Chapter 070 The Battle of Guangning II
"Master..." The trusted servant quickly ran into Fei Yingdong's tent.
Because he was just sitting back and waiting, Fei Yingdong took off his armor and went to sleep: "Speak."
"The Ming army crossed the river in three groups."
Whoosh...
Fei Yingdong sat up and sneered: "The Ming army really thought that dividing their forces to advance was a good strategy. They seemed to have forgotten the lessons of Saarhu. They ordered people to carefully investigate the details. Also, they immediately sent my military order to assemble the entire army. .”
From time to time, various generals such as Ezhen, Niu Lu, and Zhang Jing gathered in Fei Yingdong's tent. At this moment, the messenger was reporting: "General, the Ming army crossed the river in three ways, one ten miles downstream, one ten miles upstream, and they The main camp."
"How many people are there on each road?" Fei Yingdong asked.
The messenger was stunned for a moment and said: "It was too dark for the rangers to see clearly, but judging from their torches, there should be five or six thousand people in the lower reaches, one or two thousand in the middle, and about eight or nine thousand in the upper reaches. "
Cherge raised his hand towards Fei Yingdong and said: "Chang Kechi, my nephew is willing to lead the men and horses of this Niulu to stop the enemies in the middle reaches."
Seeing that his brother had spoken, Adahai also handed over his hand: "Brother Amu, give me a thousand fine cavalry, and I will go to stop the enemies downstream."
Fei Yingdong squinted his eyes, and then nodded: "The Ming army was arrogant and tried to follow the example of Saarhu in attacking in separate ways. Although our army is small in number, it is better because of the large number of cavalry, and it can go back and forth quickly. Since they crossed the river in separate ways, We will attack in separate ways;
Cherge, I will give you one thousand fine cavalry, plus one thousand infantry, to intercept the Ming army in the middle reaches; Adahai, I will give you two thousand fine cavalry, plus three thousand infantry, to intercept the Ming army in the lower reaches;"
He said and looked at his son: "Nahai, you take five thousand fine cavalry and three thousand infantry to intercept them upstream. For the remaining two thousand fine cavalry and three thousand infantry, I will personally take charge of the camp. I'll support you and wait. Remember, if any of the three of you succeeds, support them nearby and then continue the operation."
"twitter..."
"Report...master, a letter from Shenyang."
Everyone was about to leave when they heard the news that Shenyang was coming. They all stopped. Nurhachi was here. What news could come from Shenyang?
Fei Yingdong took the letter and opened it. His body trembled and he took a few steps back.
"Master..." The slave quickly stretched out his hand to support him.
"Hey..." Fei Yingdong sighed, and then handed the letter to Cherge: "Let's take a look."
Cherge didn't know what was going on. After seeing the words on the letter clearly, he shouted "Ama" and knelt down. Seeing this, Adahai didn't know what was going on. He looked at Fei Yingdong with trembling hands: "Ama" Brother, my Amata..."
Fei Yingdong nodded: "Chen Cao is on the other side of the river. I don't know which direction to attack from, so as long as you defeat them, you will have your revenge."
Cherge and Adahai had red eyes, then stood up and looked at each other before leaving silently.
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The distance between the north and south banks of the Daliao River is fifty steps. Although strong bows can shoot at each other, in the dark night, the Daliao River with its riverbanks brought great benefits to Chen Cao's sneak attack troops.
"Uncle," Zhang Fengnian was dressed in the same clothes and carried a flintlock gun on his back: "It's time to move. Lord Wang's troops have already set off."
"Have the brothers who explored the road ahead figured it out?"
Chen Cao specially sent a few soldiers with good water skills to sneak over first to inquire about the situation.
Zhang Fengnian nodded: "The Tatars also divided into several groups. The cavalry and infantry moved together. There is a bush at the landing place chosen by my uncle, which can cover our passage."
"Send the order, each of the thousands of households across the river will cross the river one by one and grab their weapons." After saying this, Chen Cao put his flintlock gun behind his back and jumped into the water first.
"Brothers, we, the Songjiang Guards, are not cowards when it comes to battle. This time, my uncle allowed our guards to land alone because he is looking down on us. Commander Tian was injured in the Empress' Palace. Now, let me advance and retreat with you." Wang Xiaojie shouted, then jumped on the boat holding a torch.
Cherge immediately stood on the river beach on the north bank, looking at the torches that had been raised in the river opposite, and all his anger turned into murderous intent. There were only two thousand people in the middle reaches, and there were one thousand elite cavalry and one thousand infantry on his side. These people alone are just a snap of the fingers.
"Listen up, all the troops. Don't shoot arrows or let dogs cross the river. Remember, I don't want any prisoners. Kill them all. Their property belongs to you."
Cherge's eyes were red with hatred, and they didn't even want their favorite Ming army prisoner. When his subordinates heard that the conditions were so attractive, they all geared up, and even the Han soldiers in uniform swallowed their saliva one by one.
"Sir, why are you so quiet?"
The captain of Wang Xiaojie's soldiers looked at him with an uneasy look on his face. Wang Xiaojie looked at the river beach where he was about to arrive, his heartbeat quickening: "Send the order, after we get ashore, use the shield formation as a cover. The Tatars will definitely be waiting for us."
The idea that the Jurchens are unparalleled in cavalry and shooting, and that the Ming people have nothing to fear is not only the norm here in Cherge, but also after Ardahai arrived downstream. Han Shun's own guard was not affected in several battles, and the whole guard had 5,600 people. , and Adahai has two thousand fine cavalry and three thousand infantry, the number of which is almost the same, but in Adahai's eyes, even without these three thousand infantry, two thousand fine cavalry can overwhelm all these more than five thousand people.
Therefore, when Han Shun crossed the river with great fanfare in accordance with Chen Cao's order, Adahai also ordered the soldiers not to fire arrows and let them cross the river.
'Xu...'
"Sir, there is a Tatar ambush."
The shield soldiers who came ashore in front had just formed their formation when they heard the braying of horses and the shouts of the Jurchens. Although they did not understand them, it was precisely because they did not understand that they knew that the Jurchens were ambushing them.
Wang Xiaojie had expected it, but he didn't expect that the Tatars would take the initiative to let them cross the river. He immediately remembered what Chen Cao said, that he was the main force this time, and it was unknown whether he could survive.
"The shield array is assembled, the archers cover it, set up the three-eyed musket, prepare to throw the spear..."
Each guard post has firearms, more or less, and the three-eyed gun is standard equipment. Cherge is not stupid. It is taboo for cavalry to attack in the dark, but he still has infantry, so he lets the infantry attack first.
As soon as Chen Cao landed, he heard the sound of muskets two miles away: "Hurry, they are fighting."
Zhang Fengnian's team of 300 servants landed first and entered the bushes under the support of the brothers who crossed the river first. The right guard soldiers behind him swam ashore one by one under the moonlight and continued to advance.
"Uncle, the Tatar camp is ahead. This battle is dangerous, so why not let me lead the team first." Tang Kainian's team had only about 500 people left after several battles with thousands of households, suffering the greatest losses.
Chen Cao stared at the firelight of the camp in the distance and shook his head: "This sneak attack must not go wrong, otherwise I will not be able to go back with my life."
"Uncle," Zhao Xin climbed down to where Chen Cao lay in the grass: "After checking, we found that there are two gates in the Tatar village, one in the north and one in the south. There are sentries directly opposite, and there are rangers patrolling all around. There is a lot of noise in the camp. I think the Tatars are ready."
"Is Xu Kai coming here first?" Chen Cao shouted softly.
"Here we come..." Xu Kaixian came trotting over with his waist bent: "Uncle, the things are here."
Chen Cao stared at Tang Kainian and said: "I'll give you all the thunderbolts from the firearms workshop. After blowing up the gate of their camp, I won't be able to leave any of them behind. I'll throw them all in. Tell your team, thousands of households, to give them to me." Use all your strength, and if anyone kicks you, I'll chop off your Tang Kainian's head."
Tang Kainian saluted Chen Cao: "Please rest assured, uncle, I will definitely blow the Tatars to pieces because of my humble position."
Fei Yingdong was waiting for news in the camp. It was three o'clock in the afternoon, and it was the time when people and horses were exhausted: "Ming people like to attack at night. If they fight us with real swords and guns in broad daylight, they are no match for us."
Fei Yingdong shook his head and was about to reach for the tea bowl on the table when a loud bang knocked the tea bowl down.
"what's going on?"
As soon as he finished speaking, there were explosions one after another, shaking him to the point where he could not stand steadily.
"Master," the trusted slave ran in crawling: "Ming dog sneak attack, Ming dog sneak attack."
"You are really bold," Fei Yingdong cursed angrily, then took his bag and picked up a long knife and rushed out of the tent. At this moment, his camp was ablaze because of the explosion of thunder.
"The Sky-shaking Thunder of the Ming Dynasty." Fei Yingdong murmured. He had seen the defenders use this kind of thing during the Battle of Fushun. This kind of simple grenade, the most advanced in the world made by the Ming Dynasty, made them eat a lot of food at that time. deficit.
"General, Minggou rushed in."
Fei Yingdong's tent was in the middle and he couldn't see the surrounding situation at all, but at this moment there was loud gunfire, one after another: "Quickly, gather the cavalry and rush through this group of Ming troops. They must all be infantry and attack by surprise. There are not many people, so let Suwayan lead the troops to attack."
The camp was exploded by a thunderbolt, and the two Tang Kainian brothers rushed inside with their men. However, this time it was not random shooting, but a whole team firing, advancing sequentially according to the general flag headquarters, and conducting three-stage shooting. queue.
Fight while walking...
If this continues, the continuity of the flintlock muskets will be fully utilized. As soon as the Tatar infantry comes forward, at least twenty or thirty people can be knocked down with one volley. After three stages of shooting, seventy or eighty people will fall in a pool of blood. middle.
Suwayan was Fei Yingdong's son. He was ordered to lead the 3,000 coated infantry. Seeing that they couldn't attack from the front, he ordered the sergeants to release arrows first to block Tang Kainian's progress, and then asked the cavalry to go out from the north gate and go around. After the trip, mount and shoot.
The tactics were very effective, and more than 30 people were shot dead in the first headquarters of Tang Kainian.
Chen Cao was right behind them. When he saw this, he immediately asked the 2,000 households to attack, while he led a team of 300 servants to go around the front and hit from the right wing.
The sound of muskets was getting closer and closer. Fei Yingdong felt very uneasy, so he ordered the two thousand elite cavalry left behind to act in units of Niulu to kill this sneak attack of the Ming army.
'Bang bang bang...'
There was a rapid sound of musketry, and the infantry surrounding Fei Yingdong fell to the ground. Fei Yingdong was shocked, and he did not expect that his opponent had already attacked his tent.
"Hold them off..."
Cherge was the closest to the main camp, only six or seven miles away. His cavalry had already broken through Wang Xiaojie's shield formation. Both sides were already killing each other. In half an hour, they would definitely be able to wipe out the two thousand Ming troops.
"Master, look quickly."
Following the slave's fingers, Cherge suddenly discovered that the camp was filled with flames. If he listened carefully, he could still hear a lot of gunshots on that quiet summer night.
A horseman came quickly from a distance, holding a torch in his hand. Before he arrived at Cherge's command point, he shouted: "Sir Zhen, something bad has happened. The Ming army sneaked into the camp. The general ordered you to come back for reinforcements immediately."
"Damn Ming Gou..." Cherge cursed. According to Han people, E Yidu and Fei Yingdong are in-laws, and his younger brothers Adahai and Chaohaer are Fei Yingdong's sons-in-law. The two families The relationship was very close. At this moment, Fei Yingdong was attacked and he was ordered to come back for help, but there was nothing he could do.
Wang Xiaojie's troops in front of him have been smashed to pieces by the cavalry. Even Wang Xiaojie himself was slashed twice. As long as I have a stick of incense, I'll be done with it.
"Blow the trumpet, withdraw the troops, turn around and rescue the camp." Cherge shouted, and then led the team to ride back towards the camp.
Wang Xiaojie was exhausted and was ready to commit suicide and die for his country. Unexpectedly, at the critical moment, the Tatar cavalry suddenly withdrew when the trumpet sounded, saving his life.
"Sir, the Tatars have withdrawn, and uncle succeeded," a Qianhu official actually started crying after saying this.
Wang Xiaojie ordered someone to bandage his wound, then stood up with difficulty and said: "Send the order, the whole team assembles, we will go over to support uncle."
"Yes..." Qian Huguan stood up and responded loudly.
Although Han Shun's entire bodyguard was not affected, he lacked battle experience and was inferior to the remaining troops of Wang Xiaojie's Songjiang Guard. Even though they were outnumbered, they suffered a huge blow. The entire bodyguard was killed by Adahai. They fled in all directions, and many of them were taken prisoner. Some soldiers even turned around and ran back to the ferry, and then fled.
Han Shun could not suppress the situation at all, and he only led a team of 300 servants and a commanding comrade named Nan Xiangyun to support them with 700 to 800 people.
However, just when they felt that the end was coming, the Tatar cavalry suddenly withdrew.
"Master Han, this..." Nan Xiangyun was confused.
Han Shun was already confused, and it took him a long time to realize: "Uncle's army must have killed them, and the Tatars were anxious to rescue them, so they withdrew."
"Then what should we do?" Nan Xiangyun asked.
"Where is Zhang Da?" Han Shun looked around, but did not find Zhang Da, the commander.
Nan Xiangyun said: "I don't know. He is on the right wing. Will he be carried by the soldiers and run across the river?"
"If this is the case, I will definitely ask the uncle to chop off his head," Han Shun said after saying: "Quickly, gather the team, as many as there are, let's follow the footsteps of the Tatars to support the uncle."
"yes..."
Nahai had the most men and horses. After learning that the camp was asking for help, he had given up fighting Song Che and hurriedly returned for reinforcements. However, he also left a thousand cavalry and all the infantry to slow Song Che's footsteps, and then personally led the men and horses. Return support.
