Chapter 416 Battle of Xuzhou II
This is a typical guerrilla warfare method. Chen Cao believes that the Manchus would never have thought of this with their IQ outside the Pass. It was only the ideas provided by the surrendered Ming army, coupled with their original riding and shooting characteristics, that allowed Yan Chun to The troops kept suffering losses.
"Send an order to have the troops of the 10th Division immediately reinforce Yan Chun. At the same time, order You Shiwei's cavalry troops to start running on the Xuzhou Plain immediately. Let's also show Jiannu that we also have cavalry troops."
Before Cao Wenzhao's troops arrived for reinforcements, Yan Chun took his troops and continued to advance in order to avenge his humiliation. He unexpectedly discovered the Qing troops that had been deployed less than fifty miles away from Xuzhou.
Sun Degong is the chief general, Manchu deputy general Ruilin is the supervisor, and he has 20,000 Han flag cavalry, 5,000 green camp firearms troops, and 5,000 blue flag cavalry in the field.
This was exactly what Yan Chun wanted. He suffered losses from the cavalry twice. Now he finally realized that they were going to compete with him, so he ordered the artillery to concentrate their firepower to attack the enemy first.
After several rounds of artillery volleys, the Qing cavalry who was hit actually launched a charge towards Yan Chun's troops. Yan Chun, who had long been holding back his anger, looked at this scene and suddenly laughed inwardly.
Although the 8th Division is short of 68 regiments, there are still more than 10,000 troops in the entire army. Even if they cannot be mobilized at the same time, the intensive firepower and numerical advantage can still increase the intensity of the strike.
"shot..."
'Bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...'
"fire..."
'Dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...'
The artillery fire was fired, and the Han army's flag cavalry in front bore the brunt. Like sickles and wheat, they chipped off the charging cavalry layer by layer. After the cavalry in front fell to the ground, the cavalry rushing up from behind and unable to catch up could only step on the bodies of their companions. In the past, even those who were lucky enough to survive would be trampled to death by the horses rushing up from behind.
What shocked Yan Chun was that these Han banner cavalry were not afraid of death. Even when more than a thousand people were killed or injured in the first round of confrontation, they could still continue to charge. This was unexpected to him.
"Master's seat, the Tatar cavalry is attacking on the left wing."
Yan Chun looked through the telescope and saw a group of Zhenglan Banner cavalry encircling the left wing and now launching an attack: "72nd Regiment, guard the left wing and bring all the Tiger Crouching Artillery to the left wing."
"shot..."
'Bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang...'
Ruilin led Zhenglan Banner's troops and suddenly launched an attack on Yan Chun's left wing. A battle broke out between the two sides. While the battle was fierce on the left wing, the Han army's flag cavalry who charged directly in front had arrived less than fifty steps away from the forward position. However, at this moment, the rushing cavalry threw countless clay pots towards the 69th Regiment's forward position.
"Be careful with the fierce fire oil..."
A battalion commander who was commanding the 69th Regiment's forward position shouted. As he swooped back, hundreds of flying clay pots exploded. The forward position was suddenly a sea of fire, and the entire battalion was enveloped in flames. .
Yan Chun's heart moved, and then he shouted: "Shrink the position, retreat to the trench line, and throw the grenades out."
The 8th Division's counterattack was also fast. Yan Chun knew that after the fierce attack, the enemy would take advantage of the panic in the frontline to attack directly. Once a gap appeared, the speed of the horses would be completely unstoppable with human strength.
The exploding grenades greatly slowed down the cavalry and gave the soldiers of the 8th Division time to retreat to the trench positions they had just successfully excavated.
The ground shook violently, and the 69th regiment defending on the left wing was ready to fix its bayonets. At this moment, You Shiwei's cavalry troops arrived, and the ancestor Zu Dashou rushed towards Ruilin's troops with 5,000 cavalry. Originally, Zhenglan Banner suffered hundreds of casualties during the charge. Now, the Ming Army's cavalry unexpectedly charged on its right wing. How could it be so?
Ruilin immediately ordered the entire army to retreat and give up the attack.
Seeing this situation, Sun Degong felt that there was no need to continue fighting, so he ordered the money to be withdrawn.
Yan Chun felt a little embarrassed, but since his own cavalry was coming, there was no need to hide it, so he ordered the 66th regiment to go out to pursue them.
When the news of Yan Chun's three defeats reached Chen Cao's camp, he did not get angry. Instead, he turned to look at Huang Chunyao and Xu Fuyuan: "What do you two think Abate wants to do?"
"Maybe we underestimated the enemy." Xu Fuyuan said, touching his chin.
Huang Chunyao said nothing. Chen Cao saw this and said: "From another perspective, our army does have shortcomings when fighting cavalry."
The cavalry completely withdrew from the stage of history when the Maxim machine gun appeared. After the emergence of this continuous-fire machine gun, the cavalry could no longer play its role.
Although the bolt-action rifle has strong attack power, it is still unable to completely fight against the cavalry until the later American m1 carbine gun appears, because it has a time lag. The cavalry can only resist the pressure caused by casualties, and it is only a matter of time before it breaks through the opponent's position.
But now, the Qing army in Xuzhou seems to understand this truth.
"The 50-round machine guns coming out of the arsenal are given priority to supplement the Tianxiong Army in the Middle East. There are only ten in the Dingwu Army, concentrated in the guard regiment directly under the headquarters."
Chen Cao said and looked at the two of them: "The shortcoming of this gun is that after firing fifty rounds, it must be water-cooled for about half an hour."
The stamping technology is not perfect, and the reinforced steel can only withstand fifty consecutive rounds of rapid fire. After the bullet is loaded, the chamber will explode. Even if it is lucky enough not to explode, the red-hot barrel will be melted.
"Deploying one is not a problem. I suggest you return to the Nanjing Arsenal by water and bring a batch of miniguns to the north. Otherwise, there will definitely be unnecessary casualties in the subsequent battles."
Chen Ca nodded in agreement, but while waiting for the minigun to arrive, it was impossible to coexist peacefully with Abatai in Xuzhou: "According to the original plan to attack Xuzhou, first wait for news from the direction of Xiao County and Yunlong Mountain."
Chen Cao wanted to delay time, but Dongchang and Jinyiwei, who were deep behind enemy lines, simultaneously brought news that made Chen Cao feel bad.
"Luoyang Hauge's troops marched eastward to Xuzhou, which is only a hundred miles away."
At this time, Chen Cao's words came true, and Hauge came as expected. In Chen Cao's eyes, Hauge was still a young man. He hadn't seen him for several years. Now he is also a general commanding hundreds of thousands of people, and he was given the title of Prince Su of Manchuria. .
Everyone looked around at Chen Cao. Chen Cao calmed down and stared at the map without saying a word. Then, he came up with a bold idea: "The only way for the hundreds of thousands of people under Hauge's command to march eastward to Xuzhou is From Guide Mansion to Xuzhou, there is only one position in front of them."
With a snap, Chen Cao pointed the teaching stick in his hand at Dangshan County: "Dangshan County, I am going to make two preparations. First, deploy troops to stop Hauge in Dangshan County. After our army takes Xuzhou, clean up Ah Before Batai;
Second, abandon the blockade at Dangshan and gather reinforcements at the encirclement point in Xuzhou. "
Huang Chunyao thought for a while and handed over his hand: "Your Majesty, we can dispatch some warships of the inland navy to enter the Yellow River and bombard Xuzhou."
This is also Chen Cao's idea. The two steam warships are near the Yellow River. There is no problem entering from the canal. But now there is a question before everyone, whether to fight Dangshan or not.
"To fight, we must attack Dangshan. It is good to encircle the points and call for reinforcements, but the situation in Xuzhou is special. It is surrounded by plains. If Hauge's troops enter Xuzhou, they will really be able to come and go freely. Although our army is a hunter, but the surrounding area The Qing army is not prey."
Chen Cao stood up and looked at Liu Butang and Feng Zhongping: "You two are old men of the Dingwu Army, especially Liu Butang. I believe you. You two go to Dangshan to stop Hauge's troops. I don't ask too much." , we only need to block them for ten days.”
Liu Butang's status is very special. He is not the commander of the first army, but still serves as the division commander of the 3rd Division of the Dingwu Army. However, his military rank is that of army commander. He is a first-class lieutenant general in the army. He is also the only one equipped with military equipment. An artillery brigade was formed. The 3rd Division together has nearly 20,000 people. It is a properly strengthened division.
Another important point is that the cadres of each battalion and company in the army basically come from the 3rd Division.
Liu Butang did not speak, but immediately stood at attention and saluted, and then walked out with his head held high. Feng Zhongping still did as he was told. After the two left, Chen Cao continued: "We must be prepared on both sides. If Hauge sends troops to contain the two of them, The troops took a detour into Xuzhou, and Xiao County was also the focus."
Bang...
After the sound of military boots clinking together, Huang Degong stood out of the queue with his head held high and his chest high: "Your Majesty, Xiao County lets me guard it."
"You are interested, but Zhao Wenhui and Han Xianchu probably won't agree to it," Chen Cao smiled and shook his head: "There are still enemies on the frontal battlefield, so don't worry yet."
Feng Zhongping and Liu Butang went to Dangshan, Zhao Wenhui and Han Xianchu attacked Xiao County, Cao Wenzhao and Li Xiukuan attacked Yunlong Mountain, Chen Cao dispatched six divisions of the Dingwu Army at once, and Yan Chun's army was not fully organized as a brigade. , there are only three main divisions left: Cao Shixiu, Lou Xingye, and Huang Degong. The three divisions together only have about 50,000 people. Counting Yan Chun, there are more than 60,000 people. They are deployed in the huge Xuzhou Plain. This 60,000 people is simply not enough to see.
"When will the Shenwu Army arrive?"
"Back to Your Majesty, they are being transported in batches. If the entire army disembarks at Shuanggou, it will take at least ten days to reach the front line."
Chen Cao stood up: "No wait, let them join in later, and all units will prepare immediately."
