There was a loud "boom", and a little spark exploded into a ball of fire, which dazzled the Qing soldiers' eyes in the dark. Then other sparks flashed, and then there was a bang.○
There was a rapid whistle, and rows of muskets behind the earthen wall suddenly fired. More sparks flew through the air and hit the Qing soldiers. A horn sounded from behind the formation, and the Qing soldiers roared in unison, rushing up the mountain like a tide.
go.
"Why rush?" Hutto was very confused. He had already been exposed and the sneak attack failed. Why should he attack hard?
His eyes were dazzled and he couldn't see clearly. At this time, he rolled to the side to let the people behind him pass. As he rolled, he was stung by several iron caltrops that were not cleared out.
The dense crowd rushed past Xing Na, and torches and cupping jars were dropped on the mountain, illuminating the figures of the Qing soldiers. The Ming army's trumpets sounded on the top of the mountain, and they also began to summon reinforcements.
The muskets fired round after round, the Qing soldiers screamed continuously, and the explosives dropped exploded one after another. The charging Qing soldiers exploded with blood and flesh, and the people behind continued to surge forward. Their formation was chaotic, and the explosions
The firelight also dazzled them, and many people couldn't tell their direction.
"Don't charge!" Heto finally couldn't help it and shouted loudly in Manchu. With the light of those torches, he could finally see the figure of the Qing soldiers in front of him. A ball of fire suddenly exploded under the man, throwing him away.
Looking into the air, the Qing soldiers behind them fell to pieces.
There were landmines again, and the horn of attack was still blowing. Groups of armored soldiers stepped on the corpses of their companions. In a short period of time, they lost more than a hundred people, but they could not stop these armored soldiers because there were equally ferocious Bagara behind them. All of them retreated.
Everyone would be killed. After stepping on two more mines, the armored soldiers rushed to the bottom of the trench. Many of those who went down first were pierced by the iron caltrops inside. They howled and chopped down the sharp wooden stakes inside,
The soldiers who arrived later began to think of ways to climb.
The artillery on both sides began to bombard, and people in the ranks of the Qing soldiers continued to fall, but they could not find the blind spot of this fortification-like fortification. Rows of climbing ladders were erected, and the armored soldiers braved the fire net to charge upward, and they continued to throw down from the top.
Cupping pots and ash pots. The trench was filled with smoke and dust, and the flames of explosions flashed constantly.
The Qing soldiers at the foot of the mountain began to fight, and the Hongyi artillery was also firing at the Ming army's earthen wall. The largest night battle began on a mountain more than 30 miles east of Gaizhou.
The sound of killing was so loud that one ladder after another was overturned and then erected. The Qing soldiers climbed up with all their strength. The armor soldiers behind began to use bows and arrows to cover the Ming army's defense line. The first batch of armor soldiers climbed up the mountain.
The Ming army's bayonets retracted on the earthen wall, and the Qing soldiers who were stabbed fell down screaming.
The follow-up armored soldiers came up one after another, and there were more and more armored soldiers in the trench. They were crowded inside, but no gap was opened above. The feeling of danger in Hutto's heart became stronger and stronger. There would definitely be more than one armored soldier in the trench.
Sharp wooden stake. He hoped that the horn of retreat would sound so that he could escape from this increasingly dangerous place.
It's too late. Countless bright spots cut through the night sky, flying towards the Qing army on the hillside from the front and both sides. After landing, they rolled briefly and were followed by a series of explosions. One after another, it seemed that it would never end. The firelight burst out and reflected
Following the stumbling figures of the Qing soldiers, countless rubbles and scrap metal shot up in the air, and the screams and exclamations were all covered up in the deafening sound of explosions.
Hutto was knocked upside down by the blast of air and lay on the ground unable to get up for a while. He could only feel the ground shaking and vibrating, and his chest and abdomen were constantly being impacted. The feeling of nausea and pain became more and more intense. He tried to support himself with his arms.
Half of his body was raised, and blood flowed from his mouth and nose.
The golden sound finally sounded. The Qing soldiers escaped from the smoke and smoke in twos and threes and retreated down the mountain in panic. The explosions were much less loud, but the denser musketry still made them tremble.
Hutto was walking hard with a spear in his hand. He felt powerless as never before. The Ming army was getting stronger and stronger. It seemed that there were not so many artillery pieces last time, right?
In the Qing army's camp, the tent was brightly lit and surrounded by generals at all levels. Zhuo Butai's face turned pale and he threw his riding whip on the table. As Obai's younger brother, he controlled the largest military force in the Qing army.
Although a group has a high position and great authority, it also has great responsibilities.
Around Gaizhou, the Ming and Qing armies have been fighting for more than three months. In this not-so-wide area, nearly 200,000 troops are closely deployed. You come and I go, and no one can do anything to the other.
Of course, this is a phenomenon seen on the surface, but Zhuo Butai knows that if it continues like this, it will have the same result as allowing the opponent to slowly tighten the noose around his own neck.
Moreover, the Ming army is getting stronger and stronger, not only due to the strengthening of weapons and equipment, but also the continuous supply of new soldiers by sea. Therefore, until now, the Ming army is still at its original number, while the Qing army can only guarantee
The missing ten are replaced by three, and the organizational structure is still there, but the men and horses of each banner and each cow are no longer complete.
It can be said that although the Ming army's steady war strategy was clumsy, it was pinching the life of the Qing Dynasty. Manpower and resources were greatly consumed in the confrontation with the Ming army. Although it was still supported without failure, it was weakened.
inevitable.
Because of this, the Qing court became more and more anxious, more and more urgent, and more and more hoping to end this conflict so that they could recuperate and take a breath for the time being.
Of course, as the current leader of the Qing Dynasty, Obai also knew the importance of the army to him. It was the guarantee of his future security, and it was different to fight all the troops. Therefore, the order he gave to Zhuo Butai was to carry out
A big battle, an attempt to turn the tide of the war.
However, the main attacking Qing troops were mainly composed of white flags and bordered white flags. Regardless of victory or defeat, Obai played a role in weakening the opposition. Because the flag owner of the two white flags was originally Suk Saha, due to the dispute over the land exchange
, the two white flags had quite a complaint against Ao Bai.
Now, this night attack failed, and the losses were huge. In other words, Zhuo Butai's plan to break through a key point in the Ming army's defense line, causing the entire Ming army to be passive and forced to retreat and shrink, completely failed.
It was inevitable for Zhuo Butai to become angry, but Zhuo Butai also knew that after this setback, it would be difficult to organize an assault of this scale in a short period of time. This was because the Ming army was not huddled in a group and passively being beaten. The two sides were attacking and defending each other, and the Qing army was
The military strength is very poor.
"Commander, your servant is incompetent! Please punish me, Commander." Melezhang Jingshuoha knelt on the ground. He lost more than half of his troops, and many of them did not even recover their bodies.
"You said they buried that trap mine in the trench?" Zhuo Butai asked in a deep voice.
"Yes, all the hidden sentries on the road were quietly killed. Hutto, who was wearing a white flag, had already touched the trench thirty steps away. Unexpectedly, he stepped on a machine mine under his feet, and then -" Shuoha lowered his head and continued
I am deeply saddened by the loss of so many of my subordinates.
The other generals of the Qing army frowned. With the Ming army having such new weapons, it would be almost impossible to set up camp at night.
"This defeat is really due to the enemy being too cunning. Let's record the punishment for now. Shuoha, get up!" Zhuo Butai suppressed his anger and tried to say in a calm tone: "I won't say it, but you should also know that the court is now
Difficulties. If we cannot repel the enemy army, hundreds of thousands of troops will consume countless amounts of money and food every day, which is really difficult to support. The enemy also has this calculation, neither attacking with all his strength nor retreating to defend, and just spending it with us.
Alas, what can I do?"
Everyone looked at each other and didn't know how to answer. They could see the Ming army's plan, but there was no way to solve it. The usual methods of cutting off retreats and intercepting food routes were all useless because the Ming army had a powerful navy. And the Ming army was not only
The firearms are sharp, the fighting will is tenacious, and both offense and defense are well planned. Our own troops are actually at a disadvantage. It is indeed difficult to win the battle.
"It's all damning that the Han people made a mistake." Mei Ezhangjing Ajigen suddenly cursed fiercely: "Then Wu Sangui spent a lot of money on food for the imperial court to use troops in Yunnan, but in the end he still went against the grain. And those green flags, holding
The imperial court's money and food are also defecting in droves. If these money and food were saved, why would they be stretched thin now?"
Zhuo Butai rolled his eyes. What you said about this negotiation method is not the same thing. Why are you mentioning something that happened a few years ago?
In fact, what Ajigen said makes sense. After the Qing Dynasty took over the Central Plains, money, food and finance had been tight. When Wu Sangui used troops in Yunnan Province, he even increased taxes and taxes to make every effort to raise funds. The Manchu Qing Dynasty finally withdrew outside the customs.
, it was just a temporary gain, and the proceeds from robbery were very limited, so it was difficult to sustain it in the long term.
"Taizu once said: It doesn't matter which way he comes, I only go all the way." Zhang Jingshi Xinzhu said solemnly: "The enemy is now in Ningyuan, in Kuandian, and in Gaizhou. There are three places where our troops are deployed. Our troops are divided and weak.
, if we can gather troops to defeat them all the way, the enemy will be frightened and will retreat."
"The theory sounds like that, but how should we operate it?" Shuoha said in a low voice: "If we want to gather troops, we have to give up one or two places. Jinzhou? I'm afraid not; here? It's not appropriate either; Kuandian
Well, there aren't many soldiers there to begin with, so even if we come here, it won't be helpful."
Shi Xinzhu glanced at Shuoha and argued forcefully: "Then we will mobilize all the troops from Shengjing. If the front line is defeated, will it be able to defend there? If not, then we, all men and women, will go into battle and still not be able to defeat the enemy.
, just wipe your neck."
"Yes, the whole clan is mobilized to fight the enemy to the death." Ajigen jumped up and said loudly: "If the puppet emperor does not negotiate for peace, let's kill all the hundreds of thousands of Ming troops in Liaodong to see if he is still arrogant."
"You can increase your troops, but the enemy can't?" Shuoha lowered his head slightly and continued to say in a low voice: "We are all men, women, old and children going into battle, but they can mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops. Don't forget the Han people
How many are there? Can we compete with the number of people?"
"coward."
"A coward who is afraid of death."
Zhuo Butai quickly pounded the table to cool down the suddenly heated atmosphere. Looking at the unconvinced generals who were glaring at each other like fighting cocks, he shook his head helplessly and feebly, and impatiently drove everyone out. He was alone in the tent.
After thinking for a long time, Zhuo Butai picked up a pen and paper and began to write a letter to his brother asking for ideas.
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