Shang Yi looked down from the city wall and saw that more than 300 meters away, the Qing army had formed a formation. Among them was a large white flag with a red border, but the plain flag was embroidered with a flying tiger.
It is not a giant python, so we can conclude that the leader is Jia La E Zhen, not Prince Baylor. And the flags and armor of the Qing soldiers outside the city are all white with red edges. We can also know that this is the army of the Eight Banners soldiers with white flags.
This was the third day after winning the first battle with the Qing army. The Qing army finally attacked Muling Pass, and the first attack on Muling Pass was about to begin.
After capturing the three prisoners in the first battle, Shang Yi immediately interrogated them. Although these three prisoners were all Manchus, most Manchus in this era could speak Chinese, and Zhou Qi in the Muling Army
He and Wu Hansheng also spoke Manchu, so the language of the interrogation was not a barrier. Of course, at the beginning of the interrogation, the three prisoners were naturally not honest, and their emotions were very serious, shouting and making trouble, but after they were fully compensated,
After a period of violent beatings with whips and sticks, everyone softened and told everything they knew.
In the end, he was slightly despised by Shang Yi. He originally thought that these guys could resist for a while. Shang Yi also specially prepared several sets of forced interrogation methods for future generations, such as pepper water and tiger bench.
They surrendered immediately, but in the end it was useless. If they had known that they could not withstand the punishment, they should have admitted it long ago, why would they be so bruised and bruised now? Isn't it a violation?
According to the reports of the three prisoners, the Qing army attacking Yishui County this time consisted of one Jia La with a white flag, four Mongolian Eight Banners Niulu and six Han Eight Banners Niulu. The total force was about 5,000.
Shang Yi knew that the Eight Banners system of the Qing Dynasty was the same as the Jurchen people's Moukemengan system in the past and the Thousand Household System of Mongolia. In fact, it was a kind of mixed military and civilian implementation for the nomadic fishing and hunting people to break the basis of blood and Di people.
A simple organization that integrates farming and warfare. It is a military organization, as well as an administrative and production organization.
According to the regulations of the Eight Banners system, three hundred households are divided into one Niulu, and each Niulu has a real person. Each household has a strong man as a soldier. After the father dies, the son succeeds, and after the brother dies, the younger brother succeeds. Among them, he has the qualifications of horse soldier, war soldier, and garrison soldier.
They can also be called armored soldiers. They are engaged in production labor in peacetime and go on expeditions in wartime. They provide their own weapons, food and fodder; and five oxen are called a Jia La, assuming that Jia La is one person; Jia La is a basic element of the Qing army.
Combat units march all the way, stop at one place, and attack at one place. Wujiala is regarded as a Gushan, and there is a real person on the forehead of Gushan. Gushan is the flag owner of each banner.
Theoretically, the standard for a flag should be twenty-five Niu Lu, but in fact the Niu Lu of each flag greatly exceeds this standard. And due to frequent adjustments, the Niu Lu of each flag is also different. The flag with the most
There can be more than fifty Niulu, and the minimum is less than thirty.
The Eight Banners of the Mongolian Army and the Eight Banners of the Han Army have the same organizational structure and flags as the Eight Banners of the Manchu Army.
Before the Ching Army officially entered the Pass, the Eight Banners of Manchuria had a total of 309 Niulu; the Eight Banners of Mongolia had 117 Niulu; and the Eight Banners of the Han Army had 157 Niulu.
Although in theory, each Niulu banner should dispatch three hundred soldiers in each battle, in practice, only a hundred or dozens of soldiers are usually dispatched, and only a few dozen armored soldiers are dispatched. However, each Niulu banner soldier will have a follower.
There were as few as two or three people and as many as seven or eight people in the army. They were basically common people of the Ming Dynasty who had been captured by the Qing Army in various raids. And a Niu Lu'e Zhen or a Jia La'e Zhen led a group of people.
The soldiers were given more uniforms, dozens or even hundreds of people, and became their personal bodyguards.
These servants and guards will make unified arrangements in the army. In addition to taking care of their masters, they are generally responsible for doing odd jobs. But they will also be sent to the battlefield during battles to serve as cannon fodder. They are also relatively simple to assemble, and some have Simple armor, some have no armor at all. Of course, some owners will equip their favorite followers with some sophisticated armor, weapons, and even horses. Anyway, it all depends on the owner's willingness to equip them with whatever they want. .
Among this Qing army, the one who led the army was wearing a white flag, and his forehead was really called Luntai. There were more than 300 armored soldiers and more than 400 soldiers, including 47 white-armored soldiers. There are more than 1,800 soldiers. The four Mongolian Eight Banners Niulu have more than 500 soldiers and more than 1,000 followers. The six Han Eight Banners Niulu have more than 800 soldiers and more than 700 followers. The total strength is It is more than 5,400.
After that battle, the two remaining guards of She fled back to Yishui County and reported the battle situation to Luntai. After learning that the outpost was almost completely wiped out, Luntai was furious and ordered on the spot to kill the outpost. The two guards were beheaded in public, and then two Mongolian Niulu were left to guard Yishui County. He personally led the remaining 13 Niulu of the Manchu, Mongolian and Han troops, with more than 4,600 troops, to kill towards Muling Pass. Come on. Just start the formation at the front line of Guan.
The formation of the Qing army is centered on Jia La with a white flag as the center. Five Niu Lu are divided into front, back, left, center, and five small formations, which are then combined into one large formation. All soldiers are in the front and followers are behind. .Six Han Eight Banner Niu Lu are arranged on the left and right, and two Mongolian Niu Lu are at the back.
Shang Yi could also see very clearly from the top of the city. Every one of the Qing troops was well-dressed and well-armed, with clear flags and neat lineups. From a glance, he could tell that they were battle-hardened and much stronger than other Ming troops he had seen. More than a year later in another time and space, it is not unreasonable that they will rule this land for nearly three hundred years. But can I change this period of history?
Luntai was also observing Muling Pass carefully, and saw that the city was not big. The wall on one side was only about two hundred steps, and the wall was only about three feet high. However, it was located at a traffic junction, and only one side could be attacked. , it was a bit troublesome, and several trenches were dug outside the city, but they were not deep, so I don’t know what the purpose was.
Luntai is forty-two years old this year. He has been fighting for more than ten years. He has been promoted step by step from an ordinary flag officer to the position of Jiala Ezhen. However, in recent years, he has basically fought against the Ming army in all battles. Take and attack everything. A small pass like this one can be stationed with as many troops as possible, only a thousand people at most. It is not a problem to take it down. To send out more than 4,000 troops to take it is simply to kill a chicken with a knife.
Therefore, after viewing the city pass, Luntai immediately ordered two Han Eight Banners Niulu to launch the first round of attack on Muling Pass.
The two Han Eight Banners Niulu, with a total of 500 people, mounted more than 20 ladders and attacked Muling Pass. Because there was a trench in front of the pass, although it was only more than three feet deep, it was not easy to pass, so the Qing Dynasty The army could only pass more than forty steps from the front, so it suddenly became crowded at the entrance of the first trench.
At this moment, several loud "boom, boom, boom" sounds were heard, and white smoke immediately appeared from the top of the city. At the entrance of the first trench, a large piece of the Qing army fell down. There were several gaps in the formation. The ground was covered with corpses, and many people were struggling on the ground and screaming in pain.
Luntai couldn't help being surprised. He didn't expect that there were artillery in such a small city. Moreover, the few shots seemed to have hit near the entrance of the first trench, causing a lot of damage to the Qing army.
It seems that this trench still has some effect. And when did the Ming army's artillery have such accuracy? Is this just a coincidence?
This is of course not a coincidence. Since Shang Yi added sights and scales to the artillery, the accuracy of the Muling army's artillery has also greatly increased, and all of them are shotgun. In addition, the Qing army is concentrated in the first trench.
At the entrance, the lethality was naturally much stronger. This round of shelling killed at least a hundred Qing soldiers and injured dozens of people.
Although they suffered a heavy blow, the Qing army did not dare to retreat in the first round of attacks. Therefore, the Qing army's military discipline was extremely strict. Anyone who retreated without orders before the battle was forcible would be killed. If it was the Eight Banners Army, they could sometimes be accommodating.
For a moment, although the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty are also called the Eight Banners, among the Qing army, they can only be regarded as stepmothers. Good things are basically not allowed to happen. All cannon fodder charges and things that start with death will definitely not escape. Once you retreat, the governor
Our team will never show mercy.
Therefore, the Qing army could only quickly pass through the entrance of the first trench, and then immediately disperse as quickly as possible to reduce its own casualties. Although the Muling Army's artillery fire was accurate, the subsequent artillery fire was much less lethal.
At this time, the Qing army was also rapidly advancing towards the second trench. This time, they no longer crowded the entrance of the trench. Many Qing soldiers put wooden ladders on the trench and used them as stepping stones to jump over. Some people simply jumped into the trench.
Then climb up from the other side. It's only about three feet high anyway, and it's easy to get up and down.
But at this moment, there was a rapid sound of piercing the air from the city wall, and a dense rain of arrows fell on the heads of the Qing army. Although most of the Qing soldiers were carrying shields, they were unable to defend and were shot again.
A piece was poured.
Luntai couldn't help but frown, because he could also see clearly that the bows and arrows of Muling Guan could usually shoot to a distance of about seventy steps, which was much stronger than the bows and arrows in his own army. Among the Qing army, except for
In addition to the powerful bows worn by a few generals, the range of bows and arrows used by ordinary soldiers was only about fifty steps. It seems a bit surprising that this Ming army would suffer such heavy losses.
At this time, Luntai realized that he had underestimated the Ming army guarding the pass. It had artillery and so many powerful bows. Moreover, he learned from two Qing soldiers who fled back that the pass should be
There are also firecrackers. Then I am afraid that there will not be a thousand generals stationed in the city, but at least a garrison force. But will such a small Guancheng be stationed with a garrison force?
Before Luntai could think about the answer, he immediately ordered the siege troops to withdraw. Although the Han army could be used as cannon fodder, they could not be allowed to die in vain. Even the cannon fodder must be used in the right place.
Just fine.
When they heard the horn sound of retreating, the Qing troops immediately felt relieved. They turned around and ran away, scrambling one by one for fear that they would be a step too late. After a while, more than two hundred corpses were left on the battlefield, and then it was empty.
one person.
Although he had given the order himself, Luntai still let out a dissatisfied "hum" when he saw the performance of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty. The troops of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty were the fastest when retreating.
At Muling Pass, there was a burst of cheers, which was to celebrate that they had repelled the enemy's first attack without any effort.