On top of Pinggu City, Huang Taiji's fat face was a little distorted.
However, when he looked at the Ming army at the top of the city, which was all over the mountains and plains, there was no fear in his eyes. Instead, he was filled with a kind of bloodthirsty ferocity!
He has also been looking forward to this battle for a long time!
"Prince Rui, Prince Yu, Prince Zheng, Haoge, Prince Gongshun..." Huang Taiji turned around, looked at the dignitaries of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, solemnly raised his hands and said: "I leave this battle to you!"
"I am willing to die for the Emperor!"
"I am willing to die for the Qing Dynasty!"
A group of Manchu and Qing dignitaries knelt on the ground. There was excitement in their voices, but also doubts!
Huang Taiji took a deep breath and tried to calm down his emotions.
He knew that at this moment, it was useless to say anything. He could only rely on actual combat and rely on the most elite Eight Banners men under his command to unleash the power of the Qing Dynasty and prove everything with facts!
"Let's go! I will stand here and watch you!" Huang Taiji suddenly waved his hand and turned to look at the red wave below the city head.
"God bless the Qing Dynasty! The Qing Dynasty will surely win!" Dorgon was the first to raise his arms and shout, respectfully kowtowed to Huang Taiji, turned around, and strode towards his two-white-flag camp.
"God bless the Qing Dynasty! The Qing Dynasty will surely win!"
Then, Duduo, Haoge, Jierhalang and many other Manchu dignitaries raised their arms and shouted, kowtowed to Huang Taiji and said goodbye, and each rushed to their respective camps.
Immediately, the Mongol princes, Korean vassals, and Han army banner leaders also followed suit and quickly rushed to their respective camps.
When they left quickly, Huang Taiji turned his head and looked at Dorgon's not tall figure.
After a long time, when Dorgon's back disappeared completely, Huang Taiji suddenly breathed a deep sigh of relief!
This is Manchu!
This is the Qing Dynasty!
Even though there were thousands of conflicts between their brothers, at this moment, when the Qing Dynasty was facing a critical moment of annihilation, his fourteenth brother still stood by his side!
And he will also be the most critical guarantee for the Qing Dynasty in this battle!
"Fourteenth Brother, for the glory of our Manchu people and for the sake of our Qing Dynasty, go ahead!" Huang Taiji murmured softly, with a trace of tears oozing out of the corners of his old eyes...
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The war first started from the south gate of Pinggu City.
At this time, the Ming army stationed here was the 7,000 Qin army from He Renlong's tribe, and the attackers were the elite Zhengbai Banners under Dorgon!
Dorgon became famous at a young age, experienced hundreds of battles, and was almost invincible. He can be described as a genius. At this time, when the Qing Dynasty faced this unfavorable situation, he naturally understood Huang Taiji's intentions!
No one else can be trusted anymore. Only the Manchus and the sons of the Qing Dynasty are the pillars that support the Qing Dynasty!
Therefore, even if it was his first charge, Dorgon did not retain any strength. All the elite Zhengbai Banners under his command came out. He wanted to break through the Ming army's formation in the southern wilderness in the shortest possible time and open up the gap between the Qing army and the Xianghe defense line in the south.
echo!
At this time, the city wall on the south side of Pinggu City had already been bombarded in the previous artillery battle with the Caishi Army and collapsed. The moat was also filled with all kinds of corpses and debris and no longer existed.
Although this caused Pinggu City to lose some of its defensive advantages, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties almost never had a defensive battle. The terrain at this time was more conducive to the charge of their fine cavalry.
In the wilderness, more than 5,000 elite soldiers of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties Zhengbai Banner whipped up a strong wind and rushed straight towards He Renlong's tribe!
Although He Renlong had been prepared for it, he did not expect that the Qing army would take their lives when they came up. All real slaves went into battle, and his hands were inevitably sweating.
But remembering that Liu Ruyi was behind him, He Renlong quickly calmed down his emotions and carefully observed the Qing army's formation.
Three hundred steps, two hundred steps, one hundred steps...
"Guardian, fire! Sword and shield soldier, attack!" He Renlong was already within the range of fire, and He Renlong shouted at the top of his lungs!
In a moment, 'bang~bang~bang', 'swish~swish~swish', in the Qin army's camp, bird cannons chirped and arrows flew in random directions, heading straight towards the Zhengbai Banner cavalry who were charging ahead.
After several years of accumulation, although the Qin army under He Renlong's command was small in number, its firepower was inferior. There were nearly two thousand gunmen alone, and there were even more veterans who were skilled in bows and horses.
Nearly three thousand people!
At this time, although the Qing army charged fiercely, the congratulations to Renlong were indeed justified!
In the blink of an eye, the fire power of muskets and bows and arrows was revealed. The Qing army's battle formation was turned upside down, and countless Qing soldiers fell to the ground.
He Renlong couldn't help laughing, "My sons, hurry, hurry! Keep up, the musketeers will continue, the archers will continue, don't let them rush over!"
"Bang~bang~bang!"
"Whoosh~whoosh~whoosh!"
The blunderbuss and feather arrows were mixed together, as if they were covering the entire sky, and the Qin army camp was filled with joy.
The reality was before his eyes, and He Renlong finally understood why the Caishi Army fought so easily and rarely lost! If the firepower of emotions was suppressed first, even a group of iron men would not be able to withstand it!
Smoke filled the air, the fire rose, and a breeze blew by, blowing away the smoke in front of him. However, He Renlong's pupils suddenly widened.
He suddenly discovered that after two rounds of fierce firepower from the Qin army under his command, these Qing army cavalry were still acting like madmen. They did not care about their own casualties and rushed towards their camp like crazy!
"Quick! Quick! The sword and shield soldiers come forward, the gun soldiers retreat! Stop them! Stop them!" He Renlong was so anxious that he couldn't help shouting at the top of his lungs.
But the Qing army came too fast. They rushed towards the Qin army's camp like ghosts through the white gunpowder smoke. At this time, it was already too late to react!
In a moment, rough horse hooves had stepped into the Qin army's camp.
The ugly and ferocious faces waved the steel knives in their hands vigorously, harvesting the lives of Qin Jun's sons!
Not far away, Dorgon's somewhat ferocious face finally showed a smile!
After paying such a heavy price, he finally rushed into the Ming army's battle formation. At this moment, the initiative in the war finally returned to his hands!
"Inform Geerce not to get entangled with these bastards, break through quickly to the south, and be sure to fight a bloody path for my army!" Dorgon shouted loudly to the guards around him.
"Cha!" The guards hurriedly drew their horses and rushed towards the front battle formation!
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At this moment, all the Qing armies in the east and west were engaged with the Ming army.
At this time, Yang Guozhu's Xuanfu Army and Hu Dawei's Shanxi Army were defending the east. However, what they faced were the elite Xianglan Banners and more than 20,000 Korean servants under Prince Zheng of the Manchu Qing Dynasty Jierhalang!
Since the main force of Jierhalang's Xianglan Banner was still in Xianghe, the main force of the charge at this time relied entirely on these Korean mercenaries. Although Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei were struggling, they could barely maintain the situation.
To the west were Ma Ke's Shan Haijun and Gao Jie's Qin Army, but what they faced was the main force of Hauge's Huang Banner. In this moment, both sides had seen their bayonets red, and each had suffered heavy losses.
However, Ma Ke and Gao Jie occupied a favorable position and had a large number of people, so they were not at a disadvantage for the time being.
Only from the front, He Renlong's troops were clearly outmatched, and a long gash was opened by the elite cavalry of Zhengbai Banner.
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Not far away, Liu Ruyi also frowned tightly.
The east and west sides are fine for the time being, but the middle road...
The Qing army obviously wants to use the center as a breakthrough!
He Renlong had the upper hand, but he was too careless. Now that the Qing cavalry had picked up speed, Liu Ruyi just wanted to save him, but he might not be able to help!
Wang Pu also noticed that something was wrong with the situation, "Brother Liu, what is Dorgon doing? I'm afraid these are all the elites of Zhengbai Banner! He, he actually took them all out, how can Lao He be the enemy?
Can you pass?"
Huo Lang also said: "General, I'm afraid the Qing army wants to connect with the Xianglan Banner on the south side!"
Liu Ruyi nodded slightly, "Dorgon is in a hurry! With the Qing army in such a situation, he is under a lot of pressure!"
"Then, what should we do?" Wang Pu asked anxiously.
Liu Ruyi sneered slightly, "What to do? Cold salad! Let He Renlong take the lead for a while! The Qing army is sharp, we can't save him even if we want to! He can only rely on himself! Huo Lang, inform the cavalry of the Central Military Camp to be on standby at any time.
, General Wang!”
"The general is here!" Wang Pu hurriedly stepped out of the queue and knelt down on one knee.
At this moment, Liu Ruyi did not treat Wang Pu politely, and said directly: "Your cavalry, now go to the west side and wait for orders. If the Qing army breaks through He Renlong's entrance, come to me immediately!"
"Yes!" Wang Pu didn't dare to say anything and hurried away.
Liu Ruyi waved to the soldiers again, "Go and inform the Zhuque Camp and the White Tiger Camp to be ready and on standby at any time!"
"Yes!" The soldiers hurriedly left.
After all the instructions were given, Liu Ruyi focused her attention on the frontal battlefield again!
Dorgon, don't you want to fight with all your strength? Haha! Then I want you to understand what it means to feel distressed!
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On top of the city, Huang Taiji also discovered that something was wrong with the situation!
Dorgon was so impatient that he even intended to attack the frontal defense line of the Ming army. Although he had indeed opened a gap, looking at the formation of the Ming army behind him, this was probably a dead hole!
The Ming army had a lot of lives to fill it, but the Qing Dynasty couldn't afford it!
"Quick, hurry up and inform Prince Rui. Don't be impulsive and don't fight with the Ming army!" Huang Taiji quickly waved to his guards and told him to pass on the latest news!
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At this time, Dorgon was outside the south gate of Pinggu City, his eyes were clear.
He had already seen Liu Ruyi's follow-up arrangements, but there was no trace of nervousness on his face.
At this point, Dorgon understood in his heart!
Escape and go astray have no effect at all!
Only by using the strongest combat power to completely defeat the main force of Liu Ruyi's Colored Stone Army from the front is the only way to win this battle!
Many of the five thousand elite cavalrymen of the White Banner were the old soldiers of the Two Yellow Banners left by Nurhachi. Dorgon always regarded them as treasures!
But under this situation, Dorgon didn't care at all!
As the saying goes, it takes a thousand days to raise an army, but it takes only a moment to deploy it!
Soldiers are for use! The battlefield is their destination!
At this time, Dorgon wanted to use this group of the most elite cavalry of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to break through the Ming army's formation, thereby gaining enough time and space for the army's follow-up actions!