Chapter 677: Aiding the Turtle and Losing the Turtle
And bows and arrows, knives and guns, etc., due to the huge number of battle damage, there is not one in ten who can be used.
All in all, the loot can be described as close to zero.
Although tens of thousands of Qing troops were killed, their extremely powerful crossbows had also failed.
But in addition to artillery, are there any strong crossbows in the rear army?
I think it should be.
After all, grain, grass, and artillery are the most important things for it, so why not pay attention to it?
From Li Chengdong's dispatch of 100,000 troops to hold on, you can see the clues.
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Although the battle was won, it was only a pyrrhic victory.
The 50,000 horses of the anti-Qing rebel army have been lost by more than half. Of the remaining 20,000 people, nearly 10,000 were wounded, of whom more than 1,000 were seriously injured.
Among the 20,000 horses killed, the greatest loss was the "assault group" led by Zhao Shuhai and Chen Shuyang.
There are 3,000 people, and only a few hundred remain.
Because of Zhao Shuhai's earnestness, the "assault group" was the fastest to advance and was the first to engage the enemy in an all-round way.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he looked at his face, he was shot countless times by a strong bow and a hard crossbow.
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Among the heroes killed in the "assault group", there are 12 people who are more famous, and they are from two gangs.
The first is the four major disciples of the "Shennian Gang" leader Fang Dajiang. That is, Cheng Quanyou, Qin Quanlai, Luo Quanwu, and Shan Quanhui.
The second is the eight disciples of "Chen's Taiji" Chen Shuyang's "heroes and heroes, invincible in the world". Namely, Yuan Yiying, Xie Yixiong, Xu Yihao, Guo Yijie, Cai Yitian, Yu Yixia, Du Yiwu, and Shen Yidi.
Most of these twelve people died under the crossbow, and a few were secretly attacked and killed by the masters mixed with ordinary soldiers.
Fang Dajiang and Chen Shuyang, who lost their beloved disciples, looked very sad.
As the main general, Zhao Shuhai's expression was also very gloomy.
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The next to lose more men and horses was the right army led by Lin Changhai, the head of the Meng family, and the head of the Lin family.
Of the 10,000 horses, only about 2,000 remained.
There are three main reasons for such heavy casualties.
First, the right army, composed of 5,000 men and horses from the northwest and south China martial arts circles, was relatively weak.
Second, the generals who help are not very high in martial arts. It's just Huang Longshou, Bai Longxi, Lu Shiying, Zhang Chuanxiong, Guan Zhongdao, Luo Yigun and the like.
Third, among the Qing army masters who fought against them, there were six people, including Shang Bofa and Kang Qianli.
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The mobile group led by the Xiao family master and the Ma family master also suffered great losses.
Most of the 1,000 men and horses were killed except for 300 cavalry.
Objectively speaking, the mobile group has the smallest number of people and not many masters.
Except for the five hundred cavalry, whose combat effectiveness is strong, the rest of the people are only average in such a melee scene.
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The smallest loss was the bow battalion led by Xiao Yun and Jiang Ming.
At the beginning of the confrontation, after a round of rapid shooting, they immediately rushed to the sides, quickly hiding in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity to shoot the fleeing enemy.
This is of course Hua Feng's order.
Because, when it comes to hand-to-hand combat, whether it is individual combat or group combat, the combat effectiveness of the bow battalion is the weakest existence.
Rather than meaningless battle damage, it is better to use it as an ambush.
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Hua Feng's Chinese army, Liu Xiong's left army, and the rear army with little money did not suffer much losses, and they all lost less than forty percent.
Among them, the cavalry suffered the greatest losses, with 1,000 cavalry of the Chinese army and 2,000 cavalry of the left army, both of which were almost completely lost.
The cavalry is strong when it has a strong impact, but once it is alone, it is easy to become a target, so it is reasonable to suffer heavy losses.
The reason why the losses of the Central Army and the Left Army were so small was that their comprehensive combat strength was strong and there were many masters.
The Chinese army was mainly composed of five battalions: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, and it used the five elements to face the enemy, with tacit understanding and balanced attack and defense, and there was almost no damage.
The men and horses of the left army are mainly from the "Northeast King" line, and they naturally have their own set of tactics among themselves.
The common characteristics of the two armies are that they almost come from the same gang, and there are many top masters.
The rear army, which is not strong in combat strength, also suffered small losses.
Because they were just on the orders of the commander Hua Feng, they beat the water dogs on the side.
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Not to mention the grief of the anti-Qing rebels who cleaned up the battlefield, and said that Hua Feng personally led 8,000 disguised men and horses to rush towards the rear army of the Qing army.
I thought I could fish in troubled waters, but I didn't think that I was hit by head-on shelling.
Seeing thousands of "Qing troops" anxiously calling the door to enter the camp, the Qing troops guarding the grain and grass did not ask questions at all, and it was an indiscriminate shelling.
Before Hua Feng could react, most of the eight thousand men and horses had already been lost.
Most of the remaining 3,000 people were also hung with lottery.
Hua Feng was shocked, and hurriedly ordered to disperse and retreat, so as to reduce the loss.
By the time the barracks were closed, there were only about 2,000 of the 3,000 men left.
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The one who ordered the shelling was none other than Li Chengdong, the commander of the Qing army!
It turned out that at the beginning of the three-sided encirclement of the anti-Qing righteous army, Li Chengdong knew that he had fallen into the trap of the enemy.
Seeing that the general trend had gone, he immediately made a decision, led hundreds of cronies to escort him, and quickly withdrew to the rear army.
Prepare to resist stubbornly with the strength of artillery.
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The reason why the artillery bombardment of the anti-Qing rebels dressed in Qing soldiers was mainly based on two reasons.
One, he has seen a flaw.
How can a person who has just fought a bloody battle for a day and a night be dressed intact?
Moreover, there is not even a trace of blood!
Therefore, Li Chengdong knew that these people were disguised as the anti-Qing rebels.
Drawing inferences from one case to another, Li Chengdong guessed: Before the aristocratic commander came to help, most of the nearly 20,000 subordinates lost were deceived by the enemy's disguise.
The old trick is repeated again and again, and it is simply too deceitful!
So without hesitation, he ordered to shell it.
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Second, the use of artillery in this case did not violate the agreement between the two parties.
After all, it's a passive defense, not an active attack.
What's more, this war has been fought so far, and it has been red, where can there be so much control?
And what about "decapitation"?
Li Chengdong used 300,000 troops before and after, but he could not level the land of East China, but repeatedly lost his troops and generals.
Such a record not only has a sharp decline in reputation, but I am afraid it is also difficult to escape.
Since it is difficult to have a good ending both horizontally and vertically, why not fight for it?
"If you don't succeed, you will succeed. ”
Even if you die on the battlefield, you can always save a few points of honor.
Relatives and families will not be widely implicated.
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I have to say that Li Chengdong is worthy of the title of handsome.
He is quite disciplined, considers the problem very comprehensively, and has a very extraordinary mind. How can the aristocratic commanders compare to them? Not at all!
At the moment of life and death, the first thing that comes to mind is not your own net worth and life, but the safety of your relatives and clansmen.
"If you don't do something, you must do something. ”
This is the great husband in the world!
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The garrison of the Anti-Qing Righteous Army.
Although they won the battle, many heroes led by Hua Feng all had gloomy faces.
With such a careful layout, in the end, it ended up being a lose-lose situation.
50,000 rebels, less than 20,000!
With such a result, what is the difference between aiding Zhu Hongzhu this time and aiding the turtle and the turtle?