After confirming that Cao Bianjiao would attack Dabishan, Hong Chengchou ordered Ma Ke and Wu Sangui to defend the west wing with 35,000 men, and Tang Tong and Bai Guangen to defend the east wing with 35,000 men.
After confirming the personnel, the army set up a formation and began to attack the mountain. Cao Bianjiao's soldiers and horses rushed to the foot of the mountain despite the artillery fire at the top of the mountain, entered the blind spot of the Hongyi cannon on the mountain, carried ladders, and began to attack the mountain step by step.
The soldiers of Ji Town used bows and arrows to shoot at the Tatars behind the high platform on the mountain, while the warriors in heavy armor rushed to the high platform from the ladders.
The soldiers of the Qing army behind the high platform were waiting for work, using firecrackers and bows and arrows to shoot from a high position. Cao Bianjiao sent out his best archers, and the heavy shield bearer held the shield to cover. As soon as he saw the Qing army emerging, he shot arrows upwards to cover the attack on the ladder.
Heavy armored soldiers on the high platform.
However, Cao Bianjiao's archers shot from their backs, and the Qing army hid behind the earthen wall. They often shot dozens of arrows but failed to hit a single Qing soldier. The Qing army's archers and firegunners were very active, popping up from time to time to shoot and climb the ladder.
Zi's heavy armored soldiers.
The progress of the attack on Dabi Mountain was very slow. Cao Bianjiao fought from morning to noon. Dozens of heavy armored soldiers were killed, but none of the high towers were captured. If the attack continued like this, the Ming army would not be able to capture it within a few months.
A mountain fort.
Seeing the difficulty of Cao Bianjiao's attack on the mountain, Hong Chengchou looked solemn at the foot of the mountain. He looked at Li Zhi, stroked his beard and said, "If Uncle Xing Guo attacks the mountain, how will he do it?"
Li Zhi replied: "I will use cannons to shoot explosives to bomb the high platform to be attacked first. The bombs will make the Tatars flee in panic, and then I will go up to attack the mountain."
Hong Chengchou nodded and was silent. He seemed to be thinking about whether to remove Cao Bianjiao and replace Li Zhi to attack the mountain.
He was thinking when he suddenly heard a thunderous rumble coming from the east and west wings. A black line appeared on the horizon in the distance. The line became thicker and thicker, and gradually pressed towards this side. Hong Chengchou and Li Zhi raised their telescopes
Looking over, I found that on the horizon, the Qing army was attacking the Ming army at the foot of Dabi Mountain.
The Qing army wants to flank the Ming army attacking the mountain!
Soon, some scouts came back to report the military situation: more than 90,000 Qing troops came out from Tianzhu Mountain and attacked the Ming army in two directions: east and west.
When Li Zhi heard the figure of 90,000, he was stunned. He secretly thought that the Tatars had increased their troops again and could actually pull out 90,000 troops to attack the Ming army.
Seeing more than 90,000 Qing troops approaching with great momentum, Hong Chengchou couldn't help but change his expression slightly.
I didn’t expect that the decisive battle with the Qing army would start so soon. Except for Li Zhi, the Qing army has always swept the Ming army in field battles over the years. The 90,000 Qing army is an unprecedented enemy, and I don’t know if my own army can stop it.
live.
The Qing army gradually pressed forward. There were about 40,000 soldiers and horses on the east wing, mainly infantry. Hong Chengchou secretly thought that these infantry would be easier to deal with. As for the soldiers and horses on the west wing, Hong Chengchou could clearly see through the telescope that they were five
Ten thousand horse troops, Hong Chengchou guessed that these horse troops were the main force of the Qing army.
He immediately put Yang Guozhu's and Wang Tingchen's troops into the west wing, and Wang Pu's troops into the east wing to strengthen the forces on both wings.
The two armies quickly moved closer. On the west flank, 70,000 Ming troops and 50,000 Tatars strangled each other, and the sound of killing was loud.
The 40,000 Qing soldiers on the east wing, guarded by 10,000 cavalry on both wings, and the 30,000 gunmen in the center, gradually rushed to the front of the Ming army. The distance between the two sides was 500 steps, and the large and small firearms of the Ming army began to fire, spraying various artillery shells at the Qing army.
.However, the Qing army did not show weakness and used more than fifty small red barbarian cannons to fire at the Ming army. Under the attack of the red barbarian cannons, the Ming army's firearms were at an obvious disadvantage.
The 30,000 infantrymen on the east wing of the Qing army were actually the musketeers of the Qing army and the Han banner.
After rushing within 70 steps of the Ming army, the Qing army's artillery soldiers opened fire. The crackling gunshots merged into a loud rumbling sound. Pieces of white smoke emerged from the front of the Qing army's formation, looking into the distance.
Like a cloud.
Thirty thousand Qing troops formed a five-row firing formation, firing continuously at the Ming troops.
The Ming army originally hid behind the chariots, preparing to use the chariots as a wall to fight the Qing army. However, those chariots were used to defend against cavalry and could not completely cover the 50,000-strong army. The Qing army's bullets fell from the chariots like raindrops.
It shot into the Ming army's formation from the gap, rapidly harvesting the lives of the Ming army.
At this time, the Ming army woke up from a dream and knew that they could not hold on in front of these firearms and horses. They began to charge towards the Qing army, trying to rush into the formation of the fire gun soldiers and fight hand-to-hand with the fire gun soldiers.
But the rain of bullets from the Tatar musketeers was too dense. As soon as the Ming army ran out of the chariot, they were mopped down one by one by a storm of bullets. The Ming army rushed forward thirty steps despite the rain of bullets, and unexpectedly
Thousands of people were killed by firecrackers.
The casualties were too great, and with a bang, the Ming army collapsed.
Unable to defend and attack, this battle cannot be fought. The Ming army rushing into the formation was defeated by the Qing army's artillery soldiers, and fled in panic. Once the front collapsed, the rear was immediately trapped and collapsed. More than 40,000 Ming troops looked like
A group of frightened beasts, fleeing from the wildfire, fled from the eastern flank in a panic.
The changes on the battlefield made Hong Chengchou turn pale.
The Ming and Qing armies on the west wing were fighting hard to separate each other, but the battle line on the east wing suddenly collapsed.
The 50,000 Ming army was completely defeated in such a sudden? The Qing army dispatched 90,000 people in this battle. It can be said to be a decisive battle with the Qing army. Is this the decisive battle?
After the east wing is defeated, the Qing army can go straight to the mountain attacking team. Cao Bianjiao, who attacks the mountain, will be attacked from both sides. When the Qing army on the east wing kills all the way and outflanks the 70,000 Ming army on the west wing, wouldn't the west wing
Also going to be defeated?
Then the Ming army's 140,000 troops would be completely defeated.
This battle can be said to be the decisive battle against the Tatars. Originally, the Ming army won two small victories and advanced all the way to Songshan. Its morale was high, but it was unexpected that it was completely defeated in Dabishan. The Tatars' 30,000 gunmen were actually so powerful.
?The 50,000 Ming army was defeated in just one confrontation.
Hong Chengchou put down the telescope, his hands shaking slightly.
Li Zhi looked at the Qing army's gun soldiers with his telescope and sighed.
Times are moving forward, and today in 1642 AD, cold weapons have gradually been eliminated from the battlefield. The Qing army followed the trend and established firecrackers, but the Ming army did not keep up with the trend of the times and still maintained the cold weapons.
The leftovers are left out, and even firearms equipment is reduced because of the complexity of firearm operation.
The Qing army and the Ming army advanced and retreated, and the gap suddenly widened. How could they be invincible when they met on the battlefield like this?
Supervisor Zhang Ruoqi looked panicked. He nervously said to Hong Chengchou: "Director Hong, now we can only withdraw our troops and hide in the camp to defend!"
Hong Chengchou's face was ashen, and he said with a sad smile: "Seventy thousand people on the west wing are fighting with the Tatars. How can we withdraw? If we withdraw at this time, it will be a huge collapse. I am afraid that the entire army will be annihilated."
Zhang Ruoqi panicked and shouted: "What should we do? Now we can only sit back and wait for death? If this battle is defeated, the fate of our Ming Dynasty will be in danger!"
Hearing the words that the fate of the Ming Dynasty was in danger, Hong Chengchou's face turned pale and he could not stand up. This battle involved 147,000 regular soldiers from the Nine General Soldiers, plus 50,000 local garrison troops from Guan Ning.
Nearly two hundred thousand. If they were defeated at Dabi Mountain at this time, not only would the entire Ningjin defense line collapse, but the Ming army would probably no longer be able to fight the Qing army in the future.
Is the fate of the Qing Dynasty going to be ruined in my hands, Hong Chengchou?
Hong Chengchou was trembling all over, holding on to the saddle of the war horse beside him, speechless.
The soldiers of the Chinese army looked at each other, their faces turned pale and they did not dare to speak.
Hong Chengchou was despairing when he suddenly heard Li Zhi's voice saying slowly: "Don't worry, Governor Hong. I will just repel the 40,000 Qing troops for Governor Hong!"
