Under normal circumstances, the general infantry is of course unable to fight against the cavalry, but the Qing army's cavalry suffered a heavy blow before engaging the merchant army. Not only were there only about 300 people left, but the team had long been scattered.
There is no way to form a group impact, we can only do it individually
In order to fight, some people fought with the merchant army beside the trench, and some people jumped over the trench on horseback and rushed into the merchant army's position. However, each cavalryman had to face at least four or five merchant army soldiers, as well as cold guns.
Therefore, there was no dangerous blow to the Merchant Army's position.
More importantly, the Qing army did not have the support of follow-up troops, because Abatai and others were too far away, and the battlefield was full of smoke at this time, so they could not clearly see the battle situation, so they did not dare to invest more troops easily, which resulted in delays.
With this rare opportunity, at the position of the Merchant Army, the Qing cavalry were killed and fell off their horses one after another, and their number became smaller and smaller.
After the smoke gradually cleared, the battle in front of the Merchant Army's position was basically over, and the Qing army's attack also ended in complete failure. A total of 5,000 attacking troops were dispatched, and only more than 2,000 returned to the Qing army's array.
There were less than a hundred people, and even less than a hundred cavalry. The battlefield was littered with corpses, full of broken limbs, and dozens of ownerless horses, walking slowly.
The tactics adopted by the Qing army were actually very effective, but their shortcomings lay in the coordination and connection between the various arms. The timing between the first batch of attacking infantry and the second batch of attacking cavalry was not well grasped.
After the Merchant Army's position, the third batch of attacking troops did not follow up in time, which resulted in an already good situation.
situation, but failed to grasp it. In the final analysis, Abate was still not very appropriate in commanding such a battle where the battlefield could not be seen, and many orders were delayed by more than one beat. In contrast, the main generals of the Merchant Army were
With telescopes, they could grasp the movements of the entire battlefield much more clearly than the Qing army. It also showed the power of technology.
At this time, Yue Le was still a little unconvinced and said: "Amma, let's mobilize our troops and attack again. This time, let me take charge personally, and we must defeat the Ming army's position."
Abate frowned, looked at the battlefield, then thought about it again, shook his head and said: "No, we will stop here today and withdraw our troops."
Yue Le wanted to say a few more words, but Bolo pulled him aside, and then he swallowed it back.
This was the first battle in which Abatai was ordered to attack Shandong. The Qing army lost a total of 3,200 soldiers, including more than 1,000 Manchu troops. The merchant army also suffered more than 500 casualties. This was in the past battles.
Not very common.
Zhou Shaohuan also completely put aside his contempt for the Qing army. At the same time, he also sent a letter to Tong Dayong, asking him to recapture Linqu County as soon as possible, and then rushed to Qingzhou to support him. He still defeated the Qing army for the first time.
The Qing army's method was to attack the Qing army from two directions.
In fact, there was no need for Zhou Shaohuan to send a message to Tong Dayong. Tong Dayong also knew that Linqu County must be recovered as soon as possible before he and Zhou Shaohuan could join forces to attack the Qing army. Therefore, the day after the Qing army captured Linqu County, Tong Dayong concentrated five troops of the Mulingguan Independent Regiment.
A battalion of troops came to recapture Linqu County.
This time Tong Dayong came well prepared and brought all the artillerymen from Muling Pass. He lined up the artillery outside Linqu County and launched a fierce bombardment against the city wall. The Qing army commander guarding Linqu County was Abatai.
His second son, Bohe Tuo, also knew Linqu’s
importance, so he firmly defended the city and did not dare to take a step back. In addition, Abatai also invested a lot of force in order to defend Linyang. There were twenty artillery pieces alone, including eight Hongyi artillery pieces, which were also lined up on the city wall.
Open up and fight with the merchant army below the city.
There are forty-eight artillery pieces in the artillery battalion at Mulingguan, including twelve heavy artillery pieces, including six three-inch six-minute caliber bronze field guns. Because this time they were bombarding the city wall, the effect of explosive shells was not great, so this time the merchants
The army also replaced all solid ammunition, and forty-eight artillery pieces took turns to bombard it, which immediately completely suppressed the Qing army's artillery fire. The city walls of Linqu County were only filled with dust and stone chips scattered randomly.
Because only the towers of the city walls in Linqu County are made of stones, and other sections of the city walls are made of rammed earth blocks, which are not considered strong. When the Qing army attacked Linqu County, many city walls were blasted away. No.
They used mud bags to avoid being blocked by force. Therefore, after most of the day's bombardment by the Zhang army, five or six gaps were opened in the city wall. When Tong Dayong saw this, he immediately ordered the infantry to attack and attack Linqu County.
Unexpectedly, the Qing army defending the city turned out to be extremely tenacious. Although the city wall was blown open, they remained unwavering. They used archers and firecrackers to guard the gap, waiting for the merchant army to attack. They fired firecrackers, bows and arrows at once, and the merchant army
I was also caught off guard, so I was suddenly
Dozens of people were killed. Although the infantry of the merchant army immediately raised their guns and fired back, there was an open area in front of the city wall without any cover. Although the city wall was blown open, it could still provide a hiding place for the Qing army.
, as a result, the merchant army was very passive in fighting.
Although the Merchant Army finally reached the city wall after paying the price of nearly 200 deaths, the Qing Army still refused to retreat, clinging to the gap and engaging in hand-to-hand combat with the Merchant Army.
In terms of fighting with real swords and guns, the Merchant Army does not have an advantage. Although the Merchant Army's fighting ability can be better than that of the Han Army, it is still slightly inferior to the real Manchu Eight Banners soldiers, even though they rely on firepower and grenades.
, they were able to gain some wind, but in the end they were still unable to break through the gap and enter the county town.
Seeing that the casualties would be too great if the battle continued like this, and the effect was not ideal, Tong Dayong had no choice but to retreat and find other ways. The number of merchant soldiers killed in this battle reached more than 380.
Tong Dayong also changed his offensive tactics the next day. He absorbed the lessons learned on the first day and no longer launched a forceful attack on Linqu County easily. First, he used artillery to suppress the firepower of the Qing Army, and then ordered the infantry to attack Linqu County eighty meters away from the city wall.
They stopped at a distance of one foot, set up shields as cover, then attacked the city wall and sent out sniper infantry, especially because the infantry was not completely hidden.
This turned out to be effective. Under the tactics of the Merchant Army's intensive strikes and precise strikes, the Qing soldiers were injured and killed numerous times. However, their muskets and bows could not hit the Merchant Army's rear at this distance, so they only hit the Merchant Army's rear.
The Qing soldiers did not dare to show their heads in the city walls and gaps. The entire city wall was empty, as if there was no one guarding it. However, despite this, once
When the Merchant Army sends troops to launch an occupying attack on Linqu County, the Qing Army will immediately emerge from their hiding places, guard the gap, and engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Merchant Army. Anyway, the Qing Army has learned to be smart and cannot defeat them from a distance.
You might as well not fight, just wait for the merchant army to attack, and then engage in close combat. In this way, you can give full play to your own advantages.
Tong Dayong also launched two tentative attacks, but found that the Qing army's defense was still impeccable and there was no hard attack, so he immediately retreated. However, because the merchant army retreated as quickly as possible, they did not suffer any losses.
However, the Qing army still firmly defended Linqu County, and the merchant army still could not pass.
At this moment, Tong Dayong also received a letter from Zhou Shaohuan. He knew that Qingzhou was in a tight situation and was waiting for his rescue. Therefore, Tong Dayong was also very anxious. After all, he had to bear a big responsibility for the fall of Linqu County.
, so I wish I could conquer Linqu County right away.
So on the third day, Tong Dayong also decided to launch a strong attack on Linqu County. First, he still suppressed it with artillery. The artillery shells also hit the city wall of Linqu County like raindrops. The city wall that already had many cracks was even more damaged.
Hundreds of holes.
At this time, the Hongyi artillery in Linqu County had also been deployed by Abatai to attack Qingzhou. Seeing the fierce firepower of the merchant army, the Qing army simply put away all the artillery, even abandoned the city wall, and retreated to
Go to Linqu County to defend.
After the artillery fire of the merchant army opened the city gate of Linqu County, Tong Dayong immediately ordered to advance into Linqu County. However, the Qing army did not withdraw from Linqu County, but used the houses and buildings in the county as cover, and fully
Use bows, arrows and firecrackers to engage in street battles with the merchant army.
In terms of real military strength, the Merchant Army was actually less than the Qing Army. In street fighting, artillery and thunderbolt rockets were of course unusable, and rifles had almost no advantage. In terms of hand-to-hand combat capabilities, the Qing Army was not inferior to the Merchant Army.
The only thing stronger than the Qing army was that the soldiers of the Merchant Army had grenades. Ordinary thin wooden walls could not stop the explosion of grenades. But this small advantage was not enough for the Merchant Army to drive the Qing Army out of Linqu.
county.
Therefore, the two sides started a fierce battle in the county town. Sometimes they had to fight several times for a street or a building. And although the grenades of the Merchant Army were powerful, the archers of the Eight Banners were not vegetarians, although this was not
It is the outdoor battlefield that they are good at, but in this situation they also have full room to show their skills. Their precise archery skills also caused the soldiers of the Merchant Army to suffer a lot.
Many soldiers will be injured and killed by cold arrows that suddenly fly out of a certain room. However, once an arrow is shot, they can find the enemy's position, so a few grenades are thrown over and a "boom" sound is often heard.
It can kill several Qing troops, so the number of casualties on both sides is increasing rapidly.
Although Tong Dayong was very anxious, he had no choice at this time. He could only fight with the Qing army to see who could not defeat it first. As a result, the battle continued until dusk, but still could not defeat the Qing army. Tong Dayong had to fight again.
The order was given to withdraw the troops, and the day's fierce fighting finally came to an end.
Returning to the camp outside the city, Tong Dayong counted the soldiers. Today, more than 600 soldiers were killed in the battle. Tong Dayong could not help but be shocked. In this battle to recapture Linxuan, the merchant army had lost nearly 100,000 soldiers.
Thousands of people, for the Mulingguan Independent Regiment, can be considered a heavy loss. Even if Linqu County is recaptured at this rate, how much strength will it have left to reinforce Qingzhou?
Just when Tong Dayong was in a dilemma, a guard suddenly came in and reported that an urgent military order had been sent from Dengzhou. Tong Dayong quickly took the military order, opened it, and couldn't help but stayed for a while, and then ordered someone to pass on the order.
The army marched out and returned to Muling Pass.
After the merchant army retreated the next day, Linqu's defender Bo Hetuo also breathed a sigh of relief. Although the merchant army suffered heavy losses, the Qing army's losses were even greater. In the past few days of fighting, the Qing army's casualties were close to
Half of them, if the merchant army continues to attack, Bo and Tuo don't know how many more days they can hold on.