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Chapter 579: Tiger drives away wolves and defeats the enemy in Golden State 9

More than 2,000 cavalry of the Ming and Qing dynasties fought fiercely in the wide wilderness. Horses neighed, soldiers roared wildly, swords and guns into their flesh and bones, making a muffled sound. Many sounds gathered together, like layers of huge thunder, rushing straight to the sky.

After completing a hedge, the cavalry slowed down, but the intensity of the fight was even greater than that at the beginning. The sword was bloody, the gun was penetrated into the flesh, the wounded turned over and fell off the horse, and the dead were lying everywhere.

War is so strange. In this life-and-death Shura field, the most cowardly person has become bloodthirsty mad beasts, devouring others and their own flesh and blood.

On the other side, under Hacile's constant shouting, the Qing cavalry, who were still retreating slowly, stopped. The five hundred cavalrymen under his direct command came out of the battle and ran south with him.

Abatai had nearly 6,000 soldiers, including 3,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry. Among these 3,000 cavalry, the most elite was the eight-banner cavalry of the six Niulu. Whether it was their combat experience or actual combat power, they were the top of the army in the Qing army. The most important thing was that they were extremely loyal to the Qing Dynasty.

When he saw the nearly 8,000 soldiers who left the city first, Abatai realized that the Ming army wanted to completely defeat his own army. In the early stages of the battle, he certainly would not invest his own best strength. The 1,000 people fighting with the Ming cavalry were the Eight Banners of Han, while Hacile led five hundred Mongolian cavalry, who were good at cavalry shooting and moving like the wind.

The five hundred cavalry were divided into three parts, and hundreds of cavalry on the left and right were galloping out, surrounding the two wings of the Ming army. While galloping quickly, they shot bows and arrows at the Ming army formation. The three hundred cavalry in the front team shot arrows and retreated slowly, delaying the meeting and speed of the Ming army infantry and cavalry in this way.

This is a common way of fighting between cavalry and infantry in the plains, invented by their ancestor Genghis Khan. But they forgot that it had been hundreds of years, and the most practical tactics at that time may not be effective at this time.

The Ming army protected the wings with a small number of shield soldiers, while more sword and shield soldiers in heavy armor did not avoid feather arrows and quickly moved forward, forcing the three hundred Qing cavalry on the front to retreat continuously. The few tiger squat cannons in the Ming army began to roar, not whole shells, but a large mixture of lead.

The shells exploded in the Qing army group, and the leads flew into the horse or human bodies in different directions, causing screams. The archers also pulled the strings and fired volleys. Although the Qing cavalry was speeding at high speed, it was not suitable to shoot. However, the damage caused by nearly a thousand archers was definitely much greater than the scattered shooting of the five hundred Qing cavalry.

During this process, the Qing army was constantly being caught and killed by the Ming army that followed. There were also some casualties and injuries in the Ming army, but compared with the base of 3,000 people, it can be completely negligible.

The five hundred cavalry sent by Abatai delayed the Ming army, but only for a moment. The Ming army infantry quickly met with the cavalry, consolidated the right wing of the cavalry, and began to gradually counterattack the Qing cavalry.

Although the two cavalry of the Qing army suffered some losses, there are still a thousand in total. However, Abatai, behind the formation, saw that his own army's losses gradually increased and his morale was low, while the Ming army was full of morale. There were countless Ming troops marching in formations on the back, so he issued an order to retreat.

The two armies are fighting, how could they withdraw if they want? They are willing, but how could the Ming army agree?

The Mongolian cavalry on the periphery were fine, but they just slapped their horses and left. The Han cavalry was in trouble when they were fighting with the Ming army. They were still rushing forward the moment before, but the next moment they heard the sound of retreating. Those with better mentality could calm their minds and retreat while fighting. Most of them were suddenly panicked, and they didn't care about anyone, turned their horses' heads and fled backwards.

Countless Qing troops were stabbed by the Ming army in an instant, and the retreat scene was extremely chaotic and the door was wide open. The Ming army infantry was inserted into the Qing army formation, holding long spears or large swords, stabbing cavalry and slashing horse legs, and rushing straight to the Qing cavalry center.

Su Muzhe shouted loudly, but he couldn't stop the scattered tribes. He had no choice but to escape backwards under the escort of several personal soldiers. At this time, a person suddenly bumped out from the slant, and a long sword slashed from the bottom to the top. Su Muzhe was shocked and reacted quickly, dodged and dodged, and the spear in his hand was basically stabbing out at the same time.

But the Ming army reacted faster and turned his knife to cut off the spear head. He leaned forward with his left hand, grabbed Su Muzhe's right hand, and suddenly pulled it. The latter fell heavily to the ground. His head was hit on a stone and he was dizzy.

The Qing army around him screamed and urged the horses to come and rob people. But dozens of Ming cavalry suddenly came from the south and killed the Qing cavalry. The Qing army, who had lost the main general, became even more chaotic and fled backwards.

The Ming army cheered and rushed forward bravely to chase and kill the fleeing Qing army. It was not until the Qing army fled far away and Abatai sent another Qing cavalry to support it that the Ming army retreated to the position. The infantry on the back also arrived at this time and formed a formation.

Huang Fei kept staring at the front, and when he saw his army win for the first time, he felt a little relieved. At this time, a scout rushed from the east and reported that most of the Qing army was still retreating north and no soldiers came to support him from the south. He nodded gently and said to the side: "Go back to the city to report to the military gate that the entire army can go out and take the opportunity to defeat Abatai."

After hearing Huang Fei's return, Zhou Xian was in a good mood. In addition to leaving five hundred veterans and one thousand new soldiers to Zhao Xusheng to defend the city, he brought nearly 4,000 new veterans out of the city from the north gate.

Gao Yi rode on a black horse, holding a rope in his hand, and Su Muzhe, who had stripped armor, was tied to the back. The latter was covered in dust and followed by nearly a hundred captured Qing troops.

Seeing Huang Fei coming, Gao Yi quickly jumped off the horse and reported with a smile: "General Huang killed sixty or seven hundred Qing troops, captured more than eighty horses, and there were hundreds of horses. This was the leader of this Qing cavalry, and I took it directly."

Huang Fei glanced at Su Muzhe, then withdrew his gaze and looked at the Qing army in a formation ahead. He said in a deep voice: "You are so proud of our morale before the Qing army has been defeated. I will remember the twenty military sticks for you first, and after the war, I will go to the Military Law Office to take charge."

Gao Yi said "ah" and said in surprise: "General Huang, this... cannot be done! I have made contributions!"

Huang Fei said calmly: "My merit is merit, and fault is fault. If you talk nonsense with me here again and don't return to the team to inspire morale, I will reward you with fifty military sticks after the war."

Gao Yi screamed, not daring to confront him anymore, and he turned his back and was about to leave.

Huang Fei called him and said, "Cut the man's nose and ears, give him another horse and let him go back to Abatai."
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