Chapter 065 Battle of Gaizhou
"What should we do?" Song Che asked.
"How are our firearms?" Chen Cao asked first.
"None of the cannons were brought, and the sergeants only had muskets in their hands." Song Che sighed: "If they had cannons, these people would be nothing."
"Shixiu, you have been in Liaodong for a long time, do you know what the cavalry is most afraid of?"
Song Che was asked by Chen Cao and thought for a while: "Stop the attack and engage the infantry."
"Come on..." Chen Cao patted Song Che on the shoulder and said with a smile: "The news brought by Wan Qing is like the dew after the rain." In Song Che's confused eyes, Chen Cao said with a smile: " E Yidu’s original intention was to let Ha Sihu and Da Qi, who were stationed in Gaizhou, take the initiative and launch a night attack after we landed, hoping to defeat us in one fell swoop, but..."
Chen Cao squinted his lips: "The old thief really looks down on us and thinks that we are as easy to destroy as ordinary guardsmen, so he asked the two of them to lead 4,500 cavalry to attack first, but they didn't know that not only did we resist the night We attacked and killed many of them. Let’s be conservative. They suffered at least 500 casualties last night. It’s not impossible that 4,000 cavalrymen ate up 10,000 infantrymen, but those were miscellaneous troops, not us.”
Song Che was so annoyed by Chen Cao that he immediately reacted: "So, as long as we make a surprise attack, they can't stop us?"
"That's right," Chen Cao calmed down immediately: "Although they can't stop them, they can also severely damage our troops. That's why I ask you, where is the weakness of the cavalry?" Chen Cao pointed to the gallows under the city gate. Lane: "Let's leave Song Jiangwei and Dahewei stationed in the city, break out with the force of the right guard, and use the carriage as a cover. Once the cavalry approaches, thousands of guns will be fired. Ha Sihu and Daqi will be detached unless they die. Skin;
If they think that it takes ten breaths for our muskets to fire and reload, hehe, they will definitely not evacuate. Instead, they will think that we are all firearms troops and cannot resist, so they will dismount and fight on foot. "
Song Che's eyes lit up: "Yes, the Tatars have always looked down on us Han people, thinking that their military force is stronger than ours. Yaozhong, you are really amazing."
Chen Cao smiled and said: "In this case, we only need to pretend to be similar enough to trick Ha Sihu and Da Qi into leading the army to fight with us. When the time comes, we will open the defense of the carriage, rush out suddenly, and shoot randomly. I am I want to see if their bodies, born and raised by their parents, can perform the miracle of preventing lead bullets from entering."
"Besides, we are being surrounded. The three guardsmen on the island cannot remain indifferent. The Navy also has many firearms troops. They should help them get ashore. When the time comes, they will attack from both sides and completely wipe out Hasihu and Daqi. Even that old thief shows off his power."
Song Che cupped his hands and said: "Yao Zhong is really the current Sun Wu."
"Stop flattering me," Chen Cao waved his hand: "Quickly go down and summon officials from each team to tell you the plan. We will set off in an hour."
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After joining forces, Ha Sihu and Da Qi originally acted according to E Yidu's plan, but they did not expect that the artillery on the naval force was so sharp. Under the command of Chen Maoxiu and Zhao Tianlin, they used Hongyi cannons to cover The landing troops landed so that they did not dare to approach the beach.
When they sent people after the intermittent firing stopped, Deng Guang, who was well prepared, personally led the navy's musketry team to stop them. He suffered a loss from the muskets during the night attack, and the Ming army was already landing. , the two gave up their plan to attack.
"Hasihu, what should we do now?" Daqi stared at the Ming army fleet in the distance and frowned: "We have not completed Ama's mission, how should we explain it?"
Although Daqi was the son of Eyidu and had a higher official position than Ha Sihu, before leaving, he had repeatedly told him to follow Ha Sihu's arrangements.
Ha Sihu also frowned: "Although I have suffered a loss, I generally understand that this time the Ming army has a lot of firearms troops, which means that their combat effectiveness is average. If they run out of ammunition, they will be slaughtered." Just a fat sheep."
"We lost 700 people last night." Daqi said and then looked back at the Jurchen warriors behind him: "With 3,800 people, can we break through their formation?"
"Yes," Ha Sihu was extremely determined: "The southerners have always been weak. It is reported that they have been training for a long time and they came here with great momentum. I don't know how brave Chen Cao is to dare to land in Gaizhou. If we hadn't already If there is news, I’m afraid Gaizhou will be lost.”
"Liu Aita's soldiers have been delayed for a long time, what do you think Daishan wants?" Daqi doesn't care about his age or inferiority at all. He and Ha Sihu are outside after all. Besides, he and Ha Sihu are cousins: "Could it be that they want us to contribute our efforts and take advantage of them? "
"Report..." At this moment, a Tatar cavalry arrived: "Sir, the Ming army in the acropolis has been dispatched. They used the carriage as a cover and came towards the beach."
Da Qi raised his eyebrows: "How many people?"
"About five thousand people, no cavalry, all infantry."
Ha Sihu sneered and said: "You dare to go out of the city like this in broad daylight without even cavalry. Do you really think that our Jurchen warriors are vegetarians? Daqi, you lead 1,500 people to stay here, beware of the Ming army landing ashore, and send orders to everyone." Niu Lu, follow me to kill the enemy."
When Ha Sihu led 2,300 cavalry on horseback and galloped towards Chen Cao's chariot formation, the right guard soldiers who had heard the sound of horse hooves had already planned to stop. More than 5,000 people Surrounded together, the outer perimeter was covered by a formation of carriages.
Chen Cao and others are rare people with horses. Sitting on their war horses, they can clearly see the Tatar cavalry approaching.
"Jian Nu is here..."
Someone shouted, and then there was the sound of gunfire.
Hess raised his whip to indicate a stop. The carriage formation in front of him was like a turtle shell. The horses could not get close, but they could attack from a distance.
"Uhara, take your team to test it out first..."
A Tatar beside him nodded, and then rode forward. From time to time, more than 300 cavalry appeared, galloping towards Chen Cao's chariot formation.
'Whoosh whoosh whoosh...'
The old tactic is to attack first with throwing weapons such as bolas, axes, and javelins.
When Tang Kainian saw this because he was not familiar with him at night, he immediately drew his knife and shouted: "Shield cover..."
Because they were all firearms troops, the right guard was not equipped with a shield, but there was one on the carriage. Suddenly at night, Tang Kainian, who was in command at the front, did not think of this. No one would be frightened by this confrontation in broad daylight.
'Dang Dang Dang...'
The collision of weapons and shields was heard, and some unlucky soldiers were injured, but most of them were fine.
After the throw was completed, Uhara turned the horse's head, distanced himself and commanded the charge again, followed by several rounds of bow and arrow riding.
These people had been fighting with the Ming army for a long time. When they saw them arriving with shields and could not fight back, they rode their horses close to the chariot formation and let their bows and arrows shoot towards the gaps in the shields.
Nurhaci was proud of the Jurchens' archery and riding skills. At this moment, dozens of people fell to the ground after being hit by arrows, wailing incessantly.
"shot..."
Tang Kainian shouted loudly when he saw this. After firing the muskets from the front, according to Chen Cao's instructions, the whole guard started the first round of volleys of muskets. Suddenly the gunfire was loud and deafening. Although the smoke/powder was improved, the smoke was less, but it couldn't be tolerated. Thousands of people opened fire, and gunpowder smoke immediately filled the air.
Seeing this, Ha Sihu's face was filled with joy and he almost jumped up from his horse. Even though only a few dozen of Uhara's Niu Lu were shot by muskets and ran back, he still shouted with a smile: "Warrior Hey guys, Ming Gou's musket is useless, follow me and charge, kill the enemy..."
The remaining two thousand people, led by Ha Sihu, galloped towards the car formation. Although they knew that the Ming army's muskets had just been loaded when they rushed to the car formation, it was impossible to load them all at once, and the losses would be There must be, but if we can completely annihilate this Ming army coming out of the city, it will be a great achievement.
In Jurchen, the heads and ears of the Ming army were considered war merits.
Seeing the Tatars rushing towards them shouting incomprehensible Jurchen words, Chen Cao also looked happy. Then he glanced at Song Che and said, "Send the order. Once the Tatars get close, the whole army can shoot freely."
"good..."
After another round of throwing and riding shooting, and after using the usual tactics, some of the soldiers on the right guard fired their muskets and then fell silent.
Ha Sihu was even more excited. He led his people to the car formation and shouted: "Warriors, our Jurchens are not only very good at instant martial arts, but they are no match for us even if we fight on foot with Ming dogs. Dismount, Kill them all, capture them, they are all your slaves.”
"Oh haha..."
Stimulated by Hasihu, the Tatars with yellow flags on their war horses dismounted with their swords drawn and stood up.
A Tatar jumped onto the carriage first. To his horror, more than a dozen black gun muzzles were pointed at him. It was not until he was hit into the air by the inertia of lead bullets that he realized that war is not that simple... .
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
"The entire army is free to fire..." Chen Cao shouted.
Gaps were opened at various positions in the car formation, and the right guard soldiers filed out, raising their guns and shooting, making the Tatars cry for father and mother.
"What kind of musket is that?" Ha Si was stunned. He had seen that the most advanced musket of the Ming army was Qi Jiajun's Five Thunder God Machine, but he knew that even a matchlock gun would reload the fastest after firing it once, at least ten breaths or sixty breaths. He could only fire two rounds. However, in his eyes, after firing one round, the Ming army did not reload the gun/powder, nor did they clean the remaining gun/powder residue in the barrel with a strip. Instead, they took out a small paper bag the size of a thumb. After biting it with his mouth, he put it directly from the muzzle of the gun and shot again.
The whole process only takes five breaths...
What he didn't know was that brothers Tang Kainian and Tang Yannian could hit the second serve within two breaths, which was so fast.
More than three hundred of his Jurchen warriors fell in one minute.
If it weren't for his trusted servant shouting loudly, he would still be stunned in the distance.
"Master, retreat quickly..."
After reacting, Hasihu immediately yelled 'Retreat' and was about to leave when a horse rushed out of the panicked crowd in the distance and headed straight towards him.
The visitor was none other than Uncle Dingwu, Chen Cao.
Chen Cao was wearing armor. This was not the last time he killed Mulhaqi. He didn't even have armor. This time he came prepared and was not afraid of Hasihu at all. In addition, the situation was now one-sided, and Hasihu was left to be killed. share.
"Minggou, come and accept your fate..."
Chen Cao looked like a high-ranking general in his attire. Ha Sihu was unwilling to accept the loss and prepared to use his own bravery to kill the Ming army general to avoid suffering a boring loss without retribution.
The trusted servants couldn't stop him at all. Chen Cao held up the newly replaced Yan Ling steel knife and headed towards Heath to kill him.
As soon as the two weapons collided, Chen Cao felt the trembling numbness in the tiger's mouth: "What a courage, Tatar, look at the sword..."
Ha Sihu couldn't understand Chen Cao's words, and Chen Cao couldn't understand Ha Sihu's shouts. The two sides turned their horses again and galloped towards each other.
The two sides fought again, and at the moment when the steel knives collided, Chen Cao used the old tactic he used to kill Mulhaqi, pedaled his stirrups, and flew towards Hasihu.
Unless the opponent is also fighting for their lives, anyone's first reaction is to block with their hands or give in.
The result was that he was knocked off his horse by the opponent.
The two rolled to the ground. Chen Cao left well prepared. Ha Sihu reacted on the spot. After landing, he was pressed on by Chen Cao. He felt dizzy. When he was about to wave his sword to resist, Chen Cao had already withdrawn it from his waist. The knife made in the workshop, with its long blade and three blood grooves, penetrated Hesihu's armor and inserted into his chest.
Hasihu was similar in age and forehead, about fifty years old, and Mulhaqi was older than Hasihu when he died. He was already middle-aged and elderly in contemporary times. How could it be that Chen Cao was twenty years old? Rivals of young people.
In addition, Chen Cao's move was too deadly, and Ha Sihu didn't expect it at all. After the knife was inserted into his chest, Ha Sihu only felt a burst of coldness and slight pain, but when Chen Cao pulled out the bayonet, he turned over and retreated. After that, Ha Sihu suddenly felt as if his chest had been hit hard by a hammer, and it stung uncontrollably. When he lowered his head again, he found that his chest was already covered in blood...
"Master..." The trusted servant was shocked when he saw this.
Chen Cao didn't waste any time. He stood up and got on his horse. In short, he knew that Ha Sihu would definitely die. The two armies were fighting now and could not stay for long, so he rode back.
"Yao Zhong, the Tatars are trying to escape." Song Che rode over and said, "Let's chase them."
Chen Cao nodded: "It is extremely dangerous to kill a snake. Send the order, and all the guards gather together and run towards the beach quickly."
Ha Sihu's slaves carried his body and ran towards Da Qi on horseback, followed by the remaining thousands of defeated soldiers. It was the first time that the warrior with the yellow flag was beaten like this.
Before they arrived, they saw Da Qi fighting with the Ming army not far away: "Master, Lord Ezhen is fighting with the Ming dogs."
Blood spurted from Ha Si's mouth, and blood flowed from his nose. He couldn't stop it: "Withdraw...withdraw..."
After saying this, he died.
The slave was horrified when he saw this, so he called for others to meet up with Daqi, and ran in the other direction while protecting Ha Sihu's body.
"Sir Zhen..." the defeated cavalry shouted after approaching: "Retreat quickly, Minggou's firearms troops are chasing after them, they are very ferocious."
Hasihu took away the main force. Daqi only had 1,500 men. He was now fighting fiercely with Guanhaiwei who had landed as bait. Seeing more than a thousand people running towards him in defeat, it became clear that Hasihu must have suffered a big loss: "You guys Where is Master Zhang Jing?"
"have no idea..."
Da Qi rolled his eyes and shouted: "Withdraw troops... withdraw quickly..."
