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Chapter 914 Battle of Wudaogou ([-])

"Report, the general and the second general, Qinggou did not come out of the camp, and General Chihe went out many times, but Qinggou was unmoved. Because the general had ordered first, General Chihe did not dare to cross Wudaogou. Let the villain come to ask for instructions."

In the study of the Chengshou Mansion of Zhenyuan City, Da Ce and Xiao Ce Wangdun Duobu sat facing each other, with a map between them. Seeing a report horse hastily turn out from behind the screen, he took a few strides to get closer, one knee on the ground, hurriedly said a word to report.

"Hmph, it's not fighting again. What the hell is that Yue doing? He can't advance, he can't retreat. Are you kidding me!"

Xiao Ce Wangdun Duobu has a quick temper. Hearing what the reporter said, Dang even got angry, slapped the copy suddenly, and cursed angrily. No wonder Xiao Ce Wangdun Duobu was angry. It has been six days since the troops arrived at Wudaogou, but they have never crossed the river. Even if the Junggar army sent troops to lure the enemy several times to provoke them, they still failed to provoke the Qing army to cross the river to fight. The strategy of the Qing army under the city of Zhenyuan had no room to play, and the troops ambushing everywhere were all in vain.

"Go, pass on the general's order, let General Chihe withdraw first."

Dace Wangdun Duobu's temperament was relatively stable, although his heart was too greasy, but he didn't show it, he just gave orders with a slight frown.

"Yes!"

Hearing the big plan and the order from Duobu, the reporter didn't dare to delay a little bit, he hurriedly responded, and left the study in a hurry, never mentioning the order before going to the army.

"Second brother, we can't wait any longer. The main force of Qinggou has taken Shule, and the striker is approaching Kuqa. According to the strength of his army, Kuqa won't be able to hold for a few days. If the main force of Qinggou takes Korla again, It can threaten our army's rear at any time, and the current strategy is to either rush forward and destroy Yue Zhongqi's troops first, or our army simply withdraws, if there is any delay, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Although Xiaoce Wangdun Duobu has a quick temper, he is not a brainless person. In just a few words, he has already pointed out the embarrassment of the Junggar army. Without him, the military strength in southern Xinjiang has now been withdrawn by the two brothers. When we arrived at Zhenyuan City, the rest of the city was no different from being undefended. Under the powerful offensive of the main force of the Qing army, none of the nearly twenty cities could hold for three days. The city was destroyed immediately. Although the main force of the Qing army made a big detour, after more than half a month, most of southern Xinjiang has fallen into the absolute control of the Qing army. In a few days, they can invade the Turpan Basin. By then, the Junggar army gathered here will really have nowhere to go.

"Well... then, it's done. I have a plan for my brother. If..., I can defeat the enemy in Wudaogou. What do you think of the seventh brother?"

Although Dace was arrogant and dun Duobu was suspicious of Yue Zhongqi's delay, there might be something wrong with it, but in the end, he was unwilling to let go of this great opportunity to break through the Qing army first. After hesitating for a while, he finally made up his mind. .

"That's good, it's not too late. We'll start the war tomorrow. We'll wipe out these dogs in one fell swoop. After the fight, we'll retreat back to Mobei!"

Xiaoce thinks about it, and he already has a decision in his heart, so he slapped the copy, expressing his attitude loudly, and the words were full of murderous intent...

On the third day of the third day of August in the second year of Chengde, the rising sun had already reached a height of three poles, but it was not very hot on people, but there was a sense of warmth. There is nothing beside it. The Wudaogou area is near the water. The temperature difference between day and night is huge. Although it is extremely hot at noon, it is terribly cold at night, just as the folk saying goes-eating watermelon with the stove, but only when the sun has just risen is the most chilling day of the day. When people feel comfortable, all the soldiers of the Qing army took advantage of this good time to get out of their tents to have a rest. The camp was full of laughter and noise, and only the soldiers standing on the high watchtower The sentries are still sticking to their posts meticulously.

"Ohh Ohh ohh……"

The persistence of the sentries will eventually pay off. No, the smoke and dust stirred up by the Junggar cavalry brigade just rose from the horizon, and the Qing army sentries immediately discovered something wrong. They dared not delay a little. The most urgent horns were sounded one after another. In an instant, the officers and soldiers of the Qing army who were laughing at themselves rushed into the tents one after another, quickly fully equipped, and then rushed to the camp amidst the slogans of their respective commanders. After entering the open space in the camp, within a short time of a stick of incense, they were already in a neat formation.

"Report, report to Master Yue, the bandit army is out in three groups, and they are rushing towards my camp, less than seven miles away."

In the large tent of the Chinese army, the three chief generals Yue Zhongqi, Li Mingliang, and He Min were nervously doing pre-battle deduction and deployment in front of a large sand table, but they saw a report horse rushing in from outside the tent, a standard strike, He hastened to speak and report.

"How is the distribution of troops?"

Hearing the sound, Yue Zhongqi immediately raised his head from the sand table, looked at the panting horse with a calm expression, and asked in a calm voice.

"Master Hui Yue said that there are more than [-] bandits on the left, all of whom are mounted on horseback. There are also more than [-] camels, and about [-] artillery pieces of various types. According to the flags, the leader of the army is Chihe Maha; the bandits on the right There are more than [-] troops, all of whom are riding horses. There are also more than [-] camels and nearly [-] cannons of various types. The leading general is Battelle; Soldiers and horses, as well as nearly a hundred artillery pieces of various types, are all dragged by camels, and they move very fast!"

When Yue Zhongqi asked, the informer didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly explained the news in detail.

"Explore again!"

After listening to Bao Ma's report, Yue Zhongqi did not comment, but waved her hand calmly and gave a simple order.

"twitter!"

Since Yue Zhongqi had given the order, the reporter didn't dare to delay any longer, he hastily responded, and hastily withdrew from the central army tent, and went to the front post to check without mentioning it.

"Oh, what a huge formation, it seems that the big and small plans are going to eat up our army in one go, don't you have a small appetite?"

Facing the menacing five times enemy, ordinary people would be so blind that their legs would go limp, but Li Mingliang didn't care at all, but when he saw the corner of his mouth curled up, he let out a groan of disdain .

"Hey, that's only possible if they both have that tooth."

He Min smiled, and also teased in a calm manner.

"Let's begin."

Yue Zhongqi didn't pay attention to the singing and singing of the two assistants. After staring at the sand table with a slight frown for a while, she straightened her back, stood up, clapped her hands, and gave orders in a calm tone.

"twitter!"

Li, He and the two were joking and joking, but once Yue Zhongqi gave the order, they didn't dare to ignore it. After each of them agreed loudly, they left the camp of the Chinese army, and immediately, the horns in the barracks The sound was already sounding like a burst, and the officers and soldiers of the Qing army who had already lined up in the open space of the camp began to walk out of the camp one by one, but they did not go far, but were only tens of meters away from the camp. The formation was set up everywhere—the five regiments led by Li Mingliang were on the front, with the regiments as units, five square formations were formed, and two heavy artillery, one battalion of light infantry artillery, and one battalion of anti-aircraft artillery were used to hold down the formation; The second brigade under Xiao Zhenshan and the two regiments deployed by the second division of the Second Army, together with the first cavalry brigade Ke Luntai's troops, and two companies each of light infantry artillery and anti-aircraft artillery held the ground. On the right wing, the [-]rd Brigade of Changshan Cheng's Department plus the [-]rd Brigade of the [-]nd Division of the [-]nd Army cooperated to suppress the position with two companies of light infantry artillery and two companies of anti-aircraft artillery, while the rest of the troops stayed in the battalion as a reserve team However, as for Yue Zhongqi herself, she boarded a high watchtower and was responsible for overall command of the battle.

The Qing army formed an iron barrel formation, and its three sides were almost connected into one piece, leaving only a few passages for the cavalry to attack, but they blocked the possibility of the Junggar cavalry's breakthrough with dozens of machine guns. The rear battalion, because it is close to a large sand dune, did not line up more troops, but only placed a company of troops on the top of the sand dune as a guard, which was completely guarded against death.

"Pass down the general's order: the Chinese army will stop and form an array on the spot, and the two wings will immediately build a pontoon bridge to cross the river!"

The three armies of the Junggar Army were all on horseback, so they were moving very fast. Not long after the Qing army had set up a line of defense around the camp, Dace Wangdun Duobu led the Central Army to Wudaogou first. Seeing that the Qing army on the other side of the river had already formed their formation, they did not dare to directly launch a strong attack. Instead, they waved their hands to stop the rushing army at a distance of more than a hundred meters from Wudaogou, and moved towards the formation of the Qing army with a solemn expression. After watching for a while, he gave a series of orders solemnly.

Wudaogou is just a small river. It is neither wide nor deep. People and horses can wade through it. However, it is not easy for heavy weapons such as cannons and ballistas to cross the river. ——Jungar Although the army has hundreds of artillery pieces, most of them are old-fashioned artillery pieces, with a range of only about [-] paces. As for the more than [-] newer artillery pieces provided by the Russians, the range is only [-] paces. However, the formation of the Qing army is one mile away from the river. Even if the artillery is placed along the river, it will not be able to attack the Qing army's position. If it is to be effective, it can only be dragged across the river. I had already prepared, but I saw hundreds of cavalry galloped out of the left and right flanks of the Junggar army, roaring and galloping through Wudaogou, and laid dozens of piles on the other side of the river. Soldiers spread wooden planks, and dozens of simple pontoon bridges were built. First, a large group of cavalry rushed to the shore along the pontoon bridges, and quickly formed a defensive formation. The type artillery also started to cross the river, and the whole journey was extremely fast and methodical, obviously all the details had been planned in advance...

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