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

Chapter 232: Hu Er Dare To Fight Again?

Gunpowder smoke filled the front of the chariot formation, and the deafening sound of firecrackers kept ringing. At least the gunners in the front of the chariot formation and on the left and right sides were all trying their best to shoot at the rushing Qing soldiers and horses.

The previous bombardment of artillery shells from three sides had successfully weakened the impact of the Qing cavalry, and the cavalry outside the chariot formation kept falling to death, which also prevented the cavalry behind from rushing closer.Coupled with the firing of firecrackers, a sharp firepower network has been successfully formed within the range of a hundred steps around.

Those cavalry rushed up wave after wave, and many of them had no choice but to start shooting arrows or throwing javelins and throwing axes vigorously from a hundred or seventy-eight paces away.

The power of such riding and shooting is naturally greatly weakened. After all, the range of the horse bow is not far. Even with the help of horsepower, the arrow is shot at a hundred steps away. The projectile distance is within thirty steps.

"put!"

The Chinese army under Qian Zong Han Zhong shouted at Zong Zhong Xiancai.His voice is soft, and he looks fair and cute, but he is not ambiguous in fighting.In the seventh year of Chongzhen, he came to Wangdou's Jingbian Fort. He has accumulated meritorious service from the small army to the general, and he has very rich combat experience.

He and the commander-in-chief Yang Tong defended the front of the chariot formation. Each of them had four teams of sergeants, and each of them had two teams of firecrackers. There were more than 200 firecrackers in total.These gunfire soldiers were divided into three rows and bombarded desperately in front of the formation. Every time a row of gunfire was fired, a group of people screamed, and Qing soldiers continued to fall under the horses, or the horses fell to the ground in pain. Many horses After being shot, the great pain caused them to jump wildly and rampage, causing even greater chaos in front of the formation.

Zhong Xian heaved a sigh of relief. The Qing army was no longer able to talk about cavalry and shooting, and it was impossible for them to charge many cavalry in each wave. Whatever happens to the guns, they can't be bombarded for the time being, but every time at least [-]% of the guns are fired in volley, they still hit the Tartar soldiers miserable, and they can't get within fifty steps in front of the formation.

Row after row of firecrackers exchanged shots. The front row of firecrackers released their firecrackers under the cover of chariot cards, and hurriedly retreated to load ammunition. The second row then stepped forward to bombard.Under the tense battle, they could no longer hear the orders of the team officers. They just relied on their instincts and Shun Xiangbao's usual strict training to shoot continuously, retreat, and then move forward again.

The sound of the platoon has never stopped. When the firecrackers shoot, some Qing army arrows are constantly flying. The firecrackers all have eight-petal caps, iron pointed helmets, and breastplates on their bodies. As long as the scattered arrows of the arrows don't hit the vital point, it doesn't matter if you stick a few arrows in your body.

However, some firecrackers who had been shot with arrows in their arms were immediately snatched away by the doctors and quickly sent to the Central Military Headquarters for treatment. A large bucket of boiling water had been prepared here, and a large number of doctors could carefully treat their slightest wounds.

Only one unlucky brother was hit by a rather sturdy javelin. The javelin was thrown by a Qing army vest dozens of steps away with the momentum of the horse. , nailed to the ground with wide-open eyes.There was also a firecracker whose helmet was knocked off by a throwing ax that flew suddenly, which made the man break out in a cold sweat.

When the firecrackers were fighting, the gunners were not idle. At this time, Zhao Xuan ordered 25 cannons to fire at the same time, and the ground shook again, and a huge blood channel was directly shot out in front of them.A few blood men were directly beaten out immediately.

Watching the artillerymen and the firecracker brothers fight with each other, the sword and shield soldiers and pikemen behind the firecrackers lined up neatly were a little bored and watched them fight enviously.Although the sword and shield soldiers were equipped with javelins, which were used as long-range projectile weapons, but the Tartar soldiers could not rush in, and the javelins on their bodies were useless.

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Standing on the Yuanrong chariot, Wang Dou paid close attention to the development of the battle. His tall command chariot and the pole-watching chariot were as eye-catching as standing out from the crowd of chariots. Arrows were densely inserted into the tall Diao Dou, and most of them were not inserted deeply. After all, the arrow power is limited at such a long distance.

Of course, Wang Dou and the flag bearer on Diao Dou didn't care about these flying arrows. There was no suspense about the battle situation in front of the chariot formation. Wang Dou turned his attention to the left and right sides and the rear of the chariot formation.

At this time, there are already countless Qing cavalry circling around the chariot formation and shooting arrows, raising large clouds of smoke and dust. The chariot formation is not far away, and there are still densely packed Qing cavalry running back and forth, peeping at the weaknesses of their own chariot formation. , they took the opportunity to rush in.The hundreds of Ba Yala soldiers that Wang Dou was paying attention to also stopped a few hundred paces to the left of the chariot formation, staring at them, ready to move.

The one defending the left side of the chariot formation was Tian Zhijue, the commander-in-chief under Qian Zong Han Zhong's command. He ordered two teams of firecrackers, and he also drew a team to defend the village fort, leaving only one team of firecrackers.However, there are more than 160 people in the supply team of the second department, all of them are firecrackers, and they are all arranged here.

This is a good thing about the camp in the field. The troops and firepower can be evenly distributed. There are no two wings, no rear, and each side is the front!The pain that the Qing soldiers encountered in front of the car camp was also encountered here.

If the firepower on each side is insufficient, Wang Dou’s battalion has at least 200 firecrackers, and the cavalry has [-] firecrackers even for the auxiliary soldiers in the team, which can be used as a reserve team on all sides at any time. support.

Not to mention that each side of Fangying has at least five medium-sized Buddha Wolf machine guns, ten small Buddha Wolf machine bronze cannons, and fifteen tiger crouching guns each, all of which can shoot shotguns at close range.The fierce firepower was far beyond the expectations of the Qing soldiers, and this was the case when the tiger squatting guns on all sides had no chance to fire.

Fighting over the years, these cavalry feel that this time is the most useless. Compared with the Ming army, their sturdy and unparalleled riding and shooting skills have no room for display in front of these Ming troops.

They couldn't get within fifty steps of the Ming army at all. The fierceness of the Ming army's guns made them all tremble. A hundred steps can break armor, and seven or eighty steps can break several heavy armors. The tall horse is like a big target, and every time there is a volley of guns on the opposite side, the warriors around him will roll and scream and fall to the ground one by one.

Seeing that there are fewer and fewer people in front of and behind him, anyone would be chilled and afraid, not to mention that after paying such a huge price, they can't even touch the opponent's car door. All kinds of powerless feelings surged up in these Qing army knights heart.

They are more and more afraid of the firecrackers of the Ming army on the opposite side, and even more afraid of their artillery shells. Why are their artillery so calm?Every time they calmly fired a volley, after being swept away by their bullets, they really wanted to die.

Unknowingly, within dozens or even a hundred steps of the Ming army formation, the bodies of dead warriors of one's own side have already been piled up, there are struggling and howling wounded everywhere, and bloody and wounded horses are galloping around. with.

There are fewer and fewer Qing cavalry shooting arrows around the chariot formation. Most of the cavalry are far away from the chariot formation, screaming and running back and forth unconsciously.

"put!"

The officer of the Artillery Team B on the left side of the car formation shouted an order, and the flag bearer beside him was raised violently, a thick puff of gunpowder smoke rose, and the fifteen large and small Buddha Wolf machine guns on the side roared at the same time, and the sky was filled with lead pellets and iron sand. It swept across a large area of ​​a group of Qing army knights running diagonally a hundred steps away. They drew their bows and arrows, and they were about to play a good show of riding and shooting.

Another large road of blood was opened, and the knights in front and on the left of the Qing cavalry flew out in a bloody mess, and the Qing cavalry affected by the outer line also rolled down a large area, and many mad horses ran wildly again. stand up.

"put!"

After the salvo of artillery was fired, the gunners there took the opportunity to attack those panicked men and horses.

The rest of the Qing cavalry in the department rushed out in a panic, and did not stop until several hundred steps away.

They looked at each other, wanting to cry, but they had almost 300 Qing cavalry in this wave of attack. In this short period of time, they have already lost half of them. Many of the remaining people are still injured, and their horses are precarious. .This kind of injury caused by the bullets of firecrackers or shells, after those who were hit, with the backward medical skills of the Qing soldiers, many people would not be able to survive after they returned.

A fendeshiku with blood dripping on his face and body was still crying loudly. Their Jialazhang Jinghuda had been beaten into meat sieves on the spot by the artillery salvo from the Ming army just now. Ku also clearly saw that Jiala's head flew halfway out on the spot, and there was absolutely no possibility of survival.

And their Jiala is really finished. Among the five teams of soldiers, two teams were lost on the stone bridge, and more than half of the remaining three teams were lost in front of the chariot formation. Died in battle.It's over, it's over.Thinking of this, Fende Pashiku howled loudly.

One of the Qing cavalry, Jia Lazhangjing, was riding on the horse with no eyesight. Looking at the banner armor of the flag bearers behind him, it was an armored sergeant of the Eight Banners Mongolia Zhenghong Banner.This Jia Lazhangjing's body was also covered with blood, he staggered, suddenly his eyes went dark, and he fell off his horse. Some of the guards beside him quickly got off their horses to help him.

Lazhangjing struggled, but tears welled up in his eyes. He had few armored soldiers in the Eight Banners, Mongolia, and the Red Banner. , he motioned for a general to come over with his dull eyes, and whispered in Mongolian with difficulty: "Don't fight any more, leave some seeds for the banner..."

After saying this, he fainted to death, leaving behind a large group of howling Zhenghongqi Mongolian soldiers.

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The world was quiet, the tragic end of the Qing cavalry made all the Qing cavalry fearful, they all ran away with pale faces, surrounded by the chariot formation at a loss.There was also silence on the other side of the Qing army's large formation, and the passionate drumbeat had stopped early. Obviously, Du Du, who was inlaid with the red flag, was also in a state of confusion and didn't know what to do.

Wang Dou looked over there from a distance, with a smile on his face. He initially estimated that in this short period of time, the elite armored soldiers with the red flags had already lost four to five hundred casualties, and the loss rate was almost 500%. , After this battle, the inlaid red flag can be said to be seriously injured.

"Do you still dare to fight?"

Smelling the strong smell of gunpowder smoke and blood, Wang Dou watched the movement over there, his heart full of anticipation.

Looking around, the faces of the soldiers all showed pride and joy, the Tazi soldiers were nothing more than that.

If it weren't for Gu Nian's military discipline, Wang Dou would have jumped for joy when he saw many people.

Suddenly there was the sound of horns, and then the sound of passionate war drums. Wang Dou saw the hundreds of Ba Yala soldiers on the left side of the chariot formation moving slowly. It seemed that they were going to carry out their old trick of fighting on horseback. No, Wang Dou sneered: "I don't know how to live or die."

As soon as he gave an order, the standard bearer next to him immediately passed his order to Zhong Tiaoyang's battalion supply team, and the supply soldiers over there immediately rushed to line up in the formation with their guns in hand, ready to support the battle on all sides.At the same time, the Buddha Wolf machine guns on all sides of the car formation were ready, and when the Qing army arrived, they would immediately bombard them with shotguns.

The gunners on all sides are also ready to fire.Wang Dou also sent an order to Li Guangheng to let his cavalry be ready to go outside the chariot formation to pursue and fight. Wang Dou wanted to let the Qing soldiers on the opposite side know that his army was not just shrunk in the chariot formation and dared not move around, but that he also had the ability to fight back. ability.

The hundreds of Ba Yala soldiers rode their horses faster and faster. They all wore mercury armor, each of them had a bronze mirror to protect the heart, and each of them had a banner with a flame on their backs, following the horse's momentum. dancing wildly.Among the many waves of cavalry, there is also a huge golden dragon banner flying, which is the flag of Baya Latuzhangjing with the red flag inlaid. In the red flag, he has the same status as Zhu Baylor, and he also has the ability to use the dragon banner. that power.

Right now, these hundreds of Ba Yala soldiers are already the most elite sergeants in the inlaid red flag. If they are all helpless against this Ming army, the morale of the army will be low in the inlaid red flag. far gone.

With the honor of saving the Qing Dynasty with the red flag, and the strong self-confidence they possessed after fighting for the rest of their lives, these Ba Yala soldiers all gritted their teeth. As the speed of the horses accelerated, they also began to shout loudly, and finally merged into one voice Howl.

Their horses ran the fastest, and finally rolled towards the left side of the chariot formation with thunderous hooves.

"preparation……"

In the cold wind, watching the Tartar soldiers on the opposite side rushing desperately, the artillery team officer on the left side of the car formation had a sneer on his face. After the previous battle, he was no longer nervous at all. The gunners next to the artillery immediately put down the sticks with the burning rope in their hands, ready to light the artillery not far away at any time.

Like the gunners, the gunners behind the chariot and the gunners in the front row put their guns on the cards and aimed at the men and horses running ahead.Several rows of firecrackers behind them also stood still holding firecrackers.

There were more than 200 soldiers of the battalion's baggage team, also holding firecrackers, waiting in line behind them.

"put!"

In the blink of an eye, hundreds of Ba Yala soldiers had rushed a hundred paces. Following the order of the artillery team officer, the flag bearer beside him was raised violently, and another thick puff of smoke rose, and the deafening sound of artillery , fifteen large and small Buddha wolf machine guns roared in unison.

"put!"

Immediately afterwards, there was a deafening sound of firecrackers, and sharp flames shot out from all the firecrackers.

The people of the Qing army screamed and neighed continuously, and a rain of artillery bullets passed by. At least one dozens of Ba Yala soldiers were swept away in front of them, and several waves of Qing army knights behind them were also rolled down.These Ba Yala soldiers were indeed brave, and the bloody appearance of the knights and horses in front did not shake their fighting spirit.

The Ba Yala soldiers continued to roll in after them, and many of them jumped off their horses nimbly after rushing within fifty steps, and took out big bows and sharp arrows in their hands by magic tricks. He fell under the roar of firecrackers.

However, some of them had already stretched their bows and fired arrows, a howling rain of arrows came over, and a few gunners who had no tanks to cover them got arrows in their faces and fell backwards screaming.The musketeers were covered by playing cards, only their upper body and one head were exposed, and some sharp arrows were shot on their chests and arms, but they didn't hit the vital point.However, some firecrackers were shot in the cheeks and doors by sharp arrows, and fell to the ground screaming.

"put!"

These Tartar soldiers were indeed formidable, and the brothers beside them kept getting shot with arrows, but the firecracker soldiers still stepped forward one by one, and bombarded the white armor of the Tartars who were shooting arrows dozens of steps away, knocking them down. They fell to the ground one by one.

Some Bala soldiers rushed even closer, their iron hooves broke through the barbed wire on the ground, and they flew over in two wings from thirty steps away, throwing a large number of projectile weapons such as javelins, throwing axes, and iron bones.

The sergeants in the formation fell one by one, and at the same time, the Bala soldiers also fell one by one. The guns fired at close range hit their horses. No matter how many layers of armor they wore, they were shot and rolled off the horses. end.

Wang Dou was sullen, staring closely at the situation on the left side of the chariot formation. In this wave of battles, his own sergeants suffered a lot of casualties, but those Ba Yala soldiers suffered more casualties. It is estimated that more than 400 Ba Yala soldiers have already been damaged. It's almost halfway, can they still fight?
Although the gunners on this side suffered a lot of losses, under the order of the artillery team officer, the remaining gunners still reloaded most of the Buddha Wolf machine guns.

With a sullen face, he shouted again: "Let go!"

At least ten large and small Buddha Wolf machine guns fired at the same time, and amidst the deafening sound of the guns, another huge blood path was opened...

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Finally, the world was quiet, and the remaining half of the Ba Yala soldiers stopped running up, but galloped to the distance.

They admit that they have failed.The honorary title of their Ba Yala has no effect on the Ming army in front of them.Like the rest of the soldiers in the banner, they all had pale faces and dull eyes. The huge Ba Ya La woven golden dragon banner that used to fly was also tilted down at this time, and it no longer looked bright.

Baya Latuo Zhangjing with the red flag galloped sadly. From this moment on, the warriors with the red flag of the Qing Dynasty would no longer have the slightest intention of confronting the Ming army after encountering this Ming army.Fortunately, although the Ming army has sharp firearms, there are as many cavalry troops as possible in their own banners. It will not be possible to attack directly in the future, so it is still possible to use the advantage of cavalry to harass.

Suddenly he heard the sound of hooves like thunder, and the warriors beside him shouted in surprise. When he looked back, he was startled and angry. Hundreds of cavalrymen chased out of the Ming army's chariot, screaming wildly at him. Fang came after him.

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Li Guangheng couldn't help but be overjoyed when he got the order of his cavalry team to fight.

Seeing the firecrackers and artillery fighting in the formation, his hands were already itchy. After receiving the order, he immediately led his own cavalry out of the formation. Although his four hundred cavalry were not as fierce as horses, they rushed forward. Formation and frontal hedging are not enough, but melee fighting is everyone's forte.

He galloped out of the formation at lightning speed, and behind the four hundred cavalry, he still roared and followed the two teams that did not stop at night, led by Wen Daxing, to see if there was any advantage to take advantage of.

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There were 700 Qing cavalry, about [-] armored soldiers, and [-] to [-] casualties, most of whom were armored soldiers, and there were quite a few Baya soldiers.The soldiers of the Qing Dynasty had no intention of fighting for a long time. Needless to say, the result of such a scuffle was that soon there was the sound of gold calling back from the big formation inlaid with red flags, and the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty retreated like a tide.

In front of the formation, Du Du looked at the dejected sergeants who had retreated. The tragic appearance and the huge number of casualties made him pale, and he just murmured: "Rao Yu Baylor is right. Too underestimating the enemy!"

In front of the entire formation, everyone was silent, no one spoke, and only an inexplicable fear spread.

Suddenly, a knight came running from the Ming army formation, and someone under his command wanted to go out to intercept him. Du Du shook his head and let the Ming army knight run over.

When he came to Du Du's banner, although the surroundings were full of Tartar soldiers looking at him with cannibalistic eyes, the Ming army knight was not afraid at all. He was brought in front of Du Du, gave a little salute, Yu said: "I am Yang Hu, a sergeant under the command of the Guerrilla General of Baoan Prefecture in Xuanfu Town, Ming Dynasty. My general asked me to bring a word!"

With a proud face on his face, he glanced at the surrounding people, with a contemptuous expression in his eyes, and sternly shouted at Du Du: "My general asked, wait for Hu'er, do you dare to fight again?"

(End of this chapter)