This time, in order to reinforce Shenyang, Chieftain Shizhu mobilized almost all the white-armed soldiers in the territory, and all 6,000 soldiers and horses rushed to Liaodong.
Liu Zhaosun did not want this powerful army to be completely destroyed in the bloody battle of Hunhe River like in history.
At least, leave some seeds for the white pole soldiers.
He was about to open his mouth to persuade again, but he heard Qin Bangping say loudly:
"I have made up my mind, there is no need to say more. Mr. Liu, I see you have a good plan for fighting. Now that the Jiannu troops are far superior to mine, how should we fight?"
The continuous sound of conch trumpets sounded from both sides of the Hun River.
The two yellow flags' Zhenyi armored soldiers and Baoyi Aha who were able to fight at night were all organized by Nurhachi, with tens of thousands of troops, and slowly advanced from east to west.
Ye He's cavalry who could fight at night covered the two wings of the rear Jinbu formation and rode their horses to the west.
With more than 10,000 soldiers, the army is boundless.
The two yellow flags are the two most powerful of the Eight Banners, and the formation in front of them gives people the impression of a strong army. They are very different from the blue flags and white flags in the Battle of Hunjiang and the bloody battle of Kaiyuan.
Under the cover of night, the formation of two yellow flags looked like a violent beast. Only one of its ferocious corners was exposed, giving people a huge sense of oppression.
How to fight when we are outnumbered and outnumbered?
After time travel, Liu Zhaosun tried his best to change the direction of history. From Saerhu to the present, he fought bloody battles for half a year and narrowly escaped death, just for the present!
Liu Zhaosun raised his head and looked at the crowd and said loudly:
"We have 900 cavalry battalions, 4,000 Lin Dan Khan cavalry, 2,000 white pole soldiers, and 3,600 elite soldiers. We will arrive at Hunhe at dawn tomorrow. Ten thousand troops will fight against two yellow flags. The outcome is unknown!"
Seeing Qin Bangping's worried look, Liu Zhaosun explained:
"Flan cannons and divine fire flying crows disrupted the enemy's formation, and the cavalry charged and tore apart the enemy's formation. Finally, the old general led his white-poled soldiers to break through the gap and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop!"
Qin Bangping's eyes flashed brightly when he heard what Liu Zhaosun said.
He knew both the Fran cannon and the Shenhuo Flying Crow, especially the Fran cannon. Just now, Jiannu used the Fran cannon to bombard the shield formation of the white-armed soldiers, leaving the white-armed soldiers unable to fight back. It had to be said that this was a Big killer.
"This time General Liu's cavalry came for reinforcements. Did he also bring Fran cannons with him?"
Liu Zhaosun smiled faintly and pointed forward. Under the bonfire in the distance, a team of gunners were busy loading shells for the Franco machine gun.
"The slave chief brought all the artillery from Shenyang and sent 300 armored soldiers to guard them. They were all killed by the general. A few of them were destroyed when he seized the artillery. The remaining ones are enough to fight the Tatars. !
"Today Liu and the general will work together to kill the thieves, and the blood will be spilled in the muddy river!"
After Liu Zhaosun finished speaking, he bowed his hands to Qin Bangping as a military salute and rode his horse to the cavalry camp.
Qin Bangping looked at the back of Liu Zhao and Sun Yuan, and murmured in his heart: "Kill the thief with all your strength, and spill the blood in the muddy river!"
Li Yuchen ordered the dry fried noodles carried by his subordinates to be distributed to the white pole soldiers.
Piles of bonfires were lit in the camp where the white pole soldiers were stationed. The surviving soldiers took the time to rest while eating fried noodles.
These chieftain soldiers from the southwest fought fiercely on the bank of the Hun River for a whole day. Everyone reached the limit of what their bodies could bear, but they continued to hold on with their strong will.
When they were rescued by cavalry half an hour ago, some soldiers fell to the ground from exhaustion and never stood up again.
Teams of cavalry rode past the white-pole soldiers formation and headed towards the Houjin soldiers approaching from the east.
The white soldiers who were resting looked up at the cavalry with high fighting spirit. Everyone realized that this time they were no longer fighting alone.
On the north bank of the Hun River, piles of bonfires were lit in the flat valley running east-west, and the generals of the Ming army's battalions were busy directing the cavalry to form formations.
The remaining 960 cavalrymen after the bloody battle were divided into nine queues, each group of three.
There are still spears in the front row, rakes in this row, and sabers and cannons in the third row.
The formation was slightly different from the last time. Lin Danhan's cavalry with strong morale was distributed on the left and right flanks.
These Mongolian friends were able to fight at night and had better riding skills. Liu Zhaosun used them to deal with Ye He's cavalry who were also good at riding.
In order to train a powerful cavalry, Liu Zhaosun spent a lot of money, more than 50,000 taels of silver, all spent on the cavalry camp.
The monthly salary of the cavalry is double that of the soldiers. They have rich meals, including meat, fresh vegetables or tea every day.
Good food not only made the cavalry strong, but also prevented the occurrence of diseases such as night blindness.
Every half month, Li Yuchen will organize a cavalry night combat exercise to simulate various actual combat environments and assess the cavalry's tactical movements. Soldiers who fail the assessment will be eliminated.
After more than three months of rigorous training, the combat power of Liu Zhaosun's cavalry has grown rapidly, and has already surpassed the Ming army's night-time and even later Jinbaijia soldiers.
Three hundred cavalrymen were killed in the battle with Horqin just now. These elite cavalry were supposed to be used to cover the infantry charge, intercept and harass the enemy's retreating troops, but they were used for frontal charges on such a cruel battlefield. How could this not make Liu Zhaosun feel heartbroken? .
However, the matter has come to this, and Liu Zhaosun has no better choice.
In the next battle, the cavalry will still be the main force, which will only make him more heartbroken.
The well-trained Kaiyuan cavalry battalion quickly completed the formation. The front row of cavalry raised their spears diagonally and thrust into the dark night. They waited calmly for the flag captain to issue the order to charge into the formation.
Under the dark night, only the sound of Jiannu's trumpets and drums could be heard in the distance.
The sound of the trumpets and drums of the Hou Jin soldiers gradually approached, and the sound of neat footsteps made the earth begin to tremble slightly.
The Kaiyuan Cavalry Camp remained motionless, and the Chahar riders on both sides stuck out their heads to look into the dark night.
This was the first time Liu Zhaosun commanded a large-scale night battle.
During the night attack on Hunjiang, he actually only led 300 servants to fight, and it was just an attack, not a formal battle.
This time, he commanded a cavalry of nearly 5,000 men.
Pei Dahu rode his horse out of the night and walked to General Liu under the dim bonfire.
Liu Zhaosun glanced at him and said calmly:
"Are you all ready?"
Pei Dahu's face was full of excitement, and the beating bonfire made the scars on his face more obvious.
"Sir, everything is ready. The Fran machine has been loaded. Three hundred and sixty sacred fire flying crows will be launched in three batches. The people in the workshop have completed their arrangements. Just light them up."
"good."
Liu Zhaosun's expression remained unchanged and he murmured to the approaching formation of two yellow flags:
"Nurhachi, I have a surprise for you tonight."
On the flanks of the Hun River bank two miles away from the cavalry camp, one hundred and twenty rockets pointed diagonally forward, aiming at the flanks of the Houjin Formation, which was slowly heading west 500 steps away.
The twelve workshop craftsmen who came with the cavalry hurriedly retreated to their own formation.
Under the command of several flag captains, one hundred and twenty soldiers raised the match rope and lit the fuse at the end of the sacred fire flying crow together.
This improved version of the rocket imitates the Congreve rocket. It weighs about thirty kilograms, has an arrow length of three feet, and is equipped with a balance rod one foot and three feet long. The range can reach three miles.
Relying on its own charge to burn and propel, "fire" shoots the wooden pole into the air, then ignites the rocket in the wooden pole, and the rocket is shot out again.
Equivalent to a two-stage rocket.
A sharp roar resounded on both sides of the Hun River, followed by the explosion of the Fran machine cannon.
Liu Zhaosun looked sideways at the countless flames that rose up in the sky, watched them rise into the air and smash into the rear golden formation, and smiled slightly:
"Justice from heaven!"
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