Watching the phalanx leave, Zhang Liang was extremely frustrated. How could we fight such a battle? We couldn't use long-range firearms, and we had to be constantly prepared for counterattacks. At this point in the battle, our side had suffered more than 400 casualties, but Ming Ming on the opposite side had already suffered.
The army was almost unscathed. If we really want to capture the hill, we don't know how many lives will be lost.
But at this moment, there was a loud noise from the southwest of the hill, which was the artillery array of the Runing Army starting to "plough". Due to the viewing angle, Zhang Liang could not observe the situation there, so he thought
, reinforcements from the Runing Army arrived to rescue Xiaoshan, and they were having a fierce battle with Liu Shun's tribe.
This immediately made Zhang Liang feel a sense of crisis. Obviously, he must capture this hill before reinforcements arrive. Otherwise, not to mention that the difficulty of attacking the mountain will be doubled, but that if the attack fails, Prince Rui will
You will definitely not show mercy if you use military law to deal with it. Although the reward for attacking the mountain is large, the risk is equally great!
So Zhang Liang immediately made arrangements: keep the skirmishers going up the mountain according to the original plan. When the Runing Army's phalanx attacks, all the skirmishers will retreat, and then ambush the Korean gunners on both sides of the mountainside road, shooting without heavy armor.
The soldiers of the Runing Army on both sides and in the rear of the phalanx were used to consume the strength of the Runing Army, and then they counterattacked and attacked the mountain.
Zhang Liang's first operation was quite successful. The Runing Army did not see through Zhang Liang's trick, and this time the 400 soldiers led by the infantry regiment commander counterattacked. But as soon as they rushed to the mountainside, they were immediately attacked.
The siege of the Korean gunmen and Han army flag soldiers ambushing here.
Although North Korea's fire cannons were less powerful, they were still lethal at such a short distance. Coupled with the cooperation of the Han army's flag soldiers with bows, arrows, throwing axes and javelins, it immediately caused a large number of casualties to the Runing army formation.
The commanders of the infantry regiments were also killed.
If Shu Mo hadn't seen something wrong and ordered the deputy commander's phalanx to rush down to the rescue, the regimental commander's phalanx might have fallen into a tight siege and the entire army would have been wiped out. But even so, this time the Runing Army's
The counterattack also resulted in nearly 200 casualties.
However, Zhang Liang's counterattack failed. The Shu and Mo Ministry could not clear the entire hill, but they were able to clear the open space in front of the artillery. Under the continuous bombardment of muskets and artillery shells, they finally managed to catch up with the infantry phalanx that rushed down the mountain.
came back, and also prevented the counterattack of Han army flags and Korean gunmen.
On the surface, this battle seemed to be a draw, but in fact, the personnel of the Runing Army could not withstand such attrition, and their counterattack was ambushed by the Qing Army once, so in the next
During the battle, the Runing army was a little timid.
So the Qing army took the opportunity to attack and first advanced to a place fifty steps in front of the Runing army. They formed a front line and moved the main force here to use their numerical advantage to prevent the Runing army from counterattacking.
Then, the firearms of both sides began to fight fiercely. After this intense hot weapon war lasted for quite some time, the casualties on both sides were not large, but firecrackers and artillery had problems one after another. The scrap rate of firecrackers continued to increase.
The ground rose. The Runing Army's artillery also stopped firing and began to cool down, otherwise it would explode.
Although the firearms of the Runing Army are of higher quality, after all, the North Korean gunners have more guns, and they are supplemented by bows and arrows from the Han Army Flag. Therefore, the two sides still maintain a balance of power. However, the intensity of the attack with this long-range weapon has gradually increased.
has decreased.
Seeing that the scene of flying bullets and arrows could no longer stop the charge. The two sides were about to start a brutal hand-to-hand battle, and the combat advantage on the hill gradually tilted towards the Qing army.
What is more interesting is that on this secondary battlefield that was abandoned by the commanders of both sides, the climax of the battle was reached first. If Shumo and Zhang Liang knew this situation, would they still be so enthusiastic? Life is like this
So much helplessness!
The phalanx in the middle and west of the Runing Army moved forward, which immediately made Dorgon calm down. He quickly called a few soldiers and ordered in succession: "Hurry up and take a look at the artillery team.
Just stay there and watch, and give them another moment to burn the incense. If the general's cannon has not been set up, kill the commander of the artillery team and bring up the deputy commander! Once the cannon is set up, come back and report immediately!"
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"Go to Mazari in the middle and ask him to immediately mobilize his troops and charge into the formation. Don't hold back. It's best if you can overwhelm the Ming army in the middle. If you can't, you must keep the Ming army where they are!"
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"Go to Quangui's place on the west side and ask him to prepare. If Mazari's charge fails, wait for my king's order for him to continue charging. Pay attention! It's just to delay time."
"Go to the east and bring all Jilang'a and Tantu's soldiers and horses."
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"Tubeli! Go to our Eight Banners quickly and wait for my king's orders at any time!"
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Dorgon had already made a desperate move, and he actually used the most taboo tactic of refueling, which was to keep the Runing army in place and wait for the bombardment of the general's artillery.
Dorgon has clearly understood that he is racing against time. If he can catch up, he will gather the main force of the Qing army to charge into the battle, and the outcome of the day will be decided in one battle. If it is really too late, he has already gathered it.
The whole army is ready to retreat and recuperate. No matter what you say, you can't get carried away and face reality. Even if you admit today's defeat, you can still wait for another decisive battle tomorrow after recuperating!
Seeing the large-scale mobilization of the Qing army, He Fei immediately became excited. His judgment was indeed correct. As long as the Runing army moved forward, the Qing army would take the initiative to attack. Now it depends on whether the Qing army's spear power or the
The shield of the Runing army is strong.
So Hefei gave a loud order: "The whole army moves forward and aligns with the square formation on the right. Get everything ready and prepare for the Tatar charge. Then go to Guan Xin and ask him to pull the artillery team back. The cavalry on the left and right sides
Also be careful and be ready to look for opportunities to charge at any time!"
Dozens of messengers immediately rushed to the various troops.
He Fei's plan was to use the infantry phalanx to block the Qing army's charge, then the artillery array's forward bombardment, and finally the cavalry's cover. If the Qing army was not defeated once, the infantry phalanx would move forward and attract the enemy again.
The Qing army charged into formation, followed by artillery bombardment, and cavalry cover-up... In any case, relying on this trick, the Qing army gradually consumed the strength of the Qing army, accumulated a small amount to make up a greater number, and won the final victory.
"Babys! You have to follow closely and don't get too hot!" Helichi warned.
This time, Dorgon brought nearly half, more than 5,000 Eight Banner bannermen and Baoyi with him on his expedition. Now they are forming a team and will be led by Tuberi to go to the battlefield.
Just like the Manchu and Qing Dynasties used the Han military flag and the Mongolian Eight Banners as cannon fodder, the Eight Banners were also divided into three, six, and nine ranks. As the lower five banners, the Blue Flag was naturally ranked at the forefront.
"Uncle! What's so great about this Han dog? How can they lose their shit when our athletes rush?" Hu Tu said nonchalantly.
"You kid, don't think like that!" Helichi's expression was quite serious, "Our Eight Banners Cavalry has been used, and this battle is a bit dangerous. Hu Tu, you will follow me later, don't be reckless!
White pig! What are you hiding behind? Come to me."
Because they captured a lot after entering the customs, Helichi and the others all had war horses, equipped with armor and brand-new weapons, so now they have also replaced their guns with cannons.
"Uncle He! Is the Han dog across from you very powerful?" a young man asked worriedly.
Helichi smiled reluctantly and said: "It is better than what we encountered before, but with Prince Rui and our Eight Banners athletes, we should definitely win. But we must also protect ourselves. This time when we enter the pass,
We have made great achievements, made a lot of money, and each of us has at least three servants, so we have to stay alive and go back to enjoy ourselves."
After hearing Helichi's words, several young people following him nodded.
But Helichi himself was still worried. Although he was resting under his horse just now and could not see the battlefield clearly in front of him, the violent sound of shelling made Helichi tremble with fear. Perhaps as he got older, he became less courageous.
Ah! Helichi laughed self-deprecatingly, but then he straightened his face and said sternly to the young people: "You must follow me closely! Don't just think about being in the limelight!"
Bai Zhu subconsciously touched the sword on the horse's back and remembered that he had killed five Han people with his own hands since entering the customs. The most impressive one among them was the one he killed in Jinan City: a man brandishing a sword and wearing an official uniform.
The old man wearing a robe. Bai Zhu vaguely recalled his childhood memories and remembered that his father seemed to be wearing such clothes.
Seeing that the white pig was in a daze, Helichi immediately hit him on the back of the head, and then yelled: "Are you in a daze? Open your eyes and pay attention!" No one noticed that Helichi's shouting voice had a hint of
Trembling slightly.
Mazali led two thousand cavalry out of the formation. His mouth was a little bitter, because part of his troops had been transferred to Jilang'a and taken to the east side. The only ones who retained him were the Mengba Banner and the New Camp.
Those herders.
However, Mazari also understood Dorgon's intention, which was simply to sacrifice his own cavalry to delay the progress of the Ming army on the opposite side. Besides, if tactics are used properly, the outcome of the battlefield is not certain. So he divided the cavalry into
The four teams were given instructions on their respective tasks, and then each team was arranged into three rows to charge one after another. Under his loud orders, the cavalry of each team immediately got ready.
The first group of cavalry selected by Mazari were all from the Mengba Banner, and their combat effectiveness was much better than that of the herdsmen in the new battalion. Under the harsh military laws of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, these cavalrymen from the Mengba Banner had also learned discipline long ago, so this group of cavalry
After arranging the formation, we started to accelerate.
Seeing that the Qing army had entered the firing range, the Runing army still fired artillery first. But this time the Qing army's cavalry were lined up in a long row, and each artillery shell hit at most three rows of cavalry in front and back, so the shooting effect was not good.
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Then came the rounds of gunfire, but at this time the Qing cavalry had already increased their horse speed to the fastest. Although people and horses in the array continued to fall to the ground, the Qing cavalry still rushed closer and closer.