Just when Niu Mantun was struggling with the ice and snow mountain road, Nurhachi had already decided to engage the Ming army! Nurhachi finally chose Sarhu as the main battlefield. According to intelligence analysis, Juniper's army would be the first to arrive in Sarhu. So Nurhachi decided to defeat Juniper first and then decide who to fight next.

Many people in later generations touted how talented Nurhachi was! But in fact, judging from the situation at that time, even any ordinary person could command at this level. After all, the Ming army had no sense of secrecy at all, and was arrogant, thinking that the heavenly soldiers would be able to destroy the withering and decaying as soon as they arrived; There is also a commander-in-chief full of naïve thoughts; There is also a Liaodong Li family who has a deep collusion with Nurhachi, and this battle will not be won no matter how it is fought!

Just as Nurhachi was eyeing Juniper, Juniper's crossed the Hunhe River and approached Sarhu. After Salhu, there is a large plain area. Less than 100 miles ahead. That's where Hetuara is. Juniper's army is going to break through here and go straight to Hetuala, the core of Houjin. Gong Niansui, a general of his subordinates, and others were left behind the army because of the difficulty of crossing the river with heavy battalions, and as a result, the Juniper army could only cross the river lightly, leaving behind a large number of artillery and other heavy firearms.

Juniper's army and horses reached the middle of the river, and Nurhachi destroyed the dam in the upper reaches of the Hunhe River to release water, and the Ming army was drowned in many people, and its morale was greatly defeated. Later, Juniper attacked Jilin Cliff with the strength of the whole army. After noon, the Houjin army had reached the Zhaka Pass in the south of Jiefan City, and Erbel Daishan ordered to march to Tiebei Mountain, which was adjacent to Jiefan. At this point, Juniper was unable to change its strategy. In order to avoid being blocked by the Houjin army when crossing the river, Juniper ordered to continue the attack on Jilin Cliff, but it has not been captured.

Nurhachi also led the army to arrive, and thought that it was getting late when Shen Shi arrived, so he ordered the four banners on the left flank to attack the Ming army of Salhu first, and after breaking through Salhu, the Ming army attacking Jilin Cliff would be shaken. Later, the strength of one banner was added, a total of 37,000 cavalry of five banners, and the army of Salhu Ming attacked the camp of the Salhu Ming army with an absolute superiority.

After the two formations approached, the Houjin army first charged the formation with cavalry, and then quickly slowed down after approaching, inducing the Ming army's firearms to be fired in advance, and bows and arrows were fired indiscriminately. Then taking advantage of the fact that the Ming army was not easy to equip and ammunition and the archers were weak, they repeatedly used cavalry to shoot to disrupt the formation. After repeating it a few times, the formation of the Ming army wavered. At this time, there was a group of infantry soldiers, most of whom were called Bayala, who wore 2 or 3 layers of heavy armor, holding huge shields and heavy soldiers to repeatedly attack the Ming army's line.

Often at this time, the soldiers of the Ming army, who were hungry and cold, lacked training, and could not even meet the standard weapons in their hands, quickly couldn't hold on! After the formation was shattered by the impact of the Houjin army's foot battle, the Houjin cavalry who were waiting on the side began to chase and kill. This was already the standard tactic of the Later Jin Army against the Ming army.

The formation of the Juniper Army collapsed like this! A handful of brave generals and their followers tried to hold the line or fight back, but they were also killed in the siege of Bayala, who outnumbered them! The damage they caused was minimal!

Most of the terrified Ming soldiers ran desperately, but two legs couldn't outrun four legs! Due to their weak health, many Ming soldiers often fell to the ground while running, exhausted to death! More often than not, they were trampled down by horses, slashed by weapons, and fell on the way to escape. Since the Houjin army did not have extra manpower to guard and take prisoners this time, they simply did not accept prisoners! They killed all the Ming troops they could catch up, and then quickly rallied and turned in another direction.

In fact, in all the big wars, there were actually not many casualties during the battle. The real casualties are often on the path of one side chasing the other. Just like this time.

At this time, the Houjin army gathered the forces attacking Salhu and the troops deployed at Jilin Cliff, and the Houjin army on Jilin Cliff also swarmed down to attack Juniper. Juniper personally led the officers and soldiers to fight. During the battle, Juniper was shot and killed by the post-Kimbel Rai. Staff generals Chai Guodong, guerrilla Wang Hao, Zhang Daji, guerrilla Yang Qin, Wang Hailong, and Guan Fushun guerrilla preparation Yang Ruda were also killed in battle. The army of the Ming West Road was completely annihilated. Under the slight mark, Liu Yujie, the guerrilla manager of the right-wing battalion, led the remnants of the army to escape. The prison guard Zhang Quan was captured, swore not to surrender, and was executed.

In later generations, many people felt that the Houjin Army was unparalleled in cavalry and shooting. All battles are won by mounted archery. In fact, the cavalry and archery ability of the Later Jin army may not be able to catch up with the Mongols on horseback. The real strength of the Houjin Army is still foot combat!

There is a saying that three arrows are not as good as one sword, and three knives are not as good as one shot. So there are people who see someone on the battlefield with seventeen or eighteen arrows stuck in his body, and who can still jump around and cut people!

If we compare the Houjin soldiers and the Mongol soldiers, we can see the difference between the two sides. The Mongols lived a predominantly nomadic life, so they generally rode on horses and shot arrows. Therefore, the requirements for their archery are to be fast and accurate. Therefore, the riding bow used by the Mongols is relatively soft. And they rarely drew their bows to the fullest, because they were slow and easy to miss the target when they were jolting on horseback. Because you're dealing with wolves and other small animals, you don't have to draw the bow full to deal enough damage.

After that, the Jin soldiers basically lived a life of fishing and hunting. Not only do you need to shoot accurately, but you also have to shoot hard! Because they usually shoot arrows from the ground, many of the prey are large animals. If you don't shoot hard, the prey will be in great danger to itself if it counterattacks. Therefore, the bows and arrows of the Houjin soldiers are basically hard bows. The arrows used are also heavy-duty arrows, which are more lethal. In addition, they fish and hunt all year round, are tall and strong, and have strong martial arts, so once they put on heavy armor and hold huge shields and heavy weapons, it is indeed difficult for the Ming army to resist.

On the other hand, the Ming army, the guards established by the Ming army at the time of the founding of the country have long been unbearable! The officers wantonly encroached on the land of the guards, and drove the guards to farm and serve for them. The soldiers of the guard have been completely reduced to serfs of the officers of the guard. After years of not training, they can only farm. Therefore, the soldiers recruited in the late Ming Dynasty have become the main force of the Ming army. Among them, Qi Jiguang's Zhejiang army is the representative. However, there were also many problems with the recruited soldiers, and the Ming army was prevalent in deducting military salaries and lacking training. In addition, the Ming Dynasty used literature to control the military, and the military generals had a low status and did not dare to fight. These problems seriously affected the combat effectiveness of the Ming army. Therefore, as soon as the war between the two sides started, the Ming army was basically defeated in every battle!