The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 225 Bloody Battle

"The way of slavery and bandit warfare, dead soldiers come first, sharp soldiers follow."

"The dead soldier wears heavy armor, rides two horses, and rushes forward. Even though the front is dead, he returns to the front. Don't dare to retreat. If he retreats, the sharp soldiers will kill him from behind."

"Wait for the impetus to our formation, and then the sharp soldiers will take advantage of it to win. Follow the example of Aguda and Wushu."

"It's different from the elite of the northern captives in the front, and the old and weak in the latter. This is definitely not something that I can defeat the enemy with a bow and arrow, but the firearms and chariots can defend against it."

Chen Wang immediately stood on the high slope, and he had a panoramic view of every move of the Qing army.

Cao Wenzhao once told him about the tactics of the Qing army, and he also fought hand-to-hand with the Qing army on the battlefield. He is very familiar with the tactics of the Qing army.

It's just that they used to be soldiers in the army, but now they are generals commanding the army.

The Qing army in front of me seems to have changed its tactics according to the situation. Most of the people standing on the front line are followers and auxiliary soldiers in the army. The dead soldiers in heavy armor are in the second echelon, holding bows and arrows, ready to go. The sharp soldiers are in the third echelon.

The Qing army's array was originally very long, but after four rounds of shelling, the Qing army's shield vehicles destroyed several vehicles, so the length of the array also became smaller.

More than twenty huge shield chariots were lined up almost in a line. The Qing army's shield chariots were extremely large, as large as the siege tanks of later generations. Only one shield chariot could cover more than thirty or forty people.

In the gaps between the vehicles, there are a large number of Qing army followers holding shields, followed by many dead soldiers holding swords and shields, and further behind, a group of sharp soldiers holding bows and arrows, all of them are gaining momentum ready to go.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!!"

The sound of war drums in the formation of the Qing army is reverberating violently.

The sense of superiority and self-confidence formed by years of victories restored the morale of the Qing army again.

Amidst the violent drumming, a group of armored soldiers of the Qing army were walking forward quickly, approaching within ninety steps of overwhelming pressure.

With a distance of ninety steps, the flag armor was already clearly visible between the two sides.

Zhou Changshou was standing in the first row, carrying the oath gun on his shoulder, and staring ahead.

There is no obstacle in front of him, and he can clearly see the Qing army armored soldiers coming like a tide.

His heart was beating so fast and so fast that he could hear his own heartbeat clearly.

The north wind was eager, and the shouts and orders of the Qing army were blown by the north wind. Zhou Changshou heard all this clearly.

The Qing army spoke Manchu, and Zhou Changshou had never heard of Manchu, so he naturally didn't know the meaning of the Manchu that kept ringing in his ears.

But you don't need to know the meaning, some words just need to hear the tone to know whether it is good or bad.

It would be a lie to say that I am not afraid, even though I have been in countless battles, but every time I go to battle, I can't help but feel fear in my heart.

The earthen jars cannot be broken without leaving the well, and the general will inevitably die before the battle. The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and no one dares to guarantee a percentage that he can walk off the battlefield alive.

Fighting with cold weapons, as long as it is a normal person, even if it has been fought a hundred times, it will still be frightening when it reaches 1 times.

The training of the army is not only to teach people how to fight, but more importantly, to teach people how to overcome the fear in human nature.

Zhou Changshou didn't tilt his head, but just looked sideways slightly.

Beside him, there are countless comrades wearing the same military uniform as him, the same bright helmet on their heads, and the same guns on their shoulders.

"All people are united, the mountains can be shaken..."

For some reason, Zhou Changshou remembered the ballad that had been sung in the army.

The fear slowly receded, and his mind gradually became clearer.

"In a majestic formation, thousands of people line up and go forward. The brave will not be the first, and the timid will not be the last."

"Thousands of armies are like one man."

"In this way, you will be invincible in the world!"

It wasn't until this moment that Zhou Changshou understood what Chen Wang said at the school.

"Thousands of armies are like one man..."

"boom!!"

The cannons of the Chinese Army changed orders, interrupting Zhou Changshou's thoughts.

Zhou Changshou's heart shuddered, and he subconsciously clenched the sea oath gun in his hand.

The Qian Zong Banner of the Qian Headquarters on the two wings of the Hanzhong Army's front line has already moved in response.

"Prepare for the salvo!!"

The captains of all the firearms flags raised their Yanling sabers high and roared loudly.

Huang Hu's familiar voice came from Zhou Changshou's right rear, which also stabilized Zhou Changshou's mood a lot.

"Tiger!"

Zhou Changshou answered the order, squatted down, and at the same time lowered the blunderbuss on his shoulder,

Roaring together with him, there were also a group of soldiers standing with him, and countless sea oath guns were put down almost at the same time.

Shouting in unison dispelled the last trace of fear remaining in Zhou Changshou's heart.

He knew that beside him was his robe, they stood shoulder to shoulder, wearing the same military uniform, holding the same weapon, and wearing the same top helmet as him, standing beside and behind him.

That sound of "tiger" seemed to have a kind of magical power, which even made his frantically beating heart slowly calm down.

Everything tells him that he is not alone!
Practice the code, sound the horn before the battle, and drink the tiger word three times.

Gunners lined up in the first and second rows to shoot in squatting positions, and in the third and fourth rows to shoot in standing positions.

The command to prepare for salvo, the gunners in the first and second rows need to squat down in response.

They practiced this military order countless times. After the sound of the horn and the military order issued by the flag commanders of each team, no one made a mistake.

The gunmen in the first and second rows squatted down together, and the entire front line of the Hanzhong Army became shorter in an instant.

"Tiger!"

The horns of the Chinese army sounded again, and all the soldiers in the front line of the Hanzhong army shouted again in unison.

More than a thousand musketeers in the two divisions and four rounds of the front line have already completed the formation change. On the front line that is more than a hundred steps long, four rows of musketeers stand staggered.

The gunmen in the first and second rows shoot from a crouching position, and the gunmen in the third and fourth rows shoot from a standing position.

The musketeers in the back row stretched out the oath guns from the small gap in the front row, and put more than a thousand flintlock guns at the same level, pointing at the swarming Qing army on the opposite side.

Further back, a group of soldiers wearing bright helmets and holding hard bows had already assembled, holding heavy bows and ready to go.

Chen Gong was dressed in a red robe, fish-scale silver armor inside, a red tasseled iron helmet on his head, and stood at the side of the queue with a clear bow in his hand.

Sun Chuanting dispatched troops to fill in the lack of two wings, and Chen Gong naturally did not need to lead the cavalry to continue to serve as protection.

The Qing army attacked aggressively, and there were only more than [-] infantry in the front, which was naturally a bit weak.

So Chen Wang directly ordered Chen Gong to lead the cavalry from the thousand headquarters to dismount and fight on foot, as backup.

During the counter-rebellion in the pass, Chen Wang had already begun to change his tactics.

The more than a thousand cavalry under his command have always been used as heavy infantry.

Wearing three layers of heavy armor, carrying tiger spears, steel knives, blunt weapons, heavy bows and heavy arrows are all based on the standards of the Qing army's guards and white armor soldiers.

The armors on them are basically newly produced armors in the Hanzhongwei Military Weapons Bureau, and there are also armors that have been maintained and refurbished to ensure the quality and excellent protection.

For a long time, Chen Wang had always held the highest demands on these cavalrymen under his command, and the number of cavalrymen he used on them was almost five times that of the same number of ordinary soldiers.

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The heads of the Qing army were shaking, and the water-milled armor and helmets reflected the strange blood light under the reflection of the setting sun, which looked extremely terrifying.

Within ninety steps, Erhe had already taken out the arrow and was ready to shoot.

The fastest stragglers in front were approaching at a distance of more than [-] steps. They either drew their bows and set arrows, or set off firecrackers, and kept shooting at the large formation of the Ming army, trying to induce the Ming army to fire their blunderbusses in advance. .

At a distance of sixty or seventy steps, the Ming army's bird guns and three-eyed guns did not have much armor-piercing ability, and they did not have much worry about their lives.

In many cases, their actions like this can make meritorious deeds. After the Ming army's musketeers let off their guns in advance because of panic, the drums of the Chinese army will sound.

Then the large formation at the rear approached to a distance of seventy or eighty steps and began to projectile.

Although the light arrows used for throwing can cause limited damage over this distance, they can disrupt the formation of the Ming army and shake the formation of the Ming army.

When the Ming army's formation was in chaos, they took the opportunity to advance to a distance of [-] to [-] steps, and quickly fired flat arrows with a strong bow and heavy arrow, which could destroy the fighting will of the remaining Ming army in an instant.

Generally, by this time, most of the Ming army had collapsed and fled.

Even if the elite of the Ming army did not collapse for a while, their morale must have fallen to the bottom.

At that time, they only need to rush forward to overwhelm the Ming army in momentum, and then defeat the Ming army's formation. At that time, those Ming troops will become a piece of military merit and property for them to take whatever they want.

But this time, the front line of the Ming army was quiet, and none of the musketeers were triggered to shoot.

Erhe's heart trembled slightly, he subconsciously remembered the bloody battle that happened on the bank of the Hun River more than ten years ago.

The same goes for the Zhe soldiers... waited until they were close before firing.

Those Zhejiang soldiers relied on the car battalion to shoot at them without fear at a distance of [-] steps. Countless bullets and bullets rushed, and built a death zone of dozens of steps in front of the car camp, making it impossible for them to move forward. .

Erhe clenched the bow in his hand, feeling even more chilled in his heart.

In the battle of Hunhe, those Zhejiang soldiers fought until they ran out of ammunition and food, and then they fought hand-to-hand with them until it was dark, before they finally completely defeated them.

The trumpets of the Ming army came from ahead, and Erhe's heartstrings tensed for an instant.

Erhe's face changed suddenly, and he couldn't help but froze in mid-air while holding the bowstring.

Because the trumpet sounded suddenly, it was exactly the sound of the trumpet he heard on the bank of the Hun River!

Erhe stared ahead, his eyes were full of fear, the formation of the Ming army in front of him suddenly turned around, the soldiers in the front row seemed to squat down, and the entire formation suddenly became short.

The formation of the Ming army changed so quickly that it far exceeded Erhe's expectations.

When Erhe came to his senses again, he saw row after row of black muzzles.

And the places where the muzzles are pointing are exactly where they are!

(End of this chapter)