Zhang Cheng stepped down from the high platform in front of the Central Army's formation, feeling extremely heavy. He was worried about the safety of Yang Guozhu and Guo Yingxian, but he could not disobey the military orders of Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao.
What's more, what Hong Chengchou said is not wrong. Although Yang Guozhu's troops and horses in Xuanzang are now divided and surrounded, the Tatar thieves still have insufficient strength. It is impossible to completely annihilate Yang Guozhu's troops in Xuanzang in a short while.
The Ming Dynasty gathered the power of the whole country and mobilized more than ten generals and nearly 200,000 troops to Liaodong. The plan was huge. In addition to helping to relieve the siege of Jinzhou, they also tried to give the Tatars a heavy blow in Songjin.
, so that they don’t dare to be as rampant as before.
If compared with what they planned, the personal safety of Yang Guozhu, Guo Yingxian and other generals was nothing.
In fact, even if Zhang Cheng's army was besieged by the Tatars, the result would probably be the same. Governor Hong would not agree to send troops to rescue him before the time came.
War has always been so cruel, personal safety is often ignored, and the overall plan must always be considered. If you want to plan big things, you should not be limited to small details. And those who want to achieve big things must also be ruthless and dare to sacrifice!
Zhang Cheng walked to the front of his own army formation and summoned Zhang Guangda, Wei Zhice, Lin Fangping, Li Jiyu, generals, and the two commanders of the Chinese Army, Du Youwei and He Kuan, all over.
He looked at everyone and said: "The battle ahead is fierce now, especially at Shimen in the west. When you return to camp, you should immediately rectify your troops and horses and make preparations. Our Xuanbei troops may go out to fight against the Tatars at any time!"
All the generals agreed in unison, and Zhang Guangda asked further: "Commander, the fighting at West Shimen is the fiercest. I don't know what the situation of Commander Yang's soldiers and horses in Xuanzang is. Is there any danger?"
Zhang Cheng turned to look at the northern sky and said in a serious tone: "Yang Shuai and Guo Shen will be divided and besieged by the Tatars. Although it is not very critical, I'm afraid it won't last long."
Zhang Guangda hurriedly asked: "How? Governor Hong still hasn't sent me the order to announce the Northern Army's attack?"
Zhang Cheng turned around, glanced at the generals with cold eyes, and said in a deep voice: "The war is fierce and dangerous. We have known this since we were in the army. Now that Commander Yang is leading the army to fight against the Tatars, we should applaud him.
Even if Commander Yang is in slight danger, the decision as to when to attack should be based on the orders of the generals in the army, so how can we make rash decisions?"
He paused for a moment, and then said earnestly: "Although I, the Xuanbei Army and Yang Shuai are one body in Xuanzhen, and I am willing to fight with Yang Shuai in danger, we must also consider the overall situation of the entire army. Now in the land of Songjin, more than 20 people
Tens of thousands of armies are fighting fiercely here, and a single move can affect the whole body.
We, the King of the Ming Dynasty, have tens of thousands of troops, but now only my Xuanbei Army, Supervisor Biaoying and Liu Zhaoji's more than 30,000 troops and horses have not moved. The supervisors will consider everything and make their own decisions.
All we have to do is be prepared. Once the military order is issued, we will attack immediately, work together and fight on the battlefield, so that the Tatar thieves will know the power of our Xuanbei Army!"
The generals once again agreed in unison. Although Zhang Guangda was still a little angry, he stopped talking.
Zhang Cheng also ordered Zhang Guangda to order the heavy cavalry department to prepare all the war horses and armors. Once the military order to attack was received, they would immediately equip themselves and go into battle without delaying the military aircraft.
He then walked towards the high platform of the Chinese Army.
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There were only less than 1,200 knights left around General Guo Yingxian. They were all covered in blood. Many of them had scars from swords and axes, and almost everyone had a few arrows stuck in their bodies.
The arrows kept swaying and flickering as they rode and galloped.
Opposite them, there were nearly two thousand Mongolian Zhenghuang Banner cavalry. They were all riding two horses, some even riding three horses. All of them had bows and arrows. They were obviously masters of mounted archery from the Mongolian tribes.
A junior high school student shouted loudly next to Guo Yingxian: "General, I can't get out. This northern prisoner bites so hard that I can't get rid of him!"
Guo Yingxian's location is slightly low-lying, and he cannot observe the surrounding situation at all. Now he is completely unable to determine the location of the troops and horses of other surrounding troops in Xuanzang.
It turned out that after he led the Zhengbai Banner Tatars in Dorgon to the south, he led a thousand fine cavalry under his command to join He Zhenxiong's infantry camp.
But the blue-flag-clad Lazhang Jingyanzha who had intercepted him before, now ignored the five hundred Ming army knights responsible for cutting off the rear, and led more than seven hundred captives to meet him. Their purpose was obvious, which was to stop Guo Yingxian.
Go and join forces with He Zhenxiong.
At this time, Yan Zha also changed his previous free tactics, and instead charged into the battle with Guo Yingxian like a plaster. The two sides instantly engaged in a melee, causing heavy casualties on both sides.
Guo Yingxian relied on his advantage in numbers and the bravery of his soldiers to finally reorganize his formation and use his three-eyed musket to repulse Yan Zha's Zhenglan Banner Qing cavalry.
However, he was surrounded by the Mongolian Zhenghuang Banner cavalry who arrived in time. Guo Yingxian saw that the cavalry under his command had been fighting for a long time, but these Beibei cavalry had just entered the battlefield.
First of all, they are at a disadvantage in terms of physical strength, and secondly, they have no advantage in terms of military strength. What's more, the opponent has one person and two horses, and their mobility and riding and archery skills are obviously stronger than our own.
He immediately led the knights under his command to rush towards the enemy, picked up the five hundred elite cavalry responsible for breaking up the rear, and then tried to circle back to the south from behind the mountain ridge, but was blocked by the Beibei cavalry, and he tried to run westward again.
But he couldn't join forces with He Zhenxiong.
He Luohui, the Gushan Ezhen of the Zhenghuang Banner in Mongolia, lost his surname and was originally from the Xiangbai Banner of Manchuria. His father's name was Aji Lai.
After the death of his father Ajilai, He Luo Hui succeeded him, and also served as Baya Lajia La Zhangjing. He served in the army and made many military exploits. In the 13th year of Chongzhen, he was awarded the title of Zhenhuang Banner Gushan Ezhenyi by the slave chief Huang Taiji in the 13th year of Chongzhen.
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The Mongolian cavalry he commanded were particularly good at mounted archery. Only about a thousand of them were heavily armored knights, while there were nearly a thousand unarmored mounted archers on each flank.
The heavily armored knights among them advanced slowly, always watching for any gaps or loopholes in Guo Yingxian's cavalry formation, waiting for an opportunity to launch an attack.
Although most of the cavalry archers on both wings were unarmored, they were indeed the biggest threat to Guo Yingxian's troops at this stage. More than two thousand cavalry archers were spread out widely, surrounding Guo Yingxian's cavalry formation from both sides.
They roared and ran back and forth, and dense rain of arrows were fired flatly or thrown. Many of the knights and horses of the Ming army were hit by arrows, but their three-eyed blunderbuss could not reach the distance of the Beilu bows and could not exert their power.
, and in terms of riding and shooting, it cannot compete with it.
Fortunately, Guo Yingxian had been on the border for a long time and had rich experience in fighting against the Northern Barbarians. He commanded 1,500 Ming army knights to clash left and right, promptly replenishing the gaps where they fell, and always kept the cavalry formation neat and tidy without showing any major flaws.
Give the Beilu heavy cavalry a chance to launch an assault.
Guo Yingxian even organized two rounds of charges. Due to the overwhelming number of Beibei soldiers, although some casualties were caused, they were still unable to escape their pursuit. As a result, nearly 400 of his troops were lost.