Ming Zuo

Chapter 179

Li Xiangzhu is on the hillside behind the fourth battalion.

Seeing the people in the Fourth Battalion being killed by Hou Jin's shells one by one, his eyes were red.

"All artillery, bombard me over there."

He pointed to the place where the smoke and dust billowed in Houjin's main formation, and he knew that Houjin's artillery was there.

In an instant, all the forty-five cannons of the artillery brigade were aimed there, and a volley came directly.

After the billowing thunder, there were still solid shells coming from behind the smoke and dust, and fell into the formation of the fourth battalion, causing a large number of casualties again.

Li Xiangzhu was going crazy.

Failure to counter the opponent's artillery is the negligence of their artillery brigade.

"Come again!"

On the frontal battlefield, Bao Chengxian led the light infantry and finally rushed within [-] meters, and the faces of the soldiers from the rear battalion on the opposite side could be clearly heard.

This made Bao Chengxian overjoyed.

"Accelerate, kill!"

Zuo Rong's expression finally had color, and he shouted suddenly: "Fire!"

The unique long whistle of the rear battalion stimulated everyone's eardrums, and the hundred soldiers in the first row immediately fired the bullets in the barrels.

It can be seen with the naked eye that Hou Jin's light infantry has completely disappeared.

But Bao Chengxian didn't care at all.

Light infantry had no armor, so it was normal for them to be killed by muskets.

Anyway, the firecrackers of the Ming army were slow to reload, at most one more round of fire, and they would be able to rush to the front.

As soon as I thought about this, I saw the first row of the Ming army on the opposite side retreat in an orderly manner, and the second row went up at the same time, firing another round of salvo.

In the interval between the two rounds before and after, they only ran ten meters away.

Bao Chengxian was terrified, but he couldn't stop, so he simply roared and urged the cannon fodder to speed up.

At eighty meters, the soldiers in the third row of the first brigade opened fire.

At seventy meters, the original first row of soldiers had already loaded their ammunition, stepped forward again, and fired another round of salvo.

The light infantry of more than [-] people lost more than [-] after four rounds of attacks.

Bao Cheng didn't care to see how many people had died, once he entered the [-]-meter range, he immediately shouted: "Shoot the arrow!"

The archers hiding behind the light infantry immediately opened their bows and fired arrows. A rain of arrows first flew into the sky, and then rushed straight to the rear camp with inertia and gravity.

Amidst the endless screams, a dozen soldiers in the rear battalion were shot by arrows and were immediately dragged behind.

Zuo Rong's complexion was calm, and he just gave orders mechanically.

After two rounds of volleys were fired in each of the three formations, there were only more than [-] light infantry left in Houjin.

Then they came across barbed wire.

Faced with this strange thing, Hou Jinbing didn't care at first, and he swung his knife and chopped it off.But when the blade cut on it, except for a burst of rattling noises, it didn't stop cutting at all.

Some clever people ran to move the wooden stakes on both sides, but after such a pause, the salvos from the rear battalion swept over like raindrops.

It was too late for the light infantry who were still alive to do anything.

With the help of cover, the heavy armored infantry led by Turg also rushed to the front of the barbed wire.

Although Turg didn't know what it was, it didn't hinder his determination to move forward.

The light infantry were pushed forward by the heavy armored infantry, and they couldn't help but hit the barbed wire fence.The upside-down iron thorns quickly pierced into their bodies, making them howl horribly.

But the heavy armored infantry didn't care at all, and completely regarded them as human shields.He actually used these flesh and blood to break through the barbed wire, and pushed the few remaining light infantry forward.

No matter how powerful the flash hat guns in the rear battalion were, they were unlikely to penetrate the human body and injure the heavy armored infantry wearing three layers of armor. This time, the killing effect dropped sharply.

However, almost all of Houjin's light infantry were dead.

Bao Chengxian, a traitor, desperately fought bloody battles for the alien race, but was treated as a meat shield, facing the firepower of the rear battalion.

When Houjin's heavy armored infantry rushed to the front of the trench, his body had been beaten into a beehive and he was completely dead.

Even so, the Jurchens did not give up using them as cannon fodder.Their bodies were thrown into the trenches and used as stepping stones after their deaths.

The trench was thirty meters in front of the rear battalion formation, and at this distance, both sides were already clearly audible.

Houjin's firecrackers also started shooting, and under the billowing smoke, casualties in the rear battalion began to increase sharply.

Houjin's firecrackers are followed by archers, which cause more damage to unarmored rear battalions.

Zuo Rong pressed the formation, the first brigade refused to give an inch, and shot at the Houjin heavy armored infantry at a distance of [-] meters.

When the human shield is gone, the defense of the post-gold heavy armored infantry is no different from that of paper in front of the cap gun.

The two armies on the land of China suddenly played the effect of queuing up and shooting on the European battlefield a hundred years later.

However, under such a confrontation, Hou Jinbing is not an opponent at all.

Their firecrackers fired a round, and the cap guns in the rear battalion had already fired three or four rounds of volley.

At a distance of more than [-] meters, there is no need to consider the issue of accuracy, as the bullets will cause casualties.

But facing this situation, Zuo Menggeng was very dissatisfied.

"What is Li Xiangzhu doing?"

It was clearly ordered that the artillery brigade should provide fire support to the infantry.But now, not a single shell fell into the Houjin infantry phalanx.

Annoyed, Zuo Menggeng picked up the binoculars and looked towards the east bank of the Shahe River.

As soon as I glanced at it, it was suddenly dark in front of the mirror.

Zuo Menggeng was startled, and after taking away the mirror, he realized that the sun had set in the west, and the earth suddenly darkened.

Today is the thirteenth, and the bright and round moon hangs high in the sky, casting a layer of silver light on the earth.

The flowing sand river was infiltrated by the moonlight, and it became more and more radiant. The sound of rushing water seemed to be playing a killing march for this bloody battle.

Zuo Menggeng grabbed a messenger and ordered: "Go across the river and tell Li Xiangzhu not to worry about the artillery of the Tartars, but only pay attention to the infantry and the following cavalry."

The messenger immediately passed the floating bridge and ran to Li Xiangzhu.

When he delivered Zuo Menggeng's order, Li Xiangzhu's face turned pale, and he was so ashamed that he couldn't lift his head.

Obviously Zuo Menggeng told him to be absolutely calm on the battlefield.However, in his rage, he competed with Houjin's artillery, which resulted in the lack of fire support for his infantry.

Li Xiangzhu was so ashamed and angry that he immediately changed his order and directed the artillery to fire at Houjin's infantry and cavalry.

When the moonlight rose, Amin showed ecstasy.

He knew that in such an environment, the advantage had already come to him.

The guns of this group of Ming army are too sharp, if it is fighting in daylight, his troops are not enough to consume.

It's getting dark now, the field of vision has been greatly compressed, and the layout of the Ming army has been almost destroyed...

Not missing the opportunity, Amin immediately issued a series of orders.

To the west of the Shahe River, the heavy armored infantry led by Turge and the first brigade of the rear battalion fought desperately, and people on both sides were dying at a speed visible to the naked eye.

But it is obvious that the Hou Jin soldiers died more.

On the east side of the Shahe River, Chakara and Tang Gudai also desperately led the cavalry to wade out a way with their flesh and blood, and began to rush towards the fourth brigade.

It was time for the two sides to compete, but Zuo Menggeng did not make any changes.

He used binoculars to look at the entire battlefield, but unfortunately, he could no longer see clearly from [-] meters away.

Although Houjin's offensive was fierce, the most important cavalry in the headquarters did not know where they went.

Zuo Menggeng didn't dare to move lightly if he didn't force out this force.

The rear battalion has only two legs, so they cannot outrun the cavalry anyway.Once the formation is chaotic, it is dangerous.

What I can do now is to persevere and compare perseverance with Hou Jin to see who can't stand it first.

Both Zuo Hua and Zuo Dai ran over.

"Qianzuo, let us go? Big brother... The first brigade suffered too many casualties."

"Our third brigade has become a spectator. Let us go up and help, and we have already wiped out these tartars."

"What are you shouting about?"

Zuo Menggeng yelled loudly, and the two shrank their necks in fright.

"Go back and guard your position. I tell you, if the Tartars steal your place, I will cut off your heads. The battle has just begun, and you will fight behind."

Zuo Hua and Zuo Dai were scolded and ran away in despair.

Mao Yuanyi watched from the side, and couldn't help asking softly: "These two brigades won't collapse, will they?"

He could see clearly that the casualties of the first brigade and the fourth brigade had definitely exceeded [-]%.

If this was replaced by the general Ming army, it is estimated that they have already begun to flee.

But these two brigades are still competing with Houjin. Although the defense line is crumbling, they are still holding on.

Zuo Menggeng is very cold-blooded.

"If you want to become a strong army, this is the only way. After today, there will be no enemy in the world who can shake them."

The night was getting darker and darker. Looking to the south, there seemed to be some great horror hidden in the boundless darkness.

Zuo Menggeng muttered to himself.

"Amin, are you still moving?"

(End of this chapter)