Darkhan Lema saw a proud look on his face when he saw the two red flag cavalry formations easily crushing the Ye Buhu front and approaching the artillery position on the east coast.
"Hahaha! Liu Zhaosun is at the end of his rope. He ordered Niu Lu Ezhen in front to drive the Kaiyuan artillery into the Suzi River to feed the fish!"
Baya took the order and left. Infinite pride surged in Darkhan's chest. He glanced at the battlefield, and the half-moon formation 300 steps ahead appeared in his field of vision.
The huge unicorn battle flag was fluttering in the wind in the air. In front of the battle flag was a parapet and a trench. Behind the parapet stood groups of Kaiyuan troops who were waiting in full formation. They only exposed their helmets to the wall. Under the red tasseled helmets, countless pairs of eyes were looking at them. Look at the two red flag formations.
Darhan is one of the two major Jia La Ezhens in the Xianghong Banner. He is a confidant of the flag leader Abatai and the tough militant faction in the Xianghong Banner. Arranged by Abatai to attack the original army's artillery positions.
In the autumn of the forty-seventh year of Wanli, Darkhan was ordered to stay in Hetuala and did not go south with the main force of the Eight Banners. He missed the bloody battle of Hunhe River. This warrior has always been resentful about this.
Later, the Eight Banners army was defeated and returned, with only less than 40,000 remaining from 120,000 people. Even Du Du, the leader of the Xiangbai Banner, was captured by Liu Zhaosun.
While Darkhan was shocked, he also took a keen interest in the Kaiyuan Army.
Although he knew that this army was very strong, he still wanted to fight Liu Zhaosun in person if he had the chance.
Now, the opportunity has finally come.
Darkhan looked at the chaotic battlefield with hatred, and his expression became even more sinister.
The remaining Kaiyuan troops on the west bank were still gathering under the Suzi Bridge to cross the river. Although their number was close to ten thousand, Darkhan believed that the Great Khan had his own way of dealing with these Nikans and there was no need for him to worry.
Darkhan turned his attention back to the east bank. The Kaiyuan artillery two miles away gradually stopped shelling after firing more than a dozen rounds of shells. The artillerymen were busy cleaning the barrels of the artillery and dissipating heat from the barrels.
There is a raised half-moon position on a slope two hundred steps in front of the artillery. Those Nikans who did not drown in the river have repaired the fortifications and are waiting for the two Red Flag warriors to pass by.
In the center of the position, the black unicorn on the battle flag was particularly eye-catching. Darkhan said to Niu Lu Ezhen next to him:
"Yang Guli, Nikan has repaired the fortifications so quickly, and it happened to be stuck in the main road. There are swamps and mud on both sides, making it inconvenient for the army to pass. Look at the trenches and parapets, they are arranged in a very orderly manner. The general is a veteran! This battle is scary It’s a bit difficult to fight, can we get around it?”
Niulu Erzhen Yang Guli looked at it for a while and replied:
"Go back to the master. I sent a sentry to investigate. If you want to attack the artillery on the east coast, you can only go through this slope. Oh, there is a bridge three miles to the north, but you have to take a detour of more than ten miles."
Darkhan quickly shook his head after hearing this, waved his hand and said:
"Don't make a detour. Let the cavalry attack immediately. The flag master ordered me to fight quickly. Liu Zhaosun may cross the river, so don't delay!"
The two generals with red flags were talking when they suddenly heard a commotion on the left wing of the cavalry formation, and there was a booming sound of bowstrings vibrating on the left wing.
"Master, the Nikan cavalry is attacking our left wing! Hundreds of people are coming!"
Bagara, with a red triangular flag on his back, galloped up to Darkhan and loudly announced in Manchu.
"Impossible, the Nikan cavalry hasn't even started to cross the river yet. The more than a thousand cavalry crossing the river have been dispersed by Wu Zhenhachao, with more than half of the casualties. Now where did the Nikan cavalry come from!"
Darkhan looked up at the two Red Flag Cavalry who were attacking the Half-Moon Position. After being stunned for a moment, he heard the earth-shattering sound of fighting coming from the left wing. A Kaiyuan Cavalry rushed towards the waist of the two Red Flag Cavalry Formation like wind and residual clouds.
"They were the first Nikan cavalry to cross the river!"
"It's only a few hundred horses, nothing to worry about!"
Darkhan roared and said to Yang Guli:
"Deploy a thousand warriors to stop this remnant Nikan army and kill them all!"
The two red flag formations immediately changed their formation, and the thousand Jiannu horsemen gathered on the left wing brandished their sabers and hammers and charged towards the exhausted Kaiyuan Army cavalry on the opposite side.
More than 400 original cavalrymen formed a four-row battle line. The first two rows were filled with muskets and spears, the middle row was with muskets, and the last row was with sabers. Because many cavalrymen were injured, their formation was not strict.
The cavalry from both sides quickly reached the two hundred paces position. The two red flag Niu Lu Ezhen shouted loudly and ordered the cavalry to launch bows and arrows. A thousand riders raised their bows one after another, and the light arrows slowly rose into the sky and fell rapidly from the highest point. , making bursts of screams.
The muskets in the hands of the Kaiyuan cavalry sounded at the same time, and some cavalry with bows shot a wave of light arrows at Jiannu. Under the thick white smoke, a scream came from the Kaiyuan cavalry formation, and the two oncoming cavalrymen shot a wave of light arrows at Jiannu. Dozens of Red Flag cavalrymen fell off their horses on the spot. In the first round of attacks by both sides, each lost fifty or sixty people.
The distance of two hundred steps was quickly completed, and the two sides entered the throwing distance of fifty steps. Both sides threw the flying ax and the iron bone flower at the same time with a tacit understanding. The passing swords once again splashed a burst of blood among the soldiers on both sides. rain.
Feng He tilted his head to avoid the fist-sized iron bone flying towards him. Without even looking, he threw the short ax forward fiercely. A Zhenghongqi Ba Ya La was cut into the head by the ax blade and screamed. Fall off the horse.
Within this distance, throwing weapons can produce terrifying lethality with the help of horse speed, and due to the dense formation of horsemen, it is almost difficult not to hit the target.
After this round of throwing, dozens of people from both sides fell off their horses. Many were hit directly in the face, and some were hit in the body by flying axes. Immediately after falling from their horses, they were trampled to pieces by countless cavalry.
After two waves of attacks, less than 300 of the 400 cavalry remained. The dense wall-type charge front was torn open with countless gaps, and the widest gap could even accommodate two war horses running side by side.
"Fill the position! Get ready to charge!"
Feng He dodged two waves of iron bone attacks. His heart beat violently and he felt that it was about to jump to his throat. He used all his strength to shout loudly to the surrounding cavalry. Although the battlefield was noisy, the surrounding cavalry could hardly hear his voice. .
He didn't care about this. We stood in the position of captain of the flag of the spearmen in the first row and raised the flag in our hands. The more than 300 cavalrymen following behind accelerated at the same time. The flintlock guns made a deafening roar. After the cavalry in the front row pulled the trigger, , immediately put the flintlock back into his belt, pulled out his sword, and slashed at the Jiannu cavalry rushing in front.
A wave of heavy arrows flew from the opposite side at the same time. Some Bajala, who were skilled in archery, used their heavy bows to close in and shoot. Under the attack of the heavy arrows, almost all the fusiliers in the front row fell off their horses.
The second row of pikemen followed. They raised their spears diagonally, and using the inertia of the running horses, they stabbed the neck of Bagala who was shooting arrows in front. Hundreds of spears pierced the neck of Bagala's rider and fired. The original cavalry battalion paid special attention to this kind of charging and thrusting in their daily training, requiring them to stab the enemy's eyes, nose, throat and heart three times in a row while sprinting a hundred steps away.
Some bagaras promptly changed their bows and arrows, and wielded long axes, knives, and spears to fight with each other. The two sides passed each other, and dozens more corpses fell to the ground.
After three waves of sprints, the Kaiyuan cavalry penetrated the formation of two red flag cavalry and rushed two hundred steps before stopping. Feng He was covered in blood. Looking around, there were less than two hundred brothers still riding horses.
At this rate of attack, one more round of the east bank cavalry battalion would be completely wiped out. Feng He looked at the brothers around him. Everyone was filled with murderous intent. Many of them were wounded, and their blood mixed with Jiannu's blood was flowing on the saddle.
The last one hundred cavalrymen formed a thin front line. The cavalrymen were armed with various weapons, including palladiums, long spears, waist knives, and some held flintlock muskets loaded with ammunition.
Feng He's left arm was hit by an axe, and blood kept pouring out along the chainmail. He pulled up the reins with difficulty, holding a one-handed waist knife in his right hand. He didn't bother to wipe the blood on his face, and looked up at the rear who was charging again. The golden cavalryman said loudly:
"Charge the formation! Kill the Tatars!"
More than a hundred remnant soldiers accelerated slowly along the river valley. The rapid sound of war drums sounded on the opposite side. Jiannu rectified his troops and began to charge into the formation again.
The charge of Kaiyuan cavalry just now caused more than 500 casualties to the intercepting Houjin soldiers, curbing the offensive momentum of the two red flags.
However, Jiannu was quickly supplemented by cavalry, and after the reinforcements joined, their front became tighter.
The hooves of the thousand Hou Jin cavalry rumbled as they charged towards the last one hundred Kaiyuan cavalry.
Yang Guli waved his command flag and shouted:
"There are only a hundred Nikans left. Kill them all, leaving no one behind! Then kill the Nikans behind the parapet!"
As soon as Niu Lu'e finished speaking, the roar of artillery sounded behind him.
The four four-pound cannons hidden around the Half Moon position roared at the same time, and the three-pound iron ball roared and hit the two red flag cavalry on Yang Guli's flank who were charging forward.
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