Chapter 496 Cavalry Battle
Shuotuo saw this scene and was shocked. He quickly shouted loudly: "Retreat! Retreat!"
But they are now charging with all their might. It is easy to rush over, but it is difficult to stop and retreat. Many of the soldiers of Jiannu are also veterans of the army. They found that the situation was not good and fell into the trap of the Ming army. They all stopped their horses and wanted to retreat, but they had no choice but to rush forward like a tide. They did not want to move forward, but were also knocked forward by the people behind, falling into the Ming army's iron branch formation, and turned into a string of strings.
It was such a simple iron branch formation that caused great damage to the Jiannu army, who was unknown to the point of investigation, to attack like storm, but it was this iron branch formation that suppressed them.
The advantage of the cavalry is the high speed. Once it stops, it will not be able to use its advantages.
Originally, for them, there was only a grass area in front of them, and they could rush over in just a few blinks, but when they faced the grass of seven or eight miles wide, they felt that they could not help, because there were these iron branches in the grass. If they dared to rush over, if they were not careful, their horses would be scratched by the iron plate and directly cut in half, or the entire internal organs would be cut out.
So it was just a short grass that was seven or eight miles wide, but it was a natural barrier that they could not cross. Yituo had no choice but to let his soldiers pause first, retreat, and then make a decision. Who knew that they wanted to stop, it was not easy.
When they were about to stop and turn to retreat, countless Ming soldiers stood up in the grass. They held muskets and shot directly at Jiannu. Both sides were only a hundred steps, which was the strongest range of muskets. Even Jiannu wore three layers of iron armor, could not resist, let alone these light cavalrymen wore just a layer of cotton armor. They were shot by these high-speed projectiles and fell down screaming.
The Ming army ambushed nearly 3,000 people in the grass, and more than a thousand projectiles were shot in one round of fire. Moreover, they were divided into three sections of fire, and bullets came continuously, causing these cavalry who stopped to fall down like targets.
Shuotuo was so angry that he was furious that he wanted to rush forward, but he was afraid of being ambushed by the Ming army. Retreating at such a close distance was equivalent to a living target of the Ming army. It was really a dilemma.
Shuotuo saw that the Ming army was prepared, so when there was no choice, he took the initiative to order the soldiers to retreat first. Even if they were hit by others as targets, they would still be retracted first. Seeing the soldiers falling down one after another, he felt very heartbroken and his heart was cut.
But something even more unexpected came, that was the Ming army's musketeers. After they fired, they took the initiative to rush forward with their bayonets. Some could rush forward and load up while rushing forward.
Shuotuo also fought with the Ming army's musketeers. He knew that the Ming army's musketeers were very powerful, but they only had the chance to fire one shot. All musketeers basically had the chance to fire one shot. If they were not protected by the spearmen and the sword shield, they would not dare to go to the battlefield. After firing, they would throw the muskets and run away.
Now, they dared to take the initiative to attack the most powerful Jianzhou cavalry in the world. This is considered to be a big skill. Shuotou's first battle was unfavorable and he dared not entangle. The opponent's attack made them even more panic and retreat faster. At this time, only the slight trembling of the earth was heard. Shuotou's face changed drastically. As long as he heard this slight trembling sound, he knew that there were a large number of cavalry approaching. Sure enough, on both sides of the grassland, a large number of Ming cavalry divided into two teams, rushed over frantically, and encircled them.
Shuotou's face changed. He knew that if the enemy was successfully encircled, they would definitely be packed with dumplings, so that the more than 3,000 people would have to explain the place. He also felt that it was very bad. That is, if it was just the musketeers of the Ming army ambushed, they could retreat calmly, because it would be impossible for people with two legs to beat the four legs to run, but the Ming army actually sent so many cavalry to chase them, which was different.
Moreover, Shuotou was originally going to retreat with his horse, but he knew that if he retreated like this, he would only let the other party chase his tail and chop it. They were afraid that half of them would not be able to escape. So Shuotou and his team tightened their heads and retreated hundreds of steps, then arranged their horses again to prepare for the attack of the Ming cavalry.
In war, you can always defend and attack. Only by resisting the enemy's impact can you retreat calmly and resist. So Shuotou decided to reorganize the formation, form a formation, resist the enemy's impact, and then retreat calmly after you resist the enemy's impact.
The Ming army had about two thousand cavalrymen, but they dared to attack the Manchu cavalry of the brigade. Shuotou also fought with the Mongolians, fought with the Ming army, and won many victories. However, he also saw that the opponent's cavalry, who was less than theirs, dared to attack their formation.
Born on the 10th day of November of the 28th year of Aisin Gioro Shutowanli, he was the grandson of Nurhaci and the second son of Dabele Daishan.
Shuotuo joined the army very early. In the second year of Tianqi, Shuotuo followed the Jiannu army to attack Fengji Fort in Liaodong.
In the fifth year of the Tianqi, Shuotou and Sanbeimangurtai rescued the Korqin tribe of Mongolia. In the sixth year of the Tianqi, he followed his father Daishan to attack the Khalkabalin tribe, and then attacked the Zarut tribe. He made military achievements in both wars and was awarded the title of Beile.
From January to April of the seventh year of Tianqi, in order to relieve the worries of Jiannu's going south, Huang Taiji sent Amin to lead his army to attack Korea. Shuotuo followed Erbeile Amin, Jiergalang, Yuetuo and others to attack the Li family. After returning to the army, he followed Huang Taiji to fight with the Ming army in the Daling River and besieged Jinzhou. In October of the second year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji led his army to detour from Mongolia and break into the Great Wall and attacked the Ming Gyeonggi area.
In the first month of the following year, Jiannu attacked the capital of Daming and withdrew his troops. During his return, he occupied Qian'an, Zunhua, Luanzhou, Yongping and other places. Shuotuo was ordered by Huang Taiji and his two Bele Amin to station in the local area.
The Ming army commander Sun Chengzong led his troops to counterattack Jiannu and led his army to besiege Luanzhou. Amin was timid and refused to reinforce Luanzhou. Instead, he massacred the city and looted it and fled back to Shenyang. Huang Taiji was very angry, and Amin was dealt with. Shuotuo was also deposed for the position.
In the fourth year of Tianqi, Shuotuo followed the Jiannu army to attack Jinzhou. The Ming army invaded Ajige's camp. Shuotuo fought with the Ming army. Finally, his thigh was injured. Huang Taiji personally poured wine for him to comfort him. The Ming army came to attack until Dalinghe. Shuotuo defeated Ming general Zhang Chun and injured his arm. After the war, Huang Taiji rewarded him on his merits and restored his title. He was rewarded with ten pieces of satin and hundreds of pieces of cloth.
It can be said that although Shuotuo is a member of the royal family, he grew up in the war and has no luck at all. He can do what he is today because of his family power and his efforts. You must know that not to mention Nurhaci's grandson, even his son, if he does not have the ability, he will not be able to make a fortune. Nurhaci has several sons who can't make a fortune.
There is another special thing about Shuotou, that is, he is the second son of Daishan, the eldest son of Nurhaci, but like his elder brother Yuetuo, he is not favored by Daishan and cannot make a fortune. Not only can he not make a fortune, but also because their stepmother doesn't like it. His stepmother kept saying bad things about them in front of Daishan, so he asked Daishan to abuse the two brothers.
Daishan was originally the second son of Nurhaci. After Chu Ying fell, he was the best candidate to inherit the Khan throne. If he was in the Ming Dynasty, he would not be the crown prince and the ministers would not agree. For details, you can see the dispute over the empire of the Ming Dynasty. However, Daishan was more foolish. The thing he cheated was that he was not good to his son and abused his biological son. As a result, Nurhaci, who was also abused by his stepmother, was extremely dissatisfied with him and deprived him of his heirs of his rights, and forcibly distributed one of his property to his two sons Yuetuo and Shuotuo.
Even his two sons were raised by Meng Gu, Huang Taiji's biological mother, so the two brothers Yuetuo and Shuotuo grew up with Huang Taiji and the others.
Because the two brothers Yuetuo and Shuotuo grew up with Huang Taiji and made great contributions in the process of ascension, they were valued by Huang Taiji. His loyalty and courage were unquestionable. Faced with the impact of the Ming army, in order to save more people, he ordered soldiers to counterattack the Ming army's cavalry.
In fact, it is extremely unfavorable for him to hedge against the Ming cavalry now, because they have been rushing for several days and nights in a row and have become exhausted soldiers. What's worse is that they have suffered a major setback here, which has damaged many people. It can be said that their spirit has been set. When the two armies are fighting, morale is the first, and morale is the highest. High morale can often suppress the other side to fight.
Although Shuotou gritted his teeth and fought back, when the two soldiers collided, the once arrogant Jiannu cavalry was rushed by the Ming cavalry and fell into pieces.
Because the Ming army's cavalry and equipment can only be described as luxury. Each soldier has two muskets in his hand, which are taken out and thrown after shooting. And at close range, they are equipped with several grenades. They pulled the rope and exploded directly to the other side. Therefore, when the two armies were about to hedge, they were bombarded by the Ming army muskets and grenades, causing them to suffer heavy losses. As a result, when the two armies collided together, they were washed over and overturned and into a mess.
Chapter completed!