In the early morning of December 12th, battle clouds were gathering in Jiazhuang, Julu County. Xuan Da's army formed a formation around the camp, with Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei on the left and right wings respectively. In the middle was the Du Biao Battalion, and the Du Biao Right Battalion was sent for rescue.
Able to recall in time, only the middle camp of the five supervising battalions at the head of King Qin reached Jia.
On the battlefield in Zhuang, there were only more than 2,000 troops.
Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei also sent troops to rescue the prefectures and counties respectively. Due to the rush of Lu Xiangsheng's call, these troops failed to return. In the end, the number of troops participating in the Jiazhuang Battle was about 9,000. Among these 9,000 troops, there were also
There are vacancies, and there have been casualties and attrition since the camp was set out. Especially after the shortage of food, there were an endless stream of absconders. Each battalion did not even dare to let its soldiers go out. Only about 5,000 Xuan troops arrived at Jiazhuang.
People. After the Qing army began to approach last night, Xuan's army was under tremendous mental pressure, and deserters began to appear in each camp. The sentry team was all servants, and General Xu Bai led the team to patrol around the camp to deter those soldiers who had the intention of escaping.
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At dawn, the main town also killed three deserters in public, but even so, there were still people who wanted to try.
The dark crowds on the southern horizon were approaching. The Qing army's horns were blasting continuously, and flags of various colors were flying in the morning light. Qin Jiuze could already distinguish the colors of the flags. The Qing army's front was very long, with a yellow flag at the far east and a yellow flag in the middle.
The most common ones are red flags, and there are flags on the west side. This is their main formation, which is basically infantry.
A small number of brightly armored cavalry. There were only a few sentry horses to the north of the Qing army, still surrounded by three towers. The front line was an arc with slightly protruding wings. There were densely packed cavalry on the far side. They moved around the camp at different times.
Spread the two wings of Changxuan's army
The front line was used to contain the strength of the Ming army and facilitate the frontal infantry assault.
Mr. Xu Bai came to Qin Jiuze on horseback, "The four banners are true barbarians, and the ones riding on both wings are Xilu." Qin Jiuze nodded, Xilu was the Mongolian tribe that relied on Jiannu. No matter the level of organization or equipment, they could not compete with
Compared with the Qing army, the Xuanda border army fought with these people all year round. These Mongolian herdsmen had superb riding skills and traveled in groups.
The team's momentum was amazing, but they often fled once they actually fought. Therefore, although the two wings were lively now, they could not scare the servants of the towns. Qin Jiuze did not take them seriously, but it did not mean that these Mongolian herdsmen were useless. They were on both wings.
The momentum created by the activity exerted a mental pressure on ordinary soldiers.
It is very powerful. In the military system of the Nine Borders, the fighting power relies on servants. Their main opponents are the Mongols. Since the opening of the border, the two sides have had commercial exchanges. Most of the conflicts have been small-scale border battles, and the border troops have built forts.
Regions and cities
With the support of a small number of elite cavalry, it is enough to deal with the harassing Mongols. But now the battle with the Jiannu has deviated from the original pattern. Formation battles require a large number of infantry to maintain the formation, and these ordinary soldiers have long been short of pay and lack of training and willpower.
The strength and combat skills are very unreliable. Once the formation is formed,
Collapsed, the servants could only escape no matter how hard they fought. The overall momentum of the Qing army's formation was astonishing. The Qing army's performance within two days showed a combat capability that far exceeded that of the Ming army. The Qing army's reconnaissance, maneuvering, command, equipment, etc.
They all have an absolute advantage. They were suddenly attacked yesterday and withstood the attack of the Xuan army with a single flag. The scouts identified the Ming army camp yesterday, and the commander quickly mobilized the army. The main force completed the march before dawn. Tens of thousands of troops entered their respective positions.
, no major mistakes or omissions, through night maneuvers
Trapped the opponent, which is difficult to achieve in the cold weapon era and requires a strong level of organization. Xuan's army lost the opportunity to retreat and was forced to accept the battle, otherwise retreating in front of the enemy would only lead to collapse. At the same time, Xuan's army
Qin Jiuze did not prepare a strong position. He roughly estimated the strength of the Qing army. The number of soldiers who appeared in the early morning was probably about 7,000. After dawn, new Qing troops arrived one after another, with a total of at least 15,000.
From the above, Xuan's army was at a huge disadvantage in terms of numbers alone, with almost no possibility of victory.
As soon as the Qing army's central army fired a cannon, the entire line began to respond to the flag, and the horns sounded continuously. Many skirmishers separated from the front line, and they began to advance forward, preparing to enter the fighting distance. Qin Jiuze looked at his central army, Lu Dutang was standing
The back in linen clothes looked a bit abrupt on the battlefield. He was not riding a horse, and he did not hold a weapon in his hand. He was deploying at the artillery position. The middle camp also brought four old-style guns here.
General artillery. This kind of artillery has a small diameter and a short range, but is relatively simple to manufacture. It once severely defeated the Japanese army in the Wanli War to Aid Korea, and has been equipped with a large number of weapons in the frontier army. Although Xuanda belongs to the same Jiubian, it is distributed in Hongyi artillery.
It is not as good as the two towns of Ji and Liao.
At the same time, this old cannon is much lighter than the Hongyi cannon and is more suitable for carrying in mobile combat. Gu Xianyi followed Lu Xiangsheng, holding a two-handed sword in his arms. Rumor has it that Lu Dutang used a 130-pound sword.
, but this kind of weight is actually only used for strength training. Qin Jiuze has never seen anyone in the army use weapons weighing more than ten kilograms.
, he helped carry Lu Dutang's battle knife once, and it weighed about five kilograms. The common line guns, spears, hooks and sickles of the frontier army only weighed about three kilograms, and the weight of a normal official-made waist knife
It only weighs just over a kilogram, and some two-handed knives can weigh more than three kilograms. As a practical weapon, five kilograms is already considered a heavy weapon. Lu
Dutang's martial arts are really capable of going into battle, so with Xuanda's strong military morale and such a food supply situation, if it were another governor, Xuanda's army would have mutinied and run away long ago.
As the Qing army approached, Lu Dutang also issued an order, and the flag officer commanded the flags. Because the central army and the two wings were occupied, only three of the five square flags were used.
After the Qing army advanced for a while, Ming Jin stopped. The line was still outside the range of bows and arrows. Artillery appeared in the middle of the Qing army. Qin Jiuze squinted and saw that it was not a powerful Hongyi cannon, but an ordinary general cannon.
After the continuous sound of trumpets, the skirmishers in the Qing army's front began to move out, both infantry and cavalry. The infantry armed with muskets and bows and arrows entered the empty space between the two armies. The muskets among them were mostly three-eyed muskets.
There was a thunderous sound of artillery, and the Xuanda Chinese Army's general artillery fired first. Qin Jiuze could see the black iron bullets coming out of the barrel, but as usual, nothing was hit.
The Qing army's musketeers fired continuously in the middle, throwing bows and arrows from a distance. Xuan Da's army broke out in chaotic shooting, and white smoke rose everywhere on the front. After several rounds of fighting like this, the frequency of firearms firing in Xuan Da's position decreased, and from time to time there were still
The explosions injured people, and the firepower was significantly weaker than at the beginning. The Qing cavalry began to approach, using bows and arrows to shoot from a distance. If Xuan's army did not fight, this would
These skirmishers will control the middle area, directly attack Xuan Dajun's formation, and wear down Xuan Dajun's willpower.
Lieutenant General Li Chongzhen of the Central Battalion issued an order. General Xu Bai waved his hand and followed behind General Xu. He ran out from the formation gap with a few sentry horses and faced the Qing army's scattered cavalry in front. Qin Jiuze led Man Da'er
He waited for a few others and waited for the next round before attacking. He had fought with the Jiannu cavalry many times, but this was the first time for him to fight in such a formation. He saw that the Qing army's tactics were somewhat similar to those of some Mongolians. It was now the beginning.
the exploratory stage
, the commander of the Qing army was very patient. He used these people to consume the weapons and energy of the Xuan army. The elite soldiers in the rear were waiting for opportunities to attack again. Today's battle may last for a long time. Qin Jiuze turned to look to the north. Some scattered infantry and cavalry were leaving.
They formed a formation and ran towards the north. The servants ran to intercept them. When they caught up, they slashed them with a knife. There were already some corpses on the ground, but there were still new ones escaping.
If the formation breaks up and the Qing army has many cavalry, it will be difficult for the infantry here to escape. However, Xuanda’s servants are all cavalry. If they break through with all their strength, the Qing army’s current strength cannot be surrounded. In other words, if Lu Xiangsheng
since
I want it, and I can still live now.
There were continuous explosions on the opposite side, and several artillery shells fell in front of the formation. The Qing army's artillery also advanced to the fighting distance. Sooner or later, when it hit, Xuanda's infantry queue became even more commotion. Qin Jiuze looked towards Lu Xiangsheng's position. He was commanding the middle camp.
The artillery was fired one by one. The Qin Wang, the military governor, remembered the weight and range of each cannon, the name of each gunner in the Supervisory Base Battalion, and each flag general and above in the Central Camp.
He remembered the names of the officers, and remembered the names of every whistle and night, but even with all his strength, he was only fighting a hopeless battle.
The smoke from artillery fire filled the air, and Qin Jiuze's vision gradually blurred.
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At the end of the day, the sun turned to the west, and the battle in Jiazhuang was still going on. The Xuan army was filled with the screams and wails of the dead and wounded. Qin Jiuze stood beside the horse and carefully observed the front. From early morning to afternoon, the Qing army fought very hard.
Being patient, they sent out small groups of infantry and cavalry. The Qing army had quantitative and qualitative advantages and gradually took control of the middle area, using bows, arrows and muskets to cover long distances.
Cheng attacked the Ming army's main formation, constantly weakening the Xuan army's combat power, while the Qing army could rotate men and horses, and the main formation was always in a safe state. The Qing army's musket and bow and arrow attacks were not violent, but they continued to cause losses to the Xuan army
, as time went on, the casualties gradually increased, especially the screams of the wounded in the formation, which caused a great mental blow to the soldiers, who were also under siege.
In a sleepy state, the spirit of the infantry is in a state of high tension, both physically and mentally. The only ones who still have combat effectiveness are the servants of each general. The sentry team is the elite among the servants, and they are the only ones who do not lose in the confrontation.
Yes, Mandar was even quite excited. Just now he followed Mr. Xu Bai to attack once more, and then came back with another attack.
He picked up his head and ran back to the formation waving his head. As soon as he jumped off his horse, he took out a knife and started to cut off his ears.
A cannon shot was fired from the front, and the flags of the Qing army's formations responded. Qin Jiuze squinted for a moment and shouted, "The Jiannu formation is coming up! The whistles are all mounted, Man Da'er, don't cut off your ears, they won't be replaced.
silver"
"I got it." Mandarer agreed, but without stopping, he cut a few times faster and took the two bloody ears into his arms.
When he got on his horse, the Qing army drums on the opposite side were beating continuously.
The flag of the Qing army waved, and the main formation of tens of thousands of people began to advance forward. The Xuan army's artillery shells had been exhausted and they could no longer weaken the Qing army with long-range attacks.
Xuanda's infantry formation was in a mess, with all kinds of noises mixed together, and the servants could not suppress them.
The front lines of the Qing army were all heavy armored infantry. They were not afraid of the scattered bows and arrows. They advanced steadily and soon reached seventy steps. The Qing army's array stopped one after another.
Mr. Xu Bai pulled the dock and shouted, "Stay back!"
The sentinels turned around and retreated to the rear of the infantry column, and the other servants on horseback moved back one after another. Infantry is the most important force in defense, and a large number of infantry are needed to maintain the integrity of the formation, but in the Ming army's frontier army system, it has always been
They have no status as infantry, and are often even used as beggars to fill their ranks. They are the only equipment and treatment in the Ming army.
The worst ones, the ones who were most in debt with pay and food, had neither combat skills nor dignity, and absolutely no willpower to fight. As the servants moved back, the infantry automatically retreated back, and the array began to deform.
There was a trumpet sound in front, and with the sound of bow strings vibrating, countless bows and arrows flew into the sky, and then fell diagonally into the Xuanda formation, and the dense crowd of figures fell to the ground.
Screams shot up to the sky, and the ground was filled with unarmored infantry. They were surrounded by arrows, as dense as weeds. The infantry who had not been hit by arrows ran back.
The second round of bow and arrow fire from the Qing army came soon, and the Xuanda front was on the verge of collapse. The Chinese army sounded drums and waved flags to issue orders, but it could not stop the spread of chaos at all.
Qin Jiuze pulled the horse to avoid several running deserters. The horse felt the chaos around it and kept twisting its head.
Mandar next to him shouted, "Let's fight Jiannu!"
Yang Shisan pulled the horse in a circle, turned back and cursed, "That's not fighting, that's committing suicide. They are all white-armored soldiers who established slaves. Whoever goes there will die."
Another sentry stood on the stirrup and shouted, "Let's run away first. Many of the servants in Xuanfu have already run away."
Qin Jiuze stared ahead. Under the attack of the Qing army's arrows, the entire Xuanda infantry line collapsed. A large number of Qing troops with bright armor were approaching, and the surrounding Ming army infantry retreated one after another.
Only the governor of the Chinese army recognized that the flag did not move. Lu Xiangsheng's linen clothes were also very conspicuous on the chaotic battlefield. Their position became more and more prominent. Some of the flag bearers and drummers ran away, and the flag gradually fell down.
The Qing army's attack continued. Locust-like arrows rained down, and there were screams all around. From the front, brightly armored infantry came towards them. The Ming army no longer had the will to resist, and even the servants were fleeing the front.
The mount felt the extreme danger and twisted uneasily. Qin Jiuze reined in the horse's head and turned back. The governor's flag recognition position was attacked by a wave of arrows, and the flag had fallen. Lu Xiangsheng had an arrow stuck in his shoulder, but
He did not retreat, but instead headed towards the Qing army's line. Gu Xianyi followed him. He had already been hit by several arrows. It was very difficult to move around. He turned around with difficulty and saw that the collapse was about to happen.
The battle line collapsed, and he roared with a distorted face, but he could not hear what he was shouting.
Qin Jiuze's hands were shaking and he was breathing heavily.
Man Da'er ran to Qin Jiuze and roared, "Old Qin, I listen to you, are you going to fight?"
Before he could answer, another wave of arrows fell. This time it landed only more than ten steps away from the sentinel team's position. The Qing army was already very close.
Mr. Xu Bai suddenly shouted to him, "Old Qin, lead the sentry team!" Qin Jiuze was stunned for a moment. He stretched out his hand to grab it, but Mr. Xu Bai had already yelled and hit the horse and ran forward, galloping to Gu Xian
He stopped after a while, jumped off his horse and followed Lu Xiangsheng, and then several more figures appeared beside him.
, Qin Jiuze recognized one of them as the pastor of Lu Dutang.
In front of them were countless Tatars wearing bright armor. They were armed with heavy weapons such as spears and swords, and even wore iron armor on their faces.
Lu Xiangsheng faced a vast white crowd, dragging his left leg that had been hit by an arrow, and stepped forward to greet them.
The Qing army's front line was also slowly advancing, and another wave of light arrows rose from behind the front line. The Xuan army's formation completely collapsed, and Lu Xiangsheng was isolated from the front line.
The bright-armored Tatars in the front row began to fire armor-piercing heavy arrows. Several heavy arrows hit Mr. Xu Bai in succession. His body shook a few times and froze in place, and the people around him gradually fell down.
Gu Xianyi, who was supporting Lu Xiangsheng, was hit by several arrows. He turned around again and saw Qin Jiuze riding on the horse. There was only despair in Gu Xianyi's eyes.
He did not signal to Qin Jiuze, but grinned and cried, exhaling a few puffs of white breath. He slowly turned back, supporting Lu Xiangsheng and walked towards the shining Qing army's front line step by step. Qin Jiuze watched numbly. At this time, another wave of
The light arrow rose and landed a few steps away. The figure of Mr. Xu Bai in front finally fell down. Mandar let out a heartbreaking howl and was about to ride forward. Qin Jiuze grabbed him.
He took the reins of his horse, turned his horse's head and galloped northward, joining the fleeing crowd.
The surrounding Jiannu cavalry were chasing and killing them, but these were all Mongols. They drove away the infantry with great force, but Qin Jiuze was not afraid. After passing the scattered infantry, Qin Jiuze turned back for the last time, and Gu Xianyi also fell to the ground.
In front of him, the shining battle line was approaching. A group of brightly armored Tatars had gathered around. Lu Xiangsheng was alone in sackcloth.
The shadow still stands.
Qin Jiuze dragged Mandal'er on horseback and galloped away, never looking back. Beside him, thousands of Xuan's horsemen completely collapsed.