Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 143 The Decisive Battle in Qianxinan ([-])
In fact, the Qing army had approached a few miles outside the defense line built by Bai Mingxiu in the evening, but the Qing army had no intention of fighting at night, which was also in line with the basic characteristics of fighting in this era.The Qing army did not expect the Ming army to attack at night. In fact, the Qing army led by Zhao Butai did not know that Bai Mingxiu liked to fight at night. He only watched the Ming army build a fortress line against the mountain, and even most of it was not completed, so they would never leave Defense line to provoke.

This vanguard force of the Qing army was commanded by Lord Zhenguo Tunqi.Tun Qi can be regarded as the few remaining veterans among the Tartars who have survived to this day.Tunqi's grandfather, Prince Zhuang, was Shuerhaqi, the younger brother of wild boar Pinurhachi.Before entering the customs, he worked with Huang Taiji and participated in the Battle of Jinzhou.After entering the customs, he fought many battles with Nikan and Li Dingguo in Hunan. After Nikan was beheaded by Li Dingguo, he succeeded Nikan.The highest title in Tunqi was awarded to Baylor, but later he was deposed because of his crimes in the Hengzhou War, and later he was promoted to the current Zhen Guogong a little bit.

In Zhao Butai's Qing army, the age gap between the leading generals is still very large, and it is normal for young and old to match each other.There are both veterans like Tun Qi and young people like King Luo Keduo of Pingbi County.

In fact, Tun Qi is actually only 49 years old, but the generals of the Eight Banners are basically short-lived.

Tunqi sent people to wait and see the Ming army's defense line, and they didn't take it seriously. Although Luo Keduo, who fought with him, was the king of the county, he was still young. In name, Luo Keduo was the main player, but he had to obey Tun Qi in everything. s arrangement.Luo Keduo's grandfather is Yuetuo, his great-grandfather is Dabeile Daishan, and his great-grandfather is wild boar Pinurhachi.It means that Luo Keduo has to send Tun Qi to two generations, and in theory he should call Tun Qi his grandfather.

"This son of King Gui has no real talent or learning. Does he think he can reproduce Li Dingguo's Mopan Mountain ambush our Qing elite? The mountains in this area are not too steep, and Xingren's side is full of small hills, which cannot hide the army. Clearly stationed troops on the top of the hill, without any city or shelter, and even scattered his soldiers and horses on different hills. Although I saw him dig a lot of ditches to reach the mountains, what effect would it have? ? As long as my Eight Banners athletes work hard and break through a few hills, the Ming army will be helpless."

Luo Keduo was not made for war, but the Tartars themselves had a small population, so all the people were soldiers, especially those in the clan, as long as they were not too stupid and stupid, they would all be sent into the army.

"The last time our army came into contact with the rebels, Ming Ni's artillery was really powerful, and our soldiers and horses could not advance even an inch. Now the rebels abandon the artillery and fight against our army in the wild. They are really stupid." Luo Keduo doesn't know much about fighting at all. , but I feel like I still have to pretend.After all, he is the real king of the county, and Tunqi should be polite to him.

Tun Qi also looked down on Luo Keduo, a fluffy county king, and just said: "Ping County King, tomorrow we will lead the army to attack Mingni, so let's rest early today."

Tun Qi's judgment on the Ming army was basically correct, and Bai Mingxiu really didn't plan to make another night raid.The line of defense he worked so hard to build was to kill and injure the Qing army on a large scale. For him, the cost-effectiveness of raiding the Qing army's camp was not high, and nearly half of Bai Mingxiu's artillery had not been pulled up yet.

Tun Qi made a good plan to attack during the day, but his idea was immediately rejected by Zhao Butai. After all, Zhao Butai is still the most capable general in the Qing army, and he is still "lenient to the enemy" for the Ming army. , but his leniency has not reached the true scale of the Ming Dynasty Restoration Army.

The Qing army arrived at the Ming army's line one after another. Zhao Butai laughed when he saw the defense line set up by Bai Mingxiu: "This Zhu Cixuan really doesn't know how to fight. He actually divided his troops on these undefensible hills and dug a strip of them. Ditch, can stop my army plowing the courtyard and sweeping holes?"

All the generals of the Qing army have gathered, and Zhao Butai's account is basically full of Manchurian generals, and the Han army and the green battalion are basically in a subordinate position.With the defeat of the San Francisco, there were not enough powerful Han generals, and those who participated in the army were basically just playing tricks.

Tun Qi said at this time: "General Zhengxi is cautious. Zhu Cixuan's troops are not many, and he divides his troops to defend the mountain. He only needs an elite force to attack them one by one. There is really no need to wait for the arrival of the army."

Speaking of seniority, in fact, Tun Qi is not necessarily much lower than Zhao Butai.What's more, Tunqi belonged to the clan, and he was a yellow belt who was serious, and Zhao Butai was the queen of meritorious service.After the Yunnan War, Zhao Butai had actually been dismissed from the capital. If it wasn't for the urgency of the war again, and his younger brother Aobai was in power in the court, Zhao Butai would not have been reappointed as General Zhengxi so quickly. The army went to battle.

Among the generals who conquered Yunnan before, Wu Sangui had been strangled to death in Kunming by Li Dingguo, Doni died not long after the battle, and Luo Tuo was transferred to the southeast to deal with the Zheng family.

Xi Buchen, the commander of the guard army, was standing by Zhao Butai's side, and he said: "Duke Zhen's words are wrong. Since the first emperor 18 years ago, the Ming army has been a lot of monsters, and now it is destroying the San Francisco. The court can no longer try it." Failure, otherwise the hearts of the world will be shaken."

After hearing this, Shang Shan sneered and said, "Shaken hearts? If these Han people dare to miss their homeland, or even rebel against Stone, then all of them will have their heads chopped off."

Zhao Butai waved his hand and said: "My lords, there is no need to say any more. The army has arrived. At this moment, we need to work together to attack Zhu Cixuan, the son of King Nigui. Prince Ping, Beizi Shangshan, Beizi Fu Lata, Lord Tunqi, Lord Xi Buchen, Please lead elite soldiers to attack the stronghold of the Ming army in four directions, I will be in the middle army and rush to help everyone at any time."

A group of generals of the Eight Banners were ordered to leave. In their view, a great achievement is within reach.Each team of the Qing army ranged from [-] to [-], and the green battalion soldiers who were pushed to the front were naturally the soldiers of the Green Battalion, while the Eight Banners, the most trusted by the Manchurian adults, were pushed back in the team.

On the high ground at the front, the Restoration Army of the Ming Dynasty also discovered that the Qing army was moving. Thousands of Qing troops gathered around and began to rush towards the Ming army's defense line. They did not know what kind of war they were about to face. , just through the comparison of military strength, everyone in the Qing army believed that this would be an easy victory.

Bai Mingxiu also received the news of the Qing army's attack immediately. This was the largest battle he commanded alone. A total of 8 people from both sides participated in the battle. The Ming army was at a disadvantage three times in size, and There is still a large amount of support firepower that cannot be used, which is also a test for Bai Mingxiu.

(End of this chapter)