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"Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen came to help?"

After Chen Jiugao heard the news that the reinforcements were coming, his whole body became excited.

But Wu Sangui next to him still had a solemn expression on his face, and the captive cavalry rolled towards him. Looking around, there was a sea of ​​banners, accompanied by howling horses and roaring Tartar soldiers.

All the generals of the Ningyuan Army gathered around him showed nervous expressions, although they were not out of fear of the Tartars and barbarians.

However, the barbarian cavalry that covered the sky and the sun rushed forward, and the smoke and dust billowed forward rapidly among the thousands of horses galloping, forming a great sense of oppression, and anyone who saw it would feel fear.

Wu Sangui's solemn Chen Jiugao said, "Duke Hong has sent a message, and he has ordered Cao Bianjiao of the Eastern Association and the courtiers of the former Tunwei Wang to come and respond."

After he finished speaking, he handed over a letter, and Chen Jiugao hurriedly took it and looked at it carefully, the main idea of ​​it was that Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen were ordered to lead the troops to go north through the West Shimen Gate, and Wu Sangui, Bai Guangen and others must stick to it and wait for help.

"That's good, that's good..."

Chen Jiugao's face was full of joy, and he was so excited that he couldn't speak easily. He suddenly said to Wu Sangui: "Wu Shuai is relieved, I have sent down the order, but if the Tartars only enter the range of my artillery, all the cannons will be shot out by him. Discipline!" The Tartars know my interests."

Wu Sangui forced a smile on his face, and said lightly: "In this way, with Lao Chenshuai and the support of Shenji Battalion artillery, my army march in Ningyuan Town can be so smooth. Brother cousin."

Chen Jiugao was about to brag politely, but Wu Sangui had already walked quickly, and he heard him say: "I'm going to command the front of the battle, and I ask Chen Zongbing's Shenji Battalion to make good use of it and help me repel the captive cavalry."

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At this time, Wu Sangui's chariot battalion had already moved, and the barracks on the two wings also moved over to join him, and even the rear battalion came to join the central army.

After all, in the face of tens of thousands of Tartar bandits and captive cavalry, it would be easier for the captive cavalry to divide and siege them separately, but forming an array in one place is different.

His Ningyuan Army deployed camps on all sides. The front facing the captive cavalry was a vehicle formation composed of heavy vehicles and artillery, while the north and south sides were a vehicle formation composed of light vehicles.

Of course, outside the chariot line of defense, there were layers of repelling horses, and the ground was also covered with barbed wire. Thanks to the early discovery of the Shan Haijun and Jizhen's defeated troops by the Ningyuan Army, the defense was very tight.

But at this moment, many of the repelling horses outside the chariot formation were overturned or damaged by the collision. Even the chariots in the front row were densely covered with arrows from the Tartars.

Look carefully, those arrow feathers are still trembling slightly!
A distance before the horse rejection was covered with many war horse corpses, some of them were still alive and writhing and moaning, and there were also many Tartar corpses, but they were motionless.

Just outside the chariot formation, Qing soldiers with various armors and flags were surrounding them from all sides at this moment. However, Wu Sangui's formation was tight and there were many artillery pieces.

There are also various large and small chariots and artillery from the Shenji Battalion to help out, especially the many Lumi guns in the Shenji Battalion, which played a big role. Even if more than ten thousand Qingqi attacked for three rounds in a row, they still killed many Ning Yuan Army officers and soldiers, but still failed to break through the army formation.

But even so, Wu Sangui was not only secretly anxious, if the reinforcements did not come for a long time, he did not know how long he could last with his own Ningyuan Army alone.

Especially after witnessing the defeat of Shanhai Town and Ji Town army and horses before!

Not far behind the front line of defense, he used light tanks to temporarily set up a high platform as his front-line command post and lookout post.

At this moment, Wu Sangui looked at the flag bearers and soldiers coming and going, delivering military orders and information, and he couldn't settle down.

Although he fought against the Tartars and Luqi for less than half an hour, he withstood three rounds of onslaughts, but only he knew about his family's situation. If no reinforcements arrived, Ning Yuan's army might not be able to last long.

After all, they had been attacking Shimen Mountain since sunrise, and they had been fighting till this moment. They had just rested for a while, but they were destroyed by the attacking Tartars and cavalry.

But no matter how strong Ning Yuan's army is, they are still human beings, not iron-clad vajra arhats. After fighting for half an hour just now, many soldiers were exhausted, but they didn't dare to stop.

Wu Sangui looked into the distance and prayed in his heart: "Reinforcements, come quickly!"

He tried his best to calm down the emotions in his heart, shouted orders, and informed the surrounding generals of the news that the reinforcements were coming, and ordered the flag commanders to spread the news to the whole army.

Immediately, the Ningyuan Army and the Shenji Battalion were erupting, and the morale of the army was greatly boosted!
Wu Sangui saw that the army's morale was greatly improved, and he felt a little more at ease. He said to Zu Dale beside him: "Uncle, after the reinforcements arrive, you lead the infantry to stand firm in the camp, and I will lead five thousand fine cavalry to attack the Tartars. Maybe we can get some more heads!"

Zu Dale is also a veteran who has experienced many battles, he immediately thought of the key point.

If the reinforcements arrive in time, they will probably form a pincer attack with Ning Yuan's army. If they take advantage of this opportunity to attack, they will definitely win more heads than those who defend the camp!

He replied without hesitation: "That's right, Gui'er, take this opportunity and make more contributions. You can rest assured that you will go out in battle, and the responsibility of guarding the car camp will be handed over to your uncle!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..."

At this moment, there was a burst of dense artillery rumbling, and it seemed that the earth was trembling.

The Ningyuan Army already had more artillery than the other battalions, and it was even more blessed by the artillery of the Shenji Battalion. For a while, the artillery fire was raging and the smoke filled the sky, and it seemed that the entire Ningyuan army formation had been hidden.

However, the original Tartar cavalry on the opposite side seemed to have long been accustomed to the shelling of the Ming army. Under the bombardment of the artillery, they were not afraid to retreat, but accelerated their horses and galloped.

Perhaps, based on their past experience, they judged that the Ming army's artillery was shooting indiscriminately and was not accurate. As long as they rushed in quickly, they would not be knocked down by the artillery.

However, they made a wrong calculation today!
The Shenji Battalion didn't bombard with all their strength during the first few rounds of attacks by the Tartars. They had to keep more gunpowder and cannon shells for emergencies, but they don't need it now.

When he learned that the reinforcements were on their way, Chen Jiugao, the commander-in-chief of the front battalion of the Shenji Battalion, had already decided to shoot out all the cannons in this round of attack by the Tartars, even the firecrackers of the front battalion. They were all forced to go to the front line by him.

Moreover, after the previous three rounds of sporadic shelling, the gunners of the Shenji Battalion had already marked their shooting circles in their hearts, and they fired standard salvos one after another in this round.

The cannons roared and flew up through the wind, and landed accurately on the Tatar cavalry formation. After the cannons landed, they jumped irregularly, and it was impossible to dodge.

Although the momentum of the Tartar cavalry remained undiminished, the formation was full of crying fathers and mothers, and bloody alleys appeared immediately behind the forward.

And some war horses were wounded, but they did not die for a while. They were rampaging in the cavalry formation, and many Tatar cavalry were knocked to the ground before they could avoid it in time.

At the same time, the rear team of Tartar cavalry was rushing forward, and many knights who didn't know their horses were stumbled by the fallen horses. The sound of cursing and wailing was intertwined, and there were bursts of mourning from the horses.

But all of this can only be heard by those who are on the scene, but it is completely covered by the roar of the charging Tartars outside.

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About three miles away from the southwest side of Wu Sangui's car camp, there is a sea of ​​flags, in which there are two golden dragon flags woven by Prince Baylor of the Qing Dynasty.

The two banners woven with golden dragons are naturally the owner of the Zhongzheng White Banner of the Eight Banners of Manchuria, Heshuorui Prince Dorgon, the owner of the Xianglan Banner, Heshuozheng Prince Jierhalang, and the other banner owner of the Manchurian Eight Banners of the Zhongzheng White Banner, King Azig of Wuying County The Dragon Banner.

This Azige's identity is very embarrassing. He was originally the owner of the Zhengbai Banner, but he was deprived of his status by the slave chief Huang Taiji because of a crime. However, Huang Taiji did not give this banner owner to others, but gave him Brother Dorgon.

Because of this, Azige was caught by Huang Taiji's divorce plan, and he was very angry with Dorgon, resenting that he took away the Zhengbai flag that should belong to him, and because of this, he completely fell to Prince Su Haoge's faction, vowing to take back his own Zhengbai flag .

Later, because of Azige's military merits, Huang Taiji assigned a part of the Zhengbai Banner to Azige as a reward, and thus, two banner owners appeared on the Zhengbai Banner at the same time.

At this time, Azig had already led the Zhengbai Banner Tartars and the Han army stationed at Shimen Mountain to withdraw, but they did not go far away, but came to join forces with Dorgon.

Behind him are Huaishun King Geng Zhongming and two Han generals, Gushan Erzhen Ma Guangyuan of the Han Army Xiangbai Banner, and Gushan Ezhenbi Lu Zhumala of the Zhengbai Banner and Gushan Gushan of the Xianglan Banner. ERZEN Belledoudo et al.

Zhumala, Du Du and others also have their own dragon banners, but they cannot weave gold, and they are slightly shorter and smaller than the golden dragon banners of Jierhalang and Dorgon. Some.

Even Geng Zhongming, who was also conferred the title of King Huaishun by Huang Taiji, his dragon banner cannot be compared with Dorgon and other kings, and he does not even dare to compare with Gu Shanezhen such as Zhu Mala.

These flag owners of the Qing Dynasty and Gu Shan Ezhen were all wearing the gilded armor of their flags, which shone brightly in the sun and reflected dazzling golden light.

At this moment, besides the previous banner owners, princes, and Gushan Ezhen, Manchurian Zhengbai Banner Baya Latuzhangjing Azignikan, Manchuria Zhenghuang Banner Baya Latuzhangjing Tulai and others are also present. remit here.

They are all well-known figures in the history of the Qing Dynasty, so many famous generals of the Qing Dynasty gathered here, it can be said to be a gathering place.

At this time, the generals of the Qing Dynasty rode their horses and stood on a high hill, and they were riding to watch the densely packed Aha handymen not far away, transporting the spoils captured in this battle.

Dorgon, Jierhalang and others led the army to defeat the two troops of Ma Ke and Bai Guangen successively, but they seized a large number of tents and luggage. At that time, they chased the defeated soldiers of the Ming Dynasty all the way, but they failed to collect these seized in time. They just sent people to guard them. .

But at this moment, there are more than ten thousand Ahha handymen who are not far behind their large army.

After these Aha handymen arrived, they immediately began to nervously transfer the captured Shanhai Town, Ji Town chariots, horse mules, camp tents and other various types of luggage, as well as some Ming army prisoners who could not escape.

Seeing the dazzling array of harvests, Azig was in high spirits. He laughed and said: "Nikan is vulnerable, and Ma Ke and Bai Guangen are both known as brave generals of the Ming Dynasty. Now it seems that they are nothing more than that!"

He even raised his voice and said: "Hmph, if we can break through Wu Sangui's camp again, there must be no more brave generals in the Ming Kingdom."

Jierhalang has always been cautious in his words and deeds, which is why he is appreciated by the slave chief Huang Taiji. He was ordered to stay in the Shengjing Tartar's lair several times when Huang Taiji led the army to conquer.

Although he felt that Azige's words had the intention of underestimating the enemy and it was indeed inappropriate, he still smiled and did not say anything to stop him.

Dorgon glanced at Jierhalang out of the corner of his eye, and said in his heart: "Cunning old fox, I think he is happy to see my brothers turn against each other!"

However, Jierhalang could not speak. As the current commander-in-chief of the army, he had no choice but to express his opinion: "Wu Sangui has some skills to be appreciated by His Majesty, and he is also more brave than other famous generals. I can't wait." You should underestimate him."

Azige was not angry when he heard the words, and was about to refute, when he saw a large piece of dust in the Tatar cavalry attacking Ningyuan's army formation in the distance, and it could be seen that the attacking cavalry formation seemed to be blocked.

Everyone was shocked, and Dorgon also hurriedly took out the binoculars given by Huangtai Jiqin, and looked over there carefully.

After a while, he said: "The Southern Army seems to be desperate!"

Everyone watched anxiously, and didn't pay much attention to his words, so Dorgon handed the binoculars to Jierhalang again, so that he could take a closer look.

Here, Jierhalang just took over the binoculars, when Azig yelled: "The southern army is going all out, it's not better, it can be defeated in one fell swoop!"

This time Azige was ordered to guard Shimen Mountain, but Huang Taiji secretly ordered him to stick to it, never to attack, and in the end to pretend to be defeated.

This order made Azig extremely unhappy: why?The southern army is as timid as a mouse, why should it be so.

He always thought that as long as he led the Manchurian warriors to charge forward, the Ming army would definitely retreat and collapse.

Sure enough, he continued to say: "Why don't you give me two thousand warriors and see how I can defeat Wu Sangui?"

Dorgon scolded him secretly: "What a fool!"

But what he said was: "Wuying County King guarding Shimen Mountain has been hard work, so why bother to attack again."

He went on to say: "Although we defeated Ma Ke and Bai Guangen's troops, we took advantage of surprise. Now, you can also see that the southern army's firearms are sharp, and our Qing's artillery has almost been concentrated elsewhere. When the knights rushed to the Southern Dynasty army formation, they actually attacked the strong with the weak.

It is not advisable! "

How can Azig be convinced?

When he was about to speak against Dorgon, he saw a huge cloud of smoke rising into the sky about two miles to the southeast ahead, as if there were thousands of horses and thousands of troops riding galloping.

Everyone on Gao Gang explained that they were shocked, and several people were already dumbfounded.

After a while, I saw a horse galloping towards him, and it was faintly visible, his whole body armor was covered with bright red color, it was obvious that he had just gone through a fierce battle.

He galloped fast, and before he got close, he reported loudly: "Reinforcements... Southern reinforcements are coming..."