On the other hand, the commanders of the Ming army were filled with joy and laughter. It was indeed more satisfying to escape from defeat than to win.
One of Liu Yulie's staff complimented: "My Lord Governor, congratulations on your victory!"
"Lucky! Lucky!" Liu Yulie tried his best to suppress his excitement and said in an unfazed manner, "It's just a small victory. You must keep working hard! Be careful of arrogance and impetuosity! But the young man in white robe is good.
It’s like Xue Rengui’s style back then!”
"Sir, what should our army do next?" a military attache nearby asked for instructions.
This is a good question. Because Liu Yulie has never thought about this question at all. Regarding the battle plan, Liu Yulie has no plan at all. He just steps on the watermelon rind and slides wherever he goes.
But whether the Ming army is forced to attack or whether to continue to use tricks like this, there must be a decision. After all, Liu Yulie has seen many big scenes. He just frowned and then said calmly: "
Your Majesty is so kind that he cannot bear to see the sea of blood drifting across the world. We should show our style as kings and hope that the thieves on the other side will know their way back. Otherwise, if they insist on going their own way, they will definitely meet with death and bloodshed."
This literate paragraph made the uneducated military attachés feel dizzy. They couldn't understand the meaning of these words! Is it an offense or a defense? Fortunately, several smart military attachés immediately asked the staff around Liu Yulie.
After I understood the meaning of these words, I realized that it turned out that the Governor wanted to guard it!
Several military attachés began to curse in their hearts: "If you are afraid that the attack will fail, just say so! Why is it necessary to speak so righteously? This civil servant is really hypocritical."
But no matter what, the next battle plan was finally made. General Liu Shen of the Shenji Camp asked for instructions: "Sir, our Shenji Camp's fire gunners are of no use standing in the back row. This thief's fire
The blunderbuss is also very sharp, should we let our sons from the Shenji Battalion come forward to fight with it?"
"That's exactly what it should be!" Liu Yulie stroked his beard and said, "This weapon of the military country is being used on the blade. Please urge it again and let the red cannon be ready."
"The erection of the red cannon will take time. We left camp in a hurry today. It will take more than half an hour to be ready."
"I know this! I will give you half an hour. Otherwise, military law will be ruthless!"
The artillery of the Ming Dynasty had to dig holes and bury the iron piles in front of the artillery to fix it before firing, so the preparation time was very long. The red cannons purchased by the Ming Dynasty court from the Portuguese in Macau were all ship cannons.
These guns also do not have gun mounts, sports cars and other accessories, so the level of trouble in erection is no less than that of domestic artillery.
After Liu Yulie's order, the Ming army stepped up its formation. Especially the troops on the left wing, under the command of the leading military attache, arranged themselves in formation again and escorted the prisoners back to the rear.
At this time, the rebel military attachés also gathered around Kong Youde, discussing the next move.
It can be seen here that in the Ming army at that time, everyone might be a hero when it came to defending the city, but in field battles, especially when attacking in the field and breaking the enemy's formation, all the Ming troops had little to do.
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Even those rebel veterans who have been on the battlefield often fought guerrillas with the post-Jin army in the past, and did not dare to fight with the post-Jin army in the field. It can be seen from the tank troops of the rebels as the main force. The tanks at that time,
It mainly plays a role in field defense, especially against the cavalry of the Jin Army.
At this time, if Kong Youde wanted to break the Ming army's formation, he would have to not be afraid of the casualties of his troops and decisively invest his cavalry to attack the Ming army's formation.
But Kong Youde didn't want to do this, because the four thousand cavalry were very precious to him. He didn't want to fight to the death with the Ming army. But when he saw the Ming army taking a defensive posture, Kong Youde felt a little guilty.
Difficulty.
Because from the test just now, Kong Youde found out that the Ming army on the opposite side was not very powerful, and the command of the Ming army was also in a mess. It was really hard to hold back just to give up. Moreover, if the confrontation lasted for a long time, his own army would be attacked from both sides.
, because the Ming army in Laizhou City is, after all, a knife hanging over the heads of the rebels.
What’s even more frightening is that there will be more and more Ming troops on the opposite side. After all, Ming troops from all over the country will be mobilized one after another, and the total number of Kong Youde’s rebels is only this much, so the gap in the strength of the two sides will become wider and wider.
big.
Therefore, a quick victory is quite necessary. However, in the next battle, you also need to reduce your own casualties. After all, the Ming army on the opposite side also has a lot of firecrackers and bows. Some of them look like the one that comes from unknown sources.
The elite soldiers led by the white-robed general appeared out of nowhere, so Kong Youde didn't have many choices.
So Kong Youde ordered: "Push the carts up and line them up in two rows. The Chinese army will send out 4,000 infantry to follow the carts and attack. The direction of this attack is the central army of the Ming army. The cavalry should also follow behind.
It's tight. As soon as the chariot in front opens a gap, the cavalry will immediately rush forward, trying to defeat the Ming army on the opposite side at once."
Following Kong Youde's order, the soldiers on the side immediately dispersed on horseback and conveyed Kong Youde's order to the relevant military attachés.
After seeing a large number of single riders coming out of the rebel commander's banner and shuttling among the rebel array, the Ming army also knew that the rebels were going to attack again. Therefore, they all concentrated their attention and waited for the rebels' attack.
Such a simple thing as rolling carts has appeared since the Spring and Autumn Period, and was used by the army until the Republic of China. Such tenacious vitality proves that such a war weapon is indeed a good thing.
The door panel in front of the cart can be used as a large shield to block the shooting of bows, arrows and firecrackers. What's even more powerful is that when the cart approaches the enemy array, you can push the cart hard to accelerate and use the inertia of the cart to rush away.
The enemy's array causes chaos in the enemy's array. Coupled with the soldiers appearing behind the cart, it is definitely a combat weapon.
So when the rebel cart was rolled out, the Ming army was helpless to find that the muskets and bows in their hands could not reach the door panel in front of the cart. And the Shenji battalion that appeared as a surprise soldier in the front line of the Ming army was suddenly gone.
There was no place for them to use their skills. In desperation, General Liu Shen had no choice but to order the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion to retreat.
As for the rebels behind the cart, the only thing that can cause harm to them is the lob shot of the Ming army's bows and arrows. However, the requirements for archers to master the lob shot are quite high. Generally, they need at least rigorous training for more than a year before they can do it.
Cultivate an archer who can shoot the lob to the right place. And with the training level of the Ming army, there are not many archers of this level in the entire Ming army. Therefore, the Ming army's lob only causes
The rebels suffered very few casualties.
However, the getting closer and closer to the cart, which caused great psychological pressure on the Ming army. At this time, Jiang Guerr, who had been in the limelight just now, stepped forward. He led his soldiers out of the formation and attacked the rear of the cart in front of him.
The soldiers then overturned and burned the carts.
But Jiang Guerrilla was not so lucky this time. The rebel gunmen who had been prepared behind the truck immediately fired at Jiang Guerrilla's army. Fortunately, the number of soldiers that a truck could protect was not many.
Therefore, there were not many rebel gunmen behind the carts. Therefore, after taking a certain amount of casualties, Jiang's guerrilla army successfully overturned the three carts in the front row. The overturning of the carts in the front row also hindered the
The traffic behind the car.
Jiang Guerrilla's actions also woke up the other Ming troops. The Ming soldiers in front of the Chinese army, led by their military attachés, rushed forward one after another. The rebels certainly would not show weakness, and both sides were fighting.
A fight broke out in front of the car.
In fact, this move was also very dangerous for the Ming army. Because the soldiers in the front row of the Ming army's center had already disrupted the Ming army's queue. If the Ming army in front was defeated, the entire Ming army's center would be defeated.
It will suddenly fall into chaos.
Seeing this situation, Kong Youde immediately ordered the cavalry to attack. They were going to bypass the melee battlefield and attack the rear row of the Ming army from the side.
But at this moment, the artillery of the Shenji Battalion of the Ming Army fired. It seemed that God was indeed on the side of the Ming Army that day. The artillery team of the Shenji Battalion performed at a superb level. In less than half an hour, the artillery team including five
The artillery, including the red cannon, is ready.
This shell shattered seven or eight carts at once, and the broken door panels and wood chips flew backward like shotguns, causing a large number of casualties to the rebels behind the carts.
This shelling also boosted the morale of the Ming army, and the rebels in the melee were gradually overwhelmed by the Ming army.
Hearing the roar of the artillery, Kong Youde didn't care to give the order to the cavalry to charge. He immediately ordered: "Send the troops with gold!"
The rebels did not bring any heavy artillery. If they had a head-on fight with the Ming army who had heavy artillery, even if they won, it would be a tragic victory. This was not in Kong Youde's interests.
Moreover, the main force of the rebels, the chariot troops, did not play a big role in this battle. Because the Ming army just assumed a defensive posture, the chariots that could be used in defense were useless.
land.
Seeing that the rebels didn't even care about the carts and retreated, the Ming army, which had won again, immediately let out cheers like a mountain roar and a tsunami.
In this battle, the rebels suffered more than a thousand casualties, while the Ming army only suffered more than 600 casualties. It should be said that the Ming army had a small victory.
After the rebels retreated, they did not launch another attack. The two sides faced off like this for most of an hour. Finally, they both retreated back to camp, ending the day's battle.
At this time, Kong Youde, who led the rebels to respond, did not seem to have any dissatisfied expression on his face in the face of successive unfavorable battles during the day. Because the purpose of today's battle was achieved. Kong Youde also basically understood the firepower of the Ming army.
situation.
At this time, Kong Youde already had a plan in mind to defeat the Ming army.