Chapter 594: Combat Power Assessment
With the help of these 5,000 men and horses, Hua Feng and the others' bodies suddenly strengthened a lot. At the same time, there are more expectations for the upcoming help from all parties.
This is the case with South China Martial Arts, but what about the other parties?
Needless to say, the northeast and northwest regions are basically under the control of the "BGI Alliance", and they should be fully assisted.
The two places had long been occupied by the Qing army, and the local martial arts were also suppressed so that they could not move. But what if you break it up into parts, go in batches, and make waves in another place?
Of course it is possible.
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The situation in North China is generally similar to that in the Northeast and Northwest, except that the "Huada Alliance" does not fully control North China.
After all, it still has a giant like the Beggar Gang.
However, it is also an ally, and the personal relationship between the gang leader Hong Fulai and Ran Huanyu and Xiang Tianxiao is quite good.
Therefore, the help of the martial arts community in North China is very promising.
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With the help from the martial arts community in Central China, I am afraid there is not much hope.
Because the martial arts in Central China is currently in dire straits, encirclement and counter-encirclement and suppression are in full swing.
As a martial arts master and the Shaolin faction and Wudang faction that are highly valued and supported by the Ming Dynasty, they are taking care of themselves at the moment, and of course they can't help.
In fact, Huafeng's "alliance order" did not involve Central China.
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As for the southwest and west China, they are currently in a tug-of-war like the east of China, and it is unlikely that they will come to support.
Therefore, the "alliance order" issued by Huafeng did not mention the martial arts in these two places.
In this way, the reinforcements should mainly come from South China, North China, Northeast China, and Northwest China, and each place should be calculated according to 5,000 men, about 20,000 heroes.
In addition, there are more than 6,000 Huafeng and more than 10,000 Zhu Hongzhu, and nearly 40,000 anti-Qing rebels organized by the "Huada Alliance".
The combat power is calculated according to one enemy and five, and the Qing court needs to send 200,000 troops to match it.
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Of course, this combat power is only a rough estimate.
Specifically, it depends on the strategy and tactics adopted.
If it is a single soldier, it is significantly underestimated.
With the martial arts of the heroes, it is not too easy to deal with an ordinary soldier.
Especially the first-class masters, it is said that one enemy is five, that is, one enemy hundred, it is not a problem.
Of course, it is only for ordinary soldiers, if you encounter a martial arts character like the "Invincible Three Musketeers", and a powerful formation like the "Invincible Sword Formation", let alone one against a hundred, even if you are three against three, you may not be able to win.
However, judging from the previous encounters, there are obviously not many masters as powerful as the "Invincible Three Musketeers" on the other side.
This point has also been confirmed by the information obtained from Zhu Hongzhu.
After all, they have been fighting for dozens of days, and all kinds of fights and fights have been experienced and tried.
The other party's combat power is naturally understood.
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If it is a group operation, it is overestimated.
Large-scale group operations mainly rely on team cooperation. The combat capability of individual soldiers has been significantly weakened.
Not to mention the cavalry attack of the brigade, the attack of cluster artillery, the shooting of countless arrows, and the bombardment of wonderful formations, even if the tactics of sea of people, human walls, and human waves are adopted, it is enough to give people a headache.
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People will eventually be poor and poor.
In the crowd of people who go forward and move forward bravely, the power of individuals is extremely small.
There is always some truth in the famous sayings summed up by countless practical combat experiences: "Two fists are hard to beat four hands" and "A good man can't stand up to a large number of people".
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In the melee of various armies, the "arrow that hurts people" is the most difficult to prevent.
In the past dynasties, there have been many fierce generals with strong martial arts, who have taken the heads of generals in the midst of thousands of armies, but they are often injured by the random arrows of ordinary soldiers.
For example, Guan Yunchang, a fierce general of the Three Kingdoms, was hit by arrows many times; Yang Zaixing, a famous general of the Southern Song Dynasty, died under the indiscriminate arrows; and the heroes of Shuibo Liangshan were extremely brave, but there were not a few who died under the indiscriminate arrows.
For another example, during the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Ce, the founder of the Wu Kingdom, known as the "Little Overlord", was strong in martial arts, brave and good at fighting, but finally died at the hands of three Xiaoxiao.
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Although these "hurting arrows" are in different forms, they all make people talk about it.
Some are "bright arrows" that are launched in clusters and sung in unison.
Some are sudden, unguardable "dark arrows".
Some are "random arrows" that shoot from all directions and are quite unreasonable.
Some are "poisonous arrows" that seal their throats when they see blood, and those who are in the middle die immediately.
No matter what kind of "arrows" they are, they all have a common purpose, that is, to "hurt people" and "kill people"; they all have a common characteristic, that is, they are "extremely powerful" and "impossible to prevent."
Therefore, Hua Feng issued an "alliance order" to summon people to help when he was sitting on dozens of first-class masters, hundreds of second-rate masters, and thousands of third-rate masters.
The so-called number of people is overwhelming!
The more people there are, the more powerful the crowd.
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Four days later, no reinforcements arrived.
Five days later, the situation is still the same.
Six days later, what I was waiting for was the news of the arrival of Qing reinforcements.
Men and horses, about 300,000, including nearly 20,000 cavalry.
Artillery, about a hundred.
Distance, about two hundred miles.
The person who reported this news was the first group of detectives, Jiang Yaoyao and Wang Zhongmei.
Seven days later, the second group of detectives, Xiao Yun and Zeng Mengni, also reported the same situation.
The only difference was that its cavalry had already moved forward, only one hundred and twenty miles away.
It's coming so fast!
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It turned out that except for East China, South China and Southwest China, the rest of the regions had all fallen into the hands of the Qing army and were under the control of the Qing court.
These three regions, whether it is geographical location or commercial status, East China is the most important.
Seeing that the good news had not been reported for a long time, the Qing court knew that the battle situation was not good, and raised an army of 300,000 to try to wipe out the enemy in East China in one fell swoop.
When the army marched to Central China, it happened to meet the people sent by Li Chengdong to ask for help, which is why it came so quickly.
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After learning of this situation, everyone's self-confidence and fearlessness suddenly became extremely heavy.
The disparity in strength is too great!
The situation is not optimistic!
Even Hua Feng had a dignified expression.
It was so unexpected!
Hua Feng originally thought that with the battle situation in East China, the Qing army would increase its troops by no more than 100,000 horses, but he did not expect to directly exceed 200,000.
In terms of the existing strength, the difference between the two sides is more than ten times, how can this battle be fought?
And, the most lethal thing is that hundreds of artillery pieces were thrown!
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If you can't win, you have to fight.
If you can't win, you have to fight.
Advancing in the face of difficulties and facing difficulties has always been Huafeng's style of doing things.
"Thousands of miles to the plane, Guan Shan is like flying. Shuoqi spreads the golden watch, and the cold light shines on the iron coat. The general died in a hundred battles, and the strong man returned in ten years", which has been circling in Hua Feng's mind and lingering.
Moreover, from the perspective of national disaster, family feud, martial arts, chivalry, etc., Hua Feng is not allowed to retreat in the slightest.
Moreover, galloping on the field, killing foreign enemies, whipping fingers, and rolling iron flows, such scenes have always haunted Hua Feng's mind, and he has long wanted to experience it himself.