Hami City
Following Baturhun's order, the Junggar army began to move. The soldiers raised shining sabers in their hands, and the horses under their crotches also began to step uneasily with their iron hooves. Sand and dust rose and smoke filled the air.
The area outside Hami City is relatively wide. At this moment, the grass is withered and yellow, the yellow sand is rolling, and the view is endless. This vast grassland also provides a natural battlefield for the cavalry of both sides to charge and fight.
"Whizzing!"
"Boom!"
The firecrackers and hand crossbows of the Han army poured towards the approaching Junggar knights. For a moment, accompanied by the sound of "ding-ding" and the screams of the soldiers, the Junggar knights fell on the grassland filled with yellow sand. .
The Junggar cavalry also stretched their ape arms, drew their bows and nocked arrows, and shot towards the sky. The arrows were like locusts, densely packed, and fell on the ranks of the Han cavalry. Their flags fell down, and everyone fell on their backs.
The first round of long-range shooting between the two sides was evenly matched.
Xie Zaiyi rode on horseback and led 15,000 troops. He came out from the southwest and first collided with the Junggar tribe in the south. At a glance, he saw Dalma, the son of Baturhun, who was protecting the bodyguards. There was a trace of evil spirit.
"kill!"
Xie Zaiyi raised the big knife in his hand and hacked to death a ferocious-looking and fierce Junggar warrior from top to bottom.
After the man died, the horses continued to rush forward at high speed. With a "neighing" sound, it was clear that the horse's hoofs were swept by the sword and gun. With a "pop" sound, the horses knelt down on the ground, splashing billowing smoke.
The 15,000 cavalry troops led by Jin Xuan also fought against the elite Junggar soldiers in the north, and the sounds of killing were heard one after another.
Jia Heng, under the retinue of the guard general, led 25,000 cavalry troops. With a central army banner as the center, they formed a military formation and quickly pressed forward. He was always paying attention to the cavalry on the left and right wings, and was ready to respond at any time.
The Han army behind him can be said to have gathered the best of the Han army over the past few years. The flags were flapping in the autumn wind, and the swords and armor were shining brightly. .
"The Junggar troops are coming." Chen Xiao reminded from the side.
Jia Heng clenched the handle of the knife in his hand and said in a clear voice to his soldiers: "Let Jia Fang and Jia Chang lead us up."
The soldiers waved a crimson flag, and the iron hooves of thousands of troops stepped on the ground, "rumbling..."
A large number of cavalry troops charged towards the Junggar troops.
There was no nonsense between the two sides. The fine cavalry of the Han army and Galdan's cavalry collided with each other. With a "boom", accompanied by the clash of metal and iron swords and the sound of the swords piercing flesh, the Han army and Junggar's cavalry clashed. The horses collided together.
The collision of cold weapons competes with the combat effectiveness and courage of both sides.
The Han army looked fierce, and the Junggar prairie cavalry also had cold eyes. Both sides were elite soldiers and horses, fighting to the death.
Baturhun, accompanied by his personal guards, also waved his saber in his hand and attacked the Han army fiercely.
At this moment, looking down from a high altitude, I could see the entire Han cavalry formation, like three arrows, restraining the Junggar cavalry.
Xie Zaiyi led the carefully selected cavalry from the Beijing camp. At this moment, they were like an unparalleled sharp sword, cutting through the surging black tide.
Dalma noticed the Han general early in the morning and saw that he was chopping up the tribe's soldiers like melons and vegetables. He couldn't help but look furious. Holding a big knife, he killed Xie Zaiyi under the supervision of his own soldiers and retinues.
Xie Zaiyi held a big knife and rushed forward.
"clang!"
Metal and iron clashed, and the eardrums were shaken by a harsh scream. Dalma's body shook violently, and he slashed at Xie Zaiyi's waist with a knife.
Xie Zaiyi mustered up his strength, swung the blade away, and looked at Dalma coldly.
The surrounding Han troops were also like a tide, fighting with the soldiers and horses of the Junggar tribe. Broken limbs and arms and blood flew all at once.
At this moment, Xie Zaiyi was also aroused by Dalma's anger. Taking advantage of the horse's momentum, the long knife in his palm was as fast as lightning and strangled Dalma's neck.
Dalma's heart was frightened, and she tried her best to parry, but after only ten rounds, she couldn't resist it. She lost sight of one thing and gradually suffered some injuries on her body.
The soldiers around him were about to come forward to help, but they saw a cold light going straight to his neck, with a biting frosty feel, and Dalma felt a chill in his heart.
"Pfft!"
The blade scratched the skin, and then a big good head shot up into the sky, and a fountain of blood gushed out.
For a moment, the surrounding Junggar soldiers were shocked. When they faced the Han general who was looking around, they were inexplicably horrified.
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The fighting started in the morning and lasted until noon, when the sound of killing gradually stopped.
The Junggar cavalry in the south could not resist first and was rushed to pieces by Xie Zaiyi. Baturhun's son Dalma was also killed by Xie Zaiyi with a single sword.
Jin Xuan, on the other hand, led the Xining cavalry and charged back and forth with the Junggar cavalry. In a short period of time, the outcome was almost indistinguishable.
Baturhun was keenly aware of the changes in the cavalry in the north, and he couldn't help but feel a little impatient in his heart.
This can be said to be expected, because the Beijing cavalry led by Xie Zaiyi was originally the elite of the elite.
In fact, Jia Heng was also a little surprised that Jingying took the lead, but after a while, he also felt a little enlightened.
The Han army defeated the prairie rangers on the frontal battlefield, which was indeed a huge change.
As Xie Zaiyi said, the Han army is not what it used to be. After fighting and tempering with powerful enemies such as the Jurchens, Heshuote, and Junggars, the Han army at this moment is indeed able to use firearms as the dominant method of warfare and restrain the Junggar troops and horses. .
During this period of time, he had little contact with the transformation of elite front-line troops such as Guoyong Camp, so he was not as sensitive as Xie Zaiyi.
Tempered by blood and fire, the Beijing Cavalry has gradually grown into an elite force capable of sweeping the world.
In contrast, the Xining cavalry side was a little less interesting. They were still in a stalemate and the situation was tense.
At this moment, the soldiers and horses of the Junggar tribe were deeply entangled with the Han army. Jia Heng led his soldiers to penetrate the Junggar tribe's array and became invincible.
Wen Chun, who was beside Baturhun, glanced at the young man under the banner of the Chinese army and said loudly: "Father Khan, I will go and capture the Han court's general."
"Don't be reckless." Baturhui urged urgently.
But before he finished speaking, Wen Chun already held the reins, summoned a group of soldiers, and charged forward.
Batur couldn't call him.
Seng Ge asked anxiously: "Father Khan, what should we do now?"
"When you gather your troops, you must resist the Han people's charge into the formation and not let them attack the Chinese army." Baturhui made a prompt decision and made a difficult decision.
Upon hearing this, Seng Ge responded loudly, and then led his three thousand cavalry troops to support Dalma.
At this moment, after Xie Zaiyi killed Baturhun's son, he urged his horses, called his subordinates, and generally glanced at the vast battlefield.
However, it was seen that the entire Junggar cavalry army was out of formation under the powerful attack of the Han army, but it still resisted tenaciously.
This is actually what makes Junggar different from the Heshuote people. Even if the formation is overwhelmed, they still resist with a 351 team.
Xie Zaiyi set his sights in the direction of Junggar's Chinese army and said loudly: "Follow me!"
The soldiers around him began to rush closer, with Xie Zaiyi as the center, and the large army of soldiers attacked the Junggar army.
At this moment, Seng Ge led three thousand cavalry and looked at the furiously advancing Han general. His sinister face was like frost, and he was filled with fear in his heart.
The cavalry charge was very fast, the cavalry came at lightning speed, and the two sides soon collided.
"clang!"
The Sengge saber waved past, and a Han knight was defeated. He screamed, a blood mark appeared on his face, and then fell to the ground.
Xie Zaiyi held a big sword in his hand, but when he saw the sharp light of the sword, he charged towards Sengge. Before the two Junggar cavalry blocking the road could resist him, they screamed and fell to the ground with a "pop" from their horses.
Under Sengge's thick eyebrows, his eyes narrowed, and he felt a sense of fear in his heart when he saw how brave the general was.
This man is the general of the Han army, the one who defeated Wen Chun! Invincible!
With this thought in mind, Sengge said loudly: "Give them all to me! Whoever captures the Han general will receive a thousand taels of gold, ten pearls, and five beauties!"
As Sengge spoke out, the surrounding Junggar generals led their troops to block Xie Zaiyi.
Xie Zaiyi snorted coldly, and the long sword in his palm swept through thousands of troops, accompanied by the sound of "puff" and "puff". It could be said that he was possessed by a murderous god, and there was almost no enemy under his sword.
The surrounding soldiers also followed Xie Zaiyi and charged in, their bodies covered in blood, and they were invincible.
Unknowingly, Xie Zaiyi came to Seng Ge and shouted loudly, like thunder: "The thief will die!"
Seng Ge looked furious, raised the iron gun on his waist, and killed Xie Zaiyi.
"Dangdang..."
The battle was not close, and Sengge also felt like a mountain, with waves of oppression coming from him. Fortunately, there were Junggar soldiers around to help him.
The elite cavalry of the Han army also defeated waves of Junggar soldiers and horses, and at this moment, a steady stream of support came to Sengge.
Seng Ge looked at the Han general like a butcher, and was frightened. He turned his horse and fled westward. When the Han army's cavalry generals Du Feng, Shan Ming and others saw this, they attacked the Chinese army one after another.
The attack from the side undoubtedly caused Junggar's military formation to become chaotic.
Xie Zaiyi killed several generals who were blocking the road, and led the troops from the Beijing camp behind him to start to kill the Chinese army, rushing to kill the fine cavalry led by Seng Ge who was blocking the road.
Baturhun was leading the Chinese army to fight in a criss-cross fight with the Han army led by Jia Heng. Both sides' soldiers and horses were unable to penetrate the opponent's formation and could only strangle one group.
There were not as many soldiers as the Han army to begin with, so Baturhun was under tremendous pressure.
Suddenly, the south flank was in chaos, and the wavering trend of the military formation was transmitted. The situation that was originally at a disadvantage began to collapse rapidly.
However, the resilience of the Junggar cavalry is still there, and they still detach a group of troops to resist the flank attack, but the resistance of the Chinese army is much weaker.
Jia Heng also noticed this change, raised the long sword in his hand, and said: "Army, come forward!"
Leading the Chinese soldiers to attack Junggar's military formation, the coach took the lead in the charge!
The guard's thousand cavalry were like arrows, following Jia Heng into the enemy formation that was originally fighting with the Han army. In an instant, the Junggar tribe collapsed.
In a large-scale cavalry battle, for a famous general, the slightest change in the situation may be the straw that breaks the camel's back, quickly deciding the outcome.
Baturhun's face was as gloomy as iron. He stared at Sengge who was running desperately from the south, and said angrily: "Sengge, what is he doing? Is he sleepwalking?"
Seng Ge does have some sleepwalking throughout the show.
The cavalry troops of the Junggar tribe were attacked by the Han army and retreated steadily. However, due to the resilience of the Junggar tribe, they still maintained their formation.
Jia Fang and Jia Chang led their cavalry like two daggers to guard Jia Heng's flag and inserted it directly into the Chinese army formation where Baturhun was.
In the afternoon, the Junggar cavalry finally couldn't hold on any longer, collapsed across the board, and began a great rout. Although it was not a desperate run, there were still large groups of one or two thousand cavalry resisting, and the Han army fell from all directions. Surrounded them and strangled the cavalry.
But the entire military formation has been dispersed, and the defeat is now a foregone conclusion!
The Han army was divided into several groups and began to pursue and annihilate them from the rear. The flags were flapping in the wind, leading the Han army knights to pursue the Junggar tribe.
For a time, the battle situation naturally moved in a direction that Jia Heng had not expected before.
Jia Heng was riding on the horse at the moment, listening to the rumble of iron hoofs around him, and suddenly felt a strong excitement in his heart.
This is the trend of large-scale cavalry legion charges, which completely puts aside conspiracies and tricks. It is an intuitive manifestation of the competition between the weak and the strong in the cold weapon era on the battlefield.
If it works, it works. If it doesn't, it doesn't work.
Of course, Xie Zaiyi's violent advance on the flank also opened up the situation for this cavalry battle.
In other words, the Han army had already achieved a butterfly change and was able to achieve decisive victory on the battlefield in a cavalry confrontation with only a small advantage in charge and troop strength.
From a God's perspective, this unexpected battle in Junggar was not fully prepared, coupled with the previous withdrawal due to excessive casualties, which caused the morale of the army to be shaken, and then there was a big defeat.
As if Zhu Di didn't know, a strong wind turned the battlefield situation around.
Small variables on the battlefield can cause big changes.
This is why every time at a critical moment, the encouragement of the strong generals and the coach can determine the outcome of the battle.
Jia Heng led the elite cavalry and rushed towards Baturhun, but saw a group of soldiers blocking the road. It was Wen Chun and his fierce generals.
Jia Heng sneered, held a long knife in his hand, and slashed towards Wen Chun.
"Jab!"
The sword was so powerful that at this moment it created a sonic boom, which was deafening.
Wen Chun was prepared to die, and he attacked Jia Heng with the saber in his hand. He felt a mountainous force coming from the sword, his mind was shaken, and he looked at the young man with horrified eyes.
Even the arrow sores on his shoulder blades cracked open without him noticing.
How could there be such a fierce general in the world?
Jia Heng held a long knife and without saying a word, he beheaded Wen Chun.
As soon as they fought, they knew it must be the enemy's general.
Wen Chun didn't say much at this moment. He held a long knife and attacked Jia Heng. The blades collided a few times and a gap was created.
Wen Chun's face was pale at the moment, and blood was bleeding from the corner of his mouth. At this moment, he suddenly saw a sharp sword slashing towards him. Before he could react, he felt pain in his neck and his consciousness fell into darkness.
Jia Heng looked at the blood dripping from the blade and felt a little emotional.
This general was actually very brave, and he fought with his life to resist him for nearly twenty rounds. If he hadn't been injured, he might have been able to fight for thirty rounds.
Don't underestimate Thirty Rounds. With his force value gradually approaching the ceiling, Thirty Rounds is already a fierce general among the best in the world.
Jia Heng didn't pay much attention. The long sword in his palm swept through thousands of troops, killing and scattering the Junggar warriors.
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Here, when he saw that the Chinese army was wavering, Zhuokertu asked his lieutenant to charge, and he led his own soldiers to charge back and protect Baturhun.
Zhuoliktu looked back at the Han army with red flags, and said urgently: "Father, we can't continue to escape like this. Someone needs to stop the Han army from behind, otherwise, sooner or later, this grassland will become Han people's." Hunting ground!”
Baturhun also felt cold all over his body and his limbs were cold at this moment. He said urgently: "You and Galdan go first, I will stop you!"
He didn't expect a good battle, why did it become like this?
Why didn't Sengge resist the Han just now?
Baturhun's heart was filled with rage and his face was ashen.
A big defeat is just around the corner.
He can't leave his troops here, he needs to take them back!
"Father Khan, Junggar cannot leave Father Khan. Father Khan will leave first, and my brother Zoliktu and I will be separated from each other!" Galdan said anxiously.
Zhuriktu shouted loudly and said loudly: "Galdan, escort father Khan to go first. Warriors of Junggar, who are not afraid of death, follow me to resist the Han people! The time has come to die for the Khan!"
As soon as these words came out, the surrounding soldiers responded loudly. The cavalry who had originally fled turned their horses back and followed Zhuriktu upstream. This suddenly inspired the Dzungar cavalry who had originally fled on the battlefield.
"Death for the Khan!"
As he said that, the generals and warriors of the surrounding Dzunggar who had originally fled gathered around Zhuriktu and began to line up to attack the Han army.
But in fact, facing the entire scattered cavalry army, doing so could not save the situation of defeat, but only made it more difficult for the Han army to deal with.
When Baturhun saw this, he was very anxious. He had just lost a son.
Just as he was about to say something, Galdan's crying voice came to his ears, saying: "Father Khan, leave quickly, I can't stop you."
Baturhun looked back at the Han army, his eyes full of hatred, and fled towards the northwest desert with Galdan and the followers of the surrounding pro-army forces.
In fact, there are seven to eight thousand cavalry around Baturhun at this moment, and most of the Gar soldiers and horses behind him are also fleeing to the west. If the wounded soldiers who withdrew from the camp are added, the total There are also ten or twenty thousand people.
Thousands of cavalry troops in the north of the entire battlefield, as well as the Chinese army's vanguard, contained the main force of the Han army. Especially the addition of Zhuolitu, the Chinese army and the Dzungars in the north merged together, with more than 10,000 cavalry, and another Seriously delayed the Han army's pursuit.
Seeing this scene, Jia Heng frowned and said: "Disperse them, disperse them!"
Junggar's resilience is indeed far greater than that of Heshuote, and he is still resisting at this moment. In other words, Baturhun is a very charismatic tribal leader.
Dong Qian responded to the order and began to charge towards the Junggar tribe from the east and west with Jia Fang and Jia Chang.
The shouts of killing shook the heaven and earth, and the entire battlefield was filled with the fighting between the Junggar cavalry and the Han army. The cavalry ranged from one or two thousand to dozens of cavalry, fighting with the Han army.
As for Xie Zaiyi, after he dispersed the central army and saw Baturhun fleeing to the west, he handed over the command of the army to two generals, Shan Ming and Du Feng, and called up nearly a thousand horsemen beside him. He looked fiercely and said nothing. , began to chase Baturhun in the direction of his retreat.
There were nearly a thousand cavalry, but they were like a whirlwind. Regardless of the disparity in strength, they risked their lives to pursue and kill them.
As the commander-in-chief of the army, Jia Heng did not leave the main battlefield. Instead, he commanded the Chinese cavalry. He and Jin Xuan in the north kept going back and forth to disperse the remnants of the Dzungar enemy who were entangled with the Han army so that Beijing could The battalion cavalry strangled.
Although Junggar was defeated, these cavalrymen had a strong will to resist. In other words, under the inspiration of Zhuoliketu, they were determined to die, which caused a lot of trouble for the Han army.
(End of chapter)
