Ming politicians

To Liu Zhiyuan's relief, the army behind finally arrived, and arrived in time.

The [-] cavalry in the vanguard suffered heavy losses, but Liu Zhiyuan could no longer take care of that much. A few cavalry were fighting with the Ming army, and most of them fled in all directions. However, seeing the arrival of the army, the scattered cavalry began to regroup , rushed to the battlefield of fighting.Liu Zhiyuan didn't waste time, and immediately ordered the army to start charging, without even thinking of leaving a reserve team.

Sun Chuanting has seen all the situation, and he has no time to regret it. If all the troops had pressed up just now, they might have completely wiped out the vanguard of the rogue bandits. The Jiangning battalion soldiers who are at a disadvantage must seize the opportunity.

The [-] soldiers led by Sun Chuanting are all cavalry. According to Sun Chuanting's understanding, the focus of today's blockade is to fight face to face, not to lie in ambush on the ground and wait for the opponent's several charges. In this regard, he and Su Tiancheng's views It's slightly different, so I don't pay special attention to the construction of the position.

Soon, Sun Chuanting led the remaining [-] soldiers and launched a charge.

The momentum of the cavalry charge is amazing and unstoppable.

There are more than 2 Zhengbai Banner sergeants led by Liu Zhiyuan, the most elite of which are the [-] cavalry in the vanguard. It can also be overcome. In the hands of infantry, the main spear is still effective against cavalry, and there are also special archers who shoot bows and arrows to give the Ming army maximum damage.

It's a pity that what Liu Zhiyuan didn't expect was that the cavalry of the Ming army also used flintlock guns.They did not blindly charge with steel knives, but continuously fired bullets from flintlock guns during the charge. This form of using flintlock guns was roughly the same as cavalry riding and archery.

The power of the flintlock was quickly revealed, even stronger than the firing of bows and arrows.

The post-gold Tartars charging in square formation.The sergeants in the front fell down one after another after being shot by the flintlock guns, and the sergeants who supplemented the team behind did not even have time to complete the formation.

The moment the infantry phalanx came into contact with the cavalry, the superiority and inferiority were immediately apparent. Large areas of infantry fell down, and some phalanxes had been dispersed and could not continue to gather.

Liu Zhiyuan was stunned by the battle situation, at this time.He remembered the bravery of the Jiangning battalion. What he faced was not the ordinary Ming army, but the Jiangning battalion that had repeatedly defeated the Eight Banners.

Liu Zhiyuan was quite sober. After such a fight, not to mention reinforcements for the soldiers of Xiping Fort, even if they were able to win, it would be difficult for many soldiers to survive in the end. Reinforcements are nonsense.And there are Ming army cavalry in all directions, look at this posture.With a scale of no less than [-] people, using infantry to face cavalry is tantamount to courting death, and the possibility of winning is basically impossible.

Liu Zhiyuan quickly ordered a retreat.

The retreat at this time was well-organized, and the Jiangning Battalion had not launched the charge for a long time, and the army had not yet fallen into chaos.

The soldiers quickly began to shrink and retreat.Strive to leave the battlefield.

Luckily for Liu Zhiyuan, the Ming army did not stalk them, and when they saw the soldiers retreating, they also retreated.

It was also painful for Sun Chuanting to give the order not to continue the pursuit.It is obvious that the Jiangning camp has a great advantage. Taking advantage of this time, launching a bigger charge, wouldn't it be possible to take down this group of post-gold tartars in one go, but Sun Chuanting was very calm, and he remembered Su Tiancheng's instructions very well. Clearly, my mission is to defend the position and not allow the Hou Jin Tartars to break through. As for whether I can kill the Hou Jin Tartars to the maximum extent and wipe out the living forces of the Hou Jin Tartars, that depends on the battle situation.

Sun Chuanting could see that the Houjin Tartars had combat effectiveness. The vanguard charged rashly because they didn't know the situation, so the loss was huge, but the rear army didn't suffer much. After the two armies fought together , may be caught in a bitter battle, and the most critical issue is that the Houjin Tartars may abandon some of their soldiers and fight with the Jiangning battalion soldiers, while the rest will take the opportunity to break through the position. If this happens, Sun Chuanting's blocking The battle was a complete failure.

You can't pick sesame seeds and lose watermelon, Sun Chuanting firmly remembered this point, as long as you defend your position, even if you can't kill many post-golden Tartars, you can still complete the task satisfactorily.

Sun Chuanting and Liu Zhiyuan began to stalemate in Maban Village.

Liu Zhiyuan had learned the bravery of the Jiangning Battalion, and he no longer dared to underestimate the enemy, nor did he dare to charge casually, but the mission he shouldered made Liu Zhiyuan dare not slack off in the slightest. He had to break through the Ming army's garrison position, the army thought It is also untenable to bypass Maban Village. The nearby road leading to Xiping Fort is Maban Village. There are no good roads in other places, and even if the army bypasses Maban Village, they may be chased by the Ming army. Killing may lead to the collapse of the army.

There are still more than 1000 cavalrymen who have regrouped. The rash charge just now has lost more than [-] cavalrymen. This is the most elite soldier of Zhengbai Banner. It is not very possible to break through Ma Ban Village.

Half an hour later, Liu Zhiyuan finally made a decision and continued to charge, but each time he charged, he would use a square team of 1000 people. The cavalry should not attack for the time being. Fighting with the Ming army, attracting the attention of the Ming army, and then the large army launched a full-scale attack, breaking through the Ming army's defense line in one fell swoop.

This is a suicide charge, that is, abandoning the charging phalanx.

Liu Zhiyuan became cruel, and decided to abandon three or four square teams, break through the defense line of the Ming army, and let the large troops pass through Maban Village to rescue Xiping Fort.

Sun Chuanting's decision was even more firm. He ordered the army to withdraw when he was in the upper hand just now. Now his purpose is more clear, that is to defend Maban Village, hold the position, and not allow a post-Gold Tartar to break through. As long as it is done This point, the rest need not be considered.

When discussing with Ma Xianglin and other officers, Sun Chuanting gave the order to die, and what he said was the sentence that Su Tiancheng emphasized, people are on the ground.

Therefore, when the Houjin Tartars launched an attack, Sun Chuanting asked all the soldiers not to attack without orders, and to use artillery and flintlock guns to kill and injure the opponents, so that the opponents can retreat in spite of difficulties. The biggest lethality of the child, that is the best ending.

At Chenshi, after two rounds of charging, Liu Zhiyuan lost more than a thousand men, but the Ming army did not attack.

It was already Chen Shi, and Liu Zhiyuan began to worry. The sergeants were brave. Some soldiers even used their corpses to resist the bullets from the flintlock guns during the charge, and crawled forward towards the Ming army. In the positional attack, the archers kept shooting bows and arrows, hoping to kill the Ming army.

It's a pity that after two rounds of charging, except for laying down a large number of corpses, the Ming army's position remained unchanged.

In desperation, Liu Zhiyuan wanted to charge himself and lead the army to another general attack, but reason told him that he must not do this, otherwise the loss would be even more severe.

After a morning's attack, Liu Zhiyuan lost nearly [-] soldiers, but the loss of the Ming army was not great. Gradually, Liu Zhiyuan felt that the possibility of breaking through the Ming army's defense line and breaking through Maban Village was not very great. Yes, the Ming army with adequate preparations had thought of all possibilities long ago.

At this time, the best way is to see if there are other roads that can bypass Maban Village and arrive at Xiping Fort.

Several routes of scouts were sent out to find other routes, and the attack gradually calmed down. The two armies continued to confront each other, and no one took the initiative to attack.

This is what Sun Chuanting hoped to happen. After several rounds of fighting, the losses of the soldiers of the Jiangning Camp were very small. The soldiers all stood firm on their positions and did not take the initiative to attack, which forced the Houjin Tartars to withdraw from the battlefield and stop the attack.

At this time, Sun Chuanting finally understood Su Tiancheng's arrangement. Why did Su Tiancheng emphasize that he must build a strong position, defend the position, and defend against the attacks of the Jin Tartars. This is like the method of fighting in a city.It was the first time for Sun Chuanting to adopt such a method of combat in the field. He had never thought of such an idea before. Now that he was fighting in the field, the two sides would fight face to face.

The coach is the coach, and Sun Chuanting is even more convinced.

The scouts came to report, and the Houjin Tartars sent several people, presumably to investigate and see if there was any other way out. Sun Chuanting smiled and asked the scouts to closely monitor and keep track of the Houjin Tartars' movements at any time.

Around Maban Village, Sun Chuanting had already ordered scouts to investigate. Except for the mountain trail, there was no other road. The only way out for the Houjin Tatars to rush to Xiping Fort was to capture Maban Village. Liu Zhiyuan sent scouts to investigate at this time. It can only be said to be stupid.

Sun Chuanting's hanging heart finally fell slowly.

Dorgon might not have imagined that in order to buy time, when he sent Liu Zhiyuan to lead Zhengbai Banner to reinforce, he was not equipped with corresponding artillery. Give the Ming army some damage, but unfortunately this kind of damage is very limited. The Ming army will not take the initiative to attack at all, and will not fight with your army. Their purpose is to defend Maban Village and prevent the army from passing through here.

More than an hour has passed, and the scouts sent out have all returned, and the results of the surrounding investigation are also clear. There is no other way, and the only way to reach Xiping Fort is to break through Maban Village.

Liu Zhiyuan fell into a daze. (To be continued..)