Emperor of the Red Chamber

Chapter 168 Victory in the first battle
This time, Xiao Tsering Dundub led a thousand Junggar cavalry out of Bokto Ridge, but his purpose was not to fight a tough battle with the Dragon Cavalry, but to lure the Dragon Cavalry and another four thousand Great Zhou cavalry into the valley of Bokto Ridge.

Now, two thousand bayonets and flintlock rifles fired like a torrential rain, killing more than two hundred Junggar cavalrymen in just a short moment and disrupting their formation.

Little Tsereng Dundub was terrified.

In this case, of course, Xiao Tsering Dundub would choose to lead the remaining 700 Junggar cavalry to flee to Bokto Ridge. If the Dragon Cavalry could be lured in, it would be even better. In Bokto Ridge, there were more than 20,000 Junggar troops ambushed.

"retreat!"

"retreat!"

"retreat!"

"..."

Xiao Celeng Dundub and several of his generals hurriedly shouted.

There was no other way. The flintlock rifles of the Dragon Cavalry were truly terrifying, and their killing power was truly strong. If they did not retreat quickly, it would not be long before only a few of the 700-odd Junggar cavalrymen whose formation was already in disarray would be left, and little Tsereng Dundub would also be killed here.

Little Tsereng Dundub was one of the two great generals under the command of the Dzungar Khan. His position in the Dzungar army was like that of Yue Zhong of the Great Zhou.

The Northwest War had just begun, and little Tsereng Dundub was only here to lure the enemy. If he died under the flintlock rifles of the dragoons, it would be a ridiculous death for him.

However, running is not easy!

Since the formation was already in disarray and they were carrying some camels and camel cannons, the retreat of the Dzungar cavalry would not be as fast and orderly as that of the dragoon cavalry, not to mention that nearly two thousand dragoons were constantly firing.

More than a hundred Dzungar cavalrymen were killed by flintlock ammunition when they turned to retreat.

"Retreat quickly, leave the camels and artillery behind!"

Little Tsereng Dundub shouted anxiously.

He became more and more frightened and depressed.

Under normal circumstances, with the thousand Junggar cavalry led by him to lure thousands of Great Zhou cavalry, it is estimated that three or four hundred people would die, and the rest could escape and even take away camels and camel cannons.

However, the current situation is really abnormal!
Little Celeng Dundub did not expect to encounter so many dragoons, let alone that these dragoons were so agile and their flintlock formations were so exquisite and domineering.

If they don't retreat quickly, their entire army will be wiped out, including him, the general.

Little Tsereng Dundub led the remaining 600-odd Junggar cavalrymen and fled on horseback, trying to quickly escape into the valley of Bokto Ridge.

"You are trapped by our Dragon Cavalry Battalion. It is not easy to escape!"

Niu Jizong raised the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a sneer with a cold expression.

Immediately, Niu Jizong led the Dragon Cavalry and they all mounted their horses and started chasing after them.

The agile dragon cavalry can run faster than the Dzungar cavalry.

Soon, the Dragon Cavalry Army caught up with the Dzungar Cavalry Army.

"Dismount and shoot!"

Following Niu Jizong's order, the dragoons dismounted and fired three more rounds of shots.

Although dragoons could attach bayonets to their flintlock muskets and charge into close combat, Niu Jizong followed the principle of avoiding close combat as much as possible. After all, the dragoons' tactics were to gallop on horseback and shoot when they dismounted, so they had to keep a distance from the enemy.

Moreover, the Dzungar cavalry was brave in close combat. Even if the Dragon Cavalry was currently chasing the Dzungar cavalry, if they chose to engage in close combat with bayonets, there would still be many casualties.

Niu Jizong would never do such a stupid thing.

"Bang bang bang..."

Following three rounds of shooting by the Dragon Cavalry, many more Junggar cavalry were hit.

This time only three rounds of shooting were carried out, and the dragoons mounted their horses again because the remaining Junggar cavalry had run far away, making it inconvenient for the dragoons to shoot.

The Dragon Cavalry once again rode in pursuit and soon caught up with the Dzungar Cavalry. Then, under the steady command of Niu Jizong, the Dragon Cavalry once again dismounted and fired three rounds of shots.

The three rounds of shooting this time killed a lot of Junggar cavalry.

There were originally a thousand Junggar cavalrymen, but now there are less than five hundred left!

"Damn you beasts! You really annoy me!"

Little Tsereng Dundub was so angry that he started cursing in the Junggar language.

He felt that every dragoon was like a ferocious beast, and he felt as if he was entangled by nearly two thousand ferocious beasts. He could not defeat them, and it was difficult to escape. While fleeing, he kept killing the Dzungar cavalry.

Little Celeng Dundub wished he could turn his horse around and kill a few dragoons with his own hands.

However, he also knew that doing so would be courting death. He would die under the flintlock rifles of the dragoons, which would be a stupid death.

Little Tsereng Dundub had fought with the Great Zhou army many times before. In most of these battles, he was like a brave lion, but this time, he was like a frightened rabbit.

Well, we better keep running. If we don’t, we will be wiped out.

So the Dzungar cavalry continued to flee towards the valley of Bokto Ridge.

The dragoons continued to chase behind, and once they got close, they dismounted and gave the enemy three more rounds of shooting.

The two sides kept chasing each other, and in just two quarters of an hour, only about a hundred Junggar cavalry were left.

A total of more than 800 Junggar cavalry were shot and killed by the Dragon Cavalry, including several Junggar generals. Finally, Xiao Tsering Dundub led the remaining 100 or so Junggar cavalry and rushed into the valley of Bokto Ridge.

"Chase, you damned beasts, keep chasing. If you chase us into the valley, I will annihilate you. I will use your lives to commemorate the soldiers who died under my command today!"

Little Tsereng Dundub cursed angrily in his heart.

however……

Little Tsering Dundub soon discovered that the dragoons, who had been chasing and harassing him relentlessly, suddenly stopped, and not a single dragoon chased him into the valley.

Little Tsereng Dundub was dumbfounded.

What's going on?

I...I...damn it!

This time he led his troops out of the mountains to lure the enemy, but as a result, the Dzungar cavalry was shot by the damn Dragon Cavalry with more than 800 cavalrymen killed, and lost a lot of horses and weapons, even camels and camel cannons. He expected to wait for the Dragon Cavalry to chase into the valley so that he could take revenge, but in the end, the Dragon Cavalry did not chase?

The Dragon Cavalry actually saw through the plan to lure the enemy?
At this moment, little Celeng Dundub was very angry and depressed again.

"No matter what the situation, you are forbidden to enter the valley of Bokto Ridge!"

This was the military order given by Wang Ziteng to Niu Jizon.

Niu Jizong also knew that the Junggar army was trying to lure them into an ambush.

He won't be fooled.

More than 800 Junggar cavalry have been shot and killed, and there are only more than 100 Junggar cavalry left. Let them escape into the valley, we will not continue to chase them, it would be foolish for us to chase them.

In this battle, the Dragon Cavalry Army caused considerable casualties to the Dzungar Army, but the Dragon Cavalry Army only suffered more than 30 casualties, half of whom were merely injured and not dead, and could receive treatment from the imperial doctors.

This was undoubtedly an overwhelming victory.

Over the years, the Great Zhou Cavalry had fought against the Dzungar Cavalry many times, but none of the battles had been as efficient as today's.

This was also the first battle of the Dragon Cavalry Battalion since its establishment. They achieved such an amazing victory in the first battle, which was worthy of Yuan Qingbai's attention to the Dragon Cavalry Battalion.

Today is also the first battle between the Great Zhou army and the Junggar army after the Northwest War began.

The Great Zhou Dynasty won the first battle!
Niu Jizong sent a cavalryman who was good at riding to quickly deliver the military information of today's battle to Wang Ziteng.

Wang Ziteng was naturally happy when he learned about the military intelligence, and he even couldn't help feeling a little proud.

In his opinion, the main credit for the victory in this initial battle was not due to the wise Emperor Yuan Qingbai, nor the agile and domineering Dragon Cavalry Battalion, but to himself, the Great General Jingbian!

He is the great general, who can predict the enemy's situation and command with confidence...

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The next day, June 19th, more than 30,000 Great Zhou soldiers led by Wang Ziteng had arrived at the main exit of Bokto Ridge and gathered there.

The Great Zhou army stationed here could block the food supply of the Dzungar army.

This meant that the Dzungar army ambushed at Bokto Ridge had no food supply.

"Raise the hot air balloon to observe the enemy situation in the mountains!"

Following Wang Ziteng's order, a hot air balloon slowly rose at the main exit of Bokto Ridge and gradually reached the sky.

There was a basket hanging under the hot air balloon, and in the basket was an experienced hot air balloon scout. The scout used a telescope to look deep into the Bokto Ridge.

There were more than 20,000 Junggar soldiers lying in ambush deep in the Bokto Mountains.

Even so, the hot air balloon scouts, relying on the height of the hot air balloon and the distance of the telescope, still observed some traces of Junggar soldiers from deep in Bokto Ridge.

Oh, even if the enemy is hiding in an ambush, they can’t escape detection by our hot air balloon scouts!

Moreover, the Northern Army prepared several hot air balloons for this expedition.

When one hot air balloon lands, another one will rise immediately, and this cycle will repeat, allowing the movements deep in the Bokto Ridge to be monitored from the air almost day and night.

Once the Dzungar army ambushed deep in Bokto Ridge came to attack from the main exit of the mountain, the Great Zhou army would be able to prepare in time.

On June 19th, the main exit of Bokto Ridge was calm.

On the next day, June 20th, a group of Dzungar cavalry suddenly appeared at the main exit from the mountain. This group of cavalry consisted of only a few hundred people.

After fighting with the Great Zhou army and losing more than a hundred people, these hundreds of Dzungar cavalrymen hurriedly fled into the valley of Bokto Ridge.

Obviously, it's temptation again.

The more than 20,000 Junggar troops ambushed in Bokto Ridge were led by Da Celeng Dondub. This Junggar general was not only resourceful but also ruthless. In order to lure the Great Zhou army into the valley of Bokto Ridge, he even deliberately let many Junggar soldiers become bait and die because of the lure.

"Oh, my army is stationed here, hoping to wait for an opportunity. How could we fall into their trap? Tsering, Tsering, please stop using such petty tricks. They are useless to my great general Wang. If you have the guts, lead your Junggar army out of the mountains to have a great battle with my army. That will be a pleasure!"

Wang Ziteng mocked the Great Khan Tsereng in his heart.

(End of this chapter)