Chapter 42: Who Can Stop It?
The rumbling sound of horses' hooves from the west made Ke Yongsheng, who was supervising the battle, suddenly startled, and layers of cold sweat broke out on his forehead. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info The hand of the Ming army is really vicious, first deliberately choose to set up a formation, and then let the ambush soldiers rise up and launch a fatal blow after the two armies are stalemate. Thinking of this, Ke Yongsheng found that he really underestimated the seemingly stunned Pang Yue.
When he saw that there were only more than 1,000 cavalry, Ke Yongsheng breathed a sigh of relief, and while ordering the 3,000 infantry and 500 cavalry around him to set up a defensive formation, he ordered Gao Jinku, who was attacking the right flank of the Ming army, to break away from the entanglement with the Ming army's infantry and go to resist the ambush that suddenly killed.
Even without Ke Yongsheng's order, Gao Jinku also saw that the situation was very unfavorable to him, once he let the Ming cavalry rush over, the more than 1,000 horses under his command would bear the brunt of the attack, so after receiving the order, he quickly led his troops to break away from contact with the Ming army's foot soldiers, and turned west to meet the Ming cavalry that was marching forward.
After Gao Jinku's troops turned, the Ming soldiers in the formation did not let him leave easily, and the archers and firearms soldiers once again exerted their might, and a dense number of arrows and lead bullets knocked a large number of Qing soldiers under their horses.
In the face of this provocative attack, although Gao Jinku was greatly annoyed, he couldn't care about this, and now the situation was urgent, so he had to temporarily suppress this anger, and prepared to cut off a few more heads of the Ming army to vent for a while.
In the queue of Ming cavalry in the distance, the soldiers held the cavalry guns in their hands tightly, and the eyes behind the masks silently watched the Qing cavalry that met them. At this moment, everyone's hearts are full of excitement and anticipation. As the key construction force of the entire Ganzhou Town, as the most elite branch of the army, the soldiers of the Flying Tiger Battalion naturally have their reasons for pride. However, while enjoying the envious eyes of the soldiers of the rest of the battalions, they have also been criticized a lot. Especially after the last battle of Jiulong Mountain, in the face of the comparison of the results of cavalry and infantry, this criticism has become even stronger. Since then, the soldiers of the Flying Tiger Battalion have been holding back their strength and vowing to use more brilliant results to plug the foul mouths of those gossiping! Exterminate the thief Kou is not martial? Then we'll annihilate a few more captives for you to see!
In an instant, the cavalry of the Qing army and the Ming army were getting closer and closer, and the sound of horses' hooves from two directions was intertwined, which was even more shocking.
Under the unified order of the officer, the cavalry of the Flying Tiger Battalion pointed the more than nine-foot cavalry spear in their hands one after another, and the cold light of the spear head flashed, like a formidable steel jungle.
"Flying Tiger Battalion! - Shi Youliang took the lead and shouted.
"Victory!! - "The earth-shattering echo went straight up to the sky.
After a while, as the sound of the barrel of the cavalry gun breaking, the two cavalry officially encountered.
The cavalry of the Qing army had suffered a lot of losses before, with only nearly 1,000 cavalry left, coupled with a late start and insufficient momentum, so it was immediately inferior to the cavalry of the Ming army, which had been poised to attack. In just one round, the Qing soldiers on the horse were stabbed to the ground one after another, and then trampled into pulp by the following galloping war horses. With a burst of shouts, the soldiers of the Flying Tiger Battalion raged like an iron plough in the ranks of the Qing cavalry, bringing out a series of people howling and neighing.
Soon, two groups of cavalry passed through each other, and in the middle of the open space lay a large pile of corpses and groaning seriously wounded, among which the Qing soldiers in red tasseled hats and thorn coats accounted for the vast majority.
After more than 100 paces forward, the cavalry of both sides completed the turn under the command of their respective officers. When they corresponded from a distance again, the battle intent in the eyes of the soldiers of the Flying Tiger Battalion was much stronger, but the faces of the Qing cavalry were a little frightened.
"Haha, that's a pleasure!" Shi Youliang smiled heartily. …,
At this time, most of the cavalry guns in the hands of the Ming cavalry had been broken. This is not because the Armory Bureau cut corners, but because the rifle itself is a disposable weapon, which is generally only used in the first round of charges, and even the barrel of the gun is deliberately made to be brittle in order to allow the user to stab the enemy without being hurt by the powerful reaction force.
"Sons, kill the enemy with me!" After a slight pause, Shi Youliang pointed his broadsword forward and gave the order to attack.
"Kill! In response, the Ming cavalry drew their swords, raised them straight up, and after uttering a neat and majestic shout, they rushed towards the Qing cavalry again like an iron stream.
Not long after, the muffled sound of men and horses colliding and the sonorous sound of swords and soldiers colliding rose on the ground, and the two cavalry once again entered a state of face-to-face fighting.
"Little Zhangzi, don't you kid want to show off your martial arts?" After Shi Youliang cut down several Qing soldiers one after another, he said to Wang Zhangtang beside him, "Go and fetch me the head of the Qinggou General under the high-character banner!" ”
"My lord! Look, I've got this Medal of Bravery! After Wang Zhangtang finished speaking with confidence, he took more than 100 of his subordinates to take the high entry warehouse under the banner directly.
Wang Zhangtang's martial arts are outstanding, and the soldiers under him are all elite in the battalion. Elite soldiers and fierce generals, although the number of these more than 100 horsemen is small, but they formed an extremely fierce battle group, like a steel knife to cut the Qing army column into flesh and blood, any Qing soldiers who dare to block the front almost all become ghosts under the knife. At this time, the Qing army had been a little chaotic, and most of the Qing cavalry was pinned down by the rest of the Ming army, so the attack of Wang Zhangtang and his party appeared to be more smooth.
"Protect your lordship!" Seeing a group of Ming cavalry rushing over as if they were not going to die, Jiang Meng, the pro-soldier captain beside Gao Jinku, loudly beckoned the rest of the pro-soldiers to protect Gao Jinku.
Seeing that the Ming army rushing in front of him was extremely brave, Gao Jinku couldn't help but be frightened, but considering his responsibilities, he didn't dare to retreat without authorization, but shouted: "Intercept and kill that Ming army!" Beheading the first level of silver reward ten taels! ”
The price offered by Gao Jinku is not low, and most of the nearly 100 soldiers around him are his henchmen, so after hearing Gao Jinku's words, they all mustered up the courage to hedge towards the Ming army team.
Rushing to the forefront was Jiang Meng, the pro-soldier captain of Gao Jinku. Jiang Mengren, as his name suggests, is tall and big, uses a heavy axe, and is known for his bravery in the battalion. After encountering the galloping Ming cavalry, the heavy axe in his hand flipped slightly, and immediately several Ming cavalry splattered blood on the spot, screaming and rolling off the horse.
Seeing this scene, Wang Zhangtang, who had always refused to admit defeat, was suddenly furious, and with a loud shout, he raised his gun to meet him. Seeing that someone took the initiative to challenge, Jiang Meng was not afraid and decisively raised a heavy axe to meet him. Before long, the sonorous sound of swords colliding with the eardrums of people rushed straight to the eardrums. The Ming cavalry behind Wang Zhangtang also fought with Gao Jinku's own soldiers.
After fighting with Wang Zhangtang for a few rounds, Jiang Meng found that he had chosen an opponent who should not be chosen, and the Ming General on the opposite side was agile and skillful, and the iron spear he stabbed out was like a lightning bolt, almost the gun did not leave his vital point, but he could only be tired of coping, and the heavy axe he swung was easily dodged by him. If you can't win quickly, I'm afraid you will have to be dragged to death by him sooner or later. In a hurry, Jiang Meng's moves were a little faster.
At this time, Wang Zhangtang had already figured out the details of Jiang Meng, and knew that he was just relying on a bit of brute force, and he was not his opponent at all. However, thinking of his real goal, Wang Zhangtang didn't have the heart to fight with him anymore, and when he staggered by the second horse, he shook a shot and pointed it at Jiang Meng's throat. Just as Jiang Meng subconsciously swung his axe to block, the iron spear in Wang Zhangtang's hand suddenly changed again, and after a whirlwind, it swept heavily on Jiang Meng's shoulder blades. After a crisp sound of bone cracking, Jiang Meng spat out a mouthful of blood and fell off his horse, and then was slashed to death by the Ming cavalry who arrived later. …,
After dealing with Jiang Meng, Wang Zhangtang went straight to Gao Jinku. At this moment, most of the personal soldiers around Gao Jinku have been killed, and only a few fierce people are still protecting Gao Jinku's side to resist the attack of the Ming cavalry.
Looking at Wang Zhangtang, who was covered in blood and vicious, galloping over with a roar of rage, and then looking at the fewer and fewer pro-soldiers around him, the fear in Gao Jinku's heart couldn't help but increase a little. However, most of the nearby Qing cavalry were already too busy to take care of themselves under the offensive of the Ming army, and even if they wanted to come to the rescue, they could not get out.
A moment later, several more soldiers who wanted to block Wang Zhangtang were picked off their horses, and Wang Zhangtang was only a dozen steps away from entering the warehouse. At this time, Gao Jinku no longer cared about thinking about any duties and other issues, and galloped away to the side under the support of the remaining personal soldiers. He knew very well that although he also had some martial arts, it would definitely be bad luck to fight against the Ming general in front of him.
But how could Wang Zhangtang let it go so easily? As soon as he knocked on the spurs, he rushed towards Gao Jinku. At this time, the soldiers around Gao Jinku released arrows one after another, and although Wang Zhangtang dodged left and right, he was still shot in the shoulder by an arrow. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Gao Jinku also sped up the speed of his horse, and saw that he was about to escape Wang Zhangtang's sight and hide under the cover of the team.
"Die! - "Wang Zhangtang, who knew that he couldn't catch up, saw a hole and threw the spear in his hand towards Gao Jinku.
Gao Jinku was also overjoyed to see that he was about to hide in a safe area, but before he could be happy, a biting cold came from his back, followed by endless sharp pain and a sharply rising sense of powerlessness. After using the last of his strength to look down at the iron spear that had passed through his chest, Gao Jinku was overwhelmed by the endless darkness and fell headlong from his horse.
"Gao Yu is dead!" Seeing Gao Jinku fall off his horse, Wang Zhangtang pulled out his saber and shouted excitedly.
"Gao Yu is dead!!" The surrounding Ming soldiers also shouted together.
The news of Gao Jinku's death soon spread, and seeing that the main general was dead, the morale of the Qing cavalry on the right flank suddenly collapsed, and they completely fell into a state of passive beating......
The battle gradually entered the white heat, but the situation became more and more unfavorable for the Qing army, and the more than 5,000 foot soldiers in the middle were never able to break through the phalanx of the Ming army, but abandoned the corpses in front of the formation. The Qing cavalry on the left flank was quickly routed by the Ming Flying Tiger Battalion after Gao Jinku's death. Subsequently, under Ke Yongsheng's order, Xu Qiren on the right flank led his troops to support. However, the cavalry of the Flying Tiger Battalion of the Ming Army, inspired by the victory, not only did not have any fear, but became more and more courageous, and Xu Qiren's troops were gradually entangled......
Before you know it, the battle has been going on for almost two hours, from morning to mid-afternoon. Seeing that his men and horses could not open the situation, but continued to lose troops and generals, Ke Yongsheng's original belief in victory began to waver.
Let's put a truce for now! Don't run out of money to calm your nerves! After making up his mind, Ke Yongsheng issued an order for Mingjin to withdraw his troops.