Li Muxian is an outsider, but he has been in the world for a long time and is eloquent and observant. In the army, he has a reputation for making suggestions for Chang Yu. He even feels good about himself.
But he miscalculated one thing: the little eunuch really fell asleep.
It stands to reason that no one can sit still and sleep when such a war is imminent, Chang Yu is no exception, but he followed Li Muxian to sleep in the cracks of the rocks last night and did not sleep well. At this time, he was leaning on a tree trunk and meditating.
He fell asleep unconsciously and even snored slightly.
It was this cry that shocked Li Muxian, Chen Suole and other personal guards: What kind of psychological quality is this? It is simply divine!
Shit! I’m just sleepy!
Li Shiyuan panted and climbed up. Just as he was about to call the eunuch, Chen Ruxin booed him, and then walked towards Li Muchian: "Taoist priest, the Tatars are about to attack the city."
As the Qingzhou garrison, Li Shiyuan was the one who cared about the safety of Qingzhou City the most. He had previously ordered the preparations to wait at the entrance of the mountain col for a long time without seeing any movement. He couldn't help but come up to see what was going on.
Just looking at it, I immediately took a breath of air. Qingzhou City was like an iron pot being roasted by a blazing flame. Just outside the West City, I could see countless torches and there were probably more than ten thousand people!
Li Shiyuan had fought before, and also fought against the Qing army, but at first glance, he was still moved by this big scene, and even fearful. Fortunately, the little eunuch came with reinforcements, otherwise how could he have held Qingzhou with 800 people?
city!
Li Muxian raised his head and looked at the night sky: "We have to wait, it's only half of the ugly season..."
Boom, boom... before the words left his mouth, suddenly fierce gunfire came from the direction of Qingzhou City, and the shooting started!
Everyone was shocked. Chang Yu, who was sleeping soundly, stood up and looked in the direction of Qingzhou City: "The stubborn Tatars are so impatient!"
Wrong, wrong, the Qing army was really not in a hurry. When the artillery fire roared on the city, Dorgon in the Qing army camp was also shocked. There was still nearly an hour before the scheduled attack time, and he had not given any orders yet!
It was Jia Wai Xiong, the city guard general, who was in a hurry!
Why are you suffering here passively, beating me in the morning and at night? If you don’t do it, I will do it!
I'll set the rhythm!
So he ordered artillery to bombard the Qing army camp in the north of the city!
In the night, artillery roared, and the war began!
In this case, even if the Ming army took action, the Qing army would not hold back, and Dorgon immediately ordered a full-scale attack on the city.
The military order was passed to each gate, and the Qing troops who had been waiting for a long time to sharpen their swords rushed over. The ones at the front were naturally pushing the cannon fodder and carrying the siege ladder, and the archers and trebuchets in the rear were
Under cover, they rushed toward the city wall.
Facing the Qing army that was swarming like locusts, the defenders on the city were not polite. They braved flying arrows and rocks to fight back, bombarded them with long-range artillery, medium-range trebuchets, and short-range bows and arrows.
In the blink of an eye, the sky was filled with the sounds of killing, and the city of Qingzhou was filled with flames!
"Factory Master!" Li Shiyuan, who was halfway up the mountain, had eyes spitting fire as fast as scorching ants, hoping that Chang Yu would give the order to kill him.
Unexpectedly, the little eunuch was very calm and looked at it for a while: "When the troops arrive at the mountain pass, they are not allowed to move without the order of the commander, otherwise they will be exposed by the noise!"
After hearing this, Li Shiyuan ran down the mountain...
Halfway up the hillside on the northeast side of Mingzu Mountain, Li Yan was leaning on a soft chair and looking at the fire beside the Beiyang River with a calm expression. He was seriously injured and could not personally command the formation, but with Zhou Yuji, Huang Degong and the two of them sitting in charge, he felt relieved.
If one is calm and the other is brave, as long as the fight is started according to the previous agreement, there will be no loss even if there is no success!
Of course, sending 30,000 troops must be accomplished!
Besides, Zhou Yuji and Huang had just passed by when they had reached the strength of 30,000 troops, and they had already arranged their troops in Lixu, on the west bank of the Beiyang River. The Qing army on the other side was waiting in formation, with a long snake formation for nearly ten miles. In the night, the torches were majestic.
"It looks like that." Huang Degong sneered, stroking his short beard and looking north and south for a while, then turned to Zhou Yuji and said, "Would you like to choose another feint attack point?"
"There is still so much free time. As long as the Tatar side takes action, we will cross the river immediately." Zhou Yuji shook his head gently and looked at Wu Weiying next to him: "Master Hou, I have to rely on you to clear the way tonight."
"Things within one's duties should be done!" Wu Weiying has been really awesome lately. From the very beginning, she was ordered by Chang Yu to go out to Beijing to lead the Shenji Camp, and now she has fallen in love with this job and is convinced that she is doing it.
Hao.
Nothing but a long face!
Although the Ming Dynasty's firearms technology leads the world, in the cold weapon era, firepower troops were still not valued or even seriously marginalized, and were only used to assist in sieges.
But since the little eunuch made the Shenji Battalion flexible and versatile, they discovered that the firearms unit could still fight in this way, and they couldn't stop enjoying it.
The Shenji Battalion did not participate in many battles along the way, but every time it made extraordinary achievements at critical moments, it was constantly praised by the generals. As its commander, Wu Weiying has gained more face, and even gained face from his ancestor Wu Yuncheng. He is no longer
He is no longer the empty-handed Mr. Hou from before.
That's right, Shenji Camp is one of Li Yan's biggest weapons!
As for the other big killer, it is the heavy armored soldier!
Chang Yu had four battalions under his command, among which the Gongzi Battalion and the Black Panther Battalion wore heavy armor. When the Gongzi Battalion was ordered to train in Tianjin Wei, the heavy armor was handed over to the Black Wolf Battalion. Later, Chang Yu led the Black Panther and Black Wolf battalions to cross the line of fire.
The message was sent to Qingzhou, but due to the inconvenience of heavy armor, they all stayed behind.
Now it's time to fight a tough battle. The heavy armor is back on the battlefield, one group is handed over to Tu Yuan's Black Tiger Camp, and the other group is handed over to the elite soldiers led by Hao Yaoqi.
Tonight, the two of them will be the vanguard, and they will use heavy armored cavalry to attack the Qing army's position, splitting a hole in it, and then the main force from the rear will cross the river and rush to Qingzhou City.
Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming were the two most gloomy and ruthless kings of Sanshun. At this time, they were ordered to block Ming army reinforcements at Beiyang River. Both of them were veterans who had been on the battlefield for a long time. They walked back and forth along the river and cleared the terrain.
The survey was clear at a glance, and then a long snake array was laid out.
When tens of thousands of Ming troops cross the river, they will inevitably find multiple shoals to land. The troops will be dispersed as much as possible and the battle line will be stretched very long. In this way, the combat effectiveness and attack power will be seriously weakened.
Therefore, it was not difficult to block the Ming army's tens of thousands of reinforcements from crossing the river with more than 10,000 troops.
Of course, every adversity brings wisdom. The Qing army suffered several losses from the Ming army's artillery, and they also guessed that the Ming army would most likely use artillery to clear the way across the river this time. This was also the most troublesome thing for Kong and Geng.
Just like the Qing army holding down the garrison at the foot of Qingzhou City, they clearly saw through it but were unable to do anything!
It's not that the Qing army didn't have artillery. They looted several small towns along the way from the capital and acquired a few cannons. However, they were big guns for siege. They were obviously not as light as the Ming army's field artillery, and they were incomparable in terms of quantity.
"What if they use artillery to open the way?" Geng Zhongming looked at the fire on the other side, frowning, and Kong Youde snorted: "At worst, it doesn't matter if we give him two miles of ground."
Geng Zhongming laughed!
Although the Tiger Crouching Cannon was light but weak in power, its range was short and its maximum range was only a few miles away (about five hundred meters), which was not even as good as the range of a strong bow. If the Qing army's position was far away from the river bank, it would not be covered by its firepower.
You have artillery and you’re awesome, let’s charge you over, and then what?
Can it withstand the strong bows of the Qing army's cavalry?
Of course you have to try it before you know this.
They did not wait long for the opportunity. The sound of artillery coming from the direction of Qingzhou City surprised the two armies facing each other across the river. Why did they take action so quickly?
The sound of the cannon is the sound of the trumpet.
"Kill over!" Zhou Yuji was just stunned and ordered the army to rush to the beach to cross the river. The pioneers Tu Yuan and Hao Yaoqi roared and led the heavy armored cavalry to rush towards the other side. At the same time, the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion who were already lying on the riverside
More than a hundred field artillery opened fire, and more than 3,000 musketeers also crossed the river with the vanguard troops to seize a favorable position and concentrate their firepower...
Not good! Almost the moment the Ming army launched their attack, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming realized that they had made a strategic mistake!
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