Ming Empire

Chapter 235 Fan Wencheng's New Suggestion

In the big tent, everyone's heart was heavy. No one could have imagined that the invincible Daqing Jingqi would be defeated so miserably and so uselessly.Facing the large-scale use of artillery and muskets by the Ming army, the originally proud cavalry and shooting had no place to use it.

Everyone who was called into the tent by Dorgon had seen the war scenes in the past two days. Dorgon also informed them of the results of today's battle. Everyone was very angry and felt ashamed, but they couldn't think What good way should I use to crack the tactics of the Ming army.

The intensive artillery bombardment has exceeded their psychological expectations. Not only were they exclaimed by the earth-shattering explosion, but the horses were also frightened uncontrollably. It was almost impossible to maintain the charging formation.After finally rushing through the firing area of ​​the artillery, the Ming army sent thousands of elite Qing soldiers to hell with another huge explosion.Some lucky undead rushed to the front of the Ming army, and there were almost no survivors in the intensive volley of guns.

In the war between the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, the balance of victory was originally in favor of the Qing Dynasty, but now it is overwhelmingly tilted towards the Ming Dynasty, and the Qing army can't even think of a way to break it.You must know that this is a battle in the wild. If the Ming army has a strong city to rely on, then this battle will be even more difficult to fight.

In fact, Jiannu misunderstood this point. In the era of hot weapon wars, the fortified city had become an elbow, and there was no way for artillery and muskets to exert their maximum power.

The area inside each city cannot be very large, and there is no way to arrange more artillery, and it is impossible for sergeants to arrange many sergeants on each wall.But in the wild, these constraints do not exist, artillery positions can be arranged calmly, and more artillery can be put into the battlefield.After the field fortifications are dug, they can play a defensive role similar to that of the city walls, and can be more flexible. Just like Cao Yue buried a large amount of explosives this time and created a human tragedy is the best example.

In the war in the wilderness, the fortifications can be built wider and the terrain can be fully utilized. The number of sergeants in each platoon hiding in the field fortifications and shooting at the enemy is more. The blows are naturally multiplied.

Moreover, the Ming army's current position can also use the warships in the canal. There are a large number of artillery and musketeers on the warships.But inside the city, warships can't play a role.

It is easy to understand why this war was fought like this. It was a large-scale war between two armies with completely different equipment. A group of soldiers armed with bows, arrows, knives and guns built perfect field fortifications and equipped a large number of artillery and muskets. Naturally, there is no suspense about the final result of a well-trained army attack with explosives.

In history, in the famous Battle of Baliqiao, the [-] Qing army led by Seng Gelinqin was almost wiped out, while the British and French allied forces with a total number of more than [-] people only suffered dozens of casualties. This is the result of this unequal war. The most realistic portrayal.Facing a well-trained army equipped with hot weapons, the main weapon is cold weapons, and relying on the cavalry's impact to break the opponent's position, how can it be possible to win?

However, Jiannu, including Dorgon and Fan Wencheng, did not fully realize this point.

They knew that the artillery and muskets of the Ming army were amazingly lethal, but they did not admit that the Qing army was weaker than the Ming army in terms of combat power, and it was impossible to defeat the Ming army equipped with firearms by relying on excellent cavalry and shooting.They just think that the Qing army did not find a way to crack it.

As long as a solution is found and the Ming army is severely injured in a certain match, the Ming army, which is mainly composed of recruits, will definitely not be defeated.At that time, it will be the time for the Qing army to hunt down the Ming army and turn the battle situation around.

The atmosphere in the big tent was gloomy. After Dorgon asked the ministers what good strategies to defeat the enemy, no one dared to stand up and express their opinions. Even Fan Wencheng lowered his head and dared not speak out.

Most of the slave nobles are people with well-developed limbs and simple minds. Among the high-level people who have strategies, only a few such as Dorgon and Duoduo. The scene was frightening. Many people are not thinking about how to defeat the enemy, but thinking about the future and destiny of themselves and their soldiers.Some generals of the Ming army were already regretting surrendering to the Qing Dynasty. They wondered if they should find an opportunity to turn their backs and surrender to the Ming Dynasty to draw a line with Jiannu.

Seeing that no one came forward to make suggestions for a long time, Dorgon became even more annoyed.With a cold face, he scanned the faces of these people under the tent one by one, and finally set his sights on Fan Wencheng standing beside him, suppressed his anger and asked Fan Wencheng, "Does Mr. Fan have any good suggestions?"

At this time, Fan Wencheng was most afraid of being named by Dorgon, because he hadn't figured out what he thought was the right way, but he had no choice but to bite the bullet and stand up after being named by Dorgon.

"Master, this servant feels that we should not launch an attack rashly until we find an effective solution to the threat of the Ming army's huge artillery and muskets," Fan Wencheng said, taking a deep breath, and then said: "Master, this servant just thought of some ways , it’s just that I didn’t think well about what’s good, and I didn’t dare to say it in front of my master.”

"If you have any ideas, just say it!" Dorgon shouted impatiently: "Speak out what you think, if it is really a good way to defeat the enemy, this king will reward you very much."

"Yes, master!" After Fan Wencheng agreed, he quickly said what he had just thought, "Master, the slave feels that if the Ming army had more artillery and muskets, the ammunition needed would be huge, and it would be impossible for them to carry enough Nearly [-] troops have used ammunition for a long time, and the follow-up will definitely be transported from the direction of Nanjing. And the road they transported is mainly the canal and the land route along the canal. If we send a strong force to attack the ammunition convoy or ships, and we continue to send a small group of troops to launch attacks every day to consume the ammunition of the Ming army. At that time, the ammunition of the Ming army will definitely not be enough. Without ammunition, the artillery and muskets of the Ming army are just for display. At that time, it will be my Qing army When launching a full-scale attack. Also, the Zuo Liangyu Department in Hubei should take action. As long as the Zuo Liangyu Department takes action, Cao Yue will definitely not dare to stay in Shandong for a long time and will definitely withdraw his troops. At that time, our Qing army will You can follow up and attack, turning defeat into victory."

Speaking out his thoughts for the past two days, Fan Wencheng seemed to regain his confidence, and then said: "The most feared thing about gunpowder is rain. If it rains heavily, the Ming army's muskets and cannons cannot be used. At that time, our army can take advantage of the situation." Attack. Therefore, the slave suggests that you should not rush to a decisive battle with the Ming army. Now you only need to send a small number of soldiers to harass the Ming army, consume the ammunition of the Ming army, and try to launch an attack after it rains. The master also has a lot of suggestions from the slave. Think about it, if it can be done, it will destroy the foundation of the Ming army, and they will be defeated."

After hearing what Fan Wencheng said, Dorgon's tense face gradually eased down!
(End of this chapter)