Yi Zijia knew that his opponent's fighting power was very powerful.
This has long been spread throughout the Ming Dynasty.
Donglu has been winning.
In several large-scale field battles, he completely defeated the Ming army.
Not an ordinary victory, but a complete annihilation of most of them and the capture of a large amount of supplies.
Yi Zijia decided to check it out in person.
First, under the protection of hundreds of people, he rode his horse to the small bridge on the river three miles away.
There is no fear of enemy surprise at this distance.
There are scout teams around to isolate the enemy.
At the same time, there was a team of hundreds of people protecting him.
There were large shields, spears, and matchlocks.
If 300 people from the other side dare to charge over, a few rounds of gun fire will cause them heavy losses.
He saw 300 Jurchens camping behind the bridge.
I saw that the opponent was forming a formation. First, there were 30 white-armored soldiers standing at the front. Their horses were being led by their own coats behind the formation.
It can be said that there are 30 white-armored soldiers, which is enough to show the importance they attach to this group of people.
Generally, they would not use white armor in small battles.
Baijia actually protects the powerful people of the Eight Banners.
Usually they are escorted by Beizi, Baylor, or Gushan Ezhen.
After watching it for a while, he ordered the rear army to drag the six-pounder over.
This kind of infantry formation is the favorite of artillery.
In this case, the Jurchens were also looking this way.
The leader of the team at this time was a Mele Zhangjing named Donagu, and beside him was a Niulu Zhangjing named Ugzhen.
Donagu is the grandson of the old Khan. He is only 23 years old this year and already commands 300 elites.
It can be seen that the Eight Banners indeed attach great importance to generals.
At this time, he was talking to Niu Lu Zhangjing next to him: "Wugezhen, where did this group of thieves come from? Have you found out clearly?"
Wu Gezhen shook his head and said: "The boys said they haven't found out clearly yet, but judging from the decoration, they should be pirates on the sea, and there are also red-haired people. Their accents sound like those merchants from the southern barbarians."< br>
“Damn it, sea merchants? It does seem like that, but the question is why are they going against us, the Kingdom of Jin?”
“I do have an idea, they may have been influenced by King Qin. Order."
"Didn't our Great Khan lead people to conquer the Ming Dynasty? Their emperor issued the order of King Qin. Maybe they came to King Qin. Go to the capital, why are you coming behind us?" Donagu complained.
"I think it's because they are afraid of death and dare not attack our main force, and they also want to get rewards from the Ming Emperor, so they come to us to fight in the autumn wind, just like the dead Mao Wenlong."
"Mao Wenlong, yes, that should be the case. That fool was killed by one of their own people. If he had not died, the Great Khan would have left five thousand more people for defense."
Wugezhen nodded: "Yes, these people took a good chance. We only have more than 10,000 soldiers and horses guarding the rear. We originally thought that Mao Wenlong was gone and Dongjiang could not harass us, but another Nanman came!"
"By the way, speaking of the Southern Barbarians, Liu Quan, come here!" Donagu shouted to a Han man.
The Han Bao Yi trotted over quickly.
"Weren't you a businessman before? You know a lot. Can you tell the details of this group of people?" Donagu shouted.
"Well, Master, these people should be the Southern Barbarians, and those among them should be the ones who hire the red-haired people. I heard about it when I was doing business before, and there are red-haired people in the south who want to trade with the Ming Dynasty. , but Ming Dynasty ignored them, and only a few red-haired people were qualified to trade." Liu Quan said.
"So that's it, the red-haired people are hired. In that case, just give us money. Then if we give money, will they betray?" Wu Gezhen said suddenly.
"This is very possible. I heard that red-haired people are mothers if they have breasts." Liu Quan said with a smile.
"It's a pity that I didn't bring much silver with me this time. I will bring a few hundred kilograms of silver to scatter next time." Donagu said regretfully.
This Liu Quan is a Han Chinese.
He once did business in the land of Denglai.
Later, because he was honest in business, had a good reputation, and his business was prosperous, several officials and gentry seized the shop by buying him.
A family of six hanged themselves.
He couldn't bear this breath and floated from Denglai to Liaodong with a piece of wood in his arms.
With good luck, he finally escaped to the land of Dajin and took refuge in Houjin.
He was indeed very lucky. He survived the period when Old Khan crazily massacred the Han people, and finally lived to the age of Huang Taiji.
Huang Taiji reused Han ministers and knew how to tap the power of the Han people.
Understand that if Han Chen is not reused, then Dajin can only be a barbarian outside the customs.
It is impossible to enter the customs.
The Han people must be reused and the Han people must be guarded against.
Duduo snatched the wife of Fan Wencheng, his first civil servant, and brought her into the palace. He personally came forward to punish Duduo severely.
The opponent was deprived of 15 niulu and was fined 1,000 taels of silver.
Money is a small thing, but 15 cattle records are not a small thing.
You must know that the entire Eight Banners is 300 Niulu, and one Niulu is about 300 people.
However, the one under the direct control of the Great Khan is overstaffed, with 400 to 500 people, while the one under Little Beile is downsized with only about 200 people.
And Duoduo's Niu Lu was directly inherited from Lao Nu, and they were all super-edited Niu Lu. Huang Taiji has always been afraid of him.
So this time, Duduo must have been plotted.
You must know that Azig, Dorgon, and Duduo are three brothers. They have a huge force of 60 Niulu in total, occupying one-fifth of the entire Eight Banners.
I was fined 15 times at once, which can be said to be a crippling injury.
And once they enter and exit, their strength comparison is much worse.
In this way, Huang Taiji slowly solved the hidden dangers around him.
So when Huang Taiji was alive, Dorgon had no way to fight against him.
I was completely overwhelmed and couldn’t lift my head up.
After Huang Taiji died suddenly, he immediately started shaking, no one was his opponent.
Wuge really thought about it and asked: "Master Donagu, what should we do now?"
"Now we just have to guard the bridge and the river, wait for reinforcements to come, and then start from upstream and downstream Cross the river and surround them here," Donagu said.
At this moment, Han merchant Liu Quan gritted his teeth and suddenly said cautiously: "Two masters, I'm afraid we can't defend it."
He was trying his best.
Because if you do this, you will probably be beheaded.
But if he doesn't fight hard, he won't be able to get revenge in his life.
"What are you talking about, you Nikan, you wrapper!" Wu Gezhen whipped him directly, and when he reached his head, he remembered that it was Donagu's wrapper, and then he stopped.
“You dare to shake the morale of the army?”
“Wait a minute,” Donagu was a general after all. He knew that the other party did not dare to talk nonsense, so he said, “Wait a minute, let’s give up first. He told me the reason, and it won’t be too late to kill him.”
“Two masters, I don’t dare to shake the morale of the army. Please see, two masters, they have cannons.” Liu Quan pointed to the distance. , said the artillery carriage which was being towed by oxen and horses.
These cows and horses were stolen from the Jurchen Zhuangzi. It is comfortable to support war with war.
"Yes, they actually have a cannon! They can actually drag this cannon away, isn't it very slow?" Donagu was shocked.
At this time, both of them were shocked.
The Jurchens have always attached great importance to firearms.
This is completely different from the late Qianlong period.
And they took the cannon more seriously.
Because artillery has helped them win important victories, they know very well the power of this thing on infantry.
They did not expect the cannon to kill many enemies, but they expected it to blast away the infantry array. Once the infantry dispersed, they could rely on the bravery of white armor and red armor to fight back and forth and defeat their opponents. Crushed to death.
As for matchlock guns and the like, they didn't pay much attention to them at first, mainly because the shotguns used in the Ming Dynasty were so bad. So they don't pay much attention to it, but they always attach great importance to artillery.
Because the power of artillery is too great a threat to them.
As for weapons such as matchlock guns, they can block them with shield cars.
And the musket requires a large number of Han craftsmen to make.
The Jurchens did not have so many craftsmen at this time.
The self-made muskets and artillery had to wait until Kong Youde and other Sanshun kings defected, then they began to have a complete artillery and firearms unit, and they were separately organized into Wuzhen Chaoha.
You can see the level of emphasis.
And now, the enemy is dragging the artillery truck over.
Moreover, the artillery is accompanied by the infantry, and the infantry is used as cover.
It stopped two miles away.
This distance is too far.
Ugg really knew that it was impossible for his cavalry to rush over and destroy the opponent's cannon.
There are only 70 people in total, including the white armor, that is 100 cavalry.
The other side came to cover thousands of infantry.
If they were all the beggar soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, they would be able to charge forward and capture a bunch of cannons.
But just looking at the seriousness of the other party and those tall and strong red-haired barbarians, you know that they are not easy to mess with.
They know the power of the barbarians very well, because they capture Sauron's barbarians every day to replenish the Eight Banners. Without the reinforcements from the tribe in the forest, they would have been unable to fight.
Every time the barbarians are captured and supplemented, it is a time to show the relationship and background of each banner.
Those who are strong, have deep relationships, and have power are given priority to supplement and become stronger and stronger.
And the little Belle, Beizi, the marginalized, can only wait until the end, and there are fewer and fewer people.
We can only use some old, weak, sick and disabled people that no one wants to make up the number.
Wu Ge really took a look at Donagu, and both of them felt very troubled.
The opponent's artillery has already come up. If they don't move, they will be beaten passively.
They heard that Old Khan said how powerful the artillery was when he was still alive.
Ning Yuan failed to defeat him because he had eleven red cannons.
Since then, they have never captured any city with a red cannon, mainly because the losses were too great.
The opponent's cannon has a long range, is powerful, and does not explode. If one cannon is fired, a dozen white-armored and red-armored men who charge bravely will die. Who can bear it?
Breaking a city cannot make up for the loss.
But now the opponent's artillery can actually advance with the army, and it seems that it is not the shabby French cannon like the Ming army.
That kind of small cannon can be defended against with a shield car.
Moreover, the morale of the Ming army was low. They used cavalry to sway, and the opponent opened fire a hundred steps away, which was very ineffective.
Then the infantry came up, and they often fled.
Now if you want to deal with the opponent's artillery, you can only rely on cavalry.
Because the effect of artillery against cavalry is very poor.
The artillery fire rate of these days is slow, and it takes a long time to reload after one shot. It must be protected by infantry and cavalry.
But the two of them only have 100 cavalry on hand, and the opponent's artillery has two squads protecting each cannon. One squad has about 150 people, and two squads have 300 people.
And the array is neat.
Lances, large shields, and red-haired men's matchlocks.
With this little cavalry, there is no way to break the formation.
If you hit it forcefully, you will definitely suffer a lot of losses.
“What do we do now?”
"The only way is to quickly hide in the trench and use the trench to fight the enemy's artillery." Ugzhen said.
"Yes, what you said makes sense. We should use trenches to fight. It's a pity that we came in a hurry and didn't have time to dig trenches." Donagu shook his head.
Wugezhen gave advice: "Then we must withdraw immediately. The opponent's mobility is too poor. We quickly retreat to the next dangerous location, and then recruit nearby soldiers to quickly dig trenches to counter the enemy's artillery. "
"If the enemy's artillery fire comes, we will hide in the trench."
"That's it," Donagu then said to Liu Quan.< br>
"You slave did a good job. I just reminded you of your merits. When I turn around, I will tell Gu Shan'er to carry the flag for you and enter the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty."
"Thank you, master. Thank you, master." Liu Quan immediately knelt down, Kowtow heavily.
He thought in his heart that he could take revenge.
Just wait, next time I will follow the Great Khan to conquer the damn Ming Dynasty and kill all the officials who robbed my shop!
All women are dedicated to their masters!
Use the small one as a small wrapper!
There was a cruel look in his eyes.
Donagu looked at him with satisfaction.
The Great Khan is right. We must make good use of the contradictions between the Han people and use the spear of the son and the shield of the son to achieve complete victory.
I have to say that the current Jurchens are in an era of talented people, and many of them have the overall situation in mind, because they know that as long as they defeat the Ming Dynasty, they will have plenty of meat.
Then Donagu ordered the flag bearer to blow the horn quickly, and then their entire team of 300 people re-arranged, and the rear team became the front team.
Wugezhen and Donagu broke off in person.
This prevents the retreat before the formation from turning into a rout.
If it were the Ming army, the general and servants would have to flee first.
That is not retreat, that is death.
Because he discovered the opponent's artillery, Donagu quickly retreated in advance.
This kind of retreat is allowed by Jurchen military law.
Because the enemy is too strong, precious troops cannot be wasted.
If it were in the old slave era, he would definitely be whipped or even beheaded.
But Huang Taiji will know the difference between the times and will not be so cruel and decisive.
In other words, Huang Taiji's prestige and power were not enough for him to adopt such brutal methods to deal with the Eight Banners people.
But he was just as brutal against the Han people, and even more cunning, which brought greater disaster to the Han people.
Because he is good at taking advantage of the contradictions among the Han people to kill the Han people.
Later, it was the scum and traitors among the Han people who killed more. After all, the Jurchen Eight Banners only had 80,000 soldiers in total.
Seeing his opponent running away, Yi Zijia immediately ordered the team to speed up.
Soon the forward team of 2,000 people rushed to the bridge, then occupied the bridge deck and quickly crossed the bridge.
However, he quickly discovered the gap in mobility.
Because his team walked out for five miles, and the opponent's infantry and cavalry withdrew ten miles before his eyes.
The gap is a bit big.
Because one third of the opponent is cavalry, and there is also an armored horse.
With such a gap in mobility, even though he had more soldiers and generals, he just couldn't keep the opponent behind.
His infantry ran too slowly because they had to carry large shields and wear triple armor.
If you want to pursue, you must drop your shield and armor.
At this time, we can also see why the car camp is not suitable for appearing in this place.
Because this place is full of undeveloped mountain forests.
The terrain is also very uneven.
Unlike grasslands, car camps are not suitable for entering mountains and forests.
And the most important thing is that the mobility of the car camp is far inferior to that of the cavalry.
In addition, this thing is very expensive, and one maintenance of the wheels will kill you. It is not something that the current border town can match.
The price of a large car ranges from 20 taels of silver to as much as 40 taels of silver.