The Grenadier Regiment led by Li Lu rushed forward with the left and right wings in a wild goose formation, surrounding the Qinglu cavalry led by Wu Dahai, and when it exploded into a mess, Zu Keyong, Yu Lewu, and Ao

The three Japanese and Jin cavalry units rushed into the formation through the gap left by the grenadiers on the periphery, shouting slogans.

The two sides fought until around 4 o'clock that day, Qing Dynasty prisoner Maile Zhangjing and other auxiliary generals Dahai died under Le Wu's heavy cavalry spear when he met Zuk Yong's general Le Wu.

Wu Dahai was wearing three layers of armor, but he could not block Yu Lewu's powerful blow. The spear head penetrated from the chest and emerged from the back, and his whole body was stabbed through.

And when Yu Lewu put aside his spear, rode past, and chopped off Wu Dahai's head with his sword, the morale of the Qing captives on the entire battlefield collapsed instantly.

Although the Qinglu cavalry that Wudahai brought out from the Chengzi Mountain Camp in Donggaoli was the main force of the Qinglu in the camp, after all, they only had a little more than one Jia La, which was only more than 1,700 people.

The Grenadier Regiment commanded by Li Lu and the heavy cavalry battalion of the Zhuanghe Regiment commanded by Zu Keyong, together, had a total number of more than 5,000 troops, almost three times the number of the Qing Dynasty cavalry.

If they hadn't risked their lives at the beginning, being surrounded by the grenadiers and completely losing the speed of the cavalry, then they might have been able to let some of them escape with their so-called superb archery and horse riding skills.

But Wu Dahai, who was overconfident, no longer had such an opportunity.

In this way, by noon that day, at the foot of Donggaoli City, there were no Qinglu horse troops left on horseback.

Correspondingly, the enemies in the Qinglu camp on Chengzi Mountain in East Korea were also suffocated by the scene at the bottom of the mountain, and huddled behind the camp fence and did not dare to come out.

After Zu Keyong, Yu Lewu, and Ao Rijin completely annihilated the Qing Dynasty cavalry at the foot of the mountain, they immediately turned their horses and led the Zhuanghe regiment's cavalry with great momentum to charge forward, knocking down the village gate and swarming them.

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After Wudahai's main cavalry was gone, there was only one Niulu Qinglu infantry and two to three thousand Baoyi Aha who were originally stationed nearby in the Qinglu camp in Donggaoli City.

How could these people be the opponents of the heavy cavalry led by Zuke Yongyu Lewu Ao Rijin? After only a few confrontations, those who dared to fight were killed, and the remaining ones did not escape. In the end, they all knelt down.

Surrendered and became a prisoner.

As for Zu Keyong and Li Lu, both suffered casualties. Zu Keyong's heavy cavalry battalion at Zhuanghe Regiment suffered more than 300 casualties, and Li Lu's Grenadier Regiment also suffered more than 200 casualties.

Many of them were accidentally injured by close-range explosions of air generals thrown by their own people in the melee.

This was the first battle that Li Lu commanded the Grenadier Regiment and fought on non-preset positions.

In the past, Li Lu's use of grenadiers was almost always done under Yang Zhen's command or approval, and under the cover of fortifications built in advance that were beneficial to him.

They either relied on the city walls to conduct castle defense operations, or relied on trenches built in advance to conduct ambush operations.

The premise is that the grenadiers are always located on the city wall, in the ditch or behind the bunker, with fortifications in front of them to ensure their safety before and after dropping the bomb.

But now, they were fighting the attacking Qing Dynasty cavalry in the wild, under terrain conditions that were conducive to cavalry galloping, without building bunkers and fortifications in advance. Their experience and lessons were extremely valuable.

After this battle, Li Lu finally realized clearly that the grenadiers were indeed a powerful weapon in defensive operations relying on fortifications, and could even fight independently. However, in relatively open field conditions, they must cooperate with other arms.

Just fight.

The battle at the foot of the mountain in Donggoryeo City proved that the best unit to fight with grenadiers was definitely not cavalry.

Neither heavy cavalry nor light cavalry are the best partners for grenadiers in field operations in non-preset positions.

Because grenadiers need friendly forces to help them keep a certain distance from the enemy, and they always keep a certain distance.

Once the enemy falls into a melee situation where you and I are involved, the role of the grenadiers on the battlefield will drop sharply.

This was the case this time. If there weren't a large number of Zhuanghe regiment's heavy cavalry nearby, which were more numerous than the Qinglu cavalry, the consequences might have been different.

Therefore, after this battle, the casualties on his own side also made Li Lu realize that when fighting in the field, the grenadiers must either build fortification bunkers in advance to protect themselves, or they must engage in firefights with other infantry.

Gunners, infantry archers or infantry spearmen sentry team to cooperate.

This experience can be regarded as one of the important gains from this battle.

But it is said that after the battle in the Chengzi Mountain area of ​​East Goryeo, Zu Keyong sent Yu Lewu to lead a team to escort a large number of prisoners back to Zhuanghe Fort City for detention, while on the other side he sent Ao Rijin to lead a team to go north along the coast.

Go to investigate the situation at the Qinglu camp in Gushanzi, Yanghekou, and find out news about Qiu Zhenhai, Yan Shengsan and the others.

Around midnight that day, Ao Rijin sent people back to the mountain camp of Donggaoli City, which had changed hands, and reported the situation in the north to Zu Keyong and Li Lu.

——The naval camps on the South and Middle Roads have captured the Qinglu Camp in Gushanzi, Yanghekou.

At the same time, on both sides of the Shizuizi River and in the area south of the mouth of the Yanghe River, no Qing soldiers were seen.

After Zu Keyong and Li Lu received the news that Ao Rijin had returned from Gushanzi, they rested for the night at the camp in Chengzi Mountain, East Gaoli. The next morning, they left behind the severely depleted sentry team.

The team took care of the wounded soldiers and then set off to the north.

Both Zu Keyong and Li Lu have grown up in battle after battle.

They also realized that after the Qing invaders failed to use the imperial troops to aid the war and instead lost the Zhenjiang Fort, they would never give up and would definitely regroup and make a comeback.

Moreover, once the Qing Dynasty army came back, its first target would definitely be Zhenjiang Fort, whose strategic position was crucial to the Qing Dynasty.

With the big target of Zhenjiang Fort standing in front of us to attract the attack of the Qing army, then the other directions are basically safe.

Whether it is Fuzhou City on Jinhai North Road or Zhuanghebao City on Jinhai East Road which he was ordered to stay behind, they will no longer become the first choice targets for the Qing army's attacks.

In this case, it would be a waste of force for our troops to stay in the East Road area. It would be better to go to Zhenjiang Fort as soon as possible to join the upcoming defense battle of Zhenjiang Fort before the Qing army comes back.

In their opinion, the Eastern Expeditionary Army troops that Yang Zhen brought into Zhenjiang Fort City were too few. There were only a dozen sentries of the Musket Regiment and the Artillery Regiment, while the other teams were all Korean soldiers and horses.

As for the Chao people, after all, they are not of my race. Since they could betray the enemy at the critical moment and sell the Qing captives in Zhenjiang Fort, it is also possible that Zhenjiang Fort could sell the soldiers brought in by Yang Zhen when the Qing captives come back.

The soldiers and horses of the advance army in the east made meritorious service to atone for their sins.

Of course, they also knew that this possibility was not very likely. The Chao people had just sold Qinglu, and Qinglu would definitely hate him deeply.

Once Zhenjiang City was returned to the hands of the Qing captives, the most unlucky ones would not be the Eastern Expeditionary Army brought in by Yang Zhen, but the court people.

However, as long as there was a slight possibility of betrayal, Zu Keyong and Li Lu had to nip it in the bud in advance.

The location of Zhenjiang Fort City is extremely advantageous. It is important to the Qing Dynasty and equally important to Jinhai Town.

As long as Zhenjiang Castle is in hand, not only Jinhai East Road will be safe from now on, but other roads in Jinhai Town will also be safe, and the security situation of Jinhai Town will be reversed in one fell swoop.

Anyone with a little bit of overall perspective can clearly see this.

Therefore, after Zu Keyong and Li Lu arrived at the Gushanzi camp at the mouth of Yanghe River with their respective troops, they had the same idea as Qiu Zhenhai and Yan Shengsan, and they hit it off immediately.

However, the results of their meetings and discussions that afternoon were not entirely consistent with Zu Keyong's initial thoughts.

Zu Keyong's initial idea was that he and Li Lu's men would go to reinforce Zhenjiang Castle and assist Yang Zhen in the upcoming city defense operation.

However, the result of the meeting and discussion with Qiu Zhenhai and others was that Li Lu led the Grenadier Regiment, which was more suitable for city defense operations, and took a boat and waterway to Zhenjiang Fort to join the troops led by Yang Zhen.

The cavalry team of the Zhuanghe Regiment, led by Zu Keyong, was stationed at the Gushanzi Camp at the mouth of the Yanghe River. To the north, they could serve as land foreign aid for Yang Zhen after he was besieged in Zhenjiang Fort, and they could also inquire about the enemy's situation and deliver news.

, or harass the enemy's food routes or attack the enemy's back roads.

"Zhenjiang Castle is surrounded by mountains to the west and rivers to the east. The place is cramped, and most of your subordinates, Zu Zongbing, are heavy cavalry. After entering Zhenjiang Castle, your hands and feet are constrained and you cannot move. According to the Governor

With his consistent style of play, I am probably more in favor of you staying here.

"Furthermore, once the Qinglu sword goes astray and surrounds Zhenjiang Fort, they will send people to attack Zhuanghe Fort. By then, with Zu Keyong and you leading the army outside, you will be able to command all the forces outside Zhenjiang Fort.

Passers-by responded. Do you think this is true?"

Faced with these words of Qiu Zhenhai, Zu Keyong could only nod in agreement.

Although Qiu Zhenhai is still a deputy general with a lower rank than Zu Keyong, he is the biological uncle of Mrs. Jin Haibo and the elder of Yang Zhen. His status is quite special. Zu Keyong cannot but consider his opinions.

Moreover, Qiu Zhenhai's remarks are also very reasonable. They are not for the purpose of fighting for power and gain, but are suggestions based on the overall situation.

Therefore, at the end of the meeting, everyone unanimously agreed to Qiu Zhenhai's suggestion.

On the next day, all parties got up early and left Zu Keyong and Ao Rijin behind to guard the Gushanzi camp. The others boarded the boat and sailed out of the mouth of the Yanghe River under the Gushanzi by riding the low tide of the sea.
Chapter completed!