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On the north bank of the Xiaoling River, the Ming army lined up in formations one mile away from the river bank.

The Daming army formed by the Xuanfu Army and the Datong Army, the front row is a patchwork of phalanxes, and the horses and chariots are lined up in front of the formation, and the dark muzzles of the doors on the chariots are waiting for serious adjustment.

The first row consists of six phalanxes, the middle two phalanxes are the left and right battalions of Xuanfu chariots, in front of them stands a row of refusal carbine guns, and behind them there are sixty chariots, every ten of them are linked together, There is a three-step wide aisle in the middle to facilitate the soldiers in the battalion to attack.

The distance between the two battalions was about [-] steps. On both sides of them were the left-wing battalion and the right-wing battalion of Datong Township, and the outermost two cavalry formations guarded the two wings.

On the right is the Xuanfu Zhenbiao Battalion of Guo Yingxian, a veteran of the Xuanfu, and on the outermost left is Zhang Guangda's cavalry battalion.

About a hundred paces behind the first row of military formations, there are four more formations of Ming troops. In the middle are the Chicheng Camp of the Xuanfu Army and Wang Pu’s Zhenbiao Battalion. The left wing of the battalion was Datong guerrilla Hou Fangke's guerrilla battalion.

Nearly [-] soldiers from the left and right of Zhang Cheng's central army, and the cavalry of Huang Baozhong's Ding Squad were at the end, about [-] steps away from the Chicheng camp in front.

Opposite the nearly [-] soldiers of the Xuanda Army, there were Manchuria-inlaid white-flag soldiers and horses led by King Azig of Wuying County in the Qing Dynasty.

Coupled with the accompanying coats and follow-up service, the strength of the Qing army definitely exceeded 2 horses. This is not counting the sparse Han army in front of and outside their formation, and there are more than 3000 people.

The Qing army formed an extremely aggressive crane-wing formation. Most of the main forces of the more than 2 Tartar cavalry were concentrated on the two wings. In the meantime.

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There is a very high earthen platform in the middle of the camp of the Xuanda soldiers and horses, on which there are several special carts superimposed on the podium. Datong General Soldier Wang Pu and Zhang Cheng stood on the platform together.

Wang Pu looked at the large dragon flags in front of the Qing army formation in the north, and the majestic Qing army cavalry formation under the banners. He still had lingering fears in his heart, but he said with a smile on his face: "Thanks to Zhang Shuai who came to help in time, otherwise I will be with you." A military horse, but it will suffer a big loss in the hands of slaves."

Zhang Cheng put down the binoculars in his hand with a smile on his face, and comforted him: "General Wang is worrying too much. This commander sees the situation here. Although the slaves and thieves are coming fiercely, it may not be possible to seek benefits from the Datong Army."

Seeing what Zhang Cheng said, Wang Pu felt a little embarrassed. He raised his finger and pointed to the distance to the north and said, "Fortunately, Zhang Gueran and Qianhu were brave enough to fight, otherwise it would be really difficult to deal with these fucking bastards."

As he spoke, he couldn't help cursing: "Damn it, you may not have seen him when you killed the Tartars before, but now you are killing your own people, they are very ferocious."

Wang Pu seemed to get angrier as he talked, he pointed in the direction of the Qing army formation, and continued: "Kong Youde is such an impulsive person, he almost forgot what his ancestor's surname was, and he turned himself into a slave, and became so ferocious.

I really don't know what this guy is thinking, but he can kill his own people instead?I am really ashamed of the surname of this saint! "

"A disciple who has forgotten his ancestors, why should Zongbing Wang care about him?"

Zhang Cheng said indifferently: "Like Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, Shang Kexi and others have already committed themselves to slavery and become these two tartars who have forgotten their ancestors. These people who help the evil and abuse are actually more abominable than the real barbarians.

The same is true for Fan Wencheng, Ning Wanwo, Bao Chengxian, Shi Tingzhu, Ma Guangyuan and others. If they fall into the hands of this commander, he will be taught to die! "

Wang Pu also said bitterly: "Yes, you can't teach him to die, you have to let him experience all kinds of torture from my Ming Dynasty, so that he can die."

But Zhang Cheng didn't want to continue entanglement on this topic, he asked Wang Pu: "Mr. Wang, Jinzhou City is right in front of us. Today, we should join the Datong Army to make meritorious service. You have to be brave before the battle."

Wang Pu immediately said: "Shuai Zhang, my Datong army has been fighting with the two Tartars since we crossed the river in the afternoon, and only then did we stand on the north bank, and the captives came immediately. Let them clash, our Datong army has always been Not taking a step back.

It's not easy, it's not easy! "

Seeing Wang Pu like this, Zhang Cheng looked amused, but he heard Wang Pu say again: "Of course, I am also lucky to have Zhang Guerrilla's cavalry battalion, and Mr. Qian's chariot battalion to help out, otherwise our Datong army would have achieved this victory." , I'm afraid there will be heavy casualties."

Zhang Cheng was silent when he heard this. He looked at his Xuan army formation. Nearly [-] troops were lined up neatly without a trace of chaos. Xuan Town and Datong Town had never practiced together before, and it was rare to be able to do as they are today.

And now the soldiers and horses of the Biao Battalion in Datong Town are already commanded by Wang Pu's personal general Wang Zheng, so he doesn't need to go back to his main battalion, he just stays by Zhang Cheng's side.

The sun was already slanting to the west, although the Xuan Da army in front had only joined the battle not long ago, but the weather at this moment was the most unbearable, the sun was scorching at noon, but it was extremely cold in the morning and evening.

Both the Ming and Qing dynasties wore helmets on foot and cavalry, but now everyone was sweating profusely, but no one dared to take off their armor and helmets in the battle. After all, military orders were like mountains, and the slightest disobedience would result in heads falling to the ground.

The Datong army hadn't been so strict before, but now they were sandwiched between the Xuanfu army, and the surroundings were so solemn that they didn't dare to make any changes.

"Close to vermilion is red, and close to ink is black", I am afraid this is the truth!
Among the officers and troops aiding Liao and Daming, all of them felt a sense of awe towards the Xuanfu army, especially Wang Pu of Datong and Li Fuming of Shanxi.

Even the Liaodong generals who looked down on the Xuanfu army at the beginning are now looking sideways at them. Although some people still look disapproving on the surface, they have already attached great importance to Zhang Cheng in their hearts.

And all of this was done by the Xuanfu Army themselves. If the Xuanfu Army's prestige today wasn't built up by its countless military achievements, how could those arrogant soldiers in Liaodong be convinced?
Now, facing the Tartars who have nearly ten thousand more troops than himself, Zhang Cheng still has no fear at all. He took a deep breath and said to Wang Pu beside him: "General Wang, we can't just fight with the Tartars like this." We are exhausted, but we must seize the opportunity to break through the Tartar army formation and approach the southern pass of Jinzhou."

Hearing this, Wang Pu took a deep breath. According to his thinking, he could actually hold the front line on the north bank. Although it was not a great achievement, it was also without fault.

But at this moment, in front of Zhang Cheng, he dare not reveal his inner thoughts, not to mention that there is an army of cavalry from Xuanzhen Town fighting with him, he also feels very confident, and he will not say anything that does not support him .

I just heard him say: "Yes, it's time to attack, Zhang Shuai please give an order, if anyone in the Datong Army dares not do their best, I will be the first to chop off his head."

Zhang Cheng nodded with a smile, and said to him, "That's fine."

As soon as the voice fell, he yelled: "pass the commander's military order. After the first shot, the left and right chariot battalions bombarded the Qing army; The left and right wings of Datong Town attacked at the same time, while the left wing cavalry withdrew.

Tell all battalion leaders and generals that today's battle is of great importance, but those who are timid and retreat before the battle, beheaded immediately! "

"Here."

Under the high platform, several flag officers responded loudly on their horses, turned around and rushed away, leaving only a puff of smoke and dust floating around.

But Zhang Cheng yelled again: "Decree, Datong's general Wang Zheng, guerrilla Hou Fangke, Xuanfu guerrilla Zhang Guodong, Qianzong Lin Fangping, immediately prepare the army, always pay attention to the Chinese army's order flag, march according to the flag, and follow the Chinese army's flag to attack. Can't be wrong.

But those who make mistakes before the battle will be dismissed; those who do not respect orders will be executed! "

"Here."

It was several flag commanders who rode their horses and galloped away.

Datong General Soldier Wang Pu heard Zhang Cheng utter the word "cut" one by one, and his body trembled involuntarily every time he uttered it, as if he was the one who was about to be beheaded.

Zhang Cheng also saw Wang Pu's reaction. Although he secretly smiled in his heart, he didn't say anything on his face.

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Seeing the smoke and dust billowing from the flag commander's galloping horse, it soon spread to the front row of the army formation, followed by all the battalions moving.

However, although the army was preparing for the battle, it was in an orderly manner and did not appear chaotic at all. The soldiers of each battalion followed the requirements of the superior, some were cleaning the barrels and loading the cannons, and some were arranging the armor and weapons.

The cavalrymen also tightened their saddles and bridles for their horses, especially the soldiers from the cavalry battalion of the Xuanfu Army on the left wing took out a handful of beans from their girdles and fed them to the horses beside them.

"Tom!"

A trumpet sounded, followed by the sound of war drums, followed by the sound of drums in the battalions ahead.

With the loud drumming in the Ming army's formation, the Qing army seemed to be aware of the imminent danger. Although the distance was more than a mile away, it could still be seen through the binoculars that the Qing army's cavalry formation was extending to both sides.

Suddenly, the banners of the Qing army cavalry waved, and a large group of captive cavalry rushed up fiercely, as if they were about to break through the Ming army's defense line in one go, especially the captive cavalry on their two wings, which came even more violently.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..."

Almost at the same time, the two military formations in the middle of the front row of the Ming army boomed, and the smoke instantly filled the entire military formation, like a fairyland.

A solid iron cannon blasted away and landed in the rushing Qing cavalry formation. Almost every cannon could hit at least one Tartar captive cavalry.

Some cannons kept bouncing in the cavalry formation, swaying around the cavalry formation in a very irregular route, but even so, they still couldn't stop them from galloping south.

"Tom!"

The second trumpet sounded, and with the sound of war drums, the left-wing cavalry formation of the Ming army in the front row also moved forward.

The left-wing cavalry of the Ming army was divided into three waves. The first one was five hundred light cavalry. They galloped the fastest. Everyone rushed forward holding the rein in their left hand and holding a short-handed gun in their right hand.

There are three hundred heavy cavalry on the outside of the light cavalry. They are closely behind the light cavalry, about twenty or thirty steps away from each other, and ten steps away from the left and right.

These heavy cavalry are one person with two horses, and the horse they ride has nothing but a saddle and bridle, and beside this horse, there is a stronger horse that is actually the same as the heavy horse. Like cavalry, they also wear battle armor.

And on the outermost side are four hundred cavalrymen. Although the armor on their bodies looks normal, each of them has all kinds of weapons, including everything.

It was the three hundred Mongolian cavalry from Mozhigen, a thousand households in Mongolia, and the hundred ranger cavalry from Hu Dayou. They were thirty or forty steps behind the heavy cavalry, and the formation was even more spread out. Going forward, the momentum was actually the largest among the three cavalry teams.

On the site of the Zhang Guangda Cavalry Battalion, there are still four to five hundred cavalry scattered around, waiting for vigilance. They are the auxiliary soldiers of the cavalry battalion. Not allowed to fight, only responsible for some security and chores.

Soon, to the west of the Ming and Qing army on the north bank of the Xiaoling River, the cavalry from both sides were the first to engage in battle.

The soldiers on both sides shouted their most familiar slogans loudly, and the sound of shouting and killing resounded through the sky, seeming to overwhelm the cannons of the two battalions.

At the moment when the two sides were engaged in battle, Tieren, Chief Qian of the Qingqi Department, yelled: "Xuanfu Army..."

The light cavalry beside him immediately shouted: "Mighty... mighty..."

In the midst of these "mighty" roars, "Bang! Bang! Bang!" exploded one after another, and the oncoming Tartars rode on the horse amidst the squeaky screams, howling and falling off the horse.

Of course, many of the light cavalry of the Xuanfu army were hit by the javelins, throwing axes and other objects thrown by the Tartars, and the screams followed by "Puff! Boom!"

Fortunately, the light cavalry of the Xuanfu army are all warriors with excellent riding skills. Although many of them were shot by the Tartars with spears and throwing axes, they could hold on to the reins of their horses enduring the pain, or cling tightly to their necks to make themselves Not to fall off the horse.

Although there were some warriors who fell off their horses after being shot in the vital parts of their bodies by Tartar javelins, or hit in the head by throwing axes, iron bones, etc. Most of them fell off their horses while their horses were galloping, and most of them would not survive.

Even if you fall after the battle, you will not die for a while, but how can you ensure that you will not step on the soldiers who fell in front of you while the horses are galloping behind?

"kill!"

At the moment when the light cavalry of the Xuanfu clashed with the Tartars, the heavy cavalry who followed behind slowed down slightly, and they followed the leader Zhang Guangda and let out a low growl in unison.

All the [-] heavy cavalry officers and soldiers turned over from their horses in unison, and switched to the tall horses that were draped next to them.

They quickly converted into a cavalry formation of six cavalry in a row, a total of fifty horizontal rows, like a long knife, rushing straight into the formation of captive cavalry on the right wing of the Qing army.

The heavy cavalry in the cavalry battalion of the Xuanfu Army were all dressed in uniform heavy armor. In addition to the carefully selected leather armor worn by the horses, even the knights were equipped with uniformly equipped tiger spears.

The five rows of heavy cavalry in the front all held the reins with their left hands to steadily control the speed of the horses, while their right hands held long tiger guns and clamped the tail of the guns under their armpits to increase stability.

The heavy knights in war horses are like the tanks of the later generations. They are like rock-solid iron walls, and the tiger guns sticking out in front of them are like a forest.

The cold light flashing from the tip of the spear, and the cold light reflected by the iron helmet and armor, rushed into the Qing army's captive cavalry formation, as if entering the land of no one, rushing away all the way.