Nearly 500 people have gathered on the other side of the Liangshui River, but there are as many as 800 or 900 war horses. Almost all of the Qing army's horse and foot soldiers are one person and two horses. Even those auxiliary soldiers of Yu Ding in the banner mostly have two pairs of horses. Horses, and some rich coated Aha are also double horses.
Chen Dakuan glanced around. Although the sergeants looked surprised and many of them were breathing heavily, their expressions were still calm.
And although the river is not fast, it is still impossible to cross because of ignorance of hydrology and whether the river bed is soft, hard and muddy. This stone bridge is the only way to cross the river.
The stone bridge was strewn with iron caltrops, and there were some horse-repelling stakes at the head of the bridge. If the Qing army wanted to forcefully rush across, they would have to pay a heavy price. The stone bridge was about ten steps wide, but nearly forty steps long.
Chen Dakuan believed in the muskets, cannons, bows and arrows of his sergeants. He mounted a Folan machine gun and a squatting tiger cannon here. One hundred and seventy-five of his sergeants were here at the bridge, including more than 70 firecrackers. Rod.
These sergeants holding fire guns were gathered together. They formed a team of more than 20 people, all commanded by a team officer. They stood in three rows on the official road. If the Qing army on the opposite side wanted to forcefully rush across the bridge, they would line up with guns. Shoot, three strikes.
He turned to Tong Shoushan and said: "Boss Tong, your boss A, please stay here. If the Tatars on the other side charge into battle, we will work together to fight him."
"Yes, the Tatars are so fucking arrogant, let's just fuck them."
Tong Shoushan looked at the situation on the other side of the stone bridge and responded to Chen Dakuan's words.
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On the other side of the Liangshui River, the Qing cavalry with white flags roared over. They seemed to have seen the situation at the bridge head and stopped a hundred steps away from the stone bridge.
As we got closer, we could see the Qing cavalry more clearly. We saw that they were all wearing plain helmets and dark armors. They should be cotton armors with iron leaves embedded in them. Each of them had thick copper nails nailed on their cotton armor, especially The generals and officers all had brightly polished breast shields on their chests. Except for the white tassels on their iron helmets high on their heads, everyone's armor was pure white.
The captives on the other side of the stone bridge were all stout. They were riding steadily on their horses, and their faces were faintly full of anger, and they were full of arrogance.
They seemed to be tired from running for too long, and it was very cold in early winter. The mules and horses snored constantly as they dismounted, and thick white air spewed out of their mouths and noses.
Chen Dakuan made a rough estimate in his mind, and based on the information from Tong Shoushan, those Qing troops under the Zhengbai Banner should all be sergeants from the Aliha Chaoha Battalion.
In the past two years, the slave chief Huang Taiji began to reform the military system in order to better control the army and reduce the military power of each banner owner. Whenever he went on an expedition, he was no longer dispatched according to the cattle records, but was dispatched Elites from each banner were organized into three major battalions, namely the Baya La Camp, the Alhachaoha Camp, and the Garbushxian Camp.
Although the banner masters and Niulu commanders were still temporarily appointed, the soldiers and horses they controlled were no longer the banner soldiers of their respective territories, and the military power would be returned after the war.
At the beginning, each battalion still had to be disbanded after the war and each returned to its own banner. However, due to the numerous wars, the three newly formed battalions were gradually classified as custom-made. They were no longer disbanded after the war, but were concentrated and stationed to specialize in battles. Lord.
Chen Dakuan was looking carefully at this time. There were about five or six hundred Tatar soldiers on the opposite side. They didn't have many troops, but they were carrying the official banner of Jiala Zhangjing. It seemed that they were Niulu Zhangjing with the title of Jiala Zhangjing. Commanded the troops.
He estimated that there were only about two to three hundred armored soldiers on the opposite side, including at most a hundred horse-armored soldiers.
After the Tatars unified the military system, seventeen Baya soldiers were sent to the Baya camp every day, a few Bushxian soldiers were sent to the Bushxian camp, and dozens of riflemen and vests were sent to the Alhachaoha camp. , led by the original Niulu Zhangjing and Jia La Zhangjing of each banner, the number was as large as fifty people per team. The officers were said to be allocated a lot of treasury, and the ten-man team was called Zhuangda.
There are at most 300 armored soldiers on the opposite side, and the rest are some remaining auxiliary soldiers from various banners. It is estimated that there is one auxiliary soldier in one armor and two auxiliary soldiers in one vest. Some of the auxiliary soldiers are obviously wearing There are still some people in the flags that are not inlaid with iron leaf cotton armor. Although these people also hold knives and guns, they can only die under the fierce attack of their own guns.
There are also some domestic slaves of various armored soldiers, such as coated Aha, who are only used as handyman cannon fodder and have no combat effectiveness at all. They usually only serve their masters and help them keep their personal plunder, so they can be ignored.
After thinking about this, Chen Dakuan calmed down. He had a sentry of more than 200 sergeants, more than 70 muskets, and more than 30 archers. There was only one key point on the stone bridge that needed to be defended, and there were iron caltrops in front of it. There are horse stakes, muskets at the back, and two artillery pieces.
Even if a few Tatar soldiers rush across the stone bridge, they still have nearly a hundred sword, shield and spearmen, not to mention Tong Shoushan's entire cavalry is still here.
As long as the Tatar soldiers on the opposite side dare to charge, we must give these Tatars some color today.
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Beijing City, outside Yongding Gate, in the southeastern suburbs.
In the abandoned fort camp, on the top of a two-story earthen building, Zhang Chengzheng and Infantry Commander Liang Song were standing behind General Zhang Yan. They were all wearing battle armor, helmets, and bright red cloaks.
In the camp, groups of sergeants were gathering and lining up. There were three infantry posts, four and a half cavalry posts, and about 1,800 auxiliary soldiers in the camp.
Zhang Cheng first said: "Uncle, the news came back from Tong Shoushan who was sent out. More than 500 Tatar cavalry were chasing them all the way. The division veterans are tired. In my opinion, the cavalry attacked from the stone bridge in the north. , go to the Tatar's flank and see if you can cut off his retreat?"
Zhang Yan thought while answering: "There are hundreds of slaves and cavalry. If Niu Lu Zhangjing really leads the army, it is estimated that the number of armored Tatars should be three hundred. Your troops can go around from the south bridge. If the Tatars attack my stone bridge, you The troops can find openings to attack from a flank, but if the captives and cavalry do not attack, they must not fight lightly."
Zhang Cheng received the order with his fists clasped and said, "Zhang Cheng will definitely live up to his orders."
Zhang Yan glanced at him and said in a deep voice: "Zhang Cheng, please remember that you must not easily engage the Luqi in battle. You must avoid a rough fight and be on guard against whether the Luqi is ambushing nearby."
Then Zhang Yan said to Liang Song, the infantry commander next to him: "The middle sentry of the infantry will stay to guard the camp. You lead the left sentry to the North Bridge to take charge. I will personally lead the right sentry to the South Bridge to meet the enemy with my camera."
Although Liang Song wanted to go to the South Bridge so that he could fight against the Tatars, North Bridge also needed someone to take command, so he had no choice but to clasp his fists and take orders.
Zhang Yan ordered Lin Zhiyi, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army sentry beside him: "Assemble the Chinese army. You follow me to Nanqiao and see if we can do something about it."
Groups of sergeants had finished lining up, and there were still several carts on the official road, with Folang machines and tiger squatting artillery on them. Amid waves of orders, the military formation began to move.
They separated on the official road. Most of the cavalry rode north. Only Zhang Yanzhong's 200 or so riders followed him to the South Bridge. The infantry drove the cart and trotted all the way to the north and south. go.
The bright helmet, the mandarin duck's fat coat, and the bright red cloak combine to form a beautiful picture!
