November 20 is destined to be an extraordinary day.

Outside the Desheng Gate, the flag was unfurled, the Ming army was in full battle, the air was filled with the smell of gunsmoke, and the war was coming. Each soldier looked solemnly and looked straight to the north, waiting for the arrival of the barbarian army.

At this moment, the formation of Hou Shilu and Man Gui has changed greatly, the two armies have been integrated, stationed in front and rear, showing an echelon formation distribution, the main attack and killing, and the offensive intention is very obvious.

Hou Shilu rode on the war horse, calmly looked ahead, and when he checked the formation of the army, he was also listening to the scout's report: "General, Huang Taiji's army is still five miles away from here, and the total strength is about 50,000, and it is constantly driving here. ”

Hearing this, Hou Shilu's expression was obviously a little relaxed, just a trace. He didn't expect that the strength of Huang Taiji, who attacked Deshengmen, was only 50,000 people, not as detected in the early stage, about 80,000 or 90,000.

However, although the strength of the enemy army was reduced by nearly half, Hou Shilu did not feel relieved at all, and the 50,000 people still made him feel that his scalp was numb, and he felt that this victory was not big.

The one-to-five ratio of troops is very different. The other party is still a strong cavalry, and after a long time on the battlefield, Hou Shilu really can't find the confidence to win. However, he is also a battle-hardened veteran and knows the truth that he has to do when he knows he can't do it. Secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then ordered: "Immediately notify General Man Guiman, so that he is ready to support us at any time." ”

The herald just wanted to turn his horse's head and leave, but was stopped by Hou Shilu: "Also, ask Yuan Chonghuan and Yuan Inspector for support, just our troops can't stop the attack of so many soldiers and horses of Huang Taiji." ”

However, the herald did not leave immediately, thought of some news, and reminded: "General, I'm afraid that Inspector Yuan will not be able to draw troops. ”

"What's going on?" Hou Shilu's brows furrowed slightly.

"Report to the general, according to the report from the spies, as well as the news sent by Inspector Yuan, Mang Gurtai led tens of thousands of Houjin cavalry is constantly approaching Guangqumen. According to their analysis, Mang Gurtai wanted to attack at the same time as Huang Taiji and attack Jingshi together. ”

"No wonder the strength of Huang Taiji's side has been reduced by nearly half, I see." Hou Shilu muttered, and then waved his hand: "Okay, then you can only go to the General Army, and let them be ready to support at any time." ”

The herald left, and while speaking, Hou Shilu always looked ahead, he had already noticed some movements, and Huang Taiji's army was getting closer and closer to Deshengmen. There are more and more flocks of birds circling in the sky, and the flocks of birds that appear are getting closer and closer to Desheng Gate, and the chirping of birds is becoming clearer and clearer, which is a strong proof of this.

"Everyone get ready, ready to fight!"

Hou Shilu shouted, and suddenly the war drums beat the name, everyone raised their weapons, and pointed straight ahead, the enemy's figure was already close in front of him. The formation of thousands of troops and horses of the Houjin Army, the slow and rhythmic sound of hooves, gave people a sense of oppression.

The archers came first, the cavalry followed, followed by the infantry, ready to charge at any moment, just waiting for a gesture and an order from Shilu.

"Kill~!"

The Houjin army took the lead in attacking, galloping boldly, and the cavalry held bows in both hands, constantly shooting arrows into Hou Shilu's formation. The speed of galloping, combined with the tension of the hard bow, makes the bow and arrow extremely long-range, far superior to the Ming archers!

Whoa...

I have to say that Hou Shilu's troops were very calm, and in the face of the enemy's ten thousand arrows, they did not panic, but the infantry stepped forward, reacted quickly, and immediately raised the wooden shields, either vertically or horizontally, to protect the safety of the archers at the front.

It's close, it's finally close, and Hou Shilu's order has come: "Release the arrow!" ”

In an instant, the archer's arrows emerged from the gap between the shields, shot out at an elevation angle of forty-five degrees, and pointed directly at the direction of the charging troops of the Houjin Army.

In the blink of an eye, it had fallen above the Houjin Assault Force.

At the same time, the cavalry of the Houjin army had already put away their bows and arrows, carried them on their shoulders, and immediately drew their swords, and the whole movement was done in one go, and the speed of the gallop did not decrease in the slightest. In the face of the Ming army's dense arrows, he was not afraid, but sandwiched the horse's belly with his legs, increased his speed to the extreme, and was still wielding a war knife in one hand, cutting down the arrows, and went straight to Hou Shilu's camp.

Boom boom...

Although the battle was brave and fearless of death, it still could not stop the attack of the rain of arrows, and immediately a large number of cavalry companies with horses fell to the ground, making a roaring sound, splashing dust, and the scene began to have some chaos, and the forward troops of the Houjin army were still in front of each other, rushing to Hou Shilu's camp.

At this moment, Hou Shilu finally appreciated the fierceness of the Houjin army, which was crazy and cold-blooded in battle, disregarding everything, including life. At the cost of casualties, in exchange for quickly occupying the opponent's camp, so as to gain control of the war.

Hou Shilu knew that this vicious battle was far beyond his imagination, it was even more difficult to fight, and the Houjin army was even more difficult. However, the situation on the battlefield no longer allowed him to think too much, let alone change the battle plan, and order the army to retreat.

Because, the forward troops of Houjin have already reached the front, and they are less than forty meters away from the archers. Once you retreat, the consequences will be unimaginable!

What's more, Man Gui's troops are in the rear, like a spear against the buttocks, and there is no way to retreat. If you retreat in two directions, it is equivalent to opening the middle door. In that case, the casualties will be even worse.

As in the rehearsal, as in normal training, the Ming archers dodged and made way so that the cavalry could rush out and fight the enemy.

Immediately afterwards, when the cavalry rushed out, a large area was vacated in the rear, and the archers withdrew backwards, keeping a certain distance, and once again bowed like a full moon, and the arrows pointed directly in the direction of the battlefield. Once the Houjin army comes again, it will still be a bow and arrow to greet them!

In this situation, Hou Shilu saw that his troops were not disordered and were proceeding according to the drill, and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time, he was also very relieved that the usual training was not in vain.

Secretly decided that after this battle, he must ask for credit for his soldiers! Even if the emperor doesn't reward him, even if he sells his property, he has to reward these brothers.

At the same time, Huang Taiji rode at the rear of the army, watching this scene from afar. Seeing that the assault troops were blocked, as if they had expected it, they were not in a hurry. Instead, he waited for a while, and seemed to have some kind of judgment, and immediately ordered: "Carry out artillery bombardment and blow up the area where the Ming archers are located!" ”

Boom boom...

In a moment, the artillery roared, and the cannonballs fell into Hou Shilu's archer position in an instant, leveling it to the ground in an instant, beating the Ming army and making Hou Shilu stunned. In any case, he didn't expect that Huang Taiji actually had a red-clothed cannon in his hand, and it seemed that there were still a lot of them.

However, Hou Shilu was not allowed to react and adjust his operational deployment. The sound of the cannon had just weakened, and then, I saw Huang Taiji order again: "Pass the order, immediately let Dai Shan lead the Red Banner Guards and Mongolian soldiers to attack from the west, occupy the camp of the Ming army, and continue to advance towards Chongde Gate!" ”

"There are also Ji'er Harang and Yue Tuo, who assisted in the charge and killed, led the Zhenghuang Banner to expand the results of the battle, expanded the torn opening, and completely defeated the troops of Man Gui and Hou Shilu!"

At this moment, it is not difficult for those who are interested to find that every order of Huang Taiji seems to be fair, and between the arrangement of troops, tasks are arranged according to the strength of each banner. In fact, it is not the case that the main task is Daishan's Zhenghongqi, but it is Zierharang and others who collect the results.

Whether it is the difficulty of the task or the resistance pressure of the Ming army, relatively speaking, it is much lighter.

Although the battle of Zierharang and the others was fierce, and although there were many opponents, they had been beaten by Dai Shan's Zhenghong Banner and lost their combat power, but they were just doing the final battle of the trapped beasts, and the resistance was not so strong. The image of defeat has been revealed, and Mangui's camp has been exposed under the iron hoof.

Boom boom...

The war horses galloped like thunder, fast as lightning, like the flooding of the surging Yellow River, and the cavalry of the Houjin Army rolled away, going straight to Hou Shilu's camp to cover and kill. In just a moment, Hou Shilu's originally strict formation was completely destroyed, and a large number of soldiers died under the butcher's knife.

Especially those infantry, let alone retreat, they can't even run with their feet!