With 100,000 elite soldiers at the start, what should you call me?

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"Xiaoyi!"

"Xiao Yi is alright, medic, medic!"

Amidst the chaos of the battlefield, Liang Yi and his comrades were just cleaning up the mess.

Just as Liang Yi was moving a corpse, the corpse suddenly came to life, grabbed a dagger, and plunged it into Liang Yi's neck.

At this moment, blood gushed from Liang Yi's neck, and he made a "hoarse" sound. Wang Xiaoming reacted immediately, shot and killed the Qing soldier who had just come back to life, and hugged his comrade in his arms.

A few moments later, Liang Yi's body twitched a few times, his head lolled to the side, and he died.

Wang Xiaoming's hands trembled, and he was speechless for a long time.

He witnessed his comrade-in-arms, who had just been chatting and laughing with him, die, and at the worst possible time.

"Where are the wounded?"

The medic arrived, came to Liang Yi's side, examined him, and shook his head, indicating that there was no hope.

The army was still in its infancy, and the medics could only use strips of cloth or herbs picked from the mountains to bandage and treat injuries. They were powerless to save lives from any serious injuries.

Chen Dabiao arrived at this time and inquired about the situation.

"What just happened?"

A soldier standing nearby replied, "A Qing soldier just faked his death, causing the deaths of our brothers."

Chen Dabiao frowned immediately, a surge of anger rising in his heart.

"These bastards!"

"Pass down my order: fire two shots at any corpse that gets close!"

"We can shoot at any time if a living person makes any unusual movement!"

Chen Dabiao was furious, angry that as his superior, he had failed to formulate proper post-war measures, resulting in the death of a soldier.

At the same time, I hate these ugly soldiers with queues.

Although he didn't know why he had to fight these men with queues, he simply felt a deep disgust for them.

Since the commander considers the Qing army as the primary enemy, there must be a reason for it.

With the issuance of new post-war cleanup orders, cleaning up the battlefield became much faster.

Any Qing soldiers who disobeyed orders were immediately turned into corpses.

Those Qing soldiers who were afraid of death obediently dropped their weapons and knelt on the ground with their hands raised high.

In less than two hours, all six thousand Qing soldiers were wiped out in the battle.

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"drive!"

The horse's hooves pounded the mud as it galloped at high speed.

The man on horseback was whipping his horse wildly, wishing his horse could grow wings and fly.

The man on horseback was Jiang Jie, a general under Li Shuotai.

He survived by sheer luck, surviving that terrifying ambush.

He had never seen such terrifying firearms.

It can fire one shot and then continue firing, as if it will never stop, and its power is so great that even armor and shields cannot stop it.

Only after running for more than ten miles did he dare to look back, only to find that there were only two soldiers who had escaped with him.

Fortunately, the enemy had no ability to pursue them, otherwise they would have been doomed.

"Cross the river! Cross the river quickly! I need to tell the governor everything that's happening here!"

Jiang Jie found several boats on the shore, crossed the river, and immediately ran back to the base camp.

"Governor! Vice Minister Li's army of six thousand men has been completely annihilated! Only three of my men have escaped!"

Jiang Jie and the other two knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily.

Upon hearing this, Chen Jin stood up from his seat in shock and remained silent for a long time.

When he saw Jiang Jie and the other two hurrying back, he had a bad feeling, but even the worst feeling was probably that their attack would be thwarted or they would be surrounded.

But what he never expected was that six thousand elite troops would be gone just like that!

This news was like a bolt from the blue, shocking him so much that he almost fainted.

Despite leading an army of 60,000 men, plus tens of thousands of laborers, and claiming to have 200,000 troops to attack Jianning Prefecture.

In reality, these troops were a mixed group. Among the 60,000 troops, 6,000 cavalrymen were his treasures, the elite of the elite, including border cavalry and Eight Banners cavalry.

The most capable infantrymen were the Green Standard Army soldiers, all of whom were surrendered generals of the Ming Dynasty. Their combat strength was also quite good, and this part numbered more than 10,000.

The rest were local soldiers from various prefectures and counties, and local militia temporarily recruited.

This battle resulted in the loss of 3,000 cavalry and 3,000 infantry.

These were the foundations he laid for suppressing Zhejiang and Fujian later on!

So many people died at once; how could my heart not bleed?

Moreover, how many of the cavalry were members of the Eight Banners nobility? How could he explain this to his superiors?

Can Chen Jin, the Governor-General of Zhejiang and Fujian, still hold onto his position?

I thought it was just a rebel army made up of rural refugees that I could easily deal with, but I didn't expect them to be so strong.

Chen Jin's eyes were bloodshot. He stepped forward and grabbed Jiang Jie by the collar.

"Tell me how you guys lost it all?"

"We...we've been ambushed by the rebels. They seem to have been prepared; we've fallen into their trap..."

"They fell into an ambush, and then what? How did six thousand men die? Did the enemy have cavalry? Heavy armor? Or cannons? Only a day has passed, and you're telling me how six thousand men died!"

Chen Jin became more and more excited as he spoke, spitting all over Jiang Jie's face.

He had never fought a battle like this before, losing six thousand elite troops to a rebel army that appeared out of nowhere in a single day.

Those are six thousand elite troops, not six thousand old men and women!

Even if there are six thousand old men and women, it will take a whole day to catch them!

"No, no, their firearms are very powerful, like small cannons. They fire fast and with great power. In one round, we lost over a thousand men. Even armor and wooden shields couldn't stop them."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jin's face twitched. He would rather hear that the other party was hiding an elite armored force than hear such nonsense to fool him.

Firearms are powerful? They fire very quickly?

Wearing two layers of armor can protect you from a hundred paces away. The fastest weapon you can use is a three-barreled gun, which is inaccurate and not very powerful.

"What kind of firearms are they using?"

"No, I don't know, that firearm looks a bit like a musket."

Jiang Jie replied tremblingly.

"Useless!" Chen Jin shoved Jiang Jie aside and kicked him, cursing angrily.

Chen Jin was still furious and kept cursing until his throat was hoarse before he finally stopped to think about what to do next.

The reason he sent 6,000 elite troops to raid Li Tian's new army was not because he underestimated the enemy, but because he faced the enemy squarely.

The sudden appearance of 100,000 rebels, whether they were temporary rebels or reinforcements from the Ming army, was affecting Chen Jin's attack on Jianning Prefecture.

According to intelligence from scouts ahead, they only had muskets, no armor, no horses, and hadn't even set up a camp.

It was with these considerations in mind that he arranged for three thousand cavalry and three thousand infantry to launch a surprise attack.

The best course of action would be to launch a surprise attack immediately and quickly eliminate the rebels before they could establish a firm foothold.

The cavalry charged forward, luring the enemy into firing in one volley, then taking advantage of the reloading lull, the cavalry behind them would take turns charging.

By repeating this process, the cavalry will surely find an opportunity to charge into the enemy camp in one fell swoop, followed by a one-sided massacre.

He had fought countless battles like this, especially against poorly equipped rebels.

Although 100,000 people is a large number, once they are scattered, they are nothing more than a rabble.

But Chen Jin has failed this time.

The loss of 6,000 elite troops has a significant impact, and it may even affect the main battlefield surrounding Jianning Prefecture.

Because he had to consider whether the 100,000 rebels would join forces with the Ming army inside the city to attack him.

"Pass on my order: the main camp shall retreat ten li."

"Qi Wan".

"Your subordinate is here."

"Send a few spies into the rebel army to steal a few of their muskets, and while you're at it, find out which side they belong to."

"Yes, sir."