Chapter 614 Second Round: Attacking in the East and Attacking in the West
In order to strengthen the battlefield reconnaissance of Chenguantun Camp, the Air Force specially reserved a flying vehicle.
Early in the morning, the Air Force lifted the flying car into the sky, and of course it was tied up with cables.
Soon, the soldiers on the flying car blew the bugle to warn the Ming army soldiers on the ground.
When the horn sounded, Yan Yingyuan, Jie Yuancai and several other scholars were gathering together to have breakfast.
Upon hearing the horn, Yan Yingyuan and other scholars threw the iron lunch boxes in their hands to the ground and rushed out of the bunker.
When he looked up again, he saw that the soldiers on the speeding car were speaking sign language to the ground to report the military situation of Jiannu.
Jie Yuancai then translated: "Jiannu is moving south along the west bank of the canal, with a force of about 100,000 people and carrying about 500 Hongyi cannons."
"The number of camels firing cannons and tiger crouching cannons is unknown."
"Because the camel's back is covered with a Persian rug."
"Tiger Crouching Cannons are also hidden in sidecars or carriages."
After saying this, Jie Yuancai said again: "Brother Jianheng, this is wrong. Didn't you say before that it would be fine if Jiannu didn't come? If he came, he would definitely attack the east bank. But how can we get to the west bank of the canal now?"
"This is just a plan to attack the east and attack the west." Yan Yingyuan said with a smile, "Oh no, it should be a plan to attack the west and attack the east. The artillery platform to attack the west bank is fake, but the attack on the east bank is real."
Jie Yuancai didn't believe it and said, "How can you see it?"
Yan Yingyuan smiled and continued, "Let's see."
At noon, Jiannu advanced to the west side of Chenguantun, about 1,500 paces away.
As of today, there have been dozens of battles between Jiannu and the Ming army. They have a very clear understanding of the performance of various types of firearms of the Ming army, so they stopped one thousand five hundred steps away.
Because the range of the Ming army's 4-inch field artillery was almost 1,500 steps.
Therefore, if you approach any further, you will be killed and wounded by the Ming army's 4-inch field artillery.
But it is a pity that the range of Jiannu Hongyi cannon is only 1,200 steps.
This is the performance advantage produced by standardization that Chongzhen did not hesitate to sacrifice half of its production capacity.
The Ming Dynasty had obviously more skilled blacksmiths, but the production capacity of both flintlock guns and Hongyi cannons was not as good as that of Jiannu. This was because Chongzhen always insisted on promoting standardization.
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The Hongyi cannon with the same specifications has a firing range of nearly 300 steps.
Therefore, at this distance, Jiannu's artillery could not cause damage to the Ming army.
Therefore, Jiannu could only wait until it got dark before approaching and launching an artillery attack.
In this case, the Jiannu artillery at least had a numerical advantage. Even if they destroyed each other, the first to be destroyed would only be the Ming army's 4-inch field artillery, not the Jiannu's red cannon.
However, the slaves did not wait and began to dig trenches on the spot.
Looking at this posture, it looks like we are going to dig another canal to the west of Chenguantun.
Jie Yuancai began to worry: "Brother Jianheng, is it possible that Jiannu is planning to dig another canal to the west of Chenguantun and then connect the canals at the north and south ends, so that Chenguantun can be bypassed."
After a pause, he continued: "With this, our army's logistics supply line will be cut off."
"Brother Xingdou, you are worrying too much." Yan Yingyuan shook his head and said, "How can the construction of the canal be completed in one fell swoop? Jian Nu is just a bluff. Just watch, they will definitely attack the east bank after nightfall.
tower."
"In addition, in order to cooperate with the establishment of the slaves, the soldiers on the east bank are allowed to continue to transfer lime to the cannon platform on the west bank."
"I hope so." Jie Yuancai was still a little worried, "I hope your judgment is right, Brother Jianheng."
Yan Yingyuan said: "It is impossible for Jiannu to attack before dark. Let the soldiers seize the time to rest."
After a pause, Yan Yingyuan said with a serious face: "There will probably be a fierce battle tonight."
Yan Yingyuan actually didn't say a word. The intensity of this fierce battle tonight will be beyond imagination.
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Yan Yingyuan's judgment was correct. This was indeed Hong Chengchou's plan to attack the east from the west.
On the surface, the Qing army seemed to be launching an attack on the gun towers on the west bank of the canal, but this was actually just an illusion. Hong Chengchou's real target was the more than fifty gun towers on the east bank of the canal.
Hong Chengchou even selected his troops for tonight's battle.
The army selected by Hong Chengchou was Wang Fuchen's Datong Town.
The integration and reorganization of the Eight Banners Han Army, Green, Wu Sangui, Jiang Xiang and other surrendering armies in this world line are completely different from the other world. In this world, Guan Ning Army and Jiang Xiang's Datong Town Surrendering Army have all been organized.
After joining the Eight Banners Han Army, Wu Sangui has now been kicked to Shanhaiguan to defend the city with Lian Yong.
Jiang Xiang was also kicked to Yanzhou Prefecture, and could only lead Yanzhou Prefecture's Lian Yong.
However, powerful generals such as Wang Fuchen, Xia Longshan, Wu Guogui, etc. were all integrated into the Eight Banners Han Army.
The Eight Banners Han Army in Wang Fuchen's town were basically veterans of the border army in Datong Town. Their combat effectiveness was still very strong, at least they could be considered capable of fighting in the border towns of the Ming Dynasty.
"Wang Fuchen, if you have any difficulties, you can always raise them."
Hong Chengchou said: "But after dark, you in Datong Town must take down the gun platform on the east bank at all costs. If you can't take it down, you, Wang Fuchen, will come to see you!"
Wang Fuchen knew very well that this fierce battle could not be avoided, so he immediately said: "The general has only one request, and I hope that the Lord will fulfill it."
Hong Chengchou responded: "But it doesn't matter."
Wang Fuchen said: "After nightfall, before we launch an attack in Datong Town, let the Eight Banners Mongolia clear out the Ming army scouts and all the ambushing troops on the east bank of the canal in advance. In short, before we in Datong Town can reach the Ming army's gun platform,
, it cannot be discovered by the Ming army in advance, otherwise it will be difficult to ask for forgiveness." Lan.
"Yes." Hong Chengchou solemnly promised, "That's no problem."
"Thank you, sir." Wang Fuchen then turned and left.
Hong Chengchou also ordered the quartermaster to send more wine and meat to Datong Town.
Watching Wang Fuchen go away, Hong Chengchou was still a little worried.
Hou Fangyu then comforted him and said: "Hong Butang, your plan of attacking from the west to the east has already worked. The Ming army is transferring the materials from the east bank gun platform to the west bank, and even the troops are gathering towards the west bank gun platform."
"If nothing else happens, the gun platform on the east side should be empty."
"At least, the defensive strength has been much weaker than before." Lan.
After a pause, he added: "So there's nothing to worry about."
"How do you know it's not an illusion?" Hong Chengchou was still a little worried.
"We can make false claims to the west and attack the east, and the Ming army can also use their tactics to their advantage."
Hou Fangyu stopped saying anything, but the look on his face was not very good.
Obviously, Hong Chengchou's grab made Hou Fangyu feel a little unhappy.
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Yan Yingyuan had a good sleep, and was only woken up by Jieyuan at dusk.
Jie Yuancai didn't sleep at all in the afternoon, but kept patrolling between the guns on the west bank.
"Brother Xingdou, you don't seem to be sleeping?" Yan Yingyuan said, "You can't do this."
"It doesn't matter, I can still hold on." Jie Yuancai waved his hand and said, "On the other hand, the slave-building army on the west bank of the canal has been digging trenches, but there is no movement at all on the east bank. Brother Gaoheng, you can't be wrong, right?"
"No." Yan Yingyuan said flatly, "The quieter the east coast is, the more dangerous it is."
Seeing that Yuan Cai was still worried, Yan Yingyuan finally explained: "Brother Xingdou, you might as well think about it, if Jiannu's goal is really the gun platform on the west bank of the canal, and he finally took back the gun platform on the west bank of the canal with all his efforts,
Then the main force of our army returns to support, what will be the situation then?"
Jie Yuancai was stunned for a moment and then said: "It's a situation of being attacked from both sides."
"Being attacked from both sides is a taboo for military strategists. Unless Hong Chengchou was an idiot, he would never have made such a move." Lan.
Yan Yingyuan waved his hand and asked: "So is Hong Chengchou an idiot? Obviously not, so I guess that Hong Chengchou's real target is the gun platform on the east bank. Let's see."
Only then did Jie Yuancai feel a little relieved.
While the two were talking, a scout cavalry reported that the Jiannu forces on the west bank of the canal had launched a massive attack at night, and many ambushes had been hunted and killed.
Xie Yuancai's heart immediately picked up again.
However, Yan Yingyuan became more certain in his judgment.
"Brother Xingdou, don't worry, this is just a cover-up to establish a slave."
Yan Yingyuan said suddenly: "Next time, the slaves will also appear on the east coast and they won't accept them at night."
As soon as he finished speaking, another scout cavalry came back to report that a large number of Jiannu slaves were also found on the east bank of the canal and had not been collected at night.
"Brother Xingdou, what do you think?" Yan Yingyuan smiled and said, "Give me the order to withdraw all the scout cavalry and ambushes. There is no need to tangle too much with Jian Nu Ye Bu Tsai, because there is no need."
Soon, the Ming army's scout cavalry and ambushes retreated into the camp.
Jiannu's army had no control over the wilderness outside the Chenguantun camp.
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When Wang Fuchen received the news, he immediately led his troops to take advantage of the darkness to attack.
The journey went very smoothly. Neither the Ming Army's scout cavalry nor the Ming Army's ambushing troops were encountered. The Ming Army did not notice anything unusual until the Eight Banners Han Army in Datong Town came within a hundred steps of the peripheral gun platform.
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Wang Fuchen was secretly happy. It seemed that Hong Chengchou's song "Hit the West and Attack the East" was very successful.
The Ming army's attention has been completely drawn to the west bank, and the defense on the east bank is extremely lax.
Soon, Wang Fuchen, who was wearing heavy armor, was the first to touch the slope protection. Across a trench about fifty paces wide, opposite was the front protection wall of the first gun platform.
There are several torches stuck on the parapet.
A few sentries stood in the not-so-bright firelight.
These sentries were so lax that they didn't even bother to look towards the east bank.
Wang Fuchen laughed silently and waved his hand, and a group of elite soldiers descended to the trench along the hemp rope. This group of elite soldiers was specially responsible for cleaning the iron caltrops at the bottom of the trench.
As long as a few paths are cleared, an attack can be launched.
The Ming army sentries on the parapet were still not alert at all.
The elite soldiers who went down to the trench quickly cleared several passages several steps wide.
Wang Fuchen turned back and waved, ladders were set up on the edge of the trench, and then groups of Eight Banners Han troops descended down the ladders to the trench.