Saving the Ming Dynasty: I can exchange bodies with Chongzhen

Chapter 111 Bloody battle!
The sky gradually darkened, the fiery clouds dissipated and disappeared, and the bright red blood-stained on the Tianjin city wall turned into a depressing black.

"what happened?"

"do not know!"

"Have our reinforcements arrived? General Lian said before that the Tartars are attacking the city so desperately, it must be that our Ming reinforcements have arrived."

It was too far away, so the sound of distant fighting could not be heard clearly on the Tianjin city wall, but the roar of cannons was like thunder suddenly rising in the dark night.

Shaking the earth and sky, roaring in the night sky.

It was as dense as a rainstorm, and conveyed the heavy shock and the sounds of fighting like a tidal wave.

Cai Zhongren, the magistrate of Jinghai County, said ecstatically: "Don't be nervous. The Tartars must be our people in this state. Our reinforcements have arrived."

"Reinforcements have arrived..."

The officers, soldiers and civilians in Tianjin City couldn't help crying with joy.

"We are saved!"

……

When the sun's afterglow completely disappeared from sight.

The Yongwei Camp, the Jing Camp, the Baigan Soldiers, the Ming troops from Xuanda, Jiliao finally arrived and fought with the Qing troops from the north and west fronts at the same time.

Cao Huachun ordered his personal soldiers to wave the signal flags, allowing the troops of the three camps to rest for less than an incense stick of time before launching a general attack on the Tartars under the city of Tianjin.

The distance was only twenty miles, but the battle lasted from two in the afternoon until sunset.

Even with the advantages of artillery and muskets, the marching speed was extremely slow. Just as Zhu Changgan said before the expedition, once the Tatars accepted this way of fighting, they quickly came up with a way.

That is harassment. Send a small number of cavalry to harass the Ming army from both wings. Although there will be casualties, it can effectively stop the advance speed of the Ming army.

It would buy more time for the Qing army that was attacking the city as long as they could capture Tianjin.

The achievement of the goal of massacring the city would be enough to shock the Ming court.

Let the whole Ming Dynasty be shaken.

Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting and others from Shaanxi, Henan and other places would inevitably come to Beijing to support the king. Such a big scandal would be revealed according to the Qing Dynasty's understanding of Chongzhen.

He will certainly kill another group of generals, and then the powerful Ming army in front of him will collapse just like the firearms battalion that first entered Denglai City.

Since we will also be liquidated by Chongzhen, it is better to join the Qing camp.

……

"Prince Rui, the Ming army is attacking." A bondservant knelt anxiously in front of Dorgon.

The muscles on Dorgon's face twisted. "Idiot, one day, can't you just let them delay the Ming army for one day?"

He clenched his fingers and twisted his face into a knot of anger. He kicked the bondservant in front of him to the ground and said, "Let them hold on for another hour. Just one hour."

"Where's Duoduo? Let him lead the people of the White Banner to the front. Let him stop the enemy for an hour at all costs."

Duoduo.

Duoduo, the 15th son of Nurhaci, was brave and good at fighting and was deeply loved by his father.

After Nurhaci's death, the 20 Niulu in his hands were given to Duoduo.

As a result, Duoduo's status was higher than that of his brother Dorgon, and he had the most Niulu under his command, 35 Niulu, making him the most powerful banner leader among the Eight Banners.

Daishan controlled the Zhenghong Banner and the Xianghong Banner, and the combined power of the two banners made him stronger than Duoduo.

However, the Zhenghong Banner and the Xianghong Banner, if listed separately, are not as good as Duoduo's Xiangbai Banner.

Apart from Huang Taiji, the three brothers Ajige, Dorgon and Dodo were the most powerful force before and after the establishment of the Qing Dynasty.

Among them, Dorgon and Doduo had a close relationship and were allies on the same front.

It was also because of this that Huang Taiji was extremely wary of Duoduo and made many adjustments to the Eight Banners. Duoduo's Plain Yellow Banner was changed into the Bordered White Banner; the color changed, but the population composition remained unchanged, and Duoduo was still very strong.

Among the Eight Banners of Manchuria, we have to look at the Bordered White Banner.

In history, the Battle of Shanhaiguan, the Battle of Tongguan, the Battle of Henan, and the Battle of Yangzhou were all led by the Bordered White Banner, and they were invincible.

Duoduo has a large number of soldiers under his command and his own fighting ability is strong, so his strength should not be underestimated.

Emperor Qianlong of later times commented: Among the founding kings, Prince Yu Duoduo had the most outstanding military achievements.

It can be said that Duoduo’s death at the age of 36 took away Dorgon’s hope of becoming emperor.

Dorgon would not cry loudly. He hurriedly led his troops back from Datong, wearing plain clothes, and cried while holding the coffin, unable to get up.

……

So when facing such a critical moment, he chose to let Duoduo lead the white flag.

Duoduo was quickly called over and shouted in a loud voice: "Fourteenth brother, just wait and see!"

Then he hurriedly left with his people.

Not long after, the sound of artillery fire was heard in the distance.

Dorgon gritted his teeth and ordered to his Zhengbai Banner, "If we fail to capture Tianjin City within one hour, all those above the rank of Niulu who have not been killed will be killed on the spot!"

"Whoo!"

“Hmm…”

Shells hit the inner walls of Tianjin City again, and tiles and brick debris were smashed into the air.

The Tartars were like a tide, rushing towards the top of Tianjin city walls recklessly.

After Dorgon's death order was issued, all the Niulu Zhangjing of the Zhengbai Banner led their troops and went blood-thirsty.

Since they couldn't take Tianjin City in two hours, they would rather die on the battlefield than be beheaded, and die gloriously, so their momentum was extremely terrifying.

……

During the reign of Nurhaci, one Niulu consisted of 300 people. During the reign of Huang Taiji, he was afraid of the power of the leaders of the Eight Banners, so he kept reducing the number of Niulu.

It was weakened from 300 to 280, and then to 260, but Duoduo still had 35 Niulu.

So he actually led an army of more than 9,000 people, nearly 10,000 people.

"Kill!" Duoduo was like a madman, urging his soldiers to fight. Duoduo had faced the Ming army many times and had chewed on many tough nuts.

He was certainly not a mediocre person. From the repeated defeats of Du Du and Yue Tuo, he concluded that in order to defeat the Ming army, he must avoid their artillery.

Just as they were about to reach the Ming army, a horn sounded.

Duoduo suddenly turned his horse's head.

The soldiers under his command also turned their horses around and followed him, and the flood of tens of thousands of people was split into two at this moment.

The Tatars ran wildly to both sides.

It was obvious that they wanted to attack the Ming army from both wings. The Ming army's artillery was invincible on the frontal battlefield. It was impossible that there were hundreds of artillery pieces on both wings, right?

……

On the Ming army's position, when the Tatars suddenly turned around, the captain of the artillery battalion waved the flag in his hand violently.

Immediately afterwards, the artillery also turned around.

The cannons in their hands can be operated by two people, so it is not difficult to turn them around.

"preparation!"

"put!"

Under the surprised and horrified gaze of the Tartars.

Boom boom boom...

In the sight, countless flames shot up into the sky, and countless black dots fell on the cavalry of the White Banner like raindrops.

Although the distance was several hundred steps, the power of the shells was not reduced at all. Like plowing the land, they smashed the Qing soldiers and their horses into pieces. In an instant, the Qing army camp was filled with cries, shouts, and the neighing of horses.

"Go ahead! As long as we charge forward, the Ming army will be lambs to be slaughtered!" Duoduo's eyes were red with anger, and he shouted at his guards: "Don't stop!"

The guards blew their own horns as they charged.

Duoduo's Yellow Banner was indeed the elite of the Tartars; no one retreated and they continued charging towards the Ming army, soon rushing into the range of the muskets.

"Bang bang bang..."

The musketeers opened fire, and the Tatars running in the front were immediately turned into a hornet's nest.

In an instant, the entire battlefield was covered in blood, and row after row of Tatars fell.

But as soon as the Tartars in front fell, the Tartars behind rushed up.

The Ming army could already see the faces of the Tartars. They were so ferocious and desperate. Even if they fell off their horses, as long as they could still run, they would continue to charge towards the Ming army with their swords in hand.

Such momentum also brought the Qing army closer to the Ming army, close enough to be within the range of the Tatar bows and arrows.

"Shoot, shoot them to death!" a Niulu Zhangjing roared madly.

The Tatars bent their bows and shot arrows.

Swish!
In an instant, thousands of arrows were fired.

A large number of musketeers from the Yongwei Camp and the Jing Camp were hit by arrows, resulting in casualties.

The rattan armor soldiers from the Yongwei Camp and the Jing Camp stepped forward and stood in front of the musketeers, thus protecting them and avoiding greater casualties.

At the same time, the White Spear Soldiers stood at the outermost layer of the team with their spears like a forest, pointing the tips of their spears at the approaching Tatar cavalry.

"Boom! Boom! Boom~"

The Ming army's artillery was still pouring down on the Qing troops, and the sound of muskets could be heard everywhere.

A fierce rain of arrows fell again, and there was another burst of crying and shouting among the Ming army.

This is the cruelty of war, death happens in just a moment.

……

In the central army tent, Cao Huachun had a blank expression on his face, but his shaking hands showed that he was uneasy in his heart, even though he had seen too many life and death situations.

But seeing the soldiers in the three camps dying one after another like wheat being cut, he still couldn't remain indifferent.

Li Banghua clenched his fingers and couldn't help but plead, "Commander-in-chief, please let the cavalry from the Yongwei Battalion, the Beijing Battalion, and the White Spear Soldiers go!"

"Commander-in-chief, let the cavalry go!" Qin Liangyu couldn't help but ask.

Artillery, muskets, and infantry blocked the first wave of the Tatars' attack, but the second wave of cavalry was the key.

But as Your Majesty said, cavalry is the key, but also their weak point. Once the cavalry losses are too great, they will completely lose their advantage.

But seeing that the Tartar cavalry had already rushed to the front of the artillery battalion and the fire gun battalion, Cao Huachun finally made up his mind, "All cavalry, attack!"

As the flag bearer of the Ming Dynasty waved the flag, 30,000 Ming cavalry rushed towards the Qing army like tigers out of a cage.

"kill!"

The three camps that had fought against the Tatars one after another no longer had any fear at this moment. They had completely transformed into men as fierce as wolves and tigers.

Faced with the ferocious faces of the Tartars, they did not feel the slightest fear, but instead felt more anger and murderous intent.

"Mad, come and die for me."

"What a grin!"

The torrents on both sides suddenly collided with each other, like two huge waves colliding.

Also participating in the battle were the troops from Xuanda, Jiliao, especially those from Jiliao, Miyun, Jinzhou, and Guanning. They were all stunned when they saw how fierce the three camps were.

"Is this the Beijing camp that is said to be full of trash?"

“Is this too fierce?”

Even though Lu Xiangsheng had seen the three camps fighting the Tatars before, he was still shocked by the scene. He swung the spear in his hand fiercely, "Kill!"

"Follow the Governor!" the Tianxiong Army also shouted.

"Follow us!" The soldiers from Miyun, Jinzhou, and Guanning couldn't help but shout when they saw this scene, "Kill!"

Morale boosted.

……

The white-spear soldiers outside the musketeers had already engaged in combat with the Tatar cavalry, although the Tatar cavalry had rushed to the front.

But after experiencing these major battles, the White Spear Soldiers made improvements on the original mountain warfare method, and their spears were stabbed diagonally into the bodies of the Tatar cavalry and their horses.

Their bodies were covered in the blood of their enemies and their own people, but they refused to retreat even a single step!

The musketeers of the Yongwei Camp and the Jing Camp took the opportunity to find an angle and once again launched indiscriminate attacks on the Manchu Tartars. The Tartars' arrows also continued to fly into the musketeers' ranks.

"Make way!" Several soldiers pushed over several modified Francois machine guns.

The captain of the artillery battalion pulled the rope suddenly, and there was a loud bang.

Several Tatar cavalrymen who were charging forward let out shrill howls, they covered their eyes, faces, necks... and fell off their horses.

It was the shotgun newly invented by the Arms Department.

It was only because the Military Affairs Bureau had instructed that this thing had a short range, so it was only effective within fifty steps, so there had never been a chance to use it before.

Now that the Tartars were approaching, the captain of the artillery battalion suddenly remembered that there were still a dozen of these things and hurriedly turned them out.

"Good stuff!" The captain of the artillery battalion shouted to his men in great joy, "Quick, bring all the rest here, bring them here!"

"boom!"

When this thing is fired, dozens of bullets will burst out like a rainstorm. No matter how many Tartars are in front of you, almost no one can run away, and you will be directly turned into a hornet's nest.

The Tatars who were charging forward recklessly were directly stunned. They were angry, but not stupid.

At this moment, Huang Degong chopped off the head of a Tartar Niulu Zhangjing with a knife, "It's great, another good head is in the account."

He stuffed the head into the bag around his waist and rushed towards another general with the white flag, baring his teeth.

He and the Yongwei Battalion led by Sun Yingyuan were like two fierce tigers on the battlefield.

He rushed into the Tartars and hacked them to death, attracting a large amount of firepower.

"Hold on! Kill more of the Ming army's artillery battalion and musketeers..." Duoduo kept shouting loudly on his horse, and the Tatar's personal soldiers immediately blew the horn to command the Tatars.

But the sight of the Qing army dying one after another and the broken limbs and blood of their comrades also frightened him.

"Oh!"

"My Lord!" A cannonball from the Ming army hit Duoduo right in front of him, knocking his horse to the ground.

The guards pulled Duoduo out from under the horse, and he found that half of his horse's neck was broken off. He cried out in pain and tried to stand up, but he couldn't.

If a god were to look down from the sky at this moment, he would be surprised to find that the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were like stones rolling forward, blocking the charge of the Tartars but being pushed away. But gradually... these stones condensed together, like boulders, like mountains.

It completely blocked the Tartars' advance, like a strong pass, making it impossible for the Tartars to advance.

Then the "boulder" started moving and began to roll and crush the Tartars in front of them.

boom!
boom……

The Ming army's artillery continued to explode everywhere, along with the sound of muskets and the cries on the battlefield.

The Qing army could not advance an inch, while the Ming army became more and more courageous as the battle went on.

"Is this the army of the Ming Dynasty?!"

Duoduo looked at the bloodthirsty light in the eyes of the Ming army. They stared at the Qing soldiers like ferocious beasts, as if they were the lambs to be slaughtered.

How long has it been since then? How did the situation become like this?
(End of this chapter)