Chapter 271: China's Northward Advance (5)
"Pedal Pedal ~"
"Get out of the way! Urgent war report! ”
A fast horse passed through the south gate of Huangshi City and entered the city, galloping all the way towards the temporary marshal's mansion set up in the city.
This fast horse was the scout sent by Kuya Latuzhen, and after an hour of galloping, he finally arrived at Huangshi City, more than 20 kilometers away.
In Huangshi City, the 50,000 troops led by the three Belle Shohena who had just occupied the city were stationed here, and the more than 30,000 slave troops were stationed outside the city.
"Lord Belle, Hetu is trapped in Dawang Mountain, asking for reinforcements to rescue!"
"What?"
"Hetu was attacked by 5,000 Chinese cavalry on the way to pursue the rebels, and is now trapped in Dawang Mountain"
The news soon reached the ears of Shokhna, who was drinking and having fun in the Provisional Marshal's mansion through his cronies.
"Gather all the children of the Eight Banners and set off now"
Hearing this, Hena's drunkenness instantly woke up for the most part, and he immediately ordered.
3000 elite Eight Banners cavalry is a big force for the current Prince Su Mansion, the two armies have not yet completed the assembly, if he loses thousands of Eight Banners elite at this time, it will definitely affect the morale of the army.
The summoning order was passed on, and when the remaining 9,000 Eight Banner elite iron cavalry completed the assembly, an hour had passed, and many Eight Banner cavalry who had just gotten up from the woman's belly rushed towards Dawang Mountain under the leadership of Sho Hena.
At the foot of Dawang Mountain, the battle between Fang Jie's department and Hetu's department had already ended, and some of the Tang cavalry and hundreds of remnants of the Tie Army's department were cleaning the battlefield.
"Pedal Pedal ~"
"Report! Captain Qiqi, there was no trace of the enemy 10 miles ahead! ”
A sentry rode quickly to Fang Jie's side and reported.
"Good! Fu Yu, you lead 500 cavalry to stay behind to take care of the prisoners, and the rest of the people will set off with me! ”
Fang Jie was overjoyed when he heard this, and while instructing his deputy Fu Yu to lead his troops to leave the aftermath, he quickly took the rest of the more than 4,000 Tang cavalry in the direction of Huangshi City in the north.
Just now Fang Jie had learned from the captive that Yakula Tuzhen had sent scouts to ask for reinforcements, and a bold idea instantly popped into Fang Jie's mind.
The Xinlongzui Plain, located in the southeast of Huangshi City, less than 10 miles away from Dawang Mountain, is covered with dense grass on both sides of the road, up to two meters deep, just suitable for cavalry to hide.
"Boom~"
Billowing dust and smoke rose from the ground, and the 9,000 Eight Banners cavalry finally arrived at the Xinlongzui Plain after more than an hour of galloping under the leadership of Zha Hena.
"Isn't there any news from the Sentinel ahead?"
At the front of the military formation, Zhan Hena glanced at the slightly scattered Eight Banner cavalry behind him, and frowned.
According to the tradition of the Eight Banners Army, the exploration range of the general sentinel scouts is more than 10 miles away, and now this new dragon tsui is less than 10 miles away from the foot of Dalong Mountain where Hetu and they are trapped, but there is no news back, this situation is obviously abnormal.
"Back to Lord Belle, not yet"
The cronies beside him also showed a look of worry on their faces, and there was a hidden uneasiness in their hearts.
"Kill~"
"Pedal Pedal ~"
"Boom~"
Just as a feeling of uneasiness enveloped the hearts of Hena and the others, countless black-armored cavalry suddenly appeared from the grass on both sides of the road on the plain, and quickly outflanked them.
"Not good! There is an ambush! ”
Holdena's face changed drastically.
Is this a trap?
A terrifying thought popped up in his mind involuntarily.
"Quick! Fall back! ”
As soon as this thought came out, Hena immediately lost the will to resist, tightened the reins of the war horse in his hand and turned and fled.
"Withdraw!"
"Withdraw!"
Originally, many of the Eight Banners cavalry, who were drowsy on their war horses, received military orders, and one by one they began to turn around in a panic.
After three years of erosive life, the riding skills of these Eight Banner Cavalry are still exquisite, but their will to fight has long been worn out, and the Eight Banner Cavalry, which has lost its indomitable momentum, has become a mess before engaging the enemy.
"Kill!"
Looking at the Eight Banners Cavalry who suddenly turned around in the middle of the process, the corners of Fang Jie's mouth showed a deep murderous aura, and after a while, the Fang Tian Painting Halberd in his hand had already entered the Eight Banners Cavalry Army Formation.
Bang bang bang!
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
4,000 elite Tang cavalry outflanked from both sides, and the cavalry weighing hundreds of kilograms followed closely and directly towards the Eight Banners cavalry like a steel fortress.
Ahhh
In the neighing of people on their backs, some war horses that lacked heavy armor protection were directly and instantly killed in the collision, and countless Eight Banner cavalry were knocked over and fell to the ground, turning into flesh and mud in the trampling of dense horse hooves.
The wrong decision of Hena directly laid the defeat of the Eight Banners Army, and the Eight Banners Cavalry, which was already seriously physically exhausted, was completely unable to organize an effective counterattack in a panic.
"The thief will die!"
Between the staggered battles between the two armies, Fang Jie, who had already targeted Hena Hena, had unknowingly killed him, and rode a horse and slashed towards Hena's head with a vertical leap in his palm.
Shaken by Fang Jie's shouts, he turned around, and a big head flew into the sky, dripping blood gushing out.
"The thief is dead!"
Fang Jie grabbed his pigtail in the air, raised the head in his hand and shouted.
"The thief is dead!"
Seeing this, the Tang cavalry who were fighting were all demoralized, and they followed closely while fighting and shouting.
For a while, the loud shouts resounded throughout the battlefield, and as soon as the main general died, the already chaotic Eight Banners Army was even more discouraged, fleeing and surrendering.
In less than an hour, under the surprise attack of more than 4,000 Tang cavalry led by Fang Jie, the main general of the Eight Banners Army was killed, more than half of the 9,000 cavalry were killed or wounded, more than 3,000 people were captured, and less than 2,000 people fled.
"The whole army will be repaired, and the battle report will be transmitted back to the Shuai camp as soon as possible!"
At this station, the army attacked dozens of kilometers all the way, annihilating nearly 10,000 elite cavalry of the other side in two battles, and the results were brilliant, and Fang Jie did not dare to continue to go deeper.
"Pedal Pedal ~"
"Quick!"
At the end of the day, under the illumination of the setting sun, when the 1,000 remnants of the Eight Banners returned to Huangshi City, it immediately caused an uproar among the people in the city and the 30,000 slave troops stationed outside the city.
Most people have seen the scene when the 9,000 Eight Banners cavalry marched out of the city, but now there are only less than 2,000 embarrassed remnants of the army returning, and some people with a heart even found that they did not hold Hena, and the outcome of the battle can be imagined.
"Big brother, these Tartars seem to have failed miserably!"
Outside the camp of the slave army, Xue Tong looked at the Eight Banners cavalry who had returned from a disastrous defeat and said meaningfully to Lin Jihua on the side.
The 30,000 slave army outside the entire Huangshi city was divided into three battalions, each battalion commanded 10,000 people, Xue Tong was the deputy commander of the second battalion of the slave army, and Li Jihua was the commander of the second battalion.
The two were originally the same as the late Ming Dynasty, and after being defeated and captured, they were filled into the slave army, and the two have always wanted to get out of the control of the Qing army, and they are few generals in the slave army who have not done much evil.
After seeing the remnants of the returning army this time, Xue Tong's mind suddenly came alive.
"Wait, let's find out the situation first, and then quietly send someone to probe the tone of the two battalions!"
Li Jihua understood what Xue Tong meant, shook his head with a calm face, and said calmly.
The lives of tens of thousands of brothers under his command are at stake, and he has to be cautious.
"Okay, I'll do it!"
Xue Tong's face showed joy, and he nodded again and again.