As the battle progressed, Fuerge's face became more and more gloomy. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

He had only heard of the battle for the fishing village on the outskirts of Nanchang before, and at that time, he only thought that the preparation of the Zhili Green Battalion was not enough to be taken by surprise by the Ming army, but now he witnessed the same tactics of the Ming army causing the chaos of his carefully arranged defensive line. If the fight continues like this, I am afraid that before the Ming army rushes up for hand-to-hand combat, the Shanxi Green Battalion in the village will collapse.

Unable to wait for the beating, Fulg immediately ordered the cavalry arrayed on the east side of the village to divide half of their forces to attack the Ming army in front of the village.

After causing chaos among the green battalion soldiers in the village, the front of the Gangfeng battalion began to advance. The skirmish line soon approached thirty paces south of the village, inflicting greater damage on the Qing troops behind the earthen wall, but by this time it had also come within the range of the Green Battalion Bird Gunners. The highly nervous Green Battalion soldiers finally organized the first volley amid the roars of the officers, and after the crackling explosion, the figures on the stragglers line also fell.

Fifty paces behind the skirmishers, the four phalanxes of the first line accelerated to the beat of the drums. The phalanx was followed by a mixed battle group of more than twenty musketeers and killers, and then four phalanxes on the second line.

The sound of horses' hooves came from the northeast, and more than a thousand Qing cavalry rushed in.

When the Qing cavalry approached, the phalanx of the Gangfeng battalion stopped advancing, and the spearmen in the phalanx facing the cavalry stepped on the tail of the spear shaft with their right feet, grabbed the spear shaft with both hands and pointed the spear tip obliquely upward, and posed as a horse rejection pose. The entire phalanx of spear-tipped hedgehogs gathered, and the cold light shone brightly, making people shudder.

It was difficult for the Qing cavalry of the light cavalry and archery cavalry to directly shake this spear phalanx, and the brigade immediately turned before hitting the tip of the spear, and a small number of rangers ran around the perimeter of the phalanx at high speed, pinning down the two flanks of the steel front battalion phalanx.

Then another thunderous sound of horses' hooves came from the south, and the 100th Brigade of the 2nd Cavalry Battalion, which was assigned to the 3rd Brigade, was also dispatched. This thousand corps is the old foundation of the original Flying Tiger Battalion, and the kind of formation that is as dense as a wall has made the Qing army suffer a lot, and it also makes them dare not slack off. A conch horn sounded, and the remaining Qing cavalry on the east side of Nanshan Village also accelerated to meet it.

At the beginning of the cavalry battle between the two sides, as soon as the front of the Gangfeng battalion sounded, more than 20 combat groups in the middle shouted loudly and crossed the passage between the four phalanxes in the front row, and launched a charge towards Nanshan Village together with the straggler line in front of the formation. The killer team formed by the Mandarin Duck Formation is in front, and the firecrackers are behind.

At the same time as the Ming army charged on the opposite side, the Qing artillery in the village fired two more rounds, knocking over some soldiers of the Gangfeng battalion, and then two artillery pieces were completely muted due to overheating of the gun breech. Immediately afterward, a lot of blue-flaged bannermen appeared among the chaotic green battalion soldiers, and the sound of the bowstring replaced the roar of the bird's gun. The sharp light arrow had just been thrown twice, and the charging steel blade melee soldiers had already reached the edge of the ruins in front of the village, and a fierce and brutal melee battle ensued.

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At the location of the Central Military Department, Zhang Yunli stood on a high lookout and observed the direction of Nanshan Village. There, the 3rd Brigade was engaged in a fierce battle with the Qing army's left flank, but neither side seemed to have exerted their full strength, and the Qing army relied on its geographical advantage and mobility to maintain the front. After looking at it for a while, Zhang Yunli put down the binoculars and said to Pang Yue: "Dashuai, the right flank is a little stalemate, do you need to send troops to support Lao Lu and give him more strength?" ”

Pang Yue shook his head: "The time has not yet come." Now that the right flank of the Tartars has not moved, Tan Tai is probably just watching the situation in the direction of Nanshan Village. If we play too well on the east road, it will attract his attention. Therefore, if the east road is stale, let it go, and only when the east road is stale, can Tan Tai rest assured that he will launch an offensive on the west road, and we may find a good opportunity. In addition, let's work harder on the west road, and if Tan Tai doesn't move, we'll help him move. After the rocket soldiers were ordered to be in place, a group of ten rounds continued to fire at the right flank of the Qing army. ”

While the two were talking, the rocket soldiers of the Agni Battalion, who had withdrawn from Liufang Mountain, drove the rocket cart towed by horses to pass in front of the Central Military Headquarters and headed for the west road. The rocket launch structure on board the vehicle is simple and can be assembled to launch rockets. Pang Yue transferred the rocketeers to the left flank in order to use this long-range similar to Congreve rockets to disrupt the cavalry formation on the right flank of the Qing army.

Speaking of the west road, Zhang Yunli couldn't help but be a little worried, and said to Pang Yue: "The Tartars have gathered no less than 20,000 heavy troops on the right flank, and there are eight or nine thousand cavalry alone. The 1st Brigade on the left flank of our army was only one battalion and one thousand corps, and the 1st Cavalry Battalion was only more than 8,000 people. Once Tan Taizhen launched a strong attack on the western road, the pressure on the 1st Brigade would be a little great. ”

"If he wants to attack, he can come, and I'm afraid that he won't attack on the west road." Pang Yue didn't care, and said lightly, "Now that the heavy forces of the Tartars are gathered on the west road, if we don't trap their main force, even if we defeat the left flank of the Tartars on the east road, Tan Tai will be able to retreat with his whole body." So I need to be glued everywhere, especially West Road. As for the 1st Brigade, the pressure will be very high, but I am confident that they will be able to withstand the pressure. ”

Zhang Yunli nodded: "This is also our original intention in this battle, and we must try our best to complete the battle." ”

"Yes, right now, whether it's our Huguang Town or Daming, we need a period of time to recuperate." Pang Yue said, "This battle can only make the Tartar completely hurt and break one of its arms, so that it can live in peace for a while." If Tan Tai is finally allowed to retreat with the soldiers and horses of the southern expedition, it may not be long before they make a comeback. In addition, the Tatars have only been in the customs for a few years, and the foundation is not very stable. If we can kill all the 50,000 Tartars in front of us, it will not only hurt the vitality of the Imperial Court, but also trigger a series of chain reactions. Among the generals in the green camp towns in the north, there are definitely not a few who have the intention to emulate Jin Shenghuan and Jiang Xuan, but because the power of Yuting is still there, they don't dare to act rashly. In that case, why don't we help them gain some confidence? ”

Zhang Yunli smiled and looked back at the Huguang Town military formation on the second line. Just now, one thousand corps of the Second Cavalry Battalion was transferred, and now there are still two thousand corps of the Fourth Brigade and the Second Cavalry Battalion on the second line, some artillery members of the Agni Battalion under the direct jurisdiction of the Central Military Department, and the infantry of Jin Shenghuan's Nanchang Battalion, and the military formation is still very thick. Now that the soldiers and horses on the front line have been spread out, if we want to achieve the expected campaign goal, it depends on the use of these soldiers and horses on the second line.

At this time, Pang Yue pointed to the west road again: "Hutou Mountain on the west road is a natural barrier, as long as the first brigade guards Hutou Village in the north of the mountain, the assault route of the right flank of the Tartars can only bypass the west side of Hutou Mountain from Zhoujialong. Once the war is in a stalemate, it will not be so easy for Tan Tai to retreat with his whole body. ”

Zhang Yunli nodded in agreement. But I believe Tan Tai can also see this, it depends on whether he has enough confidence to use his forces like that, maybe the continuous stalemate in the direction of Nanshan Village can increase his confidence a lot.

As he was talking, a loud horn suddenly sounded in the front line of the Qing army on the middle road, and the two of them raised their clairmiles to follow the sound.

"It's the soldiers and horses of Jizhou Town, Zhili's Green Battalion, and Tan Tai has increased his troops to Xugang Village." Zhang Yunli said, "Could it be that he wants to completely capture Xugang Village, and instead attack from the middle?" ”

The two went down the wooden ladder from the lookout cart and discussed with a group of senior staff officers of the Central Military Department.

The area of ruins in Xugang Village on the middle road is large, and at present, the Second Brigade and the Qing Army each account for half of it. After some discussion, all the staff officers believed that Tan Tai was unlikely to shift the focus of the attack in this direction, and his real purpose should be to stabilize the defense in the middle and attract the reserve of the second line of Huguang Town, so as to disrupt the deployment of Huguang Town.

After the discussion ended, Pang Yue did not send any additional troops to the middle lane, but just asked He Zhenting to continue to hold on and not be affected by the movement of the Qing army.

At this moment, white smoke rose from the northwest direction. The rocketeers of the Agni Battalion, who had just arrived on the left flank, had already begun to fire rockets at the opposite side, and the range of three miles was enough to cover the cavalry formation of the Qing army. Lethality aside, at least the effect of attacking the Chaos Array can be guaranteed.

As soon as the rocket finished firing two rounds, the lookout post on the lookout car next to it suddenly reported: "About 3,000 infantry soldiers on the right wing of the Qing army have been mobilized, and the banner is the red flag and the green camp Anqing Town, and the direction is Hutou Village; More than 2,000 cavalry on the right flank of the Qing army were mobilized, and the banner was inlaid with white flags, and the direction was Zhoujialong......"

The corners of Pang Yue's mouth raised. So far, the situation has basically developed according to his expectations.

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The drums on the west road were bursting, and nearly 1,000 armored melee soldiers of the red flag and more than 2,000 foot soldiers of Anqing Town of the Green Battalion marched mightily into Hutou Village in front of them under the guidance of their respective banners. Behind them, there was a torrent of soldiers and horses following in a steady stream, and the momentum was so strong that even the earth trembled.

The Qing army attacking Hutou Village was under the unified command of Zhenghongqi, Manchuria, Meler, Zhang, and Jing Jueshan. Jueshan, surnamed Li Jiashi, lives in Salhu, has been in the Houjin army since the old slave era, and has almost never been absent from all kinds of large and small wars, and has rich battlefield experience. In the outpost battle before dawn, he did not live up to Tan Tai's trust, took Zhoujialong in one fell swoop, and controlled the cavalry passage on the west side of Hutou Mountain. It was only due to Engetu's hesitation that Hutou Village fell into the hands of the vanguard of the Ming army, which caused a little flaw in the Qing army's geographical competition on the west road.

After Engetu failed in the battle for Hutou Village before dawn, Tan Tai did not punish him immediately considering that the war was imminent, but only ordered him to continue to make meritorious contributions, and handed over the task of attacking Hutou Village again to Jueshan. Because the geographical location of Hutou Village cannot be ignored, although it does not affect the development of the offensive on the west road, but in the hands of the Ming army, it is always like a nail in the west road, which makes Tan Tai like a fish in the throat.