1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 699 Red Snow ([-])

On February 2, at 9:[-] a.m., North Korea, Uiju City (now Sinuiju, North Korea).

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..."

In this dark winter night, countless rockets flew across the night sky and flew towards Yizhou City with trails of smoke.Although nearly [-]% of the rockets exploded before they landed, the flames emitted from the exploding bombs fell on the barracks, tents, stables, vehicles and coverings of the Qing army under the blowing of the north wind. The linoleum on top sparked flames one after another.

The whole camp was already in chaos. Although under the order of many generals, the troops of the Eight Banners quickly got out of the camp, armed with weapons, and formed a defensive formation, but in the camp where the Korean civilians gathered, many Korean civilians were standing tall. Shouting in alarm, they ran around, avoiding the rocket bombs that exploded constantly, and some even rushed towards the Eight Banners camp with their heads covered in panic, but they were all shot and killed by the Qing army on the way.

"Erbu, lead five hundred armored horses to the west!"

"Dalma, lead five hundred armored horses and ride to the north!"

"Karai, get people to put out the fire quickly....The most important thing is to save cloth and food!"

In the middle of the night, Yue Le was awakened by several Ba Yala outside the tent, and hurriedly put on armor for him, protected him and quickly left the big tent, and hid in a broken house with three walls of bricks and stones.

Being blown by the cold wind, Yue Le immediately came to his senses, pushed away several Ba Yala, and leaned forward to observe outside.I saw rockets flying from outside the city of Yizhou, or exploded in mid-air, sprinkled countless flames, or fell on the ground, tents, and vehicle frames, exploded loudly, and then ignited a ball of flames.

Not artillery bombardment!

It looks a bit like the sacred fire flying crow used by the Ming army more than ten years ago. It was launched from a distance outside the city, causing the rocket to fly into the city, detonating the gunpowder in the crow's body and the ball, and then killing and burning the people in the distant city. , this thing has always been a sharp weapon for breaking formations and attacking cities.

The countless flames in the camp have begun to gradually expand. The tents, wooden houses, firewood piles, vehicles, and the looted cloth and food are like huge torches, which are slowly being connected together under the guidance of the wind.

Seeing this situation, Yue Le couldn't help but burst into tears, and was horrified. In such a cold winter, if there were no tents and no food, the [-] army would be wiped out here.

Watching the rockets constantly coming from the west and north, Yue Le immediately ordered the Ba Yala cavalry to go. Even if he couldn't wipe out the incoming enemy, he could at least prevent the enemy from continuing to fire rockets.At the same time, he urgently ordered the generals in the army to quickly put out the fire and rescue cloth and food as much as possible.

After a while, the sound of firecrackers was faintly heard from the west and north, presumably the armored cavalry dispatched had already engaged the enemy.

Yue Le looked gloomyly at the burning camp, with his right hand tightly grasping the handle of the knife under his waist, his heart sank continuously.

I'm still being careless, I didn't expect that the Ming and Qi allied forces with more than [-] people would dare to stop our army from returning north on the other side, and even sneaked across the river to attack the camp in this winter night.

Even if the whole army tried their best to rescue them, how much cloth and food could be recovered in the end due to such a large fire?It seems that tomorrow we must storm the enemy's camp on the other side and fight through the river road as soon as possible.If it is delayed for a long time, maybe the entire army will be swallowed by the severe cold weather.

"Come here, drag these two slaves, Zhang Fusheng and Pei Shibao, to see me!" Yue Le said murderously.

These two men were stationed in the west and north directions of the camp, but the enemy army managed to reach the front of the camp at night and fired a large number of rockets, almost burning the entire camp's supplies and supplies.Such a dog slave who neglects his duties must be cut into pieces to relieve his hatred.
-
In the early morning of February 2th, Dandong section of the Yalu River.

The upper reaches of the Yalu River are above the Linjiang River, with continuous mountains, dense forests, steep slopes, rapid currents, and high altitudes along both sides of the river. Even in winter when it freezes, people and vehicles cannot pass through.From Linjiang to Haikou, the amount of water increases, the slope becomes gentler, and the valley is open, about 200-2000 meters. There are low mountains and hills and narrow plains on both sides, but most of the areas are sparsely populated.Only the two sides of Dandong are flat, and have been an important inland passage for North Korea since the millennium.

More than 100 soldiers of the Eight Banners of the Han Army walked slowly towards the north bank of the Yalu River with a very wide fan.In order to prevent the ice from being slippery, many soldiers wrapped several laps of cloth around the soles of their feet and walked carefully on the river. More than 200 archers, when approaching the north bank [-] meters, drew heavy arrows from the quiver under their waists, buckled them on the bowstring, and stared at the opposite bank.

At the forefront of the Qing army's attacking queue, dozens of Korean civilians were under the threat of the Qing army, crying and exploring the way on the ice, in order to prevent the Ming and Qi allied forces from destroying the ice and causing the Qing army to fall into the river.In this weather, once a person falls into the water, even if he is lucky enough to survive, the cold weather will cause the person who fell into the water to lose half his life.

The closer they got to the north bank, the more panicked the soldiers of the Qing army became.As we all know, the soldiers and horses of the Qi Fan have always been known for their sharp guns. Not only in the field, they bombarded the array of our Qing army with many artillery, but also many strong fortresses, they were also bombarded by their fierce artillery. The city was destroyed.

However, the more than [-] Qing troops who attacked today have already crossed more than half of the river, and the artillery on the opposite side has never been fired, which makes the Qing army feel a little uneasy.

"Bang! Bang!" Suddenly there were two gunshots from the coalition positions on the north bank, and then there were two screams from the Qing army ranks.

The Qing army stopped subconsciously, looking at the two soldiers who were shot and fell to the ground with some disbelief.

Hey, this distance must be more than 100 steps (about 160 meters)!The firecrackers on the opposite side can hit so far, and they can accurately hit our officers and soldiers.

"Don't stop, keep going!" The Eight Banners officer of the Han Army who led the team waved a long knife and shouted loudly: "The firecrackers on the other side were just hit by luck, and it is not enough! Rush over and cut them down!"

Led by more than a dozen officers, the soldiers of the Qing army shouted, no longer worried about the slippery feet, and rushed forward with all their might.Although there is an earth barrier on the other side, it is only four or five feet high. Even with the trenches dug on the ground, it is only eight or nine feet high.As long as the soldiers are in close contact, the opponent's firecrackers will become firesticks, allowing my Eight Banners officers and soldiers to hack and kill wantonly.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..." From the formation on the other side, the sound of firecrackers continued to shoot. It was the Qi soldiers equipped with sniper rifles (Mini guns) who began to shoot and kill the Qing army freely. At least 60 mid- and low-ranking military officers of the Qing army were killed on the ice, causing the souls of the soldiers of the Qing army who were running wildly to die.

What the hell is it that the firecrackers were lucky enough to shoot one's own officers and soldiers, and it was clear that the other party was purposely killing the military officer in the army.The armor that pulls the wind, the lightning rod standing high above the head, oh no, it is the helmet tassel on the pocket, tell the other party clearly, shoot at me, I am a brave and leading general in the army!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..." The soldiers of the Qing army rushed to the river, stepped ashore, and began to attack the earth barrier, but before they ran far, a row of muskets fired instantly, and the Changshan Island township soldiers and Soldiers from the Firearms Battalion of Tamna Island (now Jeju Island, South Korea) of the Yongchu Dynasty put their muskets on the earth base, fired a volley in a leisurely manner, and then quickly stood up and retreated, giving their positions to the musketeers in the back row.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..." Qi soldiers continued to methodically shoot valuable targets in the Qing army formation.In order to ensure the accuracy of shooting, the hunters often formed a team of two or three, and shot at the targets they found together, so as to disrupt the command system of the Qing army.

The volley of guns only lasted four rounds. After losing the command of most officers, the Qing army collapsed uncontrollably, turned around and fled to the south bank, leaving more than two hundred corpses by the river.

"Marshal..." Zu Kefa (the adopted son of Zu Dashou), the deputy commander of the Eight Banners Zhenghuang Banner of the Han Army, turned his head and looked at Yue Le with a bit of embarrassment when his troops retreated.

"Officers below Zuo Ling will be beheaded!" Yue Le said coldly: "All soldiers will have their futures halved, and their captures will be halved."

"... 嗻"

"Mao Wenzhong!"

"The servant is here!" Mao Wenzhong, the leader of the Eight Banners of the Han Army and the White Banner, froze, and promised.

"Lead your troops three miles upstream and sneak across the river. Then go through the mountains and forests, sneak to the enemy's flank on the opposite bank, join Laida's troops, and take the opportunity to raid the enemy's rear."

"...Hey!" Mao Wenzhong was a little stunned when he heard the order, but he didn't dare to ask further questions.Three miles upstream, the terrain on both sides is rugged.Although the mountains and forests on the south bank were set on fire by the Ming and Qi allied forces, it was enough to deploy troops, but there was a large dense forest on the north bank, if something bad happened, they might not even be able to run back if they were set up in an ambush by the enemy army.

"Hubai!"

"The slave is here!" Hubai, the deputy commander of the Eight Banners of the Han Army and the Red Banner, promised loudly.

"The soldiers and horses of the consulate are going to continue to attack the north bank, so we must attack the earth barrier. Otherwise, you don't have to come back." Yue Le ordered in a cold voice: "Lai Da sent someone to report last night, and the Ming-Qi coalition troops on the other side were no more than five years old. There are more than a thousand, and the holders are no more than good ears."

"Hey! The servant will not disgrace his life!"

The night before yesterday, the camp of the Qing army was attacked by the Ming-Qi allied forces at night. Hundreds of rockets were fired into the camp, igniting a large number of tents, wooden houses, stables, and vehicles. Half of the tents were burned, and only 1000% of the cloth and food looted from North Korea remained. There were not many casualties among officers and soldiers, only more than two hundred were killed and injured by rocket bombs. The Qing army shot and killed more than [-] people.

Yue Le originally wanted to take advantage of dawn to launch a fierce attack on the opposite bank by the army of the governor, but after the night attack, the Qing army almost tossed all night.As a last resort, Yue Le could only order the army to temporarily rest for a day, and at the same time ordered people to drive away the North Korean peasants to log and build wooden houses again to reinforce the camp.In such cold weather, if there is no shelter for camping at night, it will kill people.

After the troops rested for a day, they thought that with their high morale, they would send out more than [-] Eight Banners Han troops, at least they could attack the first earth barrier.Unexpectedly, they just attacked the Jiangbei bank, and they were chased back, and from a distance, the loss was not small.This made Yue Le a little surprised. Although it was not considered a bad start, he was a little angry when he was defeated so quickly in such a large-scale attack.

I think back then, I attacked the dynasty twice in the Qing Dynasty, the first time I beat North Korea to recognize my brother, the second time I made North Korea recognize my father, and now the third time, although I didn’t capture and kill North Korea’s monarchs and officials, let them recognize my father again, However, he also attacked the city and land all the way, attacked its Wangjing, besieged Hannan Mountain City, defeated more than [-] Korean troops, slaughtered countless officials and people, and almost completely smashed North Korea.What a magnificent martial art!

Now the [-] troops returned to Liaodong, carrying countless looted and seized gold and silver materials, but they were blocked by the Yalu River, which made people very depressed.However, out of caution, he did not dare to supervise the army to attack across the river with all its strength.The opponent obviously had artillery, but he still didn't fire the artillery when he was attacked by hundreds of soldiers from the Qing Dynasty, which made him murmur in his heart.

Could it be that the opponent has even more powerful killing moves waiting for them?

"Commander, this servant thinks that besides artillery, the biggest ultimate move of the Qi army on the opposite bank may be to destroy the ice." Sarhuda said in a deep voice: "If I am in the position of the Qi army, I will face a large number of enemies. The best way to siege a large army is to suddenly explode the ice layer when the enemy is charging, so as to achieve the goal of killing a large number of enemy troops... The Qi army has always been known for its sharp firearms, and blasting the ice layer is for them , is not difficult."

Yue Le nodded, expressing his approval of Sarhuda's guess, and then said softly: "If so, we can only attack in batches with a small number of troops every time we attack. But this move is in their favor. With the cover of the earth barrier, we can calmly shoot and kill our soldiers. Therefore, we can only hope that Lai Da can smoothly take 2000 people from the middle of Maowen across the river and surprise the Qi army from the flank."

"Commander, this servant thinks that the number of people smuggling across the river is still a bit small." Sharhuda hesitated, gritted his teeth and said, "Under this situation, we should put all our troops into it and cross the river with all our strength." Only by annihilating all the Qi troops on the other side can we pass through Dandong and return to Liaodong. With the Qi army's style, the slaves are worried...the Fengcheng and Xiuyan dozens of miles away may also be captured by them, and they will count them all burnt to nothingness."

Yue Le was startled, and looked at Shar Huda in astonishment.If it is true as he said, even if the army conquers the Qi army camp on the opposite bank and returns north to Liaodong smoothly, they will still not be able to get any supplies when they reach Fengcheng or Xiuyan. Lianshan or Haicheng two hundred miles away.Every day of delay here means an extra day of depletion of their supplies.

"Shaerhuda, lead your troops to the Manchurian Zhengbai Banner, Zhenglan Banner Bujia, and the Han Army's Eight Banners Zhengbai Banner. After Mao Wenzhong, you will forcefully cross the river from three miles upstream. After crossing the river, all the troops, including Laida, will be dispatched. Be restrained. Attack the enemy's flanks and rear no later than Youshi (17:19 to [-]:[-]) at the latest," Yue Le ordered.

"Whoo!"

"Zukefa, lead your Han army of more than [-] troops, follow Hubai's troops closely, break through the enemy's fortifications, and do not retreat without orders!"

"Whoo!"

"Kakamu, lead the Mongolian Zhenghong Banner, Xiangbai Banner, and Xianghong Banner's three armored cavalry. After the earth barrier on the other side is broken, charge forward and widen the gap."

"Whoo!"

"Gachuha, if Kakamu widens the frontal gap, lead your Manchurian Eight Banners armored cavalry to follow up quickly, and attack deep into the enemy's formation, without giving the enemy a chance to breathe."

"Whoo!"

"In this battle, no prisoners will be left.... Let them all be slaughtered!"

(End of this chapter)