The next day, February 27, the third year of Longwu (1647), early in the morning, there was a noisy noise in the direction of the Qing army's camp as it had been a few days ago. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 It was only more than half an hour after the smoke cleared, the rumbling drums sounded again, the flags in the camp were unfurled, and groups of Qing troops walked out of the camp one after another, marching on the drums and the shouts of the officials, preparing to attack.

At the same time, the Ming army camp on the opposite side was also a busy scene, with the sound of neat and rapid running, and the shouts of the officers. After the officers and soldiers of Huguang Town and the more than 4,000 Changde Town foot soldiers who came to help put on their armor, they began to rush to their respective defensive areas.

Pang Yue put on his armor early, and like two days ago, he and Zhang Yunli and a group of staff officers came to the command platform of the Chinese army. However, Pang Yue was not the earliest today, and when he arrived, Zhu Dadian and Ma Jinzhong had already arrived first. After greeting the two of them, Pang Yue also ascended to the command platform to watch the movements of the Qing army's camp.

In the first few battles, Zhu Dadian completely delegated his command to Pang Yue. At that time, Pang Yue didn't feel anything wrong, after all, he commanded the army under his command. But after Ma Jinzhong arrived yesterday, Pang Yue took the initiative to return the command to Zhu Dadian after some thought. Because Ma Jinzhong is not his subordinate, and he has not dealt with him too much before, giving orders to him so rashly will cause him to be unhappy. And Zhu Dadian, as the supervisor appointed by Emperor Longwu, and with Shang Fang's sword in hand, it is natural for him to give orders.

Of course, this return of command is almost just a formality. Zhu Dadian generally adopted Pang Yue's various suggestions and the various plans formulated by the Huguang Town Staff Department to deal with the enemy, and almost never rejected them. Therefore, there is still no change in the battle plan of the whole army, except that the person who gave the final order has changed from Pang Yue to Zhu Dadian.

"Qing Lu went south this time, with the intention of capturing the land of Huguang and killing the Ming Dynasty, but now he has been in Wanshou Bridge for more than two days. The slave commander Duoduo will not give up, and will most likely send more men to attack. I think there will be a fierce battle today! Zhu Dadian looked at the Qing army flags that were densely wriggling in the distance, and said to Pang Yue and Ma Jinzhong with a serious expression.

Pang Yue and Ma Jinzhong also looked solemn and nodded silently.

Just now. Pang Yue had already seen through the telescope that among the Qing army flags that left the camp, the green flags were basically no longer visible in the front row, and all of them were colorful eight-banner banners. This shows that Dodor's mood has become more and more urgent. actually kicked the green battalion soldiers to the side. Think about it too. Duoduo led his army south, but he didn't come for sightseeing, and it was impossible to be in such a small place for two days, and he was not in a hurry. And as his desire to win grows stronger. The Qing army's attack will inevitably be more fierce, and the pressure on the Ming army will also be greater. Perhaps, it will really be said by Zhu Dadian, and today's fight will be particularly tragic.

"Mr. Ma," Zhu Dadian looked at Ma Jinzhong. The order was given, and the pass to the northwest was handed over to you. If there is no military order, you must not retreat without authorization, and you must not let a prisoner come over! If not, the old man will strictly enforce the military law! ”

"Rest assured, as long as the last general still has a breath, the Qing captives will not be allowed to pass!" Ma Jinzhong clenched his fists and promised, and then took a group of personal soldiers down the command platform, stepped on the war horse and headed towards the mountain pass in the northwest direction.

Northwest. More than 4,000 foot soldiers in Changde Town have lined up and blocked the mountain pass. The Taishan battalion will also defend with them, and three or four hundred troops will be deployed on several small hills nearby, including all the firearms in the battalion, and even carry portable tiger squat cannons and rockets and other firearms. The rest of the troops were lined up behind the infantry in Changde Town, ready to act as a reserve at any time. Moreover, because of the previous lesson, Pang Yue ordered the Huashan battalion to build a large number of horses and arrange them near the mountain pass yesterday afternoon. And sprinkled a lot of thistle terrestris on the way of the Qing army, and dug some pits.

The defensive front is still part of the artillery of the Agni Battalion, as well as the two battalions of Gangfeng and Broken Army. The trapped camp is lined up behind it.

"I hope that today's officers and soldiers of our army can thwart the offensive of the Qing prisoners again!" Zhu Dadian sighed with emotion, with a hint of expectation in his tone.

"Don't worry, Inspector! At present, the morale of our army is booming, and we will definitely be able to continue the victory of the day before yesterday! Pang Yue said, no matter what, he thinks that this confidence should still be there.

Soon, with the sound of artillery in the direction of the Qing army's camp, the battle between the two armies officially began.

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After another series of artillery bombardments, the dense banners of the Qing army once again surged towards the Ming army's defense line as before. Among them, the Han army studded with red flags and fixed mountains and Zhenjin Division, and Shen Zhixiang Division, a total of more than 10,000 men, and the Huaishun Wang Geng Zhongming Department served as a reserve.

Most of the soldiers in Huguang Town have already learned the combat effectiveness of these Qing troops, so although the Qing army is menacing, everyone has long been psychologically prepared.

However, the Qing army attacking from the northwestern hills surprised most people, including Pang Yue. Duoduo actually directly kicked away the green battalion soldiers and the Han Eight Banners, and sent Manchuria with blue flags and white flags. Among them, the white banner Mele Zhangjing Zhuoluo led more than 2,000 soldiers and auxiliaries of the banner to be responsible for the main attack, and the blue flag Mele Zhangjing Lanbai led roughly the same number of troops in the banner as a reserve.

Is Dordor mad? I don't need to put the best cannon fodder, but I actually use my own old book to fight! After seeing the signal sent by the lookout post, Pang Yue was also surprised in his heart, because Duoduo's approach was completely contrary to the usual methods used by the upper echelons of Manchuria since they entered the customs, although these Manchurian soldiers sent to the field were not Duoduo's family troops.

At this time, Pang Yue couldn't help but start worrying, could Ma Jinzhong's troops and Taishan Battalion stop the vicious Manchurian Eight Banners? Although the more than 4,000 Changdezhen foot soldiers are the elite of Ma Jinzhong's army, I am afraid there is still a gap compared with those Manchurian beast soldiers.

Thinking of this, Pang Yue had a premonition in his heart, I am afraid that when the time comes, he will have to let the trapped camp go to support.

While Pang Yue was secretly calculating, the battle situation was also developing rapidly, and the general situation was no different from the previous few days. First, there was an overwhelming artillery bombardment, and then the Qing troops in charge of the attack quickly crossed the river and rushed towards the Ming defense line by suppressing the Ming army by artillery fire.

Moreover, Kong Youde's gunners seemed to be bolder, pushing a six-pounder gun closer to the Ming army's chest wall and firing, probably because they thought they had figured out the range of the Ming army's artillery, so they had no fear. But it turns out that this self-righteous behavior will eventually be rewarded. After yesterday's lesson. Pang Yue also deployed four six-pounder guns and six three-pounder guns behind the gaps on both sides of the breastwork. Taking advantage of the gap between the loading of the Qing artillery, the gunners of the Agni Battalion manipulated these Hongyi cannons to fire suddenly, knocking down the Qing artillery that was caught off guard, and even destroying one of the artillery. After receiving such a blow, the artillery of the Qing army finally became much more honest. Quickly retreat to what they think is safe.

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At the mountain pass. A burst of shouts shook the heavens and the earth, and Ma Jinzhong's troops guarding here had already made a close encounter with the Manchurian Zhengbai Banner Qing soldiers who rushed over.

Just now, when the Qing troops entered the hilly area, the officers and soldiers of the Taishan battalion guarding several nearby hills began to fire at the Qing soldiers with tiger squat cannons, bird guns or rockets. Several rounds of heavy firing came down. The Qing soldiers who were struggling with the bumpy road suddenly fell one by one, and the obstruction of thistles and traps made it even worse. But the willpower and endurance of these fierce and savage Manchurian soldiers should not be underestimated, and after some struggle, they actually rushed through the resistance of the officers and soldiers of the Taishan battalion, and even threw a rain of arrows. It caused some casualties to the officers and men of the Taishan battalion on the hill.

After rushing through this layer of resistance and suppressing the officers and soldiers of the Taishan battalion, the Zhengbai Banner Qing soldiers began to rush towards the Ma Jinzhong Department guarding the mountain pass.

At the forefront were the soldiers of the Aliha Chaoha battalion, almost all of them were stout, with fierce and cruel faces, the cotton armor on their bodies was bulging, the thick copper nails on the armor surface shone in the sun, and the weapons such as knives and short-handled axes in their hands exuded a terrifying cold light. After the soldiers, they followed the auxiliary soldiers of Niu Lu, Yu Ding, these people's strength is not weak, and they can even be compared to the general Ming army generals' family Ding, holding bows and arrows and other weapons, and they are also extremely fierce and rushed towards the Ming army's defense line.

See those hideous faces. Listening to the roars of the barbaric atmosphere, like the wild roar of beasts, the soldiers of Ma Jinzhong's department were all stunned in their hearts. Speaking of which, they had never competed with the Eight Banners before, let alone the Manchurian Eight Banners, and they were affected by some exaggerated rumors. The fear in my heart was even greater.

When the Qing soldiers rushed into the firing range, under Ma Jinzhong's order, the Ming soldiers in the front row leaned on the horses and shot towards the Qing soldiers with their firearms and bows and arrows. Suddenly, the flying lead bullets and arrows knocked down a lot of the Qing soldiers who rushed to the front.

But. Most of the firearms used by the soldiers of Ma Jinzhong's department were bird guns and three-eyed fire guns, and the number was not very large. The quality is not guaranteed, coupled with the problem of training, so the power exerted is not even comparable to the auxiliary soldiers of the Taishan battalion, let alone the soldiers of the Gangfeng battalion and the firecracker team of the trapped camp. And the charging Zhengbai Banner Qing soldiers carried this round of shooting, and also began to approach the rejection of the Ming army.

"What is there to fear about the donkey? If you have eggs, you will give Lao Tzu a top! Lao Tzu is not afraid, you are afraid of his mother's donkey hair! Seeing the frightened looks of some soldiers, Ma Jinzhong couldn't help but shout loudly in a Qin tone, and then did what he said, and really moved his general flag forward, only twenty steps away from the rejection horse in front.

Seeing that the general soldiers set an example, the officers and soldiers of Changde Town finally regained their courage, especially those veterans of Qindi who had followed Ma Jinzhong for many years, and even aroused the long-suppressed blood and courage in their hearts, and looked at the Qing soldiers who rushed over on the opposite side with red eyes.

Immediately afterwards, when the pure white tide rushed to the rejection of the horse, the soldiers of Changde Town in the first row also stabbed out the spears in their hands through the gap of the rejection of the horses under the order of the officer.

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However, on the frontal defense line at this time, for the Ming army, the battle situation showed signs of deterioration.

At the beginning, the Han army that came to attack with the red flag Qing soldiers and the Shen Zhixiang department of the Duke of Xushun did not bargain for anything.

Although the soldiers of the Gangfeng Battalion and the Broken Battalion were a little physically exhausted after two days of hard fighting, the previous victories also greatly boosted their confidence, "Tartar is nothing more than that!" This cry echoed in the hearts of almost every officer and soldier. Even those recruits began to be reborn, and the timidity in their eyes had gradually been replaced by courage and perseverance. It was with such a strong self-confidence, coupled with the results of rigorous training in peacetime, that the soldiers quickly repelled the first wave of the Qing army.

But then the situation on the battlefield changed dramatically, when the first wave of Qing troops retreated, those who advanced to the Ming defense line hundreds of miles away from the Kong Youde artillery, after receiving Duoduo's orders (did not dare to do so without receiving instructions), raised their muzzles and fired at the Ming artillery behind the breastwork. One by one, solid shells flew over the heads of the Qing soldiers to the Ming army, and for a while, the soldiers of Huguang Town, who were caught off guard, were beaten to the ground. In order to facilitate hand-to-hand combat, the dense formation was formed to greatly increase the lethality of the shells, and a few shells even pierced the bodies of many officers and men in succession before they slowly lost their momentum.

The originally tight battle formation of the Ming army suddenly trembled, and the neat spear forest also began to shake violently, and exclamations sounded from time to time, and there were even signs of riots. For the first time, some soldiers were almost stunned on the spot when they saw their comrades around them pierced by shells at such close range.

And such an excellent opportunity for assault will naturally not be let go by the Qing army. Under the orders of Jin Li and Shen Zhixiang, the encouraged Qing soldiers roared and launched a more violent assault on the Ming army behind the breastwork.

While the officers of the Gangfeng Battalion and the Broken Barracks were still shouting hoarsely to adjust the queue, bursts of light appeared like lightning in front of them, and one by one, the Baya soldiers in mercury armor and with hideous faces crossed the gap or directly over the breastwork, waving the weapons in their hands and rushing towards the Ming army.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Dadian, Zhang Yunli, and a group of staff officers on the command platform of the Chinese army in Huguang Town were all in a hurry. As the commander of a town, Pang Yue was even more blind-eyed, those were all soldiers he had trained single-handedly, but now he fell so badly under the sound of the Qing army's artillery and the sharp blade of the Qing army's Bayala soldiers.

Duoduo, a madman, has no regard for accidentally hurting his own people in order to win! I don't know where I learned all the infantry and artillery coordination tactics of the modern army, it's really trendy! It seems that I really underestimated him before! After Pang Yue scolded angrily in his heart, a trace of fierceness flashed on the ground: Even so, he can only use the last move that he has been preparing for a long time!