Chapter 114: Horse Battle
The emergence of this new Ming army has dealt a devastating blow to the morale of the Qing army, and just now Wu Zhaosheng was confident that as long as Ashan's Manchurian elite cavalry came to participate in the battle, the Ming army in front of him would naturally be a dead end, even if they received twice or even more than three times the reinforcements.
But the Ming army in front of him has really received two or three times as many reinforcements now, and Wu Zhaosheng's Qing army has collapsed directly, although there are also some outlaws who will not retreat, but Wu Zhaosheng's family has already run two or three times, and everyone thinks that if they continue to fight like this, the whole army will be wiped out.
Seeing that the Qing army already had the heart to retreat, Xing Shengping's offensive became more and more intense, and the soldiers who were alive and well in several directions were killed directly, and the rest of the Gao Jie who had surrendered to Wu Zhaosheng before also recognized Mrs. Xing and Xing Shengping, and they all turned their knives to launch an offensive while reporting to their homes: "Mrs. Xing, we are also the old department of Xingpingbo, and we came to Yangzhou to join you!" ”
Wu Zhaosheng's department was originally at a disadvantage, and now it is naturally crushed by several sieges at the same time, and there are officers and soldiers everywhere who are cut down, cut or kneeling down to surrender, Wu Zhaosheng is also the first time to encounter such a scene, but everyone can run, but it is impossible for him, the main general, to run, so he shouted loudly: "The Manchurian elite cavalry will arrive immediately, as long as the Manchurian elite cavalry arrives, we can win a big victory!" ”
As he was talking, Niu Lu Ezhen Ahsan, who had circled several circles in the southeast direction, finally heard the shouts and guns here, and was shocked that there were still Ming troops who dared to resist at the same time, he immediately rushed towards this side with the horse team and armor soldiers.
Although there are only two hundred horsemen, Ashan's armor soldiers and elite cavalry have a feeling of galloping horses, and the remnants of Wu Zhaosheng's defeated army saw the Manchurian elite cavalry rushing over one by one, and they all came alive and rushed to kill with all their might, and even some deserters also turned around.
It's just that in the sound of rumbling horses' hooves, the same booming horses' hooves came out, Liu Yongxi rushed out with the elite cavalry of the two battalion heads, and before Wu Zhaosheng could react, the horse teams of the two sides had already collided together, and then there was a fierce battle on horseback!
Although Linhuai Town has always had a psychological shadow on the Jurchen elite soldiers, feeling that "the Jurchens are invincible", they have won the battle with Zuo Liangyu, Liu Zeqing, and Liu Liangzuo, but when they encounter the real Eight Banners elite soldiers, they may not be opponents, but at this moment Liu Yongxi's hands are all full of confidence, after all, they have an absolute advantage in the army, and they have always occupied an advantage on the field.
It's just that the real battle before the battle Liu Yongxi still found that the cavalry on the opposite side is definitely not simple, although from time to time there are cavalry who overturn and dismount or are directly hacked to death on the horse, but Liu Yongxi's side obviously occupies an absolute advantage in troops, but the losses of both sides are almost equal, and the Qing army sometimes even has a slight advantage.
Ah Shan is also the first time to encounter such a strong opponent after entering the customs, although Li Zicheng's horse team has been called a hundred battles for the rest of his life, but the horse team in front of him is not only extremely numerous, but also extremely strong morale, desperate to rush forward, if it weren't for the fact that these cavalry under his command are the elite who have experienced countless battles, and the horse equipment is more dominant, maybe he will suffer a big loss now!
The cavalry of the two sides launched a new round of collision in a small area, and from time to time there were cavalry who fell off their horses or were forced to withdraw from the battlefield, and the guards around Liu Yongxi had already broken two people, and their armor was also stained with half of their bodies, and Niu Lu on the opposite side also noticed that this was the main general of the Ming army, and he had already rushed towards Liu Yongxi with a dozen red armor soldiers with a roar!
Liu Yongxi immediately urged the war horse to rush over, but the horse athletes around him became more and more anxious, after all, no matter who encountered this situation, they became anxious, and at the same time their movements became stiff, and at this time, they heard a crisp voice: "Husband, I'm here!" ”
It was none other than Mrs. Xing, who was in the lead, and she saw that Liu Yongxi was in a confrontation here, and rushed over with more than ten guards.
On the battlefield, Mrs. Xing's dozen horsemen are only an insignificant force, and she is in her infancy, but the support of these dozen horsemen has broken the balance of the battlefield!
The cavalry that was forced to withdraw from the battlefield came back, and the cavalry from all sides also attacked at the same time, even if they couldn't charge on horseback, they shot with a bow, and some cavalry lost their horses and replaced them with new horses and killed them again!
Blood gushed out, the corpses of horses and cavalry rose one after another, and there were more wounded soldiers and horses struggling on the battlefield, Niu Lu Ezhen Ashan found that his troops had suffered a heavy blow, and under this round of siege of the Ming army, they lost at least twenty or thirty horsemen and the losses were getting bigger and bigger, and now the Ming army was launching a new round of offensive from all directions.
Although Ah Shan felt that the losses of the two sides were still evenly divided so far, the problem was that the strength advantage of the Ming cavalry was too great, and they could continue to be replenished, while the Qing army was completely opposite, not only the loss of men and horses was getting bigger and bigger, but also the loss of horsepower was becoming more and more amazing, and there were even more than a dozen horsemen who could only serve as infantry after losing their horses.
If at the beginning of the battle, the number of cavalry of the Ming army was at least twice that of the cavalry of the Qing army, and now the cavalry left by the Ming army on the battlefield is at least three times or more than that of the Qing army, and this vicious circle continues, and if this continues, this Qing army horse team will be completely buried on the battlefield!
Wu Zhaosheng didn't expect that the invincible Eight Banners Horse Team would suffer such a big loss, and like his own side, there are fewer and fewer people fighting, and if it continues like this, the whole army will be wiped out!
The Eight Banners Horse Team will be wiped out?
Since entering the customs, the Qing army does not seem to have suffered such a defeat, Wu Zhaosheng couldn't help but feel excited, after the Ming army in front of him cleaned up the Eight Banners Horse Team, did he want to deal with him and lead these remnants of the defeated generals?
Although he knew that the Manchurian lord had clear rewards and punishments, and he would definitely be dealt with strictly if he escaped now, Wu Zhaosheng turned around and withdrew without hesitation: "Run, run, brothers, run with us, there are 100,000 soldiers of King Yu behind, they dare not catch up!" ”
As soon as Wu Zhaosheng ran like this, the Qing army's infantry team, which had already collapsed, completely collapsed, and almost immediately fell apart and ran back, and the collapse of the Qing army's infantry team also attracted a series of reactions.
But unlike Wu Zhaosheng who turned his head and ran, Ah Shan shouted angrily and rushed for another round with a dozen horsemen, and then threw down Geng Zhongming's heavy armored infantry but took those horseless cavalry and turned around and ran!