When Zhang Cheng saw a throwing spear coming towards Zhang Guodong, he hurriedly swung the knife-clutching stick upwards and hit the tip of the throwing spear. The throwing spear immediately changed its direction and flew upwards.
Zhang Guodong glanced at Zhang Cheng, and the two nodded to each other without saying anything, and rushed in towards the Qing cavalry formation.
Hu Zichen on the right has rushed straight into the Qing cavalry formation like a ferocious tiger. The horse stick in his hand flew up and down, and the Qing cavalry fell off their horses one after another. Hu Dake led the right sentry behind him, and the three-eyed gun exploded continuously.
Before entering the guard this time, Zhang Cheng had a premonition that he would follow his uncle to join the guard, so he returned to the camp after his injury recovered a little, focusing on only two things.
First, he was familiar with the status of the army and the horses under his command, and asked everyone to repair their armor, organize their weapons, and practice them first. In particular, he advocated the use of three-eyed blunderbuss in mounted combat.
The second is to try to hoard as much medicine and food as possible. To do this, he did not hesitate to owe usury and even started a kidnapping business.
Therefore, the knights under his command have sufficient medicine. In any mounted battle, they will use three-eyed muskets to open the way. However, this also has a flaw, which is the shooting distance.
The three-eyed gun can only show its power within thirty steps, but it is difficult for cavalry to aim, so it is even more important to try to shoot within twenty steps, so as to be more accurate.
But at this distance, not to mention the Qing army's arrows, but also the throwing spears, throwing axes, iron bones, etc., are also extremely lethal, which places high demands on the knight's mental quality.
Fortunately, Zhang Cheng was prepared before entering the guard. All the knights under his command were well-armored, which gave them a lot of confidence. Moreover, although the Qing army's arrows, even throwing spears and throwing axes were fierce, they were not blunderbuss. If you play like that, everyone who hits will be lost.
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Here, Zhang Cheng saw Hu Zichen and others being surrounded by Qing cavalry after they rushed in. Yang Guozhu also joined his men and led more than 400 cavalry to rush forward from the left.
He shouted: "Zhang Guodong, I'm going to kill Hu Zi..."
Regardless of whether Zhang Guodong heard it clearly or not, Zhang Cheng rushed on his horse after shouting. Chen Zhong still led the guards in front of him, opening the way with his three-eyed blunderbuss. "Bang, bang, bang..." there was a loud noise like exploding beans.
Zhang Cheng waved the knife-clamping stick in his hand and stabbed a Qing soldier over. Then he heard screams beside him. He didn't have time to look back. He screamed and rushed to Hu Zichen's side.
At this time, the situation reversed. Zhang Cheng's nearly 600 cavalry were facing off against the Qing cavalry of less than 800 men. On the other side, Yang Guozhu and Zhang Guodong led nearly 700 elite cavalry to charge forward.
Just now, 800 Qing cavalry besieged the more than 400 Xuanzhen knights led by Guo Yingxian. Now, in turn, more than 1,400 Xuanda cavalry have begun to besiege the 800 Qing cavalry.
What's more, those Qing cavalry have been fighting for a long time, but Zhang Cheng and Zhang Guodong's more than a thousand fine cavalry are new forces that have just joined the battlefield.
The two sides made a judgment. Under the leadership of a Qing soldier Jia Lazhangjing, the Qing cavalry, which numbered less than 800, fought and retreated. They gradually gathered with another group of Qing troops.
Hu Dawei was on the war horse, and the armor on his body was also bright red. It was not clear whether it was his own blood or the splash from the enemy.
When he led the cavalry out of the south gate of the camp, the first group of Qing cavalry had already passed by and was fighting with Guo Yingxian's knights. He met the second group of Qing cavalry who rushed in from behind, and the two sides started fighting in a melee.
The Qing army had less than 2,000 elite cavalry, and more than 400 of them rode in one wave, divided into four teams, and rushed into this large battlefield one after another. The first team was originally rushing towards the west gate of Jiazhuang.
However, he was overtaken by Guo Yingxian's troops who were fighting from behind, and the two sides fought in a melee. Originally, Guo Yingxian had the advantage, but the Qing army raided his inner line, and the soldiers all fought bravely.
However, as the third team of the Qing army rushed in, Guo Yingxian and other soldiers were gradually surrounded by two teams of Qing cavalry. At a difficult moment, Zhang Cheng, Yang Guozhu and others led their troops to rush over and finally relieved the siege.
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In the empty space between the camps of Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu, more than 1,300 cavalrymen of the Qing army were confronting three groups of Ming army knights.
Hu Zichen and Hu Dawei have already met in the north. There are nearly 800 knights on their side. Zhang Cheng still leads his men with two elite cavalry at the front and rear, about 400. Yang Guozhu and Zhang Guodong lead more than 700 cavalry. To the south, the Ming Army had the advantage in terms of strength.
Zhang Cheng, Yang Guozhu, and Hu Dawei knew very well that although they had an advantage here, their local advantages had limited impact on the overall situation. The frontal war was currently tight, and the Qing cavalry here must be repelled as soon as possible.
With a shout, two knights, Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei, rushed towards the Qing army at the same time. Zhang Cheng also shouted: "Chen Zheng, Lao Wu, we must rush over and attack the Tatars from front to back with the two military gates."
The Qing army on the opposite side was originally led by two Jia La Zhangjing. At this time, seeing the Ming army cavalry suddenly coming from both wings, they divided into two groups and stepped forward to fight.
This battlefield was more than two miles wide. Nearly three thousand cavalry from both sides were fighting together, occupying the entire width. They were entangled with each other, and the sound of cannons and screams could be heard from time to time.
"Brothers, rush over and fight back to kill the Tatars..."
Zhang Chengce was on the horse, holding a knife stick and roaring loudly.
Chen Zheng was the first to lead the outpost knights to rush out. The battlefield at this time was like a sledgehammer, with a large battle group at each end and a thin handle in the middle, connecting the two sides.
Chen Zheng dodged a flying axe, swung his long knife to knock away a throwing spear, rushed forward and slashed with the long knife, a Qing rider fell off his horse, and an arrow flew from a distance, hitting Chen Zheng's left shoulder. He shouted loudly, clamped the horse's belly, and passed straight through the Qing army's formation.
Zhang Cheng and others followed the outpost knights and rushed through the Qing army's array. The three-eyed muskets continued to explode. They rushed more than a hundred steps before gradually stopping.
Turning the horse's head, he saw that the Qing army's array had been cut open. The battlefield was now divided into two groups, the north and the south. They were fighting and howling. The horses were running wildly on the battlefield, and the knights on the horses were nowhere to be found.
The ground was strewn with the corpses of Qing soldiers and Ming army knights. This kind of close combat was the most fatal. Life and death often only took a moment. Many people were knocked off their horses and then trampled to death by the galloping horses of both sides.
Zhang Cheng's location is now closer to Hu Dawei's troops. He shouted: "Go north, join Hu Commander, and kill the Tatars!"
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On the wall east of Jiazhuang, Lu Xiangsheng, wearing armor inside and linen mourning clothes outside, stood and looked across. The Qing army was dozens of steps away. They relied on the cover of the shield car to shoot at the sergeants of Lu Xiangsheng's Biao camp. With.
At this time, the sound of artillery fire from the east and north basically stopped. Lu Xiangsheng knew that this was not the end of the bombardment, but that the slaves were cooling their artillery. The most violent attack was probably not coming yet.
"Chen An, is it time to apply?" Lu Xiangsheng asked.
Chen An, the general standing next to him, looked at the sky and replied: "I'm afraid Du Shenshi has been hit."
