The Great Bandit in Kangxi Year

Chapter 178
In the early morning of the next day, all the Qing troops in the fortress who came to visit Ma came to report that they had all fled.

Jiang Tao was dumbfounded, and hurriedly sent out scout horses to check the whereabouts of the enemy cavalry.

When he learned that the Manchu cavalry had disappeared, Jiang Tao immediately became alert, but all the generals were in high spirits, scrambling to attack Linyi City.

Even the navy generals Chen Dajiang and Jiang Wushang are full of confidence and want to join the battle.

"Don't be happy with victory, don't be sad with defeat, guard against arrogance and impetuosity, everyone is reading for nothing, think about it, why did the cavalry of the bandit army retreat without fighting?" Jiang Tao put away his smiling face and scolded.

All the generals were stunned for a moment, none of them dared to look directly at Jiang Tao's sharp gaze, and they dared not vent their anger. The big tent suddenly became quiet, and Jiang Tao became even more angry when he saw the crowd's behavior, and softly shouted: "Soldiers want to fight!" With the aura of a soldier, the general must have the courage of a general, even if he dies, he will die with a smile on his face, I straightened my chest, stand at attention! Take it easy!"

"Well, this is the king's iron-blooded warrior, this is the patron saint of the people, and this is the hero who will be famous in history."

Hearing Jiang Tao's repeated reprimands, all the generals straightened their chests even more, each of them was ashamed and excited, maybe in the future he would be a great hero who will be passed down through the ages.

"To be a general, one must have both courage and strategizing. He must consider issues from the enemy's standpoint. He can't just fight to the death. He must be able to attack when he advances and defend when he retreats. Is it still far away to be a marquis? ? Well, let’s talk about it, what should we do next?” Jiang Tao sat down, took a sip of tea, and asked casually.

The generals still stood straight, but they were even more pleasantly surprised. After all, the impact of being a marquis was too great. They were originally just bandits, prisoners, water bandits or pariahs, but since they followed King Huaxing, everything changed and became a beautiful spring , become colorful, I just feel that this is a good man's deed, even if he dies now, it is not in vain to go through the world.

Han Yong took a deep breath, stepped out and replied: "My lord, the general thought that he could invite tiger and leopard cavalry to search for the whereabouts of the Qing army. If there is no ambush, we can attack Linyi City and open the gate of Shandong."

"Well, Dashan, Jiang Wuji, tell me about it too."

"My lord, the general feels that the Qing army's cavalry is retreating. It's definitely not because of fear of our army. There must be a conspiracy. This place is fifty miles away from Linyi City. If our army can't quickly capture Linyi, the Qing army's cavalry will come and go like the wind. I'm afraid the Qing army's cavalry It will cut off our army's retreat, so one part of our army will defend here and the other will attack the city." Jiang Wuji hurriedly responded when he heard Jiang Tao's inquiry.

"Very good, let's all talk about it!" Jiang Tao glanced at the generals, waited for a long time and saw no one to add, and directly ordered:
"Let Jiang Xin come here to stand by immediately, and dispatch [-] cavalry to investigate the movements of the Qing army, but they must not fight the enemy cavalry."

"Jiang Wuji's chief general, with Han Yong as his deputy, immediately led 1 sharp spear guards, 100 cannons, [-] tiger squatting cannons, [-] armored chariots, [-] spearmen, [-] sword shields, A thousand tiger and leopard cavalry attacked Zaozhuang on the right side, and after the capture, they defended on the spot, and sent [-] Niumang Xueyan warlords to help defend Zaozhuang."

"The rest of the troops stay put and wait to see how the Qing army reacts."

After Jiang Tao gave the order, all the generals under the tent were amazed. The prince is really clever. In this way, the Qing army in Zaozhuang will not be able to run away from the front and back attack.

When Jiang Wuji was about to leave, Jiang Tao repeatedly told him to be careful about Manqing's cavalry, especially the defense of the artillery positions.

As soon as they left, there were only about 5 people left in the camp, including [-] spearmen, [-] sword and shield fighters, tiger and leopard riders, and [-] spear guards.

The reason why Jiang Tao did not attack Linyi City was because he was worried about the hidden Manchu iron cavalry. If the fortifications were completed, he would not worry about the other party’s iron cavalry at all. , These fifty miles of space extend in all directions, making it impossible to guard against.

Moreover, the nearly [-] soldiers stationed in Xuzhou could not achieve the purpose of oppressing the Qing army. As long as Zaozhuang was captured, the Qing army would face attacks from two directions.

So he divided his troops, and of course there were other purposes.

At noon the next day, Jiang Xin came to report again that there was a small group of Manchu cavalry in Linyi Mansion, and the tiger and leopard cavalry had to fight each other, causing hundreds of casualties.

"Well, order the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry not to split up the troops, be careful, I wonder what's going on in Zaozhuang?" Jiang Tao frowned, it seems that this is just a small group of Qing army cavalry, otherwise the three thousand Tiger and Leopard Cavalry sent out would definitely not There were hundreds of casualties, and the Qing army was divided into small groups and scattered everywhere. They wanted to harass our army, or cut off our army's food supply. Moreover, there was a larger group of cavalry hidden, ready to attack at any time, which was really troublesome.

"My lord, there is no news from there yet." Jiang Xin said a little discouraged. The tiger and leopard cavalry he trained painstakingly killed and injured more than [-] people in just one day.

"Well, that's all, there are a thousand tiger and leopard riders on Jiang Wuji's side, even if the Qing army wanted to sneak attack, it would not be so easy."

Jiang Tao took a breath and said lightly.

Another day later, there was no news from Zaozhuang. Jiang Tao was in a hurry and ordered the tiger and leopard riders to investigate immediately. The road to Zaozhuang had been blocked by the Qing army. At least [-] infantry and [-] cavalry blocked it. way to go.

Jiang Tao calmed down. Before Jiang Wuji left, he prepared 300 rounds of ammunition for each musketeer and 120 rounds for each cannon, including 40 rounds of scattered ammunition and 80 rounds of live ammunition, as well as a month's supply of food and grass.

He was just guarding against the Qing army coming to Yin. Since the Qing army jumped out on its own initiative, it would be easy to handle.

He left 4 spearmen to defend the camp, and transferred [-] archers from Lianyungang, and ordered Niu Mang and others to attack Zaozhuang City with all their strength, and cooperated with Jiang Wuji to block the enemy, while he himself rushed to block the road with the rest of the elite. of [-] people.

He didn't mean to lure the snake out of the hole when he divided the troops. He didn't expect the Qing army to be fooled. He believed that Jiang Wuji's ability would never be easily defeated, and he could last at least ten days.

.......
But Jiang Tao didn't know that the subordinates under Zaozhuang City were already in jeopardy.

When Yue Le learned that the Black Tiger Army did not attack Linyi, but instead attacked Zaozhuang, and divided the troops, he suddenly raised his spirits. Zaozhuang had to guard against Xuzhou's [-] bandit army, so he attached great importance to Zaozhuang. City defense.

Yesterday, the defenders in Zaozhuang City really lived up to expectations and blocked the violent attack of the Black Tiger Army. With this day's buffer, Yue Le took the opportunity to mobilize all the soldiers and horses, a total of 13 troops, including [-] cavalry and [-] magic weapons Battalion, [-] infantry, surrounded the Black Tiger Army, and another [-] infantry rode on the border of Zaozhuang to block the bandit army who came to help.

The defenders in Zaozhuang City can't hold out for long, and the bandits are bound to come to rescue them, Yue Le dare not be careless, he is going to wipe out this band of bandits first, first order more than [-] musketeers to shoot at the bandits, and order [-] steps The army spread out to attack the two wings of the bandit army, while the [-] iron cavalry were staring at each other, ready to charge at any time.

And he learned the tactics of the bandit army, such as digging trenches, approaching and throwing fire and thunder, and it really worked.

"Haha, the thief army is dead!" Yue Le laughed wildly.

.......
Cannon fire raged in the sky, the sound of crackling was heard endlessly, and the entire city of Zaozhuang was shrouded in gunpowder smoke. Jiang Wuji was sweating coldly. Although the five trenches outside the camp were not lost, more than 5000 soldiers were killed or injured, and the sharpshooter guards under his command also suffered casualties. Thousands of people, and it was caused by shooting against the Qing army.

He did not expect that the Qing army also possessed a large number of powerful muskets.

It's all because of his carelessness. As soon as he arrived in Zaozhuang City, he ordered five trenches to be dug around the camp. The five trenches were all circular and just wrapped the camp.

However, the Qing army even braved the rain of bullets and dug a trench 50 meters in front of the trench, and the Qing army hid in the trench and shot at the sharpshooter guards. The sharpshooter guards immediately suffered heavy casualties. It actually lost its original lethality, and many bullets flew over the Qing army's heads. Only the tiger squatting cannon can deal a serious blow to the opponent.

Moreover, the infantry of the Qing army bowed their bodies to attack from the two wings, and they actually had a large number of fire and thunder explosions. As long as the Qing army's fire and thunder explosions rolled into the trenches, the pikemen in the trenches would lose more than dozens of people. Detonate the fire and thunder in the trench, and the damage will be even more.

Although the artillery fire never stopped, the Qing army was obviously much smarter, and they all dispatched together, and they were widely scattered among each other, but they continued continuously.

Han Yong ran over at this time and said loudly: "General, we must change our tactics, otherwise our army will be in danger of being wiped out as soon as the Qing army's iron cavalry is dispatched."

"Wait, I have to think about it. The main thing is the cavalry of the Qing army. There are trenches in front, and Zaozhuang City is three miles behind. This general estimates that the cavalry of the Qing army is to attack the two wings of us. Half of the shotguns of the artillery have been used. , can no longer be used, divide the infantry cannon into two pieces and aim at the two wings respectively." Jiang Wuji calmed down and said firmly.

He picked out more than a thousand sharpshooters and used Mielu blunderbuss to shoot at the opposite Shenji Battalion. The remaining ten thousand musketeers were divided into two teams to guard the left and right sides.

"General, the general thinks we are too conservative, and the general is willing to take three thousand soldiers to kill the opponent's Shenji camp, but it needs the full force of the tiger squatting cannon." Han Yong couldn't help expressing his opinion.

bang bang bang...
More than a thousand gun guards no longer stood up straight and fired. They all leaned down and hid behind the chariots. The effect was much better. After a burst of gunfire, the Qing army immediately suffered more than 500 casualties.

But in an instant, many gunmen appeared on the other side.

bang bang bang...

Jiang Wuji nodded heavily, and shouted: "Luo Feng took three thousand knives and shields, waited for the tiger squatting guns to fire three rounds of volleys, and immediately rushed to the enemy's formation. After fighting for a while, he retreated directly and hid in our trenches."

"Yao Jun filled the frontline trenches with five thousand swords and shields, so be prepared for fire and thunder."

"Han Yong took [-] sword shields and [-] logistics battalions to guard against the remnants of Zaozhuang. If the Qing army attacked the camp, they must be killed and retreated."

Hearing the successive orders, Han Yong was secretly grateful. All the Qing soldiers in the city lost their temper after being beaten by artillery, so how could they leave the city?

Luo Feng said in a loud voice: "Don't worry, the final general will definitely fulfill his mission."

dong dong dong...

100 tiger squatting guns were assembled and fired three consecutive salvos. Immediately, the Shenji Battalion of the Qing army couldn't raise its head, and the smoke was billowing. Luo Feng rushed into the trench in less than ten seconds after a distance of one meter. During this period, the Qing army only fired hundreds of shots sporadically, and there was no time to shoot the second round.

Luo Feng raised his saber and fell, but there was no match for him. All the sabers and shields also waved the Qi family saber with a grim smile.

The Shenji Battalion of the Qing army is full of elites among the Manchus, extremely brave, who either hold guns or use cold weapons to strangle together with swords and shields.

It's a pity that their guns didn't have bayonets, and they had no advantage in front of the narrow and long Qi's knives. After a while, the two thousand Manchu warriors in the trench were wiped out, but the Shenji Battalion behind still rushed through the trench passage, and Shooting at close range, the 3000 knife shield hand immediately fell hundreds of people.

The rest of the sword and shield hands were red-eyed, and rushed up like wolves and tigers, and immediately stuck together again.

At this time, there were thousands of sharpshooter guards on each of the two wings, and the green battalion soldiers who charged were immediately beaten and cried for their fathers and mothers, losing most of them, and retreated in a hurry.

Yue Le saw that the situation became confusing again, and the secret path was not good. He really wanted to order the [-] cavalry to attack the bandit camp with all his strength, but he was afraid that his head would be bloodied. He knew that as long as he had a large number of cavalry in his hands, the bandit army would not dare Siege the city with all your strength, in case of losing this group of cavalry, the bandit army can attack the state capital of Shandong unscrupulously in a short time.

As soon as the green battalion soldiers retreated, seeing that there were only ten thousand people left, Yue Le rushed to kill them angrily, and shouted coldly: "Come on, behead all the generals above guerrilla level for public display, and if the other armies dare to retreat again, they will all be beheaded! "

At this moment, all the green battalion soldiers were in despair. There were [-] iron cavalry behind and bandit troops in front of them.

Seeing tens of thousands of iron cavalry bow strings and swords in hand, all the green battalion soldiers rushed towards the two wings of the black tiger army with red eyes.

If you don't charge, you will be executed now.

At this moment, the Shenji Battalion also retreated. Yue Le almost fainted when he saw that there were only more than 4000 people left in the [-] Shenji Battalion, and more than [-] advanced muskets were lost. The leader of Jiying was beheaded, but the leader of Shenjiying was his son.

He looked at his wounded son with a dark face, and his lips trembled with anger, but he couldn't speak for a long time. The Mongolian Eight Banners beside him hurriedly came over to intercede, and said, "Prince An, although the bandit weapons are Fierce, but..."

Yue Le immediately turned into a smiling face, and shouted loudly: "Hahaha, okay, okay, I'm confused, and I'll rely on the banner owners next."

(End of this chapter)