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

Chapter 977 The Skirmish 2
Beijing City, Yongding Gate.

The rumble of war drums shook the heavens and the earth, and tens of thousands of Qing troops poured out of the city like a flood.The vanguard was the Xianghong Banner led by Jierhalang himself, then the Guanning Army led by Wu Xiang and Zu Dashou, then the Zhenghuang Banner, the Xianghuang Banner, and finally the Four Mongolian Banners and the Four Han Banners. , The flags are flying, the momentum is compelling.The people in the capital who witnessed this scene were secretly horrified. They always thought that Jiannu was going to die and was going to die. How could they have thought that they still had such a powerful army!

Amidst the tsunami-like shouts of long live the city, Huang Taiji, wearing golden armor and riding a tall horse, slowly walked towards the city gate surrounded by thousands of white-armored soldiers wearing heavy armor.His golden armor was extremely gorgeous, and coupled with his burly body, he was really imposing.Civil and military officials knelt down on both sides of the avenue, their foreheads touching the ground, and they did not dare to raise their heads. Although they all had strange thoughts when they saw the Qing army retreating, they did not dare to show the slightest bit in front of Huang Taiji. Fat people are not vegetarians!Huang Taiji's eyes swept over this group of civil servants with an expressionless face. He knew very well that these scholar-bureaucrats were all unfamiliar dogs. They were still groveling in front of him, but once he was defeated, these guys would immediately become The vicious dogs swarmed him and tore him into pieces!

He has no way out, and neither does his empire!

This is the last army that he finally assembled after trying his best and going through all the hardships. If he wins this battle, he may still have a chance of survival. If he loses, everything will be over.

It took a lot of effort to gather 7000 people. He only left 7000 people to guard Beijing, and the main force was dispatched. There was no reserve team at all!In fact, it is useless to keep the reserve team. There are fierce battles in Tongzhou and other places. The troops who did not rush to Beijing to participate in this fierce battle are desperately blocking the Ming army encircling from all directions. Doubling his strength may not be able to change this situation. With smoke and flames all around, just put all your eggs in one basket and fight Yang Menglong to the death!As long as Yang Menglong wins, the morale of the Ming army can be severely damaged, and he can turn the situation around; if he loses...he won't have to worry about how to turn the situation around.

Fan Wencheng knelt at the gate of the city and blocked the way, weeping, and shouted: "Your Majesty, you are the king of a country, there is no reason to go to battle in person! I implore the Emperor to drive back, and you must not go to the battlefield to take risks!"

Huang Taiji smiled and said: "Fan Aiqing doesn't need to persuade you anymore, I have already made a decision, and I won't change it! All matters during this period will be handled by Aiqing, please!"

Fan Wencheng cried out: "Your Majesty, since ancient times, it has been the duty of generals to behead generals and capture flags. There is no reason for the emperor to go to battle in person! I implore the emperor to come back and leave the battle to the princes. You must not go to the battlefield." Take the risk!" This guy was so excited, if there weren't so many people watching, I'm afraid he would really cry.This is not a pretense. For him, Huang Taiji and his son are his biggest backers and the guarantee of his survival. If Huang Taiji dies on the battlefield and Yang Menglong enters Beijing with the power of a great victory, he will only be beaten ten thousand times. It's time to cut it!So he cried so sadly, partly because he really didn't want Huang Taiji to take risks on the battlefield, and partly because he was afraid and desperate for the future.

Huang Taiji smiled wryly.He has fought against the new army several times, so why doesn't he know how dangerous the battlefield is?Not to mention the howitzers and thunderbolts that killed and wounded a large number of people, the firearms alone are enough to kill.In the Battle of Panjin, he saw with his own eyes a bullet fired from a distance of 800 meters, hitting a Fen Debo Shiku next to him, and beat that Fen Debo Shiku's head to [-] or [-] on the spot piece!The Ming army recognized him, but the Ming army's bullets and artillery shells did not recognize him, and he would die if he hit him!But he has no choice. Now that the Qing army has lost consecutive battles and their morale is low, in order to boost morale, he can only go into battle in person!

This savvy hero warmly comforted Fan Wencheng, gave some advice to Wen Tiren and the others, and then rode out of Yongding Gate.I don't know what's going on, but the moment he walked out of the city gate, his mood was shaken, the depression and anger that had been smoldering in his chest for a long time dissipated, his hesitation about the future, and his fear of the Ming army's pressure were all suppressed. The wind blowing from the field was blown away, and the long-lost pride and ambition surged in my heart. The feeling of riding a horse and raising a whip to point out the country, and talking and laughing while the mast and oar were wiped out in ashes came back.Now he has no other thoughts, he just wants to compete with Yang Menglong who almost killed him a few years ago!
The Qing army seemed to be able to sense the return of the master's state, and was very excited, and the cheers of "long live" shook the sky and the earth.Amid these fanatical cheers, tens of thousands of Qing troops stretched for more than ten miles, like a huge iron arrow, sweeping away towards the spearhead of Xue Siming's army's attack.

At this time, the forward of this huge force was already fighting with the vanguard of the Heluo New Army.

"kill!!!"

On the fields outside Xiaofang Village, two cavalrymen approached at high speed, and they could almost see the pockmarks on each other's faces.When there were only a dozen steps left, both sides let out a roar at the same time, like thunder!The light of the sword is like snow, the shadow of the sword is like a rainbow, and the spears and spears are as fast as lightning. What they use are the most vicious and vicious killing moves. Paralyzed!
Blood foam splashed, and the screams were loud!

Facing Cao Jun head-on was a white-armored soldier of the Qing army. He was also a knight who had fought old battles. He stood upright with a horse lance. No matter how the horse galloped and roared, the lance pointed Cao Jun's chest and abdomen like a compass. The key.The feeling of being stared at by the god of death made Cao Jun's hairs stand on end. Now he finally understands why the Qing army hates the cavalry of the new army so much. Zu Kuan, Zu Dabi, Aobai and a few perverts make the ultra-long saber of 1.5 meters, but the horse lance is four meters, four and a half meters, or even five meters, one inch long and one inch stronger. It's a huge bargain!However, he is also a daring person with a high level of art, and he didn't dodge or dodge, and went straight to him!It wasn't until Leng Feng quickly reached the circle of his chest that he suddenly fell forward, and with a squeak, Leng Feng almost brushed against the shoulder armor, bringing out a stream of sparks, so dangerous, really dangerous!
"kill!!!"

The moment he avoided Ma Qiang, Cao Jun roared again, and swung his saber horizontally like lightning, aiming at the ribs of this white armored soldier!It is true that the horse weapon is very powerful, but this weapon is too long and too heavy. When using it on horseback, it takes a lot of effort to control the balance of the body. In order to stab him, the white-armored soldier's body He leaned out obliquely, and once the blow missed, it was difficult to retract even if he wanted to!With a bang, the Miao knife, which was cast from high-carbon steel and carefully milled and quenched by excellent craftsmen for more than half a month, cut open the rather gorgeous-looking armor on the white-armored soldier like a tofu. The cotton armor, the blade cut across the body, and blood spurted out immediately!The white-armored soldier groaned and fell off the horse. He twisted a few times and then stopped moving. The knife just cut open his kidneys. In fact, he was already dead from the pain before he even hit the ground. up.

Bang bang bang bang!

Horrific crashing sounds sounded one after another, and several Heluo New Army cavalry collided head-on with Qing Army cavalry. People were thrown forward, and horses flew backwards.This kind of confrontation with the Qing army is very disadvantageous, because their formation is far less dense and orderly than that of the Ming army. Although their strength is not less than that of the Ming army, it has caused the Ming army to form a situation where more troops fight less. , After one round, he was hit and turned on his back.What is more deadly than the fatal collision is the saber in the hands of the Heluo New Army cavalry. They can always swing the saber like lightning at the moment they pass by. Coupled with the high speed given by the galloping horse sprint, it is so deadly. No matter which part of the Qing army cavalry is hit by the knife, don't expect to keep its body intact.Shouts of screams sounded one after another, and the cavalrymen of the Qing army who were hit fell off their horses one after another, or died directly, or spurted blood all over their bodies and hissed and howled, all of which were horrible.Of course, the Qing army was not vegetarian. Most of them had experienced many battles. They had rich experience and superb riding skills. The cavalry of the new army of Heluo, which can form a situation of fighting more and fighting less, can't show their superb martial arts at all. I don't know how many knights of the Qing army who are famous for their bravery are extremely useless and beaten to death!
In just a dozen seconds, two cavalry sprinting at high speed passed each other, eleven of the Heluo new army fell down, and Niu Luezhen of the Qing army looked around, don't worry about it. , the liver hurts... One of them crashed, and more than 40 of his subordinates died!Fortunately, the Qing soldiers who were not brought down looked at each other with horrified expressions, and there was no arrogance at the beginning of the fight!
From Dalinghe to Lushun, from Panjin to Raoyang, the Heluo New Army used this trick all the time, but the Qing army still couldn't come up with an effective countermeasure, and suffered the same loss again and again!
The one who had a little advantage in terms of strength just now, after one round, the advantage turned into a disadvantage, what should I do?
Cold!

Before Niu Luerzhen could turn the corner, Cao Jun yelled again: "Kill!" The Miao knife with blood beads raised, and led his cavalry to form a neat formation to rush over again!

Niu Lu's facial muscles twisted a few times, and he let out a howl: "Fight with them——"

The howl of despair with a trace of fear was drowned out by the roar of galloping horses. The two cavalry charged head-on again. The Heluo new army was like a ruthless meat grinder. The army, like a beast in a tight siege, howled and tried its best to attack the Heluo new army. There was no suspense about the outcome of this battle.

The same battles continued to erupt in all directions. The cavalry of the Heluo New Army and the cavalry of the Qing Army continued to encounter each other. The extremely tragic battles continued one after another, and in most cases, the Heluo New Army had the upper hand.The heads of the Qing army dangling from the necks of the horses showed a terrible fact to the Qing army: Even in the field of cavalry combat where they are best, the Heluo New Army has surpassed them!
For the Qing army, there is probably no worse news than this.

(End of this chapter)