Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

When the Runing Army lost three artillery pieces and the Qing Army destroyed eight artillery vehicles, the Runing Army took the initiative to end the artillery battle and moved the artillery to the rear line of defense.

With the approach of the scull cart, hand-to-hand combat will soon take place, so the shooting effect of the artillery will not be so great.In addition, the Runing Army didn't know how long it would delay the main force of the Qing Army, so they needed to keep more artillery for future battles.

Seeing the approach of the scull cart, Zuge asked Shumo, "Shugui! How many lines of defense have you built this time?"

Shumo smiled and replied, "Five Ways! If necessary, I can still make them. But seeing how crazy that Tartar is, maybe the Five Ways are useless."

"Why?" Zug asked strangely.

"When our two towns lose more than 600, we won't be able to support them here. Otherwise, the disparity in military strength will become bigger and bigger, and if we don't pay attention, the whole army will be wiped out. A few days ago, the Tartars were not like this Desperately, we had few casualties when we defended. But these days, the Tartars have ignored the casualties. At that moment, the troops in front of me suffered more than [-] casualties. Although we are relying on Xuzhou City, the people in the city are the real people. The tortoises in the city don't even have any support, and we are the only ones fighting alone. So I plan to notify Lord Li first if something goes wrong, and then withdraw the troops to Guide City to form a second interception line, and then stop them there Tartars." Shumo replied.

"When we retreat, we will definitely test our real skills! Your Guide Town has mostly infantry, and the Tartars are all cavalry, so it is easy to be entangled by them. It seems that at that time, my Pegasus Town will also Desperate." Chu Ge nodded, agreeing with Shumo's statement.

Regardless of the fact that the artillery of the Runing Army had retreated, the Qing army's artillery vehicles continued to shoot at the defense line of the Runing Army.The wooden fence and the horses were thrown around by the shells.And the earth wall was smashed open a gap.Many Runing Army soldiers hiding behind the earthen walls were killed and wounded by shells.At this point in the battle, the firearms that the Runing Army was so proud of had actually suffered a disadvantage in the confrontation with the Qing Army, and the soldiers of the Runing Army were too suppressed by the artillery fire to hold their heads up.

Until the scull carts of the Qing army stopped moving forward, and when the Qing soldiers behind the scull carts jumped out of the scull carts to charge, the Runing Army's firecrackers did not fire. Today, the Qing army's artillery suppression was too ruthless.

The Qing army still had the Han soldiers in front and the Jia soldiers in the back, preventing the Runing army from suddenly appearing to counterattack.really.When the Qing soldiers rushed to a place about ten steps away from the earth wall, the gunners of the Runing Army immediately appeared and fired a volley at the charging Qing soldiers. long spear.Waiting for the Qing soldiers to bump into them by themselves.

Then, the two armies fought fiercely around the earthen wall.

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Seeing that the battle situation is unfavorable.Both Shumo and Chuge frowned.Zug asked: "Do you want my cavalry to charge? The momentum of the Tartars must be suppressed."

Shumo looked at the rear of the Qing army with a binoculars, and replied: "Wait until the sons can't hold on! The sun is about to set, and today's battle can't last long. Besides, the cavalry of the Tartars in the back are also ready. Now, if you go up, the casualties may be even greater!"

Just now.Shumo observed from the binoculars that when the Qing army broke into the camp, the cavalry of the Qing army led by Obai immediately prepared for battle, just to guard against the counterattack of the cavalry of the Runing army.So Shumo was afraid that Feima Town would fall into a bitter battle.

Chu Ge also raised the binoculars to observe carefully, and then decided decisively: "If you don't fight, the Tartars will be even more rampant. The strong army is fought out, and if it is not hidden, I will let the children Get ready!"

Seeing that Zug had made up his mind, Shumo stopped persuading him. He then ordered a battalion to support him to strengthen the second line of defense. No matter what, the Qing army would not let the Qing army break through his second line of defense today. .

Under the orders of the officers, Pegasus Town started to leave the camp one by one, and they lined up in the middle of the twin camps.Seeing the cavalry of the Runing Army preparing to counterattack, the Qing army was also very nervous. Under the order of Huang Taiji, the Qing army cavalry in this formation also came up to support the Qing army cavalry on the left flank of the scull chariot formation, ready to fight against the Pegasus town at any time. hedging battle.But at this moment, the direction of Xuzhou City changed suddenly.

The strength of the twin battalions of the Runing Army was not evenly distributed.Shumo's camp originally had nearly [-] troops, but the camp near Xuzhou City, commanded by Yao Liang, had only [-] troops.As the battle progressed, Yao Liang's battalion also supported and replenished nearly a thousand soldiers, so now there are only four thousand infantry left in that battalion.

In order to prevent any changes in Yao Liang's camp, the Qing army also arranged more than 5000 soldiers and horses to guard them.And it was Dorgon who led these Qing troops, and Huang Taiji deliberately prevented him from making new contributions.

However, the Qing army never expected that it was the Ming army in Xuzhou City who made the first change.When Li Shoubei led eight hundred warriors out of the city gate, the spies of the Qing army who were observing the movement of Xuzhou City were unable to react. One Qing soldier who was particularly slow to respond was even drowned by the charging warriors. , All of which aroused applause from the soldiers and civilians of Xuzhou City who were watching the battle at the head of the city.

However, Xuzhou City was too far away from Yao Liang's camp, so Dorgon's troops had time to take precautions.Seeing that there were not many Ming troops rushing out of the city, Dorgon ordered a leader of [-] troops to charge towards the Ming troops in Xuzhou City.

The Ming army in Xuzhou City was composed of mixed infantry and cavalry, while the Qing army was all cavalry. In addition, the Qing army was composed of well-organized and well-arranged cavalry, while the Ming army charged like a swarm, so Dorgon thought that It's just the itch of scabies, as long as the Qing army charges, it will kill all the Ming troops.

Unexpectedly, those Ming soldiers had the consciousness of daring to die. Facing the rolling cavalry of the Qing army, they did not dodge at all, and slashed at the Qing soldiers on the horse, performing one-to-one or many-to-one exchanges. This desperate appearance immediately curbed the momentum of the Qing army.

Although the Qing army still had the upper hand, the two sides had already fought together.Seeing the chaotic situation, Dorgon wanted to send another army to completely wipe out this Ming army in one fell swoop with the momentum of Mount Tai.

Unexpectedly, at this time, the rumble of war drums sounded in Yao Liang's camp.Seeing the Ming army attacking in the city, Yao Liang could no longer stand still. He sent a regiment of 100 soldiers to form a square formation, and under the cover of four artillery pieces and more than [-] cavalry, they marched towards Dorgon's army. The Qing army charged over.

"Back! Keep the distance!" Dorgon ordered immediately.

In the Battle of Hejian, Dorgon suffered a lot from this kind of phalanx, so he wanted to distance himself from the guns and firecrackers of the Runing Army, and then searched for opportunities to use cavalry to charge. Array.

As a result, the Qing army, which was fighting with the Ming army in Xuzhou City, retreated a little. They were afraid of being attacked by the Runing army from behind.In addition, seeing the arrival of reinforcements, the morale of the Ming army in the battle was also boosted, so the battle situation was gradually turned around.

Seeing that they might be at a disadvantage, the leader of the command gave a whistle, and the Qing army immediately retreated and lined up, retreating first to join Dorgon.

After seeing Dorgon, the Qing army had retreated to [-] paces. Under the order of the regiment commander, the entire phalanx of the Runing army turned to the right, so they immediately faced each other, and they were about to fight Fei The flanks of the Qing cavalry who launched a hedge battle in Mazhen.Then, the drummer also beat the rapid drumbeat, and the soldiers of the Runing Army stepped on the drumbeat, trotted towards the flanks and charged.

This turn immediately caused a burst of confusion among the Qing cavalry.Those cavalry had already lined up in rows, facing the cavalry of Pegasus Town.But now, he had to divide his troops to deal with the Runing Army phalanx that suddenly rushed towards his flank, which caught Oboi in command by surprise.In the final analysis, for a long time, Xuzhou City and Yao Liang's battalion had been standing still, which made the Qing army's threat to them somewhat underestimated.

The turning of the cavalry was quite troublesome, which immediately caused the cavalry of the Qing army to become chaotic.And the speed of the Runing army phalanx was also very fast. Seeing that he barely entered the range of the artillery, the two artillery shells here immediately fired. Although neither of the two shells fell into the Qing army formation, the shells The five or six rebounds still knocked down more than a dozen Qing troops.And this shelling made the formation of the Qing cavalry even more chaotic.

At this moment, Huang Taiji, who was watching the battle from behind, frowned.He thought of the [-] to [-] Mongolian herdsmen cavalry in his formation.Those people can neither dismount to fight on foot, nor are they organized, and cannot engage in regular cavalry confrontation.

As for the deputy commander in command of Pegasus Town, when he saw that the formation of the Qing army was in disarray, he directed the troops to attack without hesitation, starting, walking slowly, quickly, and then sprinting. The cavalry in Pegasus Town held their spears flat. , rushed towards the Qing army.

The cavalry in the first few rows of the Qing army were also ready. Seeing that Feima Town started to move, they also walked slowly, quickly, and sprinted at the same time.But the cavalry behind was still in chaos, which immediately caused the Qing army to be out of touch.

Therefore, the collision between the cavalry of the two armies in the first few rows was quite violent, and immediately caused a crowd to turn their backs.But after a few rows passed, Feima Town suddenly found that the Qing cavalry seemed to have completely disappeared.So Pegasus Town immediately rushed into the chaotic Qing army formation like a torrent.

With a sound of "Boom!", the cavalry of the Qing army who were preparing for the confrontation immediately exploded.Unexpectedly, the Runing Army broke up the formation of the Qing Army and entered the most pleasing pursuit. (to be continued..)