Chapter 55: Attacking from Two Sides

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The artillery of the Ming and Qing armies had their own advantages and disadvantages. The Qing army's Hongyi six-pounder cannon had a long range and greater power, but its reloading speed was relatively slow and inconvenient to move, while the Ming army's Furlong medium gun had a shorter range and less power, but it was better than the six-pounder gun in terms of loading speed.

When the Qing army's six-pounder guns opened fire, a dense burst of shotguns came over, and many of the artillery of the Agni Battalion who had no time to dodge after the gap were directly smashed into minced meat, and even some of the artillery pieces were damaged and could not be used any longer. Taking advantage of the Qing army's artillery reloading, the artillery of the Agni Battalion would also immediately return fire. Due to the limited firing range, most of the shotguns fired by the Ming artillery could only fall in front of the artillery positions of the Qing army, raising bursts of flying dirt, causing little actual damage to the Qing army, and at most it could only play a deterrent role and prevent them from continuing to advance. Only some of the live ammunition landed in front of the Qing artillery position and then rebounded, causing some casualties to the Qing army.

But even so, the artillery of the Agni battalion stabilized the situation with the advantage in the rate of fire and the cover of the fortifications.

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The course of the battle was similar to yesterday, Geng Zhongming, Shang Kexihe, and Shen Zhixiang took advantage of the fact that Kong Youde's artillery was suppressing the Ming army, quickly crossed the Mianxi, and after forming a formation, they rushed towards the Ming army's defense line with shield carts as the front drive.

Seeing that his own army had already poured into the Ming army's defense line, Kong Youde's artillery naturally stopped firing. The artillery of the Agni Battalion did not have time to reload their ammunition and quickly retreated after using the Tiger Squat Cannon to carry out the final bombardment against the charging Qing troops.

Subsequently, under the cover of shield vehicles, the officers and men of Geng Zhongming and Shang Kexi's troops braved the fierce front, broke through the dense fire of the barracks, and paved a bloody path with their corpses, and finally crossed the low wall and rushed to the vicinity of the breastwork like yesterday's green battalion soldiers.

However, the Qing soldiers who rushed to the gap in the chest wall didn't have time to rejoice for long, when they saw the cold light in front of them rushing towards them like lightning and lightning, and they immediately sweated through their backs, and only despair remained in their eyes. In an instant, the terrible sound of steel tearing flesh apart, and the desperate and terrible screams of the Qing soldiers before they died, reverberated together.

On the two-mile-long defensive line, flags were waved and shouts were like a tide, and the two armies once again began to engage in bloody and fierce hand-to-hand combat.

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I have to say that the combat effectiveness of Geng Zhongming's and Shang Kexi's troops is still relatively strong, and compared with the elite in the green battalion, Henan's general soldier Zhang Yingxiang's department is even better. After all, most of its members are Han people in the Liaodong area, who are tall and big, and they are the first veteran traitors to join Jiannu, who get along with the barbarians day and night, and are contaminated with a lot of fierce and bloodthirsty styles. Its equipment is also exceptionally sophisticated, and everyone has armor for both officers and soldiers, and a considerable number of people wear iron armor. After engaging with the Ming army in a short battle, the shouts and killing of these veteran traitor soldiers were particularly excited, and almost everyone was fearless, and they did not pay attention to the Ming army in front of them at all.

On the high platform of the Chinese army behind the second line of defense, Pang Yue looked at the banner of Geng Zhongming and Shang Kexi's troops surging on the front line like water, and at the same time, there were waves in his heart from time to time. He knew that these traitor troops on the opposite side were the most fierce and cruel of the Jiannu dogs, and since they sold themselves to take refuge, they had been working for their masters like chicken blood, and their hands were stained with the blood of countless Chinese people.

In the original history of 1650 A.D. (the fourth year of Yongli), Shang Kexi, who was named the king of Pingnan, and Geng Jimao, the son of Geng Zhongming, who was named the king of Jingnan, led the army to attack the city of Guangzhou under the rule of the Yongli Dynasty. After the city was destroyed, in order to vent their anger, these two brutes actually ordered the slaughter of the city, regardless of men, women, and children, from November 24 to December 5, and the slaughter of more than 100,000 people.

I know where your confidence comes from! Pang Yue's eyes showed a hint of coldness, and he silently recited in his heart: You have used the power of your master to sweep all sides with inferior forces many times, "great achievements" and "no one can be defeated". But that's all in the past, since you have met the army of Huguang Town, then you can ask for more blessings! I used to watch your atrocities in the book, I couldn't do anything, and now that I have such a good opportunity, I must stuff you guys back into the womb!

On the battle front, the fighting continued fiercely, and the well-trained soldiers of Huguang Town lined up in a strict formation like a killing machine, sending the Qing soldiers with excited faces to hell one by one.

In the midst of the loud shouts, the spears stabbed out in rows, like dragons out of the water, wind and lightning, breaking through thousands of jun, unstoppable. Straight forward, kill! Stab diagonally to the right and kill! The officers and soldiers of Huguang Town used the results of their hard training to teach the arrogant veteran traitor soldiers on the other side a good lesson.

The Qing army's attacks crashed into the steel jungle of Huguang Town again and again, and were shattered and bloody. When some Qing soldiers saw the bloody spear forest in front of them, most of the arrogance on their faces had disappeared, and they were replaced by shock, even fear.

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When the fierce battle on the frontal front was in full swing, the command flag on the hill on the west side was rolling, and the Ming army lookout post sent an urgent message to the Chinese army headquarters: a force of up to several thousand Eight Banners broke away from the Qing army's main formation and rushed towards the foot of the upper reaches of Mianxi. And after the sentry on the lookout pole car not far from the high platform of the Chinese army played the same flag, he directly tore his throat and shouted below: "Most of the Qing Han army with red flags is dispatched!" ”

Hearing this news, Zhang Yunli beside Pang Yue and the staff officers all had tight faces. It seemed that the Qing army was about to attack from the hilly terrain northwest of the camp. Although the General Staff Department had already deduced the situation, when the moment actually came, everyone still felt a burst of pressure.

"What should come will come!" Pang Yue looked very calm, "Since the General Staff Department has already formulated a relevant response plan, why should I worry about it?" Besides, the captives are beastly and angry. Our army confronted it with a dignified formation, with a clear conscience and no fear! ”

Hearing Pang Yue say this, everyone's expressions softened a little. And Zhu Dadian has always maintained a state of calmness, twisting his beard slowly, silently looking ahead but not speaking. Now, the old man has basically completely handed over the military command to Pang Yue, and rarely rejects Pang Yue's various decisions.

At this moment, Pang Yue's heart is also false to say that he is not nervous, but he knows that as the commander-in-chief, he can be said to be the backbone of the whole army, even if he is nervous, he cannot show it, so as not to cause turmoil in the army's heart.

After calming people's hearts, Pang Yue began to issue orders through the heralds. Before, he had reviewed several plans submitted by the General Staff Division, and had some discussions with the staff officers, and had a plan in mind, ordering the Taishan Battalion to prepare for the enemy, and at the same time let the Flying Tiger Battalion rush over from the east of the camp, and ordered the trapped camp after the Gangfeng and the broken military camp to move a certain distance to the southwest, ready to reinforce the Taishan Battalion at any time.

To the northwest of the camp is a continuous hilly area, but there are not many places to pass nearby, and there are thorns and rocks everywhere, making it difficult for the group to pass calmly. Come to think of it, regardless of the scarcity of people around, even if there are enough manpower and material resources, who would put the smooth road in the middle and just go to the hilly area to carve out a road? The Taishan battalion happened to be on a relatively flat and wide mountain pass, which was most likely to be the direction of the Qing army's attack. The two nearby hills were each equipped with a division of troops, and the rest of the troops were all lined up at the mountain pass below, responsible for defending the large gap, which was also dozens of paces wide.

Soon after the order was issued, there was a neat sound at the mountain pass in the northwest direction, and Pang Yue saw that the officers and soldiers of the Taishan battalion who had been sitting on the ground to rest had already stood up, and above the neat queue was a dense forest of spears, and among the fluttering flags, the battalion flag of the Taishan battalion and the general flag of the battalion officer Liu Renjun were the most conspicuous.

Although the hilly area in the northwest was not convenient for the Qing army to deploy, Pang Yue was already a little worried in his heart. After all, the Taishan battalion is just an auxiliary battalion, and the level of training and equipment cannot be compared with the battalion, most of the soldiers are wearing iron-free cotton armor, and even some soldiers don't even have helmets and iron-leaf cotton armor, only wearing mandarin duck jackets and red hats.

If they really can't stand it, let them withdraw and let the Flying Tiger Battalion and trap the camp! Don't wait until the end of the war, and you won't even be able to find the person who transports the baggage. Pang Yue thought in his heart.

It wasn't long before the rumbling of horses' hooves came from the east side of the camp. Pang Yue on the high platform turned around, crossed the top of the tent, and saw the camp flag of the Flying Tiger Battalion and a large area of Qianzong and General Recognition Flags were rushing around the south end of the camp towards the west, and the tiger with wings on the camp flag looked particularly hideous.

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"Brethren!" At the mountain pass, Liu Renjun, the commander of the Taishan Battalion, was mobilizing the officers and soldiers under his command before the war, "Although our Taishan Battalion is only an auxiliary battalion, we are also officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty and a member of Huguang Town!" Aren't some bastards secretly laughing at us as just a bunch of coolies? Grandma, let's show some skills today for them to see! Let them close their beaks! Since the adults have sent us to guard here, we can't let a single Tartar slip through! Can't live up to the expectations of adults, can't insult the word Taishan! ……”

In the end, Liu Renjun ended the pre-war mobilization with a slogan common to Huguang Town: "Drive out the Tartars!" ——”

"Recover the rivers and mountains!!" An earth-shattering echo ensued.

"The blood does not drain! ——”

"No truce!!" In the midst of a burst of shouts, a jungle of spears and steel knives poked into the sky together.

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When the Han army of the Qing army set the red flag and went out, the officers and soldiers of Geng Zhongming and Shang Kexi also seemed to enjoy some kind of encouragement, and launched a more fierce attack on the front defense line of the Ming army as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, and also concentrated elite forces to carry out key assaults on certain weak points, and almost broke through the defense line of the Ming army on several occasions. Fortunately, Cui Shoucheng and He Guoyuan made timely adjustments and organized forces to beat the Qing army back.

The battle is in full swing, and time is passing little by little. Just as Pang Yue was observing the situation on the frontal front front, the northwestern hilly area, which had been calm, finally moved, and the sound of fried beans and the shouts of the mountains and tsunamis rose almost at the same time.

It's finally here! Pang Yue raised his binoculars and turned to the northwest, and through the sea of flags of the Taishan camp at the mountain pass, he vaguely saw some red and white-edged flags surging towards the mountain pass where the Taishan camp was guarding. On the hill on both sides, some of the firecrackers of the Taishan battalion were shooting downward, and white smoke rose from time to time on the mountain.

At this time, Zhu Dadian was also looking at the northwest mountain pass with a telescope, without saying a word and looking grim. He was also very worried about whether the Taishan battalion could withstand the attack of the Qing army.

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The Qing army attacking from the mountain pass in the hilly area was the Han army's men and horses with red flags, in addition to the 2,000 Baoyi Ahha, the Bayala battalion, the Aliha Chaoha battalion and most of the auxiliary soldiers Yu Ding who accompanied the army on the expedition were dispatched. The total strength of more than 5,000 troops can be regarded as the main force of the Han army with red flags, led by Gushan Ezhen Jin, in an attempt to open a breakthrough in this direction.

Several successive tentative attacks had made Dodor realize that it was not enough to rely on a frontal attack, and that even if he could achieve his goal, he would have to pay a heavy price. The best way is to make full use of your own strength advantage and the disadvantage of the Ming army, attack from two or even multiple sides, and contain more of their troops, so that their energy can be consumed more and faster. When the enemy is tired, he can use his vital strength to strike a swift blow, and great things can be accomplished!

Although the terrain in the western hills made it difficult for a large army to be deployed, Duoduo still managed to hold down a strong capital. Most of the Han army was dispatched with red flags, which in the past, it had to be a "treatment" that only tens of thousands of Ming soldiers could enjoy.

After entering the hilly area, after the auxiliary soldiers continued to open the way in front, although the Qing soldiers of the Han army with red flags stumbled, but on the whole it was relatively smooth, and after a little difficult exploration, they finally passed the most difficult section and saw the banner of the Taishan battalion guarding the mountain pass.

As soon as the banner of the Taishan camp came into view, Jin Li couldn't help but smile coldly. Before the start of the war, Duoduo had already informed the generals of the battalion system of Huguang Town that the spies had discovered. Therefore, Jin Li naturally knew that the domineering battalion with the name in front of him was just an auxiliary battalion, and at the moment, the slightly inferior equipment of the other party confirmed this.

Since it is an auxiliary barracks, let's die! There was a cold light in Jin Li's eyes, and he quickly organized his troops to attack the Ming army that was blocking the front.

Like the traditional combat method of the Eight Banners, the Qing soldiers of the Han army with red flags were still the heavy armored soldiers of the Bayala battalion as an assault force in front, the lightly armored archers covered in the rear, and the rest of the troops followed later.

The formation of the Taishan battalion is also the same as that of the battle battalions such as Gangfeng and Po Barracks, with musketeers in the first few rows, followed by pikemen and sword and shield soldiers. In addition, there are a number of musketeers and archers on the mountain packs on both sides.

When the surging Qing soldiers entered the firing range, with Liu Renjun's order, the Taishan battalion and the firecrackers on the mountain bag opened fire together. However, due to the small number of firearms, the momentum and lethality caused by them are much weaker than those of the Gangfeng Battalion and the Broken Barracks.

Although the Bayala soldiers who were charging fell one by one, the followers still rushed forward in a steady stream and fearless of death. At the same time, the lightly armored archers in its ranks also began to exert their might, and a dense rain of arrows rushed towards the main formation of the Taishan camp and the small hills on both sides. Many soldiers of the Taishan battalion who were caught off guard also fell to the ground one after another, and the weakness of the armor on their bodies increased the killing effect of the Qing army's arrow rain.

In such a mutual casualty fire, the Qing soldiers of the Han army with red flags got closer and closer to the main formation of the Taishan battalion at the mountain pass...... (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe to the starting point mobile network, reward, your support is my biggest motivation. )