Chapter 669: The First Shot Firing
The plan of Qiao and Yushan was supported by He Yu, and it was not disclosed as a secret, after all, this kind of thing was announced, which would make Zheng Sen's heart feel uncomfortable, and anyone who was suspected of his limited ability would probably feel uncomfortable, so only a few people knew about this matter.
Maybe Zheng Sen himself may be able to hold it, after all, he is a graduate of the Army Non-commissioned Officer School, this is a top student, if this battle is defeated is not a good thing for him, at least his prestige in the army will definitely be affected.
Zheng Sen's unit first launched an attack on Azig, and heavy artillery fire came from the right, so that Azig had already suffered a round of bombardment before he could react, but his troops quickly adjusted.
After all, it is an elite unit, which is naturally different from other troops, and Azig's two white flags are known as the most powerful of the eight banners, and it only took more than ten minutes for the commander to recover from being attacked.
If Zheng Sen's attack at this time is like a hunting tiger, then the Azig army on the defending side is a wolf pack on the defensive. They quickly formed a defensive camp and defended from several directions.
Azig is no stranger to the enemy who suddenly appeared in his north, these are the troops that broke out, it is certain that they are the Australia-Guangzhou coalition army, of course, at this time, it is no longer so important who the other party is, the most important thing is that this battle must be won.
Waiting for Hauge's army to converge, he can easily repel the Australia-Guangzhou coalition army, and even enter Liangguang.
It's just that all of this exists in Azig's fantasy, although Haoge invaded Hangzhou at this time, it does not mean that the situation here has been stabilized, because of the martyrdom of King Lu, coupled with the intentional propaganda of the Liangguang Daily, many ordinary people secretly launched assassination operations.
This assassination had reached a point where it was too much for Azig to bear, and every night lone soldiers were killed, so he also began his own operation.
He wanted to use the massacre as a way to warn those who dared to resist. If you resist, then you will only die, but this method will no longer work, and it will further arouse everyone's hatred of the Manchus.
At this time, it is impossible for Haoge to meet the two divisions, and it is not smooth for the transmission of information between the Manchus and the Qing Dynasty, not to mention that now Azig's people will be intercepted by the guerrillas as long as they send a letter.
It can be said that Azig has no reinforcements and can only hope for a miracle, and if the miracle does not appear, this situation basically needs to rely on themselves to fight.
The reason why Zheng Sen launched the attack first was also a helpless move, he knew that many people were not convinced that he was a division commander at such a young age, and he needed this battle to help him establish his prestige. If he wins the battle, no one will dare to oppose him in the military system of Liangguang in the future.
Launching an attack is a testament to his strength, and he believes that what he has learned will be used on the battlefield.
In fact, his task was mainly to defend the retreat of Azig, and the frontal attack was completed by the troops in the direction of Shaoguan and the rest of the Liangguang New Army, as long as he defended well, everything would be fine, but He Yu seemed to have given him another special order in order to deliberately take care of him, if the situation was not right, he could change the defense to the offensive.
That's why he's going on the offensive. And not the main reason for the mobilization by the army in the city.
When he fired the first shot, the troops in the city felt that something was wrong, but fortunately, they reacted in time and immediately attacked. Simultaneous offensive of the troops of Azig.
Attacked from both sides for a while, this made Azig feel very difficult, there were only more than 50,000 people around his headquarters, and the rest were more than 100,000 people. At this time, they were not stationed in the headquarters, and these people probably would not come to the rescue at this time, after all, they were not the elite of the Eight Banners. It will not come to die in vain.
At this time, rescue and death are actually almost the same, for them, the life and death of Azig has nothing to do with them, they are just a group of Ming troops who surrendered, in case Liangguang wins them, then there is absolutely no good end to the end waiting for them.
If you don't rescue and finally surrender Liangguang, maybe you can get some benefits.
The Expeditionary Force Headquarters has mastered the psychology of those green battalions, so they dare to infiltrate the inner defensive circle of Azig's headquarters to fight, otherwise with such a small number of troops, going to the interior of others is simply sending them to death.
But He Yu wants to take advantage of the discord between the Eight Banners Army and the Green Battalion to agree to this war, if it is against the entire Azig army, then the Australia-Guangzhou coalition army is very difficult even if it has a lot of ammunition, and the other party is likely to rely on crowd tactics to finally break out.
What He Yu wants to keep is the elite of the Eight Banners, this force is what Australia needs to stay the most at present, as for the other green battalions, as long as they defeat the main force headquarters, they will simply turn into birds and beasts and scatter, or return directly.
These Ming army did not have any discipline at all, they surrendered in the history of the late Ming Dynasty, first surrendered to Li Zicheng, and then defected to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and finally there were those who raised the banner of rebellion, in short, it was a group of guys who had no discipline at all, and it was too difficult to want them to come to the rescue of Azig.
Of course, Azig also knows, so he concentrated his headquarters around him, these 50,000 people can be said to be elite, many of them are the first to surrender the Ming army, and their combat effectiveness is very different from those on the periphery, and their combat effectiveness is still quite good.
In terms of weapon rationing, they are similar to the rations of the Eight Banners, which is the main reason why they are so loyal to Azig.
Once the battle starts, it will not stop, not to mention that this battle is the annihilation of Azig.
Qiao Yan had already heard that it was Zheng Sen's direction that fired the first cannon at the moment of the battle.
It seems that the other party is also a master who does not play cards according to common sense, which makes him feel a lot more at ease, if he is a commander who plays cards according to common sense, this battle is likely to fail.
Now Qiao Yan has some confidence in Zheng Sen's ability to defend, at least it shows that the opponent's knowledge of tactical theory is good.
At the same time that Qiao Yan was happy about Zheng Sen's decision, the other two armies were launching a fierce attack on Azig's army, and with the absolute support of strong firepower, the entire Azig department had almost been suppressed, and at the same time, a large number of incendiary bombs would be dropped in the sky, which caused a lot of casualties to Azig.
He never thought that the Australians would attack from the air, it was simply incredible, could it be that they had been planning earlier, thinking of this terrible result, Azig fell into a panic. (To be continued.) )