Qingqidu, located at the confluence of three rivers: Beijiang, Xijiang, and Suijiang, was originally the stronghold chosen by Shi Lang for his Xijiang Navy. By building the naval Dazhai here, we can not only use the land artillery fort located in the southeast corner of Qingqidu to blockade Sixianjiao, but also prevent the Ming navy from entering the Beijiang waterway from the Xijiang waterway to rescue Sanshui County. You can also hide the weak Xijiang Navy of the Qing Army in the relatively open waterway in the southern section of Qingqiyong to avoid being raided by Ming Army warships. You can even use the embankment south of Qingqidu against the Xijiang River to set up an ambush, and use cannons to launch sugar mines to attack the Ming army's warships!
And when the news came that Zhu Heji's army crossed the Xijiang River from Deqing Prefecture and captured the city of Deqing Prefecture, the military value of Qingqidu, a place that controlled the three rivers, was once again enhanced - the original deployment On the east bank of the Beijiang River, more than 20,000 soldiers from Sun Sike's Green Battalion surrounded Sanshui County from the northeast. On November 16 and 17, they crossed the Beijiang River north of Sanshui County, and then also Withdrew to Qingqidu. They began to set up defenses along Qingqiyong to the west of Qingqi City, and assumed a posture of decisive battle based on danger.
It has to be said that Tu Hai and Zhou Peigong's deployment of guarding Qingqi Capital was very clever. On the one hand, fighting by relying on dangerous positions can make them invincible; on the other hand, blocking the throats of Xijiang, Beijiang, and Suijiang can make it difficult for the Ming army, which has superior combat power and naval forces and is supported by the people of Guangfu, to cast.
As long as the Ming army is unable to deploy and is delayed, the Qing Dynasty, which occupies more than nine-tenths of the world, will be able to use its absolute superiority in national power to bring down the resurgent Ming Dynasty...and then crush it!
But people are not as good as God, and God is not as good as "Wu Suan." Wu Sangui's rebellion completely disrupted the general trend of the world, and also caused Tu Hai, Sun Sike, and Sun Yanling to lose the confidence to fight a protracted war in Qingqidu.
They originally thought they could use the idea of "not losing to win" to drag down their opponents to death, but they didn't expect that they were the ones who had to fight quickly!
After making up his mind, Tu Hai reacted very quickly and immediately led his troops, including Sun Yanling and Ma Xiong, across the Suijiang River and rushed to Qingqidu to join forces with Sun Sike and Shi Lang.
After the meeting, there was a grand oath-taking ceremony!
A newly harvested rice field on the west bank of Qingqiyong has now been turned into a school ground, shrouded in a solemn scene.
Green battalion athletes from Guangdong, Guangdong and northern provinces, flag soldiers from Ping and Ding vassals, and soldiers from Xushun Gongfu, all stood solemnly in the school grounds under the banner of green. The soldiers and armor are neatly arranged, and there are many swords and guns.
They are the descendants of the Qing heavenly troops that span thousands of miles and fight from the bitter cold land of Liaodong to the ends of the sky and the corners of the sea! And it hasn't been passed down for many generations. Just between "second and third passes", the combat effectiveness is still quite good.
Although the "little citizens" Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers in Beijing have turned into paper tigers. However, these green camp soldiers or the vassal flag army often have to fight against the heroes who fought against the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty, so they all have some practical experience.
Most of these armies were led by generals who had participated in the Northern Qing and Southern Ming wars, so they were trained more seriously. And there are not many vacancies in each department... The "good habit" of eating vacancies and drinking soldiers' blood has not become popular yet!
In addition, the equipment of the feudal flag soldiers and green camp soldiers at this time is quite good. Basically everyone has a cotton or cloth armor. There are also a lot of muskets, and the infantry has 300 shotguns for every 1,000 people!
In addition to the shotguns, although the Qing soldiers currently taking the oath are not equipped with red cannons that can be used to attack cities and villages, they still have enough general cannons for field battles.
But what makes these feudal banner troops and green camp soldiers feel most emboldened is the 1,200 Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers who came to the front line with Ningnan Jingkou General Tu Hai!
That is the invincible Eight Banners True Manchuria!
With them guarding them from behind, the flag soldiers of Dingfan, Pingfan and Xushun Gongfu, as well as the even more humble Green Camp soldiers, all felt that their waists were stiff and they were not afraid of anything.
Now in the school grounds, all the people and horses were lined up neatly and there was silence, but the morale of every general was high, and they almost cheered in their hearts.
Because outside the school grounds, the Heavenly Soldiers of the Eight Banners were marching in a mighty formation under the leadership of Ningnan Jingkou General Tu Hai!
This is the real Eight Banners!
You can tell just by looking at the color of their cloth armor... The 1,200 people are divided into six auxiliary collars, one with a straight yellow flag, one with a bordered yellow flag, two with a straight white flag, and two with a straight red flag!
Among them, the two commanders of Zhenghuang Banner and Xianghuang Banner were infantrymen carrying shotguns - they were actually fire soldiers who belonged to the Han Army of Zhenghuang Banner and the Han Army of Xianghuang Banner. Carrying shotguns was just to deceive others.
The four commanders of Zhengbai Banner and Zhenghong Banner are all cavalry - in fact, there are only 500 authentic Eight Banners disciples, and the rest are all coated slaves. In order to boost his momentum, Tuhai dressed them all up. The Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers were mixed with the True Manchurians and divided into four subordinate commanders.
Tuhai was riding on a tall horse. He was a slave of the Manchurian Zhenghuang Banner, so he wore a suit of Zhenghuang cloth-covered iron armor. His back was straight and he was very heroic. The sturdy figure of Deputy General Sun Sike was right next to him, looking majestic. The two of them were talking and laughing along the way, showing confidence in their words and expressions.
In fact, both of them knew in their hearts that the upcoming battle was going to be very difficult!
Because this time the opponent is really powerful! It was more powerful than any opponent the Qing soldiers had encountered before.
Although there is no record of "two famous kings" yet, there is only one Pingnan King in Guangdong, and he has been arrested alive...
In addition, Zhu Heji now occupies the advantageous location of the trumpet mouth formed by Dinghu Mountain and Xijiang River.
According to the report of the scouts, the enemy dug at least a trench four to five miles wide between Dinghu Mountain and Xijiang River, and also built breastworks and a wooden fence behind the trench.
This is to wait for the Qing Dynasty soldiers to hit you with your head!
But Tu Hai and Sun Sike were forced by the general situation and had to collide...otherwise they wouldn't even have a chance to fight!
So Tu Hai and Sun Sike are both worried now and are just trying to force a smile.
While the two were forcing themselves to smile, they had already approached the feudal flag army and green camp soldiers who were waiting for the review.
Countless fiery glances were cast towards them and the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers behind them!
The owners of these eyes don't know yet that Wu Sangui has turned against him... If they knew, they might be heartbroken!
Thinking of this, Tu Hai clamped his horse's belly, accelerated his speed, and galloped to the front of the parade of thirty thousand officers and soldiers. Then he tightened the reins fiercely, and the horse roared "Xi Liu Liu" under his crotch, and then used two Only the hind legs supported the body upright, and the two front hooves flew into the air for a moment before suddenly hitting the ground.
When the two front hooves of the war horse under Tuhai's crotch landed on the ground, someone in the Qing army's formation suddenly took the lead and raised his arms and shouted: "The heavenly soldiers are invincible! The Qing Dynasty will win!"
Then more people cheered: "Heavenly soldiers are invincible, the Qing Dynasty will win..."
The cheers became louder and louder, and soon became like a roaring mountain and a tsunami, and spread all the way westward along the Xijiang River to the Tiancheng Dingping Highlands of Dinghu Mountain, more than 30 miles away. At this time, Zhu Heji was riding his horse calmly on the hillside, surrounded by soldiers from the first leader of his pro-army town cavalry battalion. These soldiers were riding ponies that were relatively easy to obtain in Guangdong, guarding the way up and down the mountain. aisle. Although they all heard the cheers of the Qing army, everyone had a relaxed expression.
Because the seasick Zhuge Military Advisor was sent by Zhu Heji to command the navy at Longgangkou of the Xijiang River, the right military advisor Yang Qilong is now following Zhu Heji. This battle is almost based on his plan. of!
The decisive battle was now imminent, and Military Advisor Yang was extremely excited.
He, like Zhu Heji, was full of expectations for the upcoming battle...
