The Qing army's return was divided into three sections. Ding Boluo led 5,000 men and horses to advance first, and paid attention to reconnaissance along the road to see if there were ambushes in the mountains and forests on both sides. Turge led 12,000 men and horses, escorting the grain and grass baggage to the middle road, and
He ordered a Jia Laerzhen named Bu Sa Gui to lead three thousand men and horses to the rear. The three groups of men and horses were all marching two miles apart, and the cavalry was used to deliver messages back and forth.
Although Turg Geng was worried that the Muling Army would attack from the mountain roads on both sides, the strength of the troops in the rear was not bad. There were six full Eight Banner Niulu, more than 200 armored soldiers, and 300 auxiliary soldiers. There were also
Four Han Army Bull Records.
Since on the way back, there were not only food and baggage, but also more than 3,500 corpses and more than 600 wounded soldiers. This was also a huge burden. Therefore, the Qin army did not walk very fast and walked for more than two hours.
Actually, we had only traveled less than twenty miles.
Fu Zhi did not dare to be careless when he opened the way to Bolo, because his front men and horses were traveling lightly and walked faster. Therefore, after walking three or four miles, they immediately stopped and waited for Turge to catch up in the middle. At the same time, he
While walking, send troops to search the edges of the mountains and forests on both sides to see if there are any ambushes.
The road to Mulinguan also varies in width and narrowness. The widest point can reach more than 2,000 meters, while the narrowest point is less than 300 meters. Normal roads are generally around 600 to 800 meters. Such a road
The mountain road is actually not very dangerous. But on the way, there is a section of road that is relatively narrow, with the widest width being only 500 meters. There are dense mountain forests on both sides. This section of road is about four kilometers long, which can be said to be
The most dangerous section of road from Yishui County to Mulinguan Pass.
Therefore, when passing through this section of the road, Bolo was still cautious. It could be said that he was searching while approaching. After noon, the front troops finally walked out of this section of the road, but no ambush was found. Bolo
While ordering the soldiers to rest where they were and eat some solid food, they sent someone to notify the squadron so that they could move forward with confidence.
At this time, Turge in the middle road had reached the middle of this journey. He was also worried, because if the Muling Army planned to ambush the Qing army, this would be the best place. After receiving Bolo's notification, Turge also moved a little.
He breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Shang Yi was just talking big words yesterday. Think about it, who in the world dares to fight with the Qing army in the field, and how could the Muling army pursue it.
Just when Turg breathed a sigh of relief, he suddenly received news from the rear team and discovered the Ming army's pursuit troops. Busa Kui was preparing to form a formation to fight the pursuers. Turg could not help but be a little surprised. Shang Yi
He really dared to chase him down from behind.
But now Turg is also in a dilemma. Should he continue to move forward and get out of this dangerous road, or should he send troops back to reinforce Busagui? Although Turg has absolute confidence in the Qing army's field capabilities, he cannot underestimate it now.
Shang Yi, even if he dares to lead troops to chase him out, he will definitely have no control at all, and Bu Sagui only has 3,000 troops.
And if you send troops to come back for reinforcements, will your own forces be dispersed? Maybe this is Shang Yi's plan. What he pursues behind his back is fake, and letting him divide his troops is real. Then when his own troops are weak,
It's not safe to launch an attack from both sides. This person cannot be underestimated anyway. It will take too much time to mobilize Bolo's men and horses, and it may be too late.
Turges thought about it and finally decided to stay where he was for the time being and wait for the outcome of the battle between Busagui and Shang Yi. If Busagui won or had the upper hand, he would move on immediately. If Busagui If they lose, it means that they are chasing the main force of the Ming army. While sending reinforcements, they will quickly get out of this section of the road.
After the decision, Turg also ordered the entire army to stop and rest, and sent people to deliver messages to Bolo and Busagui.
When Bu Sagui waited for all the troops to enter this section of the road, he found that the Ming army was chasing them from behind. He was also a man who had experienced the battlefield, so he immediately ordered the Qing army to form a formation and prepare to face the pursuers.
Because the terrain here is relatively narrow, it is impossible to use detour tactics on both sides, so Busagui placed all the main heavy armored infantry and cavalry in the middle, and the Han troops were on both wings, preparing to give the pursuers a head-on attack in the middle. .
Soon, the men and horses of the Muling Army caught up with them. Seeing that the Qin Army was well prepared, they did not dare to approach too closely. They stopped at a distance and began to form formation.
From a distance, Bu Sagui saw that the number of pursuing troops was between 2,000 and 2,500, including infantry and cavalry. However, the formation was very strange. It was divided into two parts, the front and rear. The front formation was based on a line. They were arranged horizontally, almost occupying the entire mountain road, but there were only three rows. Then the formation was divided into three sections: left, center and right, with the pike infantry in the center and the cavalry on the two wings.
But Busagui couldn't help but feel relieved. Such a front formation was almost without depth. As long as it broke through a little, the entire front would collapse. Although the back formation was average, the depth was not too deep, so once it broke through After being broken through the front line, the warriors of the Qing Dynasty would take advantage of the victory to rush through the rear line and win. It seems that Shang Yi can still defend the city, but he is still a layman in the field. Thinking of this, Bu Sagui didn't want to think about anything else, and planned to make a direct decision. He ordered himself to lead all the cavalry to launch an attack and quickly broke through the Ming army's defense line. The infantry followed up to cover up the attack.
In the rear group, there are nearly a thousand cavalry and 200 armored soldiers, all of whom are cavalry. There are also 500 cavalry in the Han army, and the rest are auxiliary troops, as well as some coated soldiers. Busajui's own Among them were ten cavalrymen.
At that moment, two hundred armored cavalry acted as arrows, each wearing double or triple heavy armor, and even the horses were also covered with cotton armor or leather armor, and began to rush towards the Ming army. At this time, the distance between the two armies was about one hundred Fifty paces, because the war horse has a process of accelerating, and it cannot throw the infantry too far, so at the beginning, it is still taking small steps. After entering the distance of a hundred paces, it starts to trot, and then enters the sixty paces. Only then can you run at full speed.
At this time, a row of shields was suddenly erected at the front of the Ming army's front formation. They were often more than two feet wide and four feet high. There was also a notch more than two inches wide and three inches deep at the top. , one by one, the fire blunderbuss also stretched out from the notch, aiming at the Qing army's cavalry who were about to charge towards them.
Those in the front line were all musketeers from the Muling Army. There were more than 460 people in total, divided into three rows, with 154 people in each row. The shields they used were actually those used when defending the city at the battlements. When the shield used to block arrows was first made, Shang Yi made it four feet high specifically for use in the field. All he had to do was turn the shield over with the notch facing up. The soldiers knelt half down. The posture of holding the musket on the notch can not only shoot enemy soldiers, but also fully protect oneself.
And this is what Shang Yi followed in another time and space. In the middle and late seventeenth century, the linear formation commonly used by European armies. Although the formation looks very simple, it guarantees the power of firing in a row. It is an early
A commonly used formation for rifle combat. Shang Yi firmly believed that using this practiced formation, his musketeers would be able to show off their skills in field battles.
Although he saw clearly that his opponents were all fire guns, Busakui was not worried, because he knew that the fire gun had to penetrate three layers of heavy armor at least within fifty steps, and once it entered that distance,
The war horses sprinted at full speed, and the opponent only had one or two chances to launch before they were overrun by the Qing's cavalry.
At this time, the war horse started to trot, and the sound of gunshots was heard.
Bu Sagui couldn't help but be startled. Why did the Ming army fire so early and only then entered a hundred steps away? Could it be that they were in a field battle?
Did you shoot indiscriminately?
These thoughts just flashed through Busajui's mind, and then he immediately felt as if he had been hit hard on his right chest, and a sharp pain came from him. He couldn't help but scream, and he instinctively lowered his head.
Look, I saw a hole the size of a fist punched in my right breastplate. Almost at the same time, a group of people shouted and heard the sound of horses neighing, but this was not the cry of the cavalry when they charged, but the sound of a horse neighing.
The scream after being attacked and injured.
"What kind of musket did the Ming army use that could hit it so far?" This question immediately popped into Bu Sagui's mind.
Of course Shang Yi knew that with the speed of the Qing cavalry, they would have finished shooting when they got within fifty steps. He had to take action in advance. Therefore, the first platoon of the Ming army's musketeers all used the same Lumi gun.
After the Qing army entered within a hundred steps, they immediately launched an attack on the Qing army.
Although the armor-breaking effect of Lumi gun is not the best at about a hundred steps, but even if it only penetrates one or two layers of armor, it will cause strong pain to the human body and even break bones and internal organs.
After being shot, you will never recover in a short period of time. Moreover, the war horse is only covered with a layer of brocade armor or cloth armor, so it is impossible to defend against it. Therefore, even if you cannot kill the person, you can still kill the war horse if you hit it.
The army suffered a heavy blow.
After the first round of Rumi gunfire, almost twenty war horses were hit and fell to the ground with painful neighs. Not only did the knights on their backs fall to the ground, but they also blocked the path of the rear cavalry. Moreover, there were also
There were almost the same number of Qing soldiers, or because their heavy armor was penetrated, or because they couldn't bear the intense pain, they fell off their horses. Fortunately, the horses were only trotting now, so they were still able to fight in time.
Dodge and avoid fallen soldiers or horses without trampling them to pieces or tripping over them.
But as a result, the speed of the cavalry advance also slowed down.
Bu Sagui obviously understood that the situation was not good. He was a Jia La Er Zhen, and his sense of responsibility was much stronger than others. He pressed the wound with one hand and controlled the horse with the other hand, avoiding several Qing soldiers who fell to the ground, and fought with all his strength.
With the last bit of strength, he shouted: "Rush! Hurry...ah!"
Before he finished speaking, there was a "pop!" sound, and a cloud of blood appeared on Busagui's forehead. He swayed on the horse and fell down.