Seeing that the Qing army was still pretending to be crazy and stalling for time, Zhou Yuji guessed that Chang Yu would eventually order a fight after reading the letter. But now that the crowd was so excited that a group of killing talents were ready to move, but they could no longer hold back, so they decided to warm up first and ordered the army to move forward. , Tu Yuan led the Black Tiger Battalion and led the Jinwu Guard to separate the troops on the west wing, Hao Yaoqi led the Tengxiang Guard to separate the troops on the west wing. He and Huang Degong pushed the main force straight forward and went straight to the Beiyang River to press.
However, it is said that Dorgon and one of his subordinates were thinking about how the Ming army would respond in the commander's tent. They broke through and reported urgently, and the Ming army advanced. Everyone was frightened and hurriedly ran out of the tent and looked towards the other side. Black clouds were rolling in the sky, and above them were the dark soldiers and horses under the clouds, which were connected together with overwhelming momentum.
What the hell is going on? Dorgon was angry and frightened. After the first reply, the Ming army sent troops to approach. The second reply was directly pushed to the front. The other party bounced back every time. This guy wanted to negotiate peace. What do you mean!
"Prepare for war!" Dorgon shouted to order the soldiers and horses on the riverside defense line to prepare for battle. No matter whether the Ming army was pretending or they really wanted to fight him, they had to fight with all their strength, not to mention that the Ming army was not a show-off at all now.
The most basic principle for marching and setting up camp is to have mountains and water at your back. The Qing army's camp was set up on the bank of the Beiyang River, which could be attacked or defended. For the safety of the camp, a deep water section was deliberately found in front of the camp. At this time, the camp was blocked. The Qing army deployed thousands of archers on the river bank in front of the camp. Even if the Ming army could not wade into deep water and attack directly, even these thousands of hard bows would cause heavy losses to the Ming army.
Shang Kexi fled back to the camp in panic and went straight to Dorgon's tent and shouted: "Prince Regent, the Ming army is coming!"
Dorgon was angry and yelled at him: "Why did you anger that dog eunuch..." Shang Kexi suddenly had three black lines on his face. I didn't even say a damn word and no one saw him. One, I am so irritated... I endured the grievance and quickly explained to Dorgon.
"You idiot, you talk about peace talks, but you don't leave any room for us at all. It's clear that he has the final say!" Duduo bared his teeth in hatred, and clapped his hands: "Fuck and They fought hard, otherwise they would really think that we would not dare to fight."
"Yes, fight them!" The generals were indignant. The Ming army was simply too bullying.
Dorgon was a little confused. He was pacing back and forth, rubbing his hands constantly. His eyes glanced at the camp for a while, and then stared at the Ming army soldiers and horses that were still slowly advancing due to the south. His face was as dark as the bottom of a pot!
"Your Majesty, the Ming army is pressing too hard. Unless we meet their conditions in the camp, a fight will begin sooner or later. Why not take this opportunity to show our bottom line and let them know our bottom line and determination! Besides, it's hard to say who will win in a real fight! "Qing General He Tuo suggested that although he was young, his analysis was sound and everyone agreed.
"A small impatience will mess up a big plan. We have to fight, but not now. It will be safer if we can delay the front for a while longer." Dorgon gritted his teeth and said word by word. The ministers sighed in low voices, and Duduo shouted. In one breath: "What I'm saying is" looking at the approaching Ming army in the distance: "Water will cover us, and soldiers will block us. If they want to talk, let's talk. If they attack us, we will have to fight back and be beaten. Let's wait and see."
Tens of thousands of Ming troops gathered early in the morning after being fed and drunk. It has been several hours since they set off from Qingzhou City in the middle of the morning. The so-called vigorous effort will be exhausted again and again. After waiting here for too long, the energy and energy may be a little wilted. I have already lost all the energy. They were in a tiger-like posture, so Zhou Yuji wanted to let them warm up first, then divide his troops into three groups and advance forward like horns.
Sure enough, when Tu Yuan and Hao Yongzhong's two-wing troops moved, the Qing army on the other side immediately mobilized troops to prevent the Ming army from crossing the river. The Qing army on the other side was waiting on the other side. The water here was deep and the Ming army launched a frontal attack. The probability is lower.
Zhou Yuji and Huang took advantage of the main force to advance to a certain place in Beiyang River and stopped. Then they looked at the other bank for a while, smiled at each other, and fired two cannons?
So he immediately sent people to the back of the formation to send orders to mobilize the Shenji Battalion.
It is said that after the Qing army entered the pass and ran into a wall in the capital, they went south to plunder. Chang Yu was ordered to pursue the enemy warlord with nearly 100,000 troops, including two general soldiers, four emperor's personal guards, Li Yan's righteous army and Shenji. camp.
Among them, the Shenji Battalion has the smallest number of soldiers and horses, but its commander has the highest official rank. He is the respectful marquis of the Ming Dynasty. Chang Yu bowed and raised his hands and called him "Marquis" when he saw him.
Wu Weiying, the obedient marquis, was originally the governor of the Beijing Camp. In the past, he was also an arrogant and domineering leader. He had the same virtues as those nobles who had nothing to do in the capital every day. When Chang Yu came out of the border, the general ordered him to command the Shenji Camp, but he was stripped of the air power. He had no intention of doing so. Those who fight for power just want to hang out in the military and stay safe.
However, as Zhu Zhechi approached, Wu Weiying, who was just dawdling at first, gradually changed his mind as he followed Chang Yu's expeditions to the north and south. According to his past thoughts, no matter how hard these generals worked to earn fame, they would not be able to be made marquis and be on an equal footing with him. , and he is already a Marquis, why should he work so hard anymore, even though he is just relying on the blessings of his ancestors.
It can be seen that the little eunuch Yu Qing led a group of military generals to sacrifice their lives and fight hard to suppress bandits. He realized another meaning of life, the feelings of family and country!
There is also the Shenji Battalion, which he has always regarded as a dragster, but has become a weapon of the Ming army. It is not used normally, but it will perform extraordinary feats at critical moments!
As a result, the lazy and high-minded Marquis Gongshun suddenly broadened his horizons and became more low-key, so low-key that he had almost no sense of existence. For example, he was present at every military meeting, but he almost never expressed opinions or suggestions. , because he knew that he had almost no military talent, so he talked less and listened more and learned more.
This time the Ming army broke out of camp and advanced, Wu Weiying led the Shenji Battalion's rearguard, who was leisurely lowering his body and chatting with the soldiers. You must know that this time, after chasing the enemy for thousands of miles and fighting countless battles, all troops and horses suffered serious losses, except for the Shenji Battalion's five thousand people. Very little damage.
"Master Wu Hou, General Zhou has ordered the Shenji Battalion to go into battle!" When the order came to the rear, Wu Weiying was a little excited, clenched his fist and said, "It's alive, all troops and horses are ready for battle."
In the Qing army camp, Dorgon held a telescope and stared at the Ming army camp intently. Seeing them standing still inside and outside, he was puzzled. Is he pretending again?
"The Ming army will not cross the river without boats and will not attack from the front. If they want to attack, they must attack from both wings." Duduo muttered beside him: "Look at this scene, could it be..." Before he could finish his words, he suddenly saw the Ming army in front of the formation being disrupted. Several groups of cavalry spread out towards the wings!
Could it be...
As soon as Dorgon and the generals thought about it, they heard the roar of cannons, and hundreds of cannonballs roared towards the camp!
Everyone was horrified and hurriedly fled towards the west. Then the artillery shells fell into the Qing army's positions by the river and some camps, and screams continued.
Zhou Yuji came here to warm up, not to fight hard, and he would not be stupid enough to attack head-on. But when he saw the Qing army's archer position on the other side, he felt itchy in his heart! So the Shenji Battalion was given the easiest job since leaving Beijing: just fire bombardments at the opposite side!
Although the firing range of the Tiger Cannon is not too far, it is far better than the range of ordinary bows and arrows. The Shenji Battalion has an artillery force of 400 Tiger Cannons and nearly 200 Tiger Cannons. Under the simultaneous bombardment across the river, the Qing army's archers were unable to fight back. , in a blink of an eye, the riverside position in front of the camp was covered by artillery, and the bullets rained down like a rain of casualties, and everyone fled in all directions.
Artillery, artillery again! Dorgon and the others were so angry that they almost spat out a mouthful of blood. They wouldn't be afraid of you even if they were fighting in groups or singled out, but you f*cking carry artillery wherever you go, you're insane!
It has to be said that in the cold weapon era, firearms were used as auxiliaries and substitutes in many cases. Even though the Ming Dynasty's firearm technology is now the world's leading, it has not been fully utilized. It only feels like home when attacking a city. , the rest of the time is still a world of swords and spears.
Even though Qi Jiguang invented this kind of field artillery, it was only used when going into the mountains to suppress bandits. Until Chang Yu took it out and used it wherever he wanted, it made the Qing army feel extremely angry but helpless.
You must know that the Qing army did not even have any decent artillery at first, and that King Sanshun brought many firearms craftsmen with him after his rebellion. Only then did the Qing army's artillery technology improve by leaps and bounds, and the artillery they built was in no way inferior to those of the Ming Dynasty.
However, its utilization rate of firearms is lower than that of the Ming Dynasty, because in their view, firearms are not accurate and slow to change ammunition, so there is no way to have a strong bow and a sharp knife that is as efficient.
However, after several attempts along the way, Dorgon decided to take a closer look at this issue after going back.
In this way, the Ming army did not move a single soldier, did not fire a sword or an arrow, and just watched the fire from the other side, watching the artillery fire destroying the lives of the Qing army, and watching the Qing army fleeing in terror.
This is the price you pay for not facing up to the problem. This is the punishment for pretending to be stupid and stalling for time!
