34. Defeated Wulong River (two watches)
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In the thirtieth year of Yongli in the Ming Dynasty, the fifteenth year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, and in the winter and November of 1676 after the Lord's birthday, in view of the fact that the Qing army brigade had arrived at Fuzhou City one after another under the guidance of Geng Jingzhong, Zhu Jin had to do his best to mobilize a total of about 50,000 soldiers and horses from all sides to garrison troops on the banks of the Wulong River to resist. (The fastest update speed is on the Aishang Novel Network biquge.info)
The Wulong River is a part of the Minjiang River, the Minjiang River meanders all the way to the east and flows through Minhou, and is divided into two by the Nantai Island downstream across the center of the river, of which the southern channel is called the Wulong River, and the northern channel is called the Matou River (note: after the confluence of the two rivers, it is also called the Majiang River). Although the Wulong River is wide and has a tributary Dazhang River, the water volume is far more abundant than that of the Matou River, but the river is tortuous and wide and shallow, and the sediment accumulation is strict, which is conducive to wading and navigable with ships.
Originally, the Zheng army was supposed to march to Nantai Island to control the Matou River, so as to use the powerful naval division to cooperate and block the Qing army's southern invasion. However, the main force of the Zheng army was scattered all over Fujian and Guangdong, and when Zhu Jin concentrated it and drove to the bank of the Wulong River, Nantai Island had already fallen under the control of the Qing army, so he had to choose to block it on the bank of the Wulong River. However, for this seemingly unfavorable start, Xu Yao, the commander of the Right Tiger Guard, who was the commander of the Zheng army, did not think so.
Xu Yao's status was originally the same as Liu Guoxuan and He You, who were generally the chief military officers in the guards and pro-army, but Liu Guoxuan and He You have been brilliant in previous wars, and although the officials have not been promoted, their status has been pulled out of their peers, for this, Xu Yao is very jealous, and even often says in private that he may not be inferior to Liu and He Yunyun.
Zhu Jin had already heard of Xu Yaohuai's dissatisfaction, and at this time Liu Guoxuan was staying in Huizhou to guard Shang Zhixin, and He You was stationed in Zhangzhou to guard against Liu Jinzhong's secretive troops, and when the two powerful generals had other arrangements, Zhu Jin then granted the command to Xu Yao on the grounds that a bowl of water was flat.
However, Zhu Jin did not expect that Xu Yao was a talented person, and once he was in power, he showed an arrogant face, so that the whole army expressed dissatisfaction with this commander. But the crisis of the Zheng army is not just the commander used inhuman so simple, after the victory of Tuling, the Zheng army is arrogant and abnormal, the upper echelons of the center may still be worried about the Qing army, but the middle and lower generals are arrogant and playful, and the Qing army, whose combat effectiveness far exceeds that of Geng Fan, is regarded as a tofu scum
"Xu Shuai, the Qing army has crossed the river," Hearing the report of the sentry, more than a dozen town generals with helmets and armor hurried to Xu Yao's camp. "We should immediately organize the camp, and give them a lesson when the Qing army is not in order, so that this dry Tartar can know the strength of the soldiers and horses of this domain."
"Camp at once?" Xu Yao rubbed his sword for a long time. "A few adults, it's just like that, it's not the Qing army that is feinting." Xu Yao has his own judgment, he thinks that it is impossible for the Qing army to come out without sending an outpost to engage in battle, since it is only an outpost battle, then why make a fuss about letting the whole army out of the camp and line up, what if this wastes the body and allows the follow-up Qing army brigade to take advantage. "Let's just calm down."
Calm down? What did this say, for a while, all the generals couldn't help but look at each other, not knowing what to do.
After a long day of coldness, the veteran general naturally stepped forward and admonished: "Xu Shuai, the so-called opportunity in the art of war must not be lost and will not come again, once the Qing army goes ashore, I am afraid it will be too late to leave the camp." ”
"Doesn't Ben Shuai know soldiers?" Xu Yao swept everyone, he naturally understood what these former peers were thinking today, it was nothing more than dissatisfaction, but after all, he was the boss, even if he was not convinced, you had to listen. "Ben Shuai said, the Qing army may be a feint, if it really falls for the tricks of the Qing army, who will bear this responsibility!"
This big hat is covered, the generals are speechless, if you have the heart to admonish again, the person is the boss, if you are more than the boss, you will have to be punished for disobedience in front of the army, and when the time comes, it will give you a click, even if your judgment is proved to be correct afterwards, I am afraid that I will not be able to take back the head that fell off.
However, most of the people present were veterans and had already had an intuition about the crisis, but fortunately, Xu Yao did not order them to return to the camp to wait, so they waited in the camp tent one by one for the latest report of the outpost.
Time passed little by little in a mysterious atmosphere, and several anxious generals paced a little restlessly, but Xu Yao continued to rub his sword blindly, as if this was his only task as the commander-in-chief.
In the midst of a one-to-many stalemate, the sentry spies sent by the Chinese military camp rushed in almost as soon as they rolled: "Report!" Report to the commander, the big thing is not good, the whip soldiers have already gone ashore, there are 10,000 or 20,000 people! ”
There was a commotion in the camp tent, and many people looked at Xu Yao with questioning eyes, and almost at the same time, another veteran general strode out of the ranks and said: "Xu Shuai, the military situation is already clear, the Qing army is by no means a feint, hurry up and get out of the camp to line up, no matter how late it is, the Tartars will gather more and more." ”
Xu Yao looked at a pair of eyes with disdain, contempt and questioning with a dark face, and his chest was filled with irrepressible anger, but the facts had proven that he was wrong, and any further cover-up would only make people laugh in vain, since this was the case, he immediately ordered.
"Now that the movements of the Qing army are clear, let's go out as a whole army!"
However, Xu Yao's order was really late. By the time the Zheng army dragged on to complete the movement of the whole team out of the camp, nearly 20,000 or 30,000 Qing troops had already gotten rid of the chaos when they had just landed, the formation was neat, and their morale was even more bursting because of the light landing on the south bank. What is even more unfavorable to the Zheng army is that the Qing army's transport fleet, which has successively turned back to Nantai Island, will bring the opponent a new force that can change the situation of the battle at a time when the two sides are in a fierce battle.
The sound of artillery rang out, this is the Zheng army's artillery shooting at the Qing army, because the Qing army is rushing by boat, so it does not carry artillery, can only let the Zheng army's artillery fire rage. However, the expected massacre did not appear, the soil on the riverbank was extremely soft and soft, and people's feet might be able to trample and walk, but when the cannonball hit, it would directly absorb the kinetic energy and could not jump up again to cause a second kill, so except for the unlucky ghost who hit directly, it did not cause much loss to the Qing army.
Of course, even so, the Qing army could not sit still. With an order, the green battalion soldiers in the front began to charge.
Seeing the overwhelming slaughter of the Qing army biting the ugly money rat whip, Zheng Jun's team began to stir a little. At this time, the order to attack was also given. The Zheng army of the four towns was ordered to rush up, intending to stop the Qing army on the spot. The two sides immediately collided with each other, and the already slippery riverside beach instantly flowed into a river of blood.
If you want to ask about the two sides of the hand-to-hand battle, what is the royal road, of course, it is not a one-trick gun array, all kinds of heavy weapons such as bone swords, hard axes and even three-strand steel forks are the favorite of those who are immersed in the scene - you cut off my arm with a knife, I will crush your chest with a hammer the next moment, you pierce my lower abdomen with a shot, and then I will smash your skull with a platoon shield - in the life-saving struggle of nine deaths, only by not fearing life and death, not afraid of pain, can we get away with survival
The Qing army was fighting with its back, but the Zheng army was demoralized because of the boss's stubbornness, and the Zheng army was quickly defeated and retreated, seeing that the situation was a little out of control, the prime minister's camp next to Xu Yao hurriedly said: "Xu Shuai, I'm afraid that the four towns can't support it, and please order to quickly transfer troops to reinforcements." ”
Xu Yao did not react immediately, but picked up the clairvoyant mirror to carefully observe the rear of the Qing army, only to see the Wulong River on the line of Nantai Island, the sail shadow is heavy, obviously I don't know how many Qing troops will sweep again.
Xu Yao looked at it, his face was like dirt, he didn't know what he was thinking for a while, and the staff on the side urged, but he saw him turn his horse's head: "Withdraw!" ”
"What?" Observing the abnormal movement of the Chinese military camp, the Zheng army was like five lightning strikes, and the battle had just begun, and the main general was the first to escape, how to fight this battle. "The bastard surnamed Xu should be killed! It's time for a thousand cuts! "However, swearing can't change the situation that shakes the whole line." What to do? What else can I do! Remove! Let's withdraw too! Baode Qingshan is not afraid of no firewood. ”
"Defeated! Finished! Run! The chaos in the rear naturally affected the soldiers who were fighting in front of them like dominoes, and all kinds of tones that the Northern Army could not understand converged and resounded, repeatedly exaggerating the prospect of collapse, further aggravating the defeat of the Zheng army
The Zheng army, who were full of heart, threw down their blades and turned around and ran backwards, so that the Qing army was stunned for a while, and the Qing army did not expect that the Zheng army, which was known as invincible in Fujian and Guangdong, would be exhausted when the curtain of the war was just opened. The Qing army, which once thought that Zheng Jun had played some trick, subconsciously stopped the attack, and did not resume the offensive on all fronts until the commanders of all sides confirmed that the enemy in front of them had been defeated.
It is a pity that the suspension of the Qing army did not give the Zheng army a chance to reorganize, as the so-called defeat is like a mountain, the Zheng army that fled all over the mountains has lost the courage to look back and fight, so in the pursuit of the Qing army all the way, they have become a proof of the merits of the other party, and even some of them were forced to flee from the Dazhang River in a panic, or only a small part of the battlefield that withdrew early barely retained the original structure.
"Don't chase after it!" The order of the commander of the Qing army at the front, General Pingnan, Laita, also came down. "Beware of the poor rats regurgitating."
A big battle came to an end, but this engagement on the banks of the Wulong River was already a big victory for the Qing army, and no one thought of burning the heavy grain and straw of the Zheng army sent to the bank of the Wulong River like flowing water, and all of them became the trophies of Laita at this moment, and the shadow of the invincibility of the more important northern soldiers was completely rooted in the hearts of the Zheng army
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