When the fierce battle broke out in Taijiazhuang, the Huajun Xu Yuxian and Duan Qiming's troops had already met with the Qing army's Hauge in Peixian.

The plan could not keep up with the changes, so the staff in Xuzhou resolutely changed the battle plan, and prioritized concentrating its forces on the north to fight Hauge.

Leaving a small number of troops on Xuzhou's defenders to feint and contain them, deceiving Wanyan Yechen. If Wanyan Yechen didn't leave the city, they could concentrate on destroying Hauge's main force first.

At that time, Xuzhou will have no reinforcements and become an isolated city, and the army will be in chaos.

If Wanyan Yechen sees through the plot, and Wanyan Yechen dares to go out to attack the rear of the Hua Army and try to join the Hauge Department, it will be more troublesome.

After all, there is no place to ambush from Xuzhou to Peixian, and there is no natural danger that can be blocked with a small amount of troops. At that time, there is a certain risk of being attacked by the enemy.

However, Hua Jun still did this, betting that he could eliminate the Hauge Department before Wanyan Yechen arrived in Pei County.

Hua Jun left 20,000 people stationed outside Xuzhou city, and then the main force of 50,000 people rushed to Pei County.

Before them, a division of Tang Guozhen's 13,000 people had already rushed to Pei County.

In Pei County, Xu Yuxian and his two divisions had a total of more than 25,000 people.

In other words, they prepared 88,000 people to deal with Hauge this time.

And Hauge's total strength was only 42,000 when he set off, and 23,000 local troops on the way.

The combat power of more than 20,000 people is almost the same as the old-fashioned army before, and they are all cold weapons. At most, the thousands of cavalry among them can still start to function.

Dahua and Daqing were fighting, and before they knew it, they could even gain an advantage in terms of military strength.

This is very deadly for the Qing Dynasty. They are completely behind in terms of military strength, weapons and morale.

On the 23rd, in Pei County, the Hauge Department launched an attack on the Chinese army.

"Where did these bastards get so many flintlock guns and cannons? It's not easy to fight."

Xu Yuxian took a deep breath when he learned that the other party had more than 30,000 flintlock soldiers and 200 cannons.

If 30,000 people rushed over directly, it would be difficult for them to resist.

Although there are more than 25,000 of them, not all of the 20,000 people are equipped with flintlock guns, only 16,000 people are equipped with flintlock guns.

The rest are all other arms, with 5,000 cavalry, 1,000 artillery, 1,000 grenadiers, and about 2,000 other miscellaneous arms.

If you use 16,000 people to shoot against 30,000 people, I am afraid you will suffer a big loss.

After all, as long as Hauge's mind is not flooded, he will definitely take advantage of his strength to stretch the front line, strive to occupy the flanks of the Hua Army, and then encircle it on three sides.

Even if the Qing army did not do this, just using the advantages of artillery is enough for them to drink a pot.

"If it's not easy to fight, you have to fight. You can't retreat any more. If you retreat again, you will reach Xuzhou. It will be even more uncomfortable to be attacked by both sides. Now, we can only hope that the troops of Master Tang can arrive in time. The messenger said that they have already arrived. In the Dongzhuang area, if you march quickly, you should be able to arrive in an hour.”

Duan Qiming said.

"Senior Tang's troops are not enough, the main force still has to arrive."

Xu Yuxian said.

And Liu Hansan's main force is still far away from Peixian County, at least it won't arrive until tomorrow.

Now, they can only pray that Hauge doesn't know their plan, so that maybe the casualties will be taken into account, and the onslaught will not be rushed.

That is to say, when they fight later, they must fight hard, and they must fight to the death to let Hauge throw the mouse.

This also means that there will definitely be a large number of casualties.

This is something Xu Yuxian and others don't want to see, but they have to do it.

"Tsk tsk tsk, the other party must have at least 70,000 or 80,000 people."

A Chinese soldier saw the darkness on the opposite side, and with his rich experience, he guessed the number of the other side.

"So many, can we fight?"

The other, younger soldier couldn't help but get nervous. He had fought him twice, but each time they had the upper hand.

And now, they seem to be at a disadvantage.

"This shouldn't be beaten, but there is no way. After eating this bowl of rice, you have to have this mental preparation. Xiao Lizi, you shouldn't be afraid."

The old grandson sneered, following his words, the other soldiers also turned their attention to Xiao Lizi.

Of course Xiao Lizi was afraid, but he also wanted face.

He didn't want to be despised by everyone, and said, "Who said I'm afraid, a veteran like you is a slippery one. You will definitely run away at that time. I will fight to the end and be loyal to Dahua."

The old grandson was not angry when he heard the words, he said with a smile: "I have been on the battlefield for more than ten years. I should have died several times, and I have seen it long ago. What's more, during the days when we Dahua were soldiers, I could There is no shortage of pay.

All the money I earned during this period was sent home, and I told my two sons that I was a wife. I have nothing to worry about anymore. "

There are only a few people who can see things like Lao Suntou.

In order to prevent panic from spreading in the army, an officer of the Hua Army said: "Concentrate on preparing for the battle, and it is forbidden to talk to each other. Violators will be executed directly."

This harsh military order made the soldiers of the Chinese Army immediately shut up.

After all, the military order of the Hua Army, it must be done as it is said, no matter whether it is reasonable or not, the soldiers

must obey.

Even if it is a wrong military order, the superior will punish the person who issued the order afterwards. But at that time, soldiers had to obey regardless of whether the order was right or wrong.

Such strict military law made the soldiers of the Huajun attach great importance to military orders and would not joke about their own lives.

The formation suddenly became quiet, but this was the calm before the storm.

The Qing army on the opposite side had already formed their formation and was walking towards the Hua army.

Moreover, this is only the frontal army of the Qing army.

After their cavalry had begun to circle around, there were also some rogue troops trying to circle the Chinese army's flank.

As for the artillery, they continued to advance behind the main force.

For the time being, their artillery doesn't have enough range.

After advancing one or two hundred meters, their artillery stopped and prepared to fire.

At this time, the artillery of the Huajun had already sounded first.

Although they only have thirty cannons, their power cannot be underestimated.

The shells fell into the infantry formations of the Qing army, and one round of shelling could reimburse more than 200 Qing troops.

The casualties of more than 200 people were only trivial for the Qing army and could bear it.

Subsequently, the artillery of the Qing army also rang.

Their artillery was also aimed at the infantry positions of the Chinese army, instead of bombing the artillery of the Chinese army, in order to pursue the efficiency of killing the enemy.

After all, the density of the Chinese infantry phalanx was much higher than that of artillery.

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