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In a battle on the plains, cavalry can move freely and horizontally, so they are naturally much stronger than infantry. The Second Army of the Peking Army is also a battle-experienced tiger and wolf division, using 40,000 well-equipped cavalry to ambush more than 100,000 with ordinary equipment. Infantry, if you can't win at all, you have to train your troops again. [High-quality update]
No, as soon as the ambush started, the Peiping Army took the initiative on the battlefield. Dozens of thousands of cavalry troops surrounded the Ming Army's battle formation and charged left and right. The Ming Army's position was somewhat chaotic. As for the infantry troops, It is said that formation is the most important field strategy. Once the battle formation is disrupted, the entire army will collapse sooner or later.
The battle lasted from noon to the afternoon. Although the Ming army general Gu Cheng personally supervised the battle and asked the soldiers to maintain the battle formation, and personally killed several Ming soldiers who escaped from the battle, it was still to no avail. The Ming army could not defeat the Peiping army. There was no hope for the arrival of reinforcements, and there was no way to break out of the encirclement under the cavalry attack. In such a desperate situation, how could morale not drop?
After the Peiping Army's seventh assault, the Ming Army suffered more than 20,000 casualties. For a Ming Army that was temporarily formed without much training or bloody battles, it was already a heavy loss and almost collapsed. edge.
At this time, the Peking Army suddenly withdrew from the battle circle in an orderly manner. However, they did not retreat. Instead, they watched from a distance like a pack of wolves, waiting for an opportunity to deliver a more fatal blow. Gu Cheng ordered the army to prepare for war. As I looked around, I saw that the sky was getting darker.
It's getting dark, which is definitely bad news for Gu Cheng, because the little time left now is too late to set up a strong camp. Spending the night in place will easily be defeated by the Peking Army, which has the home advantage. Kill them in the dark. If you want to break out of the encirclement at night, you are seeking death. Running around in the dark, just a few sneak attacks by the Peking Army will cause the whole army to be in chaos, and I am afraid that it will be completely defeated.
But soon, Gu Cheng realized that his worries were unnecessary, very unnecessary! The Peking Army's cavalry stopped the assault, not because they did not want to fight, but because there was no need to fight anymore, because the subsequent artillery units Already in place, dozens of artillery pieces were set up on a high ground, aiming at the Ming army's position.
Under the afterglow of the setting sun, dozens of large cannons emitted a breathtaking blue light. As soon as the Ming army saw this artillery array, they subconsciously began to be frightened. On the battle array of the Peiping Army, a hundred-man team came out, headed by It was Zhao Quanjie. He immediately stood in front of the formation and took off the armor on his head, revealing a resolute face.
"Everyone is trapped in a tight siege. There is no way to escape. If you have the sense, you should immediately put down your weapons and surrender. As the commander of the Second Army, I assure you that those who surrender will not only not be killed, but will also be properly resettled. They will be divided into fields and houses." Get off." Zhao Quanjie said loudly.
"Those who surrender will be given preferential treatment, and those who resist stubbornly will die!" Behind Zhao Quanjie, dozens of people roared in unison, and the sound spread to all directions. After hearing this, the hands of the Ming army soldiers became a little weak when holding weapons.
"Don't listen to the thieves' tricks. Anyone who dares to surrender to the enemy will be killed without mercy." Gu Cheng saw that his subordinates were all upset. He knew that if this situation continued, the entire army might surrender, so he shouted an order while drawing out his sword.
"If you want to surrender, throw away your weapons and run out immediately. Our army will arrange for you properly." Zhao Quanjie glanced at the Ming army camp, waved his hand, and said loudly: "Send my military order and fire."
"Fire!" Dozens of people shouted loudly. The Ming soldiers heard this and couldn't help but feel shocked. At this moment, a burst of fire flashed on the artillery array, and the rumble of cannons resounded through the sky. In the blink of an eye, Hundreds of projectiles exploded on the Ming army's position, and they suddenly exploded everywhere, causing screams and screams.
"Surrender, we surrender." Seeing that the Peiping Army was really serious about it, the Ming army lost all their courage. There was a soft crash, and the thousands of Ming soldiers in front of the formation threw away their weapons and fled. Run towards the Peking Army.
When Gu Cheng saw the soldiers rushing to put down their weapons, his face turned purple with anger. He swung his sword and chopped down a soldier who was running too slowly, and shouted angrily: "Kill those who surrender!"
However, Gu Cheng's move not only failed to frighten the small soldiers, but also frightened the Ming soldiers who still wanted to fight to the end. They dropped their weapons and ran away. For a time, the Ming army's position was covered with various weapons. The army almost dispersed in a hurry, even the middle and low-level generals ran away. Only Gu Cheng and his troops were left in the position, with a total of only a few hundred people.
"General Gu, let's, let's surrender too." A soldier beside Gu Cheng persuaded in a low voice. It wasn't that he didn't want to surrender, but that he had followed General Gu for many years and couldn't bear to abandon his general.
Gu Cheng looked at the soldiers all around who were rushing to surrender. He closed his eyes in pain and suddenly raised the saber in his hand and put it across his neck. At this moment, a cold arrow shot out. The shot happened to hit the handle of the knife in Gu Cheng's hand, knocking the saber off.
Gu Cheng failed to seek death. When he opened his eyes, he saw General Hongying, who claimed to be the commander of the Second Army, leading a cavalry group and running towards him quickly. The blue armor and weapons radiated a cold light under the setting sun. Gu Cheng When Cheng Cheng's soldiers saw him, they all rushed to protect their general.
"I've heard about General Gu's reputation for a long time, and when I saw it today, it was indeed well-deserved." Zhao Quanjie picked up the reins of his horse, stationed it in front of Gu Cheng, and cupped his hands and said: "Victory and defeat are common things for military strategists, so why do you want to commit suicide? "
"I was defeated at the hands of thieves, and I only want to die to repay the emperor's kindness." Gu Cheng said in a shocked voice, and looked at each other with the soldiers on the left and right, and suddenly rushed forward, intending to capture the thieves and the king.
However, as soon as Gu Cheng and his soldiers moved, the dozens of men in black behind Zhao Quanjie raised their left hands and aimed at them. They heard a slight whistling sound of wind, and countless fine needles were shot at them. I felt numb all over my body and fell to the ground as soon as my eyes went dark.
"If you refuse to listen to the good talk of surrender, you will try to kill everything. It's true." Zhao Quanjie rolled his eyes at the group of people who had fallen to the ground, "Tie them all up. Send an order to Commander Li, asking him to bring 10,000 troops. At starry night, he went around to the Marco Polo Bridge, forcing him to occupy the Marco Polo Bridge before dawn and set up a defensive line to cut off the Ming army's retreat route to the south."
Just as Zhao Quanjie's nearly 30,000 troops were escorting nearly 100,000 Ming troops to Jizhou for temporary detention, Pingan had already heard the sound of artillery coming from the north, and he immediately sent out a sentry to investigate. However, it was getting dark at this time. In the evening, Tongzhou was dozens of miles away from Beiping City. When the cavalry came back with the news of their army's defeat, it was already late at night, but what Ping An didn't know was that a team of ten thousand people had already quietly bypassed it. The Ming army camp marched towards Marco Polo Bridge.
Gu Cheng's tribe was ambushed by the Peiping Army. More than 10,000 people died in the battle, and news came back that nearly 100,000 people had surrendered. When Ping An heard the news, he couldn't believe his ears, because Gu Cheng's tribe had only been away for two days. In just two days, , they were ambushed and the whole army was defeated, not even a single person escaped.
While Ping An was dazed, he couldn't help but feel a little regretful. He recalled in his mind what Geng Xuan had told him before leaving: Peking thieves are cunning and changeable, and the enemy should not be underestimated. Unfortunately, Geng Xuan really got it right this time. Therefore, he has been unable to retreat, and there is another conspiracy.
Regret is regret, and Ping An also knows that it is too late to regret now. More than 100,000 Ming troops will surrender if they die. There are still a little more than 160,000 Ming troops in the base camp. There are obviously insufficient soldiers and horses. Whether to fight or retreat, we must make a decision as soon as possible. And While Ping'an was still hesitating about whether to withdraw his troops, a sentry hurriedly came to report that the gate of Peking City suddenly opened wide, and 30,000 people lined up outside the gate.
"The Peiping Army, which has been huddled in the city, now dares to come out, and they dare to come out with only 30,000 troops!" When Ping An heard the news, he couldn't help but feel a little confused, and immediately left the camp to take a look.
It was almost four o'clock in the morning, and the sky turned a fish-belly white. Under the cool morning breeze, Ping'an saw several cavalry units lining up outside Peking City. Judging from the scale of the formation, they could only number 30,000 at most. People, these people were neatly dressed in armor and carried bright weapons. They were obviously well prepared.
Although the Peiping Army went out of the city to form a formation, they did not immediately attack the Ming Army's camp. Only a team of 100 people came out of the formation, and they halted when they reached a few hundred meters away from the Ming Army's camp.
"Everyone, you have been surrounded. Don't resist stubbornly. Surrender. We will not treat you badly." A calm and powerful voice came into the Ming army camp. After hearing this, all the Ming soldiers couldn't help but look around. I looked around and found that no Peking troops were around, so I felt relieved.
"Surround?! Haha, you are just talking in your sleep." Ping An laughed loudly, as if he had heard the funniest joke, "You guys just want to surround our army, you are still daydreaming, right? Now we have surrounded the city of Beiping. Those of you who know what you are looking for, surrender to us immediately. We can spare your life, otherwise when the city is destroyed, both jade and stone will be destroyed."
"What a good man! Anyone who dares to speak nonsense and massacre the people will be attacked by everyone in the world." The person who came turned the horse's head and ordered loudly behind him: "Fire!"
As soon as they heard the order to fire the artillery, there was some chaos in the Ming army camp. After all, they had just been bombed once not long ago, and a single salvo destroyed the artillery array, killing and injuring hundreds of people. Think about it. It's all chilling.
"Don't be afraid, it's four miles away from the city. Artillery fire..." Ping An's words were covered by the rumbling sound of artillery. Then, countless lead bullets broke through the dark night like meteors. He quickly fell into the Ming army's camp and gave Ping An a solid slap in the face with his actual results.
In front of the artillery with a range of four miles, Ping An was completely dumbfounded. He knew that the maximum range of the Ming army's newly equipped artillery was only two miles, and the four-mile range was far beyond his expected range. If If he had known this information, he would not have camped four miles outside the city.
As the saying goes, one careless move means everything is lost. The Ming army's camp was bombarded by artillery. It was like an exploding cauldron and became a mess. Ping An knew that he could only serve as cannon fodder if he stayed where he was. So with an order, the soldiers immediately retreated and were out of the range of the artillery.
Naturally, this move of the Ming army could not escape the eyes of the Peiping army who had formed a camp outside the city. Thirty thousand cavalry divided into three directions and took the opportunity to launch an assault on the Ming army.
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