Doro Rao Yubeile Abatai was ordered to command the attack on the Xuanzang army and horse defense line in the south today. He personally experienced the power of the defense deployed by Zhang Cheng and also saw the combat power of the Xunzhen army and horse.
Just listen to him say: "I have been ordered to do so, General. The Ming army's gunners are protected by earthen walls, and there are several ditches in front of the walls. They are very slippery. It is extremely difficult for our warriors to cross them. The passage left is too narrow for the army to move through. , and even more artillery defense, it’s really difficult to break through!”
Dorgon said in a deep voice: "Therefore, our army must fill in the trench first, so that with the support of archers, our warriors can still break through the Ming army's earthen wall."
There was a chill in the hearts of the Qing generals in the tent, fearing that just filling up those trenches would cost the blood of the warriors in the banner.
The first trench was okay. It was just close to the range of the Ming army's fire cannons. All they had to do was push the shield cart to the front of the trench and the auxiliary soldiers of each banner threw the earth bags into the trench. But the remaining trenches... ..
Baya Lazhang Jingholben pondered for a long time, looked at the Ming army's defense sketch, and said: "You can prepare some long wooden boards. The trenches in front should be filled with earth bags, and the trenches in the back can be paved directly with wooden boards. This may be easier. .”
Dorgon nodded frequently, looking at Holborn with a little admiration in his eyes.
Everyone started talking again, and Hauge suddenly said: "We can also dig trenches, surround the Ming army, and leave some soldiers and horses to guard it. The rest can continue to go out to plunder and surround the Ming army for several months. I don’t believe he has so much food and grass that he can’t starve to death and starve to death like these smart dogs!”
"What a fool!"
Dorgon cursed in his heart and said in a deep voice: "Humph, surround us? You don't even think about it. If you leave one army and horse, how many troops are enough?"
You have also experienced the combat power of Lu Xiangsheng, Zhang Cheng and other famous generals. In your opinion, is it enough to leave 10,000 or 20,000 troops?
If they want to fight decisively or break through, what will you do?
How many months did the army surround him? Do you think this place is in Liaodong? Our army can advance and retreat freely, and we can receive a steady supply of food and grass.
Our tens of thousands of troops have penetrated deep into the territory of the Ming Dynasty. If we don't fight quickly, we have to wait in this dangerous place for several months. The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty has dispatched reinforcements from all over the country. At this time, our military divisions and veterans are tired. Do you miss me, the Eight Banners Warriors? Are they all going to stay in the customs? "
At this point, he glared at Hauge, then sternly glanced at everyone in the tent and said: "With Lu Xiangsheng, Zhang Cheng and other generals here, our Eight Banners army will not be able to plunder smoothly, let alone the harm they and others will do to me in the future. , even the success or failure of this entry is still unknown;
Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng and Zhang Cheng must be eliminated.
However, tens of thousands of our troops penetrated deep into the Ming Dynasty, and things would change later. Therefore, we had to complete our efforts in one battle and capture the Jiazhuang camp within ten months. Our army's strength was several times that of the enemy. As long as the trenches were filled in, the Jiazhuang camp was broken. It is only a matter of time before Lu Xiangsheng, Zhang Cheng and others are eliminated! "
Hauge was dejected by Dorgon's scolding. He stared wide-eyed and wanted to retort, but he didn't know what to say when he opened his mouth.
Adaihu, the leader of the Eight Banners Mongolian Zhenghuang Banner, said: "In fact, to fill in the trenches of the Ming army, we do not necessarily need our warriors to go into battle. Our army has captured many Ming soldiers, so our warriors can drive them into battle to fill the trenches!" "
Dorgon took a deep look at him, shook his head and said: "A mob of people, facing the artillery fire of the Ming army, those Ming soldiers will definitely collapse. If they rush back, they will block the attack of our warriors." Not to mention the route, it is very likely to disrupt our army's array;
If Lu Xiangsheng, Zhang Cheng and others take the opportunity to counterattack and pursue with all their strength, our army may..."
All the Qing generals in the military tent looked at A'dai when they heard this, as if they were doubting his intentions. Facing everyone's gaze, A'dai had no choice but to say yes.
Abatai lowered his head and thought for a while, then said: "Perhaps we can send thousands of Ming Dynasty men as a test and disperse them in front of our army to see the reaction of the Ming army. With fewer people, my army will be easier to control."
Dorgon nodded approvingly again, and then said sternly: "I just received the military report. Zeng Chuankong under King Huaishun and Niu Lu Zhang, Jinghua Yingchun of the Han Army will arrive before noon tomorrow.
Tomorrow, our army will launch another attack, pretending to attack the southern defense line of the Ming Army, to contain its forces and prevent them from sending reinforcements elsewhere. We will concentrate the existing artillery in the east, mainly attack the defense line at the east gate of Jiazhuang, and use all the Han army artillery to bombard the north of the Ming Army with all their strength. defense line,
All armies must attack with all their strength, first bombard the enemy's formation with artillery, and then drive the strong men to fill the trenches. We should encourage our warriors to break through the Ming formation and get rid of Lu Xiangsheng and Zhang Cheng. Our army will also turn around and continue to plunder elsewhere!
Each army will build more shield carts today, as well as long wooden planks, and prepare some ladders, and drive the captive men to dig and bag the soil for filling the trenches tomorrow..."
"All the warriors of our Eight Banners must move forward bravely. Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed without mercy!"
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Slowly, night fell, and in the vast camp of the Qing army, dots of lights lit up, and finally merged into a bright sea of lights.
In addition, the Jiazhuang Xuan army camp is also brightly lit. Looking from the air, it looks like a bright light shining with Jiazhuang as the center, several miles apart, and surrounded by several huge cities that never sleep.
That night, Lu Xiangsheng summoned the generals of Xuanda to discuss matters. He tried his best to encourage them. After the discussion, he left Zhang Cheng alone and asked Zhang Cheng to accompany him around.
Lu Xiangsheng was followed by his general Chen An, and Wang Dou was only followed by Chen Zhong and a few other personal guards. The group remained silent and just patrolled around the camp.
The Xuanda camp was heavily guarded. Soldiers from each battalion were constantly patrolling, and commands and shouts were constantly heard. Other than that, the surrounding areas of each tent were quiet and no one was there. Only the lanterns and torches in front of the tents gave off a dim light.
In the outer defense line of the camp, teams of night watch sergeants were also arranged behind the earthen walls. Piles of bonfires were lit here. Rows of wooden poles were placed in some open spaces, and layers of lanterns were hung. In the cold wind, It shakes from time to time and illuminates the surrounding land.
At the same time, in order to prevent the Qing soldiers from stealing the camp at night, in addition to these night watch sergeants and lanterns and torches, the ground outside the outer defense line of the Xuanda camp was also covered with dense layers of iron caltrops. etc.
In fact, in this era, it is not easy to sneak attack on enemy camps at night. Not to mention that there are many night blindness in the army, and the banners and drums of the cold weapon era have lost their effect.
If a small group of elites sneak attack and harass, that's fine. If a large group of soldiers and horses are sent to sneak attack, it will almost purely add to the chaos.
Therefore, it would be extremely difficult for the Qing army to sneak attack the camp of the Xuan army. Likewise, it would not be easy for the Xuan army to attack the Qing camp.
Zhang Cheng and Lu Xiangsheng came to the outer defense line of the camp. Looking at the dense sea of lights in the Qing army camp opposite, Zhang Cheng felt a little dazed, as if he had returned to the later generations and faced the sea of lights in the city.
