Chapter 502: Bloody Battle
With the large-scale rush of the Ming army into Tieling City, both sides of the battle knew that the Battle of Tieling was over. It's just that no one will relax, Xiong Tingbi won't, and Sun Chengzong won't.
At this time, in front of the Ming army's military formation, two Ming cavalry were on both wings, one on the left and one on the right, and the war horses neighed, quietly waiting for the order to attack. The cavalry commander of the Ming army on the left is Zuo Liangyu, and the one on the right is Zhang Zhaolin, both of whom are all in full array, waiting for the final moment to come.
It didn't take long, and the shouting and killing in Tieling City seemed to be much quieter, but the north gate suddenly opened, and a group of people and horses quickly rushed out inside. The official Abai who took the lead, at this time he looked at the Ming army's military formation with hatred, but he tightly urged the war horse under his crotch.
Looking at the cavalry rushing out, Sun Chengzong frowned slightly, but he didn't expect to point out these people, it seems that there are only more than 3,000 people! Looking at the cavalry team left and right, Sun Chengzong knew that he couldn't all go up with these 20,000 cavalry, and this was not the time to get more and better.
"Pass on the commander's order, let Zhang Zhaolin attack with the men and horses of the headquarters, be sure to intercept this fleeing force and capture the generals who lead the army." Sun Chengzong pondered for a moment, and already had a plan in his heart, and instructed the heralds beside him.
With the swing of the order flag, the cavalry on the right flank of the Ming army rushed out, and 10,000 cavalry rushed towards Abai and his party like tigers descending from the mountain. Zhang Zhaolin brandished a big knife in his hand, roaring and rushing to the front, followed by the Ming army with a three-eyed gun.
Seeing that the Ming army was chasing after him, Abai's face suddenly became ugly, he didn't expect the Ming army's horse to be so good that he could catch up with him. However, he quickly breathed a sigh of relief, the horses of the Ming army were good, but the horses were not skilled, and if they ran again, the speed of the Ming army would naturally drop.
looked at Xiong Tingbi who was smiling. Sun Chengzong nodded with satisfaction, and sure enough, he did not disappoint himself. Now that Jiannu has its own country, in Sun Chengzong's view, this is similar to the Dajin of the Song Dynasty, and if it is not contained, the consequences will be unimaginable. As for the follow-up appeasement, Sun Chengzong felt that it was not the right time. We must beat Jiannu to fear and hurt.
"Dashuai, the subordinate has an order to you!" Xiong Tingbi knelt on the ground, raised the token in his hand high, and handed it to Sun Chengzong.
Sun Chengzong took the token and said with a smile: "Feibai, things are well done!" did not disappoint the old man, the old man will give you credit like the emperor. ”
"Xie Dashuai!" Xiong Tingbi knew that he couldn't say anything at this time, and after respectfully thanking him, he stood aside.
Scan a scanned battlefield of disarray. Captain Sun Chengzong finally did it. Glancing at Xiong Tingbi beside him quite excitedly, Sun Chengzong said with a serious face: "Feibai, the defeated army of Jiannu fled to Kaiyuan, you can take someone with you!" Go and take Kaiyuan down, and Tieling will be handed over to the old man here! ”
"Yes, my lord, I'll go!" Xiong Tingbi suddenly smiled. With a little excitement on his face, he walked quickly to deploy his troops.
looked at Xiong Tingbi's back. Sun Chengzong's face was a little helpless, but it quickly disappeared completely. There are still a lot of things to do here in Tieling, Tieling can't be taken back like this, how can it survive a few Jiannu counterattacks, so that Tieling can really be regarded as back to the hands of Daming.
Constantly urging the war horse under his crotch, Abai's face was already showing joy. As long as he returns to Kaiyuan City, he will definitely not be in prison. Leaving the city with the people of Kaihara Castle, the battle began to flow.
Glancing back, Abai found that the Ming army had been thrown away again, and the joy on his face became even stronger. But he didn't wait for him to turn around. Suddenly, he heard a crisp sound, and he knew that it was the musket of the Ming army.
Turning his head in disbelief, Abai saw that in front of him was a whole team of Ming soldiers, and in their hands were muskets that had just smoked. didn't have time to think about it, the soldiers around him were like leeks cut by a sickle, and they fell down neatly. The horses beneath them neighed in pain, and in a matter of moments they were killed and wounded.
Abai waved the knife in his hand, his eyes were bloodshot, and shouted loudly: "Rush over!" Rush over! In Abai's thoughts, although the Ming army's firearms are sharp, their horses are fast, as long as they rush over.
With another round of shooting, Abai felt a pain in his body, and he knew that he had been hit by the firecracker. Then there was another machine gun, and Abai only felt dizzy, shook his body a few times, and fell to the ground.
There was chaos in Jiannu's camp, the neighing of war horses, mixed with the screams after being shot, for a while it seemed like purgatory on earth. The Ming cavalry chasing behind had already arrived, and they were standing far behind, standing there expressionlessly.
Although the cavalry had three-eyed guns in their hands, they did not shoot, knowing that the people in front of them were only killed by the foot soldiers on the other side.
"General, is this what the adults are baby?" An adjutant general came to Zhang Zhaolin's side and said cautiously.
Glancing at the generals beside him, Zhang Zhaolin nodded slowly, although he had known it for a long time, but Zhang Zhaolin's heart was shocked beyond measure. After a moment of silence, he said: "This is a new type of musket, such a dense shooting, what kind of cavalry don't want to rush forward, it's too dense!" ”
Zhang Zhaolin served in the Qi family army and was no stranger to firearms, but the power of this new type of musket was really beyond his expectations. Even if the previous arquebus was paired with a three-stage tactic, the cavalry could completely rush through it after paying a certain amount of casualties. Brave cavalry can even kill and injure the army on a large scale, and the firearms can only be used as an auxiliary battle, and in the end they still have to fight each other.
After watching today's battle, Zhang Zhaolin suddenly felt that the world was turned upside down, this kind of broken pistol with three shots, it was impossible for the cavalry to rush through such a dense rain of bullets. In the case of foot soldiers, death is the only end in such a dense fire.
Although he was dumbfounded, Zhang Zhaolin did not froze, and when the battle was almost over, he took people up to clean up the battlefield. In fact, there is nothing left to clean up on the battlefield, and going up is just to collect corpses. Of the 3,000 Jiannu, only four or five hundred survived, and most of them were wounded. All the horses fell to the ground, and this time they could eat horse meat.
The Ming army won a complete victory in this battle, and with small casualties, it quickly took Tieling, and Kaiyuan did not make much effort. By the time the Ming army arrived in Kaiyuan, the people in the city had already fled. Xiong Tingbi's soldiers occupied Kaiyuan bloodlessly, and this battle started and ended quickly.
However, the Ming army did not relax, and Sun Chengzong knew very well that what awaited him would be a more intense war. However, with the news of the victory, Sun Chengzong still sent a letter to the capital as soon as possible. After all, the Emperor of the Apocalypse there had been waiting for this victory.
It can be said that things on the Liaodong side have initially settled down, and at the same time, the battle in the northwest finally started again. The last time Dolgon's temptation made a fool of themselves, they did not take any measures against the Ming army for the time being.
The Ming army also seemed to have suddenly lost its fire, did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, did not have any provocations, and just stayed there quietly. However, the Ming army did not do nothing in the past few days, they were digging ditches, and three ditches were dug not far in front of their camp, as if to stop the horses.
The day was cloudy. It was a very good day for a decisive battle, and Nurhachi finally ran out of patience, he couldn't wait. If he retreats, this Ming army will bite himself tightly, he can't retreat, and he doesn't dare to retreat, he must win this Ming army.
Riding on a horse, Nurhachi had a serious face. Rong Ma has faced life and death countless times throughout his life. Naturally, I won't be too nervous this time. Although the cavalry of the Ming army surprised him last time, he didn't think that the Ming army would have many of that kind of cavalry, and those who rode donkeys were not called cavalry.
Nurhachi constantly encouraged himself that he would definitely be able to win and win. Behind him were 60,000 Jiannu cavalry and 70,000 Mongol cavalry. Hundreds of thousands of troops. The Ming army on the opposite side was only 80,000, and he didn't believe that he would lose, and he would definitely be able to win.
When Nurhachi brought his men to the battlefield, the Ming army was also ready, and 20,000 cavalry were scattered on both sides. Protects the two wings of the entire battle array. Before the war, the defensive positions composed of countless chariots and the artillery positions that stretched for a mile made people's scalps tingle.
Behind the artillerymen, standing at the forefront were the musketeers of the Ming army, and behind them, spearmen and axemen.
The north wind blew the flags, the hunt rattled, no one spoke on the battlefield, and the neighing of the horses was kept low. A Sun Zi flag fluttered in the wind, and Sun Chuanting rode a horse under the flag, looking at the opposite side with blazing eyes. In today's battle, success or failure is here.
Glancing back at Qi Jin who was standing beside him, Sun Chuanting said with a smile: "General Qi, we can't worship today's battle!" ”
Slightly stunned, Qi Jin didn't expect Sun Chuanting to say such a thing, naturally he couldn't be defeated today, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable. Jiannu opened and closed in the northwest, and no one would be able to stop it, and if Jiannu was defeated, he would even come to the city of Beijing.
"General Qi, the emperor handed over this battle to Sun, Sun felt inexplicable in his heart, so trusted, Sun is really beyond repayment!" Sun Chuanting's expression was quite complicated, but his eyes were full of gratitude, and his face was extremely resolute.
Looking at Sun Chuanting's appearance of being dead, Qi Jin's heart moved slightly, and he came to Sun Chuanting's horse, bowed and saluted, and said, "General, this battle cannot be defeated, and the humble position naturally knows." Whatever happens, general, please leave it to the lowly post! ”
Looking at Qi Jin with a rather complicated expression, Sun Chuanting's face was a little moved, but he still hesitated and said: "General Qi's affairs are extremely dangerous, and if you are not careful, you will be crushed." Before leaving, the emperor repeatedly explained that he must keep General Qi safe, Sun"
"My lord, the lowly position is a general, not a young master who came to the front line to gild. Qi Jin went to the battlefield with his uncle when he was a teenager, fighting more than 100 battles, and narrowly escaped several times, just for the sake of Daming Haiqing Heyan. Now on the opposite side is the Jiannu who has been raging for many years, Qi Jin can't wait to eat his flesh raw, why pity? The eldest husband is shrouded in horse leather, and he died on the battlefield, which is the best destination for a fierce general, so if you have anything to say, just say it! ”
Sun Chuanting looked at Qi Jin with blazing eyes, his face was full of admiration, and said: "General Qi, this commander orders you to lead the men and horses of the headquarters to the right flank, wait for the battle to start, and the general will wait for the opportunity to take the Jiannu Chinese army directly, at all costs." ”
"Don't worry, my lord, Qi Jin will definitely complete the task!" This is a lifeless and deadly task, and wanting to take the Chinese army directly in the midst of the chaos is no different from sending it to death.
There were few soldiers in the Ming Dynasty, and if they wanted to win the fierce Jiannu people, they could only fight to the death. Even if Qi Jin can disrupt the Chinese army for a moment, the Ming army will be able to win a complete victory in this battle, but Qi Jin who goes there is afraid that he will suffer heavy casualties.
Seeing Qi Jin come to open, Sun Chuanting suddenly saw a young general behind Qi Jin, and hurriedly said, "General Qi stays!" ”
"What else do you have to say?" Slightly stunned and turned around, Qi Jin didn't know why Sun Chuanting stopped him.
Didn't look at Qi Jin. Sun Chuanting's eyes kept staring at the young general, and he said with a complicated expression: "Uncle, you stay!" ”
The young man's body shook slightly, and he looked at Sun Chuanting in disbelief, but he didn't speak, and turned his gaze to Qi Jin on the side. Almost pleading: "General! ”
Glancing at the young man next to him with a complicated expression, a trace of helplessness flashed on Qi Jin's face, he admired Wu Sangui very much, but he still said to Wu Sangui: "Sangui, you better stay!" Your first time on the battlefield, you can't let you die here! ”
"General, why are we dying here? Why do you want to say defeat if you haven't fought yet? Wu Sangui is the son of Wu Sangui, the general soldier of Ningyuan, and his father taught him since he was a child, and Wu Sangui learned a skill. for the sake of this day. General Qi was born and died with his uncle when he was a teenager, and Sangui is willing to take the general as an example and ask the general to let Sangui accompany him! Wu Sangui bowed to the ground and said with determination on his face.
Qi Jin and Sun Chuanting all looked at Wu Sangui with appreciation, neither of them expected this young man to be so resolute.
Wu Sangui didn't know what Qi Jin and Sun Chuanting thought, but his heart was very clear, if a military general wants to get a good future, it is very important that he cannot be afraid of death. At this time, we can't even hold back. If you retreat, you will have to carry this stain for the rest of your life.
Seeing that Wu Sangui was so resolute. Qi Jin and Sun Chuanting did not dissuade them, and arranged their own things.
The deployment on the battlefield did not last long, and soon there was a movement on the Jiannu side, and more than 40,000 cavalry broke in from the front and began a rapid charge ten miles away from the Ming army. The 20,000 cavalry of the Ming army in the last battle failed to defeat them. This time, 40,000 cavalry were dispatched, and Nurhachi hoped to lure out the cavalry of the Ming army.
However, Nurhachi's idea was obviously about to fail, the Ming army stayed where it was, and the first to roar was the fan-shaped artillery unit of the Ming army. More than 500 artillery pieces were fired together, and for a time the landslide and the ground cracked.
The dense cavalry charge formation caused Nurhachi to suffer a great loss. He didn't expect the Ming army to have such fierce artillery, this is different from the last time!
"The Ming army is so cunning, it didn't use so many artillery pieces at all last time!" Dai Shan, who was beside Nurhachi, said loudly with indignation on his face.
Glancing at Dai Shan, Nurhachi's face was as usual, and he said indifferently: "Leading the troops to fight, the most taboo thing is that the new service is irritable, how can this be?" ”
"Yes, father Khan, the son knows!" Dai Shan hurriedly apologized, he knew that he was indeed in a hurry, but he didn't understand why the Ming army's artillery was so powerful? After a slight sigh, he said, "Father Khan, why are the Ming army's firearms so sharp?" ”
"In the Ming Dynasty, there was a place called the Firearms Factory, which gathered a lot of skilled craftsmen, and what they had to do was to continue to research and improve firearms. The kind of cannon used in the last battle of Shenyang City was made by the firearms factory. Now these artillery, obviously, is an improvement on the original Frankie! Although Nurhachi had an indifferent expression on his face, he was also very surprised in his heart, he didn't expect the Ming army to develop so quickly, which strengthened his determination to destroy the army in front of him.
Looking at the battlefield filled with gunsmoke, Nurhachi knew that the frontal assault might not have much effect, and it would be difficult to have an effect if he rushed over. Glancing at Daishan and Dolgon beside him, Nurha equated and said: "The two of you, each with 20,000 cavalry, will launch an assault from the left and right sides of the Ming army. After the impact is gone, focus on killing those who fire the cannons! ”
"Yes, Father Khan!" Dolgon and Daishan left, each taking 20,000 men with them, and they went away in high spirits.
The artillery gradually muted fire, and because of the rate of fire, the cooling of this gun was also a problem, but it was already very rare. Looking at the red-hot barrels, the artillerymen all retreated to the back, their task was almost complete, and then they could no longer rely on the artillery.
After the cannon fire stopped, the frontal assault Jiannu finally stepped on the corpses and rushed over, they left nearly 10,000 corpses, and the smell of blood on the battlefield was strong. The screams and the neighing of the horses sent chills down the spine when they heard it.
But no one cares about this, the children of the Eight Banners don't look at the fallen brothers, now is not the time to think about this. They took their bows and arrows from their bodies, and they knew that after this round of arrow rain, the Ming army on the opposite side would scatter and flee.
On both sides of the battlefield, two cavalry rushed up, but they failed to hit the Ming army's main formation, and it was the Ming army's cavalry that stopped them. The enemy was very red when he saw him, and he was playing with his life when he started fighting.
Although the Ming army is brave and good at fighting, but the people led by Dol are no exception, although the Ming army does not fall behind, but it will not be seen after fighting for a while!
Sun Chuanting kept listening to the scout's report, he must grasp any changes on the battlefield and control every rhythm of the battlefield. Hearing the reports on both sides, Sun Chuanting said loudly: "10,000 spearmen, 5,000 on the left and right, support the cavalry, and tell the generals who lead the troops that if the Chinese army has no order, those who dare to retreat will be killed!" ”
"Yes, Dashuai!" The herald quickly ran to give the order, and he knew that the real decisive moment had arrived! (To be continued......)