Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 284 Bloody Fight 1
After the Houjin army retreated, Cao Bianjiao and Zu Kuan led their men to chase after him without saying a word. The horizontal knife swung down, the light of the knife flashed, and blood splashed everywhere. The heads of those Houjin soldiers who fell behind fell to the ground one by one. Convulsed and fell.The horizontal knife made of manganese steel is really easy to use. The scimitar and spear shaft can be broken with one blow. Houjin's cotton armor is like a piece of thin paper in front of the horizontal knife. He didn't cut off his head, and just rushed forward, chasing him all the way to the Daling River.

On the other side of the Daling River, the elite of the Houjin Three Banners had been waiting for a long time. When they saw the cavalry of the Ming army approaching, there was a rain of arrows.Seeing the nearly [-] Jin army gathered on the other side, the two felt their scalps go numb. Cao Bianjiao brandished a horizontal knife and dialed the sharp arrows flying towards him, and asked Zu Kuan, "Are you still going to charge?"

Normally, Zu Kuan would have replied "It's a coward who doesn't charge", but now he's not in the mood anymore. Didn't he see the hussar battalion rein in their horses early and withdraw from the effective range of the golden archers?He smiled wryly: "Rush over to die? Why don't you hurry back and join Lord Lu's main force!"

Cao Bianjiao didn't talk nonsense: "Okay!" Without saying a word, he reined in his horse and retreated.At this time, a red wave surged quickly, spears were like a forest, muskets were dense like reeds, and the main force of the Tianxiong Army had arrived.Cao Bianjiao and Zu Kuan caught sight of Li Chongshi's general flag -- he was in charge of commanding the pikemen -- and immediately rode over, pointing to the empress Jin army on the opposite bank and said: "Jiannu has laid down his blood, and he is on the other bank. The elites of the three banners were discharged in one breath, and they were the most powerful of the three banners!"

Li Chongshi ordered the army to stop advancing, and observed with clairvoyant eyes the huge formation of the Houjin army. It really was like a forest of flags, sharp soldiers like rain, and a murderous aura soaring to the sky.He was a little shocked: "Damn Jiannu, they actually deployed so many troops by the river. Could it be that they drew all the troops who besieged Daling River City?"

Zu Kuan glanced at Dalinghe City, which was not far away, and smiled wryly: "Dalinghe City has been out of food for nearly two months, so why is there any need to encircle it? No one has the strength to open the city gate!"

Cao Bianjiao said: "If we can send this large amount of grain, grass and coal into the city, we can still win this battle! My lord, give me an order. Xiao Cao is willing to be the vanguard of the army and rush to the other side!"

Li Chongshi looked solemn and said: "This battle is no small matter, let's wait until the adults arrive!"

Soon, the tridents of Lu Xiangsheng, Zu Dabi, and Zu Dale also arrived. Seeing Hou Jin building a copper wall and iron wall on the other side of the Daling River, Zu Dabi and Zu Dale took a breath, but Lu Xiangsheng raised his voice. laugh.The Zu brothers made him laugh inexplicably, and the supervisor Cao Huan also didn't understand, so he asked, "What are you laughing at, sir?"

Lu Xiangsheng said: "I laugh at Jiannu's cowardice!"

All the generals cried out: "Jiannu is weak!?" They couldn't believe that these words came from Lu Xiangsheng.They couldn't be more clear about how fierce Jiannu was. With fifty or sixty riders, they could defeat thousands of Ming troops. With such a terrifying opponent, Lu Xiangsheng actually said they were cowardly?
Lu Xiangsheng pointed to the Daling River and said loudly: "There are [-] Jiannu and our army is only [-]. However, Jiannu did not dare to confront our army, but retreated across the river, trying to attack them halfway across the river. , What does this mean? This means that they have lost the confidence to defeat our army in a head-on confrontation, and instead tried to rely on geographical advantages to defeat us! A group of cowards who bully the weak and fear the strong!"

Zu Dale's blood surged, and he shouted: "Lord Lu is right, I, Guan Ningjun, have been fighting against Jiannu for so many years, and I have never seen Jiannu showing such timidity like today. In the past, even if there were only a few dozen of them, They dared to attack an enemy army twenty or thirty times larger than themselves, but now they are shrunk by us to the other side and tried to confront us across the river, what a bunch of trash!"

Zu Dabi chuckled, "After crossing this river, we will be able to drive straight into Daling River City. Want to defeat our Guanning army? They should go dreaming!" Xiangsheng clasped his fists to Lu Xiangsheng, and said, "My lord, the Zhenglan flag is here In the battle just now, there were heavy casualties and morale was severely damaged, it was the weak point of this line of defense, Zu is willing to lead the Guan Ning army across the river, break through the Zhenglan Banner, and fight a bloody path for the army!"

Lu Xiangsheng took a closer look, and sure enough, the Zhenglan Banner deployed on the right wing was scattered, and the formation was also chaotic. Looking around, it was obvious that Zhenglan Banner was severely beaten in the fierce battle just now, with more than 1000 casualties. Absolutely. It's nerve-wracking.He thought for a while and said: "Then there is General Lao Er. I sent a thousand musketeers across the river to suppress Jiannu's archers. The second general crossed the river with a team of hundreds of horsemen and kept putting pressure on Jiannu. Don't do it once. Put in too many cavalry, lest you get stuck in the river and suffer too many casualties!"

Zu Dabi said: "I know!" Holding up two hatchets, he shouted: "Boys, follow me to cross the river. Today we will smash the so-called Jurchens who have been boasting for decades on the banks of the Daling River." Invincible cowhide!"

The morale of the Guan Ning Army was high, and they responded to their generals with wild cries of mountains and tsunamis. Thousands of cavalry left the army formation and rushed to the defense line in charge of the Zhenglan Banner.

Huang Taiji's eyes flashed: "Using cavalry to lead the battle? Enough ruthless!"

Daling River originally had several bridges for crossing the river, but the bridges were demolished in the later Jindu, and the Ming army could only wade across the river.Since Huang Taiji chose to fight the Ming army here, he naturally carefully studied the hydrology and topography of this river section.The water in this section of the river is knee-deep, and the current is not rushing, but the river is 40 to [-] meters wide, and with the silt in the river, it is only infantry or cavalry, and if you want to come over, you have to be mentally prepared to drop hundreds of corpses .Originally, according to his judgment, the Ming army should let the infantry take the lead, establish a beachhead, and then build a pontoon bridge for the cavalry to cross the river. Their infantry has the ability to seize the beachhead and hold it.Now the actions of the Ming army were far beyond his expectations, and they didn't stop for a while. After the cavalry was in formation, they immediately jumped into the river on their horses and rushed towards the north bank!
Lu Xiangsheng is really a rival of Dajin!
As soon as Guan Ning's army began to cross the river, Zhenglan Banner began to be confused, because the archers who were supposed to give the Ming army a head-on blow across the river were shocked to see thousands of musketeers standing on the commanding heights on the other side, facing them across the river!The muskets fired in unison, and the horrifying scene of lead bullets piercing the body appeared in front of their eyes. All the archers shuddered and involuntarily retreated. Even if they were killed, they would not want to have another battle with the Tianxiong Army musketeers!Seeing that Zhenglan Qi was so cowardly, Guan Ning's army's morale was so high that they desperately urged their horses to charge to the opposite bank, causing water to splash everywhere.Mang Gurtai was furious, and he chopped off several archers in a row, forcing these cowards to stop retreating.In the midst of his roar, the Zhenglan Banner archers cautiously opened their compound bows and fired thousands of arrows at the Ming army crossing the river and at the Tianxiong army musketeers on the other side.Almost at the same time, the gunners of the Tianxiong Army also pulled the trigger on them, and the north bank of the Daling River was filled with gunpowder and lead bullets.The arrow rain fell into the river, and the water and blood rippled in circles. The cavalry, whether they were men or horses, who were wading across the cold river, were shot into hedgehogs, and fell down with an unwilling roar; the arrow rain Splashed to the other side, the musketeers of the Tianxiong Army rolled down from the commanding heights, trembling with pain. The distance was too close, and their helmets and breastplates could not withstand direct hits from compound bows and armor-piercing arrows, and those who were hit often fell down.However, the lead bullets they fired cut down the Zhenglan Banner's archers one after another like wheat. The tragic scene of broken clothes and broken stomachs and intestinal tracts once again happened in front of the frightened archers, which made them Hate and fear!
Whoosh whoosh!
Bang bang bang!
Sharp arrows and lead bullets flew across the river, spreading death wantonly.The vanguard of the Guan Ning Army's Hundred Cavalry Squadron soon lost all casualties, Zu Dabi showed no mercy, and the second Hundred Cavalry Squadron jumped into the river.At the same time, some soldiers of the Guanning Army chanted and pushed seven field guns weighing five or six hundred kilograms to the commanding heights of the river bank with swishing arrows. A big bag of iron beads, and then ignited, boom boom boom boom boom!A series of violent explosions shook everyone's eardrums. Countless iron beads swept over in a 180-degree fan and hit the archers. Those who were hit on the chest and chest were either dead or seriously injured. Those who were hit on the hands and feet were often shattered and lost their combat effectiveness immediately. Two cuts!Now Zhenglan Qi really can't take it anymore, they have already suffered heavy losses, now the Ming army is beating them wildly, with muskets and cannons taking turns serving them, who can bear it?Seven cannons fired a volley, thousands of iron balls swept over, and Zhenglan Qi began to retreat steadily.Although the second Hundred Cavalry Squadron of the Guanning Army was also shot and injured, it was still advancing bravely.The Guan Ning Army has always been a small subject in front of Hou Jin, but this does not mean that their combat effectiveness is not good. There are too many inhumane things here that limit the performance of the Guan Ning Army.Now they have completely exploded, completely looking at death as home, many soldiers have several arrows stuck in their bodies, and they are still gritting their teeth and rushing forward!

A trace of gloom passed between Huang Taiji's brows.Zheng Lanqi's performance was really terrible, it didn't take long before he was beaten and defeated!But it seems that Zhenglan Qi cannot be entirely blamed, because Zhenglan Qi lost too many elite archers in the confrontation with the Ming army's musketeers, and his morale was severely damaged, and he had to face the desperate onslaught of the Guanning army. Underperformance is understandable.Now the real enemy, the Tianxiong Army, has not yet moved, nor can his Zhenghuang Banner. As for the Xianghuang Banner led by Hauge...he guessed that this place may also become the focus of the Tianxiong Army's breakthrough, and Hauge's actual combat experience and leadership ability It was still too late, let alone dispatched easily, so he could only hope that the Guan Ning army could not bear the huge casualties and collapsed on its own.

Guan Ning's army paid a huge price in casualties, and finally the No. 1 cavalry stepped onto the north bank of the Daling River. The men and horses were full of sharp arrows, roaring and crashing into Hou Jin's infantry phalanx.Several spears flew towards him, nailing him to the ground.The Guan Ning army behind continued to rush up. Although no one could rush to the front of the arrow array after landing, they did not hesitate at all.

The third Hundred Cavalry Squadron was also wiped out.

The fourth Hundred Cavalry Squadron lost more than half.

The river was strewn with corpses, and the water was stained red with blood.

The cruelty of the battle made some generals of the Guanning Army terrified. They threw themselves in front of Zu Dabi and begged bitterly: "Second General, you can't continue fighting! If this fight continues, our [-] cavalry will all be ruined in front of Zu Dabi." Here it is!"

Zu Dabi's eyes spurted blood, and he roared angrily: "You can't take it after such a small number of people have died? Look at the Tianxiong Army, how many people have they killed all the way? Have they blinked? Can you be more courageous? !"

Boom boom boom!

The seven shotguns fired again, sweeping the Houjin archers down again.Through the gunpowder smoke, it can be seen that there are also corpses lying in disorder on the Houjin position, one on top of the other. Although the Guan Ning army suffered heavy casualties, Zhenglan Qi suffered even more. They were beaten to death by the Tianxiong army earlier. , and now fell into a tragic war of attrition, Zhenglan Qi could no longer afford it!Zu Dabi let out a roar, jumped into the water with his horse, and slashed the icy river with his tomahawk, roaring like thunder: "Follow me! Rush across the river to defeat the doggy Zhenglan Banner, and save Zushuai! Follow me!" Those who rush to the other side will be rewarded with three taels of silver, and those who retreat will die!"

The lunatic Zu Er started to go crazy again, and once he went crazy, the Heavenly King and Lao Tzu couldn't stop him.Guan Ningjun was stunned for a moment, then suddenly let out a roar, and rushed his horse into the Daling River, rushing to the opposite bank, completely desperate!

(End of this chapter)