Chapter 1830 Head-on attack

"The opponents are smarter now!" Seeing that this arrangement still failed to draw out the main force of the Qing army, Wang Tom felt a little regretful: "They did not feel at ease to launch a charge, they just wanted to interrupt our construction through harassment."

Qian Tiandun nodded and said: "However, allowing the Qing army to take the initiative proves that your method is effective. I think we can continue to use it during the day."

At present, in addition to thousands of Han refugees, there are still more than 2,000 Korean civilians in the Datong River base. Thousands of laborers can be mobilized to continue construction on the defense line at any time. Anyway, as long as the Qing army stops and waits, the Haihan side

You can send civilian workers to carry out construction. Such repeated small battles will not cause any loss to Haihan, but they will keep the Qing army exhausted. If the Qing army cannot stand such stimulation, they can only attack in a large scale or decisively

Evacuate this area, and no matter which way it is, Haihan will definitely be happy to see it happen.

Liu Shang soon received the news from the headquarters. He would arrange for the civilian workers to resume work after dawn. Knowing that it would be the end of the night, he immediately went back to his residence to rest. When he was stationed in Liaodong, this small-scale

I have seen a lot of conflicts, and I gradually got used to not worrying about the battle situation, and taking the time to rest when there is no task. Only in this way can I complete the tasks assigned by my superiors in the best condition.

Of course, the refugees in the base who have not yet been formally resettled certainly do not have such a peaceful mentality as Liu Shang. They only know that tens of thousands of Qing troops are watching outside the base, and they will launch an attack on this armed stronghold without city walls at any time. Even if there are propaganda officers and

Civil affairs officials did some pacification work, but there were still many people who were not sleepy at all, for fear that the Qing army would launch another night attack.

Huang Taiji and a large group of his military generals also did not sleep well. Although they held a combat meeting overnight, the generals still had difficulty reaching an agreement on tactical arrangements. A group headed by Azig believed that Hai

The Han Dynasty spent several months laying out this area. They must have set up traps long ago to wait for the Qing army to launch an offensive. They should now find another breakthrough to cross the river. The opposition believed that tens of thousands of Qing troops went to the upper reaches of the Datong River to find sea.

Crossing the river outside Han surveillance requires a lot of time and materials, which is a problem that the Qing army, which has begun to expose logistical problems, cannot solve.

After dawn, the Qing army suddenly discovered that work had begun to resume on the Haihan position. The dense flow of people like ants moving food was continuously transporting linen bags filled with soil to the position, and then stacking them layer by layer, visible to the naked eye.

Several simple forts were quickly built at the front of the position.

If we continue to wait and see, it will be only a matter of time before the Haihan army turns the entire defense line into an artillery position. By then, if the Qing army wants to attack this position again, the price they have to pay will probably double.

Either we must decisively withdraw our troops and abandon this target, or we must take action immediately to prevent Haihan from continuing to build fortifications.

It was not easy for the Qing army to make such a choice between the two. The former meant a huge setback in morale and a forced strategic change, while the latter meant thousands of casualties. Yes

It was indeed an extremely difficult decision for Qing army commander Huang Taiji to decide whether to preserve his strength or risk his life.

Huang Taiji dismissed everyone in the big tent and stayed alone with a senior shaman for a long time before finally announcing his decision to the generals - fight!

Since this is the final decision, there is no need to consider the outcome for the time being. Even if there were many differences of opinion before, when it comes time to actually go to the battlefield, these Qing generals will not push the blame between each other. Abatai, Ah

Jige, Jierhalang, Amin and other leading generals immediately returned to their camps and ordered their men to prepare for battle.

When the Qing army camp began to assemble large-scale troops, some movement could be seen from the watchtower of the Haihan position. Even though a warning was issued, the civilians on the position were once again evacuated urgently, and the independent regiment and artillery battle

The troops immediately entered combat positions, preparing to meet Qing troops that might appear.

However, the gathering speed of the Qing army was obviously much slower than Haihan expected. It took a full two hours for the Qing army to complete the assembly of most of its troops near its camp and began to slowly advance southward.

Perhaps learning from the lessons of the previous battle with Haihan, the Qing army did not rush the cavalry to charge at the Haihan position. Instead, they patiently set up artillery positions on the periphery, and the positions were quite far away from the forts on the Haihan position.

, almost at the limit of its artillery range, and it seems that it has made quite targeted preparations.

"Old Qian, have you noticed that the Qing army's tactics will make some adjustments every time...or evolution may be more accurate. If we want to rely on traditional tactics to deal with them, it is becoming more and more difficult.

!" After Wang Tom used a telescope to confirm the movements of the Qing army in the distance, he put forward his own opinions on Qian Tiandun.

Qian Tiandun said: "This is also an inevitable trend! The commanders of the Qing army are not stupid, and they will learn from their defeats to improve their tactics. But they will still be limited by social productivity and military technology, and they will not be able to figure out better strategies.

Advanced tactics."

This problem was not encountered by the Qing army. In fact, competitors of the same era all had this problem. Although they tried their best to imitate Haihan's advanced tactics, they soon discovered that some things simply did not work through imitation.

Most of the tactics of the Haihan Army were complementary to the weapons and equipment installed by the troops. It was extremely difficult for foreign armies to imitate them. For example, the Qing Army, which mainly used bows and arrows as individual long-distance killing weapons, had to gather a large number of archers together.

Shooting ability can exert the greatest effect, unlike the Haihan infantry, which can fully exert its combat effectiveness by hiding in trenches alone.

The only foreign armies that can truly learn part of the essence of Haihan tactics are the Fujian Ming Army and the Annan Army, which have installed a large number of Haihan weapons. Moreover, senior military commanders have accepted military training provided by Haihan.

Training, and even accompanying Haihan on various combat missions overseas all year round. But there are very few foreign troops with such conditions. Like the Qing army, they can only learn lessons from continuous defeats and improve their tactics. Although

It has a certain effect, but it is still difficult to fill the huge gap in strength between the two armies.

The Qing army realized the power of artillery and guns in its past battles with the Ming army and the Haihan army. In recent years, it has made great efforts to manufacture these advanced weapons that are more lethal than cold weapons. However, in terms of ordnance technology,

The progress of research is very slow. It cannot even surpass the current level of Ming Dynasty, let alone catch up with Haihan.

However, the number of artillery equipped in the Qing army has indeed increased significantly compared with previous years. Artillery has also increasingly begun to be used as a long-range attack method in foreign operations, and it has tasted a lot of benefits. Although in

Jiuliancheng did not have an advantage when fighting Haihan, but the Qing generals believed that using artillery might be the only way to fight Haihan on a frontal battlefield without being obviously at a disadvantage. Therefore, they attacked the Datong River base.

During the battle, the Qing army decisively brought out all the artillery in the general's army, intending to blast a way through the Haihan position.

The idea is beautiful, but the reality is very cruel. If the Qing army wants to ensure the safety of its own artillery and artillery, it does not dare to press too hard. It can only deploy the artillery at the upper limit of the range. In this way, Haihan's artillery

Although it is superior in performance, the accuracy and power of the Qing army's artillery will naturally decrease when the distance is further away, which can reduce the combat losses of one's own artillery units. However, in this way, the power of the Qing army's artillery is also greatly affected, and the shells fired

When they land exhausted, they are often still some distance from the garrison area of ​​the Haihan position, making it difficult to cause effective damage.

Although the accuracy and lethality of Haihan's artillery at long distances have also been seriously reduced, it has also changed from 45 out of 10 to 1 out of 10. On the contrary, it presents a situation where the Qing army is being beaten unilaterally.

The Qing generals quickly realized this and ordered to focus fire on the flattest area in front of the Haihan position. Since there was no way to cause effective damage to the Haihan troops in the trenches and forts, they simply used artillery fire to destroy the iron walls around the position.

The net was used to block the horses and other defensive fortifications, and then the cavalry was allowed to charge. The Haihan position did not have a well-formed city wall, and the discontinuous low protective walls would definitely not be able to block the cavalry's assault. As long as a gap could be opened to allow the cavalry to rush in,

Maybe it can make Haihan's line of defense collapse.

This tactic of the Qing army was very simple, but it was indeed effective. Although artillery pieces were constantly destroyed by shells fired from the Haihan position, the shells fired by these artillery pieces did plow out an open area outside the Haihan position.

The various fortifications outside the position were beaten to pieces, and a passage about three to four feet wide appeared.

Huang Taiji seized this opportunity and quickly sent out two thousand elite cavalry to charge into the gap. The vanguard of these elite cavalry were more than 200 Bagala warriors in full armor, and the horses they rode were all the best in a hundred.

foal.

Viewed from a distance, the shelled outer area seemed to have lost its ability to stop the cavalry from rushing in. However, when the Qing cavalry shouted and rushed closer and began to cross the Haogou, ready to kill, they discovered that

Several rows of anti-horse guns suddenly appeared on this temporary passage that had been cleared by artillery shells. Where did this thing come from?

In fact, these entire rows of horse-repelling guns had been deployed on the position earlier, but they were just laid flat on the ground and could not be seen clearly from a distance. When the original iron fence horse-repelling guns were destroyed by shelling, these horse-repelling guns were immediately destroyed.

The machine spring pulled by the rope is activated and bounces up from the flat state. The gun head points upward at a 45-degree angle, forming a new defense. Each of these horse-repelling guns is composed of a row of ten guns, about one meter wide.

Zhang Zhang, the temporary passage was quickly re-blocked.

Although the first dozen riders rushed forward almost without hesitation, hoping to destroy these seemingly not too strong roadblocks with their collision force, they soon discovered that their desperate actions were in vain.

Even the gun barrel was made of fine steel. Not only did it penetrate the war horse, but it also pierced the heavily armored cavalry on the horse. However, the gun body did not bend, and its base was fixed by ground nails.

On the ground, this kind of charge failed to overturn the entire row of anti-horse rifles.

After a series of cavalry were pierced by this terrible horse-repelling gun, the passage was blocked firmly, making it difficult for subsequent cavalry to move forward near Haogou. The dense iron nets on both sides made it even more difficult for horses to cross.

The Qing cavalry who charged in front of the Haihan formation did not know what to do for a moment.

But the defenders on the Haihan position would not leave them any more time to react. The crackling gunshots immediately rang out on the position, and the Qing cavalry, who had almost nowhere to hide, fell off their horses in response.

In a short time, hundreds of horsemen and horses were shot and fell to the ground. Seeing this, some Bajala warriors who were rushing forward could only choose to dismount and fight on foot, trying to directly attack the Haihan position after bypassing the anti-horse guns.

They didn't take a few steps before they discovered that the firepower they faced was not just from the front, but also from the left and right sides. The Haihan position was not a straight line of defense, although there was no time to build a serious line of defense.

The bastion fortifications, but the infantry trenches and forts on the position are completely built and deployed according to the bastion system. Therefore, this flattest area may seem easy to invade, but the Qing army in it will find themselves

The crossfire attack they faced was almost impossible to dodge. Just a few minutes later, all the dozens of Bagala warriors who first invaded this area were killed.

At this time, there were at least a thousand more Qing cavalry who were blocked by Haogou. However, before receiving new orders, they could not take the initiative to retreat and could only continue to move forward. So more

The cavalry had no choice but to dismount and fight on foot, trying to rush through this area. However, they obviously did not realize that this special battle situation was also designed by the Haihan Army. The purpose was to make the Qing Army think that this area was

A breakthrough can be formed, and people will continue to pour in to take guns and die.

It was difficult for the Qing generals who were in the safe zone a few miles away to confirm the actual battle situation on the front line. They could only vaguely see that the cavalry rushing past seemed to have indeed occupied the gap in the Haihan defense line, but they did not break through the enemy.

The army's defense line seemed to be in a stalemate.

So after the order was given, two thousand cavalry teams and three thousand infantry were thrown into the battlefield. The reason why more troops were not sent out at once was because the fighting surface of this battlefield was too narrow, making it difficult for the Qing army to

Effectively deliver more combat troops to the front. Even if tens of thousands of troops swarm forward, 90% of the troops can only sit back and watch the fun, unable to participate in the battle at all.

"Let's get real." Qian Tiandun couldn't sit still when he saw this. He stood up and patted Tom Wang on the shoulder and said, "You sit down first, I have to go to the front and keep an eye on it."
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