Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Before the decisive battle between the Ping and Qing Dynasties in the first year of Qiongyuan, the Daping Army successively resorted to two tricks—sending troops to the Mongolian grasslands and conquering North Korea across the sea.And these two moves completely hit the Qing army's blind spots, and even hit the Qing army's most painful weakness.Forced to do nothing, the Qing army had no choice but to take the initiative to leave the customs and start a decisive battle with the main force of the Daping army deployed outside Shanhaiguan.

It can be seen from this that Huang Taiji repeatedly urged Dorgon not to give up Beijing City's last words at that time, so farsighted.Suppose, if the Qing army and the Runing army were in a stalemate in Beijing at that time, since Beizhili had been beaten by the Dashun army and the Qing army, it would be impossible to supply food and grass supplies.

The Runing Army, which had no logistical support, faced the Qing army who had just looted a large amount of supplies from the pass, and finally had no choice but to withdraw from Beizhili and retreat to the Yellow River and Taihang Mountains.At most, it was to rescue Xue Chenglin and the former Ming prince Zhu Cihong who were in the outer city of the capital.

After that, the Runing Army will be caught in a long-term tug-of-war with the Qing army on the northern front along the Yellow River, and there is no way to open up a second front, let alone rescue the two cities of Ningyuan and Zhenyuan in Liaodong.As for the expedition to the Mongolian grassland and North Korea?That would be pure fantasy.

Even in this way, the Runing Army could not let go to attack the Dashun Army in Shaanxi, the Daxi Army in Sichuan, and the Hongguang Little Court in Jiangnan.The whole world will be completely in the melee of warlords.

Of course, if the Runing army or the Qing army won a big victory in the decisive battle in the capital, the situation would be completely different.However, judging from the situation of the two armies at the time, the possibility of a stalemate between the two sides is the greatest.

However, due to the struggle for power within the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Dorgon at that time had to order the entire army to withdraw to Liaodong.Although Dorgon has a thousand reasons and is helpless.However, judging from the results, this was the main reason for the Qing army to fall into strategic passiveness.

But Dorgon's words are also right, no matter how many idle chess and wonderful chess.In the end, we still have to see the real chapter on the frontal battlefield.So at the end of April, Dorgon took 5000 soldiers and horses, together with [-] people drawn from Ningyuan and Zhenyuan, and sneaked into Shanhaiguan in early May.

And Duoduo led [-] soldiers and horses to the Yalu River to enter North Korea and fight with the Marine Corps.As for the [-] Manchurian and Mongolian coalition forces led by Abatay.At the end of May, he was urgently recalled to Liaodong, and was about to engage in a decisive battle with the Daping Army.

At this time, there are 14 soldiers and horses in six towns led by Xue Yongli outside Shanhaiguan. The first thing they will face is.The [-] troops of the Qing army in Shanhaiguan.From the perspective of military strength, the Daping Army is at a disadvantage.However, due to more than half a year of training and newly manufactured weapons and equipment, the combat effectiveness of this main force has undergone a qualitative leap.

And behind this main force, there are 20 soldiers led by Wu Shigong and nearly [-] auxiliary soldiers.So who is really strong and who is weak?That's hard to judge.Not to mention that there are [-] riders in Pegasus Town as the general reserve team.

But all the deployment of the Qing army.There is a loophole that doesn't count as a loophole.Since Dorgon learned of the urgent report from North Korea when Huang Ding arrived in Seoul, he didn't know that Gonzalez's troops would come later.Therefore, the strength of the Daping Army in North Korea was reduced by a few thousand.

And when the second batch of marines landed in North Korea at the end of April and early May, the Taiping Army had 3000 troops in North Korea.By the end of May, before the summer typhoon season, the third fleet of the Taiping Army rushed to transport troops, and the total strength of North Korea exceeded [-].

If in an ordinary battle situation.In fact, such a loophole is nothing, after all, Dorgon also sent more troops to Duoduo.And gave him the right to act cheaply.Fifteen thousand Qing troops against [-] navy marines may not be enough to attack, but the defense should be more than enough.

But such a loophole, once the external battle situation changes suddenly, will be infinitely magnified, and even cause fatal danger to the Qing Dynasty, which Dorgon did not expect before the war.

"Boom boom boom!"

A round of shells landed on the ground in front of them, bouncing and moving forward, until they jumped seven or eight times before they gradually stopped beating.And on the ground, it stirred up streaks of dust.

"rush--!"

The soldiers of the Daping Army pushed a long row of scull carts forward quickly.It wasn't until five or sixty steps into the charge that they stopped amidst the sharp whistle.

"Throw--!"

The officers of the Daping Army commanding the charge of the scull cart immediately issued an order and threw hundreds of palm mines from behind the scull cart.The Palm Thunder is the Ordnance Bureau of the Daping Army. It was scaled down according to the principle of ten thousand enemies. It has the appearance of a modern grenade, but it is filled with iron nails and kerosene, and the effect of the explosion is like an incendiary bomb.

There was another explosion in front of the scull cart, and clusters of flames rose from the ground.When the flames dissipated, the commanding officers shouted again: "Kill——!"

First, a row of musketeers jumped out from behind the scull cart, and a row of volleys fired forward.When the musketeers finished shooting, the axemen formed a combat group of three and rushed forward to cover the formation of the pikemen behind them.

"Wah—!"

There was another sharp long whistle, and the ax gunner who was charging forward quickly stopped, and ran back towards the direction of the scull cart.They immediately circled behind the long gunners who had already lined up, and began to line up in the back row.And the entire spear array began to move forward step by step following the sound of the drummer's drumming.

Wait until the entire spear phalanx has charged a certain distance.The cavalry behind the scull cart also blew their copper whistle.The soldiers staying beside the scull carts immediately opened the passages of the scull carts, and the cavalry also lined up through the passages. When they were in formation, they rushed forward under the order of the cavalry officer.

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A group of officers from the Daping Army headed by Yang Rusong surrounded Xue Yongli, watching their troops perform exercises.They all looked nervous, for fear of any omissions.It wasn't until the exercise subjects were successfully completed and the troops returned to the team that the expressions of these officers relaxed.

"It looks like it's done!" Xue Yongli said with a serious expression as he watched the Daping Army's exercise.

And Yang Rusong and other generals who accompanied Xue Yongli to watch the exercise immediately showed a smile on their faces.Xue Yongli's training requirements for the troops are quite strict, and he never praises them.And as long as he made a mistake, he always scolded him in public, never saving face for his subordinates.Today, Xue Yongli's words are actually a very high praise.This made Yang Rusong and others, who had been focusing on the training of the troops, very happy in their hearts.

"Master Li! It's already past noon, and the light meal is ready. You can leave after eating!" Yang Rusong said with a smile.

"No! Just prepare some dry food for my entourage!" Xue Yongli said, "If you hurry up, you can still make it to Xiaohe's place. I will watch their night training tonight. These days, arrange The spies in front of the Shanhai Pass reported: There is a change in the Tatars, and a war may break out soon. You should also be vigilant here to prevent the Tatars from raiding. Hey! Time is too tight, and in a few months, We can train tens of thousands more soldiers."

"Yes! Master Li!" Yang Rusong immediately agreed, and then he tried to hold back again hypocritically, "But don't be in a hurry for this moment. The food is already prepared, and it's a waste if you don't eat it. Face!"

"Don't you really want Master to stay?" Xue Yongli asked, squinting at Yang Rusong with a smile on his face.

Yang Rusong was left speechless by the question, and then laughed smirkly, and the officers around him also laughed together.To be honest, Xue Yongli's stern attitude has always put a lot of pressure on his subordinates.So no one wanted Xue Yongli to stay in his army for a long time.On the contrary, Wu Shigong is easy to talk a lot, so the relationship with the generals is relatively close.

"Okay!" Xue Yongli stopped everyone from laughing, and while delivering dry food, finally asked Yang Rusong: "During the training exercise, what questions do you have?"

Yang Rusong thought for a while, then replied: "It's just too dangerous when lighting the palm thunder. This thing is good, and it's really lethal after throwing it out. But it's hard to control when it's lit. If you accidentally touch the top of the matchlock, it's very dangerous. It's easy to blow up in your own hands."

Xue Yongli nodded and said: "The problem you mentioned has already appeared in many troops during training, so it has been reported to the Ordnance Institute. Your father has promised: they are already improving, and they will come up with safer ones in the next batch. Palm Thunder. But there may be a month or two left before this time, so you have to overcome it now!"

"But more than a dozen children have been burned in our town? Should the training be slowed down?" Yang Rusong asked for instructions.

"There are always risks in training and fighting. Back then we were still training cavalry with bullets on our heads. Don't spoil the children. However, there is a craftsman at Xiao Xinzi who made a thrower, which can shoot mines from the palm of your hand. It is much safer to ignite it on a thrower, you send someone there once, and find a way to make a batch yourself." Xue Yongli said.

"No!" Yang Rusong immediately agreed, and then he smiled at Xue Yongli again, and said, "Master Li! You guys have been training very hard these days...!"

Xue Yongli waved his hand and stopped Yang Rusong from continuing to speak: "Stop it! It's the same thing everywhere! I'll write you a note, and you'll send someone to the military quarters later, and I'll give you a hundred A pig beats teeth for sacrifice."

"Too little!" Yang Rusong immediately said aggrievedly.

"Don't pretend to be so wronged! You just don't know how to act. No matter how much you talk, I will subtract [-] heads from you. Wherever you go, everyone looks like this, and you don't know you guys Who did you learn from?" Xue Yongli laughed.

"Hahaha—!" There was a burst of laughter all around. (To be continued..)