Just as the last cavalry attack of the Qing army was disintegrated by the merchant army, Zhou Shaohuan, the general of the merchant army, also received a report, knowing that Tong Dayong and Teng Yinyu in the south city had defeated the Qing army, and now Tong Dayong is also leading the army.
He rushed over to support himself, so Zhou Shaohuan was also energetic, and now it was finally time for a full-scale counterattack.
At this time, the merchant army had already destroyed the four most threatening red artillery artillery in the Qing army's array. Therefore, Zhou Shaohuan also ordered that all heavy artillery should also adjust their targets and aim at the command platform behind the Qing army's array.
Fire and shoot.
Although Hetuo's command platform is located at the end of the entire army's array, it is also within the absolute range of the twelve heavy artillery of the Merchant Army, which are eight three-inch and six-point bronze cannons.
However, despite the gunshot glasses and cross-standard stars, at this distance, the accurate heads of the other four three-inch and eight-minute caliber cast iron cannons are much worse than those of the bronze cannons. However, after all, they are flowering bullets used, as long as the roughly position is similar,
That's all. Moreover, the target of the command platform is much larger than the Red Artillery Cannon just now. Therefore, as the twelve heavy artillery of the merchant army roared again and sprayed out dazzling flames, it was within a distance of more than 600 steps.
The Qing army commando was surrounded by a huge explosion roar and gunpowder.
After two or three consecutive rounds of gunfire by the merchant army, the radius of more than ten feet in the Qing army array with the command platform as the middle point was in a mess, and there was no one in life. Although the command platform still stood firm, it also
It was blown to pieces and had already been lit up. The ground was covered with bloody bodies of Qing army, including broken limbs and broken arms, broken armor and helmets.
At this time, in the position of the Shangjia Army, although the last cavalry charge of the Qing army was dispersed, the infantry behind also rushed to the trenches of the Shangjia Army through the front line of the cavalry charge, and the war soldiers of the Shangjia Army
They all inserted bayonets, jumped out of the trenches, and fought with the Qing army in hand-to-hand combat. The two sides fought very fiercely.
However, at this time, Tong Dayong also rushed to the battlefield with his men and rushed over from the flanks of the Qing army. Although the Qing army was very tenacious, the number was insufficient after all, and he was attacked by the merchant army on both sides, so he could not resist.
The killed one after another retreated. In the main formation of the Qing army, the command platform was bombarded, and the main general and the main lord were bombed on the spot also caused the morale of other surviving Qing soldiers to be very excited and they had no intention of fighting again. Therefore, they also
They all threw down their weapons and turned around and ran away. The Qing army finally collapsed.
After Zhou Shaohuan and Tong Dayong joined forces in front of the formation, they immediately took advantage of the victory to pursue them. They chased after nearly twenty miles in one breath, and killed many Qing troops and captured them alive. Only then did they stop.
, withdrew his troops and returned to Qingzhou.
In this battle, the merchant army won both sides of the battle, and wiped out more than 8,000 Qing troops. In addition, the body of a general of the Qing army was found on the command platform in the north of the city. Although the explosion and fire had already been destroyed.
It was beyond recognition, but after identification by the prisoners, it was confirmed that this was the chief general of the Qing army, the armor of the red flag Meilezhangjing and Tuo. From other corpses, three Jiala and eight Niulu were found.
and the bodies of ninety-two white-armored soldiers.
In addition, in this battle, 807 Qing soldiers were captured alive and 237 war horses were captured. There were more than 10,000 other swords, guns, flags. There were not many prisoners and spoils, because most of the Qing soldiers and war horses were killed.
They were all beaten to death.
The merchant army itself also killed 387 people in battle, and as many as 712 people were injured. The casualties were mainly from the battlefield in the North City. Of course, most of the results were obtained here.
The reason why the proportion of middle-level generals who killed the Qing army in this battle was that the merchant army accompanied a group of snipers and focused on the generals shooting on the battlefield. Of course, the role of the hunter rifle is also It has made a huge contribution. And it is not just the hunter rifle, but also the thunder chariot, bronze cannon, grenade, telescope, gun mirror, etc., which have played a huge role. It can be said that without these weapons, the merchant army will basically It is impossible to win this war.
Compared with two years ago, the weapons used by the merchant army have almost completed a comprehensive upgrade. In this battle, the new weapons of the merchant army have almost been fully tested, and at the same time, they have also been proved. Compared with the Qing army, the merchant army had a very obvious advantage in weapons, almost two different eras.
After the war, Tong Dayong led his army back to Muling Pass to garrison, and still left a battalion in Linqu County, where he could support Qingzhou at any time. Zhou Shaohuan was still stationed in Qingzhou, and at the same time he also sent the news of his victory back to Dengzhou and A portion of the prisoners were discharged from the ship and sent to Hangzhou for Shang Yi to deal with.
After the defeated Qing army fled back to Linchuan County, the two sides joined forces, but there were less than 10,000 people, and the commander and generals were killed. Moreover, when they went to war, there were more than 2,500 soldiers in the Eight Banners, but at this time they were less than 700. It was a crushing defeat.
However, after Hetuo was killed, Li Rutai was the highest official position in the entire army, and he was the deputy general of Shandong this time, so he temporarily acted as the chief general of the entire army. Although Li Rutai was defeated in Nancheng, his troops were among the crowd. The main loss was the surrendered army. Their own Han army was not very casualties, but they never expected that Beicheng would be much worse than his defeat. Although he escaped unscathed and saved his life on the battlefield, But how do you explain to Dorgon?
Thinking of Dorgon in anger, Li Lutai couldn't help but feel cold and stood up. He felt a little envious. This guy died and didn't have to worry about anything, but he left him a big mess. How should I deal with it?
Although he thought so, Li Lutai still had to take responsibility as the temporary chief general. Linchuan County must not dare to stay anymore. Because Li Lutai ordered that Linzhou County be abandoned and withdraw to Jinan to guard, the four gates were closed. The suspension bridge was pulled high, and a large number of rolling wood and rocks were prepared to prevent the merchant army from attacking Jinan. At the same time, he reported the process of the battle to Beijing and sent a message to the emergency.
Although the merchant army did not take advantage of the victory to attack Jinan, the news of the victory spread quickly and once again shocked the entire Shandong Province, because this time the Qing army was no longer a mob brought by Wang Aoyong and Fang Dayou, but an authentic one. The elite of the Eight Banners of Manchu and Han can be considered strong and strong, but was defeated by the Merchant Army again. Not only did the soldiers and generals lose, even the main general was killed on the spot. It can be said that this was after the Merchant Army defeated the Qing army in Shandong a year and a half ago. , Another comprehensive victory.
At the same time, the rebellious forces in various places that had temporarily calmed down due to the arrival of the Qing army were also ready to move. Shandong Governor Fang Dayou had just passed two days of Shuxin Day, but this time it was hanging again.
Finally on July 15th, Dorgon's envoy also came to Jinan and brought three thousand reinforcements. The envoy conveyed Dorgon's order to them, and first he scolded Li Lutaixun.
Then he ordered Li Rutai and E Mengge to return to Beijing immediately to wait for disposal. The other soldiers and generals were temporarily handed over to Ke Yongsheng, and Fang Dayou was controlled and must defend Jinan.
After receiving Dorgon's order, Li Rutai had to hand over military power to Ke Yongsheng, and then, together with Emengge, returned to Beijing, and although Ke Yongsheng and Fang Dayou did not have to face the angry Dorgon,
But he was also worried and could only pray to God that the merchant army would never come to attack Jinan.
At the same time, the news of the Qingzhou victory, the captives and spoils of the Qing army were also sent to Hangzhou with the fleet immigrating to Taiwan.
Shang Yi was also very happy after receiving the report. It seemed that Zhou Shaohuan had worked hard to accompany him, and now he was able to stand alone. Moreover, after this battle, the situation in the Shandong War Zone could be initially stabilized. The Qing army also had a preliminary stability.
If you want to send a second group of people, you may have to wait for a while.
Shang Yi then wrote the victory as a good news, and sent the prisoners and spoils to Nanjing to report the victory to Zhu Yousong. At the same time, he also made great publicity in [Hangzhou Times].
Now [Hangzhou Times] The circulation of each issue has reached 5,000 copies, and its influence has spread throughout Zhejiang and surrounding areas, including Nanjing. Although it has not yet been publicly issued in Nanjing, it has been established outside Nanjing City.
There are 300 copies of the two distribution points in each issue [Hangzhou Times]. Some people have made special trips to the city to buy them, and they can learn about the current affairs of the court by reading the newspaper.
Although some court officials were quite dissatisfied with the [Hangzhou Times] and believed that it was injustice, everyone knew that the court could not control Shang Yi at all, and at this time, both the Ma Party and the Donglin Party were busy with internal struggles.
No one cares about small things.
Therefore, when the news of the Qingzhou victory reached Nanjing, [Hangzhou Times] was the first to announce the news. As a result, this time it caused a big sensation in Nanjing, not only because of the huge results, but also sent prisoners and
When escorting prisoners and stolen goods into the city, it also attracted many people to watch on the streets. Although the people could not distinguish the level of armor and flags of the stolen goods, the Qing army's prisoners could be seen, the pure Manchus and
There are still very obvious differences between the Han people.
As a result, this victory caused another uproar in Nanjing. A group of middle and lower-level officials, as well as some Donglin Party members and Fushe and other sages all came to the court and asked the Nanjing court to take advantage of this Qingzhou victory.
, immediately sent troops to recover the land in the Central Plains and drove the Qing army out of the pass.
It also made the Nanjing court very embarrassed, because at this time, the Nanjing dynasty had made a decision and sent Zuo Maodi, Chen Hongfan and Ma Shaoyu as the core to form a northern mission. It was preparing to go north to Beijing to pay homage to the tombs and pay homage to the late emperor;
The King of Qing also rewarded the suppression of the enemy, Wenwu and Laoxun, as well as the imperial decree of "The Emperor of Ming to the Khan of the Northern Kingdom", and the imperial edict of Wu Sangui as "Duke of Ji". The son of Zu Dashou, the general general who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty in Songshan
The commander of the Jinyiwei, Zu Zefu, also followed the group northward.