Daxing Fort is a fortress located twenty miles west of Xingshan Fort. It is not small, but not large. It is slightly smaller than the ordinary Qianhu Suocheng. After the Tiance Army accepted the Jinzhou defense line, a brigade under Bai Yunlong was stationed here, the captain Zhang Chun.

According to the organization of the Tiance Army, a battalion had six hundred people, and an internal cavalry squad and an artillery squad.

Normally, such a garrison force should be a little problem facing the attack of more than 3,000 Tartars.

But the problem is that the cities and fortresses in Liaodong are not single, but like the nine sides, they are a series of defensive fortifications.

Take Daxing Fort as an example. In addition to the main fort, there are also important river ferries and transportation routes on Yandun Mountain and Guanshan in the west, beacon Yandun, enemy platforms and small forts, which require division of troops to be stationed. There are less than 400 troops in the main fortress of Daxing Fort, and all the rest are scattered.

So when faced with more than 3,000 Tartars, they asked Xingshan Fort and the reinforcements for help, but Qiu Wen did not send troops to reinforce him immediately, but sent someone to ask Kong Youde for advice.

The messenger quickly conveyed the relevant news to Kong Youde. After careful consideration, the latter approved Qiu Wen's request to redirect Daxing Fort, but asked him to investigate the surrounding situation more so as not to come to a surround and attack the supporters.

This is the first battle, and the victory or defeat has a great impact on morale and must be taken seriously.

With Kong Youde's reply, Qiu Wen decisively led his army to turn.

The two battalions under his command had a force of about 4,500, including a cavalry squadron of one battalion and a cavalry squadron of six battalions, with a total of 600 cavalrymen. Unlike the large number of lancers in the cavalry corps, these cavalry are traditional heavy armored cavalry.

In addition, there are six artillery squads, a total of twenty-four artillery pieces, and the rest are all infantry.

The infantry of the Tiance Army is basically mixed. Generally, a brigade has a direct cavalry or artillery squad. Just like Zhang Chun's brigade, it has its own artillery squad and cavalry squad, with a total of fifty people. The artillery squad has four artillery pieces, including two Yunfei cannons and two Folang machines.

In addition, according to actual conditions, the infantry battalion can be organized with a cavalry squadron or artillery squadron, or both can exist or do not exist. The brigade has corresponding troops, which will not affect combat deployment.

Of course, due to the production capacity of military factories and the limited supply of naval and artillery corps, most of the artillery in the infantry battalion were previously produced Flang aircraft and various captured artillery artillery. The number of special field artillery such as Yunfei cannon is not large.

After receiving the order to fight, Qiu Wen immediately ordered to turn to the northwest to rescue Daxing Fort. He was fortunate to get the first chance to fight. He must show off his performance and not lose the majesty of the Tiance Army.

According to the situation, in this battle, the two sides will invest more than 200,000 troops, so I will have a good start and add a touch of color to this battle.

What made him feel relieved was that after he got the war against the Tartars, the soldiers were also very excited and were waiting to kill the Tartars with their own hands.

Over the past year, most of the time has been training. Except for some soldiers who participated in the bandit suppression operation in the first half of the year, many soldiers have not participated in the battle in this year. Almost 30% of the recruits have not yet been on the battlefield. Now it is time to show the training results of this year.

In addition, since the Tiance Army was established, it has almost never suffered heavy damage. Occasionally there were local failures on the battlefield, but they all survived in the end, which is also the origin of the confidence of the soldiers.

In the battle of the fishing port last year, the Tartars' nearly three times the strength of the troops were still completely defeated in front of the Tiance Army. This time, the Tartars only had more than 3,000 troops, and their strength was not as strong as theirs. Even if they could not eliminate these Tartars, it would not be difficult to severely damage them.

The soldiers were united and wanted to kill the enemy and make achievements. So after Qiu Wen ordered, the army advanced quickly and headed towards Daxing Fort.

They had crossed Gaoqiao at this time, fifteen miles away from Daxing Fort and about twenty miles away from Xingshan Fort.

However, Qiu Wen was still very cautious and sent a full hundred cavalry, teamed up with ten people to investigate, strangle the scouts of the Tartars, and the rest were guarded on both sides of the army, and at the same time, the contact with the main force behind was always maintained. If there were any emergencies, the main force could immediately know.

Along the way, the scouts sent by Qiu Wen kept fighting with the Tartar scouts sent by the Tartars. However, due to the advancement of our own formation, even if the Tartar scouts gained the upper hand, they did not dare to pursue them too far. Therefore, in these confrontations, the Tiance Army basically had an advantage.

Finally, one and a half hours later, Daxing Fort appeared in his sight.

At this time, the Tartars stopped attacking Daxing Fort and retreated northward.

This was not beyond Qiu Wen's expectations. These Tartars would not be able to take over Daxing Fort for a while, and the reinforcements of the Tiance Army arrived again. They did not have an advantage in their troops, and after this attack, they also lost some of their troops. If they did not retreat, they might suffer a great loss.

As the Tartars retreated from their sight, it can be said that the encirclement of Daxing Fort has been lifted.

However, while the successful rescue of Daxing Fortress made Qiu Wen happy, he also felt a little regretful. These damn Tartars retreated so decisively that he wanted to fight with the Tartars.

Now he would enter the fort first and check the situation before talking about it. Then he led his army into Daxing Fort.

According to Zhang Chun, this time the attack was the Zhenghong Banner Tartars led by the slave chief Daishan, with a total force of 3,500, but half of them were Baoyin slaves, and the rest were the elites and cavalry of the Tartars.

The entire battle lasted less than two hours. Zhang Chun used four artillery pieces to curb the offensive momentum of the Tartars. Nearly 400 Tatars killed and injured, and 115 of their own casualties. Fortunately, all the defenders were wearing armor, and only 43 were killed or seriously injured, and the rest were slightly injured.

At this time, the reconnaissance cavalry responsible for tracking and monitoring the Tartars came back to report, but the Tartars did not go too far, but retreated seven or eight miles north of Daxing Fort, stopped to repair, and seemed to have plans to set up camp.

Since the Tartars did not withdraw their camp on the north bank of the river or Changling Mountain, why not fight with the Tartars again

This is a good opportunity, but considering that he was a new arrival and did not think about the situation around him, Qiu Wenxuan was asking Zhang Chun for advice.

After solving the detailed terrain surroundings, Qiu Wen decided to attack again and fight the Tartars head-on.

Daxing Fort is located north of Qilihe River. Twenty miles northeast is Changling Mountain, twenty miles north to the point is a large plain, and to the west and southwest are Yandun Mountain, Guanshan and other small hills. However, there are many enemy and dunes on these mountains, and soldiers under Zhang Chun are stationed.

There is no wolf smoke or asking for reinforcements now, which shows that the Tartars have not launched an attack on these places, and it is impossible to set up ambushes in these places.

In other words, on this plain with a radius of thirty or forty miles, the Tartars had no way to hide their ambush, so they didn't have to worry about being ambushed.

At this time, the army had almost been repaired. This itinerary was not a problem for the soldiers of the Tiance Army. Zhang Chun continued to stay in Daxing Fort, but sent a small team to serve as a guide for Qiu Wen's troops. After all, they have been stationed for almost a year and know the situation nearby.

When he discovered that the Tiance army had left Daxing Fort, the Tatar scout soon passed the news to Daishan. He immediately ordered the entire army to prepare for a big battle with the Tiance army. The plains and fields of battle have always been the strength of the Jin army.

Immediately, the Tartars blew the horns and set out in an array to prepare for the battle.

On the endless plain, two armies appeared in each other's field of vision and kept approaching.

Apart from Daxing Fort, there are no mountains around, only a small mound less than three meters, and the radius is only ten meters.

The winter sun shines on the shoulders of the soldiers, making them particularly warm. If it were not for the enemy of life and death in front of them, the soldiers would not say that they would lie down and bask in the sun.

Qiu Wen stood on the mound, relying on this commanding height, observing the Tatars' military formation, looking around, all the red flag armors were undoubtedly the soldiers of the Tatars's red flag. If Dai Shan was also among them, it would be great. He could just send him to reunite with his son.

In front of the Tartar Army formation, there were dense siege vehicles, many of which were damaged, and were covered with bullet holes and smoke. They should have been left behind when they attacked Daxing Fort before.

Behind the siege car were the archers of the Tartars and a small number of musketeers, and further backwards were the mighty cavalry.

Qiu Wen also knew a little about the tactics of the Tartars. It was nothing more than siege cars blocking the front, pulling closer distance, and entering the range, the archers snatched the bow and arrow to shoot at the enemy formation or the city wall, disrupting the formation, killing the enemy, and then holding big swords, giant axes, maces, meteor hammers and other melee weapons to break out. After tearing open the gap in the defense line, the cavalry rushed in along the gap, and the enemy formation would collapse and establish the victory.

However, Qiu Wen was not very worried. This tactic is actually quite common. Speaking of which, the tactics of the Guanning Army and the border army are exactly the same, but the latter has more firearms such as the Divine Fire Flying Crow and the Hundred Tigers Running together, which is similar.

The infantry organization of the Tiance Army's infantry is extremely complete. Even if it is just a brigade, as long as it is completed, it can become a separate combat unit, spear, shield, artillery, musket, and cavalry. Whether it is a formation to defend, or actively attack or flank harassment, it is no problem.

Qiu Wen had two fully organized battalions at hand, and his attack on the Tartars was completely worthwhile.

Immediately afterwards, the horn of the Tartars sounded, and the Tartars siege carts in the front row advanced south.

These siege cars, or shield cars, have two wheels underneath, and are seven or eight feet tall wooden boards in front, covered with leather or rattan cards, which can withstand the attacks of muskets and bows, but they have no effect on cannons.

Since the Tartars took the initiative to rush forward, Qiu Wen ordered the entire army to stop advancing, line up to fight, save some energy, and after defeating the Tartars, it would be easier to chase and kill.

The soldiers quickly set up their defensive formations according to the officer's command and were ready for battle.

The infantry of the two battalions and six brigades were arranged in an array, and they were distributed in front three and back three on a line with a width of 100 feet. At the same time, four artillery squads were organized in pairs and arranged between the arrays of the first three brigades, with cavalry surrounding the side to prevent the Tartar cavalry from attacking the flanks.

As the Tartars gradually approached, the sound of war drums became more and more intense and more rapid. The Tartars that pushed the siege cars forward became faster and faster. Countless Tartar heavy infantry and archers rushed towards the Tiance Army formation under the cover of the siege cars.

"fire"

Seeing that the Tartar siege car advanced about a mile, Qiu Wen decisively ordered the fire.

As the flag was waving, four artillery squads and sixteen medium-sized Folang machines ignited the leads one after another.

Then a dense roar sounded throughout the field, smoke filled the gunpowder in front of the artillery array, and a row of solid iron balls roared towards the siege cars of the Tartars.

For siege cars, solid shells are much better than flowering shells. If the flowering shells explode in front of the siege cars, the energy will act on the entire siege cars, and it will be difficult to smash them. Most of them will just overturn the siege cars, and their lethality to the Tartars behind them is limited.

The solid shell, whose energy is concentrated at one point, can penetrate the animal skin wooden board in front of the siege car, and then the wooden board is broken into pieces, becoming natural fragments, which can cause considerable damage to the Tartars behind it.

Sure enough, after one round of artillery, at least five siege vehicles were hit, and wood chips splashed and flew back together with howling shells.

The iron ball directly penetrated the chest of the Tartar on the front, and flew to a Tartar behind without diminishing power, directly breaking the latter's arm, then fell to the ground and rolled and stopped.

Although the splashing wood chips are difficult to penetrate the heavy armor of the Tartars, they are very powerful. They still have great lethality on their faces and hands without protection. Many Tartars have tiny wood chips on their faces, and blood flows. If their hands are hit by the wood chips, although they will not be in danger of life, they may not be able to hold the weapon again.

The same situation continued to happen in the siege of the Tartars, and tragic howlings came one after another.

In fact, there are two artillery squads in the army, equipped with the field cannon of Yunfei Cannon, but Qiu Wen left one hand and did not take it out.

Each of these sixteen medium-sized Folang machines is equipped with eight sub-guns, which can be fired continuously. Even if some shells do not hit the siege car, they can still cause a rain of blood as long as they land in the enemy formation. No matter how well-equipped armor is, they can only block it from a distance. Facing the shells, not to mention one layer or three layers of iron armor are useless.

As artillery shells continued to concentrate on siege cars, or fell into the enemy formation, the formation of the Tartars finally became chaotic. The Tartars were also humans, and they would also know that they were afraid. Faced with such accurate artillery bombardment by the Tiance Army, watching their companions be penetrated by shells or shot by wood chips, and screaming with blood on their faces, there would always be people who could not stand to collapse.
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