Chapter 188: The decisive battle of the Hunhe River (II) - Bloody Shenyang
The Shandong cavalry in the melee occupied an absolute advantage, the Qing army was constantly cut off and dismounted, in less than ten minutes, the Qing army had been killed and wounded, but the Shandong cavalry led by Lin Yi suffered very little losses.
The Shandong army has an absolute advantage in both training and equipment, and the only thing lacking is equestrianism, but with the cooperation of each other, equestrianism no longer seems to have any decisive surname.
Most of the Qing troops who died in battle began to rout, but this phenomenon did not spread, and many Qing soldiers were still very tenacious, changing the habit of running as soon as they died, and they were still fighting with the Shandong cavalry.
At this moment, every Qing soldier knows that the Qing Dynasty has reached a life-and-death juncture. Only those Mongols would have chosen to flee at this time.
The battlefield was brutal, and the many wounded soldiers were wailing on the ground, making people's scalps tingle. The fact that these Qing soldiers were able to hold on can be said to have made a huge determination.
It is not only that their Manchurians have reached a life-and-death juncture, but also because the Zhenghuang Banner is supervising the army behind.
And those defeated Mongols were soon beheaded by the cavalry of the Yellow Banner in the back, and Duoduo dared to fight a decisive battle with the Shandong army, naturally he had to come up with means to deter, otherwise the Manchu soldiers and horses were under artillery fire, and it was very easy to rout.
Just when Lin Yi was in a fierce battle, the 1st Infantry Battalion also had a fierce battle with the Qing army.
Although the right flank of the Qing army was constantly shelled, at least tens of thousands of people were killed, and more than 10,000 people passed over from Lin Yi's side, but there were still nearly 30,000 Qing troops and the first infantry battalion collided together.
A fierce white-knuckle battle broke out in front of the 1st Infantry Battalion.
The pikemen slaughtered the Qing cavalry one by one, but there were often pikemen who fell to the ground, and the number of Qing troops was too much, some pikemen retreated to the back after their physical exhaustion, and the pikemen behind were pushed to the front.
Although pikemen were wounded or killed from time to time, the defense line formed by pikemen was like a solid iron wall, and no matter how the Qing army attacked, it could not tear through the pikemen's defense.
The rocket soldiers and artillery behind the formation were constantly bombarding the Qing army in the distance.
Coupled with the artillery support of this formation, the rushing Qing troops were scarce, which created excellent combat conditions for the pikemen, not only giving the pikemen time to adjust, but also several pikemen to deal with a Qing army.
The 4,000 cavalry on both sides also began to fight fiercely with the Qing army.
According to this situation, although the 1st Infantry Battalion can win, the price will definitely be heavy, because under the siege of 30,000 Qing soldiers, there is always a time to exhaust its strength.
And with the Qing army almost rushing over, artillery and rockets are already difficult to use.
At the time of the peace, Wu Yongliang on the right flank went around the left flank with 10,000 cavalry, and 10,000 cavalry quickly threw themselves into the melee, and as soon as the 10,000 cavalry appeared, the situation was immediately reversed.
The 30,000 cavalry of the Qing army, under the attack of the 20,000 Shandong army, was quickly annihilated by the Shandong army.
At the same time, after the 10,000 cavalry led by Wu Yongliang supported the left flank, the 3,000 musketeers behind the formation also rushed to the front line with bayonets and fought fiercely with the Qing army.
When the 10,000 cavalry appeared, the left flank had already formed an overwhelming advantage over the Qing army, and the musketeers at this time didn't have to care about any rear formation, so rush up to pick up the leak!
It was obviously unreliable to let the musketeers fight these cavalrymen, because they only had leather armor on their bodies, and they were prone to casualties, and their task was to solve the subsequent battle behind the cavalry.
After all, it is impossible for cavalry to solve all enemies in a charge, and there are many enemies who survive in a charge, and infantry is needed to solve them.
Due to the sudden support of the cavalry on the right flank on the left flank, the combat situation on the left flank of the Shandong Army suddenly changed greatly, and from a bird's-eye view, the Qing troops on the left flank of the Shandong Army had been divided into several pieces.
The 6,000 cavalry led by Lin Yi had also killed the 10,000 Qing soldiers at this time, and after the rapid formation of the team, they supported the 1st Infantry Battalion non-stop.
The addition of these 6,000 cavalry immediately surrounded the remaining Qing cavalry.
The Qing army on the left flank was quickly annihilated in the melee, and in less than ten minutes, the Qing cavalry standing on the left flank could no longer be seen.
Under such a siege, there is nothing for the Qing soldiers to escape.
After the left wing entered a full-scale melee, the situation on the right wing also changed dramatically.
The Qing troops on the right flank could have advanced slowly under the fire of rockets and rifles, but when the left flank was already in a scuffle, the artillery of this formation began to shell and charge the Qing troops on the right flank.
The all-round fire of 850 artillery pieces, coupled with the continuous firing of rockets, the rushing Qing army was beaten back continuously, not because the Qing army was retreating, but because the speed of advance could not keep up with the speed of death.
It's just that the rocket was launched frantically, and it took less than ten minutes to use up a fine light.
As soon as the rockets stopped, the pressure on the Qing troops rushing to the right flank eased, but the continuous bombardment of 75 mm howitzers and heavy artillery of more than 125 mm continued to cause casualties to the Qing soldiers.
Especially those heavy artillery, as long as there is no problem with the fuse, if it explodes above the head of the Qing army, there is no need to stand alive within a radius of twenty meters.
Of course, if you want to explode overhead, this requires extremely high skill and luck, and after the Shandong army used the safety fuse, it is possible to shoot a shell into the enemy's head and explode, so you need a technical surname. But safety fuses are sometimes inaccurate, so luck is required, and sometimes one or the other is indispensable.
Most of the shells still fell to the ground and exploded again, and those explosive shells that killed with shrapnel could only kill people within two or three meters.
And the shells of heavy artillery are loaded with more gunpowder, so after the explosion, the enemy within five or six meters does not want to stand safely, although some people cannot die under the impact of gunpowder, but it is inevitable that they will be injured and withdraw from the battle sequence.
Under the continuous bombardment, the cavalry casualties on the left flank of the Qing army were extremely large.
The constant use of black powder weapons also produced a large amount of smoke.
However, fortunately, the north wind was blowing, and the smoke was blown behind him as soon as it was generated, which did not affect the operation of the Shandong Army or the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but the range of the rocket was reduced a little by the wind, and the angle had to be adjusted slightly when launching.
The operational staff department observed the development of the situation on the entire battlefield from the command vehicle, and the situation was very gratifying.
The left flank of his own side is almost on the verge of annihilating the right flank of the Qing army. The right flank of the Qing army suffered heavy casualties under strong firepower, and it was difficult to rush forward for a while.
Even if the Qing army rushes to the right flank, the right flank is enough to deal with two infantry battalions, and when the troops on the left flank pull out, the end of the Qing army that rushes to the right flank will come.
As for the 60,000 Qing army foot soldiers in the middle, there is nothing to worry about in the eyes of the operational staff.
After all, the speed of the infantry is too slow, and it is enough to deal with them with muskets, not to mention that the Shandong army still has a large number of artillery and cavalry.
When the time comes, the artillery will bombard, the cavalry will rush, and the infantry will rush again, and the Qing army's foot soldiers will basically be finished, and in this icy and snowy environment, none of them will be able to escape.
"It is estimated that the Qing army will not last long, and with their usual style, it is only a matter of time before they escape."
"At this level, it is absolutely impossible for the Qing army to turn the tables, and Duoduo will run away in a while."
"After this battle, it is time for us to fully recover Liaodong. According to the report of the Liaodong Special Operations Brigade, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was ready to withdraw to the Western Regions when the Third Infantry Battalion captured Lushun, and at present more than one million Manchurian savages have gathered in Tieling. ”
"The 3rd Infantry Battalion has solved the trouble outside the city?" Liu Heng couldn't help but ask after listening to the report.
"Yesterday, Duoduo transferred back the 20,000 infantry outside Fushun City, otherwise there would be 100,000 cavalry. There was no cavalry outside the city of Fushun, the third battalion directly killed Fushun, and eighty percent of the 70,000 Qing troops outside the city were composed of Han Chinese. ”
"Okay, as soon as the Qing army retreats, 20,000 cavalry will bite me immediately, don't let these Qing soldiers support Tieling, and let the third battalion intercept all those Manchurian savages." Liu Hengda said happily.
The staff was talking, but in the Qing army's main formation, Duoduo couldn't hold on.
Originally, I thought that the Ming army would have no fortifications and warships at sea to cooperate, and he would gather 160,000 troops in the Qing Dynasty, which was enough to fight with the Ming army in Shandong, and felt that the certainty of victory was great, but Duoduo's imagination was very full, but the reality was very skinny.
In this decisive battle, the sharpness of the Ming army's firearms far exceeded previous expectations. Moreover, the strength of the cavalry of the Ming army in large-scale combat is also underestimated.
Although the Shandong army was very strong in the small-scale combat of the cavalry, the Manchu Qing did not see the large-scale combat of the Shandong army.
It was only seen in the Qing army in Korea, but most of them were finished.
The Qing army in Liaodong did not know the terrifying combat power of the Shandong army in the large-scale assembly battle, and only thought that it would be able to defeat the Shandong cavalry after the number exceeded by a lot.
As a result, in the cavalry duel on the left flank of the Ming army, 10,000 cavalry against 6,000 Shandong cavalry were defeated.
What's even worse is that although the firepower was attracted by the right flank, when the left flank launched a charge, the right flank of the Ming army was even overwhelmed with rockets.
Directly beat the cavalry on the left flank so that they could not get close to the Shandong Ming army on the opposite side.
Can't get close!
The cavalry on the right flank of the Shandong army ran directly to support their left flank, but their right flank forces were surrounded in less than a moment, and it was only a matter of time before they were completely annihilated.
At this time, the rockets had just weakened, and the artillery on that side began to fire on their left flank again.
Dodor had been driven crazy by the changes in front of him.
His eyes were red as he looked at the battlefield, and his eyes were bloodshot.
"The 50,000 troops on the right wing are about to be wiped out by Minggou, what should I do?" Duoduo set his eyes on Amin and Zilharang beside him.
"Your Majesty, the 50,000 Eight Banners on the right wing can't be saved." Zilharang looked at the situation in front of him, since the 50,000 troops on the right flank fell into the encirclement of the Shandong army, they had no chance of turning the tables.
"Your Majesty, let's withdraw! Where there is life, there is hope. Amin hurriedly said: "If we continue to fight at this time, our Qing Dynasty's soldiers will die!" ”
The Qing army fought against the Shandong army several times, and the Shandong army was greatly injured.
Coupled with the continuous capture of savage Jurchens in the forest, this has expanded the force to this point.
"I don't know that we don't have to worry about leaving Qingshan without firewood, it's just that we want Qingshan, but the Ming army doesn't give us a way out, we only have to fight!"
"Your Majesty, if you continue to fight, there is no possibility of winning. The reason why I fought before was to preserve more vitality for my Qing Dynasty. But now it is impossible to do anything, and the current urgency is to retain as much vitality as possible, and not to compete with Minggou. Amin hurriedly persuaded.
When Duoduo was said this, he suddenly came to his senses, and hurriedly ordered: "Withdraw immediately, we will not go to the Western Regions, we will go to the mountains of the extreme north." ”
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Amin and Zilharang's expressions were all relaxed, and Duoduo, the bastard, just don't fight hard. Now that the troops are all gone, I will be a fart in the future.
In fact, these two people want to surrender to the Ming army very much, because even if they go to the Western Regions, it is not as good as Liaodong, in the final analysis, it is still a gap in civilization, and they can enjoy a lot of things through looting around the Ming Dynasty, as long as they surrender to the Ming army, they can still enjoy it in the Ming Dynasty, but the Shandong army does not accept it.
In the style of the Shandong Army, there is no difference between the past and looking for death.
Now that the troops are almost exhausted, going to the Western Regions is considered a waste, and the two brothers are extremely depressed, but at this time, they must not fight anymore.
If we continue to fight, all hope will be dashed.
Fortunately, Duoduo had not lost his mind.
Soon Dordor ordered a retreat, but this retreat was almost tantamount to a rout.
The 50,000 cavalry on the right flank of the Qing army were surrounded, and they had been beaten to only 10,000 people, and it would not be long before they were finished, while the 50,000 cavalry on the left flank were beaten by rockets, artillery and muskets in the continuous charge, and only 30,000 people remained.
Duoduo ordered a retreat, and the 30,000 cavalry on the left flank of the Qing army turned around and ran away.
On the right flank, it was still under siege, and the more than 10,000 cavalry were rushed several times, divided and surrounded into dozens of pieces, and were slaughtered in less than two or three minutes.
The cavalry battalion was drawn out and quickly rested.
Fifteen hundred wounded soldiers were quickly taken to the field hospital in the back. When the cavalry battalion was reorganized, the artillery of the Shandong Army began to shell the infantry formations of the Qing army.
Under the continuous artillery bombardment, the 60,000 infantry of the Qing army soon fell into confusion.
The 18,000 cavalry, which had been quickly reorganized, collectively rushed towards the retreating infantry.
"Third-line troops, charge."
The operational staff issued an order at this time, and the 30,000 cannon fodder troops saw that the Qing army was defeated, and suddenly burst out with a scream to the sky, riding inferior horses under their crotches, and killing the retreating Qing infantry.
Fighting with the wind is the most suitable for these third-line cannon fodder troops. Although hard battles can be fought, the combat skills are not high, and the casualties will be large.
The shelling lasted for a minute, directly plunging the retreating Qing infantry into a rout.
Immediately afterwards, the cavalry rushed through the 60,000 infantry of the Qing army, although it did not kill or injure many Qing troops, but it divided the Qing army's foot soldiers.
Soon, the cavalry troops repeatedly charged three times, completely dividing the 60,000 infantry of the Qing army. The 30,000 cannon fodder troops behind also chased after them on inferior horses at this time.
In the face of the Qing army foot soldiers running on two legs, a sense of condescension arose. After chasing in front of those Qing soldiers, these cannon fodder troops directly dismounted and fought.
"Kneel and don't kill." These cannon fodder troops shouted as they fought.
Duoduo Amin and Zilharang had already run away with 30,000 cavalry, and there was no one to restrain these foot soldiers, these foot soldiers could not run, and nearly half of them were Han Chinese, so naturally they did not have the courage to die, and after hearing the shouts of these cannon fodder troops, they immediately knelt on the ground next year.
Most of the Qing army's foot soldiers knelt on the ground and surrendered, but there were still many who wanted to run, but the cannon fodder units of the Shandong army were poorly equipped.
Ride directly on the horse and chase after it, and see if you can run fast on two legs or four legs!
The defeat of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was completely finished.
In this battle, the Shandong army fired 60,000 rockets, and nearly 45,000 artillery shells were fired during the nearly half-hour battle.
The Shandong army, with its powerful firearms, won the battle.
The cost of rockets and artillery shells alone knocked out nearly 300,000 taels, and it is not so much that the Qing army was killed by shells and rockets, but by the silver of the civilized world.
The cavalry units, which had divided the foot soldiers, soon returned to their headquarters to recuperate.
The Liaodong Operational Staff Headquarters immediately issued a series of orders.
"Lin Yi led the 1st Cavalry Battalion and the 2nd Cavalry Battalion of the Liaodong Army, bringing enough supplies, going straight to Tieling, and cooperating with the 3rd Infantry Battalion of the Shandong Army."
"Zhao Yong led the first battalion of infantry and 10,000 third-line troops into Shenyang with the staff of the army."
"You Xuefeng led the 1st Infantry Battalion of the Liaodong Army, Shi Yunyi, led the 3rd Infantry Battalion of Liaodong, and each brought 10,000 third-line troops to enter western Liaoning, fully recover the towns west of the Sancha River, and strictly prevent the imperial court soldiers and horses from stealing the results of the war."
"Wu Yongliang, lead the second cavalry battalion to cooperate with the offensive in western Liaoning."
"Qin Zhiyuan, lead the third cavalry battalion, the fourth cavalry battalion and the cavalry artillery battalion to hunt down Duoduo."
"Yes."
"Yes."
…… The generals took the order, and then they all acted according to the order.
The time has come to beat the water dogs.
The Qing army's defeat this time has reached the time of fully recovering Liaodong and Liaoxi.
The cavalry troops each pulled their war horses, and then sat on the sleigh pulled by the horses, Lin Yi led 8,000 people and galloped towards Tieling.
Qin Zhiyuan also took 8,000 cavalry and a cavalry artillery battalion of 4,000 people, and pursued the 30,000 defeated soldiers led by Duoduo on a sleigh.
The two infantry battalions of the Liaodong Army also rode on sleds to march towards Liaoxi, and the lineup of these two infantry battalions was very strong, two infantry battalions plus a cavalry battalion, and 10,000 cannon fodder troops.
Such a force to recover Liaoxi seems to be a big fuss, but it is very necessary.
There are imperial court officials and troops in Liaoxi, if the opportunity is taken to steal the results of the battle, it will naturally be very unhappy, Liaodong is already the forbidden territory of the Shandong military group at the moment, and the imperial court can go away in the future.
The Operational Staff led the first battalion of infantry and 10,000 cannon fodder troops to march into Shenyang.
Shenyang City, that is, the Shengjing of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
There was the wealth of the Ming Dynasty looted by the Manchus, and although Duoduo was prepared, the so-called 'nobles' of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were not prepared at all.
The Shandong army is bound to bloody Shenyang!
(To be continued)