On the battlefield, Liu Yan led more than 60,000 Qinglai Town New Army soldiers to advance like a wall. The boundless New Army formation swept across the battlefield, scattering countless defeated soldiers and allowing those defeated soldiers and civilians who could still remain conscious to march along the battlefield. Follow the new army's formation to retreat to both sides, and then go around to the rear of the army.
And those defeated soldiers and civilians who had been overwhelmed by fear and only knew how to rush forward to attack the new army's formation were all killed by rounds of volleys of cannons.
"Run away!"
There was another roar of cannons, and a soldier who was quick to see the opportunity roared. Everyone around him fled in all directions, but then a large number of them were shot down.
At this time, smoke and dust were billowing in front, and countless New Army cavalry rushed this way. The large number of broken troops who escaped from the cannon fire were already panicking and rushed towards the soldiers of the cavalry battalion.
At this time, the defeated soldiers could already see the flaming red flags of the Ming army, the flaming red armor, and the blood-red horse temples.
Then there was another roar of gunfire, which suddenly sounded like exploding beans, and white smoke rose up. Amidst countless screams, the defeated soldiers suffered countless casualties.
The cavalry officers of the New Army in Qinglai Town showed no mercy to the defeated soldiers. All the defeated soldiers and civilians who blocked the road were either knocked away by a large number of strong horses or killed by their blunderbuss, spears and other weapons!
A large number of cavalry battalion soldiers quickly rushed past the broken soldiers and civilians who were running to both sides, roaring and speeding up the charge. The cavalry soldiers in the first few rows quickly inserted the empty muskets back into the holsters of their saddles, and then pulled them out. Another shotgun. Then these cavalry soldiers, led by Dong Yun, the commander on the left, rushed towards hundreds of Qing cavalry not far away.
Looking at the armor of those Tatar soldiers, they should be the soldiers and horses of the Eight Banners Manchuria Zhengbai Banner. I saw that all those Tatar soldiers had armor leaves exposed, shining silver in the sun. They all have flaming flags on their backs, and the red tassels on their helmets are actually Baya soldiers of the same color!
Several of them had slanted natural flags on their backs, and they should be the powerful little leaders of Bagala. Among them was a middle-aged strong man, wearing heavy armor, with a huge breastplate on his chest, and holding a large Bajala flag in his hand.
Seeing this, Dong Yun couldn't help but admire his good luck, because he knew that at this time, the Qing army's regulations stipulated that all banner leaders and below were all generals personally holding the flag, and people would follow their direction. If troops are sent out, at least Jiala Zhangjing will have a banner. Otherwise, it will be divided into Bo Shiku or something, and it will only have an ordinary triangular hypotenuse flag.
The hundreds of Tatar soldiers on the opposite side were all the most elite troops of the Qing army. The warlike factor stirred in Dong Yun's body, and then he shouted: "Everyone is ready to kill the slaves!"
Then the more than 3,000 cavalry battalion soldiers behind Dong Yun instantly changed their formations. Dong Yun led a thousand soldiers in a frontal assault, and the other two thousand soldiers were outflanked from both sides. The three thousand soldiers advanced in unison and pounced on the hundreds of elite Qing troops.
At this time, the leader of the Qing army was Baya Lajia Lazhangjing of Zhengbai Banner in Manchuria. This man was named Enhai. He had been practicing riding and archery since he was a child. He was a famous warrior in the Qing Dynasty.
Enhai was selected as a Baya soldier when he was eighteen years old. Enhai has been accustomed to today's pursuit battles since he joined the army.
From time to time, he rode his horse behind the defeated soldiers and stabbed them with a spear or slashed his knife, which would make the defeated soldiers flee in embarrassment and use all his strength to escape.
At this time, Enhai was holding the Zhengbai Banner of Baya Laying Jia La Zhangjing in his left hand, and a tiger spear nearly nine feet long in his right hand. The blade of the tiger gun is nine inches long, and there are several blood grooves on the blade. The blade of the gun was ridged one after another, and it was now a deep red color, indicating how much enemy blood it had drunk.
Nearly half of the tiger gun's barrel has an iron pipe connected to the gun head and the shaft. Near the gun blade holster, there are also pieces of antlers on the left and right sides. Two long leather strips hang down to prevent it from piercing the target too deeply and injuring yourself.
After all, this tiger gun was originally designed to kill tigers. The blade is like a knife. The tip of the spear is so sharp that it can pierce even tigers and bears with tough skin and bones with one blow. Therefore, it is very necessary to have a small section of antler stick on the left and right sides of the gun blade.
After the rise of Manchuria. Tiger guns were mostly used in battlefield battle formations, and tiger gun camps were established one after another. Those who can use the tiger spear are mostly outstanding warriors of each banner, and most of them are heavy armor and bagara.
In addition, Enhai's saddle is also hung with multiple iron bones, which are like small copper hammers with spikes, like small versions of maces, designed to deal with the target's heavy armor and shields. , thrown out, all targets will be shattered.
Although Enhai was holding a flag in his left hand and a gun in his right hand, he was skilled in equestrian skills. He did not need both hands and only needed the strength of his waist and legs to control the horse. He rode on the horse and turned left and right, very flexibly. Looking at the hundreds of Baya soldiers beside En Hai, the same was true. Most of their equipment used tiger spears, and only a few used long-handled knives. The knife is narrow and curved, with a blade and a shaft, nearly seven feet long. If it is hit, the man and the horse will be cut in half.
Because of their training methods, the Manchu cavalry's strength lies mostly in their feet and they are good at using large bows. Riding and shooting on horseback is not as good as the Mongols. Although many people can also turn left and right, look left and shoot right, they are still used to dismounting and fighting on foot.
In front, Dong Yun led three thousand cavalry battalion soldiers to rush over. Enhai was also frightened. He pursued the Ming army all the way to this point, and finally encountered a decent enemy cavalry.
Only the thunderous sound of hooves was heard in front, followed by the loud sound of gunfire, and the defeated Ming troops in front fell off their horses one by one.
Enhai had just led hundreds of Bagala cavalry to charge, preparing to confront the thousands of Ming troops. But at this moment, they saw the sound of fire cannons, and they couldn't help but be startled. They saw fierce Ming cavalry rushing out of the white smoke of the fire cannons in front of them. They all wore hats and helmets, and wore red clothes and armor. Even their horses and temples were dyed blood red. Everyone was filled with murderous intent, and a bloody and cold light flashed from time to time in their eyes.
Many Bagala cavalry were surprised when they saw this, and they all wanted to take out their bows and launch a volley, but were stopped by Enhai's roar. Those Ming army cavalry were all wearing iron armor, and even the key parts of the war horses were covered with iron armor. The arrows fired were of no use to them. For elite soldiers like them, only throwing weapons such as javelins and bones are useful.
In just a moment, the generals of both sides were roaring wildly, and the two cavalry armies were approaching quickly.
Enhai led his troops to form a spear formation, with him and a few Baya La Zhuangda leading the formation, followed by several layers of elite Baya La soldiers behind him, and fifty people on each side of the wings. One by one, they took out the iron bones hanging from the saddles, javelins, throwing axes and other weapons and held them in their hands.
Looking across the way, the new army's cavalry in Qinglai Town were rushing towards them from the front and both wings at the same time, with three thousand soldiers roaring and galloping towards them.
Enhai's eyes are as sharp as an eagle's, and they have been through battles. What scene haven’t you seen? Although the Ming army is elite and powerful, they will not be afraid even if they are determined to put their faith in it. After all, what kind of Ming army has they never seen? With the strength of hundreds of Bajala cavalry, not to mention thousands of Ming army cavalry, even tens of thousands The Ming army dared to lead an attack.
"Kill all Nikan!"
"Kill all the Tatars!"
Soldiers and horses on both sides were roaring, smoke and dust billowed from the two cavalry armies, and the cavalry's iron hooves on both sides struck heavily on the ground, making a chilling dull sound.
In an instant, the cannons of the Qinglai Town New Army's cavalry army roared loudly again, while the Zhengbai Banners threw their javelins, iron bones and other weapons with all their strength.
The two wings were the first to engage in battle. The first row of cavalry of the new army in Qinglai Town was the first to contact the enemy. Layers of cavalry soldiers kept passing by and shooting. The muskets kept emitting flames, and then turned into smoke and quickly dispersed backwards. .
In order to increase the power, the caliber of Qinglai Town's new army bird guns is larger than that of infantry bird guns. Although the range is not as far as the bird guns used by infantry, it can break through heavy armor at close range. Bagalas were shot one by one. The thick lead bullets instantly tore apart their expensive outer armor leaves, then penetrated the cotton armor inside the armor leaves, and finally broke through their innermost chainmail and crashed into their bodies.
After the lead bullet rolled inside the body, the wound encountered air, and the strong internal pressure caused the blood inside to turn into blood arrows and spurt out. They screamed and fell backwards from their horses.
However, these Bajalas were skilled in equestrian skills, and many of them were good at dodging. Some lead bullets only hit their horses. The horses were shot and let out a long mournful cry, jumping and rolling around, throwing the cavalrymen off.
When the two sides came into contact with each other in the first wave, several white-flag Baja soldiers on both sides threw their flying axes, iron bones and other weapons with great accuracy and ruthlessness, relying on the momentum of their horses.
A New Army cavalryman from Qinglai Town had just fired a musket and knocked down a Bagara, when he saw something coming towards him. It was extremely powerful, but it was an iron-bone flower.
He subconsciously raised the buckler on his left arm and swiped it. With a "boom", the buckler fell apart. Under the violent force, the cavalryman also became unstable and rolled off his horse.
There was also a New Army cavalryman from Qinglai Town. Before he could fire his gun, a javelin was fired at him. The cavalryman had no time to dodge and was thrown out of his chest. He fell off his horse.
Although the White Flag Bagalas on both wings fought desperately and kept throwing out their weapons, they were outnumbered despite their small number.
Whenever they threw their weapons, or before they threw their weapons, several blunderbuss were fired at them. With both sides having similar levels of elites, the cavalry battalions used more soldiers to fight against the smaller ones, constantly causing casualties to the Qing cavalry.
A tiger-backed Ba Yala roared unwillingly, threw out the tiger spear that he loved like a treasure, and penetrated a Qinglai Town New Army cavalry ten steps to the right, including his man and his horse. But then, a flower of blood shot out from his neck guard, which seemed to be dense. With the sound of the gun, streams of blood mist shot out from all over his chest and abdomen.
Bagala opened his mouth to roar, but no sound came out. He was shot in the neck and his trachea leaked. He wanted to roar, but the blood from his neck sprayed out faster. In the end, Bagala was angry and unwilling to give up, so he sat on his horse and died.
There were fewer and fewer Baya soldiers on both wings of the Qing army's forward formation. The New Army cavalry from Qinglai Town, which came from both wings, not only attacked the Qing troops on both wings, but also kept shooting at the Baya cavalry in the middle of the front line.
"Kill Nikan!"
At this time, Enhai looked at the situation on the battlefield and couldn't help but burst into anger. He roared loudly, holding a flag in one hand and a tiger gun in the other. Baya La soldiers took the lead and formed the front of the sharp arrow formation. Behind them, there was a formation that slowly opened to both sides.
Iron hooves churned, heavy war horses snorted, and the Qinglai Town New Army cavalry on the opposite side came roaring.
Both sides have no fear and have the courage to fight to the death.
In the blink of an eye, the two sides were within twenty steps, and the Ming army's cannons on the opposite side sounded like exploding beans, and streams of white smoke and fire came out.
The Ming army on both wings also fired bullets. Some bagaras and horses in the formation were shot, and two strong men even rolled off their horses. Enhai's horse was also shot. He nimbly jumped onto another horse beside him and continued to charge with the flag.
Some Bayala beside Enhai roared and threw a wave of javelins and iron bones. Some Qinglai Town New Army cavalry screamed and fell off their horses. Especially those few strong ones, almost all the javelins and throwing axes they fired hit their targets.
In the blink of an eye, both sides had rushed forward. Almost all the cavalry soldiers of the New Army in Qinglai Town threw away their empty muskets, pulled out their lances, and ran towards them fiercely.
The iron cavalry roared in, the dull collision of the war horses, and the miserable howls of the soldiers and horses on both sides were heard.
Enhai holds the flag in his left hand and the gun in his right hand. His legs are tightly holding the horse's belly, and his buttocks are hanging from the saddle. He took aim at an oncoming, thick-bodied New Army cavalryman from Qinglai Town. Seeing him charging towards him with a roar and a lance, En Hai also roared and rode up to meet him.
In an instant, Enhai shouted loudly, thrust out the tiger spear in his hand, and at the same time, the Qinglai Town's new army armor spear came forward.
The two horses intersected, blood splashed, and in a flash of lightning, En Hai's figure turned slightly. The spear of the Qinglai Town New Army cavalry pierced his left arm, bringing out a stream of blood mist. Enhai's left arm was instantly injured, and a heartbreaking pain came, making Enhai sweat like rain. .
However, Enhai's tiger spear took advantage of the horse's momentum and pierced the armor leader's chest with a scoff, all the way to the gun blade holster and a short section of antlers on the left and right sides. Even so, the tiger spear's blade was so long that it almost penetrated the body.
A cavalry duel is many times more brutal than an infantry battle. In addition to courage and combat skills, it also requires rich experience and keen prediction. Because the horses on both sides were very fast, a slight difference would result in death on the ground.
Some people died, but not completely...
