Chapter 430 Decisive Battle at Dingding V
Since King Wuling of Zhao and Hu Fu cavalry pioneered cavalry warfare, cavalry has been the mobile force on the battlefield and the key to final victory.
The strength of a country depends on how many cavalry are available. The infantry is as powerful as the Zhao and Song Dynasties. In the end, the king died under the iron hoof of the Mongols and the country was destroyed.
Emperor Yongle's five expeditions to Mobei relied on the powerful cavalry force that the Ming Dynasty relied on at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty. With the coordination of infantry, cavalry and artillery, they completely defeated the remnants of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.
From the day Nurhachi established the Jin Dynasty, all troops used cavalry as their main combat force. Compared with the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, from the Wanli period until now, in Abatai's memory, their Manchu cavalry has been I have yet to find an opponent with whom I can compete.
The tyrannical Mongolian tribes are still marrying their women to the Qing emperor as a means of marriage and goodwill.
The Ming cavalry charging from a distance, regardless of whether their leader was the Ming Emperor, looked at them only from the perspective of the cavalry. In Abate's eyes, these people were nothing more than local chickens and wagyu.
Abatai drew out his long sword and shouted loudly: "Manchu warriors, show your courage, the Eight Banners will be victorious, the Qing Dynasty will be victorious..."
"The Eight Banners will be victorious, the Qing Dynasty will be victorious..."
"rush..."
The elites of the two blue flags have been getting ready to go. Their opponents are the exhausted Yulin veterans who have charged several times. As soon as the two sides engage in battle, they make a decision.
At the moment, Chen Cao couldn't care about much anymore. He only had one target, which was Abatai who was heavily guarded not far away.
And Zhao Xin followed Chen Cao closely with the remaining six to seven hundred royal guards. Without Chen Cao's too many instructions, Zhao Xin knew what his emperor was going to do.
"kill..."
The battle lasted only a stick of incense, and Chen Cao was in crisis. More than 5,000 people were killed by 10,000 cavalry, and only less than 2,000 people were left. While the opponent lost more than 2,000 people, he had already lost more than 2,000 people. They were surrounded layer by layer, and the war horses could no longer exert their strength. The Qing army now surrounded Chen Cao's troops in circles, and began their special show.
Riding and shooting...
"Your Majesty, there is still a chance..."
Gao Jie just wanted to get Chen Cao out, but judging from the fierce battlefield battle in the distance, it was obvious that Abatai did not give Gao Jie enough room to escape. If you look closely, you will see that they are already fish on someone else's chopping board.
Chen Cao did not pay attention to Gao Jie, but ordered each cavalryman to take out their bows and arrows and shoot with the Qing army.
However, this approach is a drop in the bucket.
Abatai was ecstatic at the moment. If he could capture or kill Chen Cao here, it would be a big blow to the Ming army in the south. After that, the Ming army in the south would be scattered, and the Qing Dynasty would occupy the entire Central Plains. It's only a matter of time.
On a small slope to the west of the battlefield, Wang Xiaojie was watching the entire battlefield. He ran up the slope panting with an order: "Military seat, the Tatars have not set up defenses in the rear. They have released all their troops."
"Military seat, Your Majesty can't hold on any longer."
Wang Xiaojie put down the telescope, and then said in a deep voice: "Every artillery is in position, shoot at the Tatars' buttocks, separate a brigade of troops, lay mines along the way, and the guard group places all the revolvers on the front battlefield , as long as the Tatars dare to charge, I will beat them to death."
Abatai was full of confidence. He estimated that it would only take half an hour at most to completely eat these defeated soldiers and capture Chen Cao alive.
Just at this time, the sound of bombardment came from far and near. Before Abatai could react, a violent explosion began behind him. The unprepared Qing cavalry was suddenly knocked off their backs and their formation was thrown into chaos.
Zhao Xin, who was ready to fight back to the death, almost shed tears when he saw this. He scolded the reinforcement commanders who should have arrived long ago in the plan. When he looked at Chen Cao beside him, Chen Cao looked at him. Looking into the distance expressionlessly: "Xin Zhao, I want to kill Abatai myself."
There was an army firing from the rear, and Abatai, who was in a panic, naturally sent out troops to check. However, after the news of the arrival of reinforcements from the Ming Army spread, the Ming Army cavalry who had been clearly fighting for their lives now seemed to be killed one by one. As if possessed by a god, he rushed towards them with this energy.
Suddenly, his own cavalry had no way to arrive, so they turned around and left one by one.
Even the Bolo brothers, who were fighting You Shiwei outside the encirclement, felt bad when they saw what happened. They immediately turned their horses around with their soldiers and joined them in the direction of Abatai.
Gunshots began to be heard in the distance, and the gunfire was as dense as rain. Chen Cao's ears were very good, and he immediately realized that the Zhuanran gun coming from Songjiang had been escorted by Pang Zhifan.
This was also within Chen Cao's plan. The reason why Pang Zhifan left Xuzhou was to go to Nanjing to pick up the thirty revolvers that had been manufactured. Using him against the cavalry was a magic weapon for victory.
Abatai had no idea that the weapons of the Ming army that came for reinforcements were so ferocious. The 3,000 men sent out only returned less than 700 to 800. Zhang Jing, who led the team, looked horrified.
"what happened?"
"Your Majesty... Nanmanzi's firearms were too fierce. Our cavalry rushed over and before they could even reach a hundred steps... they were all dead..."
Abatai frowned. He thought about it for a long time. After much deliberation, at most Chen Cao still had some hidden firearms. If there were ferocious and powerful firearms that were used at the beginning of the war, why bother here: "Come here, Anzu cholera affected the morale of the army and chopped off his head.”
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
"Ama..." Bohetuo and Bolo rushed over: "The Ming army has begun to counterattack. The war here is not going well. Let's go and join Hauge immediately."
Blindly escaping was of course not an issue. Abatai was going to cut off the rear in person, but he didn't quite believe Ansu's words, so he looked at Bohe Tuo and said, "Take the people to clear the way, and let the people with the Han banner be the first to charge at Mingren's reinforcements. They must have no cavalry."
Bo Hetuo nodded after hearing this: "Don't worry, Ama."
Bolo said: "Amma, you, Bo and Tuo retreat first, leave this place to me."
The situation that was originally good has turned around. Abata felt very uncomfortable, and naturally he would not agree to Bolo's request: "You cover from the flanks, and I will rush in and see for myself."
The regrouped Qing army, led by Abatai, launched an attack on the exhausted army Chen Cao, and penetrated Chen Cao's formation in just one round.
Chen Cao was helpless. Fortunately, Zu Dashou and Gao Jie were desperately restraining his subordinates, otherwise the remaining one or two thousand men would have completely collapsed due to battle losses.
Fortunately, You Shiwei arrived in time. The addition of fresh combat power boosted Chen Cao's morale. After glaring at Abatai who was running away, he raised his gun and shouted: "You Shiwei, charge with me."
Chen Cao's target was Abate, and naturally he couldn't let Abate run away so easily, so the battle situation changed with the arrival of Wang Xiaojie, and the pursuit became Chen Cao's side.
There was no intermission in the gunfire from the beginning. When Abatai led Chen Cao in a big circle to retreat, he ran into Bolo. A Goshiha next to Bolo was carrying someone on his back. Batai was sulking after seeing clearly that Goshiha was carrying none other than his son Bohetuo.
Before Abatai could speak, Bolo said in a slightly frightened voice: "Ama, let's go quickly. The Ming army's firearms are fierce. Our cavalry has not charged half the distance, and all the men and horses are dead, and they are dead." The situation was extremely cruel, and the horses were beaten into pieces."
"nonsense..."
Bolo didn't care about Abate's refutation at all, and continued: "It's true Ama. Bo Hetuo led the charge. He hid beside the horse and ran sideways to shoot arrows. I saw with my own eyes that the Ming army's firearms killed the horse and him." Pierce it, you see.”
Next to the voice, Goshiha immediately put Bohetuo down. In the meantime, his chest was turned into a ball, and even the cotton armor was so broken that he could not find it. Bohetuo was obviously dead and could not die anymore.
Now Abatai believed what Ansu had said out of fear. His son's death was right in front of him: "Send the order, and the entire army will assemble and charge towards the front of the Ming army."
A frontal charge means fighting inside the central camp of the Ming army, and that side is now reduced to a pot of porridge.
It was precisely because Abate thought of the chaos over there that he would create an opportunity for them to escape from there, otherwise he would have no way of starting.
When Chen Cao saw Abatai's army beginning to charge towards them, he was immediately overjoyed. Previously, Abatai led them in a big circle in pursuit, and many people died. Now that his opponent has Take the initiative to charge, regardless of their strategies, just charge upward.
"I don't care about Abatai's life or death, as long as I hold him, he will be knighted..."
After the two sides engaged in battle, the Qing army used an arrow formation to kill the Ming army. Among the chaos, Chen Cao saw Abatai in the center, who was surrounded by heavy soldiers and charged. He raised his gun and pointed at Abatai. Butai rushed over.
"Protect the prince..."
"Kill it..."
A group of Goshiha rushed towards Chen Cao. Abatai saw that he was being targeted by Chen Cao; his blood suddenly surged, and all the previous anger rushed towards Tianling Gai: "Bolo, take the people and follow the instructions Plan and act.”
The main reason why the Manchu Qing Dynasty continued to win the war against Zhu Ming was that the Eight Banners won the victory, whether it was the father or the son.
Bolo did not stop at all, and continued to charge with the large troops, and soon broke away from Chen Cao's entanglement.
And Abatai has already taken the initiative to cut off the queen at this moment, and he also wants to fight to the death with Chen Cao.
"Abatai..."
"Chen Cao..."
'boom...'
With the sound of a gunshot, Abatai fell on his back. The Goshikhas beside him rushed forward, one person jumped on the horse and the other supported Abatai. Before Chen Cao could fire a shot, Abatai had already been killed by the Goshihars. They were heavily surrounded, and regardless of whether the people behind them escaped or not, they all rushed forward.
Chen Cao, who does not talk about martial ethics, has no intention of using cold weapons to fight Abatai. A quick victory is the key to this war. As long as he can win, any conditions can be created.
"Your Majesty, the Tatars have fled towards our camp."
"Ran?"
