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Chapter 130 Iteration of Demonic Magic
"You mean the thief has magic? Do you know what you are talking about?" Long Keduo looked down at Langshan Deputy General Ding Yuanguan with a sinking face and scolded.

Ding Yuanguan's face was full of fear, but he still said with certainty: "Admiral Long knows it well and will never tell lies in the end!"

"All the generals saw it with their own eyes. The Ming thief just waved his hand and shouted, 'Please Taizu show his spirit', and countless heavenly fires fell on the wall of Xinan Town."

"President Ding showed his loyalty to our Qing Dynasty on the spot, and he fought with all his might. Only then was he able to lead the rest of his troops to break out and meet Commander Long!"

These words were spoken with sincerity, coupled with his blood-stained armor and military uniform (everyone understands), even Longkodo couldn't help but murmur in his heart.

Although he shouted that he didn't believe that the Ming thief had any magical powers, he couldn't stand the fact that all the generals under his command said the same thing, and the words became more and more exaggerated. The Ming thief's magical powers were all iterated.

People's words are scary. Regardless of whether this magic is true or not, at least Longko believed in this power.

After all, Ding Guojun's Langshan Town had thousands of soldiers, not thousands of pigs, and they still defended the city, but they couldn't even withstand it for half a quarter of an hour.

Longkodo's eyes were wandering, and he was still thinking about how to end it. He was the one who released the ghost-attracting meat in Langshan Town, but it was swallowed by the shark before the meat had time to work.

They were defeated in less than half a quarter of an hour, and the entire army was still almost destroyed.

After being defeated so miserably, the atmosphere in the entire tent became a bit heavy and depressing.

At this time, someone suddenly rushed in at a trot.

"Report! Commander, we have spotted a spy cavalry ahead!"

"what!"

Ming thief reconnaissance knight?

Was he arrogant and complacent and took the initiative to stop him after destroying Langshan Town?
"It's too much to bully others. This thief is so arrogant."

Longkodo suddenly became angry and slapped the table with his hand: "Send me the commander's order and prepare the whole army for war. I will decide the outcome in this battle!"

Will one battle determine the outcome? !
When a group of Qing army generals heard this, they were shocked and rushed to dissuade him.

"Commander, calm down! The Ming thief is so arrogant just to lure us into taking the initiative!"

"Yes! Marshal, if we take the initiative to fight, aren't we playing into the Ming thief's ambitions?"

"The Ming thief must have laid an ambush at this moment. He is just waiting for us to take the initiative to run into him. Commander, please think twice!"

"..."

"Shut up, everyone. I have made up my mind. Either the traitor will die today or I will die!" Longkodo, however, seemed to be on top and insisted on giving the order to take the initiative to fight.

Of course, he wasn't really crazy about it.

Now that Langshan Town has been destroyed, it is inevitable that our own morale will be damaged. If we choose to defend blindly, even if the thieves cannot defeat them, it is absolutely impossible for them to win.

And he, Longkodo, was so powerful this time that he personally led an "army of 20" south to defeat the thieves. As long as he didn't win, he was already defeated.

Instead of doing this, it is better to take advantage of the army's morale and let it go for a fight. If you have the advantage in strength, you may be able to win if you fight steadily.

Longkodo wanted to go straight to the challenge, and according to his assumption, the Qing army did have a chance of victory.

By two or three o'clock in the afternoon, the armies of the Ming and Qing Dynasties finally came into contact, and the distance between the two armies was close to two or three miles.

The war is about to start.

It was not the infantry that fought first, but the artillery battalions of the two armies.

On the Ming army's side, all the red-coated cannons were pushed to the front of the formation. When Zheng Dingrui divided his troops and went north, he also happily sent all ten red-coated heavy cannons to Yang Gong.

As for the Qing army, there were a lot of artillery. There were more than 200 artillery pieces in the [-]-strong army. But what's the use of having more artillery? Almost all of them were light artillery, and their range and power were far inferior to the Ming army's red artillery. Clothes cannon.

Of course, the Qing army also had red cannons, but the number was less than one-third of the Ming army. They were all old guns from Nanjing and had long been in decay.

As the governor of Jiangnan, Longkodo naturally had the right to forge cannons, but when he first arrived, he had almost emptied the local finances just by training troops. How could he still have the money to make cannons? This kind of thing did not cause much damage whether it was defending the city or on the battlefield. Useful heavy artillery.

Moreover, the peace in Jiangnan has been going on for a long time. Although these artillery battalions of the Qing army have learned how to fire artillery, they have only learned how to fire artillery. They don't practice much on weekdays, let alone let them try their hand at artillery.

In addition, the Qing army did not yet have the sugar gunpowder used by the Ming army.

In this way, the range power cannot keep up, long-range heavy artillery is better than nothing, the gunners are mostly novices, and even gunpowder cannot compare. Only one cannon is more, but no matter how many, they are just cannon fodder.

As a result, as soon as the artillery battalions on both sides fought, the Qing army was completely defeated.

The Qing army's light artillery had insufficient range, so they could only push forward to a suitable distance before firing. This was almost equivalent to becoming a living target for the Ming army's heavy artillery.

"Bang bang bang~"

The Ming army's gunners quickly loaded the gunpowder shells and fired the cannon in one go. The Qing army's advancing artillery camp continued to explode with fire and smoke.

After just one round of shelling, the Qing artillery camp suffered heavy casualties. The Ming army even prioritized the only five old antique red cannons in the Qing artillery position.

In order to facilitate the artillery battalion operations, in addition to the commander of each army of the Ming army, the artillery battalion officers were also equipped with telescopes. Just looking at this configuration, you can see the difference between the Ming and Qing armies.

The artillery battle on both sides continued. Without the long-range heavy artillery, not to mention the more numerous light artillery, the artillery shells from the Ming army fired indiscriminately at the Qing artillery positions as if they were free. The Qing artillery Broken limbs and broken arms can be seen almost everywhere on the battlefield.

There were constant screams from the Qing soldiers. Some people couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to retreat out of fear, but they were mercilessly killed by the Qing army supervisory team at the rear.

However, even though the Qing artillery suffered heavy casualties during the advance, there were still ten or twenty artillery pieces that came to the front of the formation and successfully loaded and fired.

But it was just one round, with a total of at most twenty guns. The second round was sent away by the Ming army's artillery before the second round was fired.

As for the artillery shells successfully fired by the Qing army, some missed and some hit. The ones that hit were no surprise. Each shot took away one or several Ming soldiers.But it's useless. For the huge base of the Ming army, these casualties can't even make the slightest splash.

There was no artillery on the Qing army's side, so the Ming army naturally no longer had any scruples. The army moved forward, and the distance between the two front armies quickly shortened.

The archers of both armies bent their bows and released arrows almost simultaneously.

After a round of arrows, the Qing army had significantly more archers than the Ming army, and the Ming army's forward fell immediately.

But those who survived behind seemed not to notice and continued to move forward.

This is the benefit of military training in later generations. Through discipline and military orders, soldiers' fear of casualties on the battlefield is forcibly eliminated. They are obviously afraid to death, but muscle memory will keep them moving forward.

As long as there is enough time, even a group of new recruits who have never fought in a war can be turned into veterans.

As the two armies advanced, the distance soon closed to sixty steps.

"preparation!"

The artillery soldiers of the Ming Army listened to the order, quickly loaded bullets and ammunition almost as if reflexively, and lined up in a three-stage formation (which had already existed at this time).

"aim!"

"shooting!"

bang bang bang
With uniform gunfire, the Qing soldiers in the front row fell instantly.

However, this was not over yet. The artillery behind the Ming army did not finish their work by knocking out the Qing army's artillery position. They all turned their guns, calculated the distance, and loaded and fired at the Qing army's formation.

It would be fine if it was just fire blunderbuss. After all, the Qing army also had bird blunderbuss.

But the problem is that the Qing army has no artillery, but the Ming army still has it, which is very fatal.

The Qing army's cannons not only had to withstand the Ming army's cannon camp, but also the Ming army's artillery strikes.

In just a few moments, the Qing front army suffered heavy casualties, but even so, it still did not collapse.

After all, it was an army of [-] people. These Qing troops in the front army were sometimes pushed around, and they launched a charge without fear of death. Some people continued to die under the fire of the Ming army or the spearmen in the front row.

If there are no accidents, this war will most likely turn into a tug-of-war. By then, the Qing army will have the numerical advantage, and the outcome may still be unknown.

Unfortunately……

The Tianlei Battalion, which had been on standby for a long time, suddenly moved forward. They didn't even need the battalion officer's order. Together with the battalion officer, everyone pulled out the grenade hammer from their waists in unison.

This thing started to be produced after the Zhejiang War started. The original grenade can was neither easy to throw nor safe. In comparison, the grenade hammer was much better. The iron bullet was placed on the top and the bottom was replaced by a wooden handle.

Judging from the overall shape, it is very close to the grenades of later generations. The only difference is that its ignition point is still in the iron bullet above.

There is no way, time is limited, in order to mass produce as soon as possible, this can only happen, but it is also very good.

"Long live the prison! Great Ming wins!"

"Long live the prison! Great Ming wins!"

"Long live the prison! Great Ming wins!"

Three shouts attracted everyone's attention, and then hundreds of grenade hammers were fired at the same time and thrown towards the Qing army.

The fuse is short and burns quickly.

next second.

"Bang bang bang~"

A brilliant explosion erupted from the front line of the Qing army, with arms and legs flying everywhere, and screams could be heard endlessly.

If the previous firecrackers and artillery were still in their consciousness, then the current explosion not only stunned them on the spot, but also destroyed their last psychological defense line that was on the verge of collapse.

"The magic method! The thief used the magic method!"

"Run, run!"

"Help……"

"..."

The front army of the Qing army was in chaos instantly.

The Ming army did not hesitate. The spear soldiers were in front, the sword and shield soldiers were on the side, and the fire gun soldiers also installed bayonets. Even the Tianlei battalion who played with grenades all pulled out their waist knives.

The whole army shouted "The Ming Dynasty will be victorious" and launched a charge.

After only one charge, the Qing army's front army completely collapsed.

At this time, the benefits of the Qing army's greater strength were demonstrated. With an army of [-], the front army collapsed. The Chinese army had no time to react and directly collided with the collapsed front army.

Before the Ming army could charge forward, these disintegrated front troops destroyed the formation of the Chinese army.

A rout, a big rout!

(End of this chapter)