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Chapter 864
On the second day of September, the sky was overcast and the sun was not visible, and the north wind howled, blowing on everyone's armor, and the coldness pierced the heart.

At the end of Mao's time, the army of Xuanfu Town had already formed an formation. They faced the biting cold wind in a strict formation, stepped on the hard ground with their war boots, and marched towards Changling Mountain with neat steps.

The footsteps of "thump, thump, thump, thump..." gathered together, which appeared to be particularly neat, and then merged into a "rumbling" sound, showing the might of the army.

The Xuanfu army formed a chariot formation with chariots at the front, with forty chariots lined up in the front, and ten chariots on each side to cover the flanks, followed by more than a thousand soldiers from the chariot battalion.

The three soldiers from the left, middle and right of the Chicheng Battalion followed closely behind, formed three infantry formations, and advanced slowly. After the infantry formations were Chinese cavalry, and finally Chinese chariots.

There were thousands of cavalry cruising around on the left and right flanks to protect the flanks of the army from being harassed by the Tartars. Of course, Zhang Guangda's side was obviously less than Guo Yingxian's, but it could also prevent the Tartars from being harassed.

The march of the tens of thousands of troops can be said to be magnificent. If you look down from a high place, you can see that although each battalion is formed separately, the speed of their march is very consistent and uniform.

The Xuanfu Army is probably the only one that can do this in the Ming Dynasty's official army!

The only fly in the ointment is that the veteran Guo Yingxian led the Xuanda Jingqi, their formation is far less neat than the Xuanfu army.

For example, Zhang Guangda, Lin Fangping, and Huang Baozhong's side, although they are also three fine cavalry, they march in separate formations, but maintain the same speed, and can alternately send out cavalry to patrol outside the cavalry formation.

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Faced with such a battle of the Xuanfu army, although Duoduo had no fear in his heart, he was also panicked. At this moment, he had made attacking Changling Mountain the only purpose of the army.

But as the commander-in-chief appointed by Qing Emperor Huang Taiji, Duoduo is naturally not a fool, otherwise he would not be able to be Prince Yu. He saw the Ming army coming in formation, and he wished that the soldiers in front of him would rush up and defeat the Ming army in front of him as soon as possible. military.

"Could they be harder to fight than the Ming army on Changling Mountain?"

Duoduo rode on the horse, raised the whip in his hand, and continued in a loud voice: "Hmph, since he wants to come and die, how can I refuse."

"Don't be intimidated by the Ming dogs on Changling Mountain. How many Ming troops are as tenacious as them?"

After Duo Duo finished speaking, he continued: "Minggou has always been good at defending the city, Changling Mountain has been unable to attack for a long time, it is not the fault of my warriors, but Minggou is treacherous, and it is just using the advantage of the trench guns.

But now Minggou dares to form an formation to attack and fight in the wild. How have we ever been afraid of Minggou? "

Although Duoduo tried his best to encourage them, the banner soldiers of the Qing army were still privately owned by the banner owners. Now even Mandahai, with the red banner inlaid with red flags, has selfish intentions to keep as many warriors as possible in order to make contributions in the future.

Especially the officers and men of the Zhenghuang Banner, the death of Gushan Ezhen'ashan had already made them terrified, and now they are even more leaderless.

Duoduo intends to eat the Tartars of the Zhenghuang Banner, but fearing Huang Taiji's majesty, he dare not actually do it.

At this time, although the soldiers and horses of the Tartars had been divided into the surrounding areas, digging ditches and trenches, there was also a group of Tartars who had launched several violent attacks on Xingshan Fort and Gaoqiao.

However, there are still tens of thousands of Tartar bandits gathered in Changling Mountain. Looking at the strict formation of the Ming army on the opposite side, Duoduo also realized that he was in a bad situation. Order everyone to be ready.

At the same time, sent out sentries to summon the Tartar thieves from other places to join them quickly, so as to defeat this Ming army in one fell swoop.

If it had been in the past, Duduo's decision-making might have been correct, but now he has encountered a rare opponent in his life. Duduo led the Xiangbaiqi and Zhenghuangqi to rise up to the camp, and the Xianghongqi, who has already been full of Dahai, is the rear.

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It is precisely because the arrival of reinforcements led by Zhang Cheng on cavalry completely disrupted Duoduo's plan. He had already decided to attack Changling Mountain at any cost.

But now, he has been reported by Zasak Shanba, the banner owner of the Tumote Right Wing Banner, and he has learned that there are enough soldiers and horses from Wanming, with sharp guns and guns, which seem to be no different from the defenders on Changling Mountain. Breaking the barrier on the Pine and Apricot Avenue, he was rushing towards his side.

Although Duoduo was a bit reckless, he was also a veteran who had been fighting for many years. He immediately sent several spies to various places to investigate, and sent letters to the Qing troops who attacked Xingshan, Gaoqiao and other places, telling them to intercept them by themselves. The reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty can only rely on their own to attack.

For Zhang Cheng, Duoduo only knew his name. Before that, he had no chance to deal with Zhang Cheng, but he knew Zhang Cheng's name early on.

After all, both Ma Zhan and Yue Tuoke were the sons of the clan of the Qing Dynasty, and even Duoduo's nephews. How could Zhang Cheng, the brilliant general who beheaded them one after another, not be known by Duoduo?
However, he still doesn't know that the commander of the Ming army who came back from Songshan is Zhang Cheng.

Even though the Ming army has tens of thousands of people, it is nothing in Duduo's eyes. In his impression, the Ming army is a scum. The Ming army is all invincible.

Let’s just say that Mao Wenlong back then, although he caused headaches for all the kings of the Qing Dynasty, it was just a sneak attack. In the end, he was completely wiped out by the warriors of the Qing Dynasty, and even his old nest, Pidao, was taken down.

Although he didn't take the Wanming army too seriously, Duoduo still suspended today's plan to attack Changling Mountain because of this, and he rearranged his troops.

He led the bordered white and yellow banners facing east, and faced the Ming army coming up to help him. He wanted to personally observe the situation of this Ming army before making further arrangements.

And ordered Man Dahai to lead the Qing army with red flags to continue to besiege Changling Mountain. Although Man Dahai looked reluctant, he was helpless.

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Riding his horse on a hill, looking at the formation of the Ming army about two miles away, Duoduo's eyes also became a little dignified.

There are many chariots of the Ming army on the opposite side, and they are orderly but not chaotic.

There are thousands of cavalry on each of its left and right wings, and they also form a team of about a hundred cavalry. There is some space between each team, which is not crowded and can support each other.

On the other hand, there are only some rough shield chariots in front of our own formation. Although the army formation is well-organized, it is not as good as compared with the Ming army on the opposite side. However, our own cavalry has a large number of cavalry, which is a big advantage.

Sheng Zhong, a member of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, was at Duoduo's side at this time, and he said: "Prince Yu, the Southern Army on the opposite side has a well-organized lineup, and half of them are cavalry. They are indeed elite, so don't be careless."

Although Doduo had a disapproving expression on his face, he really felt the same in his heart. Looking at the formation of the Ming army on the opposite side, he knew that he had met an opponent this time.

Putting down the binoculars in his hand, Duoduo turned to look at Shanba, the leader of the Tumed Right Wing Banner, and asked, "You once fought against him, but do you know who the leader of the Ming army is?"

Shanba was taken aback when he heard the words, and then replied nonuo: "Prince Yu, I have not fought fiercely with the Ming army for a long time, all I know is that the chariots and guns in their battalion are excellent, and they seem to be similar to the defenders on Changling Mountain. I'm afraid it's the way."

Zhang Jing'e Shuo stepped forward and said, "Prince Yu, looking at the color of the Southern Army's flag, it looks like Xuanfu soldiers and horses. Could it be that Zhang Cheng came personally?"

"Zhang Cheng..."

Just when Duoduo was in doubt, Gushan Erzhen Turge of Xiangbai Banner hurriedly reminded him: "It was the Great Khan who always mentioned Zhang Cheng who beheaded my King Wuying."

Hearing this, Duoduo raised the binoculars in his hand again, and watched the formation of the Ming army for a while.

After a long time, he put down the binoculars again, and said in a deep voice: "What about Zhang Cheng? This king is not Yue Tuo, so I will tell him to come and go today!"

Duoduo shouted again and asked: "Who is willing to take the lead for this king, defeat the southern army, capture Zhang Cheng, and offer it to the tent?"

All the generals remained silent, but E Shuo took a step forward and shouted loudly: "Prince Yu please give me an order, the general is willing to go through fire and water for Prince Yu."

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The shield chariots of the Qing army kept moving forward, there were more than two hundred of them, and behind the shield chariots were densely packed Qing army heavy armored infantry, with an average of more than [-] Qing troops behind each shield chariot.

In this first wave of attack, the Qing army seemed to use all their strength. More than [-] heavy armored infantry soldiers with white banners and yellow banners came out together. Come.

Looking at the Qing army that kept coming, Zhang Cheng also took a deep breath. This was almost the first time that the Xuanfu army had confronted the Qing army's elite cavalry since it aided Liao, and it was a real battle formation. take over.

At this moment, the strength of the two sides is equal, the Ming army's Zhang Cheng has over ten thousand troops, and the Qing army's Duduo side also has more than ten thousand elite troops from the two banners, plus some Mongolian cavalry.

Veteran Guo Yingxian and Zhang Guangda both galloped forward on horseback. As soon as they approached, Guo Yingxian shouted loudly: "General soldier, the tartars are moving, shall we also charge forward?"

Looking at the Qing army's shield chariots approaching constantly, Zhang Cheng said loudly: "The Tartars want to gnaw hard bones, I just need to stick to it, and attack when they are exhausted.

The two of you each command the cavalry of your own headquarters, strictly guard the formation, and don't be lured by the thieves to fight. Everything is based on the orders of the Chinese army, not my cannons, and you must not attack without authorization! "

Looking at the backs of them riding away on horseback, Zhang Cheng shouted again: "Send the order, the chariot is on alert, check the artillery and rockets, and follow the order to launch."

As soon as he finished speaking, the commanding soldiers beside him loudly delivered the military orders, and then the flag bearer on the watchtower waved the flag order. After a while, there were bursts of shouts from the tank defense line in front, and the flag bearer also responded with the flag.

At this time, Zhang Cheng shouted again: "Infantry musketeers, check the muskets, load the gunpowder, and prepare for battle."

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The loud roar of the artillery continued one after another, and the Ming army's defense line was filled with gunpowder smoke.

In the chariot directly in front, another [-] rockets were fired, and the big arrows, driven by the tail flames, shot towards the Qing army formation.

The artillery roared and the rockets fired. Although the momentum was extremely astonishing, the damage they caused to the Qing army was extremely limited. However, as the cannons flew down and jumped continuously, the formation of the Qing army also became chaotic. , not as strict as it was at the beginning.

Since each tank is equipped with a No. [-] Franco cannon, the guns are easy to load, and the Qing army on the other side is attacking in foot formation, which is enough time for them to fire at least three rounds of cannon.

Each chariot of the Xuanfu Army is equipped with 20 sergeants. They are divided into the second Zhengqi team.

And the ten members of the Raiders Team are bird gunners and killers with guns, sticks, knives and shields. Their duty is to protect the safety of the chariot.

At this moment, the chariots were lying in front of the formation, and the baffles and decks of each chariot had been installed, and two black hole muzzles were protruded from each, and the sergeants of the regular army were firing cannons on the chariots.

At the same time, there are still some gaps between each chariot. Here, only Juma is blocking the Qing army in front, and behind the Juma pile, there are surprise troops from various chariots.

Four of them stand in front of them holding shields to resist the threat of direct arrows from the Qing army. The remaining six are all musketeers, each holding a musket to shoot at the Qing army who is rushing.

In fact, Zhang Guodong once suggested to Zhang Cheng that the Chariot Battalion is only responsible for the artillery combat of the chariots, and the gap between each vehicle should be handed over to his infantry battalion for defense.

But Yu Jin, the commander of the left side of the chariot, insisted on relying on the soldiers of the chariot department to fight the first battle alone, and refused to give up.

Zhang Cheng originally wanted the gunmen of the Chicheng Battalion to go up to the front and cooperate with Che Ying to defend the first line of defense, but due to the insistence of the Che Ying soldiers, he did not force them.

He just ordered the Chicheng Battalion under Zhang Guodong to be ready for battle, and to step forward to replace the soldiers of the Che Battalion at any time to resist the impact of the Qing soldiers.

After all, this was the first time that the Xuanfu army had faced the Qing army's captive cavalry in a frontal battle since they formed an army. Both sides were uncertain about each other and full of confidence.

Faced with such a good opportunity, not only to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds, but also to test the strength of the artillery of the soldiers in his battalion, Yu Jinzao got Wei Zhice's order that it should be the top of the battalion, so don't be polite.

Seeing that the Qing army's shield chariot in front had been bombarded by several rounds of artillery fire, one-third of it was smashed into pieces, but the Qing soldiers did not back down. Forced to come.

"One hundred steps!"

The observer beside Yu Jin loudly reported the distance of the Qing army.

"Cannons, stop firing. Gunners, go up to the flying guns and Baizi guns."

After Yu Jin shouted the order, the commanding soldiers beside him continued to pass the military orders loudly, and then they could see the regular soldiers on the chariots busy for a while. In the reserved hole on the card.

"Attention the Raiders, the firecrackers are ready and fired according to the order. But those who fire the guns without the general's order will be dealt with by the military law!"

Yu Jin kept his eyes on the Qing army rushing in front, but he shouted orders one after another. As the military order was delivered, the chariot soldiers on the chariot defense line also got ready one after another.

"Eighty steps!"

The observer shouted loudly again, reporting the distance between the Qing army and its own defense line.

According to the regulations of the Xuanfu army, observers start to observe the distance when the enemy enters the distance of two miles. After that, they must report in time for two miles, one and a half miles, and one mile.

After the enemy entered the distance of 250 paces, they would report once at 150 paces, [-] paces, [-] paces, [-] paces, and up to [-] paces.

After entering [-] steps, it is even more necessary for the enemy to report every [-] steps.

(End of this chapter)