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The ninth day of December in the first year of the Jin Dynasty.

The weather is very good. The winter sun is not so glaring after it comes out, and people under the sun can't feel much warmth. For the often foggy climate in the north, such weather is very rare.

A bloody battle that shocked the world has finally kicked off. This is a battle that concerns the life and death of two dynasties. This is a battle worthy of long-term study by historians. Just like the situation hundreds of years later, this is A classic battle of the few against the many.

On the whole, the Jiangning Battalion took the initiative to attack, with 15 troops, decisively attacked the [-] Ming army and the coalition forces of the Houjin Tartars. This was something Chen Xinjia, Wang Daozhi, and Dorgon did not expect, and they even more unexpected Surprisingly, the soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion were actually divided into three, each with a strong purpose.

The beginning of the battle still started with the artillery bombardment. At Chenshi, the artillery battalion of the Jiangning Battalion began to bombard.

The yellow sand rolled up all over the sky, and huge clods of mud were bombed into the air, accompanied by sporadic bloodstains, scattered all around. Some clods of mud and stones were repeatedly blasted into the air, and the sound of the rumbling guns was unbearable to the ears. accepted.

After so many battles, it is difficult for the artillery to deal a fatal blow to the Datong Frontier Army and the Houjin Tartars. The Datong Frontier Army is familiar with the sharpness of the Jiangning Camp artillery, so when choosing the place for the battle, they took this into consideration. , fighting in the valley, the power of the artillery was discounted, but Chen Xinjia and others still did not expect that the sergeants under their command had never seen such a large-scale artillery.I have never seen such a large-scale launch and bombing. The bombing lasted for half an hour, and a layer of land was cut off in some places.

This kind of imposing deterrence has no small effect.

During the artillery bombardment, Chen Xinjia and others were unable to mobilize a large army, which would cause even greater casualties.Only after the artillery stops attacking can the full-scale deployment of the fight be started.

As soon as the artillery stopped, the earth-shattering drums sounded.

The first to attack was the 3 Jiangning battalion soldiers led by He Renlong. They all attacked without leaving a reserve team. The scale of the [-] charge was not small. The ground began to tremble.

The fortifications built by the Datong frontier army have long since been bombed out of sight.At this time, they can only choose to fight face to face. Seeing such a large-scale offensive momentum of the Jiangning Camp, the kingly command of the battle is very clear. Being passive, it will be difficult to restore morale later.

The armies of the two armies collided in the valley.The huge impact can be heard even miles away.The sound of shouting and killing drowned out all the wailing and screaming, and the sound of the impact of swords also covered part of the sound of the flintlock guns.

While Wang Daozhi ordered [-] soldiers to attack across the board, he also ordered the messengers to report urgently to Chen Xinjia on the mountain peak, demanding that the Eight Banners also be dispatched in full. He knew very well the combat effectiveness of the Datong frontier army.Overall, it is not as good as the Jiangning camp, but with the addition of the Manchu Eight Banners, the situation is different.

Ainengqi led the army to charge, he angrily reprimanded the soldiers around him for not caring about his own safety.Fighting hard to kill the enemy is the kingly way. At this time, the attack has already begun, so don't worry about your own safety. He Renlong stays behind to coordinate and command. Even if he is injured or even killed, the problem is not too big of.

In a short period of time, Ai Nengqi became a blood man. Of course, the blood on his body was not his own, but the blood of the beheaded Datong frontier army. The bloody smell in the air can make people even more crazy, The heart to kill is heavier.

Thirty thousand against fifty thousand, the opponent also attacked across the board, without retaining any strength, this was a real fight.

With the deterrence of the artillery in front and the effect of the flintlock guns, the [-] soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion had an absolute advantage in the initial attack, and the [-] Datong frontier army was pushed back steadily. They have been honed and participated in many battles. Although they are at a disadvantage, they are far from collapsed and are still stubbornly resisting.

This is also because they have confidence in their hearts and they have something to rely on. Behind them are [-] sergeants full of Eight Banners, who will soon join the battle group, and there are [-] reinforcements not far away. , It won't take long for the battle situation to change.

The brutal fighting began to continue.

But as long as you observe carefully, you can find a strange place, that is, the soldiers of Jiangning Battalion, who have the advantage in the battle situation, did not advance on a large scale, and the pace was even a little slow.

Chen Xinjia on the mountain was watching all this with a telescope.

When the artillery began to attack, he was in the cave halfway up the mountain, and the temporary tent of the Chinese army on the mountain was blown into the sky by the artillery. After the artillery stopped attacking, Chen Xinjia quickly went up the mountain, and the soldiers around him were busy. When he was about to set up the Chinese military tent again, Chen Xinjia scolded angrily. Isn't it the target of self-exposing to set up the Chinese military tent here now?

In the initial attack, the Jiangning Battalion had a great advantage, and Chen Xinjia was not in a hurry, even though Wang Daozhi's request had already been sent by the messenger.

Chen Xinjia had to wait until the battle became stalemate, and the sergeants of the Eight Banners would be dispatched, so that the attacking Jiangning battalion could collapse in one fell swoop. When the opponent's momentum was in full swing, the effect of reinforcements would not be very good.

To Chen Xinjia's satisfaction, the Datong Frontier Army's combat effectiveness was good, at least able to withstand the incomparably brave charge of the Jiangning Battalion without collapsing, which is not easy.

However, the heavy casualties of the Datong frontier army still surprised Chen Xinjia, and his body was trembling slightly.

This was the first time he saw the Jiangning battalion fighting. He had imagined the bravery of the Jiangning battalion before, but he had never seen it before. He saw it this time. For some reason, the momentum displayed by the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion charged him so much that he had seen it before. The commanders of the big battle all felt terrified.

The fighting lasted for more than an hour. Seeing that the [-] Datong frontier troops were struggling to hold on, both sides suffered casualties, but the Datong frontier army was obviously much heavier. There was a subtle change in the momentum on the battlefield. The atmosphere became heavier, and according to the casualties of the Datong Frontier Army, there were at least more than [-] people. Fortunately, the Jiangning Battalion did not pursue hard, which made the casualties of the Datong Frontier Army slightly better.

Chen Xinjia has never been able to figure out why the Jiangning battalion soldiers who had the upper hand did not make great strides forward to try to defeat the Datong frontier army.

After thinking about it for a long time, Chen Xinjia patted his head in frustration. In fact, the problem was very simple. The Jiangning Battalion was short of troops, so they didn't dare to make big strides in pursuit.

When it was almost noon, the messenger sent by Wang Daozhi had already run away more than ten times, and Wang Daozhi's tone became more and more severe. He forgot that Chen Xinjia was the second assistant of the imperial court and the commander in chief of this battle. , Wang Daozhi means, the casualties of the [-] Datong frontier army are too great, and the soldiers are a little unable to hold on. From the beginning of the attack to the present, it has been nearly two hours. Why are the Manchu Eight Banners still not dispatched? The Datong frontier army was completely wiped out before it was dispatched.

Chen Xinjia finally made up his mind.

The order came quickly.

Dorgon had already made all the preparations, and he also chose a mountain to watch the fighting from the top of the mountain. The bravery of the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion made his ominous premonition clearer and clearer. The incomparably brave army can be described as invincible and invincible.

Dorgon, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, is very clear about the psychology of the soldiers under his command. Some soldiers fight to support their families, for money, and for survival. Affected by the cruel situation, they will forget to protect their own lives, and they will also fight desperately, but the biggest weakness of such sergeants is that once the battle situation is unfavorable, they will easily collapse, be at a loss, or even give up resistance , and fled in all directions, leading to the complete collapse and failure of the battle. The situation is different for another kind of sergeant. Such a sergeant regards the honor of the army as the supreme law, and even if he sacrifices his own life, he must defend it. The honor of the army, such a sergeant, no matter what the situation is, will not give up resistance, even if it is the last person left, he will fight to the end.

Dorgon felt such momentum from the Jiangning battalion's offensive charge.

The blood on the battlefield cannot affect Dorgon. He has seen too many such situations, but the aura of the Jiangning battalion soldiers made Dorgon's body start to tremble slightly. He finally understood why the Qing Dynasty The warriors will be defeated by the Jiangning battalion, and it will not be a one-time defeat. Facing such an army, it is almost impossible to completely defeat them.

Dorgon expressed his admiration for Chen Xinjia's calmness. The commander of the battle should not be in a hurry, and should not be disturbed by temporary casualties. It was serious, but Chen Xinjia did not rush to ask for the full Eight Banners to attack, which shows that Chen Xinjia's observations were very careful and he was able to grasp the best time to attack.

After receiving the order, Dorgon hesitated for a moment. His idea was to let more than 5 warriors attack across the board, so that he could defeat the attacking Jiangning battalion soldiers in the shortest possible time. I disagree. The opinion of the staff is also reasonable. This is just the first wave of charge launched by the Jiangning Battalion. Who knows if there is any reserve team? In the midst of bitter struggle, it is not so easy to withdraw. (to be continued..)