Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Although the tools were not at hand, there were enough people, so after an hour and a half, the work of loading earth and rocks was basically completed.After everything was ready, Liu Zeqing officially issued an order to block the river.

But it wasn't the people blocking the river who started to move first.After seeing the signal from the torches of the Chinese army, the governor Chen Zhongzhi led a thousand elite troops drawn from each battalion to wade across the river about a mile and a half above the place where the river was blocked.

This wading location has long been inquired by the coalition forces.The width of the Shahe River is only about [-] steps. Although it is also the summer flood season, due to the drought, the flow of the Shahe River is even smaller than that of the general dry season.

In addition, the action of blocking the river here attracted all the attention of the rebels on the other side, and Chen Zhongzhi and the others were well concealed, so when the rebels reacted, Chen Zhongzhi and the others had already waded across the Shahe River.

There were only 1000 rebels on the other side.Kong Youde didn't know that the Ming army used the method of blocking the river to cross the river.So when he heard the movement from the coalition army, he was afraid that the Ming army would just pretend to harass, so he didn't dare to send too many troops.Otherwise, in the battle with the Ming army tomorrow, too many rebels will lose their energy and combat effectiveness.

However, when the rebels on the other side learned that the Ming army had crossed the Shahe River from Chen Zhongzhi, and it was night, the general who led the rebel army did not know how many Ming soldiers had crossed the river, so he sent People went to Kong Youde to report the letter. On the one hand, they sent two hundred troops to stop Chen Zhongzhi's army.

But as soon as the troops were divided, the coalition forces on the front also started to move.It was better to roll the car first, and two rows of rolling cars covered a team of musketeers and archers and drove to the bank of the Shahe River.It just left a channel blocking the river between the two rows of rolling cars.

Then came the firing of several rows of muskets.Archers are not shooting at all.In the dark, it is impossible to see the target on the other side.The shooting of the firecrackers was just a warning, telling the rebels not to think about standing on the other side in peace and shooting at the civilians who blocked the river.

Afterwards, under the order of the officer in command of the civilian husbands, the first thousand civilians carried sacks and ran to the passage between the two rows of carts on the bank of the Shahe River.After reaching the shore.They threw the sacks on their shoulders into the sand river.

The running distance is about fifty paces, plus the width of the sand river, just exceeds the range of most firecrackers and bows.But these fifty steps are also a death distance.

Wu Shigong felt a little sad when he saw these civilian husbands who were forced to desperately by the soldiers who were supervising the battle.cannon fodder!Pure cannon fodder!However, in an era when the productivity of the Ming Dynasty was so low, in order to protect one's own soldiers, it was helpless to use the cannon fodder of civilian husbands.

How can there be a general who does not harass the local people?After going through so many wars, Wu Shigong fully understood that the descriptions in those literary works of sacrificing his own army for the sake of the people can be said to be complete nonsense.

Then came the second team of civilian husbands.The third team of civilians....Darkness is also the best cover.Although the rebels on the other side also shot some arrows and firecrackers, they did not cause any casualties to the civilian husband.Only a few unlucky ones were shot to the ground.There was even a team of selected soldiers and civilians who moved the small wooden boats and rafts that had been built long ago to the bank of the Shahe River.

After rolling the car, the officers observing the river blockage also used torches to send a signal to Wu Shigong and Liu Zeqing.Liu Zeqing's personal captain interpreted: "Five steps blocked."

At this moment, the rebels on the other side suddenly made a noise.After a while of commotion, torches on the other side also gave a signal.The captain of the personal army interpreted happily again: "Chen Dusi has controlled the other side!"

All the coalition military attachés in command breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.Until now.Everything went fairly smoothly.Actually all of this.That is, more than half an hour before and after.Wu Shigong thought to himself: "It's no wonder that the Normandy landing movie made by Hollywood is called "The Longest Night"!"

Chen Zhongzhi dispersed the [-] rebels without any effort, and then they inserted the rebels' flanks. Caught off guard, the [-] rebels left on the other side were also repulsed by Chen Zhongzhi and the others.

The small wooden boat and raft were immediately pushed down the river.Soon, more than 300 soldiers and more than 200 civilians were transported to the other side of the river with firecrackers and prepared horses.In addition, they dragged four long ropes.

Utilize civilian husbands on both sides of the strait to work together.Soon those small wooden boats and rafts were spliced ​​into a pontoon bridge.The folks laid them on the pontoon bridge with the prepared planks.

"Ten steps blocked!", "Fifteen steps!" The captain of the guard kept interpreting.Suddenly he exclaimed excitedly: "The pontoon bridge has been built!"

"Cross the river as planned!" Liu Zeqing ordered.

The Luche on the shore was the first group to cross the river from the pontoon bridge. Luche and Juma would form a line of defense, together with gunners and archers, they would cooperate with Chen Zhongzhi's troops to protect the place where the river was blocked.Behind the car is a team of thousands of civilian husbands.

The folkmen will start on the opposite bank, laying stakes on the sandy river.Because as the river narrows, the current will become more turbulent, and the dropped sacks are likely to be washed away by the current.So these stakes are needed for fixing.

During the entire operation at night, no cavalry was used.And now the cavalry is also resting behind.They must ensure that the horses have enough physical strength in tomorrow's battle.

The repelled rebels did not completely retreat.They are still waiting for reinforcements to make a final effort.

Kong Youde, who received the report, was awakened in his sleep.When he learned that the Ming army crossed the river by blocking the river, he felt a little tricky.

After thinking about it, Kong Youde reluctantly ordered: "Transfer another 2000 people. It would be best if we can drive away the government troops blocking the river. If nothing can be done, bring all the troops back. "

Kong Youde knew that even if he could stop the Ming army from blocking the river today, the rebels would not be able to set up defenses everywhere on the Shahe River, and there would always be a day when the Ming army successfully blocked the river.

And the Ming army on the opposite side tomorrow will definitely wade across the river, so it is most important to ensure the physical strength and strength of your own army!So the order he gave to destroy the dam blocking the river was somewhat half-hearted.

Therefore, when the rebels who were waiting for reinforcements attacked the coalition defense line composed of chariots and horses three times successively, and they were all hit and bloody, the rebels refused to suffer any more losses.It's all back.

But this interception boosted the morale of the entire coalition forces.Liu Zeqing also immediately ordered to send another [-] civilian men across the river to help dig a trench and build an earth wall in addition to pulling chariots and rejecting horses, so as to strengthen the defense capabilities of Chen Zhongzhi's troops.

And Chen Zhongzhi's troops seized the time to take a nap to ensure their physical strength for fighting after dawn.It can also be seen that with civilian husbands, the combat effectiveness of the army can indeed be greatly improved.

A civilian husband without worries, of course, works quickly.As soon as the sky turned white, the entire Shahe River was tightly blocked.And the coalition forces that completed the task of blocking the river, whether they were soldiers or civilians, gave out deafening cheers at the moment the river was blocked.

"It finally succeeded." Liu Zeqing was full of joy.Although all the military officers were in this night.They only rested for a short time before midnight, but they were all in a state of excitement.

"Congratulations, brother Hezhou!" Wu Shigong also congratulated from the side.

"Hey!" Liu Zeqing said with a smile and waved his hands. "It's all thanks to everyone. Rejoice and rejoice! Now let's watch the battle of the Liaodong Army tomorrow."

"It's today!" Wu Shigong jokingly corrected Liu Zeqing's slip of the tongue.

"Yes! Yes! It's today. It's been a long night! Hahaha!"

In the big tent of the Liaodong Army in the early morning.The assembled generals of the Liaodong Army are having breakfast.

A soldier rushed into the big tent and reported: "My lords, the Shandong Army has reported that they have successfully blocked the Shahe River."

Jin Guoqi nodded, and ordered: "Got it. Tell the messenger to keep the dam and don't let us have any accidents when crossing the river. After we all cross the river, let them move closer to us and defeat the enemy together." Traitor."

"No!" The soldier retreated immediately.

When only his own generals were left in the big tent, Jin Guoqi said contemptuously: "I didn't expect those Shandong troops to be able to accomplish something occasionally!"

There was a burst of laughter in the big tent.

The generals of the Liaodong Army never expected that the coalition forces would block the river so fast.But they didn't take it seriously at all.Since the main force of the Ming army has not yet arrived, let us go forward.In other words, let our Liaodong Army defeat the rebels across the river alone.

The crossing of the Liaodong Army started with the firing of artillery.This time the Liaodong Army also brought a large amount of artillery, because the silver taels that the imperial court has invested in Liaodong over the years will not all be thrown into the water.

The artillery of the Liaodong Army was fixed early last night, so it started shooting immediately after breakfast.And Kong Youde found that he had made some mistakes.Because the artillery of the rebels is mainly used in Laizhou City.This time they didn't bring a few, and all they brought were small cannons.

Therefore, in order to prevent damage to the army, the rebels took the initiative to retreat, retreated three or four miles, and formed a formation.Anyway, even if the Ming army on the opposite side crossed the river, they were still in a desperate situation. In any case, the terrain of the rebel army was favorable.Not everyone is Han Xin!

Under the cover of artillery fire, the Liaodong Army crossed the river one by one and formed a formation.

But at this moment, after hearing Jin Guoqi's order, the coalition army, which had finished crossing the river, marched towards the main force of the rebel army in addition to leaving 8000 soldiers and all the civilians to protect the embankment.At this time, the rebel army had more than [-] troops.

Judging the strength of the enemy army is the basic skill of generals and spies.Therefore, Kong Youde soon knew the approximate strength of the two Ming armies.

Moreover, the spies also reported that among the 7000 Ming army, there was still the desperate cavalry that appeared at the end of the previous Laizhou battle.Kong Youde knew that among the Ming army in the last Laizhou battle, only the cavalry had a strong combat effectiveness.The only downside is that there are too few people.

This made Kong Youde make some mistakes in judgment.The Ming army wading across the river on the opposite side did not show its flag, so it was unclear which Ming army it was.And the Ming army that came, with a large number of people and powerful cavalry, is likely to be the main force of the Ming army's battle this time.

After I have used so many false surrender tactics, did the Ming army also learn the strategy of attacking east and west this time?

So Kong Youde made an emergency mobilization, sending another thousand old Liao soldiers to strengthen the right wing, and then tilted the entire formation.At this time, the positions of these three armies formed a triangle on the entire battlefield.

And seeing the rebels hastily mobilizing their formation, although a little puzzled, the confident Liaodong Army is still dominated by me.After the whole army had crossed the river, they saw that the coalition forces had also lined up.

So Jin Guoqi ordered: "Tell Sangui to rush to the right wing of the rebels first, and let those bumpkins in the Shandong Army learn what it means to fight."

There was a burst of laughter in the Liaodong Army, and Wu Sangui immediately led the [-] cavalry in the front row and walked slowly towards the right flank of the rebel army. (To be continued..)

ps: I have something to do today, so I can't change it in the afternoon.please forgive!

Note again: In the article, the judgments of the two combatants on the left wing and the right wing are exactly the opposite.Not the author's typo.