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

Chapter 952 Decisive Battle 5
The sudden outbreak of fighting in the direction of Yanqing Prefecture made the Qing government extremely nervous. They urgently mobilized their troops to reinforce the direction of Yanqing Prefecture. At the same time, they built a defense line in Jundu Mountain. Even if they could not annihilate the Lei Shisheng Army in the field, they still had to block them in Changping. Outside the city!The angle at which Lei Shisheng's army cuts in is too deadly. It is like a sharp knife hanging over Beijing's head, and it may fall at any time. If this knife is allowed to fall, let alone whether Beijing is in danger of changing hands, it will only be a political blow. The Qing court couldn't take it anymore, the little prestige and popularity they had finally condensed would disappear in smoke!

Therefore, even if he knew that the Ming army was only attacking in the east and in the west, using partial divisions to contain their main force in the direction of Yanqing Prefecture, Huang Taiji could only grit his teeth and send the army in this direction. He really couldn't afford the risk of being defeated by Lei Shisheng's army in Changping. The risk of killing outside Beijing!

The two armies fought bloody battles in the mountains of Yanqing Prefecture.Lei Shisheng's army was superior in its excellent equipment and fierce firepower. The Qing army was superior in its large number of troops and tenacious will, and it used the advantages of the terrain for defensive counterattacks.Therefore, Lei Shisheng won eight games in a row, but made little progress and wiped out not many enemies. The two sides launched a painful tug-of-war with Jundu Mountain as the center.

If it were just a Lei Shisheng Legion, the Qing army would not be too strenuous. They had an overwhelming advantage in strength, good equipment, and a good location. They could kill the Lei Shisheng Legion.The problem is that it was not just Lei Shisheng's army that participated in the counterattack. After receiving a letter from Fei Ge and learning that Lei Shisheng's army had launched an all-out attack on Yanqing Prefecture relying on Tumu Fort, Yang Menglong immediately ordered the main force of the Ming army to set off. , headed north at full speed to confront Mang Gurtai's troops.At the same time, the rumbling sound of artillery was also heard from the Yangtze River Estuary. The huge Zheng fleet, with the four warships of the Transformers fleet as the vanguard, set out from Shanghai, sailed upstream through Hangzhou Bay, and headed straight for Nanjing!
The Qing army, which moved south along both sides of the Yangtze River and tried to contact the enemy to find out where the Ming army's main defense line was, experienced the power of naval gun shells flying from the sea 200 years in advance.A cavalry unit of several hundred people was searching along the river. Suddenly, they saw battle sails stretching for twenty miles on the river. A staggeringly huge fleet came over. These warriors from the White Mountains and Black Waters had never seen them before. After such a scene, everyone was dumbfounded and stared blankly at the battleships on the river, forgetting what they should do.

They forgot, but the fleet on the river did not forget.

The commander of this fleet is Zheng Zhibao. Originally, according to Yang Menglong's plan, the three brothers of the Zheng family should go to Nanyang to retire. However, now that the battlefield is so open, and the Heluo New Army really lacks generals who are proficient in water warfare, they have no choice but to do so. Next, only enable them.Before setting off, Zheng Zhibao had just received the appointment document sent by Pegasus from Handan. He was assigned to be General Jingbo, a third-rank official, and commanded by Qi Hu. He would command more than 200 warships of Zheng's fleet to regain Nanjing and wipe out the Jiangnan bandits. Originally, Zheng Zhibao, who had already made preparations to go to Nanyang to enjoy the blessings, immediately felt as if he had been given a shot of chicken blood. He howled and led the fleet and set off.Looking at the rolling river water, the freshly baked General Jingbo was full of joy and sighed at his good luck.Yang Menglong was defeated, and he thought that his life could not be saved. Unexpectedly, Yang Menglong actually let the three brothers live and let them go to Nanyang to retire. Then the Qing army entered the pass, and the three of them regained their military power. They turned out to be a blessing in disguise. The general of Bajing!Hey, the Qing army is really a great benefactor to our Zheng family, we have to thank them properly!

"General, build slave cavalry!"

People are so strange, when luck comes, the bag knocked out by a somersault is bigger than others, Zheng Zhibao just wanted to think about how to thank the Qing army, the deputy general found the Qing army moving along the river, and shouted .

Zheng Guanbao held up the binoculars and looked in the direction he pointed. They were really Qing army cavalry. There were hundreds of cavalry, and they were staring at this side dumbfounded.His eyes suddenly lit up, and he yelled: "What are you waiting for? Fire! Shoot the damn thing!" At the end, he added: "Hornet Squadron, don't fire. Your shells are expensive, so use them sparingly!" "

After the semaphore was fired, Zheng's fleet was in high spirits, turning the rudder and approaching the river. The gun covers of the naval guns were lifted, revealing the black muzzles. The gunners stared at the Qing army who was still in a daze, smiling wickedly.

Seeing so many cannons pointed at him, the Qing army finally felt that something was wrong, and instigated their horses to flee.Unfortunately, it was too late, Zheng Zhibao yelled: "Fire!"

Boom boom boom—boom boom boom—boom boom boom! !
The sound of cannons is like thunder in midsummer across the river, stirring up waves of water. A wall of gunpowder smoke and flames burst out from the river, and black solid shells blasted out from the barrel, making a sharp whistle. The shouts were overwhelming and smashed towards the Qing army by the river!It's hailing, it's hail made of steel!The Qing cavalry screamed in despair, and then the shells fell to the ground. Most of them were empty, and a small part (not many, just dozens of rounds) hit them. The turf, broken weapons, broken The armor... and a lot of messy things sprayed up as the projectiles flew, which was terrible to see.With just a volley, the riverside became a slaughterhouse. The corpses of dead people and horses were lying on the ground, the wounded horses were wailing miserably, and the wounded soldiers who were still alive wriggled in the pool of blood, making no sound.Now the Qing army finally came to their senses, galloped wildly, and fled in all directions. Zheng's fleet refused to let go, fired another volley, and hundreds of shells hit them, beating them to pieces. Everywhere, as miserable as you want!
The Qing general who commanded this cavalry almost broke his teeth!He is also experienced in hundreds of battles. He has fought against the Guanning Army, the Sichuan Army, and even the Heluo New Army, but he has never tried to be so aggrieved, even in the face of the Heluo New Army. !Heluo's new army is very strong, but no matter what, he has some strength to fight back. As long as he dares to fight, the battle loss ratio will not be too ugly, but now facing the fleet on the river, he can only be passively beaten. There is no power to fight back!He really couldn't swallow this breath!

What if you can't swallow this breath?If you have the ability to learn from Bodhidharma, you will slide across the river on a reed to settle accounts with those arrogant sailors!
Have the Qing cavalry ever tried such a useless thing!
Seeing the group of cavalry running away, Zheng Zhibao laughed loudly and said contemptuously: "Why can't the Jurchens be fought if they don't have more than [-] people? That's bullshit! I'll piss them all after one shelling! Boys, raise the sails one more level." , move forward at full speed, target, Jinling!"

The triumphant sailors were elated, filled their sails, headed upstream, and headed straight for Nanjing!
Seeing the arrogant back of the fleet flying away, the Qing army, who had been beaten to death and wounded by a confused beating, roared and rushed into the river with their horses, brandishing their weapons and slashing at the river surface, screaming wildly, almost going crazy with anger!

Niu Li'erzhen rubbed his temples with bulging veins, forced himself to calm down, and gasped: "Rush to Jinling as quickly as possible and report to the prince. This means that the army has counterattacked and their fleet is heading upstream. Pounce on Jinling, quickly!"

At the Pearl River Estuary, Guangzhou's merchant ships and fishing boats saw an even more spectacular scene.Hundreds of warships sailed past the Pearl River Estuary along the coastline without stopping, all the way north. When they moved, they were like an endless dark cloud pulling in from far to near. The momentum was impressive. The hairs are about to stand on end.European businessmen doing business in Guangzhou exclaimed: "My God, is this the real strength of this empire? My God, it's too scary, it's really too scary!" This is not a pretense, such a big scene It is indeed beyond the imagination of Europeans.The Portuguese businessman said: "Even the naval battle of Gravelines did not reach such a scale?"

The British businessman proudly said: "It's just an offshore fleet, what's so big about it? Our British fleet went out to fight in the open sea, braved the roaring waves to fight against the Spanish fleet that was several times larger than ours, and ultimately suffered 500 casualties. The Armada's devastating attack wiped out more than 8000 of their people!"

The Spanish businessman snorted: "Where is your fleet? Where is it?"

The British businessman was speechless... There was no answer to this question.After the Great Battle of Britain and Spain, Britain immediately disbanded its fleet and asked the sailors who had defended Britain to go back to their homes and find their own mothers. As a result, the British fleet only suffered 500 casualties in the naval battle, but after returning to the mainland, it suffered [-] casualties. Eight thousand sailors died of starvation and disease in extreme poverty!They have all said that the British Empire was about burning down bridges. It was simply filling the river with bridges!

This fleet ridiculed by the British is the barbarian army led by Wang Rui.At the mouth of the Pearl River, he met Wang Tiehui, and his momentum became more and more like a rainbow. Thousands of sails raced, and poured north like mercury. The target: Tianjin and Tangshan!
At their speed, the Qing army would soon have to worry about their own retreat.

However, it would take at least half a month for the fleet to travel from Guangdong to Tianjin, and there was still a little time for Huang Taiji to enjoy the prosperity of the pass with peace of mind.However, Mang Gurtai's fate was not so good. When the three main armies of the Ming army launched their attack together, the main force of the Zhenglan Banner arrived at the north bank of Zhangshui River. They were confused and had not yet figured out the east, west, south, and west. The Ming army's cavalry followed like a pack of wolves. They came from all directions!The scouts who were scattered to investigate the enemy's situation were the first to suffer bad luck. They were hunted and strangled by the chasseurs of the Ming army. More than 100 people disappeared in just one day.When Mang Gurtai received the report, he was shocked and heartbroken. He jumped to his feet and cursed: "Dad, what kind of crazy thing is Mingguo doing? He was silent a few days ago, but now he is all out. Could it be that they want to fight me to a decisive battle!?" The more he thought about it, the more it seemed possible. Recalling the indestructible infantry phalanx and the all-conquering cavalry charge of the Heluo New Army, he shuddered and ordered the entire army to turn back collectively. Walk in unison.

I still want to run now, but it seems a little late.The main force of the Ming army quickly crossed the Zhang River. Xue Siming's army took the lead. The cavalry roundabouted and outflanked, and the infantry pursued them at a speed of hundreds of miles a day. He was almost going crazy after holding it in for so long. He couldn't beat Mang Gurtai until he exploded. Xue is written upside down!

Mang Gurtai never dreamed that Xue Siming would come so fast. When he retreated to Raoyang, he was shocked to find that the cavalry led by Zhong Ning had rushed ahead of him and cut off his retreat. Behind him, the infantry of the Heluo New Army Like a black tide, it came wildly, and he was surrounded.

Surrounded by a force with infantry as the main force on the Great Plains!

Mang Gurtai is really popular now.I just don’t want to fight you to the death here and lose too much strength. It’s better for you to press forward step by step. How dare you chase after me with only 3 or [-] people?What a bastard, I really think I'm afraid of you!The first fierce general of the Qing army was stunned. He gritted his teeth and ordered the Qing army to stop retreating, bury the pot for cooking, and prepare to fight to the death!

Xue Siming also issued the same order.

Mang Gurtai and Xue Siming, one is the top general of the Qing army, and the other is the number one general of the Heluo New Army. The life-and-death contest between them is inevitable.

(End of this chapter)