Chapter 533: The Battle of Gaoyang (6)
On November 17, the 11th year of Chongzhen, unitary time.
The earth trembled slightly, and Zheng Xunrui, who was in the Chinese military tent, could even hear the faint sound of horses' hooves.
The Han army led by Kong Youde was about to enter the Xujia Pit.
The heralds had already begun to shuttle back and forth between the Chinese military tent and the artillery battalion positions, and the artillery battalion was the first to attack, and as for the time of the attack, it was Zheng Xunrui who made the decision.
The Chinese military tent is set up at the highest point of the hill, which is about 800 meters away from the Pingba of Xujiawokeng, and it is difficult for the naked eye to see the situation inside the Pingba, so the only way to use a telescope.
The yellow sand can already be seen in the sky, the north wind is still blowing, according to Zheng Xunrui's prediction, there must be heavy snow tonight, and when the north wind stops, the heavy snow should fall.
Finally, the team entered the Xujia pit.
All cavalry, and fast.
When the cavalry entered the Xujia Wo pit, there was no slightest stop, but there was a slight pause when the slow downhill entered the Pingba, which was also normal, the speed of the war horse accelerated when it went downhill, and it needed to be adjusted when it reached the flat ground, after all, this time was not the time to charge, but in the process of marching.
The cavalry is all dressed in black, which is the special military uniform of the Han army, and Huang Taiji has not yet established the Han Eight Banners, so the Han army is all wearing black uniforms, which is easy to distinguish.
The yellow sand on the official road was quickly swept into the air by the north wind, and then was blown away and disappeared as quickly as possible.
These Han troops do have an extraordinary momentum, but such momentum is nothing in Zheng Xunrui's eyes.
"Order the artillery battalion, start firing artillery, and order Liu Zeqing to set off immediately to exterminate the Chinese army of the Han army."
A brief order was issued, and the herald quickly raised the red flag in his hand.
Zheng Kaitao and Su Congjun, who were holding monoculars, saw the red flag raised by the herald at the same time.
The Hongyi cannon began to roar, and the shells accurately fell into the Han cavalry ranks.
Sudden attack. Let the Han cavalry be in chaos, and the war horses were also shocked by the sound of cannons, and began to neigh, where the shells exploded. The blood splattered could be clearly seen, the severed limbs and heads were blown into the air, and some war horses were also blown to pieces.
To say that the Han army is very familiar with firearms, but they have never seen such a powerful artillery.
When it was bombed. Kong Youde was in the middle of the line.
Waves of air hit, so that while he was dodging, he couldn't speak for a short time, he didn't know where these shells came from, and he didn't know which way the Ming army attacked, it is said that the scouts have been scouting along the road, and they didn't find anything at all.
Until this time, Kong Youde still thought that these artillery pieces were just fired by a small group of troops of the Ming army, and as long as the army dodged this round of artillery, there would be no problem. He didn't believe that there was a strong Ming army in Beizhili, if there really were, it should have appeared a long time ago, so when Kong Youde opened his mouth, he gave the order to charge forward with all his strength.
This fatal order was enough to bury the Han army.
The shells were even more dense, and Kong Youde, who was a little careless, was overturned by the air wave and fell off his horse, but fortunately, he quickly stabilized his body and quickly got on the horse. However, it was impossible for the army to charge ahead with all its might, and most of the horses were already frightened, galloping around aimlessly, and the sergeants could not control it at all. The entire plastic surgery of the army also began to be messy.
Kong Youde quickly understood that he had encountered an ambush, and that he had met a fierce enemy.
The order to retreat was also given at this time.
In just a few minutes, the order to charge and retreat confused many of the sergeants, and all they could think of was desperately dodging the bombs that kept exploding. These bombs are so powerful that they don't fall on the side, even if they get a little closer, they will encounter a wave of air, and the light ones will be thrown off their horses, and the heavy ones will die instantly.
The cavalry began to spread out in all directions, and there were quite a few wooden sheds in the flat dam, and some sergeants took refuge in the direction of the wooden sheds, trying to avoid the bombs.
Zheng Xunrui, who was on the hill, had a smile on his face, the Han army was so vulnerable, after being bombarded by the Hongyi artillery, he didn't think about organizing immediately and withdrawing in one direction, but he scattered in all directions, thinking that he would be able to avoid the bombardment of the Hongyi cannon, thinking that it was indeed good, the team was scattered, which could reduce the power of the shell explosion, but it also lost its formation, once it encountered an attack, it was a complete rout.
The herald beside Zheng Xunrui raised the red flag again.
Zheng Jinhong, who had been observing the battle situation, saw the red flag raised.
He raised the spear in his hand, shouted angrily, and rushed in the direction of Pingba.
Rumbling drums replaced the sound of cannons.
The 20,000 soldiers of the Zheng family army left the hidden hills and rushed towards Pingba from the left and right directions.
The Han army, which was scattered in all directions, did not have time to organize a defensive formation, and was instantly divided and surrounded by the cavalry that rushed over.
The number of troops of the Zheng family army was far above that of the Han army, and the Han army that encountered the shelling was still frightened, and before they understood everything in front of them, they did not have to resist.
Zheng Jinhong had already fired two bows and arrows in the process of charging, shooting two Han soldiers, and the spear in his hand at this moment became the dream of the Han army.
Kong Youde's face turned pale, he had never seen the momentum of these Ming army charges, even if it was full of eight banners, it was not necessarily so fast, to say that he was also familiar with the Ming army, knowing the combat effectiveness of the Ming army, the Han army under his command was in the Ming army, and the combat effectiveness was very good, but in front of the Ming army on this road, it was not vulnerable at all, and people didn't even launch a rain of arrows, and they rushed up and beat hard.
Seeing the Han soldiers under his command fall in pieces, Kong Youde knew that something was not good, so he turned his horse's head and rushed towards the outside of Pingba, and the soldiers around him surrounded him in a circle to protect his safety as much as possible.
The pro-soldier approach is stupid, which just exposes Kong Youde's position and shows that Kong Youde's identity is not ordinary.
After charging for only ten meters, Kong Youde felt a strong murderous aura, he grabbed the reins and looked at the Ming army in front of him.
Nearly two hundred Ming soldiers were waiting quietly, they did not join the fighting battle group, and a Ming army officer at the head stared at Kong Youde with a cold contemptuous expression on his face.
This officer is Yang He, the deputy chief soldier of the Zheng family's army, he led two hundred scouts, Zheng Xunrui ordered him to lead the scouts, and he must capture or kill Kong Youde, so he and the two hundred scouts under his command did not participate in the fight.
The pro-soldiers around Kong Youde roared and rushed over, but unfortunately they were not the team of Zheng Jiajun's scouts at all, Wang Xiaoer took a few scouts, and let these Han soldiers die.
Kong Youde looked at everything in front of him with his own eyes, his face turned pale again, what kind of army is the other party, why is it so strong, between the calcium carbide firelight, he suddenly thought of an army, but this army is far away in the south, when did he come to the north Zhili.
"You, you are Zheng Jiajun......"
"Yes, you are probably Kong Youde, who was divided into the king of Gongshun by Huang Taiji, yes, after surrendering to the Golden Tartars, he was actually named the prince, but unfortunately this name is too ugly, in front of the Houjin Tartars, you can only be obedient, you are a scum who sells yourself for glory, it is not worth my hands, but the adults have asked for it, I am still reluctant to make it difficult, you remember, I am Yang He, the deputy chief soldier of the Zheng family......"
Before Yang He's words were finished, he jumped his horse and rushed towards Kong Youde, and Wang Xiaoer beside him also led the scouts to rush over.
Kong Youde had been prepared for a long time, but he met Yang He, Yang He, who had experienced a hundred battles and fought many times with the Houjin Tartars, and the spear he had just raised in his hand was instantly picked off by Yang He.
Kong Youde, who knew that there was no way to live, twisted the horse's head, pulled out a steel knife from his waist, and prepared to commit suicide.
An arrow shot over, and Kong Youde and the steel knife in his hand were shocked and fell off his horse.
Several scouts flew off their horses and instantly trampled on Kong Youde's hands and feet, making him unable to move.
The herald raised the red flag again.
Hong Xintao, who was a little impatient waiting, finally saw the red flag, he raised the spear in his hand, led the Zheng family army soldiers in the exit and import directions, and launched a charge at the same time.
Thirty thousand to eight thousand, such a huge disparity, it has been decided that this is a one-sided massacre......
The 5,000 Zheng soldiers led by Liu Zeqing fought much more smoothly.
When the cannon sounded, the 2,000 Han troops who were responsible for escorting grain, grass and other materials already knew that the situation was wrong, but they could not evacuate immediately without receiving the order, so they just began to be on guard.
Unfortunately, they were greeted by a rain of arrows and the sound of Mauser guns.
The Han soldiers on horseback screamed and fell from their horses, they were able to avoid the bows and arrows, but they could not avoid the bullets.
The fifty Houjin Tartars who were in charge of supervising the horses, beating horses and galloping, their mission was not ordinary, since the Han army led by Kong Youde was ambushed, it proved that the Ming army was prepared, and this news must be reported to Lord Beile.
It's a pity that they didn't have a chance to escape, the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion had already noticed them, and the continuous gunshots rang out, and the Houjin Tartars who were running wildly fell off their horses one by one, and they didn't understand until they died, what kind of firearms were so powerful.
When the Zheng army rushed up, the Han army completely lost their fighting spirit and began to flee in all directions, at this time what they needed to save was their lives, and food, grass, money and women were not important.
Another round of slaughter began, Liu Zeqing gave the order to annihilate the Han army, and he led dozens of soldiers towards the dozen Houjin Tartars who were still running wildly......
By the end of the day, it was completely dark, and the surroundings were quiet.
In just two hours, the battle was over, and only Zheng Jiajun could do it to end the battle so quickly and achieve a real victory. (To be continued.) )