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

Chapter 503 Flanking
"Slave killing!"

The spearmen of the second-class army roared and attacked violently. Their good cooperation and dense battle formation made the armored soldiers of the opposite banners retreat steadily.

The blood of comrades-in-arms and fallen brothers also allowed them to mature quickly. Their battlefield experience and predictive power continued to improve, and their cooperation with each other became closer.

Tazi soldiers were constantly being stabbed to the ground by them. How could the hastily organized battle formations of the Qing soldiers be the opponents of the Jingbian Army's strict formation?

Even if there are some particularly brave tiger spearmen and sword shield soldiers among them, in the face of a dignified battle, they will be stabbed with spears and stabbed with spears, even if they kill some Jingbian army spearmen, the final result will be that they will be stabbed die.

One by one, the armored soldiers of the Qing army rushed forward with howls and were killed. Looking at the dense gun formation on the opposite side, they were still advancing step by step.

In the smog, their dense bright red armor and dense forest of armor-piercing guns loomed. Under the sun, their eyes were cold, and their hedgehog-like spears dripped bright red blood from time to time. Their bravery was terrifying.

The spearmen of the Jingbian army approached one after another, and many Tazi soldiers who were on horseback were exposed in front of the spearmen.They were like big targets. Zhao Rongsheng and the others stabbed the horse once, and then stabbed the people twice. They cooperated more and more closely. Seeing their fierce appearance, more and more Tartar armored soldiers ran away in fear.

The chariot formations were crowded with Qing cavalry who wanted to retreat or advance, and the first-class soldiers in the formation could hit the enemy without aiming.

Every wave of tens of thousands of enemies is thrown, there is a scream, and the artillery in front of the formation, every shot is a bloody alley, and the fallen figures of the Qing soldiers are mostly their backs.

The first-class army and the second-class army, gunmen and spearmen attacked back and forth, and the firepower from all directions continued to strike. Amid another wave of drums, the spearmen at the front retreated, and the spearmen at the back rushed up to fight.

Look at their arrival of another wave of fresh troops, with dense hats and iron pointed helmets, and a piece of shiny arms.Finally, the Qing cavalry in front of the second-class army were terrified. They didn't care about the retreat of the soldiers before the call of gold.

They admitted that the Jingbian army was excellent no matter whether it was firearms or hand-to-hand combat, and they were really afraid of facing them.

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"The tartar is coming up, shoot!"

In the Shenji Battalion position on the left wing of the infantry, the sound of guns was like thunder, and the sound of platooning continued to ring out. Numerous Lumi gunners from the Shenji Battalion nervously bombarded the Tazi soldiers outside the chariot camp, and Tian Dayang was among them.

When the surging Qing cavalry attacked the Jingbian military chariot formation, the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion naturally broke into a cold sweat, but they all cheered when they saw the Tartar cavalry colliding between the chariot formations with bloody heads and heavy casualties .

But the good times didn't last long. Although the Qing soldiers mainly attacked the small car formations on the right side of the car formations, after being hit by the Jingbian army's firepower from all directions, they naturally wanted to find a safe exit.

Although the terrain of the chariot formations on the left was quite undulating and hilly, the Qingqi, who were galloping like wolves, still rolled towards this side.Some cavalry rushed to the leftmost position of the Shenji Battalion, and they were attacked by fire from the right side of the Shenji Battalion.

And in between, the No. [-] chariot formation on the far left of the Jingbian army in the first row, the No. [-] chariot formation on the leftmost side of the second row, and the gunmen behind the second-class army chariot at the bottom, and the gods. The motor camps formed a four-wing firepower together, and the Qingqi among them was in a panic.

The gunmen of the Shenji Battalion there were naturally very happy. Every time their guns sounded, some cavalry fell down, and they made a mess, and they couldn't do any harm to their side.

This kind of cheap military exploits was the favorite of the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion, they had a great time fighting, if it wasn't for the Tartar soldiers outside, they would have gone out to chop off their heads.

Seeing that they were fighting happily, despite the officer's orders, there were still many Lumi musketeers in the left wing, rear wing, and forward of the chariot formation, rushing here to bombard.

Then the situation changed. After seeing the situation clearly, Gun Gun Qingqi, braved the rain of bullets, rushed out from the space between the No. [-] car formation and the Shenji Camp camp, and went to the open field outside.They were already afraid of the Jingbian army's position, so they focused their energy on attacking the Shenji camp's position.

Although the army formation of the Shenji Battalion was on a hill, outside the chariot formation, the slopes were also undulating, and there were ditches and pits in some places. These terrains were not conducive to the movement of large groups of cavalry.

However, they used scattered cavalry and galloping shooting tactics, one team at a time, came and retreated, retreated and came again, and kept shooting arrows. Although there were only a few thousand riders, they put a strong pressure on the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion.

Most of these cavalry were from the Zhenghuang Banner of Mongolia, as well as soldiers and horses from Tumed, Mongolia, who were originally good at riding and shooting.Among them, there are also some Manchurian Zhenglan Banner, Zhenghuang Banner, and Xianglan Banner soldiers and horses.

The establishment of the Qing soldiers consisted of a team of 50 men, 20 of whom wore heavy armor and held spears, and 30 of them wore light armor and held bows and arrows.Among them, the light armor also galloped forward and backward in a group. Within dozens of steps, bows and arrows were fired, and arrows rained in waves.

They are scattered from left to right, and they are skilled in equestrianism. Most of the cavalry control the horse with their legs, almost standing on the stirrups, just like that. Many soldiers of the Shenji Battalion were dumbfounded and fearful.

When they were riding and shooting with light armor, the heavy armor of each team was staring at the rear. As long as they saw through the weakness of the army formation, they would form a formation and force them to come, or they would dismount and shoot arrows on foot.

However, they did not attack the left wing of the Shenji Battalion, because there was another Shenji Battalion position not far from the lower left.If you attack the left and rear wings of the formation, you will be flanked by several firepower and chased away by the Ming cavalry.

Regarding being flanked, these Qing cavalry had only rushed out of the Jingbian army formation not long ago, and they were already afraid of being attacked like snakes and scorpions.Therefore, although these cavalrymen kept rushing towards the hilly chariots and flying shots, which made many soldiers of the Shenji Battalion pale, they still kept firing their guns, which was comparable to these Qing cavalry.

However, in the near future, it may be seen that it is useless to attack the Jingbian army's chariot formations, and no amount of troops can be used in those chariot formations.

So amidst the sound of the horn, the [-] Qing cavalry who were attacking the Jingbian army's infantry head-on, apart from the previous wave of Jue Luo Guoke, there were thousands of cavalry rolling towards the Shenji Battalion on the left, trying to break out from here. Notched to relieve frontal pressure.

Although the restricted terrain made them scattered in formation, it seemed that the large cavalry rushing over the mountains and plains like a tidal wave still made the legs of many gunners of the Shenji Battalion weak.

Many people's faces were as pale as paper. If it wasn't for the strong firepower of their own vehicles and the presence of tens of Jingbian troops, they might have fled.

Tian Dayang's heart was also beating violently. Seeing the Qing soldiers rolling over, he murmured: "My dear, there are quite a lot of Tartar soldiers."

In the midst of fear, I suddenly heard a gentle voice beside me saying: "Don't panic, the Tartars can't get in!"

Looking back, Tian Dayang saw that it was his new friend Chen Sheng, and he immediately felt relieved.

Seeing him again, Ju Yiwu, who had been looking cold all the time, said, "Brother Tian wants military merit, isn't he here?"

Lin Jinsi, the guerrilla of the Shenji Battalion commanded by the formation, stood on a high hill and watched the Qingqi rushing in like a tide. Bin: "General Lei, do you think this formation can be defended?"

Lei Xianbin looked ahead and saw the cavalry coming, but with a relaxed expression, he said, "Don't worry, General Lin, a mere few thousand Tartar soldiers will not be able to break through our formation!"

Lin Jinsi immediately felt relieved. Just to his right, a large group of Tazi soldiers were being beaten to the ground by the Jingbian army. This made Lei Xianbin's words full of strong persuasive force.

However, Lei Xianbin then said: "General Lin must keep his subordinates in check. The thieves are not allowed to fire until they are within close range. When the Tartars enter, first shoot the rockets, then the Flang machine, and finally wait for the Tartars to stop. The men and horses gather together and shoot mortars and mortars. After they push forward, the row of guns will be the last to fire, and they will definitely win a big victory!"

He glanced at Lin Jinsi, and said with a smile: "General Lin just do what I say, and keep your head until it's soft!"

Lin Jinsi was overjoyed, held Lei Xianbin's hand and laughed loudly: "Everything depends on General Lei. After this battle, when we return to the capital, if General Lei needs anything, just one sentence, I will give you what Lin has!"

In terms of making friends and making friends, Lin Jinsi is confident that he is several grades higher than Lei Xianbin. When it comes to fighting, he should listen to him.

Even though Lei Xianbin is just Mr. Qian and he is a guerrilla, so what?Although the generals of the Shenji Battalion are arrogant, it depends on who the target is. My Shangguan Fu Yingchong behaves like a grandson in front of Uncle Zhongyong, so what's the point of being a grandson?
As long as he has a military leader, everything is easy to talk about, even if Lei Xianbin wants his concubines, he will give a few without frowning.

Lei Xianbin followed Wang Dou when he was in Shunxiangbao, and he has a bold personality. Seeing Lin Jinsi's cheerfulness, he also wanted to make friends.He also laughed and said: "It's settled like this. When the time comes to visit, General Lin must not forget Lei."

Lin Jinsi repeatedly said: "I will definitely greet you backwards and backwards."

Facing Lei Xianbin, he smiled like a rainbow across the sky after the rain, then turned around, with a serious face like Bao Gong, and shouted loudly: "I will remember it all, the Tartars are not within range, so don't start fighting. Those who disobey the military order will be beheaded on the spot!"

He ordered his more than 100 Ding personal guards to patrol around the army formation, and those who did not obey the order and were timid were cut off on the spot.

The sergeants of the Shenji Battalion were all quite well-off, maybe a soldier, a small school, some honored son, or a son related to an honored man, if he punished someone casually, there would be unexpected consequences.

However, for the sake of his life and military merits, Lin Jinsi went all out, not afraid of offending anyone.

Rolling Qing came galloping, and they made chilling screams as they galloped, and there were constant "Xiuxiu" sounds of loud arrows.

In a blink of an eye, they had already rushed for a mile, Lei Xianbin said softly: "Rocket!"

Lin Jinsi roared: "Rocket launch!"

Immediately, the [-] magic arrow chariots erected on the hill made a thunderous sound, first filled with gunpowder smoke, and then blazed brightly.In the gunpowder smoke, countless rockets howled, hissing and galloping continuously, as if overwhelming Qingqi rushing forward.

People called the horses neighing, even if the Qing cavalry were scattered, some of Bobo's horses were hit by arrows, and some horses were frightened and jumped up wildly, knocking down the riders on the horses.

Their arrogance was suffocating.

"Okay, good play!"

Lin Jinsi laughed out loud, and at the same time secretly regretted that the rocket shot would kill and injure many Tartars, but it was a pity that they were too far away to cut off their heads.

The Tazi soldiers have always encouraged the taking back of dead and wounded comrades, and there is a special military law: "Whoever returns home with a dead body in battle will get half of his family's money!"

This is also one of the reasons why the first rank of the Qing army is rare.

In some city defense battles, no matter how many Qing soldiers were killed or wounded, when they retreated, they took all the corpses of the wounded away, and sometimes killed hundreds of them without cutting off a single head.

(End of this chapter)