Dashun Yongchang

The preoccupied Jialong looked up the official road from time to time while drinking the soup, but he didn't relax as much as the subordinates around him.It was this vigilance that made him see a group of black dots emerging from the distance of the official road. He quickly dropped the wooden bowl in his hand and stood up and shouted: "Enemy attack, enemy attack..."

Just looking at the more and more clear figures of Shunjun cavalrymen in his field of vision, and the subordinates around them frantically saddling their mounts, Jialong'a immediately realized that it was too late for them to mount their horses and fight.He glanced at the woods around him. Although the woods were not that big, it was enough to hide hundreds of people. So while kicking the servants who were standing still, he shouted to his subordinates: "Come in!" Linzi, everyone goes into the woods, they can't rush into the woods."

Jialong Ah's brainstorm did save the lives of most of his subordinates. The Shunjun cavalry who rushed to the edge of the forest only intercepted those Qing troops who did not enter the forest in time, but they also lost most of their horses.This kind of wild forest on the side of the road is overgrown with bushes, and people can enter it, but it is actually difficult for horses to penetrate into it.

When Li Yuanyin arrived with the rear team, he saw the Qing army hiding in the forest and relying on trees as obstacles to resist the entry of his subordinates. It was difficult for them to attack for a while.

Li Yuanyin looked at the small woods, and then ordered to the subordinates around him: "Go and prepare something to start the fire, and then find the captives to persuade them to surrender. If they refuse, they will set fire to the woods. I want to see what they are doing." I can hide in this forest or not."

Li Yuantai said with some hesitation: "If there is a fire, wouldn't the surrounding villages know that there was a war here, wouldn't the Qing troops know that we are coming?"

Li Yuanyin looked at the Qing army hiding in the woods and said: "They can place the sentry here, I am afraid they have already guessed that we are coming. As long as these people don't go back, whether we let this fire go, the Qing army will know that we are here." It's already arrived. Since that's the case, it's better to fight a battle, anyway, the advantage is now with me, why should I be so secretive."

Li Yuanyin's order was conveyed. The Qing army in the forest watched the Shun army pull out burning branches from the fire to make torches, and immediately understood what the Shun army wanted to do. In this weather, the trees in the wild don't have much moisture. , once the fire is ignited, this forest will soon turn into a sea of ​​flames.

Facing the danger of becoming roasted chickens, the Han soldiers who were still resisting with the Manchus began to hesitate. They fought for the Manchus only for a few taels of military pay. If they died in battle, they could only blame themselves for their bad lives. To be burned alive is somewhat unacceptable.

Seemingly aware of the changes in the mood of the Han soldiers, Jialong'a's subordinates suggested to him: "These Han people are timid, and they seem to have the possibility of surrendering to the Shunjun army outside. We should force them to charge out for a while and eliminate them. The idea of ​​surrender is."

Jialong looked at the expressions of the Manchu and Han soldiers in the forest, and then at the scattered formation of the Shun army outside the forest, he couldn't help sighing and asked: "Forcing them to fight the Shun army outside, can we stop the Shun army?" Did you set it on fire? Do you really want to turn into a black coal here, so you can't go back to reunite with your family?"

Jialong's rhetorical question caused the surrounding Manchu subordinates to fall into silence. Of course they didn't want to die here. If they died on the victorious battlefield, their families could still get the court's compensation, but judging from the current situation, this time I am afraid that the Southern Expedition is more ominous than good.Even if the defeated generals have to be held accountable, can these defeated soldiers still expect to receive the court's grace?It would be nice to give some money for burning and burying.

Watching the soldiers of the Shun Army start to set fire around the forest, Jialong pointed to a subordinate who was most opposed to surrender and said, "Take a few people and all the horses to the other side of the forest, and I will attract the attention of the Shun Army. When you see the opportunity, run back and report to the battalion that the vanguard of the Shun Army has arrived..."

Chapter 382 Chapter Four

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Under the arrangement of Jialong'a, several Manchus quietly touched the other side of the forest, and Jialong'a used the name of surrender to attract the attention of the Shunjun cavalry.

The plan went smoothly. When the Shunjun cavalry focused their attention on Jialong A and other Qing army officers and soldiers who came out of the forest, several Manchus took the opportunity to rush out from the other side of the forest. Although there was a group of Shunjun cavalry chasing them nearby. They went up, but only a few people at the end of the team remained, and two Manchus escaped.

Although Li Yuanyin frowned at the occurrence of this accident, he didn't realize it was a big deal.He left behind a small group of men and horses to escort the disarmed Qing army captives back to his own army in the rear, while he led the team to continue to explore the outpost along the official road.

After about an hour,

The camp of the Qing army at Qianming Temple got the news that the Shun army was going south.In a side hall of Qianming Temple, Man Dahai said to Bo Hetuo: "It seems that Monk Luo Luohong in Kaocheng has been defeated, otherwise the Shun army would not be able to send troops from Kaocheng so quickly, what should we do now?" What to do? Regardless of fighting or defending, our army is now in a disadvantageous situation."

Bo Hetuo, who was older than Man Dahai, also felt a lot of pressure. Even during the Songjin battle, he didn't feel such a big pressure.Facing Man Dahai's inquiry, he could only keep calm and said: "Although our army is at a slight disadvantage right now, overall, our army still has the upper hand. As long as we can persist until the general leads If the main force returns, it may not necessarily be defeated.

And as long as the Ten Kings realize that the main force of the Shun Army is not on the opposite side but is held back by our army and launches a large-scale offensive in the east, then the Shun Army will fall into a difficult situation.Therefore, not only our army has difficulties, but the Shun army also has difficulties.Now it depends on whether we can support the ten kings to launch an attack, and then the overall situation will change in our favor. "

Bo Hetuo's analysis gave Man Dahai a bit of confidence, but he said with some worry: "So how should we persist until the ten kings react now?"No, the most important thing for us at the moment is to support the general until the general returns.If we can't persist until the general returns to help, then even if the ten kings react, we will not be able to contain the main force of the Shun army. "

Bo Hetuo said: "Now we can only send urgent letters to the general and the ten kings respectively, and then it depends on God's will. But no matter how bad the situation is, it will never be worse than when Tianming Khan raised his troops.

The most important thing now is to gather the surrounding soldiers and generals to the Qianming Temple camp, and then to defeat the Shun army's first attack and stifle their spirits.The Shun army came with the momentum of victory, and their morale must be extremely high. If they are driven crazy, then we may not be able to survive tonight, and the Han people in the camp will hesitate, or even turn against each other. "

Man Dahai said: "I have already called someone to notify the surrounding soldiers, but how to defeat the Shun Army's first attack? We have not figured out the number and type of troops of the Shun Army going south. How to deal with this arrangement?" Targeted defense?"

After thinking for a long time, Bo and Tuo said: "There are only two ways to defeat the forwards of the Shun army. Either take the initiative to attack with cavalry while their foothold is not stable, or lure the forwards of the Shun army to attack our camp and then defeat them. But now the battalion The people in the middle were panicked, luring the Shun army to attack might cause trouble, so it is better to choose the fine cavalry to fight back.

I don't need many cavalry, I personally lead the troops to attack, [-] cavalry are enough.If we are lucky enough to win, it will be a great thing for us, even if we fail, it will not hurt our army. "

After thinking for a long time, Man Dahai shook his head and said: "You should still keep the big camp to take charge of the overall situation. You are more experienced than me in this regard. I will still lead the attacking force. I have more guards around me than you. I have an advantage in that regard.”

Although the Manchu generals at this time can no longer be compared with those at the beginning of the country, Man Dahai, Bo Hetuo still retain a bit of Manchu simplicity, at least when facing the war, the two are still honest.Bo Hetuo just thought for a while before nodding and said: "This arrangement is fine, but you must also remember that you can fight if you can fight, and withdraw as soon as possible if you can't fight. Don't lose all your capital. After all, we want to fight." The more important thing is to persist until the general's return, not to defeat the main force of the Shun army alone..."

Man Dahai hastily agreed with Bo Hetuo on the countermeasures against the Shun army, and then summoned the bodyguards Chamahai, Zheerte and others, convening 489 people with the Kabush virtuous soldiers and the guards around him as the core, and then dispatched He sent two Niulu cavalry to search for the direction of the Shun Army's southward troops and the number of forwards.

Half an hour later, at about three or four o'clock in the afternoon, the cavalry of the Qing army who had gone out to spy came back and reported to Man Dahai, saying that about 2000 cavalrymen of the Shun army were marching towards the east of the city.

The march of Taishan Temple seems to have the meaning of converging with the Shun army in the same city.

Man Dahai, who was already in full armor, got up and said to Bo Hetuo: "This number is just right for our army to attack. We wiped out this army, hoping to deter those who are ready to move and let them know that I am Man Dahai." But not defeated yet."

Bo Hetuo sent Man Dahai out of the side hall, helped him onto the horse, and watched him rush out of the camp with nearly five hundred cavalrymen.He wasn't too worried about Mandahai's safety. After all, on such a plain terrain, as long as the general was not stupid, five hundred cavalry were enough to advance and retreat freely.

Compared with the safety of Mandahai, Bo Hetuo was actually more worried about the defense of the Qianming Temple Camp and the Southwest Camp.There are nearly 7000 people in the Qianming Temple camp, half of them are Manchus, Mongolians and Han army flags, and half are the surrendered Ming army; the southwest camp is mainly composed of Wu Sangui's subordinates and local soldiers from Henan, with a total of [-] people.

From a purely defensive point of view, in fact, the troops of the Southwest Camp should also be concentrated in the Qianming Temple Camp, which has more geographical advantages. This also has a solid foothold for the main force of the Qing army returning to aid.

But after comprehensive consideration, Bo and Tuo gave up this tempting idea.One is to let the people from the Southwest Camp also move to the Ganming Temple Camp. There are simply not so many houses to accommodate them in a short period of time. The Southwest Camp is also built on the basis of a big village, not a group of tents built randomly in the wild. .

The second is the problem of food. If the two battalions support each other, the Shun army will not be able to surround them for a while, so the Qing army can still import some food from the outside, but if they are surrounded by the Shun army, then everyone can only rely on it. With food storage to support it.

The third is that when the two battalions merged into one, the Han Chinese occupied the absolute majority. Under such an unfavorable situation, it is hard to believe Bo Hetuo's loyalty to the Han Chinese in the battalion.The Liaodong Ming army, which was cornered by the Shun army, was able to lure many people into the customs. Now, wouldn't they change sides again for their own lives?

Bo Hetuo could only send someone to send a letter to He Jinzhong, the commander-in-chief of the Southwest Camp, telling him that General Azig would return with reinforcements in the near future, as long as he persisted until then.On the one hand, they sent people to monitor the Han soldiers in various parts of the camp to prevent them from connecting together in private.After that, he began to adjust the defensive forces of the entire camp.

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The Taishan Temple outside the east gate of Suizhou City is Li Yuanyin's cavalry brigade and the Hu Dan Regiment of the newly formed Second Division of the Army. Although Liu Zongmin has decided to take down Mount Heng in the northwest of Suizhou City, he has no intention of occupying it with such a direct attack. The Qing army's Qianming Temple camp was located in a favorable location, so he tried to get in touch with the defenders in Suizhou City first, and then captured the Qianming Temple camp in one fell swoop when the brigade arrived in front of Mount Heng.

In addition to sending Hu Dan's troops, Liu Zongmin actually ordered Ma Zhongxi's troops to detour to the northwest of Qianming Temple, asking him to occupy a high place in the northwest of Qianming Temple, so as to occupy a commanding height for the arrival of the infantry of the Shun army.The sentry of the Qing army only found the Shunjun route to Taishan Temple, and did not notice that there was another cavalry detour to the northwest of them.

However, this mistake also caused Man Dahai's cavalry of the Qing army to not be detected by the Shun army when they left the camp.But when Mandahai's cavalry approached Hu Dan's infantry regiment, the Shunjun sentry with binoculars still issued a warning to the infantry on their side in advance.

Li Yuanyin heard that the attacking Qing soldiers were only five or six hundred cavalry, so he decided to take the cavalry brigade to intercept and give the infantry a chance to line up.A full cavalry brigade has about 185 people. Although there are only one-third of the Qing cavalry who attacked, Li Yuanyin feels that it is no problem for him to block the attack speed of the Qing cavalry.

Li Yuanyin and his younger brother Li Jianjie led a squadron, Li Yuantai led a squadron, Liu Guochang led a squadron, with Li Yuanyin in the middle, and the cavalry of the three squadrons launched a countercharge against the incoming Qing cavalry.

Facing the countercharge launched by the Shunjun cavalry, Man Dahai didn't pay attention to it. He only saw the Shunjun infantry who were behind the Shunjun cavalry and were lining up on the official road.Although he was still young, it was not the first time for Man Dahai to go into battle, so he knew very well that even if it was only a short entanglement with the cavalry of the Shun Army, it would give the infantry of the Shun Army a chance to line up.

The infantry without formation is just wooden stakes waiting to be chopped down, but the infantry behind the formation is a dense forest that is difficult to invade. He knew this truth the first time he went to the battlefield.Therefore, in the face of the counter-charge of the Shunjun cavalry, Man Dahai deflected his horse's head without hesitation, aiming at the gap between the two Shunjun cavalry, so the two opposing cavalry did not have a fierce confrontation. Instead of bumping, there was intense friction at the edge.

When Li Yuanyin passed by the main force of the Qing army cavalry, he realized that he was still careless. The Qing army cavalry led by an outstanding general was completely different from the Qing army cavalry who had been driven away by them at will.Under organized conditions, the Manchu and Mongolian cavalry with better riding skills are like a live fish on the battlefield, much more flexible than their rigid charge formations.

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When Man Dahai rushed to the official road with the Qing cavalry, the Hu Dan Regiment, which spread from northwest to southeast, only formed three combat teams with the battalion as the core, and did not complete the phalanx organization to resist the cavalry attack in accordance with the regulations.

Man Dahai was so bold that he tried to break through the thousands of Shun army infantry straddling the official road in one fell swoop, so he commanded the troops from the rear of the Shun army infantry to the head of the line without hesitation.

Although the cavalry brigade of the Qing army rushed out from the charge formation of the Shun army, nearly a hundred cavalry were intercepted by the cavalry of the Shun army, and nearly 400 cavalry of the Qing army rushed to the official road. With 500 people, this is almost a one-on-three battle.

However, in the face of the surging cavalry brigade charging, the infantry who did not form an array are actually no different from ordinary people when facing the wild boar charge. The cavalry rode their horses and smashed through the thin spear wall, thus opening the passage for the cavalry behind.

After losing the protection of the spear wall, the infantry of the Shun army who had been in formation on the official road lost their formation in an instant under the impact of the cavalry of the Qing army, and the infantry of the Shun army who were close to the side rushed down the official road to avoid the attack. After the Qing cavalry charged, the Shun army infantry in the middle of the road was not so lucky. They were either hacked and killed by the Qing cavalry, or they were knocked into the air and trampled to death by horseshoes.

Hu Dan, the regiment commander in the middle of the infantry team, stood there and watched the mourning of Zhang Shangli's battalion at the end of the team, and knew that it might be too late to continue to line up. He quickly grabbed the adjutant beside him and shouted at him: "Go and push the carriages and donkey carts on the road, cut off the reins of the animals, and let me know..."

Then Hu Dan asked Li Ze, the battalion commander next to him, "Can you stand up to these Qing troops and give Zhang Jinying time to line up?"

Glancing at the cavalry of the Qing army who were breaking through Zhang Shangli's camp, Li Ze forced himself to look away and replied to the head of the regiment: "As long as I haven't fallen down, the cavalry of the Qing army will not let the cavalry of the Qing army rush past me. "

"Try to survive." Hu Dan stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder, and then took the guards around him and turned to Zhang Jinying, the leader of the team, ready to use Zhang Jinying as the last pillar of resistance.

After watching Hu Dan leave, Li Ze immediately walked towards the end of the team with his guards, and shouted loudly as he walked: "Don't panic, there are no people who are greedy for life and fear of death in the Gulou Camp, and all the ministries will follow." My own superior, with the superior as the core formation..."

At this critical moment, Li Ze resolutely gave up the order to form a large square formation, and began to call on his subordinates to form small formations to fight.Under Hu Dan's order, more than [-] baggage vehicles that were originally in the middle of the team were also pushed down on the official road, forming irregular obstacles.

Man Dahai was quite surprised by the reaction of the infantrymen of the Shun army, because according to his past experience, once the infantry began to retreat, a chain reaction would be formed. When the fleeing people brought by the rout troops flowed down, those infantrymen who were not directly attacked would also be attacked. Followed by fleeing, resulting in the defeat of the entire army. At this time, the cavalry only needs to control the speed to chase, and let the infantry exhaust their energy to obtain the greatest victory at the smallest cost.

This is how the Manchus fought the Ming people in the past, winning more wars with less.But this group of Shunjun infantry seemed a little strange. Although the Shunjun infantry at the beginning were dispersed by their breakthrough, they behaved no differently from the Ming army infantry in the past. They began to flee away from the cavalry, and they did not hesitate to attack their own troops. array for protection.

However, the subsequent battlefield changes began to deviate from Mandahai's experience. The commander of the Shun Army infantry reacted quickly and pushed the baggage vehicles in the team to the ground, thus forming an obstacle on the official road, which not only prevented the Qing Army cavalry The charge also provided a shelter for the retreating infantry, which was considered to have stopped the bad influence of the defeated troops on the rear troops in time.

Then the infantry of the Shun army formed a small formation of dozens of people, and with the help of these heavy vehicles on the official road, they formed more obstacles and prevented the cavalry of the Qing army from continuing to charge down the official road. This kind of reaction was somewhat Incredible.

Because in Man Dahai's memory, they have never encountered such a tenacious opponent. In a situation where the defeat has already been achieved, it is impossible for so many heroes who are not afraid of death to stand up and fight for the whole army with their lives. The time to adjust, even among the Manchurians, there are not so many heroes.

If the cavalry of the Qing army were like a torrent, then the current infantry of the Shun army relied on these fallen vehicles and small formations to form a winding and narrow valley, forcing the torrent to ease down in the valley.Although the small formations in front of the Shunjun infantry were immediately overwhelmed by the Qing cavalry, but when the speed of the cavalry slowed down, these small formations and obstacles on the ground began to obstruct the advance of the Qing cavalry.

When Man Dahai was urging his subordinates to move forward, he heard the guard behind him

Chamahai suddenly shouted impatiently: "Go around, go around and attack them..."

Man Dahai was taken aback, turned his head to stop Chamahai, but was stunned by the changes behind him.Because the speed of the cavalry in front slowed down, the cavalry of the Qing army in the rear were squeezed together, causing the cavalry in the middle of the Qing army to lose room to maneuver.Apparently, Chamahai was worried that after the Shun army cavalry returned, they would deal a heavy blow to the Qing army cavalry in this formation, so he impatiently issued such an order to the rear cavalry.

Man Dahai glanced at the Shunjun cavalry returning from a distance, and was being intercepted by more than a hundred cavalry of his own side, but this kind of interception would not last long, so it was indeed necessary to evacuate the formation of the cavalry behind him. The hindering words were swallowed back.

For the Shunjun infantry on the official road, the action of the Qing cavalry rushing down the official road gave the Musketeers a chance to fire.The close combat between the Qing cavalry and the spearmen completely blocked the shooting vision of these musketeers, and when the Qing cavalry rushed past the pikemen, they had no chance to aim and shoot, so these musketeers Either it can only be the spearman's backup, or it can only wait for orders on the sidelines.

But now the cavalry of the Qing army rushed down the official road, trying to go around to attack the head of the infantry of the Shun army, which was tantamount to moving from their guns.Faced with this great opportunity, the Musketeers of the Shun Army immediately started shooting at the Qing cavalry along both sides of the official road.The shooting of hundreds of musketeers immediately knocked down forty or fifty Qing cavalrymen, and immediately strangled the offensive of the Qing army cavalry.

Hearing the sound of musketeers shooting from the north, Hu Dan, who was assisting Zhang Jin in organizing the queue, immediately felt relieved. As long as the musketeers started shooting, the rhythm of the war would return.Only when the overall situation is at a disadvantage, the musketeer can't shoot any shots, and can only run for his life.

Hu Dan was not the only one who felt this way, Li Ze, the battalion commander who commanded his subordinates to resist, was also refreshed. A unilateral defense could not maintain the morale of his subordinates, but when his own side also started to fight back, the soldiers would also It has begun to enter the state of wartime.

Li Ze's conjecture was obviously correct. When the cavalry of the Qing army resounded across the battlefield, the infantry of the Shun army could only keep calm under the orders of the superiors directly under them. Those soldiers who had died in the battle almost lost organized.But after the sound of musket fire, these soldiers who lost their immediate superiors gradually calmed down and joined the nearby teams in accordance with the regulations.After all, fleeing when the whole army is fleeing is different from fleeing during combat. The latter will be subject to military law on the spot.

When he felt that the headquarters had started to stabilize, Li Ze immediately called his guards, and then ordered them to unload a few boxes from the only vehicle around him that didn't overturn.After opening the box, Li Ze said to the guards: "You should have seen these things during training, these are bombs for city defense, we are going to get them to the front and throw them into the cavalry ranks of the Qing army Go. Only in this way can we disrupt the attack of the Qing cavalry, let everyone survive, take two of each, and follow me..."

At Li Ze's order, add

Seventeen people including Li Ze took 17 bombs and some burning matchlocks and moved to the front of the line. Li Ze's deputy tried to stop him, thinking that he should stay and preside over the overall situation.Li Ze looked around and said, "What else needs to be presided over now? Everyone is desperately trying to survive. Whoever can bear it to the end will survive."

When the cavalry of the Qing army attacked Hu Dan's Lu Shun army, the Shun army in the city also noticed the abnormality on the Taishan Temple outside the east gate, but the guards in the city felt that they should be cautious, and sent people to inquire first, and then acted. However, Chen Yongfu pressed the conservative opinions of his subordinates and decided to take the selected [-] cavalry out of the east gate to have a look.

Chen Yongfu said to his subordinates: "All the actions of the Qing army before show that the Qing army outside the city has changed from besieging the city to defending on the spot. Under such circumstances, the abnormality coming from outside the east gate is a trap of the Qing army. The chances are not great, but the chances of reinforcements coming from our army are very high. If we sit back and watch the reinforcements be surrounded and wiped out by the Qing army, then when the reinforcements arrive in large numbers, how should we explain to the Marshal's Mansion?"

Chen Yongfu's reasons suppressed the opposition in the city, so when he appeared near Taishan Temple with [-] cavalry, he happened to see the scene where the Qing cavalry was attacking his own infantry. Chen Yongfu ordered his subordinates to step forward to protect his own infantry At the same time, he sent people forward to communicate with the infantry general who was attacked by the Qing army.

Faced with the appearance of Shun Army reinforcements, Man Dahai also realized that it was impossible to completely defeat the Shun Army infantry, so he could only shout to his subordinates: "Blow the horn, prepare to retreat..."

Man Dahai's voice hadn't finished yet, but was drowned out by the huge explosion in front of him. He subconsciously looked forward to find out what happened, but he couldn't see anything except white smoke rising.Although the horses of the Qing army were no strangers to the sound of explosions. After all, the Qing army was also equipped with a large number of firearms, but the explosion at such a close distance still frightened the nearby horses, and Man Dahai's mount was one of them.

Just when Man Dahai was comforting his mount while observing the front distractedly, a series of explosions erupted violently in front of him, which really shocked his mount. The Mandahai was thrown down, and the guards around him did not notice it at the first time, when they put

When Man Dahai got up from the ground, Gu Shan Beizi, who was stepped on by the horse's hoof a few times, had already passed out.

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The guard Chamahai was shocked, and immediately tied Mandahai with himself, and then let Jialazhang Jingzheerte break the back, and then followed Mandahai's order before he fell into a coma, and ordered the entire army to retreat.

Although the infantry of the Shun army had begun to gain a firm foothold, and the arrival of reinforcements in the city also allowed the infantry of the Shun army to defend their flanks, the cavalry of the Qing army still controlled the battlefield, so the retreat of the Qing army did not encounter too many obstacles. Hu Yan also gave up the idea of ​​pursuing, and called Li Yuanyin back, because they really fought a bit badly in this battle.

According to the new timing method, the time from the start of the attack to the withdrawal of the Qing army should not exceed one hour, that is, four quarters of an hour.In less than an hour of combat, in the regiment led by Hu Dan, one battalion was almost completely dismantled, and the other battalion was almost disabled. Only the last battalion still maintained its basic organizational system.

If it wasn't for the Qing army that was finally evacuated, then the regiment could almost cancel the establishment directly.Now, with the advantage of cleaning the battlefield, at least the Shun army can save many wounded without leaving them on the battlefield. With the current weather, these wounded will not survive tonight if they are exposed to the wild.

After confirming that the cavalry of the Qing army were really far away, Chen Yongfu's subordinates also dismounted one after another to help the attacked friendly army gather the wounded and dead.An hour later, an officer walked up to Hu Tan and reported to him with a heavy expression: "A total of 279 were killed in battle, 183 were seriously injured, and about 412 were wounded. The number of casualties exceeded half of the number of our troops."

Hu Dan's eyelids twitched when he was talking with Chen Yongfu. Although he was prepared in his heart, after all, seeing the chaotic battlefield, he knew that the attack would cause heavy losses to his side, but when he really heard the specific figures, He still felt a little hard to breathe.

Different from the composition of the troops in the past, the relationship between the superiors and the subordinates of the new army is actually much closer. Although officers at all levels in the army in the past had a custom of sworn worship or in-law relationship, this kind of military ties relying on personal feelings is actually very weak. Because the interests of the top and bottom of the army are almost inconsistent. For example, Wu Sangui took refuge in the Manchus and obtained the title of King Pingxi, but the officers and soldiers under him could not share the benefits brought by the title of King Pingxi with Wu Sangui.

Therefore, after Wu Sangui obtained the title of King Pingxi, he had to add officials to his subordinates and distribute rewards. This is called the same interests.It’s just that the Manchus are not Ming, and they don’t intend to maintain this self-contained military force for nothing, so the rewards for Wu Sangui are almost all lip service. acquiescence.

The Manchus were actually very accurate on this point. The more crazy Wu Sangui plundered the Han people, the more he would lose the support of the Han people. If he refused to plunder the Han people, he would lose the support of his subordinates.After all, the people below followed Wu Sangui to betray Daming, not out of personal allegiance to Wu Sangui.

In the new military system of the Shun Army, although the personal relationship between officers has been greatly weakened, the organizational system of the army has been improved. Transparent promotion channels, although there is a competitive relationship between officers and soldiers at the same level, there is almost no conflict between the superior and the subordinate.

Since the new army opposes the old army organization method that the generals will have, the transfer and promotion of each officer can hardly take away the backbone of his subordinates, which makes the relationship between superiors and subordinates less utilitarian and more humane.But one thing will not change, the longer the officers and soldiers get along, the closer the relationship will be. This is human nature and cannot be restricted by a few rules.

Therefore, for Hu Tan, the future of each of his subordinates is uncertain, and maybe some of them can achieve a higher position than himself, so for him, it is a kind of interpersonal relationship that can be used.This is not like the superior-subordinate relationship in the old army. A subordinate can never surpass a superior unless he betrays his superior.

This time the Qing army's attack was undoubtedly a major blow to Hu Dan's regiment and to Hu Dan himself.But he couldn't show too much sadness, so as not to lower the morale of his subordinates, so Hu Dan changed the topic and asked this subordinate: "So how many people did Jiannu leave behind? Can you figure out who led the army?" ?"

The officer calmed down a little, and then replied to the superior: "We found a total of 200 or [-] corpses, and it seems that some wounded were brought back by the Qing army. According to our estimation, the Qing army who attacked Cavalry casualties were about [-]. As for who led them, we haven't asked the result yet..."

Chen Yongfu on the side stared at the clothes on the corpses of the Qing army, and couldn't help but said to Hu Dan: "Looking at the armor on these dead people, they should at least be the elite of the Eight Banners. It is indeed not an easy task to be able to resist their attacks. thing..."

Although Chen Yongfu's consolation could not solve the problems Hu Tan was about to face, it also made him feel a little more relaxed.However, he quickly adjusted his mentality and said to Chen Yongfu: "Originally our army came here to establish contact with your army, and then prepare for the subsequent counterattack of the Qing army outside the city. But now that we are attacked like this, I am afraid that my mission will be difficult to complete. Now I have to ask you to accept our wounded soldiers into the city for recuperation..."

Here, Bo Hetuo was also surprised to see Man Dahai brought back by Chamahai. As Daishan’s grandson, Man Dahai actually represented Daishan’s authority in Zhenghongqi. Although the two red flags were suppressed by the white flag kings, the regent The king only targeted Daishan, and didn't target the two red flags too much. In fact, the regent still wooed Man Dahai.

Bohetuo can understand the intention of the regent, that is, the regent hopes to weaken Daishan's influence in the Eight Banners and state affairs, and let the old king of the Four Baylor period completely withdraw from the political center, but he does not intend to fight with the two red flags Fight to the death.This is indeed an extremely clever means of struggle. After all, the real opponents of the two white flags are the two yellow flags, and the other four flags have no chance of being emperor. Watch from the sidelines.

Although Daishan is one of the Four Great Baylors and the oldest clan among the kings of the Eight Banners, he is old after all. As long as he doesn't come out and embarrass the regent, Dorgon naturally doesn't mind letting this old brother enjoy his old age, and even It can also allow Daishan to designate Zhenghongqi's successor. After all, Zhenghongqi's support for Daishan is not comparable to Xianghongqi.

For a young clan like Man Dahai, it is still too early to challenge the status of the regent. As a representative of Zhenghongqi's interests, Mandahai cannot unconditionally support the two yellow flags. It was not without grievances between the two parties who were dismantled.In addition, Man Dahai and the regent brothers did not have any hatred for killing their mother, so the two sides still have a basis for cooperation.

This is also the reason why although Man Dahai is young, his rank is higher than that of Bo and Tuo.Bo Hetuo agreed with Mandahai to lead the attack because he really felt that this time the attack would not be too dangerous. Hai's injury was indeed caused by an accidental shock, not by the Shun army.

After the Mongolian doctor in the army inspected Mandahai, he gave Bo Hetuo a report that was not bad. The most obvious injury of Mandahai at the moment was that his rib was broken by a horse. Medicine cultivation can still bring it back, but now I am worried that its internal organs will also be damaged, so it will not be curable.

At this time, Bo and Tuo can only ask the Mongolian doctor to take good care of Man Dahai, hoping that he will wake up soon.However, he also quickly ordered to block the news of Man Dahai's injury and coma. He just announced that Man Dahai's attack defeated the Shun Army this time. he.

Although Bo Hetuo's announcement boosted the morale of the battalion, he himself knew that the news could not be concealed for a long time. Afterwards, the Shun army's attack would inevitably be an arduous battle.

The news of Hu Dan's regiment being attacked was quickly passed to Liu Zongmin in the rear. He put away the unfavorable news sent back by Hu Dan, and turned to the officer around him and asked, "How far are we from Suizhou City now?"

Soon an officer replied: "It's about eight or nine miles away, and we must be able to arrive before dark today."