Chapter 428 Dingding Decisive Battle III
Looking at the Qing cavalry that was already visible to the naked eye in the distance, Chen Cao took off his long spear, held a spear in his arm, quickly mobilized his horse, ran back and forth in front of the formation, and shouted sternly: "Soldiers, I am the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. I want to tell you that two swordsmen met for a duel. One was a top swordsman, and the other was a newcomer who had just stepped into the world. However, this newcomer was unfazed in the face of danger. He knew that the battle would be defeated, but he was still willing to draw his sword and fight. Although Defeat is glorious;
I want to tell you something: when you encounter an enemy, you must draw your sword. In this battle, you must live or die, and you must die or live. We meet on a narrow road... The brave one wins..."
'Hoo...ho...ho...'
Under the overwhelming momentum, more than 30,000 cavalrymen, led by the leader, began to shout the slogan "Long live my emperor, long live, long live..." in unison.
Abatai naturally heard what he heard, and was shocked in his heart, wondering if Emperor Ming Chen Cao might be in front of the battle.
Shang Jian ran back and gasped: "Amma, I'm so happy. Someone who knows Emperor Ming Chen Cao said that the person who was running around in front of the formation may be Chen Cao himself."
"Is the emperor really going to charge?" Abatai muttered: "I heard that Emperor Yongle of the Zhu family conquered Mongolia five times, and he took the lead every time."
Chen Cao held up his spear again, pointed his spear forward, and shouted loudly: "Soldiers, follow me to defeat the enemy, kill..."
"kill..."
Abatai clearly saw the cavalry leading the way. Behind him was a group of plate-armored cavalry, followed by the Ming army's cavalry. The opponent had already charged, so how could they remain idle: "The Han army flag meets the enemy. Two blue flags, archers ready..."
Chen Cao rode in the lead, followed closely by General Zhao Xin with thousands of armored guards, and then the You family brothers, Zu Dashou and others with cavalry followed closely behind.
Everyone knows that this battle with the emperor charging can only be won, not defeated. If defeated, the ending will be too bloody.
"Protect the prince..."
Chen Cao shouted loudly and thrust his spear directly into the chest of the Han army's flag cavalry who had rushed up. With the speed of the war horse, he actually took such a cavalryman away from the war horse.
The spear passed through his chest. Chen Cao reacted quickly and took off his hand. The moment the enemy fell to the ground, he pulled out the spear from behind him, shook the blood on the gun, and looked for the next target again.
Xin Zhao protected the prince Chen Boxing by his side. A large group of Jin Yiwei's cronies protected Chen Boxing securely. At this moment, the first wave of arrows struck. Under the protection of the good round-rimmed helmet, important troops such as the head were protected. The lethality of the arrows is activated, but this is limited to the equipment of the Jinyiwei. Those cavalrymen do not have straight armor or plate armor, so the defensive power of the cloth armor is naturally lower.
Countless people were hit by arrows and fell from their horses. There was no rescue waiting for them, only the hoofs of the horses of their comrades behind them stepped on them.
"Hand grenade..."
The Jin Yiwei were all equipped with grenades. At the moment when the two sides engaged in battle, more than a thousand Jin Yiwei violently threw the prepared grenades towards the Qing army behind them, and an explosion followed.
Abatai was familiar with cavalry warfare and knew that the Han army's flag would not be able to withstand it at this rate, so he said: "Bo Hetuo, I will give you five thousand men to attack the enemy's left flank;
Bolo, take five thousand men and move to their right flank. "
Strictly speaking, this was Chen Cao's first cavalry battle with a large regiment, so he didn't know the depth. After the grenade opened a path, he led more than two thousand people to kill directly through the Han army flag. In the entire military formation, Abate's banner was a mile away. Not long after, a steady stream of cavalry broke out of the Han military formation and began to gather behind Chen Cao. The battle behind them was particularly intense at this moment. fierce.
Suddenly there was a horn call from the opposite side, and the whimpering was gentle. Even though Chen Cao couldn't understand it, he knew that his opponent was about to launch an attack.
He looked back and saw that at least ten thousand people were already waiting behind him, so he pointed his spear, shouted to kill the enemy, and then once again took the lead and rushed towards Abatai.
Abatai naturally did not expect Chen Cao to come to him. He was the emperor after all, so how could he really be in danger? So he drew his long sword and loudly encouraged the soldiers in Manchu. Then, after shouting to kill the enemy, he led the charge in person.
The sound of spears piercing flesh was heard endlessly. Chen Cao didn't know why, but he was killing more and more vigorously. He was already red-eyed. On the way to the charge, he found a Qing general who was dressed in extremely luxurious clothes. That man was also killed with a howl. He shouted and took the target over.
Shang Jian did not fail, but kept wandering around. At the critical moment, he was killed by Chen Cao and penetrated the formation. He had to go back and forth on the battlefield to supervise the battle with the Manchu cavalry. He happened to meet the Ming cavalry who had charged again, so he led Charge forward and kill people.
Chen Cao was wearing plate armor and was dressed the same as an ordinary Jin Yiwei. However, the robe worn under the plate armor was not embroidered with auspicious beasts such as flying fish, bullfighting, and unicorns, but with five-clawed dragons.
Shang Jian saw Yiqi rushing toward him, and there were many people behind him. Thinking that he was also a high-ranking official, he waved his long sword and rushed toward Chen Cao.
The spear stabbed fiercely. After Chen Cao stopped his horse, he became even more fluent with the spear. He hit Shang Jian unprepared with each move. Shang Jian, knowing that he was outmatched, made a feint, immediately turned around with his horse, and ran away under the cover of his cronies.
Suddenly, there was a "bang" sound, and Shang Jian realized that someone had hit him hard on his chest and back. His whole body immediately felt tight, blood spurted out, and he fell off his horse.
"Baylor..."
"Master..."
Chen Cao couldn't understand Manchu, but the revolver gun in his hand was not for nothing. Originally, he wanted to use his strength to defeat the man in front of him, but he didn't know that the man actually wanted to run away after making a feint.
How can a duck that has got its mouth slip away so easily?
After successfully shooting Shang Jian, the guards around Chen Cao had a fierce battle with the Goshiha guards who wanted to snatch Shang Jian's body. Everyone in the Jinyi Guards of the pro-army guard had a gun. After a close battle, All dozens of Shang Jian's Goshihars were killed, and his body was identified by a prisoner as that of Abatai's eldest son Aixinjueluo* Shang Jian.
The news that Chen Cao's formation beheaded Shang Jian soon reached Abata's ears not far away. Remembering that Nurhachi's five ministers also died in the hands of Chen Cao, Abatai was so angry that he ordered everyone to The army launched a charge to kill the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty from his horse, and personally awarded him a reward. Regardless of Chen Cao's life or death, he would be awarded the title of Beizi immediately, and he would not be replaced hereditary.
Abatai's 20,000 elite cavalry are now in a state of recuperation. Coupled with the reward from the flag owner, the prince, they are all pumped up, waving their sabers, and charging towards Chen Cao with strange screams. Come.
"They have a lot of horses."
After Gao Jie's new surrender, he was brought under You Shiwei's command. Because of his cavalry background, he was also given the position of staff officer and commanded more than 5,000 people.
His charge behind Chen Cao was also driven by profit. At least he could make the emperor remember him. If he won, everything would be fine. Even if he lost, he could still use his own means to make the emperor escape unscathed.
Best of both worlds.
Chen Cao turned around and saw that it was Gao Jie. He didn't see You Shiwei and others, so he said: "You have some tricks, what do you think? Do you dare to follow me?"
Gao Jie clasped his fists: "But it depends on His Majesty's prompting."
"You have courage," Chen Cao turned to look at the two blue flag cavalry rushing towards him, and tightened his grip on his spear: "Kill..."
"Kill..."
Chen Cao's side rushed towards Abatai in a sharp formation, while Abatai's side, in addition to showing off his special skills of riding and shooting, also split into three on the way to the charge, from the left and right wings respectively. Surround Chen Cao's troops who are charging.
In addition to Gao Jie's 5,000 men, Zu Dashou's 5,000 men were also among them. However, the organization was in chaos at the moment, and only the two of them could command these cavalry.
A charge of more than 10,000 people should not be underestimated, but at least 5,000 or 6,000 people were outflanking them from their left and right wings. Zu Dashou knew the tactics of the Qing army, and Chen Cao also knew it, but at this moment he only had one purpose, That is Abate among the armies.
On the way to the charge, Chen Cao could clearly hear the sound of violent artillery that suddenly started, but it was not very clear. It must be some distance away, but now Chen Cao had no time to care about where it was. After all, the entire battlefield was now completely fought. , it is impossible to tell who wins and who loses at this moment.
"kill..."
With a scraping sound, the spear in Chen Cao's hand broke the saber of a Qing soldier in front of him, and the tip of the spear went straight into his abdomen. After closing the gun, he swung the gun to the right and knocked the Qing soldier off his horse. The rest of the battle Chen Cao was shocked to realize that the two blue flag cavalry in front of him were not comparable to those traitors in the Han Army Flag.
Chen Cao felt extremely strenuous every time he killed a person. It felt like fighting in the Japanese country, but it was easier than killing Japanese people.
"Protect Your Majesty..."
Gao Jie shouted, and with his spear waving, he charged left and right around Chen Cao, killing the Qing soldiers and knocking them off their feet, thus ensuring the safety of both sides of Chen Cao.
It's just that the Qing troops outflanking from the left and right wings were not easy to deal with. After less than a cup of tea after the battle between the two sides, it could be seen from the air that Chen Cao's more than 10,000 people had been defeated by Abatai's 20,000 taels of blue. Banner elites surrounded the middle of the battlefield.
Chen Cao jumped on another war horse, took a gulp of cold water, and then poured all the remaining water on his face. He felt much more comfortable instantly, but the battle against him did not weaken at all. He was beaten by the Qing army's Youyiqiji, which was a bit nerve-wracking.
"Your Majesty, the Tatars are not willing to engage in direct combat with us. Even if they engage in combat, they also have many sharpshooters firing cold arrows in the dark. This is not the way to go. I will escort Your Majesty to retreat first and join Master You and the others first. "
Soon after Chen Cao was besieged, You Shiwei, who was fighting with the Han Army Flag, discovered Chen Cao's lone army deep into the siege, so he asked two brothers to lead the men to break through the Han Army Flag's military formation, which showed signs of defeat, while he himself With three thousand Yulin veterans, they separated from the front battlefield and charged forward directly from the weakest position on the right wing in a sharp arrow formation.
The right-wing Qing army was suddenly in chaos.
