entire front line of the invading army.
Li Laiheng wiped off the blood on the right side of his cheek with one hand and murmured: "I almost... almost made the same mistake again!"
The barbarism and bravery of the Manchus were indeed terrifying. The five thousand cavalry left by Abatai were no less powerful than the elite troops of Tan Tai, Obai and others during the Battle of Dangshan.
Moreover, during the Battle of Dangshan, the Qing army's five thousand soldiers and horses were blocked and weakened layer by layer before the battle.
But this time, the Chuang army was greatly exhausted, while the Qing army was waiting for work and proactively chose a relatively powerful opportunity to launch a surprise attack.
Of course, it has to be said that Liu Fangliang's counterattack on the Qing artillery position disrupted Abate's rhythm of using troops. According to Abate's original intention, it was obviously not the best time for the Qing army to enter the battlefield.
Abatai still had more or less contempt for the bandits. The Battle of Dangshan did not completely eliminate the arrogance of the Manchus. That's why he sent 9,000 troops to bypass the rear of the army in an attempt to gain the maximum in one battle.
To achieve victory, we strive to annihilate them all in one fell swoop, or at least annihilate most of the 50,000 soldiers in the invasion force.
The result of such an all-encompassing combat policy was that the 5,000 cavalry left by Abatai were indeed impressive in strength, but they were still too stretched to cover all aspects of the huge battlefield at Baigou River.
Liu Fangliang's counterattack broke the hidden presence of the Qing army, forcing Abatai to strike a decisive blow before the morale and physical strength of the invading army were exhausted.
The limited 5,000 cavalry, coupled with the less than perfect attack timing, and the timely response measures of Liu Fangliang and Chen Yongfu, resulted in the Qing army's sudden surprise attack failing to have a huge effect.
When Wu Sangui saw the braided soldiers swarming into the battlefield, he did smile with joy. But when he saw that the Chuang army's front not only did not collapse immediately, but on the contrary, even the flanks that were directly attacked by five thousand Qing troops collapsed.
After Chen Yongfu secured his position with reinforcements, Wu Sangui felt extremely disappointed.
Wu Sangui's disappointment was completely revealed in the expression on his face. His brows, creases at the end of his eyes, and many muscles and wrinkles on his face were all squeezed into a ball, like a ball that had been kneaded together randomly.
Paper makes people feel the need to punch it.
"The thief is so tenacious!"
"Invading the Army"
"Wan Sheng"
Li Laiheng took the lead in shouting, and then the pro-army knights shouted in unison, and then the shouts of "the army will be victorious" immediately spread throughout the battlefield.
The morale collapse caused by the Qing army's surprise attack only lasted for a very short moment. Since there were no big gaps in the Qing army's front line, the soldiers quickly stabilized their position, calmed down, and fought with each wave.
With the cry of "the army will be victorious", it withstood the fierce attack of the Ming and Qing allied forces.
"Commander!", "Master of the Palace!"
Chen Yongfu and Fang Yiren both galloped into the battlefield. While Chen Yongfu was commanding reinforcements from the Chinese reserve force, his horse was injured by Qing artillery. After he unexpectedly fell off his horse, he was almost trampled to death by Guan Ning's cavalry. Thanks to Fang,
Yiren, a scholar, rushed forward and tried his best to save him, only to save his life.
I'm a little scared when I think about it. If Fang Yiren hadn't rushed up to rescue Chen Yongfu. Once he was trampled to death by Guan Ning's cavalry, perhaps the reinforcements from the Chinese army's reserve force would have failed, and the 50,000 intruders would have probably just arrived.
The Qing army completely collapsed during the raid and was annihilated by the enemy.
Thinking of the terrible consequences, a cruel scene of corpses strewn across the field flashed in front of Fang Yiren. He quickly shook his head and said to Li Laiheng:
"Master! Our army is at a disadvantage in the artillery battle. If we continue to fight, it will become more and more disadvantageous!"
Chen Yongfu also rushed to Li Laiheng's side and advised: "The invaders have strong morale and can fight. However... but the enemy's artillery is fierce. If we continue like this, the casualties will be too great."
Li Laiheng took off his helmet first. At this time, everyone guessed that at some point, a bullet had penetrated Li Laiheng's helmet and grazed the back of his head, leaving only a blood mark.
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"It's really not an option to continue fighting like this... mountains of corpses and seas of blood, it would be too tragic to continue fighting like this!"
Li Laiheng looked far into the distance. The Baigou River Icefield, which was originally as far as the eye could see, was a large piece of frozen pure white. Now it was covered with the corpses of soldiers from both sides. The shells made the ice surface pitted and fragmented, and there were large pieces everywhere.
The hole was completely broken, and if you were not careful, a soldier would fall into the icy water and freeze to death.
The blood flowed into a river, and the blood flow drifted across the oars. Only at this moment could Li Laiheng truly understand the meaning.
"Where's Master Liu?"
A cavalry group from the left camp led by Liu Fangliang pounced on the 5,000 cavalry led by Abatai when they counterattacked the flank of the invading army. He no longer cared about the cost of any casualties and was almost using any means to stop it.
The Manchus moved on.
Two generals from the left camp, Liu Rukui and Ma Shiyao, rushed to the front line and fought with the enemy with swords and guns. After the swords were blunt and the spears broke, they picked up other weapons and continued fighting.
The fallen cavalry warrior used his body to block the advance of the Manchu cavalry. The soldier who was about to die was impaled by the Qing army's spear. He grabbed the spear and jumped out in the opposite direction of the horse's galloping. Even if he could not drag the enemy down, he would still take him away.
weapons.
The bloodshed and cruelty of the battle far exceeded all the battles that the Chuang Army had experienced. Only then did Liu Fangliang fully understand Li Laiheng's deep fear of the Qing army.
This group of enemies is indeed far beyond the level of the Ming army.
Liu Fangliang was already confident that the current Zuoying cavalry could overwhelm any of the most elite Ming army cavalry, even the world's most powerful Guan Ning cavalry.
But after he fought with Abatai, he immediately discovered that even the most elite three-wall cavalry in the left camp would be difficult to achieve a one-for-one battle with the Manchus.
But when Liu Fangliang discovered that Fang Yiren and Chen Yongfu, with their reserve teams, had stabilized the entire front line of the Breaking Army, he still felt that Zuo Ying's sacrifice was indeed worth it.
"Huh...at the very least, we can't suffer a huge defeat when the old boss is gone, right?"
Before he finished speaking, a cannonball hit right next to Liu Fangliang. There was a boom, smoke and dust flew up, and ice shards flew. Liu Fangliang was knocked off his horse by the huge impact of the cannonball. His body was like a kite with its string broken.
It immediately flew far away, rolled several times on the ice, and finally fell into the Baigou River through the cracked ice hole with a pop.