Chapter 184 The First Battle of Slaughtering Slaughter

On August 23, 1627, the 13th day of the seventh lunar month of the seventh year of the Tianqi period of the Ming Dynasty, the solar term is at its peak, this is a day that will always be remembered in the history of the Ming Dynasty!

The sky was clear and cloudy and the temperature was moderate. At the morning, the 20,000 troops of the Tatar coalition vanguard arrived at the first twenty miles north of Xifengkou (near Xindianzi Village, Panjiakou Reservoir) and camped on the Luan River to rest. Scouts were sent to closely monitor the movements of Xifengkou Pass. The walls of Xifengkou Pass were covered with flags, and Ming soldiers were standing in a solemn manner. The weapons to defend the city were arranged in an orderly manner. The beacon towers on both sides were rolling and the smoke was curling in the walls. It was obvious that the Ming army was ready to defend the city. The light cavalry opened the road.

The Tumei army lacked siege weapons and dared not attack at will. They also quickly built pots and made rice, fed horses and fed them, and waited for the main force to meet. At the same time, they were drawn to form troops in front of the camp to prevent the Ming army from suddenly leaving the gate to raid. There was no way, and Master Zhang's discomfort was uncomfortable with not engaging in conspiracies. Ski's daimyo had also resounded throughout Mongolia. But what made the Tumei army confused was that the Ming army not only did not take the opportunity to attack, but instead drifted from the walls of the gates, as if the Ming army defenders were relaxed.

Out of fear of Master Zhang's various tricks and in order to avoid the misfortune of being defeated by each other, the distance between the main force of the Tatar coalition and the vanguard was not far away. At only three o'clock in the Si period, the main force of the Tatar coalition led by Korqin Tushetuhan Oba had arrived in Xindianzi and met with the Tumar army. After the meeting, the Tatar army camped along the river for nearly twenty miles. The heads of the Luan River were like ants, the flags were like forests, and the sounds of people calling out horses.

Ten miles, the momentum was extremely great. At this point, the troops of both sides participated in the war had arrived. The Tatar coalition forces had 120,000 troops, of which more than 100,000 cavalry! On the Ming army at Xifengkou, Master Zhang's slave-slaughtering army was 4,100,000,000, with sufficient war horses, and could fight in infantry or horses. There were also 4,000 cavalrymen in the Guikou, Zhou Zhen cavalry, 2,000 generals of Xifengkou, Yu Nixin cavalry, and 2,200 generals of Zunhua, and 500 Mongolian cavalry, with a total of 12,800 troops!

As soon as the army was settled, Oba hurriedly summoned the Tatars and Taiji to discuss strategies for siege. At the meeting, Huang Taiji took out the topographic map of Xifengkou carefully drawn by the Fan family business and said passionately: "Tu Xie Tu Khan, Taiji, this map was drawn by our army's detailed work for half a year, spending countless manpower and material resources to work hard. The arrangement of the barbarian defenders and the mutual cooperation and support of each section of the walls should be carried out again and again! With this map in hand, with our army's strength, as long as our army works together and unites, it is easy to capture Xifengkou!"

"Four Beile, you all know that you are resourceful. You don't need to explain the source of the map. Let's talk about how we fight this battle." Korqin Taiji Hongguoer urged impatiently. Huang Taiji smiled and replied, "Okay, I said, Tu Xietu Khan and all Taiji, please see, the terrain of Xifengkou is dangerous, the road in front of the pass is narrow, the pass is high and the wall is thick, easy to defend and difficult to attack. If our army attacks head-on, although it can also be captured head-on, there will probably be heavy casualties. But Tu Xietu Khan and Taiji do not need to worry about that although the terrain of Xifengkou Pass is dangerous, it has a major loophole - that is, the highest point in the northeast of Xifengkou Pass. Our army only needs to occupy the key points here, and bows, arrows, crossbows and arrows can easily cover the eastern section of Xifengkou Pass, which is conducive to our army's breakthrough from here (the Japanese tactics of the Xifengkou Battle in the Anti-Japanese War)."

"What do you mean is that our army must seize the key points here first?" Oba asked in contemplation. Huang Taiji nodded vigorously and replied: "Yes, my suggestion is to send three thousand archers to climb this mountain first, and the army will attack the Xifengkou Pass wall head-on, restrain the main force of the barbarian defenders, and send another army to attack the eastern section of the Xifengkou Pass wall. With the cover of the archers, it is very easy to attack the Guan wall! As long as our army has a firm foothold on the Great Wall, and then attack the Xifengkou Pass wall inside and outside, it will definitely be successful!"

"Okay, let's do it like this." Oba nodded to agree with Huang Taiji's siege plan. When asked about other Tatar Taiji's opinions, the other Tatar Taiji also nodded in agreement - there is no way, the Mongolian army has transformed too seriously, and many Tatar tribes have forgotten how to fight the siege. At this time, Hongguoer suddenly smiled and asked Taijida of the Kalabi Grassland: "Da comes to Taiji, we are here to help you find Zhang Haogu's little barbarians to avenge your Labi Grassland. What's the glorious mission of attacking Xifengkou Pass City on the front? Of course, I will also take the archers to seize the Northeast Highlands and cover the Eastern Section Army to siege the city."

"Fuck your mother, do you think I'm stupid? Zhang Haogu's little barbarian is good at defending the city. Haven't I heard of it?" Dalai cursed in his heart, but he smiled on his face: "Hongguoer Taiji is humble. Who doesn't know that your tribal cavalry is invincible in the world. It's also the most suitable to attack Xifengkou head-on. My Kalabi cavalry is only good at riding a bow and arrow, and is not good at slept in the field. Let me cover the Eastern Section army with bow and arrow."

Everyone knows that the frontal attack has the greatest casualties. When Dalai said this, Hong Guoer was naturally furious and was about to turn against Dalai. Fortunately, Huang Taiji rushed to say: "Two Taiji, you don't have to fight to attack Xifengkou head-on. In the past year, I have recruited a seven or eight thousand infantry army composed of Han barbarians, Koreans and Oroqen people. I am the best at attacking tough problems. The task of attacking Xifengkou head-on is the one that is the one that is the two Taiji give it to me."

"Okay, then I'll work hard for the Four Bells." Someone volunteered to stand up as a scapegoat, and Hongguoer and Dalai naturally wanted it and agreed. After Huang Taiji and Obama exchanged a glance, Obama smiled and said, "Then Dalai Taiji, how about your army attacking the eastern section of Xifengkou? Hongguoer Taiji, your army is the substitute of the eastern section. If Dalai Taiji has a long attack, you will be replaced. As for the archers who cover you, my army will come out, how about it?"

"This..." Hongguoer and Dalai hesitated together, thinking to himself, "Oba, you are cruel enough, why did the coalition forces formed by forty-three tribes choose us to attack? Obama saw the two of them and said with a smile: "Two Taiji, and other Taiji, for fairness, what do we make an agreement? If the army of that tribe first breaks through Xifengkou, as a reward, the army of that tribe will monopolize the money and food of the barbarian women in Zunhua City. What do you think?"

"Yes, I agree, people will die when fighting. Who is willing to work hard without any benefit?" Tumei was the first to agree, and other Tatars Taji also supported this decision. Hongguoer and Dalai looked at each other, nodded and said, "Okay, let's follow Tushetuhan's arrangement."

"Very good, then we'll move after lunch..." Before Obama finished speaking, a Tatar scout rushed in outside the temporary golden tent, knelt down on one knee in front of Obama, reporting: "Qi Bishu Khan, the barbarian of Xifengkou opened and closed the door, and Zhang Haogu personally led his army out of the pass to fight!"

"What?!", including Mr. Zhang's old friends Huang Taiji and Fan Wencheng, they couldn't believe their ears at this moment. Almost all Tatar Taiji shouted in unison: "Get out of seclusion to fight? Zhang Haogu's little barbarian gave up the natural danger and took the initiative to go out of seclusion to fight? He was crazy. I wonder if we have an army of 120,000?" Huang Taiji screamed and asked again, "How many troops did Zhang Haogu's barbarian have come out of seclusion? How many cavalry? How many infantry?"

"About 8,500 people, including more than 4,000 infantrymen!" The Tatar scout replied firmly. Obama and Tatar Zhutaiji first looked at each other, and then burst into laughter together, "Hahahahaha, more than 8,000 people dared to attack our 120,000 army? Zhang Haogu's little barbarian didn't wake up last night, right?"

"No, there must be a trick!" Fan Wencheng, who has become a frightened bird, roared, "Zhang Haogu's little barbarian is more cunning than a fox and more vicious than a jackal. He takes the initiative to give up the protection of natural barriers to attack our army. There must be a trick! Tu Xietuhan, everyone Taiji, you should send more scouts to our army, and reconnaissance whether there are any barbarian ambush!"

"It makes sense. More scouts should be sent to reconnaise the ambush of the barbarians." Oba, who had also suffered great losses from Master Zhang, nodded, and also felt that this was too strange - the eight thousand troops dared to attack the 120,000 troops. Who would believe this? At this time, the scout said carefully again, "Tu Xietuhan, the little barbarian Zhang Haogu may really want to fight us this time because his army is too strange."

"The army is so weird? Where is it strange?" Huang Taiji, who was killed by Master Zhang's trick, asked nervously. The scout said timidly: "Go back to the Si Beile, Zhang Haogu's 4,000 infantrymen are too strange. They have no swords or bows and arrows on them. Each of them is wearing a white cloak, and each of them has only a musket in their hands! This is nothing, but what's even more strange is that when the four thousand infantry marched, the steps were exactly the same. One person took a step, and the other four thousand people also took a step at the same time. The time and distance were no different, and they were extremely neat. Four thousand people stepped forward at the same time, and even the left and right legs would not be wrong!"

"Is this happening?" Huang Taiji and Fan Wencheng took a breath together, thinking that Zhang Haogu's little barbarian was lying in Jimen for a year, perhaps just to build this army! Oba and Tatar Taiji were also surprised. After thinking for a while, Oba smiled and said, "No matter whether he is Zhang Haogu's army is strange? Can you fight? You will know if you want to fight! Taiji, don't be stunned. Zhang Haogu's barbarian has come to the door. Should we gather the troops to welcome him? It's not easy for us to annihilate his main force outside the pass, and it's not easy for us to attack Xifengkou?"

"Good idea!" Forty-three Tatars Taiji applauded and quickly went down to organize the army and prepared to fight the Ming army. Fan Wencheng said quietly to Huang Taiji: "Master, this is wrong. How cunning is Zhang Haogu's little barbarian? Since he dares to go out of seclusion and fight, it is proved that he is sure of him. Today's battle may be fought."

"Don't worry, let's take a look first." Huang Taiji's face turned gloomy and snorted: "I don't believe it. Zhang Haogu's 4,000 new troops built in a year can defeat the 120,000 Mongolian army head-on? Although the current Mongolian army can only be a second-rate medium-sized army, Zhang Haogu's new army has never been on the battlefield. When he arrived on the battlefield, he was afraid that he would have to pee his pants when he looked at the blood!"

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After half an hour, the Tatar coalition was assembled, and Oba personally led a trot to the south. Within ten miles of march, a strange dull sound came from the direction of Xifengkou south, "Boom! Boom! Boom!" It looked like a muffled thunder, a cannon, and a heavy object hit the ground, dull and clear, and it actually suppressed a lot of noise from the 120,000 Tatar troops. Even Huang Taiji, Oba and others had been on the battlefield for a long time, they had never heard such a strange sound. However, Fan Wencheng woke up first and exclaimed: "Footsteps! This is the neat footsteps of thousands of people stepping at the same time!"

"Footsteps?!" Oba and Tatar Zhutaiji couldn't help but panic appeared on their faces. Judging from the distance, the Ming army had at least seven or eight miles out of the pass. After seven or eight miles, the pace of this army was still so neat! It can be seen that this is an army with strict discipline? The dull footsteps also brought great pressure to ordinary Tatar soldiers. Countless Tatar soldiers whispered, "What's this sound? It's so terrifying. This is the first time I have heard such neat footsteps!" In horror, the high morale of the Tatar coalition could not help but burst out.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom--!" The terrifying footsteps were getting closer and closer. Finally, the banner of the slave-slaughtered army with white characters appeared first in the sight of the Tatar coalition. Immediately afterwards, a team of Ming army infantry with muskets also came to his eyes. This was definitely an army that Huang Taiji, Obama and all Tatar troops had never seen before! More than 4,000 Ming soldiers wearing white cloaks were holding muskets, lined up in neat and straight lines, approaching slowly in neat and straight steps, and there was no difference between lifting their legs and walking. Four thousand people seemed to be one

The whole, like a copper wall, slowly advancing with dull footsteps! And behind this infantry, there were twenty wooden cars more than one person tall, with a fight on the chariot, and there were two people in each car, one of whom had an outrageously long musket, and the other one held a bamboo tube in his hand and looked around with his eyes. Behind the convoy, there were four thousand cavalrymen of Mangui. Although the formation was not as neat as the infantry, they were also orderly, following the infantry slowly, without panic or busy.

"Slaughter?!" Huang Taiji glanced at the commander-in-chief and Slaughter Army flag in the middle of the Grand Master Zhang, and also saw the four-foot-sized characters on the Slaughter Army flag. Huang Taiji couldn't help but snorted coldly, "What do you mean by killing all our Dajin soldiers? Just by these thousands of you?" Despite this, Huang Taiji still felt inexplicably frightened and had a vague premonition-this battle was afraid of danger.

"Master, Master." At this time, Fan Wencheng had already got off the horse, quietly pulled Huang Taiji's pants, and said in a low voice: "Master, get off the horse quickly. Zhang Haogu's wooden carriages are strange, don't forget Wu Keshan's lesson." Huang Taiji was stunned at first, woke up and quickly turned over and dismounted - the facts proved that Fan Xiaoqiang saved Huang Xiaoqiang's life this time.

While speaking, the front of the Tatar coalition was less than 500 steps away from the Tartar Army. Wu Liuqi, who was walking in the front, raised his hand and the neat footsteps of the four thousand Tartar Army stopped abruptly and stopped in a relatively narrow place of the road. On the left, the Luan River and on the right were short mountains, the two wings were relatively safe. In fact, Master Zhang was still too careful. On this side, the Tatar coalition did not dare to be negligent, and quickly ordered the army to stop advancing and lined up to prepare for attack. The two armies were more than 450 steps apart. The Tartar Army was silent, as quiet as if in a quiet room. The four thousand Tartar Army soldiers stood like mountains, without moving, and the Tatar Alliance was shouting and neighing, which seemed extremely noisy, and the team discipline immediately appeared.

Seeing this scene, Huang Taiji and Fan Wencheng, who are also well-read about classics and history, changed their faces again, and they all remembered a legendary army, "Chen Qingzhi! White-robed army! That mad army, no matter how many enemies there are, they have always only attacked but not defended!"

"Tap, tap, tap." With the slight sound of horse hooves, a middle-aged man in red robe ran out of the Ming army formation, but Fu Yijun was the supervisor of Jimen. Fu Yijun quickly ran to the Tatar coalition formation, stopped outside the range, and spread a yellow silk imperial edict and said with a sharp voice: "In accordance with the heavens, the emperor's edict said: Now the Tatar thief army has invaded the territory. Qin ordered the Jimen Governor Zhang Haogu to lead the troops and horses to resist the enemy, and grant Shangfang swords. The entire Tatar thief army, and all the troops are Taiji, and they will be killed and seized. Zhang Hao's ancient heaven will do this! Qin!"

After reciting, Fu Zhi shouted again with a sharp voice: "Dear Tatar, you all heard it? The emperor gave Zhang Haogu and Zhang Futai the right to seize life and death. Now surrender, you can avoid waiting for death! Those who resist to the end will be killed without mercy!"

"Surrender?" After hearing the translation of the traitor's translation, the forty-three Tatars led by Oba almost turned their noses apart, thinking that you, Zhang Haogu, had such a big tone. Thousands of people, dared to ask our 120,000 troops to surrender? Tumei even shot a arrow at Fu Zhi and roared: "Dog Manzi, you are worthy of letting me surrender?" Before the arrow was shot, Fu Zhi had turned around and ran away, screaming as he ran, "Brothers, Tatars refused to surrender, kill me!"

"Recharge--!" The negotiations broke down. Wu Liuqi raised the red flag and roared the tiger. The four thousand soldiers of the Slaughter Army had already put their guns on the ground, and took out the Minnie bullets and cartridges to load them. Oppa on the other side also knew that once the Ming army was equipped with ammunition, it would be troublesome, so he pointed at Tumei and shouted: "Brother Tumei, the first round of charge is handed over to you! Cut off the head of Zhang Haogu Barbarian and reward women with a barbarian city of money and food!"

"Brothers, fight with me! Kill all the barbarians!" Tumei raised her sword and roared. The cavalry of Tumei raised her bows, arrows, and slashed strangely, and rushed towards the slave army in a swarm...

"Preparation-!" Wu Liuqi raised his red flag again, and the first three teams of 1,500 slave soldiers lined up in three positions, raised their guns and aimed at them...

"Ala--!" Amid the strange screams, more than 8,000 Tatar cavalry of Tumai's troops had rushed to less than 400 steps away from the Slaughter Army. Countless Tatar cavalry raised the famous Mongol round bows, and waited to reach 150 steps to release arrows to the sky. After the Slaughter Cavalry, the Tatar cavalry of Bushitu Khan's troops in the Kalabi Grassland had also launched a charge. Just wait for the Slaughter Army to disperse the Slaughter Army, and the Tatars in Bushitu Khan's troops could immediately follow the expansion of the results of the battle...

"Fire--!" Wu Liuqi raised the red flag in his hand for the third time and swung it down fiercely! In an instant, 1,500 soldiers of the Slaughter Army pulled the rifled gun trigger with a range of more than 400 steps at the same time! At the same time, on the towers of the twenty wooden carts behind the Slaughter Army, twenty Slaughter Army snipers also pulled the sniper rifle trigger at the same time! Amid the sound of gunfire, more than 1,500 Minnie bullets expanded under heat, whistling out of the muzzle, and flew densely towards the Tatar cavalry who were rushing towards the strange and screaming......

"I'm a slave!"
Chapter completed!