Chapter 1000: The Decisive Battle of Zhending Mansion (4)
Dozens of artillery pieces advanced alternately, with two rows of musketeers in front to protect them, and the army slowly advanced while the artillery continued to bombard!
The intensive artillery attack made the Qing army in Dongcheng chaotic, and it was Zierharang who was responsible for the attack in Dongcheng, when he heard the dense artillery sound, his heart trembled, wiped it, such a dense artillery, it must be the reinforcements of the Ming army that arrived, so fast, too fast!
Although the speed of the Ming army's reinforcements was not very fast, when the artillery bombardment began, the distance was only four or five miles, and if it advanced further, it would directly threaten the camp of the Ming army in Dongcheng.
Soon, 10,000 cavalry gathered and began to turn around and launch a surprise attack on the Ming army.
10,000 cavalry, it looks very majestic, after all, this is in the state of field warfare, once the speed of the cavalry rushes up, it is very difficult to block.
However, for the second town of the Jingying army and the Tianwei army, 10,000 cavalry is nothing, as early as Huai'an Mansion, they have faced the impact of tens of thousands of cavalry more than once, and now they are more fully prepared, especially the Jingying army, although the combat power is limited, but with the tempering of blood and fire, the combat power has even surpassed that of Nanjing Houzhen.
At least sixty artillery pieces and eight thousand musketeers, lined up in front of the formation, fired fiercely at the Manchurian cavalry!
This time, even Song Jiaxing and Zhao Zhenghang did not need to use cavalry, just relying on firearms, they had already withstood the attack of 10,000 cavalry, and tens of thousands of cavalry continued to assault forward, but the Ming army's artillery and muskets went into battle together, and the firepower was extremely fierce, even if all the forces of Sun Chuanting were combined, there may not be so many firearms, especially among them, there are many flowering cannons, which are infinitely powerful, and the shells exploded, and the surrounding cavalry was directly thrown out, and the muskets rang out like popping beans. It even caused the cavalry to be shot and fall off their horses, and in the blink of an eye, the Manchurian cavalry was beaten back.
Zierharang was dumbfounded, he originally thought that Sun Chuanting's big army firearms were powerful enough, but he didn't expect that the firearms of this Ming army reinforcement army were even more ferocious, and they were even more powerful than the Ming army under Sun Chuanting's command! This, is this really the combat power of Xu Yifan's main force of the Tianwei Army?
It's impossible, Ao Bai and Ni Kan led the army in Shunde Mansion and now it is still in the decisive battle of the main force of the Tianwei Army, although Ao Bai has insufficient troops, not Xu Yifan's opponent, but in Shunde Mansion for ten days and half a month, it is still not a problem, after all, Ao Bai's bravery is unparalleled in the world, Wu Sangui is also brave and strategic, sitting on 20,000 troops, according to the city, Xu Yifan is definitely not so easy to take Shunde Mansion!
So where did this cavalry come from?
When Jierharang was in doubt, Song Jiaxing and Zhao Zhenghang commanded the Wusan Jingying army, which had begun to advance towards Jierharang's army again, attacking, and directly crushing it with the power of Mount Tai.
The ferocious firearms made the Manchurian cavalry unable to resist at all, and they retreated one after another, and the cavalry of Zilharang could not withstand such a fierce artillery bombardment, and even the cavalry attacking Dongcheng had completely retreated, ready to meet the attack of the Ming reinforcements with all their might.
It's just that Zierharang retreated, and tried his best to deal with the attack of the Beijing army, but Gao Jie didn't do it, and Gao Jie, who had been suppressed for three or four days, had already been aggrieved, and now part of the troops of Nanjing Qianzhen in Nancheng had just rushed over to help Dongcheng, and Gao Jie gave an order, and all the troops attacked and rushed towards the Manchurian elite cavalry.
Zilharang was attacked on both sides, and he couldn't resist the enemy even more, and retreated towards the southern city one after another.
At this time, Duoduo also got the news of the battle situation in Dongcheng, and Duoduo was also shocked, he really didn't expect the main force of the Ming army to come up so quickly!
However, it is obvious that Duoduo is a little unconvinced, no, Ao Bai is leading 10,000 elites with yellow flags, which can be said to be the most powerful combat power in the Manchurian army now, half a chip stronger than the combat power of the two white flags, as for the positive yellow flag, now all the positive yellow flag troops combined, there are no more than 10,000 people, serious losses, and the original sharp combat power has been lost.
10,000 troops with yellow flags, plus Nikan's troops, should be pushed to Shunde Mansion by Nikan, at least it should be able to hold for ten days and half a month, Xu Yifan will definitely not be able to come up, even if Shunde Mansion is captured, then Aobai will break through and lead the defeated troops to retreat all the way, right, now I haven't seen the shadow of Aobai with yellow flags, but it is the main force of Xu Yifan's Tianwei Army? It's simply impossible!
The Ming army in the direction of Jianghuai?
Quite possibly!
Duoduo's heart settled down a little, most of the Ming army reinforcements from the direction of Jianghuai were new troops, only Song Jiaxing's Tianwei army was an elite combat force, but under the blow of Azig, the Tianwei army suffered serious losses, and it was no longer the fierce combat power of the original, no matter what, since they came, then first clean up the Beijing camp army, and avenge Azig, anyway, in the field battle, their Beijing camp army, and they can't help the main force of Manchuria!
"Someone, send an order to the Mongolian Dahu Khan in the north, ordering him to send 10,000 Mongolian cavalry to attack the Ming reinforcements in Dongcheng from the north, He Luohui, lead 20,000 troops with white flags, gallop to aid Jierharang, and be sure to defeat the reinforcements of the Ming army in the shortest possible time!"
Duoduo shouted.
He Luohui hurriedly dispatched his troops and rushed down towards Dongcheng.
With 20,000 troops inlaid with white flags, 20,000 troops led by Duo Jier Harang, plus 10,000 Mongolian cavalry, Duoduo mobilized more than half of the main Manchurian force in one breath and rushed towards Song Jiaxing's army.
attempted to rely on the superiority of troops to defeat Song Jiaxing in one fell swoop.
Song Jiaxing did not show weakness, and concentrated all the musketeers and artillery battalions on the west side, and launched a confrontation with the Qing army.
Zilharang and He Luo will desperately launch a surprise attack, trying to break through the defense line of the Jingying army, but how easy is it to say? The two sides started a fierce battle outside the city of Zhending Mansion!
In the midst of the battle, in the northwest, 10,000 Mongolian cavalry also rushed up again!
Another 10,000 cavalry!
Xia Wanchun rushed over from the side and shouted at Song Jiaxing: "Lord Song, a large number of Mongolian cavalry has appeared in the northwest direction, and they are attacking our flank engine!" ”
Song Jiaxing raised his eyebrows, and shouted coldly: "Tell Zhao Zhenghang, mobilize our rocket battalions, press them all up, greet them with rockets, mobilize all the cavalry in the Beijing camp and Tianju, and once the Mongolian cavalry is in chaos, then charge with all your strength and defeat the Mongolian cavalry for me!" ”