Guo Yingxian saw that he could no longer defeat the Beibei soldiers by himself, and that the horses under him were somewhat weak from the long battle. He knew that if there was any more chaos and conflict, the entire army would be destroyed.
Immediately, they formed a formation on the spot and ordered the elite knights in the front row to stand ready, while the soldiers in the back row quickly checked their bows and arrows and loaded the three-eyed guns with good medicine to prepare for another fight.
He looked around at the same time and found that there was a high hill to the east, but Beilu's heavy cavalry was blocking it there. To the north and south, Beilu's light cavalry and archers were surrounding them. Only in the west there were slightly fewer Beilu's light cavalry.
Guo Yingxian had been fighting with He Luohui's Mongolian Zhenghuang Banner cavalry for more than half an hour. Although he suffered about 400 casualties, he also killed and wounded more than 300 Beibei cavalry, which was not a big loss.
However, He Luohui's troops originally had more than 3,000 cavalry. Even if they lost more than 300 people, they would still have more than 2,500 troops, which was still more than twice that of Guo Yingxian's troops.
Guo Yingxian called the junior colonel and President Qian who had just spoken to him and said: "The Beibei troops are far superior to mine, and their horse power is not comparable to that of our army. Now that they are full of vigor, they cannot be defeated in a short time.
The only plan for now is to strike hard. Unless the Beilu Nutou is killed, it will be impossible to escape from their siege. "
The two of them said in unison: "But according to the general's orders, we will fight to the death!"
Guo Yingxian stared at the Beilu cavalry in the east direction and said in a deep voice: "There is a high hill behind the Beilu cavalry formation over there. I will lead four hundred soldiers to the west in a moment and lure the Beilu light cavalry archers. containment.
After I launch the attack, you and I will each lead four hundred men to charge to the south and north. As long as the Beibei light cavalry archers retreat slightly, we will return to our horses and head east together, rushing straight into the Beibei heavy cavalry formation. .
If you are lucky enough to capture and kill Beilu Nutou in this battle, you can take advantage of the chaos to cover up the killing, return to the main formation and join the infantry camp. Even if it fails, you can still rush through the formation and rush to the high hill to the east.
At that time, you can observe the surrounding situation from a distance, and you can attack and defend freely from a high position. No matter how bad it is, you will still have an advantage over the current terrain, and you may be able to hold it for a long time, waiting for reinforcements. "
"Here!" they both agreed in unison.
It was the same junior colonel who spoke before, with a puzzled face: "General, we have been fighting with the Tatar bandits for a long time, how come the Shanxi soldiers and horses behind us haven't come up yet.
Could it be..."
Guo Yingxian's big eyes widened, and the junior high school student hurriedly stopped talking and lowered his head, not daring to look directly at General Guo again.
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Guo Yingxian gently stroked the gray-white mane of his beloved war horse, and murmured softly: "Old man, you have gone through dozens of battles with me, from Liaodong to Xuanfu, even at the time of the giant deer, you have not left me behind. We, Lao Guo, are coming back to Liaodong today. Whether we can defeat the enemy in one battle depends entirely on you!"
After he finished speaking, he shouted: "Mount the horse!"
I saw veteran Guo Yingxian jump onto his horse with a graceful leap, put on his helmet again, and shouted loudly: "Young men, follow me to kill the slaves..."
"Kill the slaves...kill the slaves...kill..."
Amidst bursts of roars, more than four hundred elite cavalry followed Guo Yingxian and galloped westward.
The surrounding Beilu Qingqi also heard the sound and moved. Their original intention was just to prevent Guo Yingxian's troops from joining the Ming army's infantry camp, and to kill them as much as possible during the movement.
At this moment, they saw Guo Yingxian leading the army to rush to the west. Although they were not impatient, they did not dare to let him escape. They roared and ran to the west, not far away from Guo Yingxian and other Ming troops.
Just as the Beilu Qingqi on the north and south sides of the perimeter started to move, two Ming armies each with more than 400 people rushed towards the north and south respectively. They all knew that they had been fighting with the bandits until now, and they had to survive if they wanted to. There is no possibility of escape unless one fights hard, so everyone is brave.
He Luohui was not surprised at all when the Ming army broke through to the west. In fact, in his eyes, this Ming army had already become a turtle in the urn, but he did not want to win this Ming army with force, or maybe he Haven't had enough fun yet.
Just like a hunter playing with his prey, He Luohui compared himself to an eagle in the sky and regarded Guo Yingxian's Ming army as a rabbit.
Oh no.
It should be a bunch of rabbits, because they are running away in different directions!
Whether it's one person or a group of people, so what?
In front of the eagle, no matter how many rabbits there are, they are not just prey, but just playthings.
He Luohui looked at the fleeing Ming cavalry in front of him and urged his horses to gallop forward. At the same time, he shouted to a Mongolian general beside him: "Su Li Tu Jia La, you lead five hundred cavalry and go quickly." Chasing Ming Gou, Ben Gushan will be your rear guard!"
A brave Mongolian general next to him shouted loudly to receive the order, shouted and led half of the Mongolian heavy cavalry to speed up and chase towards the west.
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Guo Yingxian rode his horse to the west for about 200 paces. Their horses were not really fast, they just moved forward at a fast pace. However, the Beilu Qingqi who surrounded the north and south sides really controlled their horses and ran quickly. Encirclement.
After all, they were afraid that if they reacted too slowly, if Guo Yingxian escaped from their encirclement by sprinting and accelerating, all the previous efforts would be wasted, and he might even be punished for it.
At the same time, when the Beilu Qingqi on the north and south wings saw hundreds more Ming cavalry rushing towards them, they quickly retreated with their horses. They only used cavalry and fire to control the enemy, and did not want to engage in close combat with the Ming cavalry.
"call out--"
Suddenly, a whistle sounded, and Guo Yingxian's cavalry suddenly accelerated. The horses under their crotches changed from trot to canter. At the same time, the horses' heads also turned in an instant, turning in a beautiful semicircular arc to the east.
"Boom - beep -"
The whistles echoed each other continuously, and the Ming army cavalry that originally rushed in the south and north directions also turned their horses at this moment and accelerated towards the east high hill.
Guo Yingxian's Ming Cavalry was in the middle, and there were 400 Ming Cavalry on each side of the north and south. They were like three arrows, speeding up and running eastward to meet the 500 heavy cavalry of Mongolia's Zhenghuang Banner Jia Lazhang Jingsu Litu. Go away from conflict.
The two sides were originally more than 300 steps apart, but now Guo Yingxian waited for his horse to turn back and accelerated again, while Su Litu was also chasing hard. The distance between them was only less than 200 steps.
Guo Yingxian shouted loudly: "Send a message to the two wings, asking them to bypass the front of the enemy and ride straight to the rear of the northern enemy!"
There was no completely unified method of transmitting military laws and orders in the Ming army. Basically, each battalion commander formed his own unique method of transmitting messages based on the preferences of each battalion commander.
For example, Guo Yingxian used whistles with different tones to convey emergency military orders during wartime. After hearing the order, the flag soldiers around him blew whistles on their horses.
"Boo-boo-beep-boo-"
"咻——帽——帽——"
The sharp whistles were heard far away. The Ming cavalry on the north and south wings had received the whistles and responded with whistles to ask whether Guo Yingxian's Chinese army could withstand the 600 Mongolian heavy cavalry in front.
However, Guo Yingxian ignored him and just summoned them to quickly attack the Mongolian heavy cavalry rear line!
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Jia Lazhang Jingsu tried to stay with Mongolia's Zhenghuang Banner Gushan Ezhen He Luohui. He kept an eye on Guo Yingxian's Ming army cavalry from a distance, but he never had a chance to fight.
Although he saw some flaws in Guo Yingxian's ministry several times, he asked He Luohui to fight, but he was not allowed.
Because He Luohui also saw that the Mongolian light cavalry archers clearly had the upper hand, it was better to let them continue to fight the Ming army cavalry. When the Ming cavalry was exhausted, exhausted, and morale was low, the heavy cavalry would be sent to attack. Then a battle would be enough. Defeat the enemy and avoid excessive casualties.
Therefore, he kept suppressing the Mongolian heavy cavalry and only watched the battle from a distance, cheering for the light cavalry archers to raid the formation.
Now Su Litu was like a tiger out of the cage. He had no intention of playing tricks on the Ming army on the opposite side, but wanted to defeat the enemy in one battle and capture alive the old Ming general holding a tiger spear, so that he could return to Prince Rui to claim credit.
Although the Ming army on the opposite side rushed towards him like three sharp arrows, Su Litu showed no fear. He shouted loudly in Mongolian and asked the cavalry to charge straight into the middle of the Ming army in a dense and sharp formation.
Guo Yingxian saw from a distance that the Mongolian heavy cavalry was charging towards him in a sharp formation regardless of its wings. He was not surprised. The successive victories had already gone to the minds of the Eastern Nu and the Northern Lu.
I saw him shouting: "Well done!"
The elite cavalry of the Ming army, which had been suppressed from a distance by the Mongolian light cavalry archers, had long been simmering with anger. They followed behind Guo Yingxian, and also used a sharp formation dedicated to charging to initiate a confrontation with Su Litu.
Guo Yingxian shouted: "Change the attack steps, form a dense and sharp formation, hold guns in the front row, and prepare three-eyed guns in the back row."
Seeing that they were getting closer and closer to the Mongolian cavalry, they were less than a hundred steps away in the blink of an eye. The front row of the Mongolian heavy cavalry on the opposite side was also in a tight formation. They came roaring with shields, big axes and long knives.
The rear row was a little loose, but it still shot out bursts of arrows from time to time, intending to disrupt the elite cavalry of the Ming army led by Guo Yingxian, so that the charging cavalry in the front row could take advantage of the opportunity to break in.
"Turn north, charge at the right wing of the bandit, and attack the north bandit from the side with the three-eyed gun!"
Guo Yingxian shouted loudly, braved the arrows thrown by the northern captives, turned his horse's head slightly to the north, aimed at the right flank of Meng Qi, and rushed forward.
At such a distance, the cavalry attacked and galloped, and they arrived in an instant. Guo Yingxian leaned slightly forward, protecting his head with the brim of his iron helmet. He fixed a horseman with the corner of his eye and held the tiger gun tightly with one hand. Welcoming him.
"Bang!" There was a loud sound, and the body of the oncoming knight was pierced by Guo Yingxian's tiger spear, raised high, and separated from the saddle of the war horse.
Guo Yingxian's left rib space was also scratched by Naluqi's long knife. Although the flesh was not injured, he still felt burning pain.
He endured the severe pain, exerted force in his waist, and then passed it to his right shoulder. Then he saw his right arm wave violently, and the corpse of the Naruqi lifted up by the head of the tiger spear was thrown away, hitting one of them. The captive rode on the horse's head.
"Xilulu..."
The horse under the Nalu rider was suddenly frightened. It stopped suddenly and stopped in the distance. It roared and raised its hooves in front. Fortunately, the horse rider was also extremely elite.
He remained calm in the face of danger. He clamped the horse's belly tightly with his legs to prevent himself from being thrown away. At the same time, he jerked the reins upward to rein in the horse's head, letting the horse know that he was still under his control, and even held his huge body. Lean forward with all your strength, almost bringing your chest to the horse's neck.
The knight was able to regain control of his horse. As soon as his front hoof landed on the ground, he heard a "bang" sound, a blood arrow spurted out from his chest, and his body was taken away from the horse's back by a strong force.
"Bang...bang...bang..."
Thunder-like explosions were heard one after another, and the Mongolian heavy cavalry fell off their horses one after another. The formation was instantly disrupted, and a large gap appeared in the middle of its right wing.
However, Guo Yingxian's target was obviously not on them, and he did not expand the results of the battle. The fine cavalry of the Ming and Mongolian sides just passed by.
Guo Yingxian led the remaining three hundred elite cavalry without stopping and rushed straight to the east where He Luohui was. Due to the hedging battle with Su Litu, he was now about fifty steps behind the left and right wings.
In order to preserve the strength of his horse's legs as much as possible, he also slowed down his horse's speed slightly, switching from an assault to running. The knights in front and behind him also slowed down their horses along with him.
The hands of the Ming knights controlled the horse's reins evenly and coordinated with the movement of the horse's head and neck. Their upper bodies also swayed back and forth with the rhythm of the horse's pace to alleviate the pain caused by the horse's bumps.
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Mongolian Zhenghuang Banner Gushanzhen He Luohui's eyes were filled with disbelief. He did not expect that the Ming army on the opposite side would come up with such a move, and he dared to fight back against his heavy armored cavalry.
He looked at the three groups of Ming army's elite cavalry that were galloping in front of him. From a distance, they looked like three sharp arrows piercing the heart, rushing towards where he was.
He Luo would know that at such a distance, the cavalry would arrive in an instant. Although his heavy armored cavalry was suitable for charging into formations and close combat, it also had the disadvantage of slow acceleration and was not suitable for chasing the enemy.
At this moment, it was like this. It was impossible to turn around and speed up to escape.
He looked at the light cavalry archers on both sides of the north and south who were chasing after the Ming cavalry, and his confidence suddenly increased a lot. Then he saw Jia Lazhang Jingsu Litu turning back without being able to lead the 400 heavy cavalry.
Su Li tried to lead 500 heavy cavalry to pursue Guo Yingxian, but lost nearly a hundred cavalry in just one encounter. However, they also killed and wounded over a hundred Ming cavalrymen, so it seemed that he did not suffer a loss.
He Luohui shouted loudly: "Form up, form a dense formation and move forward, prepare to fight!"
Under He Luohui's orders, they immediately formed a tight square formation, with a total of five rows in front and back, each row containing nearly a hundred heavy cavalry.
He Luohui was in the middle of the first row. To his left and right were very strong and powerful warriors. Their dozens of horses were also covered with a layer of leather armor for protection, making them look extremely ferocious.
The cavalry array of the Mongolian Zhenghuang Banner advanced slowly to the west. Although they had just entered the trot stage, the sound of iron hoofs hitting the ground was not urgent, but it still gave people a full sense of oppression.
While Guo Yingxian was galloping on his horse, he saw the Mongolian cavalry coming towards him from the opposite side. He couldn't help but feel excited. He shouted loudly: "My sons, we have been teased by the northern captives for a long time, and now I want to show you who he is." The mother is the prey!”
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
Hundreds of fine knights roared in unison, rising in authority.
After Mingqi, who was rushing towards He Luohui with two wings, heard the roar from Guo Yingxian, he also roared in unison, "Kill! Kill! Kill!"
"kill!"
Guo Yingxian's face was red, and he glared angrily at He Luohui, who was riding from the middle, and continued to roar: "The Ming Dynasty will be victorious..."
"Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng..."
