Chapter 1833 A desperate move

Qian Tiandun and others were veterans who had led troops to fight all year round. They did not get carried away by their previous victories. Regardless of whether the Qing army would launch the next wave of offensive, they still ordered the organization of manpower and materials as soon as possible.

Repair the damaged fortifications. Of course, this kind of repair is not to achieve the purpose of dissuading the Qing army from retreating, but to effectively prevent the cavalry charge that the Qing army is good at, so even if this area is

With the ability to reinforce to a tenth point, the Haihan Army also intentionally only strengthened it to four or five points, leaving a channel for infantry to attack in the gaps between the horse-repelling formations.

For the Haihan Army, although the Qing Army had an absolute advantage in terms of strength, the Qing Army's infantry and artillery could not actually pose a real threat to their own positions, but they still had to be wary of the power of the cavalry charge.

It must be controlled.

As long as the large cavalry units are not allowed to directly attack the defensive positions, there is no need to worry too much about the opponent's strength advantage. After all, compared with the efficiency of killing the enemy, the Haihan Army can be much ahead of the opponent, and it can firmly control the opponent during the battle.

If they stay within a fighting distance, it will be difficult for the Qing army to have a chance to make a comeback.

However, the Qing army did not have such a clear understanding of the comparison of strength between the two sides. In the opinion of Huang Taiji and others, the main reason why the Qing army's combat effectiveness lagged behind Haihan was that the weapons and equipment were inferior to their opponents, but this gap seemed to be able to be overcome by their bravery.

The advantages in combat and military strength are infinitely reduced, and it is not impossible to defeat the Haihan Army - even if it is only theoretically possible, they are still unwilling to give up.

However, the Qing army's desperate situation was exactly what the Haihan army wanted to see. Being able to take advantage of their positional advantages to eliminate the Qing army's effective forces was far more efficient than achieving the same results in the field. In the past few months,

Thousands of people have worked hard on the banks of the Datong River, and the ultimate reward will depend on the battles in these days.

Kim Sang-hyun is far more nervous about this battle than the Haihan people. North Korea has been retreating steadily in the battles some time ago, and its performance can be described as very poor. Kim Sang-hyun, as the main combatant in Lingqiu, has also been with the king for a long time.

Li Jie lost all his goodwill. If he hadn't still had hope for the Datong River defense line claimed by the Haihan people, Li Jie would have dismissed Kim Sang-heon and investigated him.

Kim Sang-hyun knew that he wanted to regain the king's trust and rebuild his prestige in North Korea's official circles. It was not enough to just prevent the Qing army from continuing to invade the south. The coalition forces headed by Haihan had to fight a battle on the banks of the Datong River to severely damage the Qing army.

A great victory, it is best to defeat the Qing army, and perhaps his situation will fundamentally change.

Although Qian Tiandun and Wang Tom had declared to him many times that Haihan would defend the Datong River defense line and launch a decisive battle with the Qing army, and there would be no recurrence. However, with the example of the Yalu River in front of him, how could Kim Sang-heon completely let go?

I watched the fun with my heart. Fortunately, in the previous battle, the Haihan army performed really hard, and the results were very ideal. Thousands of Qing troops were wiped out in one battle. This was like a miracle for the weak Korean army.

generally.

According to Jin Sangxian's understanding, since the battle situation was so advantageous, the Haihan army should take advantage of the victory to pursue it. However, the Haihan army calmly chose to repair the defenses on the position first and did not plan to take the initiative to attack. So he found another

Qian Tiandun confirmed that Haihan's move was not an attempt to fight passively.

"We just want to fight in the safest way." Qian Tiandun saw that Jin Sangxian didn't seem to understand what he said, so he had to further explain: "positional warfare is the advantageous battlefield of our army. Under the current environment, regardless of

Whether the Qing army launches an attack, remains on the sidelines, or takes the initiative to withdraw, our army can respond calmly. If we pull out to fight against the Qing army, we will give up this advantage and bear greater risks of casualties.

This will actually reduce the combat efficiency of our army."

Jin Shangxian said: "I see, I have learned a lesson! Then if the Qing army chooses to go all-out and attack with all its strength, how certain will General Qian be of winning the battle?"

Qian Tiandun knew that Jin Shangxian's question was not to know the specific tactical arrangements of the Haihan Army, but simply to seek reassurance out of habit, so he immediately satisfied his request: "Master Jin, please rest assured, we are here."

The base has invested so much effort and will not leave any chance for the Qing army to break through the defense line. If they really dare to make a desperate move, that is what we want. At that time, Mr. Jin can go to the watchtower to watch the battle and witness it with his own eyes.

How the Qing army severely damaged the Qing army."

"Then I have Lao Guijun!" Kim Sang-hyun quickly bowed deeply to express his gratitude.

"Master Jin is too polite for this matter." Qian Tiandun nodded and said, "But for this month's military expenses, Master Jin remembers to help urge the court of your country."

"Don't worry, General Qian, this period of military funds will arrive within five days!" Jin Sangxian responded quickly. He has now become accustomed to the very practical style of the Haihan people. Although he is a bit greedy for money, the Haihan people accept money to do things.

It was done very smoothly. It promised to stop the Qing army at the Datong River, and so far it has been true to its promise. Although the asking price is too high for North Korea to bear, now we can see the dawn of the end of the war. Even if

I had to grit my teeth and find a way to raise the money first.

Jin Sangxian got the reassurance, and the big stone hanging in his heart was finally put back in his heart. He said goodbye to Qian Tiandun and returned to his residence peacefully to wait for the news.

Although the Qing army's new offensive did not directly attack the entire army, it did put on a desperate posture. Except for the accompanying soldiers and civilians and a few logistics troops, almost all combat troops left the camp and set out on the plains beside the Datong River.

The upper group formed several dark square formations.

Of course, with the width of the Haihan position, it is impossible to put tens of thousands of people into the battlefield at the same time. The attack can only be launched in batches. And what is terrible is that there is not much in the nearby area for the Qing army to take advantage of.

The materials greatly limited the offensive methods that the Qing army could adopt. Not to mention large-scale equipment such as trebuchets, they could not even make a few planks for quickly passing through ditches and iron fences.

The Qing army's offensive direction did not make any major adjustments, and the center of the Haihan position was still the main attack point. This was because the east and west ends of this defense line were surrounded by rivers, making it difficult for the offensive troops to fully deploy their formation, and the terrain in the center was relatively difficult.

It was flat, and the previous round of attack had already cleared a passage about five or six feet wide in the middle, which made the Qing army think that if they put more effort, they might be able to follow this passage to attack the Haihan position.

Of course, the Qing army did not fail to notice that the Haihan army repaired the gap in the defense line after cleaning up the corpses in front of the formation, but the problem is that the Qing army currently has no better attack direction to choose from. If they want

Picking another area and trying it again would cost a lot of artillery shells to open the way. The Qing army's logistics were becoming increasingly tight and they no longer had such capital to squander.

As for tactics, the Qing army also couldn't come up with anything new. The only thing they could do was to gather the shields and armors in the army and equip them first to the first few troops to charge. If these suicide squad-type troops could

If a real gap is opened in the Haihan defense line, the troops that will be invested later will not need such comprehensive protection measures. As long as they can truly enter the stage of face-to-face combat, the Qing generals will still be very capable of fighting their own soldiers.

Confident.

The battle still started with the artillery fire between the two sides. The Haihan side, which had superior artillery performance and built a fort bunker, quickly took the initiative and began to call out the Qing artillery on the plain who tried to concentrate fire to open an attack channel.

Although the Qing army also tried to use sacks and earth bags as bunkers, the effect was not very satisfactory, especially for those small-caliber guns that needed to move to more dangerous positions due to their limited range. They basically could not escape the fixed-point clearing fire from the opposite side.

The artillery battle only lasted for about half an hour, and only about half of the number of artillery pieces on the Qing army's position was left. For Huang Taiji, this situation was tantamount to cutting off his flesh. The casting process of these artillery pieces was

A large amount of military expenditures were spent, and the training of artillery was extremely difficult. Now that it is being consumed rapidly in this way, it can be said that the combat strength of the Qing army is declining at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Although the defenses in the attack channel did not seem to have been completely destroyed, Huang Taiji, who was distressed by the loss of artillery, decisively issued an attack order and let the cavalry begin to attack.

However, this order later revealed the shortcomings of being too hasty. The cavalry rushed over under a hail of bullets and found that only the front part of the rebel horses in the attack channel had been damaged by their own artillery fire, while there were still a considerable number of tall rebels behind it.

With the presence of horses, it is impossible to charge directly to the Haihan people's position. The cavalry troops rushing to this position cannot turn around and retreat. They can only follow the previous tactics, dismount their horses and advance on foot with shields, hoping to advance on foot.

Manpower moved the fortifications in front to clear the way for the subsequent cavalry charge.

But such an idea was in vain. In front of the Qing army, these chest-high iron horses were not only connected to each other with fasteners, but their chassis were also nailed to the ground with thick nails. It was difficult to pry them with the knives and guns in their hands.

.Compared with the dense and desperate iron net formation next to the horse-rejecting formation, the infantry can move forward through the relatively sparse gaps of the repelling horses, but the large cavalry cannot pass smoothly and can only dismount.

Fighting this way is optional.

After discovering that the cavalry in front was congested in the attack channel, the Qing generals responded in time, allowing the infantry to press forward as the main force of the attack. However, the Qing had no idea how to break through these obstructive defenses on the Haihan position.

The military still has not come up with any effective method.

In desperation, the Qing army could only use a crooked trick, asking the infantry to carry wooden springboards forward, and try to set up springboards directly on top of these resisting horses to allow the cavalry to pass quickly on the springboards. This was done in the past two days from

Made of trees cut down from afar, several bowl-thick logs were fixed side by side to form a springboard about two feet wide and one to two feet long. When placed on a horse, it can indeed have the effect of climbing over quickly.

But the Haihan army obviously would not let such a simple and crude trick succeed easily. After several Qing troops used this method to pass through two rows of resisting horses, the Haihan army concentrated fire on the position where the springboard was built, and continued

The springboard and the horse were all blasted together.

Although this approach resulted in killing one thousand enemies and damaging eight hundred, the Qing army only had a dozen or so wooden springboards, which would be gone once they were destroyed. Although Haihan lost some of his horses, the large cavalry still could not pass.

In this area, as for the cavalry that rushed over sporadically, they basically had no chance to avoid the musket fire at close range.

As the Qing infantry joined the battle, the battle situation seemed to have returned to the previous round. The Qing infantry that continued to pour in were completely humanoid moving targets under the crossfire, and became a prop for the Haihan army to practice their shooting skills.

.The armor and shields of the Qing army had very limited protection against such intensive shooting, and were not enough to help them fight against the bullets constantly flying in the air. They fell down even faster than the follow-up troops rushed into this massacre.

The battlefield was even faster, so much so that the soldiers of the Haihan Independent Regiment could stop and rest for a while, waiting for the next group of Qing troops to rush in and die.

Takahashi Minami specially prepared six infantry companies on the firing line for this battle, three companies were responsible for fighting, and three companies were alternated to ensure that the firepower output intensity could always be maintained above the level he required. Of course, this

This method of combat also consumes ammunition at an alarming rate. The number of bullets fired every minute is almost more than a thousand rounds. If it were replaced by several other units of the coalition forces in the same position, the Qing army's offensive would probably be very fast.

Their ammunition reserves will be exhausted.

For the Qing army, this so-called offensive channel turned into a bottomless pit that constantly swallowed up human lives. They only saw troops filling it continuously, but did not see any combat results. What was the progress on the firing line?

It is also difficult for commanders sitting behind the scenes to get clear feedback.

About an hour after the battle started, the Qing army had already lost five Niulu troops at this attack point. Although the number did not seem too large, you must know that these were almost all elite troops of each banner.

There were more than 200 Bajala soldiers, and they were lost in the fighting zone without doing anything.

The news from the front line of fire wiped out the enthusiasm of the generals like a basin of cold water - after paying such a heavy price, the distance the Qing army could advance was still very limited, and there were at least a dozen trenches before the Haihan soldiers were hiding.

Zhangyuan.

This distance is short for a cavalry charge, but in a positional battle, especially a positional battle with a special opponent like the Haihan Army, it means unilateral slaughter. At this fighting distance, the Qing army

It is difficult for soldiers to cause effective damage to opponents hiding in bunkers. They can only fall to the ground and die in despair after being shot.
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