After receiving the order, the battalions of the new army in Qinglai Town quickly set up formations, and the people in the hills were shouting horses, so it was not lively.

At the same time, Zierharang, Haoge and others were also paying close attention to the movements of the new army in Qinglai Town and Wu Sangui's department.

With the arrival of Yingordai, he also brought an order from Huang Taiji, and ordered the army to prepare a large number of sacks and earthen baskets in order to prevent the Ming army's artillery. This can be regarded as Huang Taiji seeing the actions of the Ming army, and he has learned and used it on the spot.

At this time, Zilharang, Hauge, Azig and others mobilized 10,000 Aha miscellaneous laborers, who were nervously dancing hoes and iron pickaxes, bagging the soil, and then transporting bags of soil, which were piled up all over the army, especially in front of a few golden dragons, and even more densely piled up, forming a tight line of defense.

Then Zilharang and Haoge held a clairvoyant mirror and began to look at the direction of the new army in Qinglai Town, from their position, Wu Sangui's headquarters was on the left flank, and the camp was formed on three sides, with about 10,000 people. On the right is a large force of Ningyuan cavalry, together with the cavalry battalion of the new army in Qinglai Town, nearly 20,000 people are lined up in a vast cavalry array.

They were most concerned about the direction of the infantry of the new army in Qinglai Town on the right flank, and they saw that the infantry battalions of the new army in Qinglai town formed a grand phalanx defense line, which was several miles long, and directly blocked the road of the Qing army's westward advance. And Liu Yan's Chinese army was behind this phalanx.

Zierharang and the others watched for a while, and combined with the news sent back by the scouts of various departments, they analyzed it for a while, Haoge and Azig only felt funny, and Haoge laughed even more: "What kind of array is Liu Yan putting on?" So many infantry did not say that they gathered together to support each other, but lined up in a line, and in the face of our cavalry, they actually laid down a long snake formation, isn't this looking for death? ”

Azig also said: "I heard that in the past, Liu Yan deployed the formation with guns in front and spearmen in the back, relying on sharp firepower to block the attack of my iron cavalry. Looking at it today, that's just the case. As long as our army fights for casualties, it will definitely be able to cut off Liu Yan's long snake formation! ”

Many Qing generals present agreed with Azig's statement, believing that the Qing Iron Cavalry was not unable to break through Liu Yan's military formation, but that the losses were too great and the gains outweighed the losses. If the banners really made up their minds to rush into battle, there were a lot of ways to break through their troops, such as when the Eight Banners attacked the car camp of Liu Zhaoji, the general soldier of Liaodong not long ago, they drove the horses to attack the formation and broke their car camp alive. Zilharang shook his head: "Behind their cavalry, there are a large number of Hongyi cannons, and there are also a large number of rockets in front. ”

Haoge said angrily: "This is not good, that is not good, Prince Zheng, are you afraid of the enemy like a tiger, or are you old and confused?" ”

Only Zilharang was still hesitant and said, "Prince Su, on the opposite side is the new army of Qinglai Town of the Ming Kingdom, Liu Yan's subordinates. The saint also has a will, and he needs to be cautious about Liu Yanbu, and he must not take the enemy lightly. ”

Hauge was noncommittal, but said: "Prince Zheng, is our army a little less?" On the other side, Liu Yan's department is afraid that there are 50,000 or 60,000, and even if our army adds those miscellaneous servants and followers, there are only more than 30,000 soldiers in our Great Qing Dynasty, and are there any reinforcements coming? ”

Although the Qing army now has more than 200,000 horses, it has to defend Rufeng Mountain, Loess Ridge, Songshan Mountain, Shimen Mountain, Shijialing, Bauhinia Mountain and other places, as well as Jinchang Fort, Shahe Fort, and Dasheng Fort, and the troops have all spread out and scattered, and there is no way to draw troops to support.

Buyandai was a little worried, and said, "What about the artillery?" The Wuzhenha Super Artillery Battalion of the Han Army Banner can always come, right? ”

Jierharang also sighed and shook his head, Kong Youde and others' artillery battalions, part of which gathered on Rufeng Mountain and Loess Ridge, and part of which went to fight the Ma Ke and Tang Tong departments west of Songshan Fort. Even if you have to transfer an artillery battalion, thousands of pounds of heavy artillery still have to go over mountains and mountains, how can it be so easy to pull over?

After receiving a reply, Buyandai and several other Mongol banner owners were afraid in their hearts and intended to withdraw their troops. Zilharang also has this idea, originally Liu Yan's troops could defeat the Qing Iron Cavalry several times with less fights and more battles, but now Liu Yan's new army has an advantage in terms of troops, can this battle still be fought?

However, Haug and Azig were dissatisfied when they saw that Zilharang and the others were so afraid.

At present, there are more than 30,000 people in the Qing army, including more than 20,000 Qing iron cavalry, which is still called insufficient troops? Not long ago, the Great Qing Iron Cavalry also defeated the army of Jizhou Town of the Ming Kingdom, and Bai Guangen's body was sent to Huang Taiji's imperial car, and he was able to win against Liu Yan's army.

Seeing this, Zilharang was also uncertain, and Hauge shouted even more, thinking that Liu Yan's troops seemed to be strong, but now it has only been how long it has been since the Battle of Jinan, and it is impossible for him to expand his soldiers and horses to tens of thousands of people.

Azig also thinks that many of Liu Yan's soldiers and horses on the opposite side may be played by people, just to bluff in order to force the Qing Iron Cavalry to withdraw!

Seeing this, Zilharang also knew that it would be impossible to say that this battle would not be fought, so he sighed slightly and said, "Since this is the case, then prepare to fight." ”

At this time, it was close to noon, and the officers and men of the new army battalions in Qinglai Town were having lunch under the transportation of the baggage soldiers, all of which were flatbreads and broth made in the rear, although they were simple, but the taste was very good.

Liu Yan was sitting on a horse and eating with the prison guard Zhang Ruoqi, when he suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves coming from the night without retracting: "The Qing army has been dispatched!" ”

Zhang Ruoqi was so shocked that he dropped the cake in his hand to the ground, while Liu Yan stood up and took out a clairvoyant mirror to look in the direction of the Qing army. Listening to the sound of the trumpet, he saw a huge black line spread over the wilderness ahead.

"It seems that the Qing army is preparing to concentrate its forces, first attack our army's infantry defense line, and then divide some soldiers and horses to entangle our cavalry, as for Wu Sangui's side, the pressure is very small?"

Liu Yan thought in his heart, but he didn't understand one thing: Why did the Qing army, which was only 20,000 or 30,000 Qing troops, have the confidence to attack the defense line built by his more than 60,000 new army, is he tired of it? 33

At this time, a long black line spread in the distance, and countless Qing army iron horsemen could be seen riding back on horseback.

Look at their armor and flags, there are Manchurian white flags, inlaid white flags, inlaid yellow flags, inlaid yellow flags, inlaid blue flags, and inlaid blue flags. There are Mongolian yellow flags, red flags, inlaid red flags, and some Mongolian soldiers from other domains, as well as some small tribe soldiers, and the sea of flags seems to be boundless.

Liu Yan can see the general layout of the Qing soldiers in the clairvoyant mirror, and it is the trick of the dead soldiers in the front, the sharp soldiers in the back, and the light armor on both wings is good at shooting archers. In particular, they are all armed with spears and halberds.

Zhang Ruoqi, who was beside him, looked at the Qing army getting closer and closer, and had already begun to let out a violent wheezing sound, while Liu Yan was dark-eyed, the Qing army was still an old-fashioned trick, and such an offensive strategy would not work for the new army!

At this time, it can be clearly seen that the several waves of Qing army iron cavalry in front are all tribal soldiers from all over the country, followed by the Mongolian soldiers of the outer domain, the Mongolian soldiers of the Eight Banners, and finally the Manchurian soldiers.

Although most of the tribal soldiers were well-armed and well-armed, they were in fact slave soldiers, with no freedom at all, and if they dared to escape, the entire tribe would be wiped out.

"It seems that if you want to hit those Manchurian Tartars hard, you have to eliminate several waves of cannon fodder in front of you first."

In the rear of the new army's main array, the artillery battalion has been prepared, so the Franc machine guns, rocket artillery vehicles, and Huzun guns are all shining in the sun, and these guns have been loaded and ready to fire bombardment.

Qian Jian stood in the artillery array, always paying attention to the direction of the Chinese army, and as soon as the Chinese army's order arrived, he immediately ordered the artillery to be fired.

At this moment, a fierce horn cannon sounded on the opposite side, and then the golden dragon silk of the Qing flags was suddenly erected high, and all the Qing soldiers and horses looked at the direction of the dragon in their respective flags.

All the banner generals in the Qing army were in place, and even Haoge and Azig began to patrol the formation, constantly roaring loudly to boost morale, and nearly 30,000 Qing soldiers and horses cheered, and their morale reached the highest.

Then Zilharang ordered the whole army to attack according to the plan, and for a while, the Qing army neighed in a large array, and the Qing army's iron cavalry like a tide killed the new army in Qinglai Town.

The Qing army of 20,000 or 30,000 people charged with great momentum, but the new army in Qinglai Town was not moved at all, and the soldiers of the new army battalions lined up in layers were waiting for the order.

Suddenly, there was a cannon shot from the direction of the Chinese army, and then the herald sent the order to the battalions: "Prepare for battle!" ”

The generals of the battalions shouted one after another, ordering the officers and men of all units to prepare for battle.

As soon as the drums of the Chinese army sounded, and as soon as the drums fell, all the officers and men of the middle, left, and right battalions stepped forward in a neat manner, and the officers and men of the whole army clenched all kinds of weapons in their hands and shouted with all their strength: "Tiger! ”

The majestic whistling sound stretched, making Wu Sangui's troops in the distance all look sideways, and they all said secretly: "A strong army is not ordinary, such a momentum is really hard to find in the world!" ”

At this time, the Qing Army's iron cavalry had already increased its speed to the maximum, and it was only more than a mile away from the new army's infantry formation in Qinglai Town.

In front of the Qing army's cavalry array, all of them were light horsemen with skilled equestrian skills, and behind them were Qing dead soldiers with two armors and even war horses wearing armor.

These dead soldiers not only rode heavy horses themselves, but also drove some herds of horses, in a vain attempt to break through the new army in Qinglai Town.

Those light horsemen who were skilled in equestrian skills also did the maneuvering action of pulling out their horses when they were two or three hundred steps away from the new army formation in Qinglai Town. In vain, he tried to repeat the old trick and attract the new army in Qinglai Town to open fire, and obtain the same effect as defeating Bai Guangen.

However, the large formation composed of more than a dozen small formations of the new army in Qinglai Town in front of them has never stood still.

In each formation, both the birds and pikemen were equipped with sophisticated iron masks to prevent the Qing army's delicate arrows from hitting the soldiers' faces. In addition, there were many sword and shield men in the army, who were now holding 10,000 enemies, and there was one man at each side, holding a fire fold, ready to light it for them.

As the Qing army's iron cavalry approached closer and closer, the soldiers of the new army could even see the hideous expressions of those Tartar soldiers, but the soldiers of the new army battalions in Qinglai Town were still unmoved. Seeing this, those Qing soldiers had no choice, and in their hearts, they were shocked in their hearts, and the rolling light cavalry, heavy cavalry, dead soldiers, and sharp soldiers still rushed wildly. In the blink of an eye, a tidal torrent had rushed to the front of the camps.

At this time, a large number of chariots were deployed in front of each battalion, and spears were nailed to the top boards, and a defensive line was built in front of the military formation, waiting for the Qing army's iron cavalry to collide and die.

Liu Yan held up the clairvoyant mirror and looked at it, and saw that most of the Qing army had already entered the range of the artillery battalion, so he immediately ordered the artillery battalion to open fire.

"Boom!"

All the Franc cannons in the artillery battalion opened fire at the same time, and the huge sound of tremors continued, and in the deafening sound of the cannons, the Franc cannons loaded with shotguns spewed out large strands of sharp smoke and fire in front of them.

When the artillery fired a salvo, even the earth shook with it, and these Franc cannons, each loaded with at least hundreds of lead and iron shots, fired shotguns that could reach more than 200 meters long and 30 or 40 meters wide.

Under the fierce artillery fire, countless projectiles swept past, crossed the infantry phalanx of the new army in front, and smashed all accurately in the Qing army's cavalry array.

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