Win the Ding 1617

The tide is rising.

The land route from Diayushan to Tashan was submerged by sea water, and the undulating seawater rolled up the armor and weapons left on the beach, floating aimlessly on the sea.

Groups of blood stains disappeared in an instant on the sea surface.

"It's finally withdrawn!"

Tan Bai looked at the figures carrying his wounded soldiers and the corpses of his fallen comrades retreating towards Hongluo Mountain, and couldn't help but slumped on the ground, panting heavily.

A house slave handed over a kettle with a wink, "Master, drink some hot water!"

After receiving the copper kettle made by the Southern Guangdong Army seized from the trench, Tan Bai gurgled for a long while, and drank the water inside, and then he felt a little more at ease.

This round of tentative attacks by the Southern Cantonese Army made Tan Bai look at these diminutive Southern barbarians with admiration.

Not only dare to charge forward against the gun, but also never pull the trigger without entering the distance where you can almost shoot the gun against your nose.What surprised him even more was that after firing a shot, the musketball soldiers immediately set up their javelins on the spot, and rushed into the trench with the javelins in hand, fighting hand-to-hand with the gunners of the coated soldiers.

If they hadn't been afraid of Dorgon's military discipline and didn't dare to back down at all, they might have collapsed before Tan Bai led the swords and shields and tiger gunners of Zhengbai Banner Manchuria to meet him.With an order, the coated soldiers of the two white flags.And the handymen who accompanied the army began to clean up the battlefield.

Those Ahas with only a worn-out cotton armor on their bodies shuttled back and forth between the trenches and passages like ants, cleaning up the mess left by the battle.

After removing the corpses hanging from the deer stockade, someone jumped down the ditch, stepped on the corpse that had been pierced by the sharp wooden thorns at the bottom of the ditch, carefully stripped off the armor on the body, and carried all kinds of blood on the body of the dead. The small items were collected.

"Is there any alive? The master has ordered that the living Ming soldiers must be captured alive. They must not be killed!"

From time to time, officers at all levels shouted back and forth on the battlefield, and everyone hoped that they could capture a few Nanyue troops in the section of the battlefield they were in charge of.

There is no other reason.Duo ErGun's reward is very attractive.The Nanyue Army captured alive is more valuable than the Nanyue Army killed.

Ditches, earthen walls, deer villages, and ditches again.Shocking flesh and blood and broken limbs are everywhere in this layer of fortifications. No one can tell whether their original masters are Ming soldiers or Qing soldiers.The sun gradually went down, and torches were lit up on the battlefield.With the sea breeze blowing from the sea, Tashan became chilly. The sea breeze carried a pungent smell of blood, the choking smell of gunpowder smoke, mixed with the salty smell of the sea breeze, inhaled into the lungs, and people couldn't help but Sickness.Although the weather was cold, all the sergeants were exhaling thick white air, and they were still busy with their work, and there were bursts of excited shouts from time to time.

According to the military discipline of the Qing soldiers, all armor, knives, guns and other items seized on the battlefield should be given priority to the owner.In the eyes of these Aha handymen who cleaned the battlefield, every soldier of the Southern Guangdong Army was nothing more than a golden mountain.Although armor, knives, guns, and guns must be handed over to the masters, those belts, kettles, knives, knives, pipes, and knives are also good things.

"Master! Master!"

One of Tan Bai's servants came rushing forward, with one hand holding the saber on his waist, while carefully dodging on the rough terrain. "The general has an order. All the ministries will count the casualties immediately, and discuss the matter at Tashanbao in two quarters!"...

Hongluo Mountain, the camp of the Southern Guangdong Army.

Dozens of lanterns in Li Huamei's large tent illuminated the tent brightly.

Dozens of officers from the Guards Brigade, Xuanwu Town, and Ningyuan Army gathered here to count and summarize the casualties and gains in today's battle.

The statistics of the casualties of the various ministries really shocked everyone. In today's tentative attack, the various ministries lost nearly a thousand people, and the Ning Yuan Army suffered the most casualties.The reason is very simple. Compared with the Second Division of the Southern Guangdong Army, the military discipline of the Ningyuan Army is really poor. There is no formation in the attack. , which created a large number of killing opportunities for the fire gun soldiers of the two white flags.Moreover, trampling on each other in the process of attack and retreat is not uncommon. Among the casualties of more than 1000 people, the Ning Yuan Army accounted for hundreds of people.Many of these people are the servants of officers and generals at all levels.Today's transaction really cost almost all of the capital!All the officers in the Ningyuan Army system were sad and silent.

"The brothers who died in the Ningyuan Army will be paid according to the pension standard of our Nanyue Army. Those who are willing to ask for money will have money, and those who are willing to ask for things will have something!"

Mo Yu knew what was going on in the hearts of these veteran army sticks, and hastily threw out an extremely tempting pie. "The injured brothers have already been sent to the health camp. Most of them can recover from their injuries and return to the team. By then, these guys who have been injured will be even better soldiers!"

Regarding Mo Yu's words, several generals and guerrilla officers of the Ning Yuan Army believed them very much.When the wounded soldiers were sent to the health camp, they also saw how the doctors in the Nanyue Army health camp treated those who had been injured by Tartar knives, arrows and guns.

Those who were injured by the bows and arrows of the Qing army had to suffer more in order to take out the heavy, heavy and barbed arrowheads that weighed two ounces. In order to prevent them from bleeding and dying, the doctor , they cut open their wounds and drew out their arrowheads.At this time, there was no anesthesia such as ether. During these operations, the lottery players cried and cried one by one.

Seeing the set of procedures of those doctors made these officers feel terrified and heartbroken.First clean the body and the surrounding area of ​​the wound with boiling water and salt water, and wash repeatedly several times.They also used large balls of white cotton, boiled something called alcohol, and constantly wiped the blood clots from the wound. Some sergeants who were seriously injured needed a lot of cotton.

The alcohol must be purified from liquor, which can effectively prevent wound infection in the future.These are of course good things, but it costs so much to treat an ordinary sergeant, how can this soldier afford it?

this era.Unless some servants guard.Or the sergeants in the main barracks may use a cloth bandage to bandage the wound, even if they wash the wound with salt water and white wine, it is rare, because the generals are reluctant to bear it.

After cleaning the wound again and again.Also apply medicine.Finally with something called gauze.Wrap up everyone's wounds tightly, change the dressing regularly in the future, and take oral medicine.Until healed.

Relatively speaking, the Southern Guangdong Army suffered fewer injuries.First of all, the tactical actions and discipline of the Southern Guangdong Army are there, and it is not easy to cause casualties in a dense formation.Secondly, their armor is of excellent quality and the defensive effect is far better than that of the armor equipped by Ning Yuan's army.Thirdly, almost every soldier of the Southern Guangdong Army carries a life-saving kit, which can be used for self-rescue and mutual rescue on the spot after being injured.

Fortunately, it's winter now, so you don't have to worry too much about wound infection and festering. However, a large number of wounded people who were destined to die, after being treated cleanly, were carried away by civilian husbands to a private house in shock. The rest will be raised.

"Each lottery number has a consolation money. In addition, there is a half-month general support period. During the general support period, you can enjoy the meals of the Nanyue Army lottery number."...

Mo Yu continued to reassure the participating guerrillas.

In the middle of the big tent, a huge map was hung. Several officers quickly marked the defensive positions of the Qing army with cinnabar on the map.

After a day of tentative attack, the two sides paid a price of nearly 2000 casualties, and the Ming army on the attacking side had figured out the enemy's defense situation.

Several officers carefully checked the situation of the enemy and us on the map with the battle report in their hands, and nodded in satisfaction, "Princess, generals, we are ready."

The crowd headed by Li Huamei rushed to the map and watched intently.On the map, the deployment of the Qing army is impressively marked.Looking at the dense cobweb-like ditches in the picture, the low walls nearly one person high, and those large and small garrison holes and artillery emplacements, everyone couldn't help taking a breath of air-conditioning.

"Why do I think this formation looks familiar?"

"I feel that the defense of this group of Tartars is much more rigorous and vicious than the long moat outside Jinzhou City!"

A regiment commander of the Southern Guangdong Army and a guerrilla of the Ningyuan Army both gave a familiar view of the two white flag defensive positions in front of them.

A few veterans who had participated in the Battle of Hexiwu came over to take a closer look at Dorgon's defense settings, and couldn't help but yell, "Tartars are really shameless!"Copy the fortification positions of the Laozi back then!The people of the Ningyuan Army also discovered that the layout of this fortification is roughly a replica of the Jinzhou Changhao.

"After our army's tentative attack during the day, we have now clarified the defense situation of the enemy of Tashan. According to what we have learned, there are at least three earthen walls around the line from Tashan to Hongluoshan, about one person high. Another There are at least five wide trenches that are difficult for one person to cross, and the rest have low walls such as deer villages, making it difficult to cross. The enemy guarding the front is the fire gun soldiers of Jiannu and two white flags. According to the current situation, there are at least 200 to [-] Niulu-level designations. Calculated with [-] people per Niulu, we have to face at least [-] to [-] firecrackers. This generation of firecrackers is sharp, and they can get the rear at any time. Two white flag Manchurian soldiers and horses were reinforced, and the shortcomings of the firecrackers that were not conducive to hand-to-hand combat were made up for by the swords and guns of these Manchurian Tartars. We attacked the trenches several times because the follow-up troops could not follow up for a while, and the superiority of the troops could not be guaranteed. , and was driven out by these Tartars with spears and axes!"

"In the front earth wall, in order to facilitate the mobilization of the troops of the Tartars, there are several trenches connecting with the rear. The soldiers and horses of the Tartars can move quickly on the ground to prevent the bombardment of our army. These traffic trenches are about ten or so wide. With more than [-] steps, it can accommodate more than ten people side by side with weapons to pass quickly. Our army was driven out from the long wall of the trench several times by the Tartars. One of the important reasons is that the Tartars of the brigade can quickly reinforce them from the rear. , and we are limited to a narrow area, and the tactic of fighting in formations of three or five people that we were accustomed to could not be carried out, and we were repeatedly frustrated. In order to hinder the advancement of our army, this group of damned Tartars even built a trench in the trench leading to the rear In the bunker, there are firecrackers ambushing. Or set up small copper cannons, Francophones, etc. on the roof of the bunker. As long as they find that our army has rushed into the trench, they will lure our army into the range, and then suddenly use the artillery The venomous tactics of firing swarms killed a large number of our troops. The muzzles of these artillery guns were aimed directly at the narrowest point where the trench and the earthen wall meet. Once the guns passed by, our army's attack momentum was stagnated, and the soldiers were killed and wounded. .”

"In addition to these cannons, in front of the rest of the earth wall is a low-wall ditch of Luzhai. Basically, behind a ditch is a low wall. In front of the earth wall, there is a layer of deerzhai blocking. The layers are distinct, and our army will attack The spread of formation prevented our musketeers from using their hands."  …

A member of the Ningyuan Army will serve as the left wing of the attack today, attacking the right wing of the two white flag positions.It can also be regarded as visiting the former enemy in person.He has a deep understanding of the position of the group of slaves in front of him.

I thought of the short, stout, bow-legged Manchurian soldiers of the White Banner who kept rushing out from the horizon.The general was still a little terrified.

He tidied up his armor, and respectfully saluted Li Huamei who was behind the handsome case, "I would like to report to the princess. The Tartars built these ditches, low walls, and deer villages in order to divide our army's offensive formation so that It is difficult for our army to attack them. In this way, the attack area is narrow, and it is impossible to invest enough troops at one time. If our army is outnumbered, we will naturally have the chance to win. But if we are outnumbered, please forgive me. Frankly speaking, the odds are slim.”

Mo Yu pondered and said: "If we want our army to invest enough troops at one time, we must first fill up the trenches, deer villages, and low walls outside the first earth wall. Otherwise, no matter how many loyal and brave people When soldiers are thrown into the battlefield, they can only be sent to be killed by the Tartars!"

The general replied: "It is the cold winter weather when dripping water turns into ice. Those low walls have been splashed with an unknown amount of seawater by the Tartars, and they have already been frozen hard as iron. It is expected to be extremely difficult to dig. The trenches need to be filled in. If your ministry can provide artillery support so that the Tartars can’t come forward to fire guns, our soldiers can still use the shovels and picks provided by your ministry to fill up the trenches, deer villages, and dwarfs in front of the first earth wall. The wall was broken!"

This general talked eloquently in front of Li Huamei, but he didn't notice the resentment in the eyes of the guerrillas.These guerrillas secretly calculated in their hearts, the more they calculated, the more chills they felt in their hearts, they were afraid that they would not know how many subordinates would be thrown into it just by tearing down those low walls and filling up those trenches.The first ditch is okay, and it can be rushed to the front of the first low wall under the cover of the artillery fire of the Southern Guangdong Army. According to past experience, the Tartars did not send too many troops to guard this fortification, and it was completely a decoy. .It was just enough for the children to throw earth bags into the trenches, but the remaining trenches, low walls, and deer villages became more and more dangerous, and they all had to be filled with human lives!

As if sensing the sharp sword-like gazes from behind, the general slowly suggested to Li Huamei: "Our army must not waste the lives of our soldiers. The brothers of the navy went to Ningyuan and brought some chariots from the city, and under the cover of the chariots, the soldiers could slowly approach the trenches, demolish the earthen walls, and demolish the deer village."

But even so, the general was clear-eyed, even if there were chariots to cover such a frenzied fortification, several trenches would have to be filled in the end, and the blood of Ming soldiers would have to be paid.After all, no matter whether it is an earthen wall or a trench, the slave soldiers behind the earthen wall will not sit back and watch you demolish it. When demolishing the demolished fortifications, there will be more or less firepower obstacles, and even a large group of people will rush out from behind.

Li Huamei discussed with Mo Yu and several battalion officials in Xuanwu Town in a low voice, then raised her head immediately.

"Everyone has fought hard today, and each returned to the camp to prepare. Tomorrow, the navy will send ships to Ningyuan to transport tanks and other items. You can supervise your subordinates in the camp to recharge your batteries and prepare to attack the fortifications outside Tashan the day after tomorrow. thing!"

"Uncle Mo Yu, how many rockets are there in our camp?"

After a group of generals of the Ningyuan Army dispersed happily and urged their subordinates to prepare for the big battle in the future, Li Huamei changed her expression and sat on the tiger leather chair more relaxedly, playing with her pair of short handles on the handsome table Double-barreled firearms.

"Miss, there are still more than [-] sticks used by the Lu Ying, and more used by the Navy, which should be more than [-]. If it is not enough, you can send someone to Jiaodong immediately to find Commander Zhang and transfer some more."...

"How many mortars are there?"

"There are 22 mortars of large and small calibers that can be put into the battlefield in the future!"

The temporary commander of Xuanwu Town, He Yifei's eyes lit up, "Miss, do you mean to bombard the Tartar's rear with mortars, and then use rockets to burn his front?"

"Not bad!" Li Huamei closed the faucet of the short firecracker that was opened by her slender fingers, and answered the questions of He Yifei and others in a very firm tone.

"At noon today, when I saw that Tashan was being attacked, I sent Shi Lang to Tianjin. There were still twenty mortars and more than [-] rockets in reserve. The fortifications of the Tartars were just to send our assault troops to Tianjin. Break it into pieces and eat it bite by bite."

"By relying on the built fortifications, the Tartars have turned our offensive momentum into at least two pieces. Then I will use rockets and mortars, plus the charging soldiers, to deal with their two axes!"

Hearing this, Mo Yu couldn't help but be overjoyed. The Li family is really full of talents. This move by the eldest lady will probably make Dorgon suffer a lot. "Miss, should the officers and soldiers of the Artillery and Rocket Team go to Fishing Mountain and other places tomorrow to have a look at the terrain and measure the elements?"

"Alright! During dinner, Wu Sangui sent someone to send an urgent letter. They have already set off from Jinzhou and returned. They should be able to arrive in the next day. By then, the shortage of our troops can be alleviated."

"By the way, miss, there are thousands of horsetail grenades in the navy's cabin, which were originally used to throw them on the deck of the opponent's ship when jumping into battle. Why don't we use them together this time? Let those brothers who stormed the trenches of the Tartars take them, as soon as the counterattack soldiers of the Tartars emerge from the rat holes, we will swing up these horsetail grenades and throw them over! Throwing a grenade at a step away, even if you throw a cannonball under your feet, it is enough to deter them!"

The quartermaster of Li Huamei's fleet happily recommended those new weapons that had been idle for a while to Li Huamei.

"Miss, I would like to express some opinions at the end." Mo Yu began to make up for Li Huamei's deployment.

"Uncle Mo Yu, there are no outsiders here. They are all from our own family. If you have anything to say, just order it." Li Huamei still respects this uncle who followed his father to conquer the country.

"Tomorrow, the Ningyuan Army can rest and reorganize. Our Southern Guangdong Army had better send a small group of troops to harass the Tartars in the Tashan area. We must not allow them time to rest and repair the fortifications. This is a strategy for exhausting troops."

On the second day, the Southern Guangdong Army used the battalion as a unit and continued to attack the front of the two white flag positions with the cooperation of sporadic artillery fire.