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Chapter 189 Bloody Battle in Shigou Ningxiaping (2)

With the return of the scouting team, the situation of the Mongols became clearer.Their horse scouting team and the horse scouting team of the Ming army were fighting non-stop, and their large group of people was getting closer and closer.

The matter was very clear, so after a brief discussion between Huang Laifu and Ma Gui, they ordered the army to lean against Shigou City and set up a posture to meet the enemy.The army of nearly [-] people is divided into left, right and central.The left and right parts form the periphery, and the middle part forms the inner circle.

Among them, the terrain on the left is slightly undulating, and the impact is not easy. Here, Ma Gui's subordinates Ma Kongying and Ma Chengzhao led [-] infantry and placed them here.In the equipment of Magui's subordinates, apart from bows and arrows, long spears, rattan cards, and knives and axes, there are more three-eyed guns, and there are very few bird guns, because the quality of their bird guns is not good enough, and the sergeants generally don't like them.Although the three-eyed blunderbuss is not as far away as the bird blunderbuss, it is better because the barrel is short and thick, at least it will not explode.And in order to fight better, their three-eyed guns are generally equipped with long wooden handles, and finally a spear head can be installed, so that they can be used to fight the enemy after the three-eyed guns are cast.

However, in their army, there is no such thing as a wolf whisk. This is because the 5-meter-long wolf whisk is very heavy, and the people who need it are tall and strong, and the physical fitness requirements are very good. In the Magui army, there are people who can meet such requirements rare.In addition, unlike the Wuzhaibao army, each team in their army is equipped with shovels, and each shovel is equipped with [-] rockets, and they cooperate with the archers to fight together.

Most importantly, their equipment is not much different from that of the Wuzhaibao army, except for the armor.The infantry under Ma Gui's subordinates, except for some officers who had iron armor or leather armor, the rest of the infantry only wore mandarin duck battle jackets.Unlike the Wuzhaibao army, everyone from officers to soldiers wears iron armor.

At the position on the right, the terrain is flat, and Huang Laifu estimated that this is where the Mongols will attack.So Huang Laifu sent two thousand Wuzhaibao soldiers of his own, each wearing heavy armor and holding hot and cold weapons, to defend here.

The rest are the Chinese army, the flag bearers, the cymbal throwing doctors, Huang Laifu's servants, Magui's servants, their more than 1000 cavalry, and the soldiers of the two armies. Here, the inner circle is formed.All the people in the inner circle got off their horses and tied them up.

The horns and orders of the Chinese army came in bursts, and the flags kept waving. The left and right parts slowly spread out and were divided into countless teams. Each team was one foot apart, forming a front of about 200 Zhang, a horizontal array of sixteen rows in depth.

After the formation slowly unfolded, a gong sounded, and finally all the sergeants sat down with weapons in their hands, ready to stand up to meet the enemy at any time.Of course, at the outermost periphery of the army formation, there are still chariots forming a circle for defense.

This time, Huang Laifu and Magui brought more than 100 artillery vehicles from Governor Ye Mengxiong, led by a general from Gansu Town.In each gun car, there are 2 Francophones, and each car is equipped with several gunners and sergeants.Ye Mengxiong's chariots are all light vehicles, and only two people are needed to push and pull them when marching, so it is very convenient to go all the way, climb mountains and wading, and it can be said to be very useful at this time.

Considering that Magui's subordinates have weaker combat power on the left side, they will have more artillery vehicles, more than 60, while Huang Laifu has more than 40 artillery vehicles.However, when Huang Laifu came to Ningxia Town this time, he also brought more than 40 tiger squatting cannons, which were also used at this time, and placed one foot away from people in front of each banner of his own army.

On the position of the Chinese Army, a large banner of the Chinese Army is flying here conspicuously, indicating the position of the Chinese Army.Whether it is left or right, you can clearly see the flag order of the Chinese army.Of course, this place is also an important target for the enemy to kill the general and capture the flag, and take the leader's head.

In the position of the Chinese army, there are also many squads deployed.Huang Laifu's servants led the horses and stood on one side, while Magui's servants and cavalry stood on the other side. Everyone looked dignified, just looking into the distance.In the middle, a simple high platform was built. On the platform, Huang Laifu and Ma Gui stood here and looked forward, observing the movement in the distance.

It seems that a dark tide is coming from the northeast. Obviously, it is the Mongolian cavalry that is getting closer.Seeing this, Huang Laifu missed his old telescope very much. With this thing, things in the distance can be seen more clearly, unlike the simple visual observation with his eyes now.

Although the enemy was getting closer, Huang Laifu was very at ease. His army formation was set up tightly, just waiting for the opponent to attack.In his arrangement of Magui and Magui, his own troops are only arranged on three sides, and in the rear, because they are close to Shigou City, they can be effectively supported by the artillery and rocket rain on the city, so only a small number of Magui's cavalry are roaming around. under the city.

Huang Laifu was not worried that the Mongols would not attack because his army was strong. They were entering the country to fight, and it was not good for them in any way. If they did not attack today, would they attack tomorrow? What about the day after tomorrow?Confrontation continues, do they have such food and grass supplies?This is not on the grassland, they can avoid it far away in the vast expanse of grassland, and when the Central Plains army is exhausted for a long time, they can come back and bite back.

In the territory of Daming, if there is an army of [-] people pestering them all the time, and when the army of Ming Dynasty in the territory encircles them and their retreat is cut off, they will inevitably end up being wiped out.So the only chance for them is to defeat the Da Ming army in front of them, and make other Da Ming troops fearful, so that they can continue to roam freely in the territory of Da Ming.

Huang Laifu was observing intently, while Ma Gui beside him gave Huang Laifu a complicated look. When the army formation just started, the Wuzhaibao army was fast, orderly and rigorous.As for the sergeants under his command, they were obviously procrastinating when they launched the army formation, and the quality of the two armies could be seen at a glance.

And look at the subordinates beside me, many of them are nervous, their throats are dry and their faces change. It is Magui himself. nervous.On the other hand, Huang Laifu's subordinates, from Jiang Dazhong to ordinary servants, were all excited, as if eager for the upcoming battle.Ma Gui always thought that he had been battle-hardened, but he was no match for a rising star, which made him feel emotional.

Suddenly Ma Gui heard Huang Laifu beside him muttering, "Here we come, so many heads."

Ma Gui couldn't help being startled when he heard that, he raised his eyes to see that a large black Mongolian cavalry in the distance was getting closer and closer, and all kinds of flags were densely packed, coming like rain, and finally these Mongolians were fighting against their own side. The array stopped almost two miles away.

Two miles away, the eyesight is 2.5. Apart from seeing a dense crowd of people, they can't see the specific arrangement of the other party clearly.

Ma Gui had some special scouting teams, and most of the scouts under Huang Laifu were servants. They used small teams as units, and went out to scout the Mongols from time to time.As for the Mongols, they obviously wanted to know the specific situation of the Ming army, so their horse scouting teams also came in groups.

No matter which army's scouting horses, it has always been composed of the most powerful warriors in each army. However, although Ma Gui's scouting team is strong, they still dare not get too close to the Mongols' army formation.

However, the scouts of the Wuzhaibao army went to the front of the Mongols without any scruple. They were all professional soldiers with hard training, proficiency in bows and horses, good pay and good equipment.In particular, Jiang Dazhong personally asked Huang Laifu for orders, and led a team of 12 family cavalry to go to the front of the Mongols to detect.

All of a sudden, in front of the formation of the two armies, there were constant killing sounds and the sound of arrows and guns.Slowly, Ma Gui's horse scouting team withdrew back, leaving only Wuzhaibao's horse scouting team and the Mongolian horse scouting team, still fighting inextricably.

Each of these horse scouts from Wuzhai Fort is wearing iron armor. On their left arms, they are also equipped with a round cavalry shield, which can effectively reach the enemy's arrows shot by the Mongol scouts.They also have two horses per person, and immediately wear cotton armor inlaid with iron leaves, so they can effectively protect themselves and their horses. With good quality and excellent equipment, those Mongolian horse explorers are no match for Wuzhaibao's horse explorers.

Jiang Dazhong was riding on a healthy horse, with two spare horses beside him. He led some servants, and was about 100 steps away from the Mongol army, while carefully observing the Mongol military strength, deployment, equipment, etc. At the same time, they have to fight against the probing horses welcomed by the Mongols at any time.

Seeing Jiang Dazhong being so arrogant, the Mongols became angry.A man who looked like a Mongolian commander came out from the front of the army. While patting his horse and howling, he took out the riding bow next to the saddle, opened the bow and shot an arrow, screaming, and rushed towards Jiang Dazhong on his horse.

Seeing such a situation, Jiang Dazhong was also very excited. He intended to show his prestige, retracted his iron spear, drew out his saber, and rode his horse towards the direction of the Mongolian commander.Both of them yelled loudly, and the horses under them urged faster and faster, and soon, the distance between the two sides was only twenty steps away.

With a sound of "Whoosh!", the Mongolian's riding bow sounded, and an iron arrow came straight to Jiang Dazhong's face.

Seeing that the iron arrow was unstoppable, reaching in front of him, Jiang Dazhong raised his left arm, and the riding shield on his arm blocked the iron arrow, and penetrated deeply into the riding shield. There are seven or eight arrows inserted.The arrow came in a hurry, and seemed to have penetrated the riding shield on Jiang Dazhong's arm, but since Jiang Dazhong's arm was protected by an iron armor, nothing happened.

Jiang Dazhong passed by the Mongolian like a gust of wind, and a rain of blood rushed to the sky, and the head of the Mongolian commander was separated from his body.

Seeing this situation, the Mongols were suffocated, while many Ming soldiers who saw this situation cheered.Jiang Dazhong picked up the head of the Mongolian commander with an iron spear, and ran back to his army formation, running back and forth in front of his own formation.

The morale of the Ming army was even more boosted. Whether it was Huang Laifu's subordinates or Ma Gui's subordinates, they all cheered, "Wan Sheng!" The sound resounded throughout the world.On the Mongol side, morale plummeted.

After Jiang Dazhong came back, Huang Laifu stepped down from the high platform to welcome him back.

Everywhere you look, there is admiration. Whether he is Huang Laifu or Magui, no matter what, the warrior is welcome wherever he goes.Even Ma Gui looked at Jiang Dazhong with admiration, with a look of longing in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)