Although there were as many as 8,000 cavalry in the inner city, the number of cavalry invested in the early stage of the attack was not large, only most of the cavalry sub-battalion of the Guards Battalion under Zhang Yilong, and 500 people temporarily under the command of Wang Zhilun.
But this cavalry force of about a thousand people played a role in turning the tide. They ran rampant on the battlefield and targeted areas with a large number of enemy troops. They made the brother troops very uncomfortable and made the Qing army feel like it was stuck in their throats. .
Each cavalry unit fights alone and does not coordinate with the infantry to advance or retreat like a tank unit. Particular emphasis is placed on the unit's mobility and impact.
After tearing through the Qing army's defense line, they would file in through the gap, and then make horizontal breakthroughs on both wings.
It is to take advantage of one's own horses to completely penetrate the cross-section of the Qing army's attacking troops from the side.
As a result, the Qing army's offensive force on the front line became a thin layer, with only one or two rows at the front fighting the Ming army infantry.
The people behind were all dealing with the Ming cavalry rushing towards them like a whirlwind. It would be impossible not to do this. The horses galloped side by side, and with a single stroke of their long-handled swords, they could almost mow down the Qing soldiers on the entire street.
Once the cavalry is allowed to gallop, if one's own side does not have the weapons and obstacles to block it, it may cost several infantrymen to kill one cavalry.
This is the situation that the Qing army is facing now. The waist sword cannot resist the opponent's long-handled broadsword and mace, and arrows can only shoot horses, but cannot kill the cavalry above.
In just the first five minutes of the counterattack by the Ming army's cavalry, the Qing army's various units wounded and killed no less than a thousand people, which meant that more than 20% of their troops lost their combat effectiveness at once.
The soldiers of the Eight Banners were brave and good at fighting, but without the support of war horses, they only relied on the bows and arrows in their hands to shoot hastily, and the effect was not very good.
The Ming army's cavalry came in too many numbers, almost like wind and rolling clouds. A small number of Qing soldiers could not resist them, and a large number of them might even be trampled to death.
What made the Qing generals even more annoyed was that these damn Ming cavalry severely hampered their frontal charge, severely weakening the force of the assault.
The Qing soldiers in the middle and rear rows were too tired to fend off the Ming army cavalry, and thus neglected to support the front row, which directly resulted in the warriors at the front being suppressed by the Ming army infantry in numbers.
With the support of tanks, the Ming infantry slowly advanced while throwing grenades.
As long as grenades are used to cut off the Qing army's continuous support for the front row of hand-to-hand combat, the enemy who engages in hand-to-hand combat with one's own side will be easily eliminated.
Three or four people besieged a Dog Tartar, some feinting from the front, and sneak attacks from the side. The lime and sand were thrown away at the same time, making the Dog Tartar very difficult to defend against.
The factory guards on the ruined walls used rockets to call out the nearby dog Tatars one by one. As long as the arrows with oil bags they used hit the armor of the Qing soldiers, the bags would burst and the oil would be evaporated by the open flames on the arrows. ignite.
Once shot by this thing, nine out of ten Qing soldiers would suddenly give up fighting and immediately turn into "donkeys rolling around"!
After realizing that all the troops on their side could not shake the Goumanzi defense line in front of them, many soldiers of the Han Army and the Tianyou Army began to feel excited.
The dog barbarians on the opposite side were equipped with armored chariots, and they were unable to defeat them.
The dog barbarian soldiers are heavily armored and although they move slowly, they are almost invulnerable.
The most important thing is that the opponent does not seem to be afraid of the invincible Qing Dynasty soldiers at all. On the contrary, it seems that the more they fight, the more brave they become.
What the King of the Qing Dynasty was fighting was an overbearing force that no one else could have. Now that he had lost his momentum and had no advantage in weapons and equipment, how could he repel countless barbarians?
The only thing you need to fight a war is your breath. If this breath is gone, you will no longer be able to hold on.
Even the dozens of gaps that had been opened in the Ming army's defense line were quickly blocked by reinforcements.
The Qing army was not afraid of death, but the Ming army was afraid of immortality!
After discovering that the opponent really dared to risk his life, even the Eight Banners soldiers felt that the battle was no longer winnable.
But he still fought bravely with the Ming army in front of him with his tenacious perseverance. As long as he did not hear the horn sound that symbolized retreat, he had to keep fighting, otherwise he would be regarded as a deserter and executed.
The two sides fought head-on for less than half an hour. After paying the price of nearly two thousand casualties on the spot, the Qing army began to collapse across the board from the Tianyou Army and the Han Army.
The Eight Banners soldiers were willing to be loyal to the emperor, and they were also willing to do so, but they were only loyal in words. When it came to a real life-and-death situation, who would want to die if they could live?
"The barbarian is so brave!"
"The wind is blowing hard!"
"I can't stand it anymore!"
"Escape quickly!"
The scene was extremely chaotic. Chang Guofang did not dare to issue such an order. While he was still looking for which bastard shouted it, his soldiers had already collapsed on their own.
"Stop! Hold it back, general! Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"
Chang Guofang was afraid that Omoktu and Buyan would jointly report it to the emperor and be used as a scapegoat for the defeat in the battle, so he still strictly ordered his subordinates not to retreat.
However, the army was defeated like a mountain. At this moment, no one heard the boss fart on the spot. Everyone automatically ignored his nonsense and ran back.
Don't say you don't run now, even if you run a little slower than your companions, you will probably be shot by the barbarian who comes from behind. Every soldier of the God's Blessing Army is "returning to your heart like an arrow."
They originally only had about 300 people who rushed over, but hundreds of them had already fallen on the spot. How could the remaining people have the intention to continue fighting? If they stayed on the battlefield for a while longer, everyone would die here if they couldn't protect themselves.
It didn't matter if he ran away. Since he was facing the opponent with his back, there was no precaution at all. More people were killed and injured by the Ming army. Fifty or sixty people were knocked to the ground by muskets and grenades.
"General, leave quickly! If you are too late, stop!"
Seeing that the situation was not good, the soldiers immediately picked up their master who was still giving orders to the deserters. If they didn't leave, even they wouldn't be able to escape when the barbarian dogs pounced on them.
"Wait a minute... alas..."
It doesn't matter if you retreat. The important thing is that you can't be the first to be defeated. Otherwise, even if you can escape from the battlefield, you will be severely punished when you return. Chang Guofang knows this very well.
Facing the ebbing tide of his own soldiers and the Ming army rushing towards them, it was useless to just get angry. Chang Guofang lamented the bad luck and ran away with everyone.
Where can I go by running?
Such a narrow depth can be directly penetrated by heavy artillery from the city head!
When the dog barbarians from the east rush over, I'm afraid they won't even have this bit of depth.
In order not to be captured by Man Ming, or even executed by Zhe Shi, it is better to quickly find a hole in the ground and escape from the city.
"Don't retreat! Fire arrows!"
The person responsible for supervising the battle behind Chang Guofang was Tu Lai's general Kakamu who had chosen to commit suicide. The master had a high position and was loyal to the emperor. These Nikans must also be so to be considered competent.
After seeing Chang Guofang's soldiers being defeated by the barbarians, Kakamu just gave a military order and immediately asked his men to shoot arrows at the deserters.
Either kill the barbarian, or die under the arrows of the Eight Banners soldiers!
How could Master Wang capture Man Ming's imperial city if they were as timid as Chang Guofang's men?
"Kakamu! You..."
The Eight Banners soldiers have always killed without blinking an eye. No matter whether they are enemies or friendly troops, as long as they find that they are not following their wishes, they will immediately kill them. Chang Guofang's men were immediately knocked down by the rain of flying arrows. Dozens of them were knocked down.
"Disobey military orders! Death is not a pity!"
Kakamu simply said in blunt Chinese, with no intention of letting his men stop. Chang Guofang was a person who was respectful to Wang Kong Youde, so he gave Kong Youde face, so he didn't shoot this guy too.
"Kill them all back, general! Cut down the barbarian! There will be heavy rewards!"
Chang Guofang was unable to fight directly with the Eight Banners generals, so he had to bite the bullet and lead his men who were about to suffer mental breakdown to fight back along the original route. It was unclear how successful the fight would be.
At this time, the Ming army that followed the defeated troops had appeared behind Chang Guofang's troops, and this small group of Tianyou troops was sandwiched between the two groups.
"Now is the time for me, the Eight Banners athletes, to repay the emperor's favor! Come up here!"
Kakamu had long been prepared to die in battle. After his master Tu Lai committed suicide, he also knew that he would be severely punished when he returned, so he was determined to fight to the end in the city.
More than a hundred Eight Banners soldiers with yellow flags and dozens of Tianyou Army soldiers under Chang Guofang planned to repel the hundreds of Ming Army soldiers who came to cover up the attack.
It's just that the Ming army is equipped with tanks, especially the brigades of the East Palace Guards. At least one platoon of infantry is equipped with one. On the battlefield where there is no Qing cavalry, it is a big killer.
There were only two tanks that rushed over after the defeated troops, but the small Folang machines on these two tanks caused extremely serious losses to Kakamu's troops.
"Boom...boom..."
Just now, they were disturbed by their own cavalry, so that the tank soldiers did not perform much in order to avoid accidentally injuring friendly troops. Now they finally have a chance to show off their skills.
Six shells were fired in succession, and the dense rain of bullets directly smashed about forty or fifty dog tartars in the front row into sieves on the spot, and pieces of blood mist suddenly burst out in the air.
As the battle continued, many of Wang Zhilun's subordinates became more proficient in the infant-tank coordination tactics advocated by the prince. As long as the dog Tatars attacked, they would stop advancing and fire on the spot.
Compared with muskets and bayonets, cannonballs and grenades are easier to kill and injure dog Tatars. The results of explosions are also higher and the casualties are smaller, so all departments like to fight like this.
Especially after discovering that the Dog Tartars could not hit the Wang Division's tanks without the cover of artillery, and that they were helpless against the heavy armor worn by their own soldiers during hand-to-hand combat, everyone became even more relieved.
"I, the Eight Banners athletes, are not cowards! Come forward! I will avenge my traitorous master!"
While charging, Kakamu did not forget to use Tu Lai to motivate his men. Tu Lai was dead, so they had no way out. They would either die in the city or capture the Ming Dynasty's imperial city.
"well……"
Chang Guofang was already in despair. How could he end up with such a loser who was bent on death?
Even though he knew how powerful the dog barbarian was, he still stubbornly pushed everyone up. Isn't this looking for death?
Before he could get in front of the dog barbarian and even touch his side, he lost more than half of his troops.
Nearly seventy or eighty Eight Banners soldiers who were running while firing were like living targets, knocked down by the fierce firepower on the way to the charge.
Maybe after retreating and regrouping, there would still be a chance for a comeback, but if they charge like this, there is no chance of winning at all, and all the troops will be wasted by this idiot.
"ah……"
As Kakamu ran, he felt pain in his shoulders and pain in his waist. He realized that he was also injured. He covered his wounds and let out a scream. He supported himself on the ground with his knife, barely letting himself fall.
"Shoot...Chang Guofang!"
Even so, Kakamu still stared at Chang Guofang in his field of vision. When he saw that the other party noticed that he was injured, he immediately took advantage of the chaos and fled back. Kakamu gave an intermittently death order to his soldiers.
"ah……"
Hum!
Tough luck for you!
When Chang Guofang saw that Kakamu was shot, he suddenly felt that his opportunity had come, and ran away without thinking. He did not want to be buried with that reckless man.
However, before he had run twenty steps, he felt pain in his back. It was difficult to move his body, his legs could not run at all, and his breathing almost stopped. This was because he had been hit by an arrow.
"you……"
The Ming army rarely used bows and arrows, and the only possibility was the Eight Banners soldiers. Chang Guofang, who showed an expression of disbelief, did not expect that Kakamu would kill him.
At the last moment of his life, Chang Guofang turned around and looked at Kakamu who had become weak not far away. He did not expect that he would be plotted by this reckless man. He died unjustly.
"I'll save you... from surrendering again!"
Now that you have voted for the Qing Dynasty, you can't betray it!
Kakamu looked at the blood almost covering his palms and knew that he didn't have much time.
With the help of the soldiers, he found a nook in the ruins and sat down in a corner full of scorched earth.
"Go! Kill a few savages for me! Then you will be loyal!"
After Kakamu finished speaking, he cut himself to death with a knife, just like Tulai.
He believed that this would be regarded as his own suicide and not the result of the dog barbarian's victory.
Even if they are defeated and all their troops are wiped out, they cannot be captured by the dog barbarians.
If you have not done anything for the emperor, you cannot discredit him.
Regardless of their status, none of the warriors wearing the yellow flag is a coward, and they must die on the battlefield.
The three hundred armored soldiers under Kakamu were very brave. All of them died in the battle, and no one escaped or surrendered.
"Sir, spare your life! We are willing to surrender! I am willing to surrender!"
The Tianyou soldiers under Chang Guofang were different. They all believed that there was no need to die on the battlefield like the Eight Banners master.
As long as you can survive and have food to eat, working for someone is not selling!
What Sister Lou is selling is her body, what they are selling is their strength, we are all in the same industry...
As soon as the Eight Banners soldier who was supervising the battle died, the Tianyou soldiers knew that their second chance to rebel had come.
There is no need to continue acting now!
As long as we escape this disaster, we can transform ourselves and become a member of the Ming Dynasty King's Master!
At first, he followed the obedient King Kong Youde and defected to the Qing Dynasty, but he had no choice but to do so.
Now we must abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and then change our past mistakes!
Follow the Dog Prince... No, His Highness the Prince!
Let's go fight against the Emperor...that dog Tatar of Emperor Taiji!
The cruel and ruthless Huang Taiji makes everyone do evil. He is really hateful and must be punished when he encounters him!
"Yes! I am willing to surrender! I am willing to surrender! Please show mercy!"
After all the Eight Banners soldiers were wiped out and their own general was shot dead, the remaining dozen or so Tianyou soldiers knelt down and begged to surrender.
If they stay for even a moment, they will be slaughtered by the Ming army.
These days, life is worse than death!
"Damn it! You surrendered so early, why do you think I have to put so much effort into it?"
The furious Ming soldiers kicked the dog Tatar in front of him who had put down his weapons, and they surrendered only after the fight. You can imagine that.
"They're all tied up, let's take them down first!"
Prisoners are also valuable, and if the Tatar general is caught alive, the prince will receive another reward.
Although these people in front of me are all small soldiers, they should know their superiors.
Even if you become a prisoner, you can still identify your boss hidden among the prisoners.
Without the identification of the prisoners, our side would have to search the dead bodies one by one after the war to find the big fish among them.
Otherwise, it will be counted as two hundred and two armored soldiers. You must know that the value of one Niulu is equivalent to twenty-five armored soldiers!
The two sides faced off with equal strength. The Ming army had tank cover and heavy armor defense, and used firepower to block the enemy soldiers layer by layer. Therefore, the casualties were not large, only the size of a platoon.
Seven people died on the spot, all due to excessive blood loss. The remaining ones were all slightly injured and could continue to fight after being simply bandaged.
