On October 23, twenty miles east of Zhangqiu County, Zhong Feng led 5,000 soldiers and horses of the Tiger Division to march on the south side of the official road. They formed a zigzag formation and walked to the east of a small river, heading towards the three-quarter army six miles away.
Wan Shandong's soldiers and horses kept approaching.
Wang Yongji, the governor of Shandong, and Liang Fengchun, the governor of Denglai, led 30,000 troops to attack Jinan Prefecture. Wang Yongji and Liang Fengchun had never seen the fighting power of the Huben Division, and they only felt that their number of troops was six times that of the 5,000 Huben Division. In any case,
He will definitely be able to defeat Master Tiger Ben.
Wang Yongji even imagined that he would lead 30,000 people to surround Jinan and attack the city wall to defeat the Huben Division.
However, his intention to attack Jinan was not realized. Zhong Feng rushed to Jinan according to Li Zhi's arrangement, led five thousand soldiers to fight out, and found Wang Yongji in Zhangqiu who was marching towards Jinan.
What surprised the Shandong civil servants was that the 5,000 Huben divisions refused to give way and swaggered towards the 30,000 Shandong soldiers and horses.
Liang Fengchun, the governor of Denglai, stood on the top of the carriage and frowned as he looked at the murderous Huben Division in front of him. He looked at Wang Yongji beside him and said: "Governor Wang, the Huben Division has the strongest army in the world. Although we have six times the strength,
Don’t underestimate it either.”
Wang Yongji smiled and said: "Governor Liang, don't worry. I led the army to attack the Wenxiang Sect twice, and it was a big battle involving tens of thousands of people. I have not let go of Li Zhi's five thousand thieves.
In the eyes."
Liang Fengchun was very worried and said hurriedly: "This"
Wang Yongji said loudly: "Governor Liang, don't worry, this battle will be won. The Art of War says that if you encircle five out of ten, you will attack. Our army is six times larger than Li's, and we can divide it into three groups to attack Li's front and left and right wings, and we will definitely win."
It can make the thieves tremble in fear and flee thousands of miles away."
Liang Fengchun had a meek temper, and was not as powerful as Wang Yongji in the army. Over time, the generals all listened to Wang Yongji. Liang Fengchun still wanted to speak, but Wang Yongji had already issued the order. The messengers galloped quickly to deliver the orders. Soon, there were 30,000 troops.
They divided into three groups and attacked Huben Division.
Master Huben laughed when he saw Wang Yongji's troops attacking in three groups.
"Jiang Chong, what do you mean by this Wang Yongji? Why is it that we have no weaknesses on all sides of our formation, but he still attacks the flanks in three ways?"
Jiang Chong was a native of Fanjiazhuang. He joined the Huben Division in the seventh year of Chongzhen. He was originally the company commander of the Trap Regiment. Because he performed well in the Jinzhou Battle, the Huben Division expanded to 10,000 people and needed new officers, so Jiang Chong joined him.
He was promoted to battalion commander. He led a thousand men to station in Shandong, and this time he was under the command of Zhong Feng.
Zhong Feng saw that Jiang Chong was somewhat arrogant on weekdays and was a little curious about him. At this time, he asked a question to see Jiang Chong's knowledge.
Jiang Chong put down the telescope and said: "My subordinates thought that Wang Yongji was a civil servant who had never seen our combat effectiveness. He thought that he had more soldiers and wanted to surround us on three sides and crush our morale. He left one side behind and did not attack.
According to the principle of the art of war, when an enemy is surrounded, he wants our Huben Division to collapse faster."
When several battalion commanders heard Jiang Chong's analysis, they found it interesting and burst into laughter.
Zhong Feng smiled, looked Jiang Chong up and down again, and said loudly: "The artillerymen came out and blasted him to pieces!"
Twenty-five 18-pound cannons were pushed out, and the gunners skillfully cleared the chambers and loaded explosive shells, aiming at the Shandong soldiers and horses five or six miles away.
Only a deafening bang was heard. Twenty-five heavy artillery spit out tongues of fire and threw the shells towards the enemy in the distance. The 30,000 Shandong soldiers and horses occupied a large area. Although the twenty-five shells were scattered several hundred meters away,
Within the range, they all fell into the ranks of the local army.
Zhong Feng and the officers held up their binoculars, waiting for the moment when the shells exploded.
None of the 30,000 local soldiers in Shandong had seen explosive shells. Although the soldiers were surprised when the shells flew from five or six miles away, the shells hit the ground and killed a few unlucky people before sinking into the ground.
, did not cause panic among the soldiers. Including the officers, they all walked straight past the shells without any hesitation.
Then after a few seconds, huge sparks appeared in Zhong Feng's telescope one after another. The projectiles fired from the explosive shells swept across the ground like a storm, and the soldiers a few meters near the shells were blown to death.
He screamed and fell into a pool of blood.
The local soldiers in Shandong had never been on the battlefield a few times. How had they seen such a posture before? The soldiers near the shells seemed to have seen a ghost, running wildly to the outside, and suddenly they stopped forming a queue.
The general's servants rushed out, brandishing their swords and forcing the soldiers to return to the queue. It took half a minute for the frightened 30,000 local troops to finally gather together again.
However, what awaited them were more explosive bombs.
The artillery shells were like the god of death, making a huge scream in the air and shooting towards the 30,000 local army artillery pieces. This time the local army had seen the explosive effect of the exploding shells, and ran away as soon as they saw the exploding shells falling nearby.
They were afraid of being killed by artillery shells. Even if no artillery shells landed nearby, the fear made the soldiers flee with their heads in their hands. The 30,000-person team was in chaos again.
Twenty-five cannons fired at the Ming army at a rate of one round per minute. After six rounds, the Ming army in front was almost destroyed. Although the soldiers knew how to avoid the shells, not many people died. But in that one
The exploding shells almost destroyed the morale of the local army.
Zhong Feng used his binoculars to look at the Ming army that was gradually approaching. He saw a group of more than a thousand soldiers and horses suddenly lowering their flags and running away into the distance. At the front of the thousand soldiers were a few people on horseback.
The running generals were obviously local generals who were panicked by the bombing and fled with their troops.
Zhong Feng laughed loudly and shouted: "Blow him three more times!"
The heavy artillery fired three more rounds at the Ming army in the front. At this time, the Ming army had entered the direct range of the cannon. The heavy artillery fired directly. The bouncing shells tore apart the bodies of the hit soldiers mercilessly before exploding. The Ming army
The formation was filled with howls of ghosts and wolves.
The soldiers in these places are usually very exploited by the officers. Although they can be regarded as battalion soldiers, their morale cannot be compared with the border troops, and they may not be able to win against the bandits. The power of the dense explosion of explosive shells is very terrifying, even if
The Qing troops were in chaos when they were attacked. The local army in front was bombed nine times and their morale was depleted.
Only a loud bang was heard. After receiving 225 rounds of explosive shells, the 10,000 local troops in the front no longer had the courage to rush into the formation. One by one, they turned around and fled to the back, collapsing.
The 20,000 local troops attacking from both wings were dumbfounded when they saw the friendly troops in the center being blown apart so quickly. The battle hadn't even started yet, but a third of the troops had collapsed? The 20,000 troops hadn't collapsed yet?
The soldiers did not dare to rush forward, and stood hesitantly two miles away from the soldiers of the Huben Division, unable to advance or retreat.
