The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 222 Shelling
The Qing army formed a large formation, and Chasuka rode on a white horse, looking coldly at the Ming army formation slowly pressing down from three sides.

The Ming army's army formation was extremely strict, especially the Ming army that was mainly attacking the front. Even when they were marching, they still hadn't changed much.

The Ming army oppressed and the Chinese army was divided into two formations, the front formation and the rear formation, with about a thousand people in each formation.

The formation they arranged is also very puzzling. The entire formation is stretched very long, and they are arranged in two broad red lines approaching slowly. The formation presents different curves as the ground rises and falls as they advance.

The Ming soldiers in the front row were holding strange-looking weapons that looked like long spears, but they were not long spears, because Chasuka did not see the cold light reflected.

Most of the Ming soldiers in the back row carried long spears. Under the flags and drums, they were like a forest of moving spears.

There seemed to be quite a few cannons in the middle of the Ming army's formation. Those cannons looked weird and couldn't be seen from a distance, but they seemed to be dragged forward by three to four pack horses.

Zha Suka frowned tightly, the Ming army infantry who came from the left and right flanks seemed to be the elite of the Ming army, but they were not weird.

But the Ming army in front of me is weird from top to bottom...

He lived in Ninggu Pagoda in his own life. When Xian Khan was still alive, he joined the army as an officer and participated in almost all the battles against the Ming Dynasty.

In the early years of Chongde, he was transferred to the library to work, and was given the name Bakshi.

Bakshi, a literati with knowledge, a Ph.D. born out of Chinese, can be regarded as both civil and military.

If the team leader is an ordinary general who only knows how to fight, Zha Suka once followed Huang Taiji to fight in the battlefield, and has read a lot of military books.

He was not blindly arrogant because of successive victories, so the first order he gave was to retreat, not to attack.

It's a pity that the Mongolian cavalry in the rear were quickly defeated, and his plan to retreat was also in vain.

Chasuka's face was cold, the weird Ming army in front of him kept merging with the two armies he saw in the Hunhe Battle.

From this Ming army, he not only saw the shadow of the Zhejiang soldiers, but also saw the shadows of the white soldiers...

"There's nothing to be afraid of those Nikans. According to me, these soldiers look powerful, but they're rotten to the root. They're just a bunch of bastards."

Se Le laughed contemptuously, interrupting Chasuka's thoughts. He was Jiala Zhangjing who was in charge of another Jiala.

Compared with Chasuka, who was serious and ready for battle, his expression was much more relaxed, even disdainful and contemptuous.

It's not like they haven't seen these Ming soldiers with bright armor and majestic appearance.

In the third year of Tiancong, when they hit the city of Beijing, they met a Ming army. It looked aggressive and majestic, but it turned out to be a charge, and the Ming army was directly beaten by them. .

I heard that it was some kind of Beijing camp soldiers in the Ming army's Beijing city. The shiny armor that was seized was even made of paper, and it didn't have much protection at all.

Chasuka's expression was cold, and Seile's words only made his eyes shift slightly, but there were not many waves in his heart.

The Ming army that came from afar has a strong military capacity and a well-organized army formation, especially the Ming army that came from the front to oppress.

The army formation of more than [-] people marched in an orderly and orderly manner, and it took nearly a hundred steps to form a team once. When marching, the formation was neat, like a rolling wave.

Anything can deceive people, but the murderous aura rushing to the face cannot deceive people.

The Ming army in front of them is definitely not some kind of gold and jade, and they look like they are in ruins.

"It's not that you don't know the Mongols' ability in cavalry warfare. I left more than 800 people in the rear, and the vanguard cavalry of the Ming army dispersed the cavalry formation with just one charge."

"This Ming army is obviously wrong. Self-confidence is a good thing, but pride is not. There is an old saying in the Ming Dynasty that is true-arrogant soldiers must be defeated."

Chasuka's eyes were slightly cold, and his sharp eyes swept across the surrounding generals, his voice was cold and terrifying, like an ice spring flowing in the crevice of a glacier.

"When engaging in battle, everyone must put up all their spirits and deal with it in a serious manner."

"Pass down my general's order, those who underestimate the enemy and cause defeat, and those who disrespect orders, regardless of background or official position, will be executed immediately!"

Seile restrained his smile, and the faces of the generals who were originally disdainful also froze slightly.

Chasuka's military order was issued, and all the generals, including Sele, responded in unison.

Although Sele, like Chasuka, was in Jialazhangjing and participated in the leadership, but this time when he went south, the banner owner appointed Chasuka to lead the army.

Usually, the two are at the same level and can communicate on an equal footing.

But on the battlefield, as long as Chasuka raised the command flag and issued the military order, he would be the commander of the first army.

The ranks of the Qing army were stricter than any army at the same time, and because of this, the combat power of the Qing army was also extremely terrifying.

It is even possible to reassemble according to the established time with the looted gold, silver, property, livestock and people after scattered looting, without falling behind or being late.

Even after the rout, they ran back to gather in the rear again.

For the general army, this is almost a fantasy.

In Europe at the same time, during the battles between them, they would also send troops to the local territory to plunder.

Although various countermeasures were formulated, many soldiers still took the opportunity to escape and slip away.

After the defeat, it is almost impossible to gather again.

The reason why the Qing army was able to do it was because of its pride that it had always been almost invincible, and on the other hand because of its grassroots military system.

The Qing Dynasty established by Huang Taiji has learned from the Ming Dynasty in many places. On the surface, it seems to be a feudal empire similar to the Ming Dynasty.

Later, after the Qing Dynasty entered the Central Plains, it was said that the Qing inherited the Ming system, so that many times in later generations, some people left the problems of the late Qing Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty system.

It is believed that it was because the Qing Dynasty inherited too many systems from the Ming Dynasty that it caused the decline of modern China.

But in fact, there is a huge difference between the Ming and Qing Dynasties in essence.

The Ming Dynasty was a feudal country, but the Qing Dynasty at this time was actually a semi-slavery structure under the command of military clans.

The Eight Banners system originally originated from the hunting organization of the Jurchens. Due to the increase in the number of hunting activities, the hunting activities that went together required a unified command. The commander was called Niu Lu Ezhen, and this group of people was called Niu Lu.

The Jurchen during the Nurhaci period was still under the tribal system.

After the death of Li Chengliang and Li Rusong, the Liaodong Ming army began to decline. Nurhachi, who was originally his subordinate, seized this excellent opportunity and took the opportunity to raise troops with the Seven Great Hate.

It took Nurhachi a long time to complete the unification of the clans and establish a so-called country when the Liaodong Ming army was weakest.

At that time, Houjin was actually just a tribal alliance disguised as a country, and it was actually extremely loose.

Nurhachi brought all of them under his command by means of iron and blood.

For these things, Huang Taiji is very clear, not only the appearance, but also the internal response.

So after he came to power, he promoted a large number of Hanchens in order to change this situation.

After some of his disguises, the appearance of the Qing Dynasty in the north is beginning to resemble the centralized regime of China in the past, which is the so-called feudal society.

But no matter what, he has no way to truly and completely replace the Ming Dynasty...

However, although they cannot replace the Ming Dynasty, it is precisely because of the nature of the military clan and the semi-slavery structure that their combat power is so strong.

Chasuka narrowed his eyes, for some reason he always had a bad premonition.

And at this time, he finally noticed that the whole team of the Ming army seemed to be longer than the previous few times.

"The Ming army has stopped..."

……

"The distance is [-] steps, each game is a team!"

"Ugh——"

The low-pitched horn sounded again, and the sound of high-spirited pace drums also slowed down at this time.

With the waving of the flag of the Chinese army, the soldiers of all bureaus stopped one after another, and then under the command of the generals and schools at all levels, they began to quickly form a team.

"Hoo--" "Hoo--"

Urgent whistles sounded in the front lines of each bureau, and as the command flag was waved down, orders also sounded in each bureau.

"The artillery team comes forward!"

The Baizong of each bureau had already dispersed the army formation in advance to make way for the artillery vehicles to advance.

"The artillery team comes forward!!"

A group of artillerymen repeated the officer's order loudly, and moved forward.

Driven by the groom, the horses pulling the cannon quickly arrived at the front of the formation.

A group of artillerymen who followed came forward one after another. They performed their duties, some unloaded the ammunition box, some released the traction rope, some fetched the cannon cart, and some pulled the horse.

After becoming artillerymen, they have practiced these actions countless times, so now there is no slight mistake.

Nowadays, the artillerymen of the Hanzhong Army are basically trained by Bo Jue. At the beginning, Chen Wang's original plan was to recruit a few Portuguese, Spanish, and Dutch gunners in Macau, that is, the trench mirror.

But people who went to Macau found that most of the gunners aimed by feeling, there was no way to aim at all, and the language was difficult, so they simply didn't recruit them.

Such a situation is actually quite normal, because most of the people who come to Macau at this time are desperadoes and businessmen, so they don’t need to know so much.

And those Europeans who know how to use artillery, they earn a lot of money, why did they leave Macau with a group of people of unknown origin?

It is not too important to recruit gunners who have not been recruited from Europe as instructors.

The gunners of the Ming army also had methods and tricks for firing cannons. They even calculated the landing point and angle when the artillery came out.

They have their own way, but it is not scientific enough from the perspective of later generations.

The arrival of Bo Jue also solved this problem. Bo Jue had read some European classics about the use of artillery.

And he also has his own insights, and he is mastering them, combining many of their advantages.

Under Chen Wang's instruction, Bo Jue compiled a set of drills for artillery training.

The training time of the artillerymen is not short. At least they all have three months of experience in use, and they are basically familiar with the range and impact of the artillery.

Accompanied by the rolling sound of the wheels, twenty three-pound cannons and four five-pound cannons were erected quickly.

The artillerymen who operated the guns were all concentrating, quickly adjusting the angle of the barrel.

The observer in charge of the observation measured the approximate distance from the Qing army formation with the help of instruments, and continuously reported the obtained data.

……

"Red Cannon?!"

Chasuka's heart skipped a beat. He saw a lot of war horses rushing out of the formation of the Ming army, and he saw those Ming troops who were busy.

The Ming army stopped at a distance of three hundred steps, which was within the firing range of the red cannon.

Those things in front of the Ming army looked like artillery from a distance.

But the red-clothed cannons are basically very heavy. This Ming army obviously came from a long way, travel-stained, and rushed all the way. How could it be possible to come with the red-clothed cannons?
Chasuka's expression was solemn, what happened in front of him aggravated the uneasiness in his heart again.

"Zhang Jing..."

Beside Chasuka, a lieutenant hesitated for a moment, wanting to speak out.

But before he could finish speaking, Chasuka's attention was instantly attracted to the Ming army's formation in front of him.

Chasuka saw large groups of white gunpowder smoke rising from the front line of the Ming army, and the orange-red flames looked very strange under the reflection of the setting sun.

Two seconds later, a huge roar had already reached Chasuka's ears.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!!"

It was the sound of artillery!
Chasuka's heart felt cold, like falling into an ice cave.

In the next moment, Chasuka's eyes were almost tearing apart.

He watched helplessly as a large amount of blood mist and flying limbs suddenly exploded in front of the formation, and the mournful howl resounded through the formation in an instant.

The nearest shell even landed right in front of him.

Chasuka watched the cannonball smash into the formation of armored soldiers in front. The speed of the cannonball was so fast that it could not be seen in the air. Only when it smashed into the crowd could he see it clearly.

The cannonball smashed obliquely into the formation, like a giant hammer, almost smashed half of the upper body of the vest soldier standing in the front and almost disappeared.

Then, like a sharp blade, he directly cut off the thigh of a vest soldier standing behind him, and then cut off the calf of another armor soldier without stopping.

After the shell hit the ground, it bounced up again, forming a ricochet. The low trajectory made its killing range expand again, and knocked the two armored soldiers behind to the ground.

Severed limbs, arms, and fragments of shields and weapons flew around for a while, smashing the originally tight army formation into chaos.

After killing and injuring nearly seven or eight Qing soldiers in a row, the potential energy of the shells finally diminished, and the flesh and blood of several armored soldiers finally rolled down on the grass weakly.

The bombardment came too suddenly. From the time when the Ming army's horses came out, to the installation of the artillery, and then to the firing, the time was terribly short.

No one in the Qing army thought about it, nor did anyone anticipate such a situation in advance.

When the Hanzhong army opened fire, the Qing army was still in the tight formation used for melee combat.

"Blow the snail's horn, get in! Kill these Nikan!"

Chasuka's face twisted and he roared angrily. At this moment, he really felt the threat of death.

In the army today, the artillery they have can only shoot up to 130 paces.

Right now, they are three hundred steps away from the Ming army. Above this distance, they can only be beaten passively.

The artillery of the Ming army can hit three hundred paces of artillery, and there are nearly twenty of them just by listening to the sound!
Sitting and waiting, there is only one dead end!
(End of this chapter)