Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 216 Sharp turn down
"This little thief is really insidious!"

Duoduo said angrily: "No wonder Zhang Xianzhong was defeated by him, it really shouldn't be underestimated."

As he spoke, his eyes fixed, and he said to Geng Zhongming and Kong Youde:
"The red-clothed cannon is related to the imperial court's grand plan to go south. It must not fall into the hands of the Ming army. You two flag soldiers and horses will do everything possible to protect the cannon at all costs."

Geng Zhongming is the Zhenghuang Banner of the Han Army, Kong Youde is the Zhenghong Banner of the Han Army, and Duoduo's Manchurian Xiangbai Banner, with a total of [-] soldiers and horses.

The remaining [-] were just Guanning infantry and some surrendered Ming troops.

"Obey!" The two said yes, but cursed in their hearts.

This must be to let the two of them take the blame.

Geng Zhongming also shook his head, this is a typical trick of arrogant soldiers.

But the domineering Eight Banners, just eat this set.

Over the world for many years, the Eight Banners of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties have already looked down on anyone, and everything goes smoothly as a matter of course.

"Such a superficial plan has actually hit the mark."

Kong Youde also noticed it, muttered, and could only let his subordinates go all out to rescue him.

But the situation on the battlefield suddenly changed again.

The two Ming troops suddenly quickened their pace, facing the attacking and obstructing Qing army, they kept firing projectiles, making the cavalry fearful and difficult to move forward.

The power of raising the gun easily broke through the cotton armor of the Qing army, which shocked them greatly.

Moreover, since the two barracks faced each other two or three miles apart, although they were bombarded in pieces, a passage two or three miles wide was still formed.

In other words, the left and right wings were in ruins, and the Qing army could only attack from the front or the back, thus becoming a target.

"Firing—" When they were less than a mile away from the red cannon, the Ming army suddenly stopped and formed an formation on the spot. Half of the artillery turned to face the Qing army.

The other half aimed directly at the red cannons and bombarded the artillerymen.

The formation of the red cannons was chaotic, and the gunners suffered heavy casualties.

Thousands of Qing troops desperately wanted to intercept the Ming army, but they fell into a trap again and were beaten to pieces by artillery again.

"Damn it!"

Seeing the steady stream of casualties of the Qing army and the failure of the red cannon, Duoduo trembled with anger.

"My lord, if this goes on like this, the bannerman will suffer a lot of casualties."

Geng Zhongming was pulling his beard, he didn't understand, this is the Ming army's "attack must save", which made the Qing army exhausted.

"But more than 10,000 people, how can they resist the impact of the Eight Banners?"

Kong Youde also couldn't understand why this Ming army was so strange, it was the Eight Banners that ruled the world!
"Squeak-"

The battlefield seemed to be at a stalemate.

When the Eight Banners army besieged the Ming army attacking the artillery, suddenly, the gate of Ruzhou city was opened, the suspension bridge was lowered, and a cavalry rushed away.

"Kill Jianu—"

Li Jingwu took the lead, dressed in armor, and rushed out aggressively, disrupting the entire battlefield.

Now, the Eight Banners cavalry finally breathed a sigh of relief, they stopped touching the tortoise-like Ming army, and came towards the Ming cavalry.

Facing the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry who had been raiding for a long time, the cavalry battalion, which had been recharging their energy, did not confront them head-on. Instead, they quickly attacked and killed the rear army like a sharp arrow.

The latter is where the infantry of the Qing army is located.

As a result, two partially fierce circles appeared on the battlefield.

One is the attacking red cannon composed of the firearms battalion and the heavy step battalion, and the [-] Han Army and the Eight Banners blocked it at all costs.

The other used the cavalry battalion to detour to attack the infantry of the rear army, and the Eight Banners of Manzhou followed closely to intercept and entangle.

"Are you all entangled?"

Zhu Yixi stood at the top of the city, observing the situation on the battlefield.

The [-] Han army and the Eight Banners cannot be separated for a moment, otherwise the red cannons will not be safe; the seven or eight thousand full Eight Banners cannot be opened again, otherwise the [-] infantry will be in danger.

From this point of view, as he had expected, even the Qing army knew that the [-] infantrymen were weak, and they would not expect them to protect the commander.

To put it bluntly, these 20,000 people are mainly doing dirty work, collecting food and grass, cleaning the battlefield, building military camps, etc.

On the surface, it looks evenly matched, fifty thousand against fifty thousand, but in fact it is thirty thousand against fifty thousand.

Man Qing is still full of confidence.

Of course, these are the self-confidence accumulated in the Liaodong battlefield and when they entered the pass to plunder the people.

Eight thousand cavalry battalions, ten thousand firearms battalions, eight thousand heavy infantry battalions, and 30,000 people were scattered.

"There are still [-]!"

Zhu Yixi counted the strength of his family, and couldn't help murmuring: "Yulin camp, Mingfu camp, Mingjie camp, Sanguan camp."

It was a force that weighed heavily.

"Go, all the soldiers and horses, go out of the city to fight!"

Zhu Yixi's momentum exploded. He cast his eyes on the battlefield, looking at the [-] Han army flags that were struggling to block the Ming army, and said in a deep voice:

"Many Banners ride horses, flexible and changeable, [-] to [-]% of the Han Eight Banners are infantry, eat them!"

Although it is very tempting to fill the Eight Banners, Zhu Yixi obviously understands that it is the right choice to eat the Han Eight Banners with more troops and weaker ones.

"As ordered!"

Chen Yongfu, You Shiwei, Liu Tingjie, and Zhu Meng suddenly agreed, and then left in a hurry.

In the city, only the pro-military battalion of more than [-] people was left, responsible for protecting the safety of King Yu and Ruzhou City.

And, of course, there's the Red Lady's army.

Zhu Yixi stood on the top of the wall, watching the soldiers leave the city.

"Thanks to the Firearms Battalion and the Heavy Step Battalion!"

Looking at the fierce battlefield, King Yu couldn't help sighing: "Without their persistence and stability, the situation would not be so favorable."

Of course, it is difficult to measure the real money invested in them.

Everything is worth it.

"Your Highness, why don't you let our army dispatch?"

The red lady saw her blood boiling in the city, and she couldn't help but clasped her hands.

Zhu Yixi took a look at Gao Gao, and said casually: "Soldiers are expensive and you don't want more. Your soldiers and horses are not qualified."

Hong Niangzi's chest heaved violently, and Danfeng's eyes widened, but she finally gave up struggling.

The situation on the battlefield was just as Zhu Yixi had conceived.

The [-] elite freshmen of the Qin army joined in, and the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty were immediately attacked by the enemy.

The Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty were suppressed by the Firearms Battalion and Chongbu Battalion for less than half an hour, and they were already exhausted. When the tiger-like Qin Army joined, they immediately lost control of the situation and began to collapse.

With [-] fighting against [-], the equipment of the Ming army is superior to that of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty. They were suppressed and beaten, and it is not bad to be able to persist.

As soon as the Han Eight Banners collapsed, a chain reaction immediately formed.

Twenty red-clothed cannons were directly captured by the Ming army who were close at hand.

The elite gunner, the so-called Wuzhen Chaoha, was also taken prisoner.

Duoduo's eyes were shattered, and he roared angrily: "Bastard, what's the use of raising you? You can't even keep the red cannon."

As he said that, Duoduo couldn't restrain his anger, he picked up the whip directly, and started to whip Geng Zhongming and Kong Youde directly.

There were bloodstains all over his face and chest, Geng Zhongming suppressed his anger, cupped his hands and said: "My lord, the current strategy is the Eight Banners cavalry, don't worry about those infantry, just smash the Ming army directly."

"You think I don't want to?"

Duoduo said loudly: "Those bright cavalry, although they can't beat us, they keep pestering us, and the cavalry can't escape smoothly."

"In normal times, it wouldn't take half an hour for these cavalrymen to be completely wiped out."

(End of this chapter)