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Although Nikan was harassed in the rear and all the friendly troops chose to return to Huai'an for rescue, he was exhausted and demoralized, and he was about to retreat officially when Dorgon's permission to withdraw was delivered.

But he still has basic military qualities. No matter how depressed he is, he still has to arrange night patrols and vigilance at night in the camp.

Therefore, although the Ming army's sudden attack was caught off guard, it was not exaggerated to the extent that it was discovered only after "touching the camp gate and pulling out the antlers to reject the horse".

At most, they were only a mile or two away from the camp when they were bumped into by Yebushou, who was patrolling the night of the Qing army, and then the two sides fought fiercely.

There were few patrolling cavalry of the Qing army, and when the brigade of Ming army cavalry assigned by Cao Bianjiao charged, they immediately suffered heavy casualties.Moreover, in the twilight before dawn, the combat distance is generally very close, and it is difficult for the two sides to sprint and accelerate long in advance, almost in a state of low-speed hand-to-hand combat.

This kind of battle situation where they couldn't charge up made the Ming army's revolver very easy to use. It could be fired within five steps of the body. The Qing army cavalry had no time to turn to speed up and sprint with their spears, and they were almost unilaterally slaughtered.

After defeating the patrolling cavalry of the Qing army, the main force of the Ming army took advantage of the situation and went straight to the camp of the Chinese army, and a large-scale and tragic battle broke out in an instant.

If it was a normal field battle and the enemy attack was discovered two miles outside the camp at night, it would be considered dereliction of duty, and it would definitely be punished by military law if it went back.

But this time the Qing army was engaged in a siege battle, and the siege camp was set up only three to five miles away from the city wall, so it was necessary to protect the artillery positions for the siege nearby, so it was within reach.If you don't accept it at night, you can only spread it two or three miles away from the camp. If you go further, you may be bombarded by the red cannons at the top of the city.

All of these contributed to the objective convenience of the Ming army's sneak attack.

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Nikan was awakened in his sleep by the screams of the patrolling cavalry outside the camp when they were intercepted and killed. With a distance of two or three miles, there was not much time left for people to react, only a few minutes.

For late winter and early spring, when the weather is still cold, it takes much more time to wake up from the warm quilt and go into battle than in hot summer.

Nikan didn't even have time to wear the padded jacket lined with iron armor, so he had to ask the guards to help him cover the iron padded jacket. Although the padded jacket also has cotton cloth and compacted cotton sheets, the skin will not directly touch the metal. After all, the heat preservation effect was much worse than that of a jacket, and Nikan shivered instinctively from the cold.

Even if Nikan is like this, ordinary Qing soldiers are naturally more miserable. They have no one to serve the armor, and they may not all wear armor with cotton lining and laminated cotton sheets in good condition.
The cold leather and iron sheets on those damaged parts are directly attached to the inner clothing, which feels absolutely uncomfortable.

And even if they put on their armor, most of the soldiers have no time to find their own team and line up to meet the enemy. They can only find a section of the camp wall at random and directly turn to defend on the spot.

Taking advantage of this gap, the vanguard of the Ming army had already rushed to the front of the camp in large numbers, and the two sides fought fiercely.

Speaking of this, I have to mention a little bit about the strength gap between the two armies today——

As mentioned earlier, when Duoduo led his troops to the south last year, he brought 14 Qing troops, of which 11 were lost by him, so the remaining in Jiangbei was originally more than 3 genuine Qing troops (including Manchurian and Mongolian troops). Han flags are not all full soldiers)

Coupled with the addition of the newly added troops of the Huai and Huai Han people, as well as the Mandahai Department that Azig had just reinforced, and the Shandong Qing army that was urgently going south, the two parts were less than 1, and more than 2. Counting it all together, Huainan now has [-] to [-] Qing army field troops, as well as some strong defenders.

Of course, these 8 to 6 people are not all on the front line of Yangzhou, and some of them have to be separated to guard other directions. Before that, they were attacked by Zhang Mingzhen in Huai'an and defeated thousands of second-line troops. It is [-] to [-] people.

Man Dahai, Shang Shan, and Li Chengdong retreated first, taking away at least two-thirds of the people. At the moment, there are between 5000 and 2 people around Nikan. Zhu Shuren can't estimate too specifically.

Now that he knew the size of the enemy, Zhu Shuren would come to sneak attack, of course he had complete confidence and confidence.He has never liked to play the thrilling trick of winning more with less like the protagonists of Internet novels, let alone bullying the less with the more now that he has the conditions, why not bully the less?

Even if it was a defensive battle before, the total force he invested was basically guaranteed to be more than that of the Qing army. The entire defense line in the eastern section of Huainan, the total force of the Ming army has exceeded 8, and it is nothing more than dividing troops into multiple cities. There is also the Yangtze River Navy in the rear to dispatch reinforcements at any time.

In today's battle, Zhu Shuren invested [-] Ming troops in one go!This still takes into account the limit of the deployment of troops on the Yangzhou battlefield. No matter how many people there are, the troops will not be able to spread out, otherwise he would like to add some insurance.

The lion fights the rabbit, and use all your strength!
When he played Duduo last year, he had a two-to-one numerical advantage, and he also had the right time and place.Today, he wants at least a three to one numerical advantage!Also take advantage of the sneak attack!

It's a shark arm if you don't take advantage of it!It is irresponsible for the lives of the soldiers!You don't need to be handsome to win a war, you just need to win!

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With three times the number of people, the equipment is not bad, and there is a sneak attack, the progress of the first stage of the battle is naturally very smooth.

The fight started at the first moment of Mao Shi, and lasted only a quarter of an hour. Not long after Mao Shi, the outer camp of the Qing army completely collapsed.

The Ming army pushed too fast, occupying the outer camp wall as soon as they came up, and the crossbowmen and musketeers were able to climb up the rammed earth wall with pickets, and relying on the densely packed picket fences as cover, they moved towards the camp. The tents inside the wall of the village fired indiscriminately.

As the defensive side, the Qing army was slow to deploy and did not occupy the right place. The crossbowmen had no time to go up the wall, so the Ming army's crossbowmen took the commanding heights from the outside.

During this period, the Qing army organized several counter-attacks, either trying to recapture the camp gate, or trying to block the entrance and re-mount the wall, but they were all killed by the Ming army, and the casualties were extremely tragic.

After resisting clumsily from left to right for a long time, Nikan finally had to make up his mind and issued an order hoarsely in the chaos: "Let all the armies retreat to the central camp and the northern camp to defend and reorganize, and completely abandon the left and right outer camps! Make no mistake!"

The messengers immediately went to notify the various ministries, and the Qing army gradually recovered a little order in the process of gradually shrinking and retreating, and it was regarded as exchanging space for time.

As mentioned earlier, the Jiangbei camp was originally built to accommodate 6 people. Even if it was set back two days, before Man Dahai Shangshan and Li Chengdong left, the camp could be full of people.So now that there are less than 2 people left, the living conditions are actually very loose.
Man Dahai and the others also walked in a hurry when they withdrew their troops. They didn't know how to dismantle the tents. At most, they took away the soft belongings that accompanied the troops, and the rest would be left to the friendly troops, as long as Nikan's quartermaster matched the accounts.

The camp of 2 people guarding 6 people is naturally relatively sparse, and there is a large area that can be abandoned.And in the hasty battle just now, the number of casualties and escapes reached several thousand. Nikan reckoned that there were only a little over 1 troops left under him, which could be mobilized, and there was nothing wrong with retreating back to the strongest center camp.

With the buffer and delay of the outer camp, the walls and gates of the middle camp were guarded by the Qing army, and the Qing army could regain control of the geographical advantage.

In some of the most critical places in the camp wall, there are even temporary rammed earth platforms as simple forts. Although it is impossible to install the heavy Hongyi cannon weighing more than [-] jin, it is still enough to install a [-]-jin Flang machine. It is also true that some artillery firepower points can be used as defensive support.

In this way, although the Ming army generally seized the outer wall, when the Ming army needed to further attack the inner camp wall from the outer wall and pass through the open area between the two battalions, they would be killed by the Qing army at a long distance and lacked shelter.

As for whether to hold on to the inner camp and wait for help, or to run away, that will be discussed later, and it is precisely because of this that Nikan ordered the northern camp not to give up, but also to ensure a way out for himself.

Even if the Ming army can outflank the land ahead of time, when it comes to an emergency, Nikan is sure to let the troops of the Chinese army battalion throw wooden fences, rammed earth, and other construction waste into the Hangou Canal to create hidden reefs. The narrow artificial canal was temporarily blocked by hidden reefs to prevent Ming army ships from chasing through Hangou.

(Note: When the Qing army set up the Jiangbei camp, they camped across the Hangou Canal, so as to ensure that the traffic arteries were guarded. When fighting in the Huaiyang area, the most important military throat is the Grand Canal. The reason for fighting for Huaiyang, The core purpose is also to compete for the Grand Canal between the Jianghuai)

And he himself can take the Qing army canal tank boat in the camp, go north of Hangou and retreat to Huai'an.Even though the navy of the Ming army was much stronger than the Qing army, they couldn't fly over to chase them when the river was cut off. As long as Nikan retreated into Gaoyou Lake, they could move around and get the support of the Qing army in Huai'an.

As for the interception of the Ming army on land, Nikan was not very afraid, because the infantry on land and the soldiers on the ship were definitely at a disadvantage.The field infantry did not have any bunkers, but the archers on the ship could rely on wooden cabins to block arrows and bullets. The archers of the Qing army were also better at archery, and they would definitely suffer from the Ming army.

However, it will take time for the soldiers in the Chinese camp to temporarily fill the rammed earth and wooden piles of the camp wall into the ditch and block the canal. The Qing army must stick to the camp for at least a few hours to complete this emergency construction. It's still too scribbled to be any more scribbled.

If you can't hold on, the canal can't be blocked, even if the Qing army flees in a hurry, the Ming army navy will catch up.At that time, everyone will be shooting at each other, and the Qing army will have no advantage.

Nikan made up his mind. After abandoning the outer camp, the inner camp naturally defended very resolutely. Thanks to the large camps of others, he had the capital to squander, and he was able to organize resistance after losing for a while.As long as there are fewer soldiers and the camp is smaller, he is gone now.

After Huang Fei and Liu Zhaoji on the opposite side broke through the outer camp, they were overjoyed at first, and continued to attack with momentum like a rainbow, but when they attacked the open area between the inner and outer camps, the casualties of the charging soldiers of the Ming army who lacked cover also increased suddenly. few.

The Qing army was already prepared and defended, occupying the commanding heights of the inner village wall. The deployment of bow and crossbow firepower was very tricky.

Although the Ming army was not unable to attack, the exchange ratio of casualties in the whole process was reversed.At the beginning, the Ming army could replace several Qing troops by one person, but it was reversed to less than one to one.The death of every Qing army crossbowman in the inner camp can take away at least one or two Ming army soldiers.

Huang Fei and Liu Zhaoji were working directly under Zhu Shuren's subordinates for the first time, and they also wanted to perform well in front of the prince, but they did not hesitate to invest, and the battlefield fell into minced meat for a while.

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Zhu Shuren, who was far away in the city of Yangzhou, had been watching the battlefield in the far north with binoculars.

He has broken his promise to the princess' wife a little today - when he came to Jiangbei, he said that he stayed in Guazhoudu all the time. Under the protection of the navy, he would never go to the Jiangbei mainland to fight the Qing army.

In today's attack on the battalion, he did not come to the front line to command in person, but at least he entered Yangzhou City and climbed up the tower to find a commanding height.

The specific details of the battle ahead, naturally, there are fast horse scouts running back and forth to report. The battlefield is less than a dozen miles away from the north gate of Yangzhou, and the messenger can bring the latest situation every quarter of an hour.

Therefore, after Huang Fei and Liu Zhaoji fell into a war of attrition, Zhu Shuren knew about it after half a stick of incense.When he heard about Nikan's latest coping strategy, he couldn't help frowning.

"Nikan exchanged space for time, gave up the outer camp in exchange for organizing an orderly defense in advance for the inner camp? Then why didn't he immediately re-deploy the cavalry artillery between the inner and outer camp walls and blast the inner camp walls away?
Forget it, Huang Fei and Liu Zhaoji's time with the king was still too short, and they didn't study too seriously.Let them immediately consult the artillery officers accompanying the army, and deploy the wall-breaking artillery!

After this battle, let them go to Wuchang to study for a few months!In the future, all the generals under the king's command, the commander-in-chief and the lieutenant-general and above must learn the mobile warfare deployment and temporary deployment of the cavalry artillery, and those who cannot master it must not be reused!Go back and defend the city! "

Zhu Shuren's call, of course, was that Pegasus was sent to the front line, and Huang Fei and Liu Zhaoji were surprised when they heard it, and they hurriedly carried it out - this matter, in the final analysis, they came too late to vote, and they were against Prince E's army combat drills. , Unfamiliar with tactical deployment.

Of course, Huang Fei and others know how to use cannons, but their thinking on the application of Hongyi cannons still stays in "attacking and defending the city", staying in "before firing cannons, it is necessary to build a defensive fort long in advance, or at least spend a day and a half to build a siege." artillery positions".

Regarding the flexible use of the "6-pound cavalry gun" that Zhu Shuren put into actual combat for the first time during the battle against Duduo at the end of last year, they still have a lack of strings in their minds, and they can't easily remember it in an emergency.

Isn't the cavalry gun with a wheel mount used in such a flexible occasion of "advancing with the position, advancing and deploying at any time, and firing again with just a stick of incense"!
For cavalry artillery, the range is not important, and the firepower is not important. The most important thing is to move forward with the army, deploy and fire immediately!The main thing is to be flexible!
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After more than a quarter of an hour of bloody fighting on the front line, the sky was almost completely bright, and it was almost morning.The bloody battle was still going on, and Huang Fei and Liu Zhaoji finally got the latest instructions from the prince from the messenger behind.

They also slapped their thighs fiercely, regretting that they fought wars based on experience, and anxiously forgot the magical effect of such new things as cavalry cannons.

Between the two walls of the inner and outer camps, cavalry artillery can be temporarily deployed!It won't take much time!
"Quick! Quickly pull the cavalry guns in through the gap in the outer camp wall, and deploy it four hundred steps away from the inner camp wall! Don't get too close to avoid being injured by the inner camp's crossbow firearms! The one in the middle blocking the shooting circle Several tents were burned down immediately!"

"Hey wait! Stay with the two tents on the left for a while, just to block the observation from the commanding heights of the Tartars! Don't let the Tartar watchtower see our movements too quickly!"

After a short time of deployment, the first batch of cavalry cannons were ready to fire, and before they had time to adjust them, they directly blasted at the inner camp wall in a hurry.

The Qing army in the inner battalion was still defending according to the danger, and thousands of soldiers were assigned to urgently dig the canal. In such a chaotic environment, the shelling of the Ming army directly interrupted the rhythm of the battlefield.

In the shock and bewilderment of the Qing army, two small openings in the wall of the inner camp were blown down, arousing cheers from the attacking Ming army—it was just a layer of sharpened wooden stakes inserted into the ground. In the rammed earth, how can it withstand the bombardment of the cannon with such a solid level? Of course, it will be broken in one shot.

The Ming army prepared for a few short rounds of firepower, and then rushed in from the gap in the inner camp.However, the Qing army was dizzy by the sudden shelling. The key was that they did not expect that they would also be shelled in such a hasty attack on the camp. The psychological expectations were broken, and it was naturally more chaotic.

When Nikan figured out the situation in the back camp, he didn't even think about "why the cannons of the Ming army can advance so fast and deploy so suddenly." The canal is over, and the only way to go is to go directly on the boat, count as many people as you can take away, and break through the siege directly by land if it is too late.

If there were still a large group of cavalry around him now, he would have already broken through by land!Wasn't it because the cavalry and other quick-reaction troops were taken away by Man Dahai and others, and what he left behind were the siege heavy infantry and artillery.

With the defeat of Nikan, the troops in the Qing army's inner battalion finally collapsed completely, and were killed and injured by the Ming army indiscriminately. Once the rest were cut and surrounded, they had to kneel down and surrender.

Nikan took thousands of remnants who were able to board the ship, and rushed northward along Hangou.However, this time Huang Fei and Liu Zhaoji made inferences - Zhu Shuren taught them that cavalry cannons could be deployed forward and flexibly, so they transported a few cannons to the north of Beiying in advance, led by cavalry troops, and were responsible for copying the Qing army. back road.

Nikan originally saw that there were Ming army cavalry intercepting the river on both sides of the canal, so he was not too panic-he was not afraid that the cavalry would stand in the open space and shoot at the tank boat.

However, the Ming army quickly took out the cavalry cannon and bombarded the ship, throwing the Qing army into chaos.The wooden planks that could have easily prevented musket bullets and crossbow arrows were of course indestructible in front of the shells, and the broken sawdust flying horizontally could also form shrapnel, blowing up the people in the cabin to bloody flesh, which was even more powerful than solid bullets. Open targets are several times better.

Nikan's boat ride was careless and he didn't think it was dangerous before, so he didn't lower the flag of the flagship.At this moment, of course, they were warmly welcomed by Jiahe from the cavalry artillery of the Ming army, and everyone focused on greeting the cannonballs to the Nikan boat.

"Lord Baylor, be careful!" The guards next to him tried their best to cover them, and as the planks of the ship were broken and collapsed, the guards filled them with shields, but what's the use?
Yang Guo swung a stone with his dark iron epee, and it could pierce the five-layer shield of the Khan's guards (of course in the world of martial arts), let alone a serious cannon.

During the chaotic battle, a shell plowed a bloody path among Nikan's bodyguards, followed by more blows. In less than a cup of tea, Nikan's boat was sunk.

It's just that the water in the canal was shallow, and after the boats sank to the bottom, they couldn't completely submerge in the water. The flying broken military flags further hit the morale of the Qing army, reminding everyone that their Lord Baylor was in danger.

The rest of the Qing army was completely disintegrated. With several sunken ships blocking the channel, the Qing army was like a turtle in an urn. They either went ashore to break through on foot and were eventually killed, or surrendered obediently.

Except for a few who broke through, most of the Qing army of the Nikan Ministry was wiped out on the battlefield from the north of Yangzhou City to the shore of Gaoyou Lake.