Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 256 Daling River Elegy 4
Zhang Hongmo, Wang Zhiku, Manku and other generals sent people to ask for instructions: should we cross the river?
Without hesitation, Zhang Chun ordered to cross the river immediately.It's all come to this point, no matter what kind of nets Jiannu has laid in front, the Ming army can only go forward bravely, can they return to Jinzhou?

There are several stone bridges on the Xiaoling River, none of which have been damaged and can be used.Of course, the most important thing is that this river is not a big river and can be waded in vain.The cavalry and chariots rushed along the stone bridge, while the infantry of the Ming army walked to the opposite bank enduring the biting cold, wading through the river less than one meter deep.Zhang Chun clenched his fists and his palms were sweating. What he feared most was seeing the cavalry all over the mountains and plains suddenly roaring towards them and attacking them halfway.

Fortunately, although Huang Taiji was familiar with "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", he did not use the trick of "crossing and attacking them together", and the Ming army was able to cross the river calmly and then form an formation.At this time, the Ming army finally saw Houjin's main line of defense: Houjin lined up twelve camps in the northeast of the official road, with winding trenches, solid earth barriers, and dense deer villages, which were extremely solid. The Rao Ming army destroyed several lines of defense of Houjin along the way. , the fighting spirit was high, and seeing this scene, he couldn't help sticking out his tongue.My dear, compared with this line of defense, the line of defense we encountered before is nothing short of child's play!
Zhang Chun observed this line of defense for a long time, and he knew it well: the Ming army would not be able to gnaw at this line of defense!

It's not that it can't be eaten, it's just that it needs to pay extremely heavy casualties.With the current style of the Ming army, if they are forced to fight this kind of tough battle with mountains of corpses and seas of blood, they will rebel!There is no way, he ordered: "Give up the official road, detour to Changshan, and go straight to the south gate of Daling!"

The Ming army released double the rangers to cover the battlefield, the main force turned to Changshan, and continued to advance cautiously.There was no movement in Houjin Daying, just watching the main force of the Ming army leave, but the eyes seemed to be looking at a group of dead people.

At this time, there were more and more Golden Whistle Riders, like a swarm of flies, circling around the main force of the Ming army. It was really annoying to watch.The rangers of the Ming army kept chasing and fighting with these sentry cavalry. Both sides came and went, the sound of sharp arrows piercing the air and the firing of three-eyed guns kept coming and going. In the fierce battle, each of them suffered heavy losses.Song Wei is fine, but Wu Xiang is so distressed that his heart is twitching. These cavalry are all his capital. According to this way of fighting, how much capital he has is enough to consume!Damn Zhang Chun, damn Sun Chengzong, they deliberately want to beat him into a poor commander!He had made up his mind, and if the situation was not good, he still wanted to run away. That fool would fight to the death with Zhang Chun, that nerd!The Guan Ning army nestled in Shanhaiguan, Ningyuan, and Jinzhou. Even if they didn't fight any battles, they just ate and waited to die. What else can I get?What a bunch of idiots, they don't even know how to count this battle!

Zhang Chun didn't know what Wu Xiang was thinking, even if he knew, he couldn't do anything about it——aren't all Liaoxi generals with this kind of virtue?The imperial court knew that they eliminated the enemy, sabotaged their work and even sold food to the enemy, but they had nothing to do with them. What can he do with them as a little Yongping soldier?He commanded the army to form an offensive and defensive formation, advancing step by step.

Finally, after passing the Changshan Mountain, it is getting closer to Dalinghe City.However, before the Ming army had time to celebrate, smoke and dust billowed into the sky behind the horizon, and thunderous roars approached from far and near, filling everyone's eardrums, howling wind, thunder and lightning, nothing could be better than this!Immediately afterwards, the torrential rain poured down. This was the rain of arrows poured from thousands of strong bows, washing away the Ming army's chariot formation.Through the choking dust and the dense rain of arrows, the Ming army could see countless cavalry coming in the wild. The knights immediately drew their four-foot strong bows. Sweeping across, the front line of the car array was immediately covered by the wings of death. The soldiers protected by shields were better, but the soldiers in the back row were miserable. They fell in clusters, and the screams resounded through the sky!After the Ming army fell into a panic, some ran around to avoid the rain of arrows, and some yelled in horror: "Jiannu! Jiannu is coming! Jiannu——" The screams were torn apart by the arrows. Instead of a muffled sound, under the haze of arrows, the Ming army, who was only wearing a thin battle jacket, didn't even have a chance to struggle, and they were all shot into hedgehogs!This cavalry archer is fast and fast, controlling the horse with his legs, and the compound bow in his hand is constantly firing, shooting deadly arrows into the Ming army's chariot formation. The head roared away, and ran away completely, leaving only piles of corpses.This is an elite of the post-Jin soldiers——Xibo Flying Cavalry, mainly composed of Xibe people.The Xibe people are a nation on horseback. They are so skilled in riding and shooting that even the Eight Banners Army is willing to bow down.In order to win this crucial battle, Huang Taiji expropriated most of the tribes in the Northeast, including the Xibo people. More than two thousand Xibe youths rode horses and took their beloved compound bows to the battlefield. This was the first time these lightly dressed flying knights attacked, and the Ming army suffered a great loss in the first round.

The panic and shock brought about by the Xibo Flying Cavalry raid had not yet dissipated, and the sound of hooves sounded again. Countless cavalry poured out from all directions, galloping back and forth beyond the range of the Ming army's crossbow and muskets, screaming strangely, and immediately knocked down the Ming army's soldiers. The sentinel was pressed back.Immediately after the sound of horns, three rows of cavalry appeared on the wide battlefield like three endless walls, galloping side by side, people yelling, and behind the cavalry was a larger infantry phalanx. The Xianglan Banner, Zhenghuang Banner, Xianghuang Banner, Zhengbai Banner, Xiangbai Banner, and Zhenghong Banner lined up on the left and right wings.The coated slaves pushed the shield chariot forward with difficulty. Behind them were thousands of archers, holding strong bows and carrying feathered arrows, walking forward slowly; The soldiers wore two layers of iron armor, like an iron tower, holding a seven-foot-long tiger gun. The several blood grooves on the tiger gun made people shudder; Holding a spear and epee, anxiously waiting for the order to attack.At the end of the line is the cheerleading team made up of the coats. They hold notched knives, axes made of poor iron, or simply a sharpened wooden spear. They are not qualified to go to the battlefield, but It is still possible to help collect loot.Coated in Houjin is the lowest level person, whose life is lower than that of an ant. Not only do they have to undertake heavy farm work, take care of livestock, but also serve in the military. All the hard work belongs to them, and they don't even have enough to eat.However, they still have a little hope, that is, they can manage several coats after they become flag raisers. Can follow the Eight Banners Army to grab a little loot.With this hope, the Baoyi people are also eager to participate in the battle and gain military merit. Only military merit can change their fate.

This ocean-like banner surrounded the King Khan in golden armor, the master of Houjin and Mongolia, Huang Taiji.He was riding on a tall horse, staring at the huge chariot formation of the Ming army with eagle-like eyes.After painstaking efforts, he finally led the Ming army to the battlefield he had selected in advance, and everything had come to fruition. However, looking at the densely packed guns in the Ming army's chariot formation, he still felt a little worried.

After this battle is fought, Jin Jian'er may lose a lot...

Seeing Hou Jin Jingrui's majestic army formation suddenly appear, Wu Xiang only felt his hands and feet were cold and his face was pale!Fooled, fooled!Damn Jianu, actually waiting for them here!It is said that the Jurchens are less than [-], and they cannot fight when they are full. The Jiannu in front of them may be more than [-]. How can this battle be fought!
Zhang Chun murmured: "It finally appeared..." He had always had a premonition that the main force of slave building would definitely be waiting for him somewhere, and now he was not surprised to see the main force of slave building coming out in full force.He ordered in a deep voice: "Wang Zhiku, guard the left wing. Zhang Hongmo, the right wing is handed over to you... There are relatively few chariots on the right wing, and it must be the direction where Jiannu will focus on attacking. You must be careful!"

The two generals clasped their fists and saluted: "The last general obeys!"

Zhang Chun pointed at the terrifying military formation in front of him and said word for word: "With all the elite soldiers coming out, if they want to swallow up my [-]-strong army, their offensive will be extremely fierce. This battle is related to the life and death of the [-]-strong army." , you must be on guard and not take even a step back, otherwise don’t blame me for inviting Shang Fang’s sword to take your and others’ heads!”

All the generals said in unison: "Take strict precautions and never retreat!"

Huang Taiji looked at the Ming Army's chariot formation, and said: "This Zhang Chun is quite capable. The chariot formation under the cloth is extremely strong, and it really takes a lot of trouble to chew it down. However, to put out such a tortoise formation , he still cannot escape the fate of being beaten!"

A Han official who surrendered said: "King Khan, you don't need to go to such trouble. My Dajin's mighty army has already made the Ming army terrified. When the slaves come forward to understand them and understand them with reason, they will be able to persuade Zhang Chun. Lead the troops to surrender and avoid this bloody battle!"

Huang Taiji felt that persuading him to surrender was not a bad thing. Although the hope of success was very slim, even if he failed, there would be no loss, and if he succeeded, he would make a lot of money.He said, "Then trouble Ai Qing."

The Han official said: "I am willing to die for King Khan!" He straightened his clothes, galloped out of the army formation, and ran towards the Ming army chariot formation, shouting loudly as he ran, "I am Chen Yu, the emissary of the Great Jin, Master Chun Zhang is an old friend, please come out and tell the story!"

There was no movement from the Ming army.The Han official boldly continued to run forward, and his voice became louder and louder: "I am Chen Yu, the emissary of the Great Jin, please Zhang Chunzhang..."

This time there was movement in the Ming army. A general gave an order, and dozens of archers raised their bows and fired in volley. The Han official who was eager to do meritorious service was shot into a sea urchin before he could hum, and fell from his horse. down.The Ming army's attitude couldn't be more clear: you just let your horses come over, we'll wait, and stop using these lackeys to disgust people!
Seeing the unlucky Han official being shot to pieces with his men and horses, Hou Jinjun didn't respond. In their opinion, the death of a Han official is similar to the death of a dog.Huang Taiji was furious, and said four words from between his teeth: "Destroy them!"

(End of this chapter)