Ming Zuo

Chapter 361 Attack the Mountain [Ask for a monthly ticket on Monday]

With the annihilation of Zhang Chun's department, the result of the battle of Dalinghe was doomed.

After destroying the reinforcements of the Ming Dynasty, Huang Taiji began the final attack on Zu Dashou.

On the seventh and ninth day of October, Huang Taiji wrote to Zu Dashou, He Kegang, and Zhang Cunren twice, urging them to surrender, but Zu Dashou refused.

At this time, more than [-] people in the city had already starved to death.

Zu Dashou is really loyal, would he rather die than give in?
Obviously not.

At this point, there is a reason why Zu Dashou did not dare to surrender.

He was frightened by Amin's massacre in the change of his own life.

In this regard, Huang Taiji wrote to Zu Dashou again, stating: "It was true that the Liao people were killed in the past, and I deeply regret it.As for the Yongping massacre, that was done by Amin, and he was punished for it. I hope you don't have any prejudice.

Zu Dashou still didn't believe it.

Huang Taiji was very sincere, and when he wrote to Zu Dashou again, he also sent Jiang Xin to the city for an interview.

In fact, by this time, Zu Dashou had no choice, he sent Han Dong to Jinying to negotiate.

On October [-]th, Zu Dashou killed He Kegang, who was determined not to surrender, and formally surrendered.

This battle had a great impact on the situation on both sides of Ming and Jin.

After this war, the Ming Dynasty's living force in Liaodong disappeared.The Guanning Iron Cavalry, which was established later, was nothing more than a watchdog.

Sun Chengzong was disheartened and resigned.

Chongzhen was also embarrassed, and was embarrassed to stop him. After giving him a favor, he finally let the old minister go back to his hometown.

Huang Taiji also showed high political literacy and wisdom in this battle.

He forcibly stopped Houjin's habit of bloodthirsty and slaughter, and strictly abides by his oath.

All the surrendered Han Chinese and the captured cities were properly preserved and treated, which greatly recovered the losses caused by Amin's massacre of the city.

In this battle, the Ming army captured more than [-] generals, many of whom were senior generals.

For these surrendered generals, Huang Taiji was restored to his post, reused, and benevolently supported.

This approach brought a chain reaction, which made it easier for the later Ming generals to surrender when they fought against Houjin again.

This strategy has been strictly enforced during Huang Taiji's reign.So that the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs and swept the north, which was not unrelated to this strategy.

If it wasn't for a series of appalling massacres such as the Ten Days of Yangzhou and the Three Massacres in Jiading, the Manchus would not have taken so many years to conquer Jiangnan.

Zuo Menggeng, who was far away in Yimeng Mountain, received detailed information. After reading it, in addition to sighing, he was looking for usable points in it.

After thinking about it, he circled the names of Mangultai, Zhang Chun and others on the paper with a pen, and then handed it to Zuo Fu.

Zuo Fu saw it, destroyed the note, and left.

Zuo Menggeng put the matter of Liaodong behind him. He picked up the binoculars and observed the battle ahead.

Compared with Bai Dasheng, this Murong Cai is a rice bucket.So much so that the New Army West Group has already attacked the vicinity of Dongtianmen since the start of the attack in early October.

After a month of hard fighting, the soldiers grew very quickly.

They are now fully accustomed to the environment and fighting style in the mountains.

Because Murong Cai's troops were far less powerful than Bai Dasheng's troops, after fighting for a while, Zuo Rong followed the advice of his staff and made bold adjustments to his tactics.

Each regiment of the new army is based on squads, and each squad is separated by a distance of ten to twenty meters to carry out a wave-like attack rhythm.

The so-called crest-type attack means that when a squad is attacking, its nearby friendly troops will not attack together, but provide flanking firepower and reconnaissance.After the attack of this class is over, the next class will move forward.

The reason for this is that the fighting power of the White Lotus Sect is too poor, even if the class is the unit, they are not afraid of the impact of the White Lotus Sect thieves.

Another is that the mountain road is winding, the terrain is rugged, and too many troops cannot be deployed.

One of the fundamental reasons why the tactics of the new army can be realized lies in the advanced weapons.

The fire hat gun has a range of up to [-] meters and a fast reloading speed, which ensures that a squad can organize two waves of firepower.

In this way, it is guaranteed that the attacking troops can bloom more, so that the White Lotus Sect can only be eaten bit by bit and retreat step by step.

In today's battle, the Fourth Regiment of the Second Division received a relatively arduous task, which was to capture the summit of Mengshan Mountain.

Mengshan Peak is located west of Dongtianmen. It is not only the highest peak of Mengshan Mountains, but also the gateway to Dongtianmen.

Once the peak is occupied, you can use firepower to suppress Dongtianmen and help friendly troops to attack.

As the last regiment of the second division, the qualifications of the fourth regiment were almost the same as those of the friendly troops of the third division.This time, they were sent to the summit that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it was also a test given to them by Zuo Rong.

Zha Shubing, the head of the regiment, and Zhu Dingyan, the political commissar, understood what they were thinking, and naturally they would not miss this opportunity to perform.

The main peak of Mengshan Peak is called Guimengding, which is also the second highest peak in Shandong, commonly known as Yadai.

There are three cliffs on this peak, only one of which can be climbed.

Murong Cai also knew that this place was important because more than [-] people had been arranged to defend it.From the hillside down to the peak, dozens of walled walls were built along the way, and countless trenches were dug.

There is also a cannon in the hands of the defenders, which is placed on the top of the mountain at this time, covering all areas condescendingly.

However, the new army has no way to take this artillery, because the angle is not enough, the new army's artillery can not hit.

"There is only an old cannon left and right, and the firing rate can be imagined. There is only one road here, there is nothing to say, only a strong attack."

Zha Shubing observed the terrain and quickly made a decision.

Zhu Dingyan was worried.

"If you attack by force, I'm afraid there will be many casualties."

Cha Shubing had no such concerns.

"You were also transferred from other troops, don't you know? A good soldier is made bit by bit like this."

How to get qualified generals and soldiers?

In addition to the necessary training and equipment, it is natural to have a big wave on the battlefield.

No matter how advanced the new army's weapons are compared to other armies of its time, it will always encounter difficult battles.

At such a time, the only way to win is to rely on the quality of will and high combat literacy.

What Zuo Menggeng feared most was that the entire army developed a dependence on weapons, so that he did not forge a strong psychological quality and could not fight tough battles.

Therefore, when launching the fortified battle of Mengshan, he hinted that the generals at all levels should try to use less ingenious strategies and fight more tough and dull battles.Through such battles, the lower-level officers and ordinary recruits are ground out.

Although the casualties are not small, there is no shortcut to the formation of a strong army.

In Zuo Menggeng's binoculars, the fourth regiment began to divide its troops, one each on the left, center, and right, each with about one company.And behind the company responsible for the attack, there is a reserve team of the company.

The remaining troops built fortifications under the hillside, and all muskets and artillery entered the position to suppress the White Lotus Sect.

With Zha Shubing's order, the fourth regiment's attack began.

The artillery opened fire first.

First, a round of blasting bombs was fired, destroying a lot of the walls of the White Lotus Sect.In the second round, special ammunition was replaced.

When these shells landed on the ground, they did not cause much damage, but the thick smoke that poured out quickly enveloped the White Lotus Sect's camp.

The new army was in the downwind position, so the thick smoke generated spread all the way to the top of the mountain with the wind direction, which was equivalent to blocking the vision of the defenders.

Not only that, but the smoke was also mixed with other things.After the thief of the White Lotus Sect smoked the thick smoke, he immediately burst into tears and coughed, and his internal organs seemed to be on fire.

This is a newly developed thing from the arsenal. It was sent to the front line for testing. It just happened that the white lotus sect thief in Guimengding became the first batch of test subjects.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the thick smoke, the new army attacked in three ways and began to approach.

It wasn't until it was about to approach the walled wall that the enemy inside reacted.If you can still move, shoot arrows out immediately.

The new army soldiers in the first row raised their shields one after another, and they didn't have to worry about being injured by bows and arrows.The soldiers behind also looked for various bunkers, but only one unlucky guy was shot through the calf, and the medics dragged him back for treatment.

"Shen Xun, tear down the wall."

Cha Shubing happened to be on this road and gave orders to the company commander of the first company.

The company commander of the first company was Shen Xun who joined with Zuo Maodi in Laiyang.

Zuo Maodi and others all chose to go into politics, but Shen Xun was very interested in the military and became a member of the new army.

Although he is a talented man, he has no preferential treatment in the army, and he still started as a big-headed soldier.

However, excellent people are different. Shen Xun has both culture and brains. He learns combat techniques quickly, and he is also very methodical in fighting.

The new army expanded rapidly, and he is now a company commander.

Upon receiving the order, Shen Xun immediately made arrangements.

Several soldiers holding shields immediately ran towards the wall.

When the thieves of the White Lotus Sect on the wall saw someone approaching, they wanted to stand up and throw stones, but they were called out by muskets and killed one by one.

The soldiers rushed under the wall, took out explosive packs from their shields, and stuffed them into the cracks of the wall to set them on fire.

In the process, many iron spears stabbed out of the wall.Two soldiers were stabbed to death on the spot.

The other people couldn't care less, and after igniting the explosive pack, they quickly retreated.

After ten breaths, the wall of the village suddenly burst into flames, rolling up countless sand and stones, sweeping everything nearby.

There were more than [-] white lotus sect thieves who could not escape and died under the explosion.

There was a huge gap in the wall, and Shen Xun was very excited, and immediately shouted: "Follow me."

The morale of the soldiers of the first company was boosted, and they quickly seized the wall and established a stronghold.

Although through the smoke, the remaining White Lotus Sect rogues were already seen running behind, but the First Company did not pursue them blindly.

They always kept in mind the principles of warfare that had been established before the operation began.

Steady and steady, step by step.

Anyway, even if the thieves of the White Lotus Sect here run further, they can only retreat to the top of Guimeng.

With the cliff behind them, they actually have no way to escape.

(End of this chapter)