Ming Empire

Chapter 261 Another Big Victory
The bloody day finally ended in the smoke and the choking smell of gunpowder.Mixed in the smell of gunpowder, there are various fishy smells that make people sick.The sound of fighting, mourning, and the roar of guns all stopped with the sound of Mingjin Shangbing.

The remnants of Jiannu retreated slowly, and the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who stood firm in the trenches finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the joy of victory was revealed on everyone's face.This battle was too simple and enjoyable.On the battlefield in front of them, there were Jiannu corpses, and beside them, there were not many fallen companions, at most a hundred or so.This was another completely one-sided war. The Ming army with powerful firearms faced the Jiannu who were only equipped with bows, arrows and knives, and the price they paid was unimaginably small.

In the battle that just passed, tens of thousands of muskets fired uninterruptedly in the densely arranged trenches on the positions of several guard divisions of the Ming army. The number of people who can break through the barrage of guns and bullets of the Ming army is no more than a thousand.These thousands of slaves, after taking the lives of hundreds of Ming soldiers, failed to retreat in the end.

For the time being, no one can count how many Jiannu died in front of the Ming army, and there is no way to judge from the scale of Jiannu's charge.Because of the smog, it is not easy to see the situation in the distance and near, even in the case of strong wind.However, the number of attacking Jiannu in each wave can still be roughly judged. The attack momentum of tens of thousands, thousands of cavalry and hundreds of cavalry is completely different.

In today's battle, it is estimated that at least [-] Jiannu lost their lives in front of the position, and there were also many wounded.

Hundreds of people have been killed or wounded, and tens of thousands of opponents have been annihilated. This kind of battle is really enjoyable.Many people even felt sorry for Jiannu. The wild boar skins rushed forward regardless of life and death, but they had no chance to rush to the front of the Ming army, so they were shot and killed. This was a bit unfair to them. There is no chance of strength, and Jiannu is very tragic and tragic.

Whether it is a veteran or a new soldier, the firearms in his hands are very fond of them.This thing is really great. When Jiannu can't rush to the front, they can be shot at a long distance.This kind of weapon is more useful than bows and arrows, knives, guns, and armor combined. No one will ever forget the bows, arrows and knives that accompanied them, and even war horses cannot arouse their interest.The soldiers' concept of war was also completely subverted. Not only did they realize the importance of firearms, but they also had a fundamental understanding of the importance of trenches and positions.

Trenches are sometimes more useful than solid walls. Soldiers can hide in the trenches and shoot with only one head exposed, which can greatly avoid being shot by Jiannu's arrows.The trenches are distributed in layers, and the musketeers in the front and rear rows can shoot together and support each other, which is more beneficial than the city wall.Due to the small space on the city wall, there are very few sergeants who can stand in a row, and only one sergeant can stand on each crenel. Many sergeants can squeeze in it.

Moreover, the trenches can be connected to each other, and support can be provided at any time if the situation is unfavorable. If the situation is unfavorable, they can retreat in an orderly manner through the traffic trench.

Perhaps this is the reason why in the era of hot weapon wars, the generals commanding operations attached great importance to field fortifications, but the strong city was abandoned.

More importantly, even if Jiannu can rush into the trenches, the deep trenches greatly limit the flexibility of the horses. The horses running at high speed are likely to be tripped by the deep trenches, and the riders on the horses will fall into the trenches. Become the target of Ming soldiers shooting at close range.

At the battle situation summary meeting that night, Cao Yue also smugly boasted about the usefulness of field fortifications and trenches: "If Jiannu wants to break through our defense line, he must attack our position. As long as they attack our position, we will attack our position." Can use the trenches to hit them hard, and even if they can rush to our positions, there is no way to take them quickly. Cavalry is of little use in the trenches, and our sergeants are well protected in the trenches, built slaves The chances of the shot arrows falling right on the heads of the sergeants hiding in the trenches are not very high. Even if they can shoot the arrows to our position, our casualties are much smaller than that of the formation to meet the enemy. As long as we advance and retreat An orderly Ming army with powerful firepower will never be defeated by Jiannu."

Before the Battle of Liaocheng and the Battle of Dezhou, most generals in the army did not agree with the construction of field fortifications and digging trenches. Almost no one could understand the usefulness of doing so, even Cao Bianjiao was the same.However, after several battles, the great usefulness of field fortifications and trenches has been fully demonstrated and has been recognized by everyone.However, many people know that field fortifications can only be used by troops equipped with a large number of firearms, and cavalry and pikemen are not suitable for building such fortifications.

But most of the generals believed that such tactics would become the mainstream of the Ming army in the future, as long as the Ming army was equipped with firearms.

Encouraged by today's big victory, the discussion on the situation of the battle quickly became lively. The generals rejoiced at today's big victory and discussed fiercely how to proceed with the next battle.Although the discussion was intense, almost no one doubted that the Ming army would eventually win the war. The focus of their debate was how many Jiannu troops would be annihilated in the end.

"Governor, as long as we continue to defend, if Jiannu dares to continue to attack desperately, within a few days, Dorgon's hundreds of thousands of troops will all be lost in Dezhou," Cao Bianjiao said to Cao Yue with emotion : "I really didn't expect that in a few years, the war would become like this. The role of cavalry and shooting is almost negligible. It will be the guns that determine the victory on the battlefield."

"As long as our Ming Guards are equipped with more guns and artillery, and continue to improve the guns and artillery, no army in the world can defeat us!" Cao Yue said confidently. "If we were equipped with more and more advanced guns, we would be able to conquer the world."

"Governor, do you think Dorgon is stupid? Why does he continue to attack like this when he knows that such a charge is impossible to obtain results?" After listening for a while, I finally couldn't help expressing the doubts in my heart: "They are tantamount to committing suicide, sending a large number of troops under the guns of our army, they can't break through our army's position! "

"This kind of result can only be obtained after a brutal fight. Although they were defeated in the Battle of Liaocheng, Jiannu still does not believe that cavalry and archery are outdated. They still believe that they can win the war with excellent cavalry and archery. Cao Yue smiled and said to Hong Niangzi: "Maybe Duo Ergun has realized this, but he can't think of a better solution, so he can only attack with his life and plan to break through our army's position. Jiannu believes that, As long as we break through our army's position, we can immediately expand the results of the battle and finally defeat our army."

In the original history, when the European powers invaded China, the Manchu army still used the ancient method to fight against the allied forces, trying to defeat the European army equipped with firearms with riding and shooting, just like the famous Battle of Baliqiao. The Qing army that participated in the war was almost wiped out, while the European coalition forces only paid the price of dozens of casualties.

The current war situation is just a flipping point of the Battle of Baliqiao.

Cao Yue also knew that it was impossible for Dorgon to continue to adopt such tactics, otherwise he would really lose all of Man Qing's old capital!
(End of this chapter)