After the blows and attrition of war after war, the Qing army seemed to be moving from one victory to another. However, the epidemic after entering the customs, and several large-scale exhibitions with the Heshun army, all gave people a sense of inadequacy.
The unexuberant Manchu Essence dealt a major blow.
Although before the decisive battle in Xuzhou, Dorgon tried every means to reassemble a huge army. To this end, the regent spared no effort in manpower outside the customs and moved almost all the Manchus in Liaodong into the customs. However, the elite level of the army
, it can never be compared with the battle of Huolu.
Not to mention the Green Camp of the Han Army. The Ming Army troops who participated in the Huolu War were still fighting for Chongzhen and Zhu Cixiang in name, and most of the soldiers and horses could be regarded as the elite of the Ming Dynasty's border troops.
And the green camps now in Xuzhou are not only quite a few of the Beijing battalion troops used to make up numbers near Beijing, but also some of them are evil gentry armed forces temporarily recruited in Hebei and Shandong. Their combat effectiveness is simply not comparable to that of Guan Ning's army.
As a result, Dashun's army became stronger than during the Battle of Harvest Deer.
In fact, the main participants in the Huolu Battle were the Zhongying Field Army under the personal command of Li Zicheng. Other field troops of the Fifth Battalion, especially the most powerful Li Laiheng's troops, did not participate in the battle.
This allowed Dorgon to leave such an influence on the Dashun Army, prompting him to push himself to the current predicament of the Xuzhou Battle.
In fact, the losses of the elite troops of the Dashun Army in the Battle of Huolu were not particularly huge, not to mention that the two most important base areas of the Shun Army in Henan and Huguang during the Battle of Huolu had not yet been fully mobilized.
The advantages in manpower and material resources are not yet obvious.
Both the Qing army and the Shun army had been preparing for half a year, and both sides were preparing their troops at the highest efficiency. However, as a result of the combat preparations, it was obvious that the Shun army was many times stronger than the Qing army!
After all, the Manchus are a group of aliens, a group of barbarians from outside the country. Even if they replaced the decaying Ming court with higher administrative efficiency, they would not be able to compete with the new Han Dashun regime in terms of mobilization efficiency.
Time... belongs to Li Laiheng, but not to Dorgon.
"President Gu, Gaobiao has achieved a major breakthrough - the left wing and central defense lines, and the Qing army have shown signs of decline. Although the Donglu reserve force is still very strong, the frontline defenders have been shaken and confused by us. The opportunity is great.
, it’s time to advance at once!”
Staff officer Cao Benrong took the frontline military information and rushed back to the central army to ask Gu Junen for the next combat order. Next to him, staff adjutant Yao Zhendao got off his horse, knelt on one knee in front of Li Laiheng's army, and asked for instructions:
"Your Highness! The left wing and center of the Donglu defense line have been shaken in several places, and fighter planes have arrived in the hands of our army. We are taking advantage of this moment to break into the enemy's position with elite troops and squeeze the enemy's broken troops towards Dorgon's central army, which will inevitably cause damage to the Donglu army.
The whole army was in disarray.
Time does not wait for us, so please, Your Highness, order the attack immediately."
Gu Junen nodded. He was extremely satisfied with the offensive efficiency of the grenadiers, and even more proud of the offensive deployment he had arranged. There was a look of scorn on his face.
Li Laiheng listened carefully to the thunderous sound of the Shun Army's artillery. He was immersed in the fierce bombardment, and his eyes seemed to have seen the sight of the Qing army's defense line being blown to pieces.
"Let Xiongli decide the time to attack." Li Laiheng put his mind back from the sound of the cannons. He frowned and said, "Guojunzhen! Let Guojunzhen prepare to attack! The Qing army's defense line is shaken, let Guojunzhen make a move.
And when we advance to defeat the Qing army, we must not leave a single remnant of the beard behind to harm our Chinese descendants."
Fang Yiren added: "Please transfer Hao Yaoqi's troops to the right wing to supplement and strengthen the right wing."
Gu Junen also said: "The two fronts on the left and center are about to break through. It is also necessary to send several more powerful infantry units to standby behind the left front to cope with changes in the situation."
"Very good." Li Laiheng shook his riding whip and said with a snap, "Very good! Let Xiongli prepare for the general attack, and we have also reserved the reserve force here to defeat Dorgon. The Yulin guards will stay until the end.
, don’t use your own soldiers now, the rest of the infantry and cavalry can be mobilized to the front and rear to increase the thickness of our offensive.”
A large number of cavalry and messengers immediately rushed towards the various units with new military information and orders. After several war assessments, and constantly making adjustments during the war to adapt to the battlefield conditions in the late Ming Dynasty, the Dashun Military Academy performed today.
It has reached a new peak.
Li Laiheng was very satisfied with the calmness of the staff officers. Rigorous combat plans gradually reached the hands of the commanders of various troops. Guo Junzhen also completed the task of coordinating the overall situation extremely well.
Today, on the Xuzhou battlefield, the Dashun Army finally demonstrated in its best condition how terrifying a modern war machine is.
Perfect deployment, rapid adjustment, smooth transformation, these organizational sublimations are more important than heroic soldiers who are not afraid of death and sophisticated and advanced ordnance.
Nikan couldn't understand why the Dashun Army was so powerful, and Bo Hetuo couldn't understand it either. Bo Hetuo had fought against Li Laiheng not once or twice. He originally thought that he knew the military system of the Shun Army well.
It's just more advanced and sharper firearms, and the cavalry charge is more fierce than the Manchu cavalry. This is indeed powerful, but today's trench defense line of the Qing army can greatly weaken the Shun army's advantages in artillery and cavalry.
In the end, the army still has to rely on blood and bravery to decide the outcome.
In terms of bloody bravery, no army in the world can compare with the Manchus who grew up in the white mountains and black waters.
So before the war started, Bo Hetuo never expected that the Qing army would waver so quickly. He led the Cavalry Guards everywhere to fill the gaps in the defense line. Grenades with high targets exploded everywhere, and large amounts of smoke and dust were splashed from time to time on the battlefield, and then immediately came the
The bandits made a terrible charge, and then groups of green soldiers were the first to be defeated.
The wooden fences and earthen walls were successively broken through by the Shun troops. Some of the Shun troops had even set up ladders, led a large number of field infantry across the trenches, and penetrated deeply into the Qing army's defense line.
On the huge battlefield, the battle lines of more than 100,000 people from the two armies were intertwined and chaotic. Even with Bo Hetuo's experience in hundreds of battles, it was difficult to control the overall situation of the battlefield.
Dorgon stood on a higher hill. His field of vision was much better than Bo Hetuo on the front line, and he could also clearly see the changes in the battlefield situation.
Therefore, the regent was in a worse mood than Bo, To, and Nikan. Where was the calmness, calmness and cunning on his fox-like face now? Only full of anxiety remained.
Dorgon's face was dripping with sweat as if it had just been wet by rain. He couldn't help but take off his helmet and gasped for air. It was obvious that he was frightened by Shunjun's terrifying attack force.
"How could this happen? How could this happen? How could this happen? How could this happen?"
Dorgon muttered to himself, nervously, and kept repeating such a sentence. With his hands behind his back, he walked around under the Qing army's central banner, feeling extremely anxious.
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Fan Wencheng took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his forehead and persuaded:
"I thought that the first wave of attacks by the bandits was so fierce. All the elite soldiers must have been dispatched. It is very likely that Jin Wang Li Laiheng was among them... Your Majesty, I thought that the attack on Li Laiheng must be carried out immediately. Now the only way is to send out all the sharpshooters.
Send them into battle and give priority to killing Li Laiheng and the others at the head of the evil channel, in order to restore the disadvantage."
Dorgon took a deep breath and nodded vigorously:
"The guards of the military camp and the palace guards are all sent into battle! All the white-armored soldiers are ready to go into battle. We can't wait any longer, and we can't stay any longer!"
The ten most proficient archers and horses in each Niulu of the Eight Banners are eligible to be selected. Each Niulu has thousands of people. The White-armored soldiers are all elites selected from a hundred. Their bravery in combat is the three walls of the Dashun Army.