On September 22, the 19th year of Chongzhen, the puppet Qing regent uncle Rui Wang Dolgon supervised 220,000 troops of the Manchu, Han and Mongolian dynasties, and went to Tianjin Wei, known as one million.

The 220,000 troops, plus the 150,000 Wu Sangui troops and 20,000 Azig troops who had already gathered near Tianjinwei, Dolgon gathered nearly 500,000 troops.

Looking north from the south bank of the Wei River, I only saw a series of flags, and there were almost no vacant places.

"Azig looks like he's really here." Gu Jiaming looked at the troops of this size, and couldn't help but speak: "What did the ancients say, throw the whip and cut off the flow?" ”

"Throwing the meat whip in their crotch can indeed block the Wei River." Tian Boguang touched his chin, thought seriously for a while, and then said with certainty.

Gu Jiaming was really speechless for him.

Witty, brave and good at fighting, and not losing his wit, Tian Boguang is not very disciplined except for his private life, he can be said to be a very good person, but his mouth is cheaper.

"The officials should be ready, I heard that it has been mobilized."

"Naturally, I am ready, and I have been waiting for this Armageddon for a long time." Gu Jiaming smiled faintly: "Jianyu was led by the nose, I guess Wu Sangui should have guessed a few officials' plans, but he also has his own plans, and it is also in his interests for Jianyu's whole army to come to fight a decisive battle with us." ”

"Well, it seems that Jianyu is ready to do it, you see, people have already started to go to the river, it should be a pontoon bridge, right?"

Because of the approach of the Jianyu army, Tian Boguang and Gu Jiaming contracted their forces and strengthened their defense line on the south bank of the Wei River. At this time, there was indeed a gap in the armaments of the two sides. But the gap is not so big that the number of people is irreparable. For example, half of the firearms are equipped with weapons, and the other half are also proficient in bows and arrows, which means that at least 100,000 of the more than 200,000 people in Jianlu use muskets.

This is one of the changes that Yu Guozhen brought to this era, because the predecessor of the Huaxia Army, Xinxianghuwei. With firearms, he has made great achievements in several wars, so he has been forced to accept firearms on a larger scale than in his original history, rather than indulging in the so-called "horse archery technique" of his ancestors.

"Huh. Jianyu also learned to be obedient, not to build directly on the riverside, but to make the bridge parts in advance. Then directly splicing, not only to improve the speed, but also to reduce the loss caused by our attacks, there is growth, there is growth! ”

Tian Boguang and Gu Jiaming are completely like teachers commenting on the students, and when they see Jianyu's progress, they are still in the mood to praise them.

Of course, it's better to praise with weapons.

The artillery roared suddenly, and in the hands of Tian Boguang and Gu Jiaming, there were already 17,000 reinforcements sent by Yu Guozhen. The total strength is also nearly 40,000, and the number of artillery is definitely quite a lot. As a result, half of the sky was dyed red with earth-shattering artillery fire, and columns of water flew over the Wei River.

Dorgon saw this, although he was mentally prepared. But I still couldn't help but snort.

The Huaxia army is really too extravagant, only 40,000 people, and the number of artillery equipped with it is already equivalent to the sum of his 400,000 people.

However, this time Dolgon went south, not without preparation, forty Hongyi cannons. The firing range can reach more than two miles, and this kind of thousand-pound cannon, each of which is transported, is more than a dozen cows and dozens of soldiers!

"Have you confirmed the location of the other party's artillery camp?" He asked Geng Zhongming beside him.

"It has been confirmed, Yu Guozhen's subordinates, as always, are still as always, relying on the large number of artillery, and they can't wait to show the artillery as soon as the war starts." Geng Zhongming smiled and said, "King Rui, don't worry, as long as I get to the river, I will definitely be able to attack Yu Guozhen's artillery position." ”

"I'm not in a hurry for now, I have another hand." Dolgon said.

Looking at the Wei River, Dolgon's mind was somewhat in a trance.

Seven years ago, on the banks of the river, where he now stands, Hauge was shot and killed, and he suffered a crushing defeat on the south bank. This time, he learned the lesson of the previous time, and confessed to Azig and Wu Sangui early that he wanted to block the river so that Yu Guozhen's sea boats would not have a chance to enter the Wei River.

This time, he did it, and Yu Guozhen's most powerful water advantage failed to be used. But can he wash away the shame of the year here?

Dolgon didn't have much confidence in his heart, so he let Bumu Butai go north with Fulin, if Yu Guozhen really took the risk to attack Liaodong and gave him the risk to succeed, then before he returned to the army, Yu Guozhen could not catch Fulin. However, judging from the current intelligence, Yu Guozhen gathered a large army in Shandong, and it seems that he is still preparing to take the Beijing division first, and then fight Liaodong.

After a while, a man appeared in front of Dolgon.

"Sony, for your sins, you should have been imprisoned to death, but instead of detaining you, I brought you here for, you understand?" Dorgon whispered to the man.

"Yes, let me die."

"As soon as you die, you can rest assured about the affairs of your Herisher family. Your eldest son, though mediocre, will surpass you in riches. Dolgon said.

"I understand."

"I will cross the river at three points, and then build bridges in front of it to attract the enemy's attention, remember, your task is not to kill or defeat the enemy, but to rush into the enemy's artillery positions and ignite the gunpowder."

Sonny had tried his best to advocate for Hauge as the crown prince, but after Hauge died first and Huang Taiji died inexplicably, he attacked Dolgon, who seized the official family and sent him to guard the tomb of Huang Taiji. This time, Dolgon mobilized the forces of the Eight Banners and summoned him again.

Sony has been in the military for a long time, and although he is not known for his bravery, he is quite wise and decisive on the battlefield. Therefore, Dorgon gathered the various death row inmates and took their relatives hostage, forcing them to act as death squads.

For Dolgon, the heavy artillery unit of the Huaxia Army has always been a big trouble for him, the gap in the musket, he is not very afraid, he can rely on thick armor and human lives to fill, but the lethality of the heavy artillery is too great, the armor is useless, and the number of people is useless in the face of its range of killing.

Therefore, there must be a force that can seize the opportunity to rush into the heavy artillery positions of the Huaxia army, even if it cannot be destroyed on a large scale, but it must be able to cause chaos and force its advantage to be weakened.

That's what Sony is tasked with.

In the years that he had been guarding the tomb for Huang Taiji, Sony had had enough of the cold eyes, and he knew he had no choice.

On the 23rd day of September in the 19th year of Chongzhen, after yesterday's temptation, Dolgon forcibly crossed the river from eight places in the Wei River and the canal early in the morning. Because of the inferiority of their troops, Tian Boguang and Gu Jiaming could only defend four of the points, and they ignored the other four remote locations, and began to shrink the defensive line again after Dolgon's troops partially crossed the river.

This fierce battle, which lasted for half a day, caused more than 10,000 casualties among the combined forces of Jianlu and Wu Sangui. This was followed by more intense fighting, and as night approached, Dolgon launched an all-out attack on the Huaxia army's positions with fireworks from Xinxiang as a signal flare.

Its scale and firepower are also unprecedented for the Huaxia Army.

In the past seven years, they have not been idle, and their ability to learn new affairs may not be fast, but seven years is enough for them to have a deeper understanding of the war in the age of firearms. Therefore, in addition to being proficient in the use of muskets, they also know how to evade the opponent's fire by means of straggler arrays, crawling forwards, and crater jumping. This tactic greatly reduced their own losses.

War is the most educational.

However, when they approached a hundred meters in front of the Huaxia Army's position, the covering bombardment of the artillery made all their tactical evasions useless.

Just as the artillery was bombarding incessantly to stop the enemy from attacking the flanks of the position, Sonny appeared behind the artillery position of the Huaxia Army with his two thousand cavalry.

On the battlefield of hundreds of thousands of people, these two thousand horsemen were nothing at all, and Dolgon took great pains to make the most of his tactical control, so this group of men and horses did not attract much attention when they shuttled through the battlefield. When they really showed their threat and fell into the eyes of Tian Boguang and Gu Jiaming, they were less than three miles away from the high slope where the Huaxia Army's artillery position was located.

"Is Dorgon stupid enough to fight with this guy?"

Tian Boguang was a little stunned when he received the report, but Gu Jiaming sighed.

"He's not stupid, there are more than two thousand people, it's impossible to pass through our defense line at all, Dolgon is very clear about our defense line, it seems that Wu Sangui and us are in a stalemate and tug-of-war, and it's not without gain."

"So what, two thousand people, it is impossible to pose a threat to me at all."

As Tian Boguang judged, Sony's 2,000 men could not pose a real threat to the artillery array, but for the sake of insurance, Tian Boguang still gave the order for the artillery to be transferred. As it turned out, this order was actually a mistake, and Tian Boguang's caution gave Dolgon a chance. Shortly after the Huaxia artillery suspended firing because of the transfer, Dolgon began a real all-army assault.

The 400,000-strong army made a comprehensive breakthrough on a front of more than 120 miles. Dorgon, who had made sufficient preparations for this day, crossed the Wei River himself on the night of September 24.

At this time, the Huaxia Army led by Tian Boguang and Gu Jiaming was surrounded between Tianjin Wei and Jinghai. Dolgon even took advantage of the night to send troops to try to divide the Huaxia army, but they were met with a strong counterattack, and after losing a large number of men, he had to abandon this plan.

At this point, Dolgon's strategic goal was initially achieved, successfully breaking through the defense line of the Weihe River, encircling the 40,000 Chinese army, and cutting off its connection with the sea. In Dolgon's view, he has already grasped the initiative, and in the next time, as long as Yu Guozhen's rescue force is blocked, then with the speed of military consumption of Yu Guozhen's troops, the ammunition carried by these 40,000 people can support five days of high-intensity combat at most.

Five days later, the sharp cannons and muskets in their hands will become burning sticks!

Compared with this strategic goal, 70,000 or 80,000 casualties were worth it.

So, at last, Dorgon let go of his suspense, and he felt that he was only five days away from victory.

But is the war really as optimistic as he thought? (To be continued)