Before this battle, Jierhalang had made all-round arrangements. There were more than 20,000 Dingjia soldiers in each banner, and thousands of followers with horses and good shooting were selected from the Aha servants behind the army. They are the remaining dings in Niulu of each banner, thus forming an offensive army of more than 23,000. The remaining central army is also protected by thousands of soldiers and horses. These thousands of soldiers and horses are the soldiers and horses of the two blue banners of Manchuria. The tribes of Haug and Jilharang. In addition, there were about four thousand cavalry heading to the other side to contain Wu Sangui's camp.
To the east of Huangtu Ridge, soldiers and horses from the Eight Banners and Six Banners of Manchuria have been assembled. In fact, the soldiers and horses of each Manchurian banner here are only a few thousand. Either only a few Niulu troops were dispatched, or there were more than a dozen Niulu troops, among which Manchuria Zhenglan Banner, Xianglan Banner, and Zhengbai Banner troops were the most numerous.
Especially Prince Azige of Wuying County. Although Duduo replaced him as the leader of the White Banner, he still had strong control over his subordinate Niu Lu, and most of them were with him at this time.
It was just the loss of Enhai and hundreds of other elite Bagalas that made Azig bitter and heartbroken. Those are almost all the Bajala elites of the Xiangbai Banner in Manchuria. Even if Liu Yan's troops are annihilated in this battle, the Xiangbai Banner's vitality will be severely damaged. Without several years of management, they may not be able to recover their vitality.
At this time, Jilharang also decided to increase the number of troops at the front. From the thousands of soldiers and horses of the Central Army, he dispatched 3,000 cavalry to support. These 3,000 cavalry were all heavily armored and equipped with iron-mounted shields, specifically designed to attack the infantry of the new army. Big array.
Soon, three thousand Manchurian cavalry with two blue flags were assembled. Under the leadership of Zhang Jing, a man with a blue flag, they roared and charged, and soon rushed into the battlefield ahead.
Suddenly, the New Army artillery battalion in the distance fired another salvo. The Franco machine guns and rocket launcher vehicles were added together. More than a hundred artillery pieces kept roaring. The three thousand Manchurian and Two Blue Flag cavalry just rushed into the range of the artillery fire. , dozens of people fell off their horses on the spot, all rolling and howling in pain. Niu Luzhang Jinggeng died on the spot, his head was pierced by a rocket and almost exploded on the spot!
Seeing their bloody and bloody state, with their limbs flying everywhere, everyone around them was heartbroken. Although the three thousand cavalry were still charging, their morale was greatly shaken, and the charging speed could not be increased.
None of the armored soldiers of the Two Blue Banners in Manchuria had ever fought against the New Army in Qinglai Town. They had not taken it seriously before, thinking that the defeat of the other banners at the hands of Liu Yan was due to their incompetence or Liu Yan's luck.
But when they arrived on the battlefield today, the soldiers and horses of these two blue flags were shocked. How did the soldiers of each flag survive the sharp cannons of the new army in Qinglai Town?
"Keep on attacking!"
Jirharang and Hauge also saw the scene where Niulu Zhangjing died in battle, but they both issued orders to continue the attack almost at the same time. The army suffered such casualties, and the soldiers and horses in front were already destroying Ming army chariots. In many places, the gunmen of the new army stopped shooting and began to retreat, allowing the spearmen behind to come forward. At this time, nothing could stop them. Otherwise, this battle will be lost and we must rush in at all costs!
But at this moment, the Qing soldiers who were destroying the New Army tanks discovered that the surrounding New Army soldiers were shouting, followed by raindrops of iron lumps thrown at them, followed by loud bangs and explosions of black powder. The sound continued, thick white smoke rose, and various debris inside flew out!
Those Qing soldiers holding shields for protection were immediately knocked off their feet by the explosion. Countless shields were also overturned by the heat wave. The Qing soldiers who were chopping up the chariots behind also became good targets.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
For a moment, there was a loud sound of gunfire, and in the chaos, those Qing soldiers were shot down. Some clever Qing soldiers lay down directly on the ground, and thus escaped the volley of gunfire.
But as soon as the sound of the gun fell, another thunderstorm came like raindrops.
"boom!"
The heat wave of the thunderous explosion overturned and killed the Qing soldiers lying on the ground, and the New Army suddenly became a mess in front of the formation.
However, after the thunderbolt exploded, the volleys of gunfire that terrified the Qing soldiers began again. The battlefield was filled with smoke, and the ears were filled with the frightened neighing of war horses, the screams of Qing soldiers before they died, and the There are many crazy horses jumping around.
The smoke rising from the surroundings made the faces of the Qing soldiers inside looming. They were either running in panic and fear, or they were standing blankly and violently. All kinds of creatures were visible on the battlefield.
Liu Yan's Chinese army was on a slightly higher ground. At this time, he was observing the battlefield situation with a telescope. He saw that the offensive of the Qing army had basically been broken up. The battle had entered a state of anxiety. Those Qing troops still wanted to continue. The attack was blocked by the fierce firepower of the new army, resulting in heavy casualties. This situation was exactly what Liu Yan wanted: to destroy the Qing army's effective forces to the greatest extent!
In the telescope, Liu Yan saw several Qing army followers not far ahead, howling at the top of their lungs. Most of them were without armor, with bald heads, an ugly pig tail on the back of their heads, and summer clothes on their bodies. The mandarin jacket and waistcoat look a little put off, but some of them will also bring their own cotton armor if they have horses to follow them, only a few of them.
Facing the fierce firepower of the new army, these followers performed even worse. They might wander around like headless flies, trying to find a safe haven, or they might be at a loss and resign themselves to their fate. When they were shot, they would cry. The desperate running made the already chaotic military formation even more chaotic.
The battle became more intense. The main force of the Qing army, about 10,000 people, were attacking the New Army infantry formation. Liu Yan saw the time and ordered the cavalry battalion to join some of Wu Sangui's cavalry to start a counterattack.
At this time, only thousands of Qing troops were fighting against the New Army cavalry battalion and Wu Sangui's thousands of cavalry. Both sides were maintaining their strength, and the battle was not too fierce.
However, when the central army of the new army in Qinglai Town sent out the flag, Xu Ming's blood suddenly surged. He led three commanders, Dong Yun, Du Zhongming, and Lu Yuan, and more than 12,000 cavalry soldiers to launch a crazy counterattack. The cavalry army directly attacked them. Thousands of Qing troops' cavalry formation collapsed. Even Wu Sangui's cavalry on one side did not react. The thousands of Qing troops' cavalry were routed.
"Don't be obsessed with fighting, flank the main force of the Qing army!"
Xu Ming looked at the defeated Qing cavalry and ordered the cavalry battalion officers to give up the pursuit and hand over the defeated troops to Wu Sangui's command. Then the cavalry battalion officers reorganized their troops and horses and immediately rushed to the main battlefield, aiming at the flank of the main Qing army force. Charge.
Just when the cavalry battalion began to charge, Liu Yan had already ordered the artillery battalion to stop firing, and only the gunners of the left battalion, the middle battalion, the right battalion, and the tiger cannon in front of the formation continued to shoot and kill the enemy.
Soon, Xu Ming led his troops to attack, and more than 10,000 cavalry soldiers roared into the battlefield. The Qing army, which had been beaten by the new army's various firearms on the battlefield, could not resist at all. Under the impact of the cavalry battalion soldiers, , and was quickly defeated.
The Qing army's central army, Ji'erharang, Haoge, Azig and others, had frosty faces. No one could have imagined that the nearly 30,000 cavalry army would be defeated so quickly. Although everyone has been mentally prepared, facing the more than 60,000 elite Qinglai Town new army, the odds of winning this battle are not that great, and it is very likely to be defeated. However, the defeat is so complete and rapid, and no one can Thought-of!
"Withdraw troops!"
Ji'erhalang gritted his teeth and issued the order. Although Haug, Azig, Ying Erdai and others were full of fear, they did not dare to fight anymore. If they continued to fight, it would not be a defeat, but a defeat for the entire army. Overturned.
The rest of the Mongolian banner leaders had long wanted to withdraw their troops. Faced with the casualties of the warriors among them, their hearts were bleeding. Now that Jierhalang ordered the retreat, everyone felt relaxed. Before Haug, Azig and others could say anything, A group of Mongolian banner masters sent men and horses to convey the order and cover the withdrawal of the cavalry in front.
In the middle of the New Army, Liu Yan held up a telescope and watched the battlefield. He saw the flags of the Qing army retreating one after another. Except for some of the Qing troops who were intercepted by the cavalry battalion soldiers and blocked on the battlefield by a flanking attack, the rest of the Qing troops were unable to retreat. Nearly 20,000 Qing troops all rushed to retreat.
"well!"
Liu Yan sighed, this is how to deal with the Hu cavalry. It is not difficult for the Han Dynasty to defeat the Hu people, but it is extremely difficult to surround and annihilate the Hu cavalry, or to delay them. The Hu cavalry comes and goes like the wind and is too mobile. It seems that after returning, we still need to continue to vigorously develop the cavalry!
Liu Yan thought for a while, and then ordered all the battalions of the army to start encircling and annihilating the enemy: "Order the left, middle, and right battalions to advance forward and suppress the enemy's range of activities!"
"Order the cavalry battalion to give up the pursuit and concentrate their forces to encircle and annihilate the enemy soldiers and horses stranded on the battlefield!"
At this time, there were still thousands of Qing troops on the battlefield. Rather than chasing the poor bandits and risking a deadly counterattack by the Qing troops, it was better to capture the thousands of heads on the battlefield.
The war drums of the Chinese army were beating loudly. Zhang Yi, Wang Bo, and Shen Tuo excitedly directed the soldiers of each unit to advance. More than 37,000 soldiers of the third battalion marched forward in uniform, with long gunners in front. , the gunman is on standby to follow.
Ahead, Xu Ming led the cavalry battalion soldiers to complete the division and began to encircle and annihilate the Qing troops in the encirclement.
Soon, the three infantry battalions advanced 200 steps, and thousands of Qing cavalry were compressed into a small area, unable to advance or retreat.
Shen Tuo immediately ordered: "The entire battalion uses sentries as units to attack on their own to kill Hu!"
Wang Bo also drew his sword in his hand and roared loudly: "Each sentry will do his own thing, kill Hu and leave no one alive!"
Zhang Yi shouted at the top of his lungs: "Kill! Kill them all!"
Thirty-seven thousand soldiers roared and disbanded the phalanx and rushed into the battlefield. Even the gunmen carried the guns on their backs, then pulled out the sabers at their waists and followed the spearmen to harvest the heads.
The battle ended quickly. Under the siege and annihilation of four battalions of the New Army and nearly 50,000 people, thousands of Qing troops were wiped out in an instant, leaving no one alive!
At this time, Ji'erhalang, Hauge, Azig and others had led the remaining troops to retreat and retreated towards Rufeng Mountain.
Liu Yan's new army did not pursue him, and Wu Sangui naturally did not have the courage to send troops to pursue him. He just divided his forces and began to clean up the battlefield, and led a group of servants to ride their horses over to pay homage to Liu Yan.
"General Liu!"
When Wu Sangui came to the Chinese army, he was still some distance away, so he laughed and shouted, then rolled off his horse, clasped his fists and said, "General Liu, this battle is really a victory!"
Although the battle between Wu Sangui's troops was not fierce, they only fought with thousands of Qing cavalry, and the number of heads captured was limited, probably only one or two hundred. After all, both sides were trying to contain each other, so naturally they would not Will try my best.
But Wu Sangui saw clearly that Liu Yan was fighting an unprecedented battle. Even though Wu Sangui thought he had been on the battlefield for a long time, he had never seen such a fierce battle.
The roar of firearms like thunder from the sky, the smoke like endless white clouds, and the deafening sound of fighting all tell the story of the cruelty and bloodshed of battle.
At this time, Wu Sangui finally admired Liu Yan from the bottom of his heart, clasped his fists and said, "We won this battle. Sangui admires General Liu so much!"
Liu Yan said with a smile: "Haha, Commander Wu is very complimentary. Commander Wu's department also contributed a lot in this battle. Naturally, Commander Wu also deserves a share of the credit for this victory."
Wu Sangui was moved when he heard this, and said to himself: "After this battle, I must get closer to Mr. Liu!"
At this moment, a group of soldiers from the Chinese army came on horseback. The first general stood up and dismounted, clasped his fists and said, "I am reporting to General Liu and General Wu. I have ordered the general to come over and inquire about the situation of the war." !”
Liu Yan said: "Reporting to the governor, our troops have joined forces with General Wu's troops and have defeated an army of 30,000 slave thieves and captured a lot of people!"
"Got the order!"
Wu Sangui saw that the general had written down the news, and then asked: "How is the war in the direction of Huangtu Ridge?"
"The soldiers of Xuanfu Town and Shanxi Town have broken through the three lines of defense in Huangtu Ridge after receiving support from the Dubiao Battalion and the Chinese army's troops. The army of slave thieves has taken the initiative to retreat. Now our army has captured Huangtu Ridge!"
Some people died, but not completely...
