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The general who led three thousand Datong cavalry in the wall charge was Wang Fuchen, the notorious "horse kite" and "living Lu Bu" in history.

This person was born as a bandit in Shanxi Province. He liked gambling and often lost his pants.

Facing the encirclement and suppression by officers and soldiers, he first took refuge with Jiang Gu, and then surrendered to the Manchu Qing along with Jiang Gu. Then, Jiang Quan rebelled against the Qing Dynasty. Wang Fuchen was defeated and surrendered to Azige, and became Xin Zheku's servant. Because Kong was so powerful and mighty, he was promoted to a first-class bodyguard by Shunzhi, and then to the rank of commander-in-chief of the Qing Dynasty.

He followed Wu Sangui into Myanmar, captured Emperor Yongli of the Southern Ming Dynasty, and was transferred to the admiral of Shaanxi.

Wu Sangui rebelled. Wang Fuchen first helped the Manchus, then defected to Wu Sangui, and then chose to surrender to the Qing again.

Lu Bu was just a slave of the third surname, and Wang Fuchen jumped six or seven times!

Shunzhi's evaluation of him was: He who hears a kite on a horse is a warrior. Now I don’t know where it is, but it can be used by its people.

Kangxi's evaluation of him was: With military officials like this, why should I worry?

This guy is not only tall and mighty, but also very handsome. His complexion is fair and his eyebrows are like lying silkworms, like the portrait of Lu Bu handed down from ancient times.

Historical records record that: He is brave enough to be the leader of the three armies, and he is irresponsible for his actions... As a person, he is respectful in his affairs, trustworthy in making friends, lenient in treating others, and strict in controlling his subordinates. However, meritorious service must be rewarded, and although it is strict, scholars are happy to use it.

Wang Fuchen returned with Jiang Quan. At that time, he was inconspicuous. He was just a middle-level officer who came over. He could not be compared with Huang Fei and Yuan Shizhong.

But this man is so outstanding. He knows how to get things done, does what he says, abides by military discipline, unites his comrades, and is brave enough to be the best in the three armies.

He even actively studied cultural knowledge and recognized words very quickly. He learned more than a thousand words in a year and learned several on average every day.

Smooth sailing along the way!

Just like in history, he was promoted very quickly, from a slave directly to a first-class guard, and then quickly to the rank of general soldier. At this time, Wang Fuchen had been promoted from a soldier to a cavalry regiment commander.

"Da da da!"

Wang Fuchen held his spear straight, looked at the Tatars in front, and led his troops to rush forward without hesitation.

Once the wall charge begins, the general loses the ability to command his troops. Because they were so crowded, it was impossible to change formations. Even if there was a cliff ahead of them, they had no choice but to rush over.

The general on the Qing side was Nurhachi's grandson Nikan.

Nikan met Li Dingguo a few years ago and was killed and fled. Now not only is he living well, he has also been named a county king by the Jin Dynasty.

He rode his horse and ran for dozens of steps, intending to get closer and shoot an arrow. He would have a fight with the Datong cavalry first to understand the tactics of this strange cavalry.

But the closer the distance between the two armies was, the more and more Nikan felt bad.

The Nanmanzi's cavalry formation was so dense, and they were not all wearing armor, so they would obviously be regarded as targets. But why don't they disperse? Why don't they disperse? Are they fools?

When the distance between the two sides was thirty steps, Nikan put the arrow on the bowstring and only waited to release the arrow after entering the shooting range. But suddenly he didn't dare to wait any longer, and shot out arrows randomly, shouting at the messenger: "Spread to both sides!"

Without Nikan's order, the Manchu and Qing cavalry fled spontaneously.

At such a close distance, the Datong cavalry was actually speeding up the charge. The Tatar cavalry knew what this meant.

This means that if they dare to enter the shooting range before releasing arrows, they will be hit by a wall of cavalry in an instant. At that time, no matter who loses or wins, there will be a large car accident scene. Who can survive the car accident depends on God's will - imagine that the cavalry is a motorcycle, with thousands of motorcycles lined up, all accelerating and crashing towards you. .

"Speed ​​up, speed up!"

Wang Fuchen roared and shouted, spurs on his heels kept galloping.

Man Dahai stood on the hillside, looking at the scene with a telescope, and he was already in a state of confusion.

How can a mounted battle be fought like this?

If both sides charge intensively, isn't that a collective death? All the cavalry in the front row will be killed!

Although the three thousand Manchu and Qing cavalry were arranged in a loose formation, it would take time to temporarily change formations to avoid them. Under the crazy acceleration of the Datong cavalry, the cavalry wall came over in the blink of an eye. The situation can be described as devastating.

Of course, the Datong cavalry were also knocked over a lot.

Fortunately, after the two sides approached, the horses of the Datong Cavalry automatically slowed down out of instinct, and the momentum of the high-speed charge naturally slowed down.

"Spread out and kill the enemy, hahaha!"

Wang Fuchen felt that charging like this was so exciting. He had practiced it countless times, but this was the first time he had used it in actual combat.

The Manchu and Qing cavalry were not in a rout, but they were indeed running away, mainly to avoid the cavalry wall. When they ran, they either fled or fled. The enemy in front was chased and killed by the Datong cavalry.

The Datong cavalry on both sides began to stretch out, and the dense formation gradually became looser. Wang Fuchen defeated the Tatar with one shot. Just as he was about to attack the second one, the soldiers around him killed him first.

Nikan couldn't care about anything at the moment, he only knew how to run for his life.

"Hurry up and respond!" Haug roared.

Rausa immediately led thousands of Manchu and Qing cavalry to fight over from another hillside.

Wang Tingchen, the commander of the Datong Cavalry Division, quickly waved his flag when he saw this, and the nearby cavalry troops went to intercept Rausa.

On the Datong Army side, there are so many generals with similar names, such as Wang Tingchen, Wang Yaochen, Wang Fuchen, Li Dingguo, Li Fuguo...

With one move, the whole body was affected, and Nikan's defeat caused the cavalry from both sides to join the battlefield one after another.

You know, Hauge threw away his armor in order to withdraw his troops quickly. Today, there are only a few cavalry wearing armor, which were either snatched halfway or stolen from the Eight Banners soldiers along the way.

"Bang bang bang!"

Some Manchu cavalry fired on horseback, and hundreds of Datong cavalry were hit one after another.

But that's all. They had too few dragoons and had little impact on the battle situation.

Lausa collided with another group of Tatong cavalry. This time there was no wall charge because the time was too short to form a formation. The two sides clashed in traditional loose formations, each attacking into gaps in the other's formation. As long as the Datong cavalry did not fall off their horses, most of them would be injured but not die. The death rate of the Manchu and Qing cavalry without armor was much higher!

Wang Fuchen took the lead and chased Nikan behind him.

Nikan heard the sound of horse hooves and glanced back, only to see a spear coming towards him. He hurriedly ducked down to dodge, but Wang Fuchen shot the enemy in the air and then raised his gun to smash it down.

The barrel of this gun is made of composite materials and has a certain degree of willfulness. It was said that it was a smash, but in fact it was just a flick of the wrist. Wang Fuchen flicked his wrist, and the barrel of the gun fell on Nikan's back.

It fell only a foot away, but Nikan seemed to have been hit by a sledgehammer, lying on the horse and vomiting blood.

What a fierce general. Not only is he strong, but he can also use his skills skillfully!

Nikan felt that all his internal organs were displaced, his mind went blank, and he only held on to the reins tightly. Suddenly there was a pain in my waist, and my whole body was pushed to the side. My lower body fell off the horse's back. I still held the reins in my hand and was dragged by the horse for several steps before letting go.

"ah!"

Another Datong cavalryman trampled over Nikan and broke his spine.

Wang Fuchen's troops chased for a full mile before gradually stopping. More than 200 people were killed on our side, mainly because they were knocked off their horses during the charge. The enemy's three thousand cavalry were killed and completely routed. About one-third escaped, and the remaining two-thirds were all killed.

Wang Fuchen ordered the formation to be reorganized, and the dense formation began to trot, and then gradually accelerated and ran towards the flank of another Manchu and Qing cavalry.

"Let's go!"

Seeing that the situation was not good, Mandahai immediately led his troops and rushed to the hills further north.

Hauge's reaction was the same. The Manchu cavalry without armor faced the Datong cavalry with cotton armor or breastplates. No matter how fierce the Manchu warriors were, they could not turn the tide of the battle. There were disadvantages in the fighting everywhere. Some of the Manchu and Qing cavalry had collapsed and they would not be able to escape if they continued to fight.

"The Tatar commander wants to escape, follow me!" Wang Tingchen, the commander of the Datong cavalry, led the Chinese reserve team of the cavalry division and chased Hauge personally.

Wang Yaochen, the chief missionary officer of the cavalry division, led his troops to hunt down Mandahai.

Isn't it very confusing? Wang Tingchen, Wang Yaochen, and Wang Fuchen are all in the cavalry division.

Actually, except for Wang Tingchen, the other two were changed later.

Especially Wang Fuchen, a Shanxi bandit who changed his name after joining the Ming Dynasty official army.

The two princes Hauge and Mandahai fled, and the morale of the Manchu and Qing cavalry who were fighting suddenly fell to the bottom. While Rausa was still fighting bloody battles, the other Manchu and Qing cavalry units fled in all directions.

The main force of the Tatars who ran back from Tianjin were wiped out in one battle and were chased across the mountains and plains in the hills of northwest Liaoning.

Being hotly pursued by Wang Tingchen, Hauge finally became completely angry and turned around to fight with his troops.

Both sides only had about a thousand people. They abandoned any extravagant activities and did not fight each other with arrows. They just charged away in a loose formation.

Wang Tingchen was born in the Three Thousand Battalion of the Ming Dynasty capital, and he followed Cao Bianjiao to Nantou. Cao Bianjiao was not promoted as quickly as Wang Tingchen. It was purely because of old Cao's lack of military discipline and he was punished four times in succession.

In the first confrontation, Wang Tingchen killed one person.

The two armies passed each other on the wrong horse, each slowed down and turned around. Many of the Datong cavalry were injured, but less than 20% were killed, while 40% of the Manchu cavalry were directly killed.

"Come again!"

Wang Tingchen shouted.

Hauge targeted Wang Tingchen this time, struck more with less, and charged desperately. He rushed towards Wang Tingchen with all his strength.

The two fired their guns almost at the same time, each dodging.

But there were more Datong cavalry. Wang Tingchen shot his spear in the air, but the Datong cavalry on the other side stabbed Hauge's horse in the crotch.

"Hissing!"

The war horse screamed, hoofed up, and threw Haug off the horse's back.

"Save the prince quickly!"

Hauge's soldiers reined in their horses and tried to rescue him, but the Datong cavalry took the opportunity to charge again.

Wang Tingchen thrust out his spear and provoked one of Hauge's soldiers. The rest of the soldiers were also killed by his subordinates. When he turned his horse's head to look, he saw Hauge's body lying on the ground. He didn't know whose horse had trampled him to death.

Wang Yaochen, who was chasing Mandahai, came back and said with an annoyed look on his face: "The thieves divided their troops and ran away with dozens of soldiers!"

"Don't be afraid, haha," Wang Tingchen laughed, "these are the Tatars who came back from Hebei. They were in such a mess that they didn't even have their armor. It was obvious that Sir Fei had won. Even if he could escape a few hundred people and ride back, the Tatars We have also lost all our elite troops, and at most we will be able to regain the entire Liaodong next year."

On the main battlefield, the Manchu warrior Rausa was still fighting in his eight wounds, while most of the cavalry around him were already dead.

The Datong cavalry surrounded the dozen or so cavalry and just watched.

Rausa roared: "Kill again!"

The Datong cavalry took out their bows and arrows, and hundreds of them shot at a dozen Manchu and Qing cavalry.

Rausa shut up and instantly turned into a hedgehog.