Chapter 50: Success and Failure

Not to mention the army of the feudal era, even the army of modern times, night fighting is also a big problem.

The obscuring of sight is not only troubled by war commanders, but also by the grassroots organizations of the army, and by ordinary soldiers, who can also cause panic and even mistakes. Caught off guard, it is rare to be able to score 100 points during the day and stay on the passing line at night.

And once you panic and want to regain control of the army, the difficulty is hellish compared to the daytime.

Hauge is a general who has been fighting for more than ten years and has rich combat experience. No matter how short-tempered he is, he doesn't rely on his temperament.

Just sent someone to inform Azig outside Xingshan City quickly, and then made Man Dahai lead troops to embellish the royal courtiers, and he and Adali did their best to pack up the team. The other thing is to figure out what that kind of explosion is all about.

According to the news fed back by the defeated soldiers, the Ming army did not carry a single cannon.

By the way, speaking of this, Hauge immediately sent people to Matsuyama Castle, which had a lot of artillery. Even if the Ming army nailed the fire door before leaving, or directly melted the copper and iron and poured it back, the iron of the cannon was still there. And it's all good iron!

And leaving aside the southern front, let's talk about the eastern front here.

Before Hong Chengchou led his troops to the coast, the Volunteer Battalion was being attacked from three sides.

The Qing army in the middle was quietly ashore at the beginning, and Shi Lang, who was ambushed nearby, was caught off guard.

The rain-like bamboo grenade fell, and there were a few small packets of medicinal powder, not to mention how powerful it was. Only then did he discover the trace of the Zheng army on the sea, and the Qing army was still in a panic.

However, Shi Lang's troops had very few men, and after the assault was successful, he immediately retreated, and did not make persistent efforts to advance in a big way. Because his task was to create favorable conditions for the landing of the main force of the Volunteer Battalion, not to crush the Qing army in front of him.

You must know that there are thousands of Eight Banner soldiers in this middle camp, how many people are under Shi Lang? Counting the bald soldiers, there are not enough 100 people.

At this point, they rushed into the camp of the Qing army, even if they took the lead and took advantage of it at the beginning, it was difficult to guarantee that they could get well. The story of Gan Xingba's hundred horsemen robbing Cao Ying is just a story after all, and the real original form is that Gan Ning players went down to Cao Jun's camp with more than 100 athletes, went down to Cao's military camp, pulled out the antlers, crossed the base and entered the camp, and returned with dozens of ranks. That is, to make a small bargain and run, not to go deep at all, but to make Cao Jun frightened and noisy, and raise fire like a star.

Jialazhangjing, led by the middle battalion, quickly reorganized his team and immediately went out of the battalion. At the same time, he beckoned the Qing troops from the left and right battalions and besieged them from three sides.

The volunteer battalion that had already landed sat in a circle, with pikemen on the outside and layers of musketeers inside. lit torches one by one, so that Hong Chengchou could see it from a distance.

The loss of the three battalions of the Qing army still thought about eating the land division of the Ming army that landed first, but the fact was that there was no one to fight the battalion. It's like facing a hedgehog that has shrunk into a ball, and there is nowhere to put its mouth at all. If they didn't bring the artillery, they could only watch the volunteer battalion set up in front of them. But how could there be artillery in the three Qing army barracks in Linhai?

And even if the officials of the three Qing army camps in Linhai wanted to break through their brains, they didn't expect Hong Chengchou to break through the first layer of defense so quickly. It seems that as soon as the three of them reached the front of the Volunteer Battalion, the Qing army's defense line inside was broken through.

The Ming army that gathered in a large group was not the guerrilla scatter they thought beforehand, it was a real army. Just by looking at the torches dotted with stars, you can tell that there are definitely a lot of them.

After the Linhai Qing army found out that something was wrong, someone immediately wanted to send troops to intercept it.

After all, there is still a long way to go from the inner line of defense to them. As long as they intercept the Ming army, and the soldiers and horses behind them take advantage of the situation to kill them, it will be a big victory easily, right?

But if the Qing army wants to be divided into two, it depends on whether Zheng Sen agrees or not.

The Volunteer Battalion, which is formed in a circle, is obviously quite lacking in offensive ability. But that doesn't mean they really don't have any offensive ability at all.

As a result, the final result of this battle was settled.

Before the Qing army in the west arrived, Hong Chengchou's army and the volunteer battalion had already defeated the Linhai Qing army one step ahead, just as Luo Zhen and Haoge were helpless in the face of the 'heart of death', and the latter was also unable to resist this kind of lethal tactic.

But Zheng Sen's task has not been completed, on the contrary, this is their most dangerous moment.

Five or six thousand Ming troops broke through the barrier and came to the beach, looking at the warships on the sea, I don't know how many people cried at this moment. This sense of joy of salvation can drive the human spirit crazy.

Crying and laughing, crying and laughing......

Hong Chengchou couldn't control his soldiers and horses. And in fact, he was not prepared to control it.

Hong Chengchou, who was holding a sword from Shang Fang, looked at the warships on the sea, looked back at the burning Songshan City, and even looked at Jinzhou City in the distance, and his mood was complicated.

"Hahaha, hahaha...... "Success or failure turns empty, who says merit or demerits?" Two tears that I didn't know if they were true or false flowed down from the corners of Hong Chengchou's eyes, and the laughter was so desolate.

"This official bears the grace of the Holy Grace, mentions the general army of the Eighth Road, the elite of the nine sides, and the 130,000 cavalry army to relieve the siege of Jinzhou. But it ended up like this! ”

Hong Chengchou looked at the soldiers beside him and said to Zhang Dou, "What face do you say I have to see Your Majesty, and what face do I have to live in this world?" ”

When he spoke, Hong Chengchou kept looking at the Shang Fang sword in his hand, and when the words fell, he just smiled loudly and said: "There is a negative grace, there is a negative grace." ”

As he spoke, he wiped his neck. Looking at that posture, it's really good not to be neat.

Since he was hurriedly pulled by Zhang Dou beside him, the soldiers next to him also stepped forward one after another, and finally snatched Shang Fang's sword from under him. But the neck had been cut, and the blood had stained the patches in front of the official robes red.

Zheng Sen was startled when he saw it, and Hong Xu was also startled. They all stepped forward to persuade them, and finally sent people onto the ship.

Hong Xu sighed with a smile, and whispered to Zheng Sen on the side: "Eldest prince, do you think this Hong Chengchou really wants to atone for his sins with death, or is he making such a scene?" ”

Zheng Sen's cheeks twitched, "I'm afraid it's the latter." Although Hong Chengchou was quite ruthless. But he also has too many plays ahead of him.

Zheng Sen is no longer the original Xiaobai, shaking his head at the moment, with an indescribable expression on his face.

The two separated, one after the other, and Zheng Sen came to the army again.

Qing reinforcements have also arrived. What Hauge saw was a large half-moon array in front of him, with swords and guns in front, bird guns in the back, and a small cannon in the center. And at the back of this half-moon array, a large number of Ming troops were rushing onto the ship.

These people bravely fought through the two layers of siege from Songshan Castle in one breath and came to the seaside, and most of the qi they raised dissipated. If they are allowed to risk their lives to fight the Qing army, then not many people are really willing. Even if Zu Dale, Jiang Zhu, and Yao Xun each brought their families and barely maintained a team of men and horses, waiting behind the volunteer battalion, the morale and fighting spirit were not the same as before.

Seriously, if there was no volunteer battalion, the Ming army, which defeated the Qing army and rushed to the sea, would really be killed by the Qing army coming from behind and flee with their heads in their hands, leaving no armor behind.

for their hearts are troubled. No one regards killing Tartars as their first priority anymore, and all eyes are fixed on the big ship.

Hong Chengchou attempted suicide, but his injuries were not light, and the man was sent to the ship. Zhang Dou did not go, as well as Yao Gong and Wang Zhizhen, all three of whom were trying their best to organize the Ming army to take a boat and go to the big ship in the sea.

The order was not completely chaotic, because Zheng Sen and his volunteer battalion were still there, but with the arrival of Qing reinforcements, the Ming army was undoubtedly more panicked.

"Why don't you rush?"

Hauge looked at the coastline ahead and was furious. Just that thin crescent moon, rushing past, is a few years of famous pigs and sheep like the Ming army to be slaughtered, which can somewhat absorb the insult he suffered tonight.

Haoge, who has already placed himself in the position of the heir of Huang Taiji, attaches great importance to his military exploits and his prestige.

Luo Zhen didn't say a word, and Jia Lazhangjing, the leader of the three Qing troops in Linhai, swallowed and spitted at the mouth: "Prince Su, Zheng Jun is sharp in birds, and the minions have fought with them many times, but they have all been beaten back by birds......"