Just pick the hottest time of the day to launch an attack. This is one of the strategies adopted by Hotta Masamori.
On the front, three armies composed of famous people and horses were lined up, and each army occupied one mile of the front.
Then came the three armies of the frustrated foreign daimyo. They, like the men and horses who created the daimyo, were eager to make a lot of money through this campaign.
The troops of the feudal lords and the Tokugawa shogun's troops, who had higher combat effectiveness, were ranked lower.
First, the forward troops can be used to test the Qing army's combat effectiveness, while at the same time preventing one's own elite from suffering losses in the early stages of the war.
Secondly, it is also necessary to stabilize the position, especially to avoid being outflanked by the Qing cavalry in the rear.
With the six most powerful armies stationed in the rear, Hota Masamori believed that it was absolutely possible to ensure that the entire army would not be divided and surrounded.
The remaining three armies with the weakest combat power must cooperate with the Zheng fleet anchored on the shoal to stabilize the beachhead position on which they rely for survival.
The Ming-Japanese allied forces did not make a large-scale attack, but only advanced slowly. Once they encountered artillery fire, they would immediately stop advancing and at the same time organize their own artillery units to quickly counterattack.
Dorgon's formation was completely different from that of his opponent. King Sanshun's 25,000 men, whose combat effectiveness was in the middle of his side, were located in the middle.
The 15,000 Liang White Banner and the 18,000 Menggu Zhengsi Banner were on the right wing, while the 18,000 Menggu Xiangsi Banner led by Hauge were on the left wing.
The right wing is the strongest, the center is second, and the left wing is the weakest!
The reason for this arrangement was that Dorgon saw the enemy landing south of Xiaoling River.
Based on the analysis of the map of the Jinzhou area, the enemy is likely to want to take the southern route instead of the northern route to relieve the Jinzhou defenders.
The northern route takes the Xiaoling River Valley in front of Changshan Mountain, which is the best place for an ambush for the Qing Dynasty's royal division.
As early as the Battle of Daling River City nine years ago, the Man Ming troops who set out from Jinzhou planned to rush to help Daling River City from here, but they were ambushed by the Qing Dynasty King's troops and retreated.
One of the reinforcements was commanded by Wu Xiang and Song Wei, with a strength of about 7,000, and the other was commanded by Zhang Chun, with a strength of about 40,000. However, both were defeated by Wang Shi and fled back to Jinzhou in embarrassment.
Judging from the location where the enemy troops landed this time, it seems that they may have learned from the previous lessons and switched to the southern route.
Or maybe they plan to get in touch with the Songshan garrison and then forcibly cross the Nerv River and Xiaoling River to relieve the Jinzhou garrison in the north.
But no matter what, the plans of the barbarians and Japanese pirates cannot be allowed to succeed!
Seeing that the opponent's Chinese army and King Sanshun's troops were less than two miles apart, the battle was about to break out.
In view of this, Dorgon ordered the Menggu Eight Banners on both wings to dispatch at the same time and charge into the battle first!
Thirty-six thousand Menggu cavalry, galloping at high speed, can be said to shake the earth, and on flat ground it is equivalent to a stormy sea.
Hauge on the left wing has been impatient for a long time. The fourteenth uncle is really hesitant and timid. If he is in charge of the battle, he can just kill him directly.
With 80,000 elite troops in hand, they can't defeat the group of barbarians and Japanese pirates on the opposite side. How can they surround Jinzhou City? Forget it, go back to Shenyang as soon as possible!
The Menggu cavalry on the right wing was led by Azig, with only one goal, which was to break up the enemy's infantry formation and create as much chaos as possible.
According to the prior deployment, the two groups of Ming Army cavalry led by Wang Tingchen and Cao Bianjiao, totaling 10,000 Ming army cavalry, immediately dispersed and retreated to avoid accidental injury.
Hota Masamori must cherish the little mobility he has, and in order to expand the results, he plans to invest these cavalry in the counterattack.
The Japanese artillery unit, which had received simple training, quickly used mortars and Kofolang aircraft to cover the approaching Qing cavalry brigade with firepower.
Some ashigaru pushed the tanks in front of the formation as a defensive barrier, while a large number of ashigaru quickly ran in front of the formation and temporarily dug a large number of horse traps. Although the number was small, it could play its due role.
In order to withstand the fierce charge of the Qing cavalry group, the spears must be inserted diagonally and deeply into the sand. When inserted row by row, they are equivalent to a row of resisting horses. As long as the opponent bumps into them, the horses will be severely injured.
With the protection of the plate armor, the horseless warriors climbed onto the tank one after another, stood on it and used bows and armor-piercing arrows. After the prey came into the shooting range, they used all their strength and began to shoot rapidly without having to aim.
The Qing cavalry had to brave the fierce artillery fire and numerous arrows to rush towards the opponent's infantry formation. At every moment, some people were hit by bullets and arrows, fell off their horses, and were even killed alive by the mounts of their companions behind them. Trampled to death.
At this time, it was not the turn to fire the cannons. It was not until the target rushed within a hundred steps. As the red flare symbolizing the firing of the cannons of the entire army rose into the sky, the Japanese Ashigaru troops began their most proficient three-stage attack!
Menggu's Eight Banners were commanded by generals and lieutenants stationed by Huang Taiji. Under their leadership, the cavalry were naturally fearless and rushed very fast. The distance between the two sides was rapidly shortening.
This directly led to the final blow of the Japanese army's three-stage attack, which was only about thirty steps away from the target!
At this distance, when shooting cluster targets, the hit rate is quite high.
The entire row of Menggu cavalry who rushed at the front were almost all knocked down on the spot by the dense bullets.
Then, the Ashigaru began to drop bombs desperately.
With the help of his companions, the ashigaru responsible for throwing grenades can throw a grenade in less than three seconds on average.
The explosions on the battlefield were deafening, and fire and bullets rained almost everywhere.
Under the layers of Japanese resistance, the Qing army lost nearly 10% of their cavalry before they could reach their target.
As long as you can disrupt the opponent's formation, such a huge loss is naturally worth it.
However, the presence of horse traps, spears, and tanks made it very difficult for the Qing army to achieve its set goals.
In order to defend against the most terrifying Qing cavalry, every ashigaru, whether an archer or a musketeer, carried a spear.
The surrounding area was armed with spears like a giant porcupine. If a predator wanted to eat this porcupine, it would have to pay the price in blood.
The Japanese infantry's tactics to restrain the Qing army were to use artillery fire to delay the opponent's advance. When fighting hand-to-hand, they relied on tanks, spears, and horse traps to fight to the death with the opponent.
Do you think the Japanese army is afraid of close combat?
That would be a big mistake!
The strong point of the Japanese army, especially the samurai, is to love evil and fight ruthlessly!
Every scar left on the body is a glory that warriors are proud of!
The Qing army wanted to charge into the flanks of the three Japanese armies at the front from both wings, but it was not as easy as imagined.
Two of the three Japanese corps located in the middle began to rapidly expand to the sides.
The front and rear formations gradually changed from the mahjong two-strip shape to the letter V shape, which was equivalent to semi-surrounding the front of the Qing cavalry.
At the same time, Horita Masamori ordered two teams of Ming cavalry to rush into the flanks and rear of the Qing cavalry!
This is called treating the other person's body with his own way!
You can’t take care of both the beginning and the end!
The Menggu Cavalry displayed its most unauthorized combat mode, that is, charging while firing arrows!
In the past, this move would have worked wonders, but now, unlike in the past, the Japanese army had already replaced Ming-style armor in large numbers.
The helmet can protect against arrows, and the body armor can also protect against arrows. The fragile legs cannot be protected, but you can use a shield!
Before the two armies clashed with swords and guns, the Qing army lost nearly 15% of its cavalry, while the Japanese army's losses were minimal.
Seeing the overwhelming force of the Qing army coming, the Japanese soldiers were not afraid, but overjoyed.
One prey is worth two hundred taels of silver!
This is what they have in mind!
Simple and pragmatic!
The samurai who were responsible for boosting the Japanese army shouted the slogan "Unparalleled loyalty and bravery, serve the country seven lives". The Ashigaru people immediately followed up and the morale of the entire army reached its peak.
The gaps between the tanks were filled with spears. When the Menggu cavalry rushed closer, they realized that there was no space in front for them to attack.
Only one by one, under the sunshine, the extremely kind and sharp spears are waiting for him and his mount to be delivered to his door!
The Japanese army had the best spear ashigaru skills. The strongest one was responsible for the main thrust, and the two weaker ones were responsible for the supplementary thrust.
The samurai stood on the tank and was responsible for shooting armor-piercing arrows into the foreheads of the Qing cavalry.
As soon as the cavalryman died while the horse was still galloping, the spear ashigaru in front immediately pressed the weapon in his hand against the horse's neck.
The ashigaru on both sides quickly penetrated into the same position, trying to kill the war horse as soon as possible, which had the effect of emergency braking.
The Franco machine equipped by the tank soldiers fired shotgun at close range, which could also kill the cavalry in large numbers.
In the past, the Qing army could use salvos to overwhelm the Ming army's infantry formations, and even frequently achieved complete victories.
But for Japanese soldiers who were not afraid of death and wanted to make money, this trick would not work at all, and the other party still welcomed them very much.
The more vigorously the Qing army charged, the happier the Japanese army became.
Either live and make money, or die and be left behind.
If you have the ability, just die with me!
This is the most simple idea of the Japanese army!
Samurai are equivalent to officers. As long as the samurai are not annihilated or even repelled, then there is no reason for the Ashigaru to run away first.
Led by the warriors who fought bravely, Ashigaru was naturally fearless. Guns, bows, arrows and grenades could kill many prey.
Due to the high morale of the Japanese army, proper tactics, and well-defended defenses, very few Qing cavalry were able to charge into the formation.
In the great charge launched by thirty-six thousand Menggu cavalry, only two or three thousand men successfully charged into the formation.
There seemed to be a lot of them, but as soon as they rushed in, they were killed by the swarming ashigaru.
The Menggu cavalry who survived for half a minute were all different types, and it was even more impossible to rush in further.
If it weren't for the fact that it's not expensive in bulk, the ashigaru would be eager to carve up the prey in front of them on the spot and put it into their pockets...
Outside there were 36,000 Qing troops fighting 20,000 frontal and 20,000 flanking troops, for a total of 40,000 Japanese troops. The strength of both sides was almost the same.
In fact, under the layer-by-layer obstruction of French aircraft, mortars, grenades, bows and arrows, blunderbuss, spears, and horse traps, the Qing army could not break through the front of the Japanese infantry formation.
But the Qing army's flanks and rear were counterattacked by 10,000 Ming army cavalry!
As a result, the Menggu cavalry who were able to charge into the rear had to turn around to fight, lest arrows be inserted into the butts of both men and horses!
After half an hour of fighting, the Qing army was almost attacked from both sides.
This made the anxious Duduo constantly urge Dorgon to continue to invest troops, so as not to make the people in the front too passive.
Dorgon is still thinking about it, because nearly half of the opponent's rear formation has not yet been used!
The newly launched troops on the battlefield are surrounded by the opponent. Is this okay?
Not only that 50,000 cavalry couldn't break through the opponent's infantry formation, but he still had to count on King Sanshun's men and horses to help him break through?
How ridiculous would this be? ? ?
Dorgon had a vague premonition, which seemed to be similar to the one at Lao Tieshan last time.
But he didn't believe that he couldn't defeat more than 100,000 barbarians and Japanese pirates with 80,000 elite troops!
The heavy damage suffered last time was entirely attributed to the unfavorable terrain and the lack of knowledge of the enemy.
This time the enemy was on flat ground and had no terrain advantage at all, and our own side was waiting for work.
If you can still lose, that's really unlucky!
Facts are better than fiction!
It seemed that if our own cavalry worked harder, they would be able to break away from the opponent's infantry formation, but just by this point, they would miss the chance of success.
A large number of corpses of horses and cavalry had been piled up in front of the infantry formation. However, even though there were hundreds of gaps in the enemy's infantry formation, they could not be overwhelmed.
No matter how big or small the gap is, it will soon be filled by infantry.
It can be seen that our cavalry fought bravely and courageously, but the performance of the opponent's infantry seemed not bad either.
Dorgon had long known that the opponent was dominated by Japanese troops, but he never expected that the fighting power of the Japanese troops was so powerful.
No matter how many casualties there were, there were no signs of collapse. They were just fighting to the death with their own cavalry.
In this case, is it necessary to invest the extremely precious two white flags?
That is the family fortune of the three brothers. Once they lose it all, it will be all over!
Just as Dorgon was hesitant, the opponent began to increase troops to the front line.
Hota Masamori ordered the deployment of one pro-domestic army, three Tokugawa troops, and two reserve armies, leaving only one army to watch over the beachhead!
This tactic is very simple and clear. It is to take advantage of the situation where the enemy and ourselves are fighting together to increase the number of troops and thereby expand the results of the battle.
The Qing army can continue to increase its troops if it wants, but it will have to suffer greater casualties.
The battlefield turned into 130,000 Japanese infantry and 10,000 Ming army cavalry, and the counterattack was less than 30,000 Qing army cavalry.
The Qing army still occupies the mobility advantage on the battlefield, while the Ming-Japanese coalition forces have advantages in firepower, troop strength, and protective capabilities.
Worried that his own losses would be too great, Dorgon had to order a full retreat, five miles in advance.
The Ming cavalry chased for a mile and then gave up. They were also afraid of sudden casualties and had to conserve their strength.
Most of the Japanese soldiers walked on two legs, so naturally they could not form a cover and could only let their prey run away on their own.
However, the results achieved this time have already made Hota Masamori very satisfied.
After the battlefield was cleaned and compiled, more than 6,700 Qing soldiers were killed and more than one million taels of silver were obtained!
According to the standard of killing one and injuring three, the amount of money earned can exceed two million taels.
Although the money had to be distributed with the Ming army cavalry, it was enough to make the Japanese army feel that this trip was not in vain.
Due to the proper defense of the Japanese army, less than 500 people were killed and more than 3,000 were injured.
Because of their bravery, the Ming army's cavalry killed as many as 700 people, and almost all of them were injured.
If we continue to fight, we can further expand the results, but we are bound to be violently blocked by the Qing army.
After thinking about it for a while, Hota Masamori planned to temporarily stop his troops and based on the acquired territory, and did not plan to continue to advance towards Jinzhou.
Whether it was to get in touch with the defenders on Matsuyama or to directly open the passage to Jinzhou, Hota Masamori had little interest.
After obtaining such fruitful results, it was time to go back and deliver the goods, especially when one's own casualties were minimal.
For the remaining two months, the Ming and Japanese allied forces lived by the sea, letting the wind and sun blow.
Even if the Qing army came to harass them, they would pretend not to see them and would not advance even one step further.
Dorgon didn't believe that the enemy would make such a plan, but the fact was so bizarre.
The other party didn't seem to be in a hurry to relieve Jinzhou, and couldn't even see the intention of advancing in the direction of Songshan.
At the same time, news of attacks on Lushun, Jinzhou Guard, Fuzhou Guard, and Gaizhou Guard came successively.
Both Dorgon and Huang Taiji understood that this was a two-pronged strategy adopted by Man Ming in order to make it difficult for the Qing Dynasty to take care of it.
These important places had to be saved, so Huang Taiji withdrew Hauge's troops, which had suffered considerable losses, and ordered them to rush to the peninsula for rescue.
When Hauge led his troops to Gaizhou Wei and other places, they found that the Ming army had already fled.
There were no humans or animals left for him, and almost no tiles were left wherever he went!
There were many Ming warships on the sea, but Hauge couldn't do anything about them.
If you get close to the seaside, you will be bombarded by Ming warships, which makes Hauge grit his teeth and do nothing.
He is a tiger on land, but the other party is a dragon on the sea!
What can you do to me? ? ?
