Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 175 Launching a Night Attack
In the inherent memory of Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and the Eight Banners Han Army who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, the Ming Army was basically a coward.

Even Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui's Guan Ning Army were not much better.

So in the face of the menacing cavalry of the Ming army, no one was worried at all.

Oh, no, there is one exception, and this person is Geng Zhongming's eldest son, Geng Jimao.

Geng Jimao was very sure that the Ming army cavalry that appeared in Henan was by no means a coward. He was even convinced that this Ming army cavalry would pose a fatal threat to the Han army with the red flag and the white flag.

But he didn't know what tactics the Ming cavalry would adopt.

Normally, two or three thousand cavalry could not threaten more than ten thousand Eight Banners Han troops.

Even without the Hongyi cannons, the more than [-] Eight Banners Han troops relying on bird guns and spears, plus a formation of thousands of sidecars, is enough to defeat the charge of the same number of cavalry.

Therefore, it is really difficult for two or three thousand Ming army cavalry to do anything.

But for some unknown reason, Geng Jimao always felt first-class inexplicable uneasiness.

Nothing else, Geng Jimao was psychologically affected by the battle of Xuzhou. Eight hundred barbarians traveled more than a thousand miles from Xia Town to Daming Mansion, and the endless pursuit for half a month left him with a serious psychological impact. .

[Note: These more than a thousand miles are not a straight line, there are a lot of detours in the middle]

In short, Geng Jimao was very convinced that Chongzhen would never send such a cavalry of thousands of people to the west of Henan to harass the Han army of the Eight Banners for no reason, and he chose to take the time after Duoduo left with the Manchuria and Mongolia of the Eight Banners. So there must be an unknown conspiracy hidden here.

At that moment, Geng Jimao said to Geng Zhongming and Kong Youde: "Father, and Uncle, there must be a reason why such a huge Ming army cavalry suddenly appeared in the west of Henan. I'm sure there is a conspiracy hidden here."

"Oh really?" Kong Youde asked lightly, "What kind of conspiracy could that be?"

"Well, my nephew hasn't thought of it yet." Zhong Jimao scratched his head in embarrassment.

"Get off!" Geng Zhongming's face darkened again, and he kicked Geng Jimao out of the car.

When it was over, he said to Kong Youde again: "Well, this kid was fooled by the Ming army, so don't pay attention to him."

"I think what Jimao said is quite reasonable." Kong Youde frowned and said, "Such a huge cavalry of the Ming army has come so far to the west of Henan. What are they doing here? There must be some intention?"

Geng Zhongming said: "What do those people do? Just fuck him."

While speaking, the cavalry of the Ming army continued to approach the Eight Banners Han army.

However, just as the two traitors were expecting the moment when the Hongyi cannons were fired and the Ming army cavalry turned their backs, the Ming army cavalry suddenly stopped and did not continue to approach.

"What's the matter?" Kong Youde asked with a frown, "Why don't you leave?"

"Yeah, why don't you leave?" Geng Zhongming was also confused, "What kind of trouble is this?"

At this time, Geng Jimao climbed back into the car again: "Father, and uncle, have you noticed that the Ming army cavalry is very tricky, just outside the range of our red cannons."

"It's true." Kong Youde said, "Our red cannon has a range of one thousand steps, and this group of Ming army cavalry stopped just one thousand steps away."

"Intentional." Geng Jimao said, "The cavalry of the Ming army definitely did it on purpose."

Kong Youde said: "So, the Ming cavalry didn't really want to launch an attack, but just wanted to drag us here? Don't let us transport the red cannon to Tongguan?"

"No way." Geng Zhongming said, "If this is plausible for the ruffian cavalry, but this is clearly the Ming army cavalry. What are they trying to do? When did the Ming army collude with the ruffian?"

"I also don't think it's possible. How could the cavalry of the Ming army help the bandits?" Kong Youde shook his head and said, "But the question is, how to explain this matter?"

The two traitors are guessing wildly here.

The situation on the battlefield has also reached a stalemate.

The cavalry of the Ming army stayed a thousand steps away, and the Han army of the Eight Banners did not dare to act rashly.

After a stalemate for about half an hour, the Eight Banners Han army was the first to lose their composure, and dispatched an infantry to push forward, trying to drive away the Ming army cavalry blocking the official road.

The Eight Banners Han army has about [-] people.

One thousand of them were musketeers and two thousand spearmen.

In addition, a small number of tiger squat guns were carried to provide support.

It is not only the Ming army that has the tiger squatting cannon, but also the Jiannu.

Seeing the Eight Banners Han army attacking, the Ming army cavalry immediately began to retreat.

The two armies have always maintained a distance of about a thousand steps, which is the benefit of cavalry.

The cavalry can firmly hold the initiative on the battlefield, attack or retreat, and the cavalry has the final say on where to attack, while the infantry can only be passively beaten.

After advancing about a thousand steps, the Jiannu infantry stopped and stopped advancing.

Because if you go any further, this infantry will be beyond the range of the red-clothed cannon, and will be easily attacked by the cavalry of the Ming army, and then fall into a difficult situation.

Immediately, the Han Army of the Eight Banners monitored the cavalry of the Ming Army with the [-] infantry sent out before, and the follow-up troops pulled out their battalions one after another and moved forward alternately.

After all, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming were also experienced veterans on the battlefield. Although the cavalry of the Ming army wanted to hold them back, the two quickly came up with a countermeasure, relying on this method to alternately cover and advance.

It's a bit slow to do this, but it's better to be safe, and it's not easy to make troubles.

……

Jin Xuan was also aware of this, and said to Chongzhen: "My lord, it's very difficult to hold Jiannu down like this."

"Jin Qing, don't be impatient, this is just the beginning, don't think about beating people to death with a stick." Chongzhen waved his hands, turned his gaze to the western sky, and said with a smile, "It's getting dark soon."

"It's dark?" Jin Xuan's expression changed immediately when he heard this.

Listening to what the Holy Majesty said, does it mean that you are planning to launch a night attack?
It is true that a night attack is to be launched, and it would be a waste for the cavalry not to engage in a night attack.

Li Jing, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, relied on three thousand cavalry to attack Yinshan at night, and defeated the one hundred thousand nomadic cavalry of the Eastern Turks in one fell swoop!
Naturally, Chongzhen would not be so arrogant as to be compared with Li Jing, nor did he think that Jin Xuan's [-] elite cavalry could be compared with Li Jing's [-] iron cavalry, but the more than [-] Eight Banners Han troops in front of him could not be compared with the [-] Turkic cavalry either. Bi, so in this battle, the Ming army still has a great chance, after all, he also prepared a surprise for the Eight Banners Han army.

Immediately Chongzhen said: "Keep this distance and retreat slowly."

……

It was getting dark soon.

As soon as it got dark, it was very unfriendly to the Eight Banners Han army, which carried a large amount of food, grass, and Hongyi cannons, because the existence of food, grass, and luggage restricted their actions and they were not allowed to leave the official road.

The existence of the Hongyi Cannon also restricted their tactics.

Although the Hongyi cannon is sharp, it is too bulky and it is inconvenient to move and turn.

Therefore, the Hongyi Cannon needs sufficient reaction time and needs to be protected by a car battalion and infantry.

However, after dark, the line of sight was seriously disturbed, and the cavalry of the Ming army could approach within dozens of steps silently, which greatly shortened the combat reaction time of the Eight Banners Han army.

Therefore, in order to avoid being harassed by the cavalry of the Ming army, the Eight Banners Han army could only order to camp.

Before it got dark, the Eight Banners Han army seized an open field by Gushui, and set up a camp with Gushui on their backs in the shortest possible time.

Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming are veteran generals after all.

Building a village with valley water on its back not only solved the problem of water fetching, but also narrowed the front of defense.

The ice was smooth and thin, and the Ming cavalry could not step on the ice and attack the Eight Banners Han camp from behind, so they could only attack from the front in the open field, which shortened the length of the Eight Banners Han army's defense line.

The sky soon became dark, and piles of bonfires were lit in the slave camp to illuminate the barracks.

The cavalry of the Ming army didn't know where they ran, and seemed to hide in a valley somewhere.

However, in the shadows where the fire could not shine, the Ming army and Jiannu's Yebushou had already launched a desperate contest, and there would be a few screams from time to time in the dead silence of the night.

But soon, everything will return to silence.

……

"Pfft!"

Hu Guozhu threw Jian Nu under his arm heavily to the ground.

The Jiannu rolled on the ground, jumped up and ran towards the Jiannu camp.

But just as Jian Nucai took a step, a huge force came from behind, knocking him to the ground in an instant, and then a heavy leather boot stepped heavily on his back.

"Spare me, spare me!" Jian Nu immediately begged for mercy loudly.

"Still a Han?" Hu Guozhu asked in surprise.

"The villain is Han, from Dengzhou Prefecture, Shandong Province." Jiannu said.

Hu Guozhu squatted down, held a torch and approached Jiannu. Under the firelight, a young face appeared, with a flattering smile, obviously afraid that Hu Guozhu would kill him with a knife.

A group of Ming troops rushed out from the darkness and took control of Jiannu.

Then he tied up the slave and brought him to the Emperor Chongzhen.

"Your Majesty, I was lucky enough to catch someone alive." Hu Guozhu cupped his hands.

"Your Majesty?" The prisoner couldn't help being taken aback, looking at Chongzhen in disbelief.

If you can escape back and report the news to several princes, is there a chance to raise the flag?
"What's the name?" Chongzhen bent down and pulled out a sweet potato from the fire, peeled off a piece of charred charcoal skin, and a strong fragrance permeated the air.

Immediately, the prisoner's stomach gurgled.

When I came out, I only ate some dry food, and my stomach was already hungry.

"The Holy Majesty asked you." Hu Guozhu kicked the captive's leg.

"Eh?" The prisoner just woke up like a dream, and hurriedly said, "Little man Niu Er."

"Niu Er?" Chongzhen continued to peel the sweet potatoes, and asked again, "Why did you become a slave?"

"The villain can't do anything." Niu Er's head drooped, "Everyone has surrendered, King Gongshun... No, it was Kong Youde who demoted Jiannu. If the villain does not surrender, he will die. It doesn't matter if the villain dies. But there is still a ninety-year-old mother in the family, and when the villain dies, there will be no one to take care of the old mother."

(End of this chapter)