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The Tartar armored soldiers of the various banners of the Qing army are all those with outstanding fighting skills.

In terms of personal combat effectiveness alone, the Qing army's Tartar soldiers were much better than the Xuanfu army. Even if they fought in formation, the Tarzi soldiers were not inferior to the Xuanfu army's generals.

Although their formation was not as strict as that of the Xuanfu army, the Tatars, who had experienced many battles, cooperated with each other tacitly to the bone.

The Xuanfu army has been practicing for a long time on weekdays, and their personal bravery is not allowed to be displayed. All the officers and men act according to the orders of the superiors. They block and stab, or their shields hit like mountains, and their guns shoot like dragons. It shows its power.

After several rounds of fierce battles, even though the two sides were as strong as the Tartar heavy armored infantry, there were waves of fear in their hearts.

Too strong, too ruthless!
This is the Tazi soldier's impression of the generals and soldiers of the Xuanfu Army.

The shield formation of the Xuanfu army was well-organized and it was not easy to break through. However, the spearmen rushed in from behind, and between sprints, the spears were aimed at the eyes, throats, hearts and other vital parts of each person.

What makes people even more frightening is that they are still brave and fearless, roaring and stabbing with their guns, facing them, they lose three points first in terms of momentum.

However, these Tazi heavy armored infantry are all double-armored, and even the tops are specially thickened, so it is difficult for the spears of the soldiers of the Xuanfu army to pierce through them in one blow.

But their eyes and mouths are the weakest defenses. Many Tazi soldiers were stabbed in the eyes and mouths and died in front of the formation.

Furthermore, even if the long spear thrusts out with force, even if it fails to pierce the neck, the force of this blow is enough to make people faint. However, most of the long spears piercing the center of the mouth are resisted by the two layers of armor on the Tartars. , difficult to pierce.

These Tartars are also fierce, they often roar forward and rush forward, and they bump back those long spears that were stabbed in the center, and some brave ones can push the spearmen of the Xuanfu army to the ground and fall backwards.

Although the spears of the generals of the Xuanfu army were at a disadvantage when facing the heavy armored infantry of the Tartars, they benefited from their extremely skilled formation coordination.

They can always cleverly form a situation where more players play less, and the rescue response between comrades in each team is more accurate and timely. They use teams as units to form arrays like inverted pins and small threes.

The spears protruded out of the shield formation and swept across them violently. Many Tartar heavy armored infantrymen who thought they had outstanding skills were stabbed in the eyes and mouths by the spears unwillingly, or were pierced through the throat by a spear, and died painfully.

But the sledgehammers, long axes, and maces in the hands of the Tartar soldiers also flew left and right, and smashed up and down. Even the excellent large shields of the Xuanfu army could not resist them, let alone the spearmen behind them.

As long as a shield soldier was killed or injured, the Tazi soldiers would immediately rush up from the gap, break into the Xuanfu army formation, and drive back the spearmen behind them.

But at this moment, the tenacity of the generals of the Xuanfu army was displayed. Although they retreated repeatedly under the hammer and axe of the Tartars, they did not retreat chaotically. With the cooperation of the formation, the Tartars were forced back to their original positions.

Amidst the sound of war drums, soldiers from both sides of the Ming and Qing dynasties overlapped each other, fighting in a scuffle, with flesh and blood everywhere in sight, the roar of fighting in their ears, and the smell of blood that made people want to vomit hit their noses.

Liu Changliang, the head of the left department, had his chest armor torn apart, his flesh and blood turned out, and there were obvious marks of ax chopping. His face was also covered with blood, but it was hard to tell whether it was his own or that of the Tartars.

The intensity of the battle has exceeded everyone's expectations.

It wasn't just Zhang Cheng, who didn't expect the Tartars to be so brave, fighting to the death despite huge casualties.

Even Duoduo, Prince Yu of the Qing Dynasty, was secretly amazed that the Ming army in front of him seemed to be the most tenacious one he had encountered since he joined the army.

wrong.

There is also a Ming army that is also very capable of fighting, but he was still very young at that time, but he also heard from the older generation that he encountered a Ming army on the banks of the Hun River when he was an old slave.

As for which Ming army and which one, Duoduo didn't know, he only heard from the elders that the leader of that Ming army was named Qi!
It is said that back then, corpses were scattered all over the field, and the sky was dark. Although the warriors of the Qing Dynasty finally killed the Ming army with all their strength, they also paid a heavy price.

Duoduo, who was riding on the horse, was thinking in his mind at this moment: "Hmph, Father Khan was able to defeat Ming Gou back then, so can King Ben today!"

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Zhang Guodong's long knife has also disappeared. He now holds a shield in his left hand and a short ax in his right hand. His hair is floating in a bun, and he doesn't even know where he dropped his helmet.

Like Liu Changliang, he was covered in blood, even his voice was hoarse, but he still couldn't help shouting the slogan of the military order to boost morale and guide the soldiers.

The battle has reached such a point that it doesn't matter whether you win or lose.

For the Chicheng Camp of the Xuanfu Army, they have actually won. After all, with a new army that has been trained for just over two years, they can fight against the famous Manchurian Eight Banners for their fierceness. Looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, there is no other The two armies are comparable!

However, for the warriors of the Qing army with the white and yellow banners, it is unprecedented to be able to withstand such a casualty ratio without retreating to the death. It can be said that this battle broke through the limit of the Qing army's tolerable casualty ratio.

Just when the soldiers of the Chicheng Battalion were having difficulty supporting themselves, there was a rapid "rumbling" sound of horseshoes stamping on the ground behind them. It turned out that the cavalry of the Chinese Army of the Chicheng Battalion was ordered to attack.

Although they only have 150 cavalry, they are all elites in the army. Having witnessed the brutality of the battle here, they have long wanted to rush up and capture the captives with their brothers in the battalion.

But before the battle, Zhang Cheng had made it clear that the cavalry and convoy of the Chicheng Battalion were only controlled by him alone. Without the commander's order, no matter how eager they were, they could only endure it.

Zhu Anmin, the head of the cavalry team of the Chinese army, was already staring at the water, but he didn't dare to attack rashly before he was ordered by Zhang Cheng. At this time, he was ordered by Zhang Cheng to attack, and he led 150 elite cavalry under his command, like 150 tigers descending the mountain generally.

They rode and galloped, roaring angrily all the way, and rushed straight forward regardless.

Almost at the same time as Zhu Anmin, Zhang Guodong received the commander-in-chief order of the Central Army. He had already sent an order to Chen Dakuan, the general manager of the Central Army who was fighting in the center, to get out of the way so that the cavalry could attack.

Just when the infantry on both sides were anxious, the Ming army in the middle suddenly gave way to the two sides. When the Tartars were surprised, they heard a "rumbling" sound of horseshoes stamping on the ground.

Immediately afterwards, a burst of dust rose up in front of the eyes, and a group of Ming army elite cavalry galloped out. They galloped wildly, and all of them roared like tigers and wolves, and their momentum was astonishing.

Most of the cavalry units of the Chinese army equipped in the infantry battalions of the Xuanfu Army are mostly based on the army's Yebushu as the backbone, and they are carefully selected and drilled. They serve as sentry cavalry in the infantry battalion, and they are also used as the only mobile force.

Due to the long time of training in the same battalion, the comrade-in-arms brotherhood is already very deep. Now the soldiers of the cavalry team are only thinking of rushing up to help the brothers kill the Tartars.

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"Commander, the slave cavalry has moved."

Xia Shuncheng, the governor of Chicheng Ying Town, hurriedly reminded Zhang Cheng beside him.

A smile appeared on the corner of Zhang Cheng's mouth, and he said, "Finally, the Tartars couldn't hold back."

He turned around and shouted to Zhang Chengfang: "Command, two-winged cavalry, attack!"

Zhang Chengfang had also been waiting for this sentence for a long time. Hearing the words, he immediately shouted orders and hurriedly passed them down.

At this time, Zhang Cheng turned around and said to Xia Shuncheng and Fang Zhihai, the governors beside him, "It's not that the commander doesn't care about the soldiers of Buying.

However, there are thousands of armored horsemen from the Tartars, and they have been swimming on the two wings without attacking. If our cavalry attacked first, they could defeat the Tartars' infantry, but our knights have lost their vigor, and the horses are weak.

If the Tarzan armored cavalry attack at this moment, at that time, our infantry battalion is exhausted from fighting, the cavalry is not determined, and the horse's foot strength is not as strong as before, how can we deal with the Tarzan armored cavalry? "

It wasn't until this moment that Xia Shuncheng and Fang Zhihai finally realized what Zhang Cheng had said.

Xia Shuncheng hurriedly clasped his fists to plead guilty: "My job is concerned about the chaos, one is that I don't know the secrets of fighting on the battlefield, and the other is that I really feel that it is a bit difficult for Bu Ying to fight against the captives alone.

Fortunately, the commander-in-chief strategized and was not affected by his subordinates. It's a blessing, a blessing! "

Fang Zhihai also said at this time: "My Xuanfu army will win if it can fight, and it is all due to the merits of the commander."

Zhang Cheng looked at the two of them, and said with a smile: "Don't flatter me again. There are always many variables in this matter of marching and fighting, so there is a saying of 'the general will be outside, not subject to the order of the king'.

Strategizing, how many people have really achieved this in thousands of years since ancient times? "

He went on to say: "After all, human life is a matter of fate. As the chief general, we naturally have to plan in many ways. As the saying goes, 'Know the enemy and know yourself, and you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles'. You must know the enemy as well as yourself, and the key is to know yourself." .

If the commander-in-chief of the first army does not know the number of soldiers and horses in each battalion under his command, and the strength of each battalion, how can he strategize and command and dispatch? "

Zhang Cheng raised his finger to the battlefield of Buying, and said to the two of them: "I also know that the battle in Buying is difficult today, the battle in Buying has caused a lot of damage, and I can't bear it.

But so what?If I had ordered the cavalry to attack early, I might have driven off the infantry of the Tartars in one fell swoop, and the damage to the infantry battalion would not have been so great.

But once the thieves charge me fiercely, how can I stop it?

If it disrupts our army's formation, then it will not be the current damage of the Buying. I am afraid that half of my army will be able to survive, and it is unknown! "

"Marshal, think carefully, I'm too late to think about it, and I'm in danger of causing a catastrophe, so please punish me, Marshal."

"The focus of the two of you is to monitor the officers and generals of the battalion, evaluate the merits and demerits of the soldiers, and perform rewards and punishments. The focus is not on the military. Now you are only advising on the matter, so what is the crime!"

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Zhang Mingyuan stood next to Yu Jin, the general manager of the Che Ying, watching with him the tense and busy soldiers of the Che Ying around him. They took out some iron tripods from the several chariots behind them, and many short, stubby barrel.

"Flying cannon?"

Zhang Mingyuan was surprised: "Mr. Yu Qian, is this a flying cannon that can explode?"

Yu Jin smiled and said, "That's right. This is a big killer weapon. When it hits the ground, it explodes. Hundreds of projectiles are fired in all directions. It's really impossible to defend against, and there is no way to hide!"

"Since there is such a good thing in the army, why not sacrifice it early, so as to avoid such a huge loss to General Zhang's Chicheng camp!"

Facing Zhang Mingyuan's question, Yu Jin didn't answer directly, because it was also a question in his mind.

He turned his head to look at the position of the Chinese army, and murmured: "Perhaps, the commander has other considerations. Our general has a long-term plan, and I will just follow the order, but I dare not think so much."

His last words seemed to be addressed to himself, but also seemed to be addressed to Zhang Mingyuan.

"Brothers, be careful, don't dare to be careless, as long as one is blown up, we have to finish the game..."

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Veteran Guo Yingxian could be regarded as having waited for the military order to attack, he shouted the order and ordered all the soldiers to get on their horses immediately.

Previously, although he urgently requested to go to battle, in order to save horsepower, he had strictly ordered all the soldiers to dismount before receiving the military order.

Guo Yingxian's arrangement was that he himself led the Xuanfu cavalry in front, followed by the cavalry from Datong Town, and left with more than [-] cavalry from Shanxi Town to cover his flank.

They roared and urged the horses under their crotches to move forward slowly, facing the armored knights of the thieves who were also slowly approaching from the opposite side. Both sides did not start to accelerate, and they approached slowly.

The distance between them was less than 350 steps at this time, but in order to save some foot strength for the horses under their crotches, both sides started at a slow pace, and gradually increased their speed when they reached a distance of [-] steps.

Zhang Guangda on the other side also made the same arrangement. He personally led [-] light cavalry in front, and hid the heavy armored cavalry behind the light cavalry, followed by nearly [-] cavalry led by Huang Baozhong.

Lin Fangping's more than [-] tiger guards were sent on the flanks to cover the main cavalry attack.

Mo Zhigen, the general of the Mongolian nationality, led more than [-] Mongolian cavalry, and they were at the end. Their task was to wait for the cavalry to attack, and then go around to attack the heavy armored infantry that disturbed the Qing army with cavalry.

Zhang Guangda cared about the Chicheng battalion side wholeheartedly, so he assigned Mo Zhigen this task, to assist the infantry battalion and deal with the heavy infantry of the Qing army wholeheartedly.

Although they wear two layers of armor, which can withstand all bows and arrows, their eyes, mouths and other places are still insufficiently protected. Moreover, although these Mongolian knights are the best at riding and shooting, it does not mean that they are not good at riding and fighting. .

On the saddles of each of them, there are also long cavalry weapons such as javelins, throwing axes, sledgehammers, and long axes.

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Prince Yu Duoduo saw that the defense of the Ming army's infantry was becoming more and more difficult, and his guns were also inconvenient to shoot due to the close hand-to-hand combat between the two sides. He had a premonition that victory was in sight.

He wanted to lead the army to fight in person, so Tuerge, Gushan Erzhen Turge, grabbed him with a white flag, and asked himself to lead the army on behalf of Duoduo.

Turge even persuaded Doduo that he is the chief general of the first army, and it is inconvenient to go to the front line to charge, but he can stay in the central army to observe the military situation ahead, so as to command and dispatch.

But Duo Duo already believed that the collapse of the Ming army was imminent, so how could he let go of this opportunity to hunt down and kill the powerful Ming army?
In desperation, Turge also knew that it was useless to persuasion, so he had to lead the Ba Yala soldiers inlaid with white flags to follow Duduo closely to protect his safety.