"Emperor Taizu Gao is reincarnated! Invincible..."
"Boom boom boom..."
When Alzin, the alternate Manchurian No. 1 warrior, rode his tall horse and waded across the Qingliu River in a ford about five miles north of the Ming army's position, earth-shaking cheers and rumbling cannons were heard again. Sweeping towards him from the north.
An offensive driven by Hauge seemed to have been repelled by the Ming army's fierce artillery fire and dense bullets!
Alzin, who had been fighting with the Ming army for half his life, sighed softly and thought to himself: The Ming army, which had been beaten for more than 20 years, has now found the only way to fight against the Qing soldiers - that is, to train a A truly effective artillery team!
In the past, because the artillery team of the Ming army was too poor, the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers could rely on a simple combination of shield vehicles and rifle fire to gain a clear upper hand when fighting in formation.
After Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and others led their troops to surrender, the Qing Dynasty had a Hongyi artillery team that surpassed the Ming Dynasty in quality.
From that time on, the military strength of the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers completely overwhelmed the Ming army. Except for Guanning Fortress and a few fortified cities, the Northern Territory of the Ming Dynasty had been allowed to come and go by the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers!
But such good days have come to an end today...
Just when Alzin's mood was a little low, there was a faint sound of gunfire from the upper southeast! Because there were tens of thousands of people cheering in the north and the cannons were roaring continuously, it was very noisy, so Alzin couldn't hear clearly.
But he still reined in his horse on the bank of the Qingliu River, stood still and stared at the southeast. There were countless firelights flickering like a sea of stars, which should be bonfires and torches lit by the Ming army for lighting. In the boundless night, it looks very eye-catching.
It is now the darkest time before dawn, the moon has dimmed, but the rising sun has not yet appeared below the eastern horizon. The visibility on the battlefield is very poor, and it is difficult to see clearly from a little distance.
In order to ensure a certain degree of suddenness, Alzin did not let his subordinates light torches, so 4,000 Eight Banners true Manchurian soldiers marched in the dark.
The Eight Banners soldiers are also very capable in night fighting. They are veteran soldiers who have been rich for 20 to 30 years and have all the necessary nutrients. Night blindness does not exist.
Moreover, the morale of the Eight Banners soldiers in this era is at its highest, and the Eight Banners soldiers at the grassroots level are willing to take the initiative to challenge for war. Therefore, at night when Niulu Zhangjing had difficulty controlling the troops, the Eight Banners Army could still maintain the same fighting will as during the day.
Due to malnutrition, many people in the Ming army suffered from night blindness, and the morale of the Ming army had been low for a long time. They were unwilling to go to the battlefield to fight with the Tatars in broad daylight, let alone in the middle of the night?
Although the Ming army in front of them was no match, their morale was a bit high. Not only did the guns and artillery not explode, but they could also smash the shield vehicles. But Alzin still believes that the advantages of night combat and close combat belong to the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers... As long as they don't fight with artillery and fire blunderbuss, the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers will have a sure chance of victory!
Now I wonder if the Ming army has artillery and firecrackers deployed on its flanks?
Just when Alzin thought of this, the sound of gunfire suddenly came from the darkness about two or three miles away. It should be an encounter between the forward Eight Banners soldiers and the Ming army's firegun team!
The candidate Manchuria's first warrior's heart suddenly twitched, but the famous general, whose expression remained unchanged despite the collapse of Mount Tai, still maintained a high profile, standing beside the Ma River, motionless as a mountain.
The firecracker only rang a few times in succession, and then stopped. After a while, the rapid sound of horse hooves came, and a soldier from the Zhenglan Banner under Alzin arrived in front of him like flying. He dismounted and walked a thousand miles, and then loudly reported: "Report to Maile Zhangjing, the forwards have encountered We caught Nikan's patrol scouts, they brought fire blunderbuss, fired a few rounds and then retreated."
"Are there any casualties among our people?" Arzin asked.
"One person was injured," the vest soldier replied, and then asked: "Jia La Zhangjing asked the younger one to ask, what should we do next?"
Arzin breathed a sigh of relief, "Tell him not to act rashly, dismount his horse first, prepare his shield, bow and arrows, and then move forward slowly."
With the lessons learned from Duolong and Obai, Arzin didn't dare to be careless!
"twitter!"
The horse-armored soldier responded, turned around, mounted his horse, and galloped away.
A Jia La Zhang Jing who was following Arzin came forward and asked: "Me Le Zhang Jing, do you want to use a torch and move forward quickly?"
Arzin shook his head: "They only know that we are here, but they don't know our details and purpose. There should still be a chance... Don't use torches, just approach quietly!"
After all, Alzin is a veteran general with rich battlefield experience. He knows that it is difficult to judge the enemy's situation at night and it is easy to make mistakes. Therefore, there is no need for him to show his trump cards to the enemy in order to save some time.
...
On the bank of Qingliu Creek, on the right wing of the Ming army, when the sound of gunfire came from the front, a breastwork had been built, and in front of the breastwork there was a trench left after taking out the soil. This is the masterpiece of the First Infantry Regiment and the Eleventh Infantry Regiment of the New Army deployed on this front line. The reason why they were able to quickly build the parapet was because each department of the New Army (including the Model Army) was equipped with many shovels. Although they were not all equipped with shovels, they were enough to cope with the work of digging trenches and building cities.
The 1st and 11th Infantry Regiments of the New Army were not equipped with muskets. In order to ensure that their positions were not lost, they had to work harder and dig trenches and build walls at night.
In addition to the trench parapets, they also prepared horse-repelling guns for the Qing cavalry. They tied long spears and logs together to look like horse-repelling. These anti-horse guns were not placed on the front line, but were placed in the rear for backup - wherever the enemy seemed to be breaking through, the company in reserve would carry these anti-horse guns to block the opening.
When the gunfire sounded from the front, the left wing commander of the Ming army (this was a temporary position) Wang Zhou (who was also the commander of the Chinese military division) was talking to Tian Qingyi, the commander of the 11th regiment who was temporarily under his command. Together they were inspecting the rifle that had just been tied up.
"I know it's the scout cavalry firing guns!" Tian Qingyi was slightly excited, "Tatars have crossed the Qingliu River... maybe they are fleeing north?"
"Fleeing north?" Wang Zhou frowned as he glanced at Tian Qingyi Tian Qianhu, who was a scholar and had followed Zhu Cixiang for more than a year and became the leader of the regiment.
The current New Army is good at everything, but most of its officers are too young. It has been more than a year since I got to know the regimental commander and battalion commander!
The Tian Qingyi in front of me is one of them. He joined the army and followed the prince in Tianjin Weicai. Although he made a great contribution in the Battle of Dagukou, he later participated in the training of the Model Regiment as a trainee company commander, and then went to the military academy to study Western military science for three months, and now he has been promoted to the rank of regimental commander. , it’s really too fast...
Most of these officers who became high-ranking officials not long after joining the army are still very young, most of them are in their twenties, and some even became captains of cavalry regiments before they were twenty!
All of these "kid" officers are high-spirited and energetic, to put it nicely, but to put it harshly, they don't know how high the sky is!
It’s possible to make the judgment that the Tatars want to run away... That’s the Tatars!
Tian Xiucai also didn't take Wang Zhou and Wang Mazi seriously (his face was injured by a gun that exploded in his chest, so he had the bandit name of Wang Mazi). He is a model student and a military student! What he has mastered are all new military sciences that the prince values very much!
What does a veteran like Wang Mazi know?
"Tongzhi," Tian Xiucai said confidently, "don't believe it... the Tatars are definitely going to run away! They have attacked several waves, and they have all been driven back by Feng Guanshan's artillery. Where are they? Possibility of winning? Moreover, Shi Yangjiang and Hao Yaoqi are still beating their butts and rushing to Daqianling Ridge at any time. Will the Tatars be able to escape by then?"
Not to mention, Tian Xiucai's analysis was quite reasonable. Even Wang Mazi, a veteran, was convinced by him - this Wang Mazi was not made to be a general. He was soft-hearted and had no independent opinions. Otherwise, he would have been a division commander long ago.
Tian Xiucai knew Wang Mazi's temper, so he patted his chest and said: "I will take two battalions to test it out. If the Tatars really want to run away, we will chase them for a while and kill three or two thousand of them!"
Wang Mazi thought for a while, then nodded and said: "Okay, let's test it out and transfer two battalions from the reserve team, remember...be careful!"
