Chapter 426: Dingding Decisive Battle

"Ship all the Tiger Squat artillery in the headquarters to the forward position, and tell everyone that the position of the 8th Division is at your feet, and no one can take a step back..."

Yan Chun looked at the Qing troops who had begun to charge, the position of the handle of the knife held in his left hand was unconsciously tightened, just the defensive position of his 8th division, the number of Qing troops to face on the open front was not less than 30,000, in addition to the mixed infantry and cavalry, the front composed of Wuhan Iron and Steel vehicles and chariots was enough to give him a headache.

Two miles away from the position of the 8th Division, it was the position of the 2nd Division, Cao Shixiu's mood at the moment was not much better than Yan Chun's, outside the car formation, he could clearly see that the Qing army was equipped with a lot of return artillery.

Huihui cannon is a product of the Yuan Dynasty period, when the Mongol army attacked the Southern Song Dynasty, the important thing that broke Xiangyang, the tall and strong Xiangyang City, was destroyed by this return cannon.

This cannon is simple to cast, all made of wood, is the most primitive, but also the most lethal dropper, the earthen cannonballs that can be filled in the fence can be fired much larger than the 5,000 catties of Hongyi cannon, its range can reach up to one and a half miles.

"Brothers of the 2nd Division, Your Majesty is behind us, you can't retreat a step, all brigades, regiments, battalions, and company commanders have listened well, whoever dares to take a step back, I will kill whoever I want, if I retreat, you can take my head to Your Majesty to ask for credit, remember, I am Ming... Victory..."

"Victory... Win... Victory..."

The first to launch the charge was the army composed of Sun Degong and Delin, and the frontal opponent was Yan Chun's department, the Han army had 15,000 people under the white flag, 10,000 soldiers from the green battalion, and 5,000 cavalry with the blue flag.

The Green Battalion pushed the Wuhan Iron and Steel Wagon forward, and advanced to the first section of the trench position of the 8th Division under the dense flow of artillery fire and bullets.

In addition, raindrops threw the ignited fire oil cans into the trench, and for a while, the battle suddenly became fierce.

The Qing army's offensive was so rapid that the soldiers of the 8th Division were powerless to resist for a time, and the soldiers in the first trench could not escape the blow of the fierce fire oil, and no less than two or three hundred people were burned alive, which was quite a blow to morale.

After the integration of the 8th Division, the 6 regiments were scattered on the battle line of Kuanliangli, and Sun Degong discussed with Delin after observation to concentrate troops to focus on attacking one place, if the Ming army concentrated on rescue, the blue flag cavalry could roam the battlefield and block those Ming troops who wanted to concentrate on rescue.

Yan Chun put down the clairvoyant mirror and frowned tightly, at this moment, the sound of artillery shells could no longer disturb him, after thinking for a long time, he looked at the staff officer beside him and said: "Send a message to the headquarters immediately, our position needs support." ”

Obviously, Yan Chun had already seen the plan of the Qing army, especially when the thousands of cavalry began to disperse on the battlefield, and he was already able to validate his idea: the Qing army wanted to concentrate its forces to surround the point and send reinforcements.

However, what put him in an embarrassing situation was that the 6 regiments of the 8th Division were now relatively scattered, and if one of the troops was transferred, it was very likely that the Qing army would take advantage of the loopholes, so it was urgent to ask the headquarters for help.

Sun Youguang commanded in front of the array, after seeing that the first section of the trench was cleared by fierce fire oil, he ordered the green battalion soldiers to attack immediately, after crossing the car formation, the green battalion soldiers had not yet crossed the trench, and a head appeared in the second trench, and suddenly the gunfire was loud, and the dense bullet rain caught the charging green battalion soldiers off guard, but the two sides also broke out in a short period of fierce shooting.

The front battlefield is not far from Yan Chun's command post, after the battle officially started, Yan Chun observed the battle situation on the observation deck of the command post for the first time, at this moment the two sides are fighting for the second trench, however, the Qing army did not occupy much advantage, relying on the trench to cover its own 8th Division soldiers fought with ease, and the white-knuckle battles that broke out from time to time can also show the fierceness of the battle.

'Knock knock...'

The explosive crockpot fired by the return artillery fell on the position of the 2nd Division, and the lethality produced after the explosion was not small, only after the first round of attacks, the forward position of the 2nd Division lost a large part of it, fortunately, Cao Shixiu had already prepared, and immediately transferred the prepared two regiments of troops, and the two sides fought indiscriminately in the forward position, after all, it was the soldiers of the 2nd Division who drove the Qing army out of the forward position with well-equipped weapons.

In this way, the artillery of the Qing army continued to play a role, shelling the defensive positions of the 2nd Division.

Chen Cao sat in the center, receiving a steady stream of battle reports from all directions.

"Abatai hasn't launched a general attack on the front yet?"

"Back to Your Majesty, Abatai hasn't acted yet."

Chen Cao frowned: "What is he waiting for?" Could it be Hauge's cavalry? ”

Huang Chunyao shook his head lightly: "It is impossible for Haoge to give up Xiao County, if he goes straight east, our troops in Xiao County can entangle them, and if they want to support the central battlefield, then the chance is much smaller." ”

"Can't be careless," Chen Cao's brows have been twisted into Sichuan characters: "The battle between the frontal and left-wing battlefields is particularly fierce now, Yan Chun's request for help has been arranged for Song Che to do it directly, we can't show any cowardice in this battle, he Abatai is going to work hard, we have to follow them together, as long as Pang Zhifan's troops start shelling Xuzhou City, no matter whether Abatai has a trap or not, our army will directly charge." ”

"Your Majesty...", the herald shouted from outside the big tent: "The flank of the 8th Division has been broken through by the cavalry of the Qing army, and there are loopholes in all fronts, and the division commander Yan Chun and the guard regiment have already launched a charge. ”

"What do you mean by Song Che?"

"Commander Song is mobilizing troops to block the defense line of the 8th Division at the moment."

"The soldiers under Yan Chun's command are not satisfied, and the left flank front is very long, and the six regiments under his command cannot be defended." Huang Chunyao looked at Chen Cao: "Your Majesty, the minister thought that Lou Xingye should be dispatched to support Yan Chun. ”

At present, Chen Cao can mobilize the troops, only one Lou Xingye is left, and Lou Xingye's headquarters is used as the main force when the whole army launches a charge, although the war is tight at the moment, but the transfer of Lou Xingye is not within the scope of Chen Cao's consideration.

"Go and tell Song Che, let Liang Huanming take people to support Yan Chun first, and tell Song Che that no matter what method he uses, before there is no chaos in Xuzhou City and our army does not charge, he must hold all fronts."

"Yes..."

'Bang...'

After the gunshots rang out, Yan Chun immediately stabbed the gun that had been loaded with bayonets to a Qing soldier who rushed to the left front, and after finishing the two people in front of him, the soldiers of the guard regiment behind him had already driven the Qing troops who had broken into the second trench out of the second trench position in all directions.

"Hit me hard..."

Yan Chun burst into a shout, then discarded the rifle in his hand, picked up a long knife from the ground, and shouted loudly: "Brothers of the 8th Division, rush with me..."

The situation when the division commander took the lead in the charge could only prove that there were not many soldiers left in this unit, and the gap in the main position had been blocked after Yan Chun led the soldiers of the guard regiment for a while, but according to his order, the defense line could only be supported by each unit, so as to prevent the front from being pulled too large and causing the whole line to collapse.

"Division, reinforcements from the military seat are here."

Yan Chun didn't care about the pursuit, and immediately handed over the defense line to the troops who had gathered, and he returned to the command post with people, and just before arriving at the camp, Liang Huanming had already appeared in Yan Chun's sight.

"Master Yan, our department has been ordered to come to support."

"Division Commander Liang came just in time, the forward position was almost lost before, our position was stretched for two miles, the troops were scattered, and I don't know which place the Tartars will attack, and I also ask Division Commander Liang to quickly allocate troops to support."

Liang Huanming nodded: "This will divide troops to support the various departments of Division Commander Yan, and people will come..."

'Woo... Woo... Woo...'

The long horn was from far and near, even in the sound of gunfire, Yan Chun could hear it clearly, he frowned and looked at Liang Huanming, and then turned his head to look at the staff adjutant behind him: "Go to the forward position to see what happened." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he could clearly feel the trembling of the earth, but it was not so obvious, and just when he was confused, the returning staff officer shouted: 'Division, a large number of cavalry have appeared in the northwest direction of our position, as if they are fighting. ’

Yan Chun didn't care much, he immediately turned around and ran to the forward position, and even Liang Huanming followed suit, and when the two arrived at the forward observation post, what caught their eyes was that two groups of cavalry were fighting fiercely, who was not You Shiwei's troops?

"Not good, the Tartar cavalry is dispatched."

After Yan Chun finished speaking, he turned his head to look at the staff officer beside him: "Report to the headquarters immediately, the Tartars are about to launch a general attack." ”

After Chen Cao received Yan Chun's report, he immediately got on his horse and rushed to the forward position, followed by a large number of followers, and when he could see the situation on the battlefield with the clairvoyant mirror, Chen Cao put down the clairvoyant mirror and said without looking back: "Order, Huang Degonglou Xingye immediately rushed to the position of the 2nd Division, and the rest of the personnel at all levels of the Shenwu Army took their weapons and prepared to fight;

In addition, the order was sent to Yang Lian Maha and Yang Lian Zhengong, and at the moment the battle began, his troops launched an attack on the Qing army from the periphery of the left flank of the battlefield, telling them that neither of them could take a step back. ”

"Yes..."

Chen Cao looked at a few clerks beside him, and then instructed Zhao Xindao: "Protect a few of their civilian officials, if the war is wrong, evacuate them to Shuanggou first." ”

Zhao Xin nodded: "The emperor can rest assured." ”

Chen Cao took the spear from the hand of a brocade guard: "A few years ago, when I fought in Hangzhou, I had a duel with You Shiwei, if I don't move again, it may be difficult to kill people. Launch flares...

Since Abatai chose not to move, then we will take the initiative to attack. ”

None of the people around him dared to persuade him, this moment was already the moment of decisive battle, and no one could retreat.

"Da Ming... Wan Sheng..."

"Wan Sheng... Wansheng... Wan Sheng..."

"Your Majesty has an order, the artillery array fires and all the shells are fired..."

"Fire..."