?At this time, the First Army of the Chinese Army and the Seventh Division of the Eleventh Army had arrived. However, although the Chinese Army did not attack the Qing Army's positions, it did not withdraw its troops. Instead, it stationed outside the Qing Army's positions. .《》
At this time, Azig also came to the south bank of the Huaihe River to check the fighting situation here. In the subsequent infantry battle, the Qing army lost more than 3,000 troops, but Azig did not pay too much attention because the Qing army held the position after all. The position on the south bank of the Huaihe River is the best result. And because the previous battles were conducted far away from the position, the Qing army's position has also expanded outward. At least the current place can accommodate six or seven Ten thousand soldiers. So Azig also planned to wait for all the troops to cross the Huaihe River before fighting the Chinese army.
However, after the battles of the past few days, the Qing army's center army had lost nearly 10,000 people, and the cavalry army, which the Qing army had high hopes for, did not gain much advantage in the battle with the Chinese army. In addition, a certain amount of troops must be left to garrison on the north bank of the Huaihe River. Therefore, the Qing army transferred only more than 50,000 troops to the south bank of the Huaihe River. Such troops were certainly not enough to launch another attack on the Chinese army, so Azig also decided to The troops on the left and right wings were transferred to Xixian County in the middle road, where they crossed the river and concentrated their forces to fight the decisive battle with the Chinese army on the south bank of the Huaihe River.
So Azig also immediately issued an order, ordering the men and horses on the left and right wings to immediately move to the middle road, and temporarily hold their positions on the south bank of the Huaihe River, waiting for the men and horses to gather before launching an attack on the Chinese army. As a result, the next day, both sides stood still and the Qing Dynasty The Chinese army is waiting for the arrival of the other two groups of troops, while the Chinese army is stepping up its efforts to repair the defensive line.
The left and right wings of the Qing army were not far from Xixian. In the afternoon, both groups of troops arrived at Xixian. Of course, at this time, the Qing army and the Chinese army were facing each other across the river on the left and right wings. , therefore it is impossible to transfer them all to Xixian at once. Some troops must still be retained on the original position to guard the position, and at the same time be responsible for escorting the subsequent baggage personnel to Xixian. , they are all lightly armed and simple troops, but the two generals Ashan and Ahanikan have also arrived at Xixian with the army.
At this time, the Qing army had gathered 120,000 to 30,000 troops in the Xixian area. Fortunately, the materials and supplies sent from Kaifeng were all stored in Xixian, so there was no need to worry about insufficient supply of logistical supplies. But in Xixian The county is too small to accommodate so many soldiers and horses, so the troops coming from the left and right wings are stationed outside the city of Xixian.
Azig was also very satisfied. That night he returned to the north bank of the Huaihe River and hosted a banquet in Xi County for the generals on the left and right wings. He asked them to have a good rest tonight and prepare for a decisive battle with the Chinese army tomorrow, striving to hit the Chinese army in one fell swoop and attack directly. Guangzhou. During the banquet, of course, all the generals could not show weakness, so they were all enthusiastic, beating their chests, and promising that they would fight hard tomorrow, etc. Therefore, the atmosphere at the banquet was It was also very lively, and all the generals left happily. That night, Azige stayed overnight in the city of Xixian County.
But that night, the situation suddenly changed. The left-behind positions on the left and right flanks of the Qing army were attacked by the Chinese army. First, at the third watch, the Chinese army concentrated on the eleventh, seventeenth, and twentieth armies. The troops launched an attack on the right wing of the Qing army.
The 11th, 17th, and 20th armies of the Chinese Army were all hidden in the snow for more than ten days. Watching the few troops who stayed at the Huaihe River defense line and the Qing army fought several battles, the battle was in darkness, and everyone was heartbroken. Everyone couldn't help but feel eager to fight, so they had already built up enough energy, and now they finally had the opportunity to go out to fight. Not that everyone was scrambling to be the first, and everyone was brave. Although it was dark at this time, under a series of artillery and thunderbolt rockets, After the attack, a lot of fires burned on the Qing army's position, enough to allow the Chinese soldiers to see the battlefield clearly when they launched a ground attack. So from the beginning of the attack, the battle was extremely fierce.
This does not mean that the Qing army's right-wing position was not protected in the dark. In fact, the Qing army did leave the necessary night vigil soldiers, and when the Chinese army launched an attack, it also issued a warning to the entire army.
But this was just a regular night watch. The Qing army did not expect the sudden attack by the Chinese army: First, they did not expect that the Chinese army would launch an attack from their sides and rear, so even the soldiers who were on guard at night were extremely vulnerable. A warning was issued, but it was impossible for the Qing army to deploy a defense line in such a short period of time. Second, they did not expect that the Chinese army would concentrate so many troops. The strength of the three armies was almost 80,000, and this At that time, the Qing army had less than 10,000 troops left on the right wing, and their strength was also extremely disparate.
However, the Chinese army was well prepared and had already gathered enough energy. It started with a fierce charge and a fierce attack. Under such a sudden attack, the Qing army's position did not last long and was not reliable in the first place. The defense line was quickly broken by the Chinese army. The soldiers of the Chinese army broke into the Qing army's position and started a hand-to-hand combat with the Qing army.
But even if it was a hand-to-hand battle, the Qing army's resistance did not last long. Soon the entire army was defeated and fled. Fortunately, in this battle, the mission of the Chinese army was not to annihilate the Qing army, but to defeat the Qing army as soon as possible. They rushed to Xixian to encircle Azigbe's main force, so they did not adopt an encirclement operation but a frontal attack. As a result, after their defeat, the Qing army was able to escape relatively smoothly and retreated along the north bank of the Huaihe River towards Xixian.
After defeating the right wing of the Qing army, only one brigade of the Chinese army was left here to tidy up the position, clean the battlefield, count the spoils, etc. The rest of the troops immediately launched a pursuit of the Qing army. Of course, this pursuit was not an all-out pursuit. Instead, he fell behind the Qing army unhurriedly, neither letting the Qing army get lost nor catching up easily.
The right wing of the Qing army was only twenty-five miles away from Xixian, so the two sides chased each other for less than two shifts, and the defeated Qing army had already fled to the outskirts of the Qing army in the eastern part of Xixian.
Because the fast-running defeated army had arrived early and spread the news that the right wing was attacked by the Chinese army to Xixian, the Qing army also made preparations in sufficient time in advance. However, in the dark night, the Qing army did not dare to easily Attack, but when the Chinese army pursued them to the front of the position, the Qing army's musketeers, archers, artillery, etc. also opened fire together and launched an attack on the Chinese army.
After encountering resistance from the Qing army, the Chinese army immediately stopped attacking and launched a fire counterattack against the Qing army on the spot. So in the darkness, various weapons from both sides opened fire at the same time, guns and cannons rang out, and firelight flashed continuously. Moreover, dots of fire gradually began to burn in their respective positions.
But after all, the Chinese army came well-prepared and took the initiative to attack. Seeing that the Qing army's frontal defense was very tight, they immediately left only a part of the troops to confront the Qing army here, and the rest immediately started to make a detour, bypassing the Qing army.
The flanks of the Qing army went to look for a breakthrough point, but the Qing army responded in a hurry. In the dark, they did not know how many troops the Chinese army had, so they could only defend their positions and did not dare to attack.
In the dark night, the Qing army could not see the movements of the Chinese army. Coupled with the heavy gunfire, they could not even hear the sound of the Chinese army's movements. As a result, the Chinese army successfully circled to the side of the Qing army. The Qing army had almost no response.
None of them knew anything about it. Only when the Chinese army launched an attack on the Qing army did the Qing army realize that their flanks had been breached by the Chinese army.
At this time, the Qing army finally couldn't resist, so they had to abandon their outer positions and retreat. Fortunately, reinforcements from the Qing army arrived at this time, and finally successfully blocked the Chinese army more than two miles outside Xi County.
They started shooting at each other again.
This time the Qing army also learned a lesson and paid attention to protecting its flanks. The Chinese army saw that they had almost reached the place at this time, so while dealing with the Qing army, they also distributed their forces on the east side of Xixian County.
Encircle and blockade the Qing army.
It turned out that when Azig was sleeping soundly in Xixian City, he was suddenly called out by his own soldiers. Only then did he realize that his right-wing position had been attacked by the Chinese army and the entire army had been defeated.
Azig couldn't help but be smart. He suddenly lost all sleep, and immediately ordered the generals to gather to discuss countermeasures. After all the generals arrived, Azig received another report. The Chinese army was already attacking the Qing army's outer positions.
Azig did not have time to discuss with the generals, and immediately ordered Ahanikan to lead his troops and rush to the outer positions for reinforcements.
After Ahanikan left, Azig began to discuss with the generals how to respond to the Chinese army's attack. The current situation was obvious. The Chinese army was fully defending on the south bank of the Huaihe River, and it was estimated that it had transferred its main force to the north bank of the Huaihe River.
Launched an attack on the Qing army.
Some people think that now is actually a great opportunity, because the Chinese army is on the outside and is divided into two by the Huaihe River. Although the Huaihe River is not wide, it will also cause certain difficulties for the Chinese army to dispatch its forces from north to south, and the Qing army is located
On the inner line, and five pontoon bridges have been erected on the Huaihe River, the deployment of troops is far more convenient than that of the Chinese army, so the Qing army can just defeat the Chinese army one by one.
Ah Shan suggested that they should concentrate their forces to fight the Chinese army on the north bank of the Huaihe River first, and then move the battle line south to fight the Chinese army on the south bank. Because the Qing army has been looking for the main force of the Chinese army to fight to a decisive battle, and now that it has found it, of course
Just can't
Let it go, the Qing army now has about 80,000 troops on the north bank of the Huaihe River, and about 50,000 troops on the south bank of the Huaihe River. Therefore, if another 20,000 to 30,000 troops are transferred from the south bank of the Huaihe River to the north bank, there will be enough troops to launch a full-scale attack on the Chinese army.
Win in one battle.
However, Baya Lajia Lazhang Jingga Dahun believed that since the main force of the Chinese army is on the north bank, it is not appropriate to encounter a hard enemy first. Moreover, although the Qing army has few troops on the south bank, it is the elite of the entire army. In addition, all the Central Route Army has
All the artillery pieces were dragged to the south bank of the Huaihe River and their positions were set up. Therefore, even if they wanted to fight, they should attack the Chinese army on the south bank first, defeat the weak ones first, and then attack the north bank to fight the strong enemy.
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