Chapter Seventy-Nine: Xiangyang and Nanjing Twenty

It seems that the two sides are fighting slimy, and it is not happy at all.

Nikan's cavalry, though elite, was small in number, and seemed to come and go like the wind, but in fact it was like playing with fire. Therefore, Nikan also understood that his task was to delay the march of Zhang Xuan's headquarters, so he did not ask for anything else.

Every impact is taken when you see it.

And Wang Guangen wanted to open the way for the army, so he naturally wanted to use himself as bait, as long as Nikan fought with him, he would let several armies press together, but he was in a heavy siege, and Nikan's department, even if it was a cavalry, might not be able to run.

Both sides speculate about each other's purposes.

When they fight, they are like ballroom dances, seemingly infinitely close, but they leave as soon as they touch it.

In real terms, Nikan still had the upper hand, because under Nikan's efforts, the marching speed of Zhang Xuan's troops had to slow down.

When the news sent by Zhang Xuan arrived in Deng He's hands, Deng He smiled slightly bitterly in his heart and said secretly: "It's late." ”

He looked far away, but saw the smoke and dust in the distance, like an earth dragon, rushing towards the place where he was.

The war has begun.

He was originally going to take the initiative to attack the Qing army, but he didn't want the Qing army to strike first, so he was a beat slower for a while, but fortunately, it was just a beat. Deng He knew that his military literacy could not be compared with Cao Zongyu, he made a decision on the spot, and his plan could not be compared with Xu Du.

The reason why he was able to occupy a high position under Zhang Xuan was just to occupy the name of the old department.

For a period of time, Zhang Xuan's status was getting higher and higher, and he was also rising, and he often couldn't sleep all night, worried about being incompetent, just like Wang Jincai. He was sent to Beijing as an idle officer. His whereabouts are unknown.

Wang Jincai's wrist knowledge can get by when he is on an errand in the Privy Council, but he is Deng He, but he is just a flat-headed commoner, and he can't even read a few words, most of them were learned later, and I am afraid that he will not be good in the Privy Council.

Seeing the ups and downs on the battlefield and the turbulence, he refused to do it if Deng He was a rich man. Therefore, he thought about it repeatedly, he couldn't do other things, and there was one thing that he could do well, and that was prudence.

Therefore, Deng He never wanted to fight any clever battles, he didn't have that ability. He made great preparations for each battle, and always thought of a backup plan first.

Deng He's change made Zhang Xuan very pleased.

Although Deng He is in this life, it is estimated that he will not be a famous general. There is a qualification gap between people. But as long as Deng He can be cautious, he is enough to be a big man. And in today's battle, Deng He's caution came in handy.

Although the Qing army came suddenly, there was not much gap to find in the echelon deployment of Deng He's subordinates.

In a sense, Zilharang made the wrong choice when he chose his opponent. Although Xu Du's department is powerful, Xu Du himself is not too cautious, and he may succeed in attacking him suddenly, but attacking Deng He is a little worse.

Huang Chaoxuan was included under Deng He and defended the first formation. At this moment, it is facing the impact of the Qing army.

A heavy weapon like the Hongyi cannon is still of little use in the field, not that the cannon is bad, but that it is too heavy. It simply can't keep up with the marching army columns. And it is too heavy, and there are also high requirements for the traffic capacity of the road.

Although most of the Hongyi cannons are thousands of catties, or two or three thousand catties, or maybe a little heavier, this little bit of weight, in the later generations, almost any country road can walk. But in this era, it is estimated that only the backbone official road can withstand it.

And when the weather is fine, whenever it rains, the cannon will move in the mud.

Therefore, the Hongyi cannon did not follow at all, and even the thousand-pound Buddha Lang machine did not brought, and the most brought was the tiger squat cannon, or the Linying cannon. In addition, there are many firearms in the column, which are the main firearms of the Huang Dynasty Propaganda Department. Then there are cold weapons such as spears and broadswords.

However, with the opening of Foshan Manufacturing Bureau and Zhanjiang Manufacturing Bureau. The amount of iron in Zhang Xuan's hands has increased greatly, and Zhang Xuan is willing to spend money on iron armor.

The first layer of soldiers at the front of Huang Chaoxuan were all wearing armor. Naturally, it's not plate armor.

After Zhang Xuan knew that Zheng Chenggong had used a large number of plate armor, he had instructed the Zhanjiang Bureau to manufacture a batch of them, anyway, there were Macao craftsmen here, and there was no technical problem in manufacturing plate armor. It's just that it takes time to manufacture plate armor in large quantities.

Now the Huang Dynasty Xuansuo Department, no, the armor of the Xia Army's various departments is mostly in the style of the Ming Army. Even if it was newly created during the Wuxing period, it was the same.

The Qing army came quickly, quickly, urgently.

Countless cavalry rushed on the formation of the Huang Dynasty's Xuansuo, even if the Huang Dynasty's Xuansuo Department desperately fired guns, it could not stop the impact of the Qing army.

This resolute assault was the result of disbelief on both sides.

Lose both.

The Qing army rushed over, almost a few went back, most of them were killed by the artillery of the Huang Dynasty Xuan Division, and a small number of them rushed into the queue of the Huang Dynasty Xuan Division, breaking several formations in a row, and almost beating the Huang Dynasty Xuan Division.

Huang Chaoxuan only felt a cold sweat, and said secretly: "Is this the Eight Banners less than 10,000, and 10,000 invincible?" ”

He only dared to think about these words in his heart, but he never dared to say them.

Huang Chaoxuan suppressed the thoughts in his heart and immediately said: "Hurry, hurry, quickly form the team." ”

Under the command of Huang Chaoxuan, someone immediately rushed out of the queue and carried the wounded down one by one, and the soldiers behind him, although their faces were full of fear, they did not dare to flinch in the slightest, and stepped forward to fill their positions one by one.

However, after a few moments, the Huang Dynasty's Xuansuo Department seemed to have returned to its original state.

From a distance, there are still a forest of swords and guns, firearms, large and small cannons, all hidden in the queue, ready to roar at any time.

Zilharang looked at Huang Chaoxuan's formation from a distance, his heart moved slightly, and said, "The Xia army is different from the Ming army. ”

This sentence is full of infinite emotion.

Let Zilharang miss the Ming army a little bit. Because the Ming army is too easy to fight. Almost like a beggar, no matter how many men and horses there are, as long as thousands of cavalry rush, they will definitely collapse. And the Xia army in front of him is just a little-known army, which can stabilize its position under the impact of the army, and can stabilize its position without letting go of its guns outside the range.

Such an army, in the Ming Dynasty, was only capable of three or five generals.

Zilharang seemed to feel that what he said just now hurt the morale of the army, and said: "However, even so, can you resist my Daqing Iron Cavalry?" Zilharang immediately began to rearrange the attack.

At the time of the first attack, most of the Qing army was not yet in place. It's just that the army in place, when a surprise attack came, it took a quick word, and wanted to hit the Xia army by surprise, but now it can't, Zilharang will press all the departments, there are frontal attacks, and there are detours on both sides.

In short, this time it is overwhelming.

The cavalry of the Qing army, which was attacking head-on, broke through and stood out, pressing on the edge of the range of the bird's gun, as if it was teasing the Xia army.

At this time, the shortcomings of the range of the Xia Jun Bird Gun were undoubtedly revealed.

Within a distance of less than 100 paces, the Qing army could rush into the Xia army array within a few breaths at any time. And this distance bird gun hit, the effect is too bad, I don't know where to fly. You can only block luck.

Although some cannons can be reached, the number of artillery in the army is not large after all. Moreover, there is a problem with the speed of gun reloading, and after a round of fire, if you want to fire again, you don't know when. So it can't be easily launched.

This method of hanging the spirit of the Xia soldiers' soldiers gradually eroded the morale of the Xia army.

The Qing army on both sides did not use this method.

The Qing army seems to be a team of 100 people, and I don't know how many small groups of Qing soldiers and soldiers, there is a feeling of seeing the seams and inserting needles, and a lot of effort has been put into the connection between the Xia army and the army. Not to mention, the Qing army not only wanted to make a detour, but seemed to encircle Deng He from all directions.

For a while, Deng He's soldiers were a little flustered, and it seemed that the people around him were crowded, and they had been surrounded.