Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 272 The Battle of Tongzhou

Kede was unable to defeat the Ming army that had already established a defense line in Dagu, and the [-] soldiers from Tianjin Town were wiped out.Like the Qing army in Beitang and Dagu, this army insisted on charging despite the disparity in firepower, and eventually fell one by one.Ked himself was also killed by the artillery of the Ming army. When he was buried later, his body could not be assembled at all.

When reporting to Bai Mingxiu, You Long said: "The Qing army has become very desperate. It is almost different from the Qing army we fought in the south."

Bai Mingxiu sighed, and said, "One step back is the subjugation of the country. I think those Tartars, including the traitors who identified themselves as Tartars, have now realized this."

You Long said again: "The main force of the Qing army defending the capital is gathered around the Bali Bridge. There are about 8 troops, and the main general is Yue Le."

"There are not many generals they can use. Yue Le belongs to the clan and has some abilities. At this time, it is logical to be the last iron lock."

Bai Mingxiu thought for a while, and continued to explain: "Strengthen our reconnaissance work. After all, this place is unfamiliar to us. We need to understand the various deployments of the Qing army, and try not to make any major mistakes."

Bai Mingxiu still hasn't let down his vigilance. This is basically the last decisive battle in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Safety is the most important thing. No matter what happens, Bai Mingxiu will do his best to deal with it.

The Qing army has a strength of 12 troops, and the total losses of these Qing soldiers near Tianjin Town is about [-]. The main force of the Qing army is still in Tongzhou. Yue Le divided the army into three groups and deployed them along the canal and Chaobai River respectively.

The army assembled by Bai Mingxiu was more than 5000 people at full count.

After the Ming army assembled, they quickly maneuvered towards Tianjin Town. Because Kede's troops had been wiped out, the Ming army took Tianjin Town without much effort.The Ming army did not stop, and immediately marched northward, while the Qing army along the route also tried to avoid fighting with the Ming army, but gradually retreated, and under the leadership of Yue Le, they assembled at the defense line of the Tongzhou Canal.

"It seems that the Qing army is going to stick to it." Bai Mingxiu rode his precious bloody BMW and also acted as a scout, following the reconnaissance team to the front line to investigate the situation of the Qing army.

From the bushes, Bai Mingxiu held up his binoculars to look at the camp of the Qing army, and he also found it quite spectacular.

The scout introduced to him: "Your Highness, Maju Bridge, which is mainly guarded by the Qing army, guards the southeast gate of Beijing. The line from Zhangjiawan to Baliqiao is their main defense area. The Qing army's idea is to rely on the canal to provide them Provide a barrier to prevent us from crossing the river and entering Beijing."

Bai Mingxiu put down the binoculars and said, "Okay, now it's clear, there is a flat river here, and there is a ghost if there is a river that can block us."

On the afternoon of the second day after the Ming army landed in Dagu, the Ming army's brigade had already arrived on the east bank of the canal.

The brigade commander, You Long, had a wild weed that he didn't know where he pulled it out, and looked at the artillerymen who were setting up their artillery with his hands behind his back. This thing makes people look really solid, such a thick cannon barrel, the power of blasting it is not small."

Artillery regiment commander Cai Zhizhong said to You Long: "The entire army is now equipped with 155 heavy artillery from three artillery regiments. Admiral Su used these heavy artillery to show his magical power in the Huguang Battle. Our brigade did not participate, so this is not the case." This is the first time our brigade has been on these big guys."

The two were chatting, filled with the emotions of a straight man full of paranoid love for steel cannons, at this moment a female messenger came to find You Long.

"Brigade Commander, the Qing army has moved."

You Long's eyes lit up and he smiled and said to Cai Zhizhong: "Old Cai, can you do it? Just wait and see."

Cai Zhizhong smiled and said: "It's about to happen. It'll be almost done in another 10 minutes."

You Long smiled and left Cai Zhizhong here to make preparations, and ran to the front line to observe the situation.From the direction of Zhangjiawan, 4000 horses from the Mongolian Eight Banners crossed the river arrogantly.On this side of the river, there are already thousands of Qing infantry on standby. To You Long's surprise, the rate of firearms of these thousands of Qing troops is still very high, almost [-]% to [-]%, and they seem to have trained some Basic square matrix.

The female signal soldier said to You Long: "The overall army tactics of the Qing army have undergone some obvious changes. According to our intelligence, missionaries from Europe, especially some officers and instructors sent by the Dutch, have been involved in the reconstruction of the Qing army. Therefore, the Qing army now has a phalanx of about 100 people, using techniques such as three-stage shooting."

You Long nodded and said: "At the very beginning, our Ming Dynasty Restoration Army fought against the Qing Army in Burma and Yunnan. It is not difficult for the Qing Army to learn this way, but now we have a clear difference from that period. progress."

Standing in the trench, Bai Mingxiu looked at the large-scale phalanx of the Qing army marching towards the Ming army. Except that they were still wearing the ugly uniforms of the Qing army, or the cotton armor of the Eight Banners, they were almost the same. The appearance of a European army also surprised Bai Mingxiu.

"What the hell, the Qing army actually did this."

However, Ma Zouri showed a slight smile, and said to His Royal Highness: "If you get closer, you can find that the rifles held by the Qing army are already flintlocks. War has a great role in promoting the progress of a country's technology. Yes, before dealing with the former Ming army and the peasant army, the Qing army did not need to upgrade its military equipment technology, but when it faced us, it had to rack its brains. In terms of the source of technology, I am afraid it came from Europeans. The Manchu Qing imitated it, and Recklessly mobilizing craftsmen to produce, just to be able to form a little counterweight to us. But the result is predictable, and it must be a failure."

Bai Mingxiu asked: "What did they do long ago? We all went to Shuntian Mansion to see this square formation."

Ma Zouri said helplessly: "Your Highness, not all armies can be shaped and built quickly like the Ming Dynasty Restoration Army. The Manchu Qing spent a lot of money and a lot of time to train such an army."

If you think about it, you will know that during the Wanqing Period in history, Yuan Shikai trained troops at a small station and used European military systems to build a new Beiyang Army. It took several years to achieve initial results.At this time, even if the Manchu Qing Dynasty hired some European instructors to build new flintlock guns and train a European-style army, it would definitely not be possible within a year or two.

The speed of Bai Mingxiu's leap was too fast. When Man Qing was preparing to train this army, Bai Mingxiu took down Jiangnan.When Bai Mingxiu flattened the entire south, this army had just taken shape.Even now, this army still has a lot to say, but this is already the last battle, and it must be sent to the battlefield.

(End of this chapter)