Chapter 427 Dingding Decisive Battle II
"When the battle begins, it is a matter of life and death."
Chen Cao shook the spear in his hand and watched the artillery flying into the sky. On the way to the Qing army's charge, a fast horse rushed towards him. When he looked closely, he saw that it was You Shiwei.
"His Majesty..."
Chen Cao looked You Shiwei up and down, and then asked, "How was the battle?"
You Shiwei clasped his fists: "I am guilty. The Tatar cavalry that attacked Xiao County totaled 70,000 to 80,000 people. One of them was captured. The leader confirmed that he was the traitor Prince Hauge of Tatar Su. They launched an attack around Chen time. , but they pretended to attack Xiao County, but in fact all the main forces came towards the battlefield. When I found out, I immediately led my troops to pursue them, but I was surrounded by the Tatars on the outside."
"What's the damage?"
"I am guilty. Now the total number of people from all the ministries is estimated to be around 30,000."
Chen Cao nodded and said thoughtfully, "That means the cavalry has lost its combat effectiveness."
You Shiwei immediately replied: "Although the ministers were entangled by the Tatars, they were able to escape from the entanglement with the help of the Yulin old army. Previously, they had the help of firearms from the brothers' troops in front of the formation, and then they withdrew to the formation with a large force. On the right rear, I am letting them rest now, and they can charge again after a while to regain their power."
"Hauge..." Chen Cao recited silently, thinking of the scene when he first met Hauge in Liaodong, and then thought of the brave deeds of killing Mulhaqi, and sighed: "It seems The final decisive battle will still be on the side of the cavalry."
The shouts of killing gradually grew louder, forcing Chen Cao to look towards the middle of the battlefield.
You Shiwei said: "Your Majesty, my righteousness and bravery take the lead."
Chen Cao turned to look at You Shiwei and said with a smile: "It's not you, it's your troops who are following me to charge."
"His Majesty..."
"Raise the gun..."
"put..."
"Free fire for the entire regiment..."
"All ministries support the forward positions, taking companies as units, and take their place in turn..."
"Beware of Tatar artillery..."
"Hit, beat their Wuhan Iron and Steel vehicles..."
"Go to the artillery array quickly and ask for artillery strikes in front of the array..."
"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...'
"Fix the bayonet..."
Yan Chun shouted sternly, his position had been breached, and the Han army flags and green soldiers had poured in towards his position like a tide. At this critical moment, the only way to fight at close range was with bayonets.
Liang Huanming saw with his own eyes that Yan Chun, a hundred meters away, rushed into the Tatar crowd with the remaining soldiers of the guard regiment and the defenders. He didn't care much at this time and immediately ordered all his troops to fix their bayonets and prepare for battle.
The two-mile stretch of the position was all broken through. Chen Cao could see clearly that the left front of the camp had fallen into a stalemate in hand-to-hand combat, and the casualties on both sides were incalculable.
However, Chen Cao had no way to ask for support at this time. There was no large-scale battle in front of Cao Shixiu's formation, which proved that Abate had not taken action yet. Hauge's cavalry was two miles away. Before the cavalry made any move, You Shiwei None of the troops here can move. Now we can only see whether Liang Huanming's troops can help Yan Chun block the Qing army's attack on the left wing. No troops here can be mobilized.
"Your Majesty, Commander Song, would you like to send troops to support the 8th Division position?"
Chen Cao shook his head gently: "Tell Song Che that the 8th Division can only rely on themselves."
"Your Majesty..." Another messenger arrived: "The messenger from the 8th Division rushed to the artillery position and requested that the artillery be extended to the forward position."
Everyone around them felt cold, Yan Chun made the choice to die with the enemy.
Chen Cao thought for a while and then said: "Order the artillery array to extend the artillery fifty steps in front of the 8th Division's forward position to block the Qing army's subsequent attack."
"yes..."
"Your Majesty, the left wing position has been lost. I think we should reinforce it first."
Chen Cao shook his head and said: "Abatai is waiting, and I am waiting too. I am waiting for reinforcements, but he is waiting for me to show my weakness. Although the battle on Cao Shixiu's side is fierce, you can see clearly if you look carefully. It did not use all its strength, and Abate still had some remaining strength. On the contrary, the offensive on the left wing was extremely fierce. I concluded that Hauge's cavalry would launch a frontal charge. Of course, the premise is that Abate takes action."
"Your Majesty..." A messenger came on horseback and immediately saluted: "Your Majesty, there is a war in Yunlong Mountain, and a Tatar army is attacking our army's position in Yunlong Mountain."
Chen Cao organized his thoughts, compared the strength of the enemy and ours again, and then said: "Go back and tell Cao Wenzhao to abandon the Yunlong Mountain position and let him and Li Xiukuan attack the invading enemy and destroy them at all costs." The invading enemy then ordered their troops to rush to the main battlefield immediately after the battle and surround the left flank of the Qing army;
In addition, after the two of them arrived on the battlefield, they immediately launched an attack on the left flank of the Qing army without waiting for my order. "
"yes..."
Chen Cao looked at Zhao Xin and said: "Send people to rush to Xiao County immediately. After the Hauge cavalry leaves, Zhao Wenhui and Han Xianchu are ordered to lead their troops to the main battlefield and launch an attack on the right wing of the Qing army. For the same reason, there is no need to wait for me. The command."
"yes..."
The arrangement at the rear was only orderly. On the 2nd Division position, Song Che and Cao Shixiu looked at the two sides fighting fiercely at the forward position. Cao Shixiu said: "Military seat, Abate has not exerted his full strength. His cavalry has not yet been deployed." launch."
After Song Che received Chen Cao's order not to support the left-wing position, he conducted an analysis of the entire battlefield situation, and the conclusion he reached was basically the same as Chen Cao's. However, the right wing of the formation has not yet made any moves. , which is not a good thing for the Qing army's tactics that he is familiar with.
"Abatai's cavalry has not moved from beginning to end. Our right wing is safe and sound at the moment. This is unreasonable in terms of the Qing army's tactics. I believe your Majesty has anticipated this."
"Military seat, Your Majesty has ordered that two division commanders, Huang Degong and Lou Xingye, support the frontal battlefield. The troops and horses have arrived at this moment."
Song Che turned to look at the adjutant beside him and said, "Go to see His Majesty in person and mention the empty right wing of our army again."
After listening to the report, Chen Cao looked at You Shiwei and said: "I know that the right wing is empty, so I will leave you here. I am going to leave a gap for Abatai on the right wing to give him reassurance. , so that he will launch a general attack with all his heart;
However, I am not sure about the specific battle situation on the right wing, so you have to put in all your efforts in this battle. "
Only then did You Shiwei realize that the emperor was thinking about these things. He nodded and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will definitely go all out."
"It's not about going all out," Chen Cao shook his head: "I charge with you, we can only win, not lose."
You Shiwei took a deep breath, clasped his fists, and then rode away.
Chen Cao looked at Xin Zhao: "Arrange manpower to send all civil servants like Huang Chunyao and others out."
After everything was arranged, Chen Cao moved the plate armor he had just put on, then hung the long gun on the side of the saddle of the war horse, and tightened the belt with the long knife with his left hand: "Zhao Xin, remember when we first Kill the Tatars once in Liaodong?"
"I remember." Zhao Xin's blood surged.
"This time, I will take you to charge again."
The shouts of killing in the distance suddenly became fierce. Chen Cao did not look at it. At this moment, the Qing army on the front battlefield had launched a general attack on Cao Shixiu's position under Abatai's order. Cao Shixiu was also unambiguous. Behind him The troops of Huang Degong and Lou Xingye had already arrived, especially Lou Xingye's troops, which had never participated in a war from beginning to end.
Dozens of war horses moved quickly not far behind Chen Cao. Brothers You Shiwei came first, followed by Zu Dashou and several other cavalry generals.
"Your Majesty, my troops have rested and are ready for action at any time."
Chen Cao turned around and looked, seeing the darkness behind him. Then he nodded and galloped out first, heading towards the right wing of the formation.
Abatai and his three sons, Shang Jian, Bo Hetuo and Boluo, led 20,000 cavalrymen from the Two Blue Banners, 10,000 Han bannermen, and 60,000 war horses. Under the leadership of Abatai, at the beginning of the general offensive At that moment, he rushed towards the right wing of the Ming army with only one purpose. Under the cover of the left wing and the frontal battlefield, with the right wing as the main attack direction, as long as the Ming army's defense line was broken through, the entire Ming army could be quickly penetrated. Once the plan is successful, the enemy will have the absolute initiative in this battle.
On the contrary, on the frontal battlefield, after You Shiwei escaped from Haug's entanglement, Haug quickly moved to the frontal battlefield with his cavalry, took over Abate's command, joined forces with Jilharang, and launched an attack from the front.
In the entire situation, it seems that the left wing is the most fiercely fought, but in fact the key to the occupation is on the right wing. The frontal battlefield is extremely difficult and densely populated, so protracted battles are the specialty of the two yellow flags. In addition, there is Jilharang on the front. The troops are also a good choice to use against the Ming army.
After Haug and Abate combined, they thought that as long as the two routes they were on, no matter which one succeeded, they could win the battlefield, so they had to choose to fight like this and abandon the strong Xuzhou City because they considered the Ming army The navy's warships were extremely sharp, but they were deceived by the Ming army when they were trapped in the isolated city.
Field battles are the main battlefield of our Qing Dynasty.
Xuzhou is naturally an excellent place...
"Ama..." The eldest son Shang Jian came quickly: "Ama, the Ming army has deployed a large number of cavalry on the right wing."
Abatai had already thought of this in his heart. After all, it was Emperor Ming's personal expedition. It was impossible to deliberately leave such a big gap on the right wing. Even if the troops were insufficient, it was impossible to leave the right wing undefended: "As expected, Hauge's attack earlier The boy said that the cavalry of the Ming Army fought with them and ran away shortly after. I guess the Ming Army cannot have that many cavalry. How many are there?"
Shang Jian shook his head: "It's not clear, but the number of people is estimated to be between one and two thousand."
Abatai felt at ease: "I have two blue flag elites, and the Han army flag elites have not been sent out. One person and three horses. After the charge, the momentum is overwhelming. Even if he has 20,000 cavalry, he is not afraid. Bolo, the one with the Han army flag Men come forward and call for battle."
