The ruthless emperor at the end of Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning Chapter 223 Disrespecting the commander's orders on the battlefield
Chapter 223 Disrespecting the commander's orders on the battlefield
Chapter 223 Disrespecting the Commander’s Orders on the Battlefield
Hong Chengchou and Dorgun were shocked when they saw that the little emperor had changed from his usual conservative and steady attitude. Not only did he continue to attack hurriedly, but he also made the two armies on the left and right move up in a detour, forming a three-sided siege. They were all shocked.
If the Ming army was so aggressive before the war, Dorgun would naturally be eager to do so, but after seeing the combat power of the Ming army just now, even with a hundred thousand cavalry in hand, he became a little panicked.
But the matter has come to this, and there is no room for return. Unless he can directly abandon the nine camps and retreat to the original camp under the cover of the cavalry, the result will be that most of the food, grass and baggage will be lost, and he will be unable to continue.
Stalemate fighting.
This was unacceptable to Dorgon. If he abandoned the camp, he would have to retreat. He would eventually have to face the Ming army in the future, so he might as well fight to the death now.
So regardless of any casualties, he directly ordered 50,000 cavalry to attack the left army in the north. He also sent fast horses to order Obai to lead his cavalry back immediately and directly attack the right army in the south.
As the left and right armies advanced in a roundabout way, Zhu Cixiang also led 20,000 Yulin troops and the remaining Chinese army officers to press forward into Jiannu's three camps.
This freed up the chariots and cavalry at the rear and began to cooperate with the left army to fight against the 50,000 cavalry of Jiannu.
For a moment, there were shouts of killing and the sound of horse hooves everywhere. The Chinese army in the front launched a fierce attack on the three camps in the middle of Jiannu. The left army in the north and the 50,000 Jiannu cavalry were also beaten into a pot of gruel.
The right army in the south, led by Huang Degong, quickly moved closer in a roundabout way, obviously hoping to cut off the Jiannu's retreat and leave behind all the hundreds of thousands of traitor soldiers.
This made Duolgun as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, so he had to keep sending fast horses to Cui Aobai.
What is even more worrying is the frontal offensive and defensive battle. Although the Han soldiers who just defended the three camps in front only lost more than 10,000 people in total, and a total of 40,000 to 50,000 people were withdrawn, but these 40,000 to 50,000 people no longer have the courage.
After fighting hand-to-hand with the Ming army, it can be said that it is basically useless.
Therefore, Dorgun did not dare to let them defend the three camps in the middle. Instead, he transferred them to the three camps at the end, where they worked with the Korean soldiers to dig ditches and build walls to strengthen the camps.
This resulted in the three large battalions in the middle being defended by only 10,000 people each. Even if the Ming army did not launch an artillery bombardment in advance, they were still in danger under the fierce attack of the three battalions of the Ming army.
Once the three middle battalions are lost, the last three battalions have not been reinforced, and Obai's cavalry has not yet been killed, then everything will really come to a halt.
As a last resort, Dorgun had no choice but to send 5,000 of the most elite Eight Banners warriors around him to defend. Finally, he also sent 30,000 Han soldiers from the three camps behind to defend.
Zhu Cixiang also sent the last three battalions of the Chinese army up, and the number of troops invested in the attack was as high as 30,000.
However, the Eight Banners warriors who dared to fight and kill took the lead in resisting and supervising the battle. In addition, the number of troops was more than twice that of the Ming army, and the situation was finally stabilized.
Although the brutal fighting caused the casualties on both sides to continue to increase, Zhu Cixiang also knew that he could no longer care about the casualties at this time and had to make a desperate move.
So they also sent 20,000 imperial guardsmen up, and they attacked directly through the gap between the three camps and attacked the flanks of the three camps.
Dorgun finally paid the price for rashly learning the Ming Army's Nine Palaces Formation, because the Ming Army's Nine Palaces Formation was alive, and the formations of all parties could move at any time, and they could be closed or dispersed if they wanted to.
But the big camp is dead and cannot be moved. Now without the cover and support of the cavalry, the three big battalions are unable to cooperate with each other and are completely trapped in fighting independently.
However, his eyes lit up when he discovered that the little emperor had sent up the last 20,000 imperial guardsmen, leaving only about 10,000 remnant soldiers.
Knowing that the little emperor had made the same mistake he had made in Tongzhou, he immediately understood that this was the last chance to capture the thief and capture the king, and turn defeat into victory.
"Quick, send an order to Obai immediately. Stop attacking the Ming army in the south. Let me directly attack the camp where the little emperor is. We must kill the little emperor at any cost!"
Dorgun shouted with a distorted expression. He knew that the more than 10,000 remnant soldiers around the little emperor were still the remaining soldiers and horses from the first attack. Many of them were injured and their physical strength was severely exhausted. Obai launched the attack with 60,000 cavalry.
The possibility of a surprise attack and capture of the young emperor was very high, and the Ming armies would not have time to rescue him.
This is the first time that Zhu Cixiang has commanded hundreds of thousands of troops. He has 10,000 soldiers resting and recuperating beside him, and there is also a one-meter-high earthen wall trench. In addition, he has an advantage. He is not aware of his own danger and is still commanding the troops.
A section of the earth wall was bulldozed and a ditch was filled so that his command platform could be pushed into the camp so that he could overlook the dynamics of the entire battlefield from a high position.
The British Duke, who was fighting 50,000 cavalry in the north, had never experienced any major battles and had no energy to pay attention to the battle situation in other directions. However, Huang Degong, who was making a roundabout way in the south, had rich experience in fighting and had enough energy to pay attention to the entire battle situation.
Seeing that His Majesty had sent out the 20,000 Imperial Guard troops beside him, I was also shocked, knowing that Your Majesty was a young man and was a little anxious after all.
Jiannu still has 60,000 cavalry who haven't come yet. If Jiannu's cavalry doesn't come to attack the right army, but directly attacks His Majesty...
The more Huang Degong thought about it, the more frightened he became. Cold sweat broke out on his back, so he had to quickly order the messengers to rush forward to notify His Majesty and dispatch troops and horses to return reinforcements.
Thinking about it, he didn't care about disobeying the military order. He gritted his teeth and ordered the two battalions to immediately turn around and return to protect His Majesty.
Although each army, town, and battalion has corresponding flag soldiers, the command platform of the right army is already seven or eight miles away from Zhu Cixi's position. The flag language has lost the ability to communicate. What's more, in such a complicated situation, the flag language alone can't be used.
Can't tell clearly either.
As soon as Zhu Cixi came to the command platform, he discovered something unusual about the right army and became furious.
"What the hell is Huang Degong doing? Without my order, he dares to divide his troops and retreat without permission. This is simply unreasonable!"
"Immediately send a messenger to ask the right army what's going on and why they don't march in a roundabout way according to the military order!"
"yes!"
The messengers under the high platform immediately rode away.
Looking at the messenger who was leaving, Zhu Cixiang's face was still very ugly. No matter what the reason was, Huang Degong's behavior was unforgivable.
Because this is a naked disobedience to the commander's orders on the battlefield, which directly violates Article 1 of the Military Law: Anyone who disobeys orders on the battlefield will be executed!
The messenger soldiers sent by Zhu Cihong soon passed by the messenger soldiers sent by Huang Degong. The two of them only had time to look at each other, exchanged words with their eyes, and then rushed past.
The look in the eyes of the messenger who went to the right army seemed to say, your general is finished, and he dares to disrespect orders on the battlefield.
The messenger who went to inform Zhu Cixiang had only anxiety in his eyes and face, and he wanted to beat the horse's butt to pieces. Fortunately, the cavalry from Qi8li arrived in an instant.