In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 273 Even 10 people cannot hold the camp

In the early morning of the next day, before dawn, the Chinese army's camp began to move. After breakfast, groups of soldiers gathered outside the camp, and French machine guns were also pushed out.

It took more than half an hour before the sky was bright and the attacking troops were ready, and then they marched towards the camp where the Qing army was located.

Although it was only the first attack, Lin Rui still assembled a trap camp, a firearms battalion and two infantry battalions, as well as [-] cavalry, a total of [-] horse infantry, and dispatched Huang Ben, Yang Guozhu, and Takuyan Responsible for command.

Naturally, the movements of the Chinese army camp could not be hidden from the Qing and Ming armies. Seeing that the Chinese army dispatched more than 3 horses to attack the camp at one time, Dorgon and Lu Xiangsheng did not dare to neglect, but their mentality was different.

Dorgon naturally did not want the Chinese army to attack them, but Lu Xiangsheng was eager for the Chinese army to attack the Ming army camp and give the new soldiers a chance to grow and exercise.

So when he discovered that the Chinese army was rushing toward his camp, Dorgon was also angry and cursed. However, in order to preserve his strength, he had no choice but to defend his position without engaging in a large-scale fierce battle with the opponent's cavalry too early.

"fire!"

It was not until noon that 100 Chinese troops advanced to the front of the Qing army's camp. 600 [-]-pound French cannons were lined up in a row, and they barely reached the entrance of the camp and were fired.

boom…

Following the order, projectiles as big as a child's fist flew straight towards the Qing army camp 200 steps away.

华军的火器营，每营的标准是装备100门600斤重和50门1000斤重的弗朗基炮，以及2000杆火绳枪，兵力同样在5000人左右。

However, the 1000-pound French cannon is still under development, so each battalion is only equipped with the 600-pound cannon.

At this moment, five people were operating a cannon, and they were very busy. Since each cannon was equipped with ten muskets, they could basically maintain two uninterrupted firings per minute.

Two thousand gunmen were arranged in three teams 50 steps behind the cannon to serve as security guards.

The dense artillery shells left the wooden fence built by the Qing army outside the camp riddled with holes and sawdust flying everywhere.

The traitor soldiers and North Korean servants responsible for the defense were all panicked.

Especially the North Korean servants, looking at the miserable condition of their comrades who were hit by projectiles, were so frightened that they screamed and ran around.

Dorgon, who was watching the battle from behind, looked at this scene and was so angry that he gritted his teeth. If the red cannons of the Qing Dynasty were still there, how could the Chinese army be so rampant?

But now, they can only watch the Chinese army's artillery fire without any means of counterattack.

"Brothers, charge!"

"Kill!"

The artillery fire only lasted for more than a quarter of an hour, and a section of the wooden fence was shaken to the point of collapse. Five thousand old soldiers who were trapped in the camp immediately rushed forward with swords and shields in hand, shouting.

The two infantry battalions only took out the long archers and followed to cover, while the [-] cavalry were always on guard at the periphery.

"Fire arrows!"

The Jiannu cavalry would not carry swords to fight hand-to-hand with the infantry, and Dorgon only removed more than 5000 people to shoot arrows in the back.

"Come on, I will die!"

Faced with the supervision of the Han soldiers, the Korean servants could only rush to defend with their spears in hand and braved the rain of arrows.

For a time, arrows from both sides were flying back and forth, and the killing was fierce on the mile-long battle line. Although Jiannu was on the defensive side, due to the short range of bows and arrows, both Han soldiers and Korean soldiers only had leather armor. On the other hand, the Chinese army The soldiers trapped in the battle were all wearing sophisticated armor, so the Qing army was always at a disadvantage.

Especially when the fire gun soldiers rushed forward to join in, the Korean soldiers they killed were retreating steadily, and the Han soldiers also retreated. In the end, if the Eight Banners warriors had not come up with timely support, the Chinese army would not have directly attacked the camp.

The battle only lasted for an hour. The Chinese army retreated and carried the bodies of the wounded back to the camp, while the Qing army was busy repairing the fence.

Although it was just a small test, with only nearly a thousand casualties on both sides, Dorgon's face was still gloomy and almost dripping with water.It was only the first day, and the opponent almost invaded the camp. In the end, it was the Eight Banners Warriors who went into battle in person to stabilize the situation. How could they defend the situation next?
After testing the Qing army's defense strength and infantry combat power, Lin Rui invested more troops the next day and mobilized two trap camps and two firearms battalions to attack, forcing Dorgon to send [-] troops. The cavalry went out to fight, and Lin Rui also dispatched [-] cavalry for timely reinforcements.

The two sides fought from noon until dusk, then they each stopped and returned to their camps. The Ming army still watched the fire from across the bank and stood still.

"My lord, we can't continue like this. The Chinese army will definitely mobilize more troops to attack tomorrow. In the end, we will have to be beaten to death by them!"

"The key is that they almost broke in today."

"My lord, what do you mean by the Ming army? Are you going to fight or not?"

All the Eight Banners generals started shouting.

Dorgon also ignored the five-day agreement and came to the Ming army camp again in the evening, because if the Chinese army were to attack the camp again, the losses would be great if the camp was really captured by the Chinese army.

"Governor Lu, you have seen what happened today. The Chinese army's offensive is very fierce. I am afraid that I, the Qing Dynasty's own infantry, cannot hold the camp.

Now we are grasshoppers on a rope. Once our army camp is breached, you will not be much better.

So either we must fight the Chinese army immediately, or you can give me [-] infantrymen to defend the camp. It’s your choice! "

"Dorgon, do you still want to be shameless?"

"That's right, you have [-] infantry in your hands, but you still can't defend a large camp? Now you have the nerve to let us help you defend the camp. You might as well just find a piece of tofu and kill it!"

"Haha, don't you, the Eight Banners, claim to be invincible? Why are you having diarrhea now? 10 people are guarding a camp, and they can't hold on for just two days. They're all trash!"

Naturally, Wu Sangui and others would not let go of such a good opportunity. They pointed at Dorgon and gloated and cursed.

"Stop your motherfuckers, our Eight Banners are indeed invincible, but they are cavalry, not infantry."

"I'm too lazy to talk to you. Governor Lu, just give me a pleasant word."

Dorgon also roared, and then said to Lu Xiangsheng, obviously intending to break the jar.

Lu Xiangsheng's face was expressionless, and he obviously saw Dorgon's determination. He was afraid that he would really abandon the camp and leave with the cavalry. Once this happened, it would definitely seriously affect their morale.

So he asked: "How have your casualties been in the past two days?"

"Three thousand Han soldiers died in the battle, five thousand Korean soldiers, five hundred cavalry, and more than 2000 lightly and seriously wounded."

Dorgon didn't hide anything and answered truthfully.

"What's the situation with the Chinese army?"

"A little less than us, but not much less."

After Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he also frowned. The casualties on the defensive side were actually more than those on the attacking side. It was really abnormal. The key was that during the two days of attack, the real elite infantry of the Chinese army did not move at all.

"Governor Lu, I know what you are planning, but Lin Rui is no ordinary person. There are [-] to [-] young men in his camp who are also capable of fighting. He will never let those elite infantry attack the camp. Yes, there is no point in spending any more, it will only lower our morale, leading to a complete defeat in the final battle."

"I don't need you to tell me how to use my troops. Just hold on for a day!"

Lu Xiangsheng waved his hands with a stern face. He really wanted to use defense to consume the strength of the Chinese army, especially the elite infantry of the Chinese army.

"Well, since you don't give up, what's the point of me staying here for one more day?"

Dorgon didn't hesitate. If Lu Xiangsheng still persists after tomorrow, he will go to Chongzhen.

(End of this chapter)