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

Chapter 996 Despair
Yang Menglong, Zhong Ning, and Cao Jun led the Lancers and Chasseurs to advance quickly. The dead bodies at that place were the best signposts, and they chased and attacked the Qing army.Xue Siming led the infantry to trot all the way in pursuit, and they were already several miles behind—— marching a short distance, the infantry could not keep up with the cavalry no matter what.

A killing sound came from a distance.Yang Menglong reined in the reins and listened intently: "The Qing army seems to be blocked?"

Zhong Ning's ears were relatively sharp, and he confirmed it immediately: "Yes, they must have been blocked, and a fierce bloody battle broke out. Who could be blocking them?"

Cao Jun said: "It's either Han Peng or Wang Rui—it's probably Wang Rui. Didn't the information tell you? After taking Tianjin, this guy led an army to kill him day and night. The march was so fast, Incomparable, surpassing all the troops who rushed over, counting the time, they should have arrived!"

Zhong Ning smiled: "I hope it's Wang Rui. He also participated in the Battle of Dalinghe and Lushun. This is the decisive battle between us and Jiannu. It would be a pity if he was absent?"

Just as he was talking, the Huaisi cavalry rushed back excitedly, saluted Yang Menglong, and shouted: "Report, the fleeing Qing army has been stopped, and they are fighting a bloody battle with our army!"

Yang Menglong asked: "Which army intercepted the Qing army?"

"It's General Wang Rui's barbarian army! They blocked the Qing army with a square formation of crossbows and long spears. The fierce battle is now in full swing, and it's hard to tell the winner!"

Yang Menglong twitched his mouth and said, "It really is him... I thought he would miss this decisive battle! Very good, you go back and tell the generals to obey General Wang's command and cooperate with his army to entangle Jiannu, we'll be there right away!"

The sentinel responded loudly: "Understood!" He rode away again, running fast.

Yang Menglong turned around and shouted to the soldiers: "Speed ​​up! Tonight we will carry the heads of the slaves to the walls of Beijing to find the theory of those indifferent bastards!"

The soldiers shouted loudly: "Take the head of Jiannu and go to the city of Beijing to talk to those people who don't do anything!"

The civil servants and scholar-officials in a panic in Beijing shivered inexplicably.

Over there, the battle has intensified.Seeing that Wu Sangui's Yi Ding Tu cavalry were dying under the onslaught of the Huai Si cavalry, Huang Taiji sent Wu Xiang to lead a thousand cavalry to support them, and stabilized the front again.But the infantry of the Guanning Army is completely useless. As early as the battle with the Heluo New Army, their courage and will were almost destroyed. Now they are just attacking the barbarians with a desire to survive. The formation of the legion, this will is very strong, and once penetrated the formation of three rows of pikemen, but it is limited after all.The pikemen of the barbarian legion generally wear armor weighing more than [-] kilograms—this amount is not considered heavy, it is only at the level of the leather armor of the Ming army, but if it is made of fine steel, it will be different. The head, chest, abdomen, shoulders, wrists, legs, every part is well protected, the only weak point is the back, which is not much protected.However, it is very difficult for the Guan Ning army to get the opportunity to attack the back of the barbarian army. The barbarian army is not such a coward as they are. From the beginning to the end, it was a thick iron wall that made them desperate, not a fragile back.They launched wave after wave of attacks against this iron wall, but the kinetic energy of the attacks was like a ball falling from a high place, each time getting weaker and weaker, and they were almost unable to move.

But Wang Rui is not easy, he always said "return to the teacher, don't stop", it is never an easy task to stop the enemy who is desperately fleeing, and the fighting power of the bombing camp cavalry is far beyond his imagination.Looking at the Qing army who was still standing still, he looked alert and said to Wang Tiechui: "Old Wang, get your troops ready!"

Wang Tiehammer nodded calmly: "I have counted, I've been impatient for a long time!"

Before the words fell, the battle drums of the Qing army were beating, rumbling like a thunderstorm, and the Guan Ning army, who had run out of oil and lamps, retreated like an ebb tide, and the two Qing troops collided like a stream of heavy horses. Come here, there are tens of thousands of infantry behind, and a stormy wave is set off out of thin air on the plain, the momentum is terrifying!Wang Rui's complexion changed slightly: "Jianu is at risk! Catapults, greet them with lead bullets!"

The slingers immediately came out, throwing a rain of lead bullets with heavy slings.These slingers are all from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. They have been grazing since they were young. A sling is their only toy. They have practiced amazingly since they were young.During the Annan expedition, this catapult had always been the trump card in Wang Rui's hands. Countless Annan soldiers were broken and broken by the stone bullets they threw. There was a dense clanging sound among the charging Qing army's heavy cavalry. Many charging cavalrymen were hit by lead bullets, screamed and fell off their horses, and then were trampled into flesh.The cavalrymen of the Qing army raised their small round shields to protect their faces and chests, shielding them from the wasp-like rain of bullets. It was obvious that the small but powerful slingers made them miserable.But their charge was so fast that the catapults only threw three rounds of lead bullets before the arrows shot at them, and they had to retreat into the phalanx.

The crossbowmen came out, ten thousand crossbows fired at once, and the crossbow arrows shot out like the wind.

The cavalry of the Qing army responded to the crossbowmen with throwing spears thrown vigorously by the speed of the galloping horse.The crossbow arrows shot by the crossbowmen shot the Qing army, including men and horses, like hedgehogs, while the steel-throwing spears thrown by the Qing army mercilessly penetrated their armor and nailed them to the position.This round was played fast, and both the crossbowmen and the Qing army's heavy cavalry lost a lot, but it was obvious that the crossbowmen suffered. They only had time to shoot two arrows, and the Qing army's heavy cavalry rushed in front of them, and they had to retreat. into the phalanx.The crossbowmen were unable to withstand the frontal impact of the heavy cavalry. It would be dead to face the enemy alone without the cover of the heavy infantry. The Qing army's heavy cavalry rushed over regardless of casualties.

The heavy cavalry of the Qing army put on a four-and-a-half-meter-long spear, ignored the rows of long spears pointing at them, and rushed to the bottom!
Immediately, there was the muffled sound of sharp blades tearing flesh, the crisp sound of spears breaking their chests, the wailing of dying horses, and the roars of soldiers beating their lungs... There was an earth-shattering sound, and at least half of the two rows of pikemen in front of the barbarian army Being knocked into the air, and the cavalry of the Qing army crashing into the heavy infantry array of the barbarian army with a thunderous force, blood was also splashed at the moment of contact. The long spear pierced the horse's body thoroughly. To be nailed together by a long lance with a man and a horse is to be thrown out by the falling horse, and fell to the ground in the dark. During the flurry of Jin Xing, several long knives pierced fiercely along the gaps in the nail leaves, nailing them to the ground!If you look down from a high altitude, you will see such a terrifying picture: Thousands of heavy cavalry roared and slammed into clusters of long spears as if they were tired of work, and the pikemen also roared and rushed forward Leng Feng aimed at the chest of the horse that was charging at high speed, even though he knew that the only result of doing so would be to die together, he never hesitated for a moment!This kind of flesh and blood collision is undoubtedly extremely tragic. The pikemen who blocked the heavy cavalry suffered heavy casualties, but those heavy cavalry who collided with their lives would undoubtedly die. They were either stabbed to death on the spot or thrown into the heavy infantry by the mad horses. The formation was smashed into a sieve, and some of them pierced through six rows of pikemen and rushed into the phalanx. Immediately, a huge ax fell on their heads, chopping them into pieces!It is said that nine out of ten soldiers who rushed into the battle were killed, but none of the heavy cavalry of the Qing army who rushed into the battle was spared, and they all fell down!
Throwing thousands of heavy cavalry as cannon fodder at one time, Huang Taiji is really generous!

The last frenzied war horse fell down after the flash of the axe, and this round of thrilling flesh and blood collisions came to an end.However, at this time, tens of thousands of Qing troops were approaching with overwhelming momentum, and countless long soldiers aimed at the pike soldiers of the barbarian army.The state of the pikemen is a bit bad now. The desperate collision of the Qing army's heavy cavalry just now has disrupted their formation. The Qing army did not give them any chance to breathe, and rows of pikes slowly pushed over!

Wang Tiehammer yelled: "Get out of the way!" Holding a giant axe, he led his [-] hoplites through the pikemen and appeared in front of the Qing army. Slash straight down with the big axe!

Flesh and blood flew everywhere, severed limbs and broken weapons scattered all over the place!
The soldiers of the barbarian legion screamed excitedly: "Bear! Bear! Bear!" Most of the barbarians still maintain the primitive totem worship. In their eyes, the bear symbolizes strength and strength, the wild boar symbolizes bravery and fearlessness, and the goshawk is the incarnation of the gods. , especially among mountain peoples.As for the wolf that is boasted to the sky in the divine book "Wolf Totem", I am sorry, no nation will worship this thing, and kill it when it sees it.If you praise a barbarian soldier like a bear, like a wild boar, or even like a goshawk, they will be very proud, but if you praise them like a wolf, it is [-]% for beating.Seeing these heavy infantrymen cut so many Qing soldiers into pieces like chopping melons and vegetables, these barbarian soldiers are called adoration, and they roared loudly "Bearing" to praise these heavy infantrymen strong.However, the other party does not seem to appreciate———

A black line protruded from Wang Tiehammer's forehead, and he felt the urge to turn around and give them an axe—how did they look like bears!

But now is not the time to care about them, the enemy's [-] weapons are trying their best to greet them, how can there be time to care about these things!After suffering from these two-legged mecha monsters several times, the Qing army already knew how to deal with them. They stabbed the heavy infantry with their spears in the eye sockets, which was probably the only weakness of the heavy infantry.Some nimble guys rolled out of the guns with short-handled hammers, and raised their iron shin to greet the shin of the hoplite. When it hit the shin, it shattered. No matter how thick the armor was, it could not withstand such a blunt blow.Under their frenzied attacks, from time to time, the hoplites let out depressing screams and fell down like iron towers. However, under the leadership of Wang Tiehammer, the hoplites advanced slowly and resolutely, with the big axes Raising, falling, every time the ax strikes, blood and flesh fly.

Seeing this, the Qing army immediately adjusted its attack direction, avoiding Wang Tiehammer's troops, and stormed the two wings of the barbarian army—after all, there was no way for [-] hoplites to cover the entire phalanx.However, taking advantage of the fierce battle between Wang Tiehammer and the Qing army, Wang Rui quickly made adjustments, and the main force moved to the two wings. When the Qing army pressed over, what greeted them was an indestructible phalanx.This is the most cruel duel of cold weapons. Both hands are wearing heavy armor and holding long soldiers. Watching the spear stabbing towards you, if it hits you, it's over, if it doesn't hit you... Congratulations, you still have a few more seconds to live!Many pikemen stabbed the enemy with one spear, and before they could withdraw their spears, they were stabbed by the spears stabbed by the opponent, and died together with the enemy. The distance of several meters between the two clusters of spears became the most terrible death zone in the world. The god of death is hovering above everyone's head, no one knows whether they can live to the next second!

Huang Taiji stared nervously at the battlefield, the knuckles of the hand holding the whip turned blue and white due to excessive force.This time, he has already bet his last capital. If he can win, he still has a chance. If he can't break through, everything is over!And this little-known enemy army seems to be much tougher than he imagined. The Guan Ning army attacked with moths flying into the flames, heavy cavalry charged suicide, and tens of thousands of Qing army infantry charged... A way to overwhelm them!Although the formation of the barbarian army had been dented, the handsome flag never moved back half a step, and those barbarian soldiers who spoke countless strange languages ​​also did not take half a step back, falling down one row and topping up another row, One shot for one shot, one life for another life, so fierce and tenacious that even Huang Taiji was frightened for a while.

I'm broken... you're broken by me...

The barbarian army has not yet collapsed, but the Qing army is about to collapse.Under Huang Taiji's order, they could certainly risk their lives to attack the enemy's formation without hesitation, but when the battle situation reached a stalemate, they realized that they were already the last blood of the Qing army in the pass, even if they could defeat the opponent in front of them However, the Ming army will continue to flow, one legion after another encircled from all directions, will they still be able to defeat an elite legion of the Ming army?Every time this thought flashed through my mind, and I looked at these opponents who had as much perseverance as camels in front of me, no matter how fierce the generals of the Qing army were, I couldn't help but feel a sense of powerlessness in my heart.

Deliberately killing the enemy, but unable to return to heaven, this is probably the case.

(End of this chapter)