Chapter 125 The Battle of Chongyang Stream (2)
"What a bucket! Can a stream block the way?" Azig said angrily.
"Mr. Commander, according to General Nikan, the water of Chongyang River can reach the horse's belly, about ten feet wide, and it can pass without a bridge. However, I am worried that the Ming army will attack halfway through." The messenger replied.
"Let's go, take a look." After Ajig said that, he waved his whip and led his personal soldiers to gallop south.
When he arrived at the front army, the commander Nikan followed, after seeing the ceremony, he led Ajige to Chongyang Creek.
When Ajige came to the stream, he found that the stream was not as narrow as expected, about ten feet wide as expected. The stream water was clear. Standing by the shore, you could clearly see the fish, water plants, and pebbles on the riverbed at the bottom of the stream. The bank of the stream was high in the south and low in the north. The Ming army lived at a high point on the south bank, erecting shields, bent their bows and arrows, and was waiting nervously for battle.
"Li Chengdong has only this skill. What else can he do besides being able to use the right place? Look at Ming Gou's fearful look, shooting an arrow will probably run away." Ajig said to Nikan disdainfully.
"Mr. Commander, I, the warriors of the Qing Dynasty, will not even be able to water. If you force your crossing, you will probably cause unnecessary casualties. In the humble opinion, the master will lead his troops here to confront him. The master will lead his cavalry to the east and raid on Jianyang overnight. After attacking the side of Rao Dao Nanping, he will definitely win a complete victory." Nikan said.
"Jianyang, will Li Chengdong, Nanping, not send troops to guard it? It is even more difficult to attack under the strong city. Your horse can't fly up the city wall, right? Besides, if you can't pass the stream in time, I guess Li Chengdong will run away overnight. If he is allowed to enter Shaowu City, it will be even more difficult. Don't hesitate, try attacking first. The Ming army has been scared by us long ago and make the momentum bigger. It probably takes less than an hour to escape the entire army." Ajige said.
"As for the order!" Nikan shook his sleeve and hit Qian, stood up, and began to set up a Duxi attack.
Nikanling two Niuluezhendode and Kabu led 600 cavalrymen to cross the river, and the rest of the cavalry were dismounted and lined up by the river, trying to suppress the Ming army's firepower with precise archery techniques.
"shoot!"
At Nikan's order, a thousand archers shot a salvo, and the arrows were like rain, flying towards the opposite shore like locusts flying across the sky!
The Eight Banners soldiers' archery skills are really not blown. They shoot far and accurately. A few bold Ming soldiers were about to poke their heads out from behind the shield and look at the shore when they were shot by the Qing soldiers' arrows. The arrows were shot into the skulls more than ten feet away. This shows how powerful they are!
"Ah!" The Ming soldiers screamed and fell down.
"Let's go down quickly, go down quickly!" Meng Wenjie hid on a high slope to command the battle. Seeing this scene, he quickly shouted.
Ming Jun hurriedly hid his body behind the shield and did not dare to expose his body.
A round of arrows shot away, and all the Ming army hid in fear. Seeing this, Ajig laughed: "Hahaha, these Ming dogs are as timid as mice! They don't dare to look up, so why are they fighting? Nikan, continue to suppress them and let Dod and Kabu attack."
"Yes!" Nikandering waved his hand, and Dod and Kabu led their cavalry to step into the stream carefully.
The Eight Banners soldiers galloped on the plains, but they were very heroic, but when they saw the water, they were frightened and afraid that they would fall into the water by accident. The more they were afraid of something, the more they would come. The bottom of the stream was not real, soft mud, stones, war horses entered the water, and horse hooves were trapped in the water, or stepped on smooth stones, which inevitably slipped. Some horses swayed their bodies, which scared the Qing soldiers on the horses so much that their faces were like gold paper. Some horses slid with their hooves and fell into the water. The Qing soldiers fell into the water, and they were immediately scared and shouted and danced with their hands.
So, as soon as the water entered the water, the Qing army and the horses were in chaos.
"Bad! The water just crossed my knees. Are you that scared?" Azig screamed in anger when he saw this.
Dodd and Kabu also shouted loudly, and finally everyone stabilized and wade into the deep water.
A person's arm strength is limited. No matter how skillful the archery technique is, even if he shoots a few arrows, his arm strength will inevitably be unsupported. Even if he can barely shoot it out, his strength and accuracy will be greatly affected.
In order to suppress the Ming army, the Qing soldiers adopted uninterrupted archery techniques. When the cavalry and horses reached the middle of the flow, the strength and accuracy of the arrows they shot were greatly affected.
This is the time when Meng Wenjie is waiting for.
He kept staring at the Qing soldiers in the stream. Seeing that the Qing soldiers had reached the middle of the stream, the arrows shot were not so urgent, so he quickly ordered: "Raise the gun! Shoot the arrow!"
The Ming army was prepared for a long time. When the commander issued the order, the musketman immediately stood up, fired a musket at the Qing cavalry, and then quickly retreated. The archer immediately filled in and shot the bow and arrow into the stream.
"ah!……"
"Oh, my mother."
"Ama, help me."
"thump!"
The Qing cavalry was unable to advance or retreat in the stream, and suddenly became a living target for the Ming army. After a while, they cried and called their parents. The injured war horses jumped and ran around. The riders were constantly thrown off the back of the war horses, and the stream was immediately in chaos.
A fire of muskets and another rain of arrows. Except for Dod and Kabu hiding behind, all the other six hundred cavalry were shot to death!
"Victory! Victory!" The Ming army in Nan'an shouted excitedly when he saw that the arrogant Qing Tartars died in an instant.
Meng Wenjie was naturally happy, shouting "Happy! Happy!"
But he knew that if it were not for the benefits of the stream and the lack of caution in Azig's winning streak, this battle would not have been so easy.
"Master Commander, the warriors have died so miserably. You want to avenge us!" Dodd and Kabu were grassroots officers, but in just a while, they became commanders with bare hands. Seeing that the warriors in the clan died so cowardly, they immediately felt pain and anxious. They bounced on their faces, turned around and knelt in front of Azig, and begged loudly.
Ajige had long been stunned. He did not expect that the Ming army was so sloppy that a stream killed hundreds of elite soldiers. Although victory or defeat was common in the army, it was caused by his underestimation of the enemy. The Ming army did not escape as he imagined. Instead, he used his underestimation of the enemy and slapped himself loudly in the face.
"Dodd, Kabu, you get up, I underestimated Li Chengdong. I didn't expect this dog thief to be so difficult. Don't worry, I will make up two Niulu soldiers from our army." Azig was open and honest, and he admitted it directly, and even assigned his own soldiers to Dodd and Kabu.
Dodd and Kabu immediately expressed their gratitude. Without soldiers, they were nothing. With soldiers, they could gallop on the battlefield again.
Chapter completed!