Chapter 437: Du Du
Li Zhi originally wanted to tell them that the camp was built by himself at Qingshankou. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 But hearing Wang Pu's words, Li Zhi couldn't say this, and said: "The Tartar camp is specially designed with superior firearms, and it is very difficult to attack, so you must be careful when attacking." ”
Hong Chengchou listened to Li Zhi's words, muttered for a long time, and did not speak.
Wang Pu laughed and said, "Xingguobo, when you defeated more than 20,000 Qing troops with 12,000 people in Fanjiazhuang, you shocked the world. Although our 40,000 soldiers and horses are not as strong as Xingguobo's soldiers and horses, they are also a strong army on the nine sides, and now their morale is strong, fighting around 20,000 Tartars, no matter how you look at it, they are victorious and undefeated. ”
Yang Guozhu stroked his beard and said: "Don't worry about Xingguo, we will be able to win this village in this battle!" ”
Li Zhi nodded and said, "If you can win it in one fell swoop, it will naturally be a good thing." It's just that the Qing army has 10,000 firecrackers, shooting guns from all sides, and it is very difficult for our army to rush through those four ditches. After rushing through the ditch, you have to cross the area of wooden thorns and thistles before you can rush to the Tartar in hand-to-hand combat. You still have to think about how to overcome these obstacles. ”
When the generals heard this, they fell into deep thought.
After thinking about it for a long time, Wu Sangui said: "If you want to prevent the fire of the Tartars, you can build a wooden shield car." The wooden shield carts followed the wooden bridges, covered each other, and went up to build bridges over the ditches. The wooden shield cart then passed over the bridge and advanced to the area of the wooden thorns, where the soldiers in the wooden shield cart dug earth to fill the wooden thorns. ”
Hearing Wu Sangui's words, everyone kept nodding. Now the only ways that the generals can come up with are wooden shield cars and wooden bridges. These equipment are easy to make, and can be made by going to the mountains to cut wood and knotting ropes, and all that is needed is some labor. And it does protect against firebolts.
Hong Chengchou thought for a long time, waved his hand and said: "Go into the mountains to cut wood, build wooden shields and wooden bridges to prepare to attack the village." ”
The generals sang loudly, rode away, and organized their men.
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Standing at the forefront of the Qing army camp, the Manchu Anping Beledu looked at the Ming army ten miles away who were busy building various equipment, frowning and silent.
The two white flags of the Han army stood humbly beside Du Du and said: "Lord Beile, Li Zhi of the Ming Kingdom is here, should we avoid the limelight and give up this camp." ”
The Han military banner of the Maturity Period was composed of Han Chinese in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and initially there was only one banner. As the Qing army entered the customs and plundered the population, there were more and more Han people, and the Han army flag continued to expand, becoming two flags, until the current four flags. These four flags are "two yellow flags", "two white flags", "two red flags", and "two blue flags". There is no flag owner in the Han army flag, and each flag has a commander of Gushan Ezhen.
After the Qing army entered the customs in the fourth year of Chongde and was severely damaged by Li Zhi, Huang Taiji began to equip the Han army flag with firearms in view of the fact that the cavalry shooting of the Eight Banners of Manchuria had become outdated. 30,000 people were selected from the bannermen of the two white, two blue and two old Han flags, equipped with Jianwei guns and Hongyi cannons. At the same time, in order to fight against Li Zhi's firearms, Huang Taiji equipped these firecrackers with heavy armor.
Under Shi Tingzhu's command, there are now 15,000 firecrackers. These firearms were the sharp weapons used by the Manchus to fight against Li Zhi.
However, the Manchu nobles all knew that they had never learned the skill of housekeeping by learning Li Zhi's firearms - Li Zhi's firearms could fight 140 steps, while the Manchu Jianwei guns could only fight 70 steps.
When Du Du heard the name Li Zhi, his body trembled subconsciously because of fear.
Du Du was really scared by Li Zhi.
In the third year of Chongde, Du Du followed Yue Tuo into the pass to plunder, and saw Yue Tuo's 30,000 troops wiped out in front of Li Zhi's fire cannons, and finally even Yue Tuo himself was killed by Li Zhi. At Qingshankou, Du Du saw Dolgon's army of 70,000 in front of Li Zhi's camp and fled in defeat.
The Qing Dynasty had an absolute strategic advantage over the Ming Kingdom. In the Gyeonggi, Shanxi, and Shandong provinces of the Ming Kingdom, the warriors of the Qing Dynasty entered as they wanted to enter and plundered at will. Before Li Zhi, the interior of the Ming Kingdom was simply a paradise for Qing warriors.
However, since the annihilation of Yanguli in Tianjin in the first year of Chongde, Li Zhi has become a nightmare of the Qing Dynasty, and the plundering has become a matter that outweighs the losses. Every time the Qing army entered the fortress, it was beaten by Li Zhi and suffered heavy losses.
Du Du really didn't want to see Li Zhi again, to see this person who scared him.
However, this time, the emperor mobilized a large army to besiege Jinzhou and put on a posture of a decisive battle with the Ming army. Since it is a decisive battle, it is inevitable to fight against Li Zhi. The nobles of the Manchu Qing Dynasty have already had the consciousness to fight Li Zhi again.
Of the 30,000 firearms trained by the emperor to deal with Li Zhi, 10,000 were under Du Du's command, guarding the camp on Beacon Mountain.
Du Du's heart was empty, his face was pale, but he couldn't find a reason to withdraw from the army. If there are 10,000 firecrackers who can't defend the guards, how can this decisive battle be fought?
Du Du was reluctant to show his fear of Li Zhi in front of the Han generals, which would make the Han people in the Han army banner find the weakness of the Manchurians. He pretended to laugh lightly and said: "At the beginning, Li Zhi's 10,000 people used such a camp to withstand the attack of 70,000 people in Dolgon, and now we have learned his method of building a village, and there are 20,000 defenders, so why are you afraid of 50,000 Ming troops?" ”
Ibai, the owner of the Mongolian White Flag, gritted his teeth and looked at the banner of the Ming army, and said, "Lord Belle, that's Li Zhi." I heard that he now has an army of 20,000 men..."
When he heard the number of 20,000 people, Du Du's face turned white again.
The other Ming troops are not worth mentioning in Du Du's eyes. What is terrible is Li Zhi's soldiers and horses. I don't know how many of Li Zhi's 20,000 soldiers and horses came. If all of Li Zhi's tiger masters came, would his 20,000 people be able to defend this camp?
Thinking of the scene of Li Zhijun's hundred cannons firing at that time, Du Du's heart trembled.
However, this time cannot be retreated without a fight. Up to now, I can only believe in the emperor's firecrackers, and I believe that these Han army flag firecrackers can withstand Li Zhi's soldiers and horses.
Du Du seemed to be emboldening himself, and said loudly: "We have 10,000 firearms, and it is more than enough to defend the village." Li Zhi is all 20,000 people here, and there is no need to be afraid of him! ”
Yibai and Buyandai, the owner of the Eight Banners Mongolian Red Flag Banner, glanced at each other, and there was some uneasiness in their eyes.
Du Du shouted loudly: "Shi Tingzhu, how are your firecracker soldiers training?" ”
Shi Tingzhu secretly said that this is the seventh time Du Du has asked this question, and Du Du seems to be very uncertain about this battle. But Shi Tingzhu didn't dare to show the slightest abnormality on his face, knelt on the ground and said: "Back to Lord Beile, the fire soldiers of the two white flags hit a target seventy paces away, and nine out of ten shots can be hit. ”
Du Du nodded and said, "That's fine, then there's nothing to worry about." ”
With a wave of his hand, Du Du said: "Push the Hongyi cannon to the gun position and prepare to meet the enemy." ”