Zhong Jinwei, who was in Liaodong, naturally didn't know what happened in the capital a few days ago. He also didn't know that such a major thing happened in the distant Jiangnan.
If he knew, his first impression would be that the Opium War was brought forward! Or maybe it was not called the Opium War, but a trade war.
This happened in the Ming Dynasty. No matter what, it was impossible for the Manchus to sign a treaty with the Netherlands that was humiliating and humiliating the country. What’s more, Zhong Jinwei was still there!
At this time, Zhong Jinwei was leading the new army on the road.
It is about a hundred miles from Haizhou to Liaoyang. If the cavalry gallops, they can reach it in one day. In addition, there is an Anshan post more than sixty miles away, and Jianlu also has a garrison there. Therefore, Zhong Jinwei cannot guarantee that Jianlu will
Where are we now? All we can do is rush on.
The official roads in the Northeast were basically renovated when the Ming Dynasty took control of Liaodong. After the Jianqi occupied the Northeast, they did not maintain the official roads properly.
Therefore, even though the snow had melted for several days, it was still muddy. As the cavalry galloped past, the official road immediately turned into a mess.
The new army is all light cavalry, and the impact is not very great as they gallop by on horseback. But the speed of subsequent field artillery and vehicle camps will be seriously affected.
But even if there is no artillery, we must bravely resist the Jianlu.
Along the way, Zhong Jinwei kept praying secretly, hoping that Jianlu would not react so quickly.
Because the new army was in a hurry, they didn't care about the military rules of maintaining formation when marching, and stretched into a long snake.
As the plain slowly shrinks and the terrain gradually becomes higher, the official road becomes narrower.
Before Zhong Jinwei came to Liaodong, he had already understood the terrain in advance. He knew that ahead was Niutugang, the blocking position he had chosen. He had not yet seen reinforcements from Jianlu, which meant that he was able to get there first, which was a good start.
In fact, if we want to say that the best blocking position is not the place he chose. It is Anshan Station, twenty miles away, which is a dangerous battleground for military strategists.
However, Zhong Jinwei never thought that after taking Haizhou, he could also take down Anshan Station. If it was really so powerful, only the protagonists in later generations of time-travel books who had an aura of invincibility.
Although Zhong Jinwei himself came from time travel, he never thought that he had an aura of invincibility, although he also longed to have it.
As the official road turned a corner, Niutugang saw it. But at the same time, he also found Jianlu's figure in front of him.
About a hundred people from the "Perak" brigade were running at the front. As soon as they arrived at their destination, they reined in their horses.
The front hooves of the war horse were raised, and the whole body stood up. At the same time, it neighed "hui hui hui" to express dissatisfaction with the sudden stop.
The people of the "Perak" brigade all clung firmly to the backs of their horses. Once the horses stood firm, they quickly turned over and dismounted. Then they ran towards the mountains on both sides.
The soldiers from the new army arrived one after another, panting heavily, spraying white mist, and dismounted and lined up on the official road.
Zhong Jinwei also arrived, but he did not dismount. He stopped at the edge of the official road and used a telescope to observe the situation of the prisoners in front.
He found that the Jianlu on the opposite side had also discovered the new army, and began to slow down and wait and see. Zhong Jinwei made a preliminary estimate, and there seemed to be only about a thousand Jianlu on the other side. The leaders of the Jianlu on the other side gathered together and chattered, not knowing where they were.
say something.
Although it was relatively far away and it was almost evening, Zhong Jinwei still discovered something through the telescope. The faces of the Jianlu leaders were a little surprised, and they pointed at this place while talking.
Zhong Jinwei suddenly came to his senses. It was estimated that these Jianlu soldiers had seen the uniforms of the new army and knew the power of their own firearms, and were considering whether to attack them.
He hummed softly and turned to look at himself. He found that there were already six to seven hundred new soldiers who had arrived, and there were more new soldiers joining the queue on the official road behind him.
When he turned to look at the Jianlu opposite again, he found that most of the Jianlu had dismounted and seemed to be preparing to charge into the battle. Because he found that the soldiers at the front took off their armor from their horses and put them on their bodies.
Go, there are archers preparing behind.
Zhong Jinwei knew that Jianlu's best move was the charge of heavy infantry. When fighting against the Ming army in the field, they often used this move to overwhelm the Ming army, and then the cavalry pursued them.
The idea of striking first came to Zhong Jinwei's mind. He immediately issued an order to the bugler on the side.
The bugler held a trumpet, yes, it was the trumpet of later generations, and blew short "beep-beep" sounds continuously.
As soon as the new soldiers in line heard this, they stepped forward with a sharp "beep" sound.
The soldiers who arrived later started to line up again, forming the second batch of queues, and continued to advance with the sound of "beep".
When Jianlu saw what was going on here, many of them had panic expressions on their faces. This strange Ming army was indeed as powerful as the legend said, otherwise it would not have been possible to take the initiative to charge against the Dajin army.
Several Jianlu leaders estimated the distance and quickly got together to discuss. The strength of the new army and their courageous advance made the Jianlu have two opinions: facing the enemy or retreating temporarily.
While they were still discussing, they suddenly heard a burst of gunfire, and the Jianlu leaders who were gathered together were shot and fell to the ground. They were dying, and they didn't know what happened.
The sharp-eyed Jianlu noticed a burst of gunpowder smoke coming from the mountain not far to the left. It should have come from that direction. But judging from the distance, it was not too far.
Hearing the sound of gunfire and seeing the leader of the Jianlu soldiers fall to the ground, the new sergeants, led by their captain, General Bai, accelerated their march.
While Jianlu was still checking the situation of his respective leaders, the new army on the official road was approaching and started shooting at Jianlu.
After knocking down a group of Jianlu prisoners, the remaining ones didn't care about the dignity of the Dajin warriors. They immediately got on their horses and ran back.
In a short time, the new soldiers returned to their original positions. At the same time, the situation of this group of prisoners was also reported to Zhong Jinwei.
It turned out that this Jianlu army was the Anshanyi garrison not far ahead. After receiving an urgent order from Heshuo Beiljierharang stationed in Liaoyang, 800 troops were sent to reinforce Haizhou first.
Zhong Jinwei never thought about taking advantage of the victory to pursue the enemy, because Anshan Post was a dangerous place and there would definitely not be only the few men and horses he saw just now. Moreover, the new army had no artillery, so it was impossible to capture it with flintlock guns alone.
According to the prior plan, the new sergeants began emergency construction, using the small iron catalpas they carried with them to dig the earth mound wall. At the same time, they worked on a large section of road ahead, not only the official road, but also both sides.
Zhong Jinwei was also fortunate that the Jianlu cavalry group just took advantage of the new army's prestige and did not adopt the tactics of cavalry charge from the beginning. Otherwise, although the New Army could destroy the Jianlu cavalry army, it would inevitably suffer losses.
He knew that the news of the arrival of the new army would soon reach the ears of Heshuobele through the defeated soldiers of Jianlu. After eating the previous appetizers, the feast was about to come. After all, what should he eat?
After a big meal, your stomach is still full, you will know soon.