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The Storm in the Late Ming Dynasty Volume 10 Chapter 623: Iron Horse Autumn Wind Cangzhou City (3)

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    After all, Yu Guozhen was not Zhuge Liang who planned everything. He didn't know that Dezhou City, which was clearly populated by 15,000 militiamen, turned out to be an empty city in the eyes of Wu Sangui and Jianlu.  He also thought that Wu Sangui would take the combat strength of these militia into consideration. Therefore, when calculating his defense line, Yu Guozhen suspected that Wu Sangui might attack Linqing.

    If this is true, Wu Sangui's tribe should have a cavalry that is conducive to long-distance attacks!

    "This is impossible. Wu Sangui's cavalry has been guarding Tianjin. This is the news from the front line. The unit he used to attack Cangzhou was originally supposed to be stationed in Wuqing Wait a minute, could this unit actually be stationed in Wuqing?  Is it a serial plan, they are killing all the way south, not because they are afraid that the news will be leaked, but to cover the cavalry?"

    Song Xiance suddenly clapped his hands, showing an expression of sudden realization. His words also reminded Yu Guozhen: "Jianlu! Only the Jianlu cavalry can do this Jianlu can actually divide his troops. It seems that Tian Boguang and Gu Jia are ahead.  There's not enough pressure on them."

    "It's not enough and there's nothing we can do. They only have so many troops." Song Xiance frowned, "If we build the captivesif we build the captives, will they attack Dezhou?"

    "Wu Sangui'an, can you not tell Jianlu the reality of our army in Dezhou?" Yu Guozhen shook his head: "I think"

    At this moment, a report suddenly came from outside, and then, a Chinese Army officer walked in: "Commander, Chief of Staff, the enemies outside Cangzhou City seem to be moving."

    "What's going on?"

    Yu Guozhen frowned slightly. They were thinking about the enemy, and the other party immediately made a move. This coincidence made him very unhappy.

    "It seems that someone was sent here I don't know why."

    "Send someone todisappear." Yu Guozhen made a decision without even thinking about it.

    He has twenty thousand men in his hands.  And with marching guns.  At first he didn't launch a general attack, he just didn't want to make unnecessary sacrifices, but now the opponent's changes made him feel uncomfortable.  It's like a person who is half asleep and hears a mosquito buzzing, but doesn't want to pay attention to it.  But if it dares to sting someone, just turn on the light and shoot it to death.

    Therefore, Yu Guozhen made up his mind: "Boguang and Jiaming don't have enough troops to put more pressure on Wu Sangui, but we can. Send the order and mobilize the entire army to prepare for a decisive battle!"

    "Ah?" Song Xiance was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Yes, yes. No matter how clever the enemy is, I can only defeat them with force. Under absolute power. All tricks are in vain. Haha, hahaha  "

    There¡¯s no reason why he shouldn¡¯t laugh.  Song Xiance served as a staff officer under Yu Guozhen and spent a long time studying the history of rogue bandits and Jianlu.  Not to mention rogue bandits, in fact until the 12th year of Chongzhen, they were mainly chased and beaten by officers and soldiers.  But Jianlu was different. Jianlu not only repeatedly staged a good show of defeating the Ming Dynasty with less, but also created the myth that "the Jurchens are invincible if they are full of dissatisfaction."

    But now, not only has this myth been shattered, but the Chinese Army to which he belongs has also written a new myth.

    Wu Sangui¡¯s army sent envoys at this time, of course not to seek peace, but to disturb people¡¯s hearts.  Yu Guozhen didn't see him at all, and no matter how many tricks he tried, he couldn't do it.

    On September 10, the 19th year of Chongzhen, at the same time that Ao Bai died under Dezhou City, Yu Guozhen issued an order to defeat Wu Sangui's troops under Cangzhou City.

    A force of 20,000 people means having a configuration of 108 field artillery pieces. When these 108 artillery pieces started bombarding at the same time, the whole world lost its color.  Like a volcano erupting, countless flames poured down on the battlefield, and the billowing smoke completely blocked the sight of Wu Sangui's men.

    No fortification can survive such regular artillery bombardment for a long time. Solid bullets and blooming bullets came in turns, plowing the courtyard and digging holes, sweeping away the fortifications outside the camp excavated by Wu Sangui's troops.  Although Wu Sangui's troops also fired artillery to counterattack, even their gunners could not hear the sound of their pitiful dozen or so cannons.

    Thirty minutes later, when the Chinese Army's artillery stopped bombarding, the Chinese Army's infantry had already rushed to the trench.  They shot skillfully and jumped into trenches to seek cover. The trenches that were originally designed to block their advance now became their bunkers.

    Wu Sangui's army in the trench also put up a tenacious resistance. They were Wu Sangui's most trusted troops, and they often committed crimes. Although Wu Sangui's army did not have instructors, the officers often told them that if they fell into the hands of Yu Guozhen alive,  They were either tortured and killed or imprisoned in coal mines to perform hard labor in secret.  Therefore, their fighting spirit was quite tenacious, and they even organized several counterattacks to compete with the Chinese army for trenches.

    It¡¯s impossible not to fight for itThey had already tasted the power of Cai Xia's artillery just now, and it was not a direct bombardment among them.  If the trench is lost, the Chinese army can push the artillery position to the edge of the trench, and their camp cannot withstand a bombardment of the scale just now.

    But their counterattack seemed so weak under the charge of the Chinese army.

    The Chinese Army is the purest firearms army of this era, and it is also the purest regular military force of this era.  Even Gustavus and Wallenstein, who fought bloody battles on the European continent in the past few years, did not have such a pure army under their rule.  They are proficient in musket shooting skills, and the rapid-fire advantage of breech-loaded flintlock guns is undoubtedly demonstrated in their hands. Shooting three times per minute can only be said to be an average level!  And they have the courage to see the red with their bayonets. When the opponent charges, they are happy to engage the opponent in hand-to-hand combat after pouring out their ammunition.  It can be said that musketeers and pikemen have the best of both worlds.

    From the time the Chinese army broke into the trench to the time it completely captured the trench, the whole process only took an hour. On the front line that stretched for more than ten miles, Wu Sangui's army had lost its peripheral barrier.  The artillerymen were not idle either. They had filled in a piece of flat land at the trench where the Chinese army had taken the lead to complete the breakthrough, and began to push the artillery here.  The Chinese army stopped the assault, and the artillery started roaring again. This time the artillery bombarded Wu Sangui's camp directly, causing even more tragic damage and casualties.

    "Commander, it seems there is no need for infantry." Song Xiance looked at the opponent's camp through the telescope and said with emotion: "From now on, artillery will be the king of war."

    "Yes, so we can't stop moving forward in the development of artillery. Now some people are already suggesting that I invest research funds in areas such as steam engines huh?"

    Yu Guozhen was about to complain, but he saw something strange happened in his field of vision. From a camp of Wu Sangui's tribe, a group of cavalry, about three hundred in number, rushed out.  This group of cavalry was very fierce. They rushed towards them in the face of a hail of bullets. Although they fell down one after another after being hit by bullets, no one turned around and ran away.

    "This should be the last Guan Ning cavalry. Unfortunately, they did not die in the battle with the aliens, but died in our hands." Song Xiance also saw the last glory of this cavalry team, and he said with emotion  sighed.

    "It's no pity. People like them, who have no military discipline and no national concept, just die. Foreign war amateurs are no longer the Guan Ning Army commanded by Qi Gong."

    "Commander continues to complain, let's talk about artillery development." Song Xiance smiled. Although he did not agree with Yu Guozhen's views, over the years, Yu Guozhen became more and more powerful, and Song Xiance's old scholar habits made him  I started to pay attention to restraining my expression of different opinions.

    Yu Guozhen did not continue to complain.  With the establishment of the framework of the China Military Strategy Commission, both the military and political parties under him are competing for resources. No matter how rich he is, the resources he can use within a certain period of time are always limited. Just like the competition between the navy and the army, the same  It also happens in the military system and the civil administration system.  Many people believe that the current strength of the Chinese army is enough to sweep the world. Their weapons are no longer something that Jianlu or other enemies can catch up with in a short time. Therefore, the development of new weapons can be temporarily slowed down.  Spend resources on things like making steam engines more efficient.  For example, Jiang Youzhong, a researcher trained by Yu Guozhen, now enjoys a very high salary in Xinxiang. He has also made great contributions to the improvement of trains, ships, etc.  But at the same time, he also began to have his own ideas, feeling that if more resources could be used for research in the fields he wanted to conduct, the lives of the Chinese people could be better improved.

    In his words, ¡°Studying the cost of a new armored steam gunboat can solve the problem of miniaturization of steam boiler machines.¡±

    This is the difference between scientists and politicians. Scientists think about problems more directly, while politicians think about problems much more complicatedly.  Yu Guozhen also admitted that he now does not need to invest so much in military scientific research and can use precious funds to improve production and life.  But in his heart, he still hopes to establish as much advantage as possible in military equipment, so that in future wars with foreign enemies, fewer soldiers' lives can be lost.

    Just like in the previous battle, he used 20,000 people, and the opponent had about 60,000 people. If he had not had the advantage in weapons, even if he won, his own casualties would not be small.  However, with the dual advantages of weapons and tactics, he defeated Wu Sangui's troops outside Cangzhou, and his own losses were almost negligible.

    Although Wu Sangui¡¯s tribe was deceived into thinking that those who surrendered would either be tortured to death or tortured to death in the coal mines, when this fear was replaced by greater fear, collapse and large-scale surrender became inevitable.  Of the 60,000-strong army, a full 10,000 were killed. Originally, the Chinese Army would, in the spirit of benevolence and righteousness, cover the wounded of the other side.?, but because of the massacre carried out by Wu Sangui's troops when they went south, all the seriously wounded were executed, and the lightly wounded were not treated.  While more than 20,000 people surrendered, less than 20,000 people escaped during the subsequent pursuit.

    While cleaning the battlefield, Yu Guozhen finally got confirmation from the prisoners that there were 20,000 Jianlu cavalry mixed with Wu Sangui's troops heading south, but they had already separated before approaching Cangzhou!

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