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Chapter 27 Ambush at Zhenglan Banner (please read the new chapter)
Following Mang Gurtai's order, the men and horses of Zhenglan Banner immediately waved their whips and accelerated away from the area.

The huge vibrations caused by the galloping horses' hooves masked other sounds.

At this time, the Ming troops ambushing on both sides were quietly moving their positions in the woods.

The terrain of this ambush point is relatively open, and the road leading to the front is relatively narrow.

In addition, the Ming army had already ambushed here once, and the main force with the white flag had passed safely, so Mang Gurtai never expected that there was an ambush by the Ming army here.

Most of the Zhenglan Banner's troops had safely passed through this area at this time. Just when the last quarter of the troops were about to pass through, a large number of feather arrows were suddenly shot from the hillsides on both sides.

Although not many cavalry were actually shot down by bows and arrows, this sudden scene still caught them off guard.

Just as they were stunned, suddenly two groups of Ming troops came out from the hillside to kill their generals.

The Ming army was condescending, and with high-pitched shouts of killing, they used the force of impact to rush directly into the enemy's formation, cutting the advancing Zhenglan Banner into two pieces.

The five hundred heavily armored cavalry that had been replenished were directly blocked in the middle of the road under the leadership of Zha Huizu.The armor all over his body emitted bursts of cold light at night, giving people a chilling feeling.

The last 1200 Zhenglan Banners were surrounded by more than 3000 Ming Army cavalry.

At this time, Mang Gurtai, who was focused on pursuing, knew nothing about what happened in the rear team.

By the time he discovered that the Ming army was ambushing his rear team and ordered the army to turn around, Zha Huizu's heavy armored cavalry had already firmly blocked the road.

Although Zhenglan Banner has a large number of people, due to the narrow road, their team cannot spread out at all, and naturally the advantage of having a large number of people cannot be used.

Although waves of arrows from the Hou Jin Army arrived as expected, these bows and arrows only made bursts of sound when they hit the Ming Army's armor, without much actual damage.

After all, in this dark night, facing the Ming army who was heavily armored with only a small patch of eyes exposed, you would have to be lucky to shoot him.

Occasionally, feather arrows could be shot at the joints of the armor, but they only caused injuries to the Ming army.

On the contrary, the Eight Banners soldiers who were huddled together were pushed back by the Ming army. The Liaodong cavalry led by Zha Huizu kept waving their swords and felled the enemies in front of them.

Mang Gurtai saw this and was anxious in his heart.

His own troops were trapped on the road, and the elite Bai Bai Yala behind them could not get up. They could only watch the soldiers and horses at the other end being besieged by the Ming army.

On the other side, 1200 Zhenglan Banners were being besieged by 1500 "Liaodong Iron Cavalry" and nearly [-] Ming Army cavalry.

This number was also accurately calculated by Li Xianzhong. Although the Ming army could still eat more Eight Banners soldiers, if there were too many enemies, it would greatly delay the battle and greatly increase the pressure on the [-] armored heavy cavalry blocking the road. .

Li Xianzhong and Li Sanshun each led a large army to attack the Zhenglan Banner Tatars.

Most people like to put the stronger troops in the front when marching, while the weaker ones stay at the back.

Mang Gurtai was no exception. The four Niu Lu who stayed behind were the weakest in Zhenglan Banner. Many of them were cobbled together from other tribes and did not have much combat effectiveness.

And there are almost no white and red pendulums wearing iron armor among them.

At this time, Li Xianzhong was like a silver lightning passing through the enemy formation, and a silver gun was like a silver snake spitting out letters, constantly devouring the lives of the surrounding Tatars.

It has to be said that although the equipment of these Jianlu soldiers is not as good as that of the Liaodong cavalry.However, they still had rich combat experience. They soon discovered that the combat capabilities of these Ming troops were uneven, so some cunning Tatars deliberately avoided the attacks of the Liaodong cavalry and specifically targeted ordinary Ming cavalry.

Not only do they use conventional weapons, they also carry throwing axes, short spears, and even throwing weapons such as small hammers and meteor hammers.These weapons are very deadly in hand-to-hand combat. Ming cavalry without armor protection will either die or be maimed as long as they are hit by these weapons.

These weapons were even more difficult to guard against in the dark night. Many Ming army cavalry were hit by these short spears and flying axes, and fell to the ground struggling in pain.Fortunately, there are almost no people who carry meteor hammers, otherwise they might be hit even if they are wearing iron armor.

Li Xianzhong suffered the loss of these hidden weapons last time, so he learned wisely this time and did not take the lead. There were a large number of Liaodong cavalry following closely behind him.

On the one hand these people can effectively protect their flanks.

On the other hand, they can also create a powerful shock wave, making it easier to tear apart the enemy's defenses.

Facing a Ming army that was three times as strong as its own, the weak Zhenglan Banner could not turn the tide of the war with just these "crooked ways".

At this time, the Ming army had completely torn apart Zhenglan Banner's formation, and the Jianlu soldiers had to face the Ming army's front and rear attacks.As soon as a Jianlu blocked the sword of the Ming army in front, he was pierced through the chest with a spear by the Ming army behind him.

Mang Gurtai, who was unable to launch an attack on the other side, could only temporarily withdraw his team from the road ahead, and then reorganize the attack.

This back and forth wasted a lot of time, and by the time their elite Bai Bai Ya La rushed up, Li Xianzhong was almost at the end.

Zha Huizu knew that the real test was coming.

Bai Baiyala wears several pieces of heavy armor, and each of them is an experienced battlefield veteran. If the armored heavy cavalry is barely on par with them in terms of equipment, it may still be lacking in combat experience and physical strength.

After all, these white-legged warriors have been fighting all the time. Although the Li family's heavy-armored cavalry were selected from many veterans, they rarely fought in actual combat.

In the previous battles, although they also encountered Jianlu's Bai Bai Ya La, the Liaodong Iron Cavalry had an absolute advantage in terms of numbers; and through various arrangements in advance, they had overwhelming morale, and they fought with the wind.

This time it was a fair contest.

As soon as the two steel divisions collided, fierce sparks erupted.The road was filled with the sound of metal clashing and the neighing of war horses.

Soon the weakness of the armored heavy cavalry's lack of actual combat experience was exposed. Bai Baiyala often used tricky angles to attack.A Tatar's hammer even directly shattered the thin face armor of the armored heavy cavalry, knocking him off his horse.

It was obvious that in this exchange, Bai Baiyala had the upper hand, and the Ming army's armored heavy cavalry suffered greater casualties.

Fortunately, the road was relatively narrow and the Ming army had enough troops to make up for it, so that the front line did not collapse.

But at this time, the heavy armored cavalry in the back row had already picked up the three-eyed gun.

As the horn sounded, Zha Huizu finally breathed a sigh of relief. The heavy armored cavalry who were fighting these white pendulums also began to retreat after hearing the horn.

Just when these White Pendulums were about to pursue them, they saw three-eyed blunderbuss that lit match ropes and were pointed at them.

"Bang, bang, bang"

As a burst of white smoke dissipated, everyone's eyes widened with white teeth, looking at the blood holes on their bodies in disbelief, and then fell to the ground unwillingly.

This distance is really too close. No matter how many layers of armor you wear, you still can't withstand the three-eyed gun.

After three waves of fire cannons were fired, the road was already filled with smoke, and dozens of elite White Pendulums in front fell into a pool of blood.

The Ming army in front began to retreat under the cover of white smoke.

After reacting, Mang Gurtai shouted: "The Ming army is trying to run away, hurry up and catch up, don't let them run away!"

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