When Dolgon rushed to the north bank of the Shagou River with the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry, the forward musket battalion of the Ming Central Army had just passed through the Shagou River.

"Haha, okay." Azig raised his horsewhip and pointed ahead, turning back to Dolgon and saying, "Old Fourteen, we have come at the right time. ”

Abatai also said: "The artillery team of the Ming army has been crowded into a group, and it will take a while to re-launch and line up the shooting formation, not to mention that the forward musket battalion of the Ming army has passed the north bank, and if the artillery battalion of the Ming army really dares to open fire, it will hit their own people, hehe." ”

"Not bad." Sakhalian also echoed, "The artillery battalion of the Ming army has become an ornament, and the musket team of the Ming army crossing the river has no protection of spear arrays and chariot arrays, but we want to see how to resist the surprise attack of our Qing iron cavalry?" ”

More than a dozen nobles of the Eight Banners rode their horses to Dolgon's horse and said loudly: "Master, give the order quickly!" ”

Dolgon carefully inspected it for a long time with a monocular, and after repeatedly making sure that the Ming army did not have any ambush on the north bank, he suddenly drew his sword and held it high above the top, and at the same time shouted hoarsely: "The warriors of the red flag, the red flag, the blue flag, and the blue flag, the time has come to make contributions to the Qing Dynasty, kill ......."

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

The four thousand iron horsemen with red and three thousand iron horsemen with blue and blue shouted frantically, and Dolgon swung the sword in his hand forward, and the seven thousand Jiannu iron horsemen suddenly began to sweep forward like a surging flood.

Suddenly, the 7,000 Jiannu iron cavalry was divided into three strands, the 4,000 iron cavalry with red and red flags spread out from the front, forming a frontal 800 cavalry, five rows of assault formations in front and back, and the remaining 3,000 cavalry of the blue and blue cavalry were divided into two roads, each forming two small assault formations, and detoured to the left and right flanks of the Ming army across the river.

At this time, it can be seen that the gap between the quality of the Jiannu iron cavalry and the Mongolian Tatars has come.

The Mongol Tatars are all composed of herdsmen, although these herdsmen are born with the surname of Hu, but after all, they are only some amateur militia, whether it is a marching army or an assault formation, there is no order at all, coupled with the lack of high-quality low-level officers to dispatch and command, the Tatar cavalry in the march, the change of formation, change of direction, etc. are very chaotic, and they are simply a group of stragglers.

Moreover, due to their lack of experience in warfare, the Tartar cavalry could easily collapse when they suffered a major blow or a sudden change.

But the Jiannu Iron Cavalry is different, first of all, the Jiannu Iron Cavalry even wears chain mail with people and horses, and the protective power of the chain mail is much stronger than the leather armor of the Tartar cavalry, and secondly, the Jiannu Iron Cavalry is all composed of veterans who have been in battle for a long time, and there are a large number of high-quality low-level officers in it, whether it is marching or assault, it seems to be orderly.

The most important thing is that the Jiannu Iron Cavalry also has a very strict organizational structure formulated by the old wild boar Pinurhachi, as well as a very useful command system summarized from the war.

Iron hooves rolled, and broken grass splattered.

The 7,000 Jiannu Iron Cavalry swept from the front and the wings like a huge wave of red and blue, and its momentum was not weaker than that of tens of thousands of Tartar cavalry charging.

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The north bank of the Shagou River.

Wang Pu wore the dress of the governor of the five provinces, wore a ceremonial crown, rode a high-headed horse, and stood proudly in the central army array, Lu Liu, Nen Niang, Kou Baimen and two hundred guards were like facing a great enemy, and Wang Pu was tightly protected in the middle by three layers inside and three layers outside, and then there was a battalion of muskets of the central army that had crossed the river, and five thousand officers and soldiers formed a rigorous phalanx with Wang Pu as the center.

The front of the Ming army phalanx is 3,000 musketeers, three columns in front and back, 800 people in each column, another 600 people as a reserve, 1,000 musketeers on the left and right flanks, the same three columns in front and rear, 300 people in each column, another 100 people as a reserve, and the back of the entire phalanx is the Shagou River.

Wang Pu held a monocular and stared at the Jiannu cavalry sweeping in front of him without blinking, and said in a deep voice: "The front is the cavalry with the red flag and the red flag, the left wing is the blue flag, and the right wing is the blue flag, and the total strength is about seven or eight thousand horsemen. ”

"Master Hou." Kou Baimen softly persuaded, "The north shore is too dangerous, you better retreat to the south bank first." ”

"Yes, Master Hou, you don't want to stay on the north shore." Liu Rushi also advised, "If you stay on the north bank, the soldiers of the first battalion will inevitably worry about your safety, which will affect their battle." ”

"Master Hou." The young lady also begged, "The slave begs you, don't stay here, okay?" ”

"." Wang Pu shook his head and responded, "I won't go anywhere, just with the soldiers of the first battalion, Lu Liu, you immediately go and tell the sentry commander and captain of the first battalion, saying that Ben Hou is behind them, if they can't hold their position, not only will they be finished, but Ben Hou will also have to be finished with them." ”

Without waiting for Lu Liu to receive the order, Wang Pu said again: "Go and inform the baggage battalion and artillery battalion again, ignore the Jiannu in front and the Tartar cavalry in the back, and cross the river as planned." ”

"Yes."

Lu Liu suddenly agreed and took the order.

The corners of Wang Pu's mouth floated with a faint calmness, and he raised the monocular in his hand again, Kou Baimen and the young women saw that Wang Pu could not be persuaded to do so, so they had to give up, fortunately, there was a battalion of the central army on the north bank, and it was the most elite musket team, even if there was no protection of the spear array and the chariot array, the cavalry of Jiannu might not be able to bargain in front of them.

A few women didn't know the meaning of Wang Pu's move, he was fighting psychological warfare with Dolgon.

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Jiannu rear formation.

Dolgon, who was also holding a telescope to inspect the battlefield, suddenly shuddered and lost his voice: "What!? ”

Azig, who was beside Dolgon, hurriedly asked, "Old Fourteen, what's wrong?" ”

"That man!" Dolgon stared through the telescope at a figure miles away, and said in a deep voice, "That person...... Could it be Wang Pu? ”

"What? Wang Pu! Azig said in a trembling voice, "Where's that executioner?" ”

Dolgon took a deep breath of cold air and said in a deep voice, "It's on the north bank of the Shagou River!" ”

"What?" Azig lost his voice and said, "This guy is so arrogant? Isn't he worried about being captured alive by my Eight Banners Iron Cavalry of the Great Qing Dynasty? ”

Dolgon didn't say anything more, but his brows were unconsciously frowned, and suddenly a dark cloud had risen in his heart, in his opinion, Wang Pu was not a reckless person, let alone an arrogant person, the reason why he dared to stand on the north bank of the Shagou River to cheer for the Ming army crossing the river must have his considerations!

Could it be ...... Wang Pu expected that the Eight Banners of the Great Qing State would not be able to defeat the thousands of Ming infantry who crossed the river?

But the Ming infantry who crossed the river was no more than 5,000 at most, even if it was a musketeer? It was the most elite Eight Banners Iron Cavalry of the Qing Dynasty that launched an attack from the front and both wings at the same time, and there were 7,000 cavalry! Could it be that the 7,000 cavalry and the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry could not defeat the 5,000 unprotected Ming Army musket team?

No way, it's absolutely impossible!

Dolgon kept hinting to himself in his heart that the guy in the dress in the Ming army array opposite must be someone else pretending, and it couldn't be Wang Pu.

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A few miles south of the Shagou River, the 5,000 Jiannu led by Bolo and the more than 50,000 Mongol cavalry of the Khalkha, Chahar, and Tushetu tribes appeared like wolves, but unfortunately, the swamp formed by the diversion of the Shagou River blocked their continued advance, and the more than 50,000 cavalry troops had to stop at the edge of the swamp.

Bolo brought Prince Chahar, Prince Khalkha and Prince Tushetu to the front of the battle, and closely monitored the movements of the Ming army through the not wide swamp, and the Ming army assembled in Shagou appeared very calm, although facing more than 100,000 Qing troops and Mongolian cavalry, they did not panic at all.

What made Bolo feel annoyed was that the Ming army was still continuing to cross the river!

On the north bank of the Shagou River, the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry had already launched an attack on the Ming army's forward musket team in three ways, but the follow-up Ming army's baggage team was still crossing the river in an orderly manner, and the Ming army's artillery team was not deployed at all, without the slightest intention of shelling the Qing army and the Mongolian cavalry on the north and south banks of the Shagou River.

The hateful Ming army doesn't seem to have taken the hundreds of thousands of Jiannu troops and the Mongolian cavalry on the north and south banks of the Shagou River in their eyes at all, let alone the three-way and eight-banner iron cavalry that launched an attack on the north bank! The damned Southern Ming barbarians seemed convinced that their poor infantry on the north shore would be able to hold off the surprise attack of the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry.

"Lord Belle." The Khalkha prince said in a condensed voice, "These damn Nanming barbarians are very arrogant. ”

A trace of coldness flashed in the eyes of Prince Ezhe of Chahar, and said: "The arrogance of the barbarians of the Southern Ming Dynasty naturally has their reasons for arrogance, my Qing army has been at war with the Ming Dynasty for decades, and few Ming troops can get a little advantage in front of the Qing army, but since the emergence of Wang Pu, everything has changed. ”

"yes." Prince Tushetu nodded again and again, "This Wang Pu is really not covered, his army has never been defeated in a battle with our Qing army." ”

"That's enough." Bolo couldn't bear it anymore and angrily reprimanded, "Shut up Benbel." ”

Prince Tushetu and Prince Khalkha's faces sank in an instant, with an expression that dared to be angry but did not dare to speak, and Prince Ezhe of Chahar saw the expressions of the two in his heart, and his heart was cold.

Bolo pondered for a moment, then turned back and shouted, "Prince Khalkha! ”

Prince Ezhe of Chahar gently stabbed Prince Khalkha in the arm, and Prince Khalkha stepped forward with an unkind look, hugged Bolo on horseback, and responded: "What do you command?" ”

A hint of coldness suddenly flashed between Bolo's eyebrows, and he said in a condensed voice: "You take 20,000 cavalry to bypass the shallow water in the upper reaches of the Shagou River, and if the battle on the north bank does not go well, you will be ready to meet the regent's army at any time." ”

"Wow."

The prince of Khalkha agreed, and he went on horseback.

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On the north bank of the Shagou River, in front of the Ming Central Army.

The distance of the Jiannu iron cavalry that swept over was getting closer and closer, and suddenly, the Jiannu cavalry that was slowly advancing began to accelerate, and behind the countless moving horse heads, a high mane was raised, and the faint sound of hooves suddenly converged into a thunder on the horizon, and even the ground under their feet began to tremble gently.

"All of them, ...... bayonet"

The central military outpost standing in the front row suddenly drew his waist knife and raised it high above the top, looking up to the sky and shouting hoarsely.

The officers and men of the Central Army with an indifferent expression drew their bayonets one after another, and quickly inserted them into the card seat at the front of the rifle, and thousands of sharp bayonets were instantly intertwined into a cold forest of death, even without the protection of pikemen, even if they did not rely on sharp muskets, the veterans of the Central Army had enough confidence to block the surprise attack of the Kennu iron cavalry!

"Rumble ......"

Amid the deafening sound of horses' hooves, the four thousand Jiannu iron horsemen who swept from the front were the first to rush into range.

The waist sword raised by the central military post standing in front of the formation fell in an instant, and at the same time shouted sharply: "The first team...... Fire! ”

"Boom, boom, boom......"

The dazzling red light flashed, and the fierce gunfire suddenly resounded in the sky, and the front of the central army was suddenly filled with gunsmoke.

More than 100 Jiannu cavalry fell in the first round of firing of the Central Army, although the Jiannu iron cavalry was wearing more protective chain mail, but in the face of high-speed flying bullets, the protection of the chain mail was not necessarily much stronger than the leather armor of the Tatar cavalry.

However, the quality of the Jiannu Iron Cavalry is still higher than that of the Tartar cavalry, and the casualties of more than 100 cavalry did not have much impact on the entire cavalry formation, and the remaining cavalry in the first row quickly moved closer to the middle and re-formed a rigorous assault formation, and the distance between the front and rear rows of the Jiannu Iron Cavalry was very large, full of thirty or forty steps, so the follow-up Jiannu Iron Cavalry had enough reaction time to jump over the corpse of the companion who fell to the ground.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

Another row of dense bullets whistled in, and this time there were even more Jiannu who fell, at least three hundred of them fell in a pool of blood.

After two rounds of guns, there were less than 300 cavalry left in the first row of Jiannu cavalry, but the remaining 300 Jiannu cavalry did not collapse, they moved closer to the middle again, re-formed a tight cavalry formation, and then stared at the blood-red eyes one by one, and galloped wildly, and a sharp saber had already been raised high......

"Boom, boom, boom......"

The third row of bullets of the Central Army whistled, and the first row of Jiannu cavalry fell more than 200 horses, leaving only more than 20 horsemen who were still fearlessly charging forward, because of the loss of the first row of cavalry's flesh shield cover, this time the second row of Jiannu cavalry also suffered a lot of casualties, at least more than 100 horses fell in a pool of blood.

Jiannu's vitality is not more tenacious than the Tartar soldiers, even if Jiannu is wearing chain mail, it is useless, the only thing that Jiannu is stronger than the Tartar soldiers is their courage, if the Tartar soldiers are charging, I am afraid that they would have collapsed at this time, but Jiannu does not, they are still stubbornly charging forward!

In the distance, the rear of the slave was built.

The muscles on Dolgon's face were twitching for a while, and the four thousand iron cavalry with red and red flags were still at least a hundred paces away from the Ming army, but they had already suffered nearly a thousand casualties! This casualty was not the Eight Banners of the Han Army, not the Eight Banners of Korea, and not the Former Ming Army, but the elite of the Eight Banners!

(To be continued)