Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

After the efforts of the cannon fodder, the dirt road has been piled up to a distance of about ten feet from the stone wall.At this distance, the defending Runing Army could already stab the cannon fodder with their spears.

And the Runing Army guns behind the stone wall fired more intensively.This stone wall is divided into two layers, the slightly higher one in the front is the protective wall, and the slightly lower one in the back is the place for soldiers to fight. It would be too much of a disadvantage for the Runing army to fight against the Runing army from a high position, so the current Runing army must try every means to prevent the dirt road from getting closer.

However, the Dashun Army supervised the battle too fiercely in the back, and the cannon fodder didn't dare to turn back. Instead, they could bury the corpses on the ground, speeding up the approach of the dirt road. Soon, the distance was only a few feet away. It is very convenient for soldiers to jump over.

"beep--!"

A resounding horn sounded in the Dashun Army.A large number of old battalion soldiers in heavy armor howled and rushed up with swords and shields in their hands, while the cannon fodder seemed to have received an amnesty order, and they all avoided.

"The battle is finally coming to an end!" The soldiers of the Dashun Army who charged were all thinking excitedly.But no one noticed that behind the stone wall that they were trying to resist just now, the soldiers of the Runing Army disappeared inexplicably.

"Wah—!"

A resounding copper whistle sounded from behind the stone wall. Following the sound of the copper whistle, one, two, three horses, all armored cavalrymen of the Runing Army emerged from behind the stone wall, and then the horses jumped across the ground. The gap, following the inertia of the slope, rushed towards the oncoming Dashun army at full speed.

"Wow—" The soldiers of the Dashun Army who charged suddenly panicked.

This time, the Dashun Army used infantry to charge.Because no one knows the situation behind the stone wall, if the cavalry jumps over the stone wall, the ground behind it is more than two feet high from the top of the wall.Playing this kind of extreme sports, both people and Marco will fall to their deaths.

Moreover, those Dashun troops are sword and shield fighters. They are very effective in close combat, but they are restrained by the fast and powerful cavalry. However, the soldiers of the old battalion of the Dashun Army, who had rich combat experience, flinched immediately.

Fighting until now, all the soldiers of the Dashun Army thought that the Ming army in the outer city was dying.So they only thought about how to rush into the outer city and kill the remnant army, so they didn't prepare for any counterattack at all.But this idea is not wrong.After all, these stone walls have not opened the door, and there is no way to fight back.So at this point, there is a blind spot in thinking in the Dashun army.

The Runing Army was originally a particularly aggressive force.Even Shumo, who loves defense very much, also knows that he has to constantly countercharge in defense, not to mention the young and energetic Yang Rusong?And in the battle ahead.The Runing army just couldn't find a chance to counterattack, but the soil was piled up.It also opened the way for the Runing Army to countercharge.So Yang Rusong had already prepared the cavalry of the Runing Army for a counter-charge.

So when the Dashun Army's cannon fodder was piled up on the dirt road, the peasants in the outer city also erected a long row of wooden planks on the stone wall under Yang Rusong's order, and used tripods to support them under the wooden planks. A road was opened for the cavalry to charge.So when the Dashun Army officially launched its charge, the cavalry of the Runing Army also counter-charged at the same time.

One side is prepared, the other is unprepared; one side has superior arms, and the other side is restrained; one side is like a tiger, and the other side is shaken.There is no suspense in such a battle.When Ren Pojun led more than 3000 infantry and rushed out following the Runing Army cavalry, the battle became even more one-sided.Soon, the Dashun Army was killed and withdrew from the city gate.

Without the obstruction of the city gate, the troops pursued by the Runing Army spread out even more.They are after a little formation.Launched a group charge towards the fleeing Dashun army, and killed the Dashun army crying for their father and mother, wishing that they would have an extra pair of legs.

This was another mishandling of the Dashun army.According to common sense, the attacking party should set up several rows of repelling horses at the gate of the city, just to prevent the people in the city from rushing out from the gate of the city.But also because of the above reasons, the Dashun Army did not do that, which caused the current Runing Army to run freely.

From this we can see how important an army's "Code of Exercise" is.When fighting, all soldiers follow the "Code of Exercise", which can make up for most of the hidden dangers.

But like the current Dashun Army, the formation of troops is a bit arbitrary. When their officers attach great importance to it, the arrangement of the Dashun Army has rules.But when the officers didn't pay attention, many soldiers became lazy.You must know that the battlefield is changing rapidly, and it is impossible for officers to consider every place. In many places, the soldiers at the bottom must deal with it by themselves.

Now, the combat effectiveness of the Dashun Army has dropped considerably, which is mainly reflected in the fact that they no longer have the will to fight resolutely and tenaciously.Just a few days ago, Dashun Army was full of peasant-style quick gratification.And this is very prominent after they occupied the inner city of Beijing and the imperial city.

Li Zicheng and the others thought they occupied Beijing, and Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself in Meishan. From then on, the Ming Dynasty also perished. From then on, they became the orthodox of the celestial dynasty, became the masters of the world, and they will also become nobles.Therefore, many people in the Chuangying Group showed a mentality of eagerness for pleasure, and this mentality can be said to be the main reason for burying them, and it also shows Li Zicheng's short-sightedness as a farmer leader.

In addition, Li Zicheng raised his troops from northern Shaanxi, and the main force directly attacked Beijing from Shaanxi and Shanxi.At this time, the Guanning Iron Cavalry of the Ming Army was confronting the Qing Army in Liaodong; Yu Zilian's Heiyun Army and Wu Shigong's Runing Army were also guarding the Qing Army, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong's troops in the hinterland of Henan and Huguang.

However, in the Ming Dynasty, Jiangnan’s military strength was beyond reach, and there was no time to go north for a while. In addition, Jiangnan had not fought for many years, did not practice martial arts, and there were not many soldiers who could be transferred to the north. Therefore, the troops in Shanxi and Hebei could be regarded as empty.

From this point of view, Li Zicheng's ability to successfully occupy Beijing can be regarded as taking advantage of a loophole.Their own strength is not solid, nor is it as strong as it seems.At the same time, the Dashun Army did not have a stable rear defense as a strategic basis.In this case, although Li Zicheng captured the city of Beijing, he did not have the military and political strength to govern and occupy the whole country.They're just a bunch of rogues after all.

So when the current Dashun army encountered a strong enemy, they immediately revealed their true colors. (To be continued..)