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Chapter 484: The Battle of the Eight Mile Bridge ([-])
Under the sky, a majestic picture is being written on the white-capped land. Tens of thousands of cavalry are galloping in a unified formation. Everyone who saw this scene would silently marvel in their hearts.

A golden and iron horse swallows thousands of miles like a tiger.If it weren't for such a poem, it would never be able to describe the magnificence of the half-point battlefield.

However, just when everyone was focusing on the charging cavalry, countless stars suddenly lit up on the open space opposite them. Those starlight spots rose from the ground and gradually turned into some black spots. Draw a beautiful arc, and then fell into the cavalry formation.

"Boom--"

When a heavy-duty rocket with a charge of up to [-] kilograms fell on the cavalry camp that was charging, the result was almost devastating. Accompanied by a violent roar, thousands of iron-skinned gravels were densely packed Shooting out from the exploding rockets, these high-speed iron-skinned gravels almost sifted everything in the entire space, including those horses and soldiers naturally.

More than 300 rockets like this fell into the formation of the Qing army cavalry one after another. The smoke from the explosion brought a piece of death filled with blood mist. A large number of Qing army cavalry Under such a tragic blow, they almost fell down in pieces, and the blood flowed slowly on the battlefield like a river.
Sengbao squinted his eyes all the time. It wasn't that he didn't see the falling rockets, and it wasn't that he didn't see the soldiers of the Fuhan army standing in front of him, but these were meaningless, because when he pointed his spear at Fuhan The moment they entered the artillery positions of the army, they had no choice but to retreat.

Either step on it and conquer everything, or be beaten down and the whole army is wiped out.

As a member of the Eight Banners Vest, almost everyone understands this truth. Everyone can choose to retreat, but the cavalry rushing forward cannot retreat.

Rocket bombs exploded around them, taking away the guards around Seng Bao one by one. They looked at Seng Bao who was always in the middle of the queue with a bit of relief on their faces. Haven't lost yet.

While the rockets continued to roar, the artillery in the direction of the Fuhan army finally began to show its power. Under the operation of the gunners, dozens of mortars began to spit out a large amount of iron fragments, and continued to cause death in the Qing army cavalry. Ruthlessly continuing to take more people away, they lay on the ground, screaming helplessly.

There was a roar, and the Eight Banners soldier carrying the banner beside Seng Bao was unfortunately shot. The horse he was sitting on almost fell straight ahead, and the banner in his hand seemed to be about to fall. The next one, Seng Bao sat down on his steed and galloped past, and his hand firmly caught the banner.

The Eight Banners soldiers around saw this scene, and they began to lean towards Seng Bao's body with all their strength. The purpose was nothing more than one thing, that is to use their bodies to block the fragments of iron that might splash on Seng Bao. It was miserable and heroic. .

All Eight Banners soldiers have only one purpose, that is to keep the general flag from falling down. As long as it has not fallen down, others will follow the flag and rush forward.

Xie Qingchun looked at this scene expressionlessly. From his field of vision, he could see that although the cavalry of the Qing army was still charging at high speed, under the high-density firepower of the Fuhan army, it seemed to be like Tang Woxue. , a large number of cavalry fell to the ground.

But even so, there were still a large number of cavalry brandishing spears, holding bows and arrows, shouting loudly, and the infantry of the Chaohan Army rushed over. Although they had fallen nearly [-] cavalry before this, they still Eighty percent of the cavalry rushed a hundred steps to the front of the horizontal formation, and in an instant, the spears in the cavalry's hands would stab at them.

"Fire!"

The soldiers of the No.20 Third Division of the Fuhan Army formed a three-row infantry line. The front row squatted on the ground, the middle row leaned slightly, and the last row stood on the ground, acting as the cavalry of the Qing army. When rushing over, the first row of soldiers fired first, followed by the second row and the third row, accompanied by bursts of roars, and the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke permeated the battlefield.

As rows of projectiles were shot out, a large number of Qing cavalry fell to the ground, and more cavalry fell into chaos on the spot. Nearly a hundred steps away, almost seven or eight hundred cavalry fell down. , just reluctantly rushed over, but the formation has already fallen into chaos.

Just after the soldiers of the Fuhan Army fired their guns, they calmly changed their formation again, but this formation made the other Eight Banners generals stunned. It was a square traditional infantry In the phalanx, the soldiers at all levels on the front all erected their bayonets, shining coldly in the sun.

Generally speaking, when the cavalry is attacking, the spear phalanx in front of them often suffers very serious losses, and it is difficult to achieve a breakthrough. Therefore, in field battles, they usually choose to bypass the flanks for assault. Anyone knows that there is no flank cover The infantry phalanx cannot defend against the cavalry raid at all.

Therefore, when Seng Bao saw the phalanx soldiers who were erecting their bayonets, he instinctively chose the tactic of breaking through from the flanks, opened an arc at the foot of the Fuhan infantry phalanx, and led his cavalry They broke through the flanks of the Fuhan Army's infantry phalanx, aiming to completely defeat the Fuhan Army's phalanx from the side.

But the problem is that when Sengbao broke through to the side, he realized that the problem was wrong. Because of his previous sight, he did not see that the infantry phalanx of the Fuhan Army was not a traditional phalanx, but a square formation. The hollow phalanx, and his side is also a few rows of bayonets.

"Bang bang bang-"

With the sound of gunshots from the soldiers of the Fuhan Army on the side, Seng Bao felt a sharp pain in his body, and the big flag in his hand slipped down, and the whole person and horses fell to the ground together, and they saw the And covered with blood holes, the blood is constantly draining from the wound.
After the continuous sound of gunfire, the mortars at the positions of the Fuhan Army also began to show their power. They continuously shot out iron fragments through a large number of mortars, and the casualties caused by such firepower were extremely serious, at least a large number The cavalry were knocked down one after another directly in front of the formation.
When Sengbao's army launched a surprise attack, the Qing troops stationed along the Bali Bridge defense line also began to move one after another, like the eight thousand Mongolian cavalry led by Duozier, the Mongolian capital of the Xianghuang Banner stationed at Bali Bridge, and Zheng Lan. The [-]-horse team led by the Manchurian capital of the Banner Manchuria, Derryji, and Fu Ning'an, the Manchurian capital of the Xianglan Banner stationed in Dingfuzhuang, also led a cavalry team of more than [-] people, and began to move in the direction of the Fuhan army.

Behind them, the [-] new troops in the direction of Tongzhou also began to move in the direction of Zhangjiawan. They already belonged to all the troops in the direction of Tongzhou. All the troops of the Qing army arrived, and at the same time, the divisions of the Fuhan Army were also mobilized.

As time went by, the battle gradually became more intense, and the artillery of both sides began to explode. Even the muzzles of the artillery of the Fuhan Army began to turn red, forcing the soldiers of the Fuhan Army to pee directly Cool it down to ensure that it can continue to launch later.

As for the original artillery quality of the Qing army, the quality was not very good. In addition, except for a part of the artillery of the new army, the other artillery pieces were generally outdated, and even a large number of them belonged to the early casting of Kangxi. Therefore, after repeated firings, bombings frequently occurred. , Even the blast chambers of several guns directly ignited the surrounding shells, causing moderate casualties.

The battle entered a fierce stage. The Fuhan army and the Qing army launched a battle of various divisions. From the Zhangjiawan line to the Bali Bridge, the two sides still used muskets to shoot each other at first. In the afternoon, it was already the result of bayonet against bayonet , A large number of casualties made the Qing army gradually overwhelmed.

In the afternoon, almost all the Qing army appeared in front of the Fuhan army. More than [-] new banner troops lined up in square formations and horizontal formations, advancing slowly amidst the sound of heavy drums. As for the remaining [-] A cavalry team of more than [-] people also appeared on the side of the battlefield at this time, which is the last cavalry unit of the Qing army.

The New Army of the Eight Banners followed the eight-town system and removed the original Eight Banners Xiangbai Banner Town stationed in Zhangjiawan, as well as the Zhenghuang Banner and Zhengbai Banner Towns stationed at Xifengkou. There are also Xianghuang, Zhenglan, Xianglan, Zhenghong, The recruits from the Five Banners, such as Xianghong, are considered to be the essence of most of the main forces of the Qing army today.

Amidst the heavy siege of the Qing army, a huge yellow regiment dragon flag appeared in front of everyone, which only represented one thing, that is, Emperor Yongzheng had personally arrived at the front of the battlefield, and there were only a few left behind the Fuhan army on the opposite side. Here, this is a very dangerous and bold decision.

"Long live the emperor! Long live the Qing Dynasty!"

In any case, when Yongzheng appeared on the battlefield, it was a great encouragement to the remaining soldiers of the Qing army. The morale, which had been somewhat depressed, quickly recovered at this time. With reverent eyes, he looked at the figure under Tuanlong's flag.

Yongzheng's face was slightly pale. He held up the binoculars in his hand and glanced at the situation of the Fuhan army on the opposite side. Although he didn't look very carefully, he could also find one thing, that is, the formation of the Fuhan army was also Changes, I think it is the final adjustment before the attack.

Speaking of which, no one expected that the actual decisive battle would come so quickly. Even Emperor Yongzheng, who ordered it, did not expect that the Fuhan Army would be so resolute in the Zhangjiawei position.

Xibao, Tuolai, Dozier, Deriji, Funing'an and other noble generals of the Eight Banners surrounded Emperor Yongzheng, looking at the formation of the Fuhan army on the opposite side, everyone had a dignified look on their faces.

"Your Majesty, the formation of Chu Ni has not yet been fully formed, and their direction of Zhangjiawan has already restrained a lot of troops from the Fuhan Army. Therefore, this slave thinks that it is better to take this opportunity to press directly and use the cavalry to charge first." rush."

Xibao's temperament has always been very tough, and he believes in striking first, coupled with the power of firearms seen by the Fuhan army before, it made him decide to use the horse army to disrupt the situation first.

Yongzheng was a little hesitant. The heavy loss of the Sengbao’s horse army was still vivid in his mind. According to estimates, at least [-] horses were lost, and this did not include Sengbao himself. Therefore, the loss was heavy, and the lesson was a lesson. The tragedy made Yongzheng have to be more careful.

"Your Majesty, if the Sengbao cavalry is completely annihilated, the Fuhan army will be free, and they will be passive if they fight again at that time. Don't miss this moment!" Xibao knelt on the ground with his face on his face. With some anxiety.

Yongzheng narrowed his eyes slightly, and finally nodded slowly, "Then let Dorji rush forward and order another order to let the new army attack forward, relieve the pressure on Zhangjiawan, and involve the Chuni army by the way."

"Hey, I obey the order." Dozier lowered his head slightly, with a serious look on his face.

Everyone knows that it is a hard job to use the cavalry to charge back the Han army's large formation. After all, Sengbao's nearly ten thousand cavalry has suffered more than half of the casualties, and the remaining cavalry is still in the process of being strangled with the Han army. I worry in my heart whether I will become the next Sangbao.

Dozier, the Mongolian capital commander of the Xianghuang Banner, was born in an extraordinary family. He inherited his cousin Hana's position as Rabul Hapan, and since he was a bodyguard, he served as the deputy capital commander and governor of the Mongolian Xianghuang Banner. He is brave, and he is not the kind of reckless man who is brave and foolish. He has read a lot of military books and has a certain strategic vision.

Right now, Dozier has [-] Mongolian horse troops under his command. He was originally strong, but he was really afraid of the firearms of the Fuhan army, so after receiving the order, he felt a little headache.

However, at this moment, there was a sound of horseshoes from outside the camp, but it was a leader of the Eight Banners who walked into the battle, knelt down in front of the generals, and said loudly: "Report from the sentry, Chu Ni's horse army has already made a big move." The battalion is suspected to be going to intercept and kill the cavalry of our army in Zhangjiawan, the number is probably thousands of people."

Upon hearing this, Yongzheng said, "Chu Ni is good at firearms, I have never heard of cavalry, what do you think?"

Hearing the emperor's personal inquiry, Nazuo Ling was at a loss at the moment, so he said nervously: "The sentinel looked from afar, but he saw that those cavalrymen were riding good horses, no worse than our current horses."

Dolji's eyes lit up at the moment, he had some headaches to rush to the opposite formation, but now a cavalry team came immediately, after all, it was a good chance to escape.

As for the combat power of the Fuhan army cavalry, it is not within the scope of Dorji's consideration. In his opinion, the Mongols are just not good at handling firearms. , no one dared to say the first
Seeing that Dolji volunteered, Emperor Yongzheng showed a smile on his face.

"Dorji, I know you have always been brave, and this trip will definitely break the bandits. I will take credit for you in the camp!"

(End of this chapter)