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Body 421 [War in the Wilderness]

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    On the plain, it was barren, and there were only weeds in the fields, and there was no sign of wheat seedlings.

    More than 10,000 Datong soldiers were arranged in 14 columns.

    The melee soldiers are outside, and the firecrackers are inside.  Although trotting, the formation is a bit scattered, but it can generally be kept neat.

    All the ancient elites are good runners.

    Whether they can run or not is also the difference between the Datong regular army and the peasant soldiers.  Although farmers and soldiers have to train formation and killing skills, after all, the food is relatively poor, and they seldom train in sports that consume energy such as running.

    The regular army ran once in the morning and evening, and sandbags were tied to their legs.

    At this moment, just jogging without wearing armor is really easy for the Datong soldiers.

    5000 dragoons protected the infantry on both sides, a team of 500 men, entangled with Wu Sangui's cavalry.  Every time the gun is fired, only one-fifth of it is released, so as to ensure that the gun is always loaded and prevent the enemy from rushing to kill in the gap of firepower.

    The more Wu Sangui fought, the more frightened he became. His eyes were wide open today. There were cavalry harassing him, but the infantry dared to march in a hurry.

    Moreover, those firecracker cavalry were also disgusted, and they repeatedly fired their guns in rotation, so that Wu Sangui didn't dare to charge at all.  In other words, the miscellaneous cavalry under his command did not dare to charge, and the improvised cavalry officers did not obey Wu Sangui's command in everything.

    "Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!"

    The copper whistle kept ringing, the infantry stopped and lined up to rest, and at the same time the musketeers began to change the matchlocks.  They have been jogging with burning ropes, and as long as Wu Sangui dares to charge with cavalry, they can quickly line up and shoot a volley.

    Matchlocks are really troublesome, it would be nice if they could all be replaced with flintlock guns.

    In this era, there is a joke in Europe about matchlock guns: carry a matchlock one mile long on your back and fight all day long.

    "The whole army obeys the order, walk slowlygo!"

    ?The flag order was issued in front, and the flag order was waved everywhere in the army. After changing the matchlock, the large synchronous soldiers began to move forward.

    Can't jog all the time, run for a while, walk for a while, you can restore your strength.

    Wu Sangui looked at the scene of the prohibition, and couldn't help feeling: "If I have such an army, I'm afraid I can go all the way south to Qiongzhou. It's no wonder that Emperor Zhao of Nanjing can sit in several provinces."

    "Deputy Marshal, do you still want to harass me?" Jiang Zhu came galloping on horseback.

    Wu Sangui in this time and space has not contributed to Shanhaiguan, nor has he developed so many troops.  Therefore, he was not crowned king, but only served as the deputy capital commander of the Zhenghuang Banner Han Army.

    Wu Sangui shook his head: "I can't attack for the time being, the enemy's orders are forbidding, but our army doesn't obey orders."

    There are more than 4,000 cavalry under his command, and only more than 2,000 are really obedient. Wu Sangui has nothing to do about it.  The Manchurian cavalry and Mongolian cavalry were all taken away by Dorgon, and the rest were all the servant cavalry of the surrendered generals.

    The surrendered generals are willing to lend cavalry and hand it over to Wu Sangui for unified command, which is already a great deal of face.

    When those cavalry officers left, they were told by the surrendered generals: flee if you can't win.  If you can win, but there will be casualties, then don't go all out.

    The family cavalry is a treasure, the foundation of the generals, how could they be buried by Wu Sangui?

    Therefore, the glorious tradition of the Ming army has been completely continued.  Every time Wu Sangui charged, he would find that some cavalry were disobedient.  Or they are superficially obedient, afraid to move forward halfway through the charge, and avoiding the muzzle of the dragoons very accurately.

    "Call~~~~"

    After walking slowly for a quarter of an hour, the Datong Army began to blow the copper whistle again, and the flag was issued to order the whole army to jog.

    Wu Sangui said: "Marching all the way in a hurry, there are always times when you slack off, and slowly look for opportunities to break through the enemy's formation. The enemy has no supplies and auxiliary soldiers, and they can't even set up camp at night. Let's see if we can organize a night attack tonight."

    Wu Sangui sent several cavalry to chase after Zu Dashou and report the military situation

    The Datong army rushed all the way, but Zu Dashou's side was like an outing.

    Most of the city guards from nearby states and counties have gathered in Xihua County, with a total of 70,000 to 80,000 people.

    Some surrendered generals even forcibly dragged hungry people into the army halfway, so that they could ask for more military rations in Xihua County.  Of the 70,000 to 80,000 people, about 30,000 were recruited temporarily by the generals.

    Normal operation, don't be surprised.

    Who told the Qing Dynasty not to pay military salaries?  Even if the military salary is allocated, it only throws some money.

    The surrendered generals couldn't afford to support the army, so they could only disarm in large numbers and concentrate money and food to support their own servants.  When encountering a war, just recruit troops again, and by the way ask the Man Qing for more marching fees.

    In the Thirty Years War in Europe, all countries did this when they fought wars.

    Recruiting troops for war, and disarming after the war is over, oftenAfter the discussion, he ordered the whole army to stop to rest and take out the dry food they carried with them to eat.

    The distance between the two sides was about 20 miles. Zu Dashou quickly got the information and ordered the whole army to slowly approach the Datong army.  He had to seize the opportunity to take the initiative to attack while the Datong army had no armor or artillery, and he would accomplish all his achievements in one battle!

    Zu Dashou's march was extremely slow, dragged down by a group of garbage soldiers.

    When they were only a few miles away from each other, the sun had already set.  Zu Dashou was afraid that if he was too burdensome, he would be successfully attacked by the enemy at night, so he continued to lead the front army, planning to fight a decisive battle before dark.

    Cao Bianjiao, who was fighting with the enemy cavalry, also gradually distanced himself.  He held up the binoculars to observe for a while, and immediately rode towards Wei Guoxiang: "General Wei, the enemy army is in a mess, let's take the cavalry to kill it!"

    Wei Guoxiang is a son of a family in Zhejiang. He studied since he was a child, but he likes to dance knives and sticks. He joined the Datong Army as a scholar.

    First, he was a mission officer in the army. Because of his proficiency in bows and horses, he turned into a cavalry general when he was training cavalry. Now, like Cao Bianjiao, he commands 2,500 dragoons.

    Wei Guoxiang also took out his binoculars to observe carefully, and then said with a smile: "I will attack the left wing, and General Cao will attack the right wing."

    Having said that, the two of them each led their cavalry and pulled farther to restore their horses' strength.  By the way, replace the match, re-ignite, and wait for a more suitable time.

    Wu Sangui also took the cavalry back, but retreated to the rear of his own infantry.  His troops are superior, and he wants to wait for the infantry to attack first, and then find an opportunity to charge and kill the main force of the Datong army Still wanting to preserve his strength, he doesn't want too many cavalry soldiers to die.

    ? As the sun sets in the west, the afterglow is everywhere, coating the wilderness with a layer of gold.
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