The general who led three thousand Datong cavalry in the wall charge was the notorious "horse kite" and "living Lu Bu" Wang Fuchen in history.
This person was born as a bandit in Shanxi. He likes gambling and often loses his pants...
Faced with the encirclement and suppression by officers and soldiers, he first took refuge with Jiang Quan, and then surrendered to the Manchu Qing Dynasty with Jiang Quan. Then, Jiang Quan rebelled against the Qing Dynasty. Wang Fuchen was defeated and surrendered to Azige, and became Xin Zheku's servant. Because of Kong's military strength, he was powerful and
He was so fierce that he was promoted to a first-class bodyguard by Shunzhi, and then to the rank of general soldier of the Qing Dynasty.
He followed Wu Sangui into Burma, captured Emperor Yongli of the Southern Ming Dynasty, and was promoted to admiral of Shaanxi.
When Wu Sangui rebelled, Wang Fuchen first helped the Manchus, then took refuge with Wu Sangui, and then chose to surrender to the Qing again.
Lu Bu was just a slave of the third surname, and Wang Fuchen jumped six or seven times!
Shunzhi's evaluation of him was: He who heard about the horse kite is a brave man. I don't know where he is now, but I can find him and use him.
Kangxi's evaluation of him was: With military officials like this, why should I worry?
This guy is not only tall and mighty, but also very handsome. His face is fair and his eyebrows are like lying silkworms, just like the portrait of Lu Bu handed down from ancient times.
Historical records record that: He is brave enough to be the leader of the three armies, and he is unmatched in his ambitions... He is a man of respect, trustworthy in dealing with friends, lenient in dealing with others, and strict in controlling subordinates. However, those who have merit will be rewarded, and even if they are strict, they are happy to do it.
use.
Wang Fuchen followed Jiang Quan and surrendered. At that time, he was inconspicuous. He was just a middle-level officer who came over. He could not be compared with Huang Fei and Yuan Shizhong.
But this man is really outstanding. He knows how to get things done, does what he says, abides by military discipline, unites his comrades, and is brave enough to be the best in the three armies.
He even actively studied cultural knowledge and recognized words very quickly. He learned more than a thousand words in one year and learned several on average every day.
Promotion along the way, smooth sailing!
Just like in history, the promotion speed was very fast, from a slave to a first-class bodyguard, and then quickly to the rank of commander-in-chief. At this time, Wang Fuchen had been promoted from a small soldier to a cavalry regiment commander.
"Da da da!"
Wang Fuchen held his spear straight, looked at the Tatars in front, and led his troops to rush forward without hesitation.
Once the wall charge begins, the general loses the ability to command the troops. Because the crowd is too dense, there is no way to change formations. Even if there is a cliff ahead, they can only rush over.
The general on the Qing side was Nurhachi's grandson Nikan.
Nikan met Li Dingguo a few years ago and was killed and fled. Not only is he alive and well now, he was also made a county king by the Jin Dynasty.
He rode his horse and ran for dozens of steps, intending to get closer and shoot an arrow. He would have a fight with the Datong cavalry first, so as to understand the tactics of this strange cavalry.
But the closer the distance between the two armies was, the more and more Nikan felt bad.
The Southern Barbarians have such a dense cavalry formation, and they are not fully armored. They will obviously be regarded as targets. But why don't they disperse? Why don't they disperse? Are they fools?
When the distance between the two sides was thirty steps, Nikan put the arrow on the bow string and waited for it to be within shooting range before releasing it. But suddenly he did not dare to wait any longer, and shot out the arrow randomly, shouting at the messenger: "Spread to both sides!
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Without Nikan's order, the Manchu cavalry fled spontaneously.
At such a close distance, the Datong cavalry was actually speeding up the charge. The Tatar cavalry knew what this meant.
This means that if they dare to enter the shooting range before firing arrows, they will be hit by a wall of cavalry in an instant. At that time, no matter who loses or wins, there will be a large car accident scene. Who can survive the car accident depends on God's imagination.
The cavalry is regarded as a motorcycle, and thousands of motorcycles are lined up, all accelerating and crashing towards you.
"Speed up, speed up!"
Wang Fuchen roared and shouted, his spurs on his heels kept galloping.
Man Dahai stood on the hillside and looked at the scene with a telescope. He was already in a state of confusion.
How can a mounted battle be fought like this?
If both sides charge intensively, wouldn't they die collectively? All the cavalry in the front row will be killed!
Although the formation of the three thousand Manchu and Qing cavalry was loosely arranged, it would take time to temporarily change formations to avoid them. Under the crazy acceleration of the Datong cavalry, the cavalry wall came over in the blink of an eye. The situation can be described as devastating.
Of course, the Datong cavalry were also knocked over a lot.
Fortunately, after the two sides approached, the horses of the Datong Cavalry automatically slowed down out of instinct, and the momentum of the high-speed charge naturally slowed down.
"Spread out and kill the enemy, hahaha!"
Wang Fuchen felt that charging like this was so exciting. He had practiced it countless times, but this was the first time he had used it in actual combat.
The Manchu and Qing cavalry were not fleeing, but they were running away, mainly to avoid the cavalry wall. When they ran, they were not fleeing but running away. The enemy in front was chased and killed by the Datong cavalry.
The Datong cavalry on both sides began to stretch out, and the dense formation gradually became looser. Wang Fuchen overthrew the Tatar with one shot. Just as he was about to overthrow the second one, he was killed by the soldiers around him first.
Nikan couldn't care about anything at the moment, he only knew how to hit his horse and run for his life.
"Hurry up and respond!" Haug roared.
Rausa immediately led thousands of Manchu and Qing cavalry to fight over from another hillside.
Wang Tingchen, the commander of the Datong Cavalry Division, quickly waved his flag when he saw this, and the nearby cavalry troops went to intercept Rausa.
On the Datong Army side, there are so many generals with similar names, Wang Tingchen, Wang Yaochen, Wang Fuchen, Li Dingguo, Li Fuguo...
With one move, his whole body was affected, and Nikan's flight caused cavalry from both sides to join the battlefield one after another.
You must know that Hauge threw away his armor in order to withdraw his troops quickly. Today, only a few cavalrymen wear armor, which was either snatched halfway or stolen from the Eight Banners soldiers along the way.
"Bang bang bang!"
Some Manchu cavalry fired on horseback, and hundreds of Datong cavalry were hit one after another.
But that's all. They had too few dragoons and their impact on the battle situation was minimal.
Lausa collided with another group of Datong cavalry. This time there was no wall charge because the time was too short to form a formation. The two sides clashed in traditional loose formations and rushed into the gaps in each other's formations. As long as the Datong cavalry did not fall off their horses, most of them would
They were all injured but did not die. The death rate of the Manchu and Qing cavalry without armor was much higher!
Wang Fuchen took the lead and chased Nikan behind him.
When Nikan heard the sound of horse hooves, he turned around and glanced back, only to see a spear coming towards him. He quickly ducked to avoid it, but Wang Fuchen missed the target with his spear and simply raised his spear to smash it down.
The barrel of this gun was made of composite materials and had a certain degree of willfulness. It was said that it was smashed, but it was actually a flick of the wrist. Wang Fuchen flicked his wrist, and the barrel of the gun fell on Nikan's back.
Falling just a foot away, Nikan seemed to have been hit by a sledgehammer, lying on the horse's back vomiting blood.
What a fierce general. Not only is he strong, but he can also use his skills skillfully!
Nikan felt that all his internal organs had been displaced, and his mind went blank. He only held on to the reins. Suddenly, he felt a pain in his waist, and his whole body was pushed to the side. His lower body fell off the horse's back, but he still held the reins in his hand and was dragged by the horse.
It took several steps before letting go.
"ah!"
Another Datong cavalryman trampled over Nikan and broke his spine.
Wang Fuchen's troops chased for a full mile before gradually coming to a halt. More than 200 of his own troops were killed, mainly because they were knocked off their horses during the charge. However, the enemy's 3,000 cavalry were killed and were completely routed. They probably fled.
One-third were killed, and the remaining two-thirds were all killed.
Wang Fuchen ordered the formation to be reorganized, and the dense formation began to trot, then gradually accelerated and ran towards the flank of another Manchu and Qing cavalry.
"Let's go!"
Seeing that the situation was not good, Mandahai immediately led his troops and rushed to the hills further north.
Hauge's reaction was the same. The Manchu and Qing cavalry without armor faced the Datong cavalry with cotton armor or breastplates. No matter how fierce the Manchu warriors were, they could not turn the tide of the battle. There were disadvantages in fighting everywhere, and some of the Manchu and Qing cavalry had collapsed.
, no matter how hard the fight continues, there is no way to escape.
"The Tatar commander wants to escape, follow me!" Wang Tingchen, the commander of the Datong cavalry, led the Chinese reserve team of the cavalry division and chased Hauge personally.
Wang Yaochen, the chief missionary officer of the cavalry division, led his troops to hunt down Mandahai.
Isn't it strange that Wang Tingchen, Wang Yaochen, and Wang Fuchen are all in the cavalry division?
Actually, except for Wang Tingchen, the other two were changed later.
Especially Wang Fuchen, a Shanxi bandit who changed his name after joining the Ming army.
The two princes Hauge and Mandahai fled, and the morale of the fighting Manchu and Qing cavalry suddenly fell to the bottom. Rausa was still fighting bloody battles, and other Manchu and Qing cavalry troops fled in all directions.
The main force of the Tatars who came back from Tianjin were wiped out in one battle and were chased across the mountains and plains in the hills of northwest Liaoning.
Being hotly pursued by Wang Tingchen, Hauge finally became completely angry and turned around with his troops to fight.
Both sides only had about a thousand people. They abandoned any extravagant activities and did not shoot arrows at each other. They just charged away in a loose formation.
Wang Tingchen was born in the Three Thousand Battalion of the Ming Dynasty, and he followed Cao Bianjiao to Nantou. Cao Bianjiao was not promoted as quickly as Wang Tingchen. It was purely because of old Cao's poor military discipline that he was punished four times in succession.
The first time he hedged, Wang Tingchen killed one person.
The two armies passed by on the wrong horse, each slowed down and turned around. Many of the Datong cavalry were injured, but less than 20% were killed, while 40% of the Manchu and Qing cavalry were directly killed.
"Come again!"
Wang Tingchen shouted.
This time, Hauge targeted Wang Tingchen, struck more with less, and charged desperately. He rushed towards Wang Tingchen with all his strength.
The two of them fired their guns almost at the same time, each dodging away.
But there were more Datong cavalry. Wang Tingchen shot his spear in the air, but the Datong cavalry on the other side stabbed Hauge's horse in the crotch.
"Hissing!"
The war horse screamed, hoofed up, and threw Haug off the horse's back.
"Save the prince quickly!"
Hauge's soldiers reined in their horses and tried to rescue him, but the Datong cavalry took the opportunity to charge again.
Wang Tingchen thrust out his spear and provoked one of Hauge's soldiers. The rest of the soldiers were also killed by his subordinates. Then he turned his horse's head and looked, only to see Hauge's body lying on the ground. He didn't know whose horse was trampled to death.
Already.
Wang Yaochen, who was chasing Mandahai, came back and said with an annoyed look on his face: "The thieves divided their troops and ran away with dozens of soldiers!"
"Don't be afraid, haha," Wang Tingchen laughed. "These are all Tatars who came back from Hebei. They were in such a mess that they didn't even have their armor. It was obvious that Sir Fei had won. Even if he could escape with hundreds of people riding back, the Tatars
We have also lost all our elite troops, and at most we will be able to regain the entire Liaodong next year."
On the main battlefield, the Manchu warrior Rausa was still fighting in his eight wounds. Most of the cavalry around him were already dead.
The Datong cavalry surrounded the dozen or so cavalry and just watched.
Rausa roared: "Kill again!"
The Datong cavalrymen took out their bows and arrows, and several hundred people shot at a dozen Manchu and Qing cavalrymen.
Lausa shut up and instantly turned into a hedgehog.