On the battlefield, thousands of troops and horses were galloping around. Almost no one noticed that there were two people fighting for their lives among the horses.
Both of them were covered in black and red color mixed with blood and dust. Obai held the middle part of his tiger spear under his right arm, and his left hand firmly grasped the barrel of the tiger spear that pierced his shoulder.
On the other side was Lin Fangping, the commander of the Tiger Guard Battalion of the Xuanfu Army. His face was pale, and his silver teeth were biting together. He was also holding the middle of the tiger gun's barrel tightly under his right armpit, and his left hand was holding on to the opposite side.
The tiger spear stabbed by Ao Bai.
The tip of the spear had penetrated deeply into his abdomen. Fortunately, there was an antler to resist it, otherwise Lin Fangping would have been pierced through the abdomen. Bright red blood continued to flow down the tail of the tip of the spear and dripped on Lin Fangping's boots.
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He gritted his teeth and let out a low roar. He used his left hand to twist the tiger gun in order to cause more damage to Obai on the opposite side.
But what made him helpless was that Obai was also holding on to the tiger spear that pierced his left shoulder. Lin Fangping tried his best, but he couldn't move it even an inch.
Ao Bai's situation was no better than Lin Fangping's. His left shoulder was penetrated by the tiger spear. Although his left hand struggled to grab the tiger spear and prevented Lin Fangping from twisting the barrel of the gun, such force caused the left shoulder injury to bleed even more.
As noted.
As the blood continued to flow away, the physical strength of both of them was disappearing rapidly, but no one wanted to let go. Although Obai was taller and stronger, he was much stronger than Lin Fangping.
But Lin Fangping was already looking like a madman. His helmet was thrown somewhere when he fell off his horse, and his hair was scattered all over his head, which turned black and red with the soil and blood.
His eyes were so wide that they almost bulged out, and he spurted out a large mouthful of blood. He endured the heart-piercing pain, and struggled to twitch his tiger spear backwards.
In the end, he acted cruelly and sent out nearly a thousand cavalry to harass the flanks of the Mongolian soldiers, disperse their forces, and relieve the pressure on his front.
The more Lin Fangping tried to withstand Obai's impact, the deeper the tiger spear in his abdomen pierced. As the wound was stimulated, the pain became stronger and stronger.
But after the right-wing battalion retreated, although the pressure on his front was immediately reduced a lot, it was because some Tatar soldiers turned to attack the flank of the Datong Zhenbiao battalion. The pressure here was naturally not as great as before.
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However, when Obai's right arm was broken by Shi Meng, Lin Fangping was freed, and the tiger spear that pierced his abdomen was also released by Obai.
"Shuai Zhang, I'm afraid the right wing battalion is in trouble, please hurry up and send reinforcements." Wang Pu implored Zhang Cheng with a look of urgency.
But the more panicked, the easier it would be for something to happen. It may be that a few musketry soldiers loaded too much gunpowder with their hands shaking. When the muskets behind were fired, more than ten more muskets exploded.
Driven by the force of the tiger spear's backward thrust, Obai's huge body suddenly tilted forward. Fortunately, he stepped out with his right foot in time to offset the force of the thrust and did not fall forward.
The Yunzhou guns of the Xuanfu army were not only sophisticated, but also relied on flints to fire without the need for match ropes. They fired row after row of volleys, and the Mongolian soldiers could not get closer at all.
"Ding-deng-deng..."
It turned out that Prince Li Daishan of the Qing Dynasty saw that the Ming army's infantry formations were being broken through one after another, but the two wings were difficult to break through. He immediately sent Prince Haoge of Su to lead the Zhenglan Banner of Manchuria and the Tatars of the Mongolian Xianghuang Banner of Tulai to come to support.
However, the Datong Zhenbiao Battalion, the Right Wing Battalion, and the Ranger Battalion failed to withstand the charge of the Mongolian soldiers. Especially the Ranger Battalion of guerrilla Hou Fangke, which had the fewest soldiers and horses, and fired the gun in advance when the captives were a hundred steps away.
He was easily rushed to the front by the Mongolian soldiers.
Fortunately, they intercepted the Mongolian soldiers of the Zhenghuang Banner from the flank in time, and Hou Fanke was able to stabilize his position. He killed more than ten sergeants who retreated in fear on the spot, reorganized his team and went into battle again.
"Then... the Tatar... is a Jia La... don't let the Tatar take it back... let the soldiers... shout that the Tatar is defeated..."
The fact was just as Zhang Guodong expected, the Tatars of Mongolia's Zhenghuang Banner suffered a lot from him.
"Mengzi... we can't die... just cry... I'm so sad..."
While he directed his servants to suppress the retreating defeated troops, he also sent people to ask for reinforcements from the central army. Although the right-wing battalion was retreating steadily, it did not retreat under Fu Dianzuo's pressure.
Furthermore, even if the cavalry on both wings can successfully win, if their own side breaks through in the middle, they will be able to directly threaten the Ming army's central position, and they will inevitably return to support immediately.
However, Hou Fangke had the support of Zhang Guodong, but Wang Zheng of the Biao Camp in Datong Town was already too busy to take care of himself. It was not easy to keep the Biao Camp from retreating. How could he allocate troops to rescue the right-wing battalion that was on the verge of collapse?
It turned out that the right-wing battalion, under the command of General Fu Dianzuo, fought well at first, but during the third round of volley of fire cannons, several fire cannons exploded one after another.
Shi Meng, the commander-in-chief of the left sentry, also happened to see this scene. He shouted loudly to Yu Shanhu's three groups of soldiers, and then rode towards Obai. That's why he was able to arrive in time.
At this time, Shi Meng also drove his horse closer. He shouted: "Mountain Tiger, guard here, don't let the Tatars come up."
Fu Dianzuo sent two waves of shield soldiers and spearmen forward one after another, and he was able to withstand the charge of the Zhenghuang Banner Mongolian soldiers. Just when he thought he could rest assured.
But facing the Ming army's free artillery bombardment, they had only two choices. One was to retreat to avoid the Xuan army's artillery fire, and the other was to charge forward and get out of the range of the cannon fodder bombardment.
However, General Wang Zheng still commanded the soldiers of the Zhenbiao Battalion and struggled to hold on. Due to the retreat of the right-wing battalion, the Datong Zhenbiao Battalion was now surrounded by enemies on both sides, and the pressure increased sharply.
Dai Shan thought very clearly that if he could break through the Ming army's defense line in one fell swoop, it would not matter even if the cavalry on both wings were defeated and fell back into the main formation. After all, the main force of the Ming army was still the infantry in the middle and the artillery positions at the back.
Although Prince Li Daishan has been warning the generals to focus on defense, as long as the Xuan army on the opposite side is not allowed to continue to advance northward, it will be a success.
After a period of fighting, they began to retreat backwards. Although the guerrilla Hou Fanke tried his best to suppress it, the Beibei cavalry had already rushed forward. The most important thing for the infantry to fight against the cavalry was to rely on tight battle formations and strong will.
"ah……"
I don’t know if Obai understood what he said. His big eyes were as red as blood and seemed to be about to stare out of their sockets. He also shouted in Tatar: "Get away...get away quickly...dead dog."
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Lin Fangping spoke intermittently and then passed out.
They just stared at me and I stared at you, the two of them roared angrily, bright red blood continued to flow out of their bodies, and a large area under their feet was dyed red.
If they choose to retreat, the generals do not dare to make the decision privately. Once they lead the army to retreat without authorization, if this causes the entire army to collapse backwards, it will not be as simple as just beheading.
This was after Zhang Cheng beheaded the Datong general Ma Baozhong and the soldiers who took the lead in the retreat. Frightened by Zhang Cheng's power, all the officials from Hou Fanke on down tried their best to suppress it, so that they were not defeated directly.
At the same time, Lin Fangping on the other side fell to the ground the moment Obai fell. He and Obai both let out hoarse screams.
Zhang Cheng looked indifferent and unmoved. He just said lightly: "It doesn't matter. Based on the situation ahead, the right-wing battalion can continue to hold on."
However, Fu Dianzuo was able to serve as a general and naturally had two brushes. He made preparations before the war and organized the sword and shield soldiers and spearmen in the camp into three waves to facilitate command and dispatch.
Shi Meng didn't have time to hit Obai again. He strode to Lin Fangping, knelt down and supported Lin Fangping and said loudly: "Master Lin... Master Lin..."
It can be said that Daishan was indeed right, and his decision-making was wise and timely. It was the arrival of the Mongolian Yellow Flag that became the last straw for the right-wing battalion in Datong Town.
Lin Fangping screamed like crazy, stamped on the ground with both feet, stopped suddenly, endured the severe pain and yelled: "Tatar, let go!"
At this moment, Shi Meng, the commander of the left sentry in the middle of the Tiger Guard camp, led the soldiers from the third team under his command to gallop towards him. He raised his hand and fired out a gun. With a crisp "bang", a soldier came galloping towards him and wanted to
The Baya La soldiers with yellow flags who were helping Ao Bai were instantly felled.
He himself personally led Chen Dakuan and Huang Daguang's cold soldiers to support Hou Fangke's guerrilla camp.
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Therefore, Adai finally chose to launch a desperate charge towards the Ming army's infantry formation ahead. They braved the Xuan army's artillery bombardment, fought hard to beat their respective horses, and rushed up.
It turned out that just before the fight with Lin Fangping, the two soldiers of the Tiger Guard Battalion who were killed and wounded by the two spears thrown by Ao Bai were none other than Yu Shanhu's subordinates of the Third Team of Zuo Sen.
Hearing the screams of their companions in their ears, the musketeers no longer had the intention to fire their muskets and retreated one after another.
For a time, the musketeers in the front rows were all exclaiming. Not only were they fearful and afraid to aim while shooting, they were also trembling with fear even when loading the ammunition.
After he finished speaking, he turned over and dismounted. Without saying a word, he swung the big hammer in his hand and hit Obai's right shoulder. There was only a "click" sound, and his entire arm was almost completely hit by the force of the blow.
Unloaded all the time.
He rolled twice on the ground and came to Lin Fangping's side, shouting: "General... General... hold on!"
Opposite them are the soldiers of the Chicheng Battalion and the Datong Town Biao Battalion of the Xuanfu Army in the middle, and on the two wings are the infantry formations of the Datong Town Right Wing Battalion and the Ranger Battalion respectively.
After all, they had been fighting fiercely all morning. The soldiers on both sides were very tired, and many of them were gradually losing their temper.
Fortunately, the Datong Town Ranger Camp was located on the left side of Zhang Guodong's Chicheng Camp. Zhang Guodong noticed the situation in time and temporarily handed over the command here to the town governor Xia Shuncheng and the left Qian general Liu Changliang.
He immediately gave an order to Zhang Chengfang: "Send the order to Wang Zheng and Fu Dianzuo. No matter what, they must hold on for another two quarters of an hour. As long as they defend against this wave of Tatar attacks, I will give them both great merit."
Shi Meng also reacted very quickly. He repeatedly ordered people to wave Lin Fangping's general flag to summon the sentry cavalry from the Tiger Guard camp to gather here. At the same time, he also ordered the soldiers around him who could speak Tatar to shout in unison: "
Jia La was killed by the Confederate army, we are defeated, everyone, please retreat..."
But their retreat speed is getting faster and faster, and there is a risk that the entire battalion will collapse at any time!
Seeing the thousands of Mongolian cavalry rushing towards him, Zhang Guodong didn't take it seriously at all. He knew clearly that even if these Mongolian Tatars could rush forward under the fire of his muskets, they would be like a powerful crossbow at the end of the cold.
They were defeated miserably under the attack of the assassins.
I was shocked when I saw large clouds of smoke and dust rising behind the Mongolian soldiers on the opposite side, as if a large number of Tatar bandits and cavalry were charging again.
Soon enough, Qian Haichuan jumped up and before he could stand firmly, he flew towards Obai and knocked him to the ground.
Even if some Mongolian soldiers were lucky enough to rush twenty or thirty steps away, facing the cold horse-rejecting formation in front of the infantry formation, they would just throw out their spears and then lead their horses to run to both sides.
Oboi, whose right shoulder was bleeding profusely, didn't even scream. Perhaps he was too brave, or perhaps the injury to his right shoulder was so severe that the entire shoulder was numb, and he couldn't feel anything for a while.
to pain.
Just as the Manchurian Yellow Banner was retreating on the east side, the infantry formation in the middle was also fighting with the Tatars. They were originally forming a defensive formation, but the Mongolian Zhenghuang Banner Beibei on the opposite side was bombarded by the powerful artillery fire of the Xuanfu Army.
Next, he actually launched a desperate charge.
Amidst the roar of firecrackers, several more Tatars fell off their horses. Then a spear flew over and hit the horse of Qian Haichuan, the sergeant of the third team, in the crotch. As the horse neighed, Qian Haichuan jumped up suddenly.
Get up, get up and dismount.
Once they were able to break through in the center of the front and the warriors of the Qing Dynasty rushed forward, the artillery of the Ming army on the opposite side became mute and useless.
However, with the experience of General Ma Baozhong, Fu Dianzuo did not dare to do what he did and directly lead his right-wing battalion soldiers to flee.
I saw that the beard all over Obai's face was dyed dark red with blood. He kept shouting and screaming, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break free. In anger, he suddenly pushed forward, and the antlers of the tiger gun hit him.
He touched Lin Fangping's abdomen and pushed him backwards.
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Immediately afterwards, Yu Shanhu, the commander of the third team, also rushed over. He shouted: "Save Mr. Lin, kill the Tatars!"
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Shi Meng nodded vigorously, but seeing Lin Fang's calm expression, his tears kept falling uncontrollably, his lips were trembling, and he could no longer speak.
After seeing this, he first ordered his general of the Chinese Army to lead his servants to suppress the cannon soldiers who had withdrawn without authorization, and then ordered the first wave of cold soldiers to step forward to hold the horse defense line and resist the attack of the Mongolian cavalry.
impact.
"Here."
"Also, send an order to Yu Jin and Gou Changsheng, asking them to immediately lead a special force to support Wang Zheng and Fu Dianzuo."
"Here."
Zhang Chengfang agreed loudly and rushed to deliver the order.
Here, Wang Pu looked at the situation on the battlefield, his body was trembling slightly, and he was secretly glad that he was not there. When Zhang Cheng was not paying attention, he actually rubbed the palm of his hand on his armor, quietly wiping the sweat.