Chapter 654: Azig's Actions
It has been determined that after Hauge attacked King Lu, Azig's main responsibility was Liangguang, and the credit for attacking Liangguang was much greater than that of Haoge, so Azig was also starting to deploy urgently.
Although cannons were always stolen, the Manchu Qing transported a large number of them to Jiangnan, and at the same time, to a large extent, because they realized that firearms were necessary to fight against the two Guangzhous, and it was difficult to resist the Australian army without the support of heavy weapons.
The cannon is their ultimate weapon, and as long as the cannon is there, they have the possibility of defeating the Australians, but the Australians seem to have noticed this problem, as evidenced by the premeditated and planned robbery of the cannon by the guerrillas.
They were afraid that the cannon would cause them some damage, so they did so, and he had not yet found out whether these guerrillas had anything to do with the Australians, but the connection with Liangguang was absolutely inseparable.
So Dorgon came up with a solution, which was to send a dozen teams of men and horses at a time to transport the cannons. Each group of men and horses was only responsible for one class, and they took different routes, which caused some trouble for the guerrillas to rob the artillery, so many artillery pieces successfully reached the hands of Azig.
At present, the number of artillery in Azig's hands has reached ten, and these ten cannons are his lifeblood, and he arranges manpower to guard him day and night, and no one is allowed to approach, as long as he approaches, he will be killed, which is a very strict order.
Shen Youlong also got a hand on the military appointment of Manchu spies within the new army, after all, their intelligence system work is still very good, this is also one of the places where Australia admires the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and there are not many things that can be done, which shows that they have put a lot of effort into intelligence, but I don't know if they have found that Australia has arranged a lot of people within them.
According to Dolgon's plan, fifty cannons were transported to the battlefield, and then a general attack on Liangguang was launched, hoping to take Liangguang in one fell swoop, and to defeat Liangguang first of all, the new army and the Australian army must be defeated. As for the rest of the old army in Liangguang, they are just a bunch of wine bags and rice bags, and these people are useless at all.
In Azig's view, the most threatening thing is these two armies, if these two armies are defeated, then the two Guang will basically become settled, so he is not in a hurry to march, and it is not too late to make a decision when Haoge officially attacks King Lu, but at this time he received the news of Zheng Sen's appointment.
They know very well what Zheng Sen is, this guy's father is Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Jiajun is still fighting against Aobai in Quanzhou, this guy was appointed as a middle and senior officer in the Liangguang New Army, and it can be said that he has been very valued.
And this person has a background of studying in Australia. This is what Azig is most worried about, he has never been on the battlefield, but the Australians have defeated their own attack and carried out a counter-encirclement strategy, which is a classic battle.
If this Zheng Sen is as good as Qiao Yan, then he must be on guard, so Azig began to be a little worried.
After all, an officer studying in Australia is not just talking, he is very clear about those military theories and everything, and there is another important point that the Australians support him very much, and it is difficult to say whether they will send someone to assist him in the war.
At this time, Azig was very confused. He didn't know if he wanted to join the battle in advance, after all, once Zheng Sen took the initiative to attack, it would not be a good thing for him, and he would attack while Zheng Sen had just arrived. Catch him off guard, that's the key.
It's just that Dolgon's orders are there, and once they are violated, they are very strict, so Azig is worried. After all, Dorgon was his own brother, and it would be a great trouble for her to keep him in order.
If Azig can disobey, so can others. This was what Azig was most worried about, so he didn't dare to send troops.
Since Azig has so many concerns and does not dare to send troops, but Zheng Sen opposite him does not, even if Zheng Sen is afraid that these new troops will not return, he also hopes to fight a beautiful battle, because this time it is related to his status, so he hopes to fight well.
So when Azig hesitated, Zheng Sen had decisively chosen to send troops and launched the first battle against Azig.
This is the first time in the history of Liangguang, the first time that Liangguang's own army launched a war against the Manchus, it was the first time, it was a passive war, or the Australians directly fought against the Manchus, which is extraordinary in the historical significance of the two Guangzhous.
Of course, Zheng Sen himself has also been recorded in history because of this operation, and in this operation, Zheng Sen is ready to use a roundabout way to attract the main force of Azig into the ambush circle set by himself, and this combat plan is somewhat like Qiao's use.
Of course, it is difficult to say whether Azig will be successful, after all, this guy is a veteran on the battlefield, and he has already suffered a loss in this place before, so he will inevitably be more cautious.
Zheng Sen's small force is the strength of a regiment as a bait, but the firepower of this regiment is very large, equivalent to a strengthened firepower, with 120 artillery pieces and 50 machine guns alone.
In fact, in frontal combat, whether it is the Liangguang or the Australian army, if there is no firepower support, it is very difficult to confront the Manchus, after all, the Eight Banners Army killed from outside the pass to inside the pass, relying not entirely on the superiority of weapons, but also on strong military quality and physique.
Zheng Sen's side, which launched the attack, used firepower to bombard Azig's military camp for the first time, and then Azig couldn't care so much, and immediately organized manpower to counterattack, and the cannon was pushed out and fired directly in the direction of Zheng Sen.
What is the power of this cannon, in fact, Azig doesn't know at all, he only knows that the power of this cannon is greater than that bought by the Australians, but if it encounters an artillery of the same level as the Australians, it is not an opponent.
The artillery fire on both sides bombarded back and forth, and neither of them had the upper hand at all, and it has to be said that the cannon made by the Manchu Qing did cause some trouble to Zheng Sen's army, without this artillery, Azig's counterattack would have been greatly weakened, not to mention, it was possible that Zheng Sen broke through the defense line and successfully bypassed his rear.
Zheng Sen's first initiative ended in his failure, and the casualties were not large, mainly because he was forced to suppress by the enemy's cannon fire, and he could not be turbulent at all, but the next offensive would definitely continue. (To be continued.) )