"Order the troops to stop advancing and rest in place for half an hour!"

Yue Zhongqi knew early on that the Pingguo Luoke Department of Gali Gexia led the army to entrench between Taiping Town and Lanzhou, but he didn't pay much attention to it, because in Yue Zhongqi's view, the Tibetan army was just a rabble, and the enemy could be defeated in a battle, and the original plan was to defeat the Tibetan army on the way, but he didn't expect that Kali Gexia actually played with the turtle and did not come out, the enemy situation has changed, and the original battle plan must be adjusted, even if Yue Zhongqi can't wait to rush all the way to the Banuan Sanchuan camp, But he didn't dare to risk the lives of his 20,000 soldiers, and in desperation, he could only give a loud order to stop advancing.

"Senior Commander Yue, why are you stopping here!"

Yue Zhongqi's order, the poignant horn sounded, and the nearly 20,000 troops who were marching in a hurry immediately stopped slowly, but He Min, who was leading his troops to wander on both sides of the army to take on the task of vigilance, was in a hurry, but seeing that he led a few Goshha to ride his horse straight to the Chinese army, no one had dismounted yet, and the dissatisfied cheers were already ringing, there was no other, Ke Luntai was his and Min's favorite general, and now he was besieged by the enemy army, and Min was eager to directly lead the cavalry to kill the Banuan Sanchuan camp, but he was in a hurry, He didn't dare to leave his infantry alone - the combat effectiveness of the new infantry army was indeed strong, but the march in the wilderness was very vulnerable to a sneak attack by the cavalry, once attacked, the loss would be great, such a responsibility, and Min obviously couldn't afford it, because of this, He Min could only patiently accompany the infantry to hurry, but his heart had already flown to the three rivers of Bannuan, and he heard the horn sound at this time, how could he not be anxious.

"It's just right for the division commander, I just received a report of the enemy's situation, in the barracks of the boy of Garigsha, he is trying to defend the camp in vain, and a strong attack is inevitable, do you have any opinion on this?"

He Min's attitude of asking questions was obviously a little too much, but Yue Zhongqi didn't care so much, and explained calmly.

"Oh? If the turtle doesn't come out, then it will be flattened, and I don't believe that so many broken camps can stop the artillery fire of my army! ”

Hearing Yue Zhongqi's words, the anger in Hemin's heart disappeared a lot, but he didn't think it was a big deal, there was nothing else, closing the camp and sticking to it, for the army in the era of cold weapons, it was really not easy to break through the enemy's defenses, and the night attack might be able to get some effect, once the frontal attack, the attacking side would suffer a big loss nine times out of ten, but for the Qing army at this time, closing the camp and sticking to it was no different from suicide, and a cannon fire rushed over, No matter how strong the fence is, it will not be much stronger than the paper paste, and as for the bows and crossbows in the hands of the defenders, they are like toys at all, and they can't help the Qing officers and soldiers who are far away from the range.

"That's good, our department will attack after half an hour, and the division commander will lead the cavalry to sweep the formation, once the enemy is defeated, and the division commander can just drive the thieves away, don't chase after it."

He Min said it lightly, but Yue Zhongqi was the commander of the Northern Route Army, but he didn't dare to take it lightly, no side, although the more than 40,000 Tibetan troops were not a big deal, but if they really wanted to take it, it was not as easy and comfortable as He Min said, besides, time was very precious for the Qing army, and it was really impossible to delay, but seeing that He Min was so bullish, Yue Zhongqi didn't want to discuss more about the details of the war with him, so he just politely admonished.

"This is natural, Master Yue can rest assured, and he has his own measure."

He Minyuan was in a hurry to rescue the besieged Keluntai Division, and he didn't want to waste more time on the miscellaneous soldiers of the Pingguo Luoke Division, so he would not object to Yue Zhongqi's suggestion, so he accepted it......

"The Qing army is coming, the Qing army is coming!"

At the end of the day, a puff of smoke and dust rose behind the hills in the distance, more than a dozen flags were unfurled, and the sentries who were watching the movement from the high watchtower suddenly shouted, but they blew the horn vigorously, and in an instant, the already tense atmosphere suddenly exploded, and the color of the riot rang one after another, so that the generals of the Tibetan army at all levels who were responsible for the bombing were all in a hurry.

"Bastard, pass the order, whoever dares to talk nonsense again, will be killed!"

Seeing that the battle had not yet been fought, the morale of his own army had been shaken, even though Garrig Shadang was angry, he pulled out the scimitar at his waist, slashed into the air, and roared angrily, finally suppressing the commotion of his soldiers.

"Order, the whole army stops, and line up on the spot!"

Yue Zhongqi rode his horse to the forefront of the army, and he saw the vigilance in the Tibetan army camp, but he didn't care at all, and he didn't worry about the Tibetan army's attack at all, and led his troops until he was less than 400 steps away from the Tibetan army's camp, and then waved his hand and gave a loud order.

"Woo, woo, woo......"

As soon as Yue Zhongqi's general ordered, the herald who followed him hurriedly blew the horn, and the nearly 20,000 troops who were originally marching immediately took action, first the cavalry maneuvered on both flanks to cover the formation of the infantry army, and then the artillery regiment began to move forward, arranging the position in an orderly manner.

Each infantry division of the Qing army is equipped with an artillery regiment, which is generally composed of two light infantry artillery battalions and a medium war defense artillery battalion, of which each light infantry artillery battalion has 27 guns, and the medium war defense artillery battalion has relatively few guns, only eighteen, under conventional conditions, it is not equipped with heavy artillery, but this time the North Route Army shoulders the heavy task of attacking many cities, Hongqing specially transferred two heavy guns from the artillery division to the North Route Army, the whole division has a total of 74 cannons, this guy is all arranged, The situation was really terrifying, the battle had not yet begun, and there was already a panic in the Tibetan army camp, if it were not for the fact that Kali Gesha personally suppressed the formation, I was afraid that most of the more than 40,000 soldiers would have fled on the spot.

The first division is the most elite unit in the new army, and its tactical literacy is needless to say, starting from Yue Zhongqi's order to set up the formation, until the slowest artillery regiment completes the deployment of artillery positions, it took less than half an hour to gather the communists, and this is still because the deployment of the two heavy guns is relatively troublesome, otherwise, the time can be shorter.

"Report to the division commander, the artillery regiment has been arranged, please instruct!"

Although the artillery position had been deployed, Chen Shanming, the commander of the artillery regiment, did not dare to take it lightly, and after checking the entire position again, he trotted to the Chinese army, gave a military salute to Yue Zhongqi, and asked for instructions in a loud voice.

"Let's get started!"

Since I learned the news that Kali Gexia was sticking to the camp, it has been delayed for more than an hour, and seeing that it is difficult to arrive in Taiping Town on time, Rao is Yue Zhongqi's face is still calm, and his heartstrings can't help but tighten slightly.

"Wow!"

Yue Zhongqi had already given the order, Chen Shanming didn't dare to delay a little, hurriedly responded, hurriedly ran back to the artillery position arranged in the forefront, shook his hand, picked up two rolled small flags from his waist, shook his wrist, bulleted the two red and white flags, held them high above his head, waved hard, and roared loudly: "Attention to all artillery, five rapid fire, fire!" ”

"Knock, knock, knock......"

Chen Shanming's shouting order did not subside, seventy-four cannons have already begun the shooting performance, in the huge roaring sound, one by one large or small shells pierced the sky, whistling and smashed towards the camp of the Tibetan army, such a huge momentum, the entire Tibetan army camp suddenly became a mess - the Tibetan army also has artillery, of course, are the old artillery captured from the Qing army during the previous rebellion, the number is not much, there are only more than 20 guns, in the attack on Zhuang Langwei and other small towns, also fired artillery assists, Speaking of artillery, he is not unfamiliar with artillery attacks, but he has never seen such a long-range cannon as the New Army, and just hearing the whistling sound of artillery shells piercing the sky is enough to make the Tibetan army shudder.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

The whistling and swooping shells did not care about the situation of the Tibetan officers and soldiers, drew a beautiful parabola, and smashed into the Tibetan army camp, the violent explosion suddenly shook the sky, dozens of fires exploded, thick gunpowder smoke rolled up, countless shrapnel swept privately, and the Tibetan soldiers who were caught off guard were blown up with heavy casualties, stumps and broken arms flew around, the wounded rolled to the ground and howled, and those who were lucky enough to survive were extremely frightened and scurryed, not to mention ordinary soldiers, even the generals of the Tibetan army were all out of proportion. This is only the first round of shelling, and the entire Tibetan army camp is already on the verge of collapse.

The Qing officers and soldiers did not pay attention to the panic and panic of the Tibetan army at all, and in accordance with the regulations, they loaded the guns in an orderly manner, pulled the bolts, and smashed round after round of shells into the already chaotic Tibetan army camp. The morale of the Tibetan officers and men, who were already scarce, was gone, and the rout of the troops who seized their horses and fled was already one after another, and even if Kali Gesha desperately suppressed the bullets, and even did not hesitate to kill more than a dozen rebellious soldiers, he was powerless to stop the rout of the Tibetan army.

"Order, the cavalry attack, scatter the thieves, and grab as many horses as possible!"

Seeing that the Tibetan army had completely collapsed, Yue Zhongqi did not order an artillery bombardment again, but issued an order for a general attack, and immediately, the terrible horn sounded violently, and the cavalry on both wings of the Qing army began to accelerate, like two indestructible blades rushing towards the Tibetan army camp......