Mandarin duck formation.
One of the ancient Chinese formations, founded by the famous general Qi Jiguang. This formation was originally set up to deal with Japanese pirates. It is easy to move, has both long and short lengths, and is both offensive and defensive. Its formation characteristics are unique in ancient times when formations were required to highlight one-sided purposes. Especially when resisting unknown foreign enemies, the advantages are very obvious.
During the Longqing period of the Ming Dynasty, Qi Jiguang was transferred to the north. His opponents changed from coastal Japanese pirates to Mongolian cavalry, so this kind of chariots were used based on the "Mandarin Duck Formation".
The performance of this chariot is mainly for defense, and its shape is similar to that of a civilian cart. The difference is that the civilian carts have box panels on both sides of the carriage, while this kind of chariot has only eight foldable screens, a total of fifteen feet long, which are usually placed flat on the shaft and opened and erected on the shaft during combat. The wheel on one side replaces the carriage, so it is also called a "part-box carriage".
What is different from history is that during the Ming Dynasty, the Qi Jiajun's tanks were equipped with two "Flangji" light guns, which fired lead bullets behind a screen on the tank. But in the Sui Dynasty, artillery had not yet appeared. Therefore, Qi Jiguang deployed ten crossbowmen on the chariot.
Following Qi Jiguang's order, nearly a hundred tanks rushed to the forefront, joined side by side, and formed a circular defensive formation. The crossbowmen opened their bows and nocked arrows, aiming at the galloping Hu Qi and shooting fiercely.
"Whoosh whoosh..."
The arrows flew away like locusts, and Hu Qi, who was originally like a huge wave, was shot to the point of being turned upside down, causing many casualties.
The enraged Turkic and Jurchen cavalry no longer knew the meaning of reason at this moment. The following cavalry did not hesitate to trample on the corpse of Paoze in front and charged forward against the rain of arrows.
"Jurchen warriors, follow me and charge!"
Nurhachi brandished his sword, galloped on his horse, and shouted to kill.
His two sons, Huang Taiji and Dorgon, both died in the hands of the Sui army. His hatred for the Sui army had reached the point of sworn hatred. At this moment, his only thought was to rush into the crowd and use the weapons of the Sui army soldiers. Blood came to commemorate his two beloved sons.
"Ding dong, it has been detected that Nurhaci has entered a violent state, the force is +4, the base force is 91, and the current force has increased to 95."
The Jurchen cavalry led by Nurhaci galloped wildly, and everything seemed to be a replica of another battle.
In the first year of tomorrow's Qi Dynasty, Nurhachi, who raised an army with thirteen suits of armor, encountered almost the most brutal battle in his life.
On the banks of the Hun River, the famous elite troops of the Ming Dynasty, the Baigan Soldiers and the Qi Jiajun, faced tens of thousands of Eight Banners troops and refused to retreat, killing and wounding tens of thousands of Houjin Eight Banners soldiers.
Whether it is the actual records of the Ming Dynasty or the history of the Ming Dynasty compiled by the Qing Dynasty, all of them praise the bravery of the Sichuan and Zhejiang regiments in the bloody battle of Hunhe River. The first bloody battle since."
It's a pity that no matter how strong the king is, he can't bring down the bronze scum. The then governor of Liaodong, Yuan Yingtai, could be said to have killed these two Ming elites.
The governor, who was from the Donglin Party of the Trouble-Taking Army, first took in Mongolian refugees indiscriminately. As a result, the Jurchen spies among these refugees cooperated with others. As a result, Shenyang, which was said to be impregnable, was breached in one day, and 70,000 soldiers and civilians were killed in the city. .
Shenyang fell, and the artillery originally left at the top of the city became a weapon for the Jin army. The traitor Li Yongfang paid a large sum of money to induce the captured Ming army gunners to fire on the Ming army.
At the most fierce moment of the fierce battle between the white pole soldiers of the Qi Army and the Eight Banners of Houjin, the leading commanders Chen Ce and Tong Zhonggui sent envoys to kowtow to Yuan Yingtai for help.
But the governor was so frightened that he refused to agree because Jin Qiang would not be able to reverse the war situation even if he sent troops.
The isolated Baigan soldiers and Qi's army were eventually destroyed. More than 120 generals, including Chen Ce, Tong Zhonggui, Qi Jin, Yuan Jianlong, Deng Qilong, Zhang Mingshi, and Zhang Dadou, all sacrificed their lives without hesitation and died tragically for their country.
After the bloody battle of Hunhe, only a few soldiers of the Qi family army who broke out early and stayed behind in Liaoyang survived. The Ming court sent people to appease the exhausted soldiers and promised them heavy rewards. These soldiers actually refused in tears. They did not ask for rewards, but only wanted to fight again, vowing to avenge Qi Jin and other fallen soldiers. In the end, they all died in Liaoyang ten days later. He died heroically in the war.
His moral integrity is far superior to that of the Guan Ning cavalry who spent a lot of money on them in the Ming Dynasty and finally surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and became the vanguard of the destruction of the Southern Ming Dynasty.
In the center of the Sui army's formation, Qi Jiguang certainly didn't know that the Jurchen general in the distance who shouted loudly to kill actually annihilated the Qi army he had formed and beheaded his nephew Qi Jin in history. He only knew that General Bing's soul must kill this barbarian full of hatred.
"Kill! Kill!"
Amidst the roar, the Turkic Jurchen cavalry rushed to the chariot, raised their swords high in their hands, and slashed downwards.
On top of the chariot, Qi Jiguang also arranged ten soldiers, holding shields and long-handled single swords to face the enemy. Seeing the blade approaching, the Tengpai hand stepped forward to block the sword, while the long-sword hand suddenly struck out from behind, knocking the approaching Hu cavalry off their horses.
"Infantry steps forward to fight!"
Qi Jiguang waved the flag in his hand, and the soldiers behind the car formation also began to step forward to meet the enemy.
The frontline infantrymen held shields and crawled forward, specifically cutting off the enemy's horse hooves and taking decisive action. Within a moment, hundreds of horsemen had their horseshoes cut off and fell off their horses. They were soon trampled to death by the cavalry that rushed up.
The Sui army infantry behind the Tengpai players held long spears and stabbed at the Hu Qi who was coming towards them. Hu Qi fell off their horses one after another, and soon the charging formation was in chaos.
"No chaos, no chaos!"
As Nurhaci shouted loudly, he sidestepped two spears that were stabbed at his face. The long knife in his hand slashed down. The two Sui infantrymen screamed and fell to the ground dead.
"Brothers, chop off the horse's feet, chop off the horse's feet of this barbarian!"
A Sui military lieutenant led several teams of soldiers to surround him from both sides. He bent down and stretched out his long sword, and pulled the leg of Nurhachi's horse like a sickle.
Seeing that the situation was not going well, Nurhachi hurriedly waved his sword to block and push away the Chang Ge that stretched out from time to time. However, Nurhachi rushed too hard and attracted the attention of the Sui soldiers. Soon several groups of Sui soldiers surrounded him. .
Facing Chang Ge, who is getting more and more right, Nurhaci cannot guard against everything. He heard a cry from his horse, and his front hoof broke into two pieces, and Nurhaci was immediately thrown off his horse.
"kill!"
The spearmen behind shouted in unison, holding up their spears and rushing towards Nurhaci to stab him.
Nurhaci rolled over and dodged several spears. Then an old donkey rolled over and stood up, swinging his knife and slashing at several Sui soldiers whose spears were still stuck on the ground.
The rattan player next to the pikeman immediately stepped forward and raised his cards to protect the pikeman. Nurhachi slashed the shield with a knife, leaving an obvious knife mark.
"Surround us and attack this barbarian!"
Qi Jiguang in the distance also saw Nurhaci, who was resisting the most fiercely. With the flag waving in his hand, he focused on taking care of the Qing Taizu.
