Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 919
Shanxi Yangquan.

The mountains of corpses outside the city have been cleaned up, the cobweb-like trenches have been filled up, the cloudy sky has dissipated, and the traces of the war seem to be being wiped away little by little.However, the battle flags of the Qing army flying high above the camps in the direction of Niangziguan, as well as the Ming army gathering more and more under Yangquan City, all told everyone that this was just an illusion, and a more tragic war was about to break out.

Compared with the stretched situation during the battle of Yangquan a few days ago, Yang Menglong now has more confidence.Now his Third Army and the main force of the Sichuan Army have all arrived, plus the Tianxiong Army and the Ming Army that have been coming over one after another, they have gathered nearly [-] elite divisions, and they have a large supply base in Yangquan, with sufficient reserves of ordnance and materials. Just let go and fight, what else is there to be afraid of?On the other side of Shaanxi, the Qing army had already suffered a disastrous defeat under the city of Xi'an, and the Shaanxi militiamen gathered under Sun Chuanting's command, fiercely biting the retreating enemy army, biting them bloody, and the strategic attempt to invade the Nanyang Basin via Shaanxi fell through. up.The military envoy sent by Sun Chuanting has arrived in Yangquan and brought his own letter. In the letter, this somewhat rebellious Confucian general expresses his unconditional obedience to Yang Menglong's command, and hopes that the new Heluo army will enter Shaanxi as soon as possible to help them expel the Hulu... ...The situation is improving. The Qing army's attempt to invade the Central Plains from the northwest has basically failed, and the next step is nothing more than how to deal with them.

After several days of repeated consultations with the generals, a complete strategy has been formed.Yang Menglong tapped his fingers on the table and asked Yan Yingyuan: "How many militiamen in Luoyang can conduct long-distance mobile field operations?"

Yan Yingyuan said: "There are as many as six thousand. The military division has mobilized all the retired veterans and enriched them into the militia. Although they are militias, their combat effectiveness is not weak!"

Yang Menglong said: "Very good! Give me an order to let the [-] militiamen set out immediately, enter Yuncheng via Mianchi, and accept the command of Sun Zhifu to attack Linfen and seal Dorgon's passage into Shaanxi or Luoyang!"

Although Dorgon was defeated in Yangquan City, the main force has not yet suffered too much loss. With his character, he must not be reconciled to giving up. It is very possible to attack Shaanxi or simply enter Luoyang via Linfen. Yang Menglong has no choice but to Can't prevent.It's just that now that the three legions have all gone north, only the militias can be mobilized, but even the militias are enough. These well-equipped firearms and disciplined militias can play their best role in the hands of Sun Chuanting, a wise and brave general His combat effectiveness is by no means inferior to that of the elite Ming army.

"Second grandfather!"

The depressed Zu Dabi raised his head when he heard Yang Menglong calling him, "The last general is here!"

Yang Menglong said: "You lead the Tianxiong army, and I will strengthen Feng Lei's cavalry for you. You lead them back from the original road, attack Xinzhou through Dingxiang, and after you succeed, send some troops to Jingle and Loufan. Take a detour and seal off Dorgon’s escape from Shanxi through the Luliang Pass!” At this point, he said with a solemn expression, “This roundabout is quite far away and full of difficulties, can you do it?”

Zu Dabi said loudly: "It can be done! If it can't be done, the ancestor will come to see you!"

Yang Menglong nodded, and looked at Zu Dale: "Zu Lao San, you will act together with the Third Army, and after the Niangziguan is recovered, you will face Taiyuan from the front and oppress it. It would be great if Dorgon sticks to Taiyuan. If they abandon Taiyuan To fight mobile warfare with us, it is up to your cavalry to bite them to death! This task is equally difficult, you have to work hard!"

Yang Menglong likes to head-on, smashing his opponents to pieces, but it doesn't mean that he only knows how to attack head-on.Right now, Dorgon's army is all in the Jinzhong Basin, sandwiched between the Luliang Mountains and the Taihang Mountains, and he is in a dilemma. Under such circumstances, he would be too stupid to confront Dorgon head-on. As a back-up, sealing off his passage to advance and retreat and completely trapping him in the Jinzhong Basin is the kingly way!He wanted to see how long Dorgon could survive in such adversity, with the freezing weather, lack of supplies, and no backup!In the three-way siege, both Zu Dabi and Zu Dale were entrusted with important tasks. Their performance directly related to the success or failure of this battle. It is not difficult to see that despite the rumors outside, he still trusts these two fierce generals very much.This made Zu Dale very moved, Huo Di stood up and gave a military salute, and said loudly: "Obey! Even if I fight to pieces, I will take Dorgon's head!"

Yang Menglong shook his head and said: "I want Dorgon's head, but I don't want you to be smashed to pieces here!" He looked around at the generals and said seriously: "Let me survive, there are still many battles to come!" I'm waiting for you to fight, and there are still many fertile lands waiting for you to conquer, if you are all desperate here, who will I use!"

All the generals were excited and responded loudly: "Understood!"

The sound of rumbling guns opened the prelude to Shanxi's counterattack against the Ming army.Under the command of Yan Yingyuan, the Third Army concentrated 26 85mm howitzers, nineteen 120mm thunderbolt guns, and twelve rocket launchers to bombard Niangziguan for an incense stick.Tired and exhausted, they failed to catch up with the Battle of Yangquan, and passed away with a illustrious battle. The entire Third Army Corps was full of anger, and now it has all been vented. Various artillery fired round after round. Rounds, incendiary air-burst bombs smashed for free, covering the entire Niangziguan in pieces of tumbling flames.The forts built by the Qing army with great difficulty were extremely fragile in the face of the overwhelming shelling. The stronger ones were burned into a sea of ​​​​flames, and the poorer ones were directly wiped out. Even the Niangziguan on the top of the mountain suffered from many shells. A lot of people were killed.Such a violent bombardment really made the Qing army terrified. Such power is simply not something that flesh and blood can bear!Many soldiers of the Qing army yelled wildly and ran away with their heads in their hands. No matter how the officers scolded them, they turned a deaf ear. They were going crazy with fright!
Before the shelling stopped, thousands of infantry from the Third Army launched an attack on the camps on both sides of the mountain road.At this time, these camps had been bombarded to the point of dilapidation, and the Qing army who held on to the camps suffered heavy casualties, and their defense capabilities dropped to freezing point. Therefore, the infantry of the Heluo New Army attacked in with little effort, and several platoons of guns waved wildly. The Qing army rushing over with weapons was punched with holes all over, and then they charged with bayonet blades. After a surprise attack, there were not many survivors.

But when they cleared the outer camps in one day and started to attack Niangziguan, they encountered big trouble.Niangziguan is close to the mountain, the mountain is steep, and it is very difficult to climb. When the Heluo new army attacked upwards, the rolling stones and trees on the mountain kept falling down. There is no chance to dodge!Rounds of boulders and trees kept rolling down, rumbling, and suppressed screams one after another. Many soldiers who were hit rolled down the mountain with the boulders and trees, and some even turned into a ball of fleshy mud. It was just a test In the sexual assault, three to four hundred people fell there, not even touching the side of Niangziguan.

The Heluo new army was furious, and all the brigades demanded to launch a full-scale attack. They must demolish Niangziguan!But Yan Yingyuan rejected their invitation to fight. He knew very well that anger would not help the situation. Such a dangerous pass was enough to offset the huge advantage of Heluo's new army in equipment.He ordered the attack to be stopped and the shelling continued, and at the same time, all the scouts were released to find a way for small troops to go up the mountain at night to launch a night attack.This is his first battle, and he must fight well. If the first time he leads an army and gives people a bad impression that he will only sacrifice his life, then his future in the Heluo New Army will be in jeopardy. Know how many people are secretly staring at his position!
There is another advantage to stopping the attack after being frustrated, and that is to tell Dorgon: We have nothing to do with Niangziguan in a short time, and you can stay in Taiyuan for a while!
Dorgon obviously understood the message Yan Yingyuan wanted to convey to him, so he stayed in Taiyuan to actively plan and mobilize the army during the fierce battle at Niangziguan, intending to play a big game.Now that his main force is trapped in Taiyuan, the back road may have been cut off by Lei Shisheng's army. He has no way out, but can only move forward!As for whether to attack in the direction of Linfen, attack Xi'an to open up a passage to escape back to the Mongolian grassland, or attack the Luoyang Basin to destroy the foundation of the Heluo New Army, he has not yet decided. When they were busy gnawing on the tough bone of Niangziguan, they kept arguing in Taiyuan City, and no one could convince the other.

They were arguing non-stop, and Ming Jun would not accompany them.When the Third Army Corps launched an offensive, Zu Dabi led a [-]-step cavalry army to cross the mountains and mountains again, and launched an attack on Xinzhou via Dingxiang.There are only two hundred Qing troops in the direction of Xinzhou, and the main force is the four thousand rebellious Ming troops. It is reasonable to say that their strength is not bad. However, in the battle of Yangquan, the fate of the rebel troops has frightened those rebellious Ming troops. Terrified, he urinated immediately when he saw Zu Dabi calling. Without further ado, taking advantage of the unexpected attack of the Qing army, he cut off their heads and surrendered. Zu Dabi recovered Xinzhou without bloodshed.Then, the Sichuan army, which also came over the mountains, took over Xinzhou. Zu Dabi's troops circled around and attacked Jingle and Loufan, invincible. On the battle flag of the Ming army.

The connection between Dorgon's army and the Qing army in Shuozhou was cut off, and they had become a lone army.

In the direction of Luoyang, under the command of those wounded and retired veterans, the militiamen of the Six Thousand Heluo New Army drove out of the Luoyang Basin vigorously, braved the cold wind and climbed over the high mountains. They traveled [-] miles a day and soon entered Shaanxi. Join Sun Chuanting.Originally, Sun Chuanting was a little dissatisfied with Yang Menglong for only sending him a few thousand militiamen, but looking at the equipment and spirit of this militia, and looking at the motley army behind him, he expressed his dissatisfaction with this army. Very satisfied... If there is no comparison, there will be no beauties. Compared with his super miscellaneous army, this militia is simply comparable to the elite Qi's army!Without further ado, he divided [-] militiamen from the [-] militiamen to guard Xi'an to prevent the Qing army from making a comeback. He doesn't mind changing Yang Menglong's strategy, pushing the front line to Jiexiu's line, relying on Jiexiu, Xiaoyi, and Fenyang to build a defense line, and reducing the space for the Qing army's activities, but this requires the cooperation of the Qing army, and he has no idea whether it will succeed.

The Jinzhong Basin is raging with flames, and the Datong Basin is also full of blood and flesh.Dorgon took the risk of blitzing Yangquan and took away the main force of the Qing army. The Lei Shisheng Army, which had been suppressed by him, unceremoniously launched a counterattack.The Tianxiong army, which had been isolated and divided in various camps, left the camp one after another, gathered together, and launched a fierce attack on the Qing army. The Qing army, with the Han army banner and the Mongolian Eight Banners as the main force, was pressed down without any suspense by them. Rubbing on the ground, more than 4000 heads were cut off in the battle of Liangcheng alone.Lei Shisheng commanded [-] infantry to step forward on the snow and storm Jining. This fairly fortified city, which gathered [-] Qing troops, failed to survive his fierce attack for three days, so it announced that it had changed hands.Under Jining City, he killed all the Japanese Iron Artillery Brigade that had caused a lot of trouble to the Tianxiong Army, and personally cut off the head of the Iron Artillery Brigade Commander Maeda Shichiro.

The entire Hetao area was shocked!

In the cloudy and obscure Hexi Corridor, Qian Yu, who was enraged by the surprise attacks and killings of the Junggars, led the main force of the army, and joined Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao, a total of 4000 people, enduring the wind and sand in the Hexi Corridor. Cutting sharply all the way, finally arrived in Lanzhou.At this time, Lanzhou was surrounded by the Junggar army, and the city was not peaceful. A large number of spies were lurking in the city to spread rumors and assassinate the generals of the main battle, making people panic.However, the Tianxiong Army with less than a thousand soldiers held fast with the cooperation of Lanzhou soldiers and civilians who were unwilling to become slaves of foreign races. The Junggars were repelled several times. The main force of the army has arrived.

If Zheng Jingquan knows, he should be able to rest in peace with a smile on his face.His bloody battle and sacrifice in Wuwei was not meaningless, Lanzhou was saved!

In Yuzhong, which is only a stone's throw away from Lanzhou City, the Tianxiong Army collided head-on with the Junggar army that came to stop them, and an unprecedented cavalry battle broke out.The first thing that greeted the Junggar cavalry was overwhelming artillery fire, which blasted them into a mess, and then the horn sounded, and two thousand cavalrymen slammed into them like a speeding iron wall with their horses upright. ... The Junggar people have never seen such a style of fighting, not to mention fighting back, they don't even have the power to parry. The two thousand cavalry cavalry charged head-on several times, and sent 1 Junggar elite cavalry back to their camp. My hometown in Mobei!These more than 1 heads piled up into a mountain by the side of the road told the Junggar people what would happen if they confronted the main force of the Tianxiong Army!
The Battle of Yuzhong made the Junggar people realize that they were still far from competing in the Central Plains with their ability. Their only choice was to turn around and run away as far as possible!
The crisis in the northwest is easing. For the Tianxiong Army guarding the Nine Frontiers, the most difficult time has passed. Next, it's time for these damn Hulu to taste their power.Yang Menglong also breathed a sigh of relief, and dragged his exhausted body back to the Central Plains again, preparing to join the main force of Heluo's new army and go north to fight the unprecedented crisis that would change China's color.

However, as soon as he returned to the Central Plains, he realized that the overwhelming crisis had struck, not only from the outside, but also from within...even the Heluo New Army!

(End of this chapter)