Chapter 159: A Stone Battle
The flags are unfurled, and the war drums are noisy.
I don't know how many bones were buried, but today there will be another big battle.
"Hahaha, Wu Sangui, you didn't expect it, in just a few days, your boasted invincible Guanning Iron Cavalry has been defeated and defeated, and today, in this piece of stone, is the place where your corpse is buried, it's a pity, speaking of which, you Wu Sangui is also a masterpiece of a generation, if you die like this, it's a pity, this king is still the same sentence, as long as you are willing to surrender to this king, this king will protect you from death." Iron armor, swords and guns, in front of the two armies, Li Zicheng rode on his horse and said loudly.
Hearing Li Zicheng's words, Wu Sangui's face was calm, but there was a sneer in his heart, if it was just the Guanning Iron Cavalry of more than 20,000 people under him, maybe he would be buried here today, but with the help of the Manchu Eight Banners, even if he wanted to lose, it would be impossible. Wu Sangui knew the ambitions of the Manchus very well, he never thought that a Shanhaiguan could satisfy the ambitions of the Manchus, and if the Manchus entered the customs, the first enemy and the biggest enemy was Li Zicheng's Dashun army, so defeating the Dashun army was one thing that the Manchus had to do, of course, these things were no longer something he could consider now.
His only idea now is to defeat Li Zicheng as soon as possible, it is best to cut off his head, for his family dozens of lives, revenge, as for the rest, can only wait for the future to say, if the Manchu Qing can really dominate the world, he has today's skills, and he will be able to mix a hereditary title in the future, if the Manchus are like the Mongols, after entering the customs, everyone shouts and beats, then he will also take the opportunity to strengthen his power, so as to break away from the control of the Manchus and stand on his own, maybe, It is not impossible that this world will belong to him in the future.
"Li Zicheng, it's not certain who wins and who loses today, you get carried away now, isn't it too early, after you are defeated in a while, I'm afraid you won't even have time to cry, you still think about how to beg for mercy!" After having confidence in his heart, Wu Sangui also said sarcastically.
"Bastard, okay, since you are still stubborn when you die, don't blame the sharpness of this king's knife after a while, come on, prepare, attack." Hearing Wu Sangui's sarcastic words, Li Zicheng suddenly shouted.
With Li Zicheng's order, nearly 80,000 soldiers around him quickly lined up the formation, which is an offensive goose-shaped formation, the so-called goose-shaped formation, that is, the soldier's formation is like a swallow's tail, with a depression in the middle and protruding on both sides. Li Zicheng used an army of 80,000 to attack the Guanning Iron Cavalry, which was less than 20,000 people, and it was appropriate to use this formation.
"Knock Knock"
"Woo woo"
With the earth-shattering gongs and drums sounding, the vast horn blowing, the two armies that had fallen into silence finally began to act, because the terrain in a stone area is strange, and it is not conducive to the battle of cavalry, so whether it is Li Zicheng's army or Wu Sangui's army, all are infantry, and there is no cavalry, so at the beginning of the battle between the two sides, it is not like what was played on TV, shouting slogans and rushing towards each other, that is not a war, that is looking for death.
Immediately, I saw the soldiers on both sides, walking with firm steps, holding sharp knives and guns, maintaining a formation and rushing towards the counter.
The artillery roared, one by one with a huge impact of the shells, whistling and rushing into the formation to deal with, as long as the soldiers who were hit by the shells, it can really be said that they would die by rubbing, knocking and dying, if it was a new soldier, seeing this situation, I am afraid that they would have already run around, fortunately, most of the veterans here have been fighting for many years, in the face of this situation, they have long been numb, because they know that on the battlefield, the more afraid you are of death, the easier it is to die, and there is no place on the battlefield that is really safe, want to survive, There is only one way, and that is to kill the enemy in front of them, and only if the enemy fails, they can really survive.
Fortunately, the artillery strikes were random, and although powerful, not many soldiers were actually killed by the shells, and with the rain of arrows from both sides, the real cruelty began.
In the era of cold weapons, except for a few cases, most of the victories are the side with a large number of people, which is determined by the innate conditions, this time, in the case of Li Zicheng's aggressive army, Wu Sangui's side is arranged in a circular formation, which is an array formed purely for defense, and it is also the most passive formation, so, at the beginning, Wu Sangui's side was beaten by the large number of people and the powerful Dashun army to be at a disadvantage, although with the desperate resistance of the soldiers, Wu Sangui's side can still barely resist, but it will be lost for a long time, If they continue like this, I am afraid that their fate will only be ruin.
"Hahaha, congratulations to the king, it seems that this Wu Sangui can't resist for much time, as long as they are destroyed, the time will come for my Dashun Kingdom to dominate the world, and when the time comes, the king will be in the world, and I will be able to enjoy the happiness with the king." Seeing that in the battlefield, his own side attacked strongly, while Wu Sangui's side was losing and retreating, Gu Junen said with a smile.
"It's a bit too early to say this, Wu Sangui has not been taken down for a moment, and this king is not calm for a moment." Although Li Zicheng had a smile on his face, he said so in his mouth.
"The king, please rest assured, today I, Liu Zongmin, will personally dedicate Wu Sangui's head to you, so that you can go to this heart knot." Hearing Li Zicheng's words, Liu Zongmin opened his mouth and said, because of Chen Yuanyuan's matter, Liu Zongmin was very clear about Li Zicheng's thoughts, nothing more than wanting to dominate the beauty, so he wanted to kill the beauty's former husband and kill him, and really cut off the trouble.
"General, no, the brothers are about to be unable to hold on, if the Manchus don't do it, we will all die here today." Just when Li Zicheng was happy, Wu Sangui's side was full of mourning, 80,000 people attacked 20,000 people, a four-fold difference in troops, and it was still a hard-fought positional battle, even if the Guanning Iron Cavalry was an iron man, after such a long time, he was already too tired to do it.
Hearing the words of the generals around him, looking at the soldiers around him who desperately resisted but were wantonly killed by the Dashun army, Wu Sangui gritted his teeth and said, "Quick, send a signal, ask the Manchus for help." ”
With Wu Sangui's order, an arrow shot up into the sky, and not far away, Dolgon, who saw this arrow, couldn't help but leak a smile.
"Fourteenth brother, look, Wu Sangui has already asked for help, should we send troops, otherwise, if Wu Sangui is really wiped out, we will be very passive." Azig on the side said.
"Don't worry, wait, when Wu Sangui is really exhausted, it's not too late for us to do it, it's not good for us to do it now." Dorgon said with a smile.
"My lord, we were fooled, the Manchus did not send troops, they are still watching the battle behind, I am afraid that the Manchus really want our army to be annihilated!" After seeing the signal issued, no reinforcements dared to come for a long time, and a general suddenly couldn't help shouting angrily, and during this period of time, most of the more than 20,000 Guanning iron cavalry had been killed and wounded, and the rest were mostly exhausted and difficult to fight.
Seeing this situation, Wu Sangui suddenly pulled out the treasure knife on his waist, and then said to the guards on the side, "Come on, send a message to Dolgon, and say that if they don't send troops, I will surrender to Li Zicheng and let his dream be completely ruined." After finishing speaking, Wu Sangui shouted violently and rushed towards the formation of the Dashun army.
When Wu Sangui's words came to Dolgon's face, Dolgon said with a smile on his face, "Azig, Duoduo listens to the order and orders you to lead your own army of 50,000 to a stone as soon as possible to help Wu Sangui take Li Zicheng. ”
With Dolgon's words, the Manchu Eight Banners Army, which had been prepared for a long time, rushed towards the distance like a group of vicious wolves that pounced on the sheep. In just a few miles, under the gallop of fast horses, every time a cup of tea arrived, they had already come to the side of the battlefield where the two sides were fighting.
At this time, Wu Sangui's side, which was in a weak position, had no formation for a long time, it was dozens or hundreds of soldiers, gathered together, barely fighting, and even Wu Sangui suffered several wounds on his body at this time, seeing this situation, the Manchu Eight Banner Army, under the leadership of Azig and Duoduo, did not stop at all, drove fast horses, and pounced on the Dashun army.
The Dashun army, which was struggling to encircle and suppress Wu Sangui's army, saw that victory was coming, everyone was very excited in their hearts, and they never thought that there would be a support army that dared to come, and they were caught off guard and were scattered by the Manchu army.
If it is a face-to-face battle, with the combat power of the Dashun army, even if it is not the opponent of the Manchu cavalry, it is not possible to distinguish the winner in a short time, and it will not be so easy to let the Manchu cavalry break into his own formation, but just after the battle with Wu Sangui's side, although there are more people to suppress the less, most of the soldiers of the Dashun army are already tired, and they are not prepared at all in their hearts, and in an instant, the Dashun army fell into chaos.
You must know that on the battlefield, it depends on orders and prohibitions, as well as teamwork, and now when the battle array is chaotic and all the Dashun troops fall into chaos, no matter how many people there are, they will not play any role at all except to cause greater chaos.