Before dawn, the Ming army suddenly left the city. Duduo, who was on the bank of Liuzhou River, was a little surprised. He didn't know the Ming army's intention, so he immediately ordered his soldiers to put on their armor and mount their horses, and lined up to wait.
Dorgon's subordinates speculated that they should have left the city to surrender, because there could be no other reasons, the most unlikely of which was that the Ming army came out of the city to invite a fight.
One, they don’t have the courage,
Second, they don’t have the strength
Third, even if we beat them, we can't avoid their strengths and go out of the city to fight with the Qing cavalry. We should occupy the city and defend it!
When Duduo's three thousand cavalry were in formation, they saw the dark Ming army arriving on the other side. They glanced at it, and I was a little shocked. There are more than a thousand people, but there are at least three or four thousand people, and they are cavalry!
Where did the Ming army come from with such strength? Everyone was confused.
At this time, the sky was still dark, but the Ming army on the other side was still ablaze, and their faces were unclear. Thousands of cavalry were arrayed like a black cloud weighing on Duduo's heart. What on earth were they going to do?
The river is more than ten feet wide, with snow on the ice, and about one foot deep.
There are soldiers on both sides of the strait, each with more than a few thousand soldiers.
The sky was getting brighter, the murderous intent was getting stronger, and the silent confrontation could only last for less than a cup of tea. Duduo suddenly found that the Ming army on the other side was a little unfamiliar.
His clothes are colorful and he looks like a civilian but not like a soldier.
Could it be that the intelligence was wrong and the abandoned city of Zhonghousuo became a den of thieves and was occupied by thieves?
Everyone knows that there are so many bandits raging outside the customs, but where did such a large group of people come from?
However, if they are bandits, their behavior can be explained. They went out of the city to make peace. Yes, if they accept this group of people as their subordinates, it will not be a wasted trip.
Duduo, who was about to send people across the river to ask questions, suddenly noticed that the people and horses on the other side were moving. The front camp separated into several passages, and then he saw... what was that? There were faint sparks dancing.
Holy shit! Artillery!
Disperse! The Qing army was shocked. The troops on the other side of the river suddenly launched more than a dozen artillery pieces and bombarded them across the river without saying a word!
Boom boom boom, more than a dozen artillery pieces fired almost at the same time, causing the Qing army on the other side to panic and start to scatter in all directions. However, the formation of thousands of people wanted to dodge more than a dozen guns in just a few dozen seconds.
The artillery bombardment is undoubtedly nonsense.
More than a dozen explosive bombs fell into the camp, causing people to fall on their backs, covered in blood and flesh, and screams, causing the formation to be in chaos in an instant.
Duduo was furious and waved his long knife: "Rush over and slaughter this..."
Suddenly, there was a loud killing sound from behind the formation. Duduo was shocked. He looked back and saw thousands of cavalry rushing over from a few miles away from behind the formation. They were as fast as the wind, and they were in front of them in a blink of an eye. After entering the formation, they were already bombarded by artillery.
The timid Qing army was even more panicked when they saw this, and hurriedly fought!
He was actually ambushed! Duduo was shocked, how could this group of men and horses appear behind him without anyone noticing? When he was confused, he heard loud killing sounds from the front, and the men and horses from the other side were charging towards him!
I'm afraid it's not good! Duduo felt a chill in his heart for no reason.
This feeling is exactly the same as four years ago!
Li Yan was good at both civil and military affairs and was good at strategy. He was one of Li Zicheng's advisers when he was a thief. When the eunuch from childhood sent him a message asking him to eat this group of people, he began to figure out how to use chopsticks and how to eat happily.
The Qing army was famous for being good at field battles. He had only 6,000 cavalry to defeat the 3,000 Qing army, but if he tried hard, he would probably knock out a few teeth or even choke!
It's no fun to kill a thousand enemies and suffer eight hundred losses!
So he decided to change his way of eating.
The first step was to make a fuss and suddenly leave the city without lighting a fire. The Qing army was naturally confused and could not take action rashly before the situation was clear.
The second step was to reach the shore for a confrontation, and launch a surprise attack with artillery while he was doubtful. At the same time, he also sent a signal to the ambush troops to take action. This was also Li Yan's shrewdness.
If he fights directly from the front, he may not get an advantage, and it is difficult to crack a hard nut. But if he is attacked by artillery first, his formation is disrupted and panicked. At this time, the ambush will attack, and the Qing army will be in chaos. At this time, if he kills him from the front, the Qing army will be in chaos.
The morale has been depleted, so there is more to chew on.
In fact, artillery shock and ambush are excellent psychological tactics!
Basically, it is to mess up the formation, dampen their vigor, dilute their murderous spirit, and disrupt their military morale.
Li Yan's tactics were extremely successful. The Qing army was in chaos, but he also succeeded in angering Duduo. At this time, he had no time to regret his carelessness. He was only angry! He just wanted to kill all these bandits.
The bandits also dreamed of swallowing elephants, so the confidence they gained was just a display of the Qing Dynasty's cavalry? He naturally thought that these people and horses were just grass in the mountains.
"Taguha, lead your people to block the rear, and attack the enemy in front of Yatar. Kill all these lowly slaves!" Duduo gritted his teeth, yelled and cursed, and directed his soldiers to try their best to stabilize the position.
But he still underestimated Li Yan.
The Shenji Battalion had fifteen pieces of General Zhankou left in the center post. These artillery pieces were not as huge as the red cannons. They were field artillery pieces like the Tiger Cannon. They were small in size but very powerful. All of them were killed by Li Yan.
Dragging from the city to the other side, more than ten shells were fired at such a close range and fell into the dense camp. The consequences can be imagined.
Coupled with the sudden ambush from behind the formation, the Qing army's current situation was far worse than Duduo imagined.
Because the military is confused and morale is demoralized!
The combat effectiveness of an army is closely related to its morale. If its morale is lost, no matter how sharp the sword is or how strong the horse is, it can only be used as meat and slaughtered by others.
What's more, Li Yan's military strength is twice that of his.
More importantly, thieves are ruthless!
They were ruthless when they harmed the country and the people, and they were ruthless when they fought with the Ming army. The Qing army here was also ruthless!
Li Yan's men were all captured by thieves or surrendered. They changed their ways overnight and became officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. However, they were all like Li Yan in their hearts. They desperately longed for an opportunity to prove themselves and needed a sense of identity. To identify with them was
Ming officers and soldiers, not thieves!
This is what Li Yan used to mobilize their morale before leaving the city: Now is our chance to prove that as long as we win this battle, no one will dare to look down on us in the future. We are upright officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.
The army has been marching for a long distance, we are tired of men and horses, and the strength of the troops is only half of ours. If we can't win two against one, it would be better to be killed head-on...
The combat effectiveness of the rebel army is no worse than that of the Qing army. This has been verified by the performance of the Qing army in the Shanhaiguan battle in history. At that time, Li Zicheng's men and horses fought with Wu Sangui for a day. When the men and horses were exhausted, the Qing army's cavalry took advantage of them.
When danger struck, he was beaten several times by Li Zicheng and was almost unable to resist. At the critical moment, Dorgon changed his tactics and asked Duduo to charge back and forth with his cavalry. He finally managed to win, but it was not glorious at all!
Having said that, that cavalry was Li Zicheng's main force, and the cavalry led by Li Yan was just pieced together from captives in the Middle East, and its combat power was only average.
But again, thieves are ruthless, especially when they have a certain advantage and urgently need to prove themselves through military exploits, they become even more ruthless and cruel.
At this time, Li Yan's men and horses had exerted their ruthlessness to the fullest, crossing the river through the snow and rushing into the Qing army's formation. The two armies fought for their lives on the surface and north bank of the Liuzhou River!
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