Dashun Yongchang

It's just that yesterday's battle between the cavalry of the Qing army and the infantry of the Shun army outside the city of Suizhou immediately made these Henan people feel that Li Zicheng was Li Zicheng after all, and not the bluff of "the so-called invincible Manchus" in the rumors.They immediately felt that the reason why the Manchus were able to enter the Central Plains as if they were no one was because Li Zicheng went south. How could his subordinates have Li Zicheng's appeal, so they were beaten and fled by the Qing army.

But as soon as Li Zicheng came back, Shunjun became different.With tens of thousands of cavalry in hand, the Manchus, who had an absolute advantage in field battles, couldn't bear the thousands of infantrymen of the Shun army. In this way, the advantage they thought the Manchus existed would disappear. If the infantry of the Shun army could compete with If the cavalry of the Qing army fought in the field, then this battle would be impossible.

Because it is much more convenient for the Shun army to recruit infantry than for the Manchus to recruit cavalry from outside the pass, and it is impossible for the Manchus to recruit hundreds of thousands of cavalry outside the pass, but the Shun army, which controls Henan and Shandong, wants to recruit hundreds of thousands of infantry. is a fairly simple matter.

What's more, the battlefields are now in Shandong and Henan, not in Liaodong and the grasslands. This means that if the Manchus fail, they have to retreat outside the pass. But can these Central Plains people leave their small homes and fields and go outside the pass to suffer?Before Nurhachi rebelled, sending to Liaodong was a severe punishment for criminals, not a reward.

Even if the Manchus beat Li Zicheng, they are on the right team, and they would not think about running to Liaodong to build a new home, let alone the current situation where the Manchus may not win, why would they leave their homes to follow a group of losers? ?

Therefore, when they were invited by Zhang Changke, Wang Yanbin, and Ning Zhen, the Henan local tycoons who came to the meeting were already ready to leave the Qing army.It's just that before they came, they only thought about leaving the Qing army and running back to their hometown to continue to be their own emperors. They really didn't think about putting a knife in Manren's back.

The reason why these tyrants don't think so is not that they still want to leave some leeway with the Manchus so that they can meet each other in the future.Abandoning the Manchus at this time means essentially betraying the Manchus to the Shun Army, in order to prevent being liquidated by the Shun Army and cast Manchu history.Therefore, they and the Manchus should have no future. If they cannot get the understanding of the Shun Army, they will not even be able to get through the immediate barrier.

It's just that these tyrants lack a channel to communicate with the Shun Army. Before the Shun Army came to the door, they would not get any rewards for attacking the Manchus, because the Shun Army might not even know what they did.On the other hand, although the Manchus were suppressed by the Shun army, they were still a colossus in front of their tyrannical powers. Don't say stabbing the Manchus in the back alone. Not bad.

Therefore, for these tyrants, the first goal is to protect themselves, and the second goal is to show favor to the Shun army.But after Zhang Changke, Wang Yanbin, and Ning Zhen brought the leaflets and told them the benefits of the uprising before the battle, everyone knew that these three should have contacted the Shun Army in the same city, and they were so passionate about inciting everyone Before the uprising.

Now that someone took the lead and had connections with Shunjun, everyone naturally shifted from protecting themselves to making contributions.If the Manchus can be turned against each other in exchange for rewards from the Shun Army, then everyone can not only wash away the mistakes of the Manchus who surrendered, but also fight with the victors again. This is naturally a very popular proposition.

For Zhang Changji, Wang Yanbin, and Ning Zhen, their fame is relatively high among the powerful, and they are even more guilty of surrendering the Manchus than others, because they were regarded by the Shun Army as the powerful leaders who surrendered the Manchus.That is to say, they have been targeted by the Marshal's Mansion. If they can't take advantage of this opportunity to redeem themselves, when they return to their hometown, the Shun Army can dispatch partial divisions to wipe them out, so they have no choice but to be active.

Just when everyone expressed their approval for the uprising before the battle, someone suddenly asked: "Then brother Tang Er, should we contact them? They also have 3000 people there."

Wang Yanbin immediately intercepted: "Tang Er worked too hard for the Manchus, so he is unreliable. Besides, he led people to raid Wang Wenhuan's village. If Lao Wang seeks revenge from him, should we stop him or not?"

Hearing Wang Yanbin's rhetorical question, the speaker immediately sat back in embarrassment. He and Tang Er had some friendships, but they were not so good that they would live and die together with each other. Just mentioning it was enough to be worthy of this good brother.

Chapter 405

The reason why Wang Yanbin didn't want to get involved with Tang Er was because he was too aggressive in clinging to the Manchus.Speaking of which, these local tycoons in Henan have average combat capabilities, but they are extremely destructive.Because they are local snakes, they are quite familiar with the local geography and interpersonal relationships.

Although the Qing army was powerful, it was like a typhoon to the local society in Henan. Although it could uproot the big trees blocking the road, it could not blow away the turf.Just like when Li Zicheng first entered Henan, he was always chased by the officers and soldiers. It was not until he absorbed a large number of local victims that he gained a firm foothold in the local area.

The Qing army broke through the defense line of the Yellow River and entered Henan, but like Li Zicheng who first entered Henan, he could only rely on his own force to suppress the local tycoons, but there was no way to immediately establish dominance over the local area.But when those local tyrants in Henan attached themselves to the Qing army, the situation changed. With the strength of the Qing army, these tyrants could clean up the surrounding opposing forces and establish a relatively stable social order.

This is not a big problem at first, after all, the struggle between the powerful is also life and death.However, more than ten years of war has also allowed the local tyrants in Henan to reach a tacit understanding, that is, try not to introduce external forces into the internal struggle, because once the external force takes root in the local area, it will break the current foundation of self-government by the tyrants.

However, Tang Er obviously broke the rules. After he attached himself to the Qing army, he directly led the Qing army to wipe out the tycoons who were inclined to the Shun army. He did not maintain the tacit understanding that existed before. The tyrannical anger of the army.If the Qing army remained strong, then everyone would have nothing to do with Tang Er, after all Tang Er hugged the Qing army's thigh.

But now that the Qing army has lost power, then Tang Er will have to pay the price for his previous actions. At this time, if he tries to speak up for Tang Er, that is to make enemies with those tyrants who are enemies with Tang Er.At this time, who would be willing to make enemies with them, after all, standing behind them is Shunjun who is getting stronger.

However, after experiencing this incident of the Qing army going south, there are also many keen tyrants who realized that Henan may not return to the previous chaotic state in the future.The Qing army went south to sweep up the local area, and after the Qing army retreated, the Shun army would liquidate it again. So how many tyrants who originally controlled the area were left?

It’s just that no one will say such things, because even the tyrants who control one side have lost interest in the non-stop vendetta and battles. It’s not like Tang Er worked hard for the Qing army. Isn’t it a kind of desire to end the chaotic situation? method, but it seems that the strong Qing army is not the force that can calm the world.

However, when the Shun army defeated the Qing army, the Central Plains had a powerful military force capable of controlling the situation. Under the suppression of this force, it was obviously impossible to continue the self-government situation in Henan. The emerging dynasty will allow local tyrants to exercise self-government by force.

When the tyrants in the big tent agreed to the way of uprising before leaving the Qing army, before they had time to discuss how to get in touch with the Shun army, someone came in to report that the handsome tent sent people to ask everyone to join the army discuss.Zhang Changji, Wang Yanbin, Ning Zhen exchanged glances with the leaders of the tyrants, and Ning Zhen said aloud: "Then let's stop here this time, and go and listen to what the Manchus want to say to us. Come back and discuss countermeasures..."

What the Manchus have to say to these tyrants is very simple, that is, to tell them to go out tonight to attack the camp of the Shun army at night, so that everyone is ready.At this time, the relationship between the two parties was no longer the intimacy period when the Qing army just crossed the Yellow River. At that time, the Qing army was about to win over these local tyrants to lead the way and contribute to the army, so it could still show the attitude of a corporal of courtesy.But now, the Qing army is most wary of these local tyrants, so they are unwilling to reveal more about the battle plan.

This vigilant posture of the Manchus further strengthened the idea of ​​the tyrants wanting to defect from the Qing army.After returning from Manrenshuai tent,

Zhang Changji, Wang Yanbin, Ning Zhen and others got together and discussed about the night attack.

Ning Zhen first said: "We must not let the Manchu night attack succeed, otherwise the Shun Army will suspect whether we really want to surrender."

Although Wang Yanbin agreed with Ning Zhen's opinion, he looked at the guard posts around Xiaoying and frowned and said, "It's only an hour or so before dark, and the Manchus are watching us so closely, we don't even send It will be difficult to enter the city after dark without manpower to contact Shunjun. This is not a question of whether we can notify Shunjun, but a question of not having the opportunity to report."

Although Ning Zhen wanted to sabotage the night raid, she couldn't come up with a proper solution when she saw the Manchus and Han army bannermen who were monitoring them.Just at this time,

Zhang Changji suddenly said: "Actually, we don't need to send anyone to notify the Shun army in the city, as long as we disrupt the night attack, the Shun army can't blame us for not reporting it in time."

Destroying the night attack, although the idea sounded good, the two still turned their attention to Zhang Changleg, wanting to know how he wanted to destroy the night attack.Although the Manchus lost the courage to fight with the Shun army, the Manchus did not lose their organization. Over the years of wars, the Manchus have become accustomed to the military system. As long as the army’s organization is not completely disintegrated, even if the morale of the Manchus is low, It is still a well-trained army, which is not comparable to the local soldiers of the powerful.

Therefore, after deciding to launch a night attack and retreat plan, the Qing army, facing difficulties, still maintained an efficient organization, and there was no chaotic scene preparing to flee.It is conceivable that before they left the camp to participate in the night raid, it was impossible to escape the control of the Manchus.And once the night attack plan starts, will the Shun Army accept the surrender of an unknown army?

Zhang Changleg raised his head to look at the sky, and then said to his two companions: "It's a good time to set off fireworks at night. In order to prevent emergency contact at night, Shunjun asked someone to bring some fireworks over. As long as we As soon as the fireworks are set off, the Shun Army will naturally be able to detect something is wrong. As long as the Shun Army is prepared, I don’t think the camp they built outside the city is for viewing. Next, we should retreat to the side to watch the battle, or take advantage of the darkness Doesn’t it all depend on us to get some merits?”

Wang Yanbin immediately loosened his brows and said: "Lao Zhang's idea is good, but it's already at this time, of course we have to take this opportunity to make some meritorious deeds. If we miss this opportunity, do we have other opportunities to make meritorious deeds?"

Ning Zhen also echoed: "Indeed, we are now one step behind Guo Huanglian and Wang Wenhuan. If we can't make some achievements, we will probably be inferior to them in the future. This achievement is still necessary, and it can be regarded as a surrender for the Shun Army." It’s just that the strength of the few of us may not be enough, maybe they have also been notified, telling them to revolt during the night attack tonight.”

At this time, Zhang Changji cautiously persuaded: "It's not that I don't believe these brothers, but what we talked about before was the uprising when the Manchus retreated. Everyone knows that the Manchus are fleeing now, and they will not take us with them at all. , so everyone can only take the road of uprising before the battle, so as not to be liquidated by the Shun army.

But tonight's night attack may not necessarily fail, maybe some people's minds will come alive, after all, if the Qing army can really win, they don't have to think about the problem of Shunjun liquidating themselves.We can guarantee that no one will be confused and go to inform the Manchurians?So we can't notify them in advance, and after we set off the fireworks, we will tell everyone, and they will give up the idea of ​​whistleblowing. "

After Wang Yanbin and Ning Zhen looked at each other, they nodded and agreed: "Then do this, it's safer..."

As night fell, the Shun army outside the Qing army's camp either retreated into the city or retreated into the camp. Today, the Shun army established three camps on the north, northeast, and east sides of the Qing army's camp, and The fortress built outside the south gate yesterday became a distant echo.If the Shun army were allowed to continue to build camps outside the camp tomorrow, then the Shun army would form a semi-encirclement of the Qing army camp, and it would be difficult for the Qing army to even get out of the camp.

The Shun Army named these camps with the directions of A, B, B, D, and D, and almost every camp had a regiment of troops stationed there.The Bingdong camp was garrisoned by the Hu Dan regiment. Although the Hu Dan regiment was attacked by the Manchu cavalry before the march and suffered heavy losses, but because the regiment fought firmly against the Manchu cavalry, Li Zicheng ordered that the regiment be supplemented first, and some veterans He joined the regiment with reserve soldiers and quickly restored the regiment's combat effectiveness.

Through this incident, the new army also felt one thing. It is meaningless to preserve strength in the new army, because the deployment of the new army is completely dependent on the control of the general staff, and blindly avoiding battles will not give you real possession. Instead, this army will be dismantled and supplemented by those who dare to fight bravely.Moreover, Hu Dan also received a commendation from Li Zicheng for this matter, and it is said that he is likely to be promoted after the war.

This incident greatly inspired the officers of the Shun Army who wanted to get ahead, and it also made Hu Tan himself full of energy.Facing the bright future after the war, Hu Dan naturally would not relax his vigilance at this time, so he was quite serious about the task of guarding the camp, and said to his subordinates after nightfall: "Tonight is the last It was a difficult night. The Qing army could still move our camp except tonight. Tomorrow, our army will build two more camps, and the Qing army will not be able to move. Therefore, tonight, all ministries will leave a vigil, and everyone will take turns to rest. Can't give the Qing army an opportunity to take advantage of..."

Hu Dan's order received a lot of response from his subordinates. After a series of battles, the new army also formally understood the internal promotion procedures of the new army. Naturally, they knew that their promotion was related to the achievements of the army. Therefore, Hu Tan's order was not for himself, but also for their benefit.

Chapter 406 Night Attack One

When it was completely dark,

Bo and Tuo also came to Mandahai's tent.The young Man Dahai was still in good health, and with a bit of luck, he woke up after being in a coma for a day after being rescued by his subordinates.

When Azig arrived with the main force, he was already able to eat and talk.However, with several broken ribs, he still needs a long period of rest to recover.Therefore, Azig ordered Man Dahai and Ibai to evacuate together. After leaving, Man Dahai would be sent back to Beijing for recuperation, and Man Dahai's military position was also taken over by Bo Hetuo.

Seeing Bo Hetuo's arrival, Man Dahai wanted his guard to help him up. Bo Hetuo quickly stepped forward and held him down, saying, "You have to go on your way later, so you should save some strength and don't move. I and Just say a few words and leave, there is nothing important."

Man Dahai asked his personal guards to put a sable fur on the back of his head, and then he lay on the camp bed and looked at Bo and Tuo with a smile and said, "The road to Beijing is indeed very long, so it's good to save some energy. Going south from Beijing, this time I have to go back first."

Bo Hetuo looked at Man Dahai, who couldn't see the blood on his face under the candlelight, and felt quite embarrassed in his heart. He showed some apology on his face and said, "I should have persuaded you that day, or you wouldn't have Suffering like this."

Man Dahai suddenly lowered his face and said: "I don't like to hear these words. There is no one who is not injured on the battlefield. Even if I choose again, I will still choose to attack. However, Li Zicheng is really not Ordinary ant thief, no wonder the Ming army was defeated by him."

Seeing the painful expression on the face of Man Dahai who said a few more words, Bo Hetuo quickly took over the conversation and said: "Li Zicheng is certainly not an ordinary thief, but the hearts of the Chinese people have not yet completely attached to him. The strength is also to use a little less, and we will not necessarily lose to him. I wrote a letter and gave a brief explanation of some things about this trip to the south. After you return to Beijing, help me deliver this letter to the regent , so that the regent can make preparations. You can take a look on the way, and if you think there is something missing, you can add it.”

Man Dahai looked at the letter handed over by Bo Hetuo, he asked his personal guard to put it directly into his personal clothes, and signaled his personal guard to guard the surroundings of the tent, and then he said to Bo Hetuo: "I will look at it on the way. However, you seem to be not very optimistic about the result of this southward battle."

Bo and Tuo replied with a wry smile: "Do you really think that this night attack is meaningful? It is of course a good idea to use a night attack to cover up the retreat, but the biggest problem of our army now is the discord between the Manchus and the Hans." Do you trust?

While distrusting those Han people to be loyal to themselves, they must drive them to fight for themselves.It would be okay if it was daytime, at least their movements are under our noses.But at night, how do we catch those Han people and force them to fight for our army?I am very worried that if someone takes a risk in this night attack tonight, we will be in danger. "

Man Dahai can understand Bo Hetuo's worries, but he has now resigned from the military, and it is obviously inappropriate to express any views on this issue, and Azig will not listen to his dissuasion.After walking around from the moment of life and death, Man Dahai is also a little bit older, he comforted Bo and Tuo: "Some Han people in the camp may take advantage of tonight's night attack to do something, but they should not be so fast Get in touch with the Shun Army in the city, so we don't have to worry that the Shun Army will pick them up.

Without the support of the Shun army, we can still suppress the rebellion only with the strength of the Han army.Moreover, it is impossible for all the Han troops in the whole battalion to turn against each other, so we have already received the wind.Looking at it this way, it is actually feasible to launch a night attack tonight, at least it is better than waiting for the Shun Army to contact the rebels in the camp before doing anything. "

Bo and Tuo also agree with Man Dahai's view that tonight's night attack has both advantages and disadvantages. If the Shun army can be caught off guard, then the subsequent army retreat plan will be much easier.But can this beautiful wish really come true?

Bo and Tuo, who handed the letter to Mandahai, quickly bid farewell. Tonight was a very busy night for both of them, so Bo and Tuo couldn't keep chatting with each other.

Not long after Bo Hetuo returned to his account to prepare, he received Azig's order to summon the generals to raise the account.The moonlight tonight is still relatively bright, which has both advantages and disadvantages for night raids. A good moonlight means that it is easier to march and fight at night, but the chances of the enemy's finding them are also greatly increased.

When dozens of Manchu and Han generals in the battalion stood under the tent, Azig came out from behind the tent wearing a thick fur cloak. Then he said aloud: "I won't talk about other superfluous things, and now I will talk about their respective tasks.

King Pingxi and his own country are guarding the camp. If the reinforcements from the Shun army go out of the city, those who come from the west and north will be dealt with by their own country, and those who come from the south and east will be dealt with by King Pingxi.As for the three camps built by the Shun Army outside our camp, Bo Hetuo is in charge of the north one, He Jinzhong is in charge of the northeast one, and Subai you are in charge of the east one..."

Azig pointed to the map on the case, and at the same time, he said the order of assigning each person, which was completely done in one go without any pause, and he seemed to have a plan in his mind.

This appearance of Azig can still convince some generals below the middle level. As for the generals such as Subai, although they feel that this night attack plan is inappropriate, they cannot point out this inappropriateness to Azig in public.This inappropriate means that the distribution of the night raid plan to the Manchus and Hans is too fair, which is naturally very inappropriate for the Manchu generals who want to get out of the current predicament as soon as possible.

However, seeing the surrounding soldiers responding one after another, it was not easy for them to object in front of these people, because they could not come up with convincing reasons for their objection.In order to preserve the strength of the Manchus, those Hans should be thrown out as the main force to attack the camp of the Shun army. This reason will only further destroy the trust between the Manchus and the Hans in the camp, so there is no need to attack in the future, otherwise it will inevitably happen. Civil unrest broke out.

After Azig finished talking about the tasks assigned to each of them, he looked up at the generals under the tent again and said, "If no one has any objections, then go down and prepare separately, and then wait for the attack order from your country."

The gazes of several Manchu generals were all on Subai, but Subai still didn't object after all, so after a period of silence in the tent, Azig said again: "Then refund the account..."

Subai returned to his station with a few subordinates. On the way, Jueluo Guoke finally couldn't help asking him: "Subai Zhangjing, why don't we persuade the general? Isn't this kind of night attack plan should be done?" Let those Han people attract the attention of the Shun army, and then cover our retreat?"

Subai sighed and said, "Perhaps the general still has a ray of hope in his heart. If our night attack can really disrupt the Shun army's position, there may be a chance of a comeback, but Li Zicheng probably won't give it to us." Leave an opportunity like this."

Jueluo Guoke didn't understand, and he subconsciously asked, "Since you think Li Zicheng won't leave us with such an opportunity, why do you follow the general?"

Subai stopped, turned his head and glanced at Jue Luo Guoke, and after a while he said: "He is a general after all, how can we stop him? Don't talk about this matter anymore, let's go back and talk about it." Tell me, how should we fight this battle..."

Near midnight, the main gate of the Qing army camp was quietly opened, and Bo Hetuo led 500 Manchu cavalry and 1000 Han troops to walk out of the camp gate first.For this night attack, the Qing army still made a lot of preparations. In addition to wrapping the horses' hooves, they also made the soldiers bite a small wooden stick in their mouths to prevent them from disturbing the Shun army.

The moon hanging high in the middle of the sky illuminates the land in a silvery white color. Fortunately, the previous battle has almost destroyed the snow around the camp. Therefore, when the Qing soldiers and horses walk on the ground, they will not be reflected by the snow. Larger shadows.Bo and Tuo, who were in the second half of the team, were still a little nervous. If they were discovered by Shunjun too early, it would be almost impossible for them to gain anything tonight.

It takes more than half an hour to walk from the camp gate to the northern camp that he is in charge of attacking, but this is the marching speed during the day, and at least double it at night, so Bo Hetuo still holds an hourglass in his hand, and the hourglass is turned upside down four times Finally, when it is time to attack, the other two troops will also attack at the same time.

Bo and Tuo paid a little attention to the hourglass in their hands while paying attention to the actions of the troops.It should be said that their luck was pretty good. Until the hourglass was turned upside down three times, Shunjun didn't notice their actions. Looking at the Shunjun camp with several bonfires in front of them, Bo and Tuo ordered the people around them to go down and take a break. Bell, then ready to attack.

Just when Bo Hetuo deployed his troops, suddenly a strange sound came from behind him. He subconsciously looked behind him and found a beautiful firework spreading out in the sky behind him, illuminating the ground under the firework as if During the daytime, Subai and other troops were supposed to attack the Shun army camp in the east.

"This is?" "Someone is setting off fireworks?" "Are you crazy? Shun Jun should be able to see it." "Shun Jun is not blind, of course he can see it. There is a ghost..."

Hearing the noise of the subordinates around him, Bo Hetuo finally came to his senses. When he looked at the Shunjun camp in front, he found that there were lights in the camp, and he could also see the movement of figures in the camp.Shun Jun was obviously alarmed, a thought flashed through his mind.

But at this time, he settled down, dropped the hourglass in his hand, and then drew his knife and shouted at his subordinates: "

Azima, you and Zhao Guoxiang attack the left side; Fei Yangzhu, you and Li Zhong attack the right side; Gantai, you and Wang Guochen and I attack the main gate of the camp; after opening the gap, rush inward, be sure to kill Ben Battalion guard.As long as the defenders can be killed, the Shun army will be in chaos after losing command, and our army will surely win. "

The Manchu and Han generals whose names were called by Bo and Tuo all agreed, and then called their subordinates to attack the camp in front of them.The Qing army was quite experienced in attacking this kind of camp. The infantry stepped forward to cross the ditch and hacked open the fence with an axe. The archers stood in the ditch and went to the camp/shooting for cover.Cut open the gap and you can rush into the camp.

Chapter 407 Night Attack II

Following the Bohe Tuohan Army, apart from some Liaodong Han people, the Green Banner Army mainly consisted of the surrendered Ming Frontier Army. Compared with the most unreliable local tyrants, these Green Banner Army are still more trusted by the people , because their family members are still in the area north of the Yellow River.

And the facts are just as the Manchus judged, although the morale of these Green Banner troops was low, they did not have the intention of betraying the Manchus, they just wanted to retreat with the Manchus.Although they had some doubts about tonight's night attack plan, they were able to obey the order seeing that the Manchurians also participated in the operation.

But when the fireworks behind them went up into the air, the demoralized Green Banner Army split into two levels. Some people thought about retreating. After all, it was impossible for the Shun Army not to see the fireworks after they went up into the air.But there are also some people who feel that they should obey the orders of the Manchus. At this time, they may not necessarily fail if they step forward, because the camp is right in front of them.

Under the surveillance of the Manchu cavalry, the generals of the Han army who wanted to give up the attack were quickly persuaded by the generals who insisted on the attack.Although the morale of these green flag troops was a bit low, their military quality was much better than that of the guards in the interior. Once they decided to continue to attack, they quickly formed an offensive formation and charged 15 to 20 ax soldiers. In the front, followed by two or three groups of infantry, they waited for the axemen to break through the wooden fence outside the camp, and then rushed into the gap to attack the inside of the camp.

The first to attack was Bo Hetuo's left-hand group. The sound of the ax chopping on the wooden fence also attracted the attention of the Shun army in the camp. There was a panic alarm from the Zhongshun army in the camp, and when some lights in the camp turned to the wooden fence on the left to attack, the archers of the Qing army also began to shoot at the inside of the camp, which caused more shouts .

Although they lost their first move, Bo and Tuo felt that they still had a chance when they heard the panicked shouts from inside the camp. As long as they could open a gap and rush in with a group of troops, Shunjun would quickly pass in such a dark night. Unable to distinguish friend from foe, thus losing orders and completely confused.

The biggest casualties in night battles are generally not brought by the enemy, but the cannibalism caused by the chaos of the attacked side. However, for the attacker, night battles are also full of risks. If the attacking camp is prepared, then It is also difficult to adjust the attack order after the attacker is blocked, so the attacking army will also lose organization due to the blockage, and eventually fall into a situation of fighting on its own.

Therefore, for the army of this era, night battles are not completely sure, or they are the last to let go. Almost all generals will not choose this tactic.The Manchus and the Ming army have been at war for more than [-] years. There are almost a handful of night battles between the two sides, and most of them were initiated by the Ming army. To some extent, it also shows that the Ming army and the Manchus were in a confrontation Those who are at a disadvantage will adopt this desperate tactic.

Looking at the Shunjun camp in front of him, Bo Hetuo was also a little dazed for a moment. He didn't expect that the Manchurians would start fighting with the Shunjun soon after entering the customs. This was something he had never expected before.After all, after the Songjin War, the Manchus already believed that the Ming Empire, which threatened them the most, could do nothing to them. A pattern of confrontation between Liaodong and Daming across the Great Wall had formed, and they were already qualified to call themselves the Northern Dynasty to Daming.

However, after the fall of the Great Ming Empire, a great Shun appeared immediately, and it was only tonight that Bo and Tuo truly agreed that the strategy of the Nine Kings to compete for the Great Tomorrow was correct.Given the population of the Han people, when heroes with a little bit of ambition come out, the Manchus will start desperately. If the Han people are allowed to reintegrate the world of Ming Dynasty, will the Han people give up their blood feud with them?

When Bo Hetuo was thinking about the decision of the Nine Kings, suddenly the attacking troops on the left burst into cheers, and the subordinates on the side also shouted excitedly to him: "Azima and Zhao Guoxiang opened the gap, they attacked The Shunjun camp is here..."

Bo Hetuo looked to the left, and sure enough, there was a gap about seven or eight people's length in the wooden fence of the camp on the left, and the fire in the camp was exposed from the gap. go.

It was just that Bo and Tuo asked the subordinates around him with some doubts: "Why did the voices of the Shunjun in the camp become so quiet?"

None of the subordinates around him could answer his question for a while, because they were nervously paying attention to their own attack, and they didn't pay attention to the sound of the Shun army in the camp, but soon the sound of fighting from the left dispelled Bo and Tuo. As long as he can fight with Shunjun, there will be no major problems.

So he changed his words and said to his subordinates: "Go and urge Fei Yangzhu and Gantai, the left side has already entered, how long will it take for them to break through the gap?"

While Bo Hetuo was urging the troops in the center and right to speed up their attack, Qi Sansheng, the commander of the third division stationed in the camp, was already standing neatly dressed in the barracks that was separated from Bo Hetuo by a gate. In front of the camp gate, there is only one wooden fence wall from the outside, but there is also a barbed wire fence between the wooden fence wall and the inside of the camp.

Qi Sansheng looked at the musketeers lined up on both sides of the camp gate, and asked his subordinates, "Are you ready? Open the gate when you're ready and let the Qing troops in."

The battalion commander Zuo Zhong, who was in charge of defending the camp gate, said "yes" to Qi Sansheng, and then asked the messengers around him to inform the group of people guarding the camp gate to retreat behind the antlers.Without the obstruction of the gatekeepers of the Shun army, the Qing army who attacked the main gate of the camp quickly hacked to the gate and rushed in.

But Li Zhong, who led the team to rush into the gate of the camp, was stunned for a moment when he saw the soldiers of the Shun army waiting solemnly behind the antlers in front of them, and the barbed wire fences on both sides. This was completely different from the inside of the Shun army camp he had imagined.You must know that the most heavily defended camp at this time is nothing more than heavy trenches inside and outside. He has never seen a barbed wire fence behind the wooden fence wall.

However, the subsequent Shun army's attack on the Qing soldiers who had entered the camp made him realize that the barbed wire fence was really beneficial to the defending side.The soldiers of the Shun army separated by the barbed wire can attack the huddled Qing army without any scruples. The distance between the barbed wire and the wooden fence wall can accommodate three adults in parallel, so the Qing army with long weapons is very easy to attack. It is difficult to deploy, and the Qing army with short weapons cannot fight against the spearmen on the opposite side of the barbed wire. If the opponent is holding firecrackers, then the Qing army will be a bunch of live targets.

Although there was an open space at the gate, and the barbed wire fence turned inward, facing the Shun Army defense line blocked with antlers directly in front, the Qing army in this open space was also the target of being shot at will by the Shun Army musketeers.Within a few dozen breaths of rushing into the camp, more than half of the fifty or sixty soldiers who rushed in after Li Zhong had fallen.

What made him even more terrified was that the soldiers at the back didn't know what happened in the camp, and they were still rushing in, which made him unable to retreat even if he wanted to.But fortunately, someone soon came in to share his pressure. After Gantai led more than 20 people to urge the Han army to come in, he was a little stunned to see the scene in front of him.

But he was obviously more decisive than Li Zhong. Seeing that he couldn't cut through the barbed wire for a while, and couldn't retreat, he immediately shouted to the people around him: "Rush over, as long as we open the antlers, we can live. "

Gantai shouted, and let the Manchus around him drive the Han soldiers towards the antlers in front of him. Seeing this scene, Li Zhong also came back to his senses, and ordered his subordinates to let the soldiers rush to the front instead of Block the road and block the gate of the camp.

Driven by the shouts of the two and the officers, the Qing soldiers who rushed into the camp finally continued to flow forward reluctantly.Qi Sansheng, who was standing behind the antlers, looked at this scene and didn't pay much attention to it. If the antlers could be squeezed down by relying on a large number of people, then at least thousands of people would die here, but he didn't think the Qing army could organize several A night attack of thousands of people, because no one can do it.

He just ordered the adjutants around him to continue to light the bonfire inside the camp, and then organized troops to patrol around the camp to prevent a small number of Qing troops from infiltrating and setting fire to cause damage.The news from the two gaps attacked by the Qing army on the left and right is also quite beneficial to the Shun army. They did not expect that there was a tough barbed wire wall behind the wooden fence camp wall, and the Qing army did not have suitable tools to destroy the barbed wire. As a result, the Shun army quickly organized troops, and wiped out many of the Qing troops who had invaded the wooden fence camp.

When the bonfires at the Shunjun camp were lit one by one, the entire camp became brighter, and under the shroud of light, the morale of the Shunjun soldiers in the camp rose even higher.At this time, the night attack of the Qing army turned into a tough battle, which of course was a disaster.

The Qing army attacking from the left and the right had already had Han soldiers who had secretly fled the battlefield, while the Qing army attacking the camp gate in the middle, just as Qi Sansheng expected, at first, under the reprimand and driving of the Manchus and Shangguan, those Han soldiers still He habitually obeyed orders and launched an attack on the antlers, but this wave of attack was quickly interrupted by the continuous shooting of gunmen from both sides. Without support from the rear, the Qing soldiers who attacked forward quickly fell He was stabbed to death by the spearmen of the Shun army defending behind the antlers.

Realizing that continuing to attack was nothing but suicide, and the Manchus were still blocking the gates of the camp and refused to let the Han soldiers retreat, finally someone couldn't help shouting: "These slaves want to kill us all here, left and right It's death, everyone might as well fight Jiannu..."

The soldiers of the Han army who were oppressed to the extreme finally rioted. They began to attack the Manchus around them or the superiors who forced them to move forward. The Manchus among the Han soldiers had no time to react and were stabbed to death immediately. people.At this crowded camp gate, no matter how brave a person is, they can't show their abilities, because they don't know where the attack comes from.