Chapter eight hundred and fifty second unexpected attack
When the Runing Army lost three artillery pieces and the Qing Army destroyed eight artillery carriages, the Runing Army took the initiative to end the artillery bombardment battle and move the artillery to the rear defense line.
As the oar car approaches, hand-to-hand combat will soon begin, so the artillery shooting effect will not be so great. In addition, the Runing army does not know how long it will delay the main force of the Qing army. For the sake of future battles, it is also
Need to keep more artillery.
Seeing the oar car approaching, Chu Ge asked Shu Mo: "Shu Wugui! How many lines of defense have you built this time?"
Shumo smiled and replied: "Five ways! If necessary, I can still make them. But looking at the crazy look of the Tatar, maybe the five ways will not be used."
"Why?" Zug asked strangely.
"When the losses in our two towns exceed 5,000, we can no longer support here. Otherwise, the disparity in military strength will become larger and larger, and if we are not careful, the entire army will be annihilated. A few days ago, the Tatars were not like this
We worked hard, but the casualties were few when we defended. But in the past few days, the Tatars have ignored the casualties. Just now, the troops in front of me suffered more than 600 casualties. Although we are close to Xuzhou City, the people in the city are
The real turtles don't even have any support, and we are the only ones fighting alone. So if something goes wrong, I will inform Mr. Li first, and then withdraw the troops to Guide City to form a second interception line, and then I will continue to fight there.
Stop the Tatars." Shumo replied.
"But when we retreat, it will definitely test our real skills! Your Guide Town has mostly infantry, and the Tatars are all cavalry, so it is easy to be entangled by them. It seems that by that time, my Pegasus Town will also have to
I tried my best." Zug nodded and agreed with Shumo's statement.
The artillery carriages of the Qing army, despite the fact that the artillery of the Runing army had retreated, still fired straight at the defense line of the Runing army. The wooden fences and horses were hit by the cannonballs, and the earthen walls were also smashed with gaps. Many gaps were opened.
The soldiers of the Runing Army who were hiding behind the earthen wall were all killed and injured by artillery shells. At this point in the battle, the firearms that the Runing Army was proud of were at a disadvantage in the confrontation with the Qing Army, and the Runing Army
The soldiers of the army were also suppressed by the artillery fire and could not raise their heads.
Until the Qing army's oar car stopped moving forward and the Qing soldiers behind the oar car jumped out of the oar car and charged, the Runing army's muskets were not fired. The Qing army's artillery suppression today was too harsh.
The Qing army still had Han soldiers in front and Jia soldiers behind to prevent a sudden counterattack from the Runing army. Sure enough, when the Qing soldiers rushed to a place about ten steps away from the earth wall, the Runing army's gunmen immediately appeared.
They came out and fired a volley at the charging Qing soldiers. Then, long spears were set up on the earth wall, waiting for the Qing soldiers to hit them.
Then, the two armies started a fierce battle around the earth wall.
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Seeing that the battle situation was unfavorable, both Shumo and Zug frowned. Zug asked, "Do you want my cavalry to charge? We have to suppress the Tatars' momentum."
Shu Mo looked at the Qing army's rear formation with a telescope and replied: "Let's wait until the men can no longer hold on! The sun is about to set, and today's battle will not last long. Besides, the Tatar cavalry behind is also ready.
Okay, if you go up there, the casualties may be even greater!"
Just now, Shu Mo observed from the telescope that when the Qing army broke into the camp, the Qing cavalry led by Obai immediately prepared for battle, just to be prepared for the counterattack of the Runing army cavalry. So Shu Mo
I am afraid that Pegasus Town will fall into a bitter battle.
Zug also raised his telescope and observed it carefully, and then decided decisively: "If we don't fight, the Tatars will become more rampant. Strong armies are fought out, not hidden. I still let the children
Let’s get ready!”
Seeing that Zug had made up his mind, Shu Mo stopped trying to persuade him. He then ordered a battalion to support him and strengthen the second line of defense. No matter what, he would not let the Qing army break through his second line of defense today.
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Under the orders of the officers, Pegasus Town began to move out of the camp in order. They formed a formation in the middle of the Twin Camps. When they saw the cavalry of the Runing Army preparing to counterattack, the Qing Army was also very nervous. The Qing Army cavalry in this formation
Under Huang Taiji's order, the Qing cavalry also moved up to support the left wing of the oar car formation, ready for a confrontation with Pegasus Town. But at this moment, a sudden change occurred in the direction of Xuzhou City.
The strength of the twin battalions of the Runing Army was not evenly distributed. Shumo's camp originally had nearly 10,000 troops, while the camp near Xuzhou City commanded by Yao Liang only had 5,000 troops. As the battle progressed
As the battle progressed, Yao Liang's camp also supported and replenished nearly a thousand troops, so now there are only 4,000 infantry left in the camp.
In order to prevent any changes in Yao Liang's camp, the Qing army also arranged more than 5,000 soldiers and horses to guard them. The leader of these Qing troops was Dorgon, and Huang Taiji deliberately prevented him from making new achievements.
However, the Qing army never expected that the Ming army in Xuzhou City would be the first to move. When Li Shoubei led eight hundred warriors out of the city gate, the Qing army spies observing the movements in Xuzhou City were unable to react. One of them reacted.
The particularly slow Qing soldiers were even overwhelmed by the charging warriors, which aroused cheers from the soldiers and civilians of Xuzhou City who were watching the battle at the top of the city.
However, Xuzhou City was too far away from Yao Liang's camp, so Dorgon's troops had time to prepare themselves. Seeing that there were not many Ming troops rushing out of the city, Dorgon ordered a military officer to lead a thousand troops.
The Ming army rushed towards Xuzhou City and killed them.
The Ming army in Xuzhou City was composed of half infantry and cavalry, while the Qing army was all cavalry. In addition, the Qing army was organized and composed of well-formed cavalry, while the Ming army charged like a swarm, so Dorgon thought that
It's just a scabies itch. As long as the Qing army charges, the entire Ming army will be killed.
Unexpectedly, those Ming soldiers were willing to die. Facing the rolling Qing cavalry, they did not dodge at all, and slashed towards the Qing soldiers on horseback, conducting one-on-one or many-on-one exchanges.
This desperate look immediately curbed the momentum of the Qing army.
Although the Qing army still had the upper hand, the two sides were already fighting together. Seeing the chaotic situation, Dorgon wanted to send more troops and horses to completely wipe out the Ming army in one fell swoop.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the rumble of war drums also sounded in Yao Liang's camp. Seeing the Ming army attacking in the city, Yao Liang could no longer stand still. He sent a regiment of 2,000 soldiers to form a square formation.
, and under the cover of four artillery pieces and more than a hundred cavalry, they rushed towards Dorgon's Qing army.
"Back off! Keep the distance!" Dorgon immediately ordered.
In the Battle of Hejian, Dorgon suffered a lot from this kind of phalanx, so he wanted to keep the distance, first avoid the artillery and musket fire of the Runing army, and then look for opportunities to use cavalry to charge.
Array.
As a result, the Qing army that was fighting with the Ming army in Xuzhou City retreated a little. They were afraid of being attacked from behind by the Runing army. In addition, seeing the arrival of reinforcements, the morale of the Ming army in the battle was also boosted, so this battle situation
It also gradually turned over.
Seeing that they might be at a disadvantage, the commanding officer sent out a whistle, and the Qing army immediately retreated in formation, retreating first to join Dorgon.
After seeing Dorgon, the Qing army retreated to 500 steps. Under the command of the regiment commander, the entire phalanx of the Runing army turned to the right, and they immediately faced each other, about to fight with Fei.
Ma Zhen launched a charge against the flanks of the Qing cavalry. Then, the drummers also beat the drums rapidly, and the soldiers of the Runing Army trotted towards the flanks and charged towards the drums.
This turn immediately caused a chaos among the Qing cavalry. The cavalry had already formed rows and rows of linear arrays, facing the cavalry from Pegasus Town. Now, they had to divide their forces to deal with the cavalry that suddenly rushed toward their flanks.
The Runing army's formation caught Obai, who was commanding, a little off guard. After all, Xuzhou City and Yao Liang's camp had been stationary for a long time, which made the Qing army somewhat underestimated the threat to them.
The turning of the cavalry was quite troublesome, and it immediately caused the Qing cavalry to become chaotic. The Runing army's formation was also very fast, and when they saw that they had barely entered the range of the artillery, the two artillery here
They fired immediately. Although the two shells did not fall into the Qing army's formation, the five or six rebounds of the shells still knocked down more than a dozen Qing cavalry troops. This shelling made the Qing cavalry formation even more chaotic.
At this moment, Huang Taiji, who was watching the battle from behind, frowned. He thought of the 50,000 to 60,000 Mongolian herdsmen cavalry in his formation. Those people could not dismount for infantry combat, and were not organized to carry out regular cavalry confrontations.
He can only serve as a flag waver or a icing on the cake, and cannot play any role in such a fierce battle.
As for the deputy commander who commanded Pegasus Town, when he saw that the Qing army's array was in chaos, he did not hesitate to direct the troops to attack. They started, walked slowly, walked quickly, and then sprinted. The cavalry of Pegasus Town raised their spears levelly.
, rushed towards the Qing army.
The cavalrymen in the first few rows of the Qing army were also well prepared. When they saw Pegasus Town starting to take off, they also walked slowly, quickly, and sprinted at the same time. However, the cavalry behind them were still in chaos, which immediately caused
The Qing army was out of touch with its front and rear.
Therefore, the collision between the cavalry of the two armies in the first few rows was quite fierce, and immediately caused a mass of people to fall on their backs. But after a few rows passed, Pegasus Town suddenly realized that the Qing cavalry seemed to have completely disappeared. So Pegasus Town immediately felt like a torrent.
, rushed into the chaotic Qing army formation.
With a sound of "Boom——!", the Qing cavalry preparing for a confrontation immediately exploded. With unexpected success, the Runing army dispersed the Qing army's array and entered into the most exciting pursuit battle.