The Ming army did not have cavalry troops at all, and most of the armor of the Qing soldiers was cavalry, so Guan Xiaozhong prepared to outflank the two wings at the beginning, first surround the Ming army, and then destroy them all. Flanking is a traditional x-tactic on the dominant side of the cavalry, which can make good use of the advantage in speed.

More than 3,000 infantry were deployed in zhōngyāng to contain the Ming army, and it would take time for the flanks to complete the outflanking, and before successfully detouring to the enemy's rear, it was necessary to guard against the infantry-based enemy army to launch a full-army charge and break through the zhōngyāng to break the encirclement.

However, the Ming army did not seem to have the intention of breaking through, Zheng Chenggong's two wings were very strong, forming a continuous thick defensive line, and after seeing the dense Ming army heads and banners there, the cavalry on both wings of Guan Xiao's allegiance did not launch a strong attack, but further detoured into the distance, trying to pull the Ming army's defense line away.

In the face of the lateral movement of the Qing army, the two wings of the Ming army also continued to lengthen the battle line, and then Guan Xiaozhong found that Zheng Chenggong's troops deployed on the two wings were stronger than he imagined, and the Ming army's battle line was much longer, but it was still tight and heavy. The scope of the commander's control is limited, and it is impossible to extend the battle line indefinitely, and if the cavalry takes too far a detour, it will lose control and leave the command.

"This Zheng Cheng also knows a little bit of the art of war." Guan Xiaozhong said with a smile. However, even if the battlefield control ability is limited, the cavalry is stronger than the infantry, and after moving away from the zhōngyāng battlefield, the cavalry will definitely return much faster than the infantry.

Seeing that Zheng Chenggong was so cautious in defending the two wings, Guan Xiaozhong launched some attacks on the two wings, continuing to attract the Ming army to the two sections of the battle line. The Ming army on the zhōngyāng front quickly became weak as the battle line became longer and longer, and soon Guan Xiaozhong found that the main force of the Ming army had moved to both flanks, and Zheng Chenggong's zhōngyāng front was already too weak to be attacked.

"I don't know if I'm alive or dead." Guan Xiaozhong sneered. In his view, there was only one way out for the infantry-based Ming army, which was to launch a zhōngyāng assault as he had expected, forcing the Qing army to give up its mobility and engage the Ming army head-on. However, Zheng Chenggong did not honestly carry out the zhōngyāng breakthrough, but let the infantry run on the battlefield and compete with the thousands of cavalry of the Qing soldiers for mobility, which was simply foolish.

As Guan Xiaozhong's banner was unfurled, the Qing troops on both sides suddenly turned around and quickly converged on the zhōngyāng front, leaving only some covering troops to follow the footsteps of the Ming army. After the cavalry returned to the zhōngyāng position, Guan Xiaozhong immediately ordered the Qing army to charge in an all-out way, crushing Zheng Chenggong's Chinese army in one fell swoop, and dividing and destroying the Ming army.

As Guan Xiaozhong expected, the thin Ming army's zhōngyāng defense line was collapsed by the Qing army. Seeing the galloping of thousands of horses in front of them and the countless cavalry of the Eight Banners coming, the battle line of the Ming army quickly retreated on its own, and then fled to both sides. Guan Xiaozhong's vision was blocked by his own army, and he could not see the details of the battle line, but he could see that the banner of the Qing army was marching high, and the banner of the Ming army was spreading out in all directions, which showed that Zheng Chenggong's front was rapidly disintegrating. Now Guan Xiaozhong tried his best to look beyond the army in front of him, hoping to see the scene of Zheng Chenggong's handsome flag falling from the gap between his own flags.

After rushing through the thin battle line of the Ming army, the Qing cavalry in the front row immediately saw a row of artillery appear in front of them. Just now, after seeing Guan Xiaozhong constantly directing the troops to pull his troops to the two wings, Zheng Chenggong ordered the troops of the zhōngyāng front to move to both sides, dilute the battle formation in front of his handsome banner, and at the same time drag twenty artillery pieces to the back of the battle line.

These cannons had already been loaded with ammunition, and after the Qing cavalry rushed through the battle line of the Ming army, Zheng Chenggong waved his banner, and these cannons launched a shotgun at a close distance. Dozens of cavalry led by him fell off their horses, causing the Qing army formation to stagnate slightly. Taking advantage of this pause, the Ming gunners overturned the artillery carriages one after another, and also turned the baggage carts sideways to block in front of Zheng Chenggong's handsome banner.

Today, Admiral Gan Hui has been leading the Iron Man Army to stay by Zheng Chenggong's side, waiting for the order to launch a breakthrough of zhōngyāng. But he didn't expect Zheng Chenggong to give up the plan to break through zhōngyāng, and temporarily adjusted it to outflank the Qing army. However, although the plan has changed, Zheng Chenggong did not let the Iron Man Army support the two wings, but still firmly controlled it.

When Zheng Chenggong mobilized artillery to zhōngyāng just now, he had already told Gan Hui to prepare for battle with the Iron Man Army. When they saw the auxiliaries behind the handsome banner hurriedly pushing up the baggage trucks, the Iron Man Army had already guessed that this would be their battlefield today. After seeing the Qing army approaching, Gan Hui shouted, and waved his flag to command the Iron Man Army to take two steps forward.

The heavily armored ironclad soldiers of the Ming army, who were already lined up behind the vehicles, raised their swords when they heard the order, walked forward a short section in unison, and stood firmly in the gap of the vehicle or behind it, waiting to resist the onslaught of the Qing army.

When the Qing cavalry turned around and returned to zhōngyāng just now, of course the infantry of the Ming army would not follow the running back, the first was that the speed was not enough, and the second infantry could not withstand such a toss back and forth. After seeing the Qing cavalry returning from both flanks, Zheng Chenggong had already ordered the infantry on both sides to press up, and used the mode of outflanking the two flanks to detour back to the flanks of the Qing formation. Although there was not enough time for the Ming infantry to return, it was enough for the artillery deployed by the Ming army on both flanks to turn around.

When the Qing army launched a zhōngyāng assault, the artillery on both flanks of the Ming army also followed Zheng Chenggong's order, and each rotated ninety degrees towards the front of the Chinese army. After the Ming infantry pushed forward, these artillery pieces went straight to the side of the Qing army who was about to assault Zheng Chenggong's command, and after the Chinese artillery fired, they also launched a continuous attack on the Qing army that broke through the Ming army's battle line.

The Qing army, which had been blocked by the artillery in front of them, had also resumed their assault posture, and now the cavalry running in front rode their horses to avoid their comrades in front and their horse corpses, and continued to accelerate towards the last line of defense of the Ming army.

The spear-wielding cavalry of the Eight Banners kept accelerating, as if they had no idea of the vehicles in front of them, and they rushed until they were two horses away from the Ming army before they suddenly reined in their horses. Although the mounts were almost erected by them, they continued to rush forward in a habitual manner, until they reached the front of the Ming army's ironclad soldiers. These lancers stabbed the nail guns in their hands into the Ming army with all their might, and used them to complete the final slowdown.

These nail guns pierced the iron armor of the Ming army, making a crackling sound, and the sharp heads of the guns not only failed to pierce the iron armor of the Ming army, but broke the barrels of the guns on it one after another. The soldiers of the Ming army were hit by the barrel of a gun, and although the armor was fine, people fell backwards one after another, and many people were even knocked into the air with their feet and flew off the ground with the heavy armor on their bodies.

The Iron Man Soldier, who was not blocked by his companions behind him, flew a foot away at the farthest, and after falling to the ground, his armor still looked intact, but the man lay on the ground and did not move.

Originally, a large number of sword cavalry of the Qing army followed these lancers, and if the Ming army's formation was loosened, they would have to step forward and slash and kill. However, although some of the iron men of the Ming army were knocked out, the vacant seats they left were immediately filled by the iron men behind them, and they were still tightly blocked in front of Zheng Chenggong's handsome banner.

The leading Eight Banners general took a look at it and ordered to retreat without hesitation. The Eight Banners cavalry, which had just crashed on the shore like a stormy wave, immediately retreated like a big cháo. Gan Hui stared at the retreating Eight Banners soldiers, pricked up his ears and listened to the back, and immediately there were three soft short golden sounds, Gan Hui snorted the retreating Eight Banners cavalry, and strictly ordered the left and right to strictly guard the position and not to move.

The Iron Man Army of the Ming army did not go forward to leave the position, so they took their bows and arrows from their backs one after another, and went to a row of feather arrows to the retreating Qing soldiers. Those retreating Qing soldiers either picked with guns and swords, or covered with rattan cards, and few of them were hit by the Ming army, and even if they were shot, most of them were not hurt because of the armor on their bodies.

However, the artillery fire of the Ming army from both sides has been killing and injuring the cavalry, and Zheng Chenggong under the command of the commander stared at these Qing troops, figuring out the intentions of the other party, hoping that they would attack the Ming artillery on both sides, so that the strength of the Qing army would be scattered, and there would be a certain confusion in command, and that was the time for the Iron Man Army to launch a counteroffensive.

But the Eight Banners did not let Zheng Chenggong get his wish, they stopped after retreating for a while, and braved the cannonballs from both sides to quickly line up again, and the spearmen were in front, and the sword cavalry was in the flank, and after a chorus of shouts, the Eight Banners came to the ground for the second time.

Zheng Chenggong watched the Eight Banners rush to his last guard again, and the ironclad soldiers who were hit by the nail gun flew out one after another, but there was still no gap in the Ming army's battle line. Almost at the same time, some Qing soldiers were also hit by the weapons of the Ming army, fell off their horses, and before they could get up, they were stabbed again by the spears that protruded from the Ming army's formation.

The Qing army quickly retreated again. Zheng Chenggong saw that the other party still had no intention of launching a counterattack against the artillery on both sides, and ordered a short Ming Jin for the second time, not allowing the Ming army to try to pursue.

Zheng Chenggong kept the iron man calm, and the artillery on both sides continued to bombard zhōngyāng, waiting for the Qing army to make a mistake. But before that, Zheng Chenggong must first ensure that he does not make mistakes because he is in a hurry. The cavalry would repeatedly attack the infantry line, and if the line was broken, the cavalry would rush through the gap and tear apart the infantry's battle formation. If the infantry is in a hurry to counterattack, they may also be drawn out and fail by a fierce onslaught when the formation is scattered and the obstacle protection is lost.

Guan Xiaozhong, who was behind the army, saw the confrontation on the front line far less clearly than Zheng Chenggong, he only knew that the Qing army in the middle had accumulated strength, and a large number of cavalry trying to follow up with the gap in the Ming army's battle line in the middle were blocked. Although Guan Xiaozhong could see the banner of the Qing army's forward and felt that the cavalry there was repeatedly charging into battle, the Ming troops on both sides were constantly pressing over, and the covering troops of the rear guard could not resist the attack of the superior Ming infantry, and were retreating step by step. Guan Xiaozhong was a little impatient, and beat three drums in a row, urging the army in front to quickly attack the weak links of the Ming army.

After receiving the order, the Qing army, which was originally waiting behind the front army, no longer hesitated, but dispersed to both sides and killed the Ming artillery on the left and right.

"Chance!" Zheng Chenggong was overjoyed, blurted out a loud voice, and hurriedly ordered the drum to attack.

At this time, the Qing army had just made another impact, and was about to retreat and re-array, when a large number of cavalry behind it began to drive, which immediately caused some trouble to the re-formation of the eight banners in the front.

The Ming Iron Man left the obstacle and walked towards the cavalry of the Qing army with the infantry of the Chinese army. The Qing generals wanted to take the opportunity to disrupt the Ming army's ranks, but as soon as the Eight Banners cavalry finished arranging, the Ming army had already come closer, and there was no longer enough distance between the two armies to increase the speed of their horses.

At this time, the artillery on both sides of the Qing army's impact also turned the artillery trucks sideways one after another, blocking the way of the Qing army. Behind them were also the Ming infantry who were waiting for the battle, and the cavalry on both sides did not have a second chance to charge into battle, and the follow-up troops had already crowded the positions behind them, and they could not retreat if they couldn't take two steps.

Zheng Chenggong waved the handsome flag again and again, and the Ming infantry tried their best to shorten the distance between the two armies, and soon the Eight Banners began to engage the Ming infantry on the whole line, riding on their horses and standing still, and the Ming infantry in front of them slashed with their swords.

The proportion of soldiers with iron armor in the Min army was quite high, and although the iron armor of the soldiers on the two wings and on the sides of the Chinese army was not as good as that of the Iron Man Army, many of them were also iron helmets, iron masks, and at least half of the iron armor. Although the iron armor on their bodies is lighter than that of the Iron Man Army, it can also effectively resist the attack of the Qing army's swords, and it is difficult for the Qing army's ring head to destroy the armor of the Ming army.

These soldiers also generally possessed rattan plates and a long knife similar to a rìben katana. This modified Zheng knife is so sharp that it can be used with a shield in one hand or in both hands. After many lightly armed ironclad soldiers of the Ming army arrived close to the Qing formation, they put on rattan cards on their backs and slashed with all their might. This kind of long knife used on a large scale is much more powerful in melee combat than the Qing army's ring-head knife, and under the full force of the slash, it can easily tear through the cotton armor of the Qing army, and even cut off the opponent's helmet and neck guard.

In charge of commanding the right flank of the Ming army was Zheng Chenggong's general, Admiral Yu Xin, who, like most of the Fujian generals of the Yanping Domain, had never ridden a horse before joining the expedition, and had not had the opportunity to ride a horse for a long time after that. Generals like Yu Xin did not have the habit of fighting on horseback, and horseback riding was more regarded as an act of expressing identity. When fighting in peacetime, Yu Xin and Gan Hui like to wear heavy armor like soldiers, holding long knives and slashing.

After the Qing army gathered in the middle road, Yu Xin immediately received the order of Zheng Chenggong to attack, he was dressed in half-body iron armor like ordinary soldiers, holding a rattan card in one hand and a long knife in the other, shouting to kill in the direction of the loyal Chinese army.

There were not many cavalry of the Qing army in front of Yu Xin, and Yu Xin moved forward at full speed without any scruples, not worrying about the other party's repeated impacts, and the Qing army really did not have this strength. Originally, Guan Xiaozhong did not pay too much attention to the offensive of Yu Xin's Ming army, he thought that after the Qing army broke up the Ming army and completely divided the Ming army into two, Yu Xin's Ming army was just a piece of meat on the board.

But now that the Qing army's offensive in the middle was not going well, Yu Xin's impact put more and more pressure on Guan Xiaozhong, and he began to send more troops to try to block the Ming army's offensive. The Ming army, outflanked from both flanks, had greatly reduced the space for the Eight Banners cavalry to maneuver, and now the battle line had been bent towards the center, and most of the Qing cavalry was crowded in zhōngyāng, unable to get to the front line to participate in the battle—when this blockage of the forces of the Yan zhòng occurred, the cavalry was more difficult to adjust than the infantry.

Since it was difficult for the cavalry to be transferred from zhōngyāng for a while, only the infantry in Nanjing were to stop Yu Xin, and the quality of their weapons and armor could not be compared with Yu Xin's department, and their numbers were at a disadvantage. Far from alleviating the bending of the front, the phenomenon has become more severe. Yu Xin shouted a fierce battle, the Ming army followed closely behind him and marched forward, the Qing infantry opposite them was forced to retreat, and anyone who dared to stand up for a battle quickly cut the long knives of the Ming army into meat sauce. These Qing infantry retreated into the Eight Banners cavalry formation, squeezing the already crowded Chinese army even more.

Guan Xiaozhong saw that the battle line had become arc-shaped, and the direction of zhōngyāng was basically stationary-after losing the acceleration space, the cavalry did not have any advantage in the face of a large number of infantry, and when fighting stationary, the cavalry had to face an average of three or four enemies per person; And the two wings were still bent towards the Qing army, especially the left wing of the Qing army and the right wing of the Ming army.

The expression on Zheng Chenggong's face at this time has become more and more relaxed, the strength of the Ming army is becoming more and more stretched, and the various fronts are always closely connected, and the tired soldiers in the front can be replaced by the fresh force in the rear and rest a little in the back. The Qing army on the opposite side seemed to have completely lost the ability to replace it, which meant that most of the enemy was empty but could not use their strength, and only a small number of enemies could squeeze into the battle line, and they needed to deal with the wheel warfare launched by the outnumbered Ming army.

Guan Xiaozhong made several more efforts to try to stop the continued defeat of the two flanks, and only after gaining a foothold could he draw back Zhōngyāng's troops and counterattack the Ming army after going around the formation; All efforts to manage allegiance failed, and the soldiers on both flanks continued to be squeezed towards the zhōngyāng, constantly blocking the way out of the zhōngyāng forces that were trying to retreat and regroup.

Just now, when Guan Xiaozhong realized that the zhōngyāng offensive was not going well, about a thousand cavalry were stuck in front; Now more than 3,000 cavalry were squeezed into the front row of the prominent zhōngyāng front, and it was difficult to withdraw; The Ming army was still relentlessly squeezing zhōngyāng, trying to wrap more Qing troops into the center.

"Mingjin! Retire! Guan Xiaozhong's face turned pale, and he gritted his teeth and gave the order to retreat. Now almost all the armored soldiers of the Qing army are engaged in battle, and as more armored soldiers are pressed to the center by the Ming army, the unarmored soldiers on both wings begin to be exposed, and Guan Allegiance can no longer take out more troops to maintain the battle line.

Once the Ming army cut into the rear of the Qing army, these unarmored soldiers could not resist the iron armor of the Ming army for a long time, and if they were also compressed into a group towards zhōngyāng, they would block all the Qing army's armored soldiers in front and not be able to retreat.

After receiving the signal to retreat, the Qing generals began to work hard to turn back and advance to the position of the commander of the allegiance or the rear. Everyone knows that the whole army has begun to retreat, and if it can't leave at this time, it will become a lone army.

The Ming army also sensed the intentions of the Qing army, and Zheng Chenggong's herald rushed to inform Yu Xin, asking him to cut into the Qing army's battle line as much as possible, and join the Ming army on the other side, and encircle the eight banners of the Qing army's front army in the Ming army's array.