The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 219 Surrounding
In the southern suburbs of Zhending, the cavalry of the Qing army outside the city and the vanguard cavalry of the Ming army, both sides maintained great restraint.

The confrontation between the two sides was limited to small-scale dogfights and wandering fights, both of which were testing the strength of the other side, and there was no large-scale confrontation in cavalry.

"There are more Jiannu cavalry than us. We suffer from the cavalry confrontation and can't take advantage of it. Moreover, there are many shield chariots in the Jiannu formation. Cavalry alone can't break the formation. We can only wait for the follow-up infantry to arrive."

Cao Wenzhao had fought against the Qing army many times, and he knew the Qing army's tactics and strengths like the palm of his hand, so he whispered admonitions to Sun Chuanting.

Although they tried their best to keep their infantry and cavalry synchronized on the marching road, the infantry was still a lot slower due to the limitation of their footsteps. They basically fell five or six miles away, and it would take a certain amount of time to arrive.

"The Mongolian soldiers following the Zhenglan Banner have been attached to them for a long time, and their fighting strength is not bad."

The Eight Banners of Mongolia are naturally strong and weak, and the ones who belong first are naturally stronger than the ones who belong later.

The Mongolian cavalry who were able to follow the Zhenglan Banner were mostly Mongols who surrendered first, basically the Horqin and Ulut tribes who had surrendered to Chaha, and some Khalkha Mongolians.

After Lin Dan Khan's death, Monan Mongolia was defeated, and Lin Dan Khan's son Ezhe surrendered the Jade Seal of the Kingdom, and knelt down and surrendered.

Now that most of Chahar and Monan Mongolia have surrendered, Huang Taiji edited and reviewed the young men of the Harqin and Tumed tribes.

Then 300 people are used as a cattle record, 150 arrows are used as a assistant, and [-] people are used as a vest, which are divided into eleven banners.

Among them, the Mongolian Niulu under the original Eight Banners Manchuria and the newly attached Mongolian strong men are divided into Eight Banners.

Become the Eight Banners of Mongolia juxtaposed with the Eight Banners Manchuria.

Huang Taiji requested that the clothing and customs of the Mongolians who belonged to him should all follow the standards of the Jurchens.

In appearance, they are no different from the Eight Banners of Manchuria, with money and rat tails, and they also wear mandarin jackets and arrow jackets. The military discipline is also very strict, which is much stronger than those of the newly attached Outer Mongolia.

In addition to the Eight Banners of Mongolia, the remaining three banners are the Outer Fan Mongolia, which are the original Karaqin tribe, as well as the Tumed Right Wing and Tumed Left Wing.

The Three Banners of Outer Fan and Mongolia also belong to the Qing Dynasty, but their status is naturally much lower.

According to the current situation, it is absolutely impossible to confront the Qing army's cavalry formation. Almost everyone in the Qing army rides a horse, and they only have more than 6000 cavalry in total.

If the cavalry clashes, regardless of the outcome, the cavalry of each battalion will suffer a lot of casualties, which will have a huge impact on the subsequent confrontation with the enemy.

This time when the Qing army entered the customs, the news from the north said that the total number of Manchurian Eight Banners plus the Han army has exceeded [-]. Although the news is not true or false, but in many cases, we must consider the problem with the most Bad ones may be considered.

"Press Jiannu back to the base camp, and wait for the follow-up troops to arrive before launching an attack."

Sun Chuanting was as good as he was, and he had no plans to immediately attack the Qing army outside Zhending City.

Right now, I only see this Qing army outside Zhending City, and the surrounding situation is unclear. If there are other Qing troops around, once a war breaks out here in Zhending and rush to help, it will be a difficult situation.

"Building a beam horse first reports the dangerous pass of the future, be vigilant and monitor the surrounding wind and grass, and investigate the surroundings to see if there are slaves and partial divisions."

Following Sun Chuanting's general order, all the Ming troops surrounding the south bank moved one after another.

Countless red tassels were constantly dancing on the snowy ground in the southern suburbs of Zhending, and along the several-kilometer-long front, the sound of rifles, drums and horns was continuous.

Accompanied by the sound of horseshoes like thunder, a large number of Ming army cavalry poured into the southern suburb of Zhending.

What responded to them was the tsunami-like cheers from the mountains above the Zhending City Wall.

Countless soldiers and civilians in Zhending City wept with joy, venting their emotions wantonly - they were saved...

Cao Bianjiao and He Renlong had already left Sun Chuanting's side, and led the cavalry from the battalion to stand on the left and right sides.

Thousands of Ming army cavalry wearing scarlet uniforms roared across the wilderness in the southern suburbs of Zhending, like a raging wildfire, and rushed towards the large formation of the Qing army.

"This Ming army is wrong, order the whole army to return to the camp!"

Chasuka's eyes moved away from the cavalry formation of the Ming army in the southern suburb of Zhending, and he gave the order to withdraw without the slightest hesitation.

But all the sanitation guards in Chasuka looked at each other in blank dismay, thinking that there was something wrong with their ears.

They have nearly 5000 people, and the number of Ming troops in front of them is even smaller than them. Even if you count the Ming troops who are coming in a steady stream, they are only twice as many as them. Why should they be afraid?
In Liaodong, in Xuanda, when did they not win more with less?
"Didn't you hear my military order?"

Chasuka's eyes sharpened sharply, and his sharp eyes swept across the guards and generals.

"twitter!"

Seeing that Chasuka was angry, all the generals and guards around him bowed their heads and no one dared to disobey.

The ranks of the Qing army were extremely strict, even worse than that of the Ming army.

The superior officers could easily kill their subordinates, and the Banner Master, Gushan Ezhen, and Jialazhangjing held the power of life and death over the soldiers and civilians under their command. Disobedience was almost impossible in the Qing army.

"Let those Mongolian rangers stay in the rear."

Chasukal stopped his horse, raised his whip, and gave another order.

In normal times, he would not be able to issue such an order.

After all, the Mongolian tribes have just been attached to them not long ago, and now the emperor also intends to win over the Mongolian tribes.

But the current situation is obviously wrong. The Ming army brigade is well-trained, full of murderous spirits, and is obviously well-trained, so it is natural to let the Mongolian soldiers stay behind.

The banner owners of Mongolia have the same status as the Eight Banners Gushan Ezhen in name, but in fact they are only vassals of the Eight Banners of Manchuria, and they have never had a say in the big politics.

"Ugh——"

The deep horn sounded slowly in the formation, and the two wings and the Mongolian rangers who were fighting with the Ming army in the southern suburb of Zhending also heard the order.

They were startled for a moment, and after a brief silence, they rushed out of the formation one after another.

People have to bow their heads under the eaves.

Chasuka's eyes were cold and cold. Except for the two yellow flags, the other six banners, the Mongolian Eight Banners, and the Han Army's two banners were all mobilized at the entrance of the barrier this time.

Along with them, there were tens of thousands of auxiliary soldiers and followers, and the number of combined soldiers already exceeded [-].

The Ming army along the way all fled in anticipation, and the main force of the Ming army retreated to Changping to protect Beijing.

In October, they fought a few tough battles with the Ming army under the city of Beijing. Although they didn't get any benefits, the Ming army didn't dare to go too far out of the city.

Then they bypassed Beijing and headed south all the way. After passing through Baoding, they divided into eight groups and attacked the city in all directions.

They belonged to the right-wing army. Under the leadership of Belle Yuetuo, they were given the task of plundering Zhending.

When encountering a big city that was closely guarded by the Ming army, they bypassed it, mainly to plunder the population and wealth, and weaken the power of the Ming country.

Therefore, while attacking Zhending City during this period, Chasuka had already sent troops to snatch away all the things that could be looted around Zhending.

Although the division of troops and looting made the battle results extremely rich, but after the division, the strength of each road was diluted a lot.

They are the only soldiers around Zhending now. If the Ming army launches an attack now, they will not be able to get support from other troops in time.

No matter where the Ming army in front of him came from, Chasuka felt something was wrong.

……

"Jiannu wants to quit?!"

Cao Bianjiao raised his sword eyebrows slightly, and reined in the advancing horse, a little surprised.

In Liaodong, as long as the number of slaves exceeds a hundred, they will run amok in the wilderness.

When he was stationed in Datong, Jiannu also repeatedly broke into the border and looted everywhere.

Jiannu with a huge difference in number would indeed retreat, but right now the difference in number is not that big, but Jianu chose to retreat, which is really unusual.

"Go around and entangle them."

Cao Bianjiao snorted coldly, and ordered in a deep voice.

"Leave as you want, come as you want, where do they think this is?!"

Cao Bianjiao has more than [-] cavalry under his command, all elite cavalry in the army, and he is not afraid of cavalry battles.

Most Jiannu were born in fishing and hunting. Although they can basically ride horses, they are not proficient in riding and fighting.

The reason why Mongolia was able to defeat Mongolia and unify Monan was actually mainly because Lin Dan Khan's operations were too outrageous, and as early as the old slave period, many Mongolian tribes chose to join.

Those Mongolian tribes were the key to Huang Taiji's ability to pacify the Mongolian tribes in Monan.

The muffled sound of horns echoed one after another in the cavalry formation of the Ming army.

In the southern suburbs of Zhending, the originally tight cavalry formation of the Ming army suddenly divided into two teams at this moment, like the red clouds pressing across the sky at dusk and sunset, heading towards the retreating Qing army.

The Mongolian rangers at the back of the palace came in groups, and the needlepoints between the two confronted each other, causing countless bloody storms in an instant.

Arrows shuttled back and forth between the cavalry, and knights on horses kept falling from their horses.

The two armies shot at each other, and the Mongolian Rangers soon fell into a disadvantage.

Although they shot a lot of arrows, they were basically ineffective against the Ming army wearing iron armor. Only when they shot on the horses could they cause certain damage.

Although the arrows shot by the Ming army were not many, and their accuracy was not good, but they did not have as good armor as the Ming army cavalry.

During the brief confrontation, the Ming army had already gained an advantage.

Cao Bianjiao holds the horse in his hand, and the leaping horse takes the lead. When he gains an advantage, he must expand his advantage as much as possible.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

The sound of platooning guns resounded loudly, and a lot of gunpowder smoke rose up, and all the armored cavalry who followed Cao Bianjiao ignited the three-eyed guns in their hands.

The sizzling sound of Huozhezi igniting the priming medicine was barely audible under the sound of rumbling horseshoes.

In the flash of sparks, most of the Mongolian rangers who were rushing straight in the opposite direction were shot by the bullets before they could throw the iron bones in their hands, and fell off their horses howling.

Although there were sparse arrows and iron bones thrown at them, all of this did not make Cao Bianjiao feel the slightest fear and panic in his heart.

The fierce murderous intent flowed in Cao Bianjiao's eyes, and the strong headwind blew over the scarlet shirt on his body, making a hunting sound.

Cao Bian's beard and halberd were stretched out, and his sword eyebrows were erected horizontally. He took the lead and had already entered the formation of Mongolian rangers.

The blue rainbow is like lightning, and Cao Bianjiao is holding a horse spear in his hand. Every move is opened and closed.

A dozen cavalrymen in bright armor and water-milled iron helmets followed closely behind.

In terms of single-round bravery, even his uncle Cao Wenzhao is far inferior to Cao Bianjiao.

Cao Bianjiao was drenched in blood, and became more and more courageous as he fought. Countless Mongolian cavalrymen fell from their horses wherever they passed, and they didn't even dare to beat him.

As a brave general, Cao Bianjiao charged forward, followed by a group of Ming army cavalry who charged with enthusiasm, and also rushed straight towards the intercepting Mongolian cavalry.

On the wilderness in the southern suburbs of Zhending, the crimson clouds collided fiercely with the boiling blue tide, stirring up countless bloody flowers.

The war horses neighed and charged back and forth, countless sparks shot out when the golden spears struck each other, and countless knights fell off their horses during the crossing and leaping.

Both sides are fast horses and light knives, life and death are only in an instant, and the stench of blood has spread rapidly in the air in an instant.

Amidst the hooves of the heavy rain, the cavalry of the Ming army followed Cao Bianjiao and swept forward like a tide.

In just a moment, the Mongolian cavalry's cavalry formation was smashed to pieces.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

The low sound of war drums suddenly sounded in the large formation of the Qing army.

Chasuka's face was cold, he saw the collapse of the Mongolian cavalry in the rear, and the drums sounded because of his order.

"The shield chariot is outside, and the armored soldiers are behind, forming an array to meet the enemy."

Chasuka's eyes turned slightly, and after a short thought, he issued a new military order calmly.

Zhending is one of the important towns in Hebei. He was appointed to lead a partial division to attack Zhending, which actually proved his ability.

Under Chasuka's orders, the formation of the Qing army also changed. One after another, the shield chariots that were originally used to attack the city became tools to protect their formation.

One after another, the muzzles of black holes are arranged in the gaps between the shield vehicles. The number of firearms in the large formation of the Qing army is not a small number? !

"Ugh——"

The low and tactful sound of the horn echoed over the Zhending Eastern Suburb Fields.

Cao Bianjiao and He Renlong each led the cavalry of the headquarters, and they had already cut off the retreat route of the Qing army.

"Call-"

Chen Wang lightly pulled the reins to stop the advancing horse.

Behind him is a cavalry formed by thousands of cavalry. Sun Chuanting entrusted him with the duty of guarding against the cavalry of the Qing army and responding to the cavalry led by Cao Bianjiao and He Renlong.

Chen Wang glanced over the entire battle situation, and the development of the matter was completely different from the original historical process.

At any rate, he had led the army for several years and fought many battles. Chen Wang had guessed a thing or two about what Sun Chuanting wanted to do now, but he still couldn't believe it.

In the original time and space, Sun Chuanting led the troops all the way north. After weighing the advantages and disadvantages, he went up and down during the march, advocating that the Qing army should not be lightly fought, should be strictly defended, and wait for an opportunity to counterattack.

Although Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng were both main fighters, Sun Chuanting did not approve of a war with the Qing army, which coincided with Yang Sichang's idea.

But now, all the orders given by Sun Chuanting...

They all want to eat this Qing army outside Zhending City!
(End of this chapter)