Ming Empire

Chapter 148 Tragedy Hauge

This time Jiannu did not take the lead in the attack by the Han army and the Korean army, but sent Jurchen fine cavalry to storm the Ming army's position from the very beginning.

Most of the Han army and the Korean army had been abandoned under the city of Datong, serving as the rear for the Jurchens and the Mongols. Only less than [-] Han troops followed Dorgon, and a pitiful [-] Korean troops.Except for the troops lost under the city of Datong, most of the Mongolian Eight Banners were taken away.

The Han army and the Korean army have been seriously injured, unable to undertake the mission of attacking the fortified.And the encounter with Cao Bianjiao's tribe must be won as quickly as possible, and only the Jurchen elite cavalry can achieve such a result.Dorgon knew this, and Hauge knew it too, so Hauge, who was in charge of the former army, ordered the elite of the Three Thousand Zhenglan Banner to attack first.

A bloody battle unfolded in this nameless mountain pass whose name is not even known.

The elite of the three thousand Jurchens began their desperate assault.

Three thousand war horses raised dust all over the sky, and in the dust, three thousand elite warriors of the Jurchen Blue Banner desperately mobilized their horses and charged towards the position guarded by the Ming army ahead.They planned to rush across the defense line of the Ming army in one fell swoop to avenge their defeat in the Battle of Datong.

In the Battle of Songshan, Hauge was defeated by Cao Bianjiao's men. For Hauge, today is almost a meeting of enemies, and he is extremely jealous.Hauge ordered that the three thousand Zhenglan Banner warriors who took the lead in the attack must break through the defense line of the Ming army at any cost and open the way for the follow-up troops.

Cao Bianjiao personally directed the shooting of the Musketeer Battalion. He knew that the first battle was crucial. If he could withstand the first wave of Jiannu's attack, the next battle would be much easier.

"Ready, shoot!"

Following Cao Bianjiao's order, a thousand muskets were raised up, and in Cao Bianjiao's firing order, they fired loudly.In the rising black smoke, rows of lead bullets flew at high speed towards the Jiannu who were rushing to kill, and soon, all the Jiannu who charged and killed fell down.

Then the second round of shooting started again, and once again, pieces of Jiannu fell down.The screams and the sad screams of the horses were mixed with the bombardment of the muskets. Some Jiannu who were not shot were also tripped by their companions who fell on the ground or their horses. With a bang, the charging Jiannu appeared, and more people turned their heads, and they did not have the momentum to sweep the world like they did at the beginning.

Although the Jurchen fine riders are brave, they are also human beings, and they do not have the superpower of being invulnerable. No matter how good they are in riding and shooting, and how brave they are in combat, they have no ability to cause damage to their opponents before they reach the range of their bows and arrows.Many people were shot by lead bullets flying at high speed before they had time to shoot the arrows of revenge or swing the swords in their hands, and they were unable to continue their journey.

This is like the scene in the movie "Burning the Old Summer Palace". The Qing army faced the rifles of the British and French allied forces lined up, and they could only be beaten passively. In terms of damage caused by the Europeans who are completely inferior to them, the huge power of the musket and the longer range completely wiped out these advantages, and finally ended in a disastrous defeat.

Seeing the [-] elite Zhenglan Banner warriors falling down one after another like cut straws under the musket fire of the Ming army just like in the battle a few days ago, Hauge was so angry that his eyes almost burst into flames.

At this time, his rationality has been completely replaced by impulsiveness, and he didn't think too much about it. He suddenly drew out his saber and ordered thousands of other soldiers standing by his side: "Follow me, kill!"

As he spoke, he immediately urged the mounts under him, and more and more people came out.

Hauge's personal guard immediately followed, and dozens of riders overtook Hauge at an extremely fast speed, running in front.

Hauge personally led the army to fight, and none of the troops he led dared to hesitate anymore. They all drew their swords and rushed forward howling.

Someone immediately reported this situation to Dorgon who had rushed over. Dorgon was shocked, and he didn't dare to be sloppy. When it was too late to order Hauge to stop this adventurous charge, he could only order The remaining Han and Korean troops, as well as the Eight Banners of Mongolia under Manzhu Lixi's headquarters, followed up the attack.He ordered Duoduo and Azig to lead two white flags to reinforce them.

Although it is said that Dorgon and Hauge have always had a rift, and they almost went to the point of fighting for the throne of the Qing Dynasty, Dorgon has a sense of the overall situation. He knows that if Hauge's former army loses, then this battle It will be defeated, and even the defeat of Hauge's troops will have a chain reaction, and the entire army may be defeated.

After all, the disastrous defeat in the city of Datong has greatly affected morale, especially the Han army, the Korean army, and the Mongols.

Therefore, we can only concentrate our forces and rush forward regardless of casualties, hoping to open the gap.

It's just that the terrain Cao Bianjiao chose for defense is narrow, which is very good for defense but not good for offense.

Hauge's first wave of attacking troops was only 3000 people, but there was no way for 3000 people to spread out in a fan.With a width of a few hundred steps, the impact of a fan is only two or three hundred rides at most.However, the muskets of the Ming army have a thousand shots in each round, and there is almost no dead angle for shooting. How many people are lucky enough not to be shot?

After several rounds of shooting, Jiannu had already fallen at least [-] people within a distance of about [-] steps in front of the Ming army's position.

The most terrible thing is that the fallen casualties and their horses blocked the charging path of the people behind, and the cavalry who had been charging at high speed had to slow down.Jiannu who slowed down, of course, became the target of the Ming army's muskets.

When Hao Geli's follow-up troops rushed over, most of the 3000 people who attacked in the front had fallen under the muskets of the Ming army. Most of them still fall outside the range of bows and arrows.Fortunately, a few of them took advantage of their superb riding skills to hide on the side of their horses and avoided the musket fire, but their horses were not so lucky. Falling on the road, many were not shot, but were crushed or injured by their own steeds.

However, although the firearms of the Ming army were intensive, there were still a few skilled slaves who rushed into the range of the bows and arrows. Without hesitation, they immediately drew their bows and set up arrows, and fired at the firearms positions of the Ming army.A few unlucky Ming army musketeers were unfortunately shot by falling arrows. Although they did not lose their lives immediately, they had to withdraw from the battle after being injured.

Seeing the battle ended like this, and the elite Zhenglan Banner warriors under his command suffered heavy losses, Hauge was even more furious. He held his saber high, and kept ordering the soldiers around him and the Zhenglan Banner warriors who followed him to go forward and kill them. Southern barbarians killed.

Just as Hauge charged forward with his saber held high, a row of lead bullets flew in front of him. Several personal guards in front of Hauge were shot down, and a gap suddenly appeared in the densely guarded camp.But at this time, the second row of lead bullets flew towards him again, and a few shotguns hit Hauge's forehead. After he threw away the sword in his hand with a scream, he jumped up high amidst the screams of the horses that had also been shot, Fall again!
(End of this chapter)