Doro Rao Yubeile Abatai was ordered to command the attack on the defense line of Xuanzang Army and Horse in the south today. He personally experienced the power of the defense deployed by Zhang Cheng and also witnessed the combat power of Xuanzang Army and Horse.
Just listen to him say: "I have been ordered to do so, General. The Ming army's gunners are protected by earthen walls, and there are several ditches in front of the walls. They are very slippery. It is extremely difficult for our warriors to cross them. The passage left is too narrow for the army to move through.
, and even more artillery defense, it’s really difficult to break through!”
Dorgon said in a deep voice: "Therefore, our army must fill up the trench first, so that with the support of archers, our warriors can still break through the Ming army's earthen wall."
There was a chill in the hearts of the Qing generals in the tent, fearing that just filling up those trenches would cost the blood of the warriors under the banner.
The first trench was okay. It was just close to the range of the Ming army's cannons. All they had to do was push the shield cart to the front of the trench and the auxiliary soldiers of each banner throw the earth bags into the trench. But the remaining trenches...
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Baya Lazhang Jingholben pondered for a long time, looked at the sketch of the Ming army's defense, and said: "You can prepare some long wooden boards. The trenches in the front can be filled with earth bags, and the trenches in the back can be paved directly with wooden boards. This may be easier.
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Dorgon nodded frequently, looking at Holborn with a little admiration in his eyes.
Everyone started talking again, and Hauge suddenly said: "We can also dig trenches, surround the Ming army, and leave some soldiers and horses to guard it. The rest can continue to go out and plunder, and surround the Ming army for several months.
I don’t believe he has so much food and grass that he can’t starve to death and starve to death like these smart dogs!”
"What a fool!"
Dorgon cursed in his heart and said in a deep voice: "Humph, surround us? You don't even think about it. If you leave one army and horse, how many troops will be enough?"
You have also experienced the combat power of Lu Xiangsheng, Zhang Cheng and other famous generals. Do you think it is enough to leave ten thousand or twenty thousand troops?
If they want to fight decisively or break through, what will you do?
How many months have the army surrounded us? Do you think this place is in Liaodong? Our army can advance and retreat freely, and we can receive a steady stream of food and grass.
Our tens of thousands of troops have penetrated deep into the territory of the Ming Dynasty. If we do not fight quickly, we will have to wait here for several months in this dangerous place. The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty has already dispatched reinforcements from all over the country. At this time, our military divisions and veterans are tired. Do you miss me, the Eight Banners Warriors?
Are they all going to stay in the pass?"
At this point, he glared at Hauge, then sternly glanced at everyone in the tent and said: "With Lu Xiangsheng, Zhang Cheng and other Ming generals here, our Eight Banners army will not be able to plunder smoothly, let alone the harm they will do to me in the future.
, even the success or failure of this entry is unknown;
Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng and Zhang Cheng must be eliminated.
However, tens of thousands of our troops penetrated deep into the Ming Dynasty, but things would change later. Therefore, we had to complete our efforts in one battle and capture the Jiazhuang camp within ten months. Our army's strength was several times that of the enemy. As long as the trenches were filled in, the Jiazhuang camp was broken.
Within the city, it is only a matter of time before Lu Xiangsheng, Zhang Cheng and others are eliminated!"
Hauge was dejected by Dorgon's scolding. He opened his eyes wide and wanted to retort, but he didn't know what to say when he opened his mouth.
Adaihu, the leader of the Eight Banners of the Mongolian Zhenghuang Banner, said: "In fact, to fill in the trenches of the Ming army, we do not necessarily need our warriors to go into battle. Our army has captured many Ming soldiers, so our warriors can drive them into battle to fill the trenches!"
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Dorgon took a deep look at him, shook his head and said: "When faced with the artillery fire of the Ming army, a ragtag group of people will definitely collapse. If they rush back, they will block the attack of our warriors."
Not to mention the route, it is very likely to disrupt our army's array;
If Lu Xiangsheng, Zhang Cheng and others take the opportunity to counterattack and pursue with all their strength, our army may..."
All the Qing generals in the military tent looked at Adai after hearing this, as if they were doubting his intentions. Faced with everyone's gaze, Adai could only say yes.
Abatai lowered his head and thought for a while, then said: "Perhaps we can put thousands of Ming men as a test and disperse them in front of our army to see the reaction of the Ming army. With fewer people, my army will be easier to control."
Dorgon nodded approvingly again, and then said sternly: "I just received the military report. Zeng Chuankong, under the command of King Huaishun, and the Han army Niu Lu Zhang, Jinghua Yingchun, will arrive before noon tomorrow.
Tomorrow, our army will launch another attack, pretending to attack the southern defense line of the Ming Army, to contain its forces and prevent them from sending reinforcements elsewhere. We will concentrate the existing artillery in the east, mainly attack the defense line at the east gate of Jiazhuang, and bombard the north of the Ming Army with all the artillery of the Han army.
defense line,
All armies must attack with all their strength, first bombard the enemy's formation with artillery, and then drive out the strong men to fill the trenches. We should encourage our warriors to break through the Ming formation, get rid of Lu Xiangsheng and Zhang Cheng, and our army will be better and continue to plunder elsewhere!
Each army will build more shield carts today, as well as long wooden planks, and prepare some ladders, and drive the captive men to dig and bag the soil for filling the trenches tomorrow..."
"All the warriors of our Eight Banners must move forward bravely. Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed without mercy!"
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Slowly, night fell, and in the vast camp of the Qing army, dots of lights lit up, eventually forming a bright sea of lights.
In addition, the Jiazhuang Xuan army camp is also brightly lit. Looking from the air, it looks like a group of bright lights shining with Jiazhuang as the center, several miles apart, and surrounded by several huge cities that never sleep.
That night Lu Xiangsheng summoned the generals of Xuanda to discuss matters. He tried his best to encourage them. After the discussion, he left Zhang Cheng alone and asked Zhang Cheng to accompany him around.
Lu Xiangsheng was followed by his general Chen An, and Wang Dou was only followed by Chen Zhong and a few other personal guards. The group remained silent and just patrolled around the camp.
The Xuanda camp is heavily guarded. Soldiers from each battalion are constantly patrolling, and commands and shouts are constantly being heard. Other than that, the surrounding areas of each tent are quiet and no one is there. Only the lanterns and torches dotted in front of the tents give off a dim light.
In the outer defense line of the camp, teams of night watch sergeants were also arranged behind the earthen walls. Piles of bonfires were lit here, and rows of wooden poles were placed in some open spaces, with layers of lanterns hanging on them. In the cold wind,
It shakes from time to time and illuminates the surrounding land.
At the same time, in order to prevent the Qing soldiers from stealing the camp at night, in addition to these night watch sergeants and lanterns and torches, the ground outside the outer defense line of the Xuanda camp was also covered with dense layers of iron caltrops.
etc.
In fact, in this era, it is not easy to sneak attack on enemy camps at night. Not to mention that there are many night blindness in the army, and the banners and drums of the cold weapon era have lost their effect.
If a small group of elites sneak attack and harass, that's fine. If a large group of soldiers and horses are sent to sneak attack, it will almost purely add to the chaos.
Therefore, it would be extremely difficult for the Qing army to sneak attack the camp of the Xuan army. Likewise, it would not be easy for the Xuan army to attack the Qing camp.
Zhang Cheng and Lu Xiangsheng arrived at the outer defense line of the camp. Looking at the dense sea of lights in the Qing army camp opposite, Zhang Cheng felt a little dazed, as if he had returned to the later generations and faced the sea of lights in the city.