Chapter 173: Battle of Cheongju VI

Azig understands this as well.

In such a radius of several miles, he had tens of thousands of cavalry, like trapped beasts. There is no room for manoeuvre. had to fight viciously with the Xia army.

Azig believed that if Xia Jun ate his command, he would be able to break several of Xia Jun's teeth.

Not to mention anything else, all the armies of the Xia army on the Korean side, after this battle, decided to lose their combat effectiveness.

But what?

The Xia soldiers' losses were regained, and the speed of recovery was much faster than that of the Qing army.

In particular, the reform of the military service system was followed by the measurement of acres of land. Almost every adult male is required to serve in the military. Although this system is still grass-based, there are too many loopholes, and many people can find ways to evade military service.

But it is necessary to ensure a steady stream of soldiers in the Xia army.

In addition to the lower-level officers who have been trained in the martial arts hall one after another, plus the military system developed by Zhang Xuan.

It can be said that all the armies of the North Korean side of the army this summer have been annihilated. Within a year or two, Zhang Xuan could organize the second batch of North Korean troops. The third batch.

The population of the Ming Dynasty is not clear to later generations, and Zhang Xuan is not clear now. After all, the official data of the Ming Dynasty cannot be trusted by a word.

But Zhang Xuan estimated that it was definitely above 100 million. And the places occupied by the Xia army were as many as sixty or seventy million, to say the least. Zhang Xuan has been strengthening his organizational skills.

He may not be able to do it, the Qin Dynasty only sent 600,000 troops like a few million people. But it may still be possible to really get to the point of death, to use all kinds of military force and pull up millions of troops.

Of course, this will not last.

But can the Qing court do it?

Britain can say that he will not give in until the last Indian dies. But today's Qing court is not able to do not die to the point where the last Han man will not die, and he will never give in.

Not to mention anything else, the death of these Eight Banners soldiers under Azig alone is the biggest loss of the Qing army after the Battle of Anqing.

And the weakening of the Eight Banners will not make the green battalions of the Han army in various places think about other things.

Azig may not know much about Xia Jun's side. But I know my home very well.

This is the victory over the imperial court.

Although the final decisive battle between Qing and Xia has not yet begun, even militarily, the Qing army still has a slight upper hand. But the outcome of the war between the two sides was already predetermined.

It doesn't just depend on how the process goes.

So in this battle, Azig definitely didn't want the battle to drag on until dawn.

He reorganized a little and immediately prepared to attack the Zheng army's camp.

I have to say that the strength of the Eight Banners in this era is still quite powerful, so it was a surprise attack first, then a night battle, three battles in a row, and almost no breath

Gas.

Under such circumstances, the Qing army was able to maintain a considerable degree of combat effectiveness. It's not enough to be admired.

The Qing army's attack this time was not sudden.

Zheng Chenggong's order was given, and almost all of the camps were brightly lit, and if you looked down from the sky, you could see that the surroundings of Cheongju City were like a ring of fire. It looks very clear on the dark earth.

Azig looked at the Xia army camp that Dasu said was the easiest to break through.

It immediately understood that this easy breakthrough is also relative.

After all, Zheng Chenggong's own army is the most taken care of by Zheng Chenggong, and almost all the best equipment in the whole army is in the army. None of the previous battles allowed him to take on the main combat power.

First, they were worried about their strength, after all, the essence of the Zheng family's army was buried under the city of Nanjing, and after that, the situation was different, and the Zheng family no longer had the possibility of forming an army on a large scale.

This army was newly formed.

But to say that they are showy is not necessarily.

Although Zheng Chenggong did not let them undertake the main task, he also fought a lot of various battles, and most of the people who came down from Luozhou City to here have also seen blood and experienced battle formations.

I don't dare to say how outstanding it is, but I also know how to fight the battle, not to mention anything else, this camp is well-organized, and there is almost no difference from the various departments of the Xia army.

Azig rode his horse and said to the generals beside him: "In today's battle, I am incompetent, and I have been calculated by Zheng thief, before dawn, rush out of this camp, everyone still has a way to live, otherwise there will be a dead end." ”

"Nonsense, I'm not going to say it." Azig drew his knife in his hand and said, "Everyone follow me, kill." ”

Azig rushed to the front with his own soldiers, and the cavalry behind him followed, Azig had the idea of finishing the battle, so he did not wander at all.

Only dead knocks.

The rumbling cannon sounded, and this was the biggest appearance of the Xia army's artillery in this night battle.

The Qing army's surprise attack came quite suddenly, and all the artillery in the large camp fell before they could be used.

And at this moment, the camp that was attacking the Xia army was waiting for it had to go under the artillery.

The artillery of the Xia army was all assigned to the target, and there was no need to aim in the face of the cavalry that rushed out of the darkness like a ghost.

Just hit it.

It won't fall short at all.

The density of firepower in this era cannot be compared with that of later generations. So even though all the firearms in the battalion were fired, there were occasionally a few explosions that were not quite the same, if nothing else, but a bore.

But even so, it could not stop the desperate attack of the Qing army.

Rush to the front of the cavalry, use the horse as a cover, and shoot with the Xia army's gunners with bows and arrows. I have to say that the bird guns equipped by the Xia army are defective in many aspects, so that they cannot have an absolute advantage in the face of the Qing army archers.

For a time, the Qing army suffered heavy casualties at the same time. Many of the Xia Army's musketeers also fell to the ground.

There were also some Qing soldiers, turned over and dismounted, armed with sharp axes, strode forward, and everywhere they passed, no matter what kind of antler fence or something, they all split open, almost hard from the wall, cut a road.

Of course, if you think about it with your toes, you will know how tragic the losses of the Qing army will be in such an action, and in the rain of bullets, those who can still make such an action must be the elite veterans of the Eight Banners of the Qing Army, many of whom are still white. These elite veterans dared to attack the army formation of more than 10,000 people of the Ming army with hundreds of people, and they could even be defeated.

And he has to die here in vain, and even the exchange ratio can't be one to one.

You must know that this group of people is an old slave, and Huang Taiji has accumulated for two generations, and entered the Shunzhi Dynasty, although the soldiers of the Eight Banners have won successive battles. But I only saw consumption, but I didn't see much replenishment.

It's like the tens of thousands of cavalry that Luo Rucai entered Jiangnan back then, and that was one less dead.

Azig almost crushed his steel teeth, and his heart was tormented to death.

The Eight Banners also maintain some primitive tribal relics, and the Eight Banners army is subordinate to the banner masters, and the bannermen and soldiers see the banner owners to call themselves masters and call themselves slaves.

This personal affiliation also represents the influence of the flag owner.

The soldiers of the Eight Banners who died here were all Azig's minions and Azig's team. Azig wasn't very respectful in front of Dolgon, either.

What is the reason? It's the strength under his command.

Let him have the confidence to talk to Dorgon like that.

And today's war, not to mention anything else.

Azig's political influence is likely to be greatly diminished.

How to make Azig's heart not hurt.

But no matter how heartbroken it was, Azig could only grit his teeth and let them die in front of the battle.

Their deaths, though, were not without effect. Countless cavalry rushed into the camp of the Xia army along this opened up road like mercury.

For a time, the shortcomings of the inexperience of this summer army were manifested.

The generals can't react to the situation in a timely manner, but the soldiers don't know what to do. In just a few moments, the Qing army broke into the camp.

Without the camp as a defense, how could these armies withstand the desperate Eight Banners.

Even in order to pass quickly, Azig personally went into battle, although under the protection of many personal soldiers, he still killed blood.

At this time, the sky quickly faded and blackened, a little lighter, the sun has not yet come out, and between heaven and earth, it is still bright.

Azig stood in front of the camp with a large number of corpses covered in blood, looking back at the direction of Cheongju City, and the hatred in his eyes could almost burst out.

He secretly said in his heart: "Zheng Chenggong, you wait." Then he turned over and got on his horse, did not clean the battlefield, and immediately broke through the siege.