The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 214 The Age of Firearms
After marching for a certain distance, the soldiers of the Qing army generally need to rest for a period of time to recover their physical strength before they can go into battle.

The reason why the soldiers of the Restoration Army have physical strength is that they can go into battle immediately after landing.

That is due to their daily high-intensity training and their good bodies!
And what about the Qing army?

A group of green battalion soldiers usually don't have enough to eat, and they are considered elite soldiers when they are pulled out to practice once in ten days and half a month.

Just such a group of guys, how good physical strength can you expect them to have?

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The front lines of the two sides are confronting each other, and the cloud of war is getting thicker and thicker.

The Qing army did not launch an attack, and the Ming army also chose to stay put.

The Qing army had to rest and recover its strength, while the Ming army had to continue to wait for the rear troops to complete the landing before entering the battlefield.

The six-pound and twelve-pound field guns were pushed into the gun positions.

The gunners of the Liberation Army were skillfully preparing for the battle and quickly set up field artillery positions.

The green battalion of the Qing army is also quickly setting up artillery positions!

However, although both sides are called artillery positions, the gap between them is not so large.

The artillery of the Liberation Army are all imitation Napoleon cannons!
It may not be powerful enough for attacking fortifications.

But if it is only used in field battles, the Napoleon cannon imitated by the Liberation Army is an absolute killer in this era.

The artillery used by the Qing army is a bit complicated!
The red-clothed cannons that were regarded as the country's most important weapon by the Manchu Qing Dynasty did not exist in Qiongzhou, and the Qing court was reluctant to arrange red-clothed cannons for Qiongzhou, a wild place.

The artillery that Qiongzhou Lvying can mobilize in this battle is mostly light artillery such as tiger squatting cannons, bowl-mouth guns, and Frang machine guns left over from the Ming Dynasty.

The range and power are very limited!
The average age of these grandpa cannons is a round older than the soldiers of Qiongzhou Green Camp!
The oldest cannon was cast more than 150 years ago during the Tuen Mun naval battle between the Ming Dynasty and the Portuguese.

The Ming and Qing Dynasties were separated by two or three miles, and they faced each other silently.

Whether it was Zhu Hongyu or Yan Zitong, they were all trying to let the other party attack themselves.

One's own artillery positions are waiting for work at leisure, and they are planning to play a role.

However, it is clear that the result is not as expected!
As time went by, soldiers of the Restoration Army continued to land, and after simple repairs, they quickly entered the battle sequence.

Seeing that more and more Ming troops landed, Yan Zitong couldn't sit still.

The reason why he dared to go out of the city to face the Ming army was because he felt that although the Ming army was sharp in naval battles, he might not be powerless in land battles.

On the other hand, it was because he was going to attack the Ming army halfway through!

However, seeing more and more Ming troops completing the landing, the strength of the Ming army is getting stronger and stronger.

The plan of attacking halfway through is about to fail, how can Yan Zitong not be in a hurry.

"Master Chief Soldier, we can't wait any longer!"

Yan Zitong's deputy general said from the side.

Yan Zitong's face clearly showed urgency, and there was no time to hesitate, because the Ming army was still landing, and every minute of delay, the strength of the Ming army would become stronger.

He opened his mouth and ordered.

"Order the left army and the right army to launch a tentative charge!"

"The Chinese army is pressing the formation!"

Woo~woo!

The dull horn sounded, and the Qiongzhou Green Battalion of the Qing Army launched an attack on the location of the Restoration Army.

Although the quality of the soldiers in the Qiongzhou Green Camp is poor, the generals are veterans who have fought many battles.

For example, Yan Zitong was an old traitor from the Liao people, and he even slaughtered Yangzhou with Duoduo and Guangdong with Shang Kexi.

Following the Qing army from the north to the south, he made a lot of military exploits and won the vacancy of the general army of Qiongzhou.

Although Qiongzhou is a barren land, the chief soldier of Qiongzhou is also the chief soldier.

After decades of wars, Yan Zitong's battlefield experience is extremely rich.

Although he ordered the Qing army to launch an attack, he did not let the Qing army run.

Instead, they walked slowly towards the Ming army array.

When the distance between the two sides is less than 400 meters, it is almost time to start trotting to accumulate energy.

When the distance between the two sides is still tens of meters, it is the time to charge with all their strength.

Otherwise, they would charge with all their strength after two or three miles away, and when the two sides engage in combat, there is a high probability that the physical strength of their own soldiers will also be exhausted.

Then what?
Rushing to deliver food?
Only a rookie will order the army to charge at the beginning.

When the Ming army saw that the Qing army was about to launch an attack, Zhu Hongyu ordered in a calm tone.

"Order the artillery to prepare for calibration and firing!"

"Crossfire as much as you can!"

"Musketeer reloads, three-stage strike ready!"

Entering the age of firearms, there are actually not so many strategies available for war.

The commander's impromptu command has also become more concise!

Although there are also commanders with amazing talents, such as Napoleon, who can shoot the rigid and stiff queues to play.

However, generally speaking, the competition in the age of firearms is the density of firepower and the ability to withstand casualties.

Firearms turned war into a math problem!

The difficulty of military command has been greatly reduced.

The same is true for Zhu Hongyu now, he is not planning to play any "tricks" at all.

What he did was to give full play to the firepower advantage of the Liberation Army as much as possible!

In his opinion, any other actions are superfluous!
The array of the Ming army was finally fine-tuned. Under the command of the commanders, amidst the sound of orders, the arrays moved in an orderly manner.

Aim more black guns at the Qing army!

The gunners were enthusiastically adjusting the elevation angle and shooting angle of the artillery, and sorting out the shells and gunpowder.

boom!Boom!

Several cannon shots were fired in succession, and bursts of gunpowder smoke filled the artillery formations of the Liberation Army.

A few black cannonballs drew arcs in the air and fell towards the front of the formation.

The shells hit the ground, and the earth and rocks splashed on the ground!
It rolled and destroyed everything that stood in his way, plowing out furrows.

The artillery officer of the Restoration Army counted the shots and ordered the gunners to adjust the position of the gun body.

Start testing again!
boom!Boom!

The shells continued to leave trenches on the ground.

The Guangfu army continued to test fire, but in the eyes of the Qing army and Zheng army, it made them a little incomprehensible.

Ma Xin beside Zheng Chenggong couldn't help asking.

"What is His Highness Jian Guo doing?"

"The Qing prisoner is still far away. Isn't this a waste of gunpowder and cannonballs?"

The rest of the people on the side also spoke.

"Is His Royal Highness Jian Guo frightened like this by the Qing captives? He is so far away, so he asked the gunner to fire the cannon?"

"This is too timid. I thought that His Highness Jian Guo is different from other Ming clans!"

"..."

Zheng Chenggong couldn't help frowning, and scolded.

"To shut up!"

"Why are there so many words? Do you want to be taken down for disrespect?"

Although he was also confused by Zhu Hongyu's operation, Zheng Chenggong would not show it recklessly.

The reaction from the Qing army was mostly the same!
Yan Zitong's lieutenant general spoke up.

"Firing guns from such a long distance, the pirates will be terrified!"

The rest of the people continued to echo.

"That's all, pirates are all that!"

"The pirate's land battle is indeed no match for my Heavenly Soldiers of the Qing Dynasty, haha..."

"This is the victory. We may reproduce the results of the Battle of Nanjing and wipe out the main force of the pirate land battle."

"After this battle, we will no longer be in trouble in the southeast of the Qing Dynasty!"

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