After Guo Junzhen led the infantry into the central front, and Li Laiheng personally led Su Weigong's cavalry into the right-wing battlefield, the Dashun Army rushed to Xuzhou to relieve the siege of the 80,000 field troops, and basically all of them entered the battlefield.
As for the Qing army, in addition to Dorgon leaving thousands of men under Kong Youde to defend the Xuzhou garrison, almost all the Qing army's troops had also been deployed on the front lines to start fighting.
Two hundred thousand men and horses were crowded into such a cramped battlefield. The dust raised by the huge crowds was enough to surpass the flags that obscured the sky, covering everyone's vision in the dust of battle.
Except for Kong Youde who was stationed on the high ground, and Gu Kecheng and Xu Du who were observing the changes on the battlefield in Xuzhou City, other generals of the Qing and Shun armies, even Li Laiheng who had been trying to grasp the overall vision, could not continue to monitor the battlefield at this time.
Changes in situation.
He galloped on his horse, with the knights of the guard close to him. The wind whistled behind his ears, and his eyes were filled with sand, dust and blood. The last reserve team of the central army finally arrived on the right wing battlefield in time. Li Laiheng looked around
Go, the Ming army's men, horses and flags extend from further south to here. Even if the tens of thousands of troops are scattered, their size is enough to shake the morale of the Shun army.
Li Maoheng, who was guarding King Jin's left and right, skillfully controlled the four hooves of the war horse, so that his speed could always be consistent with Li Laiheng. The roar of guns and cannons continued, and from time to time, huge cannonballs flew into the queue of Su Wei cavalry.
If someone is shot, even if he is a martial arts expert like Li Maoheng, he will never leave a whole body behind.
"His Royal Highness the King of Jin, His Highness the King of Jin! We have reached the right wing, it is the Ming army!"
In addition to the nearly 50,000 Ming soldiers who had recently arrived, there were still a large number of Mongolian soldiers on the right-wing battlefield. These herdsmen, who were skilled in bows and horses, saw the arrival of Shun army reinforcements and quickly counterattacked with their short bows.
The arrows were so accurate that even at such a long distance, dozens of knights in the army were hit by the arrows.
It’s just that the short bows and arrows of the Mongols cannot be compared with the Qing bows and heavy arrows of the Manchus. Although their archery skills are extremely accurate, most of the arrows cannot penetrate the outermost cloth armor of the Dashun cavalry, let alone some
Knights also wore chainmail or armored smocks under their cloth armor.
The charge wave of the Suwei knights was not affected at all, and everyone's speed was not even slowed down by half a minute. Li Laiheng was in the center of thousands of troops. His outfit was almost identical to King Chuang's, and he could not arouse the Qing army's attention.
Special attention and offensive were taken, but Li Maoheng, who was blocking the front of King Jin and leading the charge, was regarded by Donglu as the commander of the reinforcements.
The rain of arrows followed immediately, and the old soldiers of Suwei ignored it and charged forward forcefully relying on the excellent protection of their armor. Li Laiheng felt that he had not carried out such a hearty charge for a long time, and his group of cavalry surrounded him.
Underneath, I just felt that the rain of arrows from the Mongols was just like taking a bath for myself.
"How can we be a lonely cavalry? Crush them to pieces!"
Li Laiheng stopped his horse and shouted: "All the troops draw their guns!"
Pistol cavalry and shock cavalry are not distinct things. The original cavalry of the Dashun Army are all-rounders who wear many hats. Every knight who can take on the glory of the guard is proficient in spring revolvers, horse guns and yangs.
Swords and various weapons.
During the moment when the charge was limited, the veterans of the intruder army followed Li Maoheng and drew their pistols. With a bang, when the knights of the guard were still about half an arrow away from charging into the enemy formation, the front of the wedge formation continued to fire.
Clouds of white mist exploded, and an orange-red light seemed to ignite in the pistol. Bullets whizzed past, tearing apart the already uneven formations of the Mongols and Ming troops.
The enemy's wails roamed the fields. Although the accuracy of the spring revolver was very problematic, there were so many soldiers and horses of the Ming and Qing coalition forces on the right wing and the troop density was so high that there was no possibility of missing a shot.
White smoke filled the air, and the Ming and Qing coalition forces suddenly couldn't tell the exact direction of Li Laiheng's charge. And the Shunjun cavalry behind the fog, although their vision was also blocked and affected, but the soldiers relied on strict discipline, even if they couldn't see clearly
The positions of the enemy and Paoze's allies were still able to maintain a straight charge direction, firmly wedged into the predetermined battle line.
"Change hands!"
As soon as the knights of the Guard rushed out of the white smoke, Li Laiheng blurted out the second combat order. Before the veteran soldiers of the breaking army took their last breaths into the enemy's formation, the veterans in the front row had already changed.
The horses, spears, and swords of the soldiers in the back row are already in place.
As swords, guns, and halberds roared, the cold light instantly cut and shattered the huge battle line of tens of thousands of Ming and Qing allied forces. The extremely sharp wedge-shaped array penetrated into the center of the enemy. Wherever the iron cavalry could reach, all they could see in their field of vision were those fleeing.
Enemies and shattered limbs!
Li Laiheng will remember this moment. He will always recall this moment with excitement, joy, pride and satisfaction. This is what Li Laiheng personally commanded, deployed and led since he broke into Zhuxi:
The most successful and satisfying charge.
After all, the Mongolian soldiers also followed Nurhachi. Huang Taiji had fought many tough battles and had seen strong winds and waves. However, he was attacked by Li Laiheng's pro-army and suffered a big loss because of the Dashun Army's strict discipline and smooth formation change ability.
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Not to mention the Ming army!
Except for a part of the Yongwei battalion under Huang Degong, the soldiers and horses of the other armies were all just scrappers who were unable to fight.
Needless to say, Gao Qian and Liu Liangzuo were provocative and opportunistic. Liu Zeqing had no intention of fighting properly. As soon as he saw the front line of the army, he began to retreat from the front, making the situation difficult to deal with.
The group of regiments under the command of Zhejiang Governor Huang Mingjun still had some spirit of bravery. However, they lacked sufficient military training and had never had the experience to fight against heavy cavalry. Facing Li Laiheng's charge, they could only use the sickle.
The straw falling down will collapse at the touch of it.
Poor Bo Hetuo left thousands of Qing soldiers in the Ming army. If this unit was placed on the left wing and the central battlefield, it would definitely play the role of a mainstay. It would make Li Laiheng grind his teeth and not last more than an hour.
, the Dashun Army will certainly not be able to defeat them.
But now thousands of elite Qing troops are surrounded by 40,000 to 50,000 Nan Ming troops. They can't help it. Although they want to fight back bravely, they are surrounded by Ming soldiers abandoning their helmets and armor and fleeing in embarrassment.
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Soldiers are always a group animal, and even rare brave men will be affected by group emotions, so discipline is always more important than martial arts.
In the context of the collapse of the Ming army, thousands of elite Qing troops could not play the role of the mainstay. It was already extremely difficult for them to keep their position stable. Now they were attacked ten times more
Our friendly forces are in disarray and attacking, and there are screams and cries that make people collapse from all directions. How can we fight back?
Bo and his younger brother Yue Le, who stayed in the Ming army to take charge of liaison, were filled with despair. He had been humiliatingly punished by Dorgon for not protecting his third brother Bo Luo during the Battle of Liaocheng.
With the support of Gebo and Tuo, he shouldered the heavy responsibility, but without even a chance to struggle, he was drowned in the huge wave of the Ming army's retreat.
"That's it?"
Yue Le couldn't believe it. The Shun army had only launched one charge. The Ming army had fifty thousand troops, dozens of times more than Li Laiheng! How could it collapse?
"That's it? That's it? That's it? That's it?"
Also in a panic were Ma Shiying, Gao Qian, and Liu Liangzuo, two generals who had not been exposed enough. They thought that the Ming army joined the battlefield just to clean up the aftermath, and they could clean up the battlefield directly. How could they expect to get Shunjun and others?
Possibility of counterattack?
And as soon as it was launched, it was such a powerful cavalry charge.
Something happened that made Gao Qian even more embarrassed. He looked extremely ugly and said to Ma Shiying:
"Mr. Ge...Liu Zeqing ran away!"
Bang!
The Shang Fang sword in Ma Shiying's hand fell to the ground, and Gao Qian's face turned livid. He, a tall general, had spent his whole life jumping around to harm friendly forces, but today Liu Zeqing actually used it to block the gun of this dog thief.
Liu Zeqing's flag can no longer be seen at the front of the battlefield. The entire Shandong Town army has withdrawn from the battlefield in an orderly manner: the front team has changed to the back team, and the back team has changed to the front team. Liu Zeqing is fully prepared. He has already made a decision as soon as he arrives at the front line.
Preparation for running away.
This eldest brother from Shandong underworld, riding on a maroon Hexi war horse presented by Xu Du, shook his head and said:
"Ma Shiying doesn't know how to use people, so he deserves to die."
Liu Zeqing waved his hand towards the soldiers under his command and said with a smile:
"Let's go back to Nanjing and support the new emperor."