I, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, have risen since I destroyed the Turks

Chapter 695: The Tang Army Takes the Initiative

After resolving the issue of Mahala, Li Zheng spoke directly to Li Kan and Hou Junji.

"Now that two of the Eight Banners have been destroyed, and the elite cavalry of the remaining six banners have also suffered heavy losses, the people in the Eight Banners must be in a state of panic now."

Li Zheng paused and then continued.

"Now, only the Yellow Banner among the top three cavalry still has a certain combat effectiveness, but it is not enough to worry about, so I have decided to take the initiative to attack tomorrow and completely destroy the Eight Banner Army."

After hearing Li Zheng's words, Li Kan and Hou Junji did not show much surprise because Li Zheng had already told Mahala the truth before.

Both of them were experienced and victorious generals, so naturally they would have no objection to Li Zheng's decision to take the initiative.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Li Kan and Hou Junji responded almost at the same time, and then they both retreated to make arrangements for the army's expedition tomorrow.

It was already dark, but Li Zheng had no intention of sleeping, so he simply waved his hand and asked the servant beside him to unfold a giant map.

The map clearly marks the Qing Dynasty's current sphere of influence.

With Jianzhou City where Li Zheng was located as the center, the Tatars had two main garrisons. One was based in Ningguta, an important town in the northeast. The Qing government had more than 100,000 troops stationed here, but they were mostly surrendered soldiers led by Hua Xia. Li Zheng did not take them seriously.

Another annexation point is in Fengtian City.

This Fengtian City is also known as Shengjing. Compared with Jianzhou City, it is the real nest and place where the Tartars made their fortune. Its importance is naturally needless to say.

The combined military strength of the two cities of Fengtian and Jianzhou is basically the foundation of the entire Ting rule over China.

Because of the population of the Tartars, other parts of China were basically headed by former Ming Dynasty officials who surrendered to the Qing court.

Thinking of this, Li Zheng couldn't help but feel his teeth itching. At least half of the responsibility for the fall of the Ming Dynasty in this world lies with these old Ming officials.

Li Zheng's disgust for these capitulationists was even greater than that for the Tartars, especially the three Qing princes headed by Wu Sangui, Shang Kexi and Geng Jingzhong.

They were all important officials from all over the world who had once ruled the Ming Dynasty, but they succumbed to the tyranny of the Tartars and turned their guns against their own compatriots.

Wu Sangui opened the gate of Shanhaiguan and let the Qing Dynasty enter the pass, which directly led to the theft of China's territory by foreign races.

Li Zheng marked the locations of these traitors and scum on the map one by one, and he would kill them one by one without hesitation by the Tang Dynasty soldiers.

On the second day, soldiers and armor stood everywhere on the parade ground in Jianzhou City.

Li Zheng appeared on the parade ground on time. The parade ground in Jianzhou City was not big, so those who could stand here were all officers or people with outstanding merits in various armies.

Li Zheng did not say anything more to inspire people and boost morale, because this army did not need it.

Wherever Li Zheng appears, that is the direction they follow; wherever Li Zheng's sword points, that is where they need to fight.

"The army moves out."

Li Zheng used his martial arts skills and issued an order to the army with a powerful voice.

"kill!"

"kill!"

"Kill!" With three loud shouts, the Tang Dynasty soldiers on the parade ground officially set out and launched an attack on the Eight Banners Army outside the city.

In this attack, 200,000 Tang cavalry were the main force, supplemented by 50,000 infantry and 50,000 flintlock soldiers.

The 200,000 Tang cavalry were divided into 40 cavalry phalanxes, with the main strategic goal of killing the elite Tartar cavalry. With Jianzhou City as the center, they began to hunt down the Tartar cavalry on the plains.

It was in this war that the Tang Dynasty's cavalry showed its fangs.

The first cavalry team to encounter the Tang Dynasty's iron cavalry was composed of the Zhenghong Banner and the Xiongbai Banner, with a number of about 8,000 people, led by Munima, the leader of the Xiongbai Banner.

Faced with 5,000 Tang cavalry head-on, the Tatars had the advantage in numbers, but Munima did not flinch at all.

The two sides were about to fight, but what Munima never dreamed of was that the Tatar cavalry, which had been invincible, was defeated by the Tang cavalry, which was outnumbered. The combat power of the two sides was not at the same level at all. This gap was reflected in every soldier and every warhorse. The Tang soldiers were like tireless war machines.

After only two rounds of charges, Munima was horrified to find that his 8,000 cavalry, which he was so proud of, were already in a state of collapse.

When one side was defeated in such a large-scale cavalry battle, the outcome was obvious. Due to the excellent mobility of the war horses, the defeated Tatars could not even escape.

Eight thousand Tatar cavalry were completely slaughtered by the Tang cavalry.

On the long field of corpses, Munima's eyes were wide open, and a spear was stuck in his chest, taking his life.

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If you look closely, you can see that Munima's eyes are full of unwillingness and confusion. He never thought until his death that this group of cavalrymen with unprecedented combat power would actually kill him, the leader of a flag.

The entire battlefield situation was completely under the control of Li Kan and Hou Junji. They had already explored the Eight Banners garrisons of the Tatars. With the lead in both strength and intelligence, the elite Tatars near Jianzhou City were being devoured by the Tang soldiers at a terrifying rate.

noon.

Hou Junji was happily looking at the good news coming in from the desk.

At this time, a soldier outside the big tent hurriedly handed in an urgent report. Hou Junji opened the report and read it with some surprise.

The next moment, an inexplicable smile appeared on Hou Junji's face.

Urgent news came from the front that a 20,000-strong Tatar cavalry was fleeing towards Fengtian City.

Hou Junji was not surprised but happy. At a time when the Tartars were in a precarious situation, a Tartar cavalry of 20,000 people suddenly appeared. This must be a big fish. No wonder Hou Junji had a surprised expression on his face.

Hou Junji did not dare to delay any longer and immediately ordered the assembly of more than 10,000 Tang cavalry to chase in the direction of Fengtian City.

Tu Hai, leader of the Plain Yellow Banner of the Qing court, was in the same mood as the gloomy weather today.

Ever since Mahara led his elite troops to attack Jianzhou City and suffered a great defeat, there has been no other expression on the face of this leader of the Eight Banners.

The defeat of Mahala not only severely damaged the strength of the Eight Banners Army, but also made Tu Hai clearly realize the strength of the Tang Army in Jianzhou City.

Early this morning, after Tu Hai received the news that the Tang army in Jianzhou City had taken the initiative to attack, after some hesitation, Tu Hai decisively decided to retreat from Fengtian City.

The Tang army's cavalry was in no way inferior to that of the Eight Banners Army, and now they had the advantage in numbers. Tu Hai naturally knew the importance of the situation, but he could not convince the other arrogant and self-righteous banner owners.

In desperation, he could only lead the last elite troops of his Zhenghuang Banner to leave first.

Tu Hai didn't even bother to take the Eight Banners Army infantry with him, and he left first with only the highly mobile cavalry.

(End of this chapter)