The ruthless emperor in the late Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 89 The Battle of Tongzhou
The next day.

The 17th year of Chongzhen in Ming Dynasty, July [-]th, Ghost Festival.

To the north of Tongzhou.

Just when a faint light appeared in the eastern sky, hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the two armies began to gather in formation.

When the sun was high in the east, nearly 30 soldiers of the Ming army had all assembled, and Wu Sanfu also led Guan Ning cavalry to seize the high ground early.

And more than 20 miles away, nearly 20 horse and infantry soldiers from the Tartars were also lined up. Looking around, the people and horses were overwhelming, as if there was no end.

"Report... the former army is ready!"

"Report... the left army is ready!"

"Report... the right army is ready!"

"Report...the Chinese army is ready!"

War horses ran from a distance to the high platform of the Chinese army, and the messengers reported the situation of each army to Hong Niangzi.

The high platform is about ten feet high, and there are twenty large wooden wheels on the left and right sides. The flag of the commander of the Chinese army is inserted on the top, fluttering in the wind, and can be clearly seen in a radius of ten miles.

Under the handsome flag, the red lady is dressed in a military uniform, holding a sword in her hand. Against the backdrop of the fiery red cloak, she looks even more heroic than before.

At this moment, she was condescending, looking down at the four directions, and saw that all the troops were ready, with a look of determination on her face.

Immediately issued an order: "Send the order, the whole army marches!"

Ohh Ohh ohh…

Immediately, fifty big men raised their heads together and blew the marching horn.

A hundred big men began to push the huge high platform forward slowly, and rows of soldiers around them also began to step forward.

Every step I take brings a strong sense of oppression.

Obviously, the daily drills in March have made this army no longer the undisciplined rebels of the past, nor is it a mob of officials and troops that will collapse at the first touch.

It is a strong army with clear rewards and punishments, well-trained, and high morale.

The nearly 30 army was divided into five pieces by the red lady. The former army was Liu Zeqing's 5 people plus more than [-] people from Huang Degong, a total of more than [-] people, leading the way.

The front army was two miles behind, the [-] central army commanded by Hong Niangzi, and the left wing, seven miles away, was the [-] left army of Gao Jie and Liu Fangliang.

Seven miles away from the right wing are the 5000 right troops of Liu Liangzuo and Li Dakai, together with the 26 Guanning iron cavalry commanded by Wu Sanfu on the gentle slope on the left and more than [-] cavalry that Hong Niangzi just made up for a long time, the whole army has a total of [-] horse infantry , under the long sound of the trumpet, began to slowly advance northward.

at the same time.

The army of Tartars in the north also rolled towards the south like a black torrent amidst the sound of horns.

Compared with the 26 horse infantry of the Ming army, the formation of the Tartar cavalry is larger, more than ten miles wide, and it appears to be more imposing.

Even if Azig took away 18 Eight Banners cavalry and [-] Mongolian cavalry, Dorgon still had nearly [-] Mongolian cavalry, [-] Eight Banners cavalry, and nearly [-] Han Eight Banners infantry. A staggering [-] scale.

The [-] North Korean servants and nearly [-] accompanying troops were young and strong, and they stayed behind in the camp.

Compared with the snail-like slow advance of the Ming army, the speed of the Jiannu army was obviously faster, and of course the formation was more chaotic.

Even so, it still took nearly an hour for the two sides to get close to four or five miles and get a foothold.

Field decisive battles between the two armies of such a scale have been extremely rare since ancient times, and every time it is a battle that determines the fate of the dynastic regime.

This time is no exception.

In the north, Dorgon also set up a high platform. Accompanied by Hong Chengchou, he was standing on the high platform at this moment, looking forward, his face was also slightly moved.

Excited and excited, but also nervous.

Looking at the four huge infantry phalanxes of the Ming army, Dorgon also knew that today must be a fierce battle, because even when they faced Hong Chengchou, the Ming army was far from having such a lineup.

As the so-called insiders watch the doorway, the outsiders watch the excitement.

Hong Chengchou on the side was also secretly shocked.

He finally understood why the red lady dared to take the initiative to send someone to challenge her.

Such a military capacity, such a morale, and such a huge scale, since the civil fort change, how has the Ming army ever had it?

If it weren't for the fact that the opponent had too few cavalry, low equipment, and no firearms to help out, today's victory would have been unpredictable.

"Master Hong, this red lady seems to have two skills. Can you tell what the Ming army has? How should our army attack?"

After observing for a while, Dorgon's throat squirmed twice, and he looked at Hong Chengchou and asked.

Even the name has changed.

There is no way. In the past, the Eight Banners fought against the Ming army, or the cavalry charged directly, scaring the opponent away, and then massacred them, or they chased and killed them with loitering shots, or besieged and attacked the city.

Like this kind of two armies with hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, Dorgon has never fought in a decisive battle, so he has no idea at all, and he doesn't know how to fight.

But he knew that the opponent was in such a formation. Facing their 10,000+ cavalry and more than 100 cannons, they could still keep the army from stirring up trouble. Will suffer greatly.

Hong Chengchou used to fight against thieves and bandits who were not well-known, and he never fought a serious battle in Songjin. Like this, there are tens of thousands of people from the two armies fighting in the open field, and he has never fought in the same way.

But after all, he is familiar with military books, familiar with ancient and modern wars, plus the temperament bonus of pretending to understand even if he doesn't understand.

Facing Dorgon's request for advice at this moment, his face still showed an inscrutable, celebrity demeanor, which was undoubtedly evident.

After pondering for a while, he supported the beard under his forehead, pointed forward and said slowly: "My lord, this red lady is really not simple, please see, she puts up such a formation, she wants to lure me with the former army and her own army as bait." The army goes forward to attack fiercely, and then the two armies on the left and right attack together again!"

"That's right, how did this king say that her left army and right army were placed so far apart, so she wanted to use more than [-] people in the middle army and the front army as bait. It's really insidious!"

Dorgon nodded, feeling terrified for a while. He really planned to capture the thief first and the king first, and sent cavalry to bypass the front army and attack Hong Niangzi's central army from the left and right wings, capturing her alive.

"However, she is a woman after all. She doesn't know the essence of the art of war. She only knows what it is and doesn't know why. Otherwise, she wouldn't have made two fatal mistakes."

Hong Chengchou stroked his beard and said again with his hands behind his back.

"Oh?"

Dorgon's eyes lit up immediately.

His favorite thing to hear is when opponents make mistakes.

"Look again, my lord, her front army is obviously more powerful than the central army, but the formation of the Chinese army is twice as large as that of the front army. It is so scattered and without firearms, how can it block the cavalry attack?

In addition, the left and right armies are also too far away from the central army. I am afraid that they will have to be seven or eight miles away. How can they encircle and rescue in time? "Hong Chengchou didn't let it go, he explained.

"That's right, she must not know how good my Eight Banners cavalry is."

Dorgon was right when he thought about it.

The cavalry would arrive within seven or eight miles in no time, but if the infantry wanted to maintain their formation, it would take at least half an hour later.

And if a swarm of bees rushed up to rescue the pincer attack, how could they block the charge of the iron hooves?

"My lord, you can order the [-] Han and Eight Banners to charge directly at the front of the enemy's army, and then order the [-] Mongolian cavalry to attack the Chinese army in a roundabout way. The [-] and Eight Banners will be able to defeat the Ming army in one fell swoop and capture Hong Niangzi alive!"

Hong Chengchou said with determination.

The red lady actually wanted to use her own Chinese army as a bait, so they used the Mongolian cavalry attacking the Chinese army as a bait to lure the left and right armies of the opponent to attack and rescue, and the elite of the Eight Banners took advantage of the situation to attack.

"Okay! Haha, Mr. Hong coincides with this king. If you can defeat the Ming army this time, you will be the first to count!"

Dorgon looked up to the sky and laughed, his face became full of confidence again.

It seems that the defeat of the Ming army is a foregone conclusion, and the Han people are at their fingertips, right in front of them.

"It's gratifying to send an order. Geng Jingzhong and Kong Youde will immediately launch an attack on the front of the Ming army. Anyone who fails to advance after hearing the drum, or retreats after a timid battle, beheaded!"

Dorgon slowly pulled out the long knife at his waist, pointed at Liu Zeqing's troops five miles ahead and shouted loudly.

"fire!"

boom boom boom...

In front of the Eight Banners of Han, 150 cannons in red were lined up, and with Shang Kexi's order, they immediately roared.

For a while, the intense sound of artillery resounded throughout the battlefield, and many war horses were startled into commotion.

Fortunately, Jiannu had long been experienced, the ears of the war horses were plugged, and he got used to it, so he was not so frightened that he went berserk.

(End of this chapter)