Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 302
Zhenghongqi's elite cavalry swept across the battlefield like a gust of wind, and the Guan Ning cavalry under Zu Dale's command, which had been bombarded to pieces by the cannons, let them charge, and immediately lost their footing and retreated one after another.Another group of cavalry crossed over to block between Zu Dabi and He Kegang. The iron cavalry was like the wind, and the sharp arrows were like rain. The Ming army was hit by arrows one after another.The two armies are so close to each other, but there is still no way to meet up!The horns of the Hou Jin army were loud, and the three armies shouted long live, and launched a fierce counterattack against the Ming army. Hundreds of soldiers in iron armor rushed to the front, and even the chest and neck of their horses were covered with thick armor. Armored heavy cavalry, these heavy cavalry lined up, rushed over rumblingly, like a group of tanks sprinting at high speed, unstoppable, the Ming army was overwhelmed by the rush, and even the spear phalanx was washed down one by one.A thousand musketeers of the Tianxiong Army raised their guns and knocked down the cavalry, but they had no chance to reload, so the cavalry rushed into their phalanx, waving their sabers and spears wildly Hacking and killing, these musketeers had to use bayonets to start a tragic hand-to-hand combat with the fierce Houjin cavalry.Numerous post-golden soldiers swarmed in from the gap opened by the armored cavalry, and the offensive was wave after wave. The Ming army could only barely support it, and gradually fell into a disadvantage.

Zu Dashou never dreamed that the situation would reverse so quickly. Seeing that He Kegang and Zhang Cunren were about to be swallowed up by Hou Jin, he was shocked and shouted: "Ming Jin withdraws troops, Ming Jin withdraws troops!" Urged He Kegang to retreat.

He Kegang's current situation is not very good, several arrows are hung on the nail leaf, he is panting and sweating profusely.After so many days of starvation, it's not bad that he can still walk, let alone fight in battle!The soldiers under his command are similar to him. At the beginning, they thought they saw hope, and they unleashed all their potential. After being beaten, Jin was caught off guard, but now the hope was shattered again, and everyone's hearts kept sinking. The hunger was like a raging beast. The attack made them almost lose the strength to swing their knives.With difficulty, He Kegang dodged a spear, grasped the shaft of the spear and stabbed at it, stabbing the rear golden cavalryman over.These actions almost exhausted all his strength, and stabbed the rear golden cavalryman to death. He could hardly hold the spear anymore, and he lay on the horse's back panting heavily, and his eyes turned black.Zhang Cunren roared again and again, and a horse spear made him appear like a ghost, blocking the attack of several rear golden cavalry for He Kegang.Two post-golden cavalrymen swung their knives at the same time, Zhang Cunren blocked the knife with his horse lance, stabbed him, and at the same time twisted his waist desperately. Through the back of the head.Another saber slipped off Zhang Cunren's right shoulder, cutting off a large piece of flesh on his shoulder—he didn't wear armor, because he really didn't have enough strength to wear it to fight.Zhang Cunren let out a roar in pain, turned his horse horizontally and swept it at the guy's neck, the rear golden cavalryman dodged, but was stabbed in the ribs by the spear from the oblique stab, and fell upside down with a scream He dismounted and died instantly.

Zhang Cunren gasped and said to He Kegang: "Commander Zu asked us to withdraw!"

He Kegang's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and he turned his head with difficulty, but no, the golden drums were beating on the city wall, and the flags were waved, and the troops were really about to withdraw.He smiled miserably and asked, "Do you still want to go back to that hell?"

Zhang Cunren hesitated for a moment, and said: "If there is a choice, the devil is willing to go back to the city and continue to burn human bones and cook human flesh!"

He Kegang said: "Then don't worry about it so much, continue to charge and kill, and try to get as many slaves as possible before you are finished!"

Zhang Cunren said: "It's exactly what I want!"

The two generals looked terrified, laughed miserably, and rushed towards the rear golden cavalry recklessly.There were not a few soldiers of the Guan Ning Army who had the same idea as them. They rushed forward desperately behind the commander, not seeking to break through, not to win, but to die in battle.Hou Jin's cavalry fired arrows at random, and the sharp arrowheads penetrated the skinny bodies of these soldiers. They fell in pieces, closing their eyes with a trace of complete relief...

He Kegang and Zhang Cunren didn't care whether the soldiers behind them were dead or alive, they just rushed forward, firing spears and horses, killing several people in a row.The Hou Jin cavalry easily killed the hungry soldiers of the Guanning Army, and surrounded the two generals. Sabers and spears attacked from all directions. In just two rounds, Zhang Cunren was stabbed several times in the body and his right arm was chopped off. Break, Ma Qian dropped his hand and fell.With a roar, he leapt forward and landed on a rear-golden cavalryman. When the opponent's saber pierced his chest, he also knocked him off the horse's back, and wrapped his left arm around the back-golden soldier's body Clamping his neck with all his strength, he severed the neck bone of the Houjin soldier.Several rear golden spear soldiers stabbed with their spears, pierced his body, and nailed him to the ground!At the same time, He Kegang slammed into the two rear golden cavalrymen with his chest straight, ignored the spear that was stabbing at the chest, and stabbed at the throat of the rear golden cavalry in front with three puffs, two shots The spear pierced He Kegang's chest, but he was also very satisfied to see that the point of his spear pierced the throat of the Houjin soldier and knocked him over!He fell off the horse and hid on the bloody ground. His eyes, which were deeply hidden due to long-term hunger, looked at the blood splattered from his chest, his dry lips moved slightly, and he said to himself: " So I still have so much blood to bleed..."

On October [-]th of the fourth year of Chongzhen, He Kegang, who was one of the four famous generals of the Guanning Army along with Zu Dashou, Zhao Shoujiao, and Man Gui, was killed in battle at the Dalinghe Battlefield. There was only one Zu Dashou left among the four chariots. .Such an ending is certainly embarrassing, but compared to the original history that he was escorted out of the city by Zu Dashou people to be beheaded in front of the Houjin generals because he refused to surrender, and then he was chopped up and eaten raw by hungry civilian soldiers. This may be the best ending for him.

Most of the more than a thousand Guanning troops who went out to fight in the city were killed, and only a few were able to retreat into the city alive. Zu Dashou paid a high price for his hesitation.

The price paid by Zu Dashou ended here for the time being, but the Ming army continued to bleed.Under the impact of the Houjin cavalry, the Ming army could no longer hold its ground and was quickly driven towards the Daling River.What is desperate is that the other side of the Daling River is also full of killing sounds, and the arrows are like locusts. The two white flags stormed the Ming army's car camp regardless of the cost.Everyone is desperate, and the way back is about to be cut off. Can they return to Jinzhou City alive?

However, Hou Jin still had nothing to do with the Hussar Battalion. Qian Yu led the Hussar Battalion in a charge, and defeated the four Niu Lu of Zhenghong Banner one after another, and rescued the Guan Ning Cavalry who were fighting hard at the artillery position. At this time, Zu Dale was beside him. There are less than four hundred people.This was a blow from the hussar battalion, after this time, most of their horses started to foam, their muscles trembled, and they were almost exhausted.After rescuing Zu Dale, Qian Yu returned to Lu Xiangsheng and shouted: "Sir, it can't be done. Our brothers' horses can't run anymore. Hurry up and retreat!"

Lu Xiangsheng looked at the re-closed gate of Dalinghe City in pain. He knew that his plan had failed, and he was doomed to fail from the moment the gunfire sounded. Zu Dashou's hesitation made him fail. The encirclement of Houjin sent these grains and coal into the city!Zu Dabi was also very aware of this, and cried out in despair, "Why didn't big brother open the city gate earlier and come out of the city to meet us!? If he had left the city earlier to meet us, why would he be overthrown by Jiannu!"

Lu Xiangsheng said in a shy voice: "Stop talking about this, retreat, retreat to the car camp and wait for the opportunity!" Until now, he still firmly believes that he will not lose, and he still has a chance!

Zu Dabi smiled wryly, he didn't think the Ming army would have a chance to come again.Fortunately, the two thousand musketeers of the Tianxiong Army stayed on the opposite bank all the time, and the simple pontoon bridge was always under the control of the Ming army, and it was out of the range of the Houjin artillery, so the Ming army was able to use the pontoon bridge to quickly withdraw. Daling River.The three armies of the Ming army all converged on the pontoon bridge. Hou Jin also regarded this place as an important breakthrough point and launched a fierce offensive. The Tianxiong army greeted them with four-meter long spears.Due to the density of troops, there was not much room for everyone to dodge, or even swing weapons to the sides. They could only use spears and spears to stab each other face to face, fighting for their lives.Why can't we use more flexible weapons such as epees and large axes?It's not that it can't be used, it's just that the post-gold warriors who insisted on using such shorter weapons were all worn on the tip of the Ming army's spear.

The muffled sound of the gun blade piercing into the flesh was endless, and every minute and every second on both sides, many soldiers fell down clutching their blood-spitting wounds, and the battle was extremely tragic.It's just that the Tianxiong Army has never been afraid of this kind of hand-to-hand combat. Their weapons and equipment and the training they have received give them an advantage in the tragic assassination. The soldiers are like a cold assassination machine. He ordered, and stabbed the spear at the left chest or throat of the Golden Warrior again and again like lightning, and the one who hit him would be killed immediately. No matter how fierce the Golden Warrior rushed up, he would turn into a bloody corpse in a blink of an eye.This style of play made the Golden Warriors extremely aggrieved. Their extraordinary martial arts and flexible tactics could not be used at all. They could only stab face to face. Whoever stabs the opponent first can win, and the prize for victory Just live a few more seconds, because it is very likely that in the next second, a long spear will tear the armor and penetrate the heart and lungs, and send them to see the shaman god!With their superb martial arts skills, they killed many spearmen of the Ming army, but they also piled up several layers of corpses before the spear formation of the Ming army. How can the strength of Hou Jin be able to withstand such consumption!
Using the pikemen to block the gap of the rear Jin Dajun, the musketeers quickly crossed the bridge and entered the car camp.At this time, some soldiers from the two white flags had already rushed into the car formation and started a hand-to-hand fight with the musketeers.The musketeers who crossed the river quickly reloaded, then took aim, and fired a row of bullets. Most of the Houjin soldiers who rushed in turned into dead people, and then bayonet assaulted, stabbing randomly, and smashed the two white flags again. out.The Guan Ning army also rode their horses down the river, crossed the Daling River again under the cover of the Ming troops on both sides of the bank, and entered the chariot camp. Afterwards, the Golden Cavalry also crossed the river by bypassing the direction of the bridge and joined the battle sequence of the two white flags. The battlefield quickly moved to the south bank. transfer.

Seeing that he couldn't take down the pontoon bridge, Huang Taiji's face became more and more gloomy, and he said to Tong Yangxing: "Go, push the cannon over and fire at the Ming army formation. I want to see how tough they are and whether they can withstand it." The bombardment of artillery fire!" Another messenger was called and said: "Go and tell Dorgon and Duoduo that if a Ming soldier is released, I will take them as a questioner!"

The cannons were deadly and heavy, and it was really difficult to push them over, so the Tianxiong Army didn't have to worry about the shells hitting them for the time being.However, Dorgon began to worry. He knew very well that Huang Taiji was already very dissatisfied with his delay in taking down the Ming army's chariot camp. Even if Huang Taiji didn't hang him on the treetops, he would still be humiliated. He has learned a lot about Fat Old Ba's methods!It's just that the damn Ming army is too tough, no matter how they charge, they can't move, and their muskets seem to never break or get hot. As long as the two white flags dare to charge over, they will be attacked intensively. A warm welcome from Bullet Rain!It was the first time for Dorgon to meet such an opponent, although he was full of wit and tricks, he was very distressed for a while, and he was helpless.

Dodo panted and ran over, shouting: "Brother, I was repulsed again! Damn the Ming army, it seems that the medicine can't be finished, and all the warriors who rushed in with great difficulty were all shot to death by them. There are quite a few white-armored soldiers among them!" Pointing specifically at the shoulder, a large piece of the nail leaf was blown away: "I rubbed it with a lead bullet, and the nail leaf flew away!"

Dorgon gritted his teeth and said, "Continue to attack! If we can't take down the Ming army camp as soon as possible, King Khan will not let us go!"

Duoduo was very helpless: "Then you have to be impulsive..."

A sentinel ran over and called, "Report—"

Dorgon asked, "What's the matter?"

The sentinel said: "The red flag inlaid is coming towards us!"

Dorgon was stunned: "Inlaid with the red flag? Aren't they responsible for attacking the Ming army's camp? Why did they come here? Could it be that they have already captured the Ming army's camp?"

The sentry said: "No, Xianghongqi was defeated by the Ming army, and even Master Yue Tuo was seriously injured. He lost his helmet and armor all the way, and was in a terrible state of distress!"

"what!?"

Dorgon and Duoduo yelled in unison, their eyes bulged and their mouths opened wide, like two toads struck by lightning.

The inlaid red flag was actually defeated by the Ming army! ? More than 1 horses went to fight against the camp guarded by only two thousand Guanning troops and three or four thousand civilian husbands, and they were defeated and lost! ?
God, what happened today?Did the Ming army take the medicine or the sun came out from the west! ?
(End of this chapter)