"Generals, obey the order!" Zhang Mingwei shouted loudly with a serious expression.
All the generals, including Li Laiheng, Li Guo and others, clasped their fists together and responded: "The final general is here!"
Zhang Mingwei glanced at these famous generals and shouted loudly: "This battle is the decisive battle, and it is the most important battle to regain Liaodong. It must be fierce, and it will be decided in one battle. It must not be delayed to allow the Jianlu to adapt to our army's style of play. Do you understand?" "
This statement has actually been emphasized once. It's just very important, so I emphasize it again before the battle.
I have to say that Jianlu is actually good at learning. Originally, the Jianzhou Jurchens were a fishing and hunting people, and they were best at heavy infantry.
But then, the Jianzhou Jurchens annexed other Jurchen tribes and obtained the cavalry army. Then he used this to conquer the Mongolian tribes and consolidate the advantage of the cavalry. Later generations have always believed that Jianlu were nomadic people.
The firearms of the Ming army were powerful, so Jianlu treated Kong Youde and others who went to surrender as kings, also because Kong Youde and others could make up for Jianlu's shortcomings in firearms.
Therefore, the later Jianlu were actually a force with all types of arms.
This time Zhang Mingwei came with his troops. His troops were smaller than those of Jianlu but he was confident of regaining Liaodong. The reason for this was that there were new weapons in the army that Jianlu had not thought of.
In the first war, it is necessary to give full play to the power of new weapons to catch the enemy by surprise and annihilate them in one fell swoop.
Of course, after Zhang Mingwei has been fighting for so many years, he is no longer a weapons-only person. The elite officers and soldiers of the imperial court are the basic guarantee.
"General, I obey!" After hearing this, many generals understood the importance of these words, and all of them roared in response.
Zhang Mingwei scanned their faces one by one and was still very satisfied. He was confident that these generals no longer needed to emphasize military discipline, and there would never be any chance of anyone daring to escape like during the Battle of Songjin.
The reason is very simple, the rewards and punishments are clear, giving them the confidence to win, that's it.
Afterwards, each general returned to his own army and formally launched an attack on Jianlu.
Facing a battle involving hundreds of thousands of people, Zhu Yuluo was also a little excited.
It's not that she hasn't seen such a scene before. When they fought against the coalition forces of Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai in Kaifeng, there were more enemies than this.
However, this time they are facing Jianlu, and more importantly, the outcome of this battle will determine the decisive battle for the imperial court to regain Liaodong.
This has always been the expectation of all the people of Ming Dynasty, it is also the wish of her father, and it is also an urgent desire in her heart.
Because Zhang Mingwei and Emperor Chongzhen said that the time when Jianlu was destroyed was the time for him to marry her. Imitate the hussar generals of the Han Dynasty. If you don’t destroy the captives, how can you take care of your family?
To this, Emperor Chongzhen agreed immediately.
After all, I am already an old girl! If we can destroy Jianlu this year, that would be the best!
Thinking of this, she took another look at Zhang Mingwei's profile and found that he was staring ahead with all his concentration. That serious look was as good-looking as ever!
Unknowingly, at the critical moment when the decisive battle between Jianlu and the imperial army was about to begin, Comrade Zhu Yurao was distracted!
The thunderous sound of war drums sounded outside Haizhou City, and the war between the Ming army and Jianlu was about to break out.
There were so many people on both sides that it was naturally impossible for them to crowd into the official road and fight. Stretching out into the wild fields on both sides, the fields were densely packed with people.
At this time, there is a problem.
Except for the flat ground on the official road, the rest of the ground is undulating and uneven.
The sidecars of the Ming army and the carriages of Jianlu require a lot of effort to push, and they may even get stuck and cannot be pushed at all.
So, on the Ming Army side, except for those on the official road, other Ming Army soldiers followed the general's command, got out of the side carriages, lined up in neat lines, and began to advance towards Jianlu.
The soldiers of the Ming army stopped every ten steps, so that from Jianlu's side, they could see that they were always in a neat formation, row after row, rushing past like waves, which was very spectacular.
Just this military discipline surprised everyone in Jianlu.
All along, in their impression, in the battle with the Ming army, they were the main attackers, and the Ming army relied on the owners of side carriages to defend.
However, this time, the Ming army actually broke away from the cover of the sidecar and actively attacked them!
Seeing this scene, Jianlu was shocked at first.
When we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins! The generals on Jianlu's side actually knew this truth.
Therefore, whether it was the grumpy Hauge, the brave and aggressive Duduo, or Azig and others who were more cautious than them, they all ordered their men to also greet the Ming army.
Dorgon on the top of the city saw that the armies of both sides were getting closer and closer under the cover of the cavalry on the flanks.
Seeing that the Ming army still maintained an orderly formation under such circumstances, Dorgon had to sigh with emotion: "This Ming army is indeed an elite division!"
"Master, don't worry, no matter how elite they are, they can't withstand the bombardment!" Upon hearing this, Kong Youde quickly expressed his stance, "We have deployed Hongyi artillery on the official road. The Ming army's formation is so tight that it can just give them more Some casualties will damage their morale!"
No matter what, he has confidence in his men. In this war, he selected his best gunner to fight. When they were under the command of Sun Zhongcheng, they were personally instructed by those Fo Langji people.
Dorgon nodded after hearing this, but he said a little doubtfully: "Looking at the speed of the Ming army's attack, it seems that there are no Hongyi artillery in the army. Don't they know the importance of artillery?"
The original Zhenjiang Fort was completely bombed by the Ming army. In such an important battle, the Ming army did not have Hongyi cannons. This is really strange!
Kong Youde couldn't answer this question either.
He knew exactly how heavy the Hongyi cannon was. If it was used in field battles, he also knew exactly how many people would be needed to push and pull it.
However, from the top of the city, it can be seen that the Ming army did have artillery, and the number of artillery was more than that of the Qing Dynasty. However, he can guarantee that the artillery of the Ming army is too light and its range is definitely not as far as the Hongyi cannon of the Qing Dynasty.
Is it possible that the Ming army relied on its large number of artillery to risk the iron bullets of the Qing and Hongyi artillery, and then attacked with artillery when they got close? Are they not afraid that their morale has collapsed before this?
The main function of artillery in this era is not to kill or injure many people, but to break enemy formations, disrupt enemy formations, and demoralize the enemy.
The Ming army doesn’t know this, right?
Thinking about this, Kong Youde vaguely felt that something was fishy. But for a moment, he couldn't figure out what was wrong.
However, he was very sure that the cannons with two wheels in front of the Ming army and pushed forward by a group of people definitely did not have as far a range as the Hongyi cannons under his command!
Just kidding! Kong Youde thought in his mind, it is impossible that the artillery of the Ming army is lighter than the Hongyi cannon of the Qing Dynasty, and has a longer range. This is simply a fantasy, it is impossible!
Just as he was thinking this, he saw the Ming artillerymen on the opposite side stopped and immediately calibrated their artillery.
"..." Kong Youde was dumbfounded when he saw it.
At this distance, which is less than the distance for Hongyi cannon to fire, what do those Ming troops mean? Are they going to fire?
Dorgon also saw it and immediately became nervous and asked quickly: "What's going on? Can the Ming army hit us?"
"Go back to the master!" Kong Youde still had some experience in this matter, and quickly replied, "This distance is too far. If the Hongyi cannon fires, the power of the iron bullets will be greatly reduced, and it will be a waste of gunpowder."
As soon as he said this, he was suddenly startled and thought about it immediately.
Judging from the situation in the previous battles, the Ming army was already very rich. The Qing Dynasty was afraid of wasting gunpowder, but it seems that the Ming army was not afraid of wasting gunpowder because they had plenty of gunpowder!
When he thought of this, Kong Youde became depressed and quickly said to Dorgon: "Master, could it be that the Ming army has a lot of gunpowder, so even if the power is greatly reduced, they are still willing to fire?"
Before Dorgon could speak, he added doubtfully: "But the artillery of the Ming army is obviously not as heavy as the Hongyi cannon, and its range is not as far as the Hongyi cannon. Even the Hongyi cannon is in trouble at this distance. Their kind of cannon can What is the use?"
After hearing this, Dorgon was also confused. Thinking about the importance of this battle, he quickly ordered: "Our Hongyi cannon should also fire immediately, otherwise it will affect our morale!"
Even if there is no damage, if the Ming army's artillery is firing but the Qing army does not have any, it will somewhat affect the morale of the Qing army. After all, some of the Qing army today have never seen such a scene.
"Yes, Master!" Upon hearing this, Kong Youde quickly agreed and was about to raise his flag.
But at this moment, Dorgon said again: "Forget it, wait a little longer, good steel must be used on the blade!"
Kong Youde turned around and saw the confusion on the regent's face, and couldn't help but sigh.
The Qing Dynasty was short of supplies, especially gunpowder, which was even more pitiful. The regent knew that it would affect morale, but he still changed his mind. There was nothing he could do about it!
With this thought in mind, the order to fire was not issued.
Both sides can clearly see the movements of the two armies in front of the formation. Duduo and others who were commanding outside the city naturally saw that the Ming army's artillery was about to fire. In response, they all shouted loudly and sent orders to their men not to panic. This distance is just an itch.
When they speak, they must be speaking in a relaxed manner, otherwise if they speak seriously, it will affect morale.
No matter what, the iron bullets from the artillery are no joke, how could they be tickling!
Just as Jianlu was cheering each other up, the Ming army was ready.
"Boom boom boom..."
The artillery at the front of the Ming army's line roared in rows in an orderly manner, and smoke rose into the sky.
