Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 425 The Curtain of War Opens
After two days of marching, Dorgon led 5 full-stacked cattle records from the two white flags, and nearly [-] North Korean musketeers. A total of more than [-] troops arrived at the Qing army camp east of Zhenyuan Fort. The red flag, the two blue flags, and the Han army flag converged, and the total number of Qing troops on the southern front reached about [-].

Azig stayed in place with the remaining [-] Niulu of the two white flags, a total of more than [-] people. While monitoring the Ming army in the nearby castle, he ensured that the Qing army's retreat would not be cut off.

To be on the safe side, Dorgon sent a message to Jierhalang, who was camped near Songjin, when he led his army south, asking the rear Qing army to pull out their camp and move south, in case the Qing army was attacked by the Ming army on the middle road. Come forward to respond at any time.

While the Liangbai Banners went south to reinforce Yuetuo, Chen Qiyu, who had reached a consensus with Sun Chuanting and Qin Liangyu, led the guard Biaoying and Li Lu's 500 troops, led by Ye Bushou, who was very familiar with the terrain, into the vast expanse on the west side. In the forest sea, embarked on a northward journey.

Chen Qiyu's task was to integrate the Ming army in Desheng Fort, Xiping Fort, and Zhenshan Fort on the middle road, wait for an opportunity to defeat the Qing army in charge of supporting the middle road, and cut off the retreat of the main force of the Qing army in the south.

Of course, whether the cutting off of the Qing army's rear will work or not depends on what kind of effect the frontal Ming army has played.

Sun Chuanting, Chen Qiyu, and Qin Liangyu all agreed that the number of Qing troops staying in the middle should be around [-]. As long as the Ming troops have proper tactics, although they may not be completely wiped out, they should have a chance of winning.

It all depends on how Chen Qiyu arranges and directs.

"Prince Cheng, how shall we fight next? Should we divide our troops or gather them to attack the reinforcements of the Ming people?"

In Yue Tuo's big tent, Dorgon asked in a deep voice to Yue Tuo who was sitting side by side, Abatai, Kong Youde, Gerileng and Meile Zhangjing from the Eight Banners were lined up on the left and right of the tent.

Dorgon has always looked down on Yuetuo, his nephew and nephew. If his nephew hadn't persuaded his father to be good at the beginning, then the two red flags completely fell to Huang Taiji's side, which made Huang Taiji's power soar, and thus successfully won the Eight Banners Absolute right to speak, who is the emperor?

From then on, the two white flags hated Yue Tuo extremely from top to bottom.

Although Dorgon has an insoluble hatred for Yue Tuo in his heart, but now that the enemy is facing him, all conflicts must be put aside first, and how to defeat the opposing Ming army is the most important thing at the moment.

"I think it's better to gather troops! The Ming army's guns on the opposite side are really powerful, and we need our Eight Banners to deal with it with all our strength! This is my plan for this battle: the two red flags are in the middle, and the North Korean musketeers step forward to shoot at the Ming army's musketeers." Afterwards, the two red flags searched for an opportunity to rush forward to fight, the two white flags were on the left, the two blue flags were on the right, the eight Mongolian banners were divided into two wings, and the Han army flag stayed behind in the camp. No matter which part of the Ming army's formation loosened, the cavalry would attack immediately! How does Prince Rui feel?"

The division of troops mentioned by Dorgon is actually to send the main force to fight with the Ming army, and then send partial divisions to take the opportunity to capture the Ming people's heavy camp, so as to hit the morale of the Ming army.

However, Yue Tuo, who has led the army here for more than ten days, knows in his heart that he sent the main force to fight for several days, and finally retreated the two defenders into the supply camp under the condition of heavy casualties. It is impossible for a small number of soldiers and horses to seize the Ming army's supply camp.

Although the defenders of the Ming army escaped into the baggage camp, their losses were roughly equal to those of the Qing army. There are at least 3000 people inside.

In the past few days, the Ming people dug a lot of fortifications inside, and I am afraid that it will take a lot of trouble to win the supply camp.

Kong Youde, who was on the side, saw that Dorgon seemed suspicious, so he quickly explained the process of attacking the Ming army's guard camp.Emphatically emphasized the threat of the three-dimensional defense of the Ming army.

Immediately afterwards, Shang Kexi and others also admitted that there was no good way to break the Ming army's position in front of the fortifications of the low walls and forts, except to use human lives to fill them.

Dorgon pondered for a while after listening to everyone's words, and for a while he couldn't think of a good way to destroy this kind of fortification. Finally, he finally agreed with Yuetuo's strategy: first gather heavy troops to defeat the reinforcements of the Ming army, and then destroy them from three directions. The camp fence broke the baggage camp in one fell swoop.

After a day of repairing arrangements, on the third day when the two white flags arrived, horns sounded one after another, and flags of various colors filled the sky fluttering in the wind. Tens of thousands of Qing troops filed out from their respective camps, Start gathering for the unit.

Just as the soldiers of the Eight Banners formed their own teams under their respective banners and were about to press southward, Sun Yingyuan stood on a high fort in the Ming army's heavy camp five miles away from the Qing army's camp, and looked at them through the binoculars. Watching thousands of Qing cavalry galloping ahead.

Judging from the strategic arrangement sent by Sun Chuanting, the main target of the Qing army was on the reinforcements of the Ming army.

When the two sides opened up their stances and fought, and the Qing army focused all their attention on the southwest direction, Che Ying took the opportunity to leave the camp and squeezed from the east to the west, trying to defeat the left wing of the Qing army, and then Sun Chuanting and Qin Liangyu would take advantage of the situation. The army pressed up, and the confluence car battalion severely damaged the Qing army.

Whether it was Yue Tuo or later Dorgon, they all thought that there were only a few thousand defeated Ming troops in the supply camp. They must have kept the camp as their goal, and they would never take the initiative to go out to fight. Such a move would undoubtedly be death. .

Therefore, the Qing army will definitely not regard the east as an area that needs to be guarded against, which gives Che Ying a great opportunity to win by surprise.

And the car battalion with extremely powerful firepower will act as a surprise soldier and become a decisive force that determines the trend of the entire battle.

Soldiers, deceitful ears.

Know yourself but don't know the enemy, one victory and one loss,

I don't know myself, I don't know the enemy, there is defeat but there is no victory.

Know yourself and the enemy, a hundred battles will never end.

Given that the Qing army knew very little about the deployment and combat effectiveness of the Ming army, the odds of winning were extremely small.

Although the car camp is not moving fast, don't forget what kind of place it is.

On this huge battlefield where the two sides invested a total of more than 6 to [-] people, except for the cavalry cruising around the periphery, it was difficult for the soldiers who lined up to fight each other to move quickly.

When the news of the sudden appearance of the Ming army on his flank was passed to the hands of the Qing army coach Yue Tuo and Dorgon, let alone whether the two could make a timely and accurate response, even if there was an urgent countermeasure, then How long will it take to send someone to convey the order to the Qing army chief general on the left wing?
This period of time is enough for the car camp to show its prestige.

Moreover, although the partial van was first created by Qi Jiguang during the Wanli period, he once defeated the Mongolian Tartars outside the Great Wall several times with his powerful firepower output, but now, let alone the Qing army, no one in the Mongolian Eight Banners will know What kind of monster is this, let alone how to guard against and fight back.

When this kind of monster, which is similar to a tank fortress, appears, any Qing army who tries to attack it will be smashed.

After half an hour of preparation, nearly 5000 North Korean musketeers lined up to the south as the vanguard. After they walked about two miles away, the remaining [-] soldiers of the Two Red Banners and Eight Banners also set off, and finally the two The white flag and the two blue flags marched left and right separately.

The Qing army, armed with swords and guns and brightly armored, overwhelmed the Ming army with overwhelming momentum.

The curtain of a war between the Ming and Qing armies slowly opened.

　Thank you Lin Lingsu for the reward in 2018.

　　
　
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