The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 243
The distance between the two sides kept getting closer, Zhu Hongyu squinted his eyes, and turned around to give orders to the guards beside him.

"Send an order to the Rocket Force to get them ready!"

"As soon as the enemy enters the predetermined range, hit me!"

"promise!"

The guard took the order to deliver the order.

Under the protection of a group of imperial guards, Zhu Hongyu stood still at a certain distance from the banner and continued to look at the battlefield.

In order to ensure that since the Northern Expedition, the first large-scale decisive battle with the Eight Banners of the Qing Army can be won.

It can wipe out the Seven Thousand Han Army Eight Banners led by Shang Zhixin!

Zhu Hongyu brought the rockets that had never been used after they were developed to the battlefield.

There are many advantages of rockets!
Fast firing and powerful, it is the best weapon against cavalry!
But its shortcomings are equally obvious!
The range is relatively short, only 400 meters away, far inferior to artillery.

Poor accuracy and can only be used for coverage strikes.

Another point is that it is expensive!
The cost of a single rocket is much higher than that of the opening bomb, reaching an astonishing 20 silver dollars!

In order to ensure victory in this battle, Zhu Hongyu mobilized [-] rockets in one go.

Based on the unit price of 20 silver dollars for a rocket, 6 rounds would be [-] silver dollars!

Once there are too many of them, who the hell can't stand it!

Finally, the Qing army entered the rocket range of the Restoration Army.

The distance between the forward arrays of both sides is less than 200 meters!
The rocket launchers of the Liberation Army have also been set up and are ready to be ignited.

"Rockets ready!"

"A round of rapid fire, let it go!"

The fuse of the rocket was ignited, and the fuse burned out in the sound of squeak.

The propellant is ignited!

Rockets soared into the sky, sending out bursts of shrieks!

The rockets soared into the air, and a round of rapid fire made up to three hundred rounds.

The rockets dragged a long tail flame and fell towards the Qing army formation.

The projectile streaked across the sky, like a meteor falling!
If this is not on the battlefield, if it is at night, the salvo of rockets is actually full of beauty.

Rockets shot across the sky like shooting stars!
The east wind puts flowers and thousands of trees at night, and blows them down, and the stars are like rain!
Such a scene is really like falling stars!

Shang Zhixin was attracted by the strange sound of the rocket, and looked up at the sky.

Watching the scene of rockets falling like rain in dumbfounded!
One by one Qing soldiers looked up at the sky, and someone murmured.

"What is this? The stars are falling from the sky?"

"so many!"

I don't know who started it first, but suddenly someone said with a frightened face.

"God's punishment, this is God's punishment!!"

"We killed too many people, this is going to be retribution!"

"My God!"

"..."

Feudal superstition and fear of the unknown made the morale of the Qing army significantly lowered by the naked eye.

The army formation, which was already a little scattered, became more and more chaotic.

One after another, rockets fell into the formation of the Qing army, and the sound of rumbling explosions continued.

The shock wave engulfed the fragments and sent the Qing troops flying into the sky one by one.

That scene looks like God's punishment!
Boom!Boom!
Explosions sounded continuously.

The horse under Shang Zhixin's crotch was frightened, and he raised his front hooves high, throwing Shang Zhixin off the horse's back.

Immediately, the Qing army was in chaos!
Shang Zhixin almost died from being thrown!
However, before he had time to do anything else, the second round of rocket volleys from the Liberation Army started again.

The sound of three hundred rocket salvos resounded through the sky.

call out!Whoosh!Whoosh!

The sound of the air being pierced kept ringing!
Then there were bursts of explosions!

With the support of his own soldiers, Shang Zhixin got on his horse, commanded the Qing army to change its formation, and ordered the whole army to attack the recovery army.

Amidst the shouts of killing, the Qing army launched a charge against the artillery and rockets of the Restoration Army!
If it was the Green Battalion soldiers during the Duck War, they would have collapsed after being bombarded by artillery and rockets!
However, the current Qing army is by no means comparable to the waste Qing army during the Duck War!

Even though there were heavy casualties, they still launched an attack after the military order was issued.

Zhu Hongyu waved his hand and ordered.

"Command artillery, at all costs, rapid fire!"

"Order the rocket troops, shoot out all the rockets!"

"Order the soldiers in advance to prepare to meet the enemy!"

boom!Boom boom boom!
call out!shhhhhhhh!

The sound of shelling and the sharp sound of rockets piercing the air suddenly increased.

Amid the sound of rumbling explosions, the charging Qing army was thrown off their feet by the bombers.

However, their charging trend is still incessant!

Shang Zhixin rode his horse in front, and the big banner representing his identity fluttered high, heading towards the middle army of the Restoration Army.

The cavalry of the Qing army gave up the usual cavalry and shooting tactics in the past, and launched a charge with a front and arrow array, preparing to use the cavalry to break through the enemy!

The guard beside Zhu Hongyu spoke.

"The war is fierce and dangerous, please take refuge temporarily, His Highness Jian Guo!"

While speaking, he wanted to hold Zhu Hongyu's rein.

Zhu Hongyu grabbed his own rein and spoke.

"No need to say more!"

"The soldiers are fighting desperately, how can Gu retreat?"

"Gu Ruo retreats before the battle, what is the difference from a coward? How can he still convince the crowd?"

Zhu Hongyu got off his horse, came to the side of the drum, took the drumstick from the drummer, and said loudly.

"Soldiers, I am alone with you!"

"Kill the enemy!"

Beat the drums and cheer for the Liberation Army in person!

The dull sound of war drums resounded across the field, and the morale of the Liberation Army was greatly boosted.

Zhu Hongyu sent the imperial guards to the front line. He wanted to use the most elite imperial guards in the recovery army to resist the cavalry of the Qing army.

"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

"Da Ming Wansheng!"

"His Royal Highness Jian Guo wins!"

"..."

The Liberation Army shouted in unison!
Facing the murderous Qing army, instead of retreating, they took the initiative to meet them and launched a countercharge.

The soldiers of the Liberation Army rushed forward with muskets in hand, shouting fanatical slogans.

"Expel the Tartars and restore China!"

"Rebuild Ming Dynasty, revive China!"

"Kill the prisoner!"

"..."

Shang Zhixin took the lead and boosted the morale of the Qing army.

When the distance between the two sides was not far away, he turned the horse's head and slowed down the horse's speed.

The cavalry of the Qing army kept moving forward like surging waves, getting closer and closer to the Imperial Guards of the Restoration Army.

Snapped!clap clap!

Just when the two sides were about to collide, and the distance was less than 20 meters, the Musketeers of the Praetorian Guards pulled the trigger.

The oncoming gunshots killed the Qing cavalry who rushed to the front!
There are quite a few people who aimed their guns at the horses!

A large piece of people fell on their backs!

The cavalry in the back row were blocked by the corpses of men and horses. In just an instant, the charge of the Qing cavalry was stopped, and the speed was greatly reduced.

The cavalry on horseback also wanted to manipulate the horses to continue charging.

However, facing the sharp bayonet forest, the war horse refused to move forward no matter what.

The war horse is a very smart creature, and it knows how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages in the face of danger.

The cavalry of the Qing army had no choice but to get off their horses, took up their swords and spears, and charged at the imperial guards.

The heavy armored soldiers of both sides collided head-on!

The sound of shouting and killing sounded instantly!
The swords slashed, the spears stabbed, and the armor collided with the swords and guns, making the sound of gold and iron clashing.

(End of this chapter)