Chapter 43: The Battle of the Dragon Gate III

The first thing Cao Zongyu did when he camped south of Longmen.

It will be the soil that will hold back the water and cut off the Yishui.

It's only March. The snow melts and the river begins to rise. It's just that such a river can't wash away the camp of the Qing army, because the amount of water is not enough.

But it was enough to rush the Qing army camp across a section.

In the middle of the night, the upper reaches collapsed, and the water rushed down, and the river crossed the riverbed and rushed into the camp of the Qing army, knocking over the antlers and tearing down the fence, although the river was only half a man's height.

But it was enough to push the raft up.

The soldiers of a battalion were all on rafts, and there were only ten people on each raft, and three hundred rafts went down the river, some crashing into the pontoon bridge, and some crashing into the wall.

Riding the flowing water, it is almost instantaneous.

This battalion, six outposts, is not transferred as a formation, but among the six battalions, the most capable sentry is drawn out, and the selected conditions are southerners, good swimming, and then they fight and cooperate tacitly.

But even so, it is hard to deceive.

Even though the water level of Yishui is not too high, but after such an impact, many soldiers fell from the raft into the water, raised their heads twice, rendered a blood red, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

However, it was all worth it.

The sudden flood in the dark night not only disrupted the layout of the Qing army, but also caused the Qing army to panic, and also plunged all the land by the river into mud.

After the snow melts in the spring, it is not easy to walk.

If it is washed away by the water again, it will take a day or two to dry up.

It's just that now, where did Cao Zongyu give him so much time.

The first wave of 3,000 soldiers who came on a raft rushed to the Qing army camp about 2,000, and a gap was opened in an instant.

Firmly occupied, opening the way for the army behind.

And the Qing army also cleaned up the mess and did not march with all its might at the first time.

To be honest, if this was summer, Cao Zongyu's move would have cost half the life of the Qing army, but the lack of water in spring was an irreparable defect.

But even so, the pontoon bridge of the Qing army was broken, and the camps near the river were washed down, and thousands of soldiers were soaked in the water.

I'm afraid that the food and gunpowder in the camp will be damp, not to mention, a piece of mud, no matter what boots you wear, it will be a piece of mud with you.

Geng Jimao naturally wanted to counterattack, but in the future, there would be Xia troops on the road, and the supplies in the camp would not be replenished. It's also a big trouble, so I can only take care of this side first.

When his side settled down, the Xia army also overwhelmed the border.

Just when the sky was bright, the Qing army camp erupted in a tragic fight.

Because of the mud, most of the riding

The soldiers couldn't run.

It is the pawns who really decide the outcome of both sides.

Because of the mud, the front lines on both sides were twisted and twisted, and a large number of soldiers had two or three catties of mud on their feet, and they couldn't go fast at all. So the two sides fought, and it became even more tragic.

There are only a few places where the formation can still be stable, but many more places have already been mixed up.

The sound of the tragic battle between the two sides spread far away to Jin Shenghuan's headquarters, and it was also discovered by the scouts outside the Qing army and reported to Luoyang City.

For a while, the entire battlefield was alarmed by the battle of Longmen.

Cao Zongyu almost threw out all his chips in one breath.

Just an hour after the brigade entered the Qing army camp, Cao Zongyu entered the Qing army camp with his own honor guard.

For a time, all the Xia soldiers and soldiers were in high morale, shouting for victory, and rushed forward desperately.

At the forefront were the hand-to-hand combat arms that Cao Zongyu had drawn from the army, such as sword and shield men and spearmen, while behind were fire gunners and gunners.

To be honest, the Qing army in Longmen was not easy to deal with.

They are all old thieves in Liaodong.

From the rise of the old slave to the present, the Liaodong War has been fought for decades. This elite soldier and strong generals are all beaten, although the Sanshun King is from Phi Dao, but the army is also a veteran who has been fighting for many years.

Compared with Xia Jun, it is indeed not cheap.

It's just that what Cao Zongyu relies on is that the training in the army is strict, and it can even be said to be strict. There are also sharp firearms, the front soldiers approve the armor, the long knives and spears open the way, and the back soldiers use fire guns. There are also a lot of explosives such as hand-grenades.

That's the difference in reaction speed between the two sides.

During the Korean war, the Qing army also tried the power of hand grenades, but the real large number of equipment was still in Liaodong. It's certainly a matter of yield, but also of reaction speed. Needless to say, the issue of yield.

The production of firearms in the Qing Dynasty inherited from the Ming Dynasty, and was made by the division of labor, made internally, and made by the military in various places. It's just that the economy in various places has not recovered, and what the armies have made themselves is almost child's play.

What can really be relied on is the Ministry of Industry, internal manufacturing, and the newly established Beijing Gun Factory.

The survivability of the three of them cannot compete with a Nanjing Manufacturing Bureau, let alone the Guangdong Bureau. In addition, the Qing army did not have a department dedicated to the equipment of each army.

Even if the Qing army in Liaodong reacted that the hand-grenade was easy to use, it relied on personal attention to popularizing it, and it was Azig's idea to promote the hand-grenade.

And Azig has now been knocked over, stepping on 10,000 feet, and what he advocates, whether right or wrong, must be denied.

Seeing that the Qing army also attached importance to it, he immediately reacted to the Privy Council, and the Privy Council put the grenade and bullet as a weapon to be rationed by the whole army, but in half a year, hundreds of them were produced. No more than a few pieces each

It's only ten dollars.

The two sides fought repeatedly in teams of several people, or dozens of people, in countless tents and tents.

Geng Jimao also assembled the Chinese army, knocked out all the tents and tents of the Chinese army, and lined up the camp.

It's just that the Xia army, under the command of Cao Zongyu, has already played a momentum, and it is like a mountain tiger, and it is unstoppable to rush over.

And the Qing army was frightened last night, and this morning there was no drip, just fighting. I didn't have an advantage, so I was naturally a little worried.

If they didn't know, in such a situation, if they turned around and ran, they would only die worse. I can only grit my teeth and fight.

Layers of armor guards Cao Zongyu.

Behind Cao Zongyu, a two-foot high banner fluttered in the wind,

Arrows flew by Cao Zongyu's side from time to time, which showed that Cao Zongyu's position was quite high. Cao Zongyu pointed to Geng Jimao's general flag and said, "Who killed Geng thief for me." ”

A gray-haired veteran came out and said, "The last general is willing to go." ”

Cao Zongyu saw that it was, Wang Guangtai.

The Wang brothers who guarded Yunyang were all under the command of Cao Zongyu, and Wang Guangen resisted the direction of the Qing army in Nanyang, and it was possible that the Qing army would be in the direction.

And Wang Guangtai is under Cao Zongyu.

Although Wang Guangtai is not as good as his brother, he is also a fierce general, but he is a little old.

Wang Guangen first joined the Righteous Army, then joined the Ming Army, and then joined the Xia Army. is a veteran of Luo Rucai's era, Wang Guangtai is slightly younger than him, and there is not much difference.

The years are like flowing water, and the three heroes of the righteous army, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, and Luo Rucai, are all blown away by the rain and wind, and at the same time, they are such as Wang Guangen, Wang Guangtai, who have been in the army since Chongzhen seven years ago.

Although, these veterans can't play for a few years.

But the older he gets, if he fights in formation, it is estimated that he is not the opponent of some young generals who came out of the martial arts hall, but in such a melee situation, these young officers are really not as good as the veterans.

Cao Zongyu said: "There is General Lao Wang." ”

After Wang Guangtai received the order, he transferred 500 armor soldiers from the army.

It's all plate armor.

Although in the Xia army, firearms are king, and plate armor is not paid much attention, but it is not without equipment, but these armor soldiers are more of the guards of high-ranking generals.

Among Cao Zongyu's personal soldiers, there are more than 1,000 armor soldiers, wearing armor, long knives and big lances, whether they can fight, I don't know. But it was mighty.

So, the Privy Council, the Cabinet, the Palace, all the soldiers on duty were all in plate armor. Light can be seen.

However, at this time, Wang Guangtai came out, but it showed that although this plate armor was restrained by firearms, it was not useless, at least in hand-to-hand combat, it was still invincible.

I saw that Wang Guangtai had hundreds of people, as if they were a sharp arrow, and they killed Geng Jimao without hesitation.