Volume 8 Chapter 128 Playing cavalry is outdated
Zhang Bin stood proudly on the three-zhang high observation deck, the shining silver armor shining in the sun, and the scarlet cloak fluttering in the breeze, majestic and majestic.
Qi Yuangong inadvertently glanced back, and had an idea in his heart, he seemed to be able to order someone to take one, not his outstanding demeanor of Zhang Bin, the main thing is that he also wanted to see the effect of the shelling.
He was hesitating there, Zhang Bin's personal guards had already pushed more than 20 chariots over, and Zhang Cha, the commander of the personal guards, walked over quickly, and respectfully bowed his hand and said: "General Qi, my lord ordered you to concentrate your firepower, clear the target point, and smash all the artillery on the city wall and not fire." ”
He didn't know where the artillery on the city wall was, but he understood what Zhang Bin meant, and he would definitely be able to see the position of the artillery in the city when he climbed up the high platform.
This stack of chariots was very laborious at first, but this job is relatively easy as long as you use your brain, at this time Zhang Cha and they have already found more than ten long hemp ropes, a small team of people stood on the spliced platform and pulled the rope together, a few shouts The chariot was pulled onto the platform, and they were already very good after they built one, and Qi Yuangong didn't even build it in a quarter of an hour.
Qi Yuangong climbed onto the top of the three-story chariot and took out a telescope to take a look, and sure enough, the position of the artillery on the city wall was clear at a glance, and the position of Huang Taiji's artillery was simply a layman, and even he couldn't help but pout.
He glanced around a little, and then ordered the artillerymen below to divide the 100 2,000-pound Franc cannons into ten groups, and then reported a bunch of horizontal angle data, and soon, all the artillery was adjusted, and with his order, there was a loud bang, and several artillery pieces on the city wall were suddenly smashed.
He looked at the effect, ordered someone to adjust the angle of the artillery, and then another round of artillery bombardment, all ten guns were smashed to pieces, and some even fell from the battery.
Seeing this, Huang Taiji on the tower of the city gate finally gritted his teeth and ordered: "Order, order Dolgon to lead all the cavalry to attack and seize the Hongyi cannons of the Ming army, even if you can't capture them, you must find a way to destroy those Hongyi cannons!" ”
He also had to do it as a last resort, because he really had no other way, if he let the Ming army bombard like this, his Hongyi cannon would be prepared in vain, and it would be difficult for Liaoyang City to defend it, but there was a little way, how could he let the remaining more than 40,000 cavalry to attack the people's car formation, how heavy the losses were He had already tried in the Battle of Haizhou.
However, in the past few months, he ordered people to produce more than 5,000 sets of light armor for the cavalry, and now the number of light armored cavalry has become about 10,000, and the Ming army on the opposite side looks like 40,000 or 50,000 people.
His thinking is still stuck in the state of invincibility of cavalry in the field more than ten years ago, and has not changed, playing cavalry raids at this time has long been outdated, Zhang Bin can let his 120,000 Manchurian cavalry in Haizhou City suffer heavy losses and return in vain, can he still let him succeed in a sneak attack this time.
Zhang Bin had already expected this routine, so when the thunderous hoof sounded, Zhang Bin not only did not have a trace of panic, but his face showed a treacherous smile that had succeeded in his plan.
He raised his binoculars and looked at the left and right sides of Liaoyang City for a while, confirmed the approximate location of the Houjin Iron Cavalry, and then ordered: "Order, order the Qi family army musketeers and artillery to transfer all the tiger squat artillery to the back of the Tianxiong army chariot on the west side of the big array, order Qin Zuoming to lead 10,000 Sichuan troops to support the Qi family army defense area, and order Cao Wenzhao to lead the Guanning iron cavalry to ambush ten miles southwest of the forward camp. ”
The speed of this cavalry is really amazing, not long after the order from Zhang Bin's side was transmitted, the Qi family army and the Sichuan army had not yet been transferred, and more than 40,000 Jin Tie cavalry appeared about five miles northwest of the forward array.
Dolgon also knew that time was urgent, so he just ordered all the cavalry to stop, tidied up the formation a little, and then gave the order to charge the whole army!
Fortunately, the soldiers of the Qi family army are the elite of the elite, and the reaction speed and transfer speed are quite amazing, the Jiannu cavalry over there has just launched a charge, and the musketeers of the Qi family army have already rushed to the back of the Tianxiong army chariot like a tide, and the Jiannu cavalry has not yet approached the range of one mile of the Tianxiong army's vehicle formation, and the Qi family army artillery here has set up all the tiger squat artillery.
Lu Xiangsheng didn't care about how the Qi family army was preparing behind, as soon as the Jiannu cavalry approached the range of one mile of the car formation, he ordered without hesitation: "So the tiger squats the cannon, fires, three salvos, don't stop." ”
"Boom, boom", as soon as his words fell, a dense artillery roar sounded behind the car formation, and the number was obviously not four hundred, but eight hundred, eight hundred shells, enough to kill nearly a row of Jiannu cavalry.
Immediately afterwards, he ordered: "All musketeers open fire and prepare to thunder." ”
The speed of the Jiannu cavalry was really too fast, and the musketeers had just fired a volley before they had rushed to a distance of less than a hundred paces from the chariot formation.
Lu Xiangsheng hurriedly ordered: "Boom thunder, throw, prepare for melee combat." ”
"Boom, boom", there was a more dense explosion, tens of thousands of thunderbolts exploded, and Jiannu had already rushed to the car formation.
Seeing this, Dolgon, who was hiding at the back, couldn't help but show a relieved expression on his face.
Fortunately, the Ming army had nothing else to do, and the three-wheeled artillery killed less than 2,000 men and horses, and 40,000 elite horsemen rushed into the car formation, and there was still a possibility of winning this battle.
He had just breathed a sigh of relief when there was a sudden thunderous sound of horses' hooves on the southwest side behind him, and judging by the intensity, the number of cavalry seemed to be greater than the cavalry he led!
His face couldn't help but change greatly, oh no, the Ming army had gathered so many cavalry, and this battle couldn't be fought!
He didn't think about it, and decisively ordered: "Quick, order everyone, immediately turn around on the spot and run in the northwest direction!" ”
It's a pity that it's still late, tens of thousands of cavalry are crowded together, not that you can turn around and turn around, he has just turned around and hasn't run, and the black and oppressive Ming army iron cavalry has appeared less than five miles away in the southwest.
Dolgon couldn't control the cavalry behind him, he could only wave his hand and shout: "Quick, follow me, don't be intercepted by the Ming cavalry." ”
With that, he whipped the horse's hips hard, urging the horse to run.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the cavalry of the two sides were packed together, Zhang Bin quickly scanned the situation on the battlefield with a telescope, and then decisively ordered: "Order, order Lu Xiangsheng to lead the musketeers of the Tianxiong Army and the Qi Army, push the chariot, press up, and order Ma Xianglin to lead 10,000 Sichuan Army white pole soldiers to follow and support." ”
"All the charioteers and musketeers obey the order, push the chariots, and kill!" When Lu Xiangsheng received the order, he raised his hand and roared without hesitation, and then rode his horse through the middle of the chariot and took the lead in rushing towards the rear flank of the Jiannu cavalry.
A melee began, and more than 40,000 Jiannu cavalry were sandwiched between 50,000 Guanning iron cavalry and more than 20,000 foot soldiers, chariot soldiers, and musketeers of the Tianxiong army, Qijia army, and Sichuan army.
Zhang Bin roughly observed the battle situation, then turned his telescope to the south gate tower of Liaoyang City, and said proudly to the vague figure of Huang Taiji: "Hehe, you still play cavalry with me, it's outdated, you know?" Now it's popular to play Infantry Cannon Riding Combined Operations! ”