With extreme confidence in the combat effectiveness of the Qing army, after crossing the river, Lekde Hun launched an attack on the Chu army in the afternoon of the same day.

Compared with the front of Caoqiao, the defense line of the Chu army facing the direction of Zhaojiawan is relatively thin, the nearest is the Yuezhou battalion, the camp of the Puqi battalion is more northwest, and Wang Kefan's Gongyi battalion of the Chinese army is behind them, the three military camps form a somewhat crooked triangle, and the distance between the military camps is between five and ten miles.

Seeing the Qing army attacking, the Chu army did not take the initiative to fight, but closed the gate of the village and held out.

"Do you want to be a turtle with a shrunken head? Okay, I'll smash your turtle shells one by one, but which one should I hit first? All three of these goals seemed so tempting that Luckard fell into blissful agony.

Defeating the Yuezhou battalion can smash the defense line of the Chu army, defeat the Puqi battalion, cut off the grain route of the Chu army, defeat the Gongyi battalion, and destroy the command system of the Chu army...... Lec Dehun thought about it repeatedly, and finally decided to fight the three together!

The triangular defensive formation, which is the so-called standing on its feet, the three strongholds can not only support each other, but also send troops to outflank the enemy's rear at any time, so it is regarded as one of the most stable defensive formations, but Luckedhun does not think so...... Attack three camps at the same time, each camp is too busy to take care of itself, how can you support each other, how can you outflank my back road?

Luckedhun's style of combat is extremely fierce, always looking for the enemy's weak spots, and then launching an all-out onslaught until he is crushed...... In addition, he also likes to divide his troops, pursue the maximum use of troops, and launch sharp attacks from multiple points at the same time. Let the enemy be unable to defend it, and it will not be able to defend it.

However, ferocity also means leaving no stone unturned.

If you are too strong, you will lose the room to maneuver. Luckedhun threw all his forces into the attack, but the rear was relatively empty and the formation was inflexible. In the past, when fighting with other Ming armies, the Eight Banners could always destroy the enemy and defeat the enemy, so they didn't need to think much about defense, but after encountering the Chu army, which was also strong in combat, this problem was exposed......

After the start of the battle. On the Chu side, only a small number of scouts and rangers patrolled outside, and the main force remained hidden in the camp, and the Qing army successfully completed the pre-war deployment. Spread out the troops layer by layer. After gaining a firm foothold, the Eight Banners cavalry directly inserted into the three camps, cutting off the connection of the triangular formation of the Chu army, while monitoring the movements of other Ming troops. Prevent them from rushing to help.

Zhang Kuang came the latest. After the Qing army saw his banner clearly, they directly chose to ignore it, and only sent a pitiful few scouts to monitor from afar, with a contemptuous posture of "adults fighting, children playing".

Luckard didn't bother to pay attention to him.

If the main force of the Eight Banners is transferred to attack, it will definitely be able to level Zhang Kuang's camp. But they are a large force of more than 4,000 enemy troops, hiding in the camp and desperately resisting. It was inevitable that it would take a lot of effort, but Luck Dehun had limited time and did not want to entangle with him, after all, according to the tradition of the Hunan official army, as long as the Chu army was defeated, Zhang Kuang's troops would be defeated by themselves.

Hitting a snake and hitting seven inches, ignoring the details, this is a tactical principle that Lucketthun deeply believes.

Concentrate your forces to fight the Chu army first!

By the steaming river, the remnant sun was like blood, and a fierce battle finally broke out.

Although attacking three camps at the same time, there are also primary and secondary points, the first target chosen by Luck Dehun is the Yuezhou battalion, which is stuck in the key position of the Chu army's outer defense line, and only by pulling out this nail can the obstacles to advance be completely cleared and a more fierce follow-up attack can be launched.

The resistance of the Yuezhou battalion was very tenacious, the camp was almost blown into ruins by the artillery, but the soldiers still fought on the ruins, and repelled several attacks of the green battalion one after another.

The remnants of the defeated army retreated in a gloomy manner, and Zhang Yingxiang, the commander of the green battalion who commanded the battle, was uneasy, for fear that Luck would be angry and cut off his head in the marching method.

He, like Xu Yong and Jin Shenghuan, turned out to be Zuo Liangyu's generals, followed Zuo Mengeng to surrender to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Henan, after the Battle of Huguang began, he followed the Qing army to the south, and was defeated by the Chu army in the Battle of Tongcheng, the Manchu general Chen Tai was killed, but Zhang Yingxiang escaped by luck, continued to serve the Manchu Qing, and came to Hengyang with Luck Dehun.

Unexpectedly, Luck Dehun did not get angry, but comforted him a few words, the Manchurian master was so generous and compassionate, Zhang Yingxiang was extremely moved, his nose twitched a few times, and his eyes were red at that time.

"It's getting late today, so go down and rest first." Lucked didn't want to look at his flattering appearance, and waved his hand to blast him aside. The Chu army is brave and good at fighting, and can be regarded as the enemy of tigers and wolves, but Zhang Yingxiang is only a hunting dog at most, he can rush up and bite it, so that the other party can see a little blood and a little injury, don't expect him to defeat the tiger and the wolf.

At the critical moment, the Eight Banners had to take action.

Early the next morning, before the sky was completely bright, the Qing army was full of war meals and went out of the camp to attack. Yesterday afternoon's time was too hasty, and the follow-up troops were not fully in place, and Luck Dehun did not expect to capture the camp of the Chu army, but today everything is ready to defeat the Yuezhou battalion in one fell swoop.

Cannon fodder has the consciousness of cannon fodder, Zhang Yingxiang took the initiative to ask for battle, but Luck Dehun was very considerate and let him continue to rest. Although this hound is not an opponent of the tiger and the wolf, he is a good hand at chasing rabbits and pheasants, and it will be useful in the future, so let him recuperate his injuries first.

Time, time is very important to Luckdhun, he hopes to capture the camp of the Yuezhou camp before noon, so he pushed Zhang Yinxiang aside, and all the troops dispatched were elite troops.

Red-coated cannons of various calibers fired together, the Qing army lined up in the rumbling cannons, another fully formed green battalion soldier served as cannon fodder, the bird soldiers of the Tianyou soldiers provided fire support, and the eight banners on foot served as the main force of the attack.

The sound of artillery stopped suddenly, the war drums sounded, and the formation formed by the Qing soldiers slowly approached forward, and after approaching the camp of the Yuezhou camp, it suddenly separated to both sides, and as thousands of people shouted at the same time, countless Eight Banners and armor rushed out of it, trampling the earth slightly, and the mournful sound of the conch echoed in every corner of the battlefield.

"Who said that the Eight Banners are not good at attacking fortifications?" Luck Dehun glanced coldly at Zhang Yingxiang and several other Han army generals, proud and reserved.

In the past few years after the Qing army entered the customs, it always drove the green battalion to rush and fight in front, and there were fewer vicious battles, and the aura on his body also faded a lot, such as the Eight Banners soldiers were not good at attacking fortifications, not good at foot combat, and not good at fighting in the south of the Yangtze River.

"Ridiculous!" Luckedhun scoffed at this.

The Eight Banners were reluctant to attack the fortifications because the Manchu Qing Dynasty had too few people, and each Manchu was extremely precious, and they did not want to suffer too many casualties in the tragic battles.

After the ravages of the cannons of the Tianyou soldiers, as well as the repeated killing and consumption of Zhang Yingxiang's cannon fodder troops, the camp of the Chu army has been dilapidated, and at this time, the Eight Banners with the strongest combat effectiveness were sent to battle, just like a sharp knife straight into the throat of the enemy. Lekdehun even hoped that the resistance of the Yuezhou battalion would be as tenacious as possible, so that the Eight Banners could fully demonstrate their bravery and ferocity.

Brave! Aggressive! The Eight Banners were in armor and rushed into the camp with an unstoppable attitude.

What's going on? Luck Dehun was slightly stunned, in the process of attacking, the Qing army did not encounter any resistance, and directly rushed into the stockade, does it mean that the army has any conspiracy?

"Boom! Bang! Bang! ”

The explosions were in a string, and a fire rose in the camp of the Yuezhou camp, and the billowing smoke and dust rose into the air, and the hundreds of Eight Banners armor who rushed to the front were engulfed by the flames and smoke.

"Nanban has run away! It's an empty village! A reckless Green Battalion general called out.

"Before the roaring army, drag it down and cut it!" Luckedhun's face was pale, and the explosion was so shocking, those hundreds of Eight Banners must have suffered heavy casualties.

The rabbit died and the fox was sad, Zhang Yingxiang and other green battalion generals hurriedly pleaded, while scolding the reckless guy for not knowing the rules, and at the same time euphemistically exonerating Luck Dehun from responsibility, such as the Southern Barbarian's tricks and hidden dead soldiers detonating gunpowder are really invincible, and the barbarians who are guided by Baylor's soldiers are indeed a big increase in prestige and so on.

Like the emperor's new clothes, everyone said a word, and the embarrassed and angry Luck Dehun finally calmed down, Zhang Yingxiang said something especially listening, although the Qing army suffered a loss, but finally captured the camp of the Yuezhou camp, in fact, it was still a victory.

This is actually a good thing, at least it saves time, Luckedhun regained his calm and composed commander image through self-anesthesia, and waved his hand and ordered: "Order the whole army, immediately continue to advance, and attack the camp of the Puqi battalion." ”

Bubbling and surging, 20,000 Qing troops threw off the abandoned camp and went to the Puqi camp in the northwest direction, cavalry, infantry, artillery, and equipment, like locusts in transit, getting farther and farther away from Zhaojiawan.

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In the distance, Gongyi camps.

There was a tall nest car standing in front of the Chinese military tent, Wang Kefan stood in the car body, the telescope in his hand swept over the battlefield little by little, and stopped in the direction of Zhaojiawan at the end.

After getting out of the nest car, he said to Wang Sheng: "It's almost, as long as you capture Zhaojiawan, you can close the door and beat the dog." ”

Wang Sheng thought for a moment and reminded: "Geng Zhongming has the help of a sailor to go around to another place to build a bridge and cross the river, so that he can rush to rescue Luckedhun." ”

Wang Kefan smiled: "Geng Zhongming? He just shrank behind the steaming river, and really gave up the danger to save Lekdehun, but I can't ask for it, and our reinforcements are almost here, just to eat him together. (To be continued......)