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The Ming army was divided into three units. Xue Laoer and Wu Xingye led more than 7,000 elite troops. With the cover of rockets, they quietly crossed the Huai River by boat. They quickly completed the assembly on the shore and moved very quickly.

At the same time, Zhang Hong, Li Daxi and others had already completed the assembly of their troops on the south bank. As long as the Zheng family's fleet came back, they could cross the shore immediately.

Although the Ming army won a battle earlier, the Qing army on the north bank was not afraid and still stuck its camp about three miles away from the shore, which was extremely arrogant.

After more than a month of mutual reconnaissance and harassment, the deployment of the Qing army has been clearly understood by the Ming army, so Xue Laoer and Wu Xingye directly led the elite troops under their command to rush forward.

However, the Qing army was not a vegetarian. Before the troops under Xue Laoer and Wu Xingye were approached by the Qing army's camp, they were intercepted by the ambush sent by Duoduo. The ambush responded very quickly and then shot out more than a dozen arrows to report the news. Hundreds of Qing cavalry deployed outside the camp immediately took action.

Duoduo naturally had prepared for a long time. It was not that he guessed Zhou Shixian's plan, but to avoid being attacked by night, there would be ambushes outside the Qing army camp every night.

The two armies then started a fierce confrontation about one mile away from the Qing army camp. More than a hundred cavalry were quickly sent to assist in the battle, and the rest of the troops were still gathering.

"The Qing army is indeed ready." Wu Xingye turned his head and looked at Xue Laoer, frowned slightly.

"This ambush should be solved soon. General Wu, you immediately lead your troops to break in from the side and form a clamp attack. I will lead your troops to attack from the front to attract the Qing army's troops." Xue Laoer immediately ordered.

The Ming army's senior management had predicted such a situation early in the morning. Although the night attack was a night attack, it would not be smooth.

Under the repeated supervision of Duoduo and several Manchu generals, the Qing army has always been in a state of nervous preparation for war. The Eight Banners Army of the Qing Dynasty, which had just entered the pass, is still strong in combat power and patient, and can maintain a long-term combat state.

If it weren't for the sudden attack of the rockets that disrupted the Qing army's defense, Zhou Shixian would never have organized this night attack, otherwise both sides would have suffered a loss.

You should know that in this era, those who can launch night attacks are all elites, which is why Zhou Shixian almost only uses his own troops. And the risk of attacking a strong army at night is extremely high, and it is very likely that he will lose rice if he steals chickens.

After hearing the movement of the first round of rocket launches, Duoduo quickly got up and put on his armor. Before he could finish his armor, a pond horse came to report the sudden military situation.

All the Qing army camps built solid camps and built arrow towers and houtai around the camps to prevent the Ming army from attacking. Originally, these were not available. After all, these generals of the Qing army did not think that the Southern Army had the courage to attack.

However, after Nikan, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming were defeated, Duoduo plundered a group of Han people in order to prevent accidents, and the construction was completed in a few days.

Not long after the rocket's sound disappeared, Duoduo faintly heard the sound of countless horse hooves stomping on the ground, and followed by countless howling sounds of arrows firing.

Using arrows as signals was the tradition of the Qing army fighting at night. After Duoduo heard the howling sound of arrows being fired, he could not understand what was happening.

"Hurry up, tell me that Nikan and Tunqi are all together, don't worry about the camp, gather troops to meet the enemy first."

Duoduo made a quick decision, his expression on his face was very complicated. He didn't expect that Zhou Shixian would launch a surprise attack at this time, but he was a little inexplicably excited.

Whether it was the warriors of the Qing Dynasty or the Nikans in the south were good at fighting, it will be revealed after tonight.

Dodo obviously tends to the latter.

He trusted his army very much, and believed that relying on the benefits of cavalry, he could complete the counterattack against these night attacks of Ming troops.

However, at this time, Xue Laoer and Wu Xingye had already led their troops to defeat the ambushing Qing cavalry and rushed to the Qing army's camp as planned.

Although the Qing army in the camp was exhausted due to the rocket attack, the camp he had built was strong enough and the defense measures were even stronger.

This caused great obstacles to the Ming army that raided. Whether it was Xue Laoer's troops who broke through from the front or Wu Xingye's troops who attacked from the side, their operations were blocked, and they also suffered considerable casualties. The strength of the Qing army should not be underestimated.

In the end, Xue Laoer took advantage of the Qing army trapped by the fire and did not react for a while. He relied on the attack of the two thousand-headquarter cavalry under his command to break through the Qing army's central army camp gate.

It can only be said that the Qing army during this period was still very elite, and its combat effectiveness should not be underestimated. Before, outside the camp, the Ming army had been blocked by hundreds of Qing cavalry for a while, and there was a sense of the courage of the Qing army to fight to the death.

After breaking through the Qing army's arrow tower and camp gate to resist horses, the Ming army was finally able to carry out the operation. The vanguard cavalry used cavalry to fight off the battlefield in the camp, and used melon and vegetable cutting techniques to cut vegetables while the chaos, killing a large number of Qing army soldiers.

When the good times did not last long, they were soon blocked by the Qing army's musketeers, and even the raging fires ignited by the tents hindered the further breakthrough of the Ming army.

The cavalry of Tianwei Camp who rushed into the Qing army camp was soon attacked by arrows and lead bullets from the Han Eight Banners and the vassal soldiers. They were wearing double armor, and ordinary arrows were ineffective against them, but the armor-breaking arrows and firearms of the Qing army were as powerful as those of the firearms.

At this time, the Qing army had already recovered and organized layers of blocking, with muskets and crossbows constantly shooting towards the Ming army. The sound of musket explosions kept ringing in the front of the cavalry of Tianwei Camp, and clusters of orange-red flames lit up in the dark, and the fallen cavalry and war horses kept wailing.

The night attack was not as smooth as expected, and it even encountered a considerable obstacle. The Tianwei Camp's initially unscrupulous offensive was stopped by the Qing army, and the two sides were in a stalemate and war of attrition.

On both sides of the camp, the cavalry led by Wu Xingye were unable to break through quickly. The soldiers of the "Wufen Camp" and hundreds of Qing army musketeers and archers who rushed out hurriedly fought fiercely. The two sides continued to exchange deaths around the fences outside the camp.

The Qing army in the Duoduo Central Army camp was all elite and well prepared. At this time, it had the advantage of force in part and the resistance was very tenacious. Although the Ming army was raiding, the troops did not have the advantage after all, and the attack was not very smooth.

Moreover, these are all new recruits who have not experienced a long battle. They will inevitably find it difficult to master the rhythm when attacking, but without bloody battles, they will never grow.

However, the Qing army was elite, and Zhou Shixian's new army was even more elite. With their risk-taking charge and desperate efforts, several fences were soon broken through. There were also gaps on the east and west sides of the Qing army's central camp.

These cavalry from Wufen Camp crossed the fence just overturned and rushed directly. The Qing army fleeing with their backs facing them was quickly knocked over. But the Qing army's blockade was not over. The soldiers of Wufen Camp came toward each other with countless spears piercing from the side, and many soldiers were stabbed to death on the fence just being pushed down...

On the other hand, under the siege of the cavalry of the Thousand Days of Wei Camp under Xue Laoer's troops, more than 400 Qing troops who were sent to the camp to block the camp were quickly defeated, and in the end, less than 200 defeated soldiers were left to retreat deep in the camp.

This is not because Xue Laoer was unable to wipe out the Qing cavalry, but because he did it on purpose. Xue Laoer wanted to use this retreating Qing army to disrupt the Qing army's blocking deployment, disrupt the Qing army's defensive formation, and even break through the Qing army's camp.

Before the war, Zhou Shixian specially told the generals of various departments to maintain their troops as much as possible and preserve their strength, and not to charge without regard for casualties.

Moreover, relying solely on these 4,000 soldiers, even if they break through the Qing army's camp for a while, as long as the opponent reacts, it will be difficult to win in the end with the attack from all sides.
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