The sound of killing on the loess ridge shook the sky, Liu Yan held a clairvoyant mirror to observe the battle situation, only to see the soldiers of Xuanfu Town and Shanxi Town fighting bloodily, fighting very bravely, and couldn't help but admire: "It seems that the Ming army is not unable to fight, as long as the money and food are sufficient, and the generals dare to fight, they can still fight to the death with the Qing army!" ”

In fact, the Qing army at the end of the Ming Dynasty was not as strong as the old and young people advocated by later generations, at least compared with the Xiongnu, Turkic and other ethnic groups in history, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was actually not enough at all.

It's just that the Manchu Qing was lucky, and when he met Daming, who was bleeding by Xiaoice River and Li Zicheng and other thieves in turn, and was already on the verge of death, and ran into Wu Sangui and other traitors to lead the way, he picked up a big bargain.

At this time, the battle in the direction of Loess Ridge was fierce, but the Ming army as a whole was still advancing, Liu Yan was a little relieved, and then looked back to the west of Songshan Fort, worried that the Qing army would surprise from the flank.

"I don't know that Tang Tong and Ma Ke can't get on the table!"

At the same time, to the west of Matsuyama Fort.

The sound of guns and cannons faintly came from the Loess Ridge places, and Ma Ke, the chief military officer of Shanhaiguan Town, listened attentively for a while, then turned around and continued to talk and laugh with Tang Tong, the chief military officer of Miyun Town, the two of them not only sat under a huge tent, but also had some fruits in front of them, Ma Ke and Tang Tong were talking and laughing here, not like they were fighting at all, but like an outing.

"It seems that the battle over there is very fierce on the Loess Ridge, and the soldiers and horses of Xuanfu Town and Shanxi Town are so daring to fight?"

Tang Tong, who was dressed in exquisite armor, looked at the direction of the Loess Ridge and sighed: "The thieves in the Loess Ridge are firmly defended, and if they want to capture the mountains, it is not easy. ”

Ma Ke smiled and said, "The governor has his own arrangements, and I will obey the military orders." ”

Tang Tong gave a thumbs up and praised: "What General Soldier Ma said is right, as a general, how the governor arranges, we will do it." In particular, Mr. Ma has been in the army for a long time, and I am here with Mr. Ma, and my heart is steady! ”

Ma Ke smiled: "Chief soldier Tang, with the friendship between the two of us, you will see the outside world when you say this." ”

Then Ma Ke looked at the military formation in front of him and behind him, and his expression was not without pride: "The governor asked us to guard the west of Songshan Fort, and I, Ma Ke, can say here, as long as I and General Tang are here, we will not let the Tartars' soldiers and horses cross Songshan Fort and threaten the friendly forces attacking Loess Ridge!" ”

Tang Tong was flattered again, and the two laughed and laughed, and they were extremely close.

It is said that after Tang Tong and Ma Ke received Hong Chengchou's military order, they immediately pulled their troops out and deployed them on a hill in the northeast of Songshan Fort, about two miles away from their own camp, to monitor the movements of the Qing army west of Songshan Fort.

This time, Tang Tong led 15,000 troops, including 6,000 cavalry, Ma Ke led 20,000 troops, including 8,000 cavalry, both armies were organized into car battalions, plus accompanying artillery and other baggage, after the deployment on this hill, it was also magnificent.

Ma Ke and Tang Tong both took a fancy to this hilly and highland, and thought that as long as they set up a large array here, no matter whether the Qing troops came from the west or the north, it was impossible to ignore the soldiers and horses of Shanhai Town and Miyun Town, and provide a solid front barrier for the Ming army attacking the mountain east of Songshan Fort.

Like the traditional military formation of the Ming Dynasty, the soldiers and horses of the two men are also in front of the chariot battalion, and the cavalry is in the back and on both sides. It has been a long time since the army was laid down, the sun was gradually rising, and Ma Ke looked into the distance, and the field to the west did not move for a long time.

So Ma Ke laughed comfortably and said: "It seems that there is no war on the Western Front today, and the Tartar soldiers near Songshan have all gone to the Loess Ridge!" ”

Tang Tong straightened his cloak and said: "Yes, as Ma Zongbing said, I will be comfortable today, and if I don't move a soldier or a knife, the credit for guarding the rear wing will be in hand......"

Before Tang finished speaking, his eyes suddenly widened, and he saw a black line spreading across the field in front of him.

The two of them immediately changed their expressions, and they both thought: "I'm afraid it was rare to be comfortable in the past." ”

Gradually, a huge Qing army appeared in the west of Songshan Fort, only to see the banner hunting, the vast number of men and horses overwhelmingly killed, the strength of the army is afraid of more than 10,000 people.

However, after looking carefully, Tang Tong and Ma Ke both breathed a sigh of relief, and Tang Tong said with a smile: "It turned out to be those dog legs of the Han Army Banner." ”

The two could see clearly that although the Qing army forced more than 10,000 people, most of them were the banners of the Eight Banners Han Army. Among them, it is estimated that only a few thousand people are the armor soldiers of the Eight Banners of Manchuria, as well as some of the Eight Banners Mongolian soldiers, the Mongolian soldiers of the outer domains, etc.

However, the soldiers and horses of Ma Ke and Tang Tong not only had a stable car camp, but also occupied a favorable hilly terrain, so they only needed to defend and not attack, and with 35,000 soldiers and horses, they were still sure of more than 10,000 people in the Tartars.

The Ming army has been waiting for the battle, even if Ma Ke and Tang Tong are not good, at this time, they are all back to their own formations to prepare for a big battle, and a group of generals are also following one after another, shouting loudly and angrily commanding the soldiers of all departments to prepare for battle.

Looking at the side of the Qing soldiers again, about two miles in front of the large array, a large formation was laid up up and down on a hilly high ground.

Suddenly, Ma Ke's expression changed greatly, and Tang Tong's face turned blue, only to see that those Han army banner soldiers and horses actually pulled out dozens of Hongyi cannons, and they were all in the style of those heavy artillery on the Loess Ridge, all of which were heavy artillery that could shoot ten catties of shells!

At this time, Tang Tong and Ma Ke were dumbfounded, and the two hurriedly gathered together to discuss how to fight.

At the same time that the two of them were nervously discussing countermeasures, on the other side, Bai Guangen, the chief military officer of Jizhou Town, was also attacked by the Qing army. They left their backs to the cavalry who rushed through them, and they were constantly trampled and chopped to the ground, and the wails and screams broke their eardrums.

Some of the gunners tried to resist, but the people around them were fleeing, or they saw the Tartars outflanking them, and the Qing cavalry kept riding and shooting, and they had to flee in fear.

In the front, left, and right battalions of the Che battalion, chariots were constantly overturned and knocked away, and countless Qing heavy cavalry rushed in from the gap. Their constant outflanking, dividing, tearing, and expelling seemed to make the Ming army feel that there were their men and horses everywhere, and all parts of the camp had been broken by the Qing army.

At this time, the routs of Jizhou Town panicked, and most of them rushed to the front of the large array under the expulsion of the Qing soldiers with the flow of people. Many people are crowded together, being pushed down, trampled to death, or fighting each other in order to gain space for survival

Originally, several car battalions under Bai Guangen's cloth were like several hollow phalanxes, plus the rear formations of the Chinese army, which could effectively provide fire assistance between the front and back, the left and right. However, under the rout, the soldiers fled as if they had collapsed, and it was useless to arrange anything.

In front of the gunners and gunners were the pikemen and sword and shield bearers of each battalion, and when the Qing army's iron cavalry had just broken through the camp, they were still resisting under the command of their respective superiors. But then countless routs rushed in, and fear instantly invaded their minds, and these soldiers immediately dispersed and joined the ranks of the rout.

At this time, Bai Guangen, the chief soldier of Jizhen, never dreamed that the military formation he deployed would be defeated so quickly, this was just a blink of an eye?

Bai Guangen shouted loudly: "Pass the order: the rout must not impact the large array of the Chinese army." Shoot all offenders! ”

The generals beside him did not dare to slack off, if the rout army was allowed to attack the Chinese army, it would be the result of the rout of the whole army, and then the entire Jizhen army would be finished. Even if the friendly army rescues in time, under the pursuit of the Qing army's iron cavalry, the fear of loss is calculated at seven or eighty percent.

At this time, Bai Guangen did not dare to send out the cavalry, and without the frontal resistance and cooperation of the car battalion, he sent a thousand or two thousand cavalry, and he only sent food to the Tartars.

Under Bai Guangen's order, the main barracks, regardless of foot and cavalry, quickly formed a circle formation conducive to defense, with dense shields and spears in the center, facing the direction of the rout, and also arranged a large number of archers.

Like Yang Guozhu's main barracks, the headquarters of the remnants of the Ming Dynasty is mostly cavalry, and they are basically cold soldiers. Don't talk about the arrogant soldiers, they fight old battles one by one, stretch their bows and arrows, that's just an idle thing.

The main barracks had just set up a circular formation, and in the blink of an eye, the tide of rout had already rushed in, and there were many screaming and fleeing civilians on both sides.

Between Bai Guangen and Wu Sangui's big array, some chariots, some cold weapon troops, and some cavalry were arranged on each side to cover the excavation of trenches by those people. Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, several of Bai Guangen's car battalions were defeated, and those people were exposed to the iron hooves of the Qing army.

More than 10,000 people immediately exploded, and the Qing army's iron cavalry violently killed and expelled, and they screamed and fled in all directions, and there was a panicked shout everywhere: "Tartar, it's Tartar!" ”

Those people gathered into a huge crowd and rushed across the military formation and cavalry in front, some of them rushed towards Wu Sangui's large array, and some of them rushed towards Bai Guangen's military array. There were even some people who fled far away to Hong Chengchou's Chinese army array, only begging the Tartar soldiers not to notice them.

And those Qing army iron cavalry were chased by teams of troops, constantly expelled from the front, and as long as they fled a little slowly, they were poked to death by the pursuers on the field.

"What a crap!"

At this time, although Wu Sangui was in his own military formation, he could also see the situation in Jizhen clearly.

Wu Sangui was stunned at first, and then his expression turned dark, and in just one round, several of Bai Guangen's car battalions were defeated? How long has it been? A pillar of incense.

At this time, the cavalry of the Eight Banners of Manchuria with the blue flag and the blue flag, as well as part of the Eight Banners Mongolian army, also attacked Wu Sangui's military formation.

Due to the strict orders of the Wu army and the close cooperation of the various car battalions, although there were many losses under the onslaught of the Qing army's iron cavalry, they were quite successful. Those Qing army iron cavalry had no choice but to circle outside the car camp, Wu Sangui sent cavalry to attack from time to time, unilaterally fighting equally, and a great credit after the battle was indispensable.

However, Wu Sangui never expected that the situation on the battlefield would turn downward, Bai Guangen's 12,000 men and horses would be defeated in an instant, his left flank would be exposed to the Qing army's iron cavalry, and many defeated soldiers and civilians would rush towards his own army.

Thinking that Bai Guangen is also known as a fierce general, and the soldiers and horses of Jizhou Town can also be called a strong army, they were defeated so suddenly, there was no warning at all, the Qing army suddenly appeared, and the soldiers and horses of Jizhou Town were defeated, it is really incredible!

At this time, a trace of coldness flashed in Wu Sangui's eyes, he looked at Bai Guangen's handsome flag in the distance, and muttered: "Bai Guangen, you can ask for more blessings for yourself, I don't care about it now!" ”

If Bai Guangen's army is in a tight formation, Wu Sangui will naturally send reinforcements to support each other. However, now that the Ji army is in turmoil, it is convenient to send reinforcements, and it is also a drop in the bucket, maybe it will be dispersed by the rebels.

Moreover, Bai Guangen's formation is broken, and the Qing soldiers on both wings can gather heavy troops at any time to attack Wu Sangui's headquarters on the left and right, and if the troops are divided, their own army formation will be in danger.

So Wu Sangui immediately shouted: "Pass my general's order, all troops and horses hold their positions tightly, if the soldiers and civilians dare to rush into the army, they will be killed!" ”

Some people died, but not completely......