The battlefield, in the eyes of countless people, has countless explanations.
The most heroic kind regards the battlefield as a place to kill the enemy and serve the country... At present, only Lu Xiangsheng and his subordinates see it this way.
Once again, there is one who simply likes to kill Jiannu. As for other things that have nothing to do with him, Li Dingguo is such a person.
These two types of people are the most fearless in executing military orders, so the battlefield where they are present is always the cruelest and most heroic.
The issues Qian Shaoshao considered were different from those of Lu Xiangsheng and Li Dingguo. He wanted to kill Jiannu, but the purpose of killing Jiannu was to make Lantian City famous.
In the end, the military strength of Jiannu was attracted, and the blood was slowly bled. After Jiannu was weak, he then launched a large-scale counterattack, and finally achieved the goal of unifying the world.
As Li Dingguo said, people who want to get high rewards on the battlefield will generally not get a satisfactory return.
Before Battle's army arrived at Yuetuo's camp, their soldiers and horses jumped out to meet them. The same cavalry showed its strength and weakness in a head-to-head encounter. Jiannu's cavalry was just like the same cavalry. With a wooden wedge, he managed to get into the Mongolian cavalry brigade.
Seeing Jiannu wielding a long sword and wielding a long sword in the military formation, he could not help but slap his forehead and roar loudly.
Fortunately, there are still some people in the army who can command the army in combat. They threw grenades, threw short spears, and bombarded the enemy with short muskets without distinguishing between ourselves and the enemy. attack.
From the moment the horse stopped, the surprise ceased to exist.
Dense muskets are still very effective when dealing with Jiannu cavalry, especially when Jiannu foolishly sends out musketeers to shoot at Qian Shaoshao, the difference in weapons is huge. It was clearly revealed.
The battlefield was filled with smoke and gunshots were heard one after another. It was obvious that the gunshots on the Mongolian cavalry side were more intensive.
With two human walls, the Musketeers finally tasted the joy of making perfect shots.
In the long formation, someone will suddenly fall down. However, the musketeers of Lantian City like to lie down, squat, and stand in three rows to shoot. The platoons alternated, with only the prone and squatting platoons staying put. After the shooting was completed, they reloaded and continued shooting.
The musketeers on the Jianzhou people's side would fearlessly stand in three rows. After one row finished shooting, the next row continued to shoot. The three rows of people rolled and fired in an orderly manner, except for those who fell to the ground. There are more and more people.
This is the center of gravity of the battlefield. Just on both sides of the musketeers, four cavalry groups are fighting fiercely. The battle situation fell into a stalemate for a while.
At this time, the Mongols finally showed off the instinct left over from their unparalleled ancestors in riding and shooting. When it came to riding skills, the Manchus, a half-farming, half-hunting nation, could not compare with them.
However, the ferocity and tenacity of the Jianzhou people offset these disadvantages. They were defeated by the Mongols, and as long as they survivedHe would hug the Mongolian horse's legs and create a good opportunity for his companions to kill the enemy.
Amidst the sounds of gunfire, grenade explosions, shouts and fights, the outcome of the Musketeers' duel has already emerged.
When the Jianzhou people's musketeers could no longer form intensive fire, the Chinese cavalry led by Battelle passed the musketeers and began to attack the enemy's vulnerable Chinese army.
When the cavalry on both wings saw the central brigade starting to attack, the cavalry on both wings cheered loudly, but the Jianzhou people who were fighting them became more and more crazy.
They even gave up their military formation and used their powerful personal force to rush towards the rear of the Mongolian cavalry. As for personal life and death, they completely forgot about it.
"The ferocity of the slaves was aroused."
Zhang Guozhu said to Qian Shaosha calmly.
Qian Shaoshao looked at the chaotic two wings and said: "Since gunpowder has been applied to the battlefield, personal bravery has become insignificant.
The reason why Jiannu can still be domineering now is that It's because the targets of the war are the Mongols, a group that is even more backward than them.
Zhang Guozhu sent your people to eliminate the most ferocious Jiannu and knock down their arrogance. ”
Zhang Guozhu gave a few instructions to the people around him, and then a group of warriors carrying short muskets and wearing black armor rode away from the Chinese army.
Bartelle's cavalry rushed towards the city wall like a tide. Behind them, a thick group of musketeers also left their position, and the formation stepped on the ground in order and slowly approached the city wall.
When Shao Qian saw that the army had resumed its offensive, he lazily muttered to himself: "If you want to accomplish something these days, you can't do it unless you take the initiative."
Bachi, the commander of the former army of Jiannu, saw that the left and right wings were still unable to win, and the Mongolian center army had already pressed forward, so he ordered the cavalry on both wings to retreat.
After several piercing sounding arrows flew into the sky, the Jiannu cavalry on both wings became more and more crazy. After a fierce attack, they were still entangled with the Mongolian cavalry and could not escape. After a Jiannu shot a sounding arrow, he stopped. Retreat, but turned around and faced the pursuing Mongolian cavalry again...
Bachi was furious, punching the wall of the city with a heavy punch, unable to do anything. He could only watch those who took the initiative to meet the enemy and cover The retreating tribesmen were gradually overwhelmed by the Mongolian cavalry.
Yue Tuo and Fan Wencheng walked up to the top of the city. Bachi was so ashamed that he knelt down on one knee and said nothing.
Yue Tuo smiled and said: "You have done nothing wrong, so there is no need to feel guilty. The enemy in front of you once swallowed 1,200 of us in one go, so he can be regarded as our strong enemy.
Continue to command the battle, I just came to see the fighting power of the people of Lantian County."
Ba Chi was even more ashamed when he heard this, and said with fists in his hands: "Commander, Rong Beizhi and Erlang will charge into the battle in person. "
Yue Tuo smiled and patted Ba Chi on the shoulder: "Now is not the time for us to raise troops with thirteen armors. There is no need to send generals to fight in person. Do your job well."
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After speaking, Yue Tuo and Fan Wencheng turned their attention to the chaotic battlefield.
Tens of thousands of people were fighting, the sound of killing was loud, and there was no quiet place anywhere within Yue Tuo's field of vision.
"We have almost no generals across Shandong. Lu Xiangsheng is brave, Hong Chengchou is wise, and Sun Chuanting is steady. They are just like chickens and dogs in front of our powerful Qing army.
< p>Unexpectedly, there is an army on this fortress that can fight equally with the Qing army in field battles. It is extremely rare."Fan Wencheng bowed and said: "The reason why the Ming army is weak is. Because they are the soldiers of the imperial court, if the Ming army becomes a private army, they will immediately turn from dog-meat soldiers to tigers and wolves.
The reason why the Qing Dynasty is still trapped in the Northeast is because of the existence of the Ming Dynasty. A group of private soldiers from Liaodong stopped him. They were not fighting for the Ming Dynasty emperor, but for their own master and their own land. The slave thought that when Baylor used troops against Liaodong in the future, he might as well be gentle.
I secretly thought that as long as the selfish desires of the Ming army generals were satisfied, they would be able to be used by me.
I would just give them some sweetness for the time being. No matter what the conditions are, I would agree to them, no matter how big they are. The price must be lower than using troops to suppress them.
After the Qing Dynasty is established, it will be easy to deal with these surrendered generals. I estimate that by then, I only need to send a jailer to arrest them. , As for the wealth they accumulated, it will also return, but it will just be kept in their hands for a few years."
Yue Tuo pointed to the densely packed Mongolian cavalry not far away and said: "I don’t know about Lantian County. What benefit did you give them to be so desperate?
When they fought against Dorgon before, they didn't have the courage now. Do they think I, Yue Tuo, is easy to bully? < /p>
Wen Chenggong, we are now standing on the territory of Zhangjiakou, but you are talking about Liaodong. Don’t you plan to tell me how to deal with Yun Zhao? ”
< p>Fan Wencheng shook his head and said: "For someone like Yun Zhao who thinks highly of himself, he would feel humiliated even if he said another word to us.For such a person, there is no possibility of surrendering. , the only way is to kill him. What Baylor is doing now is to kill Yun Zhao, so why bother talking?"
Yue Tuo was about to speak when a series of explosions came from the chaotic battlefield. Yue Tuo took a closer look. Even though he had started fighting in his youth, the scene in front of him still made him take a breath.
He never thought that the Mongolian whip could be used as a trebuchet. The gunpowder packets wrapped in linen were actually rolled up by the Mongolian whip. After swinging it twice, , and then let go, the gunpowder packets flew towards the antlers set up by the Jianzhou people with sparks. After countless roars, the ten-foot-wide fortress was blown to pieces by the gunpowder packets.
"Retreat!"
Yue Tuo whispered to Ba Equator.
Bachi did not dare to neglect and quickly conveyed the order to the battlefield.Immediately, the gong sounded, and the archers who had been stationed in the city came out of the city one after another and walked fifty feet forward, preparing to provide protection for the Jianzhou people who were about to retreat.
The sight of Battle, who was fighting a bloody battle, suddenly became empty. The Jiannu Gushan E who had just been fighting fiercely with him was already three feet away from him.
Hearing the Jianzhou people beating the gong again, he suppressed the ecstasy in his heart and said to the guards around him: "Send the order, the whole army attacks!"
Battle himself even instigated it The war horse pursued Gushan Ezhen. He very much hoped that the retreating Jianzhou people would be more chaotic so that he could rush into the walled city in one breath.
Unfortunately, the rain of arrows in the sky stopped his horse's hooves. After three rounds of arrow rain, he could only watch the Jianzhou people's army return to the camp in an orderly manner.
Battle was so upset that he almost went crazy.
Today, as long as he enters this camp and defeats these Jianzhou people, he will be able to live a happy life under the Yin Mountain with his heart and soul.
You can stay far away from that man who is as vicious as a poisonous snake.
This is his biggest fear.
As long as he sees that man, his body can't help but tremble...
Recalling the dark days he lived in Lantian County, Battelle wanted to turn around and run away. , no matter how many people were around him, he never felt that he was safe.
"Battle, why did you stop?"
Qian Shaoshao's feminine and magnetic voice came from behind Battle.
Battle's face trembled under his mask. He wanted to say that using cavalry to attack the tall walled city in front of him was a big joke, and that it was meant to be piled with corpses.
"I brought musketeers. The range of muskets exceeds that of bows and arrows, so..."
Bartelle took off his mask, revealing his scarred face, holding up a long The knife pointed at the walled city and shouted: "Attack the city!"
He didn't know what kind of arrangements Qian Shaoshao had made. He only knew that if he didn't take action, he would never take any action again in his life.
Seeing that Battelle was dispatched, Mr. Qian said to Zhang Guozhu: "Let's fire, I hope they... will not be able to enter the walled city even if they are all killed."
Zhang Guozhu looked at Qian Shao Shao took a look and said: "There are only eight cannons here. You seem to have assigned most of the artillery to Lu Xiangsheng."
Qian Shao Shao smiled and said: "Lu Xiangsheng's Tianxiong Army will be organized and trained in the future." Naturally, all of our own troops cannot be buried with Lu Xiangsheng.
As for the people here, it doesn’t matter if they die more. You know, the Mongolians don’t know how precious the land is if they don’t bleed. "
The cavalry attacked the walled city, artillery fired behind them, and soon smoke filled the city. Yue Tuo's banner was cut in half by a chain bullet and fell from the city. The Mongolian cavalry below the city seemed Seeing the hope of victory again, they clamored loudly, rode fast horses to the city under the dense rain of arrows, and threw out fire one by one.After taking the medicine bag, he quickly left.
With a thunderbolt, the wall of the city collapsed ten feet...
Led by Battle, even more powerful Mongols filed through the gap in the city wall on horseback. He entered, and quickly retreated in a hurry. After throwing a bunch of grenades randomly, he went in again. In a short time, he was once again driven out of the camp by the Jianzhou people. This time, even the war horses under his crotch were Gone.
The disheveled Battle looked back at Qian Shao Shao, who was standing just outside the range of the crossbow. He saw that the red flag behind him that represented the continued attack had not changed. This time, he gathered all his guards. Entered the walled city again.
Boom, boom, there were two more loud noises, and the tall walled city collapsed again, leaving two huge holes.
Seeing the large group of Mongolians jumping off their horses and rushing into the walled city, Qian Shaoshao said to Zhang Guozhu: "Lu Xiangsheng's side should have won, right?"
Zhang Guozhu said: "The news just came that Lu Xiangsheng gave up his plan to pursue the remnants of Du Du, defeated the slave guards guarding the slave camp, and is making every effort to organize the rescue of the captured Ming people."
"Where is Li Dingguo?"
"They have now entered the Jiannu camp and are setting fire to the Jiannu food and grass. They will probably stay there for a short time. Our manpower to respond to them has already set off. We just need to blow up the right one as he said. They can get out of trouble by themselves."
"How much time do we have?"
Zhang Guozhu said: "The nearest reinforcements from Yue Tuo are still one day away from Zhangjiakou. "
"How long does it take for Dorgon to arrive at Zhangjiakou?"
"Even if he marches under the stars, it will take four days to arrive. Those who arrived first are those stationed in Shajing. Eight Banners of Mongolia."
"Can our plan be realized?"
"It seems that half of it has been realized. Lu Xiangsheng has rescued the people of the Ming Dynasty and crippled Yue Tuo. It hasn't been successful yet."
Qian Shaoshao said: "Then urge Battelle to continue the attack. Even if it is a change, Yue Tuo must be severely injured. In addition, send a message to Lu Xiangsheng and tell him our plan. If he If he is not willing to continue killing the thief, our people will take his place."
Zhang Guozhu nodded and sent someone to send a message to Lu Xiangsheng.
At this time, Lu Xiangsheng was sitting on the ground holding his brother Lu Xiangxian, crying without tears. Although the mighty army of rescued slaves around him was leaving quickly, he could not feel much joy. meaning.
The annoying military doctor came over again, took a look at Lu Xiangxian, who was starting to bleed again after being tortured by Lu Xiangsheng, and said to him: "Your brother is not dead. If you take him off the stretcher again, Get up, he may be dead."
Lu Xiangsheng raised his head and said, "My brother is not dead?"
The military doctor carefully placed Lu Xiangxian on the stretcher and called to the two strong men. The people of the Ming Dynasty carried him and followed the other military doctors. Then they breathed a sigh of relief and said to Lu Xiangsheng: "Eleven fractures and nine external injuries.The arrowhead taken out weighed half a kilogram, and his head was severely damaged. This was the reason why he fell into coma.
When he returns to Lantian City and takes good care of himself for a month or two, he will be able to live, but there is no guarantee that he will be able to live well.
However, this time he was almost beaten to pieces. He would be lucky if he could walk on his own. Don't let him go to the battlefield again.
Even so, I still admire your toughness, Lu.
Lu Xiangsheng took a deep breath, looked at the splint on his leg and said, "This time, I, Lu Xiangsheng, owe you a favor to the county magistrate."
If he wants it, I can return it anytime.
The military doctor sneered and said: "The day my county magistrate asks you to return the favor, will it be the time for you to commit suicide?"
Lu Xiangsheng grinned his dry lips and said, "Debts will disappear after death. This is the most pleasant way to pay off debts." "
The military doctor smiled and said: "My county magistrate has long expected that you would do this. I, Lantian County, have done countless businesses with people, and you are the biggest loser. "
Lu Xiangsheng looked at the Yuetuo camp where the fighting was getting more intense and said to the unknown military doctor: "There will be no results if we continue to fight. After all, our numbers are small. This time we have taken advantage of the powerful firearms. There will never be such a good opportunity again.
Tell your commander that it’s time to retreat. If you don’t retreat, you will suffer a big loss when the reinforcements of Jiannu arrive. "
The military doctor looked at Lu Xiangsheng and chuckled: "Do you think our Lantian County has so little combat power in Lantian City?
Lu Xiangsheng said: "You still have a powerful army that has not been used. Do you want to say that your commander is ready to put this army into this battlefield?"
Let me tell you, this battle has been ruined. If you used your elites to attack at the beginning, you might be able to take advantage. Now that your elites come up again, it will become a fueling tactic. You don't have it. There is enough time to annihilate Yue Tuo before Dorgon comes to Zhangjiakou. Even with the best ideas, this cannot be achieved.
Tell your commander that it is time to retreat. Now, there is no point in continuing to fight except adding some casualties. ”
The military doctor stroked the two soft beards that had just sprouted under his chin and chuckled, then helped Lu Xiangsheng onto the horse. After placing his injured leg, he handed over to Lu Xiangsheng. Said: “Our original strategy was not Yue Tuo. "
Who is Lu Xiangsheng? The young military doctor had just spoken. He immediately said: "Are your real elites going to ambush Dorgon? "
The military doctor shook his head and said: "No, the Zhengbai Banner soldiers under Dorgon seem to be more brave than the Zhenghong Banner soldiers in Yue Tuo's hands. The result of the battle with Dorgon is not the same as that of Yue Tuo. There is such a big difference. How could such a wise person as our county magistrate make such a big mistake?
You must know that the elites of Lantian County are hard-won and must not be destroyed easily. "
After hearing the words, Lu Xiangsheng thought for a moment, then cupped his hands and said: "I hope you can make Man BaThe flag was buried on the Mongolian steppe.
Thank you county magistrates for me. This battle is the last remaining courage of the Tianxiong Army. Even if they fight with all their strength, the people will be rescued, and the breath in their chests will be released. . "
The military doctor waved his hand and said: "Go well, Lu Shuai, our army will immediately take over the battlefield here and continue to approach the Yuetuo Camp. Since the battle has begun, we must achieve our goal. ”
Lu Xiangsheng left very simply. As he said, the Tianxiong Army has basically become an empty shell after this battle.
The full strength is 16,000. Among the thousand-strong Tianxiong Army, including the wounded soldiers lying on stretchers, no more than 4,000 people could return to the Ming Dynasty.
In the long six-month campaign, 10,000 people were able to return. More than two thousand people died on the battlefield.
The military doctor looked at Lu Xiangsheng's retreating figure and murmured to himself: "I don't know what he was thinking about exchanging the lives of the soldiers for the lives of the common people... ...However, maybe this is the reason why the county magistrate is willing to do loss-making business with him.
Perhaps he is the same kind of person as the County Lord, but he is not as smart as the County Lord! ”
With the artillery without the protection of cavalry and infantry, the unknown military doctor will certainly not lead the artillery to continue attacking.
Instead, he will harness the mules and horses to the artillery cart again. , follow the planned route, where they should have a greater role.