I'm sure of the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong!

Chapter 131
As the commander-in-chief of the army, Longkodo had never actually commanded a large-scale battle, but he had led troops for many years, and even fought against Ge Erdan with Kangxi.

This marching formation is not to say impeccable, but it is also quite satisfactory. At least he did not arrange the soldiers with low combat effectiveness as the front army.

According to Longkodo's arrangement, the former army had [-] Jiangnan green battalions and [-] Jiangnan soldiers, which ensured both military strength and combat effectiveness.The Chinese army used the remaining [-] Green Battalion and [-] Eight Banner Infantry as the main force, supplemented by [-] soldiers, for a total of [-] troops.

The last [-] Jiangnan soldiers were all used as rear troops, which could expand their advantages when the situation became clear and serve as a new force when the situation was unfavorable.

Oh, there are also [-] Eight-Banner Infantry and [-] Eight-Banner Cavalry. These are the army preparations and Longkodo’s last trump card.

It’s truly “a complete strategy”.

But Longkodo still ignored it... No, he didn't ignore anything. From the formation of troops to the on-the-spot decision-making, he didn't make any big mistakes. Under the premise of limited combat power, what he did was already calculated. He is a qualified general.

However, he met the Ming army, or he met two talented people, Zhu Yijiong and Yang Gong. The former not only invented sugar-added gunpowder and hand grenades that transcended the times, but the latter was even more unconstrained in fighting, and he could do whatever he thought of. , bombing the city with grenades and blasting people in front of people were all his improvisations.

The combination of these two elements caught the Qing army by surprise on the spot.

Being caught off guard on the battlefield is still based on the premise that there is a gap in the overall quality of the army.

Without any surprise, the front line of the Qing army was defeated, and the first ones to be defeated were not the brave soldiers, but the elite Green Camp who were used to watch the brave soldiers.

These well-trained green battalion elites surrounded the rest of the soldiers and quickly retreated back like the vanguard of the Ming army.

The Chinese army in the rear didn't even know what was happening, but when they saw their own people, they raised the butcher knife and swung it at them.

In a matter of moments, the Qing army's central army was completely overwhelmed by the front army.

The Green Camp and the Eight Banners all became part of the rebel army.

The army was defeated like a mountain.

At this time, there was finally movement in the silent rear of the Qing army, and the One Thousand and Eight Flags Knights, who were the trump card of the army preparations, suddenly rushed into the battlefield on horseback.

However, the situation on the battlefield has long been clear, and the Qing army has been defeated like a mountain. At this time, it is basically a fantasy to hope that just relying on these thousand cavalry can reverse the situation of a group battle of more than 10 people.

Not everyone is Li Erfeng, and this is not Hulao Pass.

But Longkodo was not willing to give in, and he had to gamble.

With these [-] cavalry, there is no need to dispatch the [-] infantry, because they will definitely not be able to rush in, and it is better than nothing if they get in.

If this battle is defeated, Nanjing and even the entire Jiangnan will basically be doomed.

The line from Nanjing to Suzhou can be said to be almost flat. Ming thieves only need to drive straight in to attack Huanglong.

However, it is impossible for Nanjing to mobilize another [-] troops in a short period of time. Even if it did, its combat strength would be one-tenth of its current level.

Even the current [-]-strong army cannot defeat it. How can we expect Nanjing to be able to defeat it?
The One Thousand Eight Banners Knights, whom Longkodo regarded as their last hope for a comeback, began to accelerate and quickly rushed into the battlefield. The order they received was to rush into the Ming thief army, causing chaos, and cooperate with their own army to turn defeat into victory.

Of course, at this time, the Qing army on the battlefield had long been suppressed and beaten, and even the [-] Eight Banners infantry had been completely divided by the defeated Green Camp and Bingyong.

The resistance of the Qing army has long since ceased.

Yang Gong, who was supervising the battle from the rear, held a telescope and looked at the situation on the battlefield. He also saw the thousand Qing cavalry entering the battlefield, especially the armor style: "Eight Banners Cavalry? It seems that this is the Kangxi imperial envoy Longkodo." The trump card..."

Weng Feihu on the side heard the word cavalry and said quickly: "Shuai Yang, quickly order the army to retreat. We must not confront the pseudo-Qing cavalry head-on!"

Yang Gong, however, did not look back and scolded bluntly: "Retreating before the battle is a taboo for military strategists. Lieutenant General Weng, do you want our army to be defeated?"

Weng Feihu said: "But the pseudo-Qing cavalry..."

Yang Gong said: "It's just a thousand puppet Qing Eight Banners cavalry. I believe in them, and it's too late to retreat now."

"..."

While the two were talking, on the chaotic battlefield, the [-] Eighth Banner cavalry were slashing and killing all the way, quickly approaching the Ming army's formation.

As for the basic calculations of queuing up and shooting in later generations, in fact, only one row of infantry was blocked by a wall of flesh, and the cavalry could not charge.

Thousands of Qing cavalrymen obviously encountered this situation. Thousands of fully armed Eight Banners cavalry rushed into the Ming army formation and easily knocked over a large number of Ming army soldiers who were forming a shield formation.

But at the same time, the momentum of their horses was offset.

The spearmen of the Ming Army who were interspersed among them quickly stabbed forward at the command of the commander.

Dozens of Qing cavalrymen did not react, and their horses were stabbed to the core on the spot.

These war horses instantly raised their front hooves in pain, trampling to death and injuring dozens of Ming soldiers on the spot. However, after the trampling, these war horses fell directly. The knights above fell off their horses and were stabbed by the Ming soldiers on the spot. die.

The remaining cavalrymen were ready to run when they saw this, and continued to look for fighters.It's a pity that the Ming army did not give them this opportunity.

In the Ming army's military formation, the gunmen quickly retreated to the rear, replaced their bayonets, loaded bullets, aimed and fired, all in one go.

The few Ming army archers at the rear also quickly bent their bows and set arrows.

In this round, the Qing cavalry was caught off guard and suffered hundreds of casualties.

However, the Qing cavalry also managed to run under this wave of damage. They quickly distanced themselves from the Ming army formation and continued to run back and forth to accelerate, looking for fighter opportunities.

With good luck, they soon found an obvious weak point in the Ming army's formation.

There was not a single Ming thief soldier holding a shield or a gun.

As a result, the remaining [-] cavalrymen of the Qing army began to accelerate and the northern cavalry gradually charged forward.

However, just as they were about to rush forward, they could already see themselves killing the Ming army and turning the tide on the battlefield.

Suddenly, hundreds of black hammers (grenade hammers) fell from the sky. No, they seemed to be thrown from the Ming thief army formation in front.

Not very strong...

"bang bang bang~"

The sound of explosions one after another is endless.

Although these war horses have received special training and are not overly sensitive to artillery fire, no matter how insensitive they are, they will almost explode in the face at close range.

Except for those who were directly killed by the grenade hammer, all the remaining war horses were frightened and went crazy on the spot. Many Qing soldiers were forcibly thrown off their horses, and some even received kicks from their mounts after landing, and died on the spot.

The thousand knights who had high hopes from Longkodo were just finished. The time difference was less than half an hour. The Qing cavalry only had time to charge before the whole army was destroyed.

At this time, Longkodo, who was behind the battlefield, was stunned: "This...how is this possible? How could this happen..."

This is a whole thousand cavalry!

It was the thousand cavalry from the Beijing camp specially assigned to him by the emperor. Both the horses and the soldiers were carefully selected. He had thought that it would be difficult for these one thousand cavalry to turn the tide of the battle, and at most they would only kill some thieves.

Who would have thought that it would be just a matter of not killing many Ming thieves, but instead they would be defeated so miserably that a thousand knights were all lost in it.

It even fell into the hands of the light infantry of the Ming thieves. Long Keduo had observed that this group of Ming thieves had no heavy armor at all. All the soldiers wore light armor such as iron armor or leather armor.

A thousand knights couldn't even defeat the Ming thief's light infantry, and they were backhandedly defeated and the whole army was annihilated.

Are those black explosives thrown by the Ming thief really so powerful?
Or is it that the Ming thief really has witchcraft?

Impossible, absolutely impossible, where in the world does magic come from!
The Qing generals at the rank of commander-in-chief beside Longkodo all shook their heads and murmured. Suddenly, Longkodo's soldiers noticed that their master suddenly pulled out the sword from his waist: "Your Majesty, this slave is unworthy of the imperial court!"

After all, I will kill myself.

However, his soldiers had quick eyesight and quick hands and caught him.

"You're so handsome!"

The soldiers here hugged Longkodo, and several others also came to their senses and began to persuade him.

"Commander, think twice! Nanjing still needs a commander. Please keep him useful for the sake of Nanjing's subjects."

"Yes! Commander, this war crime is not your fault, it is all because the Ming thief is too cunning, and the Ming thief's magic is too terrifying!"

"Commander, the top priority is to evacuate as soon as possible and return to Nanjing to arrange defense arrangements!"

"Master..."

After repeated persuasion by the group, Longkodo, who was originally seeking death, seemed to have finally calmed down.

He slowly put down the sword in his hand, and then sighed: "Forget it, give me the commander's military order to retreat. How far the army can retreat depends on God's will!"

After saying that, he directly got on his horse with the help of his own soldiers, and immediately left the battlefield with his own soldiers without looking back, followed closely by the [-]-Banner Infantry and the other generals who served as the reserve force.

No one noticed that when Longkodo put down his sword, the back of the sword was facing his neck.

No one noticed...

(End of this chapter)