Chapter 429 Dingding Decisive Battle IV
You Shiwei, who broke through the Qing army's right-wing formation, did not blindly go to the center of the encirclement to join Chen Cao. He was well versed in cavalry warfare and knew that once he did so, it would be tantamount to putting his more than 3,000 veteran troops in there to die. .
So he decisively chose to break through the Qing army's formation and directly kill through the entire Qing army's formation from the outside of the encirclement, allowing them to show their flaws. Moreover, he believed that Chen Cao was not someone who just waited to be killed, and would definitely be able to lead his men to kill from the vulnerable position. go out.
Naturally, Chen Cao saw the panic on the periphery. He clearly saw You Shiwei's military flag passing through the Qing army's rear formation. At this moment, he was not stupid. After seeing this situation, he immediately turned around to look. He said to Gao Jie and Zu Dashou: "Zu Dashou, you lead three thousand people to cooperate with You Shiwei's actions. Remember, you can't stop. I believe you are more familiar with cavalry combat than I am."
Zu Dashou clasped his fists: "Your Majesty, don't worry."
As soon as Zu Dashou moved, the Qing army who had been wandering around and riding and shooting immediately divided into several horse teams to follow closely. Chen Cao looked at Gao Jie: "Six thousand people are charging, are you sure you can escort me to Abatai?" In front of the battle?"
Gao Jie stood up and clasped his fists: "Your Majesty, don't worry, this life of the last general belongs to your Majesty. Even if the last general dies, he must complete what your Majesty has ordered."
Chen Cao looked Gao Jie up and down, then sneered and rode his horse to lead the charge.
"Chen Cao doesn't want to die?"
When Abatai saw thousands of people charging towards him, he couldn't help but sneered in his heart, but he was also a little surprised. Why did he, Chen Cao, dare to fight with his own cavalry in the field.
"We should take Wang Shi with us at this moment."
Abatai was well aware of the ruthlessness of the Han people in dealing with the Han people, but Wang Shi was a scholar and had no means of survival on the battlefield, otherwise he would have been able to get a glimpse of Chen Cao's intentions from Wang Shi's thoughts.
However, if Abatai knew that Chen Cao's intention was to annihilate the Qing army in Xuzhou, perhaps he would not have fought so recklessly with Hauge, abandoning Xuzhou and leaving the city to fight. And if Chen Cao did not use himself as a bait, how could he let him Abate and Hauge are determined to show off with Chen Cao in Xuzhou?
Since the enemy had launched a charge, there was no reason for him to dodge. Abatai drew out his long sword, spoke loudly in Manchu and Chinese to inspire the soldiers, and then took the lead in launching the charge.
The two sides got closer and closer, and not long after, the sound of the same collision of war horses and weapons was heard at the same time. For a time, a large piece of the cavalry from the two fronts fell down.
Even the Jin Yiwei who was guarding Chen Cao suffered a lot of casualties at this moment. The horses charged past, and the spear in Chen Cao's hand cut the throat of a Qing soldier. Blood burst out at the same time, and a lot of it smeared on Chen Cao's face.
The blood smelled fishy, but Chen Cao didn't dare to stop his horse at this moment. Stopping would mean danger. This was also the shortcoming of the cavalry battle between the two sides.
Abatai was extremely experienced. At that time, E Yidu and others just suffered a dull loss. In their eyes, the Ming army was just the image of the frontier army during the Saarhu War. They paid no attention to Chen Cao, a small figure who suddenly emerged from the army. In my heart, otherwise I would not have given away my life.
Seeing Chen Cao's cavalry getting closer and closer, Abatai, after ordering a cavalry shooting, turned around and started to circle with Chen Cao with his men. After a chase, Chen Cao was surprised to find the Jin Yiwei following him. Actually, three to four hundred people were lost.
"Your Majesty, the Tatars are playing tricks on us."
Xin Zhao is not stupid. The experience accumulated over the years is finally put to use now: "This cannot continue. We have two horses per person, and they have three horses per person."
Of the 50,000 cavalry that Chen Cao took out, only 15,000 Yulin veterans were You Shiwei's serious troops. The rest were newly recruited cavalry. Their cavalry and shooting skills were child's play in front of the Qing army. However, there are only a thousand Yulin veterans who can compete with the Qing army in Chen Cao's place at the moment, so they are being teased around by the Qing army.
If he, as the emperor, had not been leading the team, the cavalry team would have collapsed not long ago due to the inability to catch up with the Qing army and the increase in casualties.
One person with two horses on his side means constantly changing horses, which is also a burden for the war horses. However, one person with three horses can not only avoid the fatigue of the war horses, but can also cause psychological pressure on the opponent in terms of momentum. This is why Abatai s Choice.
Even the mounted archery and mounted warfare that the Mongols were proud of were defeated by the Jurchens. How could the soldiers in Guan Nei be the opponents of these barbarians?
Upon seeing this, Chen Cao immediately turned his horse around and no longer chased Abatai, but headed towards the chaos in his northwest direction. At this moment, Zu Dashou and You Shiwei met up and rushed to the northwest, facing Abatai. Tai's third son Bolo.
When Abatai saw Chen Cao turning his horse's head to attack the northwest, he sneered, and then shouted that the Ming army had fallen into a trap, so he turned his horse's head and took the lead himself, launching a true charge towards the Ming army.
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"fire..."
Dong dong dong...
On the flagship of the Inland River Navy, Pang Zhifan was commanding his troops to bombard Xuzhou City. The Xuzhou City Wall near the Yellow River collapsed after several rounds of shelling. Due to the serious siltation of the Yellow River near the Xuzhou City Wall, iron-clad ships with too deep drafts could not sail. The first shelling was one and a half miles away, not near the Xuzhou city wall.
Even so, this also creates an excellent opportunity for the attacking troops.
Wang Xiaojie personally led the team ashore, and the 33rd Division of the Shenwu Army disembarked five miles away from the Xuzhou River. After landing, Wang Xiaojie did not wait for the subsequent large forces, and led the guard regiment straight towards Xuzhou City.
In his opinion, it was very easy for a guard regiment equipped with rifles to enter from the direction of the city wall blasted by artillery. And relying on the sharpness of the rifles, it was also easy to form a defense line in the remaining gaps.
It wasn't until Wang Xiaojie rushed to the northwest gate of Xuzhou that he discovered that except for a dozen guards dressed as government officials who were killed by artillery, there was no trace of the Qing army.
The puzzled Wang Xiaojie led the security team into Xuzhou City, only to find that the entire Xuzhou City was in dilapidated condition, and fires started to break out in some places for unknown reasons.
"Reporting to the military base, the scouts reported that no trace of the Qing army was found in Xuzhou City, not even a single civilian was found."
"Military seat, someone was found in the well."
There was a dry well under an archway not far away. After the torch fell, Wang Xiaojie clearly saw a person leaning against the wall of the well: "Come up and ask questions."
It was not until two thin soldiers went down to burn a stick of incense that the people in the well were rescued, but they were still very weak. Wang Xiaojie looked up and down and realized that the person in front of him was still a woman: "I am Wang Xiaojie, commander of the Ming Dynasty Shenwu Army, girl, you are Are you from Xuzhou?"
"Little...little girl...little girl is from Xuzhou," the woman looked at the soldiers surrounding her. After confirming that they were not Qing soldiers, she slowly spoke: "Please help me, general. The Tatars abandoned the city and ran away. They Before running away, he forcibly took away the people of Xuzhou. The little girl's surname was Li, and her father was Li Quandao who served as an official in the sixth department of the Wanli Dynasty;
The Tatars tried to insult the little girl when they looted my house. The little girl jumped into the well to preserve her virginity. She wanted to die, but she didn't want the well to run out of water. "
A military doctor had just finished the examination and said: "Reporting to the military seat, it may be due to the collision on the wall of the well when she fell into the well. This girl has no trace of fractures, but she has many bruises."
Wang Xiaojie nodded: "Adjutant, take Miss Li down for diagnosis and treatment."
After a small incident, Wang Xiaojie also knew where the Qing army had gone. Not long after, Li Zongcheng led a team to arrive. Wang Xiaojie said: "The fighting outside the city is in full swing at the moment. I don't know how your Majesty Dingwu will control the army. Let's not worry about that. Li Zongcheng, your troops will immediately follow me out of the city to fight the Tatars."
"yes..."
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"Huh...huh...huh..."
Chen Cao was breathing heavily, and the spear in his hand became muddy due to the coagulation of blood, especially where he was holding it. As long as he lost strength even a little bit, the spear would fall from his hand because it was too slippery.
After a fierce chase between the two sides, the two brothers You Shigong and You Shilu successfully defeated the Han flag troops and reunited with You Shiwei and others who were stuck in a stalemate. However, what they did not expect was that Chen Cao turned his horse around. Abate's idea of breaking the situation was seen through, so he pursued them desperately.
In the current battlefield situation, the You Shiwei brothers led more than 10,000 troops to fight the outflanked Bolo, Bo and Tuo on the outer circle. In the inner circle were 10,000 taels of blue flag elites, plus the Han army flags that had escaped earlier. Although the cavalry is a defeated army, if it is placed next to the elite of the Qing army, even if it cannot play a big role, it is not a problem to assist in the battle.
On the other hand, Chen Cao, Gao Jie, and Zu Dashou, who failed to join You Shiwei, were in the middle with less than 5,000 cavalry left.
Viewed from the middle, Emperor Ming Chen Cao was completely surrounded at this moment.
And what he faced was not just an encirclement, but the sequelae of a charged charge---men and horses were exhausted.
Chen Cao stuck the spear upside down on the ground, then took the wet cloth strip from Zhao Xin's hand, wiped it straight along the tail of the gun, and removed all the blood stains attached to the gun body, and then lifted the spear again. But when he looked back behind him, he could clearly see that the thousands of cavalry were exhausted. It was just because he, the emperor, was right in front of them, otherwise this group of people would have been defeated and scattered.
"Your Majesty, I will escort your Majesty to withdraw first."
Gao Jie spoke from behind. Chen Cao turned around and glanced at Gao Jie coldly. Gao Jie was so frightened that he immediately clasped his fists and lowered his head. Chen Cao turned his head again and looked at the Qing army who started to trot on horseback not far away: "This battle is about death or life. ..”
Having said that, at this moment Chen Cao was also thinking about when the reinforcements he had planned in advance would arrive.
"Xin Zhao, charge for the last time..."
After Chen Cao finished speaking, he turned his horse and looked behind him and shouted: "Soldiers, I am your emperor, follow me and kill the enemy..."
"Kill the enemy...Kill the enemy...Kill the enemy..."
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