Chapter 958: The Death of the Prairie (4)
He Renlong, who had been holding a telescope and looking at the direction of the Central Banner of Chahar's right wing, found the dazzling fire in the direction of the station, and suddenly became nervous, and there was a firelight, what does it mean, He Renlong is very clear, which shows that the Mongolian Tatars are fully prepared, and the vanguard led by Li Dingguo may have fallen into the encirclement of the Mongolian Tatars.
He Renlong's hand was clenched very tightly, he was waiting for the news of the herald, what was the situation of the battle, there would be a herald to report at any time, and he could not make a judgment at will, but if the herald reported accurate news, Li Dingguo was surrounded by the Mongol Tatars, he had to make timely adjustments according to the situation, the situation has changed, and blindly according to the original deployment, it is possible to cause more serious casualties.
Fighters are changing rapidly, and as an excellent commander, you must keep abreast of the situation at all times and make corresponding adjustments; if you fail to do this, it is impossible to achieve a major victory.
Just when He Renlong was in a hurry, the herald ran over.
The herald's face turned pale, and when he saw the herald's expression, He Renlong knew that the situation was definitely not good.
"General Yu, the vanguard led by General Li has encountered the encirclement of the Mongol Tatars, the Mongol Tatars have been prepared for a long time, and General Li and the vanguard have fallen into a heavy encirclement, and there is great danger......"
He Renlong habitually jumped on his horse and made a gesture of preparing to charge and reinforcements, but he quickly calmed down.
"Was the encirclement of the Mongol Tatars tight, and what were the losses of the vanguard?"
"The subordinates don't know the specific situation yet, but the Mongol Tatars have a large number of troops, and General Li is leading the soldiers to desperately break out of the encirclement, and there are soldiers in front of them who are observing and reporting at any time."
"I know it."
Time has become extravagant, and He Renlong needs to make a decision right away. The 4,000 soldiers led by Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi were waiting in place, or they were rushing into the encirclement to reinforce Li Dingguo, if Li Dingguo was surrounded by the Mongol Tatars, he would not be able to rush out. What to do.
In the process of thinking for a short time, the herald came again to report the news, and the vanguard led by Li Dingguo was caught in a heavy encirclement, suffered heavy losses, and showed no signs of breaking out of the encirclement.
He Renlong no longer hesitated, this situation had long been in his plan and had been considered. If the vanguard cannot rush out, how should it respond? Now that such a situation has emerged, it is necessary to adjust the operational deployment.
Liu Wenxiu and Ainengqi had already come to He Renlong.
The news that Li Dingguo was surrounded by many people, they already knew, and their faces were a little red, obviously thinking that they could go to reinforcements, after all, there was an army of 4,000 people. After rushing through, a passage can be opened. Let the vanguard led by Li Dingguo rush out, if the vanguard led by Li Dingguo is completely annihilated by the Mongol Tartars, it will be a heavy loss for the Jiangning battalion, and this loss is reflected in the loss of personnel. It is also reflected in the arrangement of operational deployment.
Time passed minute by minute, and He Renlong finally spoke.
"General Liu, General Ai, I won't say much about the situation of the vanguard troops. You also know the way, according to the previous deployment, it must not work, the soldiers you lead, must rush in to fight, kill a bloody road, and take the vanguard to rush out, there is one thing I must put forward, you can not fall in love with the war, the main task is to break through a retreat road, the Mongolian Tartars have long been prepared, this fight, the loss must be not small, you must maximize the role of the flintlock pistol, I look forward to you can with the minimum loss, kill a passage. ”
Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi clasped their fists and saluted, neither of them spoke, at this time, there is no need to say big words, it is necessary to rescue the vanguard troops, if the four thousand soldiers who responded are also caught in the heavy encirclement, then it will have a significant impact on this expedition and deployment.
The two saw He Renlong's expectant eyes, and in times of crisis, Fang showed his true colors as heroes.
Liu Wenxiu's prancing horse rushed to the front, and the innermost let out an angry roar, followed by the many soldiers who charged, the same roar, everyone's steel knives were behind them, and they were all holding flintlock pistols in their hands, and Ai Nengqi on the other side also let out an angry roar, and the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion who were ambushed on the left and right sides rushed towards the station of the central banner of Chahar's right wing.
He Renlong's knuckles began to turn white, there were a total of 10,000 people in the vanguard army, and there were 5,000 people following him, and the worst case should be predicted, that is, Liu Wenxiu, Ai Nengqi and Li Dingguo were all surrounded in the middle of the Mongolian Tartars, and they couldn't rush out, so he would lead the remaining 5,000 soldiers to rush in and fight, but to such an extent, it would be a bit far-fetched to want to play the decisive role of the artillery battalion, if Su Tiancheng knew that such a change occurred, he would ask the army to start attacking, Abandon the leading role of the artillery battalion and rely on face-to-face fighting to exterminate the central banner of the right wing of Chahar.
This is the most failed situation, He Renlong would never want such a situation, if the battle situation reached this point, it would be a complete defeat for him, the vanguard commander.
When Liu Wenxiu led the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion to attack the encirclement of the Mongol Tatars, the Mongol Tatars seemed to be prepared and did not appear particularly panicked, but when the flintlock pistol rang out, the Mongol Tatars were still a little caught off guard.
As a long-term strong and powerful existence of the grassland, the Chahar tribe, like the Horqin and other tribes, absolutely believe in their own strength, and it is not easy to accept new affairs from the outside world, although the fame of artillery and flintlock pistols is still a little big above the grassland tribe, but the tribes with a slightly larger grassland will not believe it, they have strong self-confidence, thinking that their own ability is not ordinary, relying on the courage of bows and arrows and cavalry, they can defeat any invasion of the force.
The encirclement of the Mongol Tatars was quickly torn open.
The soldiers led by Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi have long been holding their breath, and as the vanguard, they have not been able to become the first candidates to attack the Mongolian Tatar garrison, and they are a little aggrieved in their hearts, and now they are undertaking the same task, but also to rescue the vanguard led by Li Dingguo, and the fighting spirit has reached its peak in an instant.
Like the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion descending from the mountain, rushing left and right, the scale of 4,000 people is not small, and it is difficult for the Mongolian Tatars to withstand the concentrated attack on a certain place, and the gap is quickly torn open.
The moment they rushed into the encirclement, Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi saw a scene that made them unbelievable, Li Dingguo, whose face was covered with blood, led many soldiers to rush left and right, and launched a brutal battle with the Mongolian Tatars.
Li Dingguo's right arm was hit by an arrow, this is not the first time Li Dingguo has been injured, when attacking the Red Banner Sergeant, Li Dingguo was also hit by an arrow, but he didn't expect to be injured again after a short time.
The 1,000 soldiers of the vanguard team also suffered heavy losses, not to mention how many people were injured, many soldiers had already fallen, and every soldier needed to face attacks from the front and back, and the Mongol Tatars were too numerous, although they were very brave, but there was no sign of being able to break out of the encirclement.
Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi led the army to break through a gap, such a precious opportunity, of course, Li Dingguo will seize.
His mouth roared again, though it was a little hoarse.
The soldiers who were fighting hard also saw the opportunity.
The soldiers of the Jiangning battalion who rushed into the encirclement and the soldiers who were fighting met in the shortest possible time, formed a large army, and began to rush in the direction of the gap.
The power of the flintlock pistol was reflected at this time, the crackling gunshots rang out, and the Mongolian Tatars who rushed over continued to fall, but the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion also continued to fall, and the arrow rain of the Mongolian Tatars was indeed powerful and tricky.
Liu Wenxiu and Ainengqi's main task is to respond to Li Dingguo's retreat, they can't fight, when they rushed into the encirclement, the two have already discovered that the Mongolian Tartars who participated in the encirclement are the main force of the Chahar Right Wing Central Banner, and judging from the Mongolian Tartar formation, they are indeed all prepared.
The army rushed towards the gap, and the rain of arrows intensified, and because of the power of the flintlock muskets, the Mongol Tartars, who were difficult to approach, began to use their bows and arrows to inflict maximum damage on their opponents.
Liu Wenxiu, Ai Nengqi and Li Dingguo were all dripping blood in their hearts, but at this time, they could not be impulsive, and they had to act in strict accordance with the deployment.
In just a quarter of an hour, Liu Wenxiu, Ai Nengqi and Li Dingguo led most of the soldiers to break out of the encirclement and desperately rush towards the direction of the ambush of the army.
The fighting was almost not carried out, and the task of the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion was to withdraw.
What Liu Wenxiu and others did not expect was that their measures made the commander of the central banner of the right wing of Chahar fooled, and the grassland tribe received a notice from Huang Taiji, telling them how powerful and brave the Jiangning battalion was, but in today's fight, the sergeants of the Jiangning battalion did not show much ability at all, and the vanguard troops attacked the tribe station and encountered a surroundment, and the sergeants on the periphery came to the rescue, without considering the matter of the fight, and the main task was to escape.
The commander believes that the Jiangning battalion is not powerful at all, and it is far from being able to compare with the Manchu Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty, and in the face of such an army, if it cannot be wiped out, it will be a shame for the Chahar tribe.
It was under this psychological trend that the main force of the tribe began to pursue the fleeing Jiangning battalion sergeants. (To be continued......)