Of course the emperor's uncle was sage, but Obai's brother Mulima was not so sage.
Today he led eight Niulu infantrymen to ambush in Shengshengdian... The so-called "ambush" was what Duduo said casually, and it did not necessarily mean lying down in the woods or grass.
Although Deshengdian is a wetland and forest that is difficult to pass through, it does not mean that there is no way. There is no broad official road, but there is still a not too difficult road that passes through the southern forest area of Deshengdian.
For the black gun and mule soldiers of the Ming Army, this road is the most ideal passage!
If Obai were to command these eight Niulu, he would definitely use them to block the road - by cutting down some trees and piling up some sandbags, the road could still be blocked very easily.
As long as the road is blocked, it will not be easy for the Ming army's cavalry to cross. But Mulima was too honest, and when Dodo asked him to ambush him, he really went to ambush him. Divide the troops in the woods on both sides of the road and wait for the Ming cavalry to pass by, catching them off guard.
The sound of muskets that Duduo heard was the sound of Mulima's ambush soldiers firing matchlocks at the passing Ming cavalry. But Li Yuanyin, who commanded the Ming army's cavalry to make detours, was also an expert in ambushes and sneak attacks, so he had already been prepared. He sent a battalion of cavalry in front to make a big splash, and the remaining seven battalions of cavalry dismounted, led their horses (they did not bring mules this time) on foot, and followed quietly.
As a result, Mulima's ambush soldiers saw four to five hundred Ming troops coming on horseback and hurriedly opened fire and arrows, killing and wounding some people (about forty or fifty people). Then the ambush soldiers rushed out and surrounded the rest. On the road. But they were quickly shot by the "black lancers" who dismounted and came on foot. They were more than 1,700 fusiliers!
The fierce firepower of more than 1,700 flintlock muskets completely exceeded the endurance of Mulima's eight cattle. If they could hold their ground, they might be able to withstand the Ming army's attack, at least until reinforcements arrived. But now they were scattered on the road without much support, so how could they withstand more than 1,700 fusiliers?
After a while, they were beaten to death and injured heavily, and the corpses were spread all the way. Mulima's soldiers are all old farmers who have left the pass. How can they bear such casualties? As a result, they scattered in all directions, and even those who were not beaten to death escaped into the forest. Mulima himself was scratched on the scalp by a lead bullet, and his head and face were covered with blood. He fled all the way under the escort of a dozen soldiers and became the polished commander. Met Daishan's grandson, the third-class Zhenguo general Aixinjueluo. Liu Yong led three thousand cavalry vests.
The fourth son of Daishan of Wakda, Liuyong's father, was a close confidant of brothers Dorgon and Duduo. He followed Duduo when he left Liaodong and was granted the title of county king. real. However, he died of illness in the ninth year of Shunzhi, and his position was inherited by his son Liu Yong.
Compared with Laozi Wakda, Liuyong seems a bit mediocre. He is a "full third generation" and was born in a powerful family. He has been pampered since he was a child and has not experienced many dangers.
Now seeing a tiger general like Mulima being beaten with blood all over his head and face, he suddenly became a little panicked. He quickly stepped forward and asked, "Mulima, what's wrong with you?"
"We encountered a tough situation!" Mulima covered her head, "The ambush failed, and I was shot with a black gun..."
"Nanbarbarian black spearmen? How many are there?"
"Thousands..." Mulima said, "Everyone has a black gun, and they can shoot accurately and hard!"
"Thousands!" Liu Yong panicked, "What should I do? The three thousand horse-riding armored soldiers I brought don't even have a musket!"
"Then retreat to the open space outside Deshengdian and fight them face to face!" Mulima gritted her teeth, "I don't believe that the black spearmen of the Southern Barbarians can charge as well as our forward battalion!"
Mulima is also the first-class tiger general in the Manchurian army. He and Obai founded the Manchurian forward battalion. He is naturally good at cavalry assaults, but he does not have the forward battalion cavalry on hand, only some traditional Manchurian cavalry, and they are not He takes charge of it himself, which is a bit troublesome.
Just when Liuyong and Mulima were packing up their troops and preparing to fight again, Nikan, who commanded 8,000 forward battalion cavalry, 6,000 valiant cavalry and 12 cannons, also encountered big trouble - his 12 3-pounders As soon as the guns were deployed, one-third of them were knocked out by the opponent's nine 12-pound guns, and the remaining eight 3-pound guns had to be moved immediately.
The effective range of the smoothbore cannon is related to the weight of the bullet, the charge, and the length of the barrel. Although the nine 12-pound cannons Wang Qi has on hand are not long cannons, but relatively lightweight short cannons, and they are also cast iron cannons (cast iron cannons have a rate of fire slower), but their effective range is still not comparable to that of the 3-pounder.
So the artillery Nikan had on hand was of no use at all!
Without the support of artillery, the forward battalion cavalry who dismounted and acted as musketeers had to charge against eighteen 3-pound cannons from a divisional artillery battalion of the Ming army.
But the forward battalion cavalry is a cavalry that does odd jobs after all. It is a unit that can do everything, but is not proficient in anything. How could they be allowed to dismount and engage in a gunfight with the elite Ming infantrymen who had formed the Morris Square?
Nikan bit the bullet and let the dismounted forward battalion infantry attack three times, but was driven back by the Ming army's firepower each time. If Wang Qi, commander of the 10th Division of the Ming Army, did not have only one cavalry company at hand and could not cover the infantry to launch a counterattack, he would have defeated Nikan's forward battalion long ago.
After three failed attacks, Nikan's forward battalion cavalry had lost more than a thousand people and no longer had the courage to launch a fourth attack. But he was unwilling to retreat, so he assigned two thousand forward battalion cavalry to Balchuhun (Yue Tuo's fourth son) in Taiyuan, and asked Balchuhun to command three thousand Zhenghongqi cavalry and two thousand forward battalion cavalry. Confronting the Ming army with eight 3-pound cannons, he led more than 4,000 forward battalion cavalry and 3,000 blue-flag cavalry to detour behind the Ming army, trying to find weaknesses in the Ming army's deployment. Not long after they left, a thunderous drumbeat and tsunami-like cheers came from the center of the battlefield.
Nikan quickly reined in his horse and stretched his ears to listen.
"Emperor Taizu Gao is reincarnated...invincible! Invincible in every battle!"
This is the cheers of the Ming army!
Nikan's heart sank, thinking that the Ming army must be launching a counterattack from the front. He had to find the weakness of the Ming army as soon as possible and launch an attack. If it was over, it would be too late!
The cheers he heard came from Qin Mingtao's 12th Division. Fourteen of the sixteen infantry battalions belonging to this division were now forming the Morris Square, and were attacking Yue Le with the support of eighteen 3-pound guns. left wing attack.
At the same time, Gao Jie's thirty-two battalions, which had been running very fast just now, suddenly rose up. Under the cover of more than twenty 3-pound cannons, they fought against Yue Le's artillery and bullets. In order to counterattack, where is there still a bit of battlefield veteran look?
Wang Qi found that the Qing cavalry in front of him had given up the attack and started to take a roundabout route. He also asked the nine 12-pound cannons attached to him to shift positions under the cover of two infantry battalions to bombard Yue Le's right wing.
The infantry under Yue Le are all old farmers who have left the country to make a living. They can fight with ease, but now they are flanked by the Ming army whose numbers and firepower exceed their own by at least 50%. They will soon be unable to withstand it - they We have been fighting back and forth with Gao Jie's troops for most of the day. From early morning to afternoon, we are already exhausted. In addition, there are heavy casualties. Now we are on the verge of collapse. If we continue to carry it on, it will not be fake Manchuria, but real Manchuria. Manchuria!
Emperor Taishu Duduo had been watching the battle from the high platform. He also knew that Yue Le could no longer withstand it, so he had to launch an elite counterattack now. He loudly said to the left and right: "Let Zhan Dai lead the Baya La troops to charge into the battle... ..Remove armor and attack with guns, and attack the red barbarian artillery array on the right wing of Nanmanzi! We must capture the red barbarian artillery array of Nanmanzi, otherwise we will definitely kill them without mercy!"
