I'm sure of the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong!

Chapter 167 The desperate Qing army

Since losing the first battle that day, Dai Kun has not launched another rash attack.

They only tentatively sent out a small group of troops to feint attack, but they couldn't even rush up to the tens of thousands of troops in front, let alone a small group of troops.

After two days of continuous fighting, not to mention the fake wall, even the trenches and wooden fences outside the wall could not be cleaned.

On the contrary, our own military morale became increasingly restless.

Moreover, I don’t know who leaked the news about the impending food shortage. Not to mention the generals, even the lower-level soldiers knew that the army’s food reserves were less than three days.

Is there any need to leak the news?
The daily usage time of military rations is estimated. After all, people decide how much food to consume based on their daily activities.

This is said to last for three days, but in fact the oil, water and meat in the stored food have long been exhausted, and the food in the army must first be kept close to the officials above, then to officers at all levels, and even to ordinary soldiers.

The food was getting worse day by day, and even the uninformed officers were a little unbearable, let alone ordinary Qing soldiers.

In addition, it was such a special period, and rumors spread like wildfire that the army was about to run out of food.

What's more, it is directly said that Ningguo Fucheng may have been captured long ago, and even Huangchi Town in the rear has been captured by the pseudo-Ming rebels.

As the saying goes, if you open your mouth to refute rumors, you will lose your legs.

The key is that this is not a rumor.

The morale of the army was restless, food and grass were running low, and rumors were spreading. Even Dai Kun couldn't stand it any longer.

The last day of April.

Dai Kun was wearing a general's armor and led his soldiers to ride horses to the formation. Next to him were several Qing army generals who were also riding horses. As for the generals at the rank of Qianzong, they had already returned to their respective military formations.

Almost all the [-] Qing troops were mobilized, and even the original forts were demolished.

Dai Kun also made a special order in front of the battle to let all the soldiers in the army have a full meal, and once again boosted their morale, and at the same time, he told the truth about the army's food shortage.

This is a desperate attempt to win or die.

The army has less than two days of food reserves. Instead of waiting until the food is exhausted and the morale of the army is shattered, it is better to burn the cauldron now.

In order to survive, these soldiers must fight vigorously. As long as the pseudo-Ming camp is broken, the crisis will naturally be resolved.

what?
What if he pretends to be a rebel and has no food?
That was out of his consideration.

The [-] Qing troops moved into action, and Yang Gong was instantly alarmed. He secretly said that they were coming very quickly, and quickly followed the planned plan, calmly ordering the deployment of troops and punishment of the generals.

Countless soldiers of the Ming Army lined up urgently and then walked towards the wall of the village. The gunmen and archer battalions ran up to the arrow tower. The artillery battalion also began to load gunpowder shells and began to adjust the gun positions.

Yang Gong stood at a high place holding a telescope, overlooking the Qing army array outside the camp.

I can only describe it in one sentence, it’s a complete mess.

Compared with the Ming army that enforced orders and prohibitions, especially the nearly [-] new troops newly added under Yang Gong, it can be said to be far behind.

But even with such a scattered army, its fighting will was far stronger than that of the Ming Army's old rival (Southern) Green Camp Qing Army.

As the Qing army gradually advanced, Yang Gong immediately issued a combat order.

The flag soldiers on the high platform quickly waved their flags, and the order soldiers also rode out on horseback, galloping back and forth in the camp to convey orders.

Compared with the first day, which was anticlimactic, Dai Kun changed his strategy this time.

First, the forward troops were ordered to launch a charge, and then the artillery team was ordered to conduct long-range fire strikes.

Unfortunately, it didn't work.

The outcome of this war was doomed from the beginning.

The military orders of the Ming Dynasty were prohibited and disciplines were strict.

The Qing army, on the other hand, had a disorganized formation and a serious lack of training. They only relied on their bravery and a few laps on the battlefield to be considered veterans.

In such a comparison, how can the Qing army win? What's more, the Qing army is almost equivalent to burning the cauldron.

Of course, there are benefits to burning the cauldron and destroying the boat, it can stimulate the army's will to survive and fight, but equally, if it is really defeated, it will really be defeated thousands of miles away, and it will be difficult to recover.

The Qing army, or rather Dai Kun, wanted to make a big bet on a war that was impossible to win.

Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
The first battle between the Ming and Qing armies was the artillery on both sides. The Qing army's artillery was all in stock, and some were newly cast by Dai Kun with the help of the Ningguo government's finances. In order to pursue output and speed, all the artillery was small.

At this time, if you are facing the heavy artillery of the Ming army, you will definitely suffer a loss.

Although the Qing army had more artillery, the Ming army's artillery was more powerful, had a longer range, and the gunners had more battlefield experience.Under the skillful operation of the Ming army's gunners, the Ming army's artillery was like a rapid-fire cannon. According to the battalion officer's instructions, it continuously carried out covering fire strikes against the Qing army's artillery team.

boom!
boom!
boom!
The battle had only lasted less than half a quarter of an hour. As soon as the Qing army's forward cleared the obstacles outside the village wall, the artillery team in the rear was basically destroyed.

Only a few sections of the cannon barrels were broken and flattened by the strong firepower of the Ming army, telling the cruelty of this war.

"preparation!"

"aim!"

"ignition!"

"shooting!"

The forwards of the Qing army broke through obstacles such as wooden fences and rushed dozens of steps under the wall. The Ming army's artillery soldiers opened fire on the order of the battalion officer.

The standard three-stage salvo used either a flintlock gun or a matchlock gun. The flintlock gun was left in Wuhu County by Yang Gong.

There is no other way. Running around and attacking is inherently risky, so naturally you have to be more cautious.

"Bang bang bang..."

The sound of gunshots continued, accompanied by the sound of arrows being fired.

Several rows of soldiers were knocked down in an instant.

At this time, the faces of the remaining Qing soldiers in the front row who had not been knocked down changed from bravery to hesitation and fear.

However, after the Qing soldiers came forward one after another, they still had to bite the bullet and continue to charge.

The Ming army spearmen on the wall immediately raised their spears and stabbed them forward. Countless Qing forwards who tried to rush up died on the spot under the shining spears.

There was no fluctuation on the faces of those Ming Army spearmen. They mechanically stabbed, withdrew, stabbed, and withdrew again...

The musketeers and archers also fired when they had guns and arrows. After shooting, they changed people. They would either go up with their knives and stab people, or they would retreat to the back to replenish their arrows and ammunition.

The war gradually became anxious.

After seeing this, Dai Kun realized that he couldn't do this again, otherwise, he might have to fight like the first day again.

Then everything he did would be meaningless.

The most important thing is that he has no food to continue to consume.

Dai Kun only thought for a moment, immediately got off his horse, and then passed over the soldiers and came directly to the war drum in the rear.

In front of the soldiers and all the surrounding soldiers, Dai Kun took off his shirt, exposing his tendons.

Today, Dai Kun is only 40 to [-] years old, in his prime. He took a deep breath, stretched out his hand to hold the drumstick in his hand, and started beating the war drum hard.

Along with the beating of the war drum on his side, several other drummers also quickly followed suit and started beating hard.

When Dai Kun's soldiers saw this, they quickly understood what to do.

Then he shouted loudly: "The regimental training envoy personally cheers for you and others to beat the drums! The regiment training envoy personally cheers for you and the others to beat the drums!"

"The team training envoy has personally beaten the drums to cheer you on!"

"The team training envoy has personally beaten the drums to cheer you on!"

"Master Team Training Envoy..."

The generals also chanted, and even Dai Kun's general, Da Huang, kept waving back and forth with the deliberate cooperation of his own soldiers.

This kind of all-out morale boosting will naturally have no impact on the front line, and those mainly affected will be the middle army and the rear army.

The Chinese army became ruthless, and even the front army was forced to step up its offensive.

After all, the Qing army had [-] troops, and even [-] pigs were trying to break through the wooden wall. I'm afraid they couldn't stop it.

"Oh!"

The wall is finally broken!

The Qing army first burst into loud cheers, and then poured into the stronghold crazily along the breached breach.

　so sleepy……

　　
　
(End of this chapter)