Chapter 15 The Rise of the God of War
"Enter!"
"Enter!"
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In the Ming army's formation, the roars of officers continued to sound.
Infantry on the fourth floor of shield, spear, gun, and bow took steps against the sound of drums. The front row of sword cards held large shields, the back row of spears held spears, and the back row of bird gunmen, and the back row of infantry archers shot. During this period, the generals and flag bearers maintained order and passed orders. In the middle of the formation, the drummer waved the drumsticks desperately. The central army's commander flag represented the highest command. A huge battle formation slowly advanced on the open plain, and soon the van began to enter the Ningyuan River.
At the same time, the Qing cavalry on the opposite side began to shoot, and people in the marching Ming infantry kept falling down by arrows.
But there is an emperor on the other side who is in a bloody battle.
All the Ming army infantry looked like the emperor who was like the legendary peerless generals, carrying multiple arrow rods inserted into armor, swinging maces to smash the Qing army into blood and flesh. The original fear gradually disappeared. Why are the emperors even so soldiers? What's more, the arrows shot are not fatal. Their helmets and cotton armor can block this thing, and the most threatening direct shot was blocked by the shield in front, so despite the constant fall of people, the formation of the Ming army was not chaotic, and everyone was keeping order forward.
Soon the forward stepped into the river.
At this time, the fierce battle on Ningyuan River Bridge had begun.
"kill!"
The general who was scolded by Wang Chengen yelled.
And now next to him is Wang Chengen.
In front of them were all heavy armored sword players, densely packed on the narrow bridge deck like ants on candy blocks, protecting themselves with shields, and the goose feather knife in their hands slashed the legs of the Qing cavalry. The spear and lancet knife in their hands also kept piercing or cutting into the bodies of the Ming infantry. The dead bodies kept falling from the bridge deck, but under the crowded crowd of soldiers behind, the front was still moving forward. While they were killed in battle, the Qing army's horses were also roaring and falling off the bridge. This was a real bloody battle, and the bridge deck completely turned into a pile of flesh and blood.
"Get my weapons!"
The general looked at Lao Wang and shouted.
At this time, Lao Wang and a large number of bird gunmen were standing on both sides of the bridge, constantly firing at the Qing army opposite. The arrows shot by the Qing army opposite were also falling down. Lao Wang, who had penetrated cotton armor, even stabbed one, but he was still holding his ignition bird gun to shoot at the opposite side.
"Ma, the eunuch is on the battlefield too!"
The general spat and said.
Then he took the axe handed over by his personal soldiers and roared and squeezed into the soldiers on the bridge.
At this time, the first batch of Ming troops had wade through the river that was not too deep and began to step on the soft mud flat on the right bank. The Qing cavalry on the shore still did not launch an attack. The mud flat poses too great a threat to the war horses. This is why they never dared to cross the river to attack. Once the horse's hooves fell into the mud, they became targets. Moreover, there were not many Ming troops ashore at this time, and they were still waiting, waiting for the Ming army's musketeers to enter the center of the chest-deep river. At that time, shooting at the shoulder would wet the fuse. In fact, the biggest threat to them was bird guns. As long as the arrows were not a big deal, the armor had good protection for this thing, but being hit by the bullets of the bird gun was fatal.
Soon more and more Ming troops arrived ashore.
At this time, due to the influence of crossing the river, the formation inevitably became chaotic.
The Qing general who was in charge of command on the north bank raised his hands. All the Qing cavalry on both sides raised their spears and controlled the restless war horses to look at the Ming army who were still rushing to the whole team with a look at the dead. At the same time, the bird gunners in the Ming army formation finally entered the deepest part of the river. They had to raise their hands high and lit the bird guns. The Qing general showed a smile, and he waved his hand down.
"Swoosh!" I heard a sound.
Suddenly, a sharp arrow penetrated the back of his head.
Just as he fell off his horse like a wood, the Qing army, who was about to rush forward, turned around in shock, and Yang Feng, who was almost completely turned blood on his body, was throwing away the bow in his hand and picking up two maces to look at them with a grim smile. Behind him, the corpses of more than 150 Qing cavalrymen stretched out on the new green field. The bloody backs set off his body, which made him even more ferocious.
The next moment, he roared like a demon and charged towards the Qing army.
"put!"
Just as His Majesty the Emperor wielded his mace to chop melons and vegetables, the Ming army's bird gunmen began to land. Immediately with the roar of the officers, the first group of bird gunmen who landed on land aimed at the Qing cavalry who was disturbed by His Majesty the Emperor and pulled the trigger. The gunshots were densely heard, and bullets roared out from the blazing flames of black gunpowder, and they hit the target within only twenty or thirty meters. The Qing army, who were fighting with His Majesty the Emperor, fell off their horses, and then they began to reload the ammunition. The knife player and spear player in front of them had completed the entire team, and the walls of the combination of spears and shields were pushed forward.
The breakthrough opened like this.
At this time, the Ming army general also led his infantry and chopped across the bridge like a group of bloody evil ghosts.
The second breakthrough has been opened.
Yang Feng swung his mace and slammed forward fiercely along the river bank, smashing the Qing army's defense line step by step like smashing porcelain. Wherever his mace hit, the Ming army's breakthrough point extended to wherever his mace hit. The Ming army infantry infected by the emperor's momentum crashed fiercely into the Qing army with the same momentum. The bird gunner and archers suppressed, and the sword and card players and spearmen combined to hit the Qing army's cavalry. They were constantly nailed to death by the Qing army's spears, and they also used their spears to stab the Qing army from the war horse.
"Ma, I can actually win the battle!"
Tang Yu next to the war drum wiped his face and said self-deprecatingly.
Yes, the victory is decided.
Although he is not a famous general, he has been a general for many years. He still has this vision and the soldiers' aura has been exerted. In this case, not to mention a fully equipped and well-trained regular army, even a group of mobs of ordinary people can still suppress the enemy, let alone he has more than three times the strength of the Qing army.
At this moment, Aiduli in the distance finally couldn't help it.
As his command was issued by his commander, the Qing army, who was sieging the city, suddenly retreated, and the cavalry turned around and headed south first.
They must first reinforce the cavalry on the river bank, otherwise the cavalry will be defeated. If this cavalry continues to squeeze forward, his central army may have to retreat, which means that the battle will be completely defeated, which will become a shameful record of the Qing army. By the way, they have never failed like this, not only the cavalry, but also the retreating Qing infantry also began to turn around and move south.
However, they ignored the defenders in the city.
Just as the Qing army gave up the siege and turned south to reinforce, the five hundred Ming cavalry in the city also gathered together, Yongning Gate quietly opened, and a brigade of cavalry surged out.
The Qing infantry, who were heading south, quickly stopped and began to form a formation.
"You come down!"
Yang Feng, who was avoiding a iron bone, looked at this scene and suddenly pounded the mace in his hand. The Qing army officer who was fighting with him screamed and fell to the other side. At the same time, Yang Feng grabbed the reins and turned over and jumped on the red war horse. As for his own dark horse, he had been exhausted. He had been fighting in the field for a long time, and he had already set his sights on this almost as strong war horse. After getting on the horse, he grabbed it hard. The war horse that he originally wanted to resist was sobbed and screamed and became honest.
"Tell Tang Yu, continue to attack the Central Tartars!"
He turned his head and said.
A team of Ming infantrymen who were stabbing two Qing cavalry off their horses with a spear, and an officer quickly agreed.
Yang Feng immediately urged his horse to gallop towards Yongning Gate.
At this time, most of the Ming army's infantry had already crossed the river, including Tang Yu's central army, after opening the passage on the bridge, the entire battlefield was completely red in sight. Both the Ming army's infantry and the Qing cavalry were fighting wildly. The corpses were everywhere within two miles of the north bank of the Ningyuan River, and blood dyed the river water red, and the shouts of killing resounded throughout the wilderness.
After receiving Yang Feng's order, Tang Yu did not hesitate anymore. It was indeed a good opportunity to make a concerted effort. If the soldiers stopped halfway, they would lose the opportunity to win if they vented their anger.
His central army immediately issued an order.
Among the Ming army units that were fighting with the Qing army on the vast battlefield, the generals also issued orders to attack the Qing army's central army to the subordinates.
The Ming army's battle formation was advancing northward.
However, the Qing cavalry who came reinforced also began to attack its flanks. There were less than 700 cavalrymen, and most of the decent officers were nailed to death by Yang Feng's huge arrows. Therefore, the attack power was not strong and it could not change the situation of the battle. The one who was really hoped by Aiduli was the infantry. Although the losses in the siege of the city were heavy, the infantry still had to have more than 2,000 people, and the Ming army suffered more than 1,000 losses during the crossing of the river. Therefore, after this infantry, the Qing army's strength was almost similar to that of the Ming army. It would be a joke if a Qing army with a similar number could not defeat the Ming army.
But at this time, the 500 Ming cavalry of the flank of this infantry were already formed and ready to launch an attack. More importantly,...
Their souls arrived.
"Have I brought my good stuff?"
Yang Feng, who rushed over to meet with the cavalry, looked at the Qing army infantry forming formation not far away, and said to the officer leading the cavalry.
"Your Majesty, I've brought it."
The officer said and waved his hand.
A cavalry behind immediately stepped forward, and on the war horse he was leading, carrying something like a tied quilt. Judging from the war horse walking, it was probably less than a hundred kilograms, and there was also a half-meter-long iron chain tied to this thing, and there was also a fuse hanging beside it.
Chapter completed!