Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 397 Change of Plan and Harassment

"You are right, our purpose is to assist the First Corps of the Third Army of the Guards;

But harassing here and going directly to Sun's Ferry to harass are aids;

What I mean is, instead of harassing Hong Chengchou and other main forces of the Qing army along the way to make him doubt our intention to prevent him from going north, it is better for us to go directly to the Sun family ferry;
We directly use our Chongzhen Type 21 flintlock gun's burst and rapid fire advantages to wipe out his artillery!
Didn't it mean that Hong Chengchou and other main forces of the Qing army went south and brought a total of [-] red cannons?

If we killed their gunners, Hong Chengchou would not be able to easily capture the forts along the river.

And his cavalry, we can break his cavalry.

If he can defeat his cavalry, Hong Chengchou will have difficulty breaking out of the encirclement in the next general offensive if he only relies on infantry. After all, this is a severe winter, a world of ice and snow! "

Hearing what Yan Yingyuan said, Xia Wanchun felt more and more that what Yan Yingyuan said was reasonable, but he couldn't help but said: "But His Majesty's order is to let us harass us along the way. We are violating the holy will and will be impeached."

"I will not accept the orders of the generals, I am the commander directly under the Association, and I will bear the responsibility of the accident!"

Yan Yingyuan patted his chest.

"Forget it, I'll listen to you, but what I mean is that it is better to send someone to inform His Majesty of our plan."

When Xia Wanchun said this, Yan Yingyuan also agreed with his suggestion and hurriedly sent someone back to report his battle plan to Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian, while he and Xia Wanchun came straight to Sun's ferry with 1000 people directly under him. Abandoned the plan to harass Hong Chengchou's main force of the Qing army.

The 1000 people directly under the Association, such as Yan Yingyuan and Xia Wanchun, were selected by the four corps of the Ming Dynasty, who were strong in infantry and cavalry and were also quite powerful in other aspects. The flintlock gun is currently the most advanced firearm in Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, these gave Yan Yingyuan the confidence to use these 1000 people to kill Hong Chengchou's artillery and cavalry.

"This Yan Yingyuan has a big appetite and a lot of courage. I approve him and agree to his plan, but if he fails to complete and loses his troops, I will punish him for a felony!"

A few days later, Zhu Youjian also learned of Yan Yingyuan's battle plan, but he just smiled and said so.

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Let’s not mention how Yan Yingyuan and others and the First Corps of the Third Army of the Guards set up their defenses.

Continue to talk about the fact that the main force of the Qing army of Hong Chengchou's department continues to go north in an attempt to seize the Yellow River and withdraw to the Manchu ruled area.

The closer the more than [-] Qing troops approached the south bank of the Yellow River, the more Hong Chengchou frowned, and the more hesitant and flustered he felt.

"It's true that the ministries haven't been harassed by the guards?"

Hong Chengchou asked the main generals of the Qing army such as Luck Dehun and Wu Sangui more than once.

"Going back to the central hall, there really isn't one. The lower officials were also worried that there would be raids from the Guards, so they sent several scouts along the way, but they didn't even find a bird, let alone a person."

Wu Sangui, King Pingxi of the Qing Army, replied.

"Strange, is it possible that Zhu Youjian really hopes that the official will go north to snatch the ferry and river defense?"

Hong Chengchou was in a rather restless mood. He was deeply afraid that he would fall into Zhu Youjian's schemes, but he couldn't make a guess.

Along the way, in order to prevent being ambushed by the guards and to test the intentions of the guards, he didn't let the more than 30 Qing troops go too fast, and he was almost careful at every step, just to see the guards. Will it harass his [-] army or directly ambush him?

But what Hong Chengchou didn't expect was that the journey was quite peaceful.

For this reason, Hong Chengchou had to ask one more question: "How much food do we have?"

"Go back to the middle hall. Because the army marches too slowly these days, it consumes a lot of food. At present, the army's rations are less than ten days. Even the cavalry dare not ride their horses and can only dismount and walk."

Dutong Jinli replied.

Hong Chengchou nodded after hearing this: "That is to say, within ten days, we must take down the Sun's ferry and occupy the river defense on the other side!"

However, in order to prevent most of the main force of the guards from really concentrating at the mouth of the Yellow River, Hong Chengchou still ordered the army to be the first steadily.

Therefore, as soon as the main force of Hong Chengchou's more than 30 Qing army arrived not far from the defensive position at Sun's Ferry, they set up camp first.

The camps of the main force of the Qing army of more than [-] troops were well arranged. The cavalry battalions, infantry battalions, and artillery battalions were all interlaced in the open space not far from the ferry according to their respective positions. Fences were set up everywhere, and the snow was shoveled. Go, leaving four main roads, all of which can lead directly to Hong Chengchou's military tent.

Because it had been snowing for a long time, both sides of the Yellow River were pink and white at this time, and it was difficult to see people, and the guards also deliberately wore white robes, so it was difficult for Hong Chengchou and other Qing troops to see through the naked eyes what was happening at this time. How many guards are there on both sides of the Yellow River.

Hong Chengchou could only order Wu Sangui to lead his 10 men to launch an attack in order to test the reality of the guards on the opposite side.

Wu Sangui did not reject Hong Chengchou either. He is extremely loyal to the Manchu Qing now. Like Hong Chengchou, he knows that only in the Qing Dynasty can a person like himself become a person with friends and fellow travelers. He was cast aside by everyone in Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Wu Sangui seriously took his 10 men and marched towards Sun's family ferry.

At that time, Hong Chengchou also ordered his artillerymen to transport [-] cannons in red to prepare to assist Wu Sangui in attacking Sun's Ferry.

The First Corps of the Third Army of the Guards Guarding the Sun's Ferry was also fully prepared for defense at this time.
The entire Sunjia Ferry area on the south bank of the Yellow River was dug three trenches by the Third Army of the Guards. The bunkers alone were built as high as half a person, and the fortresses between each trench were staggered.

In addition, there are [-] heavy infantry field guns and [-] light infantry field guns erected near the ferry, and they can be transported back and forth in the specially set traffic trenches in the defensive position, so that the field guns can be more powerful. Strike the enemy army.

On the north bank of the Yellow River, there is also the army of the First Corps of the Third Army of the Guards, and artillery, bunkers and trenches are also set up to block Hong Chengchou's 30 main force of the Qing army.

boom!
boom!
boom!
The red-clothed cannon, the main force of the Qing army, fired first. As soon as the three hundred giant shells fell, a fortress was directly blown down, and the same was true for other shells.

Qin Zuoming saw with his own eyes that his soldiers were directly smashed to death on the spot, and even his head was blown.

After the red-clothed cannon fired a round, Wu Sangui also led his [-] troops towards the defensive position of the Guards.

Because the bombardment just now had given Wu Sangui's army some morale, and Wu Sangui wanted to retreat completely, so Wu Sangui's army rushed towards the main position of the First Corps of the Third Army of the Guards at this time.

"Kill!"

The sound of killing came not only from Wu Sangui and other Qing troops, but also from the shouting of killing behind Wu Sangui.

Wu Sangui couldn't help looking back, but it was a small Ming army that suddenly appeared.

At this time, it was indeed Yan Yingyuan, Xia Wanchun and other fighters directly under them who came in.

"Kill! Capture Hong Chengchou alive!"

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