Chapter 421 Using yourself as bait II
"The battle at the forward position is extremely fierce. The defensive wall composed of the Tatar's Wuhan Iron and Steel vehicles and marquee vehicles is gradually advancing. The 33rd Regiment is struggling to defend..."
"The chief of staff thinks whether to mobilize the Tiger Crouching Artillery into the forward position of the 33rd Regiment..."
"In addition, all the Tatar cavalry hid behind the car formations and threw arrows and spears. The casualties on the front line were quite large. The deputy division commander has mobilized the 32nd Regiment to coordinate with the 33rd Regiment..."
A series of reports made Huang Degong a little confused. It was obvious that the Tatars' tactics were no longer the reckless style before entering the customs. They alternated covering and attacking with the cooperation of Wuhan Iron and Steel chariots and lun chariots, which was similar to what he had learned in Huangpu. The new tactics taught at the time were exactly the same.
"Report..." The messenger walked into the command post: "Divisional seat, report from the forward position, a large number of Tatar cavalry appeared on our left wing."
Huang Degong stood up suddenly and could no longer sit still: "Send the order, the entire division will immediately enter the combat position and distribute all firearms."
Sun Youguang led 20,000 Manchu and Han cavalry to attack the left wing of the 4th Division according to the battle plan, but he obviously found that the attack in the front went very smoothly under the cover of the Wuhan Iron and Steel chariots and the carriages.
"General Sun, Ming cavalry has been spotted on our left wing."
The person who came was none other than Zu Dashou. Chen Cao ordered him to patrol the battlefield as a deterrent. Before Huang Degong could react, he came with his 10,000 cavalry.
From the initial battle between the two waves of cavalry to the final cavalry charge, the left wing of the 4th Division had become a huge cavalry battlefield. The sky was so dusty that the shadow of the cavalry was almost invisible.
Huang Degong arrived in front of the formation in person and really watched the cavalry fighting on the left front, but he was unable to effectively provide corresponding support to the cavalry.
"Master, the Tatar car formation is coming up again."
Huang Degong put down his telescope and roared angrily: "Extend the artillery, put the tiger crouching cannon in front of the formation, and blast it."
After receiving the support of the Tiger Crouching Cannon, Li Suyan was greatly confident and prepared to resolutely implement the master's "blow his mother" tactics.
"Throw a gun..."
"careful..."
"fire..."
"fire..."
Dong Dong Dong... Dong Dong Dong... Dong Dong Dong...
The scattering power of the Crouching Tiger Cannon has been greatly enhanced after the improvement of gunpowder, but what follows is that each shot must be cooled with water, otherwise it will inevitably explode.
And the recoil it brings is not low.
The fierce Crouching Tiger Artillery made the Qing army behind the car array never imagine that it was so powerful. The Wugang chariots within fifty steps were also bombarded to pieces. In this way, it really effectively prevented the car array from continuing to advance. .
"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...'
"ah..."
"help me..."
"My legs...my legs..."
"mother..."
"I...can't...die..."
The messenger quickly ran into Chen Cao's tent, stood at attention and said: "Your Majesty, the 4th Division is in a bitter battle. The Qing army's cavalry has launched a large-scale attack. Zu Dashou's 3rd Cavalry Division is blocking the enemy."
Chen Cao looked at the map and then said: "Move Yan Chun's troops to Huang Degong's right wing and extend the army's artillery to the front. Don't take into account the stock of artillery shells."
"Your Majesty..." Xin Zhao quickly ran into the tent: "Good news, the Shenwu Army has arrived at Shuanggou and is on its way to the battlefield."
Chen Cao's confidence was greatly shaken: "Okay, no matter who comes, let them directly go back to Xuzhou City from the side of Yunlong Mountain. Let the leader decide how to fight."
"Report to the Emperor, the 10th Division from the Yunlong Mountain direction came to report that they were attacked by the Qing army."
Chen Cao immediately lowered his head to look at the map, and then asked: "No news has come back from Zhao Wenhui and the others in Xiao County. The battlefield is only thirty miles away. So I immediately sent someone to ask. Go back and tell Cao Wenzhao that they should do it at all costs." Guard Yunlong Mountain."
Huang Chunyao recovered well. He had just received the news and hurriedly walked into the tent: "Your Majesty, I am worried that the Dangshan defense line will be lost."
Chen Cao also had this bad idea. Once Liu Butang failed, it would mean that Hauge's hundreds of thousands of horses in Guide Mansion could drive straight into the Xuzhou Plain. Then according to the intelligence, Hauge's troops would have no less than one hundred thousand. Cavalry, this is not a small number. Once these 100,000 cavalry enter Xuzhou to participate in the war, it will be a big blow to the Dingwu Army, and it can fundamentally affect the entire battle situation.
"Your Majesty, I believe it is most important to strengthen the defense of Xiao County first and ensure the safety of our army's left flank, and then mobilize some troops from Yunlong Mountain to return reinforcements. When the Shenwu Army has not fully arrived, it will temporarily engage in a stalemate with the Qing Army to contain Abatai. The main force, if Hauge's troops have not completely entered Xuzhou, we can also mobilize Lou Xingye's troops to act together, first eat all Sun Degong's troops, and then destroy Xuzhou."
I have to say that Huang Chunyao's strategy is very constructive. From the perspective of protecting himself, he can also further detect the opponent's movements.
After hearing this, Chen Cao nodded and agreed: "This is the only thing we can do at the moment. It is still unknown what means Abatai has."
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The stalemate in the war was completely beyond Huang Degong's expectation, but now both sides were engaged in an important battle around the Wuhan Iron and Steel Cart and the Cart Cart in front of them.
When the vehicle formation was completely stopped by the Tiger Crouching Artillery attack, the Qing infantry backed by the vehicle formation as cover could only resist the firepower of the 33rd Regiment. Bullets shuttled through the vehicle formation like raindrops, non-stop. Some Qing soldiers were shot and fell to the ground. It would be better if they could die, but most of them were wounded who couldn't die for a while after being shot and kept wailing.
This caused a big blow to the morale of the Qing army who followed up the attack.
"Go ahead..."
The regiment leader Li Suyan personally led the charge, shuttling back and forth between the car formations, firing one shot after another. Finally, the Qing troops behind him could not withstand the pressure of the artillery. Moreover, due to the extension of the artillery fire, the artillery fire The location of the explosion extended from the middle battlefield at the beginning to the rear of the Qing army, causing widespread damage to the Qing army who wanted to use Wugang vehicles to advance.
However, the artillery of the Qing army was also very sharp. The 32nd Regiment, which rushed to the front to support the 33rd Regiment, suffered a violent blow. The casualties in an instant were over 400, which was particularly heavy.
If Li Suyan hadn't led the team to defeat the frontal enemy, causing the retreating Qing army to hinder the artillery movement, the 32nd regiment would have been dispersed, otherwise the casualties would have been even greater.
"Regiment seat, the reconnaissance squad reported that the Tatar artillery array is in a concave port in front of us on the right, with a forest surrounding it as cover..."
