Chapter 969: Extraordinary Battle (3)
Haoge is still a little proud, the Jiangning battalion entered the grassland, starting from Datong, and did not enter the grassland from the direction of Liaodong according to the previous analysis, which made Fan Wencheng very remorseful, the army did not delay after destroying the Xibe tribe and the Dauria tribe station, and went directly to the Horqin tribe station, the Chahar tribe has been destroyed by the army led by Su Tiancheng, and the Tumut tribe and the Jungger tribe have chosen to relocate, in the face of such a situation, Fan Wencheng made a judgment, Su Tiancheng's next step must be to directly conquer the Horqin tribe.
According to Fan Wencheng's analysis, Haoge led the army, quickly retreated, and made peace with the Horqin tribe, in the process, Haoge received a letter from Huang Taiji, and believed in Fan Wencheng's judgment even more.
What kind of combat method to use, Fan Wencheng has also carefully analyzed, on the huge grassland, thinking about setting up an ambush for the army led by Su Tiancheng, the possibility is not large, only face-to-face direct combat, when analyzing which point of the Horqin tribe Su Tiancheng will choose as the main direction of attack, Fan Wencheng's judgment is the right-wing central banner, whether it is from the distance of the distance, or the strength of combat effectiveness, the right-wing central banner is the first to bear the brunt.
According to these judgments, Hauge decided to wait for Su Tiancheng's attack and give the Ming army's vanguard a devastating blow.
After coming to the Horqin tribe station, Haoge sent a modern good and also led the army over, and according to Huang Taiji's requirements, the commander of the army is Dai Shan, for such an arrangement, although Haoge was a little depressed, but Fan Wencheng comforted him in time, Fan Wencheng's opinion, Prince Rui has experience in fighting with the Jiangning battalion, and can effectively deal with the Jiangning battalion.
The army concentrated in the middle banner on the right flank of Horqin. It reached 80,000 people, which was a huge team, of which 35,000 were led by Haoge, 20,000 led by Daishan, and 25,000 were led by the Horqin tribe.
Dai Shan is well versed in the sharpness of the Ming army's artillery, when arranging troops. It is very important to note that the station of the central banner of the right wing is the place where the army is concentrated, but the army is not completely stationed here, but scattered around to avoid being attacked by artillery. It was used to deal with Su Tiancheng.
Dai Shan asked the army to conceal and ambush, give the attacking Jiangning battalion a surprise attack, and severely damage the sharpness of the Jiangning battalion.
When the army led by Su Tiancheng approached the station of the central banner of the right wing of Horqin, Dai Shan did not even allow the scouts to investigate, so as not to expose their whereabouts, and the target of the scouts on the grassland was too big.
Daishan's arrangement was correct, the attack of the Ming army. Sure enough, it suffered a heavy blow.
When the vanguard led by Mo Si rushed into the garrison of the central banner on the right flank. They were greeted by artillery, and after several rounds of artillery bombardment, the Horqin tribesmen went out and surrounded the vanguard, delivering a devastating blow.
But Dai Shan was not satisfied that the number of the vanguard of the Ming army was too small. And they were all sergeants of the Xibe tribe and the Daurian tribe, and they did not see the sergeants of the Jiangning battalion.
The vanguard of the Ming army was almost wiped out, looking at Haoge's happy expression, Dai Shan frowned. I always felt that something was wrong, Su Tiancheng used the tactics of luring the enemy to ambush, the purpose was not to kill the old and weak, women and children, and not to launch a large-scale bombardment of the station, but now the form has changed, this change, Su Tiancheng can detect it at the first time, I am afraid that he will change his tactics, so the soldiers who are ambushed in the station, isn't it dangerous.
As soon as the order to withdraw from the garrison was issued, before the army had time to act, the artillery of the Ming army began to fire, and countless shells fell in all directions of the garrison, without a clear goal, but it was this large-scale, aimless bombardment that caused a lot of losses to the army, especially the sergeants of the Horqin tribe, like headless flies, scattered in the garrison to dodge, seeing that the war horses and sergeants were blown up in mid-air, Dai Shan's face was pale, and the second battle between him and Su Tiancheng had just begun, Both sides suffered, and neither took advantage.
Huang Taiji asked Dai Shan to lead the army, mainly taking into account Dai Shan's experience, but Huang Taiji ignored a problem, that is, Hao Ge is a little afraid of the Jiang Ning battalion, when commanding the battle, the lack of aggressiveness, seems a little conservative, all the arrangements are based on the premise of preserving the strength of the army, Hao Ge does not have too many worries in this regard, after all, there is no frontal fight with the Jiang Ning battalion, there will be no such fear, if the understanding of Hao Ge and Dai Shan can be neutralized, it is the best arrangement.
Unfortunately, such a possibility does not exist.
Because Dai Shan had already arranged, the artillery of the Ming army did not cause much damage, and after a short period of panic, the army began to evacuate the garrison in an orderly manner.
Haoge admired Dai Shan very much, when Dai Shan arranged for the army to be stationed, the soldiers of the blue flag and the red flag were arranged on the periphery of the right wing of the central banner station, the Han Eight Banner and the Han army were close to the middle, and the sergeants of the Horqin tribe were in the front.
The sound of the cannon finally died out.
The time when the artillery was fired, but a quarter of an hour, Dai Shan felt strange, according to the law of the occurrence of artillery in the Ming army, at least more than half an hour, does it mean that the army's ammunition is insufficient, this is unlikely, after all, it is Su Tiancheng who led the army into the grassland to fight, and the ammunition preparation must be sufficient.
The rumbling drum sounded, and Dai Shan suddenly realized that it was the Ming army that was attacking, and Su Tiancheng would really grasp the opportunity, and immediately launched an attack while the army was still organizing a retreat, the purpose was to take advantage.
Dai Shan was not in a hurry, his order was quickly conveyed, the 25,000 soldiers of the Horqin tribe, as the vanguard force, fought with the Ming army, the Han Eight Banners and the Han Army assisted, the soldiers of the Blue Banner and the Red Banner, do not attack for the time being, wait for the opportunity, and give the Ming army the heaviest blow.
In the same vein, Su Tiancheng also ordered the sergeants of the Xibe tribe and the Daurian tribe to attack, and the Datong border army assisted in the attack, and a total of 50,000 people attacked.
Fighting on the grassland, different from the Guannei, there is no siege of the city, they are all fighting on the vast grassland, and the strategy can play a certain role, but after the two armies begin to fight face to face, they rely on their strength, at this time, who is more courageous, they can achieve the final victory.
The fierce battle began.
Nearly 40,000 soldiers from the Xibe tribe and the Daurian tribe launched a charge, and they were greeted by more than 30,000 soldiers from the Horqin tribe and the Han Eight Banners and the Han army, and more than 70,000 people started a fight, which is estimated to be the largest battle on the grassland.
Jin Ge Iron Horse, the dull sound of the impact, and occasionally the screams can be heard, and the two torrents meet, this momentum is indescribable.
Su Tiancheng's Chinese military tent has moved forward.
Su Tiancheng held a telescope in his hand and watched the battle of the army motionlessly.
Liu Tiehan, He Renlong, Liu Wenxiu, Ai Nengqi, Li Dingguo and others, the look on their faces was a little strange, they looked at the battle in front of them, revealing anxiety, eager to join the fighting team immediately, the two armies fought, their own side of the army, in terms of numbers, occupy a slight advantage, can recuperate the Horqin tribe sergeant, as well as the Han Eight Banners and the Han army, also reflected the strong fighting spirit, the two armies met, the killing is inseparable.
At this time, if a large army joined, it would immediately be able to reverse the pattern of the battlefield, but Su Tiancheng did not give the order for a long time, and Liu Tiehan and the others had no choice but to watch the large-scale battle ahead.
The brutal fight, in the eyes of Su Tiancheng and others, is nothing, the conquest is like this, there is a poem that is well written, once the success is ten thousand bones withered, the victory was originally piled up with the lives of soldiers.
Su Tiancheng can calm down, and Dai Shan can also calm down.
Both sides have discovered that the sergeants who participated in the fight are mainly the sergeants of the steppe tribes, that is to say, the most elite troops on both sides have not yet been dispatched, although the large-scale battle seems to represent the victory or defeat of the two armies, but the mystery of this, both sides understand.
This fight is very crucial, whoever can grasp the advantage and force the opponent's main force to come out to meet the battle will be at a disadvantage and lose to the opponent in terms of momentum.
Half an hour passed, and the fight began to be stalemate.
Su Tiancheng's eyes began to narrow, the soldiers of the Xibe tribe and the Daurian tribe, after this battle, the losses must be very large, but the main force is still there, the problem is not very big, in his heart, some thoughts have changed, thinking that in the shortest possible time, completely conquer the grassland, the possibility is not very large, judging from the current situation, if the grassland tribe suffers a devastating blow, Huang Taiji will definitely do his best to rescue, that is to say, the decisive battle between the Ming Dynasty and Houjin may be launched on the grasslandIf such a situation occurs, the number of soldiers led by himself is insufficient, and a large number of soldiers are transferred in a short period of time, and the preparation work is somewhat insufficient.
However, the situation of the Houjin Tartars controlling the grassland must be changed, and more Mongolian tribes must be subjugated to the imperial court, which is a real submission, so as to weaken the strength of the Houjin Tartars and weaken the strength of Huang Taiji.
Relying only on fighting to dominate the grassland is the stupidest way, striking a part hard, and then fighting for a part, this is the best policy.
But in any case, today's battle must be won, under such conditions, it can be talked about deterring the steppe tribes, since the Houjin Tatars participated in the battle, the main opponent of the Jiangning battalion is the Houjin Tatars, who defeated the Houjin Tatars on the grassland, and this influence is decisive. (To be continued......)