?Sure enough, in the following days, the Mongolian army was broken into pieces and divided into ten squads, which continuously launched attacks on the Chinese army stationed in Chahar, Zhenghuang Banner.-- .
The Mongolian army's squad is organized into a team of three to five hundred people. They usually hide in the deep mountains and forests near Chahar in Zhenghuang Banner. After encountering a small group of Chinese troops or a patrol, they suddenly break out and beat the Chinese army. Being caught off guard, once the attack is successful or reinforcements arrive from the Chinese army, they will immediately retreat without stopping for any longer.
Even against the Chinese regiment-level troops, the Mongolian army's squad would see the opportunity and launch an attack from the flanks and rear. Once the Chinese army's soldiers reacted and prepared to launch a counterattack, the Mongolian cavalry would immediately retreat and also attack them. The cavalry's characteristics of fast, flexible and highly maneuverable are fully utilized.
I have to say that this kind of tactics of the Mongolian army really caused a headache for the Chinese army. After all, the Mongolian army is a cavalry army. They come and go like the wind and move quickly. Moreover, the Mongolian cavalry are indeed very good at riding and archery, although the range of bows and arrows is not as good as that of cavalry. The Chinese army's muskets are also weapons for long-range attacks, and the frequency of shooting arrows is indeed much faster than that of muskets. Therefore, once the Mongolian cavalry assaults within fifty steps, it will be difficult for the Chinese army to deal with it. If The two sides exchanged fire at this distance, and the Mongolian army was not at a disadvantage. Sometimes the Mongolian army would be divided into two teams. One team would attract the attention of the Chinese army in front. After the Chinese army formed a formation, the other team suddenly came from the middle. If you attack from behind the Chinese army, you can often catch the Chinese army by surprise.
Therefore, in the first two or three days, the Mongolian army's attacks were successful frequently, and they successively attacked several patrols of the Chinese army. The Chinese army killed more than a hundred soldiers in total.
However, Cheng Jin had anticipated this kind of tactics of the Mongolian army before sending out troops, so he immediately made adjustments and ordered each patrol team to strengthen their vigilance during patrols, especially in mountains, woods, and more. You must be extremely careful. Once you encounter an attack by the Mongolian army, you must immediately defend in place and wait for reinforcements. And you must not only defend one side, but you must also pay attention to the flanks and behind.
At the same time, Cheng Jin also divided the two cavalry regiments into battalions and searched for the Mongolian army's squad near Chahar, Zhenghuang Banner. Once he discovered the Mongolian army's squad, he immediately carried out an encirclement and annihilation because of the short sprint of the Chinese army's horses. The speed is much faster than the Mongolian horse, so as long as the Mongolian army is targeted by the Chinese cavalry, it is difficult for the Mongolian army to escape, and the two sides engage in a fierce battle. The Chinese cavalry's muskets have a farther range than the Mongolian army's bows and arrows. You can also use grenades to explode, so it is difficult for the Mongolian cavalry to gain the upper hand. At the same time, nearby infantry will rush over to join the battle.
As a result, as the Chinese army strengthened its alert, the Mongolian army's success rate was greatly reduced. On the one hand, the Chinese army used cavalry to control cavalry, and on the other hand, although there are mountains and forests on the Mongolian grasslands, they are still mainly plains. Although the terrain of the plains is indeed conducive to cavalry operations, it also creates great difficulties for Mongolian raids. In addition, the Chinese army is generally equipped with telescopes, so the Mongolian army is often hundreds of steps away before being captured. The Chinese army has discovered it and can prepare to deploy the formation calmly.
Moreover, the muskets of the Chinese army are indeed much farther than the bows and arrows. This is an inherent shortcoming of the Mongolian army. There is basically no way to make up for it. Therefore, the Mongolian army must first pay a considerable price before it can get close to the Chinese army and reach its own shooting range. Within the range of the bow and arrow, if you go one step further, you will enter the range of the Chinese army's grenades, so it is indeed difficult for the Mongolian army to succeed.
This battle of distance between restrictions and counter-restrictions lasted for ten days, and during these ten days, the number of people killed by the Chinese army reached more than 280, which has exceeded the number of people killed by the Mongolian army. Although the number of casualties in the first battle was not high, the Mongolian army did not get much relief. The number of people killed by the Chinese army had exceeded 600. Therefore, if the consumption continues like this, the Chinese army will still have an advantage over the Mongolian army, but These battles basically took place within 20 miles of Chahar in Zhenghuang Banner, and the Chinese army did not launch an attack on Chahar in Xianghuang Banner.
However, although the Chinese army has the advantage on the battlefield, it also consumes a lot of ammunition for this, because the Chinese army relies on intensive firepower to kill the enemy, so the sneak attack tactics against such small groups of enemies consume the most ammunition. Sometimes hundreds of shots were fired, but few Mongolian soldiers could be eliminated. As a result, after ten days, the Chinese army had only about 30% of its muskets and ammunition left, which was only enough to meet the needs of one battle. This can also be regarded as the Mongol army's The success of this sneak attack tactic.
But despite this, it is a fact that the Mongolian army's sneak attack tactics are not easy to take advantage of. Therefore, the Mongolian banner owners are worried about the current war situation. Some banner owners in the Zhaowuda League and Zhuosotu League already want to retreat and propose Of course, the withdrawal of troops cannot be said to be because of fear of the Chinese army, but because of the lack of food and grass supplies. However, this is also true, because the Mongolian ministries have never had logistical supplies when fighting. They rely on mountains and water to feed water. After more than ten days, less than 1,000 of the more than 5,000 cattle and sheep that were brought when the army was dispatched were left. Adding in a small amount of highland barley noodles and kumiss, it was only enough for five or six days at most. Therefore, At this time, someone suggested withdrawing the troops, which was considered reasonable.
Shuosei, Boluo, and Yue Le all knew that once the Mongolian army withdrew, Chahar would definitely not be able to hold it, and they would have no foothold. Therefore, at this time, they must not let the Mongolian army Withdrawal, and how long the three of them have been fighting the Chinese Army. Of course, they know the amount of ammunition that the Chinese Army usually carries with the army. Therefore, it can be basically inferred that the Chinese Army does not have much ammunition. As long as they consume them for two or three days, the Chinese Army will The ammunition of the Chinese army will definitely be exhausted. Once the ammunition of the Chinese army is exhausted, the situation of the battle will be reversed towards the Mongolian army.
So several people also tried their best to persuade the banner leaders. At this time, the fight depends on the willpower of both sides. It depends on who can't hold on first, and whoever loses. Therefore, they must persist. If they persist for a few more days, the victory will be full. On the Mongolian side.
At the same time, they also tried their best to intimidate the banner owners, not to think that nothing will happen if they withdraw. Chahar and the Three Alliances are closely related to each other. Once the Chinese army captures Chahar, their next target will not be Zhaowuda. The alliance was the Zhuo Sotu Alliance. Of course, they did not forget to once again exaggerate the ferocity of the Chinese army. Once the Chinese army occupied Mongolia, they would kill all the Mongolian men and turn the grasslands into farmland. Women and Children became slaves of the Han people, working as cattle and horses for the Han people, plowing fields and pulling plows, etc.
However, scaring this kind of hole has some effect. After hearing this, the banner owners all gave up the idea of retreating and still stayed.
At this moment, the Mongolian army finally received the news that the Chinese army's transport team crossed the Great Wall from Fengzhen Hall and entered the Chahar area.
After hearing this, Shuosei, Boluo and Yue Le immediately suggested to the banner owners that they should cut off this transport team no matter what, so that the Chinese army in Chahar, Zhenghuang Banner could not be replenished, otherwise the Mongolian army would
Defeat is inevitable. On the contrary, if the Mongolian army can intercept this transport team, then after the Chinese army's ammunition is exhausted, the Mongolian army can reverse the situation in one fell swoop and completely defeat the Chinese army.
After Wu Keshan heard this, he also realized that Guan Jian's success or failure this time was in one fell swoop, so he immediately issued an order to send out the army to intercept this transport team, and the other flag owners
Although they all had their own secrets, at this time, they also knew the priorities, so they all agreed with Wukeshan's decision and agreed to send troops.
Wukeshan also immediately dispatched troops. This time the Zhelimu League will dispatch 10,000 cavalry, Zhaowuda will dispatch 3,000 cavalry, Suozhuotu Union will dispatch 2,000 cavalry, and the Qing army will dispatch 5,000 cavalry, including two
Thousands of cavalry, and although the other three thousand are infantry, each of them is equipped with one
In this way, a total of 20,000 troops were dispatched, and Wukeshan, Manzhu Xili, Wenbu, Gulusqibu, Mazike, Shuosei, Boluo, Yue Le and others also all went to battle.
Leaving Chahan behind, Sonamu led the remaining troops to guard Chahar with a yellow flag.
So everyone led the army, starting from Chahar of Xianghuang Banner, marching all the way to the southwest, bypassing Chahar of Zhenghuang Banner, and headed straight towards Fengzhen Hall.
This transport team of the Chinese Army is composed of the 5th and 19th brigades of the 18th Army of the Beijing Military Region and a cavalry regiment. This time it carries basically ammunition, only a small amount of food, and a total of more than 3 million rounds of musket ammunition.
, more than 50,000 rounds of ammunition for various artillery pieces, and a total of more than 800 carts, accompanied by
There were about 2,000 escorts. Fortunately, the Chinese army's transport vehicles now all use four-wheeled carriages. With the same animal power, the loading capacity has nearly doubled, otherwise more vehicles would be needed.
Moreover, the terrain of the Mongolian grassland is relatively flat, which is more suitable for this kind of four-wheeled carriage.
The commander of the Eighteenth Army, Huang Shengwu, was also well aware that he had a heavy responsibility in transporting supplies this time, so he did not dare to be careless. During the march of the army, he also dispatched the cavalry regiment to inquire about the enemy's movements in all directions.
Because they were carrying many chariots, the troops and horses did not move very fast, and they only traveled more than fifty miles in one day. Although the Ming Dynasty did not build official roads outside the Great Wall, there were more people going in and out of the Great Wall, and they also stepped on the road.
There was only one way to go, so after leaving Fengzhen Hall, the convoy of people and horses traveled north along the avenue. After passing Taipusi Ranch, they officially entered the Chahar area.
By noon of the next day, the convoy arrived near the south bank of Qilbo. You could see the blue water of Qilbo from a distance. As long as you bypassed Qilbo and moved along the Qijinlin River, you could still see the blue water.
In two days' journey, you can reach Chahar, Zhenghuang Banner.
But at this moment, Huang Shengwu received the news from the scouts and found a large group of Mongolian soldiers and horses in the northwest, charging toward his convoy.
Fortunately, before setting off, Huang Shengwu had already prepared for the journey. The journey would never be peaceful, so he was mentally prepared. He immediately ordered the convoy to speed up and rush to Qilbo to form a formation.
He resisted the enemy Mongolian army, and at the same time ordered Pegasus to rush to Chahar, Zhenghuang Banner, and asked Cheng Jin for help. See the first post without advertisement, please go to -- .
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