Chapter 706: The Battle of Ningyuan (7)
After Abatai finished speaking, he reached out and patted Bo and To's shoulder heavily. There was a strong sense of fatherly love in his eyes. Taking a deep breath, he nodded to the few bayalas behind Boheto. Soon, the Bayalas stepped forward and put Bo and Tuo on the back of the horse, led the horse and walked back. Boheto, who finally reacted, began to struggle and shouted at Abatai.
Abatai didn't look behind him. Taking a deep breath, he rearranged his armor. After taking out his first battle in his arms, the jade pendant that Nurhachi had rewarded him solemnly hung on his waist. raised his head and looked at the Ming army in the distance, with no sadness or joy on his face. He drew his saber and swung it forward, shouting loudly, "Kill!! ”
"Ruler 2289, direction to the left 009, high and low +2, secret position" As an unknown little person, at this moment, as a watcher in the artillery of the Ming army, Li Gouyu, who is nervously using the tools in his hand to report the shooting of Zhu Yuan to the gun position he is responsible for.
His neighbor, a northeastern man named Wang Wu, had already taken off his military uniform like other porters. Sweating bare-chested, they ran back and forth between the gun emplacements and the ammunition storage positions. Carrying shells is always the most tiring.
"Boom!" The incessant roar had already shaken the ears of the artillerymen. By this time, most of the artillerymen who were responsible for carrying shells and gunpowder were already tired. Only Wang Wu is still running back and forth energetically.
As a Han man who has a deep blood feud with the Jianyu. For Wang Wu, there was nothing that made him happier than shooting the Jianyu with his own hands. He dreamed of this day!
At this time, the builders were completely crazy, like a rising tide. Don't care about casualties, don't care about formations. All they wanted to do was charge forward. Even if it's a long distance, I don't care about wasting my energy. Perhaps the nobles of the Jianyu had already understood that it was impossible for those people at the beginning to come to the front of the Ming army's military formation alive.
The quality of the artillery of the Ming army was very good, and the life of each gun was at least more than three hundred rounds. But even so, at this time, the biochemical fighters who were in charge of commanding the artillery still had to order a rotation of fire. The artillerymen carried buckets of water to moisten the rags and cool down the barrels. The barrels of many artillery pieces have begun to glow faintly red.
The high frequency of shooting means that the Manchu army is extremely powerful! 100,000 people! Just listening to this number makes people panic. The specific image is to say. The Bird's Nest sat down 100,000 people when the Olympics were held! Watching TV is in those dense sights.
So many Manchu troops came in layer after layer. After the front one is knocked down, the one behind follows. From afar, it seems to be endless
"Isn't this the pig that the Japanese played in Lushun?" Gao Yang stretched out his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, and said in a low voice.
"It's all the same." The origin responded, "Long live assault, jade shatter assault, decisive charge or something." It's all the same crowd tactics. Rely on numerical superiority to overwhelm the enemy. This tactic requires a high level of morale and organization. ”
"Do you think they can do it?" Gao Yang stretched out his hand and pointed at the Manchu army. Hooking the corners of his mouth, he said with a chuckle
"Without you. Maybe there's a chance. The origin said lightly.
"Huh." Gao Yang chuckled and shook his head, "It's the same with me or not." Although the number varies greatly. However, as long as the size of the group is formed, the degree of firepower that can be delivered in a short period of time exceeds the intensity of the attack. That crowd tactic doesn't make any sense. ”
"But the density of your artillery fire has now dropped by half. The infantry on the front line has also been rotated once. At least hundreds of muskets were blown up by firing too often. Your firepower dropping density is also decreasing. Yuan Dian said softly.
"This is the consumption of fighting." Gao Yang said with a smile: "I have fallen, but their losses are not proportional to the decrease in firepower at all. They can't consume me. ”
"That's just as well." Yuan said seriously, "So far, the loss has exceeded 20,000 people, right?" The commander of the normal point should have retreated a long time ago at this time. If it continues to fight, it will not be a matter of heavy losses. ”
"You don't understand." Gao Yang looked into the distance and whispered, "They are now cold and limitless, and they can't stop at all!" Originally, there were not many people, and now the loss is so big. If you don't grit your teeth and continue to persevere, you will be looking forward to achieving your combat goals. That's completely for nothing. They simply can't afford this kind of price. ”
"The Ming army can lose tens of thousands of troops again and again, because they are too numerous and consumed. But the Manchu army was not good, and the last time they came was broken. If it's any bigger, it's going to be wiped out! Now they are indeed in a dilemma. Origin said aloud.
"They're not in a dilemma." Gao Yang raised his binoculars and looked at the Manchu troops in the distance. In front of the high-magnification military telescope lens, it seems that even the expressions of those Manchu soldiers with a hint of despair in their hideous ferocity can be seen clearly! Gao Yang smiled leisurely, curled the corners of his mouth, and said indifferently, "They have no other choice now. ”
Is it true that Dorgon has no other choice? No, he still has the option of retreating immediately. Even if the loss has been so heavy at this moment, as long as you can retreat smoothly. He was still able to preserve most of the strength of the Manchu army. After all, most of the Manchu army was dominated by cavalry. And the Ming army was only a few thousand cavalry. Throw out some people to entangle those Ming cavalry, and most of the army can still successfully retreat.
Just, why did he do it? After the army retreated to Shenyang. What better life can he have?
Dolgon's mother was forced to die when she was young. Because of the powerful power in his hands, he has been suppressed by Huang Taiji for so many years. Even the woman he loves can't keep it. Years of repression have already made his heart hard as iron.
If you go back to Shenyang at this time. Then he fought as a strong leader before, but in the end he ended up with a big defeat, and he will inevitably end miserably. Maybe it's hard to survive, let alone continue to be the regent of the world. After all, there are so many enemies and people who are angry with him. Therefore, if you stop now, maybe the Jianzhou Jurchen can breathe for a few more days, and they can also choose to flee all the way north in the future. But at the cost of his own Dolgon!
How could Abbatei not see something that he Dolgon could see? The strength of this Ming army, which came out of nowhere, was too strong, and the endless firearms could not resist it at all. Those cannons of the Heavenly Blessing Army didn't even have a chance to push up. A cannonball greeted, and immediately became a pile of broken copper and iron. As for the musketeers of the Manchus. Nothing is of use. As time went on, the Manchu army shed more and more blood. Hopes of victory are getting slimmer.
Although it is said that this battle is not fought. The Manchus could have delayed a little longer. But the ending will not change. Because the Ming army didn't say that he wouldn't leave when he arrived at Ningyuan. They can continue north, all the way to Shenyang! And made up his mind to fight this battle. There may be heavy losses, but there is still a chance to win. Abatai also saw this, which is one of the reasons why he was able to be convinced. As for those who can't see it, they are all dragging their feet.
Looking at the worsening situation on the battlefield at the moment, Dolgon's instinctive feeling was not good. So many people have fallen, but there is no chance to connect with the main formation of the Ming army! I'm afraid this battle is going to be lost.
Dorgon's eyes were already red. Since it is destined to lose all the belongings, it is better to bury them all here. Haug, Azig, they're all there. It's too troublesome to mess around, let's go together for the sake of the Qing Dynasty horse leather shroud.
Dorgon's death greatly stimulated Dorgon, with whom he had grown up. Dodor was his brother and family in the truest sense of the word. The blow to him is not insignificant. And the Ming army's Jedi counterattack also put great pressure on him. The small actions of Haug and the others, and the appearance of Azig and their detached demeanor all made Dolgon gradually fall into madness.
At this time, Dolgon was no longer the regent of the Qing Dynasty. He now only wants to avenge his own brother. I just want to consume the strength of the enemies and pull them to die together, and I just want to kill the Ming army in front of me!
Dolgon's inaction directly cut off the last way for the Manchu army to survive. The military law of the Manchu army was extremely strict. Retreating from the battle array for no reason, it is definitely certain death. The family members were also sent into slavery. And at this moment, the battlefield is crowded with people, and there are people everywhere. If Dolgon in the back doesn't withdraw his troops, he won't be able to leave even if he wants to.
Perhaps at the beginning, the Manchu army still had a fierce spirit. But when the fallen person exceeds the bottom line of the heart, the sergeants behind have no way back. It's all about running forward with a kind of inertia.
After the Baoyi Minions, Wuzhen Hachao, the Tianyou Army, the Mongolian tribes of the Outer Domain, the Eight Banners of the Han Army, and the Eight Banners of the Mongols were gradually consumed. Finally, it was the turn of the Manchurian Eight Banners to go into battle. And at this time, the victory and defeat on the battlefield have been decided. If you continue to fight, you will just die in vain.
At this time, the Manchu army only had 40,000 or 50,000 horses left, which was almost the same as the Ming army on the opposite side. Such a huge loss before, except for a small number of brave cavalry who had successfully rushed into the Ming army's main camp with the help of the Ming army's inexplicable temporary interruption. The others couldn't even get close to the Ming army's main formation. Of course, not all of those people died. Many people couldn't bear it anymore and fled in all directions. At this time, the Manchu army that supervised the formation was only a symbolic pursuit. The morale of the Manchu army was on the verge of collapse.
In this era, the Manchu army was very brave, and the invincibility of the previous years also made their military morale extremely high. However, there is a limit to the casualties they can sustain! At this time, the casualties of the Manchu army had already exceeded this line! (To be continued)