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

Chapter 942 Feng Shui takes turns

Nearly [-] Ming troops strode forward, braved the cold wind, walked through the mud, and advanced quickly. The overwhelming momentum was shocking. Since Chengzu, the Ming army has never had such momentum. This is the first time .

The Chinese army is naturally the third army of the Heluo New Army.In a series of arduous mountain assaults centered on Niangziguan, the Heluo New Army lost nearly a thousand people. For an army with only 1 people, such casualties are quite heavy.But there is no way, what they want to fight is Taiyuan. Xiongcheng had been hit badly before, and it was able to clear the outer obstacles at the cost of 1000 casualties, and captured the satellite towns around Taiyuan. It is enough to prove how powerful the Third Army is.Due to the relatively flat terrain in this area, the Third Army was deployed in three horizontal formations, and each horizontal formation stretched for several miles. The cold wind from the Mongolian plateau cracked the cheeks and lips of these Huguang mountain people's children. Without saying a word, without squinting, he strode forward.

On the left flank of the Heluo New Army is the Sichuan Army.They have only replaced more than a thousand flintlock guns, and the main force still uses cold weapons, but everyone wears armor, and the armor stamped from a large steel plate is polished to a shine. Time came slowly like a wave of metal.Probably because they thought their white-washed mandarin duck battle jackets were too old and not murderous, they all changed into the black uniforms of the Heluo New Army, with black helmets and armor, black battle flags and black cloaks, as far as the eye can see.Together with the Heluo new army, they will form the core of the entire phalanx to meet the fierce assault of the Qing army.

Distributed on the two wings are wing troops, Zu Dale is on the left, Zu Dabi is on the right, and the long cavalry of the Lancers is sandwiched under the armpits. Raindrops are constantly shaking off the poles and fronts of the lances as the horses run.The fierce chasseur held a rifled flintlock gun with a sawed-off barrel in his hand, a five-barreled flintlock pistol on each side of his thigh, and an extremely sharp saber on his waist, which can be said to be armed to the teeth.These cavalry hunters are still mainly composed of the subordinate Mongolian cavalry, and some powerful children who have practiced cavalry since childhood joined in. Many weapons and equipment are purchased according to personal preferences, with a score of 120.Their impact is far less deadly than the Lancers, but their ability to adapt to the terrain is far stronger than that of the Lancers. They are happy to perform tasks that are difficult for the Lancers, such as harassing, chasing, and luring the enemy. It can be said that these hunters Cavalry is an integral part of the entire combat system.

There are also [-] Tianxiong infantry in the rear, they are the general reserve, and they will fill in wherever there is a breakthrough, blocking the enemy.Obviously, the Tianxiong Army is not satisfied with this task, but there is no way to do it. The reserve team must be kept in the war. If everyone is unwilling to be a reserve team, this battle will not be able to be fought.

In fact, when they learned that Dorgon's main force was still in Taiyuan, both Zu Dabi and Zu Dale advised Yan Yingyuan not to fight Dorgon in a decisive battle, but to continue to put pressure on the Taiyuan area, hold back Dorgon's main force, and let the Shaanxi army Calmly oppress and crush the tens of thousands of Qing troops in the middle, but Yan Yingyuan rejected their suggestion. He still wants to solve Dorgon as soon as possible and then enter the central plains to go north. How can he have so much time to talk to many people here? Dorgon consumption?He firmly believes that the power he possesses is enough to smash Dorgon into pieces in a head-to-head collision. In this case, why not use a grand battle of sparks hitting the earth to end the war in the Shanxi direction and completely solve the war from the northwest? threat?
The Qing army camp is already in sight.They established a line of defense relying on a dozen villages scattered around the field, and each village was stationed with heavy troops.However, Dorgon, who has learned a lot about the ferocious impact of the infantry and cavalry of the new army, would not be so stupid as to deploy all his troops to open areas to withstand the most ferocious impact of the new army. Behind a 2000-meter-long hill.In order to make it easier for his troops to attack, he expelled a large number of civilians early on, cut down all the trees on the mountain, and filled up the potholes. It can be said that for this war, he spent all his money.His deployment worked, Yan Yingyuan frowned when he looked at this damned hill——because of its existence, he couldn't see the deployment and mobilization of the main force of the Qing army!
The artillery commander ran over on his horse and called, "Commander, the artillery can no longer be pushed forward! The ground is too muddy, and the cannon is stuck in the mud and cannot be moved!"

Yan Yingyuan looked ahead, and the front was even more muddy.He ordered: "Stop advancing, and the artillery builds positions on the spot!"

The artillery commander saluted him, rode his horse back to the middle of his artillery unit, and directed everyone to build artillery positions.The Ming army stopped advancing about 1000 meters away from the Qing army's defense line. The commanders of the various brigades and squadrons rode back and forth in front of the formation, loudly calling the names of grassroots officers, and asking about the situation of each unit, making muddy water everywhere. Splash... There is no way, the road is muddy badly, not to mention the artillery, even the cavalry is a bit difficult to move quickly.

Seeing that the Ming army had stopped, Dorgon turned his head and yelled, "Cavalry—get on your horse!"

The cavalry who had been standing on the ground heard the order, and Huo Di got on his horse, and the battle flag was unfurled against the cold wind, murderous!
Of course, Yan Yingyuan couldn't see the movements of the Qing army's cavalry units due to the barriers of the mountains.He continued to observe the defense line of the Qing army with binoculars, and he saw horse pits, fences, and deer villages everywhere, and there were rows of horse-repelling guns that were several feet long, and they were chilling in the cold rain.In addition, deep trenches were dug around many camps. Behind the trenches were wooden fences. Presumably there were a large number of crossbowmen behind the wooden fences, right?His grandma, Dorgon really learned the tricks Yang Menglong used in Lushun, only the barbed wire and landmines are missing!Yan Yingyuan sneered, "Do you want to make a fool of yourself?"Then you have to hold on to it!

Qin Yiming curled his lips when he saw it: "What's the matter with Jiannu? Why did you pretend to be beaten before the fight started?"

Yan Yingyuan said: "These camps are used to consume our artillery fire and resist our cavalry. When our artillery shells are almost exhausted and the cavalry suffers heavy casualties, their main force will swoop down from the hills and crush us." Become meat paste!”

Qin Yiming snorted: "It's a beautiful idea, but you have to ask us if we agree first!"

Zu Dabi looked at the horse trap in that place, and scolded: "Dorgon, that bastard, when did he become so wretched? Is he fighting a war? He's just disgusting people!"

Zu Dale looked at the ground that had been dug out of shape, and shook his head: "The ground has been dug into such a horrible state, our cavalry can't move it! If we want to attack the slave camp, we may have to go around for several miles... ...I bah, it's disgusting!"

Yan Yingyuan said: "Don't move the cavalry until I use the infantry to level these camps! The artillery fires half the base first. After the artillery fire is over, General Qin, your Sichuan army will take the lead and attack Xiaowangzhuang, Dawangzhuang, Zhaozhuang, and Lizhuang. , Wutong Village, I will let the Lightning Artillery Troops cover you!"

Qin Yiming didn't talk nonsense, and said: "Okay!" He rode his horse and ran over, shouting: "Follow me!" He led the Sichuan army to press on the big Wangzhuang of the salient directly opposite, without making a single extra move.

Yan Yingyuan rushed to the artillery to issue an order: "Targets: Xiaowangzhuang, Dawangzhuang, Zhaozhuang, Lizhuang, Wutong Village! Half a base rapid fire, start shelling in 5 minutes!"

The artillery officer responded: "Targets: Xiaowangzhuang, Dawangzhuang, Zhaozhuang, Lizhuang, Wutong Village! Prepare in 5 minutes!"

The artillery positions were busy immediately. The artillery had been pushed to a relatively dry position, and the garrison hoe was put down. The gunner observed the target with a telescope and calculated various data. The gunners adjusted the angle of the artillery according to his orders. .This is a direct-point shooting at a distance of one kilometer, which is very difficult. They have artillery that is close to the level of World War I, but they do not have corresponding artillery knowledge. For example, they know nothing about ballistics. It is really a big challenge for them to make preparations in such a short period of time.

Dorgon said in a low voice: "It's started!"

Duoduo said viciously, "Come on! Let's see if the fish dies or the net breaks!"

The generals of the Qing army looked solemn, staring at the battlefield without saying a word.As Duoduo said, Taiyuan was burned, and most of the surrounding people fled. The Qing army could not obtain enough manpower and material resources here, so Taiyuan could not stick to it.If they win, they can kill a bloody road through Shuozhou and escape back to the prairie. If they lose, they will have nothing!
bang bang bang ————

The artillery group of the Ming army let out a terrible roar. The artillery unit under the Third Army plus the artillery of the Tianxiong Army had a total of 22 85mm howitzers, eighteen 120mm thunderbolt guns, and eight 100-barreled guns. Equipped with rocket launchers, this terrifying long-range strike corps is formed.The howitzer was the first to fire, and the three most experienced artillery groups fired at the same time. The shells missed without accident, and landed more than [-] meters away from the target.The gunner immediately made corrections, one shot after another, and finally, the fourth shell successfully smashed into the Qing army's barracks.Immediately afterwards, the sky fell and the earth fell apart. Dozens of cannons fired at the same time, and white smoke and orange flames gushed out.The Qing army standing firmly in the camp only felt the ground suddenly tremble, as if a volcano erupted under their feet, everything burned and shattered in an instant, and many people sat on the ground with their feet limp, unable to stand up!The shells fell, the orange fireball swelled out, the mud and water splashed, and the shrapnel flew across. The fence, the deer village, the horse-repelling gun, the tent...all of these were shattered in the flash of the fire, and the bodies of the Qing soldiers who were swept by the shrapnel were broken. , There were screams one after another, but the first round of salvo caused them a lot of casualties!

The shock wave generated by the first round of shelling had not yet dissipated, and the second round of shelling hit it again.The artillerymen of the new army buried their heads and fought fiercely, not caring what they could hit at all. In fact, it is not realistic for them to shoot accurately and destroy any specific target at such a long distance. They just need to smash the shells into the Qing army camp. !The Qing army barracks that had been shelled seemed to be boiling. The sound of people shouting and neighing almost overwhelmed the sound of the cannons. The muddy ground was turned into hot mud. , even the cold rain could not extinguish the fire.

Qin Yiming's facial muscles twisted slightly, and he cursed viciously at the Qing army's camp: "Retribution! When you bombarded the Sichuan and Zhejiang army formations with artillery on the Hun River, you should have thought that today would happen!" The blood was about to boil. In the battle of Hunhe, tens of thousands of Qing troops surrounded thousands of Sichuan and Zhejiang troops. The bloody battle was still unstoppable. In the end, a large number of artillery bombardments were dispatched. The originally impenetrable phalanx was blasted open one after another, and finally overwhelmed by the swarming cavalry of the Qing army... When the children of the Sichuan Army and the Zhejiang Army passively endured the shelling, they must have been full of anger and helplessness, right?Today's feng shui turns, and it's the Qing army's turn to taste the bitterness of deliberately killing the enemy and being unable to recover!He raised his palm and yelled amidst the sound of the rumbling cannon: "Speed ​​up! Press it up! Hunhe's revenge, it's time to avenge it today!"

Nearly ten thousand soldiers of the Chuan army yelled out from their lungs: "Revenge! Revenge!" Nearly ten thousand voices full of hatred merged into rolling thunder, which was even more frightening than the sound of artillery!The generals of the Qing army, who had been bombed to pieces, barely managed to stand up. Looking through the gunpowder smoke, they saw a large number of Sichuan troops ignoring the shells flying overhead, approaching from far away, like a moving iron wall. The barracks pressed over, and the flames of revenge were burning in pairs of indifferent eyes, which made them terrified and hissed wildly: "Get up! Get up! Organize defenses! The shelling can't kill many people, but if the Ming dog rushes in , none of us can survive!"

This guess is completely correct. The artillery fire of the new army is indeed unprecedentedly fierce, but the accuracy is excellent. No matter how hard they fight, they will not be able to blow up all the Qing troops in the camp. However, if the Sichuan army breaks through their camp, they will be mercilessly punished. Kill them all, just like the Sichuan Army and Zhejiang Army in the Battle of Hunhe!
What is Feng Shui Turning?
That's what the feng shui turns!

(End of this chapter)