139 Blood Debt and Blood Repayment (1/11 for Tang Tieguang's Alliance)
Yue Tuo led the cavalry, galloped in the cold wind, and from a distance, he saw the battlefield in front of him.
A river meanders parallel on the side of the official road, the river is not wide, it is estimated to be only about seven or eight zhang, and the river surface is frozen. However, in this kind of weather, the ice should not be thick enough to support people or horses walking on the ice.
On the other side of the road was a field, about thirty zhang wide, followed by a bare mountain, and although there were no trees, it was impossible for the cavalry to pass.
The Ming army reported by Tanma formed a military formation between the river and the mountains, such as the spears of the forest, as well as the musketeers and archers, like hedgehogs, across this necessary place, blocking the way of the previous cavalry.
Seeing that Yue Tuo had led the army to arrive again, the leader of Jianyu who arrived first immediately rushed to announce: "Master, in front of me is the Qin soldiers of Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi of the Ming Kingdom, and the orders are strict, and the servants have tried several times, but they have not been able to break through the opponent's army formation. ”
Yue Tuo listened, his face was gloomy, and he visually inspected the camp of the Ming army, and saw that there were about 6,000 infantry troops. A big banner with the word "Sun" fluttered in the wind behind the Ming army's formation.
He had been in battle for a long time, and after a little glance, he knew that if he relied on the cavalry alone, he would have to spend time using the physical strength of this infantry army before it was possible to overwhelm them. However, he was worried that Du Du was on his side and would not have time to waste time with the Ming army, so he immediately asked, "How long will it take to get around here?" ”
"Back to the master, the Tanma has just been rewarded, and it is estimated that if you bypass this place and travel overnight, you will not be able to arrive until at least tomorrow morning."
As soon as he heard this result, Yue Tuo did not hesitate, turned to a leader who followed him and said, "The white-armored soldiers are ready to break through!" ”
His subordinates, a total of 300 white-armored soldiers, immediately began to take out their equipment and put them on as soon as they heard the military order.
Sun Chuanting in the distance could naturally see that the Tartars were coming for reinforcements again, and he also saw the white-armored soldiers wearing armor, and it was obvious that the Jianyu dog jumped under the wall in a hurry, and tried to use the white-armored soldiers to tear apart his own military formation.
So, he also immediately sent down the general's order: "The whole army is on alert, the tiger is ready to squat and the cannon is ready, and you must hold out until the evening!" ”
At this time, it is estimated that there will be half an hour before the evening, and this military order is not difficult to complete. In addition, the soldiers of the Ming army were aggrieved under the city before, and they all had nowhere to vent their anger at this time.
What's more, before, they had already seen the white-armored soldiers of the Liaodong Tartars, and in front of them, they were rushed to pieces by the Ming cavalry, and they were not so afraid in their hearts, they felt that they were fighting to the death, and they were not afraid of the white-armored soldiers.
Come on, whoever is afraid of whom!
The morale of the Ming army was not afraid because the most elite troops of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the white-armored soldiers, were going into battle, and they were all ready to fight.
Both sides were elite, and military orders were handed down separately, and it didn't take long for the battle to begin under the command of the horn banner.
The Tartars took the initiative to attack, and the cavalry of the Mongolian Eight Banners kept galloping and rushing, greeting with bows and arrows, and harassing the Ming formation.
Under their cover, three hundred white-armored soldiers were prepared, and they also lined up and began to attack the Ming army, and behind them, there were many ordinary Manchu Tartars, all of whom dismounted and followed the foot battle.
Long-range weapons were the first to fire at each other, each with casualties. However, whether it was on the side of the Ming army or the Manchu Tartars, no one was dispersed because of this. Those white-armored soldiers even aroused their ferocity, and after entering the range of the firecrackers, they shouted, increased their speed, ran quickly, and rushed towards the Ming camp.
"Woo Woo ......"
"Whoosh ......"
The musketeers began to shoot in three stages, and the archers fired the most arrows in the shortest amount of time. At this time, it doesn't matter about the accuracy, it's just a covered shot.
From time to time, some of the white-armored soldiers were hit and fell to the ground, but more of the white-armored soldiers, with arrows hanging from their bodies, were still running wildly, screaming at the same time, like mad tigers.
Closer, closer, closer.
The archers were exhausted, and the musketeers did not have time to reload, and they were about to be rushed in front of the white-armored soldiers.
At this time, the short axe of the white-armored soldier was thrown over, and it spun rapidly and smashed into the dense Ming army formation, and the Ming soldiers with weak protection ability kept falling to the ground.
In the face of this kind of offensive of Jianyu, if it were replaced by an ordinary Ming army, it would definitely collapse and turn around and flee.
But this Qin army is indeed not comparable to the ordinary Ming army, looking at the fierce face of the Tartars, they are about to rush forward, they are still insisting on waiting for orders, and no one escapes without permission.
It was also at this time that the officers of the Ming army finally shouted and gave orders, ordering the long-range troops to retreat.
It has to be said that whether an army is elite or not depends to a large extent on the quality of the officers at the bottom. And this Qin army has been honed in the war against the thieves since it was formed, and it can well implement the orders issued by the commander.
The musketeers and archers received the order and immediately turned and retreated. As soon as they left, they revealed the tiger squat cannon placed on the ground, the fuse was burning, and the muzzle of the cannon was facing the direction of the white armor soldiers' attack.
The white-armored soldiers who were running and charging at the front saw the tiger squatting cannons in the open space, and their faces suddenly changed. But at this time, he was running at full speed, and there were many companions behind him, so he couldn't dodge at all.
Speaking of which, these white-armored soldiers are also brave, knowing that it is impossible to dodge, they use the weapons in their hands to block the front door, try to cover the parts where they may be injured, and then still rush forward bravely.
"Boom, boom, boom......"
The tiger squat cannon let out an angry roar, and the white-armored soldiers who rushed to the front immediately fell to the ground as if they had been beaten head-on, and even many of the white-armored soldiers behind them were tripped by them. However, more white-armored soldiers, passing their companions on the ground, did not stop at all, and rushed towards the gun array of the Ming army.
The hand-to-hand battle was immediately on.
Sun Chuanting, who was watching the battle from behind, immediately saw a large piece of the Ming army's spear formation recessed. The combat effectiveness of those white-armored soldiers is really not to be underestimated. He could see that the spears of the Ming army stabbed these white-armored soldiers in the body, and often they couldn't get in, so they felt that what they stabbed was just a wooden stick, which at most hindered the opponent.
And those white-armored soldiers, mostly with heavy weapons, or a knife on the spear, easily cut off the spear, and then slashed at the Ming soldiers, the cotton armor on the body could not block the sharp knife at all, and suddenly the blood flowed like an infusion, and he fell to the ground softly; Or these white-armored soldiers grabbed their guns and forcibly attacked, using their maces to smash on the Ming soldiers, and immediately sacrificed a Ming soldier.
At this time, the Ming soldiers were not short of blood and bravery, but in terms of excellent equipment, they were much worse than the Tartars. In this way, it is often possible for three or four Ming soldiers to withstand the attack of a white-armored soldier. In the front of the hand-to-hand battle, the Ming soldiers suddenly suffered a lot of losses.
At this moment, Sun Chuanting really realized the power of the white armor soldiers! In infantry combat, the white armor soldiers are indeed second to none at the moment!
He did not dare to slack off, and immediately transferred reserves to support from both flanks.
On the battlefield, a stalemate finally froze.
Sun Chuanting was surprised, but in fact, Yue Tuo in the distance was also surprised. Under the impact of the white-armored soldiers, they have been close to each other, but it is really rare that the Ming army in front of them can still hold on and not collapse!
You must know that on the battlefield of Liaodong, the only ones who can fight with the white armor soldiers are the family members of Zu Dashou and others. The armor and equipment of those families are much better than the Ming army in front of them.
Yue Tuo came to the conclusion that the Ming army in front of him was indeed a strong army. As a result, he became even more anxious. A strong army is attacking Dudu's side, how long can Dudu hold out, and will so many people and materials be lost? If the plundered population and materials are lost too much, won't these two or three months be in vain?
Thinking like this, he felt that the situation was serious, and reinforcements must be sent as soon as possible. Therefore, he did not feel sorry for the death and injury of the white armor soldiers, and immediately ordered the other armies to rush forward and kill immediately, and they must defeat the Ming army in front of him.
The battle was fierce from the start, with many dead and wounded on both sides, and of course, more on the Ming side.
Sun Chuanting looked at the battle ahead, and looked up at the sky from time to time, feeling that time was very difficult.
But fortunately, more than half an hour passed quickly, and it was almost dusk, and it would not be long before it would be dark.
Sun Chuanting saw that the appointed time had arrived, so he immediately ordered: "Pass on the order of this officer, the whole army will move closer to the left and make way for a passage!" ”
It had been explained in advance, so as soon as this military order was handed down, the soldiers of the Ming army began to retreat to the left while resisting. Soon, a passage was out of the way.
Yue Tuo was slightly surprised by the Ming army's move. He turned his head to look at the remaining reserves in his hand, and thought to himself, could it be that Sun Chuanting was afraid that he would press the rest of the troops on him, and he would be wiped out, right?
found a reason, seeing that the Ming army had already given way to the passage, he didn't have the heart to think about it, and he didn't care about these Ming troops, and immediately ordered the whole army to pass through the open gap and rush to the aid of Du Du's side.
Just sacrificed their lives to fight, but now the two sides are guarding each other's distance, and the war is no more.
When he left the Manchu Qing Tartars, when he looked at this Ming army, he had a little more admiration. It is very rare to be able to fight head-on with the white armor soldiers of the Great Qing Dynasty for so long.
And the soldiers of the Ming army looked at the backs of these Tartars, and they were mostly helpless. If it were possible, he would definitely want to leave these fierce Tartars behind to avenge the people of the Ming Dynasty! It's just that there is indeed a gap between the two sides!
The war horse under Yue Tuo's crotch galloped again, but he turned around and looked at the Ming army with a little suspicion, and at the same time a little strange, why hadn't the infantry army caught up yet?
But looking back, it seems that he was transferred by Lu Xiangsheng continuously and had less rest, and he only relied on two legs to hurry, or he really didn't arrive so quickly. That's fine, after rushing to the aid of Du Du from your side, if there are not many problems, you can go back to the division, and attack the infantry army back and forth, and destroy this Ming army!
However, he didn't know that the reason why the Ming army did this, from beginning to end, was the infantry army under his command.
Whether it was Lu Xiangsheng or Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting, they never thought that with nearly 30,000 Qin soldiers alone, they could destroy more than 10,000 Manchu Qing troops. The combat effectiveness of the Ming army is not so strong!
When Sun Chuanting saw the Tartar cavalry going away, he immediately ordered the whole army to move immediately, crossed the mountain range on the left, and went to the agreed place to meet.
The task on his side was to create a posture of blocking, so that the leader of Jianlu would make a miscalculation, thinking that the Ming army was attacking Dudu's side, so as to separate Jianlu's footmen.
Now that the task has been completed, Hong Chengchou will lead the main force of more than 20,000 people to ambush the infantry army, so there is no need for Sun Chuanting to worry about it anymore.
"If this can't destroy the more than 5,000 Tartar infantry troops, then it won't be the Governor Hong who knows the soldiers!" Sun Chuanting thought so in his heart, so he moved with his subordinates.
He really didn't guess wrong, Hong Chengchou's side, after the Tartar cavalry went away, he first used the cavalry to intercept the Manchu Tartar infantry army, and then more than 20,000 infantry troops surrounded it, and with the cooperation of the cavalry, the war ended before dark.
As the sun sets, on this battlefield, only the soldiers of the Ming army wearing red robes are cleaning the battlefield. The weapons and equipment of the Tartars are all usable, they are all cleaned up, and when they encounter the Tartars begging for mercy, the soldiers of the Ming army did not think of asking the officials, and they directly stabbed the matter, which can be regarded as venting for the grievances of the previous scene.
Although more than half of these infantry Tartars are second Tartars, there are still nearly a thousand people who are real Tartars, even if they are not white-armored soldiers, but with so many heads, it is also a very huge victory. At least in the past, Da Ming had never had such a big victory.
If this battle had happened before the previous offensive and defensive battle, or the soldiers of the Qin army would have thundered with joy. But at this time, they didn't have much excitement one by one. The ferocity of the Tartars, they can be regarded as truly knowledgeable. With their current combat strength, they can still only pick up soft persimmons and pinch them, when will the Ming army be able to kill all the Tartars they can see in a dignified manner?
Even in this battle, it was the adults who strategized, first exhausted the Tartars, and then transferred out of the cavalry in the Tartars, and surrounded them with several times the force. If this kind of war can't be won, then it will be killed head-on.
When it was almost dark, Lu Xiangsheng sent out Ye Bushu also contacted this side, and after knowing the situation here, he immediately returned to report to Lu Xiangsheng.
At the same time, Yue Tuo led his cavalry and finally arrived at Du Du's side.
After getting closer, he didn't hear the sound of fighting, and Yue Tuo faintly felt as if he had been fooled. When Du Du showed him how to force the Ming army back, he suddenly came back to his senses and immediately left.
Du Du, who was on the rise, looked at him in amazement, a little unable to react, and hurriedly chased after him to ask about the situation.
"Hit the mark!" Yue Tuo gritted his teeth and said, "After the Ming army withdrew from you, it was attacking my infantry idea!" ”
However, it was too late to say anything. When he rushed back overnight with the cavalry, he did not see the Ming army intercepting them. After a while, he saw headless corpses all over the mountains, no accident, all his men.
More than 5,000 troops were annihilated by the Ming army! This is the biggest defeat since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, right? Or, when it was still a big gold country in the past, there were few such defeats! In his impression, perhaps only the bloody battle of the Hunhe River can be barely counted. But the bloody battle of the Hunhe River, which ended with Dajin's victory, is different from this!
Under the light of the torches, Yue Tuotie blushed and glanced at the battlefield without saying a word, feeling extremely annoyed in his heart, being led away by the nose by the Ming army!
Suddenly, a subordinate came to tell him, and when he looked over, it was the Ming army who wrote four big words "blood debt and blood repayment" on a vacant lot with the blood of his men!
"Ah......" Yue Tuo was like crazy, roaring wildly, and at the same time rushing up and rubbing these four bloody characters with his feet!