After receiving the summary of his gains, Lu Xiangsheng felt indescribable joy in his heart when he saw this achievement that he would never dare to think about. He smiled and said to the generals: "Today's gains are all thanks to your all-out efforts to kill the enemy.
The officials will immediately give some memorials to the emperor and report your merits to the emperor. With these merits, it will be easy to get promoted and promoted to nobility!"
Everyone's faces were full of smiles after hearing this, especially Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu. They had been following Lu Xiangsheng after Lu Xiangsheng and Gao Qiqian separated their forces, without food or clothing, and they had to fight Qing soldiers along the way.
, after only half a month, nearly half of the troops were lost. It would be a lie to say that they were not aggrieved, but the two of them could not bear to abandon Lu Xiangsheng, and they secretly made a death wish to die for the country together with Lu Xiangsheng.
die.
Unexpectedly, things took a turn for the worse. Pang Gang led more than 16,000 Qingzhou troops and arrived in time. There was enough food for them to feed them for a month. Now, under the leadership of Lu Xiangsheng, they were able to wipe out more than 3,000 Qingzhou troops in Jiazhuang so happily.
Bing, this kind of happiness came so suddenly. Even now, Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei are still laughing from ear to ear.
Looking at the generals of Shanxi Army and Xuan Army dancing happily, Pang Gang also had a faint smile on his lips. At this time, his mind was not immersed in today's results. He knew that tomorrow's battle would be even more exciting.
Fierce and cruel!
The sky darkened quietly, and a bright moon hung high in the sky, illuminating the earth into a bright silver color.
In the Qing army camp, the atmosphere was dull. Large swathes of Qing soldiers built bonfires, barbecued meat silently, drank water or ate dry food. Under the golden dragon shawls of Dorgon and Yue Tuo,
The banner owners of each banner, the Baylors and other important figures in the banner gathered around them, and none of them said a word.
Today's casualty results have come out. Although everyone had been mentally prepared for it, everyone was shocked when the results came out. In just one morning of fighting, each banner suffered nearly 4,000 casualties, including
More than 3,400 people were killed, and it is estimated that more than half of the remaining wounded could not be saved.
Among these casualties, there are more than 1,800 cavalry and soldiers who died in battle. Although the rest are auxiliary soldiers, auxiliary soldiers are also an important combat force of each banner. Now they are filled in in vain.
The casualties in those worthless trenches were too great. No wonder everyone looked like dead parents, and everyone stared at the fire on the ground without saying a word.
Dorgon said nothing and drew something with a brush on a small table he found temporarily. Soon, when Dorgon finished drawing, he slowly dried the ink on the paper and placed it in front of everyone.
Said: "Everyone, this is the defensive posture of the Ming army today."
After saying that, Dorgon slowly placed the Ming army's defense map that he saw on the table for everyone to see. Everyone poked their heads over, and a simple and clear defense map appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
The picture shows a village. Behind the village is a river. A parapet is built on the remaining three sides, and in front are three trenches. The center and gaps of the trenches are covered with pieces of iron thorns and thorns.
Horses, the entire defense line only left three channels that were not too wide.
Judging from this defense map, this line of defense is very ordinary and simple. It is so simple that it can be pushed with a gentle push. However, the generals who have experienced today's war all know how vicious this line of defense is.
Today, four thousand Qing warriors have shed their last drop of blood in front of it.
Dorgon pointed to the defense map and said: "After today's observation by the Japanese king, the defense of the Ming army's camp has been clearly seen. This village is surrounded by earth walls on three sides, about chest high. There are three passages for entry and exit.
The rest are trenches, surrounded by iron thorns and horses, making it difficult to pass. There are about thirty-six artillery pieces on the front, and these artillery fire systems are also very sharp. After observation, the front is defended by the Qingzhou Army led by Pang Gang, and the two wings are
One is the Ming commander-in-chief Yang Guozhu, and the other is the Ming commander-in-chief Hu Dawei. Each has about twenty or thirty large and small artillery pieces. Now tell me, how can we capture the Ming army camp?"
Dorgon's younger brother Duduo, the leader of the Xiangbai Banner, suffered a big loss today and lost more than a thousand elite soldiers. Thinking about it at this time, he was still frightened. He said: "Today I was ordered to launch an attack on Pang Gang's troops.
Unexpectedly, we were suddenly hit by their artillery and muskets. Their muskets were so sharp that they could kill my warriors wearing heavy armor from more than two hundred steps away, so that our warriors were completely helpless in front of them.
That’s the most important thing!”
Luo Luohun, the eldest son of Yue Tuo, laughed and said: "So what? My Qing Dynasty's riding and shooting skills are unparalleled in the world. Am I still afraid that they won't succeed?"
Duduo counterattacked: "Luo Luo, you are not afraid, you can try it tomorrow!"
The two of them were talking and looking at each other and were about to quarrel.
"That's enough!" Yue Tuo glared at the two of them displeased, "Right now, the enemy is facing us. It's the time when we should work together, but you are coaxing us in the nest. Are you still not the warriors of our Qing Dynasty?"
After hearing Yue Tuo's scolding, both of them lowered their heads and remained silent.
At this time, Du Du, the leader of the banner with the red flag, said: "The Ming army only relies on those three trenches. Tomorrow we will send more warriors holding multiple heavy shields and line up in several rows to cover the auxiliary troops and fill up the trenches soon."
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Dorgon pondered: "This is not impossible, but if this is the case, the casualties of our Eight Banners warriors will be..."
At this point, everyone felt a chill in their hearts. If they act so recklessly, they will only fill up those trenches, and no one knows how much blood will be shed by the warriors of the flag. The first trench is not bad, and the chariots of each flag can
Pushing all the way to the front of the first low wall, each flag auxiliary soldier can throw the soil bags into the trench, but the remaining trenches are more difficult to handle.
Yue Tuo shook his head, "This method is too risky. If this is the case, the casualties among our clan's warriors will be too great."
Luo Luohun was anxious and said angrily: "In that case, why should we fight? Aren't the Ming troops good at digging trenches? Don't they want our warriors to fill those trenches with their blood? Okay, let's not be fooled.
, let’s surround them all, and as long as we surround them for a month or two, I’ll see if they still have the strength to fight us!”
When Yue Tuo heard this, he couldn't help but glared at his son and shouted: "You are so stupid. Have you ever thought about it. If all my army stayed here, the amount of food and grass they would consume every day would be a huge amount. Where would our food and grass come from? If so.
If we are really besieged for two months, I'm afraid we will be the first to fall! Besides, the 50,000-strong army is watching us from fifty miles away. Although this eunuch is timid and doesn't know how to fight, he can't stay here for a long time.
There is no guarantee that he will not take the risk and send all his troops together with Lu Xiangsheng and others to besiege us. Then our army will be attacked from both sides, how will you deal with it?"
Luo Luohun said unconvinced: "Then we can leave some troops first, then send out all the troops to kill Gao Qiqian first, and then go back and kill Lu Xiangsheng's lone army. Wouldn't that be enough?"
Yue Tuo sighed and explained: "Your idea is not impossible, but have you ever thought about it. According to the combat power of Pang Gang's Qingzhou Army, how many soldiers and horses do you have to leave to surround them? Twenty thousand? Or?
Thirty thousand? I estimate that if we want to tightly surround them, we can't do it without fifty thousand soldiers and horses. How many more soldiers can we send to surround and annihilate Gao Qiqian? Don't forget, Gao Qiqian still has six soldiers.
With thousands of soldiers and horses, no matter how weak his fighting power is, he can still resist us for ten days and a half. If the war really drags on for a month or two, I am afraid that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty will really use all his strength.
If the whole country's army comes to deal with us, I'm afraid our entire army will be annihilated by then!"
After Yue Tuo's explanation, everyone understood that the situation of the Qing army was not good, and they were in danger of being engulfed by the Ming army at any time.
Dorgon and Yue Tuo looked at each other, and Yue Tuo asked Dorgon: "Prince Rui, do you have any good ideas?"
Dorgon smiled bitterly, "The general thinks too highly of me. In the current situation, the Ming army is like a tortoise, and we don't have any good way. We really can't think of anything other than attacking me hard."
Is there anything else I can do?"
A trace of determination flashed in Yue Tuo's eyes, "If you attack hard, attack hard. I don't believe it. With an army of 70,000 to 80,000 people, we still can't take down a small village. Starting from tomorrow, each flag will take turns to attack, and each flag will attack for an hour."
, once the flag is down, the other flag is up, and we can't stop. It's not possible to add fuel to the fire like today. It will only waste our troops in vain, and after we fill in the trench, even at night
There must also be someone watching from a distance, and we must not let the Ming army dig the trench again. If we attack for three or four days in a row, we will definitely be able to capture the Ming army camp!"
Seeing that the general had made up his mind, all the Qing generals responded in unison: "Scum!"
May 26, the tenth year of Chongzhen
The next morning, at dawn, the Qing army once again came in like a tide. They used sophisticated shield vehicles as cover, risked the Ming army's artillery, desperately approached the low-wall trench, and then pushed out the dense layers of
The wooden shield comes out.
Countless auxiliary soldiers marched resolutely towards the trench under the cover of wooden shields. One after another, bags and dustpans filled with soil were poured into the trench.
Within two hours, the trenches dug by the Qingzhou Army yesterday were filled in again. Although the Qing Army left more than a thousand corpses for this, the Qing soldiers seemed not to care and continued to attack the third party like crazy.
Two trenches rushed towards me.
Seeing the crazy behavior of the Qing army, Lu Xiangsheng and Pang Gang's expressions began to change. Judging from the Qing army's actions today, they were likely to fill up the trenches and then launch a general offensive.
Lu Xiangsheng looked very unhappy and said to Pang Gang: "Chaodong, it seems that the Tatars are going to fight hard today. Go back and tell the brothers to be careful!"