More and more cavalry appeared on the battlefield on the east bank. After a short formation, they launched an attack on the two red flags.
The arrival of the main force of the cavalry battalion completely reversed the battlefield situation on the east coast.
The two Red Flag cavalry found themselves in an embarrassing situation. Although they had the advantage in strength, they were already in the middle of a pincer attack by the Kaiyuan soldiers and then the cavalry.
What's even more tragic is that the two red flags can neither quickly conquer the half-moon position nor block the increasing number of cavalry attacks from behind.
The Zhenyi armored soldiers in the Wengcheng were like a snail, unable to reach the battlefield. Due to the lack of accuracy of the artillery at the city head, they were not determined to carry out an indiscriminate attack on the battlefield, so they simply gave up the reinforcement of this cavalry.
With various factors superimposed, the 1,500 Hou Jin Cavalrymen who penetrated deep into the enemy's position finally faced the fate of annihilation.
Abatai's most trusted Niu Lu Ezhen, the elder Darkhan, who was emblazoned with a red flag, galloped on his horse.
While loudly scolding Bagala for breaking through Kaiyuan's cavalry blockade, he waved a flag and ordered the two red-banner infantry behind him to come up quickly for reinforcements.
Half an hour ago, Darkhan vowed to the owner of the red flag that only two red flag cavalry could resolve the battle and capture Liu Zhaosun alive.
As a result, half an hour later, nearly half of his cavalry were attacked from both sides by Nikan, and the entire army was wiped out if he was not careful.
At this time, the Zhenyi armor soldiers pouring out from the west gate finally arrived at the east bank battlefield where the fighting was already in full swing.
The appearance of five thousand Zhenyi armored soldiers signified that all the troops of the two red flags were deployed on the battlefield.
"A thousand-year-old bastard but a thousand-year-old turtle, Huang Taiji finally no longer hides his strength."
Liu Zhaosun looked at the steady stream of Jiannu spearmen coming out of the west gate, and an inexplicable sense of humor came to his heart.
"The Tatars actually imitated us, and they learned pretty quickly!"
Deng Changxiong looked at the spear piercing the sky more than 500 steps away, and said with a stern expression:
"Sir, how can Huang Taiji be like this? It only took less than half a year to train such a spearman. If we have a close battle with them later, we will definitely suffer heavy losses."
Liu Zhaosun looked at this professional officer in surprise, and said with a half-smile:
"Why do we have to fight with the Tatars? Our artillery and flintlock rifles are just for food? Concentrate your firepower. No matter how powerful the enemy is, they will not be able to withstand the artillery attack. If they can withstand it, then give them another shot!"
Deng Changxiong suddenly realized and rubbed his head. His thoughts were still on the exchange of lives with Jiannu during the bloody battle in Hunhe River.
"My general orders the cavalry to stop pursuing the enemy. If they are defeated, leave them alone. Wait for the soldiers to come ashore and then destroy them together. Now it is necessary to expand the battlefield as soon as possible to suppress the infantry activity space on the opposite side. Order all artillery to advance towards the city gate immediately. The cavalry Responsible for covering the artillery transfer. Attack the Tatar pikemen three hundred steps away to knock down their morale, and then let the muskets take over! After two waves of strikes, do you not believe that their morale will not collapse?"
At the end of Liu Zhaosun's words, he suddenly remembered that Kaiyuan Army's trump card had not been used yet, so he quickly turned around and said to Lei Jiangtou who was following him:
"Lei Jiangtou, how many new types of divine fire flying crows we brought this time?"
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Simon Urn of Hetuala.
On top of the city, a group of senior generals with two red flags were walking around anxiously, like ants on a hot pot.
Niulu Erzhen Yang Guli, who had just escaped from the battlefield on the east bank back to the west gate and escaped the rout, couldn't help but gasp, and screamed:
"Master, why hasn't the Great Khan sent troops? We only have more than ten thousand people, and there are still more than two thousand people left to defend the city. Are we going to let seven or eight thousand of us and Liu Zhaosun and the others fight to death? Look, Liu Zhao and Sun had three to four thousand cavalry and tens of thousands of soldiers..."
"Get out! Why don't I know how to count?"
"We just killed a thousand Nikan cavalrymen, and now there are only three thousand left. How can there be four thousand? You, a slave dog, don't learn well. If you can't beat the Nikan, you just say you can't win. You dare to imitate the Han dog and lie about military information." ! Let the Khan know later, I won’t let you move your head!”
Darkhan was so angry that he had nowhere to vent his anger. When he saw Yang Guli, he felt a little unsure, but as the commander of the two red flag cavalry, he couldn't show the slightest panic at this time.
"Let the flag master immediately send armored soldiers to reinforce it. It is their business to attack the Nikan position!"
The two Bagas immediately turned around and ran towards the east. The two Red Banner Zhenyi soldiers arrayed by the moat immediately began to advance towards the battlefield on the east bank. After the bloody battle of Hunhe River, the Eight Banners Army made certain adjustments in weapons and equipment, and each banner added additional The pikemen were equipped with spears measuring 1 to 7 feet long, and the length of the gun barrel was the same as the Kaiyuan spear. Huang Taiji ordered each banner to imitate the Kaiyuan soldiers for training. After half a year, the imitations were 70% to 80% similar.
On the battlefield on the east bank, the battle to encircle and annihilate the two Red Banner Cavalry was still going on. More than a thousand cavalrymen trapped in front of the Half Moon Position kept trying to break out. There were swamps and mud on both sides of them, and the parapet directly in front of them could not move at all for a while. Unable to attack, there is a steady stream of cavalry battalions behind them.
The movement space of the two red flags was compressed step by step. In the end, hundreds of cavalry were crowded together. The war horses were close to each other, and there was almost no room to turn around. However, the cavalry did not dare to dismount, because as long as they were not careful in the chaos of horse hooves, they would It will be trampled by random hooves and turn into meat.
Compared with the chaotic two red flag cavalry, the Kaiyuan warriors behind the parapet appeared orderly. The more than fifty surviving archers shot at Jiannu Chuan calmly. The lethality of the infantry bow within fifty steps was amazing and could easily break the skin of these light cavalry. A, the attack behind the breastworks further aggravated the chaos of the two red flags. After realizing that they were being attacked by enemies in front and behind, many people panicked and fled directly towards the two muddy battlefields.
In the end, more than two hundred cavalrymen suffered heavy casualties and rushed to the front of the parapet. They wielded their sabers to fight with their long axes and the pikemen behind the parapet. Their weapons did not have an advantage and they were quickly killed one by one by the pikemen.
By the time the Kaiyuan cavalry charging into the formation merged with the soldiers behind the parapet, there were less than two hundred soldiers alive on the position. The unicorn battle flag was still flying in the air, and it was riddled with holes from arrows.
At this time, two thousand general soldiers began to board the east bank one after another. The soldiers crossing the river completed their formation under the command of each battalion commander. Suzi Bridge was three miles away from the city head and beyond the artillery range of the Hou Jin soldiers. Behind the city head, The Jin soldiers could only watch helplessly as the enemy troops crossed the river and formed their formation.
"How come the river hasn't broken yet?! Dog slave, you said this strategy was foolproof at first, but now the Kaiyuan soldiers are all crossing the river!"
Abatai raised his fist and hit the pillar of the stone pavilion, causing the Han craftsman to stagger and fall to the top of the city.
Shi Tingzhu was originally a firearms craftsman in Liaoyang City. After the old slaves rose up in the 46th year of Wanli, he took the initiative to join the Hou Jin Dynasty and was incorporated into the Hetuala Firearms Bureau. Because of his skill in making cannons, he was gradually promoted by the old slaves. After the bloody battle of Hunhe River, Huang Taiji gave the two captured field cannons to Shi Tingzhu and asked him to lead people to imitate them, so the seven-pounder cannons at the top of the city were created.
Shi Tingzhu was not only familiar with artillery manufacturing, but also studied gunpowder blasting.
This strategy of exploding halfway across the river came from Shi Ting. To be precise, it was the result of the combined efforts of him and Huang Taiji.
"Master, there is no need to worry. There are tens of thousands of them crossing the river, and the river will never be able to bear it."
"Can't bear it? Open your fucking eyes and look. The Kaiyuan cavalry has crossed the river. The warriors have been cut off by them. When their soldiers come over, I will kill you!"
Abatai said angrily, even though he was the most humble one among the Baylors, he still had the power to kill a Han slave.
The two Geshiha immediately stepped forward, grabbed Shi Tingzhu's money rat tail and dragged it towards the crenellation of the urn city, raising his knife to behead the man.
At this moment, a scream came from the Suzi River in the distance. The cracks that exploded in the south spread after more than half an hour and finally reached the bottom of the Suzi River.
Auxiliary soldiers who were carrying wood on the river fell into the river one after another.
The long marching team was cut off in the middle, and the soldiers near both sides of the river retreated one after another. On the west bank, there were still more than 500 soldiers from the 1,000th Headquarters who did not cross the river. When they reached the center of the river, they had no choice but to retreat. The soldiers fell into the river one after another. They were all spearmen from the 1,000th Headquarters. They wore two layers of iron armor and sank to the bottom of the river immediately after entering the water.
The accompanying war horses neighed and knelt down on the broken ice, struggling desperately to swim towards the shore. These war horses were all loaded with armor and weapons, and their physical strength was quickly exhausted in the water. The last one after another slowly sank. Into the bottom of the river.
Liu Zhaosun, who was supervising the battle at the front, suddenly heard screams from behind. He turned around suddenly and saw the black dragon battle flag of the 1000th headquarters slowly sinking in the middle of the Suzi River. On the east bank, there were more than a dozen sailors. The soldiers took off their armor and jumped into the river. Regardless of the freezing cold, they quickly swam to the center of the river and picked up the huge black dragon flag from the bottom of the water. Several people worked together to drag the flag to the shore. side.
Liu Zhaosun rode his horse back to the landing point on the east bank. Looking at the messy river in the distance, a commander shouted loudly and was about to punish the soldiers who picked up the battle flag from the water when he was stopped by Liu Zhaosun.
Marquis Pingliao looked at the spearmen in front of him who were turning blue from the cold, and immediately ordered the auxiliary soldiers to light a fire.
"Quickly put them into mandarin duck jackets and turn up the fire!"
Several auxiliary soldiers were busy working. The 1,000th headquarters battle flag that was picked up was completely wet by the river water and quickly froze into a pile. Four soldiers worked together to lift the frozen battle flag.
Kang Yingqian came to Pingliao Hou and lowered his voice:
"Master Liu, if the battle flag falls into the water, I'm afraid it's an ominous sign. Since we've already severely damaged the two red flags, we might as well just close it when we're ready and retreat to the west bank. I'm sure Huang Taiji won't dare to chase us easily!"
Liu Zhaosun looked at Kang Yingqian with a smile and said coldly: "Since I set out from Kaiyuan, there have never been any good signs. I don't believe this. Destroying the two red flags is only the first step. The second step is,"
When Liu Zhaosun said this, he suddenly stopped, drew out his Yanling sword and pointed it at the distant Hetuala city wall, and loudly said to the surrounding generals:
"Put the battle flag in front of the moat, and all the soldiers who have landed will follow me to attack the city!"
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