Guo Ruke's army had a total of 25,000 troops, of which Li Jiyu's imperial village accounted for nearly half of the number. After receiving Guo Ruke's military order to take the lead in assaulting the Qing army's array, he allocated 3,000 cavalry, led by Xue Zhao, and quickly caught up from the rear, passed through the southern end of Zuo Yu Mountain, and moved towards the earthen fort community in the southeast.

Since it was incorporated into the regular army of the Ming Dynasty, the equipment and training of the soldiers and horses of the Yuzhai have also been strengthened to a certain extent, and most importantly, the mood of the soldiers of the Yuzhai has undergone a great change. The long-term experience of fighting tough battles and winning battles has given them great confidence and equipped them with the confidence to fight with their opponents. And Zhao Ying's brave and good fighting performance made them believe that even if the battle was frustrated, there were trustworthy friendly soldiers who always supported them and supported them.

Wearing thick armor, Xue Zhao only had his face revealed, but he was also wrapped in layers of white bandages, looking far away in the dry loess and yellow sand, as if a dried corpse was driving a war horse. The soldiers in the army gave him the nickname "General Shura" to describe his appearance, and also to express his courage and courage to treat himself like a dead corpse once he fought.

Seeing that the Ming army's Yuzhai horse army took the lead, marching in unison on the horizon, part of the Qing army that had been prepared relied on the earthen fort and displayed artillery on the periphery.

At first, more than ten Qing Hongyi cannons were erected and artillery bombardment was launched. The galloping Ming army and the horse army of the imperial village flew sand and stones around it, and the sand was like a curtain. Xue Xuan didn't care, and the horse's speed continued unabated. The artillery of the Qing army was fierce, and all kinds of gunners were also gathered from everywhere to shoot in a row, although there were many dead and wounded in the Ming army's Yuzhai horse army, but the war horses jumped high over the corpses of the unfortunate fallen robes, and their will was firm.

Soon, the artillery positions in front of the Qing army, which were hurriedly arranged, were occupied by the Ming army's Yuzhai horse army. The Qing army counterattacked the Ming army from all sides and fought for positions. Xue Zhao galloped vertically and horizontally, and fell into a battle in the layers of Qing troops. Behind him, there was a steady stream of soldiers from the Ming army who rushed to reinforce him, and they were swept into the boundless sea of people. It is also a battle against the enemy army with flesh and blood. At the beginning, they were used by the Shun army as cannon fodder to attack the city, which made them feel ashamed and resentful, but now they are serving the Ming Dynasty to stir up the position of the Qing army, but they have a great honor and courage.

After fighting a confused battle for most of their lives, this time, they finally understood who they were fighting for and why.

"For the sake of Da Ming."

Whenever he thought of this, Xue Xuan had goosebumps all over his body for no reason, and it was the same at this time. He could see that even though he had an absolute numerical advantage, it was still difficult for the soldiers and horses of the Imperial Village to shake the Qing army outside the Tubao community. But he won't back down, because he believes that someone will eventually push his back or even step on his own corpse.

Guo Ruke found that the Qing army was resisting the attack of nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses in the imperial village, and on the other hand, there was still room to reorganize the follow-up troops assembled in the southeast. He probably knew that this Qing army would focus on firearms, and it would be difficult to make a conclusion before the firearms were properly arranged.

"The Tartars have gathered three or four thousand horses and infantry troops in the north, and they want to rush to the mountain."

Tangma reported urgently, Guo Ruke nodded secretly. An officer in Shicai suggested that Guo Ruke give up the position of Zuoshan and adjust the direction of the formation on the move of the Qing army to gather troops in the southeast, but Guo Ruke refused. On the battlefield, we must not be led by the nose, the Qing army does not want to be dragged down by the mountain, and the Ming army cannot easily give up its advantages.

Now it seems that although the Qing army has made up its mind to press the center of gravity to the southeast, it still can't help but worry that the Ming army will outflank the rear of the Zuoyu Mountain protrusion. Therefore, the role of their horse infantry army attacking the mountain is actually the same as the mission of the Ming army's Yuzhai soldiers and horses, which is to contain the opponent's main position and buy time for the deployment of their own main position.

"The Tartars want to disturb me, so I make the north a quagmire from which the Tartars cannot advance or retreat." Guo Ruke clenched his fists and thought secretly.

At the same time, on the soil plain on the eastern side of the mountain, more than 1,000 Qing army heavy armored iron cavalry galloped towards the gentle slope with all their might, and on the gentle slope, there were stone soldiers who had been waiting in formation.

The gentle slopes of hundreds of feet in front of them are covered with large and small natural weathering stone ridges and soil horns, they are lined up one after another, different heights, all of them are strong and abnormal, compared with the temporary placement of horse rejection antlers or deep ravines, can undoubtedly cause greater obstacles to the charging Qing army heavy armored iron cavalry.

Sure enough, not long after the heavy armored iron cavalry of the Qing army rushed into the gentle slope, they were forced by the scattered and dense stone ridges and soil corners to continue to speed up in a straight line, so they could only rein in their horses and walk around slowly.

The white pole soldiers of the stone stone each drew their hard bows and fired indiscriminately at the gentle slope. Each of them had only three arrows in their shackles, one ringing arrow, one heavy arrow, and one armor-piercing arrow, and the purpose of the arrows was not all to kill, but to completely block the enemy's charge and intimidate the enemy's morale, after all, melee combat was their forte.

In the bloody battle of the Hunhe River, the stone soldiers who did not retreat fought fiercely with the Manchurian Eight Banners, although due to the impact of the overall battle situation, they were inevitably close to the annihilation of the whole army, but they also killed thousands of enemies. In this battle alone, tens of thousands of people were taken prisoner, thousands of people were killed, and although they died with strength, they are still dignified and vigorous".

Among the thousands of stone stone white-pole soldiers who now stand like iron walls and line up along the gentle slope, many of their brothers and ancestors died in the Hunhe River, and even many of them were veterans who returned to the Shiqi Propaganda Division with Qin Minping, the only general who broke through the siege. Don't talk about others, just say that Qin Zuoming, who is currently serving as an officer in command of the operation, his father Qin Bangping sacrificed his life for the country in Hunhe.

It can be said that almost every one of these thousands of stone soldiers is burdened with indelible national hatred and family hatred. The Qing army's offensive shook the earth, but none of the stern Shi Yan white pole soldiers showed any fear, on the contrary, they were all eager to try, as if they couldn't wait to slash the Qing army, take revenge, and revive the prestige of the Shi Yan elite soldiers.

However, when the Qing army rushed up the gentle slope nearly halfway, it was not the stone soldiers who took the lead, but an even more angry army.

The wind blew more and more tightly, the yellow sand became bigger and bigger, and countless black-armored heavy horses suddenly appeared, breaking through the smoke and dust one after another, and the momentum was magnificent. The fierce wind suddenly swept the flying sand, rushing towards the Qing army, the Qing army's face and hands had already been numb to the gravel and fine sand, and they tried to open their eyes, close to the distance, the Ming army and the horse army were like a black lightning, unstoppable and crashed into the battle.

The dense and sudden posture seemed familiar, but their identities had long since changed.

Gao Yigong, who has changed his name to Gao Bizheng, is the main general of this horse army, and these brave and fearless horse soldiers are the most elite iron cavalry in the Ming Dynasty today. In Shanhaiguan, in Beijing, and in Zhendingfu, they have failed, but they also want to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to prove themselves again.

The Qing army pressed the main force to the south, and only used Manchurian heavy armored iron cavalry to attack the Ming infantry army arrayed on the gentle slope of Zuo Yushan, the original intention was to crush the Ming army in one fell swoop, and no matter how bad it was, it could contain the overall situation in the north. However, Guo Ruke reacted very quickly, and he was not willing to easily give up the northern battlefield because of the deployment adjustment of the Qing army, so he failed to command his army's early arrangement, so he did the opposite and took the northern battlefield as the main attack point and focused on attacking.

Half of the Qing army's heavily armored iron cavalry was trapped in the rocky corners of the gentle slope, and half of them were still galloping in the soil plain. Gao Bizheng's 4,000 horse army cut it off like a hurricane, and the Qing army in the back row saw the situation, and hurriedly raised the bow and shot in the run. Although the weather is hot, the Ming army and horses with swords and horses are still wrapped in thick cotton caps and cotton armor in addition to the close-fitting iron armor, and the equipment is very well-equipped, far from being a random arrow. Gao Bi made a decision at the right time, and assigned a thousand horsemen to the deputy general Dang Shousu to continue to charge the Qing army's heavy armored iron cavalry, and he took the lead and led the crowd to attack the Qing army's light armored infantry army. At the same time, the flags up and down the gentle slope were swaggering, the gongs and drums sounded in unison, and the stone and white pole soldiers who had released the three arrows moved one after another, and they couldn't wait to kill the Qing army's heavy armored iron cavalry that was trapped in the stone ridge and soil corner and could not speed up and was attacked by the enemy on their backs.

The heavy armored iron cavalry of the Qing army on the soil did not dare to enter again, and shifted slightly to the left, wanting to avoid the Ming horse army that rushed to kill, but their horse hooves only moved, and the long-serving Ming army's 2,000 bird gunners seized the opportunity to turn out from the shady side of Zuo Yu Mountain, stood on the ridge, and shot into a half-moon towards the flank and back of the heavy armored iron cavalry who were wheezing and undecided. The smoke of gunpowder rose into the air, mingled with the yellow sand in the sky, and the flesh and blood of the Qing army on the front line of the mountain flew sideways, and they were attacked by the enemy on several sides, and immediately fell down in pieces.

"'Today, with the king and the other, take the king and the middle, take the king and the king's and the other', so, three games, two wins and one defeat, can be described as a clever victory."

Within a radius of several miles, the flames of war were in full swing, Guo Ruke was located at the highest point of Zuo Yu Mountain, let the wind roar, and for no reason his heart was quiet, thinking of a story that he had heard Gu Junen tell history in the camp before. Taking history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall, understand the reason, and even use it on the battlefield as it is now.

The Qing army shifted the main force to the south in large numbers, and the south can be regarded as the upper horse of the other side, and the northern part of the mountain can be regarded as the middle and dismount of the mountain. The Qing army wanted to play to its strengths and avoid its weaknesses, and if the Ming army also gathered troops and horses to the south to meet the Qing army, even if it could win, I was afraid that it would not be able to escape a crushing victory. Guo Ruke was flexible in fighting and extremely adaptable, and almost instantly made the decision to attack the north and contain the south. Facts have proved that the more than 3,000 Qing troops in the north were completely suppressed by the well-arranged and coordinated Ming army. Although the Qing army in the south is strong, the situation in the north is unfavorable, and the commander is still happy that the army needs to be protected, and in the face of a large number of soldiers and horses, it is difficult to occupy the advantage for a while, and it is actually in a dilemma.

Guo Ruke decisively gathered heavy troops in Zuo Yao Mountain, not only to repel the Qing army's attack on the slope, just as he said to himself, "I will let the north become a quagmire from which the Tartars cannot get out", he was determined to annihilate the Qing army in Zuo Yu Mountain.

Zhao Ying's bird hand, Shi Yan's white pole soldier, and Shun's old battalion horseman, they may have fought each other for their opponents, and fought each other with their lives, but at this moment, behind them, they all erected a banner embroidered with the word "Ming".

Nearly 10,000 Ming troops divided and surrounded the 3,000 Qing troops and continued to besiege them, but the Qing army resisted stubbornly and their morale did not decrease. Of course, Guo Ruke knew that the horse infantry army alone was not enough to destroy the Qing army in the north before the Qing artillery array at the southeast end was completed, so he issued several military orders in a row, and before the Qing army was aware of it, nearly 100 artillery pieces of various colors in the whole army had been quietly transported up the ridge and aimed at them.