Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 427
The general attack will soon begin.

At this time, the situation in Dangtu City, ten miles to the east of the city, is the [-] Hauge army camped with their backs.

To the west of Haoge is Dangtu City, which has an army of [-] led by Xie Fei, to the north of Haoge is many men's troops, also [-] troops, to the east is Sun Changfu's army, and Zhao Kang's cavalry are everywhere, sometimes in the city, sometimes In the north, sometimes in the south.

Hauge is surrounded on three sides, and to the south of him is the Auntie River, so it can be said that Hauge has been surrounded to death.

A Hauge, let Yang Chao dispatch four general soldiers, 12 troops, if he is not surrounded and completely strangled to death, it will not be worthwhile.

In all, starting from the north first, many men's artillery began to bombard.

Since Hauge's tactics are still in the era of cold weapons, don't blame Yang Chao for bullying him with cannons. The cannons placed on Dangtu City before were all sent to many male troops at this time. Hu Quan, the commander of the artillery, personally commanded, and began to bombard the Hauge camp non-stop.

This kind of civil structure camp was definitely not designed to defend against the red-clothed cannons. With the bombardment of hundreds of red-clothed cannons, a gap soon appeared in the camp.

While the cannons were bombarding, Sun Changfu's troops in the east began to approach Hauge. The [-] troops were arranged in thirty square formations, and the distance between each square formation was only [-] steps, which happened to be the best range for bird guns. If Hauge Fleeing from these air raids was bound to be hit hard by the blunderbuss.

Thirty thousand-man phalanxes lined up, covering a full seven miles, just enough to connect with many men's troops, without giving Hauge any chance to escape.

And the cavalry of Zhao Kang's department also responded behind Sun Changfu, ready to deal a fatal blow to the Qing army that fled from Sun Changfu at any time, Xie Fei's department in the city also began to leave the city, and even the river mouth appeared with a fleet led by Jiang Fan. , This kind of big ship can't get in at all, otherwise it will directly approach the back of Hauge's camp and bombard, Hauge will not be able to gain a foothold at all.

"Keep your eyes wide open, don't let Hauge go!"

Many male cavalry galloped behind Sun Changfu's formation from time to time. Although Hauge seemed extremely stubborn, there were many gaps in his camp, he would rather fill sandbags in the back than give up the camp, but facing an enemy four times his size, he would probably die if he went out. worse.

However, the order Zhao Kang received was to capture Hauge alive. This was not only an order, but also an opportunity that Zhao Kang wanted. Feel inferior.

Needless to say, Li Wuliu, now that he is in full swing, and the Tiecheng formation is in his hands, he can take advantage of the Qing army in field battles. Needless to say, Wang Pu's performance before, even many men have been beheaded. To Duo's credit, only Zhao Kang has always followed Yang Chao's ass, and it is not a glorious thing to be promoted by his cousin's nepotism.

So Zhao Kang needs an uncontroversial military industry to dispel those disgraceful doubts. Hauge's weight is obviously enough, so after Yang Chao handed over this task to him, he was very attentive, even if Hauge is still there. There was no sign of breaking through, and he was still on guard, and he would never let Hauge escape.

"My lord, forgive me for talking too much, so I might not be able to catch Hauge?"

A cavalry general who followed closely next to him responded.

Zhao Kang couldn't help but stopped his horse: "How can you see that?"

The cavalry general pointed to Hauge's camp: "Look, my lord, although Hauge camped with his back to the water, he built three pontoon bridges on the river, which can be withdrawn at any time. Hauge is also a veteran, and he will definitely not leave behind. "

Zhao Kangdao: "Of course I know this, so I must bite them. Now force them to abandon their camp and retreat. It is our cavalry's job to pursue them."

The cavalry general sighed: "Our army is cavalry, and Hauge is also cavalry. Auntie River goes south to Wuhu. It can't be said that the river is as flat as a horse, but the official road is unimpeded, so it may not be possible to catch up."

Zhao Kang sighed: "But I can't abandon the formation, what if Hauge escapes from the east?"

The reason why Zhao Kang chose to deploy to the east was to ensure that Duoduo could not flee eastward. There are many elite men in the north, and there are continuous mountains to the north, and the Yangtze River to the west. Therefore, Hauge can only break through from the east. , or go south across the river.

But if he wanted to cross the river when Zhao Kang's heavy troops were advancing, it would be courting death. Zhao Kang knew the truth of attacking halfway, and he wished Hauge was so stupid.

The cavalry general said: "My lord, why don't you send elites to dive across the Auntie River and ambush them in the middle of the way. Without any effort, Hauge will be captured alive."

Zhao Kang nodded: "That's right, that's right, I'd say you guys who have read books have brains."

Zhao Kang randomly ordered: "The first-class elite soldiers of each team must gather immediately, and I will take the elite soldiers across the river."

The cavalry general hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, you can't, how can you easily take risks with your rich body, why don't you leave this matter to the bidders."

Zhao Kang shook his head firmly: "Hmph, I, Zhao Kang, must be the one to capture Hauge alive!"

The cavalry general stopped talking, and if he said anything else, he would compete with the Shangguan for merit.

Zhao Kangdao: "Li Yuanyin, you stay here, and when I capture Hauge, I will give you a credit!"

The cavalry general said: "Thank you, sir, for your support."

Soon the elite cavalry in each team was assembled, and there were only 1000 in total. First-class elite soldiers, which means that they have been on the battlefield more than three times, and then they have to pass the assessment of martial arts, are eligible to be called first-class elite soldiers. Take the team's regular salary.

"My lord, there is a word under the mark!"

Li Yuanyin suddenly called out to Zhao Kang, who was impatient to set off.

"Speak quickly!"

Zhao Kang was quite impatient.

Li Yuanyin said: "If cavalry and infantry fighters encounter mountains, forests, dangerous obstacles, and marsh lands, they should rush to them. This is a place that must be defeated. Don't fight. Those who want to fight must get an easy place, where there is no way to advance or retreat. If you don't get in the way, you will win if you fight. The law says: If you change places, you can use horses."

Zhao Kangdao: "Speak simply, I don't understand."

Li Yuanyin said: "If it is impossible to fight in the mountains and forests, my lord must remember to choose the official way to hide!"

Zhao Kang said: "Understood."

After speaking, he rode his horse and left immediately. Going east, there was a village called Daqiao Township, where there happened to be a bridge to cross the river.

Henan.

Behind the Hauge camp, there is a flat river beach. It looks like it has been reclaimed, but it has been abandoned. Due to the wars in the past few years, too many people have fled.

Haoge's camp stretched for five miles, camped along the river, and built three pontoon bridges, and on this side of the river, a water village was set up to guard the bridgehead.

Hauge's water fortress is very balanced, Zhao Kang will not take the risk of attacking with his own cavalry, he doesn't need to worry, anyway, if Hauge crosses the river here, he will have a chance to sneak attack, and he will also hit him halfway across.

Therefore, the most important thing for Zhao Kang is to lurk well. There is a village five miles away from Henan. Send someone to quietly watch Hauge, and if you find Hauge crossing the river, shoot an arrow!
The men and horses were all hidden, but Zhao Kang couldn't calm down. He climbed to a big tree outside the village to watch the battle carefully.

You can faintly see that the battle has already started on the other side of the river.

Many men, Xie Fei, and Sun Changfu approached from three sides, and it was already so dilapidated that Hauge's camp could not provide protection, and the three of them still had small cannons in their hands. He could only let the opponent approach him step by step.

"Master, get out! Get out before the Ming army has posted it. The slave stays behind, master, you must not have anything to do."

In the Haoge barracks, a general in red armor said, his tone was full of sadness, that they had fallen to such a point.

"Hilgen, you are an old minister of the former king. How can you say such a thing, don't you know that this king can't withdraw. This king's coming to Jiangnan is a road with no retreat."

Hauge sighed, only he knows how difficult it is for him to come out to lead troops, his only chance is to use the last elite soldier left to him by Huang Taiji to fight a sufficiently brilliant victory, so that he can fight back after returning. Continue to contend with Dorgon.

Otherwise, the days to come may only be dark.

The Dorgon brothers controlled the government and manipulated the military power. Seeing that every warrior in the Eight Banners was commanded by the two brothers Duduo and Azig, the power in Hauge's hands was getting weaker and weaker. No guarantee, if these veterans can't take advantage of the mobile armor they can still wear, hold up a knife, and take the opportunity to make meritorious deeds when they can shoot arrows, I'm afraid Dorgon will step under their feet for the rest of their lives.

But Hilgen said indignantly: "Master, don't you still understand? Dorgon asked He Luohui's dog slave to contain us everywhere. When the battle got to this point, he kept holding our cannons, and even transferred him under the pretext Nanchang, this is just wanting us to die."

Hauge sighed and didn't speak. He didn't know that someone wanted him to die, but this was the price he had to bear.

The reason why he stormed Wuhu and other places regardless of casualties, and now he is fighting to the death in Dangtu, isn't it because he wants to take down the city and capture the cannons. Without the cannons, what can he do if he hits the city of Nanjing?

"He Luohui!"

Hauge gritted his teeth, and squeezed out every word from the gap between his teeth. He hated this person deeply. He Luohui was Hauge's slave, but he reported him to Dorgon and let Dorgon find him. It was the opportunity that suppressed him so much that he couldn't hold his head up.

After finally leaving the mountains, he went to Shaanxi to suppress the bandits, and to Sichuan to attack Zhang Xianzhong. Dorgon had always let this dog slave follow him, for fear that he would make great contributions, and if he wanted to share his achievements, he would be restrained and held back.When he arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, it became even worse. He even withdrew his cannons in Jiujiang privately, and gave Tan Tai the cannons under the pretext of Tan Tai in Nanchang asking for help.

"I swear to kill this thief!"

Hauge slammed his hand on the table.

"Master, let's go!"

Suddenly the camp opened, and an unusually burly man broke in, his armor was bright red, and his face and hands were covered with blood.

"Oboi, what's the matter?"

Hilgen asked involuntarily.

Obai sighed, "The Ming army has come in, it can't be stopped."

What Aobai said was a bit depressing. After fighting for so many years, he has never seen such a Ming army. No matter how you attack, their army formation will always remain intact. Sometimes they will even give up the pursuit of the army for order. Opportunities make it impossible to lure the enemy to go deep.

"Master, let's go!"

Hilgen continued to persuade.

Hauge sighed, stood up, and drew his knife.

"This king can't swallow this breath!"

"master?"

"master!"

Hilgen and Aobai exclaimed at the same time.

Hauge's knife had fallen, cutting off a corner of the table.

"Let's go, the whole army retreats, go to Jiujiang and slaughter the thief He Luohui, and then return to Beijing with me. I want to see what he can do to me!"

The two were overjoyed when they heard this, they had wanted to do this a long time ago, but their master had been hesitant, and now it seemed that they planned to go back and join forces with Dorgon, and these slaves have been holding back for a few years A mouthful of resentment, back then they strongly supported Hauge in the fight with the Dorgon brothers. If there was a fight at that time, Hauge would be the sweat and the emperor, why bother to suffer the anger now.

Haoge walked out of the barracks, and there were already sounds of fighting everywhere in the company camp, but although it was a company camp, the camps were actually separated from each other, and only long and narrow passages could pass through. The Ming army wanted to fight to Haoge's place , it will be too late for a while.

Someone had already led the horse. Hauge rode on the horse, waved his hand, and more than 100 guards followed him and set off.

Behind their camp is the pontoon bridge. After Hauge passed the pontoon bridge on horseback, he couldn't help but glanced back. Some soldiers were evacuating afterwards. They could evacuate 2 people anyway. After Hill was left behind, Aobai commanded the retreat , It shouldn't be a big blow to your vitality. With 2 people, Hauge can still fight Dorgon.

But suddenly Hauge saw small boats appearing on the Aunt-in-law River to the east.

This is the most common fishing boat. There is nothing unusual about it. Hauge robbed hundreds of fishing boats when he built the pontoon bridge.

But Hauge suddenly saw the boat coming towards the pontoon bridge, and the guards on the pontoon bridge had already handed over to them. Occupied a place, and then started to open the pontoon.

Three pontoon bridges Hauge saw the pontoon bridge on the east side, one mile away from the pontoon bridge he had walked by. After seeing those people tearing the pontoon bridge apart, they didn't stop and came straight to his own pontoon bridge.

Hauge immediately stopped crossing the river, he felt grief and indignation, when such sailors could not take Hauge seriously, he did not leave, but wanted to see how these sailors could tear down a building in front of his eyes. pontoon.

"Master, let's go!"

A guard urged.

Hauge ignored.

"Master, the Ming army has also come over there."

Only then did Hauge turn around, and found that there was also a small boat coming downstream. He immediately understood in his heart that the two groups of Ming army sailors had planned a long time ago to cut off their retreat.

"Leave them all! If we don't defend the pontoon bridge, our army will have no way out!"

Hauge is very firm on this point.

He watched with a cold eye more than a dozen small boats going down the river, already [-] paces away, and the Eight Banners soldiers on the pontoon began to shoot arrows, but the opponents used their shields to cover them tightly and let the boats slowly float over without rowing.

Braving the rain of arrows and drifting to ten paces, suddenly people in small boats jumped into the river. Duoduo was puzzled, but suddenly saw that every boat was on fire.

"Come on!"

Only then did Duoduo panic, and shouted, ignoring the army behind him, and led the only thousand remaining people across the small river.

(End of this chapter)