I want to be emperor

Chapter 548 War Is A Series Of Accidents

To the east of Tashan, more than [-] captive troops were hurrying towards the east, and in front of them was Xingshan City.

The distance between Tashan and Xingshan is actually not that big, only more than ten kilometers. If you march on weekdays, it will actually only take one day.

But during the war, especially when the two sides were fighting, and the Chu army in the rear did not intend to let them escape smoothly, when they were chasing desperately, it was very difficult for the Dongyao people to cross the distance of more than ten kilometers.

At dawn on June [-]st of the seventh year of Chengshun, the [-]th Division of the Chu Army had already received the news when the Dongyao people had just left the city. They were extremely eager for military exploits and wanted to add another general star to their shoulder badges Brigadier General Bian Liming ordered a quick march without hesitation.

Although the [-]th Division is said to be a second-class division, with inferior weapons and equipment and fewer auxiliary troops, it is still a regular army.

Although the soldiers of this division were from the Mingbian Army, after two years of hard training, they were basically on par with soldiers from other units of the Chu Army.

After all, in the Army of the Great Chu Empire, whether it is a first-class division or a second-class division, the personal treatment of the soldiers is similar, the salary is the same, and the food is the same. There is no army with a first-class division that is better. Waiting for the teacher's food is worse.

This means that even if it is the second-class division in the Chu army, the physical fitness of its soldiers is quite good.

Why did the three armies of the Great Chu Empire attract so many poor children to join the army? One of the reasons is that they can eat enough to eat after joining the army.

In terms of the food and treatment of the soldiers, the military of the Great Chu Empire has always been as good as it can be.

Good food and treatment, coupled with good physical fitness trained every day, made the soldiers of the [-]th Division start marching extremely fast!

The 431st regiment at the front bit the tail of the Dongbang people in just over an hour, and directly launched a raid under the cover of more than 500 cavalry reinforcements, while the Dongbang people left more than 2000 people Carry out post-break operations, and the rest of the troops will continue to advance.

The sound of the two-and-a-half catty field artillery continued to sound, the horses were neighing, and the soldiers on both sides began to fight in the field.

Just when the 431st regiment and the cavalry unit bit the enemy's tail, the 430th regiment of the right army had already begun to detour, directly forcibly crossing a distance of about three kilometers, and went straight into the flank of the retreating troops.

In order to protect themselves, thousands of people on the Dongbang people's flank had to stop retreating and changed from marching ranks to fighting ranks.

Later, Brigadier General Bian Liming saw that his troops had dragged down at least 5000 enemy troops in a row. When he became more confident, he personally led the last regiment of the department, the 429th regiment, to join the battle, and also made an interception attack. Stance, forcing enemy forces to rally and enter a fighting stance.

As a result, the Eastern exile forces who had just withdrawn from Tashan City within a few hours were dragged in a narrow strip about six to ten kilometers northeast of Tashan City and about two kilometers wide.

Tens of thousands of troops were forced to form a battle formation to confront the Chu army!

After seeing the enemy army being overtaken and entered the battle formation, Brigadier General Bian Liming finally breathed a sigh of relief!

Finally didn't let them run away!
Immediately afterwards, he ordered: "Stay safe for me, try to hold them back as much as possible, and don't take the risk of attacking!"

"Deputy division commander, you go to the headquarters of the group army in person and ask for support from your superiors. We can't hold them back for too long!"

"This place is too close to Xingshan Mountain. Once the enemy troops in Xingshan City run out, it will be a big trouble!"

Brigadier General Bian Liming didn't want to kill or injure many enemy troops, nor did he want to completely defeat them, but to hold them back.

Therefore, his tactics from the beginning were mainly to hold back the opponent, and did not let the troops launch a forceful attack. At the same time, this was also to guard against the enemy in Xingshan City.

This place is only seven or eight kilometers away from Xingshan City. If the Dongyao people from Xingshan City come to reinforce them, lightly armed troops can kill them in an hour.

Brigadier General Bian Liming had to be more cautious before his own reinforcements arrived.

Brigadier General Bian Liming guessed right. As soon as they stopped Tashan to retreat, the Dongyao people in Xingshan City sent out more than 5000 infantry and at least [-] cavalry to rush out of the city to help.

Brigadier General Bian Liming listened to the movements of the Dongyao cavalry in front, his face was terribly dark, and the troops immediately gathered their formation to prevent the cavalry from attacking.

In this way, it was inevitable that the suppression of Tashan's retreating troops would be reduced. Immediately, thousands of Tashan retreating troops in the north took the opportunity to leave and retreated northeastward.

While watching, Brigadier General Li Ming was jumping in a hurry, but there was nothing he could do.

His [-]th Division was just a reduced second-class division. Although it was assisted by a cavalry regiment from the Independent Cavalry Unit, it could only protect itself in the face of the threat of large-scale enemy cavalry.

It is not easy to be able to contain thousands of Tashan enemy troops while protecting themselves.

At about two o'clock in the afternoon, the reinforcements of the Chu army finally arrived, and it was a division belonging to the Ninth Army, the main force behind.

With the addition of such a first-class division, the pressure on the Chu army on the front line has been greatly reduced, and they can even try to launch a counterattack.

The reason why it is said to be an attempt, rather than to directly launch a large-scale counterattack, is because the Dongyao people on the opposite side have three thousand elite riders watching.

Just to guard against these 30 captive cavalry, the Ninth Army used not only three divisional cavalry regiments, but also two main infantry regiments and more than [-] portable two-and-a-half-pound field artillery.

These troops were divided into several directions to deploy defenses to ensure that no matter which direction the three thousand cavalry came from, they could intercept them in time.

In this way, in fact, there is only one main infantry regiment left to reinforce the [-]th Division for frontal advancement.

On the opposite side, there are quite a few captors in the East, and there are more than ten thousand people.

And after there was no big threat, they didn't want to fight a large-scale battle with the Chu army in the wild, but ran back whenever they had the opportunity, and wanted to retreat directly to Xingshan City.

At this time, the Ninth Army also brought new orders to Brigadier General Bian Liming, that is, to continue to launch a frontal attack, and to attack quickly, trying to leave more enemy troops before the enemy flees on a large scale.

At the same time, they also revealed the news that the Chu Army's First Cavalry Corps and Cavalry Detachment, with a total of [-] cavalry, had already started galloping to the northeast, preparing to outflank the rear of Xingshan Mountain in a wide range.

"Even if you can't swallow the 10,000+ enemy troops in the entire Jinzhou defense line in one bite, you must at least swallow the [-] enemies in Tashan and Xingshan."

At this time, in fact, the headquarters of the Third Army had already misjudged the strategic choice of the Dongbang people at this time.

The reason why the defenders of Tashan retreated to Xingshan was to join up with the defenders of Xingshan, and then have an offensive and defensive battle with the Chu army...

However, because the Dongyao people had frequently abandoned the city before, and then ran away directly to give up a large area to escape, it directly made the Third Army think that the Dongyao people were going to retreat in an all-round way.

Thinking about keeping as much as possible, the Third Army has launched a full-scale attack at this time...

The [-] cavalry troops have directly bypassed Xingshan, and directly attacked from Xingshan-Jinzhou to the rear of Xingshan, directly cutting off the possibility of the enemy fleeing eastward from Xingshan. The Ninth Army sent a first-class division to follow Advance to cover the cavalry unit, and at the same time, the division can also be involved in the strong attack on Xingshan when necessary.

The remaining two divisions of the Ninth Army, one first-class division to reinforce the [-]th division, is responsible for the frontal attack; the other division is to detour from the south of Xingshan, and is responsible for the follow-up strategic encirclement of the enemy in Xingshan.

In this way, the Ninth Army, the First Cavalry Army, the Guards Cavalry, and the [-]th Division formed an offensive that advanced forward and made surprise attacks on both sides.

The core strategy can be seen at a glance...surround and annihilate the Tashan-Xingshan enemy.

As for whether this will cause the enemies of Jinzhou and Songshan to flee on a large scale and let the tiger go back to the mountain, Zuo Yingzhe can't care so much now.

He was afraid that if he went too late, he wouldn't even be able to catch the [-] enemies!
It has to be said that the battlefield is full of various accidents, and wars are mostly composed of a series of accidents.

No war is carried out completely according to the plan specified before the war, and there will always be various accidents in the middle.

The senior generals of both sides have taken the strategy that they think is the most beneficial to their own side, but the actual situation often deviates greatly from their expectations...

This is true on the side of the Chu army, and even more so on the side of the Dongyao people!
Outside the city of Xingshan, Jierhalang, the puppet prince of Zheng who was captured in the East, watched more and more Chu troops in front of him, and a large number of various field artillery being dragged up. He also learned that a large number of Chu barbarians were bypassing this place. , when directly attacking the rear of Xingshan Mountain.

"Damn it, we fell into the trap of Chu Manzi. They wanted to lure us out and defeat us in the field with their sharp guns!"

"Chu Manzi's guns are sharp, and there are no trenches in the wilderness to rely on. Hard resistance is the next strategy. The only way is to retreat quickly and return to Xingshan City to defend!"

"In Xingshan City, there are all kinds of trench parapets and artillery facilities that our army dug urgently, which are enough to offset the sharp guns of Chu Manzi!"

At this time, someone on the side expressed concern: "There are at least 3000 people who are entangled by Chu Manzi ahead. If we retreat now, I'm afraid..."

Jierhalang said: "Tell Wu Dahai to buy as much time as possible for the army to retreat to the city!"

Wu Dahai in the front wanted to yell and curse after hearing the order from the messenger, but he finally endured it. At this time, the more than 3000 troops he commanded were already entangled by Chu Manzi.

And it was divided into two parts. Although it has not yet entered the time of large-scale handover, but with the current distance between the two sides, if they dare to take a step back and their formation is slightly chaotic, then the whole army will be defeated!
There will be no second possibility.

Before that, he had struggled to hold on, wanting to wait until Qierharang led his troops to rescue, but he didn't expect that a few hours had passed, and instead of the reinforcements, he had waited for the order to stop him.

Wearing armor, Wu Dahai took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and said, "Return to the prince, I, Wu Dahai, will definitely cover the army's entry into the city smoothly!"

At this time, he actually had no other choice!

Whether he wants to or not, his [-] soldiers can't leave...he can't leave either.

In fact, the fact that the troops under his command cannot leave does not mean that Wu Dahai himself cannot leave either. After all, he is also a member of the Eastern Abducted Clan, and there are many personal guards around him who can escort him to evacuate from the battlefield, not to mention that he is not trapped in the siege now.

If you really want to leave, Chu Jun can't stop you!
Of course, it can't be delayed for too long. Once the Chu army completely completes the strategic encirclement, then he can't leave even if he wants to.

It's just... If he ran away, and left his troops behind to escape alone, there is a high probability that he would be beheaded if he returned, and the whole family would be affected.

So... after Wu Dahai gave the order of his troops to stand firm and wait for help, he withdrew several kilometers back under the escort of his personal guards.

Well, he didn't say that he used the name of evacuation, but just moved the command tent to a place only three kilometers away from Xingshan...

As the Dongyao people chose to retreat to Xingshan, there was no suspense about the next battle.

In the afternoon, as the main force of the Eastern captives gradually retreated to the Xingshan City area, more than 3000 Eastern captives who were left seven or eight kilometers away from Xingshan City were surrounded and wiped out by the overwhelmingly superior Chu army.

They also tried to break out of the siege for a while, but it was too late at that time, the Chu army with several times the strength surrounded them, and they couldn't escape at all.

After more than 3000 captives were annihilated by the Chu army, the frontal troops of the Chu army also took advantage of the situation to kill outside the city of Xingshan.

However, it was approaching evening at this time, and it was naturally impossible for the Chu army to attack the city directly in the dark, let alone a large number of Chu army's heavy artillery had not yet arrived.

And this afternoon, a division of the Ninth Army of the Chu Army had also bypassed Xingshan Mountain and directly killed it about three kilometers southeast of Xingshan Mountain. At the same time, the First Cavalry Army had also bypassed and killed Xingshan Mountain northeast A place four kilometers away in the direction.

That is to say, within one day, the Chu Army's Third Army had completed the strategic encirclement of Xingshan City, encircling about 5000 Dongbang people in the city.

However, the Dongyao people did not panic, but began to actively strengthen various fortifications, conceal their few artillery, and prepare to resist the stubbornly defended mountain city.

According to the Dongyao people's own predictions, relying on these fortifications, they should be able to disable most of Chu Manzi's artillery, and when Chu Manzi sends heavy armored infantry to attack the city, they can use their own heavy armored infantry to resist In turn, a large number of Chu troops were killed.

They believed that it was more advantageous to fight a defensive battle than a general battle in the wilderness.

And this is also in line with traditional military thought.

After all, siege is more difficult.

The Dongbang people made their own choice, while the Chu army followed Zuo Yingzhe's strategic deployment and continued to implement the frontal attack plan.

The First Cavalry Army and the Guards Cavalry Detachment continued to advance, and the two divisions of the Ninth Army detoured, facing the Songshan and Jinzhou lines.

And the guards on the other side, about [-] people, also received orders to advance eastward quickly under the leadership of Lieutenant General Qian Tai. They will capture Daxing Fort and continue eastward, and finally go straight to Jinzhou .

As for the Eighth Army further north, it continued along the northern Great Wall of the Liaoxi Corridor, and was responsible for guarding against foreign troops such as Duoyan Sanwei.

The troops of the Third Group Army in the direction of the Liaoxi Corridor have all moved, and the action is extremely fast, leaving little time for the Dongyao people to react.

On June [-], the seventh year of Chengshun, the Chu army completely completed the strategic siege of Xingshan City, and after the heavy artillery troops arrived, they quickly launched a strong attack on Xingshan City.

At this time, it basically means that the more than 2 Dong captives in Xingshan City have been surrounded.

As for whether to rescue them, there was also a debate in Jinzhou City.

Dorgon and Hauge discovered that within a few days, the situation had changed dramatically.

As soon as they gave up Tashan, the Dongbai people chased them up, and fully demonstrated Chu Manzi's fast maneuvering ability. Even if the infantry is the main force, they also carry a large number of artillery, but their maneuvering speed is also very fast. fast.

In just a few days, it maneuvered dozens of kilometers, so that it quickly completed the strategic siege of Xingshan City, and between Jinzhou and Xingshan, there were still [-] Chu Manzi cavalry standing in the middle.

At the same time, they also found that more than 2 Chu Manzi troops were coming along Jinzhou.

And the distance is only more than 20 kilometers.

According to the marching speed of this Chu Manzi, it is estimated that they will be able to reach the city of Jinzhou tomorrow evening.

"If we send troops to rescue Xingshan now, Jinzhou will be in danger. Our total strength in Jinzhou is only more than 5. If we want to rescue Xingshan, we must first kill the [-] cavalry of Chu Manzi. The [-] cavalry of Chu Manzi It's not easy to fight, the cavalry battle in the northern suburbs of Zhongqian was defeated, this lesson must be remembered!"

When Dorgon said this, he glanced at Hauge again, which made Hauge very upset.

Nima, isn't it just a losing battle, as for saying it every day?

Dorgon continued: "And Xingshan City has undergone a series of city defense reinforcements, has a complete city defense system, and has also dug many anti-cannon fortifications. There are more than 2 troops in the city. I dare not say it for a long time, but it blocked the Chu Manzi. A month should be no problem!"

"So, our top priority now is not to rescue Xingshan, but to continue to gather more troops, especially the Mongolian Eight Banners cavalry, while Xingshan is holding back Chu Manzi's main force!"

"I have already sent envoys to the various ministries of Monan Mongolia, and the nearest Duoyan Sanwei will be able to send at least ten thousand fine cavalry south to join the battle in a few days!"

"The Liaodong Peninsula has also dispatched [-] cavalry for emergency assistance!"

"Now we have 5000 cavalry in Jinzhou and [-] in Songshan. The more than [-] cavalry in Xingshan and Tashan have also successfully withdrawn to Songshan."

"Then we will be able to gather [-] cavalry in Jinzhou and [-] cavalry in Songshan. We will have an absolute advantage in cavalry!"

"After all, Chu Manzi, only [-] cavalry are available!"

"As long as we can gain a greater advantage in the cavalry, we will have the final say in the follow-up field battle. At that time, whether it is attacking the enemy's flanks or cutting off their food roads, there will be a lot to do!"

"In this battle, it's still unclear who will win the battle!"

After hearing this, Hauge wanted to refute something, especially if he wanted to refute that even if he had a total of [-] cavalry, he might not be able to kill Chu Manzi's [-] fine cavalry.

But he knew very well that as soon as he refuted, Dorgon would talk about the defeat of the northern suburbs cavalry battle in Zhongqian!
He had already lost a great deal of prestige because of this matter, and if Dorgon continued to talk about it repeatedly, his prestige would be hit even harder, and no one would pay any attention to him by then.

So he simply shut his mouth!
However, he was still worried in his heart.

He had fought against Chu Manzi's cavalry, and the other Chu Manzi's cavalry were nothing more than the enhanced Ming cavalry.

But one of the guard cavalry of Chu Manzi was not simple.

In the past, Hauge actually didn't know much about the composition of Chu Manzi's army, and he didn't even know much about many superficial and even public things.

After all, the rise of the Great Chu Empire is too rapid, and the internal organization and composition of the military are often changing, and it is very different from the traditional army. Xuanda and other border towns are planned as military restricted areas, prohibiting ordinary people from entering, and completely cutting off trade with Mongolia and Dongcap people.

Finally, the intelligence department in the Great Chu Empire is not a vegetarian... There are as many as four intelligence departments alone, and it is actually quite difficult for the spies of the Eastern Captives to enter and collect information.

Especially after the Patrol Department of the Great Chu Empire began to implement the household registration system, and required personnel to show their identity certificates when they went out of the city and registered for accommodation, the management of floating personnel was extremely strict.

Don't talk about spies, even if there were a large number of refugees, beggars, or charlatans who existed in the past, many of them were thrown into the mines to mine because of their wandering around and lack of identification...
Under such circumstances, it would be difficult for the spies of the Dongyao people to even infiltrate Hebei, let alone collect various types of intelligence.

Even if the information is collected, it is not so easy to send it back smoothly.

If you want to pass through the heavily fortified military restricted area of ​​the Chu army, you need strength and luck, both of which are indispensable.

The rise of the Great Chu Empire was short, and the internal air defense was extremely tight. Coupled with various reasons for the complete blockade of the border towns, it also led to the current understanding of the Great Chu Empire by the Dongyao people.

For example, the Imperial Guards... Dongyao people have actually heard the saying that there are Imperial Guards in the Chu Manzi, and at first they thought they were similar to the Imperial Guards or Imperial Guards.

But unexpectedly, after carefully collecting information, it was discovered that the guards of Chu Manzi were of a different system from their army... and they often fought together.

I often confuse the spies of the Eastern Captives.

As for the cavalry of the Guards, the Dongyao people didn't pay much attention at first, thinking that they were the ordinary divisional cavalry regiments among the Dongyao people.

The cavalry of the Chu Army has two major components. One is the independent cavalry unit, such as the First Cavalry Army and the Second Cavalry Army. It is a traditional cavalry cavalry.

There is also the divisional cavalry regiment under the jurisdiction of each infantry division, and the divisional cavalry battalion of the second-class division. These divisional cavalry are mainly dragoons.

The Dongcap people knew more or less about these things.

At first they thought that these guard cavalry were just the divisional cavalry in the guard army. After all, they were not large in scale, with hundreds of people, mainly the cavalry regiment that Chu Manzi said.

But after the real fight, it was discovered that the cavalry of these guards were different from the divisional cavalry regiments in Chu Manzi, and they were also different from the independent cavalry.

Whether it is in equipment or tactics, there are huge differences.

And the combat effectiveness, especially the ability to form a charge and fight is particularly strong.

In the battle of the cavalry in the northern suburbs of the Central Front, Hauge's cavalry was defeated because the left wing collapsed first, and the reason why the left wing collapsed was because the left wing cavalry was severely damaged by the cavalry of the Guards.

If it hadn't been for the cavalry of the Guards who appeared suddenly, given the situation of the cavalry in the east at that time, there was a high probability that they would have won the cavalry battle.

After all, they were on the right wing at that time, and the cavalry of Dongyao had once defeated the cavalry of the Chu army, which greatly restrained the cavalry of the central army of the Chu army. As long as they worked harder, there was a high probability that they could completely defeat the first cavalry army of the Chu army.

However, the cavalry of the Guards took the first step to kill the left wing of the Dongyao people, completing a major reversal on the battlefield.

As Hauge who personally commanded this battle, it can be said that he has fully seen the combat effectiveness of the Chu Manzi cavalry. He does not think that even if his side has twice the cavalry advantage, it will be able to occupy a comprehensive strategic initiative.

Of course, he also partly agreed with Dorgon's statement.

After all, it is [-] cavalry, as long as they are used well, even if they cannot occupy an overall advantage, they can also gain a local advantage, and then turn the tide of the battle.

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