Chapter 104: The First Battle of the New Army! Victory!
Tuo Ming'a, more than ten years ago, was a first-class master, and his level was much higher than Su Yu.
But he was still very polite to Su Yao, because he knew that the emperor must be extremely angry after this defeat, and Su Yao was a favorite minister of the Son of Heaven, and the relationship was good, so he might be able to help say a few words.
After hearing Su Yu's words, the boss Tuo Minga thought for a while and said: "Su Yu, your new army is too far away from here, and the rebel army is about to be killed, and your new army is too late to come to the camp now, in case you encounter the rebel army on the way, the consequences will be unimaginable." ”
"In this way, in the place of eight miles to the south, there is a camp, called the Fairy Temple, and the fortifications are ready-made. Originally, it formed a horn with our Shao Bo Town camp, but then we were defeated and had to shrink our forces, and that camp was vacant, how about you go and defend that camp? ”
The relevant battlefield map immediately appeared in Su Yu's mind.
About a few days ago, the fairy temple camp was still defended by the new army, but the Taiping army attacked repeatedly, the Qing army lost again and again, and more than a dozen camps near Shaobo Town were all swept by the Taiping army.
After several days of fighting, the Qing army in the camp of the fairy temple suffered heavy casualties, and they were terrified, and refused to defend the small camp outside.
At this time, there is a sense of security when there are many people, so the army gathers in Shaobo Town to keep warm.
Su Yu arched his hand and said: "Humble and orderly." ”
Then, without saying a word, Su Yu turned over and got on his horse, and wanted to return to command the army.
Tomin was stunned, this favorite minister of the Son of Heaven is very polite, and in the legend, this person is very slippery and exaggerated.
Weng Tongshu next to him suddenly said: "I'll give General Su Yu a ride." ”
Hearing this, Tomina couldn't help frowning.
Then, Weng Tongshu turned over and chased after Su Lu.
"Brother Jiangye, the heroic essay that you tried in the palace is really breathtaking." Weng Tongshu said: "After reading this article, my brother was stunned by the shooting, and introduced you as a bosom friend, and all the words you said were what he thought in his heart." ”
Belch?!
That's really embarrassing, that question was originally written by your brother Weng Tongyi, and I just borrowed it for use.
Su Yu said: "I haven't congratulated Brother Ling yet, I am on the list of high school exams." ”
In history, Weng Tongyi was the champion, and Sun Yuwen was the leader.
But this palace test question was used by Emperor Xianfeng in advance, so the question of the palace test was changed this time, and Weng Tongyi became the second place.
But he himself was still happy, after all, he didn't know that he was originally the first in history.
"There is a sentence that is shallow and profound, but Weng has to say it." Weng Tong wrote.
Su Yu said: "Lord Weng, please speak." ”
Weng Tongshu, as a minister, was able to become one of the few adults in Jiangbei because in a sense, he was regarded as the minister of the Qincha and the eyes and ears of the emperor.
And although Su Yu and Boyan Nemohu also carried the emperor's holy decree, they were not the identity of the Qincha, and the holy decree was only shown to Tomina and told him that there was such a thing.
And let the commander of the Jiangbei battalion control the two armies of Boyan and Su Yu.
As for seizing command?
Su Yu didn't think about it at all, and it was absolutely impossible.
No matter how incompetent, no matter how incompetent the Jiangbei battalion is, it is also a friendly army, and there are more than 20,000 people. How can a mere fourth-rank official seize command?
Replaced by the Wuchang battlefield and the Jiujiang battlefield, Su Yu will definitely not dare to go now.
There were tens of thousands of Taiping troops and tens of thousands of Hunan troops, all of whom were enemies.
Su Yu's less than 2,000 people went, and he might have been killed by the Hunan army.
Weng Tongshu said: "The morale of the remnants of the Jiangbei camp is low, and they only dare to huddle together every day to keep warm, and they can no longer be enterprising. ”
Su Yu said: "I want to hear it in detail!" ”
Weng Tongshu said: "Tomina is incompetent, Lei Yiyi is shameless, and the two are no longer worthy of being the chief and deputy commanders of the Jiangbei camp." I am a messenger appointed by the emperor to come to the camp in Jiangbei, and I have already played the emperor, impeached Tomin'a, asked the emperor to change the commander, and arrested Tomin'a for questioning. Brother Su Yu is a clan, you and I are both scholars, for the sake of the country, please play the night brother and me together. ”
It is really worthy of the characteristics of the Qing court, as soon as he arrived in a place, he began to fight.
Weng Tongshu took a fancy to Su Yu as a close minister of the Son of Heaven, although his official position was low, he had a great voice in front of the emperor.
So I wanted to win over Su Yu and overturn Tomin as soon as possible.
However, Su Yu didn't want to change generals in Jiangbei.
As the coach, Tomina is the most in the interests of Su Yu.
This man is not very capable, but isn't that a good thing?
And at the critical moment, Su Yao gave him charcoal in the snow, and he will cooperate well in the future.
Even if the future is in jeopardy, as long as he is the coach for one day, he has the power to call the shots.
On the other hand, Weng Tongshu is a person, he keeps saying that Weng Tongshu is Su Yu's bosom friend, but in fact?
Weng Tongyi was completely on Zhang Yuzhao's side at that time, and he came forward to criticize Su Yu several times.
It's not that Su Yu holds a grudge, but the position, once it is established, it is actually difficult to change.
Su Yu said: "Lord Weng, then I'll weigh it." ”
Weng Tongshu's smile suddenly retracted, and then he said with concern: "Brother Su Yu, you have only been training in this new army for eight months?" ”
Su Yu said: "Yes." ”
Weng Tongshu said: "Then you should follow Lord Guiliang to Henan to suppress the twist, and you shouldn't come to this Shura field." ”
Then, he arched his hand towards Su Yu and said, "Brother Su Yu, take care." ”
Then, Weng Tongshu turned around and left, returning to the camp in Shao Bo Town.
In fact, the sentence behind him is a little ugly, and if you change it to someone else, you will have to hold a grudge.
What do you mean you should follow Lord Gui Liang to twist?
That means that you want to brush up on your merits and go to Henan to suppress bandits.
There you can kill the good and take the merits, and you can repay as much credit as you want, and now many twisted bandits are uneven, some are fierce and brave thieves, and there are also many small craftsmen and bankrupt peasants.
When you come to the battlefield in Yangzhou, you can't get credit here, but you lose your life.
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After Weng Tongshu returned to the camp.
Deputy Commander Dexinga stepped forward and whispered: "What, is he willing to follow him to visit Tuo Ming'a?" ”
Weng Tongshu shook his head and said: "The young man doesn't know that the sky is high and the earth is thick, and he still wants to come to Yangzhou to make meritorious contributions, fight a battle, and break the blood flow. ”
Dexing said: "What new army, eight months ago was still a peasant, has not been on the battlefield, a while to rebel and kill, just afraid of pee." ”
Weng Tongshu said: "Tuo Ming'a arranged for him to go to the fairy temple camp, isn't that what it means? I was afraid that they would be frightened when they first went to the battlefield, and they would retreat, triggering a rout of the whole battalion, so they were kept away from the battalion. ”
Dexing said: "This time the counterattack is coming, and the target is probably not the fairy temple camp, so I'm afraid that there will be no engagement over there, and Tuo Ming'a is going to sell Su Yu well." ”
Weng Tongshu said: "What's the use? After repeated defeats, he has not been in this position for long, and perhaps the Holy Decree is on the way. ”
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Su Yu galloped south.
As soon as he arrived on the battlefield, he immediately saw an infighting.
No, it's involvement.
But this kind of standing in line is still quite cool.
I directly stood in line with Tomin'a, and now the other party doesn't know, or I don't care if I know.
But...... As long as you win the battle.
That is a relief for Tomina, if he wins a little bigger and wins a few more battles, then Tomina's position will be directly saved.
At that time, how grateful will this coach be?
And at that time, it will be very convenient for Su Yu to do whatever he does.
With him, a fourth-rank official, how is it possible to seize the power of tens of thousands of troops?
However, a series of victories can still be done to make the coach start to obey him.
Hello, I'm good, hello everyone, it's the officialdom upgrade mode.
Now Su Yu and Tomin are completely complementary.
Therefore, the top priority now is to fight the first battle.
This was the first battle since the founding of the New Army.
The parade was not a real debut, it is now.
If you have the ability, everyone will look up to you.
If you win, others will value you.
And at this time, Su Yao saw the dust and smoke in the west.
The Taiping Army is coming!
It's already some distance away from the camp in Shao Bo Town.
Could it be that their target is the fairy temple camp?
Su Yu didn't guess wrong, the target of this Taiping army was the Fairy Temple.
The main force went to attack the camp of Shao Bo Town, and they came to occupy the camp of the Fairy Temple and encircle the camp of Shao Bo Town.
Depend on!
The military situation is like fire!
All of a sudden, I became nervous.
In the current situation, the new army of Su Yu is still halfway.
The Taiping Army's partial division is hurrying to the Fairy Temple camp, and they should be closer.
If the Taiping army rushed to the fairy temple camp first, it would not be good.
Directly from a defensive battle, it turned into a tough battle.
The difficulty coefficient rises several levels directly.
So, it has to be fast, it has to be fast!
Before the Taiping army, occupy the fairy temple camp.
So, Su Yu accelerated wildly.
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Su dragged south, and the new army went north.
Soon after, the two sides met.
"All the army, full speed ahead!"
"Throw away all the supplies and baggage that you don't need for the time being."
"Hurry up, the fairy temple camp defense line!"
With Su Yu's order, more than a thousand new soldiers immediately threw away all the superfluous things on their bodies.
Take only the necessary supplies for the battlefield.
Then, led by the officers of each team, go on a frantic run.
These burdens are very valuable, but the military situation is like fire, and if you lose it, you will lose it.
Run!
Run!
Run!
Three hundred baggage soldiers, stationed in place.
They were not real soldiers, but temporary recruits of auxiliaries.
One thousand infantry, three hundred artillerymen, three hundred horses.
And now, because the line of defense has not yet been built, the artillery is still on the British armed merchant ships, where it is safest.
Therefore, these 300 artillery pieces can only be used as infantry for the time being.
"Shiqing, you lead the horse team to full speed forward and enter the camp first."
"After the infantry takes over the camp, you immediately withdraw and ambush in the rear, as a battlefield reserve, and kill at a critical moment."
Wang Shiqing shouted: "Humble and orderly!" ”
Then, he led three hundred cavalry, completely stingy with horsepower, and galloped wildly north.
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Once again, the Forces nouvelles marched to the limit.
This time the distance is not far, only a dozen miles.
But the Taiping army was closer, only seven or eight miles.
Therefore, the new army must be fast, racing against time and the Taiping army!
1,300 infantrymen, under the leadership of Su Yu, almost ran out of breath.
Finally!
Once again, a small miracle was created.
The distance of sixteen miles took less than an hour.
After 1,300 infantry took over the camp of the Fairy Temple, Wang Shiqing immediately withdrew from the camp with 300 cavalry and ambushed to the side.
Wait until the critical moment, this horse team will come out again.
Without Su Yu's order, the commanders of all battalions and companies of the new army immediately began to arrange the defensive line.
Begin to organize battle formations.
It's a pity that there is no artillery in this battle, otherwise it would have been easier to fight.
Just ten minutes later!
The enemy appeared.
It's ten minutes faster.
The military situation is like fire.
It's really fortunate that now the new army of Su Yu has the initiative.
If Su Yu was ten minutes late, I don't know how many more people would die.
The other party's Taiping army, black and black pressed a large area.
It was supposed to be like this, and the Lord will look at it with a telescope.
I was surprised to find that there were people in the fairy temple camp?
Isn't this an abandoned camp? How did someone defend it?
Why is this army so weird?
The clothes I wore were completely different.
However, there are braids.
That's undoubtedly the Demon's troops.
The commander of the Taiping army immediately ordered the whole army to stop advancing!
Immediately afterwards, the Taiping army also began to line up.
Fortunately, they also did not have artillery.
"Wing Shuai, looking at the opponent's formation, there are about 3,000 to 4,000 rebel troops."
The opponent had three or four thousand, his own infantry of one thousand three hundred, and three hundred horses in ambush.
This first battle is weighty!
The chief general of the Taiping Army is cautious and bold.
Prudence is a normal attitude towards the use of troops.
Bold, because of contempt for the Qing army.
Contempt is normal, during this time the Taiping army won too thoroughly, and it was too easy to win.
Win after battle.
The large number of Qing demons is okay, because there are many people, the sense of security is sufficient, and they can still fight.
A small group of clear demons almost collapsed with one blow.
At this time, the chief general of the Taiping Army also thought so, and Su Yu, a small Qing Demon army, must have been defeated with one blow.
So, after arranging the formation.
This Taiping army began to charge directly.
"Kill all the demons!"
"Kill all the demons!"
With a burst of chanting, these three or four thousand Taiping troops rushed over like a tide.
Su Yu could feel that the atmosphere of the new army suddenly changed.
The breath of fear came up.
This is not surprising.
After all, it has only been eight months of training, and it is the first time to go to the battlefield.
It is also a truly ferocious enemy to face.
"Steady!"
"Steady!"
"Don't panic!"
Commanders at all levels kept shouting.
Lin Li and the others, also holding a gun, patrolled all over the defense line.
"Brothers, don't be afraid, don't be afraid!"
"This is our first battle, and we can't embarrass the wing commander."
"You can't disgrace your parents."
"If you don't be afraid, you won't die, and if you're afraid, you'll die!"
The regular soldier Wang Danian squatted in the trench, his whole body trembling.
He could feel it, the whole ground trembling.
Countless rebels, rushing madly, it seems as if they are not afraid of death at all.
He told himself over and over again, don't be afraid, don't be afraid.
But...... Still scared.
The gun in his hand began to tremble.
Moreover, there are some who can't breathe.
Li Liang next to him said: "It's all trembling like this, I'm afraid of a hair, don't be scared to pee, come and smoke it for you." ”
He handed over a pipe.
Wang Danian took it, took a hard sip, and then choked and coughed violently.
"I haven't slept with a yet, I don't want to die." Wang Danian said.
Li Liang said: "This thing, it's interesting, I've been scolding on it, I've been scolding, and then I'm trembling suddenly, that taste ......"
"It's like ascending to heaven."
Before the war, tell a yellow joke?
Well, that's a good idea.
At least Lin Li and the others didn't pull off their whips.
But in fact, Li Liang himself was afraid to death.
He brags every day, as if he has read countless women, but in fact, he has had one time in total.
And the process, needless to say.
What has been scared?
That's just seven or eight times.
The widow also coaxed him, saying, "Don't be discouraged, and you'll be fine in the future."
The more scared he was in his heart, the more Li Liang couldn't stop in his mouth, so he kept saying it and kept making noise.
The Taiping army rushed closer and closer.
The closer you go.
Several officers, holding their breath, stared at the distance of the enemy.
The enemy at the front had already rushed to within three or four hundred meters.
Even, you can see their fanatical and hideous faces.
"Fire!"
"Fire!"
"Fire!"
With an order.
The new army inside the Fairy Temple defense line, pull the trigger.
"Bang Bang Bang ......"
Dense gunfire rang out!
Caught off guard!
The people who rushed to the front of the Taiping army fell directly.
Amazing casualties!
Su Yu was stunned.
All...... Is it such a war?
And the other party was also confused.
This Qing Demon Army, the weapons are so good? There are so many foreign guns? Hit so accurately?
In terms of weapons and equipment, the Jiangbei battalion is still much inferior to the Hunan army, although they also have firearms, but the number is not very large, and it is relatively backward.
The new army was armed with a large number of Mine-type 1851 rifles and a small number of Enfield 1853 rifles.
But no matter which one it is, in the battlefield of the Qing Dynasty, it is absolutely advanced.
Moreover, in the past few months, the new army has relied on countless bullets and the wear and tear of countless guns to develop excellent marksmanship.
In this regard, the new army is very good, but it does not know it.
As a result, neither side was mentally prepared.
This first time we fired, we actually killed so many people?
The other party is also confused, the Qing Demon Army is so accurate? So many people died at once?
"Get down, get down!"
After a brief moment of panic, the Taiping stopped the charge.
Start looking for natural bunkers on the ground and slowly push forward.
And spread out the two wings, from the left and right flanks.
Then, both sides fired at each other!
The Taiping army also had muskets, as well as some bows and arrows.
The two sides fought back and forth.
Suddenly, the entire battlefield entered the most comfortable moment for the new army.
The opponent did not charge, and directly lost the pressure of Mount Tai's pressure.
This kind of dispersed shooting, although not as cool as cutting wheat at the beginning.
However, the rifles of the Forces nouvelles were more accurate and hit farther.
And so.
The Taiping Army was completely passively beaten.
Casualties are rising.
And the new army of Su Yu, because of the fortifications, the casualties were almost minimal.
Suddenly, the Forces nouvelles were not afraid.
This...... This is the battlefield.
It's not a big deal.
It's pretty easy.
This rebellion is not as terrible as the legend.
Every soldier has started a game of precise aiming.
Unhurried reloading, unhurried shooting.
Take away the lives of one Taiping soldier after another.
And the other side's Taiping army was once again defeated.
Into the fuck.
Which Qing demon is this?
It's so powerful, this shot is too tricky.
"Marshal, it's not okay to fight like this, this group of Qing demons is too accurate."
"We have never fought such a battle, and if we continue like this, the morale of the brothers will be lost, and they will be completely beaten passively."
"We still have to rush, there are many of us, desperately kill a group, rush over directly, take a knife and cut them, and directly hack them to death."
"But to scatter the rush, the three breads copy the rush!"
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The Taiping army began to retreat!
The brothers of the new army were stunned, and then they retreated?
Is this going to win?
Then this battle must have been too easy.
With almost no casualties, a large number of enemies were brought down.
But Su Yu knew that it was not that simple.
In the telescope, this Taiping army has a hideous face, eyes like fire, and high morale.
There was no intention of retreating at all.
This is to reassemble the array.
Presumably still have to prepare for the charge.
"Knock knock knock!"
Immediately after, the drums of war rang out.
Then, the Taiping army divided into three directions and frantically began to charge.
With a crazy momentum.
The first charge, they were charged with arrogance.
And this second charge, completely with a determination that is not afraid of death.
It's terrifying! The momentum of moving forward is amazing.
"Fire!"
"Fire!"
"Fire!"
Thirteen hundred new troops, desperately firing.
Marksmanship is still accurate.
But now that the Taiping army is scattered, the results are not as great as before.
However, the Taiping army continued to fall.
Constantly falling.
The closer the distance, the higher the casualty rate.
The more people fall.
But......
Facing the fallen companions around them, this group of Taiping soldiers didn't even look at it.
Just keep rushing, keep rushing.
Slogans were shouted, with hatred, with an astonishing murderous aura.
"Kill the demons!"
"Kill the demons!"
Getting closer, getting closer.
Su Yu frantically bent his bow and arrows, and shot wildly.
Damn,,!
No way!
This...... This...... This looks like a posture that may collapse?
This group of Taiping troops is too reckless.
It's simple and straightforward, just a crazy charge.
However, the artillery of the new army was not transported, so it was almost incomprehensible.
The Mine gun, three shots a minute, is already the limit for ordinary soldiers.
But this firepower density is far from enough.
Once let this group of Taiping troops rush in? That's white-knuckle warfare.
In this regard, it is the weakness of the Forces nouvelles,
Regardless of momentum or combat experience, cold weapons are inferior to the Taiping Army.
This first battle, is there going to be such a big ups and downs?
At first, it was a one-sided kill.
Right now...... A stance that could be reversed?
Su Yu never wanted to fight in vain, because the casualties would be too great.
The new army only has more than 1,000 people in total, and if there are hundreds of casualties in the first battle, it will be a fart.
The Taiping army suffered more and more casualties.
More and more people fell to the ground.
But the rush is getting closer.
The soldiers of the New Army, once again, began to tremble.
They all felt the threat of death.
Because they can clearly feel the ferocious and fierce momentum of the Taiping Army.
In this regard, the momentum of the new army is suppressed, after all, the other party is a veteran of a hundred battles, and I don't know how many catastrophes will survive.
"Don't panic, shoot!"
"Shoot!"
"Prepare squad tactics."
"Five-man tactics!"
Officers at all levels shouted loudly.
Replaced by other Qing troops, perhaps at this time, they have already begun to flee.
But the new army did not, albeit frightened, albeit with a face like dirt.
But they still followed the order and began to change formation, preparing for hand-to-hand combat.
Bang, bang, bang!
After a frantic charge, the front army of the Taiping army still rushed into the defense line of the new army.
The hand-to-hand battle begins!
The fierce battle began.
The Forces nouvelles began to suffer casualties.
Can't wait!
Meanwhile!
Su Yu gave the order violently, and with a sound of arrows, shot into the sky.
Then, Wang Shiqing's cavalry and horses, which were ambushed not far away, rushed out frantically.
From a distance, kill with a horse pistol first.
When you get close, you start to charge at a frantic acceleration.
With an indomitable momentum, he crushed the past frantically.
The saber in his hand, slashing wildly.
Fight like crazy!
Plough directly across the entire battlefield.
And at this time!
The entire battlefield was frantically slaughtered.
The Taiping army was directly cut off by Wang Shiqing's horse team and divided into two parts.
Suddenly, the pressure within the defense line of the new army was greatly relieved.
A team of three, a team of five, and then it was organized.
The Taiping army that began to rush in was destroyed individually.
But the Taiping army that rushed in was too ferocious, although there were fewer people, but they still fought frantically, and they were not afraid of death.
But fortunately, the tactics of the new army of Su Tuo are advanced, so this kind of close range can also give full play to the advantages of foreign guns and kill the enemy.
It's just that casualties are inevitable.
Meanwhile.
Su Yu found the chief general of the Taiping Army, is this the division commander, or the army commander?
He took a telescope and looked down on the entire battlefield from a small plateau more than four hundred meters away.
More than 400 meters?!
Surely a bow and arrow are out of reach.
Even for the Enfield rifle, it exceeded the effective range.
But...... Give it a try!
Su Yu took an Enfield 1853 rifle and began to aim at the main general of the Taiping Army.
Very unexpected!
The other party's telescope is also looking this way.
Seeing Su Lu raise his gun and aim, he couldn't help but be stunned.
Are you the Demon Leader? You're going to shoot me?
Do you know how far apart we are?
It's almost a mile away.
It's impossible to hit this distance, don't you know?
Is it even more impossible to hit accurately?
Meanwhile!
Several soldiers of the Taiping Army who had already rushed in also discovered Su Yu, the main general, and were immediately ecstatic.
"Kill this Demon Lord!"
"Kill this demon master and avenge the brothers!"
As a result, these Taiping soldiers suddenly no longer had any defense, and abandoned all the opponents around them.
They directly raised the muskets in their hands and began to aim at Su Yao, who was less than a hundred meters away.
"Bang!"
Su Yu finished aiming and fired violently!
Several Taiping soldiers also finished aiming and opened fire.
In a moment!
The Taiping army commander was shot directly and fell down in great astonishment.
The people next to him rushed up desperately and shouted loudly: "Military commander, military commander!" ”
Before the Taiping army commander fell, he was still full of absolute incredulity.
So far, so far!
Can this all hit?
Who are you?
And at the same time!
"Bang, bang, bang, bang!"
The five Taiping soldiers who aimed at Su Yao all opened fire.
Immediately after that, a few seconds later.
"Bang bang......" They were all hit by the new army and fell to the ground and died.
And these five bullets, with flames, shot fiercely towards Su Yu.
"Wing Shuai!" The guards next to him shouted and pounced almost instinctively.
Block bullets for Sue!
He was shot in the back, and blood was spilling out.
And Su Yu only felt a burst of heat and a gust of wind in front of him.
Instinctively, he dodged quickly.
Two projectiles, less than a meter in front of him, flew straight over.
A few minutes later!
The battle is over!
The remaining Taiping army began to flee.
Su dragged the new army and began to count the results.
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