Chapter 830: Breakthrough in the Middle Lane
readx; The Ming army rushed through the middle and took the Yellow Dragon banner of Huang Taiji, which was really unstoppable. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info then the Jin army thought that the most elite white armor soldiers would be able to achieve immediate results and defeat the Ming army's Chinese army in one fell swoop;
In particular, the Mongolian Eight Banners, who were in charge of the hard-topped Guanning Iron Cavalry, had already suffered heavy casualties, and it was almost impossible to kill and injure the opponent, only because the Great Khan Emperor Taiji was behind him to supervise the formation, and he was afraid of being accused of escaping from the battle, so he fought to the death and did not retreat; But now that the 3,000 Chinese troops of the Ming army rushed over again, the Mongols could no longer hold their ground, and immediately scattered and fled.
The middle of the Houjin army was in chaos, and the left and right flanks were also greatly affected. Originally, Dolgon and Duoduo each led 10,000 elite cavalry under the Yellow Banner, which had completely blocked the route of the Ming army's advance on both flanks.
The brigade of cavalry was in a scuffle, which was the favorite number of the Jurchens. On the battlefield where 10,000 horsemen galloped, the Jurchens rushed left and right with a squad of several horsemen, which seemed to be chaotic, but the formation of the Ming army was in chaos, and in this extreme chaos, they seized the fleeting opportunity and frequently shot the Ming army with sharp arrows. Even at such a close distance as the second horse's wrong pedal, you can still use a bow and arrow to kill the enemy.
On the other hand, the Ming army, although it also tried its best to fight to the death, lacked the almost innate flexibility of the Jurchens and the sense of smell on the battlefield, and always wanted to fight the enemy opposite, but people did not give you this opportunity. However, the battlefields on the left and right flanks were already full of corpses, and of course most of the dead were Ming soldiers.
But the sudden change in the middle lane also changed the battle situation on both wings. Since the overall formation of the Ming army is a large triangle, the middle road is protruding, and the two wings are slightly backward, so the white-armored soldiers in the middle just now are located in the flank and rear of the Jurchen cavalry on both wings.
However, the Chinese army of the Ming army suddenly killed, and hundreds of white-armored soldiers could only be inserted diagonally to the two wings in a panic. They were all heavy cavalrymen, and they couldn't stop when they rushed up, and some of the horses were frightened by the explosion, so they ran forward uncontrollably. The cavalry on both flanks paid attention to the front, but they didn't expect that the flanks and rear would be impacted by their own people, and they would suddenly hit people on their backs, and the formation was in chaos.
And Zu Dashou and He Kegang, the generals in charge of the two wings of the Ming army, are veterans of the battlefield who have experienced a hundred battles, how could they miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. On the left flank, Zu Dashou roared, turning the shame, cowardice, and self-blame that had arisen from his desire to surrender into bitter hatred for the Jurchens, and took the enemy general Dolgon on the opposite side. And He Kegang on the right wing was also galloping on his horse, and when he was galloping, he pulled three sharp arrows at the same time, and suddenly shot at Duoduo more than a hundred steps away!
The pro-army beside Duoduo hurriedly tried to block the line of the bow and arrows, but the three arrows were as fast as meteors, almost off the string, and where could they be in time!
At the last moment, Duoduo swung his saber and slashed three times in succession, knocking down all three sharp arrows. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but they didn't expect that Duoduo was only thirteen years old this year, but his skills were in no way inferior to any Jurchen general.
But Duoduo knew that he was suffering, because the strength of these three arrows was very strong, although he sealed them out, but he was also shocked to the point that his arms were numb, and the saber was almost out of his hand!
Seeing that the main general was powerful, the morale of the Ming troops on both wings was greatly boosted, and they rearranged their formations and charged forward. And although Dorgon and Dodor wanted to continue fighting, they saw that the army in the middle was defeated, and thought to themselves, if the Great Khan lost, what was the use of winning on the flank? Therefore, he had to give the order to fight and retreat, at least to protect both sides of the middle lane, and not let the other party make dumplings in the sweat.
Speaking of the middle lane, after the defeat of the White Armor Soldiers and the Eight Banners of the Mongols, Huang Taiji's Chinese army immediately faced the frontal onslaught of the Ming army. Huang Taiji was shocked, although there were still 2,000 white-armored soldiers by his side, but just now the Ming army defeated the white-armored soldiers, he could see it clearly in the back, and he really couldn't understand what kind of powerful firearms the Ming army used, it was so powerful!
One of the most important characteristics of the operations of the northern nomads is that they are mobile and flexible. When the battle is smooth, it is true that you can take advantage of the victory to pursue; Once it is unfavorable, it will desperately flee to avoid being annihilated as a whole, causing serious consequences of extermination. Therefore, in the confrontation with the Han army, the nomads always advance and retreat freely, and even if they are defeated, the situation of heavy casualties rarely occurs.
The same is true of the Houjin army, Huang Taiji saw the opposing cavalry pressing over like a mountain of seas, although he had the heart to fight to the death, but he was afraid of those unknown black guys. After weighing the pros and cons, it is better to make a decision immediately: spread out to the two wings and avoid the edge of the Ming army!
For the Jurchen cavalry, in fact, this is a very common decision made on the battlefield, and it will not affect morale. But the Mongolian Eight Banners and the Han Army Banners were different, as soon as they saw that the Great Khan's Huangluo umbrella cover had moved under the impact of the other party, they felt that they had been defeated, and the morale that was not too high suddenly fell to the bottom, forming the most terrible thing on the battlefield: collapse.
The first to collapse was the Mongolian Eight Banners, they had already been killed by the Guanning Iron Cavalry and retreated again and again, and when they saw the Great Khan, they all flashed, so what are they still doing here, so they are desperate to fly and flee.
But as soon as they fled, they directly hit the Han army flag behind. The Han army had only a small number of cavalry, most of which were infantry. Originally, they wanted to follow the cavalry to pick up some cheap, but in an instant, the situation changed, and the cavalry in front of them were desperately defeated. Although these traitors are shameless, they are not stupid, the cavalry is defeated, how dare they go up, and immediately turn around and flee for their lives.
But they are two-legged, how can they outrun a four-legged war horse? Soon the Mongolian Eight Banners crashed into the Han army flags, trampling on each other, and countless people were killed and wounded. The even more anxious Mongols thought that the Han army flag was blocking the way, so they swung their knives and slashed. These traitors are standard low-level creatures in the Eight Banners Army, and they can only be submissive, even if they are cut down by their own people, they still don't dare to let out a fart, and they can only hate their parents for not giving themselves two more legs.
This kind of chaos is extremely contagious, and it will soon lead to chaos in the Jurchen Eight Banners. Huang Taiji saw that the situation of the war was irretrievable, and if he did not reverse this situation, he was afraid that the Houjin army would suffer a crushing defeat that had not been seen in decades, so he had to order the generals of all banners to desperately gather their troops, let the enlightened army attack the front with all their might, and reorganize the formation on the flanks.
In this way, there was no large enemy force in front of the Ming army, and the front army, the middle army, and the cavalry on the left and right flanks quickly crossed the field and entered the gradually undulating terrain of the Yiwulu Mountain area.
But the Jurchen Eight Banners deserved to be the world's first-class cavalry, and despite the setbacks, they were quickly reorganized, from the two flanks like a big iron pincer, to the more than 10,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry pincers dragged behind by the Ming army!