Wu Sangui's ability to develop the Wu family's foundation to its current scale has proven his strength!
He does not lack strategic vision, but he is a member of a powerful family and has a deep scheming mind.
At present, Liu Ruyi's Caishi Army, Wang Pu's Datong Army, Hong Chengchou's Xuanfu Army, plus the nearly 50,000 Guanning Army under his command, more than 70,000 people, are several times more powerful than Hauge's Two Yellow Banners.
Wu Sangui had to be tempted by the huge bargaining chips offered by Liu Ruyi and Hong Chengchou!
At this time, following Wu Sangui's order, 50,000 Guanning troops quickly began to assemble, with more than 30,000 cavalry leading the way, followed by more than 10,000 infantry, like a huge red wave, heading straight for the Hauge camp to kill!
However, his most trusted three thousand elite servants are still guarding Wu Sangui, and there is no army movement!
That's his last trump card!
Liu Ruyi saw this, but it was hard to force him to scold him!
Everyone has the most selfish side in their heart. For Liu Ruyi and Hong Chengchou, as long as Wu Sangui takes care of the overall situation, tonight's battle will be half successful!
At this time, seeing Wu Sangui coming out in full force, Hong Chengchou could not hold back too much and sent his 5,000 Xuanfu troops to the battlefield as well!
Liu Ruyi also pressed the thousands of colorful stone spearmen under Chun Wa onto the battlefield!
Suddenly, the Ming army on the battlefield blocked the sky and the sun, and as far as the eye could see, there was a red tide of red mandarin ducks and jackets!
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At this time, in the Qing army camp, Hauge was also a little anxious!
He really didn't expect that the Ming army's offensive tonight would be of such a large scale!
However, Hauge is the eldest son of Huang Taiji. He has been on the battlefield since he was a child. He has experienced fierce battles and countless bitter battles. In his dictionary, there has never been a word "back", only forward, forward, and forward again!
"Warriors of the two yellow flags, the bright dogs on the opposite side are too rampant and want to attack us! This tone must not be tolerated! Warriors, show your courage. Tonight, use the blood of these bright dogs to prove that we
Glory to the two yellow flags!"
Hauge roared loudly, struggled, and guided the more than 20,000 elite warriors under the two yellow flags to adjust their formations and charge hard against the surging wave of the Ming army!
In a moment, in the wilderness outside the Qing army's camp, the Ming army and the two strongest military forces collided fiercely!
In this situation, all the conspiracies and machinations have long since been put on the table!
Only the front!
You can only charge head-on, fight head-on, and use your steely will to completely eliminate your opponent physically!
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On the battlefield, dust and smoke billowed, people shouted and horses howled, and blood flowed all over the ground!
In this flat, vast wilderness, there is no obstacle for both sides to rely on. The only things they can rely on are the horses under their legs and the steel swords in their hands!
However, although the Ming army was twice as large as the Qing army, it had more than 20,000 infantry, while the Qing army was all cavalry!
The main battlefield of both sides is also completely dominated by cavalry!
No one on either side is willing to make any progress. Only the warm blood of the enemy is the guarantee of their own safety!
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Not far away, Liu Ruyi frowned tightly.
Unexpectedly, the Ming army went all out and their elite troops came out in full force. Under such an offensive like a landslide and tsunami, the Qing army could actually come back!
Facing a Ming army that was twice as large as his own, he did not fall behind at all, and even gradually began to control the situation on the battlefield!
"Director Hong, these dog Tatars are really difficult to deal with!" Liu Ruyi couldn't help but sigh to herself.
Hong Chengchou nodded, "There are less than ten thousand Jurchens, and they are invincible! They are simply born warriors! Our soldiers will obviously suffer a disadvantage against them!"
Wu Sangui was quite relaxed at this time, "The situation in Liaodong has been corrupted for decades, and so many talented people have been despised in this land. This is not unreasonable! Just wait, the real war has just begun!
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"Thank you, Brother Chang Bo! It's a pity that my red cannon was blown up in Rufeng Mountain. Otherwise, how could I tolerate the Qing army being so rampant?" Liu Ruyi said bitterly.
Wu Sangui smiled and said, "Brother Ruyi, at this point, it's too late to say anything! The key to whether we can win this battle tonight still depends on you and me!"
After Wu Sangui finished speaking, he looked back at his three thousand most elite servants!
Liu Ruyi understood what Wu Sangui meant, "I am not as rich and powerful as Brother Chang Bo, and I only have five hundred personal guards. As long as Brother Chang Bo dares to fight desperately, I, Liu Ruyi, even if I risk the head on my neck, what's the harm?"
Wu Sangui smiled and nodded, "Brother Ruyi, be ready at any time, we don't have much time!"
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Liu Ruyi didn't understand what Wu Sangui meant at first, but as the battle progressed, the advantages and disadvantages of both sides gradually became apparent!
In this narrow area, more than 100,000 people from both sides were fiercely entangled!
There are no opportunities for opportunism at all, there are just endless brutal killings!
However, the Qing army was stronger and its impact was more fierce. The Ming army, even with more than a hundred infantry, was often unable to resist a small charge of more than a dozen people!
Even the more than 10,000 precious Guan Ning cavalry under Wu Sangui could only hold down six or seven thousand Eight Banners cavalry on the frontal battlefield, barely supporting them, and maintaining a short-term balance!
This is the first time Liu Ruyi has personally witnessed and experienced the largest-scale hand-to-hand combat with cold weapons between the two sides!
In this situation, the cavalry is undoubtedly the ultimate king!
Even if the musketry soldiers under Huolang's command are experienced in many battles and are extremely elite, in this kind of terrain and this kind of atmosphere, there is simply no room for them to perform!
Unless the Caishi Army relies on powerful firearms to maintain a unified battle formation, and uses the long-range effective output of firearms to completely suppress the Qing cavalry on the periphery of the battle formation!
However, according to Liu Ruyi's military strength at this time, this plan is simply impossible to realize!
However, this made Liu Ruyi fall deeply into thought!
This personal experience made Liu Ruyi completely understand the terrifying power of the nomadic cavalry!
In later generations, Liu Ruyi had been ups and downs in the business world for nearly ten years, with ups and downs, and his mentality had long been calm. However, since his rebirth, almost everything went smoothly, and Liu Ruyi could not help but feel a little arrogant in his heart!
But tonight's battle was like a basin of cold water, pouring hard on Liu Ruyi's head!
If you want to gain a firm foothold in this world, it's not enough to just defend the city. The most important thing is to have an invincible and fearless army!
"Go! Call all the students from the Artillery Battalion to the front of the battle formation. I want them to see with their own eyes how this battle is going to be fought!" Liu Ruyi waved her hand and ordered the soldiers around her.
"Yes!" The soldiers rushed to the rear of the battle formation!
Soon, five hundred artillery trainees lined up and came to the front of the battle formation to observe this huge showdown from the closest distance!
Liu Ruyi ordered Pu Shengbu to stand fifty steps ahead to protect the safety of these students, and then he breathed a sigh of relief!
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At this time, on the frontal battlefield, the fighting between the two sides has entered an anxious state!
The Ming army relied on their large numbers and fought tooth and nail, but the Qing army relied on their personal bravery and divided themselves into many small groups, attacking the Ming army's front line like crazy again and again!
Fortunately, Wu Sangui's Guan Ning Army was in front, twice as strong as the Qing Army, and there was a supervision team to supervise the battle. The Ming Army could barely maintain the situation!
Otherwise, even if it were replaced by Hu Dawei's Shanxi Army, it would have collapsed long ago!
To use a familiar saying from later generations, 'It's not that the Ming army was too weak, it was that the Qing army was too strong!'
But in the current situation, no matter the Ming army or the Qing army, no matter whether they are strong or weak, no one can lose and no one can retreat!
Even if you die, you have to die on the battlefield, and you have to have one more person to support you!
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Most of the artillery academy students standing next to Liu Ruyi were only 17 or 18 years old, or even 14 or 15 years old. Although they had participated in the war to annihilate the Azige tribe on the Rufeng Mountain front, at that time, they were
On the top of the mountain, attacking from a long distance, the Qing army will not hurt them!
At this time, they are observing the decisive battle between the two main forces at such a close range. Their nerves and consciousness will suffer an indelible impact!
The thick smell of blood drifted away in the wind. Many students couldn't bear this naked scene and vomited incessantly!
Liu Ruyi just watched quietly, but she didn't blame them too harshly!
This kind of scene, not to mention these brats, even Liu Ruyi's already rock-hard heart was severely shattered!
On the battlefield, there is never mercy, only endless killing!
Only the strongest can continue to live and enjoy the fruits that belong to the winner!
Including Liu Ruyi himself, if Wu Sangui hadn't been persuaded to fight to the death this time, the Colored Stone Army would have been defeated in this battle, or even fallen into the abyss forever, with no chance to get up again!
"How do you feel? What if you fight against these Qing troops?" Liu Ruyi gently patted the shoulder of a student next to him.
This student’s name is Wen Cheng, and he and Liu Ruyi have known each other for a long time!
However, at this moment, his face was also a little pale, "General, the Qing cavalry are really powerful. If the students fight against them now, they will probably die without a chance of survival!"
Liu Ruyi nodded, "That's right! Only when you see it with your own eyes can you feel how terrifying they are! Even myself, I never imagined that the Qing army's cavalry could be so powerful!"
Wen Cheng was stunned. In his eyes, the general had always been omnipotent. How could there be anything in this world that made him feel terrible?
"General..." Wen Cheng opened his mouth excitedly, wanting to say something.
Liu Ruyi waved his hand and smiled softly, "In this world, there has never been an army that can win every battle! Including me, Liu Ruyi! Today, we suffered a loss, but tomorrow, we can fight back again! We lost.
, it’s not terrible, it’s not an indelible shame! It’s just that if we can’t learn enough lessons from failure, we will still fail next time!”
After Liu Ruyi finished speaking, he glanced at Wen Cheng and said, "Student Wen Cheng, what did you see in this battle? What did you experience? If you are the commander of this battle next time, how will you behave?
Where?"
For these young students in front of her, Liu Ruyi felt a deep protective feeling from the bottom of her heart. They were the future hope of the Colorful Stone Army!
Wen Cheng is the leader among this group of people, and Liu Ruyi is determined to train him!
Wen Cheng was stunned and did not respond to the many questions raised by Liu Ruyi. He thought about it for a long time and then said: "General, I am an artilleryman! From my perspective, at the moment, I cannot consider the entire battle situation from an overall perspective! However,
From the perspective of an artilleryman, I think that the Qing cavalry was too skilled in equestrian skills and the charge was too fierce. However, although our Ming cavalry fought hard, there was still some fundamental gap between them and the Qing army!
It is obviously unwise to use one's own shortcomings to defeat the enemy's strong points!"
Liu Ruyi nodded approvingly, "Go on! Tell me your method!"
Wen Cheng took a breath and said hurriedly: "General, in my opinion, if our Caishi Army encounters this kind of enemy next time, we cannot choose a frontal attack. Defense is the most secure! However, with the mobility of the Qing Army,
Only force is the most effective way to defeat them!
I feel that we can imitate the defensive situation at Rufeng Mountain that day, build some tanks, cover them with sandbags, use pikemen to guard the front, followed by cannon soldiers, and artillerymen included, forming a huge battle array!
If the Qing cavalry charges, we can rely on the power of firearms to kill them fiercely on the periphery! However, our current red cannon is too large and heavy. If it is used for defense, it is okay, but if it is used here
In this kind of battle, it is far less practical than the light Folan machine artillery! However, these light Folan machine artillery are too weak and too weak. The student thought about it for a long time, but he still couldn't find a good way!"
After Wen Cheng finished speaking, he scratched his head in distress, his face full of regret!
Liu Ruyi was very happy in her heart. This child's vision simply exceeded his age. He was simply born for the new era of firearms warfare. Given time, his future is absolutely limitless!
However, Liu Ruyi's face didn't reveal anything, and she patted his shoulder lightly, "That's right, the so-called 'success is the mother of failure!' Once you have knowledge, you need to think more and improve more. Only in this way,
Only then can we avoid repeating the mistakes of today and remain invincible!"