Chapter 413 If you kill someone, you must pay with your life III
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"Fix the bayonet..."
"A Liyan... let Shi Guozhu lead an attack from the right wing of the Ming army..."
"Master, the Ming army has placed obstacles on the official road, and they are still digging trenches."
The Ming army who was desperately trying to stop them had already mounted bayonets and charged towards him. Yue Tuo became angry and shouted: "Looking for death, break through them..."
The purpose of Li Yan and Liu Shun leading people out of the city was to stop Yue Tuo who was about to escape. Zhong Junxi's troops, who arrived first, used the men of the 8th Battalion to block him with their bodies. However, they had only one task, waiting for the large army. However, Yue Tuo also launched a fierce battle with the soldiers of the 8th Battalion. In the end, the 8th Battalion used up all the ammunition they had brought out of the city. Under the leadership of the battalion commander, they fixed their bayonets and launched an attack. charge.
It is impossible for infantry to fight cavalry, not to mention that the rifle with a bayonet is only 1.7 meters long, which is not comparable to the normal wax rod spear which is nearly 3 meters long.
Under the cavalry charge, the soldiers of the 8th Battalion used their flesh and blood to block the cavalry offensive. There were no survivors under the impact of the war horses, but the sharp three-edged bayonet was not a man of faith. Although the bayonet that penetrated the war horse fell out of the soldier's hand The hand was powerful, but it was still powerful. The horse was also killed by the bayonet, and the cavalry who fell off the horse was also killed or injured.
However, the manpower of one battalion was no match for the large-scale cavalry. In less than half an hour, the entire 8th Battalion was wiped out.
Fortunately, the 8th Battalion sacrificed the lives of all soldiers in the battalion to give Li Yan's follow-up troops enough time.
The 195th Regiment galloped forward, followed by the large troops of Li Yan and Liu Shun. Thousands of people formed positions using various terrains around the narrow official road.
Li Yan also just learned from Liu Shun that a battalion under Zhong Junxi's command had been wiped out. After being silent for a while, he said: "The war is urgent. Now is not the time to be sad. The Tatars have divided their forces and left. We can stop one Count one, Brigadier Liu, now it’s up to you.”
It is rare for an entire battalion to be killed. Even during the battle at Siwu Mountain, there was no such situation where the entire battalion was wiped out. However, Liu Shun had not yet completed his arrangements, and the Tatar cavalry had already launched another charge.
Yue Tuo is not stupid. Once the Ming army sets up a defense line, they can't get any advantage at all with the foreign guns in their hands that can hit far away. No matter how unlucky they are, they can keep all the tens of thousands of them here.
Under the command of Yue Tuo, Shi Guozhu led his cavalry to attack Liu Shun's troops who were setting up their positions. A fierce battle broke out between the two sides in the middle. The fight was inseparable. The rifles were extremely powerful, but they wanted to The fleeing cavalry also threw out all the throwing weapons they could throw.
In addition to short weapons such as throwing spears and golden boring machines, there are also 'heavy' weapons such as axes, causing casualties on both sides.
"Rush over, don't stop, rush..."
Thousands of cavalrymen with Han flags were in front of them to clear the way. Yue Tuo's more than a thousand cavalrymen with red flags were in the middle. Shi Guozhu was ordered to launch an attack from the right wing of the position.
It's not that Chen Jiming is unwilling to reinforce, but because Beicheng is also being surrounded and attacked by the Tatar army, and it is impossible to get away. Now on the position, Liu Shun's troops and the soldiers of the 195th Regiment are together, with only more than 5,000 people, and the opposite charge The Tatar army numbered 30,000, and even if it was less than 30,000, it would be impossible for this line of defense to completely stop a cavalry charge launched by this number.
A large number of the charging cavalry fell down, but it took time to load the rifles. With the help of several rounds of time difference, Yue Tuo, who had suffered nearly two thousand cavalry casualties, finally rushed to Liu Shun's position.
However, Yue Tuo had no idea of attacking the big position. Instead, he rushed out of the formation after opening a passage in front, and headed toward Haizhou in the northeast without looking back.
There was nothing that could be done about it. After all, the opponents were all cavalry. Although Li Yan occupied a favorable terrain, the number of people was too small to cause a favorable attack on Yue Tuo's cavalry.
Although Yue Tuo's Chinese army passed through the formation, nearly 10,000 cavalrymen were blocked from the position by Liu Shun who reacted at the end. A fierce battle broke out between the two sides again. This time Liu Shun went into battle shirtless, commanding the troops and species. Together, Junxi launched a countercharge towards the Han Army's flag cavalry who had not escaped. Just as the battle was stalemate, the Longwu Army's pursuers arrived. Liu Xiang's troops from the 28th Division rushed in and faced Li Yan, Liu Shun and others. The remaining cavalry encircled them. Halfway through the battle, the Han army's flag cavalry, led by a deputy general, dismounted and asked to surrender.
After the battle, Li Yan learned from Liu Shun that the one who ran away was actually Daishan's son Yue Tuo, which made him regret for a long time. However, he could not escape the credit for killing so many enemy troops in Shuyang.
The arrival of the Longwu Army also made Abatai's troops who attacked Beicheng choose to withdraw their troops urgently.
One day later, Li Yan received an order from the Military Commission from Suqian, asking him to join the arriving troops of the Longwu Army and accompany the Longwu Army to fight north in Xuzhou.
However, before leaving, all the captured troops with nearly ten thousand Han banners were sent to Huai'an for reorganization, and then they headed towards Xuzhou with Tang Kainian who arrived later.
Xuzhou has a great strategic position. There are two ways to enter Shandong from South Zhili, one is the sea route, and the other is Xuzhou. From a land perspective, entering Shandong must pass through Xuzhou. This is something that cannot be helped in this era.
Xuzhou is located on the south bank of the canal, with rivers crisscrossing it. If you march from the direction of Suqian, you will be on the opposite side of Xuzhou. Crossing the river at that time was a troublesome matter, so after a brief discussion, it was decided to cross the river from Suqian. After crossing the river, The troops headed directly to Xuzhou.
In addition, the inland river navy troops coming from Nanjing entered the canal waterway under the command of Pang Zhifan, and five new iron barge paddle steamers arrived in Suqian with great power. The reason why they were paddle steamers was because of these fifteen iron barges. It is a steam-driven, state-of-the-art ship. There is a 125mm howitzer on the bow. The caliber is so large that the power of a shell in the black hole of the muzzle is astonishing. The 85mm howitzer on the stern is no less powerful. , there are three 95mm howitzers on each side of the ship, and the hull displacement is as high as 500 tons, which is enough for traveling on inland rivers.
"The draft of the ship's hull is seven feet one inch, and the shallowest channel of the canal is more than seven feet nine inches. His Majesty has given an order. When we arrive and enter Xuzhou, we will first hit him with the cannon on the ship a few times to scare the Tatars. Well, let’s talk about it later with the Qing army.”
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Xuzhou is of great strategic significance. Controlling Xuzhou is equivalent to controlling the road south. Before the war started, Chen Cao asked the shipyard to speed up the production of troop transport ships. As long as a large number of troops can be delivered to land, he can directly lead people to attack Tianjin.
But this situation is still an idea until now.
Xiao County is the administrative seat of Xuzhou, and it also came from the blessing of the ancient Xuzhou city wall. It is a common practice for the prefecture and county to govern the same city, so officially the administrative seat of a prefecture is generally called its name directly.
In Xuzhou City, Abatai has just learned about the situation in Huai'an from his son. He and Huang Taiji Daishan are brothers, but when they were knighted, they only lost the title of Prince Raoyu, not even the prince. What gave him a headache was that his good son-in-law Li Yongfang actually returned to Ming Dynasty during the Huai'an War. This was a big scapegoat and something he couldn't escape.
What troubled him even more was the news of Daishan's disappearance. Abatai only hoped that the news of Daishan's capture was a rumor. However, he had also heard about what his eldest nephew Yue Tuo was doing in Huai'an, but it was all for the sake of For the sake of the Qing Dynasty, it is not impossible to do this trivial matter.
But now the news of Daishan's defeat must be spread to Beijing as soon as possible, so that the emperor and all the Eight Banners nobles know the news. The key point is to appease Shuo Tuo who stayed in Beijing, although Daishan's defeat is an indisputable fact. , but the strength of the two red flags cannot be ignored.
After Boluo returned to Xuzhou, he urgently arranged enough manpower at Zhenkou Gate and Lulianghong to guard against the Ming army heading north, and then returned to Xuzhou City to report the war in Shuyang to his Ama Abatai, and sent Yue Yue to the city. The fact that Tuo might have fled to Haizhou was also told to Abate.
"Mingren's current strength should not be underestimated. He must report everything here to the emperor word for word. Daishan's defeat is too serious. If the people of the two red flags have different intentions, it will be a big blow to me, the Qing Dynasty." A bad thing.”
Hearing this, Bo Luo said: "Amma, now is not the time to make plans for my second uncle. I heard from the defeated soldiers who fled back to Xuzhou that my second uncle seems to have surrendered to the enemy."
"Shut up..." Abata scolded Bolo: "Don't talk nonsense like this. Your second uncle is from the Aixinjueluo family. He knows the importance. He will not surrender to the enemy. You have to Help me think about the consequences of that bitch Li Yongfang surrendering to the enemy."
"Auntie is also from the Aixinjueluo family," Bolo seemed a little unhappy and Abata scolded him: "Besides, Li Yongfang was surrendered by the Han people after all. No matter how much we win over and promote him, he is not from our Aixinjueluo family." However, someone among the defeated army said that Yue Tuo severely punished Li Yongfang's third son when he was in Huai'an City. I heard that Li Yangeng's death in Gaoyou was also Yue Tuo's method. Let's not talk about Li Yongfang's return to Ming Dynasty anyway. , This is how his Yue Tuo bullies the Li family, isn’t this bullying us in disguise?”
Abatai felt that Bolo was not suitable to discuss military affairs with him, so he called for Sun Degong.
"Mr. Sun, what do you think of Xuzhou's defense?"
Sun Degong hit him with a thousand, then lowered his head and said, "I don't dare to talk nonsense in front of the prince."
Abatai did not look directly at Sun Degong. He just drank tea and said: "Is there anything unusual about the people in the Han Army Banner?"
Sun Degong was shocked when he heard this, and immediately knelt down: "Since surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, I have been grateful for the emperor's kindness all the time. I went south to Shandong with the county prince and tried my best. Please pay attention to it."
