The Yin of the Xiang River has a county name of Xiangyin.
Wang Yuncheng, the general under He Tengjiao's tent, stood on the city wall and looked into the distance.
Row after row of Qing soldiers, the battle formation is so thick that you can’t see the end at a glance.
Wang Yuncheng looked solemn and ordered the entire army to prepare for battle. He was from the Liao Dynasty and was once Zuo Liangyu's deputy general. He was nicknamed "The King of Iron Cavalry".
Which Liao people do not have a blood feud with the Manchus? Surrender to the Qing Dynasty? Wang Yuncheng has learned many times about the good habit of the Qing army to massacre cities.
We can only fight to the bitter end!
"Archers prepare!"
Wave the flag and a bloody battle is about to begin.
"Wait a minute and shoot!"
Several cavalrymen rushed out from the Qing army's battle formation: "Please, Mr. Wang Yuncheng, the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty, come forward and answer!"
Wang Yuncheng sneered: Are the Tatars trying to induce them to surrender?
"What are you calling me for?"
"Is it Le'an? Don't you remember our old friend from Liaodong?"
This voice sounded so familiar that Wang Yuncheng couldn't remember it for a moment.
"Brother Le'an, don't you remember me?"
The person who came took off his helmet, had thick eyebrows, big eyes, dark complexion, high nose and thick lips, and was tall and fierce.
Such a familiar appearance!
"My dear brother, back in Liaodong, you followed General Zuo and I followed Marshal Mao. We two brothers fought side by side. Have you forgotten?"
Wang Yuncheng was stunned, it was actually him! Why is he here? The past is like smoke!
He smiled bitterly: "Brother Kong, I used to be a comrade in arms, but now I am an enemy. Please come back!"
"Le'an, if it were anyone else, I would have attacked the city a long time ago. It's just because I am a good brother that I hesitate to take action! If we have enmity with the Qing people, who among us and the Liao people has no enmity? However, we know the current affairs.
He is a hero. A good brother should not only think about himself, but also think about the lives of his family, the children, and the soldiers under his command!"
"This." Wang Yuncheng hesitated.
Kong Youde simply rode to the city and looked directly at Wang Yuncheng: "My dear brother, you are not surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, but you are surrendering to me, Kong Youde. My dear brother and I will live and die together. If you violate this oath, there will be such an arrow."
After saying that, he used his big digging hands to break it hard, and a long arrow was broken into two pieces.
The last sentence touched Wang Yuncheng, and he made an agreement with Kong Youde to shave off his hair and become a monk tomorrow morning.
At night, Wang Yuncheng couldn't sleep and wanted to get up and take a walk. Suddenly he heard a chaos in the camp and curses everywhere.
"Wang Yuncheng, you are a piece of shit who doesn't want your ancestors!"
"If you shave your head and become pure, you will not die a good death!"
"I thought you were a hero, but you're so shameless!"
It turned out that many of Wang Yuncheng's subordinates were from the Liao Dynasty and had a blood feud with the Manchus. After receiving Wang Yuncheng's order to shave his head and surrender to the Qing Dynasty, his subordinates were angry and cursed.
Wang Yuncheng was so ashamed that he did not dare to go out. The next day, when they counted their numbers, they found that more than half of the 20,000 troops had fled, leaving only more than 8,000 people.
After surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, because his subordinates fled and his strength was weak, the kings did not take him seriously and shouted at him. Only Kong Youde treated him well.
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I heard that the Qing army had crossed the Miluo River. He Tengjiao ordered all the troops to gather in Changsha Prefecture and fight the Qing army for a decisive battle.
Escape? Although Governor He is selfish and likes to tease people and play tricks. However, he still has national integrity. There is no doubt about this. With an army of 200,000 people, abandoning Changsha without a fight, Governor He
Still can’t do it.
Upon hearing the governor's military order, Li Chuang's old subordinate, Nan'an Bo Hao Yongzhong, led 40,000 troops and rushed to Changsha. However, He Tengjiao's confidant Huang Chaoxuan was hiding in You County and did not dare to come.
If he doesn't come, then he won't come. Over the years, Governor He has become accustomed to it. With Hao Yongzhong and Wang Jincai here, this battle can still be fought.
Hao Yongzhong, formerly known as Hao Yaoqi, served as the flag bearer of the Dashun Army. He was extremely brave and liked to charge with the flag. After returning to the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Longwu gave him the name "Yongzhong".
Wang Jincai is also a member of Li Chuang's tribe. Although his subordinates are not as elite as Hao Yongzhong's tribe, they are still much stronger than other officers and soldiers.
When the remnants of the Chu army withdrew to Huguang, Governor He used his tactics to divide and disintegrate the Dashun army. He treated these two generals favorably and squeezed out Yuan Zongdi, Liu Tichun and others. At first, it was just an expedient strategy, but later, He Tengjiao found that he was increasingly
Hao Yongzhong was inseparable, and except for him, no other generals dared to fight. Even Wang Jincai only dared to defend. Only Hao Yongzhong dared to attack the Qing army.
When Hao Yongzhong arrived, He Tengjiao became emboldened and mobilized an army of 180,000 troops to fight Kong Youde decisively.
War drums are blaring, wolf smoke is billowing, people are on their backs and their horses are tumbling, and artillery fire is pouring into the sky.
The battle to defend Changsha has begun.
The Ming army consisted of 180,000 people, including 40,000 people from Hao Yongzhong's army as the front army; 70,000 people from Wang Jincai's army as the left army; 30,000 governor-biao troops including Wu Chengzong, Yao Youxing, and Qin Yuchun plus Zhao Yinxuan; and Hu Yiqing's 10,000 Yunnan army as the right army.
He Tengjiao brought Hu Yuelong, Xiang Dengzhi and other 10,000 personal soldiers as the central army; Zhang Xianbi's 20,000 horses who escaped from Tongxi served as the rear army.
The Qing army numbered 90,000, and Huaishun King Geng Zhongming led Xu Yong.
Zhao Shizhong led 30,000 troops to attack the left wing of the Ming army; Kong Youde led Xushun Gong Shen Zhixiang, Gu Shan'e Zhenjin Li, Meile Zhangjing Tuntai led 40,000 troops to attack the center; Zhishun King Shang Kexi led his squad
Zhifu, Gao Shiqing, and Hui Zhiguan led 20,000 troops to attack the right wing.
In addition to these 90,000 troops, the Qing army also had 10,000 naval divisions under Yuezhou Commander-in-Chief Jiaolin, cruising in the Miluo River to provide support.
This is a strange war, 90,000 versus 180,000, with a small number of people attacking and a large number of people defending.
Kong Youde ordered the flag to be waved, and a Mongolian Eight Banner with Jia La launched a tentative attack.
"Boom!"
The Ming army's artillery opened fire.
Although the sparse artillery shells did not cause many casualties, once they were hit, they would definitely be knocked upside down.
Kong Youde raised the telescope.
A war horse was overturned, and the knight on the horse flew into the sky. The horrified expression was clear.
Kong Youde made an observation: The Ming army had insufficient artillery and did not use it intensively.
"Get close and shoot!"
After hearing the order, Jia La'e Zhen led 1,500 horsemen, rushed into the blind spot of the Ming army's artillery, swept across the front of the Ming formation, controlled the horse with his legs between its belly, drew the bow with both hands, and began to shoot on horseback.
Unlike the cavalry of the Manchu Banner, which were mostly mounted infantry, the cavalry of the Mengba Banner grew up on horses and could shoot arrows while riding. This was the best way for Kong Youde to test the Ming Formation.
"Whoosh whoosh!"
The arrows of the Mongolian Eight Banners are like rain.
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"Whoosh whoosh!" "Bah, bah, bah!"
The Ming army's bows, arrows and firecrackers began to fight back.
The Qing army's bows and arrows had a longer range, and the Ming army's fire cannons were more powerful.
More than a hundred people fell on each side, and the Mengba Banner passed in front of the Ming formation and returned to the main formation from the flanks.
Kong Youde put down his telescope and knew in his mind that although the Ming army had many artillery guns, it did not use three-stage shooting. Even the volley fire was chaotic and lacked training.
When it comes to the use of firearms, King Sanshun's "God's Blessing Army" is definitely an expert.
This army was originally formed by Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai in the Ming Dynasty, to deal with the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty. Sun Yuanhua himself was a firearms expert. In order to deal with the Eight Banners, he hired 27 Western Yi instructors to teach the Denglai Army.
Artillery, three-stage art and other Western Yi tactics. It cost the Ming Dynasty more than a million taels of silver. Unexpectedly, this army had just formed an army, but because of the Denglai Incident, this army instead surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and became a member of the Qing army.
Guan’s accomplice is ridiculous.
Kong Youde's flag was waving, and three thousand gunmen in black armor appeared in front of the battle formation. The Qing Dynasty was a water virtue, and the black armor represented the invincible monstrous flood.
This is Kong Youde’s trump card, the standard Chinese military battalion that can perform three-stage shooting while marching.
Three-stage shooting while marching requires extremely strict and cruel training. Neither Geng Zhongming nor Shang Kexi had this ability, and Kong Youde only trained three thousand people.
Three thousand black armors lined up in three rows, advancing towards the Ming army's battle formation, followed by ordinary infantry.
Four hundred steps later, the roar of cannons sounded.
People kept falling down, and the people next to them ignored them, as if the person who fell was not their comrade.
Ordinary troops will run forward as fast as they can when encountering artillery, running to the blind spot of the artillery as quickly as possible to reduce casualties. However, this troop marched slowly to the beat of the drum and walked at the same pace. Naturally, there were more casualties.
Big.
Two hundred and fifty paces, the Ming army's archers began to fire.
People were constantly shot in the forehead, toes, and fell to the ground.
After more than a hundred steps, the Ming army's gunners, who couldn't hold themselves back, opened fire. The sound was astonishing, but it did not reach the effective killing range and wasted ammunition.
One hundred steps
Ninety Steps
Eighty Steps
"Shoot!"
With the roar of the command flag and the generals, the first row of God's Blessed Army fired a volley and charged.
The second row advanced, fired a salvo, and charged.
The third row advanced, fired a salvo, and charged.
First row??
Second row??
Third row??
The rain of bullets was continuous, and the closer it got to the Ming army's battle formation, the greater the damage to the Ming army.
Soon, a large gap appeared in the center of the Ming army.
More and more Ming troops collapsed and fled backward.
Just after running a few steps, heads flew into the sky one after another. Hao Yongzhong’s supervising team stood behind him.
"Those who retreat in fear of battle will be killed!"
Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Hao Yongzhong became the Hao Yaoqi he was back then.
"Brothers, follow me and charge forward. The Tatar's muskets will be useless if you charge forward."
Hao Yongzhong has experienced hundreds of battles and saw the weakness of the Qing army at a glance: there are few people.
Back then, the peasant army fought against the official army, and the official army had excellent artillery and guns. The peasant army fought tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of thousands of people. They used the tactics of a sea of people and rushed forward to fight hand to hand. Many elites were wiped out.
How about a gun, I will risk my life with you.
Hao Yongzhong ordered the flag officer to carry the flag and charge personally.
The morale of the men was greatly boosted, and they charged desperately. One group of people fell, and another group of people rushed up.
Soon, the two armies were fighting hand-to-hand combat.
At this time, the slow-loading cannons became useless, and the cannon players put on swords and shields to fight.
One after another, the gunslingers who had been training for a long time were cut down.
Kong Youde's heart was bleeding, and he was reluctant to waste his elite troops and the ordinary infantry of the Ming army.
The retreat horn sounded, and the black-armored battalion retreated, leaving corpses on the ground.
"Wonderful victory!"
There were thunderous cheers in the battle formation of the Ming army.
Kong Youde's face darkened: "Send an order to Shen Zhixiang. If the red cannon fails to be mounted within an hour, I will take his head."
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The Ming army's artillery development ideas were completely different from those of the Qing army.
The Ming army pursued speed of fire and convenience. In mobile warfare, they rarely carried heavy artillery such as red cannons. They mostly used squatting tiger cannons and Fran cannons. The disadvantages were short range and low power; the advantages were large numbers and fast firing, so they did not need
Build a fort and launch it with a cannon cart.
What the Qing army pursues is firepower and range. In mobile warfare, they like to use heavy artillery such as the three-thousand-pound red cannon. The advantages are high power and long range; the disadvantages are inconvenient transportation and slow firing rate. It takes a lot of time to build the fort before the war. Therefore, when the Ming Army fought against the Qing Army, in terms of artillery, the Qing Army's forts were not built in the first half, and the Ming Army abused the Qing Army; in the second half, the forts were built, and the Qing Army abused the Ming Army.
In the famous bloody battle of Hunhe River, tens of thousands of Qing troops faced off against more than 7,000 Ming troops (4,000 Sichuan white pole soldiers and 3,000 Zhejiang soldiers). The Ming army had sophisticated firearms and the white pole soldiers were good at foot combat. They almost defeated the Qing army. Nurhaci thought
They used red-coated cannons to bombard them, but they were almost defeated. The red-coated cannons had not been set up yet. As a last resort, they used the captured Ming army cannons and paid a lot of money to bribe the captured Ming army gunners to bombard the Ming army and turned defeat into victory.<
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You can't rush things like setting up a cannon. You're in a hurry, but don't rush the cannon. Take your time.
The fierce battle is still going on. Geng Zhongming vs. Wang Jincai; Kong Youde vs. Hao Yongzhong; Shang Kexi vs. Wu Chengzong.
When fighting in formation, the competition is endurance. Whoever cannot bear it and collapses first will lose. Whoever survives to the end will win.
The soldiers on one side are more elite, and the soldiers on the other side are more numerous. Time passes unconsciously, and soldiers fall every moment.
"Boom!"
After the test of the gun, the Qing army's three-thousand-pound red cannon was finally set up.
Xushun Gong Shen Zhixiang was so happy that he was a moment ahead of the prescribed time. Now he has a future to earn.
"Shoot!"
Large cannonballs weighing ten kilograms fell into the Ming army's formation.
Although it is a solid bullet, it does not have as large a killing radius as the blooming bullet, but it is ejected with amazing power and will kill you if it hits it. It is especially effective against the antlers, horse-rejection and other fortifications in front of the Ming army's battle formation.
One big cannonball after another, like a plow, plowed open the Ming army's battle formation one after another.
"Don't be chaotic, stay steady!"
Hao Yongzhong, Wang Jincai and other generals worked desperately to maintain the battle formation.
Something incredible happened. The fleeing general, Zhang Xianbi, who was at the back of the battle formation, fled again with his 20,000 fleeing troops.
Originally, he led his troops to escape from Tongxi to Changsha. He Tengjiao knew his temper and did not dare to let him take the vanguard, so he arranged his 20,000 men in the rear army. Regardless of his efforts, he still had 20,000 men and strong horses.
The momentum is okay.
Originally, General Zhang was very satisfied, hiding at the back, safe.
As a result, the Qing army fired artillery. By coincidence, several large artillery shells hit the rear formation and killed several people.
It’s terrible, people are dead, evacuate quickly!
Zhang Xianbi's men collapsed and ran back with Zhang Xianbi in their arms, shouting as they ran: "Lost! Defeated!"
"Failed!"
The atmosphere of defeat infected the entire army. Qin Yuchun's troops ran away, Yao Youxing's troops ran away, Wu Chengzong's troops ran away, Zhao Yinxuan and Hu Yiqing retreated while protecting He Tengjiao; Hao Yongzhong and Wang Jincai resisted desperately, but to no avail, so they had to retreat.
The Ming army lost 100,000 people in this battle, and General Hu Yuelong was killed in the battle. It is known in history as the Battle of Changsha.
He Tengjiao retreated from Changsha to Xiangtan in one breath, and the Qing army pursued him to Xiangtan; he withdrew from Xiangtan to Hengyang in Hengzhou Prefecture, and the Qing army pursued him to Hengyang.
We had no choice but to evacuate to Changning, Guiyang Prefecture, and Lanshan in one go before we were temporarily stabilized.
The north wind cracks the ground and darkens the frost, and the sun turns yellow after defeating the mulberry trees.
The remnants of the old country return secretly, and their old clothes are buried in new graves.
Scatter thin horses and green grass, let the beautiful lady hang on the poplars.
Except for the yin talisman and the art of war, there is nothing in the ritual bed.
