On the top of the mountain where Duduo thought there was no possibility of an ambush, Zhong Jinwei used his binoculars to look at the Jianlu chasing Lu Xiangsheng in the distance, and said secretly:
In terms of familiarity with Jianlu, Zhong Jinwei can be said to be the first person in this Ming army.
Whether it was from his previous experience in the Battle of Gyeonggi or from what he heard in the original history, he knew that the main force of the rebels were veterans who were accustomed to fighting. They were not comparable to the young soldiers in the Sheng stable before.
When those young soldiers were chasing Lu Xiangsheng, they only had Lu Xiangsheng in their eyes. They were all thinking about fighting for credit. They all galloped their horses hard and chased without caring about anything else.
Now Zhong Jinwei saw these Jianlu, although they were also chasing Lu Xiangsheng, they maintained their organizational structure and were chasing Lu Xiangsheng.
Basically, the speed is controlled in units of Niu Lu to ensure that Niu Lu's real commands can be heard and a certain distance is maintained between each Niu Lu without any trace of "chaos".
Duduo is not like Hao Ge and Shuo Tuo before. He runs at the front of the team and just walks in the middle, knowing that he is the commander.
Zhong Jinwei thought that if he followed the way he had ambushed Hauge and Shuotuo last time, he would probably be bitten by the subsequent Jianluo soldiers. With such a big difference in military strength, it would be possible to steal a chicken without losing a handful of rice, and the entire army would be wiped out.
possible
The result of the discussion between myself and Lu Xiangsheng is to let Lu Xiangsheng ambush the Jianlu first. If the ambush can succeed, it would be best. Even if not, the Jianlu can be separated to reduce the pressure of subsequent ambush by the new army [
Sure enough, although the Jianlu were in pursuit, they were very cautious and saw that the terrain was steep, so they sent out scouting horses to verify. As a result, Lu Xiangsheng's ambush army was quickly exposed, and not many Jianlu were killed in total.
However, one thing has been achieved, that is, there must be a time lag if the Jianlu who have separated the Jianlu and those who have stormed to the top of the mountain have to go back and catch up on horseback.
Not only Huang Taiji knows this truth, but Zhong Jinwei also thinks so and is planning to do it at the same time.
He asked the guards around him to pass down the order, and once Jianlu's handsome flag entered the ambush circle, he would launch an attack.
But things did not go as Zhong Jinwei expected. First, the Jianlu soldiers and horses came in larger numbers. Secondly, the Jianlu soldiers pursued them in units of Niulu, and the team stretched longer.
The New Army has only a thousand people and due to the terrain, it is necessary to maintain sufficient firepower to prevent the Jianlu from rushing uphill, so the ambush circle is not large.
In this way, if Duduo was to be ambushed, many soldiers would pass through the ambush circle and attack Lu Xiangsheng's troops who were ready to fight back after the cannon was fired.
Let about a thousand elite Jianlu troops attack the less than 2,000 Denglai Ming army led by Lu Xiangsheng. Even if all the Jianlu troops are wiped out, Lu Xiangsheng's troops will inevitably suffer heavy losses. This is what Zhong Jinwei does not want to see.
Of course, if he were a cruel Ming general, he might trade the life of the Ming army for the life of the slave chief.
But Zhong Jinwei is different. He comes from a later generation, and some of his education is deeply ingrained in him. He graduated from college and entered the financial industry to engage in technical work. It can be said that he has not been stained by the big dye vat of society that wants him to get so much knowledge.
It was obviously beyond his psychological bottom line to exchange his life for the army.
There is another reason. Zhong Jinwei does not think that Duduo's life is of such great value. He always believes that as long as he works hard and exerts the true strength of the Ming Dynasty, even one percent of the Ming Dynasty's national power can bring down the Ming Dynasty.
Destroy Jianlu
Therefore, when the Jianlu's vanguard, about 500 people, broke through the ambush circle, and there were about 1,000 Jianlu people in the ambush circle, Zhong Jinwei sent the order to launch the attack.
The ambush method this time was also different from the last one. There were no artillery on the official road. The artillery was mainly deployed at three points in the front, rear and center, and focused on graupel attacks.
Of course, Zhong Jinwei also tried to let Gundesa personally "operate" an artillery piece. After loading it, aiming at Duduo and firing, it was like buying a lottery ticket to see if he could win.
Unfortunately, Zhong Jinwei's luck has always been bad. He did not hit Duduo at all, but instead allowed Duduo to run as far as he could [
When the sound of intensive artillery and muskets sounded, Duduo knew that something was going to happen. He did not expect that the Ming army would have an ambush in this place, and there would be so many firearms in the ambush.
While he was looking at the smoke-filled hillside, suddenly a bullet landed not far from him, plowing a bloody ditch.
As soon as Duduo saw that he was within the attack range of the Ming army's artillery, he immediately reflexively retreated. The power of the firearm was beyond human power. He knew this very well.
Those Jianlu who fell into the ambush were not so lucky. Even if they were more elite than the previous companions who were chased from Shengjing, they would end up with the same fate if they were attacked by intensive firearms.
Lu Xiangsheng's men had been running away. As soon as they heard the thunderous sound of firearms behind them, they began to slow down and turn.
The Jianlu who had entered the ambush circle were startled by the sound of firearms. They kept chasing and looked back to check. When they found that the Ming army actually had an ambush and cut off the following troops, they were all shocked. The speed was inevitable.
The ground slowed down
After all, these rebels are elites. Although they are panicked, they still maintain their organizational structure and move closer to their Niulu forehead.
At this time, Lu Xiangsheng's army had already turned around and began to attack this part of the Jianlu army at a faster pace. The victory and defeat were determined as soon as the two sides came into contact. The reason is very simple.
First, after these soldiers marched continuously for long distances, their bodies were actually very tired, which limited the display of their strength.
Second, although they are elite and instinctively adopt the correct countermeasures[,!], when they are ambushed, it will inevitably cause confusion and morale reduction in the military. Correspondingly, the Ming army
However, morale is high and everything is proceeding according to the planned plan.
Third, Lu Xiangsheng was too powerful. He wore multiple layers of heavy armor and used long-handled heavy weapons. He was almost like a humanoid tank. He was invincible. He passed through the middle of the Jianlu, and the rest was left to his subordinates who continued to follow up.
That's it
After one round, Jianlu was wiped out. Of course, the Denglai cavalry still suffered casualties this time, costing more than 20 lives.
When the battle here ended, there were only a few Jianlu left in the ambush circle. The fusiliers on the hillside began to lead their mounts and chase Jianlu's follow-up troops on horseback.
The artillery unit is not that fast. After all, horse-drawn artillery must be on a smooth official road to achieve speed. Therefore, the artillery must first get the artillery to the official road.
No one cared about the situation of Jianlu in the ambush circle. Lu Xiangsheng led his troops to follow the fusiliers and chased Jianlu together.
There were only less than a thousand frightened men around Duduo. Seeing thousands of Ming troops chasing after them with great momentum, they did not dare to fight hard and retreated.
After Duduo escaped for a while, the rear army gradually joined him. As the number of people gathered increased, he decided not to escape anymore and prepared to return and fight again.