The Ming Dynasty governor-general of the military affairs of seven provinces was given the title of Shangshu of the Ministry of War. How could Mu Bo Shi Kefa not know how to use troops to overcome difficulties?

How can they govern the military affairs of seven provinces if they don't know how to use troops?

Ever since the 17th year of Chongzhen's reign, when the army went north to the battle of King Qin, he had been leading, training, and employing troops. He even brought out the training army of Qufu, one of the six vassal armies in the northern six towns of the Ming Dynasty, from scratch.

During his military career of more than three years, Shi Kefa relied on the elite soldiers of the strong city to fight the Donglu to death for thirty or forty battles. Although he was not experienced in hundreds of battles, he was able to lead troops in the Ming Dynasty.

Among the civil servants, he was also one of the best.

And he wasn't fighting with rogue or local bandits. The opponents in these thirty or forty small battles were all accomplished Donglu!

That was the Donglu who captured Hong Chengchou and killed Lu Xiangsheng!

He, Shi Kefa, fought with the terrifying Donglu for three years. First of all, he was not beaten to death, and even now he is still panting with heat!

Secondly, he was not captured by Donglu. He is still the governor of the Ming Dynasty!

The third army was not completely wiped out. Although the defeat suffered a lot, the army training in Qufu was still there, and the more they fought, the more brave they became!

Fourth, the city of Qufu was not lost! Moreover, he also destroyed Donglu’s Yishui Camp and Yanzhou Fucheng several times!

Therefore, in the future history of Qing Dynasty, there is no doubt that Supervisor Shi Kefa will be a typical scholar in charge of the army, a Confucian commander who revived the Ming Dynasty.

The Confucian commander Shi Kefa, who was riding a horse on a high ground on the shore of Surabaya, was frowning at this time. He was looking at the vast army, which could hardly be seen from head to tail, as it continuously drove out from Ziyang City, and then stepped over it.

The frozen Surabaya goes north.

Shi Dewei and several military staff accompanied him. From time to time, riders passed by and reported the military situation loudly. The staff took out their notebooks to record and exchange opinions in a low voice, and then Shi Dewei reported to Shi Kefa.

"Sir, the Donglu in the Yishui camp have also sent troops, and General Li is leading the cavalry to block their forward!"

Shi Kefa smiled coldly, "Sure enough! I know that Dorgon is not that easy to deceive."

Stewie complimented: "Your Excellency is wise."

Shi Kefa smiled and said: "Go and send an order to Mr. Liu to set up a chariot array in Ningyang County."

"Here!"

Stewie loudly agreed, and then waved to the cavalrymen who were delivering the order.

As a Confucian commander who knew how to use soldiers, Shi Kefa certainly knew how to use the car formation to get rid of the enemy's cavalry pursuit.

Of course, the speed of the large chariot soldiers was slow. Not to mention that Shi Kefa didn't have enough mules and horses. Even if he had horses, he couldn't outrun the cavalry.

However, Marshal Shi Daru also had a way to deal with Dorgon, which was to use some sidecars to form a vehicle formation, and then left a small number of cannons and cavalry to guard the vehicle formation to show off.

The Qufu Allied Forces, Shandong Regiment Training, and Denglai Regiment Training (Zuo Maodi's army) are all experienced now, and Dorgon does not dare to treat them as rookie weak soldiers. Once they set up a car formation, Dorgon will have to mobilize

The cannons are coming.

There is always a process from arranging artillery, repeated bombardment, destroying the vehicle formation, to the infantry and cavalry charge. If you are careful, you will have to work for several hours!

It is only over eighty miles from Ziyang to Dawen River. If the army marches overnight, abandons two or three vehicle formations along the way, and abandons hundreds of sidecars, it can almost handle it.

If that doesn't work, then leave some more cavalry to cooperate with the small team of chariot soldiers - the chariot soldiers are all flower troops, a team of almost thirty people, consisting of firecrackers, spearmen, sword soldiers, and archers.

It is a mixed formation. If such a configuration does not have sidecars to rely on, it is impossible to fight in a dignified formation. But when used as skirmishers, it is better than the battalion-based infantry of the Model Army. If it is combined with some cavalry, it will be better.

Adding three bluffing car formations, Dorgon, who was chasing after him, was a little dizzy.

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The sound of cannons and muskets could be heard here and there without interruption. The shouts of killing, the sound of golden drums, the sound of hoofbeats and the neighing of galloping war horses also came one after another and kept ringing.

On the north bank of Surabaya, starting from the afternoon of November 22, the forward troops of the Qing army who fought out of the Yishui camp collided with the rearguard of the Ming army who retreated from Ziyang City. There was a fierce battle. The battle started across the vast plains!

First, the cavalry and infantry teams from both sides fought. The cavalry charged at each other, and fired muskets and bows and arrows at each other. Then the dismounted Manchu warriors and the Ming army's chariots fought together.

Of course, the Qing army had the upper hand. The soldiers of the Old Eight Banners were better than the regiments of the towns in Shandong! But this advantage was not overwhelming.

Shi Kefa purchased all his firearms through the "Queen Merchant" Shen Tingyang. Although this guy is a businessman, he is much more honest than the various "supervisors" managed by the Ministry of Industry and the Chamberlain. He is a very loyal businessman!

The fire cannons he sold to Qufu Tuanlian were mainly three-barrel cannons bought from Japan and turtle-dove foot cannons produced by Dengzhou Iron Works. The former was not only less likely to explode, but could also be loaded with gunpowder twice as much. The amount of medicine used was not as good as that of the Spanish light matchlock gun, but it was enough to penetrate the three layers of heavy armor of the Manchu warriors at a distance of thirty paces!

However, the cloth-covered iron armor worn by the fire gunners trained by the Qufu regiment can prevent the bows and arrows of large troops.

Most of the pikemen and sword soldiers who are mainly responsible for melee combat are wearing long iron armor - these are good things that have been eliminated by the New Army to overcome difficulties (the New Army to overcome difficulties is popularizing lath armor and plate armor), and now they are all It was given to the Qufu regiment training. The soldiers wearing this kind of armor were called the "Iron Man Army". They were all tall and strong men. When charging, they all shouted "Blessed by Saint Kong, invulnerable to weapons and bullets". They were all brave and fearless of death!

After competing with this group of elite troops, Dorgon's Nine Flags elites were a little timid, so after hitting the formation surrounded by sidecars, they did not dare to attack rashly. They had no choice but to use the Hongyi small artillery and the Pull up the one-pound cannon and bombard them step by step... Although this style of play can guarantee victory, the speed of pursuit will slow down.

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When night falls, the battlefield on the south bank of the Dawen River is still filled with the sound of artillery, gunshots, shouts of killing, and screams. One hundred and forty or fifty miles to the north, in the Wolong Valley Grand Canyon of Mount Tai, Zhu Cixiang Riding on horses, they marched under the dim moonlight together with the soldiers from the Generalissimo's Mansion and the cavalry convoy of the bodyguards. Although most of this group of people have horses, there are only a few who are still riding on horses. Most people moved forward with their legs spread out like infantrymen.

Behind them were the Guards Division and the Forward Division of the Model Army, as well as two armored cavalry regiments, all of which were also advancing on foot. The reason for this was to save precious horse power - war horses are very delicate animals. , overuse can cause damage or even kill them.

Even if they are taken care of carefully, they are not a "durable asset". Usually, a war horse can serve well for only three to five years.

It has been almost four years since Zhu Cixi's regime moved southward...

During these four years, except for one or two hundred good horses from the sea (mainly broken-eared horses), Nanming had almost no qualified war horses.

Of course, Nanming had a way to buy horses from the north, but there were almost no high-quality horses that could be used as war horses, and there were not even a few horses that could be used as military draft horses (horses with folded ears could also be used).

Therefore, when Zhu Cixiang was halfway through the Shandong Campaign, he issued an order to strictly protect the horses.

However, no matter how hard you protect it, after this mobile war is over, the number of war horses and draft horses in the Nanming army will inevitably be greatly reduced... If Dorgon, the traitor, continues to move, Emperor Zhu's elite soldiers will not do anything, but

I'm afraid a lot of his bad horses will be exhausted!

In the darkness of the night, three horsemen who spared no effort in riding came galloping towards the front of Emperor Zhu's team, but were stopped by the foreman guard Lu Renjia and his troops.

Lu Renjia inquired about the situation and immediately rushed to Zhu Cixiang's horse: "Your Majesty, Shi Kefa reported that the Shandong armies have already fought with the main force of the Donglu. They are fighting and retreating to the Dawen River."

Zhu Cixiang took a breath and said hello to the back. Several soldiers who were leading their horses immediately got on their horses.
Chapter completed!