Chapter 111: Transcendence
Originally, it was in an extreme disadvantage, and the Qing army was beaten so that it didn't even have the strength to fight back, and it was beyond Chen Wen's expectations to be able to hold out until now. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
The appearance of the Ming army's reinforcements became the last straw that crushed the Han army's Eight Banners army, morale was lost, the Qing army's soldiers turned and fled, almost instantly drowned the overseer behind the battle, and even the Qing cavalry that had appeared on the right flank of the Ming army had to turn around and withdraw when they found that the army was scattered, so as to prevent being pinned down by the Ming army's cavalry and paying more casualties.
Once the army collapses, it will be as unstoppable as a landslide and tsunami, and as long as it collapses on the whole front, or even as long as it collapses on the front line, it will be absolutely difficult to reorganize for a while. After all, the organization of the army lies in the formation, and if the organization collapses, even a solid stone will instantly turn into a plate of scattered sand, and even the most elite troops will immediately become a rabble.
The rout rolled westward, and there were those who screamed in panic, and there were also those who were silently looking for a way out. Chen Wen divided the cavalry and the infantry that did not enter hand-to-hand combat to pursue them, because their physical strength was much stronger than that of the infantry teams that broke the enemy in the field. As for the support army, he did not dare to throw it into the battlefield, even if it was a pursuit.
The reinforcements of the Ming army noticed by the Qing army looked huge, whether it was the smoke and dust stirred up by the advance of the army, or the banners waving in the wind, all of which showed that this was a large army with considerable strength. But if you look closer, there are only a few hundred people, and most of them are auxiliaries, but almost all of them have a banner, and they also have a lot of branches tied to the tails of the mules and horses that they have pulled out.
In fact, if it weren't for the fact that the Qing army was already on the verge of collapse, or if the Qing army could seriously observe it, the flaws in it would not be very well concealed, and it would be easy to see through this paper tiger.
It's a pity that the Ming army seized the opportunity from the beginning, coupled with the sequelae of the Manchu Qing Dynasty's suppression of military reforms, this originally self-regarded Han Army Eight Banners Army performed even worse than some green battalion soldiers who were already changing their tactics to better face the Ming army. However, the fighting spirit and fighting spirit of this army still made the Ming army feel a little pressure, if it was replaced by the vast majority of the green battalion soldiers, the soldiers would stay in the city overnight, but I am afraid that they may not even have the courage to face the battle, let alone hold on to it for such a long time in adversity.
But in any case, this Qing army is finished, and all that remains is the question of how many gains can be left.
On the original battlefield, the various infantry teams that entered hand-to-hand combat with the Qing army had begun to clean up the battlefield, but in fact, the vast majority of this work was still carried out by firearms teams and firefighters, and most of the infantry of the Mandarin Duck Array Killer Team and the Lance Array Killer Team were so tired that they sat on the ground.
There was no rest for a day and night, and it was easy to rush to Jinhua after only resting for a moment before devoting himself to the field battle, the opponent was still the elite of the Eight Banners of the Han Army, and it was not easy to hold on until the end of the battle, especially these infantry who engaged the Qing army head-on, if it were not full of glorious ideals that surpassed their predecessors, and the spirit had long been above the body, it was impossible to accomplish such a feat.
Looking at the exhausted soldiers under his command, Chen Wen copied an iron horn and shouted loudly, "Soldiers, before the decisive battle with the Tartars, Ben Shuai once said in person that ninety-two years ago, the predecessors of our Zhejiang Wang Division ran for more than 100 miles in one night, defeated the Japanese in one fell swoop, and fought the battle of Huajie that shocked the world. Today, we are also running more than 100 miles in one night and defeating the elite of the Eight Banners of the Han Army in one fell swoop, and we are no longer inferior to our predecessors. And we will also go down in history because of this war, so that the whole world will know the great name of my Zhejiang king! ”
Listening to Chen Wen's speech, the soldiers who were already lying on the battlefield sat up one after another, and those soldiers who were still cleaning the battlefield also left their work one after another, stood up straight and listened to Chen Wen's narration. After the last name went down in history and the world was over, the Ming troops present all raised their arms and the blades in their hands, and issued a more terrifying cry between heaven and earth.
"I'm the king of Zhejiang, mighty!"
"Mighty!"
"Mighty!"
"Mighty!"
“……”
The shouts on the battlefield spread to the city of Jinhuafu, where the news of the Ming army's victory had just been obtained, and the fast horse spread the news to every corner of the city.
Yao remembered the last time the Qing army besieged the city, and the result was that 50,000 people were slaughtered. This time, the Qing army broke through the city wall as soon as it came up, and the Ming army entered the most tragic battle, although the Ming army barely held the city, but if it was not for the arrival of reinforcements, I am afraid that it would be difficult to resist the next blow of the Qing army. And now the main force of the Ming army has broken through the fake Tartar of the Eight Banners of the Han Army, and all this happened a few miles away, which is very real.
In particular, there were many local soldiers in Jinhua in this Ming army, so that countless people took to the streets in the cheers of getting rid of the catastrophe, and even cried with joy.
Compared with Jinhuafu City, the Qing army that fled west in panic was already like a frightened bird, and behind it was the Ming army pursuing the Ouroboros, and the cry that shook the world spread at a speed far beyond that of a galloping horse. Even if they just heard a few words, these Qing troops, who had already been terrified to the extreme, were all terrified, and even more desperately fled in the direction of staying away from the Ming army and away from the battlefield, even Shi Tingzhu was no exception.
In fact, from the very beginning, Hong Chengchou did not intend to let their Qing army fight alone with the main force of the Ming army, so he would divide part of the Qiantang water battalion to cruise on the Dongyang River. Originally, in the plan, the Han Eight Banner Army used artillery to destroy the dilapidated city wall that the Qing army had broken during the Jinhua Massacre, and then entered the city to completely destroy the administrative system and storage of the Ming army in Zhejiang, including the war barracks called Dongyang.
This was originally an extremely simple job, and both Hong Chengchou, Shi Tingzhu and Liu Zhiyuan firmly believed that the Eight Banners of the Han Army in their hands could enter the city in one go and engage in street battles with the Ming army. Even if the street fighting is unfavorable, it is extremely simple to set fire to the city, anyway, their task is to destroy, destroy the foundation and foundation of the Ming army in Zhejiang, which is easy for them.
But who would have thought that this Ming army used the Mandarin Duck Array and the Spear Formation to hold out all night, and even the city gate that broke through Tongyuan Gate after late night did not crush it, but let them wait for this reinforcement that Hong Chengchou expected.
In the Manchu army for a long time, Shi Tingzhu had already developed a fear of the Manchurian Eight Banners and a contempt for the Ming army, which can be said to be deep-rooted, and even when he first arrived in Hangzhou, he still ridiculed Liu Zhiyuan behind his back because of the Ming army, which had only been in the army for more than two years, and changed his tactics, and regarded it as cowardice.
However, with the gradual development of this battle, especially the results of the battle, the strong and intractable combat effectiveness of this Ming army has reminded him of the Manchurian Eight Banners that crisscrossed Liaodong in those years, and the combat effectiveness alone was enough for him to sell the entire Guangning Army with Sun Degong. The fear of that barbarian army has long been ingrained and cannot be removed, but at this moment it was copied to this Ming army, so that he committed suicide after discovering that the reinforcements of the Ming army had arrived.
It was impossible for the Ming army to forgive a high-ranking Manchu official like him, especially the attitude of this Ming army towards surrender caused him to fear, the fear of being tortured and still not escaping death, and the fear of implicating his family in the Manchu court.
However, the suicide was unsuccessful, so he was saved by Goshha beside him, and then began to flee. It's just that by the time he broke free from the tangle of suicide or not, the army had already broken up, and the army was like a mountain, and now he had to roll westward with these routs, and he couldn't get out of it, even if he was protected by his own soldiers.
Fortunately, there are still hundreds of Yanzhou Green Battalion left in Lanxi County, and they can always resist for a while, and he and these routs can take advantage of the situation to transfer to the troop transport ship and escape back to Hangzhou.
It's a pity that at this moment, there is no Yanzhou Green Battalion in Lanxi County, and some are just the Pujiang Battalion that he mistakenly thought had just appeared in Jinhua as reinforcements. (To be continued.) )