A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 113 Field Battle

In the eyes of these Qing soldiers, they originally looked down on the firearms used by the Ming army. Needless to say, the three-eyed blunderbuss, it is the bird blunderbuss. Although the firearms have a long range, they are not powerful. Wearing two layers of heavy armor.

The Qing army has discovered in actual combat that the Ming army's blunderbuss, they use shields and oil-soaked rattan shields, can effectively resist the shooting of arrowhead projectiles at a distance of fifty steps.It is estimated that the bird gun can break through the armor they wear in twenty steps, but what is the use of the distance of twenty steps?Their army has rushed up.

Moreover, there were many mistakes and accidents in the operation of firearms in the Ming army. Many firearms would not fire when they were in battle, and they were easy to explode.Before rushing into the range, the firearms over there couldn't help but be fired. What's the use of this?Without the power to form a whole, how can firearms have power in field battles?This is also the reason why the Qing soldiers won many battles in the field.

However, it is not as good as the bird blunderbuss or three-eyed blunderbuss of the Ming army in other places. The Ming army firearms in this place are very sharp. They can easily pierce through their double-layered heavy armor and shields in their hands from dozens of steps away. The power is astonishing.Moreover, the Ming army in this area has a high fighting spirit and outstanding combat skills, which was demonstrated in yesterday's defense of the city.

It's just that yesterday's battle of defending the city was okay. These Ming soldiers should have heard the prestige of the Qing soldiers' field battles for a long time, and they should have panicked before the battle. Why can they be so calm?
Many Qing soldiers who charged had a bad feeling in their hearts. From yesterday and today's siege, they had already experienced the power of Shunxiang Fort's firecrackers, so seeing that there was no movement from the Ming army for a long time, they were anxious. At the same time, the team was also dispersed to reduce the strike range of the Ming army's firecrackers.

In the blink of an eye, the Qing soldiers rushed over sixty paces, but Wang Dou still didn't give the order to fire. He had already tested it. The firecrackers of Shunxiang Fort were very lethal at sixty paces, but they couldn't break heavy armor and shields. At fifty steps, it can break through the iron armor or armor inlaid with iron cotton worn by the Qing army.At forty steps and thirty steps, they can break through the double-layer armor and shields they hold.

To maintain the maximum lethality, they must be brought close to fight. This is a great test for the psychological pressure of the sergeant, and it is also because of the Shunxiang Army that this can be done.

Similarly, the range of bows and arrows of the Qing soldiers was between [-] and [-] steps, and the strength of the bow was no more than seven fights. Only when it reached fifty steps could it be lethal to the enemy. To break the opponent's cotton and iron armor, it took more The approach is about [-] or [-] paces, so the fighting style of the Qing soldiers is the same as that of the Jin soldiers in the Southern Song Dynasty. They don't shoot unless they enter [-] paces. In fact, they shoot when they run closer.However, the arrowheads of their bows and arrows are as long as six or seven inches, they are shaped like chisels, they penetrate very deep and it is difficult to take them out, as long as they are shot by them, they will die.

Wang Dou saw the soldiers rolling in, he had a sullen face, but he didn't give the order to fire for a long time. The sergeants in the entire circle were worried, and the firecrackers in the front row were about to bite their lips to bleed .Finally, when the Qing soldiers rushed fifty paces, Wang Dou waved his hand and said calmly, "Let's start!"

A trumpeter beside him exhausted all his strength and blew the whistle in his hand, a sharp sound resounded through the sky, this sound of the whistle, Da Ming called it the sound of a swan!
Pointing forward with the long knife, Lei Xianbin exhausted all his strength and shouted hoarsely: "Shoot!"

A deafening volley of firecrackers sounded, and the fifteen firecrackers squatting on one knee at the front of the circle, as well as the ten firecrackers in the front row at the left and right corners of the circle, fired at the same time, and a row of scorching fire came from The circle flashed before, and thick smoke rose at the same time.

With the bang of the firecrackers, the Qing soldiers rushing in front immediately fell down. Even if they spread out intentionally, they rushed too close and the crowd was dense, and more than a dozen people were knocked to the ground.

Not to mention those lightly armored archers who couldn't be covered, and those unarmored Qing soldiers, blood mist appeared from their bodies, and they screamed and rolled to the ground.The projectiles have no penetrating power, so they are more destructive. They were shot into the body by the lead bullets, and all the internal organs inside have been smashed, even if the gods come, it is difficult to save them.

Even the leaders in the front who wore double-layer heavy armor and held heavy shields, six or seven of them were knocked to the ground. They rushed to the front, and more people aimed at them.Although the firecrackers of the Shunxiang army did not penetrate their double-layer armor and thick shields at a distance of fifty steps, the powerful impact of the projectiles, as long as they hit them, all the force would have to be borne by their bodies. Where they were hit, even if the projectile didn't penetrate the heavy armor, all the bones and internal organs inside them were still shattered.

They vomited blood clots and fell to their knees one by one. The great pain made them moan loudly. These people don't want to live anymore.

Wang Dou saw a Qing army officer wearing three layers of heavy armor and dressed as Shiku. The broadsword in his right hand was gone. Holding a heavy shield, but persisted, he stumbled forward, his face was full of bewilderment, as if he couldn't believe what happened before him.

But another volley of guns rang out, and he was hit by several bullets, and he fell backwards and flew out. This time he really fell down and died.There are forty armored soldiers in one Niulu, but two of them are divided into Shiku, and the first shot of the firecrackers in Shunxiang Fort lost one of them.

After the first volley of guns from Shunxiang Fort, the charging Qing soldiers stopped suddenly like a tide meeting a rock. The soldiers are powerful, but when it happened to them, they still couldn't believe it was so powerful.

However, due to their viciousness and the inertia of charging, the remaining dozen or so accomplices who were screaming and rolling on the ground still rushed forward with shouts.

Forty steps away, the vests of the dead soldiers at the front covered the shields in their hands more tightly. At the same time, the light armored archers behind them took their bows and arrows in their hands, ready to shoot arrows from behind the shields at any time.

At this moment, the deafening blunderbuss sounded again, and the 25 blunderbuss soldiers standing in the back row fired at the same time. Amidst the screams, the Qing soldiers who rushed up densely, even if they were covered by heavy shields, There were still more than ten people who were knocked to the ground, and nearly ten of them were dead soldiers in vests wearing double-layer heavy armor and holding heavy shields. Who made them the key care objects of the firecrackers in Shunxiang Fort?
At this distance, the firecrackers of Shunxiang Fort could already break through the double-layer armor and shields they were wearing, and any cover they had was useless.There were also a few archers from Qing soldiers who were about to flash out to shoot arrows. They were hit by projectiles. These people were only covered with a layer of cotton armor inlaid with iron. The heavy projectiles tore through their armor, and they rolled and fell. Going out, the parts that were hit all opened a huge blood hole.

In just a blink of an eye, the Qing soldiers had already suffered 30 casualties, half of them were those dead soldiers in vests, and one of them was even damaged.The blood that flowed out from them quickly moistened the dry loess ground, and spread the disgusting smell of blood far away.

The battle was one mile away from the south of Dongjiazhuang Fort. Looking from the top of the city, puffs of white smoke rose from the circle on the left of the Shunxiang Army from time to time, and the sound of firecrackers was like popping beans. After a while, pieces of Qing soldiers were knocked to the ground, which could be clearly seen.

The sergeants at the top of the Dongjiazhuang city cheered. Gao Shiyin looked ferocious. He slapped the city wall in front of him vigorously and shouted loudly: "The firecrackers of our Shunxiang army are so sharp that the Tazi soldiers can't resist them."

Yang Tong was also grinning: "Your Excellency is so powerful, he beat the Tartar soldiers with corpses all over the field."

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There was a choking smell of gunpowder in front of the Shunxiang Army formation. Under the hot sun, it was unspeakably pungent, and the smell of blood wafted from the distance from time to time, reminding that this is a cruel battlefield. .

Lei Xianbin shouted: "On the first floor, the gunmen on the second floor retreat, and the third floor prepares."

Immediately in front of the circle, there were the first row of firecrackers squatting at the two corners of the circle and the second row of standing fireblazers. A total of 50 of them retreated together. They passed through the gap between the spear shield soldiers and the spearmen. However, he returned to the inner circle, where he nervously loaded the fixed paper tube ammunition, waiting for his own display in the battle.

At this time, only the last row of 25 firecrackers remained in the formation. They nervously stepped forward and began to aim again.

At this time, the charging Qing soldiers were less than [-] steps away from the Shunxiang army, but many of them hesitated and feared, and slowed down their charge. Even the dead soldiers in double armor and holding heavy shields could not do anything. , One by one died tragically under the firecrackers of the Ming army on the opposite side, not to mention the lightly armored archers and unarmored followers. The power of the firecrackers in Shunxiang Fort was too deterrent to them.

Niu Luzhang Jing, who was in charge of the formation, was furious from behind, he snatched the big Niulu flag from the hands of a Kabashi soldier beside him, held the flag himself, and shouted: "Warriors of the Qing Dynasty, follow me! "

"Kill!"

The Kabashi soldiers beside him, as well as seventeen Baiba Yala soldiers with bright armor and red tassels, all brandished their weapons and charged with the flag. Zhen, they all shouted and charged.

Among the dead soldiers in vests in the front, a divided Shiku wearing three layers of heavy armor, holding a heavy shield, and a long-handled iron tiger-tooth knife in his right hand, he also shouted: "Warriors, come on!" I charge!"

Several Shichang Bodas all shouted in unison, commanding the sergeants under their command, and also rushed along with the divided Shiku.At the same time, dozens of lightly armored archers also flashed out from both sides of the dead soldiers' vests. They held bows and arrows in their hands, squatted at their waists, and strode apart in strides. All of a sudden, bows and arrows were fired!
The screams of both sides sounded at the same time, amidst the loud salvo of firecrackers, more than a dozen Qing soldiers were knocked down to the ground, and more than half of them were dead soldiers in vests who rushed forward with shouts. No matter how many layers of heavy armor they wore or what huge shields they held, the bullets from the firecrackers could easily break through their armor and the heavy shields in their hands, knocking them to the ground one by one.

The one who held a heavy shield, was covered with three layers of heavy armor, and carried a long-handled tiger-toothed knife, was divided into Pashiku. He was hit by several firecrackers, and he rolled on the ground, with several huge blood spots on his body. He lay on the ground with his eyes wide open, and murmured in Manchurian: "Charge..."

Just die like that.

Died with him, there were two Shichang Bodas, and several Qing archers were also knocked to the ground, but most of the Qing archers had already shot their first Polly arrows.Their foot shots all have wide footsteps and squatting waists. They are extremely strong, and their sharp arrows can penetrate heavy arrows.

(End of this chapter)