The heavy rain was falling, and the heavy rain formed puddles on the ground. On the muddy mountain road, Dolbo was riding a horse. Behind him were 50,000 Manchu and Qing troops. In the ranks of the Manchu and Qing troops
, there were dozens of carriages wrapped with gunpowder in oilcloth, and the 45,000 Han musketeers could only advance with muskets without ammunition, but they all had knives on their waists.
The mountain road is getting higher and higher, and it is getting more and more dangerous. Dolbo looked at the heavy rain depressedly, cursing in his heart. There is not even a village stationed in the wilderness here, so he can only go over the mountain and see if there is a village.
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At this time, suddenly a large number of troops holding spears and giant shields appeared in front. Dorbo saw that when he raised his back hand, the Manchu and Qing troops stopped advancing. Dorbo discovered that the opponent's army was composed of soldiers who were leaning on the mountain wall and those who were leaning on the cliff.
They advanced in a trapezoidal shape, obviously trying to squeeze their troops off the cliff. Dorbo immediately gathered all the 5,000 Eight Banners cavalry, preparing to attack the enemy's formation. Suddenly a soldier ran over from behind the team and ran to Dorbo.
Immediately after his horse, Bo knelt down and kowtowed and said: "General, it's not good. A large number of gun and shield troops also appeared behind our army. The enemy troops moved towards our army in a trapezoidal shape." Upon hearing this, Dolbo immediately asked the musketeers to use their muskets.
They were all put on the car, and he first used his sword to fight against the enemy behind him, and then he immediately commanded the five thousand cavalry to set up an impact formation. He wanted to directly break through the enemy's gun and shield array.
Zhang Huahan, who was commanding from the front in the Chinese Revolutionary Army, squinted at the cavalry formation on the opposite side, and immediately sent a signal to stop the soldiers advancing. He directed the soldiers on the top of the mountain to load ammunition into the heavy catapult he had improvised. This kind of
The heavy trebuchet can hold a large number of stones to throw at one time, and the stones are coated with oil, so when they are ignited, they become flint bombs. However, the throwing distance is very short, only more than 20 meters, and it is difficult to deal with dense enemies on relatively narrow mountain roads.
It is extremely lethal.
Dorbo personally took the lead and led the five thousand cavalry to charge. The rumble of horse hooves and the vibration of the mountain road made many militiamen in the Chinese army formation who had never fought feel their calves tremble, but there were people around them
Regular army soldiers and veteran militiamen who had fought in the war comforted and encouraged him, but he also cheered up and grabbed his weapons.
When Dolbo led five thousand cavalry and rushed to less than a hundred steps away from the Chinese Revolutionary Army, a large number of arrows were shot at them. The Eight Banners soldiers were all clothed in civilian armor and had certain defense against arrows.
, but still hundreds of Eight Banners soldiers were shot in the vital points and fell off their horses or their horses were shot into hedgehogs and fell down. Many of the horses behind were knocked down, but most of the Manchu and Qing cavalry still rushed over and waited for them to get away.
When the gun-shield formation of the Chinese Revolutionary Army was less than ten meters away, countless flaming stones suddenly appeared on their heads. Immediately, hundreds more Manchu and Qing soldiers were chewed to death, burned to death or fell off the cliff.
There was an arrow stuck in the gap between the armor leaves on Dolbo's abdomen. He ignored it and rushed directly to the spear array. He smashed the opponent's giant shield with a big sword, and three soldiers were holding up the giant shield that was still touching the ground.
The shield just trembled. Soon a large number of Manchu and Qing cavalry slammed into the giant shield of the Chinese Revolutionary Army. Only a few giant shields were knocked away by the huge impact. Behind the giant shield of the Chinese Revolutionary Army
The pikemen poked at the Manchu and Qing cavalry, and the heavy catapults behind them were not idle, slamming flaming stones at the Manchu and Qing cavalry. It rained heavily, and the flaming stones hit the cavalry.
Later, the heavy rain became a burning agent, and the fire became even bigger.
After Dolbo cut off the spear that was stabbing him, he was unable to do anything to the enemy behind the giant shield. The crowded cavalry behind him prevented him from charging into the giant shield again. He anxiously slashed at the giant shield, trying to cut open the shield.
A thick wooden shield wrapped in iron sheets and tied with iron wires suddenly hit his left eye with an arrow. He gritted his teeth and took out the arrow shaft, trying to break it first, when suddenly a spear struck him like lightning.
He covered his face and had no idea that he was stabbed through the head without even reacting. This shot was made by Xiaoyue, a highly skilled martial artist.
As soon as Zhang Huahan saw that the Manchu general Dorbo was dead, he immediately asked the soldiers to shout: "Your general Dorbo is dead. Surrender quickly. Surrender without killing."
After the heavy catapults were thrown ten times, there were less than 500 Manchu and Qing cavalry still on their horses. They surrendered. Zhang Huahan immediately commanded the army to move forward. Now it was time to deal with the 45,000 musketeers.
Zhang Huahan commanded the troops to advance for a while, and saw loose enemy troops starting to appear in front. After pushing and killing the enemies as they advanced, the Manchu and Qing soldiers were crowded together, and a large number of Manchu and Qing soldiers were pushed off the cliff.
, the Manchu and Qing soldiers also heard the soldiers of the Chinese Revolutionary Army shouting: "Your general Dorbo is dead, surrender quickly, surrender without killing." With these words, the morale of the Manchu and Qing army soldiers was low, and many people knelt down.
Falling to the ground signifies surrender.
Zhang Huahan commanded the people to push the heavy catapult over as quickly as possible. After the heavy catapult was pushed up and thrown three times, the Manchu and Qing soldiers saw more and more people dying, and the huge catapult dropped from it.
The flint bullets knocked a large number of Manchu soldiers off the cliff, or turned into a sea of fire and burned everyone to death. The screams of ghosts and wolves continued, and many Manchu soldiers threw their swords to the ground and surrendered.
, like a chain reaction, more and more Manchu soldiers surrendered.
The battle ended quickly, and a total of more than 38,000 Han Chinese, more than 300 Mongolians, and more than 100 Manchus were captured.
The Chinese Revolutionary Army was victorious in this ambush battle, and the Chinese Revolutionary Army suffered only less than 2,000 casualties. The militia leaders, Hong Ying, Xia Yunyi, Li Youguang and others all admired Zhang Huahan, the deputy commander with the same name as the former leader.
Zhang Huahan led his troops to retreat first and fight several major battles before the remaining main force of the Qing Dynasty came to gain the upper hand in military strength.
Zhang Huahan asked the regular troops to return to their respective stations first, because they still had tasks and could only be temporarily transferred. Zhang Huahan ordered each militia leader to be responsible for the ideological reform of the prisoners, and transferred 10,000 militia troops from elsewhere.
The news of the annihilation of the 50,000 Manchu troops reached Beijing, and the Manchu court was shocked. Emperor Shunzhi and the Queen Mother Xiaozhuang immediately convened ministers to discuss countermeasures. In the court, many far-sighted ministers recommended Hong Chengchou to go to Yunnan to take charge of military affairs, and many
The Manchu ministers all recommended Manchu generals who were close to them to go.
The ministers in the court were arguing endlessly, and Emperor Shunzhi could not make up his mind. At this time, a eunuch on duty walked up to Emperor Shunzhi and whispered: "Long live my lord, this is given to you by the Queen Mother Chitose." After saying this, he handed over a piece of paper.
It was delivered to Emperor Shunzhi. When Shunzhi took a look, it turned out that the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang wanted him to use Hong Chengchou, but as the emperor grew older, she could no longer decide things in the court, otherwise the rules would be broken, so the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang could only
Use this method of passing notes to give Emperor Shunzhi an idea.
Emperor Shunzhi thought for a while after reading the note. He could not think of anyone more suitable than Hong Chengchou. Although Hong Chengchou was a Han, he was indeed very capable. Now he could only be used. After many years of conquest, the remaining Manchus
The generals under my command are all warriors who only know how to use force to make ends meet, and some of the talented generals are civil servants who do not understand military affairs. Now we can only use this Han Chinese Hong Chengchou who is both civil and military.
Emperor Shunzhi immediately issued an order for Hong Chengchou to rush to Yunnan to take over military affairs. He also ordered Leng Sengji and Ye Bilong to listen to Hong Chengchou's orders.
Next to a village in southern Huguang, a military tent was erected in the open space. Zhang Huahan stood next to the map and looked at Xiaoyue's beautiful body beside him, busy packing her things. He was moved that Xiaoyue was now working part-time beside him.
With the work of guarding, housekeeping and housekeeping, it is really difficult for her to support a family with a child.
Zhang Huahan continued to look at the map. Now all the big cities in Huguang are under the occupation of the Manchu and Qing armies. Only a few places with heavy Manchu and Qing troops stationed in other places are under their control. The other areas are all Chinese.
Under the control of the Revolutionary Army, even if it is not direct control, it is under indirect control. Now the Chinese Revolutionary Army has actually gained the upper hand, and the Manchu and Qing army now has no ability to gather another army. Now even the Manchu and Qing troops defending the important areas of Gyeonggi
They are all 100,000 troops composed of the old and weak of the Eight Banners, and 10,000 musketeers composed of Han people outside the Pass who are loyal to the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
When Zhang Huahan was thinking about how to eliminate the enemies in southern Huguang, a sentry came in and reported: "Report to Deputy Commander Zhang that there are 100,000 Green Camp troops and 1,080 Banner Cavalry about fifty miles north of us coming in our direction, and
Commander Xia Yunyi of the Eighth Division is following us with thirty thousand soldiers of the Eighth Division, please give instructions from the deputy commander."
Zhang Huahan quickly looked at the map. He looked at it and said: "This is the enemy army in the area that Xia Yunyi is responsible for. This time the enemy has come out of the turtle shell. Okay, let the troops prepare for battle immediately and call some leaders over." The sentry went immediately.
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Altai, who was riding a horse on the road, looked at the mighty army of 100,000 people advancing. He felt very uncomfortable. He had not slept peacefully since the 50,000 elite troops in the southern part of his jurisdiction were wiped out.
He knows his troops well. His 100,000-strong army sounds intimidating, but there are only a few combat-effective soldiers. They all go out to grab food and supplies from the city. Each one is more powerful than the last one. When encountering the Chinese Revolutionary Army, they become cowards. Even the militiamen
He couldn't defeat them even if they came, so he could only rely on danger to defend the city. Now it is estimated that a large force of the Chinese Revolutionary Army has arrived, otherwise the 50,000 elite troops will be annihilated. He was afraid that the next target would be him, and suddenly he thought of a
It was a good idea. He decided to lead most of the troops under his jurisdiction to the Yunnan-Guizhou area to join the elite main force. Even if his territory was lost, the court would not punish him severely. Moreover, there was no danger for him to act with the large force, and if he acted with
If the main force wins the battle together, he can still benefit from it, so he mobilized most of the troops in his jurisdiction and immediately marched southwest. Now the total number of troops in each city in his jurisdiction is less than 10,000.
Altai chose places with flat roads to march. When encountering dangerous places and unable to detour, they sent a large number of scouts to reconnoiter the situation. Altai's cautious advance was delayed a lot of time, but it did not encounter a large number of Chinese Revolutionary Army troops.
Encountering a small number of Chinese Revolutionary Army militia units in the form of guerrillas, they ran away before making contact with them. However, Altai found that all the people in the villages on the way they passed had fled, and not even a grain of food was collected.
Food was about to run out, so he immediately decided that the entire army would only have two meals of porridge. Only the Eight Banners elites and generals had no less food. After he implemented this order, deserters began to appear in his army. Altai now has a headache.
It is easy to grab grain in his area. After all, it is very random. Even if the Chinese Revolutionary Army has spies in its own army, it cannot get information at any time. And now there are only a few roads that it can take. It is estimated that the Chinese Revolutionary Army will follow the road when it gets the news.
All the people, food and property in the villages were evacuated, and I had no choice but to run more miles to grab food.
At this moment, several scouts ran back on horseback. When they got to Altai's horse, they all dismounted and knelt down. A scout leader said: "Report to the general, a large number of strong men were found in the mountains and forests about ten miles to the west carrying food." Altai said: "You guys.
Are you sure it's food?" The scout leader said, "You're sure, a wheelbarrow was knocked over and rice was scattered all over the ground." After hearing this, Altai immediately asked them to lead the way and asked the large troops to stand by. He personally led a thousand
Eight Banners elites and 5,000 Green Battalion soldiers rushed to grab food.
After Altai led six thousand people to the mountain forest, he saw more than a thousand strong men carrying sacks and bottles deep into the forest. However, there were no livestock, only wheelbarrows and wooden carts, and the speed was very slow.
Altai led 6,000 people into the woods, but the more than 1,000 strong men ran away after seeing them. Altai led 6,000 people to the trucks containing grain. Altai used a knife to cut open a sack.
Finding that it was full of straw, he immediately opened another jar and smelled the smell of oil. Just when he was about to call for retreat, flints and rockets were fired from all directions.
The jar next to Altai was hit by a piece of flint, and huge sparks immediately exploded. Altai's whole body was covered with fire. He struggled, and in great pain, he thought of the Han people he had slaughtered and the women and girls he had raped and killed.
They, he shouted and danced wildly, passing the fire on his body to other soldiers, lighting the straw with his own fire.
Most of the 6,000 people Altai led were burned to death or shot to death by random arrows. More than 2,000 people surrendered and less than 300 escaped.
The more than 90,000 Green Battalion soldiers who were on standby suddenly heard loud shouts of killing. They found that they were surrounded by enemies. A large number of arrows and stones were thrown at them, and countless muskets fired bullets at them. They were surrounded.
At this time, the more than two hundred remnant soldiers ran back and saw more troops of the Chinese Revolutionary Army. They were frightened and immediately chose to surrender.
Xia Yunyi led the soldiers of his division and brought more than 30,000 militiamen to charge forward from the left wing. Zhang Huahan also commanded more than 60,000 militiamen to charge forward from the right wing. A large number of Manchu Green Army soldiers roared and threw away their weapons.
Lifting it up, raising it above their heads, they shouted: "We surrender, we surrender."
There were less than 1,000 Manchu soldiers who resisted, and they won with almost no fighting. As soon as Zhang Huahan saw Xia Yunyi, he said: "You pick 90,000 prisoners to reorganize and replenish the militia forces you are responsible for. Hurry up and support them."
In other areas, everyone strives to wipe out all the enemies in Huguang within half a year. I will take people to the Yunnan-Guizhou area to cooperate with the local militia to hold off the enemies." Xia Yunyi was stunned for a moment and said: "Deputy Commander Zhang, you will bring 60,000 militiamen and four soldiers.
It's too dangerous to take tens of thousands of prisoners!" Zhang Huahan smiled and said: "The war itself is dangerous for us. If you are afraid of danger, you should not be a soldier. Since you are a soldier, you should not be afraid of death. Go and carry out my orders."
After hearing this, Xia Yunyi said: "Deputy commander, take care." and went to dispatch people.
After Xia Yunyi left, Zhang Huahan found many eloquent people to do persuasion work first, especially to do ideological persuasion work for the new prisoners, and explained the policies of the Chinese Revolutionary Army to them in detail. After a few days, Zhang Huahan
The militia leaders were immediately summoned to make the final mobilization of more than 40,000 prisoners.
At the mobilization meeting, Zhang Huahan first said: "Brothers, most of us are Han brothers, and there are also a few Manchu brothers and Mongolian brothers. No matter what ethnic group we are, we are all members of the many ethnic groups of the Chinese nation. We are all
The founders of five thousand years of Chinese civilization, we are all brothers, but now we are constantly at war with each other. Do you know that the current wars are caused by the powerful and powerful who let us kill each other for their own selfish desires and for themselves to be our rulers?
Why should we be their tools? Our Chinese Revolutionary Army is our people’s own army. We fight for our own fields and our own happiness. Most of you are from Huguang. Those of you who have family members in the countryside will probably know them.
situation, you should fight for them, fight against the decadent Manchu Qing dynasty, fight against all inequality, and fight for our tomorrow."
After speaking to the prisoners, Zhang Huahan communicated his thoughts and combat plans with various militia leaders, and then sent the propaganda experts he trained to give propaganda speeches to brainwash the prisoners. After the brainwashing was completed, the prisoners were allowed to choose two paths.
, one is to join the Chinese Revolutionary Army militia, and the other is to get travel expenses home, but those Manchus have to be sent to the rear for a period of reform to receive another brainwashing education. Of the 40,000 captives, more than 20,000 are willing to join the militia, and the remaining
Most of them were really unwilling to serve as soldiers and were willing to return to their hometowns to live a better life. However, they all expressed that they would never seek refuge with the Manchu and Qing government.
After Zhang Huahan rectified the prisoners, he immediately sent troops. He left some militiamen to maintain local order and advanced to the Yunnan-Guizhou region with 65,000 militiamen.
When the army was developing, Zhang Huahan held the war horse and whispered to Xiaoyue beside him: "Xiaoyue, after we unify China, we will get married, are you willing?" Xiaoyue blushed and said: "You can do whatever you say.
It's okay, I'm determined to follow you anyway." Zhang Huahan got on the horse happily and said to Xiaoyue who got on the horse: "Let's go, my love, victory belongs to us." dd