Anti Qing

Chapter 28

Under Niutouyuan, the camp of the Qing army.

The big yellow dragon banners were hunting in the air, and there were many tents scattered all over the surrounding area, and various flags fluttered in the wind, covering the sky and the sun.

Inside the camp, people shouted and horses neighed, countless Qing soldiers ran back and forth, and from time to time several horses galloped out, billowing smoke and dust into the sky.

On the wall of the camp, teams of Manchurian Eight Banners infantry archers with helmets on their backs and hard bows on their backs wore gun helmets on their heads, and their eyes scanned the surrounding Pingchuan vigilantly.

Horses were everywhere outside the camp, the barriers were heavily fortified, and the atmosphere was solemn.

The Yellow Dragon Banner stood in front of a large white tent in the middle of the camp. Outside the tent, two white-armored guards surrounded by three layers of heavy armor stood with their knives on their faces, with a fierce look on their faces.

In the tent, Duoduo sat on the north side with a big horse and a golden knife, and a whole set of Zhengbai flag iron armor was hung on the shelf behind him. Beside the armor shelf, a wide-edged goose-winged knife was shining with a frightening cold light.

Several Eight Banners generals in heavy armor lined up on the left and right, staring at the two Red Banner Han army leaders kneeling in the middle.

The Zhenghong Banner of the Han Army was directly led by Kong Youde, the respectful king, and was the main force of the [-] to [-] reinforcements who came later. Of course, Duoduo was waiting not only for these tens of thousands of horses, but also for an independent artillery battalion.

Wuzhenchao Ha Pao Battalion, which was established by Huang Taiji in the past, is also known as the Han Army Pao Battalion.

Tracing back to the source, the Qing army can now have so many artillery, thanks to the large number of traitors who defected to the past.

In the sixth year of Chongzhen, Kong Youde led more than [-] Ming troops to surrender to Houjin. He not only brought several Hongyi cannons directly purchased from Portugal, but also passed on the Ming army's technology of casting cannons and artillery operation and aiming.

Based on this, Huang Taiji formed the current Wuzhenchao Ha Pao Battalion.

The artillery brought by Kong Youde included hundreds of Hongyi heavy artillery pieces, as well as many Shenwei general artillery pieces cast by hired craftsmen in Liaodong.

Almost all members of the Wuzhenchao Ha Cannon Battalion, from the cannonsmiths to the gunners who operated the launch, were Han Chinese who surrendered.

After entering the customs, whenever a strong city was difficult to attack, the Qing army seldom went to attack with heavy troops, and they all had to wait for the artillery battalion to arrive with heavy artillery.

In the battle of Tongguan in history, Duoduo stood firm in the camp and held a stalemate with the Dashun Army for thirteen days.

"What, did you come to Luoning?"

"Send someone to urge again!"

Sitting in front of the table, Duoduo yelled at the two Zhenghong Banner Han army commanders who were kneeling on the ground.

The two assistant leaders were terribly frightened by Doduo, the armor on their bodies didn't have the slightest reassuring effect at this moment, and even the leaves of the armor were trembling.

"Prince Yu, King Gongshun's Wuzhenchao Ha Pao Battalion has carried a lot of heavy artillery. This is already giving up a lot of luggage. It is really not fast!"

When Doduo heard this, he lowered his eyes and gradually became more serious.

"Luoning is still nearly [-] miles away from Tongguan. When will we wait?"

"Hurry back and tell Kong Youde that no matter what method he uses, the red cannon must be transported to Tongguan within three days!"

The distance of more than 180 miles could be reached in one day if all cavalry were used, but Kong Youde's reinforcements were mainly infantry, and it was impossible to march quickly with heavy artillery.

With a three-day deadline, this is almost an impossible task.

The two Zhenghongqi Han army commanders looked at each other with lowered eyes, and they could see extreme fear in each other's eyes, and no one dared to say another word.

They have no doubts, as long as they say one more word, they will confess their lives here.

They all kowtowed again and again as if they had received amnesty.

"Slave, go and urge me again!"

"get out!"

Seeing these useless Han troops, Duoduo was furious.

The defeat in the last battle was entirely due to the fact that the army formed by the Green Battalion was dispersed by Dashun's three-wall cavalry. If they were all Manchurian Eight Banners, this situation would not have happened.

Duoduo led the rear army to retreat in time, so that no more losses were caused.

Regarding Geng Zhongming's capture and death, Duoduo was also shocked when he got the exact news that night.

It stands to reason that Geng Zhongming's ability to escape is not weak, and most of his subordinates are composed of surrendered Ming Dynasty frontier troops, so they should not be caught up.

Shocked, Duduo also immediately raised his account, determined to hold out outside Tongguan, and wait for the reinforcements to arrive before attacking.

During this day and night, Doduo personally rode out of the camp more than once to observe the surrounding terrain, and commanded the Qing army to dig ravines, traps, and build many earthen walls and watchtowers within five miles outside the camp.

The Niutou Plateau was also seized by Duduo's elite Manchurian guards, which could form three-directional crossfire with the outside of the camp.

Dodo has full confidence in the defense of the camp.

The most important thing is that although there are only more than 3 people left in the Qing army, there are [-] elites of the Zhenghuang Banner, Zhengbai Banner, and Bordered Red Banner.

The more than 2 defeated soldiers from the Green Battalion who were dispersed yesterday are gathering little by little, but they don't care about the life and death of these people at all.

As long as the more than 1 Manchurian soldiers are not lost, it doesn't matter if the green battalion is all dead, and it is very simple to recruit again.

"Reporting to Prince Yu, traces of the rogue army were found four miles away from the camp!"

All of a sudden, a Manchurian sentry galloped back outside the big tent, dismounted in one go, and then rushed into the tent.

The generals of the Qing army in the tent all tightened their eyes when they heard the news.

"how many people?"

"Return to Prince Yu, the number is unknown!"

"I saw banners flying everywhere outside Jindou Pass, the sky was covered by smoke and dust, and a large number of bandits were mighty and boundless!"

Duoduo sneered, and rose up against the table.

"Okay!"

"This king didn't go to Li thief to report the shame of yesterday's battle, but he came out to die by himself."

Doduo immediately began to put on the armor, talking as he put it on.

"Here's an order to lead Li Tai to lead 3000 people from the Zhenglan Banner and Zhenghuang Banner of the Han Army, stick to the four miles outside the camp, and use ravines and traps to delay the attack of the bandits!"

"Yes!"

The sentry cavalry didn't dare to neglect, turned around and left the big tent.

After putting on the armor, Duoduo hung the goose-winged knife on his waist, picked up the binoculars on the table, and walked out of the big tent.

When he came to the wall of the camp and looked through the binoculars, Duoduo's expression gradually became dignified.

Fangcai looked very relaxed in the tent, but it was to stabilize the morale of the army. He knew in his heart that the Manchurian Sentinels would not deliberately exaggerate.

Since there is such a statement, it can only show that the Shun army has exhausted its main force.

There are still a large number of Shun soldiers rushing out of Jindou Pass, and the big blue banner on Pingchuan outside the pass is swaying with the wind, and below it are Dashun soldiers and horses lined up in a long snake formation.

From the binoculars, it can be clearly seen that the Shun soldiers on Pingchuan are all wearing blue arrow jackets lined with cotton armor, holding large shields in the front row, and marching in a strict army formation.

The Shun army that attacked the green camp yesterday used old soldiers to coerce ordinary soldiers. Duduo narrowed his eyes and immediately saw the difference between this part of the Shun army and yesterday.

This time, the Shun Army changed its tactics from the past and put all the old soldiers in the front row.

The difference between the army formation composed of veteran soldiers and the ordinary soldiers yesterday is obvious.

The army formation of the Shun Army seems to be simply lined up, but upon closer inspection, it turns out that the lineup is well-organized and the military order is solemn.

At a glance, the queue is uniform, not even weaker than the Eight Banners of Manchuria.

Putting down the binoculars, Duoduo narrowed his eyes slightly, pondered for a moment in his heart, then raised his hands and clenched them into fists, and made a slight move backwards.

"Ugh-"

The trumpets for troop deployment went from near to far, one after another, and many generals of the Qing army immediately rushed back to their tents, got dressed and got on their horses.

In the camp of the Qing army, the sound of drums and drums resounded in an instant.

Under Duduo's mobilization, the remaining green battalion rumbled out of the big camp and rushed to the fortifications on the left and right sides, while more than ten thousand Manchurian Three Banners elites slowly pushed out their shield vehicles.

The green battalions each had about [-] divisions, and the central army in the big camp with the most fortifications was Duoduo personally leading more than [-] elites of the Three Banners of Manchuria, relying on the big battalion and shield vehicles to line up.

The Qing army is slowly forming a "V"-shaped formation, and the green battalion archers holding bows and crossbows on both sides are under the cover of the fortifications, and will form crossfire against the Shun army attacking the camp.

More than a thousand Manchurian step archers, under the leadership of a Jiala Ezhen, quickly climbed up the winding path under the Niutou plateau to seize the commanding heights.

"Woooooo-"

On the Niutouyuan, the flags were fluttering, and the horns sounded in a hurry.

The Qing army launched more than [-] black-holed artillery, aiming at the marching Shun army, ready to fire at any time.

At this time, there was a fierce shout of killing suddenly in front of him.

Through the binoculars, it can be seen that the vanguard of the Dashun Army has been fighting with the two-banner Green Battalion of Li Shitai's troops four miles away.

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