Chapter 260: Heavenly Furnace Battle Method: Melting Tartar

Shoot people first shoot horses and capture thieves first capture the king, Duoduo dispatched Manchuria Zhengbai Banner Gushan Ezhen to lead Zhengbai Banner to besiege the third town from the north, Manchuria Zhengbai Zhengbai Banner Melle Ezhen Subai led a Jiala to attack the water village at the same time, personally led Manchuria with white flag Gushan Ezhen Yild, Mongolian Zhengbai Banner Korqin, Mongolia inlaid with white flag Cheerbu to lead the troops to attack the Chinese army of the Volunteer Army.

Yang Xuan set up the big tent of the Chinese army in the west of the city, since the garrison is also the most tightly defended place, each camp is surrounded by fence wood, in the possible attack area is to dig trenches, horse pits, in some battalions are to use chariots to build a second line of defense, it can be said that the defense is tight, compared with the Shunqing city is not much better.

Due to Haoge's experience in the past, although everyone thought that the Tartars might make a desperate attempt to attack the Chinese army's big tent, they still felt nervous when they suddenly faced the siege of the Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners.

Now the sun has already turned west, the autumn is high and cool, and the wind blows on the river to feel a coolness, so the weather is suitable for the soldiers of the volunteers, and it is more suitable for the Manchu Tartars from the far north.

Duoduo's eyes were round, and he shouted loudly, urging the Mongols to launch an attack with a white flag and a Mongolian inlaid white flag, and everyone braved the artillery fire to roar, although the artillery fire on the opposite hill was fierce, and the rockets were constantly fired in the formation, and there were many casualties on the sprint road, but they were not afraid.

Duoduo stood on the hill in the distance, and saw that although the artillery fire in front of him was fierce and the shouts of killing were bursting, the Tartar iron cavalry actually rushed into the formation, fighting back and forth, and felt a sense of comfort in his heart.

In the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Japanese army attacked Changsha, and Xue Yue, the governor of the Chinese theater, used the Tianlu method of warfare to make way in the face of the Japanese invasion, occupied both sides, and then suddenly killed the Japanese army after the Japanese invaders landed in Changsha.

In ancient Chinese history, in the face of the northern cavalry, the most commonly used tactic was nothing more than the chariot formation, that is, to limit the momentum of the cavalry through the chariot formation, and the two sides formed a tug-of-war, so that the other side was defeated.

But the car formation is not without weaknesses, that is, it is completely defensive, that is, the large number of people in each car formation (Qi Jiguang's car formation is more than 3,000 people) and lack of mobility.

The most commonly used tactic in the West is a hollow phalanx, which is divided into troops and horses to guard each side, so as to avoid being outflanked and disturbed by the other side.

And this so-called Heavenly Furnace Battle Method is a combination of east and west, which is to use the local terrain of Yaoting.

There are many hills, dense mountains, and many ravines around the pavilion, and in order to prevent the attack of the Tartar iron cavalry, the town is guarded by the tactics of point defense.

Wang Gao, Wang Mingchen and others led each standard battalion and brigade as a unit to control and occupy each hillside, so as to form a small phalanx.

Yang Xuan led the guard of the 1st standard, the artillery standard, and the cavalry of 5,000 people as a large phalanx, guarding the center.

The Tatar cavalry came to attack, and in the short term, they wanted to break through the various battalions of the Volunteer Army, which were limited and defended, not only did they lose their troops, but also the stalemate on the battlefield made it difficult to pose a fundamental threat to the Volunteer Army.

If the other battalions and brigades were to attack the Chinese tent without regard to it, they would definitely fall into an ambush on all sides of the guard town, or enter a huge furnace to be smelted.

In the face of the heavily fortified Chinese army tent of the volunteers, the Tartar cavalry will definitely lose their troops, and they will inevitably be sleepy and short of horses when they fight back and forth.

At this time, the various units of the Volunteer Army suddenly attacked, and the Tartar Iron Cavalry was bound to ignore the tail, and the army was bound to be defeated.

Just like the arrogance of little Japan in the continuous victory of the anti-Japanese battlefield, the Tartar iron cavalry is also too top, seeing that the original heavily fortified guard town can be broken so easily, everyone has entered one after another.

At this time, the battalions of the Volunteer Army mostly abandoned the road at the bottom of the slope, some occupied the pass to release guns and artillery, and some controlled the top of the slope to release a swarm of rockets.

Some of the Tartar generals felt particularly heart-pounding, and wanted to go up the hill to kill this group of cowardly men, but the road was rough and it was difficult for the horses to sprint quickly.

In the process of fighting, many of the Eight Banners generals shouted and cursed constantly, and the other party dug trap pits in many places, and people walked on it freely, and if the war horse stepped on it, it fell into it and was stabbed by the sword and wood thorn.

Due to the opponent's key defense, there were many volunteers, and they often hid behind the fence wood and continuously released guns, killing and wounding a lot.

On the battlefield, the cavalry was able to move and sprint quickly, while the volunteers guarded the town and guarded each hill, although they could support each other through artillery fire, but the hills could be completely unimpeded.

The Tartar Iron Cavalry continued to flow backwards like a stream of water, slowly approaching the tent of the Chinese army of the Volunteers, and at first there was not much threat at all.

Seeing the Mongolian inlaid white flag and the Mongolian white flag entering the formation, Duoduo personally led the Manchuria inlaid white flag to kill, and after falling into the formation, although he felt obedient, there was nothing to worry about.

On land, the cavalry is the king of land warfare, and the war horse gallops all over the world and has the ability to gear? The battlefield does not come and go freely, and if the battle is not won, you can smoothly evacuate the battlefield.

Now seeing the heavy casualties of various departments, and some generals want to retreat, how could Duoduo give up such a great opportunity, gritted his teeth and said to everyone: "The Volunteer Army is a big trouble for my Qing Dynasty, in the past few years, I have lost troops and lost troops in the Xinjueluo royal family, and the sons of Haogelo Luohun Nik Lekedehun have been killed one after another, and Yang Xuan is the biggest enemy of my Qing royal family."

Everyone, today's bloody battle, never to the death, everyone must fight bravely to kill the enemy, as long as you can kill Yang Xuan, I will not forget everyone. ”

Duoduo is the owner of the white flag, not only the general who protects the country, but also the master of everyone, now that the master has said so, everyone has not been desperate, and the heavy infantry following behind is not afraid of death, facing the gunpowder that rains over, desperately charged, in a vain attempt to move the front fence wood, clearing the obstacles for the iron cavalry charge.

Yang Xuan stood on the top of the mountain, letting the river wind blow by, and the whole person seemed unusually calm.

The fierce battle continued, Wang Xiang, Zhao Ronggui and other military generals led reinforcements composed of engineer battalions, baggage battalions, and guard battalions into the battlefield, and there were only a few powerless literati such as Qian Bangqi, Chen Jichang, Wu Yanghu, and Wang Fuzhi around him, and only a hundred personal guards led by Ma Fengyu, as well as a cavalry association hiding in the distant forest.

The deputy general of the cavalry association, Du Jigui, and the general Wang Hui looked quite urgent, pointing to the battlefield and said: "Lord Wang, give the order, you can't wait any longer, the brothers are all suffocated." As long as we go on to kill, I don't believe the Tartars will be able to resist. ”

Wu Yanghu, the commander of the army, was sweating profusely, pointed to the battlefield that was fighting in the distance and said: "Lord Wang, the green battalion outside the city has been completely suppressed, and under the attack of Guo Chonglie's 3rd Town and Cao Xun's 1st Town, the Manchurian Zhengbai Flag has also fallen.

Now there are only Manchuria inlaid white flags, Mongolian white flags, and Mongolian inlaid white flags under the command of Duoduo, relying on the large number of people to besiege our guard town.

Lord Wang, give the order, the main forces of Liu Weiming Town and Jin Tongwu Town can come back to help. ”

Yang Xuan put up a pergola and glanced at the battlefield again, under the onslaught of the two towns and one association volunteers, nearly 40,000 Han army eight banners and green battalion soldiers and horses outside the city were defeated in successive battles, after a day of fighting, the green camp and the eight banners of the Tartar Han army except for a few still rely on the city wall to defend, the others mostly abandoned their positions outside the city, or retreated into the city, or scattered everywhere.

And the more than 10,000 Manmeng Eight Banners commanded by Duoduo did not escape to the cheap, and after injuring more than 2,000 people, they obediently retreated to the pavilion.

The main forces of the Tartars, such as the Manchurian White Flag, the Manchurian White Flag, the Mongolian White Flag, and the Mongolian White Flag, fought back and forth for an hour, and now most of them were stopped by the volunteers, and they were basically sleepy and lacking horses.

Yang Xuan thought about it for a while, and ordered the army to ignite the beacon fire behind him.

With the beacon fire as the horn, the various hills that had just been silent just now erupted again with a burst of shouts that shook the valley, and the battalion of 3-pound guns behind the first to be dispatched.

Due to the close proximity of the two sides and the difficulty of adjusting the muzzle of the gun, except for the initial cannon fire to destroy the momentum of the Tartar iron cavalry, the 3 kg guns behind him died down and did not attack.

Now receiving the order, General Ma Mingluan personally lit the cannons, and more than ten 3-pound cannons were ignited at the same time, and one by one iron balls pierced the sky and fell in the distance.

Suddenly attacked, Duoduo, who had just been strolling in the distance and directing everyone, was shocked, and while pulling the reins of his horse, he looked around in horror.

The two sides fought fiercely until the sun went down, could it be that the other party was so stoic, and there were still so many killing weapons that were not used?

The first to answer was the Volunteer Cavalry Association, which was less than 2,000 men, but was mostly armed with cavalry guns (short flintlock muskets), machetes, and spears, and rushed down from two directions with the sound of cannons.

The Tartar cavalry, who had been sprinting to attack the chariot formation just now, was shocked, and many people tightened their horses in fear and prepared to flee, but it was too late.

Du Jigui and Wang Hui each led a cavalry in an instant, and before the other party did not bend the bow to shoot, everyone raised the horse gun in their hands and pulled the trigger, and a beam of flame burst out of the muzzle, the Tartar cavalry at the front did not expect that the other party's horse gun did not need to fire, and did not expect the other party to fire at such a close distance, many people felt that something was wrong, and retreated.

Wang Hui was born in the Metropolitan Governor of the Great West Iron Cavalry Battalion, and he had never hesitated to charge into battle in the past, but now he was caught off guard when he saw the Tartar cavalry being killed, and shouted loudly and led his troops to rush into the opponent's formation.

The other party was taken by surprise, and everyone retreated, and Wang Hui beckoned everyone to reload the gunpowder on their horses, and led the people to pounce on the Tartars in the distance.

At the same time that Du Jigui and Wang Hui led the cavalry association to attack, the battalions of the guard town that had retreated to various hills also came out one after another, and everyone lined up in a phalanx and approached the Tartar cavalry.

Now the Tartar cavalry has long been sleepy and lacking horses, and the cavalry momentum has been greatly reduced.

However, the opponent was outnumbered (12,000 people guarding the town, plus 14,000 cavalry associations), and formed a phalanx, while the Tartar Manchuria with white flags, Mongolia with white flags, and Mongolia with white flags were less than 7,000 people.

In the battlefield, the volunteers occupy an absolute numerical advantage in each part, and after a round of rounds of fire in the face of the cavalry rushing over, if the opponent's number is too small, there is no need for close hand-to-hand combat, and they will shoot for the bow and crossbow rockets from a distance.

Even if the number of Tartars is large, there is no big gap in the battlefield now, and it is difficult to find a gap in the two wings, rush to the two wings through the advantage of cavalry mobility, and then enter the formation before the opponent can react, disrupting the opponent's formation.

Duoduo was unwilling to fail at first, and also commanded all his troops to resist, but in the end, after seeing Jin Tongwu and Liu Weiming lead their troops to kill, the morale of the whole army was greatly reduced, and they did not dare to resist at all, and everyone took their horses and fled.

The various units of the Volunteer Army pursued bravely, constantly fighting back and forth in front of the encirclement and blockage, and in the middle of the night, Duoduo Fang got rid of the tail chase and fled into the city.