At midnight in the morning, the Qing army's dozens and hundreds of drums and drums sounded together.
The low sound of horns resounded throughout the countryside. This signaled the beginning of the attack.
Huang Taiji retreated a hundred miles in order to lead the Ming army into the preset position he specially selected. It was wide enough to give full play to the advantages of the cavalry, so as to completely defeat the Beijing camp.
If it was in a long and narrow valley, it would probably be a stalemate. After consideration, he took the initiative to retreat and retreated until here before taking up his position.
Zhou Yuji hurriedly climbed to the watchtower and started observing with the monocular telescope gifted by the emperor. The generals around him were observing and identifying the attacking troops.
The advancing Qing army soon gradually separated and divided into three attacking groups.
The Chinese army is an army of 40,000 infantry under the banner of the Han Army, pushing general cannons, Fran machine guns, and using carriages to cover it, and comes towards the hill of Shenji Camp. On the left is the 50,000 cavalry of the Inner Kalka Mongolian tribes.
The army crossed the hill from the side and attacked the fifth army camp. On the right, the Horqin tribe's 50,000 cavalry troops attacked the 3,000 battalion cavalry.
Suddenly, the storm was about to come and the wind filled the building, and the entire battlefield immediately became filled with a murderous atmosphere.
The invisible pressure rushed towards them like a mountain, making it difficult for the recruits to stand up. Some of the recruits had already started to have trembling calves.
The momentum of the movement of 100,000 cavalry was very frightening. The black muzzles in the front were slowly pressing forward, which also caused great pressure on the officers and soldiers of the carriage camp.
Fortunately, the low-level officers in the car camp, from the corps commander to the small flag, general flag, trial 100 households, and 100 households, are basically veterans of the original Hexi Guard Qianhu Station, and these new recruits have been brought in for half a year.
Therefore, morale is quite stable.
However, serious commotion began in the 3000 Battalion and the 5th Military Battalion. Many of these people got into the Beijing camp by paying bribes and building connections.
The second issue is that the soldiers are unqualified. Officers threaten and restrain them and put them in a queue grid. They cannot escape and can only fight to survive. The problem is that many officers in key positions are unqualified. This is a big trouble.
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During their training, these unqualified officers and soldiers got through by bribing their superiors. I originally thought that as long as they passed the new barracks, they would be able to earn military pay from now on.
However, whoever thought of it, directly dragged them outside the customs to start a war.
With the sound of the Mongolian cavalry's hooves, the ground under their feet was shaking violently. The nervous mouths of these new recruits were dry, with no saliva at all, and their heartbeats seemed to be jumping out of their chests. Their legs and feet were weak.
, sweating profusely, his hands trembling several times and he dropped the spear on the ground.
Under the whip and scolding of the superior, he picked it up again in a panic and pointed forward tremblingly.
Huang Taiji arranged for the Eight Banners to be postponed. One was to supervise the battle, and the other was to prepare to serve as the decisive force and enter the battlefield at the critical moment.
The 40,000 Han army flags and 100,000 Mongolian cavalry were exactly the same strength as the Beijing camp.
Wang Chengen put a mink coat on Chongzhen, and Chongzhen came to the enemy viewing platform, ready to pick up a telescope to observe the enemy's situation.
Seeing the emperor coming, Zhou Yuji and his generals saluted one after another.
"I respectfully welcome Your Majesty."
"My dear friends, you are wearing heavy armor and no courtesy is required." Chongzhen said in a pleasant tone.
Chongzhen looked at Yun Danfengqing's appearance. In fact, at this moment, he felt panicked.
But he knew he had to stay calm.
If he panics, the people below will be infected and all panic. Therefore, the monarch and the coach must remain calm even if the mountain collapses.
Even though he was on a mountain, the momentum of thousands of cavalry galloping past on both wings still gave him a great shock. He had never seen such a scene in his life.
Only then did he realize that it takes courage to go to the battlefield in person.
"Zhou Yuji, I will leave the Chinese army to you. Don't worry, I will be your backing." After Chongzhen finished speaking, he sat down on the high throne that the eunuch had just moved. He had enough time to pick up the food that Wang Chengen had just brewed.
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"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely command the Shenji Battalion and attack Jian Nu." Zhou Yuji shouted loudly.
Before the battle, the emperor delegated the command of the Chinese army to him, which was an expression of absolute trust. Zhou Yuji's eyes turned red with emotion and he roared.
"Okay, I'll wait for you to defeat Jiannu and tell you your merits. Let's get started." Chongzhen said.
Zhou Yuji turned around and began to arrange defensive operations. Orders were issued one after another, and the entire Shenji Battalion was immediately mobilized. The 50,000-strong army relied on the city wall composed of horse-drawn carriages. Some prepared matchlocks, some removed the cannon coats for the cannons, and some carried gunpowder and lead.
There are busy people everywhere.
Zhou Yuji completely adhered to Yang Fan's military regulations and operating procedures. Soldiers who could not complete the training were not spared. As a result, many people who found connections and paid money to come in were transferred to the Fifth Army Camp. With the same military pay, the Fifth Army Camp was still easy to mess with.
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Li Yongfang was in the rear, holding down the battle in person. Today it was the Great Khan of the Qing Dynasty versus the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. In his opinion, this was called dragon seeing the dragon. Today, the 40,000-strong Han army had to win the battle.
"You bastards, cheer up for me. Today we broke through the Shenji Camp and captured the Southern Emperor alive. Everyone has made a contribution. Who dares to cower today? Don't blame my sword for not recognizing him."
Everyone in the Han Army Banner responded with a roar. They naturally knew the importance. Didn't you see that the gentlemen from the Eight Banners were behind to supervise the battle?
The Han Army Flag, with Jia La as the unit, more than a thousand people gathered in a group. Under the cover of the carriage, they pushed the light Franco machine gun towards the hillside. These officers and soldiers of the Han Army Flag were all based on the Liaodong year.
The majority of the soldiers surrendered from the town guard.
Although these people could not defeat the Jiannu, they were generally more powerful than the Ming army south of the Great Wall.
Ten Jia La attacked from the front as the first wave and had already touched it.
Ten of these soldiers constituted a minimum combat team. They hunched over and criss-crossed each other. They looked for rocks and earthen pits as bunkers along the way.
Because they knew that this was the unit that attacked the Shenji Camp, the most powerful force in the Ming Dynasty's firearms. As former Ming troops, they still had awe of the Beijing Camp.
Zhou Yuji followed Yang Fan's instructions and had already used lime and other mineral pigments to mark marks at different positions in front of the formation to clear the firing range.
These marks and area grids are the reference positions of different weapons when artillery and muskets are fired.
Zhou Yuji looked at the large number of Han flag soldiers who had entered the furthest artillery range. He was not in a hurry to fire. The strength of this unit has not yet been fully exposed.
The chariot camp has kept the five hundred bronze-fired cannons strictly confidential. If they fire the cannons now, they will scare away the Han army flags, and they will inevitably change their strategy.
Zhou Yuji decided to bring them closer and then fight.
Seeing that the enemy had entered within one mile, Chongzhen was a little nervous and felt uneasy sitting on the throne. However, he looked at Zhou Yuji with his peripheral vision and found that Zhou Yuji was as steady as a rock and his face was expressionless.
These Han flag soldiers were in groups of ten each, with the first two carrying lightweight shields. This kind of shield was called a rigid and soft shield. This kind of shield was a black technology at this time. It was originally invented by the Ming Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty himself did not use it much.
Instead, he was taught by Jiannu.
Use balsa wood as a long stick, with a first gear in the middle. The body of the sign is as big as a wooden sign. First, nail it with two layers of raw cowhide. Use three kilograms of good silk cotton in the leather, put it into a bag with cloth, and stick it on the inside of the cowhide;
Divide the water into a thin tissue paper, and roll each two loosely into a ball. Place it next to each other in rows. Use five pounds of silkworm cotton to fill a cloth bag, and fix the four sides of the cover with bamboo nails.
This thing can indeed block the attacks of three-eyed gun and other fire door guns at close range.