Chapter 486: The Battle of the Eight Mile Bridge (6)

In the Fu Han Army, the cuirassier regiment has almost become a legend, because everyone is curious, what is the 1,500-strong cavalry regiment with a budget of 1,500 main divisions?

Since the cuirassiers regiment was classified in the army, the real details were known only to the Privy Council and the relevant personnel of the cavalry regiment, and for them, the cost of each person in the cuirassiers regiment was a lot of money.

For the cavalry of each cuirassier regiment, each of them had to spend a lot of money on their horses, muskets, sabers, and horses, as well as the iron helmets and cuirasses on their bodies, and the training expenses of these people themselves were a terrifying bottomless pit.

In order to train such two cavalry regiments, the Privy Council had to painfully cancel the establishment plan of the two main divisions, and even made some calculations in the emperor's inner treasury, which barely completed the establishment of such 3,000 cavalry.

Of course, now on the battlefield, all the efforts made together have borne fruit.

When the Mongol cavalry fell in large numbers, the Fu Han army did not stop their steps, they very skillfully stuffed the muskets back into the holsters, and then pulled out the two repeating handcuffs hanging under the saddle, and began to shoot at the following Mongol cavalry.

"Only hit people, don't hit horses!"

Looking at the horses sitting down on the Mongolian horse team cavalry, Ning Chengzu was more or less distressed, but he knew the origin of these Arab horses he was currently sitting on, which were all bought by the emperor from overseas for a lot of money, and it can be said that one dead horse is one less!

Although the war horse breeding plan has been launched, Ning Chengzu did not consider that direction at all, after all, according to horse breed breeding experts, if you want to really mature war horses, you must also achieve real large-scale breeding, and you can't do it in ten years.

Therefore, Ning Chengzu thought about whether he could capture some good horses of the Mongolian horse team from the beginning, so that there would be more battles in the future, and he would not let his two cuirassier regiments have no horses to ride at all.....

The cavalry of the Fu Han army heard the roar of their deputy division commander, and instantly figured it out, they moved their handcuffs up a few points, aimed at the Mongolian cavalry on the horses, and after a burst of crackling guns, the Mongolian cavalry who saw the charge fell from their horses like dumplings, leaving only some ownerless horses to continue to rush forward.

When Dorji saw this scene, he was almost angry, do these people still have some pride as cavalry? First with muskets, then with handguns, and then with grenades? Can a whole real warrior duel with spears and sabers?

In fact, Dorji's thoughts, Ning Yu really didn't think about it, he thought about whether he could let the cavalry throw grenades from the beginning, and use the scoundrels who ran backwards after throwing them away........ But after all, the grenades of this era are too troublesome to use and too inconvenient to operate on horses, so the idea of damage is dispelled.

As for fighting one-on-one on the battlefield like a man? I'm sorry, Ning Yu has never had this kind of above board thinking, as long as he can win, he can choose to do anything.

Just after the handcuffs in the hands of the Fu Han army were also finished, the cavalry stuffed the handcuffs back into the holsters and drew the sabers again, and at this time, the Mongolian horse team was almost defeated by several layers of cavalry, and there were almost only more than 5,000 soulless cavalry left.

With 5,000 against 3,000, it seems that the Qing army still has the upper hand, but on the battlefield at this time, no one will calculate it like this, because the morale of the two sides is completely different, the Fu Han army is in the highest state, and the Mongolian horse team is only the last straw left from collapse.

Ning Chengzu knew that the opportunity should not be missed, he just raised the saber in his hand and roared loudly: "Rush! Defeat them completely! ”

More than 2,700 cavalrymen of the Fu Han Army drew out their sabers, held them straight forward, and the sharp edges of the sabers almost gave people an eerie and piercing feeling, with the smell of death, and rushed towards the Mongolian horse team in front.

Almost instantly, the two sides completely collided together, and the exchange of spears and sabers made each other have no room to retreat, but in an instant, a large number of cavalry on both sides fell directly under the horses, and its cruelty can be seen.

In the progress of cavalry, both sides will form a melee situation, hoping to stagger into the opponent's ranks, slow down and engage with the nearest enemy cavalry, so as to cut the opponent down the horse, and at this time, the rider's control of the horse, as well as the use of the saber, will directly determine the key factors of the cavalry's victory or defeat.

In terms of equestrianism, the Fu Han army is indeed inferior to the Mongols, but their formation is more complete, so it does not expose the gap in this regard, and the battle between the saber and the spear, in addition to the skills of both sides, fortunately, the Fu Han army also has the protection of cuirass and helmets, so at the moment of the confrontation, it occupies an absolute advantage - most of the cavalry who fell from the horse are Mongolian vests.

With this round of melee combat, the morale of the Mongolian horse army, which was almost crushed, completely collapsed, and they did not continue to choose to fight in the face of the cavalry of the Fu Han army who recharged over, but began to retreat after the horse's head, and in this kind of battle, once someone could not hold on and chose to evacuate, then the collapse of others became inevitable.

Dorji could not save the current situation, he could only break through to the Qing army camp in the distance under the support of the guards, and the sabers of the Fu Han army only followed the weather and began to harvest the last remaining Mongolian horses.......

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Bali Bridge, the camp of the Qing army.

Yongzheng looked at the sun gradually moving westward, his expression has always been very solemn, the result of today's battle almost made him greatly frustrated, the new army that had worked hard to train did not show the desired effect, and the original horse army seemed to be a little unsmooth, these results made him a little breathless.

Perhaps, for now, we can only see if Dorzi's horse team can give him hope of victory, and if he can win, then maybe he can continue to grit his teeth and fight.......

After a long time, a leader of the Eight Banners hurriedly walked in from outside the tent, his body was almost stained with blood, and then he didn't know whether to kneel on the ground or fall to the ground, but it made everyone stunned.

"Your Majesty, the Monk Bao Horse Team has been wiped out, and the Dorji Horse Team has been frustrated for a long time, and now they are fleeing in the direction of the camp........"

With a bang, like a thunderbolt from a sunny day, Yongzheng felt dizzy, and almost sent out 20,000 horse troops in one day, plus more than 10,000 elite new troops...... In such a war, he Yongzheng is the biggest loser in the Qing Dynasty!

"How so....... Didn't I ask Dorji to pick up the monk and protect the horse army? How could a total army be wiped out? When he said this, Yongzheng didn't expect that his initial order was to destroy the horse team of the Fu Han army.......

Of course, no one dared to refute, even the Eight Banners Leader with a bloody face could only say sadly: "Your Majesty, the Chu Reverse Horse Team took out a musket and a handcuff...... Dorzidutong really didn't expect ......."

Speaking of which, the leaders of the Eight Banners did not tell the truth completely, the cavalry of the Fu Han Army did use muskets and handcuffs to defeat a large number of Mongolian horse teams, but in the final melee intersection, the Mongolian horse team was still beaten by the cavalry of the Fu Han Army, but these should not be mentioned to the emperor.......

How else to say? Muskets and muskets can't beat them, and horses can't beat horse teams? I can't say this, so I can only treat it as a confused account.

When the ministers heard the news, their expressions changed instantly, their faces were like ashes, they really didn't expect that the battlefield would collapse so quickly, it seemed that the efforts of the previous years were like a house made of paper, and they were poked down with a light poke.

Among all of them, Xi Bao's expression was the most panicked, if it was according to the situation of responsibility, the Qing army seemed to be the most responsible for him, and he could not hold the responsibility on Emperor Yongzheng.......

Thinking of this, Xibao hurriedly knelt on the ground and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the army is losing now, but it can't be delayed for a long time...... Once it's night, I'm afraid that Chu Wei will have other tricks......"

The other ministers of the Military Aircraft Department in the account nodded one after another, they were really scared, and the endless tricks of the Fu Han Army almost made them scratch their heads, not to mention criticizing the front-line soldiers for their ineffective combat, even if they let them go on their own, they would not be able to get benefits in front of so many bells and whistles.

Therefore, when Xibao claimed that he was going to withdraw the army, Xu Yuanmeng also knelt down in a hurry, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I am afraid that this battle will not be decided in one day, and we need to be cautious." ”

Seeing that the generals and ministers of the military aircraft beside him were going to stop the battle first, Yongzheng seemed to find some brilliance in his blank expression.

"That's right...... Collect ...... Collect ...... Let the army evacuate Zhangjiawan in turn and garrison the Bali Bridge......."

Yongzheng swallowed a lot of pills, and then he issued the order to withdraw the troops in a hurry, and his face was originally red, but now he was a little pale......

.........

At the end of the whole day's fighting, the Fu Han army won an unimaginable victory, defeated two Qing army 10,000 horses, and completely wiped out the Eight Banners New Army in Zhangjiatang, which means that the Qing army on the opposite side lost 30,000 people in one day, while the casualties of the Fu Han army were only more than 4,000 people.

In the hearts of all the soldiers of the Fu Han army, this is an acceptable casualty figure, after all, as long as the fight continues like this, the Qing Dynasty will be finished, and the Fu Han army will be able to really win the world at that time....... They will also become great heroes and be knighted by Emperor Ning.

In the camp of the Fu Han army, the lights were bright at this time, a group of soldiers of the Fu Han army were patrolling the camp, and there were several divisions on the periphery that were also strictly guarding the defense line to prevent the Qing army from using the means of night attack.

In the tent in the center of the camp, it was full at this time, except for a small number of generals who patrolled and were on duty, all the other high-ranking generals had already arrived in the tent, waiting for the emperor's instructions to them.

Today, no one has any doubts about victory, but when everyone thinks of being able to truly become the master of the world, they are a little excited.

Ning Yu was wearing a big coat, and he stood in the center of the handsome tent, looking at the generals who followed him into death, his face was slightly solemn.

"Today's battle is a great victory for our army, and your sacrifice is inseparable, we must properly collect the bones of all the soldiers who died in this battle, and in the future, we need to be buried in the Loyal Soul Temple in Nanjing, and enjoy the incense of future generations."

In the city of Nanjing, on the side of the imperial mausoleum is the Loyal Soul Temple, where tens of thousands of gods are placed, all of them are soldiers of the Fu Han Army who have died in battle over the years, although they are no longer there, but they still enjoy the incense of the world.

In Ning Yu's view, although these are a bit formalistic and not as good as the real rewards of land and acres, he also understands that he needs to erect a hope for everyone, and that hope does not belong to those brothers who are still alive, but for those brothers who died in battle, so that they can find the meaning of their own existence.

Now that the Northern Expedition has come to the first battle, although the Fu Han army itself has suffered very few losses, it still has to erect more than 6,000 gods in the Loyal Soul Temple........ Ning Yu couldn't let everyone live, but in these things, he didn't want to leave regrets.

Everyone's emotions seemed to be infected by Ning Yu, they held the water bowl in their hands steadily, lowered their heads slightly, and the atmosphere of the handsome tent instantly became a little sad.

Ning Yu wiped the corners of his eyes, picked up the water bowl in his hand again, and said with a somewhat moved expression: "The army is out on the march, it is not suitable to drink, so today I will replace wine with water and see them off." ”

All the generals in the tent stood up, they also held a bowl of water in their hands, and everyone looked solemn.

"Honor the heroic spirits who died in battle!"

"Respect the creatures who have been devastated!"

Ning Yu splashed some water in his hand on the ground, and then said loudly: "Respect in the middle, conscience in the world!" ”

Everyone picked up the water bowl in their hands and took a sip, although it was not wine, but I don't know why, but it could have a really intoxicating effect.

After years of fighting and fighting, not everyone can get a result, but what they need is not only the result in the future history books, they also need something flesh and blood.

Ning Yu's eyes were a little red, he looked around at everyone, and slammed the empty bowl in his hand to the ground.

"Tomorrow I will fight and follow Lao Tzu into the capital!"

"Break into the capital and capture Yongzheng alive!"

"Break into the capital and capture Yongzheng alive!"

Everyone cheered, chanting this slogan in unison, but it gradually spread from the tent to the surrounding camps, all the soldiers were chanting this sentence, perhaps only this sentence can stretch their inner pride and ambition.