Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 573

Tens of thousands of horses appeared in the south, did Jin Shengheng really come?

From this point of view, it was true that Jin Li said that the Ming army had set up a trick for him to exploit.

Man Dahai's face became serious, and he straightened his body, which meant that Lord Baylor had cheered up, but he still had no fear. He had been reminded by Jin Li before that he was already prepared.

He still said the same thing, he had [-] Eight Banner athletes and [-] green battalion elite soldiers, who would he be afraid of if they were placed in the wilderness?Ming Jun wants to eat him, that's a joke, and he doesn't want to see if he has a good set of teeth.

"Send the order to withdraw the Zhenghong flag, and Tu Guobao will lead the headquarters to take over the offensive. Before the reinforcements of the Ming army arrive, we will first defeat the Ming army in front of us." Man Dahai immediately issued the order, but he did not fully follow Jin Li's suggestion, but stayed behind. The Han army Xianghong continued to attack.

In the formation of the Qing army, the horns were protruding, and the Manchurian red armor immediately retreated after hearing the order. The cavalry rushed back to the main formation, and one by one couldn't wait to get off their horses, and then immediately took off their helmets, revealing their bald heads and sweaty foreheads, obviously hot no.

At this time, the interference of five thousand cavalry was missing, and the pressure on the Ming army's large formation immediately eased. The infantry, press on to the bright array.

The characteristic of the circular array is that it can take care of all directions, but in this way, the force is dispersed, and it is naturally good to fight against the highly mobile cavalry, but it becomes a bigger problem when dealing with infantry.

Five thousand Qing soldiers marched forward, with swords and shields in front and archers behind, shouting and shooting as they walked, arrows rained down.

At this time, with the addition of the [-] infantry in front, the number of Qing soldiers attacking the formation reached [-] infantry and [-] cavalry.

The 4000 Green Battalion attacked the bright side of the formation, and the defects of the circular formation were exposed, but Sun Shoufa could not change the formation, because there were still more than [-] Han and Eight Banners watching.

Although the [-] Ming army had an advantage in numbers, they were completely at a disadvantage on the battlefield. The circular formation changed its shape under the impact of the Qing army's infantry, and it might crack like an egg at any time.

At this time, in the south, at the end of the field after the summer harvest, a faint black line slowly appeared. As time passed, the black line became thicker and thicker, and then extended infinitely toward the left and right wings, slowly Become thousands of figures.

Man Dahai could see it even without scouts reporting. At the same time, he urged Tu Guobao to break the formation quickly, and at the same time ordered Zhenghongqi, who had rested for a while, to mount their horses in batches, and ordered the army to immediately set up formation, ready to meet the enemy.

More than 2 green battalion soldiers formed formation facing the Ming army in the wilderness. Among the [-] green battalion, the cavalry was placed on both wings, but now it seems that they are all like birds with a broken wing.

The more than 5000 horsemen were a little scattered, and they hurriedly took their positions. The generals of the Qing army rode in front of the troops of the headquarters, waiting in full force.

The sun was shining brightly, and the summer wind was blowing the army flag to make a sound. Man Dahai stood under the banner of the big flag, looked at the south with a stern look, and shouted in a deep voice: "The order is the red flag. Once the enemy arrives, look at the commander's order and take advantage of the enemy's foothold." If it is not stable, launch a fierce attack and crush the enemy army."

Man Dahai snorted coldly in his heart, he wanted to see where the Ming army had the confidence to ambush him, he wanted to experience the Ming army's methods in this wilderness today, and fight to the death.

With such confidence, Man Dahai naturally has his reasons. The Ming army had Tiandihui and Jinyiwei to inquire about the intelligence of the Qing army, and the Qing army naturally also conducted detailed investigations on the situation of the Ming army.

Although the intelligence system of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was established late, its background was weak, and the secrets could not be clearly detected, but the general situation and basic information could still be obtained.

This includes the strength of the Jiangxi Ming army, which is in the early 6s. They have to be guarded everywhere, and they must guard against Prince Yu's division of troops to the south. The number of people who can fight him is at most [-] to [-].

The Qing soldiers were good at fighting in the field, and the Ming army was not particularly numerous. Not only did he not feel fear, but he was secretly happy. The Ming army did not shrink in the city pass, but came out to fight in the field.

At this time, the Qing army had already lined up, and the Ming army coming from the south finally revealed their true colors, but when they saw this army, the jaws of all the Qing troops dropped.

"Shabby" is really his mother's "shabby", seeing the military appearance of the Ming army, the Qing soldiers couldn't help laughing.

What kind of army is this?The soldiers have no armor, no banners like a forest, no strict formation, and even the soldiers in the formation are uneven.

The clothes on these people were messy, and their faces were covered with dirt. From four or fifty years old to fourteen to sixteen, they all carried a single weapon. Many people came over with dung forks and mining shovels.

This is not an army, is it clearly a group of mobs, a group of refugees?Seeing this scene, the Qing army in the front row relaxed and laughed.

The miners who appeared in the south couldn't do anything about it, it wasn't that they wanted to embarrass Daming on purpose, the mine was already a dirty job, and no one had the time to dress up.

They were digging mines, Zhang Shenzheng came over and said that the Qing soldiers were coming, and the brothers needed to come, and the government was in a hurry, so they came here without a dung fork and a mining hoe.

This team of miners has more than 4 people, and it is divided into two parts. One part is the local villagers of Fuzhou, and there is nothing to say about the will to resist the Qing Dynasty.why?Protect mines.

Before the Qing soldiers occupied Jiangxi, the mines in Fuzhou naturally became the property of the Qing court. The villagers were forced to dig mines.

The people of Fuzhou depended on the mines for a living. After this stop, they lost their livelihood and were miserable. It was not until the Ming army recovered Jiangxi that the mines were restored, but most of the people died.

When Qi Shaobao recruited troops back then, the main force was the miners. When they fought with weapons, the government was afraid, and they had the courage to fight fiercely. Now that the Qing soldiers came again, they naturally wanted to fight with them.

The other part is the green battalion soldiers captured from various places. They are a minority, but their fighting power is stronger than that of ordinary miners.

Zhang Jiayu used his identity as the supervisor of the Wanji University, and added the order of the Jiangxi Chief Envoy to stamp the big seal in black and white as a guarantee, and promised that after the battle, he would be free, and those who were willing to join the army would be incorporated into the Jiangxi Ming Dynasty. The army was unwilling to send money to demobilize, so this surrendered army was also pulled out.

The appearance of the miner team reduced the tension in the Qing army formation, but some of them couldn't laugh. It wasn't that they were frightened by this team, but because they realized that as the Ming and Qing wars progressed, By the third year, many things have slowly changed unconsciously.

When the Manchu Qing entered the Pass, the mainstream forces resisting the Qing Dynasty were the literati and gentry of the Ming Dynasty. These upper-class elites had not been mobilized and had no national concept. The emperor’s surname was Zhu or Aixinjueluo.

But as the war progressed into the third year, due to the wrong and brutal ethnic policies of the Qing government, the national consciousness of ordinary people seemed to be slowly awakened.

In this way, the Qing Dynasty originally fought against the carnivores loyal to Zhu Ming, and against the scholars with Huayi concepts, and gradually turned into fighting against the entire Han nationality.

Once the national consciousness is awakened, it will be terrifying.These people looked at the jagged enemies in front of them. They didn't have any fear on their faces, they were just brave enough to go through fire and water. Wherever they laughed, they felt their necks go cold.

Although Man Dahai was a Baylor of the Qing court, he was a barbarian after all. He didn't understand poetry and books, and his knowledge was limited. He looked at the enemy in front of him and laughed.

Originally, it was necessary to send cavalry to assault, but now there is no need for it.For such a mob, five thousand green battalion infantry is enough.

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