Anti Qing

Chapter 10 Shield Car
Li Zijing jumped off his horse, found the tallest boulder to climb on, and watched the movement of the Qing army on three sides.

The more you look at it, the more dignified your expression becomes.

The shouts of killing became more and more intense, but they did not get closer. This could only show that the main force of the Dashun Army had taken advantage of the situation to break out of the pass, but was firmly stopped by the Qing army.

At this moment, Li Zijing's expression changed.

People from the rear of the Qing army screamed, and after some mobilization, they rolled out rows of shield chariots with tiger heads printed on them!
In the TV series of later generations, there is always a saying that misunderstands people's children, saying that the Qing Dynasty ruled the world with riding and shooting.

People have the inherent impression that the reason why the Qing Dynasty was able to conquer the world was due to the proficiency in riding and shooting of the Eight Banners of Manchuria, and all battles were resolved with cavalry charges, but this is not the case.

Li Zijing consulted a lot of historical materials when preparing his graduation thesis, and found that the Qing army not only made good use of artillery, but also regarded a weapon as a must-have in the army. Even many Qing army generals had the habit of not going to battle without this weapon.

It was these shield vehicles that were pushed to the front!

The so-called shield chariot is actually a wooden chariot.

The three sides of the carriage are covered with double-layer decks, the space between the two decks is filled with sand, and the outside of the deck is covered with two layers of soaked quilts, which has a strong defense force.

The Qing army often hid behind the shield chariot, which could effectively resist the shooting of various bows and arrows, firecrackers, and even light artillery.

It is a sharp weapon against the Dashun army without heavy artillery!
Li Zijing looked around in front of the three-sided Qing army formation, and finally returned to the people behind him, and found that everyone's faces were ugly.

The horses under the seats were pawing restlessly, and the blood-colored tiger heads engraved on the front of these shield chariots were opening their mouths, as if they could rush over and swallow them into their stomachs at any time.

Even Li Zijing's tan warhorse began to wag its tail, becoming restless.

Among the more than a thousand fine cavalry of the Dashun old battalion near the gully, many of them had fought against the Qing army in the frontier army, and quickly recognized these things that had been pushed to the front.

If the Qing army could try to break out of the siege before the Qing army launched the shield chariot, then now, the idea of ​​breaking out has completely disappeared.

Although Liu Fangliang looked down on Li Zijing, a little Chuang Wang who had no combat experience before the expedition, but after all, he was the one who made more than a thousand old battalions into a tight siege in this battle.

At critical moments, you still know how to measure.

"Qinggou besieged our army for a long time. He didn't fire the cannons, and he didn't charge. Instead, he pushed the shield cart out. I'm afraid he didn't have any good intentions."

The pain on Li Zijing's left shoulder gradually became clear, but he no longer had the mind to take care of it. His attention was all on the battlefield several miles away, and he was always paying attention to the movement of the Qing army on three sides.

Li Zijing gritted his teeth and jumped off the boulder, walked to the side of the horse, grasped the rein with his right hand, pressed the back of the horse with his left hand, and tried to comfort the horse while enduring the pain.

"The shield chariot of the Qing army can restrain the horse's momentum, and we are now the bait."

When Liu Fangliang heard this, she hated herself even more.

"If I had listened to your persuasion last night, I wouldn't be in this situation."

"That bastard Doduo kept us, to lure His Majesty to rescue us!"

Li Zijing looked at him quietly, without any blame in his eyes.

In fact, Li Zijing also knew in his heart that he was born in a later generation, and he only reminded him by knowing the history in advance, not by any battlefield skills.

If you really want to lead the army, Li Zijing is inexperienced, maybe not as good as Liu Fangliang.

At least Liu Fangliang dared to rush and fight when he led the cavalry in battle. He was qualified as a vanguard.

"It's too late to say anything now. Asking the brothers to charge the shield chariot is tantamount to courting death. Compared with the tens of thousands of Qing troops, the number of thousands of cavalry is too small."

After speaking, Li Zijing paused.

"Does the general want to hear my opinion?"

Liu Fangliang had a slight expression on his face, then he smiled relievedly and nodded slightly.

Before this expedition, many people had the same thoughts as Liu Fangliang.

Apart from his status as the third younger brother of Emperor Yongchang, Li Zijing had not made any contribution in the camp for many years, and he had no direct lineage of soldiers or generals. It was difficult for people to listen to his suggestions as human beings.

But after last night, many people's views have changed, and they looked at Li Zijing with a little admiration in their eyes.

After calming the mount, Li Zijing bent down and picked up the paper ball on the ground.

"In my humble opinion, if the Qing army wanted to eliminate us, they would have done it long ago. They kept us until now because they wanted to take the opportunity to help, so all they can do now is wait."

"Before the expedition, the general brought [-] thunderbolt cannons and [-] non-blocking cannons each. Now we must gather all the remaining firearms, bows and arrows and distribute them to brothers who can use them."

"Once there is a chance to break through, use them all."

Liu Fangliang's brows and eyes moved slightly, and then he suddenly remembered that he had brought a lot of firearms with him before he left for the expedition, and he really didn't expect that these four hundred firearms would have such a great effect.

Looking at Li Zijing who was orderly directing everyone, Liu Fangliang didn't know what it was like.

He had never had any relationship with Li Zijing before, and now it seems that Li Zijing's performance on the battlefield is completely different from the rumors.

Not only is he very proficient in the use of firearms, but he also has an extremely keen sense of smell on the battlefield. Liu Fangliang clearly remembered that Li Zijing had declared to guard against the Qing army setting up an ambush after he proposed to rob the camp.

Fighting fiercely all night, Li Zijing said everything yesterday.

Liu Fangliang struggled to stand up, his eyes fixed on the three unshakable Qing army formations in the distance.

There is only these things that can be done at the moment.

As the Qing troops on three sides rolled out several rows of shield vehicles facing the gully, Li Zijing's mood also fell to the bottom.

Duoduo rode his horse and stood on the slope, scanning the entire battlefield expressionlessly.

When Li Zijing climbed up to look at him, Duoduo's eyes moved over immediately, and then he frowned slightly.

This rogue was not tall, and he was wearing an ordinary black arrow jacket, but he was very conspicuous among the surrounding rogues.

Duoduo stared closely at Li Zijing for a while, then turned his gaze to the battlefield behind him.

The banners waved, the sound of guns and guns rang out everywhere, the Qing army was fighting with the Dashun army, tens of thousands of horses and horses were coming and going, fighting with gold and iron horses, the shouts of killing shook the heart and lungs.

On Pingchuan, there were Dashun troops densely packed like ants.

Sweeping away yesterday's defeat, these rogues rushed out from Jindou Pass in various colors of arrows, and violently hit Geng Zhongming's green battalion lined up under Jindou Pass like a tidal wave.

Riding one after another, the soldiers rushed out from the rear of the Qing army and came to the small slope where Duoduo was.

"Reporting to Prince Yu, the main force of the bandits is out, and the attack is swift and fierce!"

"King Huaishun has repelled the charge of Liu Zongmin, the thieves' general, three times, and the battle is exhausted. Please ask for reinforcements!"

Duoduo listened to the report that made the riders tremble with fear, his face was calm as usual.

Outside Jindou Pass, there is a flat terrain. Geng Zhongming has lined up ahead of time. Although he does not have any advantage at the moment, he will not be defeated for a while.

Putting down the binoculars, Duduo's expression remained unchanged, but he became suspicious in his heart.

Liu Zongmin is the number one fighter among the thief's subordinates. Duoduo has always wanted to kill this person himself to prove his bravery.

This time Liu Zongmin personally led the charge, with a desperate attitude.

Judging by his style, Li Zicheng didn't seem to be here to save others, but rather to kill himself.

Geng Zhongming's subordinates, Duoduo, a member of the Green Camp, knew very well that it was okay for these soldiers of the Han army to follow the Eight Banners of Manchuria to fight a smooth battle, but they were unreliable in such a battle.

What are the origins of these rogues in the gully, they are willing to let Li Zicheng personally lead the [-] Shun army to rescue them.

Duoduo's original intention was to surround the more than a thousand Shun troops who came to rob the camp, and implement the classic tactics of encircling and attacking reinforcements, luring some of Li Zicheng's troops out of Jindou Pass and waiting to be wiped out.

Unexpectedly, all the main force of the Shun Army came out at once.

As a result, the ambushes arranged in advance seemed a bit insufficient, and Geng Zhongming, who should have been left to defeat again to lure the enemy deeper, could not be defeated easily now.

Otherwise, Duoduo's central army will face Liu Zongmin's main force directly.

"strangeness."

Duoduo looked back and looked at the gully again.

Only one Liu Fangliang is not enough to make Li thief pay so much attention.

Duoduo had no doubt that as long as his three-sided army formation showed some flaws, these rogues would start a battle of trapped beasts and rush towards the rear of the army formation.

"Send an order to return to the camp, and order Berenikan with a red flag to lead Manchuria's [-] armored soldiers and [-] green battalions to rush to help Geng Zhongming, and must hold back the main force of the rogues outside Jindou Pass."

"Order Tu Lai, the assistant leader of the Yellow Banner Guards, to mobilize [-] elite guards from the Three Banners of Manchuria to attack the mountains on the east side and cut off the way for the rogues to retreat back to Jindou Pass."

One order after another was issued from the slope, and Duoduo was quite complacent.

"Li Zicheng, no matter what you are risking your life for, this king will never let go of this golden opportunity."

Duoduo held down the broad-edged goose-wing saber on his waist, talking indifferently to himself.

"This king's beheading knife has been prepared for you."

　Brothers, you must follow up on the new book issue, this is too important.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)