Ming Zuo

Chapter 661 Musket Array

The closer the trenches, the greater the threat to the new army's defense.

The Jurchens wanted to drive the new army out of the trench, and the new army wanted to fill the trench even more.

For a moment, the focus of the battlefield was on the trench.

The elite white-armored soldiers with white flags poured out from all the passages, and rushed towards the new soldiers with their shields on their tops.

"The third company, beat them back."

The battalion commander who followed the troops into the trench quickly made battle arrangements.

One of the companies immediately went forward to meet the Houjin soldiers and killed them.

As soon as we met, without saying a word, we greeted each other with a hand grenade first.

Houjin's white-armored soldiers were heavy-armored infantry and held shields, so they could have defended against most attacks.

This is also the main reason why Hou Jin is invincible in melee combat.

It's a pity that the fighting methods of the new army are far beyond their understanding.

In the explosion of the grenade, all armor and shields are useless.

Amidst the bursts of thick smoke, a dozen or so white armored soldiers were blown to death.

This loss made Hou Jin Rou extremely painful.

But the battle has already progressed to this point, and there is absolutely no room for retreat.

The rest of the Eight Banners continued to charge.

In the narrow tunnel, these most elite melee infantry can even shoot arrows.

It's a pity how the lethality of bows and arrows can be compared with thermal weapons?
The new army also has shields. As long as they are placed horizontally in front of them, these bows and arrows will hardly be effective.

The use of muskets in the tunnel is actually not great.

The third company facing the enemy had already put away the muskets and copied cold weapons at the same time.

That's the sapper shovel.

Since the birth of this thing, the soldiers of the new army have found that it is far easier to use than a bayonet in hand-to-hand combat.

Especially when an array cannot be formed to stab, the engineering shovel is amazing as an individual weapon.

The two sides collided quickly.

In the narrow tunnel, flesh and blood flew rapidly, and the screams continued.

In such a narrow place, no martial arts or moves are useful, and even turning around is impossible.

People are squeezing people, people are pushing people, if you don't kill all the enemies in front of you, there is absolutely no possibility of survival.

Finally, I fought hand-to-hand with the new army.

The Eight Banners soldiers thought it was their turn this time.

But after the real fight, they suddenly discovered that the melee combat skills of these Ming people in front of them were even better than theirs.

This is also impossible.

Most of the Jurchen's skills were honed after fighting wild animals in the deep mountains and old forests, and later fought on the battlefield. Most of them were accumulated experience and belonged only to personal wealth.

The fighting technique of the new army has Zuo Menggeng as a cheat, and it has been the most efficient and scientific training method from the beginning.

The more important point is...

In terms of physical fitness, the soldiers of the new army far surpassed the soldiers of the Eight Banners.

Physical fitness is only about nutrition.

When it comes to nutritional intake, the soldiers of the new army say that it is the second, and no one in this world dares to say that it is the first.

A piece of cold knowledge is that the physical fitness of normal Ming Dynasty people in this era surpassed that of European whites.

The reason why white Europeans became so tall and powerful later is because they plundered everywhere during hundreds of years of colonization and gradually evolved after occupying abundant living resources.

The soldiers of the new army were so horribly rich in supplies, coupled with continuous professional training, their physical fitness was not comparable to that of the Jurchens who were hungry and full.

When the weapons collided, the Jurchens' weapons were often knocked off before the soldiers of the new army did well.

Of course, the Jurchens who lost their weapons had only one outcome: death.

The engineer shovel is also considered a heavy weapon, and it is not at all inferior to the Jurchen White Armored Soldiers.

Moreover, the cotton armor of the new army is more scientific. Although the protection of the arms and lower body is removed, it makes it more convenient for the soldiers of the new army to move around.

As a result, under the fighting, the soldiers of the new army pressed forward every step of the way, and the Jurchens who beat them kept retreating.

Dorgon couldn't believe it when he received the report that the white armored soldiers would lose to the southerners in hand-to-hand combat.

"He Luohui, I will give you two thousand soldiers and horses, and kill them back."

A general came out, quickly organized a new formation, and pressed forward.

Yu Lichun saw it on the city wall and made the same decision.

"Second Battalion, come out!"

On the new army's side, the [-] fighters just below the city wall quickly formed into three formations, and also began to press forward.

The two sides did not choose to enter the trenches, but approached each other on the flat ground.

Obviously, both sides knew that the trench was so narrow that it would be useless for so many people to enter it.

On the contrary, if you win the battle outside, you will naturally win in the trenches.

He Luohui is a fierce general with a white flag, and has made countless achievements.But he is not an old man with a white banner, but a seconded man from Zhenghuangqi.

Most importantly, He Luohui is Hauge's confidant.

He Luo will participate in this battle, obviously Huang Taiji has a purpose.

Dorgon knew this very well, so he sent him when he encountered a difficult battle.

He won the battle, not to mention He Luohui's meritorious service, the greatest contribution must be his Dorgon and the two white flags.

But if he loses, and loses badly, then Dorgon will have something to write.

He Luo knew this very well, so he was very cautious.

Seeing that the new army sent [-] people to fight, he was not very happy.

Because he noticed that each soldier of the new army was holding a firecracker, and he should be the guy who was said to be able to shoot three hundred paces away.

Seeing that the distance between the two sides was less than [-] steps, He Luo would shout in a hurry.

"Raise shields! Everyone raise shields!"

The soldiers standing in the front row of Hou Jin all lowered their waists, and at the same time blocked their shields in front of them.

On the shield car at the forefront of the battle, the gunners were not so nervous.

Because they felt that there was a car shield in front of them, and the muskets of the new army could not hit them at all.

On the contrary, the firecrackers in their hands can cause damage to the new army.

He Luohui walked cautiously, his eyes fixed on the opposite side, but he couldn't figure it out.

Why is the new army on the opposite side only holding firecrackers, but without any protection?
In this way, the side has shields, shield chariots, and firecrackers as well.

In a real fight, wouldn't there be victory but no defeat?
While thinking wildly, the distance between the two sides reached [-] steps.

He Luo would tense up, thinking that the new army should open fire.

If your shield can block it, then this battle should be won.

Sure enough, a very piercing whistle sounded from the formation of the new army on the opposite side.

But the new army's next move left him dumbfounded.

I saw the soldiers of the new army lined up in a line, and when they heard the whistle, their formation changed suddenly.

The entire array was divided into three sections, and both sides moved outward at the same time, revealing a gap about ten meters long.

These vacancies were quickly filled.

He Luo will fall into despair because of the filling.

I saw a series of cannons being pushed up, and the muzzles of the black holes were already pointing here.

For a moment, four words flashed in He Luohui's mind.

Don't talk about martial arts!

(End of this chapter)