Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 396
From the second day after Yue Tuo led the main force of the Qing army to arrive, the Baoyi people were divided into two places, and under the protection of the Qing army, they went to Ningyuan and Zhenyuan Fort respectively.

After several days of day and night work by the packers, a long trench was dug outside the north gate of Ningyuan City and the east gate of Zhenyuan Fort. These two trenches were more than ten feet wide and six feet deep. The army sent troops from Ningyuan and Zhenyuan Fort to support the supply camp and cut off the channel.

More than [-] Mongolian Eight Banners cavalry and [-] Niulu Xianglan Banner Qing troops camped north of the trench to monitor the Ming army in the direction of Ningyuan.

In the ditch outside the east gate of Zhenyuan Fort, there were ten Niulu Zhenglan Banner Qing troops encamped and watching.

"King Gongshun, King Zhishun, are the cannons placed properly? Tomorrow we will see the flag of the Han army! When the cannon blows away the gates of the Ming army barracks, if you don't come back, you immediately lead 500 people into the Ming army barracks and fight with them hand-to-hand with all your strength! Wu Dabu, you bring 300 people as the rear team, and take the opportunity to enter the camp to cover up the kill! The same is true for King Zhishun in the west, and Ah Xibao led the team to charge! Even if the Ming army has sharp firearms, so what? When it comes to close combat, my Eight Banners You can be said to be invincible in the world! After breaking the camp of the Ming army, this king will give you credit for waiting!"

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"Minions take orders!"

Located in the main camp of the Qing army five miles north of the Qin army camp, Yue Tuo was convening his generals in the big tent to discuss matters, arrange the way of fighting for tomorrow, and assign tasks to his subordinates.

After investigating the layout of the Ming army camp, Yue Tuo discussed with Kong Youde and others, and finally decided on tomorrow's tactics.

Kong Youde and the others knelt down on one knee to receive the military order, with an air of determination and expression on their faces.

In their view, even if the Ming army on the opposite side is an elite new army, the disadvantage of too few numbers is an unchangeable reality.

As long as the formation is broken by the elite of the Eight Banners, no sharp firearm can withstand a knife and a spear.

As long as these thousands of Ming troops are strangled, the mountains of food, grass and supplies behind them will become the purses of the Eight Banners.

"My lord, I have something to say. I always feel that we are a little too smooth this time? Why is there only a few thousand guards in the Ming Dynasty when it is so important? Could it be that there is some fraud in it?"

After hesitating for a long time, Geng Zhongming, who has always had a weak sense of presence, took a step forward to salute and expressed his doubts.

"Hehehehe! King Huaishun is overwhelmed! I have thought about what you said, and after thinking about it, I realized that there is no other hidden worry! Do you know why?"

When he was in a good mood, Yue Tuo, who was usually stern and severe, also became amiable.

"The slave just doesn't know, the old party asked the previous question, and asked the prince to explain the confusion to the slave!"

Geng Zhongming replied with a smile and salute.

"Hahahaha! It's not enough to solve the confusion, but I'll just talk about what Zensheng thinks!"

Seeing meritorious service in sight, Yue Tuo raised his head and laughed.

"In fact, to put it simply, the commander outside the customs of the Ming Dynasty was a little negligent! Although the Ming Dynasty won the victory in Yizhou last year and then defended the city of Songshan, it is inevitable for him to underestimate the enemy! This time our army went south, He will think that our army is still targeting pine brocade, and never thought that our army will go around the city and drive directly to its vital points! Although the Ming army has a lot of elites, but now they are scattered among the castles and separated by me After coming here, I can’t gather together to fight! Even if I know my intentions now, it’s too late to regret!”

While the Qing army was deploying tactics, in a camp of the Qin army's camp, Zhang Yuan, the deputy commander, was also gathering his generals to study strategies to meet the enemy.

"Jiannu didn't come from good people this time! Although we can't find out how many people came, judging by the posture, there are at least [-] people! This time can be said to be the first-class vicious battle that our Qin army has encountered since its establishment! Anyway, we You can't lose the prestige of my Qin army! You can't make the commander-in-chief look bad! Even if we all die in battle, we must not be deserters! Tomorrow Japan will personally supervise the battle, but those who fear the enemy and abscond will be punished. Beheaded on the spot! You must tell the whole army later!"

Zhang Yuan, who was about [-] years old, was a general in the Yongwei Battalion brought from the capital. In recent years, he has been promoted to the position of deputy general.

Because of the reason why he traveled to various places with Sun Chuanting for a long time, he has always called Sun Chuanting the commander-in-chief.

"Vice President, don't worry! Since we are living on Daming's salary, we have a heart of loyalty to the emperor. At worst, we will die to serve the country!"

Guerrilla Chen Yong said nonchalantly.

"Vice President, let's fight to the death! But when Jiannu fired his cannon, his heart panicked, and he guessed that his subordinates were also frightened! It doesn't matter if we don't fight Jiannu, but what if Died under the cannon before seeing anyone, I feel really panic in my heart! I have to find a way to put the Jiannu cannon on!"

It was Mr. Li Sanwa who spoke.

He was originally a team leader in Yansui Town. After hearing that the Qin Army's rations were paid in full, he brought a dozen of his men and defected there overnight. Later, because of his bravery in battle and his repeated military exploits, he was promoted to the current position step by step. seat.

Today, after seeing the Qing army digging and setting up their positions, dozens of cannons of different sizes were set up one after another. The black muzzles of the cannons were facing their own camp. This made Li Sanwa, who had seen the power of cannons, suddenly Feeling terrified.

"It doesn't matter! I will know how to prevent the harm of artillery! Don't forget that there are countless artillery in the camp behind us! As long as we survive the bombardment of Jiannu artillery and run out of Jiannu gunpowder, we will let Jiannu taste it in a few days." Taste the power of our artillery!"

Zhang Yuan has already been notified by Sun Chuanting that the important officials of the imperial court have long considered the huge damage caused by the Qing army's cannons, so they put him here, in order to consume the small amount of ammunition accumulated by the Qing army and let it It couldn't pose a threat to the camp of brave guards behind them.

To put it bluntly, the thousands of people under his command were here to serve as Jiannu's targets, and it was up to luck whether they could escape.

The people sent by Sun Chuanting said frankly that after two years of total blockade by the imperial court, all kinds of supplies in Jianzhou have become increasingly scarce. Even if it has a lot of cannons, the amount of gunpowder and projectiles must not be able to support the cannons for continuous firing.

As long as they can last for a few days, even if the camp is broken by Jiannu, this battle will be a great achievement for them.

Since the Qing army's artillery would cause damage to the officers and soldiers had been considered in advance, the Ministry of War had already informed the generals of the army about the simple method of defending against artillery bombardment. Therefore, even though he saw the Qing army setting up the artillery, Zhang Yuan didn't think about it. panic.

After arranging the combat tasks, several generals led the way.

Then, under the command of the Shangguan, the soldiers of the Ming army filled the sacks they received from the supply battalion with soil, and built several low walls with a height above the waist and abdomen within the possible range of the Jiannu artillery.

In fact, this method was accidentally thought of by Zhu Youjian and then explained. This is also the knowledge learned from the travel books of later generations of great gods.

Since the artillery projectiles in Daming territory at this time are not blooming projectiles, the damage suffered by soldiers is mainly caused by the projectiles bouncing several times after landing, so it is enough to find a way to prevent the secondary damage of projectiles after bouncing. As for those directly hit by projectiles , then I can only blame myself for my bad luck.

After a few days of intensive arrangements, the next morning, at exactly the right time, with the sound of loud horns, two thousand Qing troops lined up behind the artillery array of the Han army flag, waiting for the order to charge.

A long-planned Ming and Qing war is about to kick off.

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