Chapter seven hundred and twentieth six encounters interception
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! Make way for the artillery!" Seeing that the Qing army's reconnaissance cavalry never approached, Zhao Gan asked his regimental commander to bring in an artillery piece.
The artillery had already been loaded with ammunition. When it was placed in place, a shell flew out with a "boom".
However, the artillery was placed in a hurry and was not corrected. Although the Runing Army was less than 200 paces away from the Qing's reconnaissance cavalry, the solid shells still passed through the gaps between the Qing's cavalry and missed the target.
However, this shelling also startled the Qing army's reconnaissance cavalry. The Qing cavalryman who was wiped by the shell was caught off guard and fell under his horse, and his horse was also frightened and jumped wildly.
This was the reason why the Runing Army did not choose artillery fire at first. The Qing army's reconnaissance cavalry were very scattered, and the effect of artillery fire was not good. They could only hit one or two cavalry at most, so such artillery fire was a bit wasteful.
However, the Qing troops who had been bombarded did not dare to stay under the fire any longer. They pulled the Qing soldier who had fallen off his horse onto his horse. They ignored the frightened and jumping war horse, turned the horse's head, and fled back.
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Wu Shigong saw the artillery bombardment in the team. Seeing that it did not achieve the effect of the artillery bombardment, he smiled and shook his head. Then, Wu Shigong ordered Huang Ding behind him: "Remember, in the future, the army will also be equipped with some one-pound bombs."
For artillery, a one-pounder cannon can be installed in a vehicle and converted into a gun carriage to cope with the situation at hand."
Huang Ding quickly took out his notebook, took out a newly produced pencil, and carefully wrote down every word Wu Shigong said.
Because of the pursuit of range and power, there are relatively few one-pound artillery equipment in the current Runing Army, and they are basically equipped with cavalry that pay more attention to mobility. But the current situation made Wu Shigong discover that the three-pound artillery equipment
It is very inconvenient to mobilize the artillery, and the amount of ammunition used in each bombardment is relatively large. It is far less flexible and suitable than the one-pound artillery, so Wu Shigong plans to appropriately equip a batch of one-pound artillery in the future.
"Sir! Should the cavalry be dispersed and guard around the team?" Yu Ji asked for instructions.
"No need!" Wu Shigong smiled and waved his hand, "Just fire a few cannons to prevent the Tatars from getting too close. You don't need to kill many of these stragglers."
"Let's just carry the group and walk. Anyway, those Tatars can't even scratch us, so there won't be any problem. The Tatars can't tell where our army is. If the cavalry is dispatched, the Tatars will
What should I do if I get scared? That won’t be fun. When the time comes for the real decisive battle, give the Tatars a surprise.”
Wu Shigong's words caused a burst of laughter from Yu Ji and the others. The officers of the Runing Army all imitated Wu Shigong's temper during the war. They did not pursue heroism very much and just liked to play dirty tricks. Moreover, the more sinister people were, the happier they were.
As the vanguard this time, the Runing Army even put away Wu Shigong's general and military flags. The purpose was to make the Qing army unclear about where they belonged. Therefore, the Runing Army is now marching like other Ming armies.
They hid behind the car formation and did not dare to let the cavalry counterattack. Therefore, in order to hide themselves, the Runing army placed some sharp soldiers two or three miles in front of the team.
The army is playing dirty tricks.
Besides, the end point of the first leg of the Runing Army's journey is Loess Terrace. They are almost there, and the main force of the Ming Army behind them is only three or five miles away from the Runing Army, so Wu Shigong doesn't want to spend a lot of time killing some Tatars.
His head has received military honors. Anyway, more than 7,000 heads have received military honors. Wu Shigong no longer takes these side dishes and snacks seriously.
"Huh? A flag is coming from the front. Are there any Tatars blocking it?" Chi Ming suddenly shouted.
All the officers immediately looked at the front of the team. Indeed, the troops at the front had stopped and kept shouting "enemy troops discovered" towards the Chinese army. After a while, a cavalry of messengers came galloping towards them.
Wu Shigong and the others came forward.
Because there was a small mound in front blocking the view, Wu Shigong's army could not see the situation behind the small mound, so they needed messengers from the front to report the Qing army's situation.
"Sir!" The messenger paid a military salute to Wu Shigong and reported, "We encountered the enemy three miles ahead. Visually, there are two or three thousand Tatar cavalry in formation. Commander Ning has ordered the troops to deploy. How to fight?
Please show me, sir."
"What? With only two or three thousand cavalry, you dare to stop us? Do you still want to form a battle array? Have the heads of those Tatars been burned out?" After hearing the report, Yu Ji asked in disbelief.
Indeed, Wu Shigong's vanguard has more than 17,000 troops, and the Ming army's troops are very close to each other, so they can quickly support them. Therefore, this blocking Qing army actually has to challenge the Ming army's more than 90,000 troops.
Army. If the Qing army commander hadn't been confused, his behavior would have been simply too arrogant, so not only Yu Ji, but also the other officers of the Runing Army found it unbelievable.
"Will there be an ambush?" an officer asked the messenger.
"As far as the back can be seen, it is a large piece of flat land. There is no place for an ambush. There should be only these Tatars." the messenger replied.
"Then what are you considering?" Upon hearing this, Wu Shigong immediately ordered, "Let Captain Ning spread out the troops. Old Xiong! You also push your artillery up, and then use artillery to blast the Tatars.
Retreat, see if they can block so many shells?"
The order given by Wu Shigong was very simple, which was to use concentrated artillery fire to drive the Qing army back step by step. If they just retreated for one or two miles, the Qing army would definitely not be able to hold its position and would retreat without a fight. If the Qing army retreated step by step.
If the Qing army dared to charge into the formation, then the Runing army's formation, under the cover of vehicles and artillery and equipped with a large number of muskets, would definitely let the Qing army know what it means to be blind.
"Do you want the cavalry to prepare for a counterattack?" Yu Ji on the side asked again.
"No need!" Wu Shigong said flatly, "Four or five miles ahead we will reach Loess Terrace. Our mission as a vanguard has been completed. Don't make any more trouble and just repel the Tatars. There is a long way to go, so we still hide.
It's better to hold on to something." Wu Shigong still wanted to hide the strength of Runing's army.
"Okay! My old bear is out." After listening to Wu Shigong's instructions, Xiong Zhengen immediately drove away with all his energy. His loud voice made the eardrums of the people around him buzz.
The person who led the more than 2,000 cavalry to intercept was a military commander of the Qing army. But the military commander did not feel arrogant at all, because in previous battles, thousands of Qing troops were defeated and tens of thousands of Ming troops were pursued and killed.
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