In the southern suburbs of Zhending, the Qing army's cavalry and the Ming army's vanguard cavalry outside the city maintained great restraint.
The confrontation between the two sides was limited to small-scale fighting and wandering, both testing each other's strength, and there was no large-scale cavalry confrontation.
"There are more Jiannu cavalry than us. We will suffer a loss in the cavalry formation and cannot gain any advantage. Moreover, there are many shield chariots in the Jiannu formation. The formation cannot be broken by cavalry alone. We can only wait for the follow-up infantry to arrive."
Cao Wenzhao had fought against the Qing army many times, and he knew the Qing army's tactics and advantages and disadvantages very well, so he whispered to Sun Chuanting.
Although they tried their best to keep the infantry and the cavalry in sync during the march, the infantry was still a lot slower due to the problem of foot distance. They basically fell five or six miles away, and it took a certain amount of time to catch up.
"The Mongolian soldiers who have followed the Zhenglan Banner have been loyal to them for a long time, and their combat power is not bad."
Naturally, the Eight Banners of Mongolia are both strong and weak, and those who surrender first are naturally stronger than those who surrender later.
The Mongolian cavalry that can follow the Zhenglan Banner are mostly Mongolians who surrendered first. They are basically the Horqin and Urut tribes who originally surrendered to Chaha, as well as some Khalkha Mongols.
After the death of Lin Dan Khan, the Mongolian Mongolia was defeated. Lin Dan Khan's son Ezhe surrendered and knelt down to surrender.
Now that most of Chahar and Monan Mongolia have surrendered, Huang Taiji compiled and reviewed the strong men of the Kalaqin, Tumote and other tribes.
Then there were three hundred people for one bull, one hundred and fifty arrows for one assistant, and fifty cavalry for one vest, and they were divided into eleven banners.
Among them, the Mongolian Niulu who were originally under the Eight Banners Manchuria and the newly attached Mongolian strong men were divided into eight banners. The flag colors and official systems were the same as those of the Eight Banners Manchuria, and they were led by ministers and consorts.
Became the Eight Banners of Mongolia and the Eight Banners of Manchuria.
Huang Taiji required that the clothing and customs of the Mongolians who surrendered should be in accordance with Jurchen standards.
In appearance, they are no different from the Eight Banners of Manchuria. They have money rat tails and wear mandarin jackets and arrow jackets. Their military discipline is also very strict, much stronger than those of the newly annexed Mongolian vassals.
In addition to these eight banners of Mongolia, the remaining three banners are the outer vassal Mongolia, which are the original Karaqin tribe, the right wing of Tumut and the left wing of Tumut.
The Three Banners of the Outer Mongolian Mongolia were also subordinate to the Qing Dynasty, but their status was naturally much lower.
According to the current situation, it is absolutely impossible to fight with the Qing army's cavalry formation. Almost everyone in the Qing army is riding a horse, and they only have more than 6,000 cavalry in total.
If there is a confrontation between cavalry, regardless of victory or defeat, the cavalry in each battalion will suffer considerable casualties, which will have a huge impact on the subsequent confrontation with the enemy.
This time the Qing army entered the customs, news came from the north, saying that the total number of Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners plus the Han army had exceeded 100,000. Although the news is not sure whether it is true or not, in many cases, when considering issues, we must take the best approach Maybe consider the bad ones.
"Force Jiannu back to the base camp and wait for the follow-up troops to arrive before launching an attack."
Sun Chuanting followed his good deeds, and he had no intention of immediately attacking the Qing army outside Zhending City.
At present, we only see this Qing army outside Zhending City. The surrounding situation is unknown. If there are other Qing troops around, once there is a war in Zhending and they come to help, it will be a difficult situation.
"The horse is ready to report the dangerous terrain ahead, be vigilant about the surrounding dangers, and explore the surrounding areas to see if there are any Jiannu troops."
As Sun Chuanting passed down the order, all the Ming troops surrounding the south bank moved one after another.
Countless red tassels danced continuously on the snow in the southern suburbs of Zhending, and along the miles-long front line, the sound of drums and horns continued continuously.
Accompanied by the thunderous sound of horse hooves, a large number of Ming army cavalry poured into the southern suburbs of Zhending.
What responded to them was a tsunami-like cheer from the mountains above the Zhending city wall.
Countless soldiers and civilians in Zhending City were crying with joy, venting their emotions wantonly - they were saved...
Cao Bianjiao and He Renlong had already left Sun Chuanting's side, leading the cavalry of their battalion to guard the left and right sides.
Thousands of Ming army cavalry wearing crimson uniforms roared across the wilderness of the southern suburbs of Zhending, like blazing wildfires, rushing towards the Qing army's formation.
"This Ming army is wrong. Send an order to the whole army to return to the camp!"
Zhasuka's eyes moved away from the Ming army's cavalry formation in the southern suburbs of Zhending, and he issued the order to withdraw without the slightest hesitation.
But all the environmental guards in Chasuka looked at each other in shock, thinking that there was something wrong with their ears.
They have nearly five thousand people, and the number of Ming troops in front of them is smaller than them. Even if you include the Ming troops who are coming in a steady stream, they are only twice as many as them. Why should you be afraid?
In Liaodong and Xuanda, when did they not defeat more with less?
"Didn't you hear my military order?"
Zhasuka's eyes sharpened suddenly, and his sharp gaze swept across the bodyguards and generals.
"twitter!"
Seeing that Zhasuka was angry, all the generals and guards around him bowed their heads and obeyed the order, and no one dared to disobey.
The Qing army was extremely hierarchical, even worse than the Ming army.
Superior officers could kill their subordinates at every turn. The banner masters, Gushan Ezhen and Jia Lazhangjing, had the power of life and death over the soldiers and civilians under their command. Disobedience was almost impossible in the Qing army.
"Let those Mongolian knights stay and rear."
Zhasukal stopped his horse, raised his whip, and gave the order again.
In normal times, he would not be able to issue such an order.
After all, the Mongolian tribes had just surrendered, and now the emperor also intends to win over the Mongolian tribes.
But the current situation is obviously not right. The Ming army is well-trained, murderous, and well-trained. It is natural for the Mongolian soldiers to stay and break up the rear.
The banner owners of Mongolia are nominally equal to the Eight Banners Gushan Ezhen, but in fact they are just vassals of the Eight Banners of Manchuria, and they have never had a say in major political affairs.
"Woo————"
The low horn sound slowly sounded in the formation, and the Mongolian rangers on both wings who were fighting the Ming army in the southern suburbs of Zhending also heard the order.
They were startled at first, and then after a short silence, they ran out of the formation one after another.
People have to bow their heads under the eaves.
Zhasuka's eyes were cold. This time, except for the two yellow flags, the other six flags, the eight Mongolian flags, and the two Han flags were all dispatched.
Along with them, there were tens of thousands of auxiliary soldiers and followers who went south. The combined force already exceeded 100,000 people.
All the Ming troops along the way fled, and the main force of the Ming army retreated to Changping to protect Beijing.
In October, they fought several tough battles with the Ming army under the city walls of Beijing. Although they did not get any benefits, the Ming army did not dare to go too far out of the city.
Then they bypassed Beijing and headed south. After passing Baoding, they divided into eight groups and attacked the city in all directions.
They belong to the right-wing army. Under the command of Baile Yuetuo, their mission is to plunder the true determination.
When encountering large cities that were tightly defended by the Ming army, they would bypass them, mainly to plunder people and property and weaken the power of the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, while attacking Zhending City during this period, Zhasuka had already sent troops to snatch away everything that could be looted around Zhending.
Although the division of troops and plundering resulted in extremely rich results, after the division, the strength of each route was greatly diluted.
Now they are the only soldiers and horses around Zhending. If the Ming army launches an attack now, they will have no way to get support from other troops in time.
The Ming army in front of him made Zhasuka feel something was wrong no matter where it came from.
…
"Jiannu wants to retreat?!"
Cao Bianjiao raised his eyebrows slightly and reined in the advancing horse, a little surprised.
When they were in Liaodong, as long as the number of slaves exceeded a hundred, they would run rampant in the wilderness without restraint.
When he was stationed in Datong, Jian Nu also broke into the border and plundered again and again.
Jiannu, whose numbers were greatly different, would indeed retreat, but now that the difference in numbers was not that big, Jiannu chose to retreat, which was unusual.
"Go around and entangle them."
Cao Bianjiao snorted coldly and ordered in a deep voice.
"Leave whenever you want, come whenever you want, where do they think this is?!"
Cao Bianjiao has more than two thousand cavalry under his command, all of which are elite cavalry in the army. He is not afraid of cavalry battles.
Most of the Jian Nu were from fishing and hunting backgrounds. Although they were basically good at riding horses, they were not actually proficient in mounted combat.
The main reason why they were able to defeat Mongolia and unify Monan was actually because Lin Dan Khan's operations were too outrageous. As early as the Lao Nu period, many Mongolian tribes chose to join.
Those Mongolian tribes were the key to Huang Taiji's ability to pacify the Mongolian tribes in Monan.
The low sound of horns sounded one after another in the Ming army's cavalry formation.
In the southern suburbs of Zhending, the originally tight cavalry formation of the Ming army suddenly split into two teams at this moment. Like red clouds pressing across the sky at dusk and setting sun, they pressed towards the retreating Qing army.
The Mongolian knights from behind came in groups, and the two were facing each other, causing countless bloody storms in an instant.
Arrows were flying between the cavalry formations, and knights on war horses kept falling off their horses.
In the exchange of fire between the two armies, the Mongolian cavalry quickly fell into a disadvantage.
Although they shot many arrows, they were basically ineffective against the Ming army wearing iron armor. Only when they hit the horses could they cause a certain amount of damage.
Although the arrows fired by the Ming army were not many and their accuracy was quite poor, they did not have as sophisticated armor as the Ming army cavalry.
During the brief confrontation, the Ming army had already gained an advantage.
Cao Bianjiao holds the horse in hand and leads the leaping horse. When he gains an advantage, he should try to expand it as much as possible.
"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"
The sound of the muskets was fired loudly, and a large amount of gunpowder smoke rose into the sky. The guards and cavalry following Cao Bianjiao all lit the three-eyed fire guns in their hands.
The sizzling sound of Huozhezi igniting the priming powder was barely audible beneath the rumble of horse hooves.
In the flash of sparks, most of the Mongolian rangers who were charging straight from the opposite side were shot in the body by muskets before they could throw the iron bones in their hands, and they fell off their horses with a miserable howl.
Although there were sparse arrows and iron bone flowers thrown at him, none of this could make Cao Bianjiao feel the slightest fear or panic in his heart.
Fierce murderous intent flowed in Cao Bianjiao's eyes, and the strong headwind blew through his crimson shirt, making a hunting sound.
Cao Bian, with his beard and beard spread out and his sword eyebrows standing horizontally, took the lead and charged into the formation of the Mongolian Rangers.
The green rainbow is like lightning, Cao Bianjiao holds a horse in his hand, and every move is a big open and a big close.
A dozen servants and cavalry wearing bright armor and water-polished iron helmets followed closely behind.
In terms of single-round bravery, even his uncle Cao Wenzhao was far inferior to Cao Bianjiaoduo.
Cao Bianjiao was covered in blood, and he became more and more courageous as he fought. Countless Mongolian cavalry fell off their horses wherever they passed, and they did not even dare to use their edge.
To show courage to the army, Cao Bianjiao charged forward. The Ming army cavalry who followed him were all excited, and they also charged straight towards the intercepting Mongolian cavalry.
On the wilderness in the southern suburbs of Zhending, the crimson clouds collided with the boiling blue tide, causing countless blood flowers.
The war horses neighed and rushed back and forth, countless sparks shot out when the swords and swords clashed, and countless knights fell off their horses while the horses were crossing.
Both sides are using fast horses and light swords. Life and death can only be determined in an instant. In an instant, the smell of blood has quickly spread in the air.
In the sound of hoofbeats as dense as a shower, the Ming army's cavalry followed Cao Bianjiao like a tide and swept forward.
In just an instant, the Mongolian cavalry formation was smashed into pieces.
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"
The low sound of war drums suddenly sounded in the Qing army's formation.
Zhasuka's face was cold, and he saw the collapse of the Mongolian cavalry at the rear. The reason why the drums sounded was because of his order.
"The shield chariot is outside, and the armor soldiers are behind, forming a formation to meet the enemy."
Zhasuka's eyes rolled slightly, and after a brief thought, he calmly issued a new military order.
Zhending is one of the important towns in Hebei. The fact that he was able to be appointed to lead a partial army to attack Zhending proved his ability.
Under Chasuka's orders, the Qing army's formation also changed. One after another, the shield vehicles originally used to attack the city were now turned into tools to protect their formation.
One black muzzle after another is arranged in the gap between the shield vehicles. There are not a few firearms in the Qing army's formation? !
"Woo————"
The low and melodious sound of the horn echoed over the plains of the eastern suburbs of Zhending.
Cao Bianjiao and He Renlong each led their own cavalry and had already cut off the Qing army's retreat route.
"Uu——"
Chen Wang gently pulled the reins to stop the advancing horse.
Behind him was a cavalry formation composed of thousands of cavalry. Sun Chuanting assigned him the responsibility of guarding the Qing cavalry and responding to the cavalry led by Cao Bianjiao and He Renlong.
Chen Wang glanced at the entire battle situation, and the development of things was completely different from the original historical process.
After all, he had been leading the army for several years and fought many battles. Chen Wang had already guessed what Sun Chuanting wanted to do now, but he still couldn't believe it.
In the original time and space, Sun Chuanting led the troops all the way north. After weighing the pros and cons, he was sparse during the march, advocating that the Qing army should not be lightly fought, defend strictly, and wait for opportunities to counterattack.
Although Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng were both warring factions, Sun Chuanting did not agree with a war with the Qing army, which coincided with Yang Sichang's ideas.
But now, all the orders given by Sun Chuanting...
They all want to eat this Qing army outside Zhending City!
(End of chapter)
