Section 371 Tiger Leap Battle--The Decisive Battle XXXI
At dawn, Nanchang City and Fuzhou City almost simultaneously launched two battles with contrasting strengths.
Facing the position of the Shenzhou Army, the two Manchu princes, Kong Youde, the king of Gongshun, and Geng Zhongming, the king of Huaishun, had to jump and scold.
"Who the hell did you come up with a way to lack morality!"
On the flat ground in front of this position, in front of the horizontal pillbox line, the longitudinal low wall and the deer barricade completely divided them into comb shapes. If they wanted to attack such a position, all the attacking soldiers would have to squeeze into the narrow alleys. You can only face the bunker forward, and it is impossible to turn in one direction. This wide position, which directly connects the rivers on both sides, cannot even be detoured.
When the battle comes to this point, there is no other way than to force people to fight over. Faced with this situation, Kong Youde knew that this had reached the most critical juncture, and there was no other way but to make a desperate bet. On the opposite side is the city of Nanchang, and if Nanchang is captured, the passage to the south of Jiangxi will be opened, and the land occupied by Hunan and Jiangxi will be connected. The entire front will again become a favorable situation facing the enemy, otherwise the Qing troops in all areas of northern Jiangxi will fall into a state of facing the enemy on two fronts, and they will definitely lose. (This book is in ****, and the latest updates are at the starting point)
"Today is the time for a decisive battle." Inside the big tent, Kong Youde topped the helmet and hung the armor. He glanced at his generals, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, the arrangement of the enemy army, you can see clearly, the enemy army along the Zhangye, Shagang, Heshan line to lay down the formation, our army can only concentrate the absolute superiority of forces, swear to break through the enemy formation can directly attack Nanchang, according to my and Geng Wang estimates, the enemy chariot may be deployed in the city of Nanchang, although the dense rivers here are not conducive to the impact of the cavalry, but the same chariot is also inconvenient, so the generals should not be afraid of the enemy chariot, just lead the troops forward, today I will see my 100,000 army destroy the enemy here!" Come, the generals have drunk this cup, let's see you on the array. ”
"Swear to follow the commander to the death and destroy the enemy under the city of Nanchang"
At this time, Guo Feng was the commander of the city defense of Nanchang City, and his subordinates were five ranger battalions, four rocket artillery companies and all units of the mixed regiment, and the engineer battalion that had completed the task of building positions became the reserve in Guo Feng's hands. In the south of Nanchang City, all the rivers flow in a north-south direction. Among them, the wide and flat ground between Shagang and Heshan was the backbone of his defense, not only to construct a line of double pillboxes, but also to arrange all the artillery batteries here.
To be honest, he didn't feel any pressure in the face of the 120,000 Qing army. To say that the disparity in strength means that the Qing army is too weak, think about it, using cavalry or infantry to attack a well-fortified area, and facing the fire of sixteen rocket artillery, think about it, this is a completely one-sided massacre. It's just that Guo Feng received Huang Gu's strict order, or he will stick to the Qing army without leaving, and he must not scare away Kong Youde's army, otherwise it will be difficult to find such an opportunity to destroy the enemy in the future.
On the other hand, Liu Guoxuan, who was deployed under the city of Fuzhou, faced 30,000 cavalry. He had two chariot battalions and four ranger battalions in his hands, including an artillery battery, and he had no worries there. And what he was really worried about was that his appetite was too great, and he wanted to swallow these 30,000 people in one gulp.
The left wing of the left wing Meile Zhang Jingtuntai (i.e., Tong Dai, Tong Yanghe) led the troops and horses of the headquarters to attack eastward, and did not encounter any resistance along the way, until they reached the city of Fuzhou. More than a hundred miles away, they arrived just before nightfall, and were not harassed for the whole night. After a good night's rest, Tun greeted the early morning sunshine, and was full of ambition to wait for the whole army to have breakfast, and gave an order, and the whole army attacked Fuzhou. According to the report of the reconnaissance horse, the enemy army was actually deployed in Fubei Town, and there were about 2,000 people, and there were about 100 chariots. There was no movement at the moment, just a tight hold.
In a short time, breakfast was over, 30,000 cavalry waved their flags, people and horses neighed, and the momentum was extraordinary. Tun Tai didn't think much about it, and the crab claw array used for the impact was set out early, just waiting for a while to win or lose.
Soon, the last group of probes returned last night.
"The newspaper lord learned that the arrival of our army last night was an accident of the enemy, and the whole enemy army did not prepare for battle until this morning. Moreover, his subordinates also sent spies to the surrounding areas, and it was reported that there was no decent main force of the enemy army in the four directions except for the enemy army in front of him. ”
When Tuntai heard this, his whole body was full of blood, and he had already forgotten all the orders of Kong Youde, the king of Gongshun, and Geng Zhongming, the king of Huaishun, who ordered him to attack and harass the rear of the enemy's army. Yi happily said loudly: "Okay, you have done a good job, and when our army wins this battle, Lord Ben will be rewarded, go down and rest?" ”
"Master Xie, the slave is retired!" Tanma also retreated with joy.
At the same time, Liu Guoxuan had already reached his forward command post.
"Sir, the two ranger battalions led by Battalion Commander Gan are already in place, and their ambush has not been detected by the enemy until now. For the rest, the tank battalion was ready for the assault, and the artillery battalion was ready to fire in accordance with the intended shelling area. ”
Liu Guoxuan said "very good" in his mouth, and then habitually picked up the binoculars, came to the window of the command post, and looked at the large array of the Qing army with flags in front of him. He muttered in a low voice: "Tuntai, I'm waiting for you, let's see if my cart and artillery can beat you with 30,000 cavalry." "Turning around, the customary order said, "Tell the ministries that no shooting is allowed without an order from the command post"
"Yes"
Time passed minute by minute while Liu Guoxuan was anxiously waiting, but Tun Tai was as motionless as if he had taken the wrong medicine. It turns out that Tuntai has such an understanding, "full of warmth and lust", he will only enter the army after the smoke of the Shenzhou army's cooking has cleared, and then he can also say to his subordinates on the side as usual: "See, this is the benevolence of Zhixin, benevolence and strictness, and let them be his full ghosts, isn't it my Tuntai's benevolence!" After saying that, he laughed three more times, and then he would give the order to attack with satisfaction.
Some people will say that Tuntai is also a famous general, isn't this nonsense? In fact, people don't know that people at that time didn't understand that blood sugar would rise after meals, and at the same time, the blood supply to the brain would be reduced due to digestion, which would make people feel sleepy and tired. But Tuntai, who has been fighting for many years, naturally understands this way, and it is a good time for the enemy to attack immediately after dinner.
"The whole army...... Soldiers...... Whatever I ...... Charge ......"
Before the war, in the deathly silence, Tuntai's voice pierced the clouds and resounded through the heavens and the earth.