Three hundred and twentieth eight chapters surrounded
Chapter 328: Surrounded
"Giant deer?"
After hearing Yue Tuo's resolute tone, Dorgon hesitated for a moment and then asked: "Are you really sure that you can surround and annihilate Pang Gang and Lu Xiangsheng in Julu?"
Yue Tuo smiled bitterly and said: "How dare you say you are sure? In my opinion, being 60% sure is pretty good. - < Shuhai Pavilion > - Net."
Duduo, the leader of the white flag on the side, frowned, "Although Pang Gang must be removed, he poses a great threat to our Qing Dynasty, but the question is how much price do we have to pay?"
Annihilate them all, you must know that the opponent's firearms are very sharp."
Everyone frowned when Duduo mentioned the firearms of the Qingzhou Army. Before Pang Gang appeared, the firearms of the Ming Army were a joke to the Qing Army. They only had a range of thirty or forty steps, plus cumbersome loading.
As well as the poor psychological quality of the gunners, those firearms were no different from fire sticks in the eyes of the Qing soldiers.
But everything has changed since Pang Gang was born. The effective range of the firearms in this army has reached an astonishing more than 200 or even 300 steps, and the reloading speed has also been greatly increased. Qi soldiers have always been proud of it.
Shooting kung fu has become a joke in front of them.
What frightened Dorgon and other senior officials even more was that according to their judgment, it would take no more than half a year to train a qualified firearms operator, but it would take at least seven to eight years or even more than ten years to train a qualified Qing warrior.
At that time, the difference here was not even a slight difference. Moreover, the population base of the Qing Dynasty was less than a fraction of that of the Ming Dynasty. If this situation continues, the decline of the Qing Dynasty is already just around the corner.
It is Dorgon, Yue Tuo and other high-level officials with high strategic vision who are most worried.
Although Yue Tuo heard that Duduo was worried that the opponent's firearms were too powerful and would cause too many casualties to his side, he still insisted: "We have to admit that the opponent's firearms are indeed powerful, but it is precisely because of this that we must eliminate them.
.I can’t imagine that if the Qingzhou Army is allowed to continue to develop, our Qing Dynasty will still be able to set foot on this land."
Having said this, Yue Tuo stared at Dorgon closely and said, "Prince Rui, can you work with me to get rid of this greatest scourge of the Qing Dynasty?"
Dorgon was a smart man. He knew that Yue Tuo was afraid that he would preserve his strength during the war and was unwilling to die during the war, so he reminded him specifically.
After laughing, Dorgon said with a smile: "Don't worry, General Yang Wu, my fifteenth brother and I will never hold you back."
"That's good!" Yue Tuo nodded with satisfaction. We are all smart people. There is no need to explain everything so thoroughly. Dorgon was satisfied with such a vague expression.
At this time, a general took the opportunity to raise his own question: "Prince Rui, Lord Beile, I still have one thing that I don't know about. Now Gao Qiqian is so close to Lu Xiangsheng. If he takes advantage of the fierce battle between us and Lu Xiangsheng, Pang Gang is in full swing."
What if someone stabs us in the back?"
"Well, Gao Qiqian?" Yue Tuo and Dorgon looked at each other and saw the smile in each other's eyes. Then they couldn't help it anymore and they all laughed, but this laughter was full of
With a sense of disdain...
After getting rid of Prince Rui, who was his equal, the rest was easy to handle. Yue Tuo immediately began to give orders, and orders came out of his mouth immediately. Although it was already late at night, the 70,000 to 80,000 troops also began to prepare in an orderly manner.
stand up.
Just when Yue Tuo and Dorgon were preparing to fight to the death with Lu Xiangsheng and Pang Gang, Pang Gang and Yue Tuo also marched to a place called Jiazhuang in Julu to set up camp.
The night sky was dark, and an oil lamp was lit in Lu Xiangsheng's tent. The large flame emitted a faint light, making the tent dim. - < Shuhai Pavilion > - Net.
Sitting in front of Lu Xiangsheng were the only three generals under his command, Xuanda Commander Yang Guozhu, Shanxi Commander Hu Dawei and Shandong Commander Pang Gang.
Lu Xiangsheng said solemnly: "Everyone, although we have arrived at Julu, the person who sent the letter to Eunuch Gao has also returned. Although Eunuch Gao is only more than fifty miles away from us, he refused to send troops. Seeing that the Tatars have already
We are pressing harder and harder, what should we do?"
Pang Gang said proudly: "Why should Governor Lu worry? We have already expected that we will rise and hide without sending troops. Although we have less than 30,000 troops now, we have enough food and grass to support the army for more than 20 days.
As long as we make arrangements around Jiazhuang, we won't be afraid no matter how many Tatars come."
"Well, Commander Pang is worthy of being the most courageous and courageous person in the army!" Lu Xiangsheng nodded with satisfaction.
Hu Dawei on the side was not to be outdone, he raised his head and said: "Although the general does not have many soldiers, he is still willing to fight with you!"
"The last general will also die for the governor!" Yang Guozhu also stepped forward and clasped his fists.
"Okay, very good!" Seeing that his three generals expressed their solidarity with him, Lu Xiangsheng nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, with the strong support of three generals, what do I have to fear? Let's die for our country together.
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"Follow the Governor to the death!" The three of them bowed to Lu Xiangsheng in unison.
Before five o'clock the next day, Pang Gang's camp began to bury pots and make rice. When it was just dawn, after breakfast, they began to dig defensive fortifications around Jiazhuang. They first built outside their defense area
A chest-high earth wall was built, and then iron thorns were scattered all over the outside of Zhuangzi. Then holes were dug in the earth wall, leaving a firing position for the artillery.
He was busy until noon. With the efforts of more than 10,000 people, these fortifications were finally completed. After completing his own defenses, Pang Gang went to watch Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu go around the defense area.
, and found that although the fortifications they dug were not as targeted as their own, they were still quite satisfactory. They used chariots filled with soil to circle around the outside, and then sprinkled them with iron thorns, leaving only the middle.
There is a passage and several wide deep pits dug around the mouth. It seems that they have fully considered the Tatar cavalry charge.
After returning to his own defense area, Pang Gang began to arrange manpower to divide the defense area. Jiazhuang is a rectangular village with a population of more than a thousand. It is close to water in the south. A Gaoding River flows from behind the village. The Gaoding River is fast and deep.
, Yue Tuo and Dorgon would not choose to attack from here as long as their minds were not caught by the door panel.
To the north of the village is a rectangular flat land, which is the easiest place to be broken through, so Lu Xiangsheng handed it over to the most powerful Qingzhou Army for defense. The east and west sides of the village were defended by Hu Dawei.
and Yang Guozhu will take charge.
Since the defense line was two miles long, and he didn't know how long it would take to defend, Pang Gang naturally would not put all his troops on it. He asked Li Yuan and Da Zhuang's two battalions to take turns guarding, while Dong Guo's artillery battalion
They were placed behind the defense line, while the baggage battalion and cavalry all stayed in the village. Although these people could also participate in the defensive battle, of course Pang Gang would not let them join until the last moment.
Pang Gang placed more than thirty Napoleon cannons on his front, and the remaining thirty or so were placed on his sides to support friendly forces on both sides at any time.
Lu Xiangsheng's direct supervisory battalion also had fifteen Folangji medium-sized artillery pieces and twelve Tiger squatting cannons, all of which were supported by the two wings of Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei.
It was not until noon that Jiazhuang's defense came to an end. Just as Pang Gang took a breath and prepared to return to the camp for dinner, a warning sound of Mini rifles suddenly sounded in front of him, and the soldiers who were having lunch in the camp walked out one after another.
Watching from the barracks, even Lu Xiangsheng and other generals came out and came to the outer defense line to check.
Soon, batches of Ming troops ran back wildly without stopping their horses, and then the lookouts on high places also called flags, and large groups of Qing cavalry were spotted in all directions outside the camp.
Immediately afterwards, the ground trembled faintly, and finally it began to tremble violently. It seemed that at the same time, ocean-like flags appeared at the end of the horizon on all sides. Countless Qing cavalry rushed over, and the black ground was boundless.
, they let their horses run wildly, and the sound of iron hoofs shook everyone's hearts.
Looking at the seemingly endless Qing soldiers, everyone's faces changed slightly. Pang Gang took a deep breath and said: "The Tatars are finally here."
Seeing countless Qing soldiers approaching Zhuangzi, Pang Gang felt a little nervous and relieved at the same time. He couldn't help but think to himself: "With his participation in this Julu battle, it shouldn't be like this."
The whole army was wiped out like in history, right? As long as the troops that fell into the Guan Qing army can be firmly consumed here, can the Manchu Qing be as arrogant in the future as it was in history? He led more than 10,000 Ming troops to join this battle
In the future, can history be rewritten, or how will the history of future generations write itself?"
Shaking his head vigorously, Pang Gang threw these unrealistic thoughts to the back of his mind. Pang Gang turned to look at Lu Xiangsheng and others, and found that they all had solemn expressions. The speed and scale of the Qing troops had exceeded their expectations.
It seems that they will not be willing to do so until they eliminate the only army in Hebei that can compete with them.
But since everyone is already prepared, there is nothing to say. When the Tatars come, we will just fight to the death to kill them.
The sound of horse hoofbeats lasted for an unknown amount of time before it gradually weakened. The large plume of smoke dispersed, revealing dense layers of flags of various colors around it, as well as Qing knights wearing various armors. They were gathered several miles away.
, so densely packed that I don’t know how many layers surrounded Zhuangzi.
Dorgon and Yue Tuo also rode their fine horses on a high slope two miles away from Zhuangzi and looked at Zhuangzi. Behind them stood a huge gold-woven banner, surrounded by many people.
The generals and soldiers of the Qing Dynasty.
They wore armors of different colors according to the colors of their flags. Although the colors were different, one thing was the same, that is, they all stared at Jiazhuang in the distance with murderous eyes.