"Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen came to help?"
After Chen Jiugao heard the news about the arrival of reinforcements, he became excited with excitement.
But Wu Sangui next to him still had a solemn look on his face, and the horsemen from the opposite side were rolling in. Looking around, he saw a sea of flags, accompanied by waves of war horses neighing and the roar of Tatar soldiers.
The Ningyuan Army generals who gathered around him all showed nervous expressions, although they were not out of fear of the Tatars.
However, the cavalry of captives who covered the sky and the sun rushed forward, and the smoke and dust quickly billowed forward among the thousands of horses galloping, creating a great sense of oppression, and anyone who saw it would feel fear in their hearts.
Chen Jiugao, who had Wu Sangui's face solemnly said, "Dr. Hong has sent a message and has ordered Dong Xie Cao Bianjiao and former Tun Guard Wang Tingchen to come over and respond."
After saying that, he handed over a letter. Chen Jiugao hurriedly took it and looked at it carefully. The main message was that Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen had been ordered to lead the troops north through the West Stone Gate, and Wu Sangui, Bai Guangen and others were ordered to stay and wait for reinforcements.
"That's good, that's good..."
Chen Jiugao's face was filled with joy and he was so excited that he couldn't speak clearly. He suddenly said to Wu Sangui: "Commander Wu, please don't worry. I have sent an order. If the Tatar thief only comes within the range of my artillery, he will fire all the cannons. Discipline him." The Tartar thieves know that I am powerful."
Wu Sangui forced a smile on his face and said calmly: "In this way, I can help Chen Shuai, and with the artillery support of the Shenji Battalion, our Ningyuan Town can advance so smoothly. When things are done here, I will definitely help Chen in front of Governor Hong." Brother, thank you."
Chen Jiugao was about to brag politely again, but he saw Wu Sangui walking away quickly, and heard him say: "I am going to take command in front of the formation, and I also ask General Chen's Shenji Battalion to perform well and help me repel the captive cavalry."
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At this time, Wu Sangui's carriage camp had already moved, and the military camps on both wings had also moved over to join him. Even the rear camp came to join the Chinese army.
After all, when faced with tens of thousands of Tatar cavalry, if they were to form separate formations, it would be easier for the cavalry to separate and siege them. However, it was different to form an formation in one place.
His Ningyuan army set up camps on all sides. The front facing the imperial cavalry was a vehicle formation composed of heavy vehicles and artillery, while on the north and south sides were vehicle formations composed of light vehicles.
Of course, outside the chariot defense line, there were layers of defensive horses, and the ground was sprinkled with caltrops. Thanks to the Ningyuan Army's early discovery of Shan Haijun and Ji Zhen's defeated troops, the defense was very tight.
However, many of the horses outside the chariot formation were knocked over or damaged by the collision. Even the chariots in the front row were densely covered with arrows shot by the Tatars.
If you look carefully, those arrow feathers are still trembling slightly!
Some distance in front of the horse was covered with many corpses of war horses, some of which were still alive and writhing and whining. There were also many corpses of Tatars placed here, but they remained motionless.
Just outside the car formation, Qing soldiers and cavalry with various armors and banners were surrounding them from all sides at this moment. However, Wu Sangui's formation was tight and there were many artillery and blunderbuss.
There were also various large and small chariots and artillery from the Shenji Battalion to help out, especially the many Lumi guns in the Shenji Battalion, which played a big role. Even if more than ten thousand Qing cavalry attacked for three rounds, they still killed many Ningyuan soldiers. The soldiers of the army, however, have never been able to break through the military formation.
But even so, Wu Sangui was secretly worried. If reinforcements didn't come for a long time, he didn't know how long his own Ningyuan Army could hold on.
Especially after witnessing the complete defeat of the Shanhai Town and Jizhen armies!
Not far behind the frontal vehicle defense line, he used a light tank to temporarily build a high platform to use as his frontline command post and lookout post.
At this moment, Wu Sangui watched the flag bearers and soldiers coming and going continuously, passing on military orders and information, and his heart could not calm down.
Although he had fought with the Tatars for less than half an hour and withstood three consecutive rounds of fierce attacks, only he knew his own situation. If no reinforcements arrived, Ningyuan's army might not be able to hold on for long.
After all, they had been attacking Shimen Mountain since sunrise, and had been fighting until this moment. They had just rested for a while, but they were destroyed by the attacking Tatars.
But no matter how strong Ningyuan's army is, they are still human beings, not iron-clad Vajra Arhats. They have been fighting for half an hour just now, and many of the soldiers are exhausted and just don't dare to stop.
Wu Sangui looked into the distance and prayed in his heart: "Reinforcements, come quickly!"
He tried hard to calm down the emotions in his heart, shouted loudly, and informed the surrounding generals of the upcoming reinforcements, and ordered the flag soldiers to quickly inform the entire army.
Immediately, the Ningyuan Army and the Shenji Battalion were in a state of excitement, and the military morale was greatly boosted!
Seeing that the morale of the army was greatly boosted, Wu Sangui felt a little more at ease in his heart. He said to Zu Dale beside him: "Uncle, after the reinforcements arrive, you will lead the infantry to hold the camp, and I will lead five thousand fine cavalry to attack the Tatars. Maybe we can even get some more heads!”
Zu Dale was also a veteran who had experienced many battles, and he immediately thought of the key.
If the reinforcements arrive in time, they are likely to form a pincer attack with the Ningyuan army against the Tatars. If we take advantage of this opportunity to attack, we will definitely capture more heads than if we stick to the camp!
He replied without hesitation: "That's right, Gui'er, you should take this opportunity to make more contributions. You can rest assured and lead your elite cavalry into battle. The responsibility of guarding the camp will be handed over to your uncle!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!..."
At this moment, a burst of intense gunfire rumbled, as if the earth was shaking.
The Ningyuan Army already had more artillery than other battalions, and it was even more blessed by the artillery of the Shenji Battalion. For a time, the artillery fire continued and the smoke filled the sky, seeming to have hidden the entire Ningyuan Army vehicle array.
But the original Tatar cavalry on the opposite side seemed to have long been accustomed to the Ming army's artillery bombardment. Under the bombardment of the artillery, they were not afraid to retreat, but accelerated their horses and ran quickly.
Perhaps, they were still relying on their past experience to judge that the Ming army's artillery was firing indiscriminately and without accuracy. As long as they ran quickly, they would not be knocked down by the artillery fire.
However, they made a wrong calculation today!
The Shenji Battalion did not conduct all-out bombardment during the previous rounds of attacks by the Tatars. They also wanted to keep more gunpowder and cannons in case of emergency, but they no longer needed it.
When he learned that reinforcements were on the way, Chen Jiugao, the commander-in-chief of the Shenji Camp's front battalion, had already decided to use up all the artillery in this round of Tatar attack. Even the fire muskets of the front battalion, They were all forced to go to the front line by him.
Moreover, after the previous three rounds of sporadic shelling, the gunners of the Shenji Battalion had already marked the firing range in their minds, and this round fired standard volleys one after another.
The cannons roared into the wind and flew up, landing accurately in the Tartar formation. After landing, these cannons jumped irregularly, making it impossible to dodge.
Although the momentum of the Tatar cavalry continued unabated, the formation was already full of people crying for their fathers and mothers. Behind the forward, blood alleys immediately appeared.
Although some horses were injured, they survived for a while. They ran rampant in the riding formation, and many Tatars were knocked to the ground before they could avoid it in time.
At the same time, the rear column of the Tatar cavalry was rushing up. Many unsuspecting knights' horses were tripped by the fallen men and horses. Angry curses and wails were intertwined with the mournful screams of the war horses.
But all this can only be heard by those who are on the scene, but outside it is completely covered by the roar of the charging Tatars.
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About three miles to the southwest of Wu Sangui's car camp, there is a sea of flags, among which are two large gold-woven dragon banners of Prince Baylor of the Qing Dynasty.
The two-pole woven gold dragon banner is naturally the owner of the Eight Banners of Manchuria, Prince Heshuorui Dorgon, the owner of the Blue Banner, Prince Heshuozheng Jierhalang, and the other owner of the Eight Banners of Manchuria, Prince Wuying and Prince Azige The dragon banner.
Azig's identity is very embarrassing. He was originally the leader of the Zhengbai Banner. However, he was convicted and deprived of his status as the flag owner by the slave chief Huang Taiji. However, Huang Taiji refused to give the flag owner to others, but gave him his own. His younger brother Dorgon.
As a result, Azig fell into Huang Taiji's alienation scheme and was very angry with Dorgon. He resented Dorgon for taking away the Zhengbai flag that should have belonged to him. As a result, he completely fell into the faction of Prince Su Hauge and vowed to take back his Zhengbai flag. .
Later, as a reward for Azige's military merits, Huang Taiji assigned part of the Jia La in the Zhengbai Banner to Azige's command. As a result, there were two flag owners of the Zhengbai Banner at the same time.
At this time, Azig had already led the Zhengbai Banner Tatars and Han troops stationed in Shimen Mountain to withdraw, but they did not go far, but came to join forces with Dorgon.
Behind him were two Han generals, Geng Zhongming, King of Huaishun, who had withdrawn together, and Gushan'e Zhenma Guangyuan, the Han army's Xiangbai flag. There were also two Han generals, Gushan'e Zhenbilu Zhumala, Zhengbai flag, Gushan and Xilanqi Gushan. Ezhenbele Dudu et al.
Although Zhumala, Du Du and others also have their own dragon banners, they cannot be woven with gold, and they are slightly shorter and smaller than the gold dragon banners of Jierhalang and Dorgon. Some.
Even Geng Zhongming, who was also named King Huaishun by Huang Taiji, could not compare with Dorgon and other kings in his dragon banner. He did not even dare to compare with Zhumala and other Gushan Ezhen.
These flag owners of the Qing Dynasty and the Gushan Ezhens all wore the same color gilt armor in their flags, which shone in the sun and reflected the dazzling golden light.
At this moment, in addition to the previous flag owners, princes and Gushan Ezhen, there are also people like Manchuria Zhengbai Banner Baya Lahu Zhangjing Ajigenikan, Manchuria Zhenghuang Banner Baya Lahu Zhangjing Tulai and others. Collect here.
They are all famous figures in the history of the Qing Dynasty. These many famous generals of the Qing Dynasty are gathered here, which can be said to be a gathering.
At this time, the Qing generals were stationed on a high hill with their horses, watching the dense crowd of Aha servants not far away, transporting the spoils captured in this battle.
Dorgon, Jierhalang and others led the army to defeat Ma Ke and Bai Guangen, but captured a large number of tents and baggage. At that time, they pursued the Ming Dynasty's defeated troops and failed to collect these seizures in time. They only sent people to guard them. .
At this moment, not far behind their large army, there were more than ten thousand Aha servants.
After arriving, these Aha handymen immediately began to nervously transport the captured Shanhai Town and Jizhen chariots, horses, mules, tents and other baggage, as well as some Ming army prisoners who could not escape, etc.
Looking at the dazzling array of harvests, Azige was very high-spirited. He laughed and said, "Nikan is vulnerable. Both Ma Ke and Bai Guang'en are known as brave generals of the Ming Dynasty, but now it seems that they are nothing more than that!"
He even raised his voice and said: "Hmph, if we can attack Wu Sangui's camp again, there will probably be no more brave generals in the Ming Dynasty."
Jierhalang has always been cautious in his words and deeds, and for this reason he was highly appreciated by the slave chief Huang Taiji. He was ordered to stay in Shengjing, the home of the Tatar thieves, several times when Huang Taiji led his own expedition.
Although he felt that Azige's words had the meaning of underestimating the enemy and were indeed inappropriate, he still smiled and did not say anything to stop him.
Dorgon glanced at Jierhalang from the corner of his eye and said to himself: "Cunning old fox, I think he is happy to see my brother turn against him!"
But Jierhalang didn't have to say anything. As the current commander-in-chief of the army, he had to express his position: "Wu Sangui is recognized by your majesty because he has some abilities, and he is more brave than other famous generals. I can't wait." You should underestimate him."
Azige was angry when he heard this, and just as he was about to refute, he saw large amounts of dust rising up from the Tatar cavalry attacking Ningyuan's military formation in the distance, and it was vaguely visible that the attacking cavalry formation seemed to be blocked.
Everyone was shocked, and Dorgon also hurriedly took out the telescope given by Huang Taiji and looked over there carefully.
After a moment, he said: "The Southern Army seems to be desperate!"
Everyone watched anxiously and did not pay too much attention to his words. Dorgon handed the telescope to Jierhalang so that he could take a closer look.
Jirharang had just received the telescope here when he heard Azig shouting: "It would be better if the Southern Army fights tooth and nail. We can defeat it in one fell swoop!"
Azig was ordered to guard Shimen Mountain this time, but Huang Taiji secretly ordered him to hold on and never attack, and in the end he had to pretend to retreat.
This order made Azig extremely unhappy: Why? The Confederate troops are all as cowardly as rats, why should they be like this?
He always thought that as long as he led the Manchu warriors to charge forward, the Ming army would definitely retreat and collapse.
Sure enough, I heard him continue: "Why don't you give me two thousand warriors and see how I defeat Wu Sangui?"
Dorgon cursed him secretly: "What an idiot!"
But he said: "Prince Wuying has already worked hard to guard Shimen Mountain, so why bother to attack again?"
He continued: "Although we defeated Ma Ke and Bai Guang'en's troops, we took advantage of surprise. Now, you can also see that the Confederate Army's firearms are sharp, and our Qing Dynasty's artillery has almost all been concentrated elsewhere. When the knights charged into the Southern Dynasty's formation, they were actually using the weak to attack the strong.
It’s not advisable! "
How can Azig be convinced?
When he was about to speak out against Dorgon, he saw a huge burst of smoke and dust rising into the sky about two miles southeast in front of him, as if thousands of horses and troops were galloping.
Everyone on the high hill was shocked, and some of them were dumbfounded.
After a while, a horse was seen galloping towards him. It was vaguely visible, and its armor was all bright red, indicating that it had just gone through a fierce battle.
He galloped on his horse, and before he got close, he loudly announced: "Reinforcements... Southern reinforcements are coming..."
