On the eighth day of the sixth lunar month of the eighth year of Kangxi, on the plain along the east bank of the river, the decisive battle that the two armies of Wu and Qing had been preparing for more than three months finally kicked off. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The sky had just dawned, and before the first rays of sunlight shone on the earth, the Wu army had already set out to face the refreshing morning breeze and drove in the direction of the Qing army's camp. The Wu army lined up in a strict formation, all kinds of banners fluttered in the wind under the morning sun, and the black oppressive men and horses were like a surging dark tide, slowly advancing towards the Qing army camp.

The two sides were facing each other in a field battle, and the Qing army did not dig trenches and build fortifications to meet the Wu army, but lined up in an open field, waiting for a decisive battle with the Wu army. This was not a knightly war in which the Qing army learned from the Europeans and paid attention to fair duels, but the structure of the Qing army itself and the arrangement according to the structural characteristics of the Wu army. First of all, the degree of firearms in the Wu army is very low, and the firearms are less than 20%; As for the Qing army itself, although the New Army of the Eight Banners and the Green Battalion were semi-firearms armies, the Ganshan Green Battalion and the Zhili Green Battalion were almost all-cold armed.

In addition to the structural characteristics of the armies of both sides, digging the ground into potholes and ravines was not conducive to the mobile combat of the Eight Banners cavalry. The Qing army has been cleaned up by the Qiongzhou army in the south for several years, and the southern terrain determines that the cavalry cannot exert its might, and the cavalry of the Eight Banners has long been suffocated, and now that Wu Sangui's army has come to the north, how can the Qing army not take the opportunity to exert the power of the cavalry?

I have to explain that the Eight Banners transferred from outside the customs are an extremely strong force with combat effectiveness. In real history, when Wu Sangui rebelled, Kangxi only dispatched a small number of Eight Banners outside the Guanxi to cooperate with the Ganshan Green Battalion, so he stopped Wu Sangui in Huguang. However, the Qing Dynasty was also lucky, if it weren't for Wu Sangui's illness and death, it would be really difficult to say who would have killed the deer.

"Woo-" The war drums rumbled, the horn sounded, the Wu army and the Qing army entered their respective positions, and confronted each other in the north and south along the direction of the river, the Qing army was located in the direction of the north and slightly east of the battlefield, and the Wu army was located in the position of the south and slightly west directly opposite the battlefield. The armies of both sides are like forests, swords and guns are like mountains, and the length and width of the troops stretch for dozens of miles, almost completely covering the entire Luoyang Basin.

When the first rays of sunlight rose from the horizon and the temperature on the ground began to rise, both sides had already completed the formation of troops, and a long-awaited Armageddon finally began.

The Wu army and the Qing army were almost in the same formation, with a dense infantry formation in the middle, heavy cavalry on both flanks, and light cavalry on the periphery of the battlefield. Before the infantry of the two sides had even clashed, the hussars had already begun to fight.

The light cavalry of the Qing army was a light cavalry based on cavalry shooting, and the Wu army used stragglers armed with rifled guns as light cavalry. Because of the advantages of range and accuracy, the Qing light cavalry suffered a big loss when they encountered the Wu light cavalry, and from time to time the Qing soldiers were shot off their horses by the Wu army with rifled guns from a distance. After the distance approached, the Wu light cavalry still had one long and two short three double-barreled firearms that could shoot six rounds in a row, whether it was long-range or close combat, it was obvious that the Wu light cavalry had taken a big advantage.

Compared with the main cavalry of the two sides, the Eight Banners cavalry has two horses per person, or even three horses per person, and these Eight Banner cavalry are all elites transferred from outside the Guan, and I am afraid that they will have to take advantage of Gao Dejie.

"Wu Wei actually didn't build a position in the valley to hold on, but took the initiative to seek a decisive battle with our army! This old thief of Wu Sangui is also too big! He still thinks that our Qing warriors are really vulnerable? Bahai sneered.

Zhao Liangdong stepped forward and arched his hand: "Great handsome, although Wu Sangui's old thief is strong and strong, he can't be stronger than the Ganshan Green Battalion of the last general!" Since Wu Wei is so big, let the last general go first! ”

Ba Hai nodded: "Wu Sangui's old thief firearms are arranged on two wings, protected by infantry and cavalry. General Zhao, you lead the army to attack Wu's left flank! The cavalry of the old man Linghe Tower will assist you and lead away the Wu rebel cavalry! You attack the Wu Rebellion formation and consume the Wu Rebellion infantry! Open the passage for my cavalry! ”

"Wow!" Zhao Liangdong hit a thousand and retreated.

Ba Hai turned to Wang Jinbao and said, "General Wang, you lead the army to attack Wu's right flank!" The old man has ordered the Sabsu cavalry to assist you! You attack the Wu counter formation, tear the formation, and open the passage for General Sabusu's cavalry! ”

"Wow!" Wang Jinbao retreated.

Bahai said to Hu Shiying again: "General Hu, your new army of the Green Battalion is a well-equipped new army!" You order the artillery to bombard the formation of the Wu anti infantry, and the musketeers and pikemen cooperate to prevent the Wu anti cavalry from charging your artillery team! ”

"Wow!" Hu Shiying retreated.

"General Sang'e!" Bahai turned to his subordinates.

"The last general!" Sang Yi stood up and arched his hand.

Ba Hai nodded: "Your Eight Banner Firearms, slowly move to the two wings, and attack the Wu Reverse formation with crossfire!" First bombarded with cannons, and then approached with elite archers and coated firecrackers, and shot Wu Shun! ”

"Wow!" Sang E's retreat.

The formations of the two sides have been properly arranged, and the men and horses on both sides face each other, and the Qing army attacks first.

In terms of the number of firearms, the Qing army was far above Wu Sangui. However, although the number of firearms of the Wu army is small, it is very sophisticated, and the Wu army is equipped with the artillery that the Qiongzhou army has just eliminated, and these guns are already advanced for the Qing army, and the Wu army is equipped with new artillery shells provided by the Qiongzhou army, which is even more powerful. In addition to artillery, Wu Sangui also had a secret weapon in his hand, which was a swarm of bee fire vans, which could kill and injure dense large-scale troops.

Of course, the number of muskets of Wu Sangui's army was far less than that of the Qing army, but the Wu army paid attention to bows and arrows, and the Wu army's infantry archers were above the Ganshan Green Battalion; The crossbowmen of the Wu army have a range that exceeds that of ordinary Eight Banner archers. Although inferior to the white-armored soldiers, Wu Sangui mixed a three-pounder cannon with archers, which could be used against the white-armored soldiers.

The Qing army took the lead in attacking, and Zhao Liangdong's Ganshan Green Battalion lined up in a neat formation and marched up to the left flank of the Wu army step by step. The artillery of the Green Battalion New Army in the back, panting and pushing the artillery, followed behind the infantry.

Gao Dejie's cavalry saw the Ganshan Green Battalion advancing towards their side, and the Wu cavalry whistled and ran back and forth around the perimeter of the Qing infantry formation, trying to harass the Qing infantry. At this moment, the Eight Banners cavalry of Heta also rushed up, as if they were going to fight a decisive battle with Gao Dejie's cavalry.

"Withdraw!" Gao Dejie shouted.

The pro-soldiers waved their flags, and the cavalry of the Wu army turned their horses' heads to avoid the edge of the Eight Banners cavalry.

If it was a head-on encounter, Gao Dejie thought that his cavalry would not lose to the Eight Banners outside the Guanwai, Gao Dejie was a fierce general, and the soldiers he trained would not be bad. It's just that Wu Sangui is strict, and Gao Dejie's cavalry is not allowed to start a decisive battle with the Eight Banners cavalry, because Wu Sangui is worried that if the cavalry losses are too large, then after the defeat of the Qing army, he will not have enough cavalry to chase and kill the Qing army.