Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1193 The Battle of the Three Kings (Seventeen)
After Wang Yan saw the large formation set up by the Jin-Qing coalition forces, he was confident. While ordering the ministries to set up the formation according to the instructions, he called the generals to hold the last meeting before the war.

In the middle army of the Ming army, more than a dozen generals gathered around Wang Yan in the open space where the soldiers set up the watchtower, and obeyed the king of Chu's deployment and decisive battle strategy for this battle.

During the march, conditions were limited, so Wang Yan directly drew out the jade-handled sword at his waist and used the ground to paint.

With Wang Yan's current status, naturally he doesn't need to fight in person. His sword is more ornamental than actual combat. The hilt is carved from high-quality jade, and there are seven gems inlaid on the body of the sword, which is absolutely priceless.

Wang Yan drew a few strokes on the ground with his sword, and after outlining the situation on the battlefield, he said with a little pride: "The enemy army is exhausted, and will be caught in a pincer attack from both sides of our army, so

Eager to fight.When Ding Ding Dorgon saw that Gu had set up this formation, he could only change the formation and attack actively.It is a big taboo for military strategists to change the formation when facing the enemy. The enemy's momentum can be reduced by [-]%, but as long as we hold the formation and delay, we will win a big victory! "

Wang Yan looked around the crowd and saw that all the generals understood his words, so he drew his sword on the ground a few times and continued: "The enemy's advantage lies in the large number of cavalry, but our firearms are powerful, and the range of the new guns is far beyond The Qing army rode bows, so as long as the formation is not chaotic and the advantages of firearms are used, the enemy will not be afraid!"

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will order the soldiers to lay out horses and dig trenches in front of the formation, and I will definitely ensure the safety of the formation!" Li Guo said.

Wang Yan nodded, and his tone changed, "This time we have a good chance of winning, but we are not without weaknesses." As he spoke, he pointed his sword at the ground, and then said: "Our army's formation is huge in front, and there are no mountains to rely on on either side. , so the two wings are weak, and it is easy for the enemy to take advantage of them. Therefore, the artillery team must always pay attention, and once the enemy forces attack the flanks, they must immediately adjust their direction and launch artillery to block."

"Don't worry, Your Highness, the artillery team will focus on the flanks." Chen Yujie clasped his fists.

Seeing this, Wang Yan waved his hand, "On the battlefield, things are changing rapidly. The lonely king is in the middle to dispatch, and everyone will be in charge of commanding the battle. Li Guo is in charge of the front army, Liu Fangliang is in charge of the left wing, Li Dingguo is in charge of the right wing, and Li Laiheng is in charge of the rear army. The army temporarily covers the two wings, waiting for the general's order!"

As he said that, Wang Yan wiped his sword, put it back into its sheath, and said to everyone, "We have a great chance of winning this battle. As long as everyone remembers the word "steady" to ensure that the formation is not chaotic, Daming will undoubtedly win! You understand Yet?"

"In short, what His Highness means is just one word, 'stable!' I understand!" Everyone clasped their fists together.

Wang Yan waved his hand immediately, and the generals who had missions on them immediately got on their horses and galloped back to the headquarters, while those who were not dispatched stayed in the Chinese army and waited for Wang Yan to assign missions.

At this time, the watchtower had been erected by the soldiers, and the flags on it were rattling by the wind. Surrounded by the crowd, Wang Yan climbed up the watchtower, overlooking the 14 Ming troops who were already in full swing.

The 2 central army of the Ming army is the reserve team, ready to support in all directions. The front army is also [-], the left and right wings are [-] each, and the rear army is [-]. It can be said that threats from all directions have been taken into consideration.

In addition, there are [-] horse troops on the left and right, hiding behind the two wings, ready to attack at any time.

This formation can prevent the cavalry of the Qing army from raiding the waist, and it can also make a beautiful counterattack when the cavalry on both wings arches forward after the Qing army's attack is weak.

"Woooooo~"

Just as Wang Yan climbed the watchtower, the sound of horns spread across the Jin-Qing Allied Forces that hastily changed formation.

Before the formation of the coalition army was finished, Dorgon ordered Lou Qin to lead [-] Mongolian cavalry to charge towards the formation of the Ming army.

After the Ming army formed a formation, the soldiers in the front, left and right, and rear of the formation were digging trenches and arranging horses and antlers.

If Dorgon hadn't attacked earlier, Wang Yan and his fellow might have built an earthen city, it was possible.

Dorgon couldn't give the Ming army time to strengthen its defense. He gave an order, and the shrill horn pierced the sky, and [-] Mongolian cavalrymen who were proficient in riding and archery began to harass the Ming army's formation.

If the cavalry wants to break through the infantry formation, they must first ride and shoot in disorder. When the infantry cannot withstand the cavalry's arrow rain and the formation becomes loose, the heavy cavalry will attack again.

The Mongols are better at riding and shooting than the Manchurians. Dorgon sent [-] Mongolian cavalry archers. This is the consistent method of the Qing army, and it has not changed for decades.

The Mongolian cavalry suddenly launched, and the [-] cavalry were divided into three teams of [-]. The intention was very obvious, that is, to form waves of continuous arrow rain attacks, so as not to give the Ming army a chance to breathe.

Lou Qin led [-] cavalry to charge out first, and the sound of horseshoes was earth-shattering, followed by the second [-]-man team and the third [-]-man team. The three teams were all separated by a certain distance.

All of a sudden, thousands of hooves trampled on the ground, and the yellow dust filled the sky, covering the sky. Like huge waves on the sea, the Mongolian cavalry rushed towards the formation of the Ming army like huge waves on the sea.

As the son of Azig, Lou Qin inherited his father's bravery. He leaned on his horse, staring at the formation of the Ming army with blazing eyes.

He knew that as the horse galloped, as long as he approached the Ming army and shot a wave of arrows, and then immediately turned around, the second cavalry team would follow him and shoot the second wave of arrows at the Ming army, and then the third team The [-] cavalry continued to shoot, and when the three teams finished shooting, the [-] cavalry led by him had turned around and continued to pounce on the bright array.

Such a reciprocating cycle, one wave after another of arrow rain, Lou Qin believed that no matter how elite the Ming army was, they would disrupt their formation.

Thinking of this, he was not surprised and his confidence was greatly increased. He suddenly clamped his horse's belly, raised his hard bow, and shouted: "Come on! Kill the Guangming thief!"

Immediately, more than ten thousand Qing troops let out an angry roar, picked up their speed, and galloped towards the Ming army formation.

In the Ming army formation, a hundred households in charge of observation put down the binoculars and reported to Chen Yujie: "Supervisor, the enemy cavalry is within range!"

"Fire, salvo bombardment!"

Suddenly, a series of cannons rang out in the formation of the Ming army, and nearly [-] iron bullets rushed out of the white smoke and shot at the Qing army cavalry.

The cavalry of the Qing army charged forward, before they could react, the people who were smashed turned on their backs, and the cavalry fell to the ground continuously.

Dorgon, who was watching from behind, was shocked. Two miles away, the artillery of the Ming army started to bombard him.

In his image, the artillery of the Ming army in field battles were all Francophones, with a range of less than one mile, and shotguns could only shoot more than 200 paces.

In Dorgon's view, the Ming army was eager to catch up, and the bulky artillery must have kept up with the main army, but he didn't want the Ming army's artillery to not only keep up, but also have so many, and hit so far.

In the formation of the Ming army, white smoke rose from the muzzle of the bronze cannon, and the cannon body retreated sharply. The gunner immediately took a long rod wrapped in wet cotton cloth and stabbed it into the barrel, cleaned the barrel, extinguished the sparks, reloaded the gun, and fired again. .

The long range means that the Qing cavalry can fire two more cannons before they approach the Ming formation. The ground around Louqin was hit with mud, and the Mongolian cavalry fell off their horses one after another.

This made many Mongolian cavalry tremble with fear. In their past experience, they would attack the enemy three times at most during the charge. A few shots were fired.

However, although the Qing army was shocked, they did not stop. They gritted their teeth and charged, thinking that as long as they shot an arrow, they would be able to escape immediately.

The ground was trembling, and the cavalry of the Qing army was rapidly approaching the formation of the Ming army under shelling. As long as they advanced to seventy steps, the Mongols would let the Ming army know how powerful the Mongols were in riding and shooting.

The shelling could not hinder the attack of the Mongolian horse army. The Ming army had better artillery. They comforted themselves that as long as they rushed to the front, they would let the Ming army know how powerful they are!
The sound of hooves was rumbling, quickly closing the distance between the two armies.

However, as soon as the Qing army entered the distance of two hundred paces, Li Guo, who was standing in front of the formation, shouted, "Self-generated gun!"

The shouts of the officers immediately rose and fell in the Ming army formation. Upon hearing the order, the Ming soldiers raised their firecrackers and fired them without looking for a target.

Thousands of projectiles were fired at once, splashing out like a wall, and the Mongolian cavalry rushing in front were caught off guard and fell down one after another.

Louqin was full of astonishment, and saw the cavalry and horses in front of him soaring into the air, and the knight who was thrown away hit the ground heavily, rolling and screaming...

(End of this chapter)