Nurhaci guessed one thing right, that is, Ma Chengxun was indeed holding back his anger this time and sent out troops. He was in a mood of eagerly looking forward to a big fight in order to quell the battle in Northern Liaoning, but was tricked by Burihatu.
A handful of anger.
But there was something Nurhaci didn't expect, that is, he didn't know that Ma Chengxun was as powerful as fire, but he was not blinded by his anger. He really went deep into Hetuala without any preparation at all.
Ma Chengxun's charge was indeed fierce enough, but he had made up his mind to defeat the ten guilds at once. No matter what traps or tricks you have, I just need to break them directly. He remembered Gao Pragmatic's words earlier:
In the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are meaningless.
Ma Chengxun believed that with the strength of his men, even if Nurhachi's entire army came, they would not be able to stop him, not even counting the Qianye He cavalry led by Fei Yingdong.
You must know that Kaiyuan is the most important fulcrum of the Ming army in northern Liaoning. Many of the supplies hoarded in Kaiyuan were prepared for the fight against Chahar, and this time Ma Chengxun directly redressed all three thousand cavalry under his command.
Today, these three thousand cavalry are equipped with cavalry-style iron-clad armor and Wanli Type II bayonet-style lances. Their equipment is as good as that of Li Chengliang's servant cavalry. If you have to say "give", it is because of numbness.
Chengxun wanted to attack, so he did not bring infantry artillery.
Ma Chengxun thought that it would not be a big problem if he did not bring cannons. The reason was very simple. Even if Li Chengliang's headquarters and Yang Yuan's headquarters did not bring cannons, at least Cao Furong in the middle would definitely bring them, and Qi Yourong would definitely bring them too.
Hetuala is just a virgin city, and it has only been newly built for about two years. Although Ma Chengxun has not visited it, he thinks that no matter how strong it is, it cannot surpass the two east and west cities of Yehe.
Ye He and Ma Chengxun have seen both the east and west cities. They are known as the Jurchen Heroic City. In fact, in the Ming Dynasty, they are at most county-level city waterproofing standards. According to Ma Chengxun, the entire Fourth Route Army only needs Qi Jin to lead the army.
If he had artillery, there wouldn't be any surprises in destroying this kind of city. In this case, what would be the impact of whether he, Masan Rong, would bring artillery or not?
Ma Chengxun went all the way south, and Nurhaci had already taken action for a long time.
Nurhachi personally led the army, and the two generals Eyidu and Anfei Yanggu went north to deal with Ma Chengxun; he ordered his younger brother Shuerhaqi to lead his headquarters westward to delay Cao Yun and Qi Jin.
As for Li Chengliang's headquarters on the south route and Yang Yuan's troops on the east route, Nurhachi took almost no precautions. He just ordered a young general named Shumulu Yanguli to lead a Niulu (three hundred) troops to harass Li Chengliang along the way.
According to Nurhaci's prediction, after being harassed, Li Chengliang would use this as an excuse to immediately reduce his marching speed and start to wait and see the situation on the north road. During this period, it was the best time for him to defeat Ma Chengxun.
When Ma Chengxun arrived less than forty miles away from the Sukeshu River, the main force of 6,000 Jianzhou troops led by Nurhaci had just been deployed and were secretly blocking both sides of the narrow valley.
Facing the Ming army's cavalry who came in silence all the way, even Nurhaci, who had won more victories than lost in recent years, couldn't help but take a breath and said secretly: Ma Chengxun came so fast! If I were delayed for another hour, he would be afraid of trouble.
Just rush through this narrow mouth, and it's really a big deal.
Thinking of this, Nurhachi, who has always been brave, couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. Anfei Yanggu next to him even swallowed his mouth and whispered: "Big Baylor, this Ming army is extremely capable. Look... there are thousands of them.
As people came all the way, there was silence except for the sound of horse hooves."
Friends who have experienced marching, or even those who only participated in military training in college, know that it is not easy to shut up during a long-distance march.
Generally speaking, in this situation, you can still keep your mouth shut and not talk to the people around you, either because the war situation is urgent and the mood is tense, and no one has the leisure to talk, or the discipline requirements of this army are extremely strict.
Nurhachi already has a lot of experience in fighting, and he also understands these two possibilities, but for him, no matter which of the above situations Ma Chengxun's troops are in, it is not good news, and it means that Ma Chengxun
Be prepared.
However, no matter how much preparation Ma Chengxun had, Nurhaci was already ready to take action.
At this moment, Nurhachi and An Feiyanggu led ten Niulu and 3,000 people to the west of the river valley. Eyidu led ten Niulu and 3,000 people to the east of the river valley. The Ming army's Ma Chengxun's troops came from the north, probably
There are still two miles to go before we enter the narrow mouth of the river valley.
Anfeyangu took a deep breath, moved his body, and looked towards Nurhaci in a blink of an eye.
Nurhachi knew what he meant, nodded, and said: "Fly the flag to E Yidu, and we will still attack as planned."
Anfei Yanggu nodded solemnly, with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes. Just as he stood up, he heard Nurhachi add another sentence: "One more order, you must see Ma Chengxun himself before launching an attack. You and E Yidu both
Bring your own soldiers and take Ma Chengxun directly!"
Anfeiyanggu's heart trembled and he nodded vigorously again. He understood the meaning of Nurhachi's supplementary order: the opponent's cavalry looked like the best among the best at first glance. If it was just an ordinary ambush, it would be very difficult to hit the opponent in a sudden loss of control.
It is difficult, and it is even more difficult to cause a collapse.
At this moment, the only simple and effective way to achieve a breakthrough is to directly capture the enemy's general. As long as the enemy general is killed as quickly as possible, no matter how elite the enemy's army is, they cannot fight for a long time and have to retreat. And during the battle,
Retreating troops has always been the most difficult. If you are not careful, you may collapse and the army will be defeated like a mountain.
It would be okay if this was the only Ming army that came to suppress this time. But now this army is just one of the four armies of the Ming army, and its strength is not very strong. Li Chengliang and Cao Yu are the real ones.
the main force.
Under such a situation, Nurhachi not only needed to win, but also not suffer heavy losses, otherwise the battle would be impossible to continue. Because of this, Nurhaci could only make some temporary adjustments when he saw that the elite troops of Ma Chengxun were abnormal.
, hoping to defeat the enemy's commander quickly with elite troops.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Anfeyangu stood up, personally raised a black flag and began to signal Eyidu on the other side of the valley. At this time, Nurhachi's population and strength were still very limited, and he had not yet done anything.
Although Niu Lu already had the Eight Banners system, the flags used by his subordinates were still the earliest black flags.
Anfeyangu waved a flag on his side, and his counterpart on the opposite side quickly responded with a black flag, and both sides began to fall into silence and concealment.
The Ming army was getting closer and closer, and Ma Chengxun's location was quickly exposed. As usual, although Ma Chengxun was not the first to walk in the team, he was also among the first, and everyone around him was his
Among the personal soldiers, at the front was a group of scouting horses.
However, this time when he went south, Ma Chengxun only used the scouting horses when he camped for the night. Normally, due to the sudden advance of the whole army, the speed was too fast, and he didn't do much to scout the horses, so he only subconsciously arranged a team in front.
The Jianzhou troops on both sides of the valley all began to stare with bated breath. Unexpectedly, at this moment, the Ming army's cavalry suddenly rode out from behind and quickly ran to Ma Chengxun. The knight on the horse seemed to have said something to Ma Chengxun.
, and pointed towards the narrow mouth of the valley ahead.
Nurhachi and Anfeiyanggu thought at the same time: Not good!
At this time, Ma Chengxun seemed not to want to listen to what the man said, so he waved his hand and planned to move forward. Nurhachi just put his heart back in his stomach, but unexpectedly, the knight refused to give up. He took Ma Chengxun's horse rein with one hand and started to move forward with the other.
One hand gestured something more quickly, obviously trying to persuade.
Anfeiyanggu was furious and said to Nurha Chidao: "This person must be Su Wanfei Yingdong who considers thieves as his father!"
Nurhachi nodded solemnly, and it was not difficult to guess the identity of the other party. Even though the armor he wore was exactly the same as that of the Ming army, the undershirt underneath was of Manchu style, and the braids on the back of his head were definitely not what Ming people could have. At this moment, Ming
Who else in the army could be dressed like this and hold Ma Chengxun's horse's rein to persuade him?
Nurhachi clenched the steel knife in his hand and looked at it again. Although Ma Chengxun looked a little anxious in the distance, he seemed to have been persuaded by Fei Yingdong. He stretched out his hand and pointed forward. The scouting team in front of the team immediately started to clamp down.
The horse's belly comes towards the narrow mouth.
Nurhaci stood up suddenly and shouted: "Time waits not for us, take action now!"
An Feiyanggu jumped up and shouted loudly: "Big Beile has an order to capture the enemy's general! Warriors who founded the state, follow me to make great achievements - kill!"
As if they had a telepathic connection, when Nurhachi and Anfeiyanggu launched their attack, the Eyidu tribe on the other side of the valley also erupted with a loud shout of killing. Under the guidance of the black flag, they rushed out of the forest and headed straight for them.
Ma Chengxun left.
The fighting style of the Jianzhou soldiers was very different from the Mongols with whom Ma Chengxun fought many times. At this time, there were not many cavalry in Jianzhou, and the majority were infantry. The infantry was divided into two categories. One was close combat with swords and shields.
One type is those who hold a bow and carry a sword.
The former specializes in close combat, but they are not like the Qi family army. Those who hold swords hold swords, and those who hold shields hold shields. Jianzhou is a combination of the two. Soldiers of this type are responsible for holding shields with their left hands to open the way, and when approaching, they use their right hands to kill with swords.
The latter will approach the former first, and when they are within the range of the bow and arrow, they will open the bow and shoot arrows. If they enter hand-to-hand combat, they will abandon the bow and remove the knife from their backs to engage in close combat.
In other words, if each soldier in Qi's army performs his own duties and does his job to the best of his ability, then Nurhachi's Jianzhou soldiers require one person to be able to perform at least two positions. The former type is capable of both offense and defense, and the latter type is suitable for both distance and distance.
Of course, this is related to the economic strength and population of both sides. Although the Qi family army performs its own duties, but because it is backed by a unified dynasty like the Ming Dynasty, his thousands of elite soldiers can certainly specialize in one in order to achieve the most professional level.
.
Nurhachi could not do this, so he could only give full play to people's subjective initiative more actively, and used training and bravery to make up for the shortcomings of population and economy. At this time, the Jurchens in Jianzhou were not well off, so for the resources provided by Nurhaci
With sufficient food and pay, they could endure such hardship; and for Nurhachi's always generous victory reward, they were willing to fight desperately.
Nurhachi's tactics were quite effective before, but he suffered a loss as soon as he appeared on the scene today.
The most advanced parts of the east and west divisions happened to run into the team of scouts who had just been ordered to scout the narrow entrance of the valley. The number of scouts was not large, only about twenty, but their rifles were loaded in advance.
When I saw someone rushing down the mountain, I subconsciously picked up my lance and started shooting.
The flintlock mechanism of the Wanli Type II lance has been slightly improved, and the success rate of firing is much higher than before. This round of free fire was all fired successfully. Although the opponent's sword and shield player quickly raised his shield to block, he was hit.
All the people who were hit had their wooden shields pierced, and more than ten people were injured, two of whom were killed on the spot.
Seeing that his own shield could not block the opponent's lance, Nurhachi was shocked. The first thought that came to his mind was not fear, but "It seems that in future battles with the Ming army, we must add at least a layer of iron to the shield." Then he thought "
I still need to get a Ming army lance to test the shield and see how thick the iron sheet must be."
At the same time, the two generals in charge of leading the troops, Er Yidu and Anfei Yanggu, were also nervous, but they shouted in unison: "Charge fast, fast!"
Since they can't block it, they need to close the distance as quickly as possible and drag the opponent directly into a hand-to-hand combat. It's not that they don't know that the opponent's lance can be equipped with a bayonet, and it's not that they don't know that the bayonet array is now famous, but they also know that
The bayonet array is not used by cavalry - the lance body is inherently shorter than the rifle body. Although the matching lance bayonet will be longer than the rifle bayonet, due to the limitations of metallurgical capabilities, the lengthened part is still limited.
It cannot make up for the shortened part of the gun body.
Overall, a lance with a bayonet is still nearly a foot shorter than a rifle with a bayonet.
Under the highly pragmatic and consistent ideas of "firearms", "simplification of logistics" and "reducing the combat readiness burden of soldiers", the Ming army's cavalry has now begun to slowly eliminate sabers and only use "lance and bayonet" as the main weapon equipment.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! As a highly pragmatic "direct force", Ma Chengxun's unit was naturally the first group to accept this kind of reform, which resulted in their loss of muskets.
If there is a chance for long-range shooting, the only way to engage in combat is with lance and bayonet.
This kind of situation is not easy to happen at ordinary times, because after all, they are musketeers, so they naturally have various "kite flying" methods. But unfortunately, today we are in a river valley, and basically cannot "fly kites".
Kite".
This disadvantage was immediately discovered by Eyidu and Anfeiyanggu, and they urged their Jianzhou soldiers to move forward bravely regardless of all costs, and the distance between the two sides quickly narrowed.
Of course, the Ming army's detective horses, who had wounded more than ten people with lances in one round, no longer needed to check their horses. They reined up their horses and turned around to move closer to the main force. At the same time, they also started changing ammunition on their horses in accordance with training requirements.
Although Jinghua has a paper-cased fixed charge, it is not a copper-cased bullet after all. Continuous shooting is still in the dreaming stage, so you still need to change the ammunition after each shot, but the paper-cased fixed charge can speed up this process, and
Avoid the vast majority of misoperations by soldiers - mainly because being too nervous during battle may lead to too much or too little powder, or even loading only gunpowder but forgetting to load projectiles. Although this sounds ridiculous, in fact
This is the case for both Eastern and Western armies.
Ma Chengxun had already discovered that he was actually ambushed, but he was really a brave man. Instead of panicking when he saw this, he sneered: "Just in time!" Then he tilted his head and looked at his side.
Fei Yingdong solemnly said: "You guessed it right, then fight as you just said!"
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