The ruthless emperor in the late Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 222
There were a total of [-] Qing troops defending the three battalions. Even though thousands of people were killed and injured by cannonballs in the early stage, their strength was still several times that of the three battalions of the Ming army.

The disparity in military strength is so great, and Jiannu is the defender, but the Ming army still broke into the camp in one fell swoop, and started a brutal hand-to-hand fight. At the beginning, the Qing army dared to charge forward, but as the casualties on both sides increased, the fighting became more and more serious. After the tragic and bloody scene, the traitor soldiers began to show fear on their faces, and some of them hesitated to move forward, and even faintly retreated.

Obviously, under the heavy reward, although these traitor soldiers could muster up the courage to fight hand-to-hand with the fearless Ming army, they lacked the support of faith and could not bear too many casualties after all.

On the other hand, although the Ming army also suffered heavy casualties, their morale and fighting spirit were not affected at all.

Because in the minds of all soldiers, in addition to killing the enemy and doing meritorious service, getting promoted and making a fortune, they also have the idea of ​​being loyal to the emperor and serving the country. Even if they die in battle, they are still heroes who are admired by others. .

It is precisely because of this kind of spiritual and material motivation that all the Ming soldiers are extremely brave and fearless of life and death when they fight!
Especially for the students in the martial arts hall, it is their highest honor to die on the battlefield, shroud their bodies in horse leather, and serve the king and the nation. Often, even if they are heavy with knives, they will continue to kill the enemy with their knives until they die of exhaustion.

As the saying goes, generals have a will to die, and scholars have no thought of stealing life. Under the influence of these emperor's personal disciples, almost all Ming soldiers became jealous, and they ignored life and death.

Dorgon and Hong Chengchou, who were watching the battle from a distance, were also terrified when they saw this scene. Although they had already overestimated the Ming army, they now found that they still underestimated the fighting power of the Ming army.

It's just that there are more than 5000 people in three battalions, not only broke into the camp in one breath, but also killed their [-] troops to the point of collapse and retreat.

Looking at the brave Ming soldiers, Duo Ergun only felt a chill in his heart, like falling into an ice cellar.

"My lord, send out the cavalry to cover the defeated soldiers!"

Hong Chengchou reminded, his tone was full of helplessness and despair, as if his whole body had been exhausted.

This kind of overwhelming momentum and fighting spirit, coupled with the fact that the three big camps are only so big, no matter how many people are sent there, it is impossible to reverse the defeat.

This is like locking a group of sheep with a group of wolves. No matter how many sheep there are, they will end up being slaughtered by wolves.

Duo Ergun also woke up from the shock, and after giving the order, he looked at Hong Chengchou and said, "Sir, I'm afraid I can't stop the attack of the Ming army with just a wall of earth and Han soldiers!"

Dorgun can see it, but Hong Chengchou can't see it, let alone these Han soldiers, even if the Eight Banners and the Mongols are sent to guard together, it is estimated that they will not be able to withstand the attack of the Ming army in the end.

So he nodded and said, "The three camps in the middle probably won't last long. Fortunately, it's getting late. As long as we persist until dark, we'll have time to reinforce the last three camps."

While the two were still talking, the traitor soldiers in the three camps in front finally began to collapse, and ran wildly backward along the passage reserved in advance.

Some rout soldiers panicked and jumped over a one-meter-high earthen wall into a ditch, then climbed up and ran forward with hands and feet.

Just as the Ming army was about to take advantage of the victory and pursue it, there was the sound of rumbling horseshoes, and five thousand cavalrymen directly crushed towards the one-mile-wide gap.

Although thousands of traitor soldiers who fell at the end were trampled to death, it also prevented the Ming army from following and chasing.

And at this time, the sound of gold ringing also sounded, and the attacking Ming army, like deflated balls, collapsed in the camp they had just captured.

As far as the eye could see, the three camps were full of corpses and flesh and blood, and the front half was almost stained red. The total number of corpses from both sides was no less than ten thousand, and more than half of them belonged to traitor soldiers.

Until then, the reinforcements from the three battalions arrived slowly.

This was not due to Zhu Cihong's command error, which caused the follow-up reinforcements to fail to catch up in time, but that the three attacking battalions were too fierce and fast.

The Qing army broke into the camp almost in one breath, and then directly killed the Qing army and fled without the slightest pause in the middle. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as flowing and destructive.

Originally, Zhu Cihong's plan was that after the three leading battalions entered the opponent's camp, they would be firmly nailed near the earth wall. After the next three battalions arrived, they would directly attack the three battalions from the gap between the three camps. After the two sides reached a stalemate, the last three battalions pressed forward and completely captured the three camps of Jiannu.

However, the progress of the war was completely unexpected to Zhu Cihong. Obviously, compared with Dorgun and Hong Chengchou, the emperor Zhu Cihong not only underestimated the army he forged, but also had a lower understanding of the fighting power of his army. Get on your two opponents.

Indeed, although Zhu Cihong knew that his education according to some modern training and methods had completely changed the Ming army, and his combat effectiveness must be very strong, but he did not have a specific concept and understanding of how strong it was.

The reason for this is because Zhu Cihong has not experienced any bloody battles, and lacks a clear understanding and understanding of the ancient strong army, and does not have a clear understanding in his mind, so naturally he cannot make an accurate comparison Evaluate.

However, Hong Chengchou and Dorgun were able to roughly assess the combat power of the Ming army from the march and formation of the Ming army, as well as the series of measures implemented by Zhu Cilang, so they kept a safe distance from the Ming army. Never dared to let the cavalry forcefully charge.

Especially Hong Chengchou, when he learned that Zhu Cihuang actually set up a lecture hall, selected soldiers from the army as his own disciples for training, and then distributed them to various towns and armies to train and teach ordinary soldiers. He knew the fighting power and fighting will of the Ming army today. , I am afraid that it will surpass the Qi family army.

And the person who knows the fighting power of the Ming army the most is undoubtedly Hong Niangzi, not to mention Zhu Cihong, even Hong Chengchou can't compare.
But at this moment, Zhu Cihong finally had a clear understanding of how powerful his 10,000+ army was.

I also deeply realized the truth that soldiers are good, not many.

No, it was not at all intended to give Jiannu any chance to breathe, nor was he afraid of wolves before and tigers behind.

Immediately let the left army and the right army move the carriage forward, and began to detour from the left and right wings, let the three battalions in the lead rest in place, and the medical soldiers treated the wounded.

The three battalions that went up as reinforcements immediately launched an attack on the three camps in the middle of Jiannu, trying to take all the nine camps of Jiannu before dark.

(End of this chapter)