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On the pontoon bridge of the Daughter River, the sound of hooves was like thunder, and many elite riders in iron armor of the Ming Dynasty were continuously stepping on the pontoon bridge and galloping towards the north bank.

The trumpets of "tom tom" kept coming, and amidst the sound of "dong dong dong" war drums, there were all Ming cavalry in red armor galloping on the pontoon bridges.

Judging by the colors of their flags, it turned out that they were troops under the command of Cao Bianjiao, the General Soldier of the Eastern Association of Ji Town, Daming, and they were galloping across the pontoon bridge to the north bank of the Daughter River.

Amidst the sound of desolate horns, looking at the land on the North Bank of the Daughter River, above the horizon, streams of red people flocked to the north like a tide.

Wu Sangui put down the binoculars in his hand, and said: "Cao Shuai's men have already crossed the river, Chen Shuai, we should also cross the river to the north bank, and command the soldiers to kill slaves nearby!"

Chen Jiugao didn't want to cross the river right now. He smiled very naturally, and said, "Shuai Wu, our artillery battalion has to close the artillery. These little bastards are not reassuring. We have to stay and supervise."

How could Wu Sangui not know Chen Jiugao's careful thinking, but he was inconvenient to point it out, so he said: "In this way, Chen Shuai, Sangui will go to the north bank first to open the way for Chen Shuai's artillery camp, lest slaves come to harass Chen Shuai Move the cannon."

"It's so good, it's so good, I will definitely urge my subordinate Erlang to move to the north bank of the Pao Dao as soon as possible to help Wu Shuai and Cao Shuai."

When Chen Jiugao saw that Wu Sangui no longer mentioned the matter of crossing the river together, he was happy in his heart, and he returned to his usual hippie and smiling face.

However, what Chen Jiugao said was true. There were so many cannons in his artillery battalion, even those small and medium-sized cannons required two people, or even several people to carry or drag them across the river.

Not to mention the Hongyi cannon that weighs a thousand catties, it requires a good organization of manpower, and it is only possible to cross the river through the pontoon bridge by being pulled by oxen and horses. as a result of.

And once this heavy cannon falls into the river, it will not only be difficult to salvage, but it will also be unusable for many days, so it needs to be carefully organized and dispatched, otherwise the loss outweighs the gain.

Moreover, before the artillery battalion crossed the river to form an effective combat force, even if Chen Jiugao reached the north bank, so what, he was nothing more than a spectator.

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At this time, more than two hours had passed since the battle between Tang Tong and Du Du, the commander-in-chief of Miyun, and it was noon when the sky was clear and the sun was scorching red.

Shuangzi Mountain has become the garrison of Tang Tong, the commander-in-chief of Miyun, and the two Jiala reinforcements of the Qing army Zhenghongqi also joined Du Du. Thousands of them guarded the corner of the post road to the north.

Tang Tong and Du Du fought several times, but they failed to break through. Now the two sides have become a stalemate. Even if you advance an inch, you can still hold on to the Twin Mountains.

During the period, Tang Tong also sent cavalry, thinking of attacking the pontoon bridge at the bend of the daughter river on the west side by surprise, but how could Du Du make his plan succeed?
As soon as Tang Tong's cavalry came out of the camp, the Qing army came chasing them with red flag cavalry. The two sides soon met each other. After the fierce battle, they each retreated. It was obvious that the cavalry in Miyun Town suffered.

Since then, Tang Tong never dared to send cavalry to fight lightly. In fact, the cavalry of each battalion was already timid. Even if there was a military order, no one would dare to fight again.

In desperation, Tang Tong had no choice but to form a tight car formation, guarding under the Twin Mountains, and no longer wanted to be greedy for merit.

At this time, on the Nuerhe River, the most important and widest pontoon bridges for the Qing army were the post road pontoon bridges in front of Shuangzi Mountain and Rufeng Mountain.

In addition, there is the pontoon bridge at the bend of the Naughty River a few miles to the northwest of Shuangzi Mountain. It is precisely because of the existence of these two pontoon bridges that the Qing army can cross the Naughty River at any time and threaten the Songshan boundary of Daming.

That's why the Qing army paid so much attention to it, and quickly sent two Jiala Zhenghongqi cavalry to support them, and Du Du also knew the importance of these two pontoon bridges, so naturally he would not give up easily.

Under such circumstances, unless a more superior force is assembled, and there are a large number of artillery and musketeers to help out, it may be possible to defeat Dudu's cavalry in one fell swoop and seize the two pontoon bridges.

Otherwise, it is really difficult to do!

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The Jizhen Army and Shanhai Navy who crossed the river earlier did not go very smoothly, especially Bai Guangen's troops in Jizhen were almost killed by the Qing army's counterattack and fell into Daughter River.

Fortunately, Qiu Minyang, the governor of Liaodong, arrived in time. He commanded the soldiers of the Fubiao Battalion to cross the river for reinforcements. This was able to stabilize the position, but he was also unable to move forward for a while.

The situation of the Ma Ke Division in Shanhai Town is slightly better than that of the Jizhen Army. The two pontoon bridges built by the Shanhai Navy have been preserved, unlike the two pontoon bridges that Jizhen worked hard to build, but they were both rushed up and destroyed by the Tartar Han army. went.

Moreover, the terrain occupied by Ma Ke's troops is also very powerful, and the Shanhai Navy is still well-organized. After crossing the river, they were able to quickly march northward as a whole team, and with bloody courage, they killed the Han army's Xianghuang Banner troops, thus occupying two miles from the river bank. A hill outside.

Although the terrain here is not very high, it is very steep on the east and south sides, and there are many trees.

He also took advantage of the flat terrain in the north with little ups and downs to take advantage of the momentary carelessness of the Shi Tingzhu of the Han army with the Yellow Banner, and was able to capture this hill in one fell swoop.

Since only the west side needed to be defended, Ma Ke gathered the whole battalion of large and small artillery here. Even if Prince Zheng Jierhalang of the Qing Dynasty led the main force of Xianglan Banner to come here, he could not attack the hill.

After Yao Gong's standard battalion, deputy envoy of the Chacha, came to support, the two sides became a stalemate. Ma Ke occupied this hill, as if the throat of the Qing army was stuck, preventing them from crossing this place and attacking the Qing army. Daughter River North Bank Boardwalk.

However, due to the unfavorable terrain, the Qing army could not take down this hill for a while, and did not dare to attack the river bank with the whole army, completely exposing its flanks to the artillery fire of the Shanhai Navy.

It is precisely because of this geographical advantage that although Yao Gongbiao, the deputy envoy of the inspection, was not as strong as Qiu Minyang's Fubiao, it also helped Ma Ke and the Qing army Xianglan Banner to form a stalemate.

It can be said that the performance of the Ma Keshan Navy in this battle is still remarkable, and it is completely different from the previous performance at the foot of Rufeng Mountain.

Perhaps this also indirectly proved one point, that is, the Ming army was actually not very weak, and it was not so weak that it could not stand a fight.

Of course, what is more important is to see whether the battalion commanders are resolute when they are about to fight, which also reflects from the side whether the prestige of the imperial court is still there.

Just like today's battle, the prestige of Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, is well established, and the prestige of the court is still strong. Considering the future and his own disaster, Ma Ke dared not do his best.

At this time, although the Ming Dynasty was already in turmoil, in the eyes of most officials and generals, it was far from the time when the building was about to collapse. Even the officials and gentry among the people still firmly believed in the rebellion of bandits and the calamity of the Tartars. Not enough to threaten the survival of the Ming Dynasty.

The entire Great Ming is like a centipede. Although there are some troubles of malfunctioning, it is far from dying.

This time was not the moment in history when Li Zicheng led the bandit army into the capital. The people of the whole country thought that the Ming Dynasty was at the end of its life, and they had already acquiesced in the impending change of dynasty in their hearts, so no one entered the capital.

The thieves took the capital lightly, but because everything was too easy, they failed to clearly see through the situation in the country, and made the decision that the world is settled, and it is time to enjoy it.

This led to a large-scale pursuit of stolen goods and bribery, which caused panic among the people and the world. Finally, Wu Sangui, the general soldier of Shanhaiguan at that time, was forced into a hurry and led the Qing army into the customs, causing the Han family to fall.

As a result, the literary inquisition flourished, thoughts were imprisoned, and Eastern civilization was stagnated because of this. Then, in the world disputes 200 years later, they were beaten and bullied because of backwardness, which lasted for a hundred years.

This is also the eternal pain in Zhang Cheng's heart at this time, but now that he is here, he is destined to change because of him. At least in this space, the future Han family Zhonghua will not lag behind the world, and it is destined to never again There is a century of humiliation.

At this moment, Ma Ke was awed by the majesty of the imperial court and feared the punishment of Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, so he tried his best to urge the soldiers of Shanhai Town under his command to meet the Tartars.

Even if they can't win a big victory, at least they can stand alone, making it impossible for the Tartars to win easily.

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At this moment, Dorgon, Prince Rui of the Qing Dynasty, rode his horse and stood on a high hill on the north bank of the Daughter River. He looked at the dark area in front of him, full of Manchurian Eight Banners warriors in various armors.

Dorgon has never put Bai Guangen and Ma Ke as the focus of defense, and his eyes are always on Wu Sangui's side.

Even if it was reported that Wang Tingchen's troops, the former commander-in-chief of the Ming army, had broken into the north bank from the pontoon bridge behind the Makeshan naval formation, he would only send the remaining troops of the Zhenghong Banner of Manchuria and the troops of the Zhenglan Banner of Mongolia to support them.

The main force of the Qing Dynasty was completely assembled here. Dorgon would rather let Tang Tong, Bai Guangen, and Ma Ke fall into a stalemate, and leave more Qing warriors here.

He has only one purpose, and that is to defeat the Ningyuan soldiers and horses under Wu Sangui of the Ming Army in one fell swoop!
In Dorgon's view, the Ming army may only be able to fight Zhang Chengxuan's army, Wu Sangui's Ningyuan army, and Cao Bianjiao's Dongxie soldiers and horses are also worthy of a battle.

On the other side of the Nuer River, Zhang Cheng's Xuanfu army banner was never seen from the beginning to the end. According to the military report of Prince Su Hauge, the Xuanfu army has been stationed in Huangtuling, and no action has been seen. The soldiers and horses of Jundatong Town marched northward and stopped at the turn of Xiaoling River.

At the beginning, when he got the information that Wang Pu led the army to go north, Dorgon smiled contemptuously. In his eyes, the soldiers and horses of Datong were nothing.

Since Zhang Cheng's Xuanfu army has not been dispatched, the only troops on the other side of the daughter river that can arouse his interest are Wu Sangui and Cao Bianjiao's troops.

Dorgon thought that as long as he concentrated his forces to defeat the Ming army under the command of Wu Sangui and Cao Bianjiao, the remaining Ming army on both sides of the Nuer River would be nothing to worry about.

Therefore, he tried his best to keep the main force of the Manchurian Eight Banners of the Qing army to deal with Wu Sangui. Even though the battle had been fought for two hours, and three troops of the Ming army had crossed the Nvnu River, he never disturbed his own family. position.

At present, apart from Prince Su Haoge's Zhenglan Banner staying on the east bank of the Xiaoling River to monitor Zhang Cheng's Xuanfu army horses, there are only Manchurian Xianglan Banners, Zhenghong Banners, and Mongolian Zhenglan Banners, Xianghong Banners, and Zhengbai Banners. Soldiers and horses were sent out.

Among them, Prince Zheng Jierhalang led troops from Manchurian Xianglan Banner, Zhenghong Banner, and Mongolian Zhenglan Banner. They were fighting with Bai Guangen, Ma Ke and other Ming troops in the west section of Daughter River. It is also under the control and dispatch of Jierhalang.

In addition, the Mongolian Xianghong Banner and Zhengbai Banner were stationed in the west and south of Jinzhou City respectively. Their task was to monitor Zu Dashou who was trapped in the city, in case he suddenly broke out and destroyed and disrupted the Qing army's formation.

From the deployment of Dorgon's troops, it can be seen that he still has most of the warriors of the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia in his hands, and did not put all the main captive cavalry into the battlefield.

Until now, the Han army stationed at the intersection of Nuerhe River and Xiaoling River in front of them, as well as the Tianyou Army, Tianzhu Army, and Korean Army, were defeated by Wu Sangui of the Ming Army. Steady your feet.

He was indifferent, and never sent Qing cavalry to support them. There were still only two Jiala Eight Banners warriors there, and they were only responsible for supervising the Han army's various divisions fighting the Ming army to the death.

Now, the military report from the front reported that the troops of the Ming army Cao Bianjiao had passed the pontoon bridge and entered the north bank. Wang Shixuan's Han army with the red flag also suffered heavy casualties and was on the verge of collapse.

The more than [-] members of the North Korean army had already dispersed and fled without a trace.

On this battlefield, only the Tianyou Army and the Tianyou Army are quite heroic, and they are still fighting fiercely with Wu Sangui's Ningyuan Army, but with the addition of Cao Bianjiao's fine cavalry, it is estimated that they will soon be defeated.

After listening to the military report, Prince Rui Dorgon closed his eyes and said calmly: "I am a warrior of the Qing Dynasty, it's time to attack!"

Azige, the king of Wuying County beside him, was already eager to try, and immediately said after hearing the words: "Yes, the Ming dog is too rampant, dare to come to stroke the tiger's beard, if I say it should have been attacked long ago, killing him is a piece of cake!" Let the corpses litter the fields, and teach him that our cavalry of the Qing Dynasty is 'invincible'!"

Azige even asked loudly: "Will Prince Rui order me to fight with a white flag?"

Dorgon opened his eyes and his eyes were shining brightly. He naturally knew in his heart that Azige was holding the white flag for the first time. It was just when he was eager to make meritorious service, and he wanted to increase his prestige with military merit.

But Dorgon knew better that Xiangbai Banner suffered heavy damage in the last battle on Changling, so it is really not easy to take the lead at this moment, so he took the lead in attacking.

Although Azig was at odds with him, he was his brother after all. Azige couldn't care less about it in his simple mind, but he had to think about it for his elder brother.

He said calmly, "Tan Tai, I ordered you to lead the Zhenghuang Banner of Manchuria, together with warriors from the Mongolian Banners Bordered White and Bordered Blue Banners, to attack Wu Sangui's troops of the Ming Army."

Newly-appointed Manchurian Zhenghuang Banner Gushan Ezhen Tan Tai, Mongolia Xiangbai Banner Gushan Ezhen Suna, Xianglan Banner Gushan Ezhenhu Shibu and several other generals all came out together.

"Whoo!"

They knelt on one knee, clasped their fists and greeted the orders.