A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 543

Wang Dou came to the river. On this section of the Daughter River, the Qing army originally erected seven pontoon bridges, but at this time several pontoon bridges were damaged, and there were still many floating corpses of the Qing army on some nearby rivers, all kinds of disgusting remains. Limb viscera also float.

Wang Dou thought: "Jieshi must pick up these floating corpses, otherwise it will affect the army's drinking water, and it will easily breed diseases."

Taking advantage of the slight slowdown of the Qing army's offensive on the north bank, Han Chao and Zhong Xiancai, with only some guards, hurried across the bank to meet Wang Dou.

The two of them were covered with traces of gunpowder smoke, especially Zhong Xiancai's originally fair face, with one white and one black, and a few strands of long hair scattered on the scarf.Zhong Xiancai has a lot of eccentricities, such as wearing a scarf at all times, no matter the weather is hot or cold.

Everyone has been with it for a long time, but they are used to it.

After the second general dismounted, he strode forward, Han Chao's demeanor became more and more calm, Zhong Xiancai was still a little shy.

Not far from the shore, they saw the Jingbian Army's second-class infantry lined up neatly, as well as chariots, and they both showed pride in their eyes.

This army is neat and quiet, young and full of vigor, and everyone's eyes are bright and full of vigor. It is an honor to be in such a group.

The sand table cart from Zhongying pulled over, and the second general pointed to the sand table and briefly reported the situation on the other side to Wang Dou.

Right now, the soldiers from the right battalion and the rear battalion, more than [-] first-class musketeers and spearmen, have worked hard to defend the mountain, and the Qing cavalry attacked several times, but were repelled by the two of them.

In particular, there is a river behind the mountains, and the Qing army was not allowed to outflank it. At the bottom right is a pontoon bridge, and reinforcements can continuously cross the river.What's more, the artillery array on the other side can bombard the Qing cavalry on the left and right sides of the mountain, so although there are no defensive fortifications on the mountain, only a rough trench was dug, and the attacking Qing army still couldn't move forward.

Wang Dou praised a few words, which made the two of them, especially Zhong Xian, smile happily. Perhaps because of his dark face, the two rows of teeth exposed were particularly white.

Zhao Xuan warmly reminded everyone: "Don't forget, there are dozens of small and medium-sized Flang machines in the artillery battalion, and they are also defending the mountains together!"

Han Chao smiled: "Indeed, Brother Zhao also made great achievements."

Zhong Xian gave Zhao Xuan a blank look, but his voice was soft: "Xiao Xuan'er, if you don't speak, no one treats you as a dumb person. Could it be that Brother Han and I will take credit for your achievements?"

Zhao Xuan muttered: "Public to public, private to private, this can be related to many meritorious deeds..."

Seeing Zhong Xian just staring at him, he shrank his neck, looked left and said to him: "So who, go and see how the artillery array is set up."

Strange to say, although Zhao Xuan was a few years older than Zhong Xiancai, Zhao Xuan was eaten to death by Zhong Xiancai on weekdays.

Wang Dou smiled and watched the two quarreling. The situation in front of him reminded him of Han Zhong, Yang Tong, and Gao Shiyin. It's a pity...

Seeing more and more Qing soldiers from the other side several miles away, he looked at the sand table in front of him again, and his eyes fell into deep contemplation. The battle of Songjin in history and the situation before him flashed through his mind from time to time. I have considered the layout as much as possible, how will the future war be fought?

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Due to the arrival of the Jingbian army infantry battalion and chariots, the large-scale fighting between the two sides stopped on both sides of the river bank. The rain is about to come and the wind is all over the building.

Two quarters of an hour later, the infantry of Yang Guozhu and Wang Pu arrived one after another, and the south bank of the Daughter River was covered by soldiers and chariots of the Ming army.

But these people were all very tired, especially the generals in Wangpu Datong Town and the soldiers in the guerrilla battalion all sat down on the ground one after another, some of them even lay on their backs and gasped for breath.

Fortunately, the cavalry was on guard at this time, and the infantry could rest calmly. Otherwise, it would only take thousands of Qing cavalry to rush in, and these Ming troops would most likely collapse and disperse under exhaustion.

However, Li Fuming's Jin Army and Zuo Guangxian's Qin Army Battalion are still chasing after several miles away, and it may take a while to arrive. Fu Yingchong's Shenji Battalion is even further away.

After Yang Guozhu and Wang Pu led the infantry battalion, they all came to meet Wang Dou. Li Guangheng, Guo Yingxian, Wang Zheng and other generals of the towns led the cavalry to confront the Qing cavalry around Shuangzi Mountain. Seeing the arrival of their respective masters at this time, they all came to report Previous war.

When Guo Yingxian came, he was still walking side by side with Li Guangheng, and he was laughing with his mouth open, shouting happily.

Li Fuming and Zuo Guangxian personally led the cavalry to attack. Seeing that all the troops had arrived and their infantry camp was still far away, they couldn't hold back their face.

Especially Zuo Guangxian has a bad temper, he sent several waves of personal guards to urge him, and even cursed like a thunderclap: "Donkey ball, you are procrastinating when you walk around, it's really embarrassing to my father!"

Although most of the generals of the towns can't control the lieutenants, generals, and guerrillas in the town on weekdays, they can command with restraint in wartime. Zuo Guang first ordered them to be justified.

At that time, Fu Yingchong and his Shenji battalion finally arrived, and at the same time, his huge artillery battalion also arrived.

250 rocket vehicles, 25 Shenwei General Cannons, [-] large-caliber mortars, nearly [-] small-caliber mortars, and [-] Franc machine gun vehicles.This is Fu Yingchong's support for Wangdou's Changling Mountain defense line, as well as Wu Sangui's battle, the remaining artillery group is still extremely huge.

The big rockets such as the Godfire Crows in his army also showed up, like the God Machine Arrows, these rockets were erected on tall chariots, and their shape was indeed a bit like a crow.

The arrival of the Shenji Battalion boosted the spirits of the soldiers on the front line, but seeing that the soldiers in the battalion were extremely exhausted, Fu Yingchong even complained to Wang Dou with a mournful face. die.

Soon, Hong Chengchou and the supervising army Zhang Ruoqi and others arrived in a hurry. They were the Chinese army and served as the rear army's cover when marching at the same time.

On this trip, Hong Chengchou led more than [-] standard battalions, more than [-] Jizhen soldiers and horses, as well as Songshan Deputy General Xia Chengde, Songshan Youying General Liu Zhengjie, Songshan General Fan Chenggong and other local soldiers and horses.Accompanied by his army, there are also a large number of civilians who follow the army, pushing dirt carts one after another, and a large number of luggage for crossing the river.

As for Wang Chengen, the supervisor of the army, who was stationed in Songshan Fort to supply food and supplies for the army, at this time in Songshan Fort, only Shang Yudi was on guard, and he was camping guerrilla Ge Chaozhong and others.There was also Qiu Minyang, governor of Liaodong, who followed Wu Sangui, Ma Ke and others to fight against Xiaolinghe.

Hong Chengchou and others were excited by the first victory of the army and successfully occupied most of the south bank of the Naughty River.

Wang Dou paid special attention to Deputy General Xia Chengde of Songshan.

In history, after Songshan was besieged, Xia Chengde opened the door and bound Hong Chengchou to Huang Taiji. At this time, he was closely behind Hong Chengchou, with a loyal and courageous look, which made Wang Dou feel the history The wonder of fate.

The current situation is favorable to the Ming army, and the westward strategy has achieved considerable results.

The Qing soldiers on the other side gathered more and more, and it was very likely that their main force would gather on the north bank of the Daughter River.When the two sides fought, Wu Sangui, Ma Ke and others could take the opportunity to cross the Xiaoling River and get in touch with Zu Dashou in the city.

However, at this time, the watchmen of the Jingbian army on the lookout cart got the information that it seemed that gunmen with the banner of the Han army had arrived on the opposite bank.

Everyone looked to the other side, and in the endless army formation there, there were indeed some Qing army's banners faintly appearing. It was very likely that they were the Han Eight Banners or the Korean army.

There is a crisis in everyone's heart. The infantry of the Han Army Banner has arrived, and their Wuzhenhachao Artillery Battalion, according to the estimated distance, will reach the north bank of the Daughter River at noon at most.

After all, from the east of Jinzhou City to the north bank of the Naughty River, most of the terrain is flat. Except for the need to be careful when crossing the Xiaoling River, the rest of the time, you can go fast, and at most some cattle and horses will be exhausted.

And at this moment of great war, neither the Ming and Qing sides would care about these losses.

When attacking Huangtuling, the sharp artillery of the Qing army also left a deep impression on the Ming army.If you want to reduce casualties, it is best to remove the Twin Mountains before their artillery arrives, and then spy on Rufeng Mountain to gain the greatest strategic advantage.

Because the enemy troops in Maojiagou fled, most of Hong Chengchou's central army was urgently set up here, and the medical treatment center of Jingbian army was also set up here.

The doctors of the Jingbian Army were full of praise from the officers and men of the towns. Hong Chengchou was considering whether to follow the example of the Jingbian Army and establish a relevant system in his own battalion.

"For this westward advance, our army has already seized the opportunity. We only need to seize the Shuangzi Mountain again and make a move to push the north bank. Dongnu will definitely gather the main force to stand against me. This strategy can be achieved."

Pointing to the sand table presented by Wang Dou, Hong Chengchou loudly encouraged the generals.

Zhang Ruoqi was also very passionate, and laughed beside him: "Dong Nu is nothing more than mediocre, this battle, as long as my teacher advances, the siege of Jinzhou will be resolved!"

Wang Pu flattered him and said, "It's all the supervising army and Hong Du who are wise, playing with the slave chiefs in the palm of their hands, otherwise how can we have any merit?"

Satisfied with Wang Pu's flattery, Zhang Ruoqi stroked his beard and praised: "General Wang is a young hero with a limitless future."

When Zhang Ruoqi spoke at this time, it seemed that he had seized Hong Chengchou's lines and limelight, but Hong Chengchou didn't seem to be angry, he just kept stroking his beard and nodding, as if he was very appreciative of Zhang Ruoqi's words.Only the staff around Hong Chengchou, such as Xie Sixin, were quite aggrieved.

After Zhang Ruoqi arrived in Liaodong, he fought for power and profit, trying to overwhelm the supervisor everywhere, so he could express himself, but in the end, he often didn't know what to say.

It's just that Zhang Ruoqi represents Chen Xinjia, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Wang Dou and others are also close to him, so Zhang Ruoqi is full of confidence, which is really helpless.

Zhang Ruoqi also expressed his opinion: "At present, on the north bank, Uncle Zhongyong occupies a mountain. The thieves are digging trenches several miles away, and then the battle will be difficult to fight..."

Wang Dou coughed lightly, this piece of Ruoqi didn't know about soldiers, and was still chattering here and there.Although he was standing on the same front as him, Hong Chengchou, the supervisor, was still reliable in the strategic arrangement. Zhang Ruoqi was dictating at this time, and he was suspected of being the cook.

Yang Guozhu next to him also frowned.

Fortunately, Wang Pu was clever, and when he heard Wang Dou coughing, he immediately understood what he meant, and said with a smile: "The military situation is urgent, and I ask Governor Hong to teach me a strategy."

Fu Yingchong next to him also came to his senses, and said repeatedly: "That's right, the military situation is urgent, so there's no delay."

Hong Chengchou remained calm, but he felt quite sad in his heart. He dedicated himself to the country, but there were domineering generals outside, and the supervising army was seizing power inside, and there were even more obstacles in the court.

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According to the strategy determined in advance, the battle of Nuerhe River, whether the Ming army attacked the shore or the Qing army fought over.The most important point is to fight the main force of the Qing army, provide cover for Wu Sangui and others on the south bank of the Xiaoling River, and finally achieve the strategy of joining Jinzhou City.

Therefore, in order to put the greatest pressure on the Qing army, the first wave of the battle on the north bank must be launched by the Ming army, but first, it is necessary to concentrate superior forces, first pull out Shuangzi Mountain, and then seek Rufeng Mountain.

The strategy of the second point is to dig deep trenches along the foot of Rufeng Mountain, so that the Qing army cannot rush down from Rufeng Mountain, flank the Ming army, or even cut off the rear.

Therefore, in the battle of Shuangzishan, the Ming army on the south bank temporarily took a defensive position to prevent the Qing troops from crossing the river, and the Jingbian army stronghold on the north bank had to be mastered.

(End of this chapter)