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Chapter 862 Playing the Prestige of the Xuanfu Army
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

With the sound of the battle drums of the Xuanfu army, the artillery on the rows of chariots on the edge of the ditch also roared and fired one by one, roaring and flying towards the Mongolian soldiers of the Outer Domain on the opposite side of the ditch.

There are [-] chariots on the left side of Yu Jin's chariots, and now he uses every ten chariots as a combat team to concentrate artillery bombardment to cover the Chicheng battalion soldiers filling the trenches.

Although the trench dug by the Tartars was one foot deep and two feet wide, the Xuanfu army did not need to fill it all up. According to Zhang Cheng's deployment, they only needed to fill in six passages under the cover of chariots.

On the opposite side, the Mongolian cavalry from the foreign domain would not allow Zhang Cheng to fill the trench so easily, but they rode forward several times and shot waves of arrows. However, the soldiers of the Xuanfu army had chariots to protect them, and their arrows Yata is useless.

However, the rhythmic bombardment from the Ming army's chariots, coupled with the continuous shooting of firecrackers and large blunderbusses from the chariot battalion above the board, did not hurt many Xuanfu army infantry, but their own knights suffered a lot.

Seeing that cavalry shooting and infantry shooting could no longer prevent the Xuanfu army from filling the trench, they stopped doing futile work. Instead, they assembled the remaining Mongolian cavalry into several small teams, each with forty or fifty riders, and marched at a distance of one distance from the trench. Spread out and patrol two hundred paces away.

Looking at the Mongolian cavalry in the distance, Zhang Cheng sneered and said, "Look over there, the northern captives want to attack our army when our battalion passes through the trench and our foothold is not secure."

Amidst the constant rumble of gunfire, Zhang Guodong said with a smile, "Hmph, we must let these northern captives know how powerful our Xuanfu army is."

He looked back at Zhang Cheng and asked for instructions: "Marshal, the six passages have now been filled in. The Chicheng Battalion is requesting to go to battle, and pass through the trench in front to meet the Northern Cavalry."

Zhang Cheng looked at Zhang Guodong, and said solemnly: "Guodong, light vehicles should be in front, infantry behind, go through the trenches, and the first should be in formation. Only use firecrackers to attack the enemy, and avoid direct close combat."

"Here. Marshal, the last general will save." Zhang Guodong replied.

A smile flashed across the corner of Zhang Cheng's mouth, and he said rather mysteriously: "According to reports, the opposite side is the Mongolian soldiers and horses from the outer domain who came to help the Tartars, and they may not have the same heart with the Tartars.

You not only want to fight steadily, but also beat them hard, and make them famous as my Xuanfu army, so that from now on, no matter when and where, whenever they see our Xuanfu army's battle flag, they will feel flustered. "

"Here. Please don't worry, Commander-in-Chief, Zhang Guodong will surely live up to his mission!"

"Go."

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With the sound of big drums, the soldiers of the Xuanfu Army began to line up on the side of the trench.

They launched three light vehicles in front of the infantry, followed by two rows of shield soldiers, then the Chicheng Battalion musketeers, and finally the sword and shield soldiers and spearmen.

Of the six passages that have been filled, four are arranged in this way, while the outermost passages on the north and south sides only have ten chariots arranged on both sides of the passage entrance, but there are no Chicheng battalion soldiers waiting in formation.

These two passages were reserved for the cavalry. After the infantry of the Chicheng Battalion passed through the trench and lined up to meet Baylor, Guo Yingxian's troops went south, and Lin Fangping's Tiger Guard Battalion and Huang Baozhong's Jiading troops went north.

In this way, the Mongolian cavalry from the outer domain on the opposite side was attracted by the infantry battalion, so that the cavalry passed quickly without hindrance, and then outflanked the Mongolian cavalry on the opposite side from both wings.

"Gu..."

A shrill swan horn sounded, and the four teams of light vehicles were pushed forward by the soldiers of the Chicheng Camp, and quickly moved forward. The soldiers of the Chicheng Camp behind followed closely and rushed straight to the opposite side of the trench.

At the same time, the sound of rumbling cannons sounded immediately, and accompanied by the "cracking" firecrackers, the cannons and bullets flew at the northern captive cavalry on the opposite side of the trench.

This row of chariots is about five or six steps away from the ditch, while the northern captive cavalry on the opposite side is one or two hundred paces away. Naturally, ordinary firecrackers cannot shoot that far, but the large ones equipped by the Xuanfu army's chariot battalion But the gun can shoot one or two hundred steps.

And the No. [-] Franco cannon equipped on each chariot can shoot hundreds of paces away. At this time, in order to bombard the northern captive cavalry on the opposite side, the firing angle is deliberately lowered.

Soon, the soldiers of the Chicheng Camp pushed their light carts up the channel. Like four long dragons, they protruded out of the formation, and as the smoke and dust from the wheels rolled forward, the soldiers of the Chicheng Camp also rushed towards the northern captives on the opposite side. The cavalry went away.

Just when the soldiers of the Chicheng Camp passed the trench with their light carts, the northern captive cavalry on the opposite side came galloping in a group, intending to defeat the Chicheng Camp before it formed an formation.

However, they chose the correct style of play in front of the wrong opponent.

However, this seemingly correct style of play turned out to be the mistake of nearly a thousand foreign Mongolian cavalrymen because they chose the wrong opponent!
Because, just as the soldiers of the Chicheng Battalion pushed the light vehicles through the trenches, among the ten tanks providing fire support at each channel, the rocket boxes on three tanks were ignited.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! ......"

A large rocket with a brilliant tail flame roared across the ditch and headed straight for the Mongolian cavalry on the opposite side.

The smoke from the canopy, which was originally raised by the firing of the guns, became denser due to the ignition of the rocket box. Even the gusts of mountain wind blew, but it could not be blown away for a while.

In the thick cloud of smoke, there were still enough rockets to shoot out. Under the setting sun, the tail flames of the rockets were even more brilliant, as if they were emitting multicolored rays of light.

Cannons, large blunderbuss bullets, and rockets almost enveloped the entire battlefield opposite the trench, and none of the Mongolian cavalry from the Outer Domain was spared.

Although the guns at this time were astonishingly powerful, their hits were not high. However, even so, under the mixed bombardment that was close to saturation, the Mongolian cavalry still suffered a lot of casualties.

It's just that most of the people who were injured by the gun cannon could not survive, but most of the people who were shot by the rockets would not endanger their lives, unless they were hit by the rockets at close range and directly penetrated the body, then it would be another matter.

Under the cover of light vehicles and their own guns and rockets, the soldiers of the Chicheng Battalion had already passed through the trench quickly and formed a shield formation on the opposite side. They were also slowly advancing. Round firearms.

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Zhasak Shanba, the flag owner of the Mongolian Tumed Right Wing Banner in the Outer Domain, is the commander of the Mongolian soldiers in the Outer Domain who blocked the reinforcements from Guo Yingxian's troops.

There were only [-] elite cavalry from the northern captives on his side. At the beginning, relying on the trenches he had already dug, he did not take Guo Yingxian's [-] or so Ming cavalry seriously.

After all, our own side and the Ming army are facing each other across the trench, and the opposite side has more than twice as many troops as our own, so what can we do?

Can they grow wings and fly directly over the deep and wide trench?

And if they want to fill in the trenches, their knights are not vegetarians, let alone a display, and they will definitely use a sharp arrow to shoot the Ming army on the opposite side without knowing who their parents are!
But the idea is beautiful, but the reality is not ordinary skinny.

At the beginning, he was suspicious of the large number of Ming soldiers on the opposite side, but he retreated beyond the range of his own bow and arrow, neither seeing them filling the trenches nor retreating.

Just when Shanba was full of doubts and doubts, he saw a group of Ming troops riding forward again.

However, he did not panic because of this. After all, the cavalry had the upper hand. Even if the Ming army tried their best to fill the trench, they would still leave piles of bones here.

And if one's own side can fight well enough, they can fight, and if they can't fight, they can ride back. Could it be that the cavalry of the Ming army dare to come and chase them?

However, he did not expect that the Ming army in front of him was even more fierce than the Ming army stationed on Changling Mountain. It was after this battle that Shanba began to rethink his relationship with the Qing Dynasty. Sustain as it is now.

After all, the Battle of Jinzhou this time made him see a different scene from before.

Now, Shanba didn't hesitate anymore, the fierce artillery fire from the Xuanfu army not only caused a lot of casualties to his knights, but also reminded him of what happened on Changling Mountain.

The relationship between the various tribes of the Outer Fan Mongolia and the Qing State is far less close than that of the Eight Banners Mongolia, and their loyalty is not very high. It is just that they are frightened by the prosperity of the Tartars and want to follow behind to reap some benefits. They all agreed to lead the soldiers to come to help the battle.

Therefore, once their casualties exceed expectations, or they have a premonition that there will be no benefits to be gained, they will naturally retreat.

Zhasak, an outlander Mongolian like Shanba, is even more unwilling to sacrifice the warriors of his tribe here in vain. If he really loses troops and generals, he will not gain much benefit.

If this is the case, it will definitely affect Shanba's prestige in the tribe, and if it is more serious, it will even threaten his dominance in the tribe.

Therefore, when he saw such sharp artillery fire from the Ming army on the opposite side, he was surprised. It was only then that he remembered that the flag color of the Ming army on the opposite side had a sense of deja vu.

After thinking about it again, I suddenly remembered that the flag color of the Ming army on the opposite side seemed to be very similar to the flag color of the Ming army on Changling Mountain.

They also often broke into the border areas of Daming to plunder. Although they had a lot of dealings with the border troops of Daming, especially the border troops in the northwest, they still had little knowledge of the flag colors of the Ming army.

Now, he first felt the power of the gun salvo, as if he had known him before, and then he realized that the flags of the two Ming armies were also very similar.

Shanba couldn't believe it, why did the Ming Kingdom, which has always been cowardly, suddenly come out with so many fierce and powerful troops?
He didn't want to gnaw hard bones for the Qing emperor, he just wanted to follow the Tartars and drink soup, but now seeing the Ming army on the opposite side with many horses and sharp artillery fire, how could he fight to the death with them.

What's more, in the smoke of gunpowder on the opposite side of the ditch, he even saw two teams of bright cavalry, riding their horses through the ditch, and outflanking their own knights.

Headed by Shanba, the northern captives of the Tumed Right Wing Banner, before the Ming cavalry passed through the trench, hurriedly snatched up the dead and wounded warriors of their own side, and galloped westward on horseback.

There were only more than a dozen corpses of northern captive knights who were too late to take them away, as well as dead or wounded war horses all over the place!

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In the 14th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, on the first day of September, the night was pitch black.

At this moment, it may be late autumn in other places, but the land of Liaodong has entered the early winter season, especially when the sun sets, the land without sunlight becomes extremely cold.

The Songxing Avenue, more than ten miles northeast of Xingshan Fort in Liaodong, is brightly lit. It stretches for several miles along the mountains beside the road, like a fire dragon.

It was Zhang Cheng's Xuanda army who came back from the front line of Songshan to camp here, and their location was also part of Changling Mountain.

However, this section of mountains is undulating and stretches to the northeast, but it is not suitable for camping, so they set up camp along Songxing Avenue.

The whole camp stretched for several miles, and some open spaces were left between the various camps, so that when they encountered police, they could have room to react and rescue each other, so as to prevent a battalion from being attacked and the whole army collapsed.

From here, less than five miles westward, is the place where Prince Yu Duoduo of the Qing Dynasty led the Xiangbai Banner, Xianghong Banner, and Zhenghuang Banner Army to camp, and more than ten miles northward is Xingshan Fort City.

In order to resist the cold night wind in the early winter, Zhang Cheng set up camp early. Apart from setting up light and dark posts in the surrounding mountains, he ordered the soldiers to cut down more trees.

Now, piles of bonfires were lit inside and outside each camp, and many soldiers gathered around the bonfires to keep warm. After the roll call of each battalion, division, and bureau, they would go into the camp to rest except for patrolling and sentry.

There is a large camp in the middle, the lights are the same as other places, but there are slightly more patrolling personnel inside and outside the camp, this is the Chinese army camp of Zhang Cheng, the chief soldier of Xuanfu Town.

In the large tent of the Chinese army, the battalion officers returning to aid are gathering here to discuss important military affairs.

Veteran Guo Yingxian had just introduced what he had learned about the military, and finally said: "The slaves are treacherous, and they are digging trenches everywhere, and their intention is to prevent me from returning to help. From this point of view, Xingshan, Gaoqiao, Tashan and other places are really dangerous. "

Zhang Guangda immediately answered: "Commander, there are only more than 5000 people in Dushiying, and even including the left part of the luggage cart, it is less than [-] people. And he has been fighting tens of thousands of slaves in Changling Mountain alone, and it has been three days and nights.

Now that the slaves have spare power, they have sent troops to dig trenches to block the road, presumably Changling Mountain has been besieged by the slaves, Brother Chen Zheng is also in dire straits, so I ask the commander to make a quick decision, how we will fight the slaves tomorrow, and in order Solve the siege of Changling Mountain. "

Zhang Cheng knew that he was really worried about Chen Zheng's safety, so he just smiled, but didn't say anything.

Zhang Guodong on the side smiled and said: "Zhang Huzi, if you care about it, you will be in chaos."

He went on to say: "If Brother Chen's Dushi Battalion were to fight against the Tartar bandits with tens of thousands of cavalry alone, it would indeed be dangerous. Don't say that you are worried, who among us here can rest assured?
No matter how many ditches and low walls there are on Changling Mountain, and no matter how strong the stone village on the top of the mountain is, the disadvantage of numbers is here, and they will eventually be broken by slaves. "

Zhang Guodong continued: "But it's different now. Now that our army is over [-] horses, and we have already arrived here, how can we allow the slaves to attack Brother Chen with all their strength?
Even if I wait and do nothing, he Duoduo will not allow me to wait for the army, so just camp by his side! "

"Hahaha……"

As soon as Zhang Guodong finished speaking, hearty laughter broke out in the big tent.

(End of this chapter)