Chapter 274: The Battle of Jiashan Pass

Huang Chongtao, the commander of the Zhejiang capital, Huang Sihai, the general soldier of Zhejiang, and Li Rulong, the general soldier of Zhejiang, are old acquaintances of Chen Cao, but the three of them have different dirty qualities with Chen Cao, among which Huang Sihai and Huang Chongtao are the worst.

The soldiers and horses mobilized by the imperial court this time were the coalition troops that gathered the wolf soldiers of Guangxi and the border troops of Mufu in Yunnan as the backbone, supplemented by the Zhejiang Metropolitan Division.

Governor Zhang Yangming is responsible for the full command, originally Zhang Yangming was going to be transferred to Beijing this year, and the imperial court will send a new governor to come, but because of Chen Cao's matter, the court felt that Zhang Yangming and Chen Cao had intersected, and had some knowledge of it, and he was still the backbone of the Donglin Party, so that Zhang Yangming, who was already preparing to go to Beijing, coordinated the overall situation.

The leading general of the 20,000 Guangxi wolf soldiers is the current Guangxi Tusi official Cen Rui, and the leading general of the 30,000 Mufu border army is a member of the Mu family, named Mu Qishan.

The 150,000-strong army had just stopped attacking at the moment because of the rain...

In the big tent of the Chinese army, the generals of all armies are sitting on the Taishi chair at the moment, and the middle commander is Zhang Yangming, who was born as a civilian official.

"The firearms of the Chen rebels are extremely sharp, and it rains heavily tonight, and in my opinion, they can launch a night attack in the second half of the night, and attack while the rain is raining, and their firearms will no longer be used."

Mu Qishan has been fighting with Shui Zhenla's elephant soldiers all the year round and has rich combat experience: "Although the rebels' artillery can't be ignited, the lower officials heard that the rebels' muskets can be fired even in heavy rain. ”

Li Rulong also nodded and agreed: "General Mu's words are also agreed by the lower officials, besides, there is still a large camp of rebels on the Gaosaka forest east of Jiashan Pass, if our army can't break through the rebel fortress wall in the rainstorm, and the rebels on the Gaosaka forest land rush down, our army can't defend against it..."

Cen Rui only came to command the wolf soldiers to fight, he didn't have an idea, Huang Sihai said: "I have ordered to mobilize the town soldiers from all over Zhejiang to come to Jiaxing, and at least another 30,000 people can be transferred to come." ”

"Taizhou Counselor Qi Changguo can't be transferred."

Zhang Yangming spoke first, and Huang Sihai also knew that Qi Changguo's son Qi Xianzong was rebelling under Chen Cao, because he did not move Qi Changguo at the beginning, but asked him to return to his hometown to guard, and mobilized the surrounding town soldiers to watch, in case Qi Changguo suddenly rebelled.

However, Qi Changguo was also dispatched by the imperial court, he was very honest, and he also took the initiative to hand over the military power, so that Huang Sihai sent someone to take over the defense of Taizhou, until the imperial court ordered the mobilization of the troops and horses of the Zhejiang capital division to attack Songjiang in the north, and then transferred the surrounding town soldiers, but Qi Changguo's command has been taken over by Huang Sihai's people, and it is also very difficult to resist.

"The lower officials know that Qi Changguo is under the surveillance of the lower officials."

After all, Zhang Yangming is a civilian official who defends the territory, and the battle is half a tank of water, but he does not have Wang Yangming's ability: "Commanders, do you have a good way to break the enemy?" ”

Huang Sihai saw that several chief military officers did not speak, as the chief soldier of Zhejiang, his authority was quite high, so he simply said his thoughts: "I thought that after the rain stopped, two groups of men and horses were dispatched, the first way was to block the rebel camp on the Gaosaka woodland, and the second way was to concentrate superior forces and storm the Jiashan Guan Fort where the rebels were located;

The troops attacking head-on summoned all the fierce fire oil of each unit, and used catapults as throwing weapons, and threw all the fierce fire oil at it, and the rebels were certainly unable to stop it under the fire;

However, after the fierce fire oil attack, it is necessary to approach the rebel fortress head-on, and the rebels' cannons and other firearms are extremely powerful, so it is necessary for the brave men to hold large shields to ambush the fire and powder under the walls of the fortress. ”

When Zhang Yangming heard this, he suddenly realized, nodded and stroked his beard and said: "It makes sense, the rebels on the Gaosaka woodland must be blocked, and the official thinks that the soldiers and horses under the command of Lord Cen and Mu Zongbing are in the south, which is suitable for the battle of mountains and forests, and is the most suitable to solve the rebels on the Gaosaka land;

Secondly, on the front, General Li has been entangled with the Japanese for a long time, and his method of concluding Li General Soldier has also experience in attacking, so it is better to prepare the Japanese army under Li General Soldier for the frontal general attack;

Those who dare to die will be handed over to General Huang to be responsible, and some people who choose the front must be selected, and the official will be rewarded. ”

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"Boya is holding on to the high ground, if my guess is correct, after the heavy rain tonight, the enemy army will definitely choose to attack in a big way."

Lu Xiangsheng, as the chief soldier of the Tianxiong Army, naturally wanted to lead the main force to resist at Jiashan Pass, while Sun Chuanting, as the deputy commander-in-chief, was stationed on the Gaosaka woodland with a division of troops, forming a horn with Jiashan Pass.

In addition, due to the special geographical location of the Takasaka woodland, if the enemy army wants to choose to attack strongly, it can only attack hard, and the resistance faced is not ordinarily large.

If it were placed in the environment where it was always cold weapons in the past, the opponent might be able to storm Takasaka Di with huge casualties, but in the face of the 6th Division of the Tianxiong Army, which was full of firearms, if he wanted to take Takasaka, in addition to fighting for his life, the morale of the army was indispensable.

When one's own casualties reach a certain level, that is, if the opponent does not take the initiative to attack, the army will collapse, and this is also the work that Chen Cao asked the instructors of each battalion and company to do repeatedly when he was training, that is, to fight to the point that one soldier is one soldier, and he cannot withdraw his position without an order.

This is also the reason why Hong Chengchou can defend Huating with the strength of a division, and it is something that Lu Xiangsheng himself must do.

Han Yuanhua, the commander of the Fourth Division, said expressionlessly: "Military seat, beware of the enemy army sneaking into the camp tonight." ”

Lu Xiangsheng groaned for a while, and then shook his head slightly: "They should know that our firearms can still be fired in the rain, and they come to attack the camp at night, and the power of bows and arrows is not great, and I heard that the crossbow arrows equipped by the Zhejiang Dusi are limited, and Jiashan Guanbao is comparable to a gate, they have no ability to break it, and under the steep increase in casualties, it will definitely hit the morale of their own army, this kind of thing, I believe Huang Sihai can't do it." ”

Luo Jiming, the commander of the Fifth Division, agreed with Lu Xiangsheng's words, and nodded in agreement: "The last general also agrees with the opinion of the military seat, the enemy army is piled up in front of the pass, and the longer it drags on, the more unfavorable it will be, and the general attack will definitely be launched after the heavy rain." ”

Qian Kai personally went north to ask for help, believing that he had already arrived at the place, but Lu Xiangsheng was still a little worried, so he looked at Ma Zhilong, the chief of the general staff beside him: "Lao Ma thinks that the officers and troops who came after the pass will also launch an attack after the rain stops tomorrow?" ”

Ma Zhilong was originally born in the garrison of Changsheng Island, and after switching to the military academy, he studied in the military academy for half a year, and now he has the demeanor of a wise general, only to see him shake his head: "The banner of the Yulin border army is coming, and only the three brothers of the You family have combat power in Yulin over the years, they can come from the hinterland of Songjiang, and I believe that Huating is not having a good time, but before nightfall, he received the news from the herald of the Shence army, Yuan Shizhong of the Shence army led the army to Zhujing, and the Yulin border army appeared behind our army at this time, and it was definitely not a walk;

Maybe something has gone wrong in Songjiang, otherwise it would be impossible for our spies to the west to come without news. ”

Ma Zhilong's spies to the west refer to the ranger sentry placed at the junction of Jiaxing and Suzhou Mansions, and there has been no news from there, which can also indicate that tens of thousands of people behind him have come down from Songjiang.

"You mean Matsue is lost?"

Ma Zhilong shook his head: "Yuan Shizhong's ability to chase after him means that Songjiang has not been lost, but it is definitely true that he was defeated, but he doesn't know if the grandfather of Suzhou knows about it." ”

"Newspaper..."

A sentry walked in outside the military account: "Military seat, Deputy Commander Sun sent someone to deliver a message, and tens of thousands of enemy troops appeared under the high saka land and camped at night." ”

"The enemy forces are camping under Takasaka at night, and it seems that they are really going to launch a strong attack after the rain stops tomorrow."

Lu Xiangsheng rubbed his eyes, he hadn't slept well in the past two days: "Zhang Yangming's gang is really not a fuel-efficient lamp, since they dare to act in the rain, I don't think we can sit still." ”

Han Yuanhua stood up and arched his hand: "Military seat, the last general is willing to lead a brigade of troops to personally attack them." ”

Lu Xiangsheng shook his head: "Order, Luo Jiming's division of the fifth division guards the fort city, and the general of this seat personally leads the fourth division to attack these people at night, Luo Jiming, your department must be optimistic about the battlefield in front of you, remember, don't let the Yulin border army behind you take advantage of the loophole." ”

The deputy commander of the Fifth Division died in the forward position, which was a major blow to Luo Jiming, and if he wanted to get back to the field, he could only kill some more officers and soldiers to relieve his anger, but he was arranged to defend the fortress at this moment, but he couldn't make any rebuttals.

The soldiers of Yunnan and Guangxi came from afar, and it was impossible to say that there was no water and soil dissuitability, but fortunately, the summer in Zhejiang was relatively better than that of Yunnan and Guangxi, and the soldiers of the two provinces, who were accustomed to fighting in the mountains and mountains, were naturally much faster than those in the north in the south of Zhili, a territory full of waterways.

Cen Rui was ordered by Mu Qishan and the two to lead the troops to re-camp, and it was impossible for these 50,000 people to avoid the eyes and ears of the opponent.

There are signs that the rain is gradually falling, but Cen Rui's right eyelid is jumping straight tonight, as a toast of ethnic minorities, he firmly believes in the proverb 'the left eye jumps wealth, the right eye jumps disaster'.

So he looked at the cronies beside him: "You go and send a message to the leaders of the various departments, so that while they are camping, they must set up a part of the men and horses to guard the surroundings, and the ranger sentry scouts should spread at least five miles, and the rebels must not be allowed to attack at night." ”

After his cronies left, Mu Qishan sent someone to invite Cen Rui to his Chinese army tent to discuss the dispatch of troops tomorrow.

"The rebels' firearms are sharp, I believe Lord Cen also saw it in the battle during the day yesterday, and the general has roughly estimated that the muskets in their hands can hit at least one hundred and fifty paces or more, maybe farther;

In addition, tonight, Governor Zhang also said that their firearms can be fired while the rain is blowing, but our bows and arrows can't play their role under the heavy rain, so I would like to ask Lord Cen for advice, is it okay to dig a trap at the front line, just stop the rebels on the ground of Takasaka? ”