In the inherent memory of Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and the Eight Banners Han Army who surrendered to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the Ming army was basically cowards, and they could barely fight with the help of a strong city, and the field battle was basically a one-touch collapse.

Even Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui's Guan Ningjun are not much better.

So in the face of the menacing Ming cavalry, there was no one to worry about.

Oh, no, there is one exception, and this person is Geng Zhongming's eldest son, Geng Jimao.

Geng Jimao was very sure that the Ming cavalry that appeared in Henan was by no means a coward, and he was even convinced that this Ming cavalry would pose a mortal threat to the Han army with the red flag and the white flag.

But he also didn't know what kind of tactics the Ming cavalry would adopt.

Normally, two or three thousand cavalry could not threaten the more than 10,000 Eight Banners Han army at all.

Even without the Hongyi cannon, the more than 10,000 Eight Banners Han army relied on bird guns and spears, plus thousands of side vans to form a vehicle formation, it was enough to crush the charge of the same number of cavalry.

So it is really difficult for two or three thousand Ming army cavalry to do anything.

But I don't know why, Geng Jimao always feels inexplicably uneasy.

Nothing else, Geng Jimao was psychologically shadowed by the Battle of Xuzhou, and the eight hundred Yiding traveled more than 1,000 miles from Xiazhen to the Daimyo's Mansion, and the endless pursuit for half a month left a serious psychological shadow on him.

[Note: This more than 1,000 miles is not a straight line, and there are a lot of detours in the middle]

In short, Geng Jimao was very sure that Chongzhen would never send such a cavalry of several thousand people to western Henan to harass the Eight Banners Han Army for no reason, and he chose to leave the gap after Duoduo left with the Eight Banners Manchuria and the Eight Banners Mongolia, so there must be an unknown conspiracy hidden here.

At that moment, Geng Jimao said to Geng Zhongming and Kong Youde: "Dad, and uncle, there is definitely a reason why such a huge Ming cavalry suddenly appeared in western Henan, and I am sure that there is a conspiracy hidden here." ”

"Oh yes?" Kong Youde asked lightly, "What kind of conspiracy could that be?" ”

"Well, the little nephew hasn't thought of it yet." Zhong Jimao scratched his head a little embarrassed.

"Get down!" Geng Zhongming's face darkened again, and he kicked Geng Jimao out of the car.

After finishing it, he said to Kong Youde: "What, this kid made the Ming army stupid, don't pay attention to him." ”

"I think what Jimao said is quite reasonable." Kong Youde frowned and said, "What are such a huge cavalry of the Ming army doing when they go so far to western Henan?" There must be an intention, right? ”

Geng Zhongming said: "What do you care about those guys?" him directly. ”

While speaking, the cavalry of the Ming army continued to approach the Han army of the Eight Banners.

However, just when the two dog traitors were expecting the Hongyi cannon to fire all the cannons and the Ming cavalry to turn over on their backs, the Ming cavalry suddenly stopped and did not continue to approach.

"What's going on?" Kong Youde frowned and asked, "Why don't you leave?" ”

"yes, why don't you leave?" Geng Zhongming was also confused, "What kind of trouble is this?" ”

At this time, Geng Jimao climbed back into the car: "Dad, and uncle, have you noticed that the position of the Ming cavalry is very tricky, and it is just outside the range of our red-coated cannon." ”

"Really." Kong Youde said, "Our red-clothed cannon has a range of 1,000 steps, and the distance that this group of Ming cavalry stopped is exactly 1,000 steps away. ”

"On purpose." Geng Jimao said, "The cavalry of the Ming army is absolutely deliberate. ”

Kong Youde said: "So, the Ming cavalry didn't really want to attack, but just wanted to drag us here?" Don't let us transport the red-coated cannon to Tongguan? ”

"No, it won't." Geng Zhongming said, "If this is a thief cavalry, but this is clearly the cavalry of the Ming army, what are they doing here?" When did the Ming army collude with the thieves? ”

"I also think it's unlikely, how can the Ming cavalry help the thieves?" Kong Youde shook his head and said, "But the question is, how to explain this matter in front of you?" ”

Two traitors are speculating here.

The situation on the battlefield is also at a stalemate.

The cavalry of the Ming army stayed a thousand steps away and did not move, and the Han army of the Eight Banners did not dare to act rashly.

After a stalemate of about half an hour, the Eight Banners Han army first lost its breath and dispatched an infantry to advance in an attempt to expel the Ming cavalry blocking the official road.

This Eight Banners Han army numbered about 3,000 people.

Of these, a thousand were musketeers, two thousand spearmen.

In addition, a small number of Tiger Squat Cannons were carried to provide support.

It's not just the Ming army that has tiger squat artillery, but the same is true for Jiannu.

Seeing the Eight Banners Han Army attacking, the Ming cavalry immediately began to retreat.

Both armies always maintained a distance of about a thousand paces, and this was the advantage of cavalry.

The cavalry can firmly hold the initiative on the battlefield in their hands, attack or retreat, and where to attack, all of which are decided by the cavalry, and the infantry can only be in a passive position.

After advancing about a thousand paces, the Jiannu infantry stopped and did not advance any further.

Because if it went further, this infantry would be beyond the range of the red-coated cannons, and it would be easily attacked by the Ming cavalry, and then fall into a dilemma.

Immediately, the Eight Banners Han Army sent out 3,000 infantry to monitor the cavalry of the Ming army, and the follow-up armies successively pulled out their camps and marched alternately.

After all, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming are also experienced veterans of the battlefield, although the Ming cavalry wanted to drag them down, but the two quickly came up with countermeasures, and they relied on this method to cover the advance alternately.

It's a little slower to do this, but it's better to be safe, and it's not easy to mess up.

……

Jin Xuan also realized this and said to Chongzhen: "Holy Lord, it is difficult to drag a serf like this. ”

"Jin Qing, don't be anxious, this is just the beginning, don't think about beating people to death with a stick." Chongzhen waved his hand, turned his gaze to the western sky, and said with a smile, "It's almost dark." ”

"It's dark?" Kim Hyun's expression suddenly moved when he heard this.

Did you mean by hearing the Holy Lord's words, that you were preparing to launch a night attack?

It is indeed necessary to launch a night attack, and it is simply a waste for the cavalry not to carry out a night attack.

Li Jing, the god of the Tang Dynasty, relied on 3,000 iron cavalry to attack Yinshan at night and defeated the 100,000 nomadic cavalry of the Eastern Turks in one fell swoop!

Chongzhen naturally would not be arrogant enough to compare with Li Jing, nor did he think that Jin Xuan's 3,000 elite cavalry could be compared with Li Jing's 3,000 iron cavalry, but the more than 10,000 Eight Banners Han Army in front of him could not be compared with the 100,000 Turkic cavalry, so in this battle, the Ming Army still had a great chance, after all, he also prepared a surprise for the Eight Banners Han Army.

At that moment, Chongzhen said: "Just keep this distance and slowly retreat." ”

……

It soon became dark.

As soon as it got dark, it was very unfriendly to the Eight Banners Han Army, which carried a large amount of grain and grass baggage and Hongyi cannons, because the existence of grain and grass baggage restricted their movement and they were not allowed to leave the official road.

And the presence of Hongyi cannons limits their tactics.

Although the Hongyi cannon is sharp, it is too bulky and inconvenient to move and steer.

Therefore, the Hongyi cannon needs sufficient reaction time, and needs to be protected by a battalion of vehicles and infantry.

However, after dark, the line of sight was seriously disturbed, and the cavalry of the Ming army could silently approach within dozens of steps, which greatly shortened the combat reaction time of the Eight Banners Han Army.

Therefore, in order to avoid being harassed by the cavalry of the Ming army, the Han army of the Eight Banners could only order to be stationed in the camp.

Before dark, the Eight Banners Han army seized an open field by the valley water, and set up camp with the valley water on their backs in the shortest possible time.

Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming are the generals in the end.

Carrying the valley water on his back not only solved the problem of taking water, but also narrowed the front of the defense.

The ice was smooth and thin, and the Ming cavalry could not step on the ice and attack the camp of the Eight Banners Han Army from behind, so they could only attack from the frontal wilderness, which shortened the length of the defense line of the Eight Banners Han Army.

It was soon dark, and piles of bonfires were lit in the camp to light up the camp.

The Ming cavalry did not know where to run, and seemed to have taken refuge in a valley somewhere.

But in the shadows where the fire does not shine, the Ming army and the Jiannu night has started a battle to the death, and a few screams will be heard from time to time in the dead night.

But soon, everything will fall silent again.

……

"Poof!"

Hu Guozhu threw the Jiannu under his armpit to the ground.

The Jiannu rolled on the ground, jumped up and ran in the direction of the Jiannu camp.

But no sooner had the Jiannu taken a step than a huge force came from behind him, knocking him to the ground in an instant, and then a heavy leather boot stepped heavily on his back.

"Spare your life, spare your life!" Jiannu immediately begged loudly for mercy.

"Still a Han?" Hu Guozhu said with some surprise.

"The villain is a Han person, a native of Dengzhou, Shandong." Jiannu Road.

Hu Guozhu squatted down and came to Jiannu with a torch, and what appeared in the firelight was a young face with a flattering smile, obviously afraid that Hu Guozhu would kill him with a knife.

A group of Ming troops rushed out of the darkness to take control of Jiannu.

Then he tied up this Jiannu and brought it to Chongzhen.

"Holy Lord, I was lucky to catch a live mouth." Hu Guozhu arched his hand.

"Holy?" The captive couldn't help but be stunned and looked at Chongzhen in disbelief.

If you can escape back and report the news to a few princes, is there a chance to raise the flag?

"What's your name?" Chongzhen bent down to pull out a sweet potato from the fire, peeled off a piece of charcoal skin, and a rich fragrance spread.

The captive's stomach immediately gurgled.

When I came out before, I only ate some dry food, and my stomach was already hungry.

"The Holy One asked you." Hu Guozhu kicked the captive in the crook of the leg.

"Huh?" The captive woke up like a dream and said busily, "Villain Niu Er." ”

"Niu Er?" Chongzhen continued to peel the sweet potato skin, and asked, "Why did you lower Jiannu?" ”

"The villain can't help it." Niu Er's head drooped down, "Everyone has descended, be obedient to the king...... No, it was Kong Youde who lowered the slaves, if the villain didn't descend, he would die, it didn't matter if the villain died, but there was a ninety-year-old mother at home, and if the villain died, there would be no one to send the mother to the end. ”

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