Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 136 Great War (Addition 007 for Elder Tianwaitian 14)

After about an hour or so, the Ming army began to appear at night.Du Du, who was watching the battle from the top of the city, was surprised to find that those Ming troops who refused to accept them at night were very brave and took the initiative to attack the Daqing Tanma.

If the Qing army is a fierce tiger, then the Ming army is a pack of wolves without fear, and they attack without fear. It seems that the different night teams are still competing with each other, attacking wildly, and fighting against the Qing. Tan Ma actually retreated steadily.

In the distance, more Ming troops appeared, surrounding them from all directions. Under each flag, there were brave generals of the Ming army, leading the charge.Anyone who has experience in the battlefield can see that kind of courageous momentum.

Looking at the scenes outside the city, Du Du was a little dumbfounded.These Ming soldiers felt as if they had taken the wrong medicine, and became very brave. He had never seen such a Ming army before!

"Quick, quick, ask Yue Tobeile for help immediately!" Du Du was a little panicked, and quickly ordered, urging his subordinates in a hurry.

He estimated that this Ming army had tens of thousands of people, more than his own army.It was related to the supplies of tens of thousands of people under guard. He was worried that he would lose something, so he finally asked Yue Tuo for help.

Then his order was passed on, and the Tartar army outside the city began to shrink and moved closer to the city.

Soon, the Ming army rushed to the vicinity of the city without stopping at night.Looking at them, Du Du had the feeling that these Ming troops were like ferocious wolf dogs that refused to stop at night. From time to time, they wanted to pounce on the Qing army and take a bite, but they retreated without a chance.But as long as there is a slight flaw, they will rush over without hesitation.

"Where did the Ming Dynasty have such a brave army?" Du Du was a little dumbfounded, and couldn't help asking the people around him, "I have never heard of a Ming army that had such a strong army when it faced my Qing army. Desire to fight!"

Since the rise of the Qing Dynasty, between the white mountains and the black waters, they have repeatedly won battles against the Ming army, so that later, after the Qing's prestige was established, the Ming army basically only had passive defense and never took the initiative to attack.Not to mention, when facing the Qing army, they even took the initiative to attack with such strong fighting spirit.

"Master, could it be... Could it be that there is a strong army hidden in the Ming Dynasty?" Some of Du Du's men guessed, "Or, like the previous White Pole Army or the Qi Family Army, this army It has been in other places, and now it is transferred to deal with our Qing Dynasty!"

When Du Du heard this, he immediately shook his head and said, "It's impossible, we have occupied the entire Liaodong, and we have been here several times. If the Ming Dynasty really had such a strong army, it would not be possible to hide it forever!"

When he finished speaking, some Tartars came over with a middle-aged man dressed as a seventh-rank county magistrate of the Ming Dynasty.This is the county magistrate who surrendered to the Manchu Tartars, named Chen Weiquan.

As soon as he saw him coming, Du Du couldn't wait to ask: "Come and see, where is this Ming army outside the city? Why is it so brave?"

After hearing this, Chen Weiquan quickly nodded and bowed in response, and then looked out of the city.

At this time, the large troops of the Ming army had already appeared.The cavalry is in front, the infantry is behind, and the flags of various colors are hunting in the cold wind.The red ocean rolls in from the end of the field of vision.

This Chen Weiquan carefully identified the banner, suddenly realized, and quickly turned to Du Du. Seeing his very concerned expression, he hurriedly replied: "My lord, these are Qin soldiers, and they are all from Shaanxi. The commanders should be Shaanxi Governor Sun Chuanting and the third Border Governor Hong Chengchou."

"What?" Du Du seemed a little unconvinced when he heard this. Of course, he had understood the situation of the Ming army, but in his impression, the Qin soldiers were not so brave!
He immediately frowned, stared at Chen Weiquan and asked, "You have to look carefully, the Qin soldiers don't seem to be so brave, right? I heard that some Qin soldiers were sent to Liaodong by the Ming Dynasty before, and they all broke up halfway! "

Chen Weiquan naturally heard about it, and felt that what Du Du said was very reasonable. Therefore, with a trace of doubt on his face, he turned his head to look outside the city again, and continued to observe.

Suddenly, he pointed to a place and reported to Du Du: "Look, sir, under the banner of Commander Hong, that person is the famous Hong Chengchou in the officialdom. I have been lucky enough to meet him once, so I can't be wrong. This The support must be from Qin soldiers."

After such a confirmation, including himself and Du Du, looking at the army outside the city, they were all confused. Why did Qin Bing become so brave?Looking at their armor and military uniforms, they don't seem to be very sophisticated. It is certain that their conditions and treatment don't seem to be very good. The gap with other Ming troops is not that big!
Naturally, they didn't know that the Emperor Ming had personally inspected this army, and he was kind to each of the leading generals, and made a solemn promise to this Qin army that as long as they fought bravely in this war against the captives, they would be They will be incorporated into the emperor's pro-army and fight under the emperor's command.

This kind of promise is more exciting than any other incentive.Originally, even if this Qin army was a strong army in the Ming army, it could be regarded as the basis for the battle with the Manchu Tartars.

After being stimulated by Emperor Chongzhen in this way, each of them is naturally as if they have been beaten with chicken blood. Looking at the Manchu Tartars, it is like seeing pieces of fat, and they all want to rush up and take a bite to prove that they can enter The qualifications of the Emperor's Forbidden Army.

Besides, after Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting appeared outside the city, they just saw the previous battle situation and their mood improved a lot. One of the conclusions they came to was that these Manchu troops were not as brave as the rumors said.

Regarding this, Hong Chengchou immediately guessed the reason and said: "This Manchu and Qing army guards so many people and animals, it has already worn out their fighting spirit."

Sun Chuanting nodded, and said to Hong Chengchou without hesitation: "Time is precious, before the Tartar reinforcements arrive, save the people of Ming Dynasty as soon as possible, and take back the looted supplies!"

There are so many people in the Ming Dynasty, and there are countless supplies. If they can be recaptured, it will be a great contribution.

Hong Chengchou naturally understood, and the two immediately reached an agreement.As soon as the infantry arrived, under the guard of the cavalry, they began to prepare for the siege.

Although they came from Shaanxi, they did not carry heavy artillery along the way because it was inconvenient.But their purpose for this battle was to take down the county in front of them, so on the way, they had already mobilized several heavy artillery.

This battle kicked off under the active attack of the Ming army.

Naturally, the Manchu Qing army would not stand still and wait for death. No matter what, they had a psychological advantage when facing the Ming army.It's just that at the beginning, I was shocked by the Ming army's desperate refusal to accept them at night.Now that the war has officially started, they have begun to fight back.

Under the cover of the Mongolian Eight Banners, the army mainly composed of Manchu and Qing Tartars launched a counterattack against the Ming army.

Du Du also had to do this, because when the county was taken down by them, the city defense was almost destroyed.And after they were defeated, they naturally didn't think about repairing the city defense.Therefore, passive defense cannot withstand the attack of the Ming army at all, and this is not their style.

The assault point of the Manchu army was the heavy artillery that was pushed into battle.I saw their cavalry dispatched, and they came straight to the heavy artillery.

The Ming army was naturally on guard. Immediately, rows of musketeers lined up, kneeling or standing, forming a three-stage shooting array. They seemed to turn a blind eye to the enemies charging towards them on horseback.

Beside each group of Ming soldiers, there were officers shouting loudly, emphasizing the military orders: "Listen to the orders, shooters without orders will be killed!"

This is what they are used to doing.It's just that, in the past, when facing the attack of rogues, lack of armor, scattered formation, etc., the psychological pressure on them would be less.

But now the face-to-face enemy is a strong enemy of the Tartars.Tall and tall, the Tartars had a ferocious expression, sophisticated armor and weapons, and superb riding skills. You could feel the fierce momentum head-on, which increased Qin Bing's psychological pressure a lot.

"No shooting without an order, and those who disobey the order will be beheaded!" The officer was still yelling hysterically.

Behind the musketeers, there were groups of archers standing. They were under less pressure. They just rested their arrows on the bowstring and held it diagonally in their hands without pulling the bowstring.

Behind the archers stood the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who were holding their long spears tightly. They were also staring at the enemy, but they didn't need to move.

Once the long-range units in the front are about to be approached by the enemy, they will quickly pass through them to the rear.And they will form a tight formation and use their lives to defend the line of defense.

Opposite them, three or four thousand Tatars clung to the horses' backs, urging the horses to move faster and faster.The rumble of horse hooves also became more and more rapid.The momentum they displayed was also unstoppable.It was as if in front of them, whether it was a mountain of swords or a sea of ​​fire, they would rush forward without hesitation.

At this moment, there seemed to be only the sound of thunderous hooves on the battlefield.Above and below the city, the Ming army was full of the Qing. No matter who it was, they all focused their attention on the front of the two armies.

Or feeling the sound of the coming fight, the horse under He Renlong's crotch snorted a little restlessly, raised its front hooves from time to time, and stomped heavily on the ground, as if responding to the sound of horseshoes not far away.

Holding the reins in his hand, He Renlong forced his horse to stay still. He turned his head to look at the handsome flag, with a trace of enthusiasm in his eyes, looking forward to something.

In another direction, with a flag with the word "Cao", Cao Bianjiao also comforted the horse, his eyes were fixed on the commander's flag, and he also looked towards the direction of the battlefield from time to time, his impatient expression was fully revealed on his face.

On the top of the city, Du Du, the leader of the Tartars, was also watching the battlefield.When he saw that his own cavalry was getting closer and closer, but the Ming army gunners and archers on the opposite side were all standing still, the expression on his face was much uglier.

In the past when fighting against the Ming army in Liaodong, generally speaking, as long as the Qing cavalry charged with this momentum, the Ming army on the opposite side would often shoot when they were far away.

And on this explosive battlefield, as long as one person fired, the other Ming troops would follow suit.Once the shot is fired from a long distance, the damage to the Qing cavalry will be very small.He rushed forward in one go, and he should be able to defeat the Ming army in one fell swoop.

However, it seems that this plan cannot be realized now.If he rushed forward, he would really have to face the double blow of the Ming army's musketeers and archers, and then bumped into the dense array of long spears.In this way, the loss of the Qing army will definitely be heavy.

"Oh, this Ming army is really a strong army!" Seeing this, Du Du sighed in his heart, "I'm not fooled!"

Just as he finished sighing, the Tartar cavalry was about to enter the effective range of the firecrackers.

But at this moment, the Tartar cavalry who rushed to the front took the reins, and the cavalry rushed towards the oblique thrust, but did not really rush to the front of the Ming army. It seemed that they were about to turn around and go back. .

This move is the most commonly used move by Tartars.

It seems like a death charge, if you can be lured to fire, that is the best; if you can't be lured to fire, then avoid and don't fight, regroup and make dirty moves.

Seeing this scene, both the gunners and archers of the Ming army were relieved in unison.It wasn't until this moment that they realized that their backs were sweating on this cold day.At the same time, their fear of the Tartars was also reduced.The rumored powerful Tartar is actually not particularly powerful!

At this time, the military order began to be issued again.

"Everyone listens to the order, take five steps forward, and form a team."

"Everyone listens to the order, take five steps forward, and form a team."

"..."

If the Manchu Tartars did not attack, the Ming soldiers would attack on their own initiative.

The military order was shouted from time to time, and rows of soldiers of the Ming army moved forward five steps according to the military order, then stopped and started to regroup, and then moved forward five steps...

Du Du on the top of the city was shocked to find that the formation of the Ming army was slowly rolling forward without revealing any flaws.At this moment, he was really shocked.After fighting for so many years, it is really rare for the Ming army to have such initiative.

Therefore, he did not dare to be negligent, and immediately passed down the military order again.

Soon, the gate of the city opened, and another thousand riders came out of it, rushing towards the Ming army.In addition, the cavalry of about [-] who turned back were scattered on both sides of the cavalry and rushed towards the Ming army together.However, the momentum of the charge this time was not as shocking as the first time.

When it was almost within the range of an arrow, the Ming soldiers were surprised to find that all the Tartar cavalry had stopped, and among them, the thousand or so cavalry who had just come out of the city dismounted one after another and quickly lined up in front of them. .One by one, they took out their step bows or shields. Obviously, they were ready to fight on foot.

In fact, the Manchu Tartars were not nomads, they were fishermen and hunters.Their most powerful is not cavalry, but their heavy infantry.

After a little observation, you can find that the Manchu Qing Tartars who are preparing to fight the Ming army on foot are all very strong. The armor on their bodies is mostly silver-white, full-body protection, and they often carry heavy weapons, such as maces and machetes. some type of.

Needless to say, the Tartars in this infantry army are all Manchu natives, and most of them are Ba Yala soldiers, also known as white armor soldiers, the elite of the Manchu elite.

It is rumored that this white armored soldier is wearing three layers of armor.Wear cotton armor on the inside, then leather armor, and iron armor on the outside.The protective ability is extremely strong, not to mention the bow and arrow, even the firecrackers, it is difficult to penetrate these three layers of protection.

As for the Ming army, most of them were just cotton armor.After all, this cotton armor was the most affordable for Ming soldiers.It's winter, so dress warmly.As for iron armor, even some generals with low status rarely have one.

The gap in equipment between the two sides was immediately revealed.

A new round of confrontation will soon begin.

(End of this chapter)