Chapter 434 Victory does not belong to Manchuria
Fierce gunfire continued one after another, and Naha felt that he had been tricked by the Ming army, but he still saw the clues. The Ming army here was full of people, not even 3,000 people, although they used muskets while attacking. , but there is still time.
"Kill it, kill it..."
The Qing soldiers holding shields ran very fast, and soon they started to engage with the Ming soldiers at the front.
"prick..."
As the brigade commander shouted, hand-to-hand fighting on the left wing began.
"Bow and arrow..."
After all, cavalry and archery were the specialty of the Qing army. With an order from Hauge directly in front, the cavalrymen filled up their bowstrings within fifty steps and then threw them towards the sky.
Immediately, countless people were hit by arrows, and the soldiers of the 33rd Division who were preparing to move forward with rifles were hit by arrows and fell to the ground.
Li Zongcheng was at the front. He was hit by two arrows and would rather die than retreat. He still shouted to charge. The soldiers of his guard company felt this and followed Li Zongcheng to attack forward.
Chen Cao said expressionlessly: "You see, this is a backward way of fighting. We originally had the most advanced and powerful muskets, but Li Zongcheng actually used this method to attack..."
Xin Zhao was by his side. He looked at the Crown Prince Chen Boxing, and then whispered: "Your Majesty, you are behind the position. Li Zongcheng can't do it unless he fights hard."
"Everyone on the left wing knows how to attack with guns, so it's hard for him to send someone to call him back."
The battle ahead was extremely bloody. Just when the order to retreat was given, Zhao Xin suddenly ran back: "Your Majesty, Li Zongcheng died in battle."
Chen Cao let out a dull breath and didn't know what to say. After all, Li Zongcheng was from the Ming Army Guards. Perhaps not a few people could fully implement the new style of fighting in such a tense battle.
When the Ming army blocking the front suffered heavy casualties and began to retreat, Hauge was overjoyed and immediately ordered the banner to move forward, then beat the drum and continued the attack, only to find that the fleeing Ming army began to separate in two directions on the frontal battlefield.
'Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta...ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta...ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta...'
'Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta...ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta...ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta...'
'Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta...ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta...ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta...'
The crisp sound of gunfire rang out again, and the Goshiha around Haug all had experience. They immediately swarmed up to protect Haug, and then retreated towards the back of the battlefield.
Li Sizhong, who was charging ahead and taking a roundabout way on the right wing, was shocked when he found that his men began to fall off their horses in large groups. Without waiting for an order to retreat, he fled in the direction of Hauge under the cover of his personal guards.
The news of the general's escape could not be spread for a while, so the attacking Qing army still rushed forward desperately, but within half a minute they found that the casualties were increasing violently.
Naha also died on the left wing. He failed to retreat. When he wanted to escape, he found that the horses were thirty paces away. The bullet passed through his back and blew his chest to pieces. This solid The mountain is really dead and tragic.
None of the three thousand people he led survived.
The machine gun's lethality was astonishing, its speed was very fast, and its firepower was long-lasting. Those Qing troops who wanted to take advantage of the reloading loopholes could not find a chance. No one who charged in front from three sides escaped.
The cavalrymen who reacted in the rear saw the two commanding generals Hauge and Li Sizhong escaping and shouted to escape.
The battle situation suddenly changed direction. The Ming army, which had been suppressed and fled, turned around and began to pursue it under the leadership of You Shiwei and others.
The Qing army suffered a huge rout.
The tide of battle turned.
Chen Cao drew his sword and shouted: "The whole army attacks..."
When Hauge chose to retreat and escape, the outcome of this war was doomed. No matter how hard they tried, victory no longer belonged to the Qing Dynasty. After this battle, the confrontation between the north and the south was determined by the Ming Dynasty.
The battlefield in Xuzhou was huge, and it took three days from the beginning of the pursuit to the end of the pursuit at Dangshan County, which Chen Cao had decided to set as the boundary, until the remaining enemy lines in Xuzhou were cleared.
Although Xuzhou City was somewhat depressed, after the postwar reorganization, the Ming army rescued the plundered Xuzhou people, and Xuzhou City regained its vitality.
All the work also started in Xuzhou, and the Xuzhou magistrate's office was regarded as the headquarters. After the war in Xuzhou was over, the people of Xuzhou spontaneously came to the gate to kneel down and salute Chen Cao. Of course, while accepting it happily, Chen Cao still Constantly re-instilling new kneeling etiquette into the people.
The aftermath of the war was the most arduous, and Chen Cao was listening to Zhao Xin's report to him.
Xin Zhao held a thick official document in his hand, lowered his head and looked at the document and said: "Our army has 37,342 killed and 54,603 wounded, of which 8,400 were seriously injured. Twenty-two people and six divisions were crippled. Among them, Yan Chun of the 8th Division only had 231 people left, almost all of them were destroyed. Yan Chun was seriously injured and was sent back to Nanjing by ship for treatment.
In addition, Li Zongcheng, commander of the 33rd Division, was killed in action, and You Shigong, commander of the 2nd Cavalry Division, was killed in action. After careful screening by each unit, a total of 2 division commanders, 19 deputy division commanders, 35 brigade commanders and deputy brigade commanders, and 22 regiment commanders and deputy regiment commanders were killed. , 42 political commissars at all levels, 12 staff officers, and 1,321 remaining battalion, company, platoon and other commanders;
In this battle, our army captured a total of 60,000 Qing troops, nearly 20,000 real Tatars, more than 40,000 Han flags, and countless supplies and property. "
Chen Cao nodded. You Shigong's death in battle made him a little uncomfortable. The You brothers had contributed a lot. It seemed that they would have to work harder when they were knighted in the future.
Huang Chunyao walked into the lobby and raised his hands: "Your Majesty..."
Chen Cao closed the official document and said: "After the Battle of Xuzhou, we just took this opportunity to integrate the entire territory of Xuzhou and implement the policy of equalizing land and exempting taxes. I thought about it again and again, and I still let you temporarily preside over this kind of thing, and let Zhao I believe I will cooperate with you."
The implementation of the equalization of land and tax exemption was very slow in the south. Even in Nanjing, a lot of conflicts broke out. In order to make the implementation of equalization of land and tax exemption, a quick decisive battle is the most important thing. After all, the equalization of land and tax exemption affects the upper class. The cake of society has a huge negative impact.
"After this battle is over, it is only a matter of time before Beijing can be recaptured. Where is the news about Xin Zhao and Hauge?"
Xin Zhao put down the official document and said: "Back to your Majesty, according to reports from the East and West factories and Jinyiwei, Hauge strengthened the defense of Guide Mansion after escaping and returning to De Mansion, and then crossed the Yellow River north to Shandong. In addition, according to reliable information, , Jierhalang and the remnants of Yuetuo were in Jinan;
In addition, before the war started, Jin Yiwei received news from Shaanxi that the troops of Hong Chengchou and Qin Liangyu had captured Xi'an Prefecture, and the border troops in Yulin began to retreat. Anyway, the Qing army had gradually withdrawn from Shaanxi. "
"Okay..." Chen Cao was overjoyed in his heart. Hong Chengchou lived up to his expectations and completed his great cause of entering Shaanxi. After the war in Xuzhou, the strength of the Qing army was greatly reduced. They had to shrink their troops to defend the north: "Tell Hong Chengchou that Shaanxi will be pacified." After that, we arranged for troops to be stationed in various places to take care of the place. After Suning, Shaanxi, we immediately sent troops eastward to Henan, striving to wipe out the entire territory of Henan within the year and drive the Qing army out of Guide Prefecture."
"yes..."
"Your Majesty, please see Liu Butang..."
Liu Butang came to plead guilty. Before the war, he issued a military order in front of Chen Cao, and his task was to defend Dangshan for ten days. However, when Hauge's 100,000 cavalry arrived in Xuzhou, it was only three days before the war started.
With a boast, Liu Butang knelt down in the hall. Chen Cao looked up at him, then looked left and right at Huang Chunyao and Zhao Xin standing on both sides, and said jokingly: "It seems that my order to kneel down was not thorough enough. The dignified teacher actually Kneel down, Liu Butang, what unforgivable crime have you committed?"
Liu Butang blushed and neither stood up nor stood up. Zhao Xin said: "Master Liu, your Majesty has repeatedly emphasized that soldiers should not kneel and worship since he came to the throne, but have you forgotten?"
Liu Butang then stood up and then raised his hands: "Your Majesty, I have failed to live up to your Majesty's expectations."
"Tell me about it..."
Liu Butang was stunned, and then said: "After I arrived with my troops, I immediately distributed troops around Dangshan. The war started on the second day. Early on the third day, the Qing army launched a large-scale war in Liu Village, and continued that night. Offensive, it was at this time that Hauge broke through the Yellow River defense line and entered Xuzhou;
When the minister discovered that Hauge had escaped, he immediately asked Feng Zhongping to continue commanding, and then led the troops to pursue him. However, under this operation, the Qing army broke through the defense line from Xujiawa to contain the minister, in order not to let go of the large Qing army. After entering Xuzhou, I had to stay in Dangshan County and fight bloody battles with the Qing army. "
"How are your casualties?"
"The total casualties of the ministers were as high as 15,000."
Chen Cao nodded: "I never meant to blame you Liu Butang from the beginning to the end, but you are just being sentimental..."
Huang Chunyao immediately answered: "Your Majesty, Commander Liu's insistence on Dangshan is not only faultless, but also meritorious. I believe that Hauge's hundreds of thousands of troops can be blocked from Xuzhou because of Commander Liu's contribution, and our army can win a great victory in Xuzhou." , Mr. Liu deserves the credit for being deceived."
Chen Cao and Huang Chunyao sang and harmonized, and Chen Cao's majesty was preserved, allowing Liu Butang to relieve the siege.
Liu Butang was as strict as Tang Kainian, and he bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I am ashamed of myself. I issued a military order at that time not to let the Tatars cross Dangshan Mountain, but..."
Chen Cao stood up and said: "Liu Butang, I want to make a deal with them about meritorious officials. I don't have time to chat with you here. If you keep chatting with me, I will really punish you and slap your penis." The military position asks you to teach in Huangpu, get out..."
Liu Butang looked serious on the outside, but he felt happy when he heard the words. Thinking that his fault had been ignored, he quickly clasped his fists in salute, and then slowly backed away.
When Liu Butang left, Chen Cao looked at Huang Chunyao and said: "The whole army has been waiting for rewards for a long time. I can feel it after the great victory in Xuzhou. You can make a plan and reward a group of people in advance."
"yes..."
