As Jierhalang's order was issued, the Eight Banners Army avoided the Guan Ning Army in front and moved to both sides, hoping to rely on the speed of the cavalry to break through the interception positions set up by the Dragoon Division.
The dragoon division is not as good as the cavalry division in horse combat, but it does not mean that it does not have specialized cavalry, it is just that the number is not large, and more of the combat soldiers are mounted infantry.
Most of the time, the battle is still based on foot combat.
However, compared with ordinary combat divisions, the dragoon division has been transformed into mules and horses, so it can march faster and can quickly support any battlefield.
In order to block the Qing army, the Dragoon Division formed a vehicle formation and also brought nearly a hundred various light cannons.
These trots are not as powerful as heavy artillery, but they are more effective against flesh-and-blood horses and soldiers than those heavy artillery.
Guan Ning's army, who was at the front of the Qing army, mounted the dragoon division head on.
The cannons that were ready to fire sprayed out red cannons.
Only one salvo was fired, which directly caused Guan Ning's army to lose two to three hundred people and horses.
The bombardment came suddenly, and Zu Dashou reacted equally quickly.
He did not immediately think about how to break through the dragoon division's encirclement. Instead, he ordered Guan Ning's army to avoid the frontal artillery and look for the weak points of the dragoon division.
He would not do it unless he risked his life for the Eight Banners Army behind him to escape.
There is no shame in running away, Guan Ningjun is also good at this.
A group of Guan Ning Army generals, protected by their own soldiers, were looking for a way to break through.
At this time, the Eight Banners Army quickly caught up.
Even though the morale of the Eight Banners Army was low, they still kept marching. Under the control of their respective commanders, they began to approach the dragoon division in front.
At this time, the Tiger Banner Cavalry Division, which had been chasing behind, finally caught up.
The cavalry divisions, which were not much less numerous than the Qing army, came up from both sides of the Qing army, preventing the Qing army from trying to escape on both wings.
"Master, the tiger bandit pursuers are coming up from behind, and we are surrounded." A Bagala said in Jilharang's ear.
Jilharang looked serious.
This situation had long been expected by him.
Since there was an interception by the Tiger-Character Banner army in front, it was impossible for the Tiger-Character Banner pursuers at the back not to take the opportunity to catch up and surround and annihilate the Qing army.
If he were the coach of Tiger Flag, he would do the same thing.
"Don't worry about the back, fight out from the front." Jierhalang gritted his teeth and said to the Bagala around him.
For him, the only way to survive is to fight out and escape to the Hanhetao as soon as possible, otherwise he will end up with the same fate as the two red flags that came to the grassland.
The dragoon division and cavalry division on the Tiger Character Banner side soon fell into a fierce battle with the Qing army.
The dragoon division was responsible for blocking the road to prevent the Qing army from continuing to advance eastward. The cavalry division attacked the Qing army from both wings.
Although the dragoon division is inferior to the cavalry of the cavalry division in cavalry combat, its strength far exceeds that of the cavalry division, and it is equipped with a large number of small cannons, blunderbuss and other firearms.
The task of the Dragoon Division is to stay here and not give the Qing army a chance to break through.
The cavalry division, as the main force that strangled the Qing army on the battlefield, constantly harvested the lives of the Qing army.
The Mongolian cavalry that followed the Eight Banners Army was the first to be defeated. As soon as they came into contact with the Tiger Banner Cavalry Division, they immediately fled.
Guan Ning's army did not hold out for long before it was dispersed by the cavalry division of Tiger Character Banner and turned into small groups one after another, fighting on their own.
Only the Eight Banners Army, led by Jierhalang, continued to fight fiercely with the cavalry division.
But with the collapse of Guan Ning's army, the Eight Banners Army was under increasing pressure, and casualties continued to increase.
Jilhalang's handsome flag was an eye-catching target and became the direction of the cavalry division's attack.
At first, the Eight Banners Army was able to attack from the left and right, but as time passed, the scope of the Eight Banners Army's activities became smaller and smaller, and in the end it was simply surrounded by the cavalry division.
Jierhalang, who was riding a horse and standing under the commander's flag, watched the Eight Banners soldiers around him being peeled off one by one like garlic cloves, and knew in his heart that he could no longer escape.
"kill!"
Jirhalang raised the bloody knife in his hand, shouted loudly, and led Ba Yala beside him to find a direction and rush towards him.
I hold in my heart that even if I die here, I will still have a few more people to support me.
Bagara has been the most elite warrior in the Qing Dynasty since the beginning of the Jin Dynasty. Every Bagara is selected from the best of the white-armored soldiers.
Usually, each of these bagaras wears at least three layers of armor. Only in this way can they better protect themselves and kill more enemies.
However, the battle came too quickly, and many of these bagaras only wore one layer of armor, and only a handful of people wore two layers of armor.
Even so, it caused many casualties to the cavalry division for a while.
No matter how powerful these Baya soldiers are, facing the numerically superior cavalry division, especially the cavalry in the cavalry division who use cavalry muskets, it is almost impossible to defeat these Baya soldiers one by one.
Similarly, the arrows in the hands of these Baya soldiers can hit the target even if they are fired at the cavalry division cavalry.
The only difference is that unless the arrow hits the vital point, it is rare to kill with one arrow. Especially when facing the tiger flag cavalry wearing breastplates, the threat of the arrow is greatly weakened.
Jirhalang led his Baya La guards to fight several times, and in the end there were only a dozen Baya La soldiers left, and his flag was lost somewhere.
And around him, he was already surrounded by cavalry from the Tiger Banner Cavalry Division.
Ma Yunjiu, who appeared on horseback on the periphery of the battlefield, looked at Jierhalang, who was surrounded in the middle, through a monocular telescope.
Jierhalang is very easy to recognize. Even without the commander's flag, the armor that is different from others can still tell that he is an important person, especially when there are so many Baya soldiers around him to protect him.
Ma Yunjiu just watched Jierhalang and the dozen Baya soldiers from a distance.
As for the idea of appearing in front of Ji'erhalang to show off, it was not a big show. What if he appeared in front of those people in Ji'erhalang and was shot by one of the Baya La soldiers? You deserve to lose your life.
Only in opera can one play out the situation where the victor's generals take the initiative to appear in front of the battle when one side is on the verge of death.
As long as the battle is not over, as the commander-in-chief, Ma Yunjiu will never do anything stupid that puts himself in danger.
kill!
Even though there were only a dozen people left around him, Jierhalang had no intention of surrendering and still raised his sword to charge towards the nearest tiger-shaped flag cavalry.
boom! boom! boom!
At close range, the cavalrymen of the cavalry division raised their muskets and fired at Jierhalang and the dozen Baya soldiers.
Armor may be able to block arrows, maybe it can block blades, maybe it can block spear points, but under the close range shooting of cavalry muskets, the armors on Jierhalang and the dozen Baya soldiers are no longer enough to guarantee their safety. Body.
Blood flowers bloomed from Jierhalang and others, and they looked unusually beautiful under the light.
