Whether it is the Eight Banners Army, Wu Sangui's Guan Ning Army, or to another name, Wu Sangui's Yifan Army, their night patrol disciplines are very strict in order to prepare for night attacks.
At present, the Qing army's camp has not been completely set up, but the number of patrols is already very large. Almost a hundred steps away from each formation, Wu Sangui ordered people to arrange two or more sentries to listen, and replaced them one by one to ensure that there was no risk of listening.
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In addition to a large number of dogs monitoring the situation outside the camp, just in case, the Yifan army also set up many dogs to assist the sentinels in monitoring.
Each camp is equipped with patrol teams of different sizes according to the number of troops and military supplies.
These patrols are under the control of the camp commander. Their task is generally to check whether any soldiers are absent from duty or have fled. They are also responsible for checking whether horses and other types of materials are stored safely, etc. These patrols are basically
They are elites, so they are often responsible for preventing the enemy from sneaking into the camp, or serving as the leading blocking force when the enemy suddenly launches a night attack.
When Gao Ruli followed Li Weiqun, Ma Jinzhong and other troops to spy on the Qing army's camp, he relied on his familiarity with the Ming army and the geography of Guanzhong to introduce the situation to the generals:
"Wu Sangui is a famous general in Guan Ning, and he is also very clever in setting up camps. He spread the camp so widely that the camp is wide and the streets are not narrow. Although the camp is huge and more vulnerable to enemy attack, it also makes the camp more vulnerable to enemy attacks.
It is convenient for the army to respond quickly, and the soldiers have enough space to gather and form an array, so that rescue can be carried out quickly."
Ma Jinzhong took a high look at Gao Ruli. After all, participating in the night attack was risky. And if Li Weiqun finally believed that there were no fighters, then the troops would have no choice but to withdraw directly to Tongguan, and there was a high probability that they would not get any credit.
Under such circumstances, Gao Ruli still wants to follow him into the war. Perhaps he is really determined to wash away the humiliation of his past capriciousness?
Ma Jinzhong thought about all the evil things he had done following Zuo Liangyu over the years, and felt even more sympathetic to Gao Ruli's actions.
People are not saints, and they cannot force themselves to have a clear conscience. But just because they have a clear conscience, their conscience will be stimulated when conditions permit.
Perhaps it is too extravagant to ask for conscience only when conditions permit. But even so, people like Ma Jinzhong and Gao Ruli are indeed more humane than Wu Sangui, who is still cruel and ruthless even when conditions permit.
Li Weiqun also climbed up to spy on the camp. Because Wu Sangui's arrangement was extremely tight, their army was now unable to get closer to the Qing camp and could only spy from a distance.
Li Weiqun asked: "You see clearly the size of the military camp. Is it too big? Even according to General Gao, is this camp too big?"
Ma Jinzhong frowned and said, "Did the Qing army add a group of reinforcements to the vicinity of Tongguan?"
Gao Ruli was also surprised and said: "If this is the case, it is very likely that the Qing army's main attack direction will be Tongguan! The Qing army's 300,000 troops may gather hundreds of thousands or even 200,000 people to attack the city near Tongguan. In this way, we can defend
The military strength is really insufficient to support it.”
In addition to the main camp, the Qing army camp also had corresponding auxiliary camps. Its function was to launch an attack on the enemy from behind in time when a night attack occurred.
In addition to the patrol team, Wu Sangui also set up special night watchmen in accordance with the custom of Guan Ning's army. Each man would lead five horsemen to ride around the camp and go out for a game ten miles outside the camp in case of emergencies.
When the sentry listeners notice that the enemy is approaching, they will report the alarm. The cavalry will gallop to report to the camp at night. At the same time, the attacked military camp will beat drums to report the alarm. In this way, the direction of the attack can be communicated in time, and at the same time, it can warn other people.
The camp was on heightened alert and reinforcements were sent in. The drumming could not stop until the enemy attack was over.
Whether it is Manchu soldiers or Wu Sangui's Yifan vassal soldiers, night patrols are extremely strict. Fortunately, the Qing army has not yet established a stable foothold, and the camp is still under construction. Even ordinary watchtowers, wooden fences and horse-fighting antlers are not available.
It has not been repaired, let alone things like camp walls and trenches.
Therefore, Li Weiqun, Ma Jinzhong, Gao Ruli and others do not have no chance at all.
"If the Qing army has new troops entering Shaanxi for reinforcements, we will search north and we will gain something." Gao Ruli pointed in the direction of the Weishui River, "but time may not allow it."
Li Weiqun took a look at the heavily guarded Qing army camp. He was a little moved. He thought that he should take advantage of the opportunity that the Qing army had not repaired the watchtower and wall to try a surprise attack first. He also thought about Gao Ruli's suggestion.
More correctly, if you go north to search at this time, you may have significant results.
After Li Weiqun pondered for a while, he said: "General Ma, take a hundred cavalry to the north first to look for the whereabouts of the Qing army's troops. Be sure to avoid the Qing army's night-time surveillance and avoid exposing their whereabouts.
If anything unexpected happens, return to Tongguan immediately and leave us alone."
Ma Jinzhong asked: "What about you?"
Li Weiqun replied: "Let's break out of the camp and test Wu Sangui's military strength!"
The stars were hanging high, the frost was getting thicker, the night was falling, and dark shadows were coming. The Chu cavalry climbed up and looked up. Several groups of cavalry followed Li Weiqun and Gao Ruli and advanced quickly.
Gao Ruli couldn't help but tighten the reins in his hands. His palms were covered with sweat, which was stirred by the night wind and turned into a bone-chilling cold. Suddenly, a madman sharpened his knife at night, and the emperor's star fluttered high. Such a bold person
The surprise attack, the enemy's layout and defenses were so tight, Li Weiqun did not follow Luo Dain's advice and boldly attacked, could it really work!?
The cavalry detachment of the Shun Army rushed forward wildly. Everyone was wrapped in armor and cautious. Li Weiqun first led hundreds of veterans who had experienced the three major battles of Dangshan, Baigouhe, and Shenzhou. They banned fire cannons and used bows and crossbows to kill scattered people on the road.
The Qing troops nearby stayed up all night and listened to the sentries.
The battle broke out extremely fiercely and quickly. The Qing army stayed up all night, and the troops were scattered in layers. Li Weiqun knew that once the battle was delayed, the enemy would be fully prepared, so he had to complete the battle at an extremely fast speed.
The Shunjun cavalry was divided into groups of about fifty people, and they split up to fight. The organizational advantage of the Chuchuang cavalry due to the large number of non-commissioned officers was fully utilized - generally speaking, if you want to organize fifty people in a night battle,
It is quite difficult to form a small team combat formation, let alone to gather these small teams back later.
This was the biggest advantage Li Weiqun relied on. The Shunjun team launched a surprise attack and caught the Yifan soldiers by surprise. Gao Ruli was also extremely surprised when he saw this. He had followed Li Zicheng for several years and thought he knew the details of the Chuangjun.
Now seeing the performance of Chu Chuang's cavalry, he was equally shocked.
It can be said that the soldiers were treated with admiration after three days of separation. The development of the Dashun Army in the past few years has completely exceeded the range of Gao Ruli's expectation for its elite troops.
Li Weiqun's horse finally drank blood. He and Gao Ruli took control of the remaining 200 elite cavalry and advanced to a place 500 steps away near the Yifan camp.
They were all so close, and Wu Sangui's troops, who kept a strict vigil and were heavily guarded, had not yet discovered the movements of the Chu Chuang knights. Gao Ruli had to admit that the sharp and neat tactical actions of these elite cavalry under Li Laiheng were enough to be the best.
is alive.
Li Weiqun ordered each team of cavalry to regroup in different directions, turning a small team of 50 into several teams of 200, and completed the final preparations for combat.
He hissed to Gao Ruli and said: "These are all Huguang's elite cavalry. Although they are not as powerful as Liu Shuai's three walls on the left side of the palace, they are well organized and march vigorously. They are not far behind."
Gao Ruli had known Liu Fangliang many years ago. After hearing this, he was even more shaken at that time and felt heavy loss and regret for his capriciousness in the past few years.
What a pity is this? I missed the beginning of a magnificent history book!