Chapter 692: A Prince's Final Journey (3)
Duoduo's gaze turned quickly, and near the official road at the foot of the mountain in the distance, there were a large number of strangely dressed Ming cavalry. At a cursory glance, there were at least thousands, and Duoduo's brow immediately furrowed. Behind those cavalry units was also a large figure of black press. It's just that the distance is too far away to see clearly.
"Who dug all this?" Duoduo turned his head to stare at Boheto, who was not far behind him, and asked viciously with a hideous expression.
"This, this...... When I passed by yesterday, there was nothing here! Beauheto couldn't believe his eyes at this point. I was stunned to see the ground scene in front of me that was completely different from the memory of yesterday. How long has it been? How did these Ming troops do it?!
Boheto and his father, Abatai, fled all the way, but it was only yesterday. They were passing by yesterday. It was a completely barren place, with nothing but weeds. Why has only one day passed, and this side has actually become this weird appearance? This is also an exaggeration. Could it be that these Ming troops are all possessed by five dings and five armors?
The Manchus were no strangers to digging trenches. They besieged Jinzhou and did trenches when they besieged Ningyuan. This was to repel artillery bombardment. But digging into the appearance in front of me at this moment, this is really the first time I have seen it. How is this going to be fought?
"Lord Wang." The Mongol Beleza Lemmu, who led the cavalry of the various tribes of the Mongolian foreign domain, came to Duoduo's side and saluted, and said in a deep voice: "Those hateful Ming troops killed Ulihan, we must avenge him!" ”
"Hmm." Duoduo, who was dressed in white armor, nodded, and said in response, "Ulihan sacrificed his life for the country, and I, Daqing, will definitely not let him shed blood in vain." The order went down, and the various departments set up camp and sent the coats to cut down wood and build a shield chariot ladder. Then use a cloth bag to fill the soil and prepare to fill the trench. The armoured soldiers prepare their horses and armaments. After eating, the war begins! This time, we will definitely leave all the heads of these hateful Ming soldiers here! ”
"Command!" The surrounding Manchu and Mongolian generals responded in unison.
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For people in this era, eating is the most important thing. The power of the Xiaoice caused the whole world to suffer a major blow. Large-scale crop yields are a fatal affair in this era of low productivity. The white world chose to go out. It opened the magnificent Age of Discovery. And in the far East, it was the destruction of civilization, and barbarism dyeed the whole East a dark black!
The grain in the north of the Ming Dynasty is indeed not enough to eat. The Ming Dynasty has always regarded Cao Yun as the most important thing in the whole country, because they want to transport grain from the south of the Yangtze River to Beizhili. If it can't be delivered, or if the quantity is not enough, then people will starve to death. Anyone who has never been hungry will not understand the horrible feeling of sour water in the stomach!
People in this age are very sensitive to food. After the Manchu army set up a temporary camp, it was time to eat. Even the most disadvantaged minions can eat a full meal before going to war. The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers. It's a life and death deal, after all.
Gao Yang saw that the Manchu army was eating in an uproar, and he was also unequivocal. Immediately ordered the Ming army to have a meal here. Originally, I thought that the Manchu army would fall into a fierce battle after it came, but I didn't expect Duoduo to be quite calm. Then let's eat together.
The Manchu army was at most giving white rice to eat, and it was good to have a little oil. In addition to those generals who can eat well, ordinary soldiers can also eat a full stomach. Even if it is. This is already a dream for these clothed minions who have no status on weekdays and work hard all day long.
The Manchu troops, who were holding broken bowls and devouring rice in the camp, were soon attracted by the smell of drooling and tempting. It's a mix of meat and oil! And the source of such a strong fragrance is the Ming army position opposite!
Today is a southerly day, and a large number of soldiers on the Ming army's positions in the south carry huge aluminum rice buckets along the trenches to various positions. Serve freshly cooked meals to the defenders. Beef stew with oily potatoes and pork ribs soup with large pork ribs. It's all meat. In addition, there are also the standard staple food of the Ming army, big white steamed buns.
For people in modern time and space, this kind of food is affordable for most people, and it is not a big deal. Because the modern space-time productivity is extremely high, the quantity of materials is extremely abundant. But in the era of the late Ming Dynasty, there were really many people who had not been able to eat meat a few times in their lives!
Things or things that people in modern time and space don't care about. In the eyes of the people here. That's more important than your own life!
The Ming army was eating and drinking happily on the position, and the rich fragrance blew to the side of the Manchu army. Soon, many Manchu soldiers with rice bowls came to the side of the camp and looked at the Ming army position in the distance in a daze.
"How much fucking meat is this?!" The wind was not strong today, and it was able to blow the fragrance all over the camp. How much does that have to be? All kinds of envy and jealousy began to permeate the Manchu army.
"What are you doing?! If you don't want to eat, go to work! "More and more soldiers gathered next to the camp to smell the scent. The Manchu generals at all levels had to come out to stop it.
"Lord Wang." The white-flagged Meljangjing Hassan came to Duoduo's side and whispered, "This Ming army looks different from what we have encountered before. When did those poor ghosts become so rich? How many pigs did it take to get the smell to fill our camp? ”
"Humph!" Duoduo snorted coldly with his nose turned to the sky, and casually threw away the leg of mutton bone in his hand. There was a look of viciousness and greed in his long narrow eyes. said coldly, "It's good to have money, it's all ours after the meeting." It's all at this time. This gang of Zi Ming army is still dead and unrepentant. I still want to fight against our Qing Dynasty. It's really a mantis arm as a car, and I don't measure myself. ”
"The prince is wise." Hassan hurriedly sent a sycophant, "There is a prince here, these Ming troops are just chickens and dogs." How can you resist the power of the prince? ”
"Hmm." Duoduo waved his hand. Narrowing his narrow eyes, he said, "Don't wait. Tell the soldiers to prepare and start sending troops immediately. This time, we want to defeat these Ming troops in a battle! ”
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The sun on the sun was warm and dazzling, and tens of thousands of troops on both sides on the ground had begun to prepare for battle. A large-scale clash of blood and fire is about to begin.
According to common sense, in the case of training morale on both sides. Equipped with a large number of thermal weapons, and the Ming army had an absolute superiority in numbers, it should be the attacking side. And those Manchu armies that used cold weapons as their main combat method were not even considered to be on the defensive side, and they were at most beaten in vain.
However, the situation on the battlefield at this time was that the Manchu army, with a total number of no more than five thousand, was preparing for a large-scale attack with great vigor and high spirits!
Such a strange scene is just a small trap laid by Gao Yang. Gao Yang took advantage of the pride and arrogance of the Manchu army and looked down on the weakness of the Ming army's combat effectiveness. Take the initiative to show weakness to the enemy and lure the Manchu army to take the initiative to attack. In this way, the living forces of the Manchu army were massively killed. After all, the entire Manchu clan, men, women, and children combined, is definitely only 300,000. Among them, the number of adult males is even lower. They can't afford such massive losses.
The offensive of the Manchu army began. Large numbers of cavalry were sprinkled on both flanks to monitor the battlefield. In the middle, a large number of coated minions pushed hundreds of improvised simple shield carts, and pushed a long front to the Ming army's position.
Behind these clothed minions were a large number of remnants with white flags. These surplus men are a group of ordinary farmers who work and pay for grain on weekdays. Nurhachi stipulated that they did not have to take the initiative to participate in combat missions.
Of course, the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs many times and plundered, and these remnants also participated as auxiliaries or in private actions. And this time, Dolgon wanted to enter the Central Plains, and mobilized troops and horses on a large scale, and many of the remaining soldiers were either recruited or actively followed to the battlefield.
A large number of Manchu troops drove out of the barracks in a steady stream, and streams of people merged into the dense sea of people outside the camp. Hundreds of shield carts came straight to the front line of the Ming army under the impetus of the coated minions.
The Manchu army also had artillery, but Duoduo did not bring it this time. Because the cannon is too heavy, it will affect the degree of this cavalry-based unit. And Dordor himself wasn't very fond of firearms. He prefers to fight with cold weapons with swords and blood, because in this way he can show his personal bravery.
Hua Xia Ming's gunpowder, Hua Xia Ming's most primitive musket, Hua Xia Ming's most primitive continuous gun. But hundreds of years later, China was opened with muskets and artillery. It can only be fought with black dog blood and runes!
It's not that the Chinese understand that gunpowder will only be used as firecrackers to drive away the plague, which is a funny nonsense. Instead, he was castrated by these Manchus who loved archery and horse riding. When others called, there was nothing left to say, and hundreds of years of precious time were delayed in vain!
In the course of hundreds of years, the whole world has been carved up. Originally, China, which was the most powerful and the most promising to occupy the greatest interests of this golden age, was closed off by these Manchus. White Westerners who are blind to the outside have turned the whole world into their backyard. In order to catch up with this blank period of hundreds of years, future generations need to pay countless blood and tears!
The horns sounded in the Manchu army array, and the flags were like the sea. As the snare drum under the big storm behind Duoduo beat repeatedly, the entire Manchu army burst out into unison like a sea tide. Tens of thousands of people shouted, and the sound shook the four wilds! The huge sound hit everyone's ear drums, and the momentum looked extremely amazing.
This was the consistent means of warfare of the Manchu army. Not only can you improve your military morale. It can also deal a heavy blow to the enemy's will to resist. However, this method is okay against ordinary armies, and it will not have any effect if it encounters a truly strong-willed strong army. (To be continued!)
PS: Happy New Year everyone! I wish you all the best in the new year!
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