"Hold on Musketeers!"
"Don't shoot!"
Yang Yuchun turned his horse's head and returned to the Musketeers' line.
The two rows of braziers prepared around them were pushed down by the Qing army's defeated troops. The flames spread on the ground. The flames floated in the spring breeze and fell everywhere.
Yang Yuchun broke into a cold sweat.
Behind the musketeers' formation, there were large and small cannons and a large number of powder barrels.
Because of the roar of the camp, the Qing artillery could not organize many people. The artillery and gunpowder barrels were piled together, and no one evacuated at all.
The explosion occurred as dancing flames floated over a pile of powder barrels.
Huge fireballs rose up one by one, and the roar echoed through the night sky.
The Musketeers collapsed in panic.
"General, we can no longer hold on here, retreat first!"
"Retreat, General!"
The soldiers tried to persuade Yang Yuchun. Looking at the collapsed military camp, Yang Yuchun felt that he was helpless.
"Alas! Withdraw to the New Army barracks!"
Yang Yuchun ran away with dozens of soldiers, leaving behind the soldiers from the Beijing camp running around.
Luteros took advantage of this opportunity and rushed over with the Junggar cavalry at high speed, firing a volley of shots at the Qing army who still wanted to resist.
"Surrender without killing!"
"Everyone kneel on the ground, throw away their weapons, and hold their heads in their hands!"
Junggar tried his best to persuade them to surrender.
However, only a few of these mentally broken Qing soldiers surrendered, while the others were running around in the military camp.
The flames ignited the tent, and the firelight illuminated the horrified eyes of the Qing soldiers around them.
Lutros had a headache.
The cavalry was assembled for the night attack and began to drive away the broken troops and attack the New Army barracks in the rear.
The night attack achieved such great results that Lutros wanted to try to attack the Qing Dynasty army in the rear.
If the new army can also be defeated, this battle will be stable.
The Zhili of the Qing Dynasty no longer had the force to stop Junggar.
Ambition fermented in Lutroth's chest.
Aisin Gioro can be the emperor, why can’t I, Lutros?
He dreamed of taking over Peiping and reopening the Central Plains.
The firelight and shouts from the outer Beijing camp reached the new army camp. Those Tsarist Russian officers trained the new army quite well.
The New Army soldiers put on their breastplates, loaded their muskets, formed square formations in the camp, and waited quietly for the arrival of the Junggar cavalry.
The surrounding bonfires dispersed the darkness, and the generals stood at the left front of the phalanx, their swords unsheathed, ready for battle.
Jiaqing was woken up and put on clothes under the service of Xiao Lizi and Wei Dabao.
As soon as he got out of the tent, he saw fire shooting into the sky in the distance, lighting up the sky, reflecting his fearful face.
"How could it be possible? Why would it be like this!"
Jiaqing really couldn't understand why the Qing army had just garrisoned Tumubao and the Beijing camp was defeated.
Is there really some kind of curse on Tumu Fort?
At this time, Yang Yuchun came back quickly and got off the horse.
His armor was messy, his face was dark, and a scratch cut through the left side of his face.
This was shot by the Beijing camp musketeers. If it had been more accurate, he would have said it here.
Yang Yuchun clasped his fists at Jiaqing and said: "Your Majesty, Junggar's night attack on the camp has caused most of the frontline camps to collapse, and 7 of the 16 camps have been disrupted!
Please prepare your horses and armor and prepare to evacuate. "
"Has the New Army ever been in chaos?"
"No, the new army is waiting for you!"
Jiaqing calmed down after hearing the news.
It doesn't matter how many people die in the Beijing camp, as long as the new army can stabilize, it's still not too late.
"Let the new army move closer to Tumu Fort and get my armor!"
Jiaqing waved his hand and started micro-management.
Junggar must be exhausted if they rush to disperse the capital camp.
At this time, we only need to organize the new army, form a dense military formation, and wait for dawn to advance steadily.
Yang Yuchun accepted the order, mounted his horse and left.
Along the 8 camps of the New Army, orders were passed one by one.
Under the organization of the general, the rear team of the Qing Dynasty changed into the front team and began to retreat.
The front team stayed in their position for the time being, and they would not evacuate until the back team organized their formation around the Tumu Fort.
Just as the Qing Dynasty Army was withdrawing, Lutros's cavalry also rushed to the vicinity of the New Army camp.
The Junggar cavalry gathered on the ground and drove the Qing army to break up and attack the camp.
"Bang bang bang~"
The queue of the new army left behind began to fire, and the defeated soldiers fell in pieces.
There were a large number of bonfires around the New Army camp, illuminating their deadpan faces.
Lutros looked at the failure of the rout attack strategy and secretly cried out that it was a pity.
"what a pity."
He was a little unwilling and ran around the New Army camp, but couldn't find any chance to attack.
A Junggar general advised: "Khan, the puppet Qing Dynasty army is waiting in full formation. We have no chance tonight.
The last general suggested capturing the defeated Qing troops, collecting usable artillery and gunpowder, and preparing for tomorrow's attack! "
"It seems that this is the only way."
Lutros reluctantly looked at the Qing Dynasty army waiting in the distance, flicked his cloak and rode away.
…
The red sun rises.
The warm sunshine dispels the chill of spring nights.
When the sky and the earth returned to brightness, the Tumu Fort battlefield gradually became clear.
The New Army was on duty in turns, and the soldiers had enough rest.
Just after dawn, the new army formed its team again. Under the organization of the general, nearly a hundred musketeers formed a large formation in the Tumu Fort.
Hollow square array.
Junggar are all cavalry. If the musketeers want to deal with the cavalry, under limited conditions, the hollow square formation is the best choice.
The so-called hollow square array should actually be called the small array maze array, which is consistent with Zhuge Kongming's concept of the Bagua array.
The soldiers formed small formations and were arranged staggered with each other. There were complex passages between the small formations, like a maze.
Because of the horse's instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, the cavalry will habitually run in the passage when attacking the hollow square formation.
At this time, the small formation of musketeers can shoot leisurely.
If the cavalry general wants to directly attack the small phalanx, then sacrificing several small phalanxes to allow the cavalry's impact inertia to disappear will also be detrimental to the cavalry.
800 meters away from the hollow square formation, the Junggar army gradually surrounded the formation.
The 30,000 cavalry were divided into three parts, firmly surrounding the Qing army in the middle.
Lutros was riding on his horse, looking at the sparse formation of the Qing army, and for a moment he couldn't figure out what tricks Jiaqing was playing.
However, facing the Junggar cavalry, these Qing infantry were not in a dense formation. They were looking for death!
He was about to order a cavalry attack, but the Tsarist Russian officer around him stopped his idea of a cavalry attack.
"The Khan of the East and the foreign ministers are watching the enemy. They have formed a hollow square formation! If the cavalry attacks, the casualties will definitely be heavy."
"Hollow square formation? What kind of formation is this?"
Lutros was puzzled. The Hollow Phalanx did not know many countries at this time.
In the West, it is basically related to France.
Napoleon's French Royal Cavalry gave European countries a headache.
The hollow phalanx was summarized in war after war and gradually became a required course for musketeers.
In the East, the hollow square array actually appeared in the 16th century.
This tactical thought has been passed down for a long time. As for why the Beijing camp did not learn from it, it may be to defend against Han rather than barbarians.
