"You go back and rest! I'll just keep an eye on this."
"The cooking team in the camp has made ginger soup. When you go back, drink some ginger soup to warm yourself up."
Tang Aren is the newly appointed company commander. Although he has military merit, he is still an officer released from the Imperial Guard Division.
But it’s not that easy to convince the public.
In order to convince the public, everyone has their own way!
Some people will choose to punish their subordinates corporally and use strong methods to make them completely obedient.
Some people will choose to pull one faction to fight against the other, insert their own people below, and mix in the sand.
However, the method adopted by Tang Aren was to take the lead in everything, care about his subordinates, and set an example for everyone, hoping to use this method to convince the public.
Overall, the effect is pretty good!
At the very least, Xu Shan is now grateful and convinced of Tang Aren.
Who wouldn’t want a superior who puts everything first and cares about his subordinates?
The Ming army's outposts, both open and secret, were scattered outside Tianjin City and on the official road from Tianjin to the capital.
Closely monitored every move of the Qing court.
After all, Tianjin was right under the eyes of the Qing court. The Qing court might mobilize heavy troops to attack at any time. No matter how cautious the Ming army was, it would not be exaggerated.
…
It is the 19th year of the Ming Dynasty Yongli, the 15th day of the twelfth lunar month, and the new year is approaching!
More than ten days after the Ming army landed at Dagukou, the Qing government finally sent a large army to Tianjin.
Three thousand Manchu and Mongolian cavalry, as well as more than 10,000 Green Camp horse infantry, followed the Tonghui River and fought all the way from the capital to Tianjin.
Chentai, who led the troops, climbed to the top of the Tianjin city and looked towards the Dagu entrance with deep eyes.
In the howling cold wind, he gathered his robes and just said.
"Call the army to send troops immediately!"
"Before the New Year, this general will send the good news to the emperor's desk!"
He Chentai wanted to dedicate his great contribution to defeating the Ming thieves who invaded Tianjin as a New Year's gift to the Qing Emperor.
Dedicated to...his father!
Fei Yanggu is planning to succeed him as the leader of the Zhenglan Banner. For him at this time, the importance of military merit is self-evident.
Upon hearing this, all the generals under Chen Tai's command clasped their fists to accept the order, and then began to prepare for dispatching troops.
A large number of soldiers, war horses, and civilians marched out from Tianjin City, followed the official road, and headed towards Dagukou.
Among the marching ranks of the Qing army, the cannons pulled by horses were the most conspicuous.
The barrels of these artillery pieces are dark and exude a metallic luster.
The heavy gun body was equipped with supporting facilities such as gun mounts and gun carriages imitated by the Qing Dynasty to imitate the Ming Dynasty.
There is a line of text engraved on the breech parts of these artillery pieces, indicating the origin of these artillery pieces.
Daqing Jingshan Construction Factory Supervision!
Yes, this is the artillery cast by the Jingshan Artillery Foundry of the Qing Dynasty.
In terms of shape, it is basically an imitation of the artillery of the Ming Army!
Although due to the gap between the Qing court and the Ming Dynasty in terms of materials and cannon casting techniques, the Qing court's artillery was not as good as the Ming army's artillery in terms of performance.
But compared with the various sizes of artillery used by the Qing court in the past, the power of these newly cast artillery is also considerable.
The Qing army pressed forward in a mighty manner towards the entrance of Dagu. The Ming army deployed outposts and hidden sentries around Tianjin City, constantly issuing emergency warnings to the entrance of Dagu.
The Ming army, which was continuing to build the Dagukou Fortress, quickly began to prepare for battle!
The soldiers began to put on their armor and then prepared to enter the defensive line and set up defenses.
Junior officers began to mobilize their subordinates, and senior generals gathered together to discuss military strategy.
The Ming fleet anchored outside the mouth of Dagu was also ready for battle.
On the hull, all the gun windows on the side facing the land were opened, and the dark muzzles protruded from the gun windows, exuding a breathtaking luster.
The artillery power of the Ming army on the shore was not very strong. They were mostly small-caliber light artillery placed on the front line of the battlefield, or field artillery that provided supporting firepower for the infantry.
The number is only a few dozen!
Although, in this era, this number cannot be considered small for any country in the world.
But for Daming, it was really just so-so!
For the Ming army, what really provided fire support for this battle was not the dozens of small-caliber artillery pieces, but the naval guns on the Ming army's warships anchored outside the mouth of Dagu.
Those hundreds of large-caliber naval guns are the key to this battle!
Tang Aren huddled in the trench, arranged his armor, and then ordered his subordinates.
"All the bayonets have been polished!"
"Use more energy now, and fight later, and maybe you can save your own life!"
"For us soldiers, the weapons in our hands are our second life when we go to the battlefield. We can never be too careful."
His men nodded after hearing this, and then sharpened the bayonets in their hands meticulously.
Xu Shan, who was beside Tang Aren, shrank his neck, wiped the cold snot from his nose with his sleeve, and couldn't help but speak.
"This damn weather is so damn cold!"
Tang Aren sighed and said.
"I have been living in the south for a long time and then came to the north all of a sudden. I really can't adapt to the climate here."
"Originally I complained that compared to the iron armor of the Ming Dynasty's Restoration Army, the Qinglu's cotton armor was really ugly. But when I went to the north, I realized how practical those ugly cotton armors were."
"Damn it, I really don't want to wear this beautiful iron armor now, I want a cotton armor!"
“That thing is ugly, but it’s really warm!”
After saying this, Tang Aren subconsciously shrank his neck to prevent the cold wind from entering his neck.
This was the first time that the Liberation Army felt envious of the Qing army's equipment...
In the past, they didn't look down on the equipment of the Qing army.
In fact, Zhu Hongyu knew that the Ming army responsible for the Bohai Rim Operation was going to land in Tianjin, and even landed in Lushun and entered Liaodong.
Most of the officers and soldiers of the Ming army were from the south, and they would certainly not be able to adapt to the northern climate.
Zhu Hongyu asked the logistics department in advance to prepare thick winter clothes for the Ming army responsible for the Bohai Rim operation.
It's a pity that even with winter clothes, the soldiers of the Ming army still couldn't adapt to the northern climate.
Since the landing at Dagukou, the Ming army's logistics have been inconsistent with the army's supply of ginger soup and some high-calorie foods.
But many people in the army still fell ill!
Now that war is approaching, many people are dragging their bodies to the battlefield.
Coughing sounds from time to time!
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At this moment, a roar as loud as thunder suddenly sounded from the sky and the earth.
Those are horse hooves trampling the earth!
Looking around, a large group of cavalry came from the west.
Flags were fluttering, smoke and dust were billowing on the ground, and cotton-padded armor of various colors formed different phalanxes and charged towards Dagukou.
The knights on horseback roared loudly, armed with swords and bows, and came with murderous intent.
The melodious horn sound was very penetrating and resounded throughout the entire battlefield!
Behind these cavalry were large swaths of Qing infantry, as well as civilians...
The cavalry of the Qing army roared in and made strange noises, provoking the Ming army in the Dagukou Fortress.
Facing the provocation of the Qing cavalry, the Ming army's counterattack was equally sharp.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The roar of heavy artillery resounded across the battlefield, and each shell, carrying terrifying kinetic energy and the greetings of the Ming army, was fired at the Qing cavalry.
The artillery shells drew beautiful parabolas in the air, and then fell into the Qing army's formation.
As it rolled and rotated, everything the cannonball touched was shattered into pieces!