?Cheng Jin and Li Dingguo were sitting in the big tent. After listening to the reports of Zhao Yingjie and You Hongliang, they both couldn't help but let out a bitter smile: How did this battle end like this?"
On the two battlefields of Chenliu County and Zhuxian Town, the progress of the war was similar. Because both sides adopted the tactics of forced advance through earthworks, both battlefields presented a chaotic situation.
This chaotic battle lasted for two days, and the Chinese army had already paid the price of nearly 4,000 casualties. Although the Chinese army had a slight advantage in terms of the scene, because the Chinese army had been trained in urban warfare and was more accustomed to it. This type of combat in a narrow terrain is also suitable for small teams with companies and platoons as units. In addition, the combination of muskets and grenades used by the Chinese army is also more suitable for this environment.
However, the advantage of the Chinese Army is only in part of the battlefield. As a whole, the Chinese Army does not have much upper hand, because after two days of fighting, the Chinese Army has basically not made much progress on the battlefield. On the battlefield, the Qing army's defense line did not suffer much losses. Therefore, the only advantage of the Chinese army was that the number of casualties was slightly less than that of the Qing army.
Cheng Jin and Li Dingguo couldn't help but regret that the Qing court learned very quickly and used the tactics of the Chinese army to counter the Chinese army. However, after the war between the north and the south resumed, the Qing court has been learning and using the tactics of the Chinese army, so this time It is not a surprise. However, first of all, the Qing court did not fully grasp the true tactical essence of the Chinese army. What it learned was only some superficial superficial or local small tactics, that is, trench defense, three The real tactical thinking of the Chinese army, such as flexible opportunities, focusing on annihilating active forces, not planning gains and losses in one city or one place, etc., is still half understood. Therefore, although the Qing army can fight the Chinese army on a certain local battlefield The victory was evenly matched, but looking at the entire Central Plains battlefield, the Qing army was restrained in every aspect and had lost two major battles in a row.
Therefore, although the tactics of using trenches to make trenches used by the Qing court have indeed played a great role, they cannot restore the Qing army's defeat in the entire Central Plains battlefield. At least the Damingfu-Zhangdefu line is still cut off by the Chinese army, and the Central Plains The Qing army was bound to fail sooner or later.
Of course Cheng Jin, Li Dingguo and others would not just sit and wait for the Qing army's defeat, but continuing this chaotic war was not an option. Therefore, Cheng Jin and Li Dingguo also hurriedly summoned Zhao Yingjie and You Hongliang, the chief generals of the two Chinese armies. Together, we carefully studied ways to deal with the Qing army.
Generally speaking, the Chinese army is stronger than the Qing army in terms of weapons and small-scale team operations, so it can have a certain advantage in local battles. However, it is unfavorable to the overall control of the entire battle situation, because a considerable number of The army fought in trenches beyond the reach of the eye and was unable to convert these local advantages into overall advantages. As a result, it did not make much progress from an overall perspective.
However, after these two days of fighting, everyone has a certain understanding of the current trench warfare methods. Therefore, after everyone's discussion, the next battle plan was also formulated. During the battle, everyone The army will be dispersed into companies as the main combat units to conduct group operations. And when each company is fighting, it must maintain a distribution ratio of two platoons fighting on the ground and two platoons fighting in the trenches, inside and outside the trenches, and on the ground. They cannot be dispersed and cooperate with each other to form an overall combat team. In this way, only by finding the troops on the ground, you can roughly grasp the situation of the entire battlefield, and thus you can also command and dispatch the progress of the battlefield; second, divide the combat troops into It is divided into two parts: horizontal combat troops and vertical combat troops, so that the combat goals and responsibilities are clear, and there will be no confusion; third, each platoon must prepare at least one wooden ladder to facilitate entry and exit of the trenches and the troops. Crossing the trenches also makes it easier for each part to directly reach the combat goal; fourth, we must still implement the combat strategy of steady attack and gradual advancement, and we must not have any impatient, underestimating the enemy, or quick victory mentality.
After the battle plan was formulated, Zhao Yingjie and You Hongliang immediately returned to their respective battlefields to make battle arrangements.
On the very next day, on the two battlefields of Zhuxian Town and Chenliu County, the Chinese army launched another attack on the defensive positions of the Qing army. This time, both Chinese armies strictly implemented the decided battle plans.
, the command was unified, and the commanders in the rear were able to control the overall battle and make targeted arrangements and adjustments, so the battle was quickly integrated into the pace of the Chinese army.
Although after two days of chaotic fighting, the Qing army also had a lot of experience with this integrated ground-trenched combat method, after all, the Qing army had no special experience in urban combat, and the weapons they used were inferior to those of the Chinese army.
There is a huge difference. First of all, there are not many musketeers in the Qing army, and more than half of the muskets are still matchlocks. It is difficult for the muskets to play their role in close combat. They can only insert bayonets for hand-to-hand combat. Therefore, in the battle on the ground, the Qing army
Obviously, it is no match for the Chinese army's combined long and near tactics.
When fighting in the trenches, the Chinese army's muskets were not very effective. Both sides engaged in more hand-to-hand combat. However, due to the narrow space in the trenches, the Chinese army used muskets with bayonets inserted into them, which were just the right length. The Qing army used long guns. In the trenches,
It cannot be used, but a single sword is used, and the length is
It is not as good as the Chinese army's bayonets, so it is constrained in every way. Even in hand-to-hand combat, it is obviously at a disadvantage. What's more, the Chinese army also has hand grenades. In such a narrow place, the density of personnel on both sides is very high, so the hand grenades
The explosive power can also be fully unleashed.
In addition, the Chinese army's battles were more organized, with vertical breakthrough troops and horizontal expansion troops each performing their respective responsibilities, with clear goals, and there was no chaos. The Qing army's positions were compressed step by step.
As a result, although the Qing army resisted very hard and had a high fighting spirit, they tried their best to compete with the Chinese army in every part of the position, making it very difficult for the Chinese army to take a step forward and they had to pay a considerable price in casualties.
Moreover, in some local battlefields, the Qing army even launched counterattacks against the Chinese army. The two sides fought repeatedly, and the positions changed hands several times before they were finally determined.
However, whether it is in terms of the overall command layout or local operations on the battlefield, there are some gaps between the Qing army and the Chinese army. When these gaps are brought together, the Qing army is overall passive. Although the Chinese army
The speed of expansion and assault was not fast, but it still advanced gradually and steadily, squeezing the Qing army's position bit by bit.
On the first day of battle, the Chinese army broke through Zhaozhuang on the outskirts of Zhuxian Town and Shinianzhuang on the outskirts of Chenliu County, finally opening a gap in the Qing army's outer defense lines on both battlefields.
In the battle on the second day, the Chinese army on both sides continued to expand their results. On the outskirts of Chenliu County, the Chinese army successively defeated Banzhuang, Sanlibaozhuang and Dasi Village in this day's battle.
According to the three villages
point, the Qing army's outer positions in Chenliu County were basically cleared; and outside Zhuxian Town, the Chinese army also successively broke through the Qing army's strongholds in two villages. On both battlefields, the Chinese army had already captured
The core defensive area of the Qing army.
On the third day, the Chinese army on the east route launched an attack on Chenliu County, and the Chinese army on the west route also cleared all the peripheral positions in Zhuxian Town, so they could launch an attack on Zhuxian Town.
After another three days of fighting, both sides also suffered a large number of casualties. The Qing army's casualties reached more than 25,000, while the Chinese army's casualties were close to more than 15,000. Both Qing armies were Relief letters were sent to Dorgon stationed in Kaifeng, requesting additional reinforcements.
But before the reinforcements arrived, the fighting between the two sides did not stop. After clearing all the peripheral positions, the Chinese army launched more violent attacks on Zhuxian Town and Chenliu County respectively.
This time it was the Western Front that made the first breakthrough, because Zhuxian Town has no city wall. Although a temporary low wall more than one foot high was built, because it was made of loess, it was a trapezoidal structure with a wide bottom and a narrow top, and it was very It is thick and has a slope structure that can withstand blasting, but Chinese soldiers can also attack the low wall directly along the slope.
At the beginning of the attack, the Chinese army launched a full-line attack on Zhuxian Town and mobilized artillery to suppress the Qing army. As a result, under the cover of artillery, it took less than an hour to break through. Build a low wall and enter Zhuxian Town.
Although the Qing army also deployed many defensive strongholds in Zhuxian Town, the defeat of the Qing army was inevitable at this point in the battle. Although General Nikan commanded the Qing army to mount a final resistance, he could not stop the Chinese army. 's attack.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Zhuxian Town, together with Foshan Town in Guangdong, Jingdezhen in Jiangxi, and Hankou Town in Hubei, was known as one of the four famous towns in the country. But after all, it was just an administrative district of a town. How big could it be? , so the defense line fell steadily, the Qing army retreated layer by layer, and soon retreated to the Qing army's command post.
Before the war started, no one thought that Nikan would set up the command post of the Qing army in the Yue Wang Temple. However, Zhuxian Town itself was just a small town. Although it was prosperous, there were no rich and powerful families after all. Yue Wang The temple is not only located in the center of Zhuxian Town, but it is also the largest and best building in Zhuxian Town. Therefore, it is not surprising that Nikan regards this as his command center.
Moreover, the Qing court had just entered the country at this time and was not so particular about it. Nikan was even more rough. He only knew that Yue Fei was a general in the Song Dynasty. He seemed to be good at fighting and was similar to Guan Yu. As for Yue Fei's life , experience, Nikan didn’t know about it at all, and of course the Taoist priests in Yuewang Temple would not tell him. On the contrary, when Nikan checked in, he offered incense to Yue Fei, hoping to get the blessing of this famous general.
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