Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1191 Battle of the Three Kings (Fifteen)
Wang Shixiu looked into the distance, the Jin-Qing coalition forces were scattered in the wilderness, and the smoke rose from the roads, exposing them unscrupulously in front of the Ming army.

"Captain, the Hulu are too rampant, and they don't take us seriously!" The fiery Qin Shangxing immediately clasped his fists and begged for orders again. "Captain, the army is going to attack. We don't need His Highness to come, we can kill the enemy army by rushing through the horse army!"

The coalition forces of the Jin army did not have the consciousness of fleeing for their lives at all, and many generals of the Ming army felt that they were despised by the Qing army, and their hearts suddenly became angry.

More than [-] people were unprepared in front of the Ming army. If the cavalry rushed over, they would surely be able to kill the enemy army by a single mistake.

This was a very huge temptation. While the generals of the Ming army were angry, they were also very excited. They only felt that the opportunity in front of them was also a godsend opportunity.

In this way, taking advantage of the Qing army's lack of response, they rushed over and defeated 18 enemy troops in the first battle. Huo Hussar was alive, and he must be famous in history. Everyone asked for the battle, but Wang Shixiu was a very calm person.

The horse army is a sharp knife of the Ming army. It should be as fast as the wind and invade like fire.

To endow the horse army with such a soul, it needs a brave general who dares to fight and kill to act as the commander. Zhao Shenkuan and Qin Shangxing are such people.

Wang Shixiu was different. He was born as a scholar, and he had followed Wang Yan for many years, so he was closer to Wang Yan and more cautious in the use of troops.

His character is actually more suitable to lead the infantry, rather than the horse army who pays attention to timing and seizes the opportunity.

Of course, Wang Yan had considerations for letting him lead the rampaging horse army. It just so happened that what Wang Yan liked was his prudence.

The horse army should be as anxious as the wind, aggressive as fire, and immediately attack without hesitation when they find a fighter plane, whatever the waves come, but the horse army in the Ming Dynasty was scarce, but they couldn't afford it.

If Daming had [-] elite cavalry, then Wang Yan would naturally be more courageous. Even if the cavalry wanted to go deep into the enemy's rear, he would not stop them from attacking Beijing. But after all, there were only [-] elite cavalry. The safety of the army cannot be defeated.

Wang Shixiu ignored the words of the people around him, but picked up the binoculars to observe the Qing army ahead and the surrounding terrain.

After scanning through the binoculars, he put down the binoculars after a while, and said with a slight smile: "Look carefully, the enemy army seems to be cooking, but the number of enemy troops next to each pile of cooking smoke is more than a hundred, and there should be officers commanding them." , They stand up to form a small formation, and hundreds of small formations are combined to form a large formation. If we rush over, we may hit the tip of the Qing army's spear."

As he said that, Wang Shixiu pointed at the woods on the left and right sides with his horsewhip again, "Look at the woods on both sides, it's very quiet, not even a bird in the air. This town dares to say that there must be enemy troops lying on both sides!"

When Wang Shixiu spoke, all the generals looked at what he said, and immediately knew that something was wrong.

With Dorgon's old ways, it is impossible to make such a mistake. It turned out that he wanted to deliberately show weakness, lure the Ming army to attack, and then outflank them left and right, killing them by surprise.

This caused the generals of the Ming army to secretly hate. If the governor hadn't been cautious, they would have fallen into the poisonous tricks of everyone.

Qin Shangxing couldn't help cursing inwardly, "Old bastard, if the governor hadn't looked carefully, we might have fallen into his ways on the spur of the moment!"

"Seeing the huge temptation of defeating 18 enemy troops in one fell swoop when the enemy soldiers are scattered all over the country, most people will be overwhelmed for a while, afraid of giving the enemy time to react, miss the opportunity, and choose to attack immediately!" Wang Shixiu sighed, "Dor Dagon is really good at making use of surnames."

"The old thief is insidious!" Zhao Shenkuan scolded, then turned his head and asked, "Captain, what should we do now? Just watch like this, are they making food?"

Wang Shixiu pondered for a while, "Send two cavalrymen out and burn the woods on both sides!"

"Decree!" Qin Shangxing was overjoyed when he heard the words, and took the order first, "The last general will arrange it now!"

The establishment of the Ming army is divided into seven levels: town, battalion, department, division, bureau, banner, and team.

Before the reform of the military system, the troops of the first battalion of the Ming army were mainly based on the establishment of the guards. The number of people in the first battalion is controlled at about 5000 people.

This change is mainly due to the fact that the Ming army’s firearms became more advanced, the Ming army’s training was sufficient, and its overall combat power became stronger. What used to require 5000 people to do things, now 3000 people are enough, so the number has been reduced.

The number of people in a town is still about 3, but it has changed from six battalions under its original jurisdiction to ten battalions under its jurisdiction.

Below the Ming barracks, there are five levels of organization: Ministry, Division, Bureau, Banner, and Team. Each banner has three teams, and each team has twelve soldiers.There is a total of 37 people in each banner, with a total of 110 people; each bureau has one hundred households, three banners, and 330 officers and soldiers; each division has one deputy, one thousand households, three bureaus, and 40 officers and soldiers; There is one thousand commander, three divisions, and [-] officers and soldiers; each battalion has one commander, two co-prefects, and one town governor, with a total of about [-] officers and soldiers.

Except between the town and the battalion, the other levels are basically based on the principle of the three-three system, which is close to the original Ming army Shenji battalion and Qi Jiguang Che battalion.

Of course, this is not completely fixed. Some battalions are weaker, perhaps less than [-], and some battalions may be equipped with an additional division of artillery or cavalry, which is not very uniform.

Wang Shixiu nodded, Qin Shangxing pulled the rein immediately, turned and left.

Not long after, two divisions, each with more than 300 riders, galloped to the left and right, and rushed to the woods on both sides.

In the camp of the Qing army, Dorgon and the generals were observing the Ming army. The county king Luo Keze next to him put down his binoculars and said anxiously: "Regent, the Ming army stopped and did not charge directly. They only sent two cavalry. Run to the woods on both sides!"

Dorgon's face darkened, and he hurriedly picked up the binoculars to take a look. Sure enough, he saw the Ming army brigade standing still in the distance, and two cavalry squadrons whizzing away in two directions to the left and right.

He didn't expect that he deliberately sold such a big flaw, and put in front of the Ming army the opportunity to defeat an army of 18, but how many times could there be such an excellent opportunity on the battlefield, the Ming army general didn't rush to seize it Opportunity, he seized him vigorously, but calmed down and saw his intentions, which made Dorgon's face sink like water and his heart feel cold.

Dorgon had a gloomy face. He had to repel the cavalry before he could lead the army to retreat.

Now that he had been discovered by the Ming army, he had no choice but to take the initiative to attack without falling into his trap.

Dorgon was silent for a while, and said in a bitter voice, "Immediately issue an order to tell Louqin and Wakda to stop hiding, and let me take the initiative to attack and defeat them head-on! You are also ready to attack!"

The cavalry of the two divisions of the Ming army galloped to the edge of the woods on both sides. At this moment, the Qing army suddenly sounded a shrill horn, and saw that the Qing army that had been making food was all fighting.

At the same time as the horn sounded, countless sharp arrows shot from the woods, and the cavalrymen in front were caught off guard and shot off their horses immediately.

In the Ming army brigade, all the generals saw that when the horn was broadcast across the wilderness, there were suddenly countless Qing army cavalry rushing out of the woods, and their faces suddenly sank, Gou Ri really had an ambush.

Fortunately, His Royal Highness the King of Chu had explained in advance to guard against Dorgon, a sinister man, and the governor also acted cautiously, so he didn't fall into the trap.

Seeing that the Ming army who had just approached the woods was shot dead, they immediately rode back, and tens of thousands of Qing cavalry in the woods chased them out. Zhao Shenkuan immediately said anxiously, "Captain, what should we do?"

Wang Shixiu took out a pistol, "Rush forward, release the pistol, and kill their prestige!"

The Qing army drove the Ming cavalry from the two divisions, and charged directly at the [-] rampaging cavalry. Complete the task of containing the Qing army, so you still have to perform.

As soon as Wang Shixiu clamped the horse's belly, the [-] horse army divided into two teams and went up to meet them head-on. Seeing this, the fleeing Ming army cavalry immediately changed direction and left the route where the two armies collided.

When Lou Qin and Wakda saw the rampaging horse army rushing towards them, they abandoned the Ming army of the two divisions one after another, and let them go away, but pointed their spearheads at the Ming army cavalry who came up.

The distance between the two armies was very close, and in a blink of an eye they reached the distance of cavalry and shooting. When the Qing army was neutral, they shot a rain of arrows, and the Ming army also fired back with three-eyed blunderbuss. The cavalry on both sides fell off their horses one after another.

After riding and shooting, the Qing army immediately held their swords and spears, ready to collide. However, the Ming army cavalry suddenly pulled out their horses, held up their firecrackers, and scattered to both sides without confronting the Qing army.

The cavalry of the Qing army passed through the cavalry of the Ming army. Lou Qin and others hurriedly reined in the horses, and the army reorganized the charge formation. Come.

The same situation happened again. After the Ming army galloped and fired their guns, they did not confront the Qing army, but spread out to both sides again, avoiding the impact of the Qing army's arrow array, so that Qingqi only felt that the punch was empty again. , a little bit of a skill, and it feels like it hasn't been brought out.

The Ming army that dispersed this time did not turn around to join them, but continued to move forward after the Qing cavalry passed through them, and slowly merged into a single group, retreating directly to the south.

This made Louqin and Wakda furious. After rushing over, they turned around a big bay, angrily urged the troops, and chased after the Mingqi who had already been transported.

When Dorgon saw this scene, he felt great hatred, because he could see that the strength of the Ming army's horse army was no worse than that of the Qing army, and even surpassed the Qing army in some aspects. , training for the Ming army.

In the confrontation just now, the Qing cavalry did not take advantage, which annoyed Dorgon, but fortunately, the Ming cavalry was finally driven away.

He immediately ordered: "Quick, after eating, retreat north immediately!"

However, at this moment, a group of Qing army cavalry came from the north and brought Dorgon a piece of news that made him despair. Dorgon, who returned to Luoyang first, reported that Hulao Pass had fallen and fell into the trap. In the hands of the Ming army.

This made Dorgon's face change drastically again, and he trembled involuntarily.

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