Chapter 65: Two Evils Meet
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After this period of conquest, the current cavalry of the Xingtian Army has captured a lot of war horses, and when the cavalry under Situ Liang came out this time, they basically guaranteed one person and two horses, so their mobility ability has improved a lot compared to when they first sent out the army.
After receiving the order, the two thousand cavalry dismounted one after another, first loosened the horse's belly belt, took off the material bag on the horse's back, hung it on the horse's ears, put a few handfuls of soybeans in the bag, and led them around, so that the war horse took this opportunity to eat some fine food, rest the horsepower, and prepare to cope with the next long run.
Sure enough, not long after, a scout galloped back from the front, and reported loudly to Situ Liang and Lin Luoyu: "The two generals of Qiyu, the Tartar cavalry has already come, according to which there are only three miles away, the north is the horse armor inlaid with the blue flag, the white flag and the horse armor inlaid with the white flag are in the center, and in the south there are the cavalry of the Mongolian Eight Banners with red and red flags, and the total strength is about 5,000 people!" General Situ decides, please! ”
Situ Liang clicked his lips, shook his head and said, "This Dolgon slave chief really values us!" If they were to be replaced by officers and soldiers, they would be able to send a thousand people, which would be considered a face! This time, they actually sent so many people over, it seems that they have made up their minds to eat us! No, this battle can't be fought! Lao Tzu is not a god, he can't fight them! We're ready to go! ”
After Situ Liang gave an order, the cavalry quickly began to arrange the harness and armor of the war horse, and everyone tightened the horse's belly belt and stood next to the war horse.
And at this time, the sound of rumbling horses' hooves hitting the ground has begun to be heard in the distance, and the earth seems to be shaking a little, which is a sign that a large number of cavalry are surrounding, and soon a variety of flags representing the eight banners of the Tartars began to appear on the horizon, and the Tartars seem to be bound to win this time, and they want to vent the anger accumulated during this time, so they came quickly, and immediately the cavalry of the Tartars began to appear on three sides of the cavalry of the Xingtian Army.
Situ Liang laughed and said, "Get on the horse!" Ran away! Let's see who's fast! I hope that the gelding is ready by now! Walk! After saying that, he immediately turned over and jumped on the horse, and the rest of the soldiers and generals also jumped on the war horse without saying a word, followed closely behind Situ Liang and turned the horse away.
How can the Tartars who have seen the cavalry of the Xingtian Army give up, it is easy to come, it is so easy to go, they are also aggrieved during this time, and there is no infantry of the Xingtian Army here, how can these cavalry of the Xingtian Army be the opponents of these peoples who live on horseback.
So without Dolgon's orders, the Jialazhangjing who led the troops to the battle shouted and urged the generals under their command, and they went towards the cavalry of the Xingtian Army like wolves and tigers.
If it is about horsemanship, the cavalry of the Xingtian Army may indeed not be as good as these Tartars and Mongolian cavalry, but now they are not going to fight these Tartars head-on anyway, but to flee for their lives, and the gap in riding skills is not so important.
The Tartars came with great momentum, and the Xingtian Army ran like a rabbit, trying to flee and chase at the same time, so an unusually fierce pursuit battle was staged on the land west of Qiu County.
Situ Liang led 2,000 soldiers and horses, rushing left and right, never confronting the Tartars head-on, but the Tartars were coming from three directions, and it was not easy to catch them, so Situ Liang led his troops to touch the Tartars coldly, and then turned the horse and ran, always refusing to let the Tartars form a siege around them.
In this way, the two sides fought and left, and soon ran to the west, and at this time Dolgon had learned that more than 20 miles away in the west, there was a Ming official army, it can be determined that these Ming officers and troops are the Guan Ning army led by Gao Qiqian, Dolgon was a little puzzled at first, for so long, Gao Qiqian brought tens of thousands of Guan Ning troops, followed him around Jingfu in circles, and never dared to fight him head-on, why did he suddenly come to wade into this troubled water this time?
But then he quickly figured out the truth, the Xingtian Army has now spread the news of Gao Qiqian's defeat in the Zhanghe River, and of course their Tartars also learned about it quickly, and after thinking about it carefully, he can figure out why Gao Qiqian is here at this time, this guy must be looking at the opportunity and wants to take the opportunity to come here to take advantage of it.
So Dolgon immediately ordered, waving his division to the west, the cavalry pursued the cavalry of the Xingtian Army, and the infantry army met the soldiers and horses of Gao Qiqian, anyway, the Ming official army and the Xingtian thief were their enemies, and whoever came would fight the same, but it was relatively easier to fight the officers and soldiers of the Xingtian Army than to deal with the infantry of the Xingtian Army, whether it was Dolgon or the generals under his command, there was basically not much psychological pressure.
As a result, the battle soon developed into a three-way battle, and as the culprit of the trouble, Situ Liang led the cavalry under his command, running on the battlefield like a gust of wind, with the fierce Tartar soldiers behind him, only rushing towards the group of officers and soldiers led by Gao Qiqian.
After Gao Qiqian led the troops here, he was originally attentive, and did not get too close to the Qiu County Jiannu Army, but stopped and camped from a distance, preparing to send Ye Buhui to investigate the battle situation of the Xingtian Army and the Tartar Army, and then decide who to attack, but the news that came immediately made Gao Qiqian mess up again.
This time, the Xingtian Army said that it was to kill Qiu County, but after its main force arrived in Pingxiang, it slowed down and went deep into Qiu County with a lone cavalry, but Gao Qiqian did not get the news in advance, and led the troops to the front of the main force of the Xingtian Army, and followed the cavalry of the Xingtian Army to get close to the soldiers and horses of the Tartars, so that he was equivalent to going out to the dangerous area, and the original plan of sitting on the mountain to watch the tiger fight became his direct participation in this battle in a blink of an eye, and the Xingtian Army was in addition to a cavalry, moved a Maza and ran to the side to watch the excitement.
Although Gao Qiqian didn't know the soldiers, after all, he had been with these generals for so long, and he still knew some common sense things, and when he learned that the main force of the Xingtian Army had not arrived in Qiu County, he and several of his generals realized that they had taken the Xingtian Army.
Where is the Xingtian Army coming to Qiu County to face off with the Tartars! Their fundamental idea is to lure the officials and soldiers over and trick them into jumping into this pit! Gao Qiqian and these generals under his command did not have the consciousness of being a heavy general of the Ming Dynasty at all, completely forgetting that this battle was supposed to be fought between them and the Tartars, but they thought that this was the Xingtian Army to harm them, and their faces turned blue one by one, and they had no idea for a while.
"Withdraw! Evacuate! You can't stay here for long! The Torture Thief is too cunning, and he actually tricked me into waiting here to let us go and fight the Tartars! Move fast! Quickly retreat to Shunde Mansion! Gao Qiqian's white face had turned blue and purple by now, and after judging the current situation, his lips trembled a little, and his speech seemed to be a little incoherent.
The generals have no opinion on Gao Qiqian's order, they originally came with the idea of making a profit, and they didn't prepare to fight to the death with the Tartars at all, and now the Tartars are being lured towards them by the Xingtian Army, what are they doing here if they don't run? So the generals all raised their hands in favor of this decision.
But immediately someone realized that this was wrong, the Tartar soldiers had begun to pour over, they withdrew at this time, there would definitely be chaos, and the Tartars would never let go of this opportunity, they would definitely wave their troops to cover them, if they went like this, it would not be a retreat, but a rout, and if one did not do well, the whole army might be wiped out.
Gao Qiqian was anxious when he heard this, and asked the generals what to do, after all, these generals still have a little military common sense, and they kept sending back news after listening to the night, saying that the Tartars are getting closer and closer to them, and it must be a little too late to withdraw now, so some of the generals proposed that even if they withdraw, they can't go like this, and they should fight in formation first, and after they stabilize their positions, it will not be too late to withdraw.
Having said that, Gao Qiqian was already panicking at this time, and he also knew that if he ran right now, he would definitely be killed by the Tartars, and he would definitely not be able to fall well, so when he agreed, he ordered to quickly line up and prepare for the battle.
More than 20,000 officers and soldiers immediately became chaotic, and the generals shouted loudly and ordered to line up to prepare for battle.
Just when the officers and soldiers were not ready, there was a violent sound of horses' hooves on the horizon, and in a blink of an eye, a great banner of the Heavenly Punishment appeared on the horizon, and more than 2,000 soldiers and horses of the Heavenly Army appeared in front of the official army in an instant, and soon behind them various Tartar banners began to emerge.
Gao Qi sneaked here, he really wanted to pee his pants, he couldn't wait to whip himself a few big mouths, bad luck was not enough, he in order to get cheap, and with the soldiers and horses, Baba ran here, to find this mold, but the cheap did not get it, and he didn't see it by sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, but he bore the brunt of these Jiannu troops, so whether he could get out of the whole body, he didn't know.
Seeing the appearance of the Xingtian Army, he immediately ordered the cannon to be fired, no matter who it was, in short, whether it was the Xingtian Army or the Tartar soldiers, the head could not let them rush over.
The officers and men who had just lined up hurriedly began to operate and aim their guns, and before long they heard the rumbling sound of cannons, and one after another scorching shells flew towards the front of the main formation of officers and soldiers.
Situ Liang scolded: "Damn, damn Gao Qiqian actually beat us together!" Let's go! We're done! Let's go! This account will be calculated for this castration again! ”
After the call, he followed his standard-bearer and waved the banner, and more than 2,000 soldiers and generals began to turn with him like a finger, drew a graceful arc in front of the large array of officers and soldiers, threw the cannonballs behind them, and began to rush towards the north of the battlefield.
Just now, Situ Liang's cavalry lost dozens of people, and the artillery bombardment of the official army killed several of his subordinates, but at this time his task has basically been completed, and a large number of Tartar soldiers have been attracted to the official army, and then it depends on the performance of Gao Qiqian, a castration, and these officers and soldiers under his command.