Nearly 500 people have gathered on the other side of the Liangshui River, but there are as many as 800 or 900 war horses. Almost all of the Qing army's cavalry and infantry are one man and two horses. Even the auxiliary soldiers of Yu Ding in the banner mostly have two pairs of horses.
Horses, and some rich cloaking aha also have two horses.
Chen Dakuan glanced around. Although all the sergeants had expressions of surprise on their faces, and many of them were breathing heavily, their expressions were still calm.
Moreover, although the river is not fast, it is still impossible to cross it because of ignorance of the hydrology and whether the river bed is soft, hard or muddy. This stone bridge is the only way to cross the river.
The stone bridge was strewn with iron caltrops, and there were some horse-repelling stakes at the head of the bridge. If the Qing army wanted to forcefully rush across, they would have to pay a heavy price. The stone bridge was about ten steps wide, but nearly forty steps long.
Chen Dakuan believed in the muskets, cannons, bows and arrows of his sergeants. He mounted a Folang machine gun and a squatting tiger cannon here. One hundred and seventy-five of his sergeants were here at the bridge, including more than 70 firecrackers.
Rod.
These sergeants holding fire guns were gathered together. They formed a team of more than 20 people, all commanded by a team officer. They stood in three rows on the official road. If the Qing army on the opposite side wanted to forcefully rush across the bridge, they would line up with guns.
Shoot, three strikes.
He turned to Tong Shoushan and said: "Mr. Tong, your boss A, please stay here. If the Tatars on the other side charge into battle, we will work together to fight him."
"Yes, the Tatars are too damn arrogant. Let's just give them a try."
Tong Shoushan looked at the situation on the other side of the stone bridge and responded to Chen Dakuan's words.
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On the other side of the Liangshui River, the Qing cavalry with white flags roared towards them. They seemed to have seen the situation at the bridge head and stopped a hundred steps away from the stone bridge.
As we got closer, we could see the Qing cavalry more clearly. We could see that they were all wearing plain helmets and dark armors. They should be cotton armors with iron leaves embedded in them. Each of them had thick copper nails nailed on their cotton armor, especially
The generals and officers all had brightly polished breast shields on their chests. Except for the white tassels on their iron helmets high on their heads, everyone's armor was pure white.
The captives on the opposite side of the stone bridge were all stout, and they were riding steadily on their horses. Their faces were faintly full of anger, and they were full of arrogance.
They seemed to be tired from running for too long, and it was very cold in early winter. The mules and horses could not stop snoring as they dismounted, and thick white air spewed out of their mouths and noses.
Chen Dakuan made a rough estimate in his mind, and based on the information from Tong Shoushan, those Qing troops under the Zhengbai Banner should all be sergeants from the Aliha Chaoha Battalion.
In the past two years, the slave chief Huang Taiji began to reform the military system in order to better control the army and reduce the military power of each banner owner. Whenever he went on an expedition, he was no longer dispatched according to the cattle records, but was dispatched
Each banner and its elites were recruited and organized into three major battalions, namely the Baya La Camp, the Alhachaoha Camp, the Garbushxian Camp, etc.
Although each banner leader is still temporarily appointed and each Niulu is in charge of the troops, the troops and horses they control are no longer the banner soldiers of their respective original territories, and the military power will be returned after the war.
At the beginning, each battalion still had to be disbanded after the war and each returned to its own banner. However, due to the numerous wars, the three newly formed battalions were gradually classified as custom-made. They were no longer disbanded after the war, but were concentrated and stationed to specialize in battles.
Lord.
Chen Dakuan was looking carefully at this time. There were about five or six hundred Tatar soldiers on the opposite side. They didn't have many troops, but they were carrying the official banner of Jiala Zhangjing. It seemed that they were Niulu Zhangjing with the title of Jiala Zhangjing.
The troops have been commanded.
He estimated that there were only about two to three hundred armored soldiers on the opposite side, including at most a hundred horse-armored soldiers.
After the Tatars unified the military system, seventeen Baya soldiers were sent to the Baya camp every day, a few Bushxian soldiers were sent to the Bushxian camp, and dozens of riflemen and vests were sent to the Alhachaoha camp.
, led by the original Niulu Zhangjing and Jia La Zhangjing of each banner, the troops were as large as fifty men. The officers were called "Bashiku", and the ten men were assigned "Zhuangda".
There are at most three hundred armored soldiers on the opposite side, and the rest are some remaining auxiliary soldiers from various banners. It is estimated that there is one auxiliary soldier in one armor and two auxiliary soldiers in one vest. Some of the auxiliary soldiers are obviously wearing
There were only a few people left in the flag that were not inlaid with iron-leaf cotton armor. Although these people also held knives and guns, they could only die under the fierce attack of their own fire and blunderbuss.
There are also some domestic slaves of various armored soldiers, such as coated aha, who are only used as handyman cannon fodder. They have no combat effectiveness at all. They usually only serve their masters and help them keep their personal plunder, so they can be ignored.
After thinking about this, Chen Dakuan calmed down. He had a sentry of more than 200 sergeants, more than 70 muskets, and more than 30 archers. There was only one key point on the stone bridge that needed to be defended, and there were iron caltrops in front of it.
There are horse piles, muskets at the back, and two artillery pieces.
Even if a few Tatar soldiers rush across the stone bridge, they still have nearly a hundred sword, shield, and spearmen, not to mention Tong Shoushan's entire cavalry is still here.
As long as the Tatar soldiers on the opposite side dare to charge, we must give these Tatars some color today.
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Beijing City, outside Yongding Gate, southeastern suburbs.
In the abandoned fort camp, on the top of a two-story earthen building, Zhang Chengzheng and Infantry Commander Liang Song were standing behind General Zhang Yan. They had all put on their battle armors, helmets, and bright red cloaks.
In the camp, groups of sergeants were gathering and lining up. There were three infantry posts, four and a half cavalry posts, and about 1,800 auxiliary soldiers in the camp.
Zhang Cheng first said: "Uncle, the news came back from Tong Shoushan who was sent out. More than 500 Tatar cavalry were chasing them all the way. The division veterans are exhausted. In my opinion, the cavalry attacked from the stone bridge in the north.
, sneak up to the Tatar's flank and see if you can cut off his retreat?"
Zhang Yan thought while answering: "There are hundreds of slaves and cavalry. If Niu Lu Zhangjing really leads the army, it is estimated that the number of armored Tatars should be three hundred. Your troops can go around the south bridge. If the Tatars attack my stone bridge, you
The troops can find openings to attack from a flank, but if the captives and cavalry do not attack, they must not fight lightly."
Zhang Cheng cupped his fists and accepted the order, saying: "Zhang Cheng will definitely live up to his orders."
Zhang Yan glanced at him and said in a deep voice: "Zhang Cheng, you must remember that you must not easily engage the Luqi in battle. You must avoid a rough fight and be on guard against whether the Luqi is ambushing nearby."
Then Zhang Yan said to Liang Song, the infantry commander next to him: "The middle sentry of the infantry will stay to guard the camp. You lead the left sentry to the North Bridge to take charge. I will personally lead the right sentry to the South Bridge to meet the enemy, with my camera moving."
Although Liang Song wanted to go to South Bridge so that he could fight against the Tatars, North Bridge also needed someone to take command, so he had no choice but to take orders with his fists clasped.
Zhang Yan ordered Lin Zhiyi, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army sentry beside him: "Assemble the Chinese army, follow me to Nanqiao and see if we can do something about it."
Groups of sergeants had finished lining up, and there were still several large carts on the official road, with Folang machines and tiger squatting artillery on them. Amid waves of orders, the military formation began to move.
They separated on the official road. Most of the cavalry rode north. Only Zhang Yanzhong's 200-odd cavalry followed him to the South Bridge. The infantry drove the cart and trotted all the way to the north and south.
go.
The bright helmet, the mandarin duck's fat coat, and the bright red cloak combine to form a beautiful picture!