Late Ming Dynasty: Infinite Violent Soldiers

　　The entire Pizhou was shaken, as if a major earthquake had occurred, and almost everyone in Pizhou had a look of horror on their faces.

　　They have never seen such fierce artillery fire! They have never endured such terrifying artillery fire! Soldiers who have not been tested by artillery fire are full of fear of artillery.

　　Especially in this era, many soldiers are full of superstition, and they are full of fear for the powerful enemy they do not understand.

　　In the eyes of many Pizhou soldiers, the Second Army of Weihaiwei is no different from the heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals! Just a round of fierce artillery bombardment smashed the hearts of resistance up and down Pizhou. Almost the vast majority of soldiers have lost the will to resist.

　　He could only hide in the corners numbly, dodging the shells, trembling.

　　I prayed in my heart that this thunderous attack would pass quickly.

　　"Boom boom boom!"

　　As the bombardment fell, the Pizhou city wall collapsed on a large scale.

　　"The city wall has collapsed, collapsed!"

　　There were many voices of fear in the city of Pizhou.

　　Outside the city, Zhang Yang, who had been waiting for this moment for a long time, waved his high-spirited hand: "The whole army will attack, enter the city, and take Pizhou!"

　　"Kill kill kill!!"

　　Tens of thousands of troops poured into Pizhou City from where the city collapsed like a tide.

　　Submerge all the defenders of Pizhou.

Chapter [-] The Great War Begins

　　After winning Pizhou, Suqian was right in front of him, but Zhang Yang was not in a hurry. He began to let the army under his command rest.

　　Supplementary personnel and material damage, the entire army recharges and prepares for the upcoming battle.

　　At the same time, feeling that his strength was somewhat insufficient, he selected one of the four 44 guards left behind in Yanzhou to support the frontline battlefield.

　　In this way, the main force of the Second Army he led consisted of three 3 mixed guards, two garrison guards, a cavalry guard, and an artillery guard.

　　A total of seven 7 guards, 500, [-] men and [-] soldiers.

　　In addition, there were more than [-] farmers assisted, and an army of [-] people was assembled.

　　The main force of the Southern Zhili Army, which was based in Suqian, had more than [-] soldiers and nearly [-] farmers.

　　In terms of military strength, the main force of the Second Army led by Zhang Yang is probably not as good as the opponent.

　　However, with insufficient troops, Zhang Yang was able to surround the opponent. This is the strength brought about by combat power.

　　After resting in Pizhou for several days, Zhang Yang only ordered the army to move in the direction of Suqian after the guards from Yanzhou Mansion arrived in Pizhou and joined the main force of the Second Army.

　　Huaian Prefecture, Suqian.

　　"Report!"

　　"Governor Ma, the main force of the Second Weihaiwei Army, has occupied Pizhou Prefecture and is coming to Suqian for us!"

　　"The main force of the Weihaiwei Second Army, with nearly [-] elite soldiers, [-] farmers, and nearly [-] troops, with thousands of cavalry as the vanguard, is heading towards Suqian in a mighty manner!"

　　In the large tent of the Southern Zhili Army, hurry up and hurry, and finally, before the Second Weihaiwei Army entered Suqian, Ma Shiying, who led the main force of the Southern Zhili Army to Suqian, was relieved after hearing the words of the messenger. He suddenly raised his heart again.

　　Ever since he crossed the Huaihe River at night and sent troops northward, he felt that he had been in a hurry.

　　Not on the road, on the road.

　　What made him even more embarrassed and embarrassed was that he led hundreds of thousands of soldiers to the north. He had a strong army and sufficient troops, but on the battlefield of Huaibei, he fell into passive everywhere.

　　Not a single battle was fought, and a single soldier was not wounded, but his entire army had a feeling of a major defeat.

　　This feeling is very depressing.

　　But he couldn't do anything! Huaibei, with this kind of terrain, was extremely unfavorable for the Southern Army heading north.

　　A little careless, he fell into a circle of encirclement.

　　I hadn't noticed it before, but once the north bank of the Yellow River in Xuzhou Prefecture was lost, the encirclement was completely formed! No matter what he tried, he could not get rid of this strategic passivity and weakness.

　　Unless, he can win the decisive battle in front of him and leave the main force of the Second Weihaiwei Army in front of Suqian City! "Fight, must fight!"

　　Ma Shiying's face was gloomy and uncertain, she gritted her teeth, and said viciously.

　　This battle, he must fight! Whether it is for the gentry of Nanzhili, or for him Ma Shiying himself, he cannot afford to lose, and the consequences of losing all the prefectures and counties on the north bank of the Huaihe River.

　　Usually, the counties on the north bank of the Huaihe River don't look very conspicuous at all.

　　But once the war is about to start, there are important strategic points here! Losing Huaibei means losing the initiative of the war, and every southern Zhili will fall into a passive state of beating. Who can afford this kind of consequences! Gentlemen, no one wants to see this scene.

　　Therefore, this battle in Huaibei must be fought! Moreover, it is still a decisive battle! Neither Weihaiwei nor the gentry of Nanzhili are willing to delay in Huaibei for too long.

　　Not to mention the great logistical pressure every day, the materials consumed are astronomical, and no one can afford to consume them for a long time.

　　The most important thing is that the situation in the entire Shenzhou land is changing day by day, and almost every faction is growing wildly.

　　Throwing hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Huaibei, but unable to send them out, was an unbearable loss for the southern Zhili gentry! The situation is like this. As the commander of this army, Ma Shiying looks majestic. In the face, he was under the pressure of a mountain in the dark.

　　In the rear, there are too many Nanzhili gentry, putting pressure on him again! Although deep in his heart, he may not have the idea of ​​retreating to the south bank of the Huaihe River just like the generals under his command.

　　However, neither the Nanzhili gentry behind him nor the pride in his heart would allow him to fail like this.

　　What's more, in the current situation, even if he wanted to run to the south bank of the Huaihe River, he would still be able to escape! The Huaihe River was full of artillery and warships of Weihaiwei! Stop everyone and the army from crossing the river! Never cut off! "This is the last stand"

　　Ma Shiying looked back at the Huai River, which was integrated with the Yellow River, with a solemn expression and sighed.

　　Immediately afterwards, his face became straight, and he said solemnly: "Everyone will listen to the order!"

　　"Governor Ma!"

　　The generals under his command all had a solemn look on their faces and pricked up their ears.

　　Ma Shiying spread out the map of Suqian, pointed to the various highlands, passes, and transportation routes from Suqian to the west, and said: "The enemy has a large number of artillery pieces.

　　The generals under his command nodded one after another, and they all understood this truth! Defending the city not only cannot defend the city wall, but also needs a vast battlefield, so as to be able to advance and retreat, and not cause a large-scale collapse due to a small-scale defeat, causing the entire line collapsed.

　　"Liu Liangzuo, Gao Jie, the two of you are stationed in the western battlefield of Suqian, facing the enemy head-on.

　　The Chinese Army where the rest of the generals are located.

　　Stationed in Suqian City, the rear army is stationed in the east of Suqian, guard the back road for us, and prepare for the worst!"

　　Ma Shiying began to point to the map and deployed them one by one.

　　In a war of hundreds of thousands of people, it is impossible for all of them to go to the front line in a swarm.

　　Even if it is simple and rude, it is necessary to allocate the front army and the middle army.

　　, the rear army.

　　The former army is in charge of fighting, the middle army.

　　Responsible for the deployment and act as a reserve team.

　　The rear army guards the back road, so that once the front line collapses irreversibly, the army will have no way to escape.

　　And this deployment is only the most basic.

　　According to the rules of the Great Ming War, it is necessary to separate out a few odd armies, which can be used as raids, raids, breakages, harassing the enemy's logistical supply lines, etc.

　　Only now, the Nanzhili Army is strategically surrounded, so only one Huang Degong unit can be released as a strange army, which will be used after the break.

　　As soon as the pre-war deployment was announced, the next change was to arrange for their respective men and horses to enter various positions.

　　front.

　　The soldiers of the Nanzhili Army who entered various defensive positions did not wait long before they saw the Weihaiwei Army in the west direction, down the Yellow River.

　　Thousands of cavalry galloped on their horses, causing the earth to tremble like a big earthquake, causing all the soldiers of the Southern Zhili Army to be horrified.

　　"This is the Weihai Guards that our enemy made the world shake!"

　　"The configuration of three horses per person, this Weihaiwei cavalry, is too extravagant!"

　　"The Dashun migrant army who broke the thief is incomparable with the Weihai Guards!"

　　"This is trouble, just these cavalry, enough for us to eat a pot!"

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　　The soldiers in the Southern Zhili Army said in amazement.

　　Especially on the great plain of Huaibei, infantry and cavalry are full of fear and fear.

　　Seems like a natural disadvantage.

Chapter [-] Gao Jie who takes the initiative to attack

　　In the distance, a cloud of dust swept in. After thousands of cavalry, there were tens of thousands of elite soldiers armed to the teeth and fully equipped with muskets and artillery.

　　Lined up neatly, they stopped at a distance of a thousand meters.

　　Nearly a hundred artillery pieces, with dark muzzles, were aimed at the camp of the Southern Zhili Army.

　　Its entire army, tens of thousands of soldiers, neatly moved and well-trained, could feel the terrifying pressure coming from a distance.

　　"hiss!"

　　In the South Zhili Army's frontline camp, a general gasped and said to Gao Jie with a very ugly face: "Master Chief, this Weihai Guard is not easy to mess with!"

　　"Although they are small in number, they are all elite soldiers!"

　　"Not only is it as simple as being well-trained, but they are also armed to the teeth. Not to mention the large-scale deployment of muskets and artillery, they also have no shortage of armor!"

　　"This battle is a bit difficult to fight!"

　　The voice just fell, and before the commander Gao Jie could speak, the rest of Gao Jie's generals all gasped and started talking in fear.

　　"It's not a little hard to beat, it's very, very hard to beat!!"

　　"Although we have fought for more than ten years, we have never seen such a master of tigers and wolves!"

　　"This Weihai Guard, the cavalry is no longer inferior to the Tartar cavalry, the infantry is even more powerful and terrifying, and there are too many muskets and artillery!"

　　"And I heard that the muskets made by Weihaiwei are not like the inferior goods made by Daming. They are of excellent quality, rarely self-exploding, and the rate of misfire is extremely high.

　　Once you line up to fire, the density of firepower can be called ferocious, wave after wave, like a tide, it will stop, and it will be difficult to rush to get close to them!"