The Ming army and the Eight Banners Han army opened fire almost simultaneously.
The dozens of Ming troops rushing at the front and the dozens of Eight Banners Han troops guarding the front fell almost at the same time. When firing at this distance, there was not much difference between the self-generated muskets of both sides.
Only a row of muskets was fired, and the two sides fought hand to hand.
At this time, the standardization promoted by Chongzhen began to exert its power.
After the Ming army fired the musket, they could hold the flintlock rifle with the bayonet and use it directly as a spear, but the Eight Banners Han army had to put the flintlock gun back on their shoulders or throw it away before drawing the sword.
Of course, you can also use the flintlock as a stick.
However, neither a sword nor a stick can beat a spear.
Several hundred Ming troops stabbed them with bayonets, and the remaining 400 or so Eight Banners Han troops collapsed instantly.
As the number of battles increased, the Ming Dynasty's New Army became more and more capable of defeating the Eight Banners and Han Army. The Eight Banners and Han Army also gradually cast a shadow when facing the Ming Dynasty's New Army, and could easily lose their will to resist.
I don’t know who took the lead. The frightened more than 400 Eight Banners Han troops turned around and ran away. The Eight Banners Manchurians who followed behind were slashing with their swords and bows, but they couldn’t stop them.
Then, the Eight Banners Manchuria soon became unable to stop the defeat of the Eight Banners Han Army.
Because the Ming army had already bitten the Han army in the butt and rushed to the Eight Banners Manchuria.
This impressive Eight Banners Manchuria did not use flintlock guns, but replaced them with more convenient swords and large bows.
The Eight Banners in Manchuria used bows and arrows, which was indeed more advantageous than using flintlock guns. Especially in this kind of close-range combat, a larger bow can show the advantage of faster shooting.
Although the Eight Banners Manchuria was at a numerical disadvantage, with the rapid fire rate of the large bow, it was able to match the Ming army. The Eight Banners soldiers in the rear poured down waves of arrows on the Ming army.
Wherever the arrows passed, the Ming army fell to the ground in rows, but the Ming army did not sit still and wait for death.
The Ming army carried self-made fire guns and launched a fierce counterattack.
The Eight Banners soldiers and the Ming army in front of the formation even engaged in extremely cruel close combat.
As a result, an incredible scene appeared in the eyes of Dorgon and Hong Chengchou.
The Ming army was actually at par with the Eight Banners soldiers. The Ming army suffered heavy casualties under Da Shao Gong, but the Eight Banners soldiers also fell to the ground in chaos under the Ming army's self-generated guns.
What makes Dorgon and the others even more unbelievable is that,
Faced with such cruel close combat, the Ming army did not collapse for a long time.
No, the Ming army not only did not collapse, but became even more brave.
In the blink of an eye, most of the four to five hundred Ming troops who launched a counterattack were killed or wounded, with only a hundred or so left.
However, the Eight Banners soldiers on the opposite side failed to take advantage, and only a few dozen of the three hundred soldiers were left.
At this time, the second group of Ming troops also joined the battle, and the remaining dozens of Eight Banners soldiers finally collapsed, turned around, and fled back along the trench.
Seeing this scene, Dorgon fell into a long silence.
Regardless of whether Dorgon admits it or not, the combat effectiveness of the Ming army is indeed not inferior to that of the Qing army.
Hong Chengchou also remained silent for a long time. The attack he had placed high hopes on failed again.
Facts have proved that expecting this offensive method to break through the Ming army's defense line and seize Gaizhou City is purely wishful thinking. The Ming army has already fought bloody battles and gained confidence. Therefore, unless the Ming army is in a desperate situation of running out of ammunition and food, otherwise according to this
With this tactic, the Qing army could not capture Gaizhou City even if hundreds of thousands of people died outside Gaizhou City.
After a long while, Hong Chengchou said: "Master, I wonder if you have noticed..."
Halfway through his words, Hong Chengchou suddenly hesitated again, hesitating whether to tell the truth to Dorgon, because telling the truth might offend Dorgon and ruin his future or even his life.
Dorgon asked with a dark face: "Hengjiu, what do you want to say?"
Hong Chengchou gritted his teeth and said: "Master, I think this servant of the Qing Dynasty must reform his tactics. If not, I'm afraid we will never be able to capture the Gaizhou Guard, no matter how many people die."
Dorgon didn't say anything for a long time. After a long while, he asked: "How to innovate?"
"Advance the building with a shallow attack!" Hong Chengchou said with a straight face, "Advance step by step!"
"Shallow attack?" Dorgon said thoughtfully, "Is this Fan Zhongyan's strategy for dealing with Xixia?"
"Yes." Hong Chengchou analyzed Dorgon one by one, "Master, through these battles in Xuzhou, Dagukou and Liaodong, we can find that the proportion of firearms in the Ming army has been greatly improved, almost becoming
A pure firearms force, its combat tactics have also undergone earth-shaking changes."
"That's it." Dorgon exclaimed, "It's like a new army."
The Manchurian generals such as Ta Zhan, Bai Yin Tu and He Luo Hui also had a deep understanding. Since the Qing troops entered the pass, the Ming army suddenly became unfamiliar and completely different from the familiar Ming army before.
thing.
When the Qing soldiers attacked the former Ming army, it was like chopping melons and vegetables.
But the current Ming army can even outmatch the Eight Banners soldiers in close combat. Who would dare to believe it?
Hong Chengchou added: "In the past, the firearms of the Ming army were not as sophisticated as the firearms of the Qing Dynasty, the armor and stomach of the Ming army were not as strong as the armor and stomach of the Qing Dynasty, and the courage of the Ming army was not as good as that of the Qing army. Therefore, every two
In the battle between armies, our Qing soldiers could easily seize the initiative on the battlefield, but things are different now."
Dorgon was silent, admitting in his heart that Hong Chengchou was right.
Hong Chengchou continued: "The current fact is that the red cannons of our Qing Dynasty are not as sophisticated as the red cannons of the Ming army. The self-generated fire blunderbuss of our Qing Dynasty are not as sharp as the self-generated fire blunderbuss of the Ming army. The Ming army also has Kongming lanterns that can reach the sky.
, What’s even more disturbing is that the courage of the Ming army is no longer inferior to that of our Qing army!”
Tang Ruowang subconsciously wanted to refute, but in the end he said nothing.
Because the firearms of the Qing army were inferior to those of the Ming army, this is an indisputable fact and there is nothing to defend.
He Luohui, Bai Yintu and other Manchu generals also wanted to refute, but they opened their mouths but said nothing. In terms of courage alone, the current Ming army is indeed no longer under the Eight Banners Manchuria.
"Master, I know that you are unhappy when you say this."
"Sir Gushan Ezhen of Eight Banners Manchuria, Lord Mele Zhangjing will definitely be very angry."
"But no matter how angry the master and your lords are, the slaves have to say something." Hong Chengchou said, "Times have changed. The Qing army and the Ming army have changed in strength, so the tactics must also change."
Dorgon's face completely fell: "So, Hengjiu, do you mean to give up Liaodong? Retreat to Beijing?"
"Master Rongzhen, this is not what I mean, slave." Hong Chengchou waved his hand and said, "Even if the combat effectiveness of our Qing army is weaker than that of the Ming army, strategically it can still be on the offensive. For example, the Song army compared with Li Yuanhao's Xixia army. In terms of combat effectiveness alone,
The Song army could not match the Xixia army in terms of flattery, but the Song army was always on a strategic offensive against Xixia."
"That's it." Dorgon understood now, "This is a shallow attack."
Fan Wencheng asked: "Specifically in the battle of Liaodong, how should we make a shallow attack? How should we advance the construction?"
Hong Chengchou replied: "The so-called shallow attack means fighting less or even countless battles, reducing field battles, no longer blindly forcibly attacking the city, and even unable to forcefully attack the Ming army's artillery platform. It is best to dig trenches and besiege the Ming Dynasty for a long time."
If you really have to attack a military city pool or a peripheral defensive cannon tower, you can only dig tunnels and blast them with gunpowder."
After Ning finished, I asked: "How should we interpret the word Jinzhu?"
"This is even simpler." Hong Chengchou said solemnly, "We should also learn from the Ming army and build a large number of gun platforms!"
"Is it also true that the Ming army built a large number of gun platforms?" Dorgon's eyes suddenly lit up. This guy was indeed a smart man, and he immediately grasped the key to Hong Chengchou's words.
Since the offensive and defensive positions are easy to change, let the Ming army attack in turn!
"Treat him in his own way!" Fan Wencheng and Ning Wanwo also lost their voices and said.
Hou Fangyu also said: "This is a famous saying in Zhu Xi's "Commentary on the Doctrine of the Mean"."
All the smart people present understood what Hong Chengchou meant, but Cao Eryu, He Luohui, Baiyintu and other Manchu generals were confused and had no idea what Hong Chengchou was talking about.
But Dorgon had no intention of explaining to He Luohui and the others.
Dorgon immediately asked Hong Chengchou: "Hengjiu, do you want to start now?"
"Reporting to my master, it's best to wait until dark." Hong Chengchou responded respectfully.
"Oh, that's right." Dorgon suddenly nodded and said, "The Ming army's red cannon not only has a very long range, but also can hit accurately. If a cannon tower is built in broad daylight, people will die."
"Then let's wait until night to repair the gun platform."
"嗻!"
…
At this time, we are on the north gate tower of Gaizhou.
Xu Yingwei put down the telescope and said: "It seems that Jiannu is not planning to attack."
"It's expected." Lu Xiangtong said, "If we continue to fight, it will be in vain."
"What Brother Tongren said is absolutely true." Jiang Tianyi also said, "Unless we are all dead, no matter how many people die in Jiannu, we will never be able to capture the Gaizhou Guard. We will never even think about it."
"We should not be careless, we need to be careful of night slave attacks at night."
However, Xu Yingwei was still very cautious and did not become complacent and careless because of the victory at Hunhe.
"Brother Youzhen, don't worry, we are not blind or deaf." Jiang Tianyi said with a smile, "I will leave it to my younger brother to guard tonight. You and Brother Tongren can go back to the camp and rest."
"Okay, then there's Brother Lao Wenshi."
Xu Yingwei didn't show any pretense, he bowed his body towards Jiang Tian and followed Lu Xiangtong down the tower.
On the way back to the camp, Xu Yingwei said to Lu Xiangtong: "Brother Tongren, I have an idea. Doesn't King Ding want to deal with the Korean rebels who participated in the mutiny? Why not let him transfer the Korean rebels to Gaizhou Guards."
"What's the purpose of transferring Korean troops to Gaizhou Guard?" Lu Xiangtong frowned and said, "There are tens of thousands of people."
"What are tens of thousands of people afraid of? It's not like we don't have food." Xu Yingwei said, "With the military rations allocated by the Logistics Department, plus the wheat we grow, we can have enough food for a year. Tens of thousands more North Korean rebels will be no problem."
