The red flag of Manchuria is solid on the mountain and the sea is really full of joy. The resistance of the defenders on Beacon Mountain is not fierce. After all, the defenders are few and weak, and it is difficult to organize an effective resistance.
Even if there were some deserters who were reinforced by Liaodong Town, they walked up the overpass to Bijia Mountain and joined the garrison, but it was still a drop in the bucket and could not change the overall situation.
Fortunately, the Qing army could not attack with all their strength for the time being. After all, this section of the overpass stone road was not conducive to the galloping of war horses. They had to send infantry to attack first, hoping to control the situation on Beacon Hill Island, and then use cavalry to land on the island.
At the same time, Liu Zhaoji's 2,000 soldiers and horses were defeated over there and needed to be recovered. The Qing army sent out more than a thousand elite cavalry to pursue them.
In addition, Mandahai already knew that behind his army, there was a Ming army with thousands of cavalry chasing him. Although he didn't pay too much attention to it, he just wanted to raid Bijia Mountain to stock up on food. We didn't want to cause trouble, but it was also It must be guarded against.
Now, he still has more than 8,000 captive cavalry on his side. In addition to the cavalry on the two wings of the island attack, pursuit and defense, there are still nearly 4,000 fine cavalry with him.
They formed a cavalry formation almost every three hundred cavalry, basically using Niulu as the combat unit. There were as many as ten large and small cavalry formations, and there were six to seven hundred cavalry gathered by the Mandahai. , forming two riding formations on the left and right.
At this moment, Mandahai no longer had any worries about capturing Bijia Mountain, but the Ming cavalry who had been chasing him behind him should really take it seriously.
According to the whistle reports received today, this Ming army has about four to five thousand horses. Although it is only a little more than half of our own troops, they are all cavalry, and some are even elite cavalry warriors with one man and two men.
According to the whistleblower report, judging from the armor and other equipment and costumes, this Ming army was not the local official army in Liaodong, but seemed to be the Ming army cavalry from Xuanda.
"snort."
Man Dahai continued with a nonchalant expression: "You useless Southern barbarian, you didn't dare to fight with my warriors in Xuanda, but you dare to chase after me when you come to Liaodong?"
Jia La Zhangjing, who was standing next to him, continued: "Manda Haigu Mountain, Ming Dog's vanguard only has more than 2,000 men. Should we counterattack and let him know how powerful my warriors are?"
A smile appeared on Mandahai's lips, he shook his head and said, "No need. My warriors have been fighting for days, so we can use this to regain some of the strength of our war horses."
He waved his hand and said to him: "You Jia La will form a formation immediately. When the Ming Dog rushes, you will meet it head on."
"嗻."
Mandahai turned around and said to Baya Labing beside him: "Instruct Tukshi to lead three Niulu to attack the flank of Minggou's central army from the left; and then order Tuktu to lead four Niulu to intercept Minggou's rear. Road, be sure to prevent the bright dogs from coming to help and split one into two."
"嗻."
Several Baya soldiers responded to the order loudly, and then rode away at a gallop.
Mandahai looked at a burst of gray-yellow smoke rising in the distance, and then said to Jia Lazhangjing: "Emuqi, Bengu Mountain is here to watch the enemy's raids for you. You want Minggou to know that I am a warrior of the Qing Dynasty. It’s awesome.”
Zhenghong Banner Jia Lazhang Jing Emuqi loudly answered: "Don't worry, Manda Haigushan, I will definitely be able to come to you with Ming Gou's head."
After saying that, he turned around and left. After getting off the sand dune, he went straight to his horse. After getting on his horse, he encouraged the Qing soldiers under his command. They howled like demons and charged towards the Ming army from behind. Welcoming him.
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Guo Yingxian, a veteran of the Xuanfu, was riding on a war horse. The tip of the tiger gun in his hand was still dripping with blood. He listened to the wailing sounds amidst the shouts of killing around him. Some were from Tatar soldiers, but there were also those from his own subordinate Xuan. Government officers and soldiers.
It turned out that Guo Yingxian led more than 2,000 Xuanfu elite cavalry under his command and pursued them all the way. Although there were constant battles with Tatars along the way, these were small groups of Tatars who were harassing them, and their purpose was to slow down the Ming army led by Guo Yingxian. .
But this time it was different. The Tatar thieves came in overwhelming numbers. In just a split second, thousands of Tatar cavalry rushed towards them. Although Guo Yingxian's command was measured, he could not prevent the Tatars from invading.
In the blink of an eye, his cavalry was divided into several groups by the Tatar thieves coming from all directions. Although they fought hard and rescued several groups of surrounded men, the majority of the Ming army was still composed of two to three hundred men. , each fighting.
Seeing a high ground not far to the east, with a large flag on it that was different from other places, Guo Yingxian had no time to think quickly and shouted loudly: "Children, follow me to kill. Kill the general and seize the flag now!"
With a loud roar, he took the lead and rode out, followed by seven or eight hundred Xuanfu elite cavalry. They made strange screams one after another, indicating that they had all fought bloody battles.
Guo Yingxian let go of the reins and controlled the horse with only his legs. He held the middle part of the tiger spear in his right hand, with a gun belt slung over his shoulder. The tip of the spear protruded forward, while his left hand held an iron whip tightly.
I saw that his tiger spear was constantly picking and stabbing with the power of the horse's sprint, but the Tatar's tiger spear at close range lost its effect, so he used the iron whip in his left hand to fly up and down, knocking them off their horses one by one.
Although he was already over 40 years old, Guo Yingxian's physical strength seemed to be inexhaustible. Wherever he passed, blood spattered and all the Tatar soldiers fell off their horses.
Even the Mingqi behind him were all brave, and no one retreated from the battle. Even if someone fell off the horse in front, the people behind him would immediately take over. Under the leadership of Guo Yingxian, they rushed straight to the high ground ahead like a sharp arrow.
Jia Lazhangjing Emuqi also discovered a Ming army rushing towards him. He took off his long machete from the victory hook and shouted: "Who will kill that Ming dog?"
Niulu Zhangjing, who was beside him, immediately shouted: "Emu Qijiala, I'm going to chop off the head of that Mingguo and come back."
As Niulu Zhangjing spoke, he led more than 200 horsemen and rushed down to the high ground. They were condescending and had every advantage, but even so, they still did not forget to throw a wave of spears first.
I saw them all leaning forward, reaching out to take out their own throwing spears, throwing axes, iron bones and other objects, and then threw them at the Ming army with all their strength.
Guo Yingxian was about to rush to the high ground when he saw a group of Tatar cavalry swooping down. However, he had no fear. He just shouted based on experience: "Be careful with the flying axe."
After he shouted, he leaned down and lowered his head, barely dodging a spear. There were constant sounds of "swish...swish..." in his ears, and the sounds of "pop" and "pop" also sounded continuously, and there were also "ah" sounds. Screams were heard, indicating that some people were shot by spears, while others used side cards and weapons to block.
The cavalry that Guo Yingxian now leads are all elite cavalry from the former Xuanfu commander-in-chief Yang Guozhu's standard camp. Although they are all veterans and all have superb cavalry skills, their equipment is not as good as Zhang Guangda's cavalry.
Even compared with the former servants of Yang Guozhu led by Huang Baozhong, they are still slightly inferior. Most of them have a single layer of old armor, and their protection is weaker.
What's more, they don't have the short-handed gun that everyone in the Xuanbei Jingqi is equipped with to kill enemies.
Therefore, in the period before the close combat, they are not as capable as the Xuanbei cavalry, who can kill a wave of enemies with muskets first, and can also kill the enemy's spirit.
Therefore, they often use throwing spears in close combat. However, most of their throwing spears have been thrown out during the battle just now. Now there are very few left, and they do not pose much threat to the Tatars at all.
As they spoke, the cavalry of both sides staggered together. It was precisely because the Tatars did not have a very close cavalry formation in order to conveniently project flying axes and iron bones. The same was true for the Xuanfu Army cavalry. They were not the old troops led by Zhang Cheng. In this way, the enemy is often faced with a tight cavalry formation.
Guo Yingxian had just stabbed down a Tatar, and out of the corner of his eye he saw a tiger spear stabbing him from behind. He was busy twisting on the horse to gather strength, and smashed down the iron whip with his left hand, killing the tiger spear. Knocked to the side.
At this time, a scream of "Ah" came from behind. Guo Yingxian knew that one of his knights was chopped down by the Tatars, but he didn't care. He clamped the horse's belly tightly with his legs, and the spikes on the inside of the riding boots made the horse's belly faint. A few drops of blood appeared.
The horse was in pain and galloped even more vigorously. Another Tatar cavalry rushed towards them. Guo Yingxian used the power of the galloping horse to move slightly to the right and avoided the Tatar soldier's stab. of spear.
The tiger spear in his right hand stabbed from bottom to top, hitting the Tatar's right ribs, and almost passed through the chest. Fortunately, it was blocked by the two antlers behind the tip of the spear.
The huge body of the Tatar soldier was lifted off the saddle by Guo Yingxian, and was hanging in the air. Guo Yingxian smashed the iron whip of his left hand diagonally, and the Tatar's head was shattered like a watermelon, and blood and brains were everywhere. Shoot away.
"kill……"
Guo Yingxian roared, threw out the iron whip in his left hand, and hit a Tatar on the right shoulder. The Tatar's right shoulder was in pain, and the ax in his hand fell off the ground.
The veteran Guo Yingxian had now switched to holding a gun with both hands, and he was naturally more flexible than before. A tiger spear was stabbed and chopped by him, and it danced up and down, so powerful.
Suddenly, a Tatar with a flag on his back rushed over. He was quite tall and fat, but Guo Yingxian could see at a glance that this Tatar had more than one layer of armor on him. Looking at the flag on his back, he knew It is known that he is Niulu Zhangjing, a Tatar.
The Tatar Niulu Zhangjing was also fierce. His eyes were also wide-eyed, and his mouth was even more open as if he could swallow a rabbit alive. He roared and came straight to Guo Yingxian.
The Tatars were indeed veterans of the war. They seemed to be able to cooperate with each other tacitly without words and just by feeling. When the Tatar Niulu Zhangjing rushed towards Guo Yingxian, the two Tatars riding around him also discovered his Intention, with a whistle, they all rushed to Guo Yingxian.
Facing the two tiger spears and the slashing ax that were coming towards him, Guo Yingxian showed no fear on his face. Not only did his horse's speed not slow down at all, but his legs were strengthened, making the horse under his crotch run even harder. .
The tiger spear in his hand also thrust out and went straight towards the oncoming Tatar Niulu Zhangjing. At the same time, he tilted his body to the right. Even if he reacted quickly, he could barely avoid the Tatar Niulu Zhangjing's thrust. Tiger gun.
But he was also stabbed in the left shoulder by another tiger spear. Although it did not penetrate deeply into the flesh, when the Tatar rode his horse and rushed by, it actually tore open the armor on his left shoulder, and even picked up a piece of flesh on his left shoulder. The left side of his body was instantly stained red with blood.
And the big ax that was slashing down, although it did not hit Guo Yingxian's body, it could go down and hit the war horse. Even if the corner of the saddle was removed first, the sword would still kill Guo Yingxian's mount. Cut to the ground.
However, the tiger spear in the hand of veteran Guo Yingxian hit the Tatar Niulu Zhangjing's chest without any bias before the horse overturned.
"kill!"
Guo Yingxian shouted loudly. The moment the horse overturned, he took his feet out of the stirrups. At the same time, he used the force to get on the horse's back. He pushed hard and his whole body flew into the air.
In this way, Guo Yingxian, his armor, the tiger spear, and the power of the leap were all concentrated on the tip of the spear. Even the pair of antlers had been deeply sunk into the Tatar Niulu Zhangjing's body. The flesh and blood on his chest were gone.
How could the Tatar Niulu Zhangjing withstand such a strong force? His whole body also fell from the war horse and fell heavily to the ground. However, it didn't matter no matter how hard he fell.
Because he has lost all sense, he no longer belongs to this world, he no longer has to eat and sleep in the open, and he no longer has to fight for his life on the battlefield.
The Tatar Niulu Zhangjing lost his life forever without even a struggle. Only his big eyes that were about to protrude from his sockets seemed to reveal the full unwillingness in his heart!
Guo Yingxian was not in the mood to look into his eyes, nor did he care whether he died peacefully and willingly. The moment the Tatar Niulu Zhangjing landed, he freed his left hand, grabbed the reins of Niulu Zhangjing's horse, and held it tightly. in hand.
It turned out that Tatar Niulu Zhangjing suddenly fell from his horse, and his right foot was still hanging in the stirrup. However, the war horse didn't care about this. It had also been in battle for a long time, so it could naturally foresee danger.
At this moment, he suddenly felt a light on his back, and he immediately started running wildly. However, how could Guo Yingxian let it escape? With a strong tug with his left hand, the horse turned to the right.
At this moment, Guo Yingxian also used his strength to get on the horse's back, and before he did so, he stepped heavily on Tatar Niulu Zhangjing's right ankle. He only heard a "click" sound, which sounded like the sound of a broken ankle.
The old general climbed on the back of his horse, but could not turn its head for a moment. He could only run to the right along with the horse's momentum. At the same time, the tiger spear kept stabbing and smashing, and the Tatar soldiers fell off the horse one by one in front of him.
Suddenly, a Tatar rode up and struck Guo Yingxian on the head with a long-handled hammer. But at this time, Guo Yingxian's tiger spear was still in the ribs of a Tatar soldier, and he had no time to withdraw to block.
Moreover, all his strength had just been used up at this moment, and he could no longer concentrate his efforts to avoid it. He only heard a "dang" sound. It turned out that two Xuanfu elite cavalry were chasing after him. One of them used a big ax to knock off the hammer and save him. Got off Guo Yingxian.
Guo Yingxian was so fierce that he broke into a cold sweat, but he had no time to say thanks at this time. He turned around and shouted: "Liu Wei, Liu Meng, follow me to kill... kill the Tatars..."
At this moment, he had completely turned the horse's head to face the high ground. He saw that less than a hundred steps ahead was the Tatar leader. It seemed that a Jia Lazhangjing was still commanding, and the Tatars who had just swooped down were also killed. Seven, seven, eight, eight, no formation.
How could Guo Yingxian wait for such a good opportunity? He hurriedly led the more than two hundred elite cavalry who had just gathered and rushed up.
