Zhu Yihai on Zhangqiu City saw the Qing army arriving.

The Jin Gongyu on Girl Mountain to the west of the battlefield also waited for the Qing army.

"finally come!"

Jin Gongyu faced the rapidly approaching Qing army with a smile on his face. He dug such a big hole and laid such a trap. Of course he had to catch big prey. How could he be satisfied with only three thousand soldiers?

"Command the entire army to prepare for battle!"

An officer lamented, "It's a pity that the cannons from Shenji Town were not shipped. Even if we just shipped a batch of 12-pound field cannons, they could be blasted directly by setting them up on this mountain and blasting them from a high position."

broken."

"How can there be so many ifs? Although the cannons in Shenji Town are sharp, they can only travel sixty miles a day, and it has to be a plain road. If the road is not easy to walk, it will only be twenty or thirty miles a day. In the rainy season, it is muddy, or

The mountain road is rugged, and it may be difficult to go even ten miles a day. When we came this time, we were marching two hundred miles a day. Previously, we had left all the heavy troops behind. Even the light artillery of the artillery battalion of the town was a day behind. It was amazing.

How long will it take to suppress those cannons that weigh several kilograms?"

Although heavy artillery is sharp, its biggest limitation is speed.

As a new army, the Ming Army was a team of infantry, cavalry and artillery, and also had specialized baggage auxiliary troops. Therefore, the marching speed was faster than that of the ordinary old Ming Army. However, because of the artillery, baggage vehicles, etc.

, and limited the marching speed.

For example, if an infantry unit does not carry baggage or artillery, it will not be a problem to march 120 miles in a day.

Chen Tangli of the Han Dynasty said that he could travel thirty miles a day with heavy equipment and fifty miles a day with light equipment. The Military Classics Zongyao Li also said that he could travel thirty miles a day on ordinary days and sixty miles a day on a rapid march. If the war requires it, emergency marches can be increased.

Several times, the cavalry can even gallop two to three hundred miles a day and night.

Zhu Yihai's march against the Imperial Army was generally divided into two types: daily march and emergency march. The daily march lasted for six hours a day, with a five-minute rest for every hour of march, a one-hour meal break, and camping, etc., on poor roads.

, one can travel five miles in one hour, six miles on a moderate road, and seven miles on a good road. So on a good road, one can travel about forty miles a day.

Another way of marching is rapid marching, sleeping six hours a day and marching for sixteen hours, so the maximum distance can be one hundred and twenty miles.

Of course, this is infantry speed.

Artillery and baggage transport vehicles will greatly slow down their speed. Artillery can only travel up to four miles an hour on ordinary roads, and only six miles on good roads.

Moreover, it is impossible for an animal to pull a cart to march continuously for sixteen hours.

During the autumn march on the plains of Shandong, the roads were good and the march of large armies did not exceed six miles per hour. They also had to rest frequently and regroup.

Zhu Yihai led 20,000 troops from three towns and marched all the way from Denglai to Qingqi. The troops and horses of each route stretched for twelve miles.

If the infantry marches at the normal speed, the distance from the end of the team to the head of the team will take two hours of marching.

This is still marching on the plains. If we march in the mountains, the team will be longer. Twenty thousand people may stretch to twenty miles.

In Zhu Yihai's march, each of the three towns marched an hour apart. At the same time, each town sent its own forward cavalry to clear the way. They kept another hour away from the main force.

A cavalry unit was arranged to maintain contact between the forward cavalry and the main force.

This kind of arrangement is also to try to ensure that even if you encounter enemies while marching, you can still have combat effectiveness.

Each town is a battle regiment, and even the cavalry of the vanguard force has the ability to fight alone.

Because of this tactical system, Shenji Town actually came this time, but while they were still on the road, they had to carry not only heavy artillery, but also a large amount of ammunition, and even cannon-casting craftsmen and cannon-casting tools.

, the daily march is only a few dozen miles, it is impossible to march in a hurry, we can only come slowly.

Zhu Yihai actually transferred them not to fight the Zhangqiu battle, but to prepare for the possible siege of Jinan. He even planned to transfer them to participate in the battle of Xuzhou after taking Jinan.

"It would be good to have a three-pounder. Let the artillery battalion prepare. When the fighting starts, let them push the cannon down the mountain and coordinate the operation."

The three-pounder cannon is light, weighing only a few hundred pounds. It can be pushed by a horse or several gunners. The most convenient thing is that they can move while firing. Unlike the heavy artillery in Shenji Town, they have to be pushed around.

Build an artillery position and fix it on the artillery position. After a battle, it will be difficult to move.

At this time, the main force of the Qing army led by Bolo appeared on the battlefield.

They marched all the way, more than 10,000 people, and were stretched for more than ten miles. The cavalry was at the front, the infantry in the middle, and some artillery carts and baggage carts were pulled behind.

Like a long snake.

The Qing army also saw the Turai forward cavalry in a bitter battle from a distance. They blew the attack horn without hesitation. Without any rest, they directly attacked the camp on the other side of the river, hoping to immediately reinforce the cavalry.

"The Tatars are a bit underestimating the enemy."

Jin Gongyu still had time to comment on the Tatars with the officers. He held up a telescope and watched the Qing army's formation, "The troops marching all the way were not in order, and they were even obviously a little tired. They actually launched an attack directly and were defeated."

The way."

"We used to talk about how powerful the Tatars are, but that's actually the case. I remember that I suffered great losses under Zhang Cunren back then. Now that I think about it, it's not really the Tatars that are powerful, it's that we were too weak before."

"When we meet today, it's finally time to avenge our shame."

The generals are also relatively relaxed.

Seeing the Tatars eagerly joining the battlefield, they did not panic yet.

The Tatar pulled so long that he would pounce like a snake without taking any rest, with his tail still behind his body.

"When one-third of the Tartars cross the Xiujiang River, blow the trumpet and attack, kill them down the mountain and cut them in half."

"Cavalry, circle back and attack the artillery and baggage behind them."

"Headquarters, doesn't His Majesty's decree require us to let half of the Tatars cross the river, and then go down the mountain to intercept them?"

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Jin Gongyu said, "How long will it take when half of it passes? The rear of the Tatars is still more than ten miles away. Waiting for them

It's been a long time since we got here. Jinwu Town has already sent a Biao soldier into the battlefield to eat a large piece of meat. The remaining Biao battalions have already been prepared. As soon as the Tatar soldiers cross the river,

They are about to kill them. If we wait until half of them have crossed the river before taking action, then we won’t even be able to make soup. We can’t just watch the show here for a day and then be responsible for cleaning the battlefield in the end, right?”

"Would you like that?"

"That won't work. We in Shence Town are not here to act as bait and clean up the battlefield. We are the main force!"

"Yes, the main force has to eat meat."

"Yeah, eat big chunks."

All the generals in Shence Town shouted.

"That's right, when one-third of the Tatars have crossed the river, blow the trumpet and go down the mountain, and do the damn thing!"

At the foot of the mountain.

Like Tu Lai, Bolo didn't know that there was still an ambush on the mountain, and that the Ming army could even stand still. He looked at the anxious state of the battlefield and was very anxious.

There was no time to rest, so he charged directly with the cavalry.

From a distance, the whole army sped up and ran.

The cavalrymen who were marching quickly were covered in sweat and panting, but they could not stop and rest for a while.

Treating emergencies is like putting out fire.

On the battlefield, the morale of the Qing army was rapidly declining after losing their commander Tu Lai. The news of the death of their commander was quickly spread through the mouths of the Ming and Qing armies.

Wen Hu even snatched Tu Lai's body, tied him with a rope to his flagpole, and hung it high.

Tu Lai's general's armor is so obvious.

The soldiers of the Ming army shouted loudly and proudly promoted.

The morale of the Qing army was rapidly declining, and cavalry even began to appear running outside the camp.

At this time, the trumpet sounded, and Bolo came with reinforcements.

Bolo's soldiers held his flag high, and the cavalry began to run quickly from a distance. As soon as they crossed the river, they began to charge with all their strength from a distance.

Low morale was instantly boosted.

But they haven't had time to be happy yet.

Behind them on Lady Mountain, trumpets and cannons suddenly sounded.

The Ming ambush troops, who had been recharging their strength and standing still, came out, numbering tens of thousands.

Thousands of soldiers, plus thousands more from regiments, descended from the mountain like fierce tigers, charging toward the Qing army that was rushing toward the camp like a long snake.

Then there were several more cannon shots from the east.

A few miles away, on the Yuhuang Mountain on the east bank of the Luo River, another ambush force broke out. Thousands of soldiers plus thousands of regiments were trained to attack the Bolo reinforcements who had just crossed the river.

The sound of cannons banging.

The sound of cannons was also heard from Zhangqiu City, and thousands of Jinwu cavalry were killed behind the city.

Even further south of Zhangqiu, the emperor had already sent them an order with beacon fire, asking the troops on the right to cross the river directly and intercept the Qing army's retreat in a roundabout way.

The Qing army, which had just been invigorated, completely collapsed when they saw ambushes appearing everywhere.

At this time, Bolo finally crossed the river and fought his way into the camp, but saw Tu Lai's body hanging high on the Ming army's flagpole from a distance.

"Your Majesty, we have been defeated."

The guard commander shouted in panic, "This is not just a Shence town with thousands of troops, but at least tens of thousands of troops."

"Look, Zhangqiu City, the sun and moon flag is raised in Zhangqiu City,"
To be continued...