Zhang Guowu was Jiang Quan's old subordinate. He was from Fenzhou and was originally a guard in the Ming army in Datong. When Liu Qian betrayed Jiang Quan and surrendered Datong to the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Guowu went with the flow and surrendered to the Qing army; but Doer
After Gun issued the order to shave his head, he was unwilling to be humiliated. After killing more than ten Manchurian soldiers of the warlord at night, he led his troops to Nantou Taiyuan and returned to the subordinates of his old boss Jiang Quan.
Zhang Guowu and Wang Fuchen were both top-notch cavalrymen in the Taiyuan garrison. Both of them were agile and very heroic, but Wang Fuchen had an unpredictable temperament, while Zhang Guowu was much simpler.
After he arrived in Taiyuan, he got along well with Yuan Shitai, the general of the imperial army sent by Li Laiheng to aid Taiyuan. The two also exchanged martial arts from time to time, and Yuan Shitai also taught Zhang Guowu many of the latest military techniques and tactics used by the imperial army.
"Such a fighting method is truly unique from Taibai Yin Sutra and Han Bai's secret technique. No wonder the gentry and people of Henan say that the King of Jin is a natural-born divine general. I just understand it today."
The Dianzhong Army has fully developed the mature wall charge tactic. This tactic of using multiple phalanxes to coordinate the charge can give full play to the advantages of discipline and smooth the gap between the Dashun Army cavalry and the Manchu and Mongolian cavalry in equestrian skills.
Especially when the wall charge brought the battle into close combat, the enemy had no way to escape and could not take advantage of the Manchurian and Mongolian soldiers' cavalry and shooting advantages. Instead, they could only be completely overwhelmed by the army in the exchange of flesh and blood.
After Zhang Guowu and Yuan Shitai studied for a while, they slowly came back to their senses and gradually understood the power of wall charge tactics.
This tactic cannot be said to be the best cavalry shock tactic, but it is very suitable for replenishing a steady stream of Dashun troops with abundant human resources.
What's more, the emphasis on discipline rather than the individual bravery and martial arts of the soldiers is also the difference between Chuangying and Cao Xian and Gezuo. It is the result of Li Zicheng, the old man, Li Guo, the emperor of Guangzhong, and Li Laiheng, the king of the Jin Dynasty.
, one of the principles of submission to the army jointly emphasized by the "Three Saints".
Yuan Shitai is the younger brother of Yuan Shizhong. When Yuan Shizhong rebelled against the Shun Army, Yuan Shitai opposed the rebellion of Xiaoyuanying. Xiaoyuanying was defeated by Li Laiheng and was reorganized. Yuan Shitai repeatedly made outstanding achievements during the Battle of Baigouhe and was able to join the palace.
In the army, as a general without factions and a background in camp, he can now be said to be a direct descendant of the King of Jin.
Yuan Shitai and Zhang Guowu led a cavalry force of more than 300 people and were active in the southeast of Taiyuan. During this period, the Qing army continued to send light cavalry to harass the grain road from Taiyuan to Lengquankou, so Chen Yongfu and Jiang
Commander Guan Er also sent elite rangers out of the city from time to time to carry out counter-mopping operations.
As a general, Yuan Shitai took action in person today because he had a good personal relationship with Zhang Guowu.
Under the remnants of the Taihang Mountains in central Shanxi, hills and hills stretch continuously, valleys are everywhere, and everything is steep. Yuan Shitai rode up the hill and looked eastward, and accidentally saw the flag of the Qing army moving eastward.
He had doubts: "Since Chief Zheng Jierharang arrived at Taiyuan City, the Donglu changed their past long-term siege tactics and began to violently attack the city. The Qing army's siege force was still insufficient, so what happened to those flags moving eastward?
What’s going on?”
Zhang Guowu led his horse up the mountain, and he was equally confused: "The Donglu have been attacking the city for days, and Chief Zheng seems to not even care about his life. He insists on fighting to the death with the Taiyuan defenders in a short period of time. How come there is suddenly enough power to send troops in this situation?
East."
Yuan Shitai had a dark cloud on his face. He thought of some of the messages from the King of Jin when he set out from Kaifeng, and an ominous omen gradually arose in his heart.
"Let's go take a look." Yuan Shitai said, "It is our mission to investigate the peripheral military situation for the Taiyuan garrison."
Zhang Guowu said enthusiastically: "Okay, follow General Yuan to kill the prisoners."
Zhang Guowu came from a family of generals who served in the regular frontier army of the Ming Dynasty, while Yuan Shitai came from a local rogue bandit in Henan. However, after many wars, in the Dashun Army, many people with completely different backgrounds like this have become comrades-in-arms.
Be friends with close friends.
Since the fifteenth and sixteenth years of Chongzhen, the Dashun Army has swept across the three provinces of Qin, Henan, and Qi like a whirlwind. Countless generals and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were either captured, forced to surrender, or returned on their own initiative.
Sincerity.
Their initial background is indeed difficult to escape the accusations of speculation from both sides.
But after more than a year or even two years of testing, most of the real speculators have defected or been suppressed by the Dashun Army again with force. The remaining people, for different reasons, finally chose to truly stand on the side of the Dashun Army.
The Shunjun camp fought for this new dynasty.
Time, time, for Dashun, the most important thing is always time.
As long as time continues to pass, the local gentry and people, as well as the surrendered generals of the previous dynasty, will gradually strengthen their trust and sense of belonging to the new dynasty. The power of Dashun will definitely continue to grow as time goes by.
And this is one of Dashun's biggest advantages over the Qing army.
So it's no wonder that Dorgon is so eager to seek a decisive battle.
Yuan Shitai and Zhang Guowu both rode like flying. The cavalry troops quickly rushed down from the hills and rushed towards the direction of the Qing army's flag. The valley in central Shanxi Province has complex terrain and surrounded by mountains, which is not conducive to the activities of the army.
But it’s just right for small groups of riders to penetrate.
About half of the cavalry troops under Yuan Shitai and Zhang Guowu were the remnants of the Xuanda border army of the Ming Dynasty, and the other half were Chu Chuang cavalry.
The former has superb equestrian skills and rich combat experience. After joining the Dashun Army for so long, his morale is no longer as low as it was in the Ming Dynasty due to abundant logistical supplies and salary support.
The Chu Chuang knights in the latter were all elite men trained by Li Laiheng. Although their combat experience was not as good as that of the veteran cavalry of the Ming and Qing armies who had more than ten years of battlefield experience, their morale was high, they were sharp and brave, and they all
There is a sense of pride in being the future "Emperor's personal army".
Although the small horse team only had about 300 people, they rushed into the valley and galloped like flying. The armor leaves rustled on the horses' backs, and the swords, shields and horses also made a slight whistling sound in the wind.
The big bow on the back of the frontier army and the short-handed gun on the waist of the Chu Chuang knight all shone brightly in the sun, showing their murderous intent, showing their extraordinary combat effectiveness.
Zhang Guowu whipped his riding whip hard, leaned his body on the horse, and whispered: "The enemy has seen us..."
The Qing army probably had a group of nearly a thousand troops chasing after them, including infantry and cavalry. The ratio of infantry to cavalry was about three to one. The Dashun army and the Qing army had been fighting for so long, and they were able to pass through the enemy's armor and formations.
Wu, you can directly tell whether the enemy army is a real Manchu army or a foreign Mongolian army or a Han army.
Yuan Shitai's eyes were bright under his iron helmet: "It's the Manchurian soldiers! Chief Zheng secretly transferred the Manchurian soldiers eastward. What does he want to do? It seems that the decisive battle at Jiahe is about to begin!"
Because the offensive and defensive battles in Taiyuan City are still very fierce, Jierhalang seems to have left most of the guns and artillery under Taiyuan City. Most of the soldiers of this Qing army that mobilized and marched eastward did not carry firecrackers.
With artillery, the elite Qing army that was chasing after them started to fire arrows at Shunjun when they were a little further away.
Zhang Guowu said again: "The enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered, do you want to leave?"
Yuan Shitai grinned: "Let's go, let's go. We just need to confirm that the Qing army will transfer Shanxi troops and horses to Hebei."
Immediately, Yuan Shitai's face became grim again: "The King of Jin said that the most likely decisive battle is on the Yellow River. Looking at this situation, will Jierhalang send more reinforcements to Dorgon?"