In the sixth year of Chongzhen - the fourth day of September, it was sunny, and the day agreed upon by both sides for the decisive battle had arrived.
"Boom...boom!"
At midnight in the early morning, dozens of war drums in the Tianwei Army camp beat at the same time, as fast as a shower and as loud as thunder!
Hearing the sound of drums, the soldiers who had been prepared quickly gathered and formed neat formations according to different types of soldiers.
Immediately afterwards, a group of generals walked out of the Chinese military tent. The leader was Qin Feng, wearing a golden helmet with phoenix beads on his head, a golden lacquered mountain armor, and holding a scale-reverse sword in his hand. He looked majestic and murderous. !
Without any unnecessary nonsense, Qin Feng turned over and jumped onto the energetic red charcoal fire dragon colt. Then with a wave of his hand, he led the team out of the camp and headed straight to the north.
Almost at the same time, Anping Beile-Dudu led 12,000 troops out of the camp and rushed towards the south.
The two sides walked towards each other and soon met in a wide wilderness. Then they stopped at the same time and began to line up.
On the Tianwei Army's side, the infantry were still in front, the artillery in the middle, and the baggage hall behind. The cavalry were arranged on the left and right wings, and then they surrounded tens of thousands of camels covered with thick felt blankets to form a solid camel wall!
The Jurchen Army set up a crane wing formation: the powerful heavy cavalry was in the center, the mobile light cavalry was arranged on the two wings, and a small number of infantry and chariots were in the rear formation.
While forming the formation, Du Du rode on a yellow gelding horse and carefully observed the situation on the opposite side.
Previous investigations revealed that the Tianwei Army's strength for this expedition was more than 24,000, but now there are only about 12,000 in formation. Where did the other half go?
There must be other plans.
Either they went to the Sanggan River, or they made a sneak attack on their own camp, or they cooperated with the defenders in Shanyin City.
No matter what the situation is, I have made arrangements, and I am sure there will be no return, hehe!
Everything was under control, which made Du Du very proud, and then issued an order to start the attack!
"Moo...moo!"
After the order was issued, the heavy cavalry team in the center did not launch a charge, but separated to the left and right, and then drove out a large group of strong yak with sharp short spears tied to their horns from behind. There were about more than 500 of them. Mooing and moaning!
It turned out that Du Du had long heard that the Tianwei Army's camel wall was extremely defensive and its firearms were extremely sharp. If one's own soldiers were used to charge into the formation, even if they won, they would suffer heavy casualties!
The Jurchens have a small population and their troops are very valuable, so naturally they cannot be wasted like this.
Therefore, Du Du secretly ordered people to collect more than 500 yak and formed an yak array to replace soldiers and attack the Tianwei Army's formation.
As long as a gap is broken out and the heavy cavalry team follows up, the battle is almost won!
"Come here, let me drink!"
"twitter!"
Hundreds of Jurchen soldiers came over, all holding wine bags in their hands, then opened the mouths of the yaks and poured strong wine inside!
The yak-niu's temper was already irritable, and if he drank strong alcohol on an empty stomach, it would become even more irritable. His nostrils were constantly breathing heavily, and some of his eyes were red.
Then the Jurchen soldiers waved their spears, drove the cattle and launched a charge!
"Moo...moo!"
"Rumble...Rumble!"
More than five hundred angry yaks charged together, the ground shook with the trampling, and dust flew up to a height of five or six feet.
Naturally, the Tianwei Army could not let the cattle rush over and immediately launched a counterattack.
"Boom...boom!"
Dozens of 450-pound Shenwei general cannons opened fire first, and the explosive shells landed accurately among the cattle. They immediately exploded into a large area, and blood and flesh flew everywhere!
Then the 150-pound Shenji General Cannon opened fire, and another large piece of the charging herd fell down, and blood flowed into a river.
This was followed by intensive shooting from muskets and matchlocks.
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After several rounds of shooting, nine out of ten of the cattle herd fell, but there were still dozens of fish that escaped the net, mooing and rushing to the front of the formation.
"preparation…
…prick! "
The Tianwei Army was not afraid. The musketeers retreated and the spearmen stepped forward. Then there was a series of neat thrusts. As a result, the remaining dozens of yak were all reincarnated, and none of them rushed into the formation. !
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"People say that the weapons of the Mighty Heavenly Army are sharp and extremely lethal. When I saw them today, they certainly lived up to their reputation!"
On the Jurchen army side, Du Du witnessed the whole process and couldn't help but sigh.
Then again, although the Yanniu Formation failed to charge into the main formation, it tested the intensity of the Tianwei Army's firepower and consumed a lot of ammunition. From this perspective, it was not a complete failure.
Besides, if Du Du dares to lead his army for a decisive battle, he will naturally have more than one killer move. If one move fails, he will try another move.
The heavy cavalry team in the middle separated again, and more than a thousand people walked out, but they were not Jurchen soldiers, but Ming army soldiers. They were all in ragged clothes, and some were injured. They were all prisoners captured in previous battles.
"Listen carefully and run forward immediately... Whoever disobeys will be killed!"
"Brush...ah!"
The Jurchen soldiers waved their swords and guns, driving thousands of Ming soldiers towards the Tianwei Army's formation. Anyone who moved a little slower would be immediately killed, scaring the captives into running as fast as they could.
Using captured Ming troops to charge into battle is a very vicious move!
If the Tianwei Army did not fire, the Jurchen soldiers would follow the prisoners, rush into the formation, and kill them.
If the Tianwei Army opened fire here, the first to be killed would be the Ming Army prisoners, which would be tantamount to killing each other.
Trapped, how to choose?
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"This Du Du is really capable of two poisonous attacks one after another. We must not keep such a powerful opponent, otherwise he will become a big trouble in the future!"
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In the mighty Tianwei Army's formation, Qin Feng saw everything clearly. He first gave a few words of praise, and then issued the order without any sadness.
The soldiers around him immediately conveyed the order, and the musketeers returned to the front row, neatly raising their matchlocks and aiming at the target.
Five hundred steps.
Four hundred steps.
Three hundred steps.
…
The prisoners were getting closer and closer to the formation. The soldiers of the Tianwei Army raised their guns but did not fire them.
Two hundred steps.
One hundred steps.
"We're going to shoot. Get down, all of us, or you deserve to be killed...Bang, bang!"
Hearing the shouts, all the Ming army prisoners who were running in front fell down, revealing the Jurchen soldiers who were following behind.
The soldiers of the Tianwei Army immediately fired, and the dense projectiles passed by. The Jurchen soldiers fell one by one. The remaining ones could not bear it and all retreated.
"Brothers, run quickly... God bless us, we can survive!"
Seeing the Jurchen soldiers retreating, the Ming army prisoners immediately got up and ran towards the Tianwei army with all their strength. As long as they ran into the formation, they would survive.
But when the prisoners ran to the front of the formation, they were blocked by the soldiers of the Tianwei Army and were not allowed to enter.
"His grandma is a bitch, let us in quickly, let us in quickly, we are all Ming soldiers!"
"The general has an order not to rush into the formation randomly. Anyone who violates the rules will be shot...Bang, bang!"
The prisoners did not listen to the advice and still tried their best to break into the formation.
Seeing that they could no longer be persuaded, the soldiers of the Tianwei Army had no choice but to open fire, killing a dozen of the leaders on the spot, and the rest immediately became obedient.
Then a gap was opened in the formation and the prisoners were let in.
After entering, they were immediately surrounded and searched one by one. If no weapons were found, they were taken to the supply camp and guarded. If weapons were found, they were beheaded immediately!
"This person has hidden weapons. He must be an undercover agent sent by the Jurchens!"
"cut!"
After a search, a total of more than 300 people were found, all of whom were beheaded and then their bodies were thrown outside the formation.
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It turns out that Du Du is the killer move
Hidden in them were killing moves, and more than 300 Han slave soldiers who had surrendered long ago were secretly selected. They had hidden sharp blades on their bodies and mixed them among the Ming army prisoners. Driven by the Jurchen soldiers, they all attacked the formation of the Tianwei Army.
It's best if you rush in.
If they cannot rush in and the Jurchen soldiers retreat, the Tianwei Army will definitely accept the Ming army prisoners, and the Han slave soldiers will also sneak in along with them.
Then he would draw out his sharp blade, slash and kill, disrupt the formation of the mighty Tianwei army, and then cooperate with the Jurchen soldiers inside and outside, and they would definitely win a complete victory.
This plan is extremely vicious!
Unexpectedly, Qin Feng was extremely alert. While accepting the prisoners of the Ming army, he ordered everyone to be strictly searched, picked out all the hidden Han slave soldiers, and killed them all without leaving any one behind!
In this way, Du Du's second strategy failed again.
But it doesn’t matter, there is a third strategy!
