As the battlefield changed, all the officers on the hill picked up their binoculars and observed carefully.
Yang Fan now equips battalion commanders and officers above with binoculars. The presence or absence of binoculars is also one of the signs that distinguishes senior officers in Yang Fan's system.
The Mongolian soldiers and horses in the distance are quickly spreading to both sides. Groups of cavalry and infantry wearing blue armor are rushing towards them.
At first glance, these people look like soldiers who have fought in hundreds of battles, and their momentum far exceeds that of the Mongols.
These people all wore blue cloth armor and iron helmets with tall lightning rods. The flags they carried were square blue flags with a golden dragon woven in the middle.
There were about 4,000 cavalrymen and about 6,000 infantrymen looking at the armor. There were also many slaves wearing leather armor or without armor, holding spears and various weapons. They also wore blue-dyed clothes.
There are probably more than 15,000 people in the robe.
Behind these people, there were four to five thousand coolies dressed in various civilian clothes. Under the whips of the cavalry, they pushed four to five hundred shield cars behind them.
Yang Fan sneered, Jiannu had been coveting the Mongolian tribes in Southern Mongolia for a day or two. But really, there were only 30,000 bannermen and slaves from Zhenglan Banner.
Yang Fan looked carefully at the senior officials in front.
At the front, I saw a very vicious-looking man riding a horse in position C. This man had sharp features and a sinister look on his face. He looked like he was not easy to mess with.
To his left is a fifty-year-old gray-haired old man with a sad expression. He has a shoehorned face and broomstick eyebrows, and he looks as if someone owes him money.
On the right is a tall man with a majestic appearance.
I saw Yang Fan staring at several big shots from Zhenglan Banner.
Lin Yueru said: "Sir, the ferocious-looking one in the middle is Nurhachi's fifth son, Mang Gurtai, the leader of the Zhenglan Banner. The old man on his left is the leader in charge of intelligence work for Nurhaci, his father-in-law Li Yongfang."
"Li Yongfang was deeply trusted by Nurhachi and commanded the 15,000 surrendered Liaodong Army. He was originally a guerrilla general of Fushun Guards and surrendered to Nurhaci ten years ago. I heard that after Huang Taiji came to power, he was the emperor and the courtier. He is now in the new dynasty.
The power has declined, and is not as good as before."
Yang Fan nodded. The man smelled like he was a spy, a bit like those from Dongchang.
"Who is that person on the right of Mang Gurtai? He looks like a person." Yang Fan asked.
Tu Shanyue said: "That man is no small matter. He is Huang Taiji's confidant. His name is Fan Wencheng. He is a descendant of the famous Northern Song Dynasty minister Fan Zhongyan. He and his brother Fan Wenbo are in charge of Huang Taiji's intelligence agency Xitangzi. He also
I'm probably here to monitor Mang Gurtai."
Yang Fan frowned and said: "Over there at Jiannu, the ones called Tangzi are usually shaman shrines."
Yang Fan knows something about the Northeast region. In modern times, if there are horse immortals or something like that there, it seems that it is necessary to set up a temple to worship some gods.
Tu Shanyue said: "The master actually knows this, yes. The shaman has been supporting the slaves and doing intelligence work for them."
"Who are the other three people?" Yang Fan asked. Behind these people, there were two people who looked like generals.
Lin Yueru followed Yang Fan's instructions, carefully distinguished them and said: "The short and fat one is called Tunbulu, the fair-faced and beardless one is called Mi Mi, and the tall and thin one is called Ai Ba Li. The three of them are the chief generals of the Zhenglan Banner.
, are also Mang Gurtai’s confidants. The last few young ones are all Mang Gurtai’s sons. The eldest son Maidali, the second son Wengu, and the third son Saharian. These sons are also regular
A powerful figure in the Blue Flag."
Yang Fan nodded and said: "It seems that Huang Taiji still really wants to regain the Mongolian tribes in Monan. The Zhenglan Banner is a powerful banner."
Yang Fan knows the history of Zhenglan Banner. This flag was established very early.
In 1601 (the 29th year of Wanli), Emperor Taizu Nurhachi of the Qing Dynasty initially established the four flags: yellow, white, red and black.
Many people don't know about this black flag. It was this black flag that was later changed to the blue flag.
In 1615, the color was changed from black to blue, and the four flags were added.
In 1601, the leader of the Zhenglan Banner was Shuerhaqi, the younger brother of Nurhaci. Later, Nurhachi executed his younger brother Shuerhaqi. The leader of the Zhenglan Banner was succeeded by Shuerhaqi's son, Amin.
In 1616, Amin was changed to the leader of the Xianglan Banner, and the leader of the Zhenglan Banner was succeeded by Mang Gurtai.
Up to now, Mang Gurtai has been in control of Zhenglan Banner for twelve years.
Zhenglan Qi's entry into the battlefield immediately made the atmosphere tense.
More than 50,000 Mongolian cavalry came, and they also drove 40,000 to 50,000 tribesmen to help in the battle. Now plus the 10,000 regular infantry cavalry from the Zhenglan Banner, 10,000 slave soldiers, and 5,000 shields pushed by civilians
The car's strength suddenly increased.
The fighting ability of the Mongols is much different from that of the Jiannu.
In fact, the most effective combat force in Jiannu is the heavy infantry. Only the cavalry from the four Haixi tribes is pretty good. The cavalry in Jianzhou is actually heavy infantry on horseback.
"Sir, have you seen the shield car? It's right behind." Lin Yueru specifically pointed it out to Yang Fan.
"Well, I saw it, it looks quite strong." Yang Fan curled his lips and said.
The shield cart is also the so-called shield cart, which is pushed by civilians or soldiers. The shield at the front of the cart is made of thick wooden boards, with a large protective area, more than three meters wide and more than two meters high.
On the front of the wooden escape, add iron sheets and cowhide to resist the opponent's firearms. There are two layers of wooden boards, each layer is about three inches thick. They are separated by cotton quilts in the middle, and the spaces at both ends are filled with sand.
"Jiannu also followed the same example. Our Ming Dynasty used chariot camps to resist cavalry. They used shield chariots to resist the Ming Dynasty's firearms and crossbows." Yang Fan said.
Xiao Niangpi sighed and said: "Don't worry about whether they learned from us or not. This thing is indeed effective. In the Battle of Hunhe under Shenyang City, the Qi Army and Shizhu Tusi's white-armed soldiers were defeated by this thing."
Lin Yueru said with some worry: "Master, our muskets can't penetrate the shield car. Even if we hit it with the muzzle of the gun, it can't penetrate it. When the fight started, they used the shield car to cover it, and the infantry hid behind it and went forward.
Go ahead, can we do something about it?"
Yang Fan sneered and said: "Jiannu is stupid enough. If we push such a heavy thing in front of us, aren't we seeking death? There are 500 sidecars in the camp. Each car has a copper-fired cannon at the rear with a range of 500 meters.
.With shotguns, their crappy thing can block it. With solid five-pound spherical lead bullets, it can’t be blocked at all. The crushed wood chips will cause greater damage to the infantry behind them.”
Lin Yueru's eyes lit up when she heard this. Yes, this thing is so bulky and moves extremely slowly. It might have been destroyed by a cannon with a range of one mile before it even reached the front.