Late Ming Dynasty: Oops, I am surrounded by the Donglin Party

In Gapshuo's inherent impression, the Ming soldiers could fight back and forth with the Han army of the Qing Dynasty, but once they encountered the elite Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty, they were almost not at the same level of combat power.

Those Ming soldiers were inferior in terms of momentum alone.

But these Ming army soldiers in front of them were like crazy. They stared with bloodshot eyes and wielded their swords and spears vigorously.

What's worse, some Ming army soldiers actually used a desperate fighting style, risking injuries just to chop. Gapu Shuo even saw a Ming army soldier using his teeth.

The Ming army soldiers were also howling, and their shouts were louder than those of his Eight Banners elite troops.

Gapshuo was horrified. He knew he had made the mistake of underestimating the enemy. He was considering whether to retreat when he suddenly heard the sound of his own cavalry coming from the rear.

Thousands of cavalrymen rushed from Gapushuo's left wing with such force that the earth began to tremble.

Gapshuo felt relieved, knowing that Prince Rui already knew that the Ming emperor was in the army, and that he dispatched the cavalry so quickly in order to defeat the Ming army in one fell swoop.

Capturing the Ming emperor alive is an achievement that cannot be ignored, even for a man as noble as Prince Rui.

Behind the cavalry came the 20,000 Han Eight Banners infantry. Except for Kong Youde who was supervising the battle, Dorgon deployed almost all of his troops to the battlefield at once.

Dorgon knew clearly that this battle must not be delayed and must be decided quickly.

When Dorgon learned that the Ming emperor was also in the army, he was both surprised and delighted.

The emperors of the Ming Dynasty never left the capital. He guessed that the emperor's presence here was most likely the idea of that kid named Zhang Shikang.

The emperor of the Ming Dynasty was incompetent, and there was such a fool. Dorgon knew some history of the Ming Dynasty. In his opinion, the current emperor and Zhang Shikang were just like Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty and Wang Zhen.

Leading the army in person, haha, is nothing more than giving him military merits.

He even wanted to thank this kid. If it weren't for this kid bringing the Emperor of Ming Dynasty here, even if he won the war, he would only have a reason to go back.

But if he could capture the Ming emperor alive, it would not only be a fatal blow to the Ming Dynasty, but his prestige in the Qing Dynasty would also surpass that of his brother Huang Taiji.

In order to boost morale, Dorgon rarely took part in the battle himself and led his 40,000-strong army forward.

Based on his understanding of the Ming army, let alone equal strength, even if the Ming army had another 10,000 soldiers, they would certainly not be able to hold out for two hours.

He had always thought so before he came into close combat with the Ming army. When Gapu Shuo ordered people to tell him that something was wrong with the Ming army, he even reprimanded the other side.

But it was not until he arrived at the front line of the battlefield that Dorgon discovered that Gapushuo was not lying and was not afraid of the enemy.

The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty have gone crazy!

When he led the elite Eight Banners to launch a full-scale attack, the opposing Ming army also used the same tactics, including archers, spearmen, barbets, and even the Ming cavalry.

He didn't even see the powerful musketeer phalanx that was rumored to be so powerful. In such a chaotic situation, he had reason to believe that the musketeers had also changed their weapons and were fighting.

The reason why these Ming troops are so brave is probably because of the existence of the Ming Emperor, Dorgon thought as he looked at the chaotic battlefield.

The Ming army's infantry was actually on par with the elite infantry of the Eight Banners. Dorgon knew that even if they won the battle, the Eight Banners' warriors would certainly suffer heavy losses.

But compared with capturing the emperor of the Ming Dynasty alive, all this is worth it.

Dorgon killed an enemy and looked again at the cavalry of both sides that were about to collide.

Although he was a little surprised that the infantry did not have an advantage, the Qing Dynasty had relied not on the infantry but on the cavalry since its founding.

In field battles, with the same number of cavalry, the Eight Banners are invincible!

Before this, Dorgon had been fighting for nearly ten years and had never been at a disadvantage in cavalry battles.

Not to mention that the number of cavalry of the Ming army was less than his. In his opinion, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty might be able to boost the morale of the enemy, but in the face of absolute strength, it was all false.

As long as the Ming army's cavalry is defeated, the rest of the battle will almost certainly be won, after all, cavalry has a natural advantage over infantry.

Capturing the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty alive was a feat that none of his brothers had ever achieved, not even his father the Khan.

Dorgon was full of confidence, and this excitement even surpassed the heartache of losing elite troops.

But all his thoughts changed when the cavalry of both sides collided with each other.

He saw the Ming army's cavalry colliding with his own cavalry, a collision that really cost the lives of war horses and even the soldiers themselves.

Although it was inevitable that the cavalry would collide with each other during the charge, he clearly saw that the Ming cavalry did so on purpose.

They actually wanted to die together with his Eight Banners warriors in this way!

Even though his warriors avoided the collision, the Ming cavalrymen actually jumped off their horses, risking their own injuries or even death, in order to pull their own riders off their horses.

Whether using swords, fists, or even head butting or biting, the Ming cavalry was using all means to make up for the gap in strength between them and his warriors.

They usually worked in groups of two. As long as someone could pull his Eight Banners warriors off their horses, others would immediately come up and trample them with swords and horses, even if this might hurt their own people by mistake.

This is almost a life-threatening way of fighting. The Ming army... is really crazy!

All crazy!

From the moment Emperor Chongzhen appeared on the battlefield, the battle near the Dianshui River completely changed.

All the arrangements of troops, coordination between infantry and cavalry, and use of bows and crossbows have become fake tricks on paper. There is only mad hacking and charging. Even if they die, they will drag the enemy to be buried with them.

The battlefield of 80,000 people instantly turned into hell.

Zhang Shikang looked at the melee of 80,000 people. At this moment, he no longer had his usual indifferent expression.

All the soldiers were fighting hard, including the soldiers from the Beijing camp, Xuanfu, Datong, and even the Tianxiong Army which was reduced to less than a thousand people in the Battle of Jiazhuang.

People were dying every moment, some he knew, but more were people he didn't know.

But Zhang Shikang knew in his heart that whether he knew them or not, they were all living beings with their own thoughts, wishes, and lives.

But today, for the brother standing next to them, all of them risked their lives.

He only knew before that imperial power was very important in the hearts of these people, but as a modern man, he generally lacked respect for the so-called imperial power.

Yes, he has no faith, not now, and never before.

Most of the time, neither did the soldiers fighting on the battlefield.

But he was very sure that at this moment, today, these people had faith in their hearts.

That is, this battle must not be lost!

The emperor is right behind them!

Zhang Shikang clenched his fists, his face solemn, and his heart suddenly felt heavy, a feeling he had never experienced before.

"Shikang, I saw Wang Laoer. He...he died in battle to save a comrade."

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