On the battlefield, thousands of troops and horses were galloping around, and almost no one noticed that there were two people fighting for their lives among the horses.
The two of them were covered in black and red mixed with blood and dust. Obai held the middle part of his tiger spear under his right arm, and his left hand firmly grasped the barrel of the tiger spear that pierced his shoulder.
On the other side was Lin Fangping, the commander of the Tiger Guard Battalion of the Xuanfu Army. His face was pale, and his silver teeth were biting together. He was also holding the middle of the tiger gun's barrel tightly under his right armpit, and his left hand was holding on to the opposite side. The tiger spear stabbed by Ao Bai.
The tip of the spear had penetrated deeply into his abdomen. Fortunately, there was an antler to hold it, otherwise it would have pierced Lin Fangping's abdomen. The bright red blood continued to flow down the tail of the tip of the spear and dripped on Lin Fangping's boots. .
He gritted his teeth and let out a low roar. He used his left hand to twist the tiger gun in order to cause more damage to Obai on the opposite side.
But what made him helpless was that at this moment, Obai was also tightly grasping the tiger spear that pierced his left shoulder. Lin Fangping tried his best, but he couldn't move it even an inch.
Obai's situation was no better than Lin Fangping's. His left shoulder was penetrated by the tiger spear. Although his left hand struggled to grab the tiger spear and prevented Lin Fangping from twisting the barrel of the gun, such force caused the left shoulder injury to bleed even more. As noted.
As the blood continued to flow, the physical strength of both of them was disappearing rapidly, but no one wanted to let go. Although Obai was taller and stronger, he was much stronger than Lin Fangping.
But Lin Fangping was already looking like a madman. His helmet was thrown somewhere when he fell off his horse. His hair was scattered all over his head, and it turned black and red mixed with the soil and blood.
His eyes were so wide that they almost bulged out, and he spurted out a large mouthful of blood. He endured the piercing pain, and struggled to twitch his tiger spear backwards.
Driven by the force of the tiger spear's backward thrust, Obai's huge body suddenly tilted forward. Fortunately, he stepped out with his right foot in time to offset the force of the thrust and did not fall forward.
I saw that the beard on Obai's face was dyed dark red with blood. He kept shouting and screaming, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not break free. In anger, he suddenly pushed forward, and the antlers of the tiger gun hit him. He touched Lin Fangping's abdomen and pushed him backwards.
"Ding-deng-deng..."
The more Lin Fangping tried to withstand Obai's impact, the deeper the tiger spear in his abdomen pierced. As the wound was stimulated, the pain became stronger and stronger.
"ah……"
Lin Fangping screamed like crazy, stamped on the ground with both feet, stopped suddenly, endured the severe pain and yelled: "Tatar, let go!"
I don’t know if Obai understood what he said. His two big eyes were as red as blood, and seemed to be about to stare out of their sockets. He also shouted in Tatar: "Get away...get away quickly...dead dog" …”
They just stared at me and I stared at you, the two of them roared angrily, bright red blood continuously flowing out of their bodies, and a large area under their feet was dyed red.
At this moment, Shi Meng, the commander of the left sentry in the middle of the Tiger Guard camp, led the soldiers of the three teams under his command to gallop towards him. He raised his hand and fired out a gun. With a crisp "bang" sound, a soldier galloped towards him and wanted to The Baya soldiers with yellow flags who were helping Ao Bai fell instantly.
Immediately afterwards, Yu Shanhu, the commander of the third team, also rushed over. He shouted: "Save Mr. Lin, kill the Tatars!"
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Amidst the roar of firecrackers, several more Tatars fell off their horses. Then a spear flew over and hit the horse of Qian Haichuan, the sergeant of the third team, in the crotch. Amidst the neighing of the horse, Qian Haichuan jumped up suddenly. Get up, get up and dismount.
He rolled twice on the ground and came to Lin Fangping's side, shouting: "General... General... hold on!"
As soon as it was late, Qian Haichuan jumped up and before he could stand still, he flew towards Obai and knocked him to the ground.
At the same time, Lin Fangping on the other side fell to the ground the moment Obai fell. He and Obai both let out hoarse screams.
It turned out that just before the fight with Lin Fangping, the two soldiers of the Tiger Guard Battalion killed and wounded by the two spears thrown by Ao Bai just now were the subordinates of Yu Shanhu of the Third Team of the Zuo Sentinel.
Shi Meng, the commander-in-chief of the left sentry, also happened to see this scene. He shouted loudly to Yu Shanhu's three groups of soldiers, and then rode towards Obai. That's why he was able to arrive in time.
At this time, Shi Meng also drove his horse closer. He shouted: "Mountain Tiger, guard here, don't let the Tatars come up."
After he finished speaking, he turned over and dismounted. Without saying a word, he swung the big hammer in his hand and hit Obai's right shoulder. There was only a "click" sound, and his entire arm was almost completely hit by the force of the blow. Unloaded all the time.
Oboi, whose right shoulder was bleeding profusely, didn't even scream. Maybe he was too brave, or maybe the injury to his right shoulder was so severe that the entire shoulder was numb, and he couldn't feel anything for a while. to pain.
However, when Obai's right arm was broken by Shi Meng, Lin Fangping was freed, and the tiger spear that pierced his abdomen was also released by Obai.
Shi Meng didn't have time to hit Obai again. He strode to Lin Fangping, knelt down and supported Lin Fangping and said loudly: "Master Lin... Master Lin..."
"Mengzi... we can't die... just cry... I'm so sad..."
Shi Meng nodded vigorously, but seeing Lin Fang's calm expression, his tears kept falling uncontrollably, and even his lips couldn't help trembling, and he could no longer speak.
"Then... the Tatar... is a Jia La... don't let the Tatar take it back... let the soldiers... shout that the Tatar is defeated..."
Lin Fangping spoke intermittently and then passed out.
Shi Meng also reacted very quickly. He repeatedly ordered people to wave Lin Fangping's general flag to summon the sentry knights from the Tiger Guard camp to gather here. At the same time, he also ordered the soldiers around him who could speak Tatar to shout in unison: " Jia La was killed by the Confederate army, we are defeated, everyone, please retreat..."
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Just as the Manchurian Yellow Banner was retreating on the east side, the infantry formation in the middle was also fighting with the Tatars. They were originally forming a defensive formation, but the Mongolian Zhenghuang Banner Beibei on the opposite side was bombarded by the powerful artillery fire of the Xuanfu Army. Next, he actually launched a desperate charge.
After all, they had been fighting fiercely all morning. The soldiers on both sides were very tired, and many of them were gradually losing their temper.
Although Prince Li Daishan has always warned the generals to focus on defense, as long as the Xuan army on the opposite side is not allowed to continue to advance northward, it will be a success.
But facing the Ming army's free artillery bombardment, they had only two choices. One was to retreat to avoid the Xuan army's artillery fire, and the other was to charge forward and get out of the range of the cannon fodder bombardment.
If they choose to retreat, the generals do not dare to make the decision privately. Once they lead the army to retreat without authorization, if this causes the entire army to collapse backwards, it will not be as simple as just beheading.
Therefore, Adai finally chose to launch a desperate charge towards the Ming army's infantry formation in front. They braved the artillery bombardment of the Xuan army, fought hard to beat the horses under their crotches, and rushed forward.
Opposite them are the soldiers of the Chicheng Battalion and the Datong Town Biao Battalion of the Xuanfu Army in the middle. On the two wings are the infantry formations of the Datong Town Right Wing Battalion and the Ranger Battalion.
Seeing the thousands of Mongolian cavalry rushing towards him, Zhang Guodong didn't take it seriously at all. He knew clearly that even if these Mongolian Tatars could rush forward under the fire of his muskets, they would be like a powerful crossbow at the end of the cold. They were defeated miserably under the attack of the soldiers and killers.
The fact was just as Zhang Guodong expected, the Tatars in Mongolia's Zhenghuang Banner suffered a lot from him.
The Yunzhou guns of the Xuanfu Army were not only sophisticated, but also relied on flint to fire without the need for match ropes. They fired row after row of volleys, and the Mongolian soldiers could not get closer at all.
Even if some Mongolian soldiers were lucky enough to rush twenty or thirty steps away, facing the cold horse-rejecting formation in front of the infantry formation, they would just throw out their spears and then lead their horses to run to both sides.
However, Datong Zhenbiao Camp, Right Wing Battalion, and Ranger Battalion failed to withstand the charge of the Mongolian soldiers. Especially the Ranger Battalion of guerrilla Hou Fangke, which had the fewest soldiers and horses, and fired the gun in advance when the captives were a hundred steps away. He was easily rushed to the front by the Mongolian soldiers.
After a period of fighting, they began to retreat backwards. Although the guerrilla Hou Fanke tried his best to suppress it, the Beibei cavalry had already rushed forward. The most important thing for infantry to fight against cavalry is to rely on tight battle formations and strong will.
This was after Zhang Cheng beheaded Datong General Ma Baozhong and the soldiers who took the lead in the retreat. Frightened by Zhang Cheng's power, all the officials from Hou Fanke down tried their best to suppress it, so that they did not collapse directly.
But their retreat speed is getting faster and faster, and there is a risk that the entire battalion will collapse at any time!
Fortunately, the Datong Town Ranger Camp was located on the left side of Zhang Guodong's Chicheng Camp. Zhang Guodong noticed the situation in time. He temporarily handed over the command here to the town governor Xia Shuncheng and the left Qian general Liu Changliang.
He himself personally led the cold soldiers under Chen Dakuan and Huang Daguang to support Hou Fangke's guerrilla camp.
Fortunately, they intercepted the Mongolian soldiers of Zhenghuang Banner from the flank in time, so Hou Fanke had the opportunity to stabilize his position. He killed more than ten sergeants who retreated in fear on the spot, reorganized his team and went into battle again.
However, Hou Fangke had the support of Zhang Guodong, but Wang Zheng of the Biao Camp in Datong Town was already too busy to take care of himself. It was not easy to keep the Biao Camp from retreating. How could he allocate troops to rescue the right-wing battalion that was on the verge of collapse?
It turned out that the right-wing battalion, under the command of General Fu Dianzuo, fought well at first, but during the third round of volley of fire cannons, several fire cannons exploded one after another.
For a moment, the gunmen in the front rows were all exclaiming. Not only were they afraid to take aim when shooting, they were also afraid to load the ammunition.
But the more panicked, the easier it would be for something to happen. It may be that a few musketry soldiers loaded too much gunpowder with their hands shaking. When the muskets behind them were fired, more than ten more muskets exploded.
Listening to the screams of their companions in their ears, the musketeers no longer had the intention to fire their muskets and retreated one after another.
However, Fu Dianzuo naturally has two brushes if he can serve as a general. He made preparations before the war and organized the sword and shield soldiers and spearmen in the camp into three waves to facilitate command and dispatch.
After seeing this, he first ordered his general of the Chinese army to lead his servants to suppress the gunmen who had withdrawn without authorization, and then ordered the first wave of cold soldiers to step forward to hold the line of defense against the Mongolian cavalry. impact.
In the end, he acted cruelly and sent out nearly a thousand cavalry to harass the flanks of the Mongolian soldiers, disperse their forces, and relieve the pressure on his front.
Fu Dianzuo sent two waves of shield soldiers and spearmen forward one after another, and he was able to withstand the charge of the Zhenghuang Banner Mongolian soldiers. Just when he thought he could rest assured.
I was shocked when I saw large clouds of smoke and dust rising from behind the Mongolian soldiers on the opposite side, as if a large number of Tatar bandits and cavalry were charging again.
It turned out that Daishan, Prince Li of the Qing Dynasty, saw that the Ming army's infantry formations were being broken through one after another, but it was difficult for the two wings to break through. He immediately sent Prince Hauge of Su to lead the Zhenglan Banner of Manchuria and the Tatars of the Mongolian Xianghuang Banner of Tulai to come to support.
Daishan thought very clearly that if he could break through the Ming army's defense line in one fell swoop, it would not matter even if the cavalry on both wings were defeated and fell back into the main formation. After all, the main force of the Ming army was still the infantry in the middle and the artillery positions behind.
Once they were able to break through in the center of the front and the warriors of the Qing Dynasty rushed forward, the artillery of the Ming army on the opposite side became mute and useless.
Furthermore, even if the cavalry on both wings can successfully win, if they break through the middle, they will be able to directly threaten the Ming army's central position, and they will inevitably return to support immediately.
It can be said that Daishan was indeed right, and his decision-making was wise and timely. It was the arrival of the Mongolian Yellow Flag that became the last straw that crushed the right-wing battalion in Datong Town.
However, with the experience of General Ma Baozhong, Fu Dianzuo did not dare to lead his right-wing battalion soldiers to flee like he did.
While he directed his servants to suppress the retreating defeated troops, he also sent people to ask for reinforcements from the central army. Although the right-wing battalion was retreating steadily, it did not retreat under Fu Dianzuo's pressure.
But after the right-wing battalion retreated, although the pressure on his front was immediately reduced a lot, it was because some Tatar soldiers turned to attack the flank of the Datong Zhenbiao battalion. The pressure here was naturally not as great as before. .
General Wang Zheng still commanded the soldiers of Zhenbiao Battalion, struggling to hold on. Due to the retreat of the right-wing battalion, Datong Zhenbiao Battalion was now surrounded by enemies on both sides, and the pressure increased sharply.
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"Shuai Zhang, I'm afraid the right-wing battalion is in trouble, please hurry up and send reinforcements." Wang Pu implored Zhang Cheng eagerly.
Zhang Cheng looked indifferent and unmoved. He just said lightly: "It doesn't matter. Based on the situation ahead, the right-wing battalion can continue to hold on."
He immediately gave an order to Zhang Chengfang: "Send an order to Wang Zheng and Fu Dianzuo. No matter what, I must hold on for another two quarters of an hour. As long as we defend this wave of Tatar attacks, I will give them both great merit."
"Here."
"Also, send an order to Yu Jin and Gou Changsheng, asking them to immediately lead a special force to support Wang Zheng and Fu Dianzuo."
"Here."
Zhang Chengfang agreed loudly and rushed to deliver the order.
Here, Wang Pu looked at the situation on the battlefield, his body trembling slightly, secretly glad that he was not there. When Zhang Cheng was not paying attention, he actually rubbed his palms on his armor, quietly wiping the sweat.
