Chapter 417 A glimmer of hope

It is only 200 miles from Fushun to Liaoyang, and Qi Jin still has a glimmer of hope at this time.

After returning the Han army flag outside Fushun back to the Wengcheng, Macheng sent cavalry to attack Liaoyang, searching and trying to contact Qi Jin's army in Liaoningyang. Fushun had to pass through Shenyang first to go to Liaoyang, and Shenyang was equivalent to the capital of the Later Jin Dynasty. Every step forward of the cavalry was like a slumber, and the battle was in a fierce heat of casualties. More than half of the five hundred cavalry were injured in one day and night, and the reconnaissance cavalry paid the price of more than half of the casualties, and finally brought back useful information. The reconnaissance cavalry reported that fierce battle was being fought in Liaoyang. The sound of killing shook the sky, and the outer edge of Chenyang was full of Later Jin cavalry, which was really difficult to pass.

It was another difficult night, ten miles outside Fushun City, Shuaiying Camp.

Ni Yuanlu asked for help again, the southern line was shaky and could collapse at any time. Ma Cheng gritted his teeth and sent the last four battalions reserves to the southern line, and urgently ordered Li Zhengming from Jiefan to divide his troops to help, knowing that tonight will be the most difficult One night, if the army was defeated, everything would be stopped. Yuan Chonghuan's 10,000 cavalry had arrived in western Liaoning and would appear in the rear of the Shenyang army tomorrow. Yuan Zhuangshi also invested a lot of money.

Tonight, it is also the life-and-death junction of Qi Jinhe's 20,000 Zhejiang soldiers under his command.

If Qi Jin could capture Liaoyang with great power and defend the city, Ma Cheng would be defeated and rescued by the entire army, and fight with Huang Taiji in Liaoyang and Fushun in Liaodong. If he could win in one battle, he would be sure to be Qiankun and Qi Jin joined forces to occupy Liaoyang, and defended until Yuan Chonghuan's 100,000 troops arrived from Ning Jin, and three armies besieged Chenyang by nearly 200,000 infantry and cavalry. The beautiful prospect made Ma Cheng's heart thump.

This should be Qi Jin's real plan to exchange the lives of 20,000 Zhejiang soldiers for a chance to fight in Liaodong.

After understanding Qi Jin's thoughts, Ma Cheng sighed in his heart. These loyal ministers and generals of the Ming Dynasty were sighing. Although this opportunity was slim, it could cut the mess quickly and lay the foundation for the Ming Dynasty's rejuvenation in one fell swoop. Ma Cheng sighed in his heart, afraid that Qi Jin would be Unexpectedly, it was not Jianlu who ruined the Ming Dynasty, but the peasant army that rose up in the pass. Even if this battle is won, it will definitely be a miserable victory. After the miserable victory, the Liao army was greatly damaged.

The decisive battle requires the right time, place, and people. The decisive battle requires the opportunity to fight. At this time, the decisive battle is undoubtedly at the wrong time and a wrong war is fought. This is also a matter of reality. The Kaiyuan army was also in danger and was unable to support Qi Jin two hundred miles away.

Putting away his tears, Ma Cheng cheered up and said generously: "Come, wear armor!"

The personal soldiers knew that he was afraid to stop him, so they brought a set of armor and a set of cotton armor carefully created by craftsmen. Lu Xiangsheng also cheered up his spirits and put them on the battlefield. The last two battalions of iron cavalry of the central army gathered together, and more than 1,200 cavalry It is the most elite cavalry, half of which are ranks above the ranks of the ranks of the Ming Dynasty, equivalent to the Ming Dynasty's version of the officer suicide squad. Six hundred officers, the suicide army formed by the 600-match iron cavalry, the commander even personally wore it on the battlefield, which can be seen as Kaiyuan The army has been forced into a desperate situation.

Lu Xiangsheng was left behind to lead the infantry to siege and monitor Fushun. One thousand two hundred cavalry carried three thousand war horses, and they left the camp at dawn. They bypassed Fushun and rolled towards the southern battlefield. They ran forward ten miles before they encountered a large number of transport injuries. The powerful soldiers were sent along the west bank of the Liao River to Sancha Fort. The more than 5,000 wounded soldiers were accommodated in Sancha Fort. A large amount of spirits and salt water were prepared to treat the wounded. Thanks to Kaiyuan's good organization and mobilization ability.

Ma Cheng was wearing a dark double armor and walked through the team transporting wounded soldiers.

I increasingly realize the complexity of war. It is far from enough to have only a tens of thousands of elite troops. War tests the mobilization ability and logistics supply ability of the people. Even an invincible strongman cannot conquer the world.

If these five thousand wounded soldiers were not effectively treated, they would probably be disabled if they were killed in the first battle. Of course, it was completely different with a complete rescue system. The infections of this era were far less exaggerated than later generations said.

The germs of the era without pollution seem to be as scary as the later generations. This was experienced by Ma Cheng after several injuries, so the germs of the spirits were experienced by the Ma Cheng.

The bactericidal effect is quite good. In addition, there are also antibacterial drugs in this era, such as dandelion, which is a natural antibacterial drug with excellent effects, and the mortality rate of wounded soldiers is no more than 30%.

30% of the mortality rate is already a miracle, and 70% of the wounded soldiers can be cured and returned.

As the sky is about to dawn, more and more wounded soldiers are transported from the front line. The cavalry team is not difficult to move forward, and Macheng has to set aside some manpower to maintain order.

Thirty miles south of Fushun, you can already hear the crisp sound of guns, which is very dense.

I found a few dozen meters high and climbed up. The battlefield on the southern front was fully visible. After a fierce battle, the southern front was completely in a melee. There were smoke from the fire of muskets everywhere, and there were people shouting and screaming at horses. Ni Yuanlu

The combat style is very strong, and three lines of defense were arranged to resist the attack of the enemy army. At present, the three lines of defense were fighting fiercely on the entire line. The stormed gunmen were suffering huge casualties every minute and every second.

Only the third line of defense is still roughly complete, and countless gunmen lined up in neat rows of fires. During the fierce battle, a sudden roar in the distance, thick smoke rose, and a few small mushroom clouds slowly rose. Ma Cheng's face was as deep as

Water, dead soldiers, and mines represent a very bad situation. When the Kaiyuan general was forced to use the dead soldiers' mines, it means he was in a desperate situation. Each mushroom cloud represents the loyalty of several dead soldiers.

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There were already signs of racism in Kaiyuan Army. Ma Cheng knew very well what this meant, but he had no regrets. He was in harmony with the end of the country and the extermination of the country. He would rather bring the Ming Dynasty to the evil path of extreme populism with his own hands, even if it eventually evolved into

Militarism is willing to do anything. In this era, the Western industrial revolution has not yet occurred, and the giant cannon ships have just emerged. The germination of extreme populism in the Kaiyuan army was something that Ma Cheng was happy to see. This kind of landmine ignited by the dead soldiers was extremely effective.

Good, there is no shortage of such fanatical dead soldiers in the Kaiyuan army.

On the tragic battlefield, Ma Cheng's mind flew out of the sky, and it was not even a critical moment to join the final reserve team.

Suddenly I remembered the art of war taught by the military academy professor in his previous life. War is a patience competition, which makes a lot of people compare to which side has stronger psychological endurance.

The powerful enemy troops were submerged and died one by one. From time to time, dead soldiers lit landmines buried in rubble and died with the enemy. Jian prisoners also used the pig storm tactics, Han army, Mongolian army, and the lower five

The flag soldiers were attacking one after another.

Ma Cheng was quite helpless. The pig scheming tactic was a good strategy to face the musket formation head-on.

In this era without machine gun firepower, the human sea tactics were enough to flood the heavy mezzanine array with two rounds in one minute. The facts proved that the musket array was not invincible. On the contrary, it was still very fragile on the battlefield in Liaodong and was repeatedly used by the Later Jin Dynasty.

Tactical breakthrough. If Huang Taiji was more fierce than he sent the elite troops of the Three Banners to charge, Kaiyuan Musket Battalion would be really irresistible. The large number of slave troops in the Later Jin Dynasty reminded Ma Cheng of the gray animals on the European battlefield.

The Later Jin used cruel military laws to drive the slave army, and had a powerful cavalry group, which was really difficult to deal with.

While pondering, the front line had reached a time for life and death. Ni Yuanlu was in charge of the third line of defense and personally put on the battle. Ma Cheng did not hesitate to point his spear forward, and 1,200 cavalry under his command rushed down from the gentle slope, which was approximately equivalent to the Later Jin Dynasty.
Chapter completed!