Ming Taizi's Total War

Chapter 221
Just when the Qing army that was in a hurry to fight was trying to cope, Doduo suddenly sent a cavalry force of about [-] to attack the Shun army from the flank to support the Qing army that had just gone out to pursue.

The Ming army is eyeing the east, and no one knows when they will attack.

At this time, most people would wonder if they should act cautiously, so as not to be attacked from behind by the Ming army when they were in the midst of a fierce battle with the Shun army.

But Duduo's thoughts were different from those of ordinary people. He felt that he should seize the opportunity, defeat the Shun army in one go, and then return to fight the Ming army.

That's why he sent five thousand cavalry to support the Qing infantry who were chasing the Shun army.

At this moment, the main infantry force of the Shun Army, under the leadership of Liu Zongmin, is working hard to resist the three-sided siege of the Qing Army's horse infantry.

Although the number of soldiers under his command far exceeds that of the Qing army, the infantry of the Shun army are wild and have no formal training. They fight with their breath and passion.

Once the long-term fierce battle is over, their decline will be revealed.

"General, the Qing army's offensive is too fierce. Should we retreat first?" Liu Zongmin's deputy general came to him and said.

Their Shun army still retains a lot of the habits of the peasant army. They don't like to fight tough battles, and they don't like to fight the enemy for a long time. They don't have enough toughness.

Although the fighting power is not bad and the will to fight is also strong, but there is a habit of the peasant army to attack at will. They always think that the situation is not good for their own side, so they retreat first and wait until the situation improves before going up.

But they have forgotten, how can there be so many situations in your favor on the battlefield?Your opponent can't always show you the way.

In the final analysis, the battlefield situation that is beneficial to one's own side still has to be created by oneself.

"No, your majesty has to say before you can withdraw. Now that the casualty rate has reached that point, please support me." Liu Zongmin knew that the reason why his lieutenant general said this was not just because they had the habit of attacking peasant troops. There are also factors of the Qing army's fierce offensive.

Although the Mitezhou people were savages outside the Great Wall, the Qing army was not an army of savages outside the Great Wall. To be precise, it was an army that absorbed the characteristics of the Manchurian, Mongolian and Han tribes.

There are not only the elite heavy infantry from Mite Island, the sturdy Liaodong war horses, but also the brave and capable cavalry on the Mongolian grasslands, a large number of cattle, sheep and horses, as well as high-quality weapons and armor provided by Han craftsmen, and Han people's firearms troops.

Since Zu Dashou and Kong Youde surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, the Qing army not only had fortresses that could attack thick city walls, but also light firearms troops using bird guns and three-eyed guns.

Although the rulers are mainly from Mizhou, they are better at using firearms than the Shun army headed by Li Zicheng, and they use more.

"But those mite people wear heavy armor, and brothers usually only need two or three people to kill one of them. Such a tragic exchange ratio, if we continue to fight, our brothers may be finished." The lieutenant said worriedly.

His worries are by no means alarmist. The heavy infantry of the Eight Banners has a high rate of wearing armor, and even the auxiliary soldiers, who are temporarily pulled over from civilian husbands to fill up, can get a piece of armor.

Not only is there a lot of armor, but the quality is also very good. Thanks to Miqing’s repeated entry into the customs to rob craftsmen in Han, as well as the Han artisans obtained from Liaodong before, Miqing has a large number of craftsmen to manufacture weapons and equipment for them.

Under the strict regulations and relatively clear rewards, these craftsmen are like fully automatic machines, which continuously input steel and coal, and will continuously output weapons and armor.

On the other hand, the Shun army had no base of their own for a long time, so they could only rob the Ming government's arsenal of weapons and equipment for use, or pick from the dead. It can be said that they can use whatever they have.

There was no way, because Li Zicheng had been driven around by the army for a long time and had no stable base. Naturally, there was no way for craftsmen to steadily manufacture weapons and equipment for them.

"Then we have to fight." Liu Zongmin's tone was unquestionable.

In fact, when the war reaches this point, no one can decide whether to fight or not.

The infantry is slow, and once engaged in battle, it is simply a dream to retreat completely, especially now that there are Qing cavalry on both wings in a state of fierce battle.

"Go and calm down the army on my behalf, tell the brothers to fight hard, maybe it will be over after this fight." Liu Zongmin told his lieutenant general.

The reason why he might say it was because he didn't know whether the Ming army would come to support them today, and how many people would be sent to support them.

If the Ming army only sent 3 to [-] people to fight the Qing army on the other side, or if it sent out a large army to fight the Qing army very late, it would be of no use to them

But no matter what, the initiative on the battlefield is neither in the hands of the Shun army nor the Qing army, but in the hands of the Ming army and Zhu Cihong.

It can even be said that their fate is all in Zhu Cihong's hands.

Just after Liu Zongmin dismissed the lieutenant general, a burst of cheers suddenly came from behind him.

"The Ming army has moved, and the Ming army has come to help us fight the dogs."

Liu Zongmin looked back, only to find that Li Zicheng sent messengers to look for him, and the messengers kept sharing this joyful news with the surrounding soldiers along the way.

"General Liu, Your Majesty asked me to tell you, we must hold on, the Ming army has already moved, and when they hit the Qing army camp, the Qing army will be finished." The joy of the messenger was beyond words.

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In the camp of the Ming army, as soon as he found that the Shun army and the Qing army were fighting, Zhu Cihong immediately ordered the whole army to attack. Zhang Yong and Shi Kefa were the front army, Liu Zeqing and Xu Dingguo were the right army, Gao Jie was the left army, and the imperial guards were the pro-army. As well as some auxiliary troops who provide logistical and baggage assistance, about 2 people make up the Chinese army.

"Attack the rear of the Qing army and support the Shun army." This is Zhu Cihong's strategic goal for sending troops today.

Although the two armies attacked the Qing army together, it seemed bullying to besiege the Qing army with more than twice the force advantage.

But Zhu Cihong had no choice. In the past few decades, the elite of the Ming army had all been buried in the peasant wars and Ming-Qing wars. The frontier army, guard army, and Beijing camp were either decayed or buried by the flames of war.

After decades of wars, the strength of the Han people has become weaker and weaker. The Shun Army and Zhu Cihong’s Ming Army have a huge number of air forces, but their combat effectiveness is not very strong. way than.

Therefore, if you want to win, you can only rely on numerical superiority and completely submerge the Qing army with a boundless, ocean-like army. Only in this way can the Han people win in this war that determines the ownership of the world.

(End of this chapter)