Ming Zuo

The battle on Chunchuan's side was very difficult.

"Look, Captain, the [-]th Company has been kicked out again."

Nie Dapeng jumped up, picked up the binoculars and looked forward.Just in time, I saw Xia soldiers who had already entered the Qing army's position retreating along the hillside.

On the other side of the hillside, there are flags like a forest.I don't know how many Qing troops rushed up to the top of the mountain frantically, chasing after the soldiers of the Xia army, and even wanted to counterattack.

Fortunately, Xia Jun's offensive configuration was very reasonable, and a reserve team had already been left in the rear.

The reserve team waiting in full battle fired with muskets, killing hundreds of people and driving the Qing army back.

However, the position on the mountain has returned to the hands of the Qing army.

"Damn it, I don't believe it anymore, can't I gnaw on this hard bone?"

He was just about to order another company to attack, but Luo Shuilin stopped him.

"Captain, haste makes waste, let the soldiers rest first. After fighting for a long time, everyone is already hungry."

Nie Dapeng looked around, only to find that the soldiers were all in a panic.Basically, those who can sit are not standing.

This kind of battle has lasted for five days. The attack of the Fourth Marine Regiment is not insufficient, but the defense of the Qing army is also very tenacious.

As a veteran on the battlefield, Tan Tai abandoned Chunchuan City, but deployed his troops in the mountains west of Chunchuan.

Because of the terrain, this area is easy to defend and difficult to attack, which caused great trouble for Xia Jun.

Just to cross the Han River, Xia Jun paid a huge price.After finally establishing a base on the east bank, they have to fight from one mountain to another.

After fighting for five days in a row, Xia Jun only took down two hills, but the casualties were as high as more than [-] people.

Changing to the Xia army to attack the mountains, the difficulties faced were no different from those of the Qing army.

Even though the Qing army's firearms were far inferior to Xia's army, the geographical advantage still made Xia's army helpless.

If you hit low and hit high, it is difficult for the artillery to cover the Qing army on the top of the mountain because of the parabola, and the attack effect is greatly weakened.

And if there is no artillery, it is also not easy to aim with a musket alone.

Nie Dapeng once thought about deploying heavy artillery on the occupied hills, but after trying it once, he had to give up.

The mountain roads are too steep for livestock to walk on.

However, it is simply impossible to move the heavy artillery weighing a thousand kilograms to the mountain by manpower alone.

Even if the heavy artillery was dismantled into parts, the whole process still caused two soldiers to fall to their deaths.

If the heavy artillery is not enough, the range of the infantry artillery is not enough, making it impossible for the Fourth Marine Regiment to exert its full combat effectiveness.

And because of the terrain, each attack can only invest a maximum of one company's troops.Even if you attack the top of the mountain, you will soon be driven down by the Qing army's reserve team.

The two sides fought back and forth like this, and the mountain changed hands several times, but in the end it was still in the hands of the Qing army.

The strong attack failed, and Nie Dapeng scratched his head very much.

Seeing that the troops were very tired, he followed Luo Shuilin's suggestion to suspend the attack and let everyone rest for a while.

The Xia army stopped fighting, which greatly relieved the Qing army on the mountain, and got a chance to breathe.

Tan Tai's whole body was ashamed, and the armor that was originally radiant had already turned gray at this time.If you don't look carefully, you won't recognize him as a general at all.

Don't look at him as the main general, but in many times of crisis, it was he who personally led the elite soldiers to barely regain the position.

This is definitely the most dangerous battle he has ever fought in his life.

Several times Xia Jun's muskets killed his own soldiers, and the bullets grazed his body, almost killing him.

Tan Tai was holding a captured Xia army musket in his hand, and the more he looked at it, the more embarrassing he became.

"If we also have this gun, why are we afraid of these summer thieves?"

When the people below heard this, they couldn't help feeling sad.But everyone knows that this is just a fantasy.

There are not a few Xia army muskets seized by the Qing army so far, but after so long, it is still impossible to imitate them.

As a result, the Qing army could only use these limited number of weapons, and one fight would be less.

Seeing that the fighting subsided for a while and Xia Jun would not attack for a while, Tan Tai withdrew from the mountain.Riding on a fast horse, he rushed all the way into the hidden mountain forest.

This mountain forest is peaceful on the outside, and only when you enter it will you find that the countless Qing troops are carefully hiding in it.

"My lord, the Xia army's offensive is too fierce, and the soldiers and horses in hand of the last general have suffered heavy losses. I don't know how long they can last?"

Opposite Tan Tai, Duoduo was as quiet as a stone.

"If you can't hold on, you have to hold on, even if you die on it, you have to hold on."

Seeing Duoduo's tough attitude, Tan Tai was not angry.

"If the Xia army captures the mountain, Chunchuan will have no danger to defend."

He was reminding the importance of the current position, but Duduo reprimanded him.

"No matter how many people you die, as long as we win this battle, everything will be fine. At that time, your credit will be seen by the emperor, and you will be indispensable."

Tan Tai is not clear about the whole battle plan, and he still has no idea.

"Now that the Xia army is encircling from all directions, the general really can't see where the victory lies?"

Tan Tai raised his head, looked at the clear sky along the gaps in the dense leaves, and finally revealed the plan of the Qing army.

"Prince Rui and Prince Su have already stayed in the south, and will desperately block the Xia army on the southern line. This prince is here, and will deal a fatal blow to these ignorant southern barbarians. You don't know yet, the emperor has sent a The blue flag is heading south, and it is about to come over from the north. At that time, our two armies will go hand in hand. How did Hanyang lose it back then? We will get it back this time.”

Tan Tai was taken aback, he didn't expect the people above to be so ambitious.

It turned out that the so-called retreat was just an appearance, and Huang Taiji, Dorgon and others were actually looking for a fighter.

And their target was even more astonishing, it wasn't the Xia Jun chasing from the south, nor the Xia Jun coming from Hanyang.

It turned out to be Hanyang.

Of course Tan Tai knew about the deployment of Xia's troops.At this moment, after thinking about it, I suddenly realized that this matter is very interesting.

Everyone knows that Hanyang is empty of troops, and all the soldiers and horses of the Xia army are deployed in various places.

Once the Qing army breaks in from the weak point of the Xia army and goes straight to Hanyang, the capital of North Korea will inevitably change hands.

The most important thing is that Zuo Menggeng is in Hanyang.If he could capture or behead the Xia King, it would be done once and for all.

"The emperor has an order!"

Duoduo's tone changed, causing Tan Tai to stand up immediately.

"The emperor ordered that you lead the troops to defend to the death and not give an inch. After the slow Xia army is exhausted and turned into a tired army, then the king will lead the elite troops to fight in front of them, destroy the enemy in front of them, and then rush to Hanyang. Do you know?"

Knowing the whole plan, even though he was being used as cannon fodder, all of Tan Tai's depression dissipated.

"The last general takes orders."