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

Chapter 502 Courage
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The chariot phalanxes were still filled with gunpowder, and the Jingbian army's first-class and second-class gunmen were attacked from all directions. The chaotic armored soldiers of the banners were beginning to retreat.

Suddenly the sound of gunfire stopped in front of them, and then the huge row of chariots pushed away, and densely packed Ming Dynasty spearmen appeared in front of them.

Amid the urgent sound of war drums, they approached in an orderly formation, their red armor looming in the smoke.The dense spears shone a little cold in the sunlight through the gunpowder smoke, and the shaking hats and iron helmets made people feel chilling.

"Get off your horse and fight!"

Many Manchurian officers with the blue flag, the yellow flag, and the blue flag were surprised at first, and then they were shocked and angry. Such a bold Jingbian army dared to go out to fight them hand-to-hand.They just rely on the advantage of firearms, they can't attack the car formation, they have nothing to do, but they use their own weaknesses to attack the other's strengths, and they are courting death!

While they were frightened and angry, there was still fear in their hearts. They did not deny that they were afraid of the Jingbian army's guns, and they had heard too many rumors about their firearms.However, they dared to fight hand-to-hand with their own side. This kind of bravery also caught them off guard.

If Daming's army has the courage to risk their lives for their lives, what advantage will their Eight Banners army have in the future?After all, they have a small population, it is difficult to form brave warriors, and it is not easy to replenish fighters.

Although during the Battle of Julu, the Shunxiang army also fought hand-to-hand with the Qing soldiers, but the soldiers of the Eight Banners generally believed that this was because they were desperate to fight and had to do it.After all, even if the Ming army defended the city, the two sides would fight at the head of the city. The banners generally believed that the Jingbian army still relied on firearms, and if they lost their firearms, they would be toothless tigers.

So seeing the Jingbian army taking the initiative to attack, and the Qing soldiers of all banners attacking the formation, one can imagine the panic and panic in their hearts.

Ignoring the constant barrage of firecrackers coming from the chariot formation behind, their officers shouted and roared, dismounting the soldiers to face the battle.Gejiala, Niulu's vest soldiers stepped forward, armed with tiger spears, swords and shields, and each light armor followed with bows and arrows to support.

However, the spearmen of the Jingbian army came suddenly and quickly. In the chaos, how could they have any organizational strength?Some of the cavalrymen dismounted, some did not dismount, and many were still galloping between the formations.Reluctantly, some armored soldiers got off their horses, armed with knives, shields and spears, and went to meet the Jingbian army, without any formation at all.

Amidst the sound of drums, layers of B-rank spearmen accelerated their pace of attack.Even though they were running, they still kept the formation in order, and each of them stepped on the ground with heavy steps, making orderly roars.

The officers also ordered to pay attention from time to time, and each team should not exceed or delay.

"Pay attention to the battle array!"

"Keep a line!"

Zhao Rongsheng held out his armor-piercing spear, and saw that Wu Dingguo and Liu Lie in the armor were running too fast, making the line of armor uneven, so he quickly ordered them to pay attention.

He knew that the two had a deep hatred for the Tartars, but on the battlefield, it was not the time to show bravery.It is necessary to march forward in formation, the brave must not advance, and the timid must not retreat, so that we can preserve ourselves and kill the enemy.The ordinary people often die the fastest, and the death is meaningless, and it will harm teammates.

Soon, the dense spearmen were not far from the armored soldiers of the Qing army. Their armor and spears shone brilliantly with cold light.

Seeing these spearmen of the Jingbian army approaching in formation, passing through the curling white smoke in wave after wave, full of murderous intent, the armored soldiers of the Qing Dynasty who were facing the battle felt even more frightened.

They also howled for a long time, brandishing their soldier knives, or hatchets, or tiger spears, or even long-handled pick knives, tiger-tooth knives, and went up to them.

When the drums of the Chinese army were at its most intense, the charge speed of the spearmen reached the fastest.

There was another sharp swan sound, Zhao Rongsheng and others shouted: "Kill!"

Amidst the hoarse shouts, in the blink of an eye, the attacking Ming army collided with the torrent of fighting Qing soldiers.

The first to greet Zhao Rongsheng and others were a few sword and shield soldiers from the Zhenghuang Banner. They were skilled in using swords and shields. Beside Zhao Rongsheng was the small soldier Han Kaihui. He took advantage of his momentum to look at the throat of the Tartar soldier and howled. The armor-piercing long-cone spear stabbed fiercely, but suddenly the Tartar soldier's plate rose up, and the spear head slid across the shield immediately.

He lowered his body, the shield quickly pressed against the gun shaft, and was about to push Han Kaihui's side, but a long gun, with the sound of a roar, hit the lower edge of the shield with a puff, piercing his lower armor .The Tartar soldier's testicles were pierced, and the shield fell off with a bang. His ferocious face was extremely twisted, and he let out a piercing howl.

A long spear flashed behind him with a cold light. The sharp cone pierced his throat like a ghost, and the tip of the spear came out through his throat.The Tartar soldier couldn't scream anymore, he rolled on the ground trembling, his body convulsed violently, the blood in his throat seemed to be gushing like a fountain.

It was Zhao Rongsheng who pierced the Tartar soldier's testicles, and Luo Liangzuo, the second-armor leader in the back row, quickly flashed up, stabbed the Tartar soldier in the throat, and then retreated, Luo Liang Although Zuo is fat, it goes without saying that he is agile.

As soon as the sword and shield soldier fell down, a tiger spear from behind had viciously stabbed at Zhao Rongsheng's chest.This tiger gun has iron sheathed antlers, and the blade is edged and dark red in color, which makes people feel chilling.

His eyes turned red, and he yelled something in Manchu. It was obvious that he was a relative or friend of the Tartar sword and shield soldier who was struggling on the ground at this time.

Zhao Rongsheng's gaze was as sharp as a hawk of prey's, he didn't dodge or dodge, and with the sound of the wind, his spear pierced towards the Tiger Spearman's throat.

The ferocity of the Tartar soldiers just now made Han Kaihui stunned for a moment. When the Tartar soldiers attacked Zhao Jiachang, he should have immediately attacked the Tartar soldiers on the left side to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, but his heart skipped a beat and he was stunned for a moment.

Seeing that the sharp spear point was about to stab Zhao Rongsheng in the chest, Luo Liangzuo shouted: "Old Zhao!"

Holding a long gun, he grabbed it from the back row.

But hearing a click, the Tiger Spearman parried away Zhao Rongsheng's long spear, and retreated quickly.

It turned out that although he was eager to avenge his elder brother, these Ming spearmen were so brave. Looking at the Ming army's posture on the opposite side, both sides were going to die together, but he didn't have the courage to change his life, so he hurriedly fought back.

Han Kaihui let out a loud roar, and Chief Jia almost died. His heart was full of self-blame, all fear and panic were thrown out of the blue, and everything about the usual training came to his mind.

He raised his spear, took a step forward, and pierced the Tartar soldier's left rib fiercely.He knew that these Tartar Tiger Spearmen were all experienced in many battles, and he was a second-class soldier in the new army.

Sure enough, Luo Liangzuo himself snatched up and stabbed the Tartar soldier in the chest, Zhao Rongsheng shook his spear, and stabbed the Tartar soldier viciously in the right eye.

Although the Tazi soldiers had experienced hundreds of battles, they didn't have three heads and six arms. Facing three well-coordinated long spears, they were also skilled in martial arts, and they were not afraid of death. How could they avoid it?He only blocked Han Kaihui's spear, and with a howl, Luo Liangzuo's spear pierced his chest.

He is wearing a cotton armor with iron leaves embedded in it, the armor is covered with copper nails, and there is also a breastplate, but Luo Liangzuo's armor-piercing long cone gun is slightly arched by inertia, and the tip of the cone is from the edge of the breastplate. Drilled in, broke through the cotton layer and the inner iron armor, and penetrated deeply into his body.

A big mouthful of blood poured out of the tartar's mouth, before he could react, Zhao Rongsheng's long spear pierced his right eye fiercely with a sudden sound, causing him to fall directly to the ground.Zhao Rongsheng pierced deeply with the tip of his spear, and he twitched with the momentum. The blood that combined blood and brain sprayed out from the right eye of the Tartar soldier. He lay on the ground and twitched desperately.

Luo Liangzuo twisted his fat body, and retreated nimbly, and he still didn't forget to say a word in Zhao Rongsheng's ear: "Go back, please!"

Suddenly there was a scream in the first column, but it was a few soldiers with yellow flags, swords and shields and tiger spears attacking together.

Wu Dingguo and Liu Liegang worked together to kill a sword and shield soldier, and one of the thick vest soldiers forced him up. He roared, and the heavy shield blocked Wu Dingguo's spear from the left, and the heavy ax with his right hand swung away the armor-piercing Liu Lie who was stabbing him on the right. Long cone gun.

In the second row, a second-armed spearman took a step forward, and was about to take the opportunity to stab him in the throat, but unexpectedly, a tiger spearman flashed behind him, took the first step, and the tiger spear in his hand shot out with lightning, with a snort, Pierce the spearman's lower abdomen.

The tiger spear is so sharp, the blade penetrates in an instant, until it reaches two small antlers, and penetrates deeply into the spearman's body.

The spear soldier felt cold all over in an instant, and as soon as the tiger spearman pulled out the blade of his gun, he collapsed powerlessly on the ground, with blood gushing out from his internal organs.

Amidst the roar, the pikemen on the left and right of the pikemen, and the pikemen in the third row of dislocations stabbed at the pikemen at the same time with long spears in their hands.Then, as soon as the Tiger Spearman succeeded, he retreated quickly, wanting to be protected by the sword and shield soldier.

At this time, Wu Dingguo's spear, like a poisonous snake, had aimed at the right time, and suddenly pierced deeply through his right rib.

The Tiger Spearman roared in pain and struggled desperately. Wu Dingguo's gloomy face seemed to be dripping from the cold, and he kept pressing down on the ground with his long spear.

The vest next to the Tiger Spearman let out a roar, and the heavy ax in the middle of the right slashed towards Wu Dingguo head-on. The blade of the ax was not far from Wu Dingguo's head. Hui, gave this vest soldier a shot!
"Die, Tartar, die!"

A long spear stepped forward and stabbed wildly at the vest, but Liu Lie roared, pointing the spear in his hand at the lower abdomen of the vest, stabbing continuously at the chest.

The vest soldier was pierced by Han Kaihui in the throat, and he couldn't scream anymore. With the blood on his body rushing, he collapsed on the ground even more limply, his eyes glazed over.

"Keep fighting..."

Zhao Rongsheng's roar did not stop.

"what!"

There was a scream, and Liu Lie, who was stabbing continuously, was stunned, and everyone around him shouted, "Achong!"

"Sweetie..."

A spearman, Chen Chong, had just stabbed down a Zhenghuang Banner sword and shield soldier, but unexpectedly a tiger spear stabbed at him viciously.

The Tiger Spearman was outstanding in skill, he swung a long spear between the two rows, Liu Lie didn't respond at this time, the spearman on Chen Chong's right was in the wrong direction, and the rescue was too late, Chen Chong couldn't react, and was instantly pierced by the Tiger Spear In the body, after the opposite gun blade was pulled out, he knelt down softly on the ground.

Liu Lie roared angrily, with a long spear in his hand, he desperately stabbed the tiger spearman, followed by two long spears behind him.The Tiger Spearman was in a hurry, he was stabbed countless times in a short while, and rolled to the ground unwillingly amidst howling.

"It hurts……"

Liu Lie picked up Chen Chong. The young man who used to be active in the first class was so trembling that he couldn't speak. His internal organs were punctured. The pain was really indescribable.

He looked at Liu Lie, with blood clots gushing from his mouth from time to time, and tremblingly said: "...Brother Lie, it really hurts..."

Liu Lie said in tears, "It's all my fault, it's all my fault."

Chen Chong's body twitched non-stop, and he said intermittently: "...Brother Lie, I don't blame you."

Tilting his head, he was completely out of breath.

Liu Lie let out an angry roar and shouted: "Doctor, doctor!"

There were tears in Han Kaihui's eyes: "A Chong."

Chen Chong is a lively person with a sweet mouth, he is the pistachio in the family, and everyone in the family is heartbroken when he falls.

Zhao Rongsheng also bit his lower lip, and shouted: "Be careful to maintain the battle formation and continue to attack!"

(End of this chapter)