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

Chapter 890
(Brother cd, your rocket battalion organization is very good. I have always been a book friend, and the bow strength of the twelve-strength bow is 158.7 pounds, which is similar to the upper-strength bow in the Ming army. Li Guang, Yue Fei can drive a stronger tiger on horseback Force bow, the bow strength exceeds 35 pounds, and it is still left and right. Later generations of otaku play 25-pound bows, 50-pound bows, and can draw [-]-pound bows. The army's six- to eight-strength cavalry and archery ([-] to [-]-pound pulling force) standards have not been met. It is hard to imagine the combat effectiveness of ancient elite soldiers.)
On the morning of the 3th, Gaogui, the general of the White Tiger Army Zuoying, and Zhuang Yuzu, a cavalry soldier of the Chinese Army, set off with [-] troops. In the end, Wang Dou agreed with Han and North Korea's amendments, and let the soldiers and horses who attacked the bandits set off early. An increase of [-] troops.

After arriving at Xishan Mountain, they will lurk at the foot of Cuifeng Mountain near the mountains, and then at the appointed time on the [-]th, they will immediately attack the capital city thirty miles away, and quickly enter the inner and outer cities from Fuchengmen and Guanganmen to wipe out the influx of people inside the city. Thieves, won the capital.

Gao Gui and the others bid farewell to Wang Dou and went away firmly. The sergeants they led, from cavalry to infantry, from second-class army to third-class army, also left with firm expressions.

They are solemn, and they have no doubts about whether they can succeed in this trip.

At the same time at dawn, the [-] troops that flanked the Tartars also hid in the Changping Army's capital. Compared with flanking the bandits, they had more elite soldiers, and even the first battalion of the C-class army inside had horses.The soldiers and horses that flanked the thieves set off early, and the requirements for mobility were lowered. The horse mules they vacated just came to this side.

However, they will set off at some point during the battle on the [-]th. The Tartars are no more than thieves. They are densely packed with guards and cavalry. Such a large group of people marching, it is impossible to hide them.

So at this time, General Baotao and Gao Shiyin, the main flanking general, are still by Wang Dou's side, accompanying him to patrol the possible battlefield positions such as Dan'erling and Huilongguan.

They went up to D'erling and looked over. Ten miles away, the Shunjun camp was vast and endless, spreading for more than 20 miles from east to west, and many miles in depth. There were densely waving flags of various colors like a forest.And in the wilderness in between, teams of cavalry were fighting each other, spying on each other's camps, and covering their own defense lines.

The sound of guns is heard from time to time in the field, and the eye-catching white smoke rises in bursts. The current sentry battle is not only the cavalry from Shanxi and Gansu, but also the Jingbian Army has invested a large number of elite Yebushu, as well as hussars and chasseurs from various armies. them.

It was obvious that the sentinel cavalry of one's own side had the upper hand, and the thieves' side had a large number of victories. In addition, it was not a formal war, so the two sides maintained a situation of fighting without breaking.

Wang Dou looked through the binoculars and saw the dense Shun army busy in front of their camp for several miles. They seemed to be building earthen platforms. Counting, there seemed to be ten earthen platforms.

"The thieves are building a fortress."

Wen Fangliang said: "According to the information from the Ministry of Intelligence, after the thieves entered Beijing, they built a huge artillery battalion because they seized a lot of them. There were 150 ordinary red cannons, [-] heavy red cannons with four wheels, and the general Buddha There are three hundred Lang machine guns, and there are more than five hundred cannons in total. There are also several car battalions, using Buddha wolf machine medium and small cannons."

He said: "The four-wheeled mopan cannon is the cannon of the Qing Dynasty that was seized back then. It can hit three or four miles away, and the guns that can be fired are still more than ten catties. The thieves built artillery fortresses in the formation, obviously what they used was bombardment." The idea of ​​our army formation."

Wang Dou nodded slightly. The bandits were indeed getting smarter in the use of artillery. At this time, the two sides were facing each other.I think back when he didn't have the Hongyi Pao, he would always be separated from the enemy by one mile, or even two hundred steps.

If you don't have sharp arrows, or even don't understand the enemy's situation, and you are caught off guard, you are indeed very likely to suffer a big loss.

Xie Yike said: "General, the brothers of the Jianshao Battalion have already checked clearly. The barracks of the bandits are divided into three layers. The top is four round cannons, and each barracks has five heavy cannons. The second layer is ordinary red guns. There are fifteen cannons in each fort. The third floor is the General Cannon, thirty in each fort. Then there will be a car battalion and a gun battalion in front of the fort to guard."

Gao Shiyin cursed, and then said with a smile: "The thieves are getting more and more cunning. Fortunately, our army has heavy artillery and rockets, and they are separated by four or five miles away. The formation is all tidied up."

Everyone around Wang Dou smiled knowingly. The bandits thought that they were invincible with the artillery they fired three or four miles away, but they didn't expect that they had sharper weapons than them.

And unlike the bandits, although our side also built artillery forts on the plains, they were several extended forts at different distances. The farthest away from their artillery was four miles, then three miles, and the closest was two miles.

The distance of four miles is just right, and the bandit artillery claims to shoot three or four miles, but their poor gunners and shooting skills, this distance is actually very safe.

With rockets and heavy artillery mounted on these fortresses, they can calmly bombard their artillery formations, especially heavy rockets, which can cover them all.

Given the range of the heavy rockets of the Jingbian Army, they could actually be installed on the Paier Ridge. However, the closer the distance, the more accurate the shooting. These artillery fortresses can also be used to place heavy rockets.

Then after their artillery battalion and gun battalion were beaten, the rockets and heavy artillery moved closer to the artillery barracks two or three miles away from them, and calmly bombarded their large formation.

Of course, the above all refer to rocket heavy artillery, ordinary artillery, red artillery, etc., all of which are accompanied by the infantry and slowly advance.

Han Chao pondered: "Looking at the arrangement of the bandits, the main force of their old battalion is in the middle of the front. Their strategy should be to attack on both wings and defend in the middle. When the time is right, the main force will come thunderously."

Wen Fangliang smiled and said: "It's just right, our division is defending on both wings, and the main force goes straight to their central army. As long as their old battalion is wiped out, the rest of the bandits will be defeated immediately, and another million will be useless."

Everyone nodded. The two sides had similar calculations. They both placed the main force of the elite soldiers in the center, but the attack and defense ideas were different.

And this battle is mainly to eliminate the old battalion of the rogues. It has always been proved that it is useless to fight more miscellaneous soldiers, and their old battalion should be wiped out.

They looked at the defensive positions on the flanks, and then turned to the east of Dan'erling, which is facing the Qing army's defensive positions. As far as this place is concerned, the core of the southeast end is Huilongguan, which may be attacked by Tatars at the same time. The attack of the son and the thief can be called an important place.

However, the defensive conditions here are also quite favorable. With Xuanfu Palace as the center, there are villages formed by the herdsman soldiers living in the surrounding area in the early Ming Dynasty. The defense line is difficult to reach the sky.

In the central part and along the Shahe River, there are actually villages, especially the village called Zhu Xinzhuang in the central part. There is a mountain in the south. The ground is very gentle, which is very suitable for placing rocket artillery.

According to the information that Yebu received, the Qing army who entered the customs also carried artillery, but it was a four-wheeled millstone heavy artillery pulled from Shanhaiguan and other places, about forty or fifty.

It is estimated that at that time, they will also form a formation in three or four places, and they will suffer the same tragedy as the bandits.

They boarded the mountains of Zhu Xinzhuang, and saw the Qing army sentry horses galloping in the distance. They have been sneaky before and now they are not hiding it. Wang Dou watched through the binoculars and remembered that Dorgon had sent sentry horses to shoot a letter yesterday, saying Entering the customs this time is to avenge your father and express his willingness to cooperate to eliminate the thieves together.

Talking about this matter, Wang Dou said with a smile: "Dorgon thinks I'm as stupid as Li Zicheng."

All the generals laughed, and their disdainful laughter spread far and wide, echoing over the land.

……

"It doesn't matter whether you can fool the thief or not. Anyway, Wang Dou will definitely fight the thief, and they can't join forces. My Qing Dynasty is the most dominant side."

Both sides of the Shahe River are full of dense tents, and various Qing army flags are flying. In a large gold-plated tent, Dorgon looked at the map on the case and said to the Qing monarchs and ministers beside him.

Around him are full of Manchu, Mongolian, Han, Korean, and Japanese banner ministers, great scholar Fan Wencheng, Ning Wanwo, and foreign officials from Mongolia, Wu Sangui, Tang Tong, Fan Zhiwan, Li Yutian, who have recently joined him, Liu Liangzuo et al.

Listening to Dorgon's words, Wu Sangui was expressionless, and Fang Guangchen beside him was even more expressionless. He didn't know why the situation became like this.

But obviously, Dorgon didn't care about their feelings. At this time, he said with great interest: "Fan Xueshi's strategy has shown results. Although the bandits are on guard, there is no big movement. He can't fight Wang Dou." Avoid it, my teacher can do everything possible to fight between the snipe and the clam, and the fisherman will benefit."

Fan Wencheng hurriedly knelt down and said: "This is all the credit of His Majesty's temple, and I dare not claim the credit."

Dorgon laughed, and kindly asked Fan Wencheng to get up. He continued to point to the map and said, "Obviously, the bandits and Wang Dou will not procrastinate any longer, and they will fight tomorrow. So my Qing Dynasty made a plan, It is to pin down Wang Dou, let him fight with the bandits, and at the same time wait for the opportunity to pick melons and fruits."

He said: "Yes, tomorrow's arrangement is to use General Jingyuan and Prince Zheng Jierhalang to lead the Manchurian Xianglan Banner to supervise the battle, lead the Han Eight Banners, the Japanese Eight Banners, and the Xian Eight Banners. Liu Liangzuo, with a total strength of about [-], armed with ten heavy artillery pieces and many armored chariots, is approaching Changping, threatening the rear of the Jingbian army."

The sentinel reported back that the Jingbian army had a line of defense on the two hills east of Changping, plus tens of miles of low walls and trenches, and there was a giant deer and Changling Mountain. A lesson from the past, Dorgon was stupid to let the Manchurian flag Ding went to attack.

However, let the Han, Japanese and Korean banners, and the newly recruited Liu Liangzuo attack it, and the Manchurian elite in Jierhalang can supervise the battle.

Liu Liangzuo stayed by, listening to Dorgon's arrangement and complaining secretly. He was indecisive and greedy for life and fear of death. He turned to the Qing Dynasty to preserve his strength. He didn't expect to gnaw hard bones soon. He complained endlessly in his heart, but he didn't dare to resist. Voice.

"Facing the battlefield of the Jingbian Army, I am divided into three divisions, the left, the middle, and the right. The right wing is close to the Shahe side. The king of Duoluo Raoyu is ordered to supervise the battle by the general Abatai. He leads the Pingxi king Wu Sangui, and the Dingxi king Tangtong. , a total of more than 3 troops, approaching the threat, waiting for the order of the Chinese army."

Glancing at Wu Sangui, Dorgon resolutely arranged for both Wu Sangui and Tang Tong to have work tomorrow, and even asked them to put up a nomination certificate.

Wu Sangui remained expressionless, while Tang Tong's expression changed drastically, he didn't dare to say anything.

Dorgon said: "The left wing, that is, the right wing facing the bandits, supervised the battle with Prince Yu and General Duoduo of Pingnan, and led the remaining Han Eight Banners, Japanese Eight Banners, and half of the Fresh Eight Banners to threaten and persecute them. Military order."

Finally, Dorgon said: "The remaining Eight Banners of Manchuria, Eight Banners of Mongolia, the Horqin Tribe, and the Mongolian Tribes of the Outer Domain have about [-] cavalry cavalry led by my own relatives. The formation of the Jingbian Army!"

"Horse charge?"

Duoduo exclaimed: "The Jingbian army's guns are sharp, if they drive the horses to charge, many horses will die."

Dorgon sternly said: "Wang Dou will not be destroyed, our Qing Dynasty is even in danger of subjugation and extinction, so what are mere horses?"

He looked around at everyone, and said coldly: "We all know Wang Dou. If he wins, he will definitely not let us go. When he invades Liaodong, he will definitely kill all of us, men, women, and children. Clean. If this hidden danger is not eliminated at this time, when will it be?"

Duoduo kept silent and didn't dare to say anything else. He, the elder brother of the emperor, was right. Wang Dou Ruosheng, it's hard to say anything else, he will definitely kill all the eight banners.

Seeing that the emperor of the Qing Dynasty regarded Wang Dou so highly, Wu Sangui's expression finally changed. Tang Tong opened his mouth wide, and Fan Zhiwan and Li Yutian, who had been silent all this time, also looked at each other.

Seeing the awe-inspiring look in the tent, Dorgon breathed a sigh of relief: "Of course, if Wang Dou and the rogues can be eradicated in this battle, no one in the world will be my enemy of the Qing Dynasty, and the endless land and wealth of the Southern Dynasty will be left to us." Give and take."

After Ning Wan, I suddenly raised my arms and shouted: "I swear to live and die with the Qing Dynasty."

Everyone in the tent shouted loudly, howling like a beast.

After discussing the matter, Wu Sangui came out of the tent, he was silent and dejected, how did things come to this point?
Perhaps, I have no way out, so I can only help the Qing Dynasty win.

Tang Tong sighed with his relatives Tang Zong and others: "Unlucky, Wang Dou is easy to fight, alas."

His subordinates were also annoyed, maybe they shouldn't have voted for the Great Shun at that time, and it would be better to go west to vote for Yongninghou.

Tang Tong sighed and said, "It's hard to get off a tiger, let's have a look again."

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Time passed slowly in the budget planning of all parties, and night gradually fell. The three parties fought in the open camp, and they saw patches of seas of lights, as if the sky was full of stars.

For some reason, Wang Dou tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. He got up after undressing and stared at the bright starry night. Tomorrow was the battle that would determine the fate of civilization and the country. Even with his firm determination, he felt a little nervous.

After pacing for a long time, he went to see his sons, seeing their sweet sleeping postures, his heart gradually calmed down.

Yeah, everything is in place, nothing to worry about.

……

Dorgon woke up suddenly, he sat up with disheveled hair, the dream just now...

Then he comforted himself, no problem, the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits, and he himself is the fisherman!
He sighed softly again, it would be great if there was no Wang Dou, why would there be a Wang Dou in the Ming Dynasty?
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Li Zicheng turned over, he was dreaming a dream, in a battle in the dream, the Jingbian army was defeated, and the Qing Dynasty also attached itself to proclaim its vassal, and then he returned to the capital surrounded by hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and officially proclaimed himself emperor, The reign name Yongchang.

Wu Sangui also had a sweet dream. In the dream, he restored the capital, and all the people cheered. In the dream, he smiled and cupped his hands. Outside the dream, he also had a smile on his face.

Tang Tong sat in the tent and thought blankly: "Can it be anyway?"

……

There was thunderous snoring in the tent, and Kong San tossed and turned, listening to the old Hu beside him muttering in his sleep: "Lady, lady, the husband is here too, haha, this place is big..."

He shook his head, calmed down, and slowly fell asleep.

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On April [-]th, the sky gradually brightened, and the camps were full of noise. Zheng Tianmin suppressed his nervousness and had a hearty breakfast with his brothers. Not far away, the camp general Li Zhengjing yelled: "Eat, son!" You guys, eat enough to kill thieves for the country, hahaha."

Ju Yiwu, Han Kaihui, Chen Sheng, and Mou Dachang, the former generals of the Zhuque Army's battalion, are all serious people. Although Li Zhengjing, the battalion general, is very serious, he is just a joke, which makes Zheng Tianmin and others nervous My mood calmed down a lot.

After everything was ready, everyone gathered under the banner of the battalion general. Li Zhengjing looked at the crowd with a mighty and serious look on his horse, and suddenly he said, "Hey..."

He sang loudly: "Beautiful prairie..."

Ju Yiwu, Han Kaihui, Chen Sheng, and Mou Dachang sang: "I will come, I will come."

Zheng Tianmin and others sang in unison: "Ah, ah, ah, ah!"

Li Zhengjing sang: "I will make the head of a Tartar into my wine glass."

Zheng Tianmin and others sang together: "Ah, ah, ah, ah."

Li Zhengjing sang: "Their wives are my concubines, and their sons are my servants."

Zheng Tianmin and others sang together: "Ah, ah, ah, ah."

Li Zhengjing sang: "My riding whip beat them hard."

Zheng Tianmin and others sang together: "Ah, ah, ah, ah!"

Li Zhengjing sang: "Over the mountains, over the plains, over the earth, over the grasslands!"

Zheng Tianmin and others sang together: "Ah, ah, ah, ah!"

Li Zhengjing sang: "Until the end of the sky, hey...hey...hey...hehehehe..."

Everyone sang: "Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill!"

In the singing of "Men's Walk", the front battalion of the Suzaku army strode forward, and the sound of trumpets and drums came and went, and a steady stream of troops came out from various camps. They gathered into a dense marching line, marching according to their respective goals, red armor Like an undulating ocean, the dense bayonet spears shine infinitely.

They marched forward, the band cleared the way, the drums saluted, the drums boomed, the horns blew, and there was joy.

A conciliator came galloping on horseback, shouting, "Victory! Victory!"

He was greeted with cheers like the waves of the sea.

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With the sound of rumbling horseshoes and the sound of rushing, countless horses stepped across the Qingshui River. Lao Hu looked ahead, seeing the endless cavalry cavalry, shining weapons, dazzling felt hats and red tassels, and shouting and cursing loudly, pushing the artillery The rhythmic shouting of chariots.

The banners are as black as dark clouds, and there are only human heads in front of you.

Lao Hu took a deep breath: "Phew, I'm going to do a big job today."

He hummed: "Lady, the village head Hu is here."

He rode his horse and rushed down the Qinghe River in front of him.

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On Dongsheng Ridge, Li Zicheng stood on his horse, with his white-tasseled black satin flag fluttering high beside him. Under the banner, Li Zicheng was proud to watch his formation, which stretched for more than ten miles, with flags like the sea and swords and spears. Lin, strong self-confidence surged in his heart. Who can stop such a vast army?

Especially his central army, the old battalion of the same color, the chariot battalion, the gun battalion, the fort, and the three walls he is proud of, with [-] horses, [-] cavalry in a row, and [-] in [-] columns. Riding is one block, and [-] riding is three blocks.

If each wall is unfolded, according to the four or five meters width required for a horse fighting, the length of the horizontal array will be four or five miles long.

These four or five miles were pushed horizontally, and there were still three walls. Few troops could bear it. This was also the three-wall tactic he was proud of.

And his [-] old battalion, except for some of them monitoring the battle on the left and right wings, the rest were also concentrated on the two wings of the central army, free to move around at any time.

Looking at his own position, he is full of confidence. Needless to say, the central army is the two wings. Although there are many troops that cannot be accommodated, the abundant force allows him to use the wheel tactics like a siege, one after another, no matter how many people die , but also to attack Wang Dou's two wings, and then his own army strikes thunderously, the overall situation can be determined.

He looked at Dang'er Ridge on the opposite side, thinking that after so long, the Jingbian Army hadn't finished forming their formation yet, so he couldn't help feeling a little contemptuous in his heart.

At this moment, the ground trembled suddenly, as if there was a sound of stepping on the ground, and suddenly a sea of ​​flags appeared on the Dian'er Ridge, followed by a dazzling red light, and a sea of ​​armor and sharp weapons.The spreading army formation slowly descended, they seemed to cover the mountains and plains, and the unfolding army formation was actually longer than themselves.

Their footsteps are heavy, the army formation is extremely orderly and neat, and the fluttering flags are like the silent ocean before the storm. They descended from the mountains, and the armor and weapons followed the ups and downs of the mountains. powerful.

They came down from the mountain, stepping in an orderly manner, their rhythmic voices seemed to be the same as everyone else, the rigor, strength, and aura made people dumbfounded.

Although they are still far away, their unstoppable momentum and strong vision seem to declare that they are the invincible army.

Dull and dignified, evil spirits surged like thick dark clouds, causing the Shunjun soldiers here to lose their voices piece by piece.

Li Zicheng stared blankly at the sea of ​​armor. It seemed that each of their soldiers had excellent armor. What kind of army and what kind of financial resources is this?
Is this Wang Dou's Jingbian Army?

He suddenly remembered something: "Could it be that the 20 soldiers that Wang Dou said is not a title, but a real number?"

(End of this chapter)