Judging from the situation, the attack launched by the Manchu-Mongolian coalition forces on the Thirteen Mountains area was passive rather than active.
The original strategic deployment of the coalition forces was to take advantage of Jinzhou's tired Reform Army from Shanhaiguan and then wait for an opportunity to defeat the enemy.
Now, because the Reform Army detached a force to cross the Daling River and march eastward, this force got stuck at Thirteen Mountain Station, which was the only way for the coalition forces to march westward to Jinzhou, thus forcing the coalition forces to launch an attack in advance.
Otherwise, Shisanshan Station for the Allied Forces would be equivalent to Jinzhou for the Reform Army.
Once the coalition forces are unable to break through Thirteen Mountain Station, the Jinzhou defenders may be completely wiped out by the main force of the reform. Once Jinzhou is lost, the battlefield situation will become increasingly unfavorable to the coalition forces.
Jilin general Fu Yu pointed out the importance of "defending the enemy outside the country's gate." This country's gate is not the actual country's gate, but Jinzhou, which accuses and strangles the Western Liaoning Corridor.
The coalition forces are very clear that despite the participation of Monan Mongolia, the Manchu and Mongolian coalition forces outside the pass cannot compare with the reform and puppet dynasty, which owns half of the world in the pass, in terms of strength, equipment, money and food. Therefore, this war can only be decided quickly and absolutely.
It cannot be a protracted war.
Wu Keshan's gray grandson, Prince Zhuliktu, Gongela Butan, was extremely arrogant. He believed that the Guannei Reform Army was mainly composed of green battalion soldiers and could only fight with firearms. However, firearms could not play a decisive role at all, otherwise I would be afraid.
The Qing Dynasty would not beat the Ming Dynasty like a grandson, and finally entered the customs and became the master of China.
"Your Majesty is right, those Han people were no match for our Manchu and Mongolian soldiers a hundred years ago, and the same is true today!"
What Gongela Butan said greatly boosted the morale of the Manchu and Mongolian generals in the big tent and made them a hundred times more confident.
Otherwise, what the prince said is true. In all the foreign wars of the Qianlong Dynasty, the victory was determined by firearms. Wasn't it the armor-clad Sauron who used the sharp edge of the big bow to kill hard?
What's more, this time the coalition has tens of thousands of cavalry. Although the armor rate is not high and the weapons are poor, the majestic momentum caused by the large-scale cavalry charge makes the king of hell scared when he sees it, not to mention the group of Han soldiers from the pass.
"With one fight, we can reveal the true face of that Japanese six-paper tiger!"
Gongela Butan took the initiative to bring his sons to attack the Reform and puppet troops first, to find out their details and at the same time severely damage the morale of the Han bastards.
"Attack! Attack! Attack!"
Prince Lashnamuzal of Tushetu also tended to take the initiative to attack during military discussions, believing that whoever struck first and carried out the most violent attack would win.
"If we can't help the Qing Dynasty in one day, we will tear that Japanese into pieces. My son and I swear not to return home!"
As one of the three Mongolian giants who came to meet with the alliance, Prince Wangzaldorzi of Darhan on Horqin's left wing naturally also stood up to cheer for the coalition soldiers.
Although pre-war reconnaissance of the terrain around Thirteen Mountain Station was more beneficial to the defenders, calls for a decisive battle still overshadowed prudent advice.
The Horqin left-wing central banner troops commanded by Gonggela Butan became the vanguard of the coalition forces as they wished, and took the lead in launching an attack on the Reform Army.
The war started on the 21st, but on the 20th, the royal camp quickly sent a document titled "Instructing Zu Yingyuan, Ruilin and others to respond to the enemy's opportunities" to Jinniu where the Second Army headquarters was located.
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In the imperial mail, the Sixth Emperor asked the Second Army with concern: "Since the Mongolian soldiers were discovered in Shifo Fort, have you fully understood the movements, number, and commanders of the Mongolian troops, and have you seen any battle with Mongolia or the Eight Banners? If you have seen a battle, you should
Give the Manchu and Mongolian thieves a big shock and let them know that I am definitely not a paper tiger!"
It was as if he, Guiziliu Liu, had also attended the Manchu-Mongolian coalition meeting.
It is possible that the coalition meeting was organized by the reform dynasty, otherwise there would be no reason for the Japanese Sixth Army to talk about paper tigers.
The order given by the Corps to the Second Army was: "If Horqin and other troops are indeed joining forces with the Shengjing rebels, then your troops should no longer advance towards Guangning and choose a place with favorable terrain to garrison to prevent the Mongolian rebels from being blocked.
Move in to reinforce the key passes of Jinzhou to ensure a smooth siege of Jinzhou. In addition, Commander Anmu will lead more than 7,000 officers and soldiers from a town carrying Jatling hand-cranked muskets to reinforce our troops, which will be deployed by the Second Army at that time."
At the same time, Wang Fu, the commander-in-chief of the Eastward Regiment, sent a message to the imperial camp, saying that the previously formulated strategy was mainly to eliminate the Eight Banners outside the Pass, led by the Eight Banners stationed in Shengjing, to annihilate ten to twenty thousand enemies, and to occupy Jinzhou, Guangning, and Shengjing.
To achieve the strategic goals and create conditions for the next step of completely liberating the outside world.
Nowadays, the various Mongolian tribes in Monan and the Eight Banners outside the Pass have merged, which not only complicates the enemy's situation, but also makes the enemy's strength larger. Therefore, the campaign goal should be changed to annihilate the Manchu-Mongolian coalition forces as the campaign goal.
Jia Liubai responded in a busy message and pointed out: "It is completely necessary to upgrade the scale of the campaign and increase the number of enemies annihilated. I have been considering whether our brave officers and soldiers can use this campaign to defeat Monan Mongolia and Ruomo.
If Southern Mongolia is resolved, there is hope for peace in Mobei and Moxi."
In the reply call, Jia Liu particularly emphasized how to fight the battle and how to deploy it. The several phases of the battle were under the control of the East March Corps. However, in the first phase, the combat goal must be to severely injure or eliminate no less than ten thousand people, and then to annihilate the enemy's main force.
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And asked Commander Wang if he was confident.
After receiving a positive reply, Jia Liulong was delighted and asked the attendants to prepare the paper money, gunpowder, pickaxes, hammers and other items he would use to pay homage to his ancestors in Fuling.
The first battle between the two armies took place at dawn on the 21st. At that time, Beizitabu under Gongela Butan led more than 700 armored cavalry, wrapped their hooves with cloth and muzzled the horses.
Covered by woods, they suddenly pounced towards a reformist army in front of them.
The Reform Army that was attacked was a subordinate unit of the 10th Infantry Association in the fourth town under the jurisdiction of the Second Army. It was formerly the officers and soldiers of Chengdu Town, the main force of the Sichuan Green Battalion. It was not only well-equipped, but also had a high fighting will.
Therefore, after being attacked by the Mongolian cavalry, the battalion immediately counterattacked on the spot. Although the number of troops was smaller than the attacking Mongolian cavalry, the officers and soldiers fought back very bravely and immediately launched a request for help signal (an improved version of the Diamond Sky Dragon Fireworks) into the air.
After receiving the enemy's information, Song Guozhong, the commander of the cavalry association of the Second Army, immediately led his troops to attack the flanks of the Mongolian soldiers.
Seeing that he could not break through, Tabu led his troops back to the original formation.
In this contact, both sides suffered dozens of casualties.
However, Tabu did not lose heart, because this attack was originally a tentative attack for the army to launch a general offensive.
"These Han soldiers are quite courageous and have not collapsed at the first touch."
Gongela Butan saw that both the infantry and cavalry of the Reform Army were in good shape, and that neighboring troops immediately sent reinforcements after being attacked instead of fighting on their own in a chaotic manner, so he put away his contempt.
Tabu disagreed, saying that the reason why he failed to break through and expand the victory was because the puppet troops dug many trenches and set up many snagging ropes in front of the formation. The warriors who rushed in front did not check, which caused the assault to be frustrated, not because of the failure of the soldiers inside the pass.
How capable are the Han soldiers?
Gongela Butan nodded and looked at his second son Tenzin Wangpo, who was already wearing armor next to him: "Second brother, are you sure you will take the lead?"
"Don't worry, Ama, I have selected a hundred warriors wearing double armor as death warriors. We just need to clear the obstacles in front of the Han soldiers before we can rush in and disrupt them!"
Tenzin Wangpo is very confident, and his confidence comes from his gilded experience of studying abroad in Guannei.
Eleven years ago, as a descendant of Horqin's vassal, he was selected as a second-class bodyguard to accompany Mingrui in his expedition to Burma, so he had a good idea of the combat capabilities of the green troops in the pass.