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Chapter 932
When the Ming army boarded the North Bank of the Daughter River, they all had different images. They were cursing, shouting, and even some people were better at walking on land than sailing in a boat. Under the bombardment of Qing army artillery fire.

Now after getting off the boat, many people lay down on the wetland by the bank, not moving for a long time, like lying corpses, and finally, under the roar of the Shangguan, they barely formed a defensive formation on the bank of the river .

On the whole, Bai Guangen and Ma Ke's two troops crossed the river. It can be said that the morale is like a rainbow, but the progress is slow, and they haven't been able to make an ugly show for a long time.

After a lot of effort and effort, the first group of people who crossed the Nuerhe River formed a simple defensive formation sparsely. However, the Ming army finally established a position on the beach on the north bank, so that the pontoon bridge could be built on schedule.

Even the Qing army, who had set up defenses in the depths of the north bank, was anxious for them in their hearts when they saw their calm appearance.

Some sentries of the Qing army came galloping on horseback, and shot arrows at the Ming army who were crossing the river and at the Ming army behind the row of boats. Sometimes, they were occasionally bombarded.

However, those flying arrows and the roaring and bombarding artillery basically missed nine out of ten.

In fact, the day before yesterday, Gongshun Wang Kong Youde took the commander of the artillery battalion to carefully survey the topography of the North Bank of the Daughter River, and according to the results of the survey, he made some key positions in advance, which only he can see mark.

Today, the observers in their artillery battalion only need to carefully observe the distance between the Ming army and the marked point to judge whether their various artillery can bomb accurately.

But at this moment, the artillery hit rate of the artillery battalion of the Qing Army was five times as low. There must be a big conspiracy hidden here.

This is actually because the Qing army deliberately released water to prevent the Ming army from suffering heavy casualties when they crossed the river, so they did not dare to forcibly cross the Nür River. Therefore, they have been cautious in these waves of shelling.

Neither can the Ming army be bombarded too fiercely, nor can it fail to hit a single shot, so that the Ming army will have doubts, and it is also possible to stop crossing the river.

"Strike halfway across the river", the usual trick to deal with the enemy crossing the river in ancient battles, is not outdated at this time!
Of course, regardless of whether the Qing army was really fighting or fake bombing, the Ming army always fought back violently. Whether it was the large artillery deployed on the south bank or the small artillery temporarily installed on those ships, they also violently bombarded the Qing army's positions on the north bank. To cover the landing of Ming soldiers.

Because of the strong demands of Bai Guangen, Ma Ke and others, the Shenji Battalion dispatched Chen Shihu and Fu Tingfu to lead a part of the Shenji Battalion's gunners. They had twenty white cannons and fifty rocket vehicles. Provide artillery support to their crossing troops.

However, Chen Shihu and Fu Tingfu adhered to the orders of the commander-in-chief Chen Jiugao, and refused to lead the artillery team across the river anyway. They only placed the artillery behind the south bank of the Daughter River and bombarded the Qing army on the north bank from a long distance.

Generally speaking, the artillery fired by the Ming army is really difficult to pose too much threat to the Qing army's artillery formation on the north bank and harass the Qing cavalry, while the Qing's artillery battalion is out of strategic considerations, and it is basically based on scaring. host.

They bombarded each other with artillery, but the real casualties caused to both parties involved in the war were very few!

In the binoculars, Kong Youde watched the slow movement of the Ming army, and could not help but snort coldly in his nostrils, if not for Prince Rui's strict order, his thirty red cannons would have been able to kill those who were crossing the river with a burst of fierce bombardment The Ming army collapsed and fled.

At the same time, there is also a trace of regret in his heart, that is, the "Xuanfu Army", known as the most powerful army in the Ming Dynasty, did not appear by the Daughter River.

Otherwise, he believed that with his own sharp artillery bombardment, Zhang Cheng and his army would definitely suffer a lot, and he would also be able to show off the anger he suffered when he was hurt by the Xuanfu army last time, and he could show off the cannon battalion in front of Prince Rui. prestige.

"What a pity, what a pity!"

Putting down the binoculars in his hand, Kong Youde couldn't help looking at Pingchuan wilderness to the west of Jinzhou City. He saw the sentry cavalry galloping, the sea of ​​flags fluttering, and the densely packed swords flashing, reflecting dazzling light in the newborn sunlight.

The iron cavalry of the Qing Dynasty is constantly gathering from everywhere!

Amidst bursts of loud and clear horns, the army formations merged into a vast army, and the fluttering flags were like the silent ocean before the storm. A strong murderous aura echoed in the sky and wilderness.

Seeing the sea of ​​flags and the forest of swords and guns, Kong Youde couldn't help secretly praising: "Only the Qing Dynasty has such power!"

Once upon a time, Kong Youde had doubts in his heart, was it worthwhile for him to betray Daming and be a traitor to this country?

But now it looks like how wise my original choice was!

Then he looked at the huge artillery barracks beside him. When Kong Youde was full of ambition, he pointed to the Ming army on the bank of the river, and smiled at the Han soldiers beside him: "Ming dog is really deserted. Waiting for the mob, why do you need the warriors of the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia?

Our Tianyou Army artillery battalion only needs a burst of bombardment to wipe them out between the banks of the river!
Alas, it's a pity that Prince Rui wanted to 'strike at halfway' and strictly ordered me and the soldiers of the artillery battalion not to act rashly! "

At this time, the Shi Tingzhu Department of the Xianghuang Banner of the Han Army was guarding the place where Bai Guangen crossed the river, the Ma Guangyuan Department of the Xiangbai Banner was stationed at the place where the Ma Kedu River was crossed, and the Bayan Department of the Qing Banner was stationed at the Yilu floating bridge on the west side of Shuangzi Mountain.

Only King Shixuan of Gushan Erzhen with Xianghong Banner, Marshal Zhishun Wang Shang Kexi of Tianzhu Army, Lord Xu Shun Shen Zhixiang, and Han generals Liu Zhiyuan, Zu Zerun, Wu Shoujin and others gathered together.

Meanwhile, Geng Zhongming, the deputy general of Huaishun Wang, another general of the Han army, Tianyou Army, was on the bank of the river urging the Tianyou Army to step up defenses and prepare to face Wu Sangui's Ming army on the other side of the river.

Geng Zhongming and Shang Kexi, like Kong Youde, were previously the adopted sons of Mao Wenlong, the commander-in-chief of Daming Dongjiang Town.

However, after they surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, they were named Sanshun Kings. In the era of fierce competition between old and new Han officials in the Han army flag, all three of them were born in Dongjiang Town, and they were all prosperous and all lost.

At this moment, after hearing Kong Youde's words, Shang Kexi laughed and said: "King Gongsun's words are highly praised, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty will wither, it is true that the victory is not military, our Qing cavalry can defeat a hundred with one, and defeat a thousand with a thousand." Ten thousand, it is often just normal.”

Duke Xu Shun, Shen Zhixiang, was originally a general of the Dongjiang Township of the Ming Dynasty. When he led his people to the Qing Dynasty, Huang Taiji, the slave chief, treated him very well and made him form his own battalion. Shen Zhixiang was still appointed as the marshal of the battalion.

At this time, Shen Zhixiang also came over to make fun of it, and said with a smile: "It is the Ming country that is corrupt, the dog emperor is incompetent, and all the civil and military officials are greedy for money, so we wait for the good birds to choose a tree to live in, and abandon the dark for the bright."

As soon as he said this, everyone present burst into laughter at first, and then seemed to feel that something was wrong, and all of them looked strange!
Shen Zhixiang, the successor of the Qing Dynasty, was originally the son of Shen Shikui, the general of Mao Wenlong's Dongjiang Township. Shen Shikui later took over as the general officer of Dongjiang.

Afterwards, Shen Zhixiang claimed to be the general soldier of Dongjiang, but under the crusade by Chen Hongfan, the commander-in-chief of the coastal army of Daming, Shen Zhixiang lost to Chen Hongfan, so he sent his generals Wu Chaozuo and Jin Guangyu to Shengjing to ask Qing Emperor Huang Taiji to surrender.

In the end, Shen Zhixiang surrendered to the Qing Dynasty with nine lieutenants, eight generals, 18 guerrillas, 31 capital divisions, 30 guards, 40 generals, and more than [-] soldiers and civilians. He was still named general officer by Huang Taiji. He also rewarded many items such as boa clothes, summer hats, and exquisite belts.

Although his uncle Shen Shikui was the general of Dongjiang, it was because his daughter was Mao Wenlong's concubine that he was reused, but he died fighting for the country.

But this Shen Zhixiang is useless, he looks incapable of writing and martial arts, and is also very greedy for money and good goods. It is only because of his father's shadow that he has this series of super-quality treatment.

Why does it sound stranger than "abandoning darkness and turning to light" when he said the words "only love money"?
The Han Army Xianghong Banner Gushan Ezhen King Shixuan had long been contemptuous of the newly recruited "Han nobles" such as Kong Youde, especially for the new army artillery battalion controlled by Kong Youde in the Qing Dynasty.

Hearing this, he glanced at Shen Zhixiang with disdain, and said to Kong Youde with a sneer on his face: "King Shun, the emperor entrusted the cannon battalion to your hands, that is because of your respect.

Although the Ming army on the opposite side is unbearable, Ming general Zhang Cheng, Cao Bianjiao, and Wu Sangui are all extraordinary, the emperor's grace is mighty, you should be conscientious, how can you be so proud and underestimate the enemy? "

Wang Shixuan finished speaking, and the three Han generals Liu Zhiyuan, Zu Zerun, Wu Shoujin and others immediately expressed their agreement either explicitly or implicitly.

However, he is also a person with a deep reputation in the city, and he did not immediately turn against several people face to face, but Shang Kexi is a brutal and domineering character, how can he hide his temper, he is about to retort.

But Kong Youde, the king of obedience, suddenly caught a glimpse of him. He hurriedly spoke first, leading everyone to change the topic, and only heard him ask Zu Zerun, who was in the right of the Ministry of War, "brother Zu, your father is in Jinzhou City. For so long, the emperor has not ordered to attack Jinzhou.

However, now that a big war is about to break out, I'm afraid it will be inevitable that soldiers will meet each other, and brothers and sisters will have to fight each other. "

After Kong Youde finished speaking, he couldn't help laughing "haha".

Shang Kexi, Shen Shikui and the others also took pleasure in other people's misfortune with him, the son beating Lao Tzu, this is an interesting thing!

Seeing this, Wang Shixuan and others were stunned for a moment. Indeed, this is really not a good thing, especially since Zu Zerun is more or less in their camp, so it is really embarrassing to talk about it.

Zu Zerun's face was even uglier. However, in the past, he was deeply cultivated by his family. He was not a playboy, and his mental reaction was faster than ordinary people.

He lightly stroked some beards on his chin, and said coldly: "Nowadays, each is the master, and there is no distinction between father and son on the battlefield. If Prince Rui has an order, as slaves, we should obey it." .”

These Han generals of the Han Army Banner of the Qing Dynasty fought openly and secretly like this in the past. Liu Lin, the commander of the three naval forces of the Joseon Dynasty, stood beside them all the time, without saying a word, with a very gentle smile on his face.

Even though the lieutenants Li Renzhan and Zhao Houliang standing next to him, as well as the other generals, leaders, and deputy leaders of North Korea, were either wearing big-brimmed hats, gowns, or armors. The leaves are big and dense, very much like the medals worn by later Korean generals.

They stood aside, and they all watched the good show in front of them with great interest. Only Zhang Cunren, the right-hand member of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, didn't speculate when he saw the generals, and he was suspected of making a fool of himself on the spot. He didn't want the friction between the Han generals to be made public , Busily laughing and coming out to smooth things over.

Zhang Cunren, formerly the deputy general of Ning Yuanwei of the Ming Dynasty, once garrisoned Dalinghe Fort with Zu Dashou, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong. For the lieutenant.

After he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, he did not half-heartedly, but was very loyal to his duty, and was deeply trusted by the slave chief Huang Taiji.

Among the Han officials and generals, Zhang Cunren was considered a neutral faction. He was on par with Kong Youde, Wang Shixuan, Zu Zerun and others. Among the Han officials and generals, he was indeed needed.

Sure enough, after he came forward to smooth things over, the tense atmosphere among the people in the field eased a little.

In fact, Wang Shixuan and the others were just trying to gain momentum, and they didn't want to get into an argument with Kong Youde and his group. As the Qing kings Baylor paid more attention to firearms, Kong Youde's status in the mind of the Qing emperor Huang Taiji became more and more important.

Coupled with the fact that he was always deep in thought, Wang Shixuan was actually a little afraid of Kong Youde, and after Zhang Cunren came forward to smooth things over, he took the opportunity to end the situation and stopped speaking ill at each other.

Wang Shixuan only frowned, looked at the bank of the Daughter River in the south, and said in his mouth: "The Ming army has already crossed the river, why hasn't there been any news from the masters?"

Not to mention the doubts in Wang Shixuan's heart, even Kong Youde and others are also a little anxious. Wu Zhenchao's Pao Battalion is ready, and the Ming army is now crossing the river in a steady stream. The great opportunity is now in front of us. How can everyone do it? Are you not in a hurry?

It's just that in today's big battles, they have no chance to participate in decision-making, even if they are Gu Shan Ezhen of the Han Army Banner, Marshal Du of the Tianzhu Army, Tianyou Army, or even King Gongshun and King Zhishun.

War decisions have always been in the hands of the slave chieftain Huang Taiji, at least in the hands of the princes and Baylors of the Eight Banners of Manchuria, and people like Wang Shixuan, Kong Youde, and Shang Kexi only need to follow their military orders.

This is not only true of the Han Army Banner, but even the Gushan Ezhen of the Eight Banners of Mongolia. They can only follow military orders and are not allowed to participate in such large military decisions.

The Eight Banners military system of the Qing Dynasty, before the establishment of the Eight Banners of Mongolia and the Four Banners of the Han Army, everyone was all subordinates of the leaders of the Eight Banners of Manchuria, Baylor.

After the separation of the Eight Banners of Mongolia, the Four Banners of the Han Army and the Eight Banners of Manchuria, Qigushan Ezhen and Meilezhangjing still maintained their affiliation with Baylor, the original banner owner of the Eight Banners of Manchuria, and remained intact, without any slight changes. .

The most obvious fact is that the Eight Banners of Mongolia and the Banners of the Han Army only have Gushan Ezhen, and there is no other banner leader Baylor on it, that's why!
(End of this chapter)