Ming Taizi's Total War

Chapter 274 Zhang Yong Fights Dorgon

Zhang Yong wanted to test the strength of the Qing army in a field battle with the Qing army. After all, there were not many opportunities for large-scale field battles with the Qing army in the future.

Anyway, the number of the Ming army is far greater than that of the Qing army, so it doesn't matter even if Zhang Yong's former army loses this battle.

The Chinese army under Zhu Cihong's personal command will arrive soon, and by then, Mite Qing will face an even more terrifying enemy.

Soon, under Zhang Yong's order, the soldiers of the Ming army arranged their armor, picked up their knives, guns, swords, halberds, bows, crossbows and firecrackers and came to their ranks.

Then, under the command of first-level officers, they walked out of the camp and stepped onto the battlefield.

Although the Ming army was extremely corrupt, the military system and military system that had gone through nearly 300 years were very mature.

As long as Zhu Cihong did his best to provide supplies to the army, and if he strictly enforced military discipline and punished corrupt officials, the army would be able to operate under the command of the commander.

Of course, these are newly trained troops and newly recruited soldiers. Most of them come from poor backgrounds and have been devastated by war and famine, so they yearn for peace very much.

Just like the Yiwu soldiers Qi Jiguang recruited in Zhejiang, people from poor backgrounds are better able to adapt to the strict discipline of the army and the difficult conditions of marching and fighting.

After Zhang Yong led the soldiers out of the camp, the auxiliary soldiers who stayed in the camp were mobilized one after another to dig trenches outside the camp, build fortifications, set up horses, and then stood on the wall to defend.

What they did was to prevent the Qing army from taking advantage of the opportunity when the Ming army came out of the camp to fight, and took the opportunity to send a small group of people to attack and burn the former army's camp and the mountains of supplies in it.

There is enough rice and noodles to feed 5 people for a month in the camp, and they dare not be sloppy.

If it was really destroyed by the attack of the Qing army, then Zhu Cihong's plan to attack the capital and expel the Tartars would be greatly frustrated.

After all, in order to feed the [-] soldiers of the former army and the tens of thousands of auxiliary soldiers and civilians, Zhu Cihong needed to let the other army live frugally, and the rear no longer had the strength to transport food and grass.

If the enemy cannot be dealt with as soon as possible, Zhu Cihong may even have to return to the imperial court as a teacher, and return to Jinling to temporarily become a little emperor who prefers to settle down in the south of the Yangtze River.

Fortunately, the Qing army did not send troops to attack the camp.

Of course, it's not that Dorgon and Daishan didn't notice it, but that they didn't think they were strong enough to send out a single troop to attack the camp, otherwise they would have done so long ago.

After all, they have always underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Han people, thinking that the Han people are nothing more than chickens and dogs, and they will be defeated after a while.

While the auxiliary soldiers and civilians were rushing to repair the fortifications, the southern part of the capital was very open, and the wilderness with an area as large as the entire capital became the battlefield for Zhang Yong and Dorgon.

Although the area of ​​this battlefield is large, it is still a bit small for the combined total of nearly [-] troops.

Fortunately, Zhang Yong's troops are basically infantry and do not need a lot of space. Dorgon's Eight Banners and Green Camp cavalry are well-trained and can form a dense formation.

In this way, the crowded battlefield did not affect the combat effectiveness of the two armies.

With the loud sound of gongs and drums, the soldiers of the two armies began to walk slowly towards each other with heavy steps.

The battle formations of the Ming army and the Qing army are similar, and the combat methods are also similar.

Of course, the Qing army was deeply influenced by the Ming army. Its founder, Nurhaci, and his fathers were officers under the Ming Dynasty's ruling system. During the formation of the Eight Banners, they absorbed a large number of Han generals and Han craftsmen.

However, this cannot change Miqing's inherent tradition, the habit of horseback riding and archery, and the habit of using a large number of hard bows and heavy arrows.

What really played a decisive role was the majority of the Han people in the Qing army. The number of the Han army banners was small, only a few thousand, and more of them were green battalion soldiers. The hot weapon army with guns and cannons, and the cavalry on fast horses.

If you don't make some distinctions in clothing, it will be difficult for even the Qing army to distinguish the difference between them and the Eight Banners soldiers.

Soon, the infantry of both sides with spears and broadswords came into contact with each other, and both sides actively asked for a fight, so the speed of the fight was very fast.

Even the sun seemed to be terrified of the shouts and killings on the battlefield, and quietly pulled the dark clouds over to cover his figure.

However, the fighting between the infantry was very slow, because the front line was limited, and the number of troops fighting at the same time was no more than a few thousand.

Secondly, both sides have tried their best to equip a large number of armors, shields, and weapons. It can be said that they are all tanks with low attack power and strong defense power.

Seeing this, Zhang Yong felt that if he continued to fight like this, he didn't know when he would be the head, so he wanted to move the cart and let the gunners stand higher than the Qing army in front to shoot.

But just as the cart was being transported and the gunmen were standing on it, ready to fire, a heavy rain suddenly began to fall from the sky. After a while, the gunpowder and match ropes of the gunmen were wet, and even the crossbows were wet. The bow string in his hand was also wetted by the rain and could not be used.

The sudden heavy rain and dark clouds shrouded everyone's heads, making everyone feel dignified, especially after being wet by the rain, it is easy to get sick, so most of the infantry commanded by Zhang Yong panicked when they got wet stand up.

Fortunately, the officers and soldiers on the front line were too busy fighting to care about the heavy rain falling from the sky.

Otherwise, in this short period of time, the officers and soldiers of Zhang Yong's subordinates would lose their positions and be taken advantage of by the Qing army.

But seeing this heavy rain, Dorgon did find a good opportunity to defeat the Ming army.

The officers and soldiers on both wings of the Ming army were in a commotion, and they all wanted to withdraw their troops and return to the camp to avoid the rain. In the time it rained for a while, the formation was already in chaos.

"Good opportunity." Dorgon said to himself.

"Prince Li, please help me command the army for a while." Suddenly, Dorgon found Daishan and said that he would entrust the army to him.

Seeing Dorgon in a hurry, Daishan didn't know what he was going to do, so he asked quickly, "What are you going to do?"

"It's raining heavily. This is a good opportunity. The formation of the Ming army has been a little loose. At this time, I will lead the cavalry to attack from the two wings. These stupid Han people will definitely be defeated." Dorgon said confidently. Said.

Zhang Yong had too many soldiers and horses, which exceeded his upper limit. In addition, the Ming army was not trained enough, so the formation of the Ming army on the two wings and the rear gradually began to loosen.

Of course, Dorgon is no exception. More than 4 people are on the battlefield at the same time. Even if he and Daishan are battle-hardened and experienced, it will be difficult to manage them well.

What's more, there are many green battalion soldiers among them, and their level is relatively poor. At this moment, the performance of the green battalion soldiers on the two wings and the rear is not even as good as that of the Ming army.

(End of this chapter)