Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

Chapter 464: I fought with the man named Li! (Please subscribe, please vote)

"Why are you digging trenches and building low walls again?"

Emperor Kangxi, who immediately watched the battle from a high place, soon realized that something was wrong. He had promised to line up and shoot, but why did it turn into trench warfare again?Hu Yiqiang had dug trenches at Hujia Mountain before and had suffered heavy losses from Kangxi's Qing army. Now the Ming army has started digging trenches again!Not only did they dig a trench, they also used the excavated soil to build a low wall along the outside of the trench.

This side squatted in the trench and relied on the low wall to open fire, while the other side lined up with guns and charged in a close formation. It was clear which side had the advantage even without fighting!

If the fusiliers of the Ming Army were still using ordinary round bullets, there would be no accuracy at all fifty steps away, and this method of fighting based on trenches and low walls would not necessarily have much advantage.The fifty steps would still take a while for the infantry to charge forward, but if it were the cavalry, they would rush forward in an instant.The Ming army squatting behind the low wall may only have enough time to fire a volley, and then they were charged by the cavalry.

However, a volley of muskets and round bullets fired at a distance of fifty paces is not very lethal, so digging trenches and building low walls is of little significance.

But now the fusiliers of the Ming Army are equipped with a lot of rifled guns, and they are also equipped with a special bullet called a cork bullet (mini bullet), which can hit a target 200 paces away!

As for other infantrymen equipped with muskets, they were also equipped with a sufficient number of hollow-chamber bullets.Although this combination of hollow bullets and muskets cannot hit 200 steps, a well-trained infantryman can still use them to easily hit an unprotected target 100 steps away!

The Ming army with the protection of low walls and trenches was not only difficult to be hit by enemy bullets, but also was not afraid of being bombarded. It was simply "invulnerable to guns and bullets"!

In addition, the Ming army's infantry was also equipped with a large number of grenades!Even if there are some cavalry who can charge with cork bombs and cavity bombs, when they rush to the front of the Ming army's low walls and trench positions, they still have to eat a round of grenades. After a round of grenades, the opponent's cavalry still has to fight. How much impact can it have?

Therefore, we must not let the Ming army build trenches and low walls!

Moreover, the plan of a last-ditch fight and a half-crossed attack can only be scrapped. Another idea must be found!

After pondering for a while, Kang Mazi of Kangxi, who had been in battle for a long time, had already thought of a way: "Pass on my decree, order the two new red flag troops of Langtan and Pengchun on the left to immediately fire artillery and bombard the enemy's formation for a quarter of an hour, and then dispatch two The flag infantry attacked the enemy's right flank, and at the same time, the cavalry detoured towards the enemy and attacked the right side of the enemy's formation!
Send an order to the two infantry units of Jieshu and Laita on the right wing to press forward with the entire army, advance two miles in front of the enemy's line, and then fire off artillery fire!
Send an order to Malji with a blue flag, lead the infantry forward, advance two miles in front of the enemy's line, and then fire off cannons to blast! "

"Whoo!"

The guards on the left and right who were responsible for delivering the order loudly agreed, then took the order from Zhang Ying and Gao Shiqi, the ministers of the South Study, and flew off to find Jieshu, Laita, Malji, Langtan and Pengchun.

Then Kangxi winked at Li Guangdi, who knew his thoughts best.

Li Guangdi immediately understood Kangxi's thoughts, and immediately rode forward and loudly said to Kangxi: "Your Majesty, the minister in charge of the bodyguard, Belechani, is brave and decisive, and has the legacy of his father. If he is ordered to lead his team to detour behind the enemy's rear, he will be able to accomplish extraordinary feats." !”

As he spoke, he raised his thumbs up and looked back at Aixinjueluo Chani, the fourth son of Dodo who looked quite like a big bear (Dodo was such an honor).

Duduo was known as the first in military merit among the founding kings of the Qing Dynasty. Unfortunately, he was punished for doing too many bad things and died of smallpox at a young age.And the sons he left behind, Ezha, Dong'e, and Chani, were all given important positions after Kangxi overthrew Obai.After the world was in chaos again, these three were all used by Kangxi as "Little Duduo".However, the fighting skills of these "little Dodos" are still somewhat unsatisfactory.

But isn’t it true that “the Qing Dynasty has no generals”?It’s good if it’s just about as good as it gets!
Therefore, the current official fortunes of the three brothers Ezha, Dong'e, and Chani are pretty good. Among them, Dong'e became the stay-at-home guard in Tianjing, looking after Kangxi's new home in Central Asia.Eza, as the king of Xinjun, served as the general of Anbei, went out to control Khalkha Mongolia, and used his Ama's reputation to watch over the Mongolians on the grasslands.Chaney was taken by Kangxi and served as the minister of management of the new Xianghuang Banner Army as the minister of bodyguards.

Chani knew something was wrong when he heard Li Guangdi praising him just now. Then he heard something about "detouring behind enemy lines" and something about "must perform miraculous feats", and his heartbeat accelerated.What does Li Guangdi mean?Do you want to harm Lord Benbeile?Just as his heart was pounding with fear, Kangxi cast his expectant eyes over him!

Chani quickly lowered his head, not daring to look at Emperor Kangxi.

Kangxi's face suddenly darkened, and he coughed.

"My lord," Chaney trembled and had no choice but to grit his teeth and stamp his feet, and took the initiative to ask Kang Mazi for a fight, "I am willing to fight for the emperor and kill the enemy, and behead Li Zhongshan's dog!"

"Okay!" Kangxi nodded and laughed, "I wanted to personally lead the troops to fight with the man named Li. Since you are so loyal and brave, Chani, I consider myself one of the best!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zani gritted his molar teeth and glared at Li Guangdi fiercely, "Your Majesty, how do you want me to fight?"

Kangxi raised his whip and pointed it at the right wing of the Ming army, "I originally wanted to personally lead the yellow-flag cavalry and the white-armored cavalry from the right side of the Ming army, cross the Beisha River, and go around to the back of the Ming army.

Since you, Chani, have the ambition to make great achievements and kill the enemy's generals, I will order you to lead the left-wing cavalry under the Xianghuang Banner, the left-wing cavalry under the Zhenglan Banner, and the left-wing cavalry under the Xianglan Banner, plus a thousand bodyguards and personal troops, and bring a piece of my The dragon flag. After the detour was successful, I suddenly raised my emperor's flag, and then the whole army launched an attack towards the Ming army's camp! "

ah!So dangerous!
After listening to Kangxi's order, Chani was already complaining in his heart. He was really being used as his Amadoduo!
Kangxi was very unhappy when he saw that Chani was speechless again.Such a wise and powerful emperor is rarely seen in history books!Why can't there be some capable and loyal ministers?
Those who can fight and do things under him are all men with ulterior motives!For a person like Chani who is quite loyal, this ability is a bit weak!

I don’t know where those wise kings in the history books found so many capable and loyal ministers?

Alas, nowadays the Qing Dynasty really has a wise king but no good ministers...

"Zabel, the emperor's plan is so advanced!" At this time, Eunuch Gui, the eunuch chief and minister of bodyguard and military management, suddenly spoke, "So many soldiers were pressing forward, and two red-flag horse teams were arranged to take a detour. Li Zhongshan's attention must have been attracted!
You then lead the cavalry with four flags and [-] armored soldiers, and go back through the ford in the upper reaches of the Beisha River.Instead of hitting Li Zhongshan on the back, he raided his home base directly... Who would have thought of this? "

That seems to be the case!When Chaney heard this, he was a little convinced, but he was not stupid, so he said to Xiao Guizi: "Eunuch Gui, I am just a rough guy. When a fight starts, I just rush forward. I can't command the cavalry with four flags... ...How about you come with me!"

"I..." Xiao Guizi was stunned and couldn't speak.This Chaney looks quite loyal, but why is he so evil-minded?
Chaney said to Li Guangdi again: "Master Li, you are Zhuge Liang beside the emperor... Then I would rather go with this old man like me? Then I will attack wherever you say!"

Li Guangdi was embarrassed now and had to turn his head to look at Kangxi - he was "Qin Hui of the Qing Dynasty"!

The Qing Dynasty cannot live without "Qin Hui", no, it cannot live without Li Guangdi!

Kangxi smiled and said to Li Guang: "Qing Jin, I think what Chani said is right... I will give you a command flag, and you will use this flag to command! If this roundabout attack on the camp is successful... I will grant you the title of Ni" Be a prince!"

If you win, you will become a prince... if you lose, you will probably be a "flat-top prince".

When Li Guangdi heard what Kangxi said, his heart went cold. He knew that he, the "Qin Hui of the Qing Dynasty," was no longer important in Kangxi's mind.

After all, after Wu Sangui's death, the Qing's national power had overwhelmed Wu Zhou...

Wanting to understand this truth, Li Guangdi had no choice but to cup his hands and say: "I, Li Guangdi, am willing to serve the Emperor and die for the Qing Dynasty!"

"Chen Zhani is willing to serve the emperor to the death!" Zhan Zhani pulled two people on his back, feeling satisfied.

"My servant Xiao Guizi also died for the Emperor..." Xiao Guizi had no choice but to say again with tears, "Your Majesty, you must take care of yourself!"

Kangxi nodded and said: "Okay, you three are indeed my loyal ministers of the Qing Dynasty! Go and fight hard! I will listen to your victory report here!"

……

"boom boom"

When Emperor Kangxi was adjusting his deployment, he was preparing to let Cha Ni, Li Guangdi and Xiao Guizi take his place to fight Li Zhongshan.

The 6-pound and 12-pound long cannons owned by the artillery of the Two Red Banners New Army on the left wing of the Qing army have been fired first!

The Ming and Qing armies now facing each other on the battlefield are all facing off against the water.The Ming army had its back against the Beisha River, while the Qing army had its back against the Jiehe River.Although the Beisha River and the Boundary River are both northeast-southwest rivers, these two rivers are not distributed in parallel lines. Instead, the distance to the southwest is farther away, while the distance to the northeast is closer.

In the area southwest of Jiehe Town where the two red flag positions of the Qing army were located, the distance between Beishahe and Jiehe was only about five miles.

The forward positions of the Qing army and the Ming army were even closer. After all, the "back water" was not completely close to the river bank, and the military formations of both sides had a certain depth.

Therefore, in this section, the front lines of the two armies are less than two miles apart, and the 6-pound cannon and the 12-pound cannon can fully reach each other.

Therefore, the left wing of the Qing army did not need to advance forward, and could directly fire artillery on their position to bombard the Ming army.

The artillery in front of the Ming army's right wing formation was not a vegetarian either, and they immediately returned the favor.

After a while, the right wing of the Ming army and the left wing of the Qing army were filled with smoke and fighting.

At the same time, the right wing and center of the Qing army also began to advance!

"Is this...Kangxi going to risk his life?"

Behind the Ming army's formation, Li Zhongshan climbed into a watch truck and occupied a good seat to watch the battle.

Seeing the Qing army, with artillery and pressure again, he suddenly became excited.

Although the trenches of his former army have not been dug yet, as long as the Qing army is willing to come up and die themselves, whether there are trenches and low walls will not have much impact on the final result.

Zhou Chang was standing on another van at this time, not far away from Li Zhongshan, and could definitely hear General Li's words.

So Zhou Chang took up General Li's words and said with a smile: "General, my subordinates thought that Kangxi's ability to use troops had improved in recent years... When I saw him today, it was nothing more than that."

Li Zhongshan nodded: "If we use troops like this, we will definitely lose! But as long as Kangxi is smarter and quickly rescues the pontoon bridge that has not been burned out, there may be a chance to escape... In addition, he can also go northeast along the boundary river. Escape in the right direction, there should be many places in the upper reaches of the boundary river where you can cross the river."

Having said this, General Li frowned slightly, as if he was thinking about some dirty trick again?

"Pei Gong," he asked thoughtfully, "do you think we can make another detour?"

"Another detour?" Zhou Chang thought for a while, "General, do you want to send the cavalry to detour from the south bank of Beisha River...and then detour from our right side to attack the Qing army's left wing?"

"That's what I mean!" Li Zhongshan nodded and said, "But we can't use all cavalry, we have to mix infantry and cavalry, and add a few 6-pound cannons!"

"General, you are wise!" Zhou Chang asked Thumb up, "General, who do you want to go on this trip?"

"Cannon!" Li Zhongshan shouted.

"Brother, leave it to me!" The one who answered was Li Zhongshan's adopted brother, originally named Wang Zhongyi, nicknamed Wang Dapao, but now his name is Li Zhongyi.

As an important figure among the "Li family generals", he is now the fifth "Li" after Li Zhongshan, Li Fuchen, Li Zhongzheng, and Li Zhongxian. He now serves as the deputy general of the Northern Expeditionary Army, that is, Li Zhongshan's deputy.

It looks pretty big, but since he doesn't lead troops independently, he doesn't have much chance of becoming a noble through meritorious service.He is a prince now. If he wants to become a prince, he must make a great contribution in this Northern Expedition. Otherwise, he will probably be the end of a prince.

"Cannon," Li Zhongshan ordered, "take the right battalion of my Shanzi Battalion, plus the cavalry battalions of the First Division, Second Division, Fifth Division, Sixth Division, and No. 15 Division, and then Plus the cavalry artillery teams of the above five divisions. Remember, after going around the left wing of the Qing army, first see if there is a chance to capture Jieqiao Town? If we can capture Jieqiao Town, Kangxi will really be surrounded by us on three sides! Even if we can capture Jieqiao Town on three sides! He can still run out on his own, but even a few of his [-] troops can’t run away!”

Li Zhongyi was overjoyed when he heard this, clasped his fists and said, "Second brother, don't worry! This time we won't let Kangxi, the evil thief, escape!"

"Can't escape!" Li Zhongshan laughed, "Even if he can escape across the boundary river, there are other dragnets waiting for him!"

When Li Zhongshan also sent out a roundabout force, Hu Yiqiang, commander of the Fifth Army in charge of the right wing of the Ming army, was already feeling the pressure!

Although he is the commander of the army, according to the plan formulated by the Northern Expeditionary Army Military Command, the right wing he is responsible for only has two divisions, No. 19 and No. 20, plus some troops from the Fifth Army Division.

If these two divisions are completely full, Hu Yifeng can have more than 5000 men.However, according to the plan, the No. 19 Division and the No. 20 Division each have two infantry battalions left to guard the villages on the south bank of the Beisha River and the ferry on the Jinggou River.So now there are only twelve battalions of the infantry actually under the command of Hu Yiqiang.

This small amount of troops had to support the right wing of the entire battle line, and also had to prevent the Qing cavalry from detouring to the right and launching an attack. The troops were really a bit nervous.

Fortunately, Hu Yiqiang still had great experience in trench warfare. After his two divisions were in place, they immediately began to build fortifications without waiting for Li Zhongshan's order.Not only were trenches dug as much as possible on the front and low walls built, but baggage vehicles were also connected with ropes on the sides to form a simple vehicle array to prevent the Qing cavalry from being attacked.

After the Qing army began the artillery bombardment, Hu Yiqiang immediately realized that his side would soon be under pressure, so he summoned the chief of staff of the corps and ordered: "Don't stop digging trenches for a moment until you and the Qing soldiers catch fire." Trenches and low walls, dig more and repair more, you can save your life at critical moments!

Then let each battalion send out skirmishers to spread out and lurk in front of the formation!Let the cavalry prepare their spears and launch a counterattack at any time!
In addition, the right-wing vehicle array should be reinforced as much as possible, and another 9-pound artillery battery should be sent to the right wing, loaded with shotguns, and hidden. Don't fire easily. Wait for their cavalry to rush up and then fight! "

Not long after the chief of staff of the army went down to assign tasks, the sound of artillery fire on the battlefield, which was originally quite dense, suddenly became much sparser!

A corps staff officer quickly came over and saluted: "Junmen, the Qing infantry are coming up! At least four battalions have been put in at one time!"

"Four battalions," Hu Yiqiang muttered, "What a great deal! You should take a good look!"

As he spoke, he quickly ran forward and entered a frontier, where he had just built a bunker with sandbags.This is the headquarters of the No. 20 Division. When Hu Yiqiang arrived, the division commander of the No. 20 Division had already gone to the forward brigade headquarters to take charge. Only the division deputy general and chief of staff were inside. When they saw Hu Yiqiang coming in, they rushed to him. salute.

Hu Yiqiang frowned and asked, "How is it?"

"At the military gate, the trenches and low walls at the front have not been repaired, but they provide some protection!"

"The Qing army came up with four battalions of infantry, about 4000 people, and they formed four horizontal formations. They were very neat and clearly well-trained."

Hu Yiqiang didn't say anything more. He just raised the telescope, leaned at the observation port of the bunker, and started looking for himself.

This bunker is located on a mound. The terrain is relatively high, so it can be seen far away.Hu Yiqiang only saw that the Qing army's horizontal formation was divided into two large rows, front and rear. When they moved in together, the bayonets in the wild began to shake. If there were moving bayonets in the woods, behind the bayonet woods, there were faintly moving groups of cavalry. It seems that he is going to move to his flank!
There was a roar from our own artillery position, and more than 20 streams of white smoke spewed out. In an instant, several gaps appeared in the bayonet jungle of the Qing army, but this did not stop these bayonet jungles from continuing to advance forward.

It seems that the fighting spirit of these Qing fusilier soldiers is no worse than when they were at Hujiashan!

It looks like there is another tough battle!

(End of this chapter)