Aspiration

Chapter 201 Dorgon Howling

"Father Regent, Li Laiheng used more than 5 main forces on the front of Montenegro." Dorgon was listening to the report before the battle, and his staff had gathered all the military deployments of the other side and reported to him one by one.

"They are going to break through a gap from Montenegro, and transfer all the main force of the upper three banners to Montenegro to stop the attack."Of course, the enemy has already attacked the house, and it will be impossible if we don't break the pot and sink the boat.If you retreat again, you can only retreat to North Korea. Will the North Koreans let them retreat?No, definitely not, who doesn't know, the North Koreans are fierce and fierce, and Xue Rengui fought fiercely with the Koryo army for a long time back then.

"Father and Regent, I'm worried that our trenches won't be able to deal with the enemy. One of their troops is from miners, and it's easy to deal with the trenches." A general of Dorgon's confidant said.

"So why do I ask you to prepare more bows, arrows, and crossbows? Isn't it just for today?" Dorgon had a plan in his mind. When he was in Beijing, he ordered a large number of bows, arrows and crossbows to be manufactured. Only long-distance killing of Li Laiheng's troops would be effective. Yes, it is very difficult to defeat Li Laiheng at close range.

"It is said that Li Laiheng's troops have a new type of weapon, not called a firecracker, but a weapon called a 'gun'."

"gun?"

This name is not unfamiliar, the gun is a very common weapon, isn't the Yang family gun very famous?But everyone knows that the "gun" this person is talking about is definitely not an ordinary "gun", it is something similar to a firecracker, but a more powerful weapon than a firecracker.

The Qing soldiers also had a firearms battalion, and they also had firecrackers, so although everyone heard that there was something called a "gun", they didn't pay much attention to it.

Dorgon didn't care much about "guns". He cared about Li Laiheng's cannons. There were too many and common firearms in Li Laiheng's army.Therefore, his line of defense has anti-gun facilities, trenches and bunkers.

On the front line of Montenegro, the main generals of both sides played, but they were separated by six or seven miles.

The battlefield is very wide, and the two sides have invested as many as 15 troops.Li Laiheng has 6 people, and Dorgon has 9 people. He has given his all.Since both sides have cannons, they have to guard against the other's artillery fire at long distances.

If it is an artillery battle, of course Li Laiheng is stronger. Not only does he have hundreds of cannons made of fine steel, but he can also manufacture a large number of pine tree cannons within a few days.But this time Li Laiheng did not intend to use artillery to solve the problem. He wanted his opponent to see new weapons.

Soldiers who don't fight without fighting.

It is also a good way to play to determine the outcome.

Therefore, the first echelon of Li Laiheng is composed of fortified divisions who were miners, and the second echelon is the gunners of the firearms battalion.Ten thousand rifles are invincible, tactically enough to defeat any enemy in the world.

As soon as the battle started, it was beyond Dorgon's expectations. Before he had time to wait for the enemy's first round of shelling, the enemy had already arrived.In other words, Li Laiheng did not have the procedure of bombardment today, and entered the direct fight when the war started.

Dorgon didn't understand why the enemy gave up his advantage. He was most worried about Li Laiheng's hundreds of cannons firing together.Well now, the enemy directly engages in close combat, and directly engages in hand-to-hand combat.Therefore, Dorgon also gave up shelling and let the enemy in.

A large number of archers and crossbowmen were waiting by the side of the trench. They were ready to use sword rain to kill the enemy. These specially-made bows and crossbows had a much stronger range and lethality than the original ones. They were designed to deal with Li Laiheng's troops.

Dorgon's headache in the past two years is Li Laiheng. Since the first confrontation, he has not won half a move in front of Li Laiheng, especially in the past half a year, he has basically spent his time in panic. Every day, thinking day and night, there must be a way to subdue Li Laiheng.During this "truce" period, on the one hand, he strengthened the construction of the firearms battalion, on the other hand, he developed more powerful bows and crossbows, and the range and shooting density were greatly improved.

Therefore, if there is no artillery battle, Dorgon thinks that the chance of winning is more than [-]%.

From the distant hillside, Dorgon watched Li Laiheng's brigade quickly rushing towards the ditch.The fortified division with shovels was ahead, but they stopped five hundred paces from the ditch when a mass of infantry passed them.

"Boom boom boom." Three consecutive rows of guns, five hundred steps away, Dorgon's archers and crossbowmen fell down.

A strange thing happened, it is so far away, it is impossible for the firecracker to shoot so far, is this the so-called "gun"?
There were several rows of guns again, and Dorgon's archers and crossbowmen were killed and wounded again.

Dorgon was at a loss.

The ditch became an obstacle for Dorgon. He counterattacked, but he couldn't pass the ditch, and retreated. There was no way to retreat. Once the opponent passed the ditch, Man Qing would have no danger to defend.

When Dorgon was hesitating, Li Laiheng's attacking troops came up. They waved their shovels, and the trench would be filled up by them soon.

retreat?

It now seems that the only rational decision is to retreat.But at the thought of retreating, Dorgon suddenly burst into tears.

Everyone was stunned.

Who has seen Dorgon cry?
Everyone was at a loss, watching Dorgon crying sadly in a daze and horror.Li Laiheng's attacking troops were filling the trenches, and soon, their army would have enough to rush through.

Whether to resist or retreat, a decision must be made.However, at this critical juncture, Dorgon was crying here.

On the battlefield, this kind of situation is absolutely not allowed. When it is time to make a decision, you must not mess up your own position.

"Stop, attack with all, prevent the enemy from crossing the trench!" Seeing that Dorgon was still crying, his lieutenant had to make up his mind on his behalf, "Beat the drums and move forward."

One hundred thousand troops moved after hearing the drum, and they rushed to the trench.

Seeing that there was another face-to-face confrontation, Dorgon suddenly shouted: "Withdraw!"

withdraw?The army has already been mobilized, and now it suddenly withdraws, isn't that self-defeating?
"Father and Regent, you can't withdraw. If you withdraw, you will collapse." Not one person reminded, but a group of people objected in unison.

"withdraw!"

Dorgon shouted hoarsely.

Yes, Dorgon is right.This withdrawal has gone beyond the scope of a tactical action.In terms of tactics, the retreat at this time is bound to be chaotic, and the opponent's pursuit is already doomed, and the whole army is bound to collapse.However, at this time, besides withdrawing troops, Dorgon really had no wiser choice.If he does not withdraw his troops, the bones of 10 people will hardly survive.

"Retreat to Shenyang!" Dorgon issued a second order.

The order is clear.His generals knew that Dorgon made the decision with a clear mind.Although they did not understand the correctness of this decision, the Lord General issued a clear order in a waking state, and it could only be carried out.

But they knew that after the gong sounded, a hundred thousand troops fled for their lives.

(End of this chapter)