Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 423 Fierce Battle

Hauge looked around, not only the soldiers of the Western Army in the south and west stood up and held their spears, followed the drumbeats, and marched towards the Qing camp in neat steps. .

"Flags are fluttering, war horses are rustling, spears are in hand, knives are in waists, straight forward, and together we can shake mountains and rivers; flags are fluttering, war horses are rustling, Han family, Han family, blood frenzy, serve the country at present."

On the high platform, a group of Manchu Qing officials saw the Western Army shouting in unison and overwhelmingly approaching. Until this moment, Hauge and the others felt as if they were surrounded by the Western Army, and their faces turned cold.

Zhang Xianzhong, dressed in the emperor's military uniform, stood on the watch chariot, and the military academy in charge of observing the battle reported, "Long live, the King of Funan is really amazing, with ten thousand troops, he managed to break the impact of five thousand Qing cavalry. Long live, please look, Qing cavalry Backed away." Zhang Xianzhong took the binoculars, picked it up and looked from a distance, and saw that Zhang Wenxiu's formation was divided into two, and when Qingqi passed through, the two circles joined together again, and the shape of the formation basically remained unchanged. The Qing cavalry who passed through were shot off their horses one after another under the fierce counterattack of the Western Army, and they were beginning to retreat.

"Wenxiu is indeed my adopted son." Zhang Xianzhong put down the binoculars with a smile, "Order the army to speed up!"

In the Qing camp, Hauge looked gloomy. His advantage was [-] cavalry, and cavalry operations must have a roundabout depth and a wide field in order to give full play to their advantages of maneuverability, but now the Western Army is pressing against the camp. This is undoubtedly reducing the space for the activities of the cavalry of the Qing army.

If by any chance the Western Army is allowed to stick to the camp and block the cavalry in the camp, then Hauge will have to sit down.

"Order, the cavalry at the west and south gates to attack, prevent the enemy from attacking, and don't let the western thieves approach the camp. Once the enemy's formation becomes chaotic, immediately overwhelm them." Hauge issued military orders one after another, "Order, the cavalry at the north gate, closely monitor Zhang Dingguo's troops, As soon as he rushed to the camp, the cavalry immediately met the enemy."

"Zha~" After Hauge gave his order, the commander of the Qing army responded immediately. The horns and drums in the Qing camp rang together, and the south gate and west gate killed five thousand Qing cavalry at the same time, but at this moment, Hauge It was discovered that Zhang Wenxiu's formation had actually activated.

On the eastern battlefield, Zhang Wenxiu saw that Zhang Xianzhong's main formation and Zhang Nengqi's southern formation were pressing towards the Qing camp, Haoge mobilized [-] cavalry to block them separately, only the [-] cavalry at the north gate of the Qing camp did not move, and his heart was broken No scruples.

At this time, Zhang Wenxiu pointed his spear, seized the opportunity decisively, and shouted loudly: "Kill~"

The formation of the Western Army immediately split. The large spearmen in thick armor pointed out their long spears. The crossbowmen and archers drew their waist knives and hatchets. In a group of a hundred people, the whole army rushed forward. The retreating Qing cavalry Just like that, Zhang Wenxiu chased him to run back.

Seeing this, Hauge could no longer calm down. He has been in battle for a long time, and he has never seen such a wave of enemy troops.

Generally speaking, when facing cavalry, whether it is the Ming Dynasty or Shunni, the infantry forms an formation and waits for the cavalry to attack. At this time, Zhang Xianzhong and Zhang Nengqi can press up. The two sides have at least 2 horses, but Zhang Wenxiu just resolved it Despite the impact of Qingqi, but he also suffered a lot of losses, and the others had less than [-] horses, so they dared to spread out and chase them.

When the Han fought against the Manchus, almost all the Han generals had a saying in their hearts, "Don't forget to fight against the Manchus in the wild", so Hauge never expected that Zhang Wenxiu would do such a thing. Chasing after him again, the entire Dongying camp might be disrupted, and once the Dongying camp is not secured, the whole battle situation will be in danger when Zhang Ni's main formation comes crashing into him.

Hauge's face changed drastically, and he roared angrily, "Here's an order, Li Guoying will intercept Zhang Wenxiu for this king."

Li Guoying was defeated by Zhang Dingguo in a daze before. After returning to the barracks, he gathered the defeated soldiers, 7000 troops, and lost a thousand, which made him very depressed.

To say that Li Guoying's department Zeng Jin is the elite of Wuchang Zuozhen. It was one of the strongest military forces in the Ming Dynasty during the Chongzhen period. Being defeated by Zhang Dingguo made Li Guoying feel ashamed.

Right now, only the [-] cavalry at the north gate under Hauge's command remained unmoved, but they were used to monitor the northern formation of the Western Army. Although mobilizing this cavalry is very likely to defeat Zhang Wenxiu, Zhang Dingguo will definitely take the opportunity to pounce on the northern camp. And if [-] Western troops entered the camp, the harm would obviously be greater than that of Zhang Wenxiu. In a critical moment, Hauge could only send Li Guoying up, trying to rely on them to stop Zhang Wenxiu.

As soon as the military order came out, Zhang Guoying was overjoyed and decided to avenge his shame. Six thousand green battalion soldiers slowly left the camp, armed with weapons, and trotted towards the battlefield.

Zuozhen was able to stand out from the melee during the Chongzhen period and become one of the five powerful towns in the Hongguang Dynasty, and with the strength of one town, rebel along the river, the strength is naturally not easy.

Like Jin Shengheng, Li Guoying is also Zuo Liangyu's subordinate, the most capable general. It can be seen that his men are not flashy.

At this time, the cavalry of the Qing army, driven by Zhang Wenxiu's troops, retreated towards the camp like a tide. If it was a weaker army, seeing this situation, the result would definitely be defeated by the cavalry, but Li Guoying's troops remained intact. Let Qingqi retreat into the camp from both sides of them, and face Zhang Wenxiu head-on.

In ancient wars, the coordination of the battle formation was extremely important, and it was by no means like in the TV dramas of later generations, where a group of people without rules hacked each other, and if the formation was chaotic, they would basically lose.

It takes a lot of time for 1000 students to form a team to do exercises, define positions, and stand according to the class. Tens of thousands of horses are placed in the wild, and there is no strict army formation. How can they command?
At this time, under the beating of the horn, the Green Battalion soldiers also began to howl and run towards the Western Army rushing like a flood.

Like the Western Army, they all learned from the Ming Dynasty in the infantry battle formation, with a group of a hundred people, except that they did not have rangers, which was very similar to Qi Jiguang's three-talented formation.

With a bang, the two armies collided, and the western army's ten-foot-long spears, forming a forest of spears, immediately stabbed the green battalion's shield.

These big guns were originally intended to fight against the cavalry of the Qing army, but now they are used on the green battalion, and they also have a significant effect. The two armies collided like a torrent.

The soldiers at the front were immediately stabbed to death by the spears, and the spearmen were shot to death by the infantrymen behind the sword and shield hands. Blood and flesh splattered on the battlefield, screaming again and again.

The sound of clashing weapons, the shouts of soldiers, and the wailing of wounded soldiers resounded through the heaven and earth, and all these aroused the soldiers of the two armies, with a raging fighting spirit in their hearts, wanting to put the other side to death.

At this time, Zhang Nengqi of the Western Army's southern formation was already fighting with the five thousand Qing cavalry, and the advancing speed slowed down, but the five thousand Qing cavalry were also completely restrained.

Zhang Xianzhong was on the watch chariot, looking at the entire battlefield from a distance, and immediately sensed the opportunity of the battle. His main formation had 5 horses, plus 5000 cavalry, and Zhang Kewang's [-] troops were on the side, while the Qing cavalry in the west had only [-] men. This is a godsend.

Zhang Xianzhong was high-spirited, without any hesitation, he waved his big hand and said: "Let Zhang Kewang meet the Qing cavalry, the tigers in this formation, Zhenwu, Xuanfeng, Panshi, Feiding, all the troops rushed to the Qing camp at full speed."

Zhang Xianzhong only kept 1 horses in his formation, plus 2000 Longchamp cavalry guards, and [-] infantry in his formation, all fighting out together, while Zhang Kewang also supervised the army forward, trying to fight with the [-] Qing cavalry in the west.

There were shouts of killing all over the sky, all over the sky, like a gust of wind in the formation of the Western Army. Accompanied by the rapid drums and thunder, Zhang Xianzhong almost crushed most of the main force of the infantry as soon as the battle started.

He just wanted to fight more and fight less, so as not to give the Qing soldiers a chance to adjust.

At such an urgent juncture, Hauge only had one thing in mind, that is, absolutely not to let the infantry of the western army crash into the Qing army camp. He looked up at the eastern sky, feeling a burst of anxiety in his heart, and quickly turned his head and said: "Governor Meng, take [-] green battalions to stop Zhang Ni's main formation. Before Wu Sangui kills him, you must not retreat,"

"Zha~" Meng Qiaofang could hear the change in Hauge's tone, and he couldn't hide his panic. He began to pin his hope of victory on Wu Sangui, which made Meng Qiaofang's heart tremble slightly.

However, he knew that he had a great responsibility. If the Qing army failed before the Wu army arrived, then even if Wu Sangui came, it would be meaningless.

At this time, as soon as Meng Qiaofang got the military order, he immediately went down from the high platform to mobilize the army horses, but he really didn't know what to do. After all, the Qing army at this time was no longer the same as the Qing soldiers who marched into Hanzhong a few months ago. After more than a month, not only the morale of the Green Camp was low, but the Eight Banners were also affected.

At this time, as the war drum sounded, Meng Qiaofang immediately urged the infantry to meet the enemy. On the vast battlefield, the Qing army and the Western army blew the horns to confront each other head-on, and the sound of shouting and killing was louder and louder.

When the two sides approached a hundred paces away, their respective archers, hiding behind their swords and shields, ran forward one after another while nodding their arrows to the string. They raised their bow horns and threw them at will. Covering the sky and blocking out the sun, making the sky dark.

(Thanks to Qin Songwang, come and give me a smile, Yuedong Woxin, the death of a special battle, book friend 5288 for the reward, thank Wuyingjiao, 5288 for the monthly pass.)
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