Chapter 450 Asymmetric Combat
"Your Majesty, the Tatars have left the city."
Mang Gurtai set up a command camp not far from the city wall. When the shocking explosion destroyed all the city walls, he also realized that the decisive battle was coming. However, after thinking again and again, he decided to fight the Ming army outside the city. .
The first to leave the city was the only firearms unit with the Han Army Flag. Nearly a thousand people, under the cover of shields, charged out of the city through the blasted gap. Before reaching the effective range, they and the leading troops of the 1st Division There was a fierce exchange of fire outside the city.
The power of a rifle is naturally not comparable to that of a flintlock rifle, unless it is a Wugang vehicle with a particularly thick coating. The penetration of the bullet is so powerful that it will knock down all the Han Army flag musketeers in the front row.
The fierce exchange of fire between the two sides caused the leading troops of the 1st Division to be hit by lead bullets. In this encounter alone, the combined casualties of both sides were no less than 500.
There was a rapid sound of horse hooves, and Mang Gurtai rode forward with his helmet pierced and a long sword in hand. As soon as the three thousand cavalry stepped out of the city wall, the knights on the war horses shot their bows and arrows diagonally towards the sky, and the arrows coming from the parabola would Soldiers without armor protection were shot and wailed.
With a fierce charge, Mang Gurtai completely dispersed a regiment of Dingwu troops. During the excitement, he saw infantrymen outflanking us in all directions: "Does Ming Gou also want to outflank us? Hahaha, let's do that. He has seen the power of our Manchurian cavalry. Send the order, Al Shuha and Qi Mutai, you two each lead a thousand men to attack the left and right wings, and we will meet at the front..."
"twitter..."
Pointing his long sword, he said vigorously: "Manchu warriors, kill all the Southern Barbarians..."
"Kill..."
Chen Cao shook his head expressionlessly. He just wanted to end the war in Texas as soon as possible and rushed straight to Hejian.
Song Che was at the front, and his banner was extremely eye-catching. The three words "Dingwu Army" were the headquarters. Although Mang Gurtai didn't know the organization of the Ming army, he also knew that there must be someone under the banner. Big shot, while Al Shuha and Qi Mutai were charging left and right, Mang Gurtai noticed from the corner of his eye that their team had indeed dispersed all the Ming troops that were outflanking. It must have been that they were eager for success, so they gave him Opportunity here.
"Hahaha, rush over..."
Song Che stood still behind the machine gun position. The Dingwu Army also gave priority to the distribution of machine guns. There were a total of fifteen machine guns placed in front of them, and a total of forty-five people including the auxiliary shooters.
Although Mang Gurtai heard about some strange firearms of the Ming army from the defeated Hauge, he only regarded them as an excuse for Hauge to cover up his defeat.
The immobile position in front of him was getting closer and closer, and he was confident that he could completely eliminate this group of people in front of him at a distance of a hundred steps by relying on the superior maneuverability of the cavalry.
"Kill...kill..."
Song Che estimated the distance, which was about two hundred steps away: "Every gun position obeys the order, let the enemy troops get within a hundred steps, and fire freely."
One hundred and fifty steps...one hundred and thirty steps...one hundred and ten steps...
"shot..."
'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-taâ Ta da...ta da da da...'
Fifteen miniguns erupted in flames under the operation of the shooter, loader, and assistant shooter, just like the army that killed Abatai in Xuzhou. The first magazine had just been fired, and Mang Gurtai charged in front of him. Only a dozen of the more than a thousand people were still on their war horses.
These people all stood motionless on their horses.
Mang Gurtai was shot three times, all of which were penetrating wounds. His upper body was almost a bloody man, and he lay on the ground spitting blood. There were two or three Goshiha beside him who wanted to protect him in the face of adversity.
'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...'
With the second round of gunshots, all the remaining dozen cavalrymen fell off their horses and died, including many war horses. The battlefield ahead suddenly became quiet.
Al Shuha and Qi Mutai were shocked when they saw this scene. They did not expect that Mang Gurtai would be lost like this. Al Shuha ordered the troops to continue charging, while Qi Mutai turned his horse's head to break out from the south.
The gunfire rang out again, and after the sound ended, Al Shuha and Mang Gurtai suffered exactly the same fate. More than two thousand cavalrymen all died a hundred steps away from the position. The horses that were still alive also fell to the ground because they missed their vital points. There was blood on the ground, and he might die at any time.
This kind of one-sided massacre was something Chen Cao couldn't even think about when he first came here. But now, with the efforts of a firearms expert, he has finally begun the era of ending cavalry combat.
"Pass my order to surrender the Tatar army."
The war in Dezhou lasted less than four hours from the beginning to the end. When Chen Cao arrived at the gate of the city, Qi Mutai was leading more than 700 of his men to kneel on the spot and wait for their defeat.
Chen Cao looked at the people on the ground, and then said: "Find the commanding general and claim those people. I just heard that the commander of Dezhou is Mang Gurtai. We must find his body."
Dezhou's strategic position is very important, and it is also the place where the canal must pass. It has developed transportation and many large households in the city, but now there is only one trouble left for Chen Cao.
It was indeed an exciting thing for the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to conquer the north in person, but as soon as Chen Cao entered the city, he was surrounded by the people who came after hearing the news. They all cried for their fathers and mothers and told one thing.
"Your Majesty, after careful investigation, the detective in Texas just reported that before leaving Texas, the Tatars robbed every household in the city. Not only food, but also anything valuable. None stayed.”
Li Yan was next to Chen Cao, and he immediately said: "Your Majesty, the Tatars are delaying us."
Chen Cao also realized that this plan was indeed a bit ruthless. There were no less than 200,000 people in Dezhou, and these were the main people who opened their mouths to eat. After the army entered Dezhou, the first thing they had to do was to relieve the victims. Naturally, they could delay Marching speed.
"Zhao Xin, do not go through the Ministry of Household Affairs, but write directly in my name to inform the Governor's Office to mobilize those soldiers to transport food from Songjiang and Nanjing. Li Yan, first distribute the canned goods and food brought by the army to stabilize the people's livelihood. Heart."
"Long live the Ming Dynasty...Long live your Majesty..."
"Long live the Ming Dynasty...Long live your Majesty..."
The shouts came one after another. These people were very smart. They were afraid of being attacked by being labeled as rebellious in the future. After all, this was a common occurrence in the early dynasties.
In the evening, all the division commanders gathered to discuss the military situation in the Dezhou County Government Office.
Chen Cao looked at the big map again and again, then turned to look at Li Yan and said, "What do you think?"
"Your Majesty has made a plan to divide the troops into two groups. I think it will be implemented according to the plan."
"Don't look at me carelessly. You and several staff officers have said that you don't need to go to Hejian. Why, there is something wrong with my plan. If your staff members don't correct it, what's the use of setting up a staff headquarters?"
Li Yan felt that his idea was wrong, so he apologized and said in a deep voice: "From the canal to Tianjin, the distance from Tianjin Guard to Tongzhou is only two hundred miles. Our army can march at most two and a half days." After arriving in Tongzhou, if we go to Hejian according to the previous plan, it is not a bad idea to use Hejian as our army's base camp in the north."
Chen Cao nodded: "What do you mean?"
Li Yan said again: "I think that a division of troops will be sent to Hejian to sweep the counties in Hejian and restore them to the state they were in four years ago. Secondly, the main force of our army is still moving north along the canal. Tianjin;
I estimate that the purpose of the Tatars' plundering of various counties is to fight a war of attrition with us in the capital, and then defeat us one by one. Therefore, they will definitely set up obstacles for us along the way. Judging from this, it doesn't matter whether we go to Hejian or not. Never mind. "
"Husband, give me some soldiers and horses and watch me take the Hejian Mansion."
Chen Cao looked at Li Waner who was swearing beside him, shook his head and said: "Having you and Meixin here is already a huge benefit. Don't come up with any unrealistic ideas. Just stay by my side honestly."
As he spoke, Chen Cao seemed to have thought of something, so he said: "Boss."
"Father."
Chen Cao looked at Lou Xingye and said: "You and Lou Xingye's troops will go north from Hejian Prefecture, join the Longwu Army, and appease the people in various prefectures and counties along the way. Remember, the people are the first priority."
"My son remembers it."
"Let's go..." After Chen Cao waved his hand, he turned around and looked at the map again: "Li Yan, do you think Huang Taiji will fight us in the capital?"
"As long as the news of the defeat of Mongolia in Horqin and Bahrain has not come, Huang Taiji will be waiting for His Majesty in the capital."
Radio is a good thing, but it's a pity that Chen Cao doesn't know it. Otherwise, he can communicate with Hong Chengchou who is far away in the Mongolian desert and agree on the time of attack together.
Chen Cao was silent for a while, and then said: "I am worried that the Tatars will be defeated after their defeat in the capital."
Li Yan took a deep breath and said: "Your Majesty still takes a long-term view. I really didn't think of this."
Chen Cao's implication is that Huang Taiji will destroy the city of Beijing, which is the capital of the country after all.
"Your Majesty, I don't dare to talk nonsense, but now that we have talked about this, I still think we should make first-hand preparations."
Chen Cao looked at Li Yan: "Speak."
"Once the Shence Army and the Chahar Tribe arrived in the capital, Huang Taiji lost the support of Mongolia. After losing the opportunity to escape to the west, he had no choice but to return to Liaodong. At this moment, our army still lets go of Liaodong. It’s good.”
"What do you mean, deal with them in Liaodong?"
Li Yan shook his head and said rather mysteriously: "Although they won't be a fish in the sea after going to Liaodong, it will be extremely difficult to eliminate them later. Shanhaiguan will be their final destination."
Chen Cao looked at the map in the direction of Li Yan's finger, and then began to think deeply.
