The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 220 Determination
"Jiannu divided his army into eighth and plundered along the Taihang Mountains and canals from the west of Beijing to Shanxi. It was inevitable that the troops would be dispersed and it would be difficult to respond."

Sun Chuanting did not look at Cao Wenzhao's gaze, all his attention was focused on the wilderness in the eastern suburb of Zhending not far away.

Jialiangma reported that within a radius of [-] li, there was no other army, and they were going further to reconnaissance.

There is only one Qing army outside Zhending City, and it is the Qing army that is right in front of his eyes.

At first, Sun Chuanting just wanted to expel the Qing army, lift their siege on Zhending, and drive them out of the Zhending area.

Sun Chuanting is very clear about the fighting power of the Qing army. In May of the eighth year of Chongzhen, he led his servants and a small group of Qing troops to fight in the field.

Although Jiannu Zhenyi was able to ride and shoot, his cavalry skills of ordinary soldiers were slightly inferior to those of the frontier cavalry, and even more difficult to compare with the Mongolian cavalry.

The riding battle can only be said to be quite satisfactory, not brilliant, it can only be said that it will not become a shortcoming.

Jiannu is better than infantry fighting, carrying a strong armor, carrying a strong bow, excellent archery skills, and extremely brave in close combat.

Among them, the white armored soldiers are even more brave. They are not only excellent in foot combat, but also extremely skilled in cavalry combat. The ordinary soldiers are not their opponents at all.

In that confrontation with the Qing army, the number of the Qing army was not many, only more than [-] people, and there were two white armors.

At that time, they were retreating to the north with mules and horses looted from the surrounding area.

Sun Chuanting led the troops to ambush on the only way the Qing army must pass, and stopped and killed them when they were halfway.

At that time, he brought a total of more than 200 family members and militiamen, almost ten times the number of the Qing army.

However, the result of the war did not appear to be one-sided. The first reaction of the Qing army when it was attacked was not to panic and flee, but to find out where the ambush was at the first time.

Then no one issued any military orders at all, so they began to countercharge them.

The small colonels in the Jiannu army, that is, officers, generally carried command flags on their backs, which was almost the same as the internal situation of the Ming army, except that there were certain differences in the size and shape of the flags.

The first time they encountered an attack, they quickly completed the assembly, and then immediately made countermeasures.

There are melee squads who are close to countering the charge, and there are archers who ride horses to find shelters and favorable high grounds, and then dismount and open their bows to provide long-range support.

More than 200 people beat 20 people, doing mental calculations or not, or ambushing.

But in that battle, they only killed five Qing troops in total. The rest of the Qing troops chose to retreat after the fierce battle, and they took the corpses with them when they left.

However, there were more than 20 people killed by them, and there were more wounded, nearly fifty people.

Nearly half of the casualties were killed by those two white armored soldiers.

Those people who were taken captive, their property, and livestock were taken back a lot, which can barely be counted as military exploits.

The Qing army was fierce and brave, with strong armor and sharp blades, and the shortcomings of riding and fighting were made up for by the surrender of the Mongolian tribes in Monan.

"Jiannu fought bravely on foot, but their cavalry was a little weaker. In order to retreat, they left behind the Mongolian cavalry, but now the Mongolian cavalry suffered heavy casualties and their morale was low..."

"This is our chance!"

A bright light flashed in Sun Chuanting's eyes, he clenched the whip in his hand, and looked at Cao Wenzhao.

His voice was very low, he was speaking to Cao Wenzhao, but it seemed that he was speaking to himself alone.

Lin Danhan died of illness in Qinghai, becoming the last straw that overwhelmed Monan Mongolia.

Huang Taiji seized this once-in-a-thousand-year opportunity, and with the help of the momentum to subdue Monan Mongolia, established a country and proclaimed himself emperor, and unified the northern land.

It has been nearly three years since Huang Taiji proclaimed himself emperor.

In the past three years, Jianu has continued to grow and develop, and it is not only a little bit stronger than it was in the eight years.

So Sun Chuanting has always been extremely cautious before picking up the station.

Even the words used when issuing military orders to Cao Bianjiao and He Renlong were carefully considered for a long time, so that they could preserve their strength as much as possible.

However, the current situation is changing too fast.

Under the attack of Cao Bianjiao and He Renlong, most of the Mongolian cavalry guarding the two wings of the Qing army were defeated.

After a short period of thinking and weighing each other's strength, Sun Chuanting issued a bold military order.

"Order, Cao Bianjiao and He Renlong lead the elite cavalry of the headquarters, and cut off the way for Jiannu to retreat!"

"Ling, the superintendent battalion is crossing the river, watching the formation from a distance, and guarding against the slaves..."

The sound of horseshoes on the battlefield was endless. Under Sun Chuanting's order, the cavalry of the brigade bypassed the formation of the Qing army and galloped away from the two wings.

Sun Chuanting came to the front line in person, and together with Cao Wenzhao, led the troops in the front line.

The cavalry of the leading headquarters and the cavalry of the fourth battalion of the supervising standard set up a large formation, facing the Qing army, and the distance between the two armies was only five miles.

Sun Chuanting stared ahead, his expression was stern, and there was no wave in his eyes, as if everything was well planned, and nothing could cause his mood to fluctuate.

But this is only in the eyes of outsiders, Sun Chuanting tightly grasped the whip in his hand.

He could clearly hear the sound of his own heartbeat.

The Qing army has nearly 5000 people, with many armored soldiers and complete weapons.

Three Jiala warriors, this is already a considerable force, and they are still the first line of the Zhenglan Banner, the direct line of the Eight Banners.

Military battles are dangerous. It is not a simple comparison of strength and numbers. If you are not careful, you may be defeated and die. If you make a bad move, you may lose everything.

The reason why Sun Chuanting disapproved of Lu Xiangsheng's decisive battle with the Qing army was precisely because he felt that Lu Xiangsheng's plan was too risky.

The Qing army had been planning for this entry for a long time, moving like thunder, and heading south like a bamboo, it was obvious that they came prepared.

But they are passive defensive, and there are too many things to ignore along the way.

The generals in all towns retreated one after another, timid before fighting.

For many years in field battles with the Qing army, there were more losses than wins.

Sun Chuanting is not optimistic about the outcome of the decisive battle.

Moreover, this time the establishment of slaves and the invasion of the bandits, they went south with a large number of Mongolian Qingqi.

Even if the decisive battle can really be won, I am afraid that it will not be able to shake the foundation of Jiannu.

It's just that now, a unique opportunity is placed in front of Sun Chuanting.

"The formation of the Jiannu army is tight, and the cavalry cannot attack by force. If you want to break the formation of the Jiannu army, you still need to use infantry to break through the formation."

Cao Wenzhao raised the binoculars in his hand, frowned, and observed the large formation of the Qing army not far away.

He and the Qing army can be regarded as old opponents, so they naturally know the bottom line.

The Qing army's large formation was about one mile long and wide. It was originally a horizontal formation, but now it has become a square formation.

The shield chariot is in front, with the artillery in the middle, arrayed on all sides, the archers are behind the shield chariot artillery, and the two wings are the regrouped Mongolian cavalry.

The scene in front of me is exactly the same as the battle to recover the four cities of Zunhua. When the Qing army faced the encirclement, they also lined up and defended in the same way.

"Jiannu's shield and chariot are strong, bows and crossbows are difficult to penetrate, and guns are difficult to penetrate. Jiannu's armored soldiers mostly hold hard crossbows and strong bows. Most of our army has Kaiyuan bows, and there are few heavy bows. We have no advantage in shooting... "

Cao Wenzhao looked sideways slightly, and glanced at Sun Chuanting who was also observing the Qing army formation ahead with binoculars.

The telescope used by Sun Chuanting is a telescopic three-section telescope, which is one meter in length after being stretched, and is erected on a high slope with brackets.

In an emergency, the human shoulder can also be used as a support.

The binoculars used by Sun Chuanting are quite ornately decorated, with animal patterns carved on many places.

Of course, Sun Chuanting didn't buy it from outside, but Chen Wang gave it to Sun Chuanting.

Sun Chuanting was upright. At first, Chen Wang was reprimanded when he sent the brocade box containing the telescope. It was not until he opened the brocade box and Chen Wang presented the telescope that Sun Chuanting's expression turned cloudy.

Chen Wang gave a total of two sets, the first was bought from Macau, and the other was a telescope made by Bo Jue.

The telescope made by Bo Jue uses two convex mirrors, and when it comes out, it is an inverted image. It is a Kepler-style telescope.

But this problem has already been solved by Chen Wang. The knowledge of physics in junior high school is not difficult, it's just an adjustment.

It turned out that Chen Wang couldn't remember all the knowledge of physics in junior high school. After all, it had been useless for a long time, but since this era.

It turns out that the things I have seen and understood are all fresh in my memory, as if I have the ability of photographic memory.

"With the current strength of our army, I am afraid it will be difficult to defeat Jiannu..."

Cao Wenzhao thought for a long time, but chose to advise Sun Chuanting.

There were nearly 5000 Qing troops besieging Zhending. Although Cao Bianjiao and He Renlong had just won the victory and killed many Mongolian cavalry, the overall impact on the Qing army was not great.

The best way is to let go of the gap, let the Qing army leave the encirclement net, and then take the opportunity to chase after it, killing and injuring the Qing army as much as possible.

In this way, the risk is far less than a strong attack, and the rewards are not bad, and there can be an explanation to the higher authorities.

"Do not."

Sun Chuanting didn't turn his head, his eyes were still on the Qing army formation under the thousands of miles of lens.

"We have a chance, and it's not a small chance."

Cao Wenzhao was a little surprised, he didn't know why Sun Chuanting was so confident, and why he was so sure.

"Didn't you mention the Sea Oath Gun to me before?"

"Sea oath gun?"

Cao Wenzhao was slightly stunned and his eyes moved slightly. After a short period of doubt, he quickly reacted.

The name of the new type of firecrackers equipped by Chen Wangjun's firecrackers is called sea oath.

It is said to be a blunderbuss, but compared to ordinary blunderbusses, it is heavier, longer, and has a very strange appearance. It is carried on the body with a strap.

When he was in Tongguan, when he asked about it, Chen Wang explained to him about the oath gun in detail.

Later, he asked for a few guns, showed it to Sun Chuanting, and briefly mentioned it, but he didn't expect Sun Chuanting to mention it at this time.

"I have had people try those guns, and they can break through three layers of heavy armor within forty steps, and two layers of armor within sixty steps."

"The flint used to make fire. Some time ago, I saw that when Chen Wang was practicing in formation, the firecrackers did not fight separately, but fought side by side like ordinary soldiers."

"For the time it takes to fire the bird gun once, you can fire the sea oath gun twice, or even three times..."

Sun Chuanting withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Cao Wenzhao.

"The current situation is difficult and the opportunity is rare, no matter what, we must give it a try!"

Not only did he let people try the blunderbuss sent by Cao Wenzhao, but he also observed Chen Wang training the army when he was stationed.

Chen Wang arranged his gunners in four rows and stood staggered. The salvo of the four rows was extremely astonishing, and the large white fog almost covered most of the training ground.

When shooting in bursts, the four rows of musketeers fired in turn, round after round, almost continuously.

If this can be done in actual combat, the enemy may fail to fight, and a large number of them will fall just on the way of charging.

Sun Chuanting slowly raised the whip in his hand and pointed at the formation of the Qing army, he had already made up his mind.

(End of this chapter)