This time it was the turn of the cavalry soldiers of Dashun Army to fall off their horses one after another.
The charge between the two sides has gradually turned into a fight. During the trampling of the four hooves, sand and dust were slowly raised, and the entire battlefield was obscured by thick smoke. Countless gravel even flew into Gu Kecheng's eyes.
It made it difficult for him to open his eyes and observe the overall situation of the battlefield.
In fact, it was not just Gu Kecheng, but most officers of the Shun Army Cavalry were in the same situation. Of course, the same was true for the Qing Army.
It's just that the Dashun Army's cavalry team formed an army much shorter than the Qing Army. When the generals and officers could not make correct command and deployment at the first time, the knights could only rely on their own tactical inertia and survival instincts.
Survived.
In this regard, the Manchus did have a considerable advantage over the officers and soldiers of the Dashun Army.
"E!"
An arrow hit Gu Kecheng's calf, and blood flowed out, filling his boots in an instant. As the horse charged and galloped, the wound on his calf was quickly pulled and torn, and blood dripped onto the battlefield.
Added a tragic atmosphere.
The morale of the Qing army was restored. After they recovered from the blow from Chu Chuang's cavalry, they tried their best to advance deeper into the enemy. Tunqi carefully studied the Battle of Dangshan and the Battle of Baigouhe. The Qing army was defeated twice.
Experience and lessons learned, he believed that although the morale of the cavalry of the Dashun Army was much higher than that of the Ming Dynasty official army's cavalry in the past, and their firepower was more powerful than the Guan Ning cavalry, which was the most well-equipped Ming army's ordnance, but in terms of specific equestrian skills and hand-to-hand combat,
In terms of fighting, the lack of experience is very obvious.
If the Qing army wants to achieve final victory, it must suppress the enemy's superiority in firepower and protection. When the Qing army found out that it was about to start a large-scale outpost battle with the Shun army, Tunqi had already made up its mind with Tong Tulai
, we must do whatever it takes, even if the Manchurian surnames are severely reduced in number, we must close the distance with the enemy in the shortest possible time.
It is not only necessary to shorten the battlefield distance between the cavalry teams of the two armies, but more importantly, the Manchu warriors must exert their invincible and infinite courage to break through the enemy's ranks, break the enemy's "three walls", and penetrate into their formation.
, forming a chaotic battle with intertwined fronts!
Tunqi breathed a sigh of relief. Now it seems that his tactics are working. The Manchus learned from the failed experience of Dangshan and Baigouhe battles. Of course, they did not lie down and be beaten passively as usual, but turned to be more active and peaceful.
With a strong offensive spirit, Chu took advantage of the opportunity of breaking through the three walls to reorganize his formation, and fought in close combat at all costs.
The knights' spears and broadswords, bows and arrows, firecrackers, armors and maces, the light and sword shadows intertwined among them. A very young knight from Chu Chuang, with only a little hair on his lips, danced his broadsword in circles with his arms, like a wheel.
He advanced quickly, gritted his teeth tightly, clamped the horse firmly with both feet, picked up the sword with both hands and slashed down. He was indeed full of momentum, but his equestrian skills were far inferior to those of the Manchurians.
The Manchu man on the opposite side actually hid his entire body on one side of the saddle, as if his whole body was hanging sideways next to the war horse, easily avoiding the slashes of the knights. Then the moment the two war horses passed each other,
The Eight Banners soldiers quickly threw the lasso, wrapped it around the opponent's shoulders and waist, and pulled hard, dragging the enemy off his horse.
On such a chaotic battlefield, any knight's misfortune to fall from his horse would mean the end of his life.
The Shun army was at a disadvantage in the cavalry battle.
This time it was the turn of the Dashun Army, which was at a disadvantage due to the enemy attacking more with less!
The elite Qing army's proficiency in fighting really surprised Li Laiheng, who had already made all the psychological preparations. The victories in the Battle of Dangshan and the Battle of Baigou River seemed to have strengthened Li Laiheng's self-confidence too much. When the Qing generals and
When all the soldiers fought against Dashun's army with utmost caution and fighting spirit, Li Laiheng almost had the feeling that a fish would penetrate the fishing net.
He was extremely anxious, thinking whether his infantry, which was advancing towards the enemy's flank, should be more involved in the battlefield.
Li Laiheng looked at the two capable cavalry teams of Liu Fangliang and Gu Kecheng, but they were still unable to open up the situation. He felt like a ball of fire was dancing in his heart, and he was very anxious. He squeezed the riding whip tightly with all five fingers, and his mind was full of direct attacks and continued attacks.
Wandering between two options.
"Your Majesty! The defenders are here!"
After Li Laiheng heard the call of the guards around him, he looked at Guo Sheng's team from a distance, his eyes suddenly lit up and said: "General Guo has an idea, his adaptability! His adaptability deserves a heavy reward!"
"Stabilize our position and let's go around. Direct reinforcements now have no significant effect. If we make a roundabout way, it will be of great use."
Guo Sheng's group of infantry entered the battlefield in time, which was completely outside Li Laiheng's plan, but it did fit in with the development of the battle situation. From this perspective, Guo Sheng's ability to predict the development of the battlefield situation was very important
It can be considered very clever.
These infantry quickly came up as reinforcements, filling up the flanks of Liu Fangliang's cavalry, and covering some of Chu Chuang's Three Walls cavalry as they dismounted and fired.
The leading group of Dashun Army infantry formed a formation with long spears, forming an impenetrable breakwater to intercept the counterattack of the Eight Banners soldiers. The rear group set up blunderbuss and fired blunderbuss at the same time as other Chu Chuang cavalry who dismounted and used short-handed blunderbuss.
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With their spears in formation and their horses in a bunker, Guo Sheng seized the opportunity, immediately deployed his gunners, and launched a salvo of guns and cannons. In an instant, smoke filled the battlefield again, and the clear sound of a large area as dense as jade beads falling on a silver plate suddenly suppressed the Qing Dynasty.
The momentum of the military counterattack.
A large amount of blood burst out in the enemy formation, and many Manchurian soldiers and Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers under Tang Tong fell to the ground. The overall situation of the battlefield was suppressed, and the soldiers of both armies looked sideways. Guo Sheng inserted his saber on the ground,
The halberd finger cursed again: "Keep shooting!"
The Dashun army gradually gathered in force, and Tunqi suddenly felt that the enemy was difficult to deal with. The Qing cavalry galloped left and right. Although the results were considerable and the casualties were insignificant, the Ming army under Tang Tong was already exhausted.
If it weren't for Gu Shan'er Zhen Tong Tu Lai personally supervising the fire line several times and leading the gunmen of the Han Army Banner to block the gaps in the defense line, the Qing army would have been in danger of collapse several times.
Tunqi turned its attention to the north, and another Qing army troop going south, Beile Nikan, was also heading south. Nikan had outstanding military exploits. At the Huailai banquet, it was Nikan who led his army to surround and kill the senior generals of the Qin army.
After this incident, Nikan was promoted to Dorobele by Tiancong Khan. Tunqi estimated that Nikan would arrive on the battlefield in a short time.
Although the battle situation gradually became tense, Li Laiheng and Liu Fangliang arranged a large number of fortress camps around Nirvana Pass, and the small number of defenders among them also restrained many troops of the Qing army's rear troops, giving Tunqi a sense of dilemma.
However, Tun Qi and Tong Tu Lai are both veteran generals who are well versed in military tactics. Tun Qi is young and has much richer war experience than Li Laiheng. They quietly deployed the exploratory cavalry in the blind spots of the Shun Army's camps.
I noticed that Li Laiheng's force was moving sideways and in a roundabout way.
Tunqi and Tong Tu Lai are waiting for the arrival of Nikan Beile. They expect that the situation will change immediately as soon as Nikan arrives. By then, the Qing army will be able to crush the cavalry troops in front of them and then outflank Li Laiheng's group.
The infantry were enough to easily win a great victory, boost the morale of the Qing army, and strengthen their mental and psychological control over the Ming generals.
But where is Nikan?
Tunqi never expected that Nikan would be seriously injured!