Nanming Yiming

Chapter 103 The East Lake Victory (for subscription support)

Hu Rili excitedly brandished his sword and rushed towards the Ming army. In his view, the Ming army in front of him was no different from the Ming army he had slaughtered before, they were just a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

But he soon discovered that these "lambs" actually ignored their charge, but still marched forward slowly in an orderly formation.

So Hu Rili subconsciously slowed down his charge, and it was his unintentional move that saved his life.

The current composition of the Shenji Battalion is very complicated. Due to the continuous expansion, there are veterans in the Shenji Battalion, as well as young men who just joined in Hangzhou a few days ago.

Li Zhong was an ordinary Hangzhou citizen 10 days ago, and then he was forcibly armed by Zhejiang governor Xiao Qiyuan to defend Hangzhou. Before he had been in the Qing army for a few days, he became the Ming army and was incorporated into the Shenji Battalion.

However, in the Shenji Battalion, he still quickly mastered the basic formation and the habit of prohibiting orders. There are still 900 young and strong Shenji Battalions like this.

Hundreds of cavalry from the Qing army were galloping towards the Ming army, and the whole ground trembled. Looking at the endless cavalry ahead and the dust rising up from the sky, let alone new recruits who had been on the battlefield for the first time, it was a long time. The veterans who had gone through the battlefield were also unavoidably afraid, and Li Zhong's hands began to tremble involuntarily.

The veterans on the side shouted: "Don't be afraid, hold on to the shield with both hands, and obey orders!"

Seeing the cavalry of the Qing army getting closer, Li Zhong closed his eyes in fear, but still clenched the shield with both hands and marched in accordance with the rhythm.However, he did not hear the sound of the Qing cavalry hitting the shield, but the neighing of the horses and the screams of the Qing cavalry landing on the ground.

Li Zhong slowly opened his eyes, and saw that 200 paces away, many Qing army cavalry fell on their backs.

The Qing army on the opposite side shouted: "It's barbed wire, turn around quickly and don't rush forward."

Hu Rili saw that there was a trap in front of him, so he quickly turned his horse's head and led his troops back.

The herald next to Li Zhong shouted: "Don't pay attention to the front, keep going!"

Through the Thousand Mile Realm, Qian Mo saw the formation of the Shenji Battalion ahead.Said to Lu Shanhai: "Huang Yu is good at training soldiers, so many recruits can still obey orders."

Lu Shanhai also said: "Facing the cavalry attack, the infantry who can still march forward in a neat formation are all elite troops!"

Qian Mo said: "Since I have preset the battlefield, how can I give Tian Xiong the opportunity to attack our army in advance? The barbed wire found in the Hangzhou armory finally came in handy."

Lu Shanhai said: "It seems that the location of Hong Fugui's laying is still very accurate, and everything is under the control of the governor."

"Come and send a letter to Amada Xiong to see if he has the courage to fight?"

At this time, the phalanx of the Shenji Battalion finally reached the location of the caltrop area.

The herald shouted: "Everyone stop advancing, the gunmen killed the Qing army in front, and the shield soldiers began to clean up the caltrops!"

Seeing Hu Rili come back with a disheveled face, Tian Xiong was very puzzled and asked, "What's going on with General Hu Zhili?"

Hu Rili said: "The Ming army was so cunning that they sowed caltrops ahead of time, and the general didn't investigate, and lost more than 30 brothers!"

Hearing this, Tian Xiong's expression became serious, and he said, "The Ming army actually thought in advance that I would meet them here?"

Hu Rili said: "The rivers and lakes in the north are criss-crossed, and the cavalry cannot pursue the Ming army. It is also expected that we will go to the East Lake to intercept the Ming army in advance."

"However, the Ming army actually set up barbed wire here in advance. It seems that they have been prepared for a long time. I wonder if there are other plots against us?"

Just when the two were hesitating to retreat, an envoy from the Ming army came.

A young Ming army officer asked Tian Xiong, "May I ask you, are you Tian Xiong, the admiral of the Qing army in Zhejiang?"

Hu Rili on the side shouted loudly: "Bold, dare to call Admiral Tian's name directly?"

The messenger didn't pay attention to Hu Rili, but said indifferently: "I am ordered by Qian Mo, Governor of Daming Suhu Lake, to deliver this "War Letter" to Tian Xiong in person!"

After finishing speaking, he handed the "Book of War" to Tian Xiong.

Then he said: "Our governor Qian said that he is waiting in the formation opposite, I wonder if Admiral Tian dares to come to break the formation?"

After finishing speaking, the messenger walked away directly!

Hu Rili asked: "Master Admiral, why don't you see what Qian Mo said?"

After opening the "Book of War", Tian Xiong was furious, tore the letter to pieces, and cursed: "This Qian Mo is too crazy. He actually said that Emperor Hongguang of the former Ming Dynasty entrusted him with a dream. I have chosen a hiding place."

Hu Rili knew that Tian Xiong was promoted all the way because of Zhu Yousong, the Hongguang Emperor who donated Nanming, so he quickly persuaded him: "Master Admiral, Qian Mo is deliberately provoking you, don't send troops out of anger!"

Tian Xiong said with a smile: "Qian Mo is extremely rampant. He said that he has taken the initiative to clear the barbed wire in front of the formation, and he will fight my cavalry with infantry formation."

Hu Rili also said: "If that's the case, we might as well fight. The final general also wants to see how Qian Mo's so-called "best Ming army" can ride with a foot?"

Tian Xiong said: "The current chaos in Zhejiang is in the final analysis caused by Qian Mo. Today he committed his own death, and the admiral will fulfill him. As long as Qian Mo dies, the rest of Zhang Mingzhen, Huang Binqing and others are not enough at all." For fear!"

Tian Xionggao shouted: "All officers and men listen to the order, Qian Mo, the governor of the Puppet Ming Dynasty Suhu who caused troubles in Zhejiang, is in the opposite formation at this moment, brothers follow me into the enemy's formation, capture and kill Qian Mo!"

"The one who captures and kills Qian Mo will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver, and he will be promoted to three levels in a row!"

Hu Rili took the lead and shouted: "Defeat the Ming army, capture and kill Qian Mo!!!"

Since these cavalrymen of the Qing army went to eastern Zhejiang to participate in the war, they have been cruelly torturing the infantry of the Ming army, and they have long been contemptuous in their hearts!

After hearing the promise of "a reward of ten thousand taels of silver and a promotion to three levels in a row", it was even more like a chicken blood, shouting slogans excitedly!

"Defeat the Ming army, capture and kill Qian Mo!!!"

"Defeat the Ming army, capture and kill Qian Mo!!!"

"Defeat the Ming army, capture and kill Qian Mo!!!"

Seeing that the morale of the Qing army had reached its peak, Tian Xiong immediately ordered Hu Rili to lead 1800 cavalry to break the formation.

At this moment, Lu Shanhai said: "Tian Xiong has taken the bait after all. When I sent someone to deliver the "Book of War" just now, I was afraid that I would scare Tian Xiong away!"

Qian Mo said: "Tian Xiong is a typical opportunist. He betrayed Emperor Hongguang back then; today he wants to use me as his own stepping stone, and he will definitely choose to take risks!"

"The fish has been hooked, and now we're going to watch Huang Yu's performance!

Although the Qing army returned without success in the previous charge, it had a certain impact on morale.But after all, with the psychological advantage of killing the infantry of the Ming army many times, coupled with Tian Xiong's promise, the morale of the Qing army has reached its peak at this time!
Hu Rili is also very confident that he can break through the formation of the Ming army this time and capture and kill Qian Mo!

1800 cavalry came galloping. The scene was quite spectacular. Li Zhong was still a little scared when he saw a large area of ​​enemy troops rushing towards him accompanied by billowing dust.

After all, this was his first time on the battlefield, but this time he no longer closed his eyes, but concentrated on holding the shield, recalling the essentials of the movements that the instructor said, and preparing for the impact of the cavalry.

Although the slightly trembling ground still made him a little nervous, but when he focused all his attention on the battlefield, he was not so afraid. At this moment, he even looked forward to the next order.

At this time, the herald shouted: "The enemy has entered 150 steps, and the gunners are ready!"

The best shooting distance of the Shenjiying Lumi blunderbuss is 90 steps. This distance can ensure the protection of the cotton armor and effectively kill the enemy. However, the effective armor-piercing distance of your bird blunderbuss equipped by the ordinary Ming army is only about 50 steps. .

So Hu Rili didn't realize that he had entered the effective range of the Ming army.

The herald of the Shenji Battalion shouted: "The enemy has entered 90 paces, and each platoon of musketeers shoots in turn!"

"Bang, bang, bang"

White smoke rose from the steps of the Ming army!

Hu Rili saw that the Ming army had started shooting so early, and thought that the Ming army was still impatient. Where did the lethality come from at such a distance?

But what happened next made him dumbfounded. The Qing troops rushing to the front fell to the ground one after another.

There were 500 gunners of the Ming army in a row, and more than 200 Qing soldiers were shot and fell to the ground in just the first row of shooting.Not only casualties, but more importantly, the fallen soldiers and chaotic horses slowed down the impact of the follow-up cavalry.

The wounded and fallen Qing army was directly trampled to death by the follow-up cavalry. For a while, the screams of the Qing army and the neighing of war horses filled the entire battlefield.

Soon the Ming army's second, third, and fourth waves of shooting followed.

Almost all the cavalry of the Qing army who rushed to the front fell off their horses, and even Hu Rili himself was shot twice.Fortunately, he was wearing triple armor, with chain mail inside, a layer of cotton armor in the middle, and iron armor on the outside.Even so, he was still shot and bleeding. While shocked that the Ming army's firecrackers could penetrate his own triple armor from 70 steps away, Hu Rili found that nearly half of the Qing army had been killed at this time.

He didn't expect the firecrackers of the Ming army to be so sharp. In the past when the Qing army charged into battle, the Ming army's firecracker bows and arrows could only kill a hundred or ten Qing soldiers at most.No wonder Qian Mo dared to fight cavalry with infantry in the wild?It turned out to be something to rely on.

Hu Rili understood that he underestimated the enemy this time, and he had two choices at this time.If you retreat here, although the losses will be heavy, the entire army will not be wiped out.

It is not difficult to see from Hu Rili's past performance that he likes to take risks.Whether it's a battle to break out of the pass, or designing an ambush on the dynasty and an overnight attack on Huang Binqing's camp, they are all quite risky tactics.

Half of the cavalry was sacrificed in exchange for the brief extinguishment of the Ming army's firecrackers, and he could not give up just like that.

Now it is only forty or fifty paces away from the Ming army formation. As long as it is posted, there is still a chance to reverse the defeat, and even kill Qian Mo.Hu Rili was like a gambler who lost his eyes, he chose to put all his eggs in one basket without hesitation!
At this time, the Qing army in the front row began to throw short spears and throwing axes and other weapons, and the Qing army in the distance began to launch a round of counterattack with bows and arrows.

As a result, most of the weapons and bows and arrows thrown by the Qing army were blocked by the shields. Although a few flew over the shields and hit the Ming army behind them, they did not cause too much confusion.

At this time, Huang Yu said: "The Qing army will soon charge the formation, and the tiger squatting cannon will be aimed at a distance of 80 steps outside the formation for me to fire."

In order to ensure that their infantry was not accidentally injured, the Ming army could only choose to bombard the Qing army at this distance. If it fell into its own position, it would really blow up a large area.

The sudden shelling caught the Qing army by surprise, and the Qing army in the back row was thrown into chaos because of the frightened horses, completely out of touch with the Qing army in front.

At this time, Hu Rili was about to rush to the front of the Ming army. He waved his sword excitedly, but he didn't realize that there were only 400 cavalry rushing with him at this time, and the follow-up cavalry had already pulled away from them dozens of times. step distance.

The herald of the Ming army also shouted: "The shield soldiers are ready to meet the enemy, and the spearmen are coming forward. Don't panic, and carry out the assassination according to the usual drill moves!"

Li Zhong gripped the shield tightly with all his strength, but the huge impact still made him take several steps back.The shield soldier on his right was directly knocked into the air by the Qing army. At this time, the Qing army raised his saber and was about to slash at Li Zhong, but Li Zhong could only close his eyes tightly to welcome the arrival of the god of death.However, the enemy's saber did not fall for a long time. It turned out that the spearman behind him directly pierced the chest of the Qing army!

Although the Qing army finally rushed to the front of the Ming army, the defense line of the Ming army was not overwhelmed. On the contrary, many Qing troops were directly pierced by the spearmen of the Ming army.

Just as the follow-up cavalry of the Qing army had arrived and were about to charge, the sound of "bang, bang, bang" was heard again!

Although the interval between two rounds of shooting is only tens of seconds, these tens of seconds are too long, almost suffocating.

Hearing this desperate voice, Hu Rili knew that he had lost all his last bargaining chips and had no chance of turning the tables.So he was about to raise his knife to kill himself, but before he could do it, he was hit by a firecracker and fell off his horse.

Hong Fugui, who was ambushing in the south, led his men out of the woods as soon as he heard the gunfire, outflanking the cavalry of the Qing army.

Seeing that Hu Rili was defeated in front of him, Tian Xiong hurriedly took nearly 200 cavalry around him to break through to the south, but unexpectedly collided with the Ming army in the south.

Looking at the 2000 Ming army cavalry in the south, Tian Xiong's face was ashen. He knew that this East Lake was his burial place.

At this time, he thought of Zhu Yousong, Emperor Hongguang who was carried by him back then, when the little fat man Hongguang begged with tears to let him live.
Tian Xiong laughed and said: "Near mountains and rivers, this East Lake is really a good place, Your Majesty treats me Tian Xiong well!"

After that, he raised his knife and killed himself!
After cleaning the battlefield, Huang Yu walked over with a smile and said, "My lord, our army has won this battle. We wiped out all the cavalry under Tian Xiong, and most of the enemy troops died in battle. Tian Xiong, the admiral of Zhejiang, committed suicide. Hitachi was seriously injured and captured; more than 200 enemy soldiers and nearly 400 horses were captured, and our army suffered less than [-] casualties!"

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