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Judging from the situation, the Manchu-Mongolian coalition's attack on the Shisanshan area was passive rather than active.

The original strategic deployment of the coalition forces was to take advantage of the exhausted Jinzhou Restoration Army from Shanhaiguan, and then wait for an opportunity to defeat the enemy.

Now, because the Restoration Army sent a unit across the Daling River to advance, this unit was stuck at Shisanshan Station, the must-pass for the coalition forces to advance westward to Jinzhou, thus forcing the coalition forces to launch an attack in advance.

Otherwise, the Shisanshan Station in the Allied Army is equivalent to Jinzhou in the Restoration Army.

Once the coalition forces fail to break through the Shisanshan Station, the Jinzhou defenders may be wiped out by the main force of the reform.Once Jinzhou is lost, the situation on the battlefield will become even more unfavorable to the coalition forces.

General Fu Yu of Jilin pointed out the importance of "defending the enemy outside the gate of the country".

The coalition forces are very clear that despite the participation of Monan Mongolia, the Manchu-Mongolian coalition forces outside the pass cannot compare with the reformation puppet dynasty, which owns half of the world in the pass, in terms of military strength, equipment, money and food. It cannot be a protracted war.

Wu Keshan's disgraced grandson, Gong Ge Labutan, Prince Zhuoli Ketu, was extremely arrogant, thinking that the Guannei New Army was mainly composed of green battalion soldiers, and they could only rely on firearms, but firearms would not play a decisive role at all, otherwise I would The Qing Dynasty would not beat the Ming Dynasty like a grandson, and finally entered the customs and became the master of China.

"My lord is right. Those Han people were no match for our Manchurian soldiers a hundred years ago, and they are no different today!"

Gong Ge Labutan's words boosted the morale of the Manchu and Mongolian generals in the big tent, and they were also full of confidence.

Without it, what the lord said is true, in the Qianlong Dynasty's previous foreign battles, the winner was never determined by firearms, and it was not by the armored Sauron who used the sharp edge of the big bow to fight hard.

What's more, there are tens of thousands of cavalry in the coalition army this time. Although the armor rate is not high and the weapons are poor, the majestic momentum formed by the large-scale cavalry charge would scare me, not to mention the Han soldiers from the pass.

"One fight will reveal the true face of that devil's six paper tigers!"

Gong Gelabutan offered to bring his son Lang to attack the reformation and puppet army first, and while investigating their details, it also severely damaged the morale of the gang of Han people.

"Attack! Attack! Attack!"

Prince Tuxietu Lashnamzal also tended to take the initiative to attack during the military conference, believing that whoever strikes first and makes the most violent attack will win.

"If you can't help Daqing in one day, and smash that devil into six pieces, my son and I swear not to return home!"

As one of the three Mongolian giants who came to the alliance, Wangzaledorji, the left-wing Darhan prince of Horqin, naturally stood up to cheer for the coalition soldiers.

Although the pre-war reconnaissance of the terrain around Shisanshan Station was more beneficial to the defenders, the call for a decisive battle still overshadowed prudent suggestions.

The Horqin left-wing center banner soldiers led by Gong Ge Labutan became the vanguard of the coalition forces as they wished, and took the lead in attacking the Restoration Army.

The battle started on the 21st, but on the [-]th, the imperial battalion quickly sent a document titled "The Opportunity to Respond to the Enemy by Encouraging Zu Yingyuan, Ruilin, etc." to Jinniu Cave, where the headquarters of the Second Army was located.

The Sixth Emperor of Tingzhizhong asked the Second Army with concern: "Since the Mongolian soldiers were discovered in Shifobao, have you fully grasped the Mongolian army's movements, numbers, commanders, etc., and have you encountered battles with Mongolia or the Eight Banners? Give the Mongolian thieves a big shock, let them know that I am definitely not a paper tiger!"

It's as if he, Guizi Liu, also participated in the meeting of the Manchurian and Mongolian coalition forces.

If the coalition forces hold a meeting, it may be the secret work of the Restoration Dynasty, otherwise Guizi Liu has no reason to say a paper tiger.

The order given by the Corps to the Second Army was: "If the Horqin and other troops are indeed joining forces with the Shengjing bandits, then Er's troops should no longer advance to Guangning, and choose a place with favorable terrain to garrison to prevent the Mongolian bandits from filling up. Entering the key pass of Jinzhou to ensure the smooth attack of Jinzhou. In addition, Anmu will lead a town of more than 7000 officers and soldiers to carry Jiatling hand-cranked guns to reinforce Er's troops. At that time, the second army will be dispatched."

At the same time, Wang Fu, the commander of the Eastward Corps, sent an electric power to the imperial camp, saying that the previously formulated strategy was mainly to eliminate the Eight Banners soldiers outside the customs led by the Shengjing Garrison Eight Banners, and to wipe out [-] to [-] enemies and occupy Jinzhou, Guangning, and Shengjing. To achieve the goal of the strategy and create conditions for the next step to completely liberate the outside of the customs.

The integration of the various ministries of Monan Mongolia and the Eight Banners outside the Guan has not only complicated the enemy's situation, but also increased the enemy's military strength. Therefore, the goal of the campaign should be changed, and the goal of the campaign should be to wipe out the Manchu-Mongolian coalition forces.

Jia Liubai replied in his busy schedule and pointed out: "It is absolutely necessary to upgrade the scale of the battle and increase the number of enemies wiped out. I have been thinking about whether our brave officers and soldiers can use this battle to solve Monan Mongolia together. Ruo Mo If Southern Mongolia is resolved, there will be peace in Mobei and Moxi."

In the telegram reply, Jia Liu particularly emphasized how to fight the battle and how to deploy it, and how to divide the battle into several phases should be controlled by the Eastward Corps itself, but the first phase must be to severely injure or wipe out no less than [-] people as the combat goal, and then wipe out the main force of the enemy .

And asked Commander Wang if he had confidence.

After receiving an affirmative reply, Jia Liulong was overjoyed and asked the attendants to prepare paper money for him to go to Fuling to worship his ancestors, as well as gunpowder, picks, hammers and other items.

The first battle between the two armies took place at dawn on the 21st. At that time, Beizi Tabu under Gong Ge Labutan led more than 700 armored cavalry, wrapped their hooves in cloth and covered their horses' mouths. , suddenly pounced on a reforming army in front of him.

The Restoration Army that was attacked was a unit under the Tenth Infantry Association of the Fourth Town under the jurisdiction of the Second Army. It was formerly the officers and soldiers of Chengdu Town, the main force of the Sichuan Green Battalion. They were not only well-equipped, but also had a high fighting will.

Therefore, after being attacked by the Mongolian cavalry, the battalion immediately counterattacked on the spot. Although the troops were smaller than the attacking Mongolian cavalry, the officers and soldiers counterattacked very bravely, and immediately sent a signal for help to the air (improved version of Drilling Dragon Fireworks).

After receiving the enemy's information, Song Guozhong, the commander of the Second Army Cavalry Association, immediately led his troops to attack the Mongolian soldiers on the flank.

Seeing that he could not break through, Tabu rode his horse and led his troops back to the original formation.

The contact resulted in dozens of casualties on both sides.

However, Tabb was not discouraged, because this attack was originally a tentative attack for the army to launch a general attack.

"These Han soldiers have some guts, and they never collapsed at the first touch."

Kung Labutan saw that the Restoration Army had good looks whether they were infantry or cavalry, and that after the attack, the adjacent troops also provided reinforcements immediately instead of fighting on their own, so he put away his contempt.

But Tabu didn't take it seriously, saying that he failed to break through to expand the results of the battle because the puppet army dug a lot of trenches in front of the formation and set up a lot of tripping ropes. How capable are Han soldiers?

Kung Labutan nodded, and looked at his second son, Tenzin Wangbu, who was already in armor: "Second brother, are you sure that you take the lead?"

"Don't worry, Ama, my child has already selected a hundred warriors in double armor as dead soldiers. As long as the obstacles in front of the Han soldiers are cleared, they will be able to rush in and turn them upside down!"

Tenzin Wangbu is very confident, and his confidence comes from his experience of studying abroad in the pass.

Eleven years ago, as the heir of Horqin's vassal, he was selected as a second-class bodyguard to accompany Mingrui in the Burmese expedition, so he knew the combat capabilities of the green battalion soldiers in the pass.