Although the battlefield is in a fierce battle, but on the contrary, it has opened up some distance, in the face of the Jiaozhou battalion foot soldiers who have been in groups, the cavalry's melee combat does not have too many advantages, only continue to gather into a team to rush into battle, these abnormal Ming troops that cannot be broken up are scattered and crushed, and then they can chase and kill the stragglers.

The generals at all levels of the Jiaozhou battalion were not so timid and panicked in the battle, these Tatar cavalry were indeed strong, but they were not as rumored to be like tigers and wolves, and they could not be parried.

Both sides need a short time to adjust their tactics, this gap is an adjustment for the Qing army, and a respite for the remnants of the Jiaozhou battalion.

On the battlefield, in addition to the fight in front, there are many people in the team shouting the whole team password, Hu Lu, the staff leader in the front, saw this situation, his pupils contracted slightly, the group of Ming troops in front of him actually did not collapse, they were still sorting out and preparing for another battle, and even the foot soldiers of the Han Eight Banners may not have such combat power, what kind of army is this.

"All the armor-piercing ones come to the front and rush with me!!"

The staff leader shouted loudly to the left and right, the rear team of the Qing army is generally no armor or leather armor, and the elite are all wearing cotton armor with iron leaves, and they are also soldiers composed of young and strong veterans, these people are generally put into the battlefield at the most critical time, whether it is the front and rear staff leaders or Beizi, they are determined to completely annihilate the Ming army in front of them.

Since the cavalry of the Qing army, in the face of the Ming army has not encountered such a difficult and strange team, the officers and soldiers of the Qing army have already fought sexually, to completely defeat the other party, and even forget that the number of the other party is much more than their own, and the many victories starting from the cavalry have made the Tartar cavalry unable to tolerate defeat, and even intolerable not to complete victory and victory.

Li Meng stood on the far right side of the line, watching the Manchu cavalry even retreat backwards at a dozen paces. But this is not to retreat, but to distance the distance and let the horses rush up to ensure greater impact and destruction. Li Meng himself was also holding a spear picked up from the ground on the ground. I thought that if I waited for the opponent to charge into battle, the foot soldiers who barely maintained the formation should be able to resist with long weapons, and if the opponent dismounted and shot arrows, they could only charge first, and this distance was not too long.

The noise on the battlefield gradually subsided, and there was a lot of calm before the storm, and the wind slowly rose, and Li Meng suddenly heard some wind, although the strong enemy was in front. But Li Meng still looked back, but saw that within twenty paces of the infantry square, a group of musketeers were stupidly blowing on the fire rope to keep the fire burning.

"Are you dead, come forward and fight!"

Even when the formation was rushed away, Li Meng kept his composure. But at this time, he was furious, and he really felt like he was crazy about the hard battle ahead, and the people behind him looked like they were all loaded with ammunition, but they were still waiting there so stupidly.

"You can't fight indiscriminately, you must line up ......"

There was such a rebuttal voice, Li Meng almost laughed for a while. His military training is harsh, but at this time, it is like those students who have just worked in modern times, and now it is a matter of life and death, and there is a time to pay attention to the discipline and discipline. And again continued to roar:

"A distance of more than a dozen steps, rushed up, got close to hit!! Hurry up and get on it! ”

Seeing the battle like that in front of them, the ranks were disrupted by the arrows of the approaching Tartar cavalry, and then they were rushed away by the cavalry in the columns, and then the battlefield became a mess. These soldiers were not reloaded with ammunition before the battle. After loading the ammunition on the cover of the square, such a battle scene was seen. It's all overwhelming.

In the drill code of the Jiaozhou battalion, there are special regulations on firing on the ground with firearms, that is, when shooting, try to maintain a neat and tight formation, and the smoothbore gun cannot talk about any shooting accuracy, and only by ensuring the density of firepower can we ensure the killing and wounding of the enemy.

The changes on the battlefield completely overwhelmed the musketeers who were loading ammunition in the back, and several people who could command the ground saw the battlefield mixed with the enemy and the enemy, for fear that the shot would accidentally injure the friendly soldiers, did not give the order to fire, and the salvo of the musket needed an order and a queue.

Speaking of which, although the situation on this battlefield is flesh and blood, the foot soldiers fighting in front and the cavalry of the Qing army are almost rolling on the ground desperately, but these firecrackers stay in the back for a long time, if outsiders see it, it can really make people laugh off their big teeth.

Hearing the sound of horses' hooves behind him, the chief of staff Lao Hulu looked back, but saw that the cavalry led by the other staff leader Delenha and Beizi also began to enter the battlefield.

At this time, the battlefield was no better than when the battle began, dismounted and archery were easily counterattacked and charged by the infantry who had been prepared for a long time, and the distance between the two sides was so close, the impact of the cavalry was not as strong and effective as the first wave, and in the melee of the party, several people on the other side caused great trouble to the cavalry.

Even Lao Hulu himself almost fell into it, if the other party formed a formation, it would be repaid, neither the Qing army nor the Jiaozhou battalion realized that the Jiaozhou battalion gradually became more and more proficient, and the things that were trained and instilled on weekdays were gradually applied to actual combat, which also made the Qing army generals subconsciously feel the danger and determined to fight to the death.

Seeing that the Jiaozhou battalion had a tendency to gather into a square again, the commander of the staff, Lao Hulu, made up his mind that he could not retreat anymore, and the impact was not enough, and the cavalry of Beizi and Delenha would gradually keep up with the impact.

Twenty paces was enough, and the old Hulu, the chief of staff, shouted a few words loudly, scraped the blood stains on the edge of the soles of the riding boots with the big knife in his hand, stopped his horse, and retreated more than twenty steps.

Raising the knife, just about to urge the horse forward, but saw that the opponent's formation was a little chaotic, look carefully, but it was the Ming army who was standing behind the gap along the gap of the square team to the middle of the junction of the cavalry and foot soldiers, Lao Hulu knew that it was on the battlefield, but he was still stunned.

Just now, what I was worried about was how to penetrate the opponent's infantry and the queue with firearms in the back, but now that the opponent has run to the front, the distance between the cavalry and the foot soldiers is only forty paces, what is the effect of these stragglers with firearms rushing in. It's nothing more than adding to the chaos.

As long as the cavalry rushes, these people will collapse, and they will also mess up the infantry team that was finally formed behind, and the Ming officers and soldiers have this problem. Sometimes, in a situation where you have the upper hand, you will have problems in your head and mess up the good situation. It seems that the strange Ming army that suddenly encountered in front of him is also guilty of such a problem.

In a short moment, the human brain can think of a lot of thoughts, and the old Hu Lu inexplicably remembered an allusion he had heard, it is said that Fan Wencheng, a Han man beside the emperor, once said: The mandate of heaven is in my Qing Dynasty, so there are gods on the battlefield to protect you, and you will win all battles. When a little tired old Hulu thought of this, he suddenly felt full of energy, and victory was just around the corner.

The elder Hu Lu raised the big knife in his hand. There are still a few horses adjusting their positions, and as soon as they are lined up, they will line up and charge.

"Bang!!"

There was a sudden loud noise on the noisy battlefield, and the scene was quiet, and the old Hu Lu, the chief of staff holding a big knife, looked at it and wanted to bow his head, but the neck guard of the leather hood and pointed helmet made him unable to lower it at all. The raised arm also softened, and the beginning was very slow, and then it fell quickly, and the big knife also fell to the ground, and the old Hu Lu of the staff straightened up and fell headlong.

The armor on the Qing army staff leader is also different from ordinary soldiers, but has a color difference, and the staff leader Lao Hulu is also very conspicuous in the cavalry queue. Several of the Musketeers targeted him.

On the battlefield, in order to carry out a greater attack, the two sides temporarily divided the line of more than 40 steps, and after the musketeers walked to the front of the team, it was already about 30 steps. This distance is not fatal for the bird gun and the fast gun, but for the fire gun of the Jiaozhou battalion, this is already a degree of accuracy that can be tested.

"Bang!" "Bang!" …….

After the first sound, the second and third sounds began to follow, as if the description of some kind of literary work, after the first drop of rain fell on the ground. Heavy rain poured down.

The fire on the battlefield rang out like beans. The soldiers who came first fired their firearms, and those who followed followed. From the sparse beginning to a loud sound, the white smoke from the chamber of the fire gun soon filled the entire field, and people were so shocked by the loud sound that they could not hear anything.

There was no shelter in the plains, and the wind was not small, and the smoke was quickly blown away, but the soldiers who followed up had a good vision and continued to aim and fire.

The cavalry of the Qing army, which was already lined up, was already waiting to rush together, but a large number of firecrackers on the other side suddenly appeared, and another cavalry took out bows and arrows, ready to shoot arrows.

But after the first sound of the fire guns of the Jiaozhou battalion, the Qing cavalry in the front rows, no matter what kind of armor they were wearing, were all knocked off their horses, and those horses were also frightened by the sudden explosion and gunsmoke, and even some horses were hit by the fire guns and jumped around.

After this round of firing was completed, the screams of people and the neighing of horses were heard on the battlefield, and all the sounds of Fang Cai were drowned out by the dense gunfire, and the Tatar cavalry, who had just gained the upper hand and oppressed the Jiaozhou battalion retreating step by step, were completely defeated by this sudden dense firecracker.

Many Tartar veterans have this concept, the poisonous muskets, fast guns, thunderbolts and bird guns of the Ming Dynasty are difficult to break the cotton armor, when fighting, the trouble of these firearms is just that the smoke of gunpowder is more dazzling, and when the time comes, cover the head and face with your arms, and bow your head with a helmet, and there will be no harm.

Therefore, when the Jiaozhou battalion fired, many of the cavalry in the first row even urged their mounts to charge forward, so that the damage suffered was greater, if they dismounted and lay on the ground, then there was a chance to save their lives, but all the Qing cavalry did not have this concept at all.

Of the more than 300 cavalry led by Delenha and Beizi, who came in behind, only the dozen or so horsemen who rushed to the front were affected and planted directly from their horses, but the bigger problem of these cavalry was that they could not form an array to attack, because those crazy horses who were frightened and were running around made everything into a pot of porridge.

There were also cavalrymen who were not wounded and killed by the firearms, but people were trampled to death by frightened and crazy horses and fell from their horses, and those who were lucky enough to lie on the ground and fell to the ground without dying, were trampled to death by the frightened horses.

"Jiaozhou battalion, !! forward"

In the midst of the centaur shouting, the shout was heard from the opposite direction of the foot soldiers, and then the voices changed to two. More and more, and in the end it became a cry of unison.

Li Meng was on the right of the first row of the squadron of the infantry squadron, he was holding a spear in his hand like an ordinary soldier, and the officers and soldiers of the Jiaozhou battalion, which had been scattered and assembled, lined up in a not very neat line. According to the drill code, everyone raised their weapons in their hands, and everyone shouted "Forward!!" He walked towards the cavalrymen who were already in disarray not far away.

The drummer who followed Li Meng didn't know if he was running fast or lucky, he didn't die, but the drumstick didn't know where to throw it, the drum was still tied around his waist, so he beat the rhythm desperately with both hands, but he also shouted "Forward!" The drums were drowned out by the shouts.

The startled horse will not be stupid to touch the jungle of steel thorns. As for the Tartar soldiers who were afraid on the ground, the Jiaozhou battalion soldiers who passed by just paused the tail end of the long weapon in their hands very ruthlessly.

The Tartar cavalry that rushed behind was more than a hundred paces away from the Jiaozhou battalion foot soldiers who were constantly advancing, and they finally drove away the startled horses that disturbed them, but they saw that the other party's foot soldiers pressed over like a rainbow.

The sound of "forward, forward" seemed to be getting louder and louder, just as the firecracker exploded. The mounts that can still be stabilized are a little restless at this time, and after the Qing cavalry of almost four hundred people are controlling their mounts, maybe the other party's shouting is not important, what matters is the momentum contained in the shouting.

"Master Pei, let's line up and rush again!"

Counselor Delenha asked, but his tone was a little hesitant. Faced with a Ming army that did not have more than ten times its own men and horses, it was deserted and fled, so that Delenha, who was a general of the Qing army and had experienced countless victories, could not accept it, and the Qing army was strictly disciplined. If the commander on the battlefield does not give the order to evacuate, there is only one way to escape without permission.

Sitting on the horse, Di Beizi didn't seem to hear his words, just staring blankly at the Jiaozhou camp that was approaching in front of him.

The morale is high, that is to say, the current situation of the Jiaozhou battalion, those soldiers who have fired the fire guns, hurriedly reload the ammunition, and tamp it with the whole strip. He took the fire and ran wildly on the side of the team. It is necessary to rush to the front of the square and open fire on the enemy.

The infantry squad only shouted "forward" but did not shout "charge". It's because in the face of the cavalry's foot soldiers, only in formation can they contend with each other, and it is easy to be caught by the other party in a mess, but those firecrackers who are running around can speed up, anyway, on such a close battlefield, so many firefighters, the firepower density is already large enough.

In front of the Manchu cavalry some people took out bows and arrows, but before they shot the ground, they were shot down from the horse by the firebolt, within dozens of steps, they could not engage in battle but could only be killed by the other party, these cavalry finally tasted the suffering of those foot soldiers of the Jiaozhou battalion, in the face of their big arrows, the foot soldiers of the Jiaozhou battalion could not be chaotic, but they could only be next to each other.

The will of the Tartar cavalry is not steel, and after realizing that they are fish on the chopping board, they no longer dare to fight in front, and some people have already turned their horses' heads directly and ran towards the back.

It gradually intensified and the guns rang out, and finally woke up the stupid shellfish, although the helmet of the staff leader Delenha was not very warm, but he was still sweating profusely, looking at his master stunned, he couldn't help but ask again:

"Master Pei, let's line up and ...... again"

"Let's go! Come on!! ”

When the war was deadlocked, he dared to throw troops, and watched the battle situation change from his own advantage to a big defeat, but he didn't have the luck of turning the tables, so he simply turned around and fled.

There is no need to shout loudly for the order to escape, the cavalry of this Qing army has already fled, and when they saw their own commander turn around and beat their horses and gallop wildly, those who have long been half-hearted still have the will to continue fighting, and the self-confidence in their hearts has long collapsed in the sound of fire and shouting forward, and there is no morale, no matter how strong the soldiers are, they are pigs and sheep to be slaughtered.

Fortunately, they were the cavalry of the reserve, and the horsepower was extremely abundant, so suddenly beating the horses and galloping, except for those who were crowded behind and did not have time to run, there were still nearly three hundred horsemen who rushed to the road, and the rest of the people were knocked off their horses by the firecrackers.

By the time the Jiaozhou battalion foot soldiers approached, it was already too late to catch up.

When fleeing for their lives, they didn't care about any horsepower, every Tartar soldier was desperately whipping horses, and these cavalry horsepower in the rear team were not consumed, and they ran really fast and dusty. Soon they were running to safety. No matter how you look at it on this plain, you can't see any trace of that strange Ming army on the horizon, and this is the last slowdown.

The leader of the army looked up at the sky, and the sun only moved a little to the west. Then the time spent in the brutal battle of life and death has not yet passed, looking at the subordinates around him who are like lost dogs, this Beizi almost cried, and there were only more than 200 people left.

More than 1,000 Qing cavalry and 2,000 Ming army foot soldiers fought, not to mention being beaten to the ground and fleeing, actually lost seventy percent of the men and horses, the Qing army and the Manchu Qing war, many battles, even if the Ming army has an advantage. It could not be converted into a decisive victory, because the horses of the Tartars were much more than those of the Ming army, and many times they could run away without beating, but the infantry of the Ming army did not dare to pursue, for fear that the formation would be scattered after the pursuit, but they would be seized by the other party and rushed back.

There are many examples of such battles. Therefore, the Qing army had defeats but no major defeats, and there were few dead and wounded, but in today's battle, more than 700 people were directly confessed on the battlefield.

"Master Pei, let's go back?"

The counselor, Delenha, came to Beizi's side, looked at the distance from the others, and asked in a low voice. This sentence naturally has an unfinished meaning, such a big defeat can be regarded as the first in the battle in the past few years, and when the time comes, don't say that it is a rich future. It is not even said whether the lives of the clansmen can be saved, not to mention that Prince Dorgon wants to take advantage of this entry to gain enough prestige for himself.

Na Beizi tore the leather helmet off his head, turned his head with a gloomy face to look at the two hundred or so subordinates, and said in the same low voice:

"These are all my and your minions, to put it thoroughly, they won't do anything bad, should we be the master's sufferers. What good can these minions do with them? ”

The two of them are a lot closer now. If the two sides want to come up with that kind of separation between the upper and lower sides to do bad things together, it is always unsafe. Delenha also looked at it, nodded hurriedly, and said with a guarantee:

"Don't worry, the little slave is also sensible."

Beizi nodded, greeted a few times, gathered everyone around, and said loudly in his throat:

"We met a large group of dogs and horses today, almost more than 50,000 people, Hu Lu led the troops into the enemy formation, seven in and seven out, but there were too many dogs and horses, we were outnumbered, and after defeating the other team, we finally withdrew, and those brothers died miserably!" In the end, Bei Zi's voice was already crying, the people below were stunned at first, and then they all reacted, followed by the gossip, and the staff leader Delenha has been staring at the expressions of the people below, but everyone is sad and pathetic, and if Bei Zi's words are echoed there, it shouldn't be too much of a problem to look at, as long as everyone reports it, it will be too late for anyone to regret it next, it will be angry.

This time, no matter what, he will be punished, but if the soldiers flee in defeat, they will be beheaded, their family property will be confiscated, and their families will be enslaved, this is military law, and they can't bump into it by themselves no matter what. Everyone doesn't want to be this fool.

"My lord, the soldiers of the Jiaozhou battalion lost three hundred and seventy-one people."

Li Meng nodded, this injury was expected by him, and the leader of the place continued:

"But more than 80 of the brothers were seriously injured, and even if some were to recover, they would be crippled."

More than 400 people lost their combat effectiveness, Li Meng took off his helmet, patted his forehead with his hand, and thought that he could dominate the world when he was in Jiaozhou. The leader of the pro-soldiers looked at Li Meng's depressed mood, hesitated on the side, and still opened his mouth to report:

"There are a few brothers who are no longer good, do you want to go over and have a look?"

If in other military camps in the Ming Dynasty, after the war, the soldiers asked the main general to see the wounded soldiers who were dying, and this personal soldier was afraid that it would be the end, but in the Jiaozhou camp, it was a matter of course, Li Meng once said that his subordinates were all my sons and nephews, in fact, he also did this.

Li Meng carried a helmet in one hand and followed the leader of the pro-soldiers to the place where the wounded soldiers were stationed, and he could see Chen Liu in the whole team and Wang Hai in the small wound on his forehead, which finally made Li Meng breathe a sigh of relief.

The place where the wounded soldiers were located was in a sheltered place on a low hill, and the ground was covered with marching felt, on which lay the seriously wounded wounded soldiers, and in this era, most of the seriously wounded on the battlefield ended up dying in agony. When Li Meng came over, many of the wounded soldiers on the felt were already motionless.

Some people had felt under their bodies and even the ground soaked with blood, the blood froze, and the surrounding area turned purple and black. As for those who were hit by arrows in the head, they were even more miserable.

Rao is Li Meng is strong-minded, but also feels that his eyes are hot, and he can't help himself, many soldiers here who are taking care of the wounded soldiers, seeing their companions die, they can't hold back their sadness, and they cry there.

Li Meng walked a few steps, but heard someone desperately shouting a name. Turning his head to look over, a soldier was lying on the side of a wounded soldier with a crying voice, it should be a familiar fellow villager or the same year, Li Meng walked over and appeared, the leather armor worn by the wounded soldier lying on the felt was split on the right chest with a deep wound, and the armor and lining of the upper body were completely soaked with blood. Although he was breathing, he was obviously unable to save himself.

The wounded soldier's consciousness was blurred, his lips were open and closed, he didn't know what to say, his voice was so small that he couldn't hear it at all, and the soldiers who took care of him on the side only cared about calling his name, but did not respond at all. Li Meng's heart tightened. Walking forward, ignoring the blood and dirt on the ground, he knelt directly on the edge of the felt and took a deep breath to stabilize his mind. Close says:

"If there is anything to tell the general, Li Meng will definitely do it."

The wounded soldier may not have been able to hear what he said, but Li Meng still leaned over and put his ear to the mouth of the dying wounded soldier.

But he heard the wounded soldier repeat in a very weak voice:

"Forward...... Forward ......"

The murmur grew quieter and quieter until it was gone

Li Meng slowly straightened up, the wounded soldier on the felt was already immovable, his mouth was open, and he obviously lost the last trace of his life in the unconscious shouting.

The soldier on the side didn't care that the commander was by his side. Burst into tears. Li Meng did not get up, and he often told the officers and soldiers of the Jiaozhou battalion on weekdays. As a soldier, you must strictly control your emotions and be strong and self-disciplined, and Li Meng has always set an example as an example for the Jiaozhou battalion.

Today, he couldn't control himself, all kinds of tastes filled his heart, he took a few steps back on his knees, bowed down to the soldier, and said astringently:

"I would have taken the enemy lightly, but it was a burden to everyone, and I was worshiped by Li!"

Li Meng's self-blame is from the bottom of his heart, since leaving Texas to pursue, Li Mengxian's own strategic judgment of the battle, is not much stronger than when he was a non-commissioned officer in modern times, the Jiaozhou battalion can not but be said to be a strong soldier, but his command is too poor, and the people of this era are too simple, which is why there are all kinds of mistakes in delay and haste. Looking at the wounded soldiers and corpses all over the ground, Li Meng felt that this was all his own responsibility.

The soldiers who were crying there were very close to Li Meng, Li Meng bowed, and the leader of the pro-soldiers who followed behind was stunned for a while, not knowing what to do.

The weeping soldier heard Li Meng's words clearly, but he didn't know where the courage came from, so he suddenly stood up and shouted loudly:

"General, what's wrong with you, our Jiaozhou battalion has won a big victory today!"

The soldier was already excited, and shouted loudly at the soldiers of the Jiaozhou battalion around him:

"We have won this battle!!"

Yes, 2,000 foot soldiers against 1,000 cavalry, at the cost of more than 400 dead and wounded in exchange for more than 700 lives of the other party, this is a victory, and this is a foot soldier against cavalry, it is even more surprising, and it was first broken down by the cavalry, and then the situation was reversed, it must be jaw-dropping, and this is the elite cavalry of the Ming official army against the Tartars, this is simply an incredible brilliant victory.

One person, two people, three people, the people surrounding this place, the people who were cleaning the battlefield on the periphery, and all the Jiaozhou battalion soldiers who were resting, all cheered loudly, and everyone was cheering and shouting with all their strength, the Jiaozhou camp was victorious, victorious.

The soldier was shouting, Li Meng was also shouting, everyone was shouting, and in the end, inside and outside the battlefield, all the soldiers of the Jiaozhou battalion were shouting the same sentence:

"Onward!! Forward!! ”