Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

The weather is clear and the sky is clear, and the line of sight is also good. It can be seen at a glance.Behind a small slope six or seven miles away from Shanhaiguan, a company of Daping Army cavalry was dismounting and resting.

Many soldiers are feeding black beans and fried dough sticks to their horses.Some of them who love to be clean even took out their horse brushes to comb their warhorses.Seeing a few companions on the top of the slope who were still vigilantly looking in the direction of Shanhaiguan without any alarm, the soldiers began to chat.

"Li Lian! Why didn't the Tartars come today? It couldn't be the other day, we beat them too hard!" A young soldier who was still childish asked.

"Understood! When they come out, I will report to you?" Li Lianchang replied half-jokingly.There was a burst of laughter from the soldiers around.

"How can it be! How can it be!" The young soldier obviously couldn't bear the joke of his company commander, "I just want to kill more enemies! It's best for me... It's best for our company to make a great contribution."

"Want to jump over the dragon's gate?" Looking at the young soldier with a flushed face, Company Commander Li said with a smile, "Looking at the situation, it's almost too soon, but we have to live until after the war."

Then Company Commander Li, he ordered loudly to his soldiers: "Remember! You have to do exactly as you usually practice, so that you have the highest chance of surviving. I guess the big battle is about to start, we Hope to drink with all my brothers after the war!"

"Hey!" The soldiers nodded in agreement.

For more than a month, the strangling battle between the former two sides in Shanhaiguan has intensified.So the spies who went out gradually changed from single riding to double riding, and then small groups.And now it has grown to a company with hundreds of people.

And scouts of this scale are not just scouting intelligence, they often have to undertake the task of firepower scouting.If in the process of investigation.Once encountering a small group of cavalry from the Qing army, the reconnaissance cavalry company of the Daping Army will go up to test their quality, in order to judge whether the main force of the Qing army has arrived?

And in the firepower reconnaissance of the past few days, the reconnaissance cavalry of the Daping Army also felt more and more difficult.Even in a team of hundreds of people, both sides were able to fight to the death without retreating after more than [-]% of the casualties.If we just talk about combat skills, some of the Mongolian and Han elites who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty are equally outstanding.But let's talk about the will to fight.That is the real Eight Banners soldiers.

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Everyone chatted and chatted, and gradually the world became different.Suddenly, the sentinel who was watching on the top of the slope called out in a low voice: "Li Lian! The Tartars are out! The Tartars are out!"

This sentence is like a signal.All the soldiers were electrified on their horses at once.While getting on the horse, the Li company commander also shouted: "Check the weapons and get ready to fight!"

Unexpectedly, the sentinel continued to remind: "It is the large army of Tartars who have left the customs."

All the people rode up to the top of the slope, and their expressions suddenly became serious.I saw the closed gate of Shanhaiguan in the distance wide open.Teams of Qing troops filed out of the customs.As the vanguard, the brigade cavalry has formed a fan shape and cleared the field forward.

"It's really going to war." Several soldiers muttered.

And Company Commander Li simply counted the Qing troops who left the customs, and said: "Ten thousand people have already come out. Go back quickly! Repay your lord!"

All the cavalry immediately descended the hill and ran towards the Daping Army camp fifty miles away from Shanhaiguan.The cavalry companies sent by the Daping Army in all directions also ran towards their rear.

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On the ninth day of May, Dorgon led the main force of the Qing army to Shanhaiguan.Then, on the 14th, the Qing army in Shanhaiguan was assembled, leading a total of [-] troops to leave the customs.

After learning the news of the entry of the Qing army, the six towns of the Daping Army also pressed forward.The pressure reached [-] miles from Shanhaiguan, and the troops were densely packed.The space for the Qing army to maneuver was reduced.Then the first fighting broke out on the twelfth.

In the first day of fighting, the two sides fought tepidly.The Daping army strictly followed the usual training, hiding behind the scull cart, and resolutely fought defensively and counterattacked.Facing the tight formation of the Daping Army, the Qing army was unwilling to pay heavy casualties to charge the formation.Therefore, after a simple temptation, the two sides withdrew their troops.The same is true for the battles on the second and third days.

On the morning of the fourth day, the Qing army uncharacteristically attacked the northern flank of the Daping Army, trying to break through the line of defense, and then went straight to Beijing, mobilized the main force of the Daping Army, and then wiped out the Daping Army in mobile warfare.

However, the Daping Army, armed with a large number of firearms, had intensive firepower and a well-organized front line, so after a fierce battle, the Qing army had no choice but to retreat.However, after resting at noon, the Qing army strengthened its strength and still stormed the northern flank of the Daping Army.

The defense line on the north wing of the Daping Army, which was attacked in the morning, is already somewhat dilapidated.Under the superior strength of the Qing army, the defense line on the northern flank was somewhat precarious.So Xue Yongli immediately dispatched troops from the middle road and the south wing to support the north wing.

Unexpectedly, this was a tactic of the Qing army to attack the west.Seeing that as soon as the Daping Army transferred troops, the Xiaoqi Battalion and Pioneer Battalion of the Qing Army stormed the southern wing of the Daping Army under the cover of the Han Army flag.They wanted to break through the defense line of the Daping Army along the coastline, and then maneuver in a large area on the vast plains, taking advantage of the Qing army's strong maneuverability, and looking for opportunities to eliminate the Daping Army.

And this sudden onslaught disrupted the defense line of the Daping Army at once.Under the continuous attack of the Qing army, the Daping army on the entire southern wing was on the verge of collapse.The heads of the four regiments fighting on the front line all went to battle, and Xue Yongli even sent reinforcements to his own soldiers.

But the experienced Dorgon would never miss this opportunity.Seeing that the battle situation was favorable, he strengthened ten Niulu troops on the southern flank.This time, in order to break the blockade of the Daping Army outside Shanhaiguan, Dorgon did not hesitate to use the most powerful elite of the Eight Banners, which can be described as going all out.

Fortunately, at this time, Shumo led [-] reinforcements just arrived.Wu Shigong in the capital sent reinforcements as soon as he learned of the entry of the Qing army.Seeing that the battle situation was critical, Shumo threw himself into the battle on the southern wing without resting at all.

But when Shumo arrived, a small number of Qing troops had already broken through the southern defense line of the Daping Army.And the entire line of defense fell into a melee.Fortunately, the arrival of Shumo this time brought with him three thousand palm mines rushed by the ordnance army.

At this time, they didn't care about saving ammunition. During the indiscriminate bombing of the palm thunder, the Qing army, which encountered this weapon for the first time, suffered heavy casualties. In the end, they retreated, and the defense line of the Daping army was finally regained. solid. (To be continued..)