Chapter 266: The Battle of Jiayuguan IX

Compared with several other places, the area around Tiansheng Bridge was much calmer, and Ming Jun couldn't help but yawn when he looked at the smoke and dust not far away. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"I said Deputy Chief Hou, we will either blow up this bridge, right? After destroying this area, retreat to the rear, and there is no need to defend it! A general yawned.

"You know!" Deputy General Hou scolded.

"Deputy Chief Hou, the brothers everywhere are killing the Tartars and killing the yellow-haired ghosts to make meritorious contributions, we are here to watch these Tartars perform, it's really boring!" The other general pouted and smiled bitterly as he wiped his dusty sword.

"Cheer up! I believe this war is almost over! Deputy Chief Hou said while looking into the distance.

"It's over! We didn't get any military merit! Some generals laughed at themselves, and then added: "I said Deputy General Hou, why don't you bring some brothers over and get rid of those performing Tartars?" Military merit is yours? ”

"Shut up!" Deputy Chief Hou glared.

"It's boring!" The general muttered.

"You! People have been performing for us for so long, why are you embarrassed to go up and cut them down? Another general joked with a smile.

Deputy Chief Hou just wanted to say something more, but just as he was about to speak, he frowned, and then said, "Do you think this noise is louder than before?" ”

"No? The same, huh? A group of generals under his command wondered.

"Listen to it!" Deputy General Hou said solemnly, but as soon as his words fell, they saw a flash of color suddenly appear in the gray place in the distance, and then the color became more and more obvious, like a colorful light flying towards them quickly.

"it! What's that! Some of the generals drew their swords and looked at the light.

"It's cavalry! So fast! "Finally someone saw it clearly.

"Enemy attack! The whole army is ready! Deputy General Hou shouted, but when the garrison Ming army below had just reacted and was about to attack, the enemy cavalry had already rushed to them, and then a flash of silver light flashed, and a soldier fell so unwillingly.

"So fast!" Someone exclaimed.

"Helian! You bring someone to block it! Go! Archer suppression! Deputy General Hou ordered, and as soon as he gave the order, he saw the billowing smoke and dust in the distance getting closer and closer, and the sound was getting louder and louder, and the dense cavalry suddenly appeared in his sight, and Deputy General Hou suddenly understood that the enemy was picking them to launch a surprise attack when they were already numb and lax.

"Put the signal!" Deputy General Hou decisively gave the order.

A cannon sounded, the Ming army on both sides of the ambush suddenly began to attack the attacking cavalry, for a time boulders, bows and arrows came down, and launched an attack on the cavalry in the middle of the road, but because the Ming army moved half a beat slower, the effect of the ambush was not too good, and because of the haste to meet the battle, the cavalry that had torn through the Ming army's defense before was like a sharp sword and continued to go deeper, and the gap in the Ming army's guard was getting bigger and bigger.

"Surround these yellow-haired ghosts for Lao Tzu! The soldiers in ambush copied the rear cavalry in two sides, and they must be dragged by Lao Tzu! Hou Deputy Chief Officer ordered, the commander nodded, and suddenly another soldier reported: "Report to Hou Deputy General Soldier, there are a large number of enemy troops in the rear of the cavalry!" ”

"How many are there?" Deputy Chief Hou frowned.

"No less than five thousand!" The soldier reported.

Deputy Chief Hou frowned even more tightly after hearing this, and then said: "Let the soldiers in ambush on both sides continue to hold on to their positions to attack, and send a message to the upper-class soldiers to prepare to release water, and reinforcements from the rear will quickly come to support, and then aim the artillery at those cavalry bombardment, as well as firearms!" ”

"But the deputy commander-in-chief, there are still our people!" Subordinates are embarrassed.

"When we sacrifice, we have to make sacrifices, if this place is lost, the enemy will go around the back of Jiayuguan and attack, and then we will lose more brothers! So we're going to keep these enemies here anyway, even if we kill all of us now! Deputy Chief Hou said solemnly.

"Yes!" After that, the flag waved, and the guard machine behind the Ming army's position began to run at full speed, and the hidden artillery also revealed its deep muzzle, and then there was a loud bang, and a big pit suddenly appeared in the place where the Ming army and the Cossack cavalry fought, and the shocking blood wave made the soldiers on both sides stunned for a while.

"Are these Orientals crazy? And their companions! "This is what those Cossack cavalrymen thought.

"Grenades, bows and arrows suppress, the fighting brothers slowly retreat!" The commander's voice rang in the ears of the soldiers, but the roar of the artillery drowned out their voices, and some of the Ming soldiers began to flee in terror and anger, but as soon as they turned around, they were killed by the bows and arrows of their comrades behind them, and fell unwillingly in a pool of blood.

"I'm sorry! Your family would have taken care of you, and the court would have taken care of it! Rest in peace. Deputy General Hou said guiltily, but the order was still ruthlessly issued, the constant explosion of gunpowder and ruthless bows and arrows gradually improved the defensive line that was on the verge of collapse, and the troops in the rear of the coalition army were slow because of the ambush of the ambush, and the infantry could not provide strong support for these cavalry.

The two sides launched a fierce battle at the bridgehead, the Cossack cavalry was like a life harvester, they rushed through a place, where the Ming soldiers would fall to the ground, but they also had to pay a painful fight, the Ming soldiers had a clear division of labor, chopping horses, chopping people, these are valuable combat experience gained from fighting with the Mongol cavalry for many years, plus the help of gunpowder and bows and arrows, the Cossack cavalry was suppressed within a range.

"General! If we continue to consume like this, we will all die here! Vladimirovich's side said the guard.

"This Dorgon shows that the army is weak, it seems that we have been fooled!" Vladimirovich said coldly.

"General! Half of our men are dead! Another escort said.

Vladimirovich looked at the infantry who were still some distance behind him, hesitated for a while, and said: "All formations are integrated!" Swing in a charge! Watch me order to move, and we're going to break through their defenses individually! ”

"Yes!" Although it is thought that Vladimirovich did not give the order to retreat, they still faithfully carried out the order, and then the originally scattered formation began to merge into a neat phalanx, moving rapidly under Vladimirovich's command, and the killing continued.

"Deputy Chief Hou! Enemies are moving too fast! Artillery can't keep up! The general below reported.

"Knot Defensive Formation! Shut it up for me! Those on both sides outflank their reinforcements! The order was given again.