Chapter 386: Nurhaci's new decision
At this time, in addition to the fierce fighting between the Ming and Jin armies by the Prince River, there were rows of bird gunners on the hillside, and further out were the black-hole-stricken cannons.
Zhu Xieyuan made no mistake in his judgment. Nurhaci did pass by the Prince River of Weining and was unprepared for the Ming Dynasty's comprehensive offensive.
In Datong and Ningxia, the border troops of the two towns were formed into square formations, with infantrymen in front and bird gunners in back, gradually forming a siege and killing force.
In half an hour, the number of soldiers killed in battle between the two sides reached nearly 10,000, and a large part of them died under the sharp artillery and muskets of the Ming army.
The rest were defeated in a face-to-face battle and died at the opponent.
A snail sounded, and the Later Jin army began to prepare to cross the Prince River.
Now they plan to sacrifice their troops behind them to force the construction of a floating bridge, as long as they cross the Prince River, there is an endless plain there, allowing their Jurchen cavalry to gallop!
At the same time, the counterattack of the Later Jin army arrived.
Huang Taiji picked out Jurchen armored soldiers who were good at shooting and lined up in several rows, bent his bow and arrow, and aimed at the Ming army bird gunner on the hillside.
"Swoosh swish swish--"
Rows of bird gunmen fell down, and those who did not fall were not afraid. They found other locations and then ignited the bird guns in their hands to continue firing at the Later Jin army on the side.
At the same time, some Jurchen cavalry finally squeezed out of the crowd.
They put away their bows and arrows, pulled out the shiny tiger-headed sword, shouted and rushed towards Zhang Wanbang's Datong border army.
Zhang Wanbang did not hesitate and led his servants to the top. Seeing that the leader was so brave, everyone was trying their best.
For a moment, these newly joined Jurchen cavalry were also disturbed in a chaotic battle situation and could not advance or retreat.
"Khan, the Ming army rushed over to the west. Their artillery was firing everywhere. The Eight Banners Warriors were seriously injured. Please take a look!"
Nurhaci was riding on the horse, and his initial anger had dissipated, and he was quietly observing the situation on the battlefield.
He soon discovered that although the Ming army was ambushed first, its military strength was not better than him. One thing he could have confirmed was that the commander of the Ming army was definitely not on the battlefield.
The Ming army in Datong Town rushed out from the south, but the Ming army in Ningxia rushed down from the east slope.
The generals of the Ming army in the south led the way, and the Ming army there was also strong combat effectiveness. In contrast, the Ming army in the east was relatively weak.
The Ningxia general may be a breakthrough. Although he shouted so hard, he just took his servants' team to stay in the middle, maintaining the Ming army in the east and cooperating with the Ming army in the south to siege and kill him.
Nurhaci fought with the Ming army for many years. He had seen all Ming generals, whether they were brave and brave or afraid of death.
The general of the Ming army in Ningxia Town is definitely a speculative and fearful person. If he shows the momentum to break through the east, the Ming army there is likely to collapse!
Nurhaci seemed to have thrown away all the screams of the tribe members on the battlefield and the shouts of the Ming army's increasingly approaching shouts.
He closed his eyes and thought quietly.
If the Ming army had significantly stronger troops than itself, crossing the river and retaining the advantage of the Eight Banners cavalry was the best choice, which would prevent the Dajin from traumatizing his muscles in this battle!
But now, after Nurhaci observed the battlefield, he suddenly had a new idea.
The Ming army in Ningxia was not large. Nurhaci looked at it briefly and estimated that it was only within 20,000 people. This number was not as large as the number of Eight Banners cavalry surrounded by the Prince River.
However, their army is currently surrounded by a small place by the Prince River and cannot exert the combat capabilities that the cavalry should have.
Nurhaci quickly realized that what he needed at the moment was to quickly open up their own battlefield for the cavalry of the Jin Dynasty.
If all the cavalry could gallop freely, he believed that this battle would turn defeat into victory!
Thinking of this, Nurhaci's eyes were shining brightly. He looked into the dense forest east for a while and murmured:
"Where is the commander of the Ming army..."
Obviously, he was thinking of a way to lure Zhu Xieyuan to expose his position, and then lined up the superior cavalry to directly take Zhu Xieyuan down and resolve the battle.
Suddenly, Nurhaci pulled out his big sword and pointed it to the east, shouting:
"Leng Geli, Ben Khan ordered you to lead all the cavalry and Eight Banners Infantry Armor that you can call, break out to the east and go straight to the general of the Ming Kingdom!"
Leng Geli, Shumulu, a female real Huangqi man, and the younger brother of Yangguli, followed Nurhaci since childhood and made great achievements in the war to unify the state.
In the second year of Tianqi, he was ordered to follow Amin to conquer North Korea, and led more than 10,000 Jurchen cavalry in Zhenghuang Banner. He defeated the 50,000 Korean troops led by North Korean Eight Marshal Jin Jingrui and advanced to the Eighth Beile with his merits.
Since the beginning of the war, Leng Geri has been guarding Nurhaci. He immediately dismounted and knelt on his knees and said:
"Slave obeys the order!"
Immediately, Leng Griezed left.
The two armies were fighting fiercely, and suddenly a snail sounded from the Jin army.
A large number of Jurchen cavalry flew through the sky with the roar of artillery fire, swung their swords and slashed the chaotic Liao people in front of them, and they had no combat ability. Together with thousands of heavy armor of the Eight Banners, they attacked the Ming army in Ningxia to the east.
"The Tartars rushed towards Ningxia's troops!"
A deputy general came running in a hurry with blood on his face.
Zhang Wanbang led his servants to fight in front, but he was unable to survive without fear of death because of the many Jurchen cavalry.
He looked at the Huang Jianu Chief who was so close to him that he gritted his teeth with hatred.
"The Tartars are about to break out to the east, and quickly report to the commander. Why haven't the Xuanfu soldiers in the north crossed the river?" Zhang Wanbang cut off a Tartar soldier in front of him and turned around and asked.
The deputy general followed him closely and shouted:
"Someone said just now that the troops in Xuanfu Town were about to cross the Prince River. I was afraid that Wang Rujin's Ningxia soldiers could not resist the Tartar offensive, so they asked them to go!"
Zhang Wanbang naturally knew that Wang Rujin was not a character who dared to fight to the death. He was also a little worried, but no one expected that the slave chief was neither too far away from the river nor going south, but suddenly broke eastward.
There is too much uncertainty in the war, and few people can fully predict the other party's movements.
The Jurchen cavalry waved a tiger-headed sword and followed an ugly Tartar with a rat-tailed braid of money. They crossed layers of corpses and blood, and suddenly crashed into the array of the Ming army in Ningxia.
There are many new recruits from the Ningxia border army, and Wang Rujin often receives empty salary on weekdays, resulting in the actual amount of 25,000 Ningxia Town soldiers and horses, now only more than 15,000 people.
The new recruits had never seen the formation. Except for Li Hongji, Li Guo and a few others, most of them subconsciously retreated when facing the Jurchen brave charge.
One or two are retreating, four or five are retreating, and only the veterans are still gritting their teeth and holding their positions.
Ningxia Town cooperated with Datong Town's attack and suddenly stopped, and even collapsed under Leng Geli's fierce attack.
In a flash, the situation took a sharp turn.
The Ming army, which was still surrounded and killed on three sides, was soon in a serious crisis. Zhu Xieyuan almost got the news while Leng Geli led his army to rush to Ningxia Town.
Zhu Xieyuan's location is fifteen miles behind Ningxia Town.
Wang Rujin didn't know whether he could take the lead. If he ran away like this, Ningxia Town would definitely collapse, and Zhu Xieyuan himself would be exposed directly.
At present, the troops in Ningxia Town are already shaking. Apart from the Xuanfu soldiers who are crossing the river, Zhu Xieyuan only has one Super Biao battalion beside him.
But Jiannu is not a fool either. If the Super Biao Camp was sent to support Ningxia Town, Nurhaci would probably guess his location directly.
Chapter completed!