Dashun Yongchang

Under Chen Minghan's angry reprimand, the officers and soldiers who were standing there in a daze finally took action in a panic, but they didn't know whose command to listen to and what to do first, so the order in the hall became even more chaotic. The officers and soldiers turned around like headless chickens, but no one went out of the hall to fight the fire.

Because everyone is smart and knows that a fire may be caused by a fire, but so many fires show a problem, that is, Shun Jun has already touched the village, and it is very difficult to go out of the mansion to fight the fire at this time. It might become the target of the Shun army.Therefore, no one wants to go to the warehouse alone to fight the fire. They are waiting for others to take the initiative, and then decide whether to follow.

Chen Minghan had no choice but to reprimand these subordinates who disobeyed orders, and personally named two capable officers to take the lead to save the fires on the east and west roads. As for the fires in other places, he can't care about them now.

Under his threats and lures, the Qing army in the hall finally started to move, and Chen Minghan also began to deploy defenses on the house after the fire brigades set off. He said to the subordinates behind him: "At present, outside The enemy's situation is unknown, we may be attacked by the Shun army if we fight out now, so I decided to garrison here first, and it is only two and a half hours before dawn. This is a good fit."

Chen Minghan didn't even believe what he said, but he knew that if he didn't say that, then these soldiers would probably sneak out of the village and run away after they came to their senses.After all, in the dark, the movement of small groups of people will not respond to the large-scale pursuit of the Fashun army, so the current Gaozhuang is actually the most unsafe.

Therefore, Chen Minghan knew very well that if he allowed these soldiers to do their own thing, he would soon be the only one running here, because he was the only one who had the responsibility to guard the village.As a former officer of the Ming Dynasty, although Chen Minghan didn't fight very well, he still had a basic grasp of the direction of the war.

After realizing that the soldiers should not be let out at this time, which would lead to a total collapse, he immediately changed his words to these subordinates: "As long as everyone works together and guards our current mansion, then the debt owed tonight will be written off."

After hearing Chen Minghan's promise, the soldiers in the hall finally smiled, but someone still asked him: "Since the Shun army can set fire to the village, will they also burn this house? Then we Isn't there no way to escape?"

Chen Minghan had heard too little news at this time, and he didn't know whether it was a large-scale attack by the Shun army or harassment by a small army, so he couldn't answer everyone's questions, but he quickly replied: "So we will All the wooden buildings have collapsed, so it will be difficult for the Shun army to set fire to us."

It's just that Chen Minghan's arrangement was still a bit slow, because he soon heard the sound of combat from the south. Obviously, this was a formal attack launched by the Shun Army after seeing the fire.After realizing that this was a large-scale attack by the Shun army rather than a small disturbance, Chen Minghan once again urged his subordinates to set up defenses in the garden.

On the other side, under the support of the village, Li Cheng and others, Zhang Yong led his subordinates to clear the security post at the entrance and exit of the village quickly, and then led his subordinates to fight all the way to the center of the village.At this time, the passage from the south to the center of the village was almost unimpeded, because most of the sentries had put down their duties to gamble, and those who did not gamble had their throats cut by Li Cheng's subordinates.

Facing Zhang Yong leading a large group of people into the village, the guards on the village passage immediately showed their friendship, and then handed over their weapons to show respect.Zhang Yong accepted this group of officers and soldiers, and then sent someone to take care of them.Only when he got near the center of the village did Zhang Yong encounter real resistance, and a few musketeers blocked the alley.

With the help of the light brought by the fire burning at the entrance of the alley, these bird gunners can clearly see the movement at the entrance of the alley in such a dark night. If Zhang Yong hadn't let the two rattan soldiers walk in front, he might not have been able to escape being caught. Shoot the fate.

Zhang Yong, who had returned, stopped and thought for a while, then ordered his two subordinates to lead ten people into the houses on both sides of the alley, and then break through the walls and advance.On the other hand, he asked the rattan soldiers to attract the Qing army's musketeers to continue firing their guns at the entrance of the alley to determine their positions.

After all, these bird gunners just happened to be here, not under the command of an officer. They didn't know if there was anyone to meet them, and they didn't know the number of Shunjun who attacked, so they heard the Shunjun After the sound of dismantling the wall, the gunners immediately panicked.Most of the houses in this kind of village are made of earthen walls, so it doesn't take much effort to destroy them. Once the Shun army knocks down the earthen walls and comes out of the houses, they don't know how to stop them. After all, they only have five or six birds here. It's just a gun, it's okay to seal an alley, and it's a dream to seal multiple gaps.

So after a round of fighting, a Qing army finally yelled: "We are worthy of the Qing Dynasty's salary. There are too many Shunjun soldiers. If you don't leave, you will die here. Let's withdraw..."

Zhang Yong listened for a moment in the shadow of the alley, then suddenly grabbed a rattan badge and rushed out, and the soldiers behind him subconsciously followed after seeing this.Zhang Yong was lucky, he was not blocked when he rushed out of the alley, and the few Qing soldiers who dared to stop them had already run away.Zhang Yong then assigned a new mission to his subordinates, directly killing several houses where the Qing army gathered, mainly the big house in the center of the village.

Faced with the fire and the attack of the Shun Army brigade, the soldiers of the Qing Army who were still obedient to Chen Minghan, the capital, quickly gave up on this seemingly impossible task. They began to stay away from Chen Minghan's sight, and then secretly jumped out from the wall , to find their own way of life.From the disappearance of one or two Qing soldiers, followed by the disappearance of a group of people, when Chen Minghan realized that the number of people in the courtyard was wrong, at least half of the people had disappeared.

Chen Minghan was in a state of desperation and asked people to look for them. When these bastards were hiding somewhere, the gate of the yard was finally knocked open by Shunjun.Then a few dark things with a matchstick were thrown into the door. Someone quickly recognized that it was the fire mine of the Shun army. There were a few explosions, and then the Shun army rushed in, hacking and killing the Qing army who had lost their formation.

Looking at the retreating subordinates in the courtyard, Chen Minghan also knew that the situation was over, so he took off his armor and helmet, and slipped out of the backyard with a few cronies.It took less than an hour for the Shun army to capture Gaozhuang.

Chapter 511 The Qing Army's Retaliation VII

Jialazhangjing Erzhai stood in front of a collapsed hut at the entrance of the village, looking at the center of the village with a livid face. Two hours had passed since the attack at midnight, but the Shun Army still controlled the center and the southeast part of the village. A failed night raid.

As a fishing and hunting nation, the Manchus do not shy away from eating fish and animal offal. This is in stark contrast to the Mongols, so "blindfolded birds" among the Manchus are quite rare.But the Manchus don't like night battles. One is that they are in the tradition of the tribesmen in the mountains, and the other is that the Manchus have not met anyone worthy of their night battles.

Night combat actually means chaos, so in this combat state, both the attacker and the defender will lose their organization, but the attacker must still have a reserve team in hand, so it can give the last blow when the defender is in chaos .But for the Manchus, it is impossible for them to use the Han people to fight at night, because the Han people are blindfolded and unreliable, and using the Manchus to carry out night raids will cause too many casualties. It is obvious that a frontal attack can win a war in the daytime. Why engage in night raids?

Therefore, after the founding of the country by the Manchus, night raids rarely occurred during the battle with Ming Dynasty, but the Ming army often had records of night raids on the Manchus. This also shows that the Ming army with a large number of people on the battlefield the underdog.Also because of this, the Manchus are actually not proficient in night raid tactics, and Erzhai only arranged night raids based on some past war experience.

The village where Shunjun’s trail was found is located on a gentle slope by the river. The village is low in the northwest and high in the southeast. The Dongyu River is at the foot of the east slope, the fields are on the west and north, and the woods and a place with no end in sight are on the south. of reeds.Because of this terrain, Erzhai can only arrange for Harhan Eban and Chen Tianmo to lead a small number of cavalry to attack from the north and west of the village, and the others will deploy defenses around the village until the Han people in the village are driven out. Follow up again.

As a retaliatory action, the most important thing is to catch the target of retaliation.And the continuous unfavorable news about the Qing army in the past also caused Erzhai to lose the most important quality of a general-patience.He didn't want this Shun army to slip away from his hands. After all, there were reeds and woods in the south of the village that were not conducive to cavalry pursuit. Therefore, Erzhai felt that the sooner the attack was launched, the less the Shun army in the village would be able to notice anything.

But obviously, his plan failed.When Halhan Erban and Chen Tianmo led 25 cavalry each to launch a surprise attack, they easily broke through an earth barrier outside the village. Like most northern villages in this era, each village has a low wall around it. , Through the treatment of the height difference between the inner and outer ground, when approaching the low wall from the outside of the village, you will find that the height of the wall is above the eyes, while people standing on the village road inside the wall only see the wall from the waist to the chest.

This low wall made of earth and rocks is actually used to deal with the local thieves. After all, most of the local thieves do not have any equipment. As long as they can prevent them from entering the village, these local thieves will choose to negotiate with the people in the village. Two bags of sorghum or millet will do.But this kind of earth barrier is of no use to the Manchu cavalry. The Manchu cavalry with excellent equipment quickly broke two gaps in the earth wall, and then drove straight in.

When Halhan Oban rushed into the village with his cavalry, he didn't hear or see any precautions at first, which greatly boosted his confidence, so he quickly ordered his subordinates to light the torches, and then light all the sights he saw along the way. Although most of the houses are earth houses, the roofs are all made of thatch and wood, so it is not difficult to set a fire.

Although the Manchus are not familiar with night raid tactics, there are still basic night raid principles, that is to create chaos and kill people. Ignition is the best way to create chaos for the enemy. The next step is to kill those who escaped from the house. .Under such an attack, the Shun army in the entire village would eventually fall into chaos, and then lose their organization and flee for their lives. This was the result they wanted.

The tactics of the Manchus were effective very quickly. A few Shunjun soldiers ran out to check because of the movement outside, but they saw the cavalrymen of the Manchus setting fire. ran down the alley.Hal Han's Russian squad ordered two cavalrymen to chase them in, and then continued to set fire along the main road of the village to the center of the village.

The two cavalry rushed into the alley that only allowed two people to walk side by side. The cavalry in front quickly increased their speed, trying to use their horses to trample the fleeing Shunjun soldiers. After all, these alleys are not always straight. Let Shunjun run into the inner corner, and they can only retreat.

But soon the cavalry behind saw that the cavalry in front suddenly fell back and fell off his horse, while his mount charged straight forward. Dragging forward, it seems that there is no sound.When the cavalryman was stunned, the mount took him to the place where the cavalryman in front fell. Before he could react, he felt his neck hit a thin object. When he fell off the horse, he realized that it was blocking His own is a black painted wire.

The wire was slightly higher than a person, so Shunjun soldiers and horses could pass under the wire, but people on horseback would bump into it if they didn't lie down.Even if the horse advances on foot, the cavalry on the horse will lose their balance when they hit the wire, not to mention the speed of the small cannon now.

The soldiers of the Shun army who had just fled into the alley quickly stopped the two horses that lost their owners, and then gave the two Manchu cavalry men who fell off the horses a knife. Before losing their lives, the Manchu cavalry vaguely heard the soldiers of the Shun army discussing He said: "This thing is really good for street fighting. It didn't take much effort to solve the two cavalry..."

Halhan Eban and Chen Tianmo quickly escaped from the village with a few cavalry, because they finally found out that it was a trap under the continuous attack of the Shun army.The two retreated outside the village and cried to Erzhai. The Shun army in the village had been prepared for a long time. There were traps everywhere, and there were antlers, repelling trees, and barbed wire in the center of the village. The cavalry could not rush through, but the Shun army Standing there and firing cannons at them, they had no choice but to escape back.

The Manchus like to call the lead fired by the Han people’s blunderbuss as the cannon, so the shooting of the blunderbuss is also called the cannon. , but the meanings of the two are actually very different, which also reflects from the side that the level of civilization of the Manchus is still relatively low, so there cannot be more words to describe new things.

Under the current context, of course Erzhai would not misunderstand that the Shun army in the village fired cannons, otherwise the two defeated generals would not have been able to escape back.To be honest, Erzhai is also very annoyed with these two bastards now, and really hopes that they all died in the village just now.

He wasn't annoyed because the two were defeated again, but that the two bastards hadn't been detected, and the Shun army had been prepared in advance in the village, which made them suffer such a dull loss.But at this time, he couldn't just stop the attack, and the soldiers below would be even more impatient. He wasn't even sure if there would be reinforcements from the Shun army before dawn, and their revenge this time would be in vain.

Nikan and Tong Tulai sent him out to boost morale, not to boost the morale of the other party. If he just withdraws in such a disheveled manner, it will be tantamount to leaving a black spot on his resume.The Manchus have been fighting since the founding of the country, so they are not behind the Ming Dynasty in terms of military organization. In fact, they are better than the Ming army in registering the resumes of officers.

It is precisely because the Manchus attach great importance to military merit that the resume of an officer has become the most important and reliable basis for promotion.Except for a few clan Baylors that Huang Taiji deliberately beat, most people can still get corresponding rewards for their military exploits.Erzhai is of course unwilling to tarnish his resume because of such a small act of revenge, and the Shun army in this village does not seem to be many, so it is not impossible to attack at all.

Based on various considerations, after the failure of the night attack plan, Erzhai decided to take a strong attack.For this reason, he gathered his troops, lifted the surveillance on the outskirts of the village, and divided his army into three parts, one as a reserve team, and the other two attacked from the north and west of the village. In fact, Erzhai had given up the idea of ​​encircling and annihilating the Shun army in the village, but turned to defeating the Shun army and occupying the village.

The investigation of the Battle of Gaozhuang gave the Qing army some enlightenment. Erzhai asked the attacking troops to be careful about shooting and throwing gunpowder weapons of the Shun army when they attacked, and to advance steadily, and not to use tunnels and traps for the Shun army. The wall surrounds the chance of hitting behind oneself.

The prudence of Erzhai did reduce the casualties of the Qing army, but it also brought about a problem, that is, the advance speed of the Qing army was extremely slow, until it was almost dawn, and the core area of ​​the village was basically still in the hands of the Shun army. However, after fighting for so long, Erzhai confirmed one thing, that is, there are no civilians in the village, they should be soldiers, and the number should be close to a hundred, which is more than one-third of the Qing army.

Erzhai took the Eight Banners cavalry with him this time, which can be said to be the most elite part of the Qing army. Although the Shun army on the opposite side fought very tenaciously, he could feel that it should not be elite, because the opponent committed a crime. They made many mistakes, but they relied on the arrangements they had already prepared and their tenacious will to fight, and forcibly resisted several attacks launched by the Qing army.

When this battle was fought to such an extent, the Qing army’s retaliatory action can be said to have failed, because the significance of the retaliatory action was to attack the morale of the soldiers and civilians of Dashun, so that they would not dare to become enemies with the Manchus, rather than to stimulate the soldiers and civilians of Dashun to persist in resistance.If resistance can force the Qing army to make concessions, then it will set a wrong example for others. If you want to avoid being enslaved by the Qing army, you should resist instead of obeying. It is impossible to conquer China one by one.

Erzhai knew in his heart that if the Han people in every place resisted the Qing army as stubbornly as these Shun troops, it would be a nightmare for the regent to seize the Han people's world. Many, if the Han people rise up to resist one after another, how can the Manchus fight the world?What's more, the Mongols did not really surrender to the Manchus. Even the Mongols who were forced by Lin Danhan to surrender to the Manchus at the beginning heard that Huang Taiji wanted to conquer Lin Danhan, and quietly ran to deliver a letter to Lin Danhan. It can be seen that the Mongols did not Don't believe in the myth that Manchu and Mongolian are one.

Chapter 512 The Retaliation of the Qing Army Eight

When Erzhai stood on the road at the entrance of the village and looked at the center of the village, Li Zhixiong, the platoon leader of the Shun Army standing on the bell tower of Wulou Village, was also watching the fighting in the village. At this time, the fire in the village had weakened. This also dimmed the light in the village again, and it was no longer possible to observe the movements of the Qing army as easily as before.

Regarding the defense of Wulou Village, the Shun army also took many considerations, mainly to guard against the Qing army's cavalry assault and arson attacks. Therefore, the Qing army's previous arson actions did not actually threaten the Shun army except for exposing their own attack direction. Several key points for stationing troops.The Shun Army also controlled the commanding heights of Wulou Village, a small 2-story bell tower, which caused the huts on the outskirts of the village to be ignited, giving the Shun Army a chance to observe the Qing army's offensive route.

Looking at the hourglass on the chair next to him, Li Zhixiong finally asked his deputy, "Have all the wounded been transferred out?"

The deputy nodded and replied: "The transfer started fifteen minutes ago, and now they should start to go out of the tunnel. I also ordered the victims to be temporarily placed in the cellar, and they will be resettled after the Qing army retreats."

Li Zhixiong nodded and replied: "It is impossible for the Qing army to stay here for a long time. It will not be a problem to temporarily place them in the cellar. You go down and pass the order, and the retreat plan will start in a quarter of an hour. Let the militia retreat first, let them go to No. 2 Location. Next, teams 2 and 3 will evacuate, and then you will evacuate with team 4, and I will evacuate with team 1 at the end, and we will meet at point 1. If the Qing army catches up, we will retreat to point 2 and let the militia do their job. Prepare your defenses."

The deputy first agreed, but didn't go downstairs immediately. He hesitated for a while and said, "Actually, isn't it more beneficial for us to stick to the village? Although there are simple fortifications on No. 1 and No. 2, they are definitely not as easy as in the village." Defensive."

Li Zhixiong shook his head and said: "It will be dawn in an hour at most, and the Qing army will be able to see clearly our arrangement in the village. If we can't defend, we won't even have a place to retreat.

Whether we can hold on, I think it is very difficult, because everyone's physical strength has been exhausted.The stamina of these Manchus is much better than ours, they can charge with double armor, and we soldiers feel that the burden is very heavy in one layer of armor.We were able to fight them for most of the night because we had a lot of gunpowder weapons. It was always easier to fire and shoot than to draw a bow and fight hand-to-hand.

I remember His Majesty once said that the most important responsibility of a grassroots officer is to distribute the physical strength of the soldiers, because all battles depend on the physical strength of the soldiers. The civilians are restrained.

Most of our soldiers are actually not used to long hours of fierce fighting, because they have never had enough food in the past, but those Manchus are different, they rely on looting Koreans and us Hans, and basically can get enough food.Therefore, on the battlefield, they can charge for dozens of rounds wearing heavy armor, while we can't fight more than a dozen rounds wearing light armor.

We have been fighting continuously for nearly 2 hours tonight, and everyone's physical strength is almost exhausted. Once the Qing army sees this, they will definitely use it.So, let's retreat first, it's not easy to find a way in the reeds, after we run in, they need to consume more stamina if they want to find us, and then they will fight..."

After listening to Li Zhixiong's explanation, the deputy went downstairs in relief.He wanted to persevere because he felt that he had persevered for most of the night, and maybe the soldiers below could persevere, and maybe they would grind the Qing army away.It was always uneasy to go out into the open and fight cavalry, compared to leaving the protection of the strong houses of the village.

But what the boss said made sense, and he changed his mind.After all, it was under the series of combat plans formulated by the Marshal's Mansion that they could fight against the Qing army. Naturally, no one would think that their old experience would be useful at this time.

Standing on the bell tower, Li Zhixiong was still watching the situation in the village, but after the order to retreat was issued, he became a little distracted.The reason for his distraction was actually to review tonight's battle. As an officer promoted from the bottom of the Ming army, Li Zhixiong still loves to learn, which is why he was selected and trained by the General Staff.

Recalling the process of tonight's battle, Li Zhixiong immediately found several mistakes he made. After all, it was the first time he commanded a battle independently, so everything was seeking stability, which made several pursuits that could expand the results of the battle impossible. He was stopped by him, and looking back now, the flaws revealed by the Qing army should not be traps, but the Qing army did make mistakes.

Li Zhixiong couldn't help but sighed with emotion, "It seems that the Manchus are not as powerful as the rumors. They also make mistakes and die..."

Erzhai didn't know that the officer of the Shun Army who fought with him all night had changed his fear of the Manchus through this battle.When the sky was bright, Erzhai finally walked into the compound where the Shun army had stood guard for most of the night. The Shun army set fire to it when they were retreating, and the Qing army had to wait for the fire to go out before rushing in to find the Shun army. whereabouts.

This time, Chen Tianmo did a good job. Maybe he knew that he had escaped twice, and he was in trouble after returning to the camp. Therefore, Chen Tianmo took a little risk this time, and was the first to rush into the house where the fire had not been extinguished. Found traces of the Shun army, and finally found the tunnel that the Shun army used to run.

He took Erzhai to a cross-yard and said: "This is the place where Shunjun last appeared. The east wing room was originally a room for storing sundries, but there is a tunnel under the sundries. If Shunjun hadn't moved for the convenience of walking, After opening the sundries in the house, I couldn't find this tunnel so quickly. I also checked various places in the house, and found no corpses or wounded of Shun Jun, so they must have escaped through the tunnel."

Erzhai glanced at him and said angrily: "This is not nonsense. Who doesn't know that they ran from the tunnel. The question is which direction does this tunnel lead to? Have you sent someone to look for it?"

Chen Tianmo could only say awkwardly: "The humble job has already sent people down the tunnel, and we should be able to find the exit outside the village soon."

While waiting for the results of the tunnel exit, Erzhai asked someone to count the losses of the night's battle. The result shocked him a lot. At least 47 people were killed and more than 30 people were injured in this battle. Three people are missing, which means that the staff has been reduced by a third.Such a result made Erzhai feel that this retaliatory action had become a joke.

When he was sitting on the stone in the ruins and thinking about whether there was any need to pursue, Hu Misai suddenly led a few people into the courtyard in a hurry, and then came to him and said solemnly: "My lord, the situation Unfortunately, Gaozhuang was attacked by the Shun army last night."

Erzhai was startled, and immediately stood up and asked, "What? So how is Gaozhuang doing now?"

The green battalion officer who was brought by Hu Misai hurriedly called Erzhai a thousand, and then lowered his head and reported: "The Shun army set fire to Gaozhuang, our army failed to hold it, and Du Si didn't know whether he was alive or not. The little one broke out of the encirclement Immediately after that, I came to look for the adults."

Erzhai's mouth was dry for a while. This was really the worst news. He thought that Shunjun would not be able to react so quickly, so he handed Gaozhuang over to the green camp guards with confidence.This time it was good. Gaozhuang was burned by the Shun army, which was equivalent to burning all the supplies they brought, so what is the next battle?

When Erzhai was silent, Halhan Erban on the side looked at the face of Master Zhang Jing, and felt that if he didn't show himself, he might be responsible for the defeat when he went back this time. A responsibility he never wanted to take on because he felt he couldn't afford it.Although he is a Mongolian, his status is always higher than those of the Han people, but because of this, it is fine for the Han people to run away, but it will be a big problem if he runs away, because he is the leader.

"Spies, there are spies, I think there must be spies." Everyone turned their eyes to Halhan Oban who suddenly became agitated in surprise, not understanding what he meant by saying spies at this time.

Erzhai frowned, and when he was about to shut up the bastard, he saw Halhan Erban saying to him emotionally: "My lord, think about it, we only came here for a day, and we don't even have a butt." After sitting in the heat, the Shun army attacked the door, and directly hit the weakest green battalion. Isn't this suspicious?

Unless the Shun Army was watching us every day, how could it be so clear about our movements, but when we marched to Gaozhuang, the sentries did not find any traces of the Shun Army's spies, so they must not have clairvoyance, right?There must be spies lurking inside us, that's why the Shun army attacked Gaozhuang's green camp in such a timely manner. "

Hu Misai felt that Halhan Erban's agitation was a little abnormal, and he immediately retorted: "Even if the spy is lurking inside us, how does he pass the information out? You just said it, our sentry No spies from the Shun army were found on the road, so how did they pass on the information? Are you trying to disturb people's hearts by accusing the army of spies?"

But at this time Erzhai suddenly interrupted and said: "There may not be no spies. You can't follow the army and know that we have divided our troops, and then send troops to attack Gaozhuang, right? If that's the case, why do you fight? It's time to go home."

After blocking Hu Misai's mouth, Erzhai said to Harhan Oban: "Since you said there were spies, you must name a suspect, otherwise, I will regard you as disturbing the morale of the army." gone."

Halhan Eban breathed a sigh of relief, as long as Erzhai is willing to believe that there are spies in the army, then the problem of the defeat of the two will be solved.He thought for a while, and corrected him without hesitation: "The spies must be in the green camp. We Mongols, Manchus, and Liaodong Han people will never be Li Zicheng's spies. Only those green camps that have just surrendered..."

Chapter 513 Qing Army's Retaliation IX

The words of Hal Han's Russian class made the two green battalion officers and soldiers who escaped to report pale. They didn't know that the Shunjun sentries used binoculars for long-distance surveillance. They also couldn't figure out why Shun Jun knew his actions like the palm of his hand, and the spy's words were indeed very reasonable.

In fact, binoculars are nothing new in Ming Dynasty. In the hands of the south and dignitaries, it is an expensive toy.But for ordinary officers and soldiers in the army, they can't see such expensive toys.But in the Shun army, this expensive toy is being popularized in the hands of low-level officers.

Of course, in addition to Li Zicheng's persistence, the improvement of the craftsmanship of southern craftsmen, the summary of optical theory by the Marshal's Office, and the large number of orders issued by the army are making this luxury product rapidly transform into ordinary handicrafts.From a certain point of view, the orders provided by the Marshal's Mansion have formed a market in which enough professional craftsmen who make telescopes can survive. This has turned the former part-time craftsmen into full-time craftsmen, thus greatly improving the production of telescopes. level and efficiency.

As for the non-green battalion soldiers on the side, both the Manchus and the Mongols think it makes sense. They find it really difficult to understand the current battle. Even if the Qing army suffered several defeats before, it was directly matched. Li Zicheng.It goes without saying that the army around Li Zicheng can fight, but now they have not even been able to take down a small army of the Shun Army, and they have also been attacked by others. If there is no reason for failure, is it justified? ?

As for the generals of the Han Army Banner, they could only keep silent in the face of this accusation. Although they were raised the flag, they did not think that they were no longer Han Chinese. After all, the martial arts of the Manchus had not yet reached its peak. Although these Liaodong Han people despise the weakness of the Han people in Guannei, they have not completely eliminated themselves from these Han people. They still want to worship their ancestors and respect Confucius.

In the eyes of these generals of the Han Army Banner, what Halhan Eban said was nothing more than trying to shirk responsibility for the failure, but they couldn't find a reason for their failure, especially when Gaozhuang was attacked by the Shun Army so timely, it was indeed very shocking suspicious.Han Junqi, who didn't want to cause trouble, could only keep silent. After all, the green camp in Gaozhuang was finished, and the dead would not defend themselves.

Erzhai heaved a sigh of relief. He glanced at the subordinates around him, and then said sternly: "Harhan Eban has filed such a complaint against the green camp. I dare not be professional. In view of the Gaozhuang stronghold It has already been defeated by the Shun army, and the food and fodder we carry is only enough to return to the camp. So I decided to stop the operation, and now everyone goes back to bury the pot to make food, and return to the camp immediately after eating..."

Facing Erzhai's decisiveness, not only the subordinates around were a little stunned, but even Halhan Eban, who raised the spies' report, became a little terrified, because he didn't expect that his words would interrupt his actions.Some unreconciled subordinates couldn't help persuading Erzhai: "We fought for most of the night, and dozens of people died to drive the Shun army out of the village. Isn't this a good opportunity to destroy them in the pursuit? This It’s time to retreat, wouldn’t it just let these Shun troops go?”

Erzhai reprimanded these unwilling subordinates unceremoniously: "If these Shunjun soldiers stick to the village, then I will naturally not let them go, because this shows that their arrangement is in this village, and there is no one to let them go." What's behind.

But obviously they can hold on, but they retreated, don't you think it's strange?There is no place to hide around this village, isn't it just the reeds by the river and the woods to the south?We are cavalry, can we pursue in such terrain?If the Shun army set up a few more wires in the reed marshes and woods, who would be able to guard against them?

Besides, the Shun army knew our actions like the back of their hands, and they must have known that we were here last night, but they missed the opportunity to join forces with the Shun army in the village to attack us. Instead, they attacked the Green Camp first and burned our camp. luggage.What does this mean?It shows that they believe that the Shun army here can continue to deal with us until they come to help.

Are we idiots?Foolishly obeying the dispatch of the Shun Army, we will continue to entangle with these Shun Army here, and only think about retreating when the large number of Shun Army troops cut off our retreat? "

Under Erzhai's scolding, several unwilling subordinates finally retreated back, but although everyone obeyed Erzhai's order, the anger held in the soldiers' hearts was vented.When they left the camp, they wanted to avenge their comrades and take the opportunity to rob them. Last night's battle with the Shun Army was angered by the opponent's despicable methods, so they wanted to catch those villains It was a lot of torture, but now an order to retreat suddenly made everyone feel cold.

Soldiers who were still a little spirited just lay on the ground. The rush and the overnight battle, even for these professional soldiers, was a considerable physical expenditure. If they didn't hold on to the hope of victory, they would It is impossible to maintain the current desire to fight.But the retreat order put an end to them, and immediately vented this momentum.

Although some generals of the Qing army noticed the changes in the mental state of the soldiers, no one was willing to offend Erzhai. Anyway, withdrawing the retreat order at this time would only make things worse.

Erzhai's decisive decision made the army led by Zhang Hong collide with the retreating Qing army on the way, but Erzhai, who had lost his fighting spirit, saw the neat formation of the Shun army, and was even more sure that this was a trap. , he chose to bypass the Shun Army and retreat.

On the way to retreat, he encountered the troops of Dai Han and Zhang Zuo. According to their descriptions, they were also attacked by the Shun army last night, and they didn't get rid of the Shun army's attack until dawn, which made Erzhai even more fortunate. .

However, after returning to the camp, the senior generals of the Qing army, such as Nikan and Tong Tulai, who had been reported by Erzhai, were a little hard to accept this result. The ambush village was regarded as the result of an ordinary village, so this time they sent an army in a serious manner, originally to seek revenge from the Shun army, but failed again, which is somewhat unreasonable.

Nikan even explained the intentions of Erzhai with one sentence, "Why are there spies in the green camp? You are afraid to make up such a stupid story. If there are spies in the green camp, can we still fight this battle?

You really have a lot of face for us. Nearly 200 cavalrymen failed to wipe out more than 60 infantrymen, and even let them break through and run away. Five or [-] people were killed or injured on your own side. If this is in the era of Destiny Khan, you still have Turn your face back to show your merits..."

Nikan obviously did not expect that in order to cover up his defeat, Erzhai expanded the strength of the Shun army and lied about the number of Shun troops he had eliminated.However, Erzhai still understood the temper of this young clan. He let the other party scold him without saying a word, and first showed his obedient posture. One sentence, "These Shunjun troops are obviously the old camp around Li Zicheng, otherwise they wouldn't be able to fight so bravely. The servants also asked a few people. During the battle that night, they heard most of the Shunjun soldiers speak with a Shaanxi accent."

Nikan didn't say anything else after listening, and after a while of silence, he waved at him and said, "Get lost."

Erzhai received an amnesty, and hurriedly bowed and retreated.When Tong Tulai was the only one left in the hall, Nikan asked, "What do you think of what Erzhai said?"

After thinking for a while, Tong Tulai said sincerely: "Spies in the green camp, the slaves thought it was not impossible. The Emperor of Ming has raised them for so long, and they have not been loyal to the Emperor of Ming. Why did they surrender to our Qing Dynasty? , and become loyal ministers. If my Qing Dynasty wins every battle, these people will naturally not be dissatisfied, but now we have not gained a complete upper hand in the confrontation with the Shun Army. How much loyalty do these people have to my Qing Dynasty? It's very doubtful."

Nikan was silent for a long time, then sighed and said, "So, this war should be over."

Tong Tulai also stopped talking. Compared with the risk of failure in the confrontation with the Shun army, the movement of the newly surrendered Han army in the Qing army is the biggest risk that keeps them awake.The collapse of the Ming Dynasty began when the Ming army turned against Li Zicheng. The huge empire that the Manchus had fought for decades collapsed overnight. Even the Manchus were surprised.

Therefore, although the Manchus regard Li Zicheng as the biggest opponent in the world, they are full of anxiety about the former Ming officials who surrendered to the Manchus, because there are too many Ming officials who surrendered to the Manchus, too fast, and they have already surpassed the Manchus. Amount that can be tolerated.With King Sanshun's army of less than 2, the Manchus could not completely digest it before entering the customs. Although Liaodong Town was absorbed by the Manchus, the influence of the ancestral family was still there, so that the Manchus could not deal with it. The duplicitous Zu Dashou retaliated.

The reason why Dorgon kept Wu Sangui, the last soldier in Liaodong Town, was not for Qianjin City's horse bones, to set an example for those great Ming generals, it was just a crooked attack.The real reason is that the Manchus do not want Liaodong Town to be reunited in the Qing Dynasty, so that the power of this military group can compete with the Eight Banners. Who will have the final say in the Qing Dynasty?

But Manchu's entry is a snowballing action. From the moment Manchu decides to enter, the snowball can no longer stop.If before entering the customs, it was Dorgon who charged forward with the Eight Banners tied, then after entering the customs, it was the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who surrendered who tied the Houjin and rushed forward, because there was no new territory to lay down for these surrendered officers and soldiers , then they may turn around and bite their masters.

Daming was bitten by them, Li Zicheng was bitten by them, why wouldn't they bite Manren?The repeated defections of the Ming Dynasty's army have lost credibility in the hearts of the Manchurians. This is why they can trust the old Han army, but they cannot trust the new Han army. At least the old Han army has not repeatedly surrendered.