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

Chapter 560

A heavy shell made a shrill scream and flew far above the Yuanrong chariot.

Wang Dou remained expressionless, while the soldiers of the surrounding guard battalion looked around vigilantly. At this time, the cart of Wang Dou's commander was about 200 steps away from the front formation, and nearly three miles away from the clear formation on the opposite side.After all, in this terrain, it is really difficult for the huge and heavy Yuanrong chariot to pass.

Although the soldiers of the guard battalion kept looking for a place to pass through at night, they made the cart move forward in a twist and turn, but it was still slow. The commanders and officers tried their best to dissuade Wang Dou from wanting to get out of the cart and ride his horse forward. .

Wang Dou's cart is the key bombardment target of Wu Zhenhachao's gunners. It is no different from a relatively large army formation. If you want to hit Yuan Rong's chariot from such a distance, the probability cannot be lower, but the danger is always there. Safer than riding a horse outside.

Wen Daxing's Jianshao Battalion had already found a gentle hilly land about two miles away from the Han Eight Banners position in front, and persuaded Wang Dou to set up the headquarters of the Chinese Army there, so that he could command nearby and also reflect his close relationship with the Eighth Banners. The original intention of soldiers advancing and retreating together, bloody battles on the battlefield.

In this way, Wang Dou does not need to follow the army to the front to reduce the danger of the battle. For everyone in the Jingbian army, the safety of the general is more important than anything else. If Wang Dou has an accident, it will be the battle. Winning doesn't mean anything.

Wang Dou has already received the report from the sentry cavalry, and the Qing army in Baimiaobao has been dispatched, crossing the Nuer River continuously, and it seems that they are about to attack Xingshan and other places. war.

Everything was as expected, but the army marched forward under artillery fire, and the casualties of the soldiers ahead made him frown slightly.

One by one, the doctors carried off the casualties one by one, but even if there were no casualties, the injuries were horrific, and severed hands and feet were just ordinary.

Preliminary statistics show that among those who were injured or died, there were many officers. Among them, Qian Zong Huang Yujin in the Han and North Korean battalions was beaten to pieces on the spot, and he couldn't even put together a complete body.

Huang Yujin, like Lei Xianbin, was an old man in Jingbian Fort, and he died here unexpectedly.

There was another whistling sound, a heavy shell hit, barely brushed past a big drum cart, and after a bang on the ground, it jumped away with a faint light smoke, only more than ten steps away from the Yuanrong cart .

Zhong Tiaoyang looked at it worriedly, and said solemnly to Wang Dou: "General, the thieves and slaves have sharp artillery. To reduce the casualties of the soldiers, the only way is to pass quickly and get to the front of the Tartars!"

Qin Yi, who praised the painting, said worriedly: "If the army marches faster, the formation will not be maintained, and the thieves and slaves will be scattered by the crowd, and the consequences will be unpredictable. The students do not agree."

Wang Dou remained expressionless. Qin Yi was right. In the era of cold weapons, the requirements for formations were strict. With the strength of the Jingbian army, even a scattered formation might not be sure of winning against the Eight Banners of Shanghan.

What's more, if the army is running and marching, it will be a serious problem whether it will have the physical strength to fight after running for a few miles and then push to the front of the opponent's formation.

He looked forward suddenly, the artillery of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty was still ringing continuously. Because of the terrain and formation, their hit rate was greatly reduced, but after all, it was a hundred heavy artillery, which still caused casualties to the Jingbian army. There are also dozens of small Hongyi cannons, which can still be bombarded at that time.

Although the Qing army artillery did not have silk ammunition bags, under normal circumstances, each artillery fired three shells, and it had to stop for a quarter of an hour to dissipate heat, and each artillery fired more than [-] shells, and it took an hour or two to dissipate heat. With burst fire, the heat dissipation is slightly better, and it may stop to dissipate heat after firing five shells at a time.

The Sentinels have already found out that Wu Zhenha's super artillery array, densely covered with sacks and earthen baskets and other defensive weapons, even if Zhao Xuan's artillery battalion pushes forward, they are not sure to destroy their artillery. The key is that the infantry forces them to At this distance before the formation, as long as the two sides approach, all their heavy artillery will be useless, provided that the formation must be kept tight...

Wang Dou fiercely issued an order: "Order the soldiers to march quickly. Within a quarter of an hour, the army must form a strict formation and push to the front of the bandits' position!"

Within 15 minutes, the army had to pass through more than two miles of ground. This kind of terrain had to keep the army in order. It was time to test the Jingbian army's daily training and performance on the spot.

Set up the clock and tune Yang to pass down Wang Dou's order.

After a sharp swan sound, the drums of the Chinese army tightened up, and Han Kaihui, who had just been promoted to corporal commander, roared together with all the brothers: "Tiger!"

They began to trot, and the roar of the officers continued to come: "March!"

"Be careful to keep the queue!"

The entire Jingbian army began to run, and the dense hats and helmets kept shaking.

On the side of the new army in Xuanzhen, the officers also shouted, "speed up."

"Fast forward!"

Although most of the artillery battalion of the Wuzhenhachao Artillery Battalion of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty was facing the Jingbian army, the gunmen and spearmen of the Xuanzhen New Army also suffered a lot of blows. The blood of their comrades made them panic, and at the same time make them angry.

Barely exposed in front of the enemy's artillery, many new soldiers in Xuanzhen were a little hesitant and fearful. During the battle of Huangtuling, they used chariots to cover them. Although the chariots were hit by artillery, the casualties might be greater , but the inner comfort is unparalleled.

It was the first time for them to fight like this. The cruelty of war, especially the cruelty of war in the age of firearms, was nakedly displayed before their eyes.

They were terrified and uncomfortable, but they were all simple and kind children. Under Yang Guozhu's meticulous training, they also had the awareness of obeying military orders. Especially the Jingbian Army on the left wing, they were the place that suffered the most artillery strikes, and they still marched resolutely , What reason do I have to retreat?
It is impossible to retreat, the only way to survive is to move forward and defeat the enemy. They let out a neat roar and quickened their pace.

"Kill the two Tartars!"

"forward!"

In the Xuanzhen new army position, roars erupted.

……

The smiles on the faces of Kong Youde and the others gradually disappeared. Under the bombardment of hundreds of heavy artillery, the Jingbian Army and the Xuanzhen New Army were still coming in formation. Especially as the distance got closer, many Hongyi heavy artillery could also use groups, and even more To increase the lethality, some Hongyi small cannons also started to fire, but they still pressed forward firmly!

They are not made of iron, why are they not afraid of death?Kong Youde couldn't understand, his face was ashen, he looked ahead, still Jingbian army and Xuanzhen's formation were hit by artillery from time to time, but they continued to advance against the artillery fire.

They held up flags, beat drums, flutes, and gongs, and sang songs. As the frequency of the drums accelerated, they began to run. From a distance, the formation remained unchanged.

What kind of army is this?
The expressions of Shi Tingzhu and others also turned into fear, and an incomparable chill rushed into Shi Tingzhu's heart, and he murmured: "Why is this?"

He roared loudly: "Why!"

Wang Dou stood on the Yuanrong chariot, holding his sword in his hand, and watched his army advance silently.

This is a real contest of will. On the vast battlefield, tens of thousands of brave soldiers lined up neatly, taking firm and calm steps, braving intensive artillery fire, advancing, and advancing!

They wait until they come within range, knock down the enemy, or are knocked out by the enemy, and continue until one side collapses.

The magnificent era has arrived. This is an era that truly depends on the will of soldiers to win. It is an era that belongs to real soldiers. Anyone who does not adapt will be mercilessly eliminated by history!

Kong Youde's face was ashen, watching the Jingbian army array getting closer, especially some of their artillery were already less than two miles away from the army array, but they continued to draw closer, it may be within one mile, or even a shorter distance , bombarded their own artillery formations, and even the infantry formations of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty.

The bombardment artillery formation is not afraid of him, his artillery battalion is densely covered with various sacks and earthen baskets, which can definitely withstand their shells, but the infantry...

An official of the Qing Dynasty once suggested that the Han Eight Banners army should be defended with earthen trucks, etc., but Kong Youde thought it was not feasible.

Those earthen trucks may be able to block some of the live ammunition of the Jingbian army, but if their artillery pushes closer, can they block their shotguns?Just guarding and being beaten will end in collapse sooner or later.

Based on my own experience in the battle of Pinggu, I still need to get close to the front, and the two sides will confront each other with gunslingers, so that their artillery will lose their effectiveness.

So at this time, the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty and the Korean soldiers, with the blunderbuss in front, and the spearmen with swords and shields behind, formed a dense formation along the slopes, hills, fields, etc. , intending to use the tactics of bullying the few, after all, they have a lot of people.

Especially when the Jingbian army was hit by artillery, the ranks were evacuated, and morale was low, they pushed forward and calmed down with one blow!
However, at this time, the Jingbian Army and others are still in good order and their morale is high, especially since some of their artillery have been brought up, and their own army is densely packed.

Thinking about the consequences of failure, even if he is a prince, Gu Shan Ezhen can't bear it either.

It seems that the army needs to move forward, Kong Youde made up his mind.

At this time, the army formation of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty was composed of Shi Tingzhu of the Zhengbai Banner, Liu Zhiyuan of the Xianghong Banner, Zu Zerun of the Zhenglan Banner, Wu Shoujin of the Xiangbai Banner, and the North Korean Army. There were about 5000 people, including gun soldiers. 5000 people.

There are also Ma Guangyuan's Xianghuang Banner, Geng Zhongming's Zhenghuang Banner, Shang Kexi's Xianglan Banner, and Kong Youde's Zhenghong Banner. They are the rear army, with about ten thousand people.

Although the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty had 160 or four cattle records, they were no more than the Manchurian and Mongolian banners, which had three hundred and only two hundred. The large banners had more than twenty cattle records, and the small banners had only a dozen cattle records, so they There are only more than 3 people in the army, and gunmen account for the majority.

Including the Korean army, there are about [-] troops in total. However, after the Battle of Jinzhou, both the Han Eight Banners and the Korean army lost a lot. The number of soldiers is difficult to make up.

Of course, compared with the Jingbian Army and others, the number of blunderbusses in the former army at this time also greatly exceeded the total number of blunderbusses in the Jingbian Army and the new Xuanzhen Army.

The arrangement of such a large army as Kong Youde obviously has the selfish suspicion of arranging Shi Tingzhu and others as cannon fodder for the former army. However, among the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, only Kong Youde and the Jingbian army have fought with guns and guns. All of them are dominated by Kong Youde.

At this decisive moment, Shi Tingzhu and the others did not dare to disobey the orders, and they had no choice but to go down to the mountains to command the battle amidst cursing.

Soon, the flags were waving, the horns and drums sounded, and the voice of passwords sounded one after another in their army formation, and then slowly a sea of ​​people greeted the Jingbian army formation.

Just looking at the approaching Jingbian army on the opposite side, most of the Han army and North Korean army showed nervousness and fear in their eyes.

The Jingbian Army and others braved the artillery and marched forward. They all saw it in their eyes. They were simply not human. When fighting against such an army, they would have to shoot face to face. .

The extremely long and extremely short horizontal formations in front of them also made them uncomfortable, especially those North Korean soldiers.

Kong Youde made careful arrangements to divide the former army's musketeers into multiple columns. He knew that although he also used fixed-loaded paper tube ammunition, the loading speed was obviously not comparable to that of the Jingbian Army. There are no barrels of ammunition, and the quality of bird guns is not as good as that of the Han army.

It seems that the new army in Xuanzhen is not slow to reload, so they can only take advantage of their numbers. Looking at the Jingbian army on the opposite side, they are only divided into four rows, and their own ranks are as high as eight or nine rows. While they're reloading, your side can shoot at them in peace.

And after the former army of Shi Tingzhu and others had lost both sides in the fight with Wang Dou, he and Shang Kexi could reap the fruits of victory.

Kong Youde worked hard, but his array of several miles to the left and right, and up to a hundred steps forward and backward, is obviously difficult to understand. No matter how you look at it, there is a sense of insecurity, and the depth is too thin.Fortunately, with this kind of terrain, if Pingchuan is facing cavalry, Shi Tingzhu and others will not ignore Kong Youde's order.

When Shi Tingzhu and the others went to meet them, some small red cannons in front of the formation also pushed forward with difficulty, and when the Jingbian army entered for more than one mile, some of them also opened fire.

It's just that it doesn't have the advantages of those heavy artillery on the mountains condescending and wide field of vision, and with this terrain, the effect is not obvious.

And because of the heat dissipation problem, there were only a few chances to bombard during the battle, so it was necessary to stay close to bombard the Jingbian army formation, or shoot shotguns, and these artillery stopped firing one after another.

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Zhao Xuan had already ordered the artillery of the artillery battalion to concentrate. Because of the weight of the artillery and the terrain, his artillery battalion had 160 artillery pieces. They marched forward, backward, left, right, and right. The fastest moving artillery had already left the Eight Banners. The position was less than one mile away, some skirmishers from the cavalry battalion, and Yebushoumen protected them.

Although the sergeants of the artillery battalion are equipped with bird guns and hand guns, it is obvious that their combat skills are not here, they stand out from the crowd, and the necessary protection is needed.

Although the terrain here is not suitable for mass cavalry, small groups of rangers can pass in certain areas.

They beat up some Han army flag stragglers who harassed and seized the cannons, quickly unloaded their harnesses and set up cannons, and came to the formation like hailstones. With limbs flying, the formation of the Han army on that side almost collapsed.

Because of the use of silk powder packs, the skilled gunners of the Jingbian Army could fire several cannons in a row and then clear their chambers again. The shelling was like a storm.

However, the artillery battalion officer in charge of these artillery pieces was not satisfied. He felt that the killing effect of the solid shells was much lower than his psychological expectations.

Obviously this is due to the terrain. Under Yijialing, the ground is undulating, and there are dense fields one after another. The fields are also covered with various kinds of weeds and wild flowers. The soil is soft, and it is difficult to pose a threat of ricochets.

He quickly reported the situation to the battalion general Zhao Xuan, and after an emergency discussion between the artillery battalion officer and Zan Hua, Zhao Xuan quickly made a decision that all the artillery should be brought into the infantry formation to fight with the blunderbuss.

"At least three cannons in one group, all cannons use shotgun shells, take turns to bombard, non-stop!"

When Zhao Xuan ordered to go down, a cold light shot out from his eyes.

The approaching Jingbian Army's artillery did not fire, which made Kong Youde heave a sigh of relief. When their artillery drew closer, Kong Youde was ready to send someone to seize the artillery. Of course, he could only send some stragglers.

The Qing army had a tactic of using skirmishers, and often used fake guns to lure the enemy. The Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty also inherited this tactic. However, Kong Youde did not dare to use mass troops to capture the artillery.

The Brigade of the Jingbian Army is not far away, training in the formation of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty is far inferior to the situation of the Jingbian Army. If the masses of the army are fighting with those gunners, as long as the Jingbian Army's musketeers step forward, the opponent will be full of guns. If you shoot, your side will be defeated.

It is also possible for the rout to attack a large formation, and such a shallow formation of one's own side may disperse as soon as it rushes.

But then Kong Youde's heart tightened. It seemed that the gunners of the Jingbian Army were about to fire shotguns.

Looking at the past again, the sound of heavy and orderly footsteps seems to be heard from all over here. The Jingbian Army and the Xuanzhen New Army's densely armored banners came from one mile, and finally reached two hundred steps. The dense spears and bird guns, And their metal helmets, gleaming in the sun.

An overwhelming momentum spread unstoppably.

"mighty!"

"mighty……"

Shouted like a Sanskrit sound, and spread it to the sky.

All the soldiers of the Jingbian Army stood up, their faces were full of pride, arrogance, and looked down upon.

Facing the bombardment of the artillery, they risked casualties and forced them to the front of the Han Eight Banners. Some of them still had traces of flesh and blood on their armor.

Facts have proved that the artillery of the Qing army cannot beat them.

Looking at the Han troops of the various banners opposite, their expressions were full of disdain.

"blame!"

All Jingbian sergeants took another step forward and shouted in unison, their voices were full of power and killing intent.

The Han army position on the opposite side was uneasy and commotion. Although there were many people, everyone felt that they were like a lonely swallow on the ocean, so lonely and helpless.

Shi Tingzhu's expression was distorted, and he shouted angrily: "Pretending to be a ghost."

Liu Zhiyuan, Zu Zerun and the others were ashen-faced and silent, under the aura of the Jingbian army, everyone felt extremely lonely and lonely even though they stood in the sky and the earth.

Looking at the sergeants of our own side, each face is full of fear and tension, and looking at the opposite side, there are faint faces full of determination and murderousness, which really forms a sharp contrast.

The fighting hearts of each other are very different. Can this battle really be won?
Zu Zerun was in a complicated mood. Where did the Jingbian army have the confidence to support them in fighting?
"The whole team, let's fight!"

Shi Tingzhu roared.

After walking hundreds of steps on the field, the formation of the Han army and the Korean army flying the white flags of the Han army, the white flags, the blue flags, the red flags, and the Taiji flags was already in chaos. The lineup of gun soldiers in Bubu was crooked and out of shape. Fortunately, the Jingbian army on the opposite side also needed to form a whole team.

Regardless of whether it needs to dissipate heat or not, the artillery of the Qing army on Yijialing no longer dared to fire, for fear of hitting the head of their own army.

"The turkey dog!"

Under the banner of the battalion, Zhong Xiancai stood side by side with Han Chao, and there were Zhao Xuan and two generals of the Xuanzhen New Army. In Wang Dou's absence, Zhong Xiancai's voice became soft again, but his expression was unprecedentedly stern.

The right battalion was forced to march, and there were many casualties in the army. Only then did Zhong Xian receive the report that one of the battalion was killed, how could he not be angry?
Han Chao remained calm, but when he received the news that his old subordinate and friend Huang Yujin had died in battle, he looked at the formation of the Han army on the opposite side for a while, and then gave the order: "Collect the horses and form the team!"

The battalion headquarters changed the order and the cannon sounded, the whole army was in awe, and with the sound of the horn, the whole army immediately scattered into a dense formation, and the soldiers slowly moved closer to each other. Except for the officers of the general rank, all the horses were received by the battalion headquarters. Gather behind the army formation.

The entire Jingbian army was fast. Although the Xuanzhen new army was slower than the Jingbian army, it was slightly faster than the Han Eight Banners. With the sound of orders, the two armies also slowly approached each other. More than ten steps.

Because they came in formation, they were attacked by the artillery of the Qing army along the way. Due to the number of casualties in the army, the original four rows of musketeers and pikemen of the second army were somewhat uneven in length.

Soldiers from the fourth level of the Jingbian Army stepped forward to ensure that the number of combatants in the first three levels was uniform. The Xuanzhen new army also transferred some soldiers from the remaining reserve battalion. This is also the advantage of the direct new army.

They formed a long horizontal formation that was more than three miles long from east to west. Looking at the Han Eight Banners formation on the opposite side, it was slightly longer than the formation of the Ming army, and there were more layers of soldiers. Shi Tingzhu and others were roaring to rectify the army. The Han army and the Korean army faced the new army in Xuanzhen.

To be honest, they were quite uncomfortable with this kind of army formation, but Wang Dou used this kind of army formation to fight against all opponents in the world, especially in the Qing Dynasty, he was notorious far and wide, so he had to learn from it.

At this time, the two sides are facing each other far away, the distance is only two hundred steps, or even less. The terrain in front of them is open, with a large area of ​​densely undulating fields, or some slightly raised hills and slopes. , ups and downs on both sides, has spread to the distance.

The Jingbian Army and the Xuanzhen New Army, their blunderbusses checked their blunderbuss for the last time and prepared matchlocks. In Zhao Xuan's artillery battalion, all the artillery pieces were also stuffed into a kind of silk bag that was sealed and tied with wood chips. Cannonballs, that is, shotguns, and goose feather tubes are inserted into the fire door.

Suddenly, on the side of the Chinese army, passionate war drums sounded, and melodious military music came.

Zhong Xiancai moved his eyelashes slightly, slowly pulled out his saber, swung it vigorously, and shouted sharply: "Forward!"

"forward!"

"forward!"

All the soldiers shouted in unison, and amidst the sound of drums, they stepped on the beat of the drums and marched in strides. The densely packed weapons, as well as the hats, iron helmets and cloud-winged helmets kept shaking.

The skirmishers from each battalion have gathered back. At this time, most of them are walking ahead to see if it is possible to shoot and kill the enemy gunners and officers. in the subarray.

The pikemen behind the gunmen, who were on the two wings, looked at the opposite side cautiously to prevent the two Tartars from outflanking. Some bombers from the camp followed behind the army to see if there was a chance to throw ten thousand enemies.

Zhao Xuan's artillery battalion had assembled at this time, each of them had at least three artillery pieces, marching with the army.

There are also some artillery pushed on the two wings of the formation.

Where there were cannons, the blunderbuss soldiers made room for them and extended the left and right lengths of the horizontal formation.

Each cannon in the artillery battalion, if used properly, should have at least dozens, or even hundreds of blunderbusses. Some skirmishers walked in front of the cannons, or on the left and right sides, as the gunners' guards.

The cannons pushed forward with difficulty, and the gunners and soldiers pushed the ammunition carts hard. They rolled over the soft fields and drew deep marks.

Hearing the chorus from the opposite side, the Jingbian army was approaching like a wall with drums and music, and Shi Tingzhu and others on the opposite side were shocked: "So fast?"

Looking at his own queue, it was still crooked, but there was nothing he could do. Shi Tingzhu gritted his teeth and roared, "Go up!"

Liu Zhiyuan, Zu Zerun, Wu Shoujin and the others also looked ferocious, and shouted: "Anyone who dares to retreat, beheaded!"

On the side of the Korean army, Jin Zidian was not in the formation, and the leader was General Jin Yuze. He had a big pancake face and small eyes, a typical appearance of the Goryeo nationality. He was wearing a bright red long-body cotton armor with dense armor leaves, like a large medal hanging with.

Knowing that he had no way out, he loudly encouraged his North Korean soldiers.

As for those Han soldiers, they became the second Tartars, and there was nothing they could do. Their faces were distorted in panic, desperate, and they burst out with strong morale.

In the formation of the stone pillars of the Zhengbai Banner, an officer gritted his teeth and shouted wildly, "Kill the Guangming dog!"

"Kill the light dog!"

Shouts broke out from the formation of the Han army, and the officers and generals agitated loudly. Amidst the roar, they strode towards the Jingbian army and waited for them.

The armies of the two sides are getting closer and closer. Looking from the air, in the field, two long and narrow streams of people are getting closer. In the middle of the open space, there seem to be some tiny things like ants and insects, and different flags are flying on the ground.

A thick flame erupted, and several Han army stragglers rolled to the ground and howled, with blood holes all over their bodies, but it was beside Chen Sheng, a sharpshooter at the front of the rear battalion, using an eagle cannon to sneak up on the front. A few Ertars who came next to me.

At the same time, Chen Sheng and Ju Yiwu also used flintlock Lumi guns to knock down a skirmisher from the other side, but a sharpshooter in the department was also hit by a flying bullet and rolled to the ground in pain.

The drama of the war unfolded between the skirmishers of each other. Both sides wanted to shake the opponent's army and kill their officers and gunners. The closer they were to each other, the more intense the fighting between the skirmishers.

However, the gunmen on both sides did not move in the formation, they still formed a formation and pushed forward. Occasionally, some stray bullets hit the sergeants in their formation, and the two sides continued to move forward.

Needless to say, the Jingbian army, even the Han Eight Banners army, also knew that at this time the masses of musketeers could not move in vain, otherwise they would not have fought, and the chances of winning would have been lost by half.

Gunpowder smoke rises from time to time in the area of ​​the formation, and amidst the sound of gunfire one after another, some skirmishers on both sides fell down.

It is obvious that the stragglers of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty are not the opponents of the Jingbian army. They are still an old trick of using fake guns to lure the enemy. In particular, the sharpshooters of the Jingbian Army, many of whom were equipped with two pistols, gained the upper hand in the battle.

Soon, the stragglers of the Han Eight Banners retreated, and the artillery in their formation had to stop after some gunners were shot dead. Military sharpshooters shoot at each other.

Because both sides were striding forward, they approached each other a hundred paces quickly. The stragglers of the Jingbian Army retreated. Shi Tingzhu and the others breathed a sigh of relief. Some of their officers and gunners had already been killed in the short straggler battle. If the delay continues, I don't know what will happen to the big formation.

Finally, the Jingbian Army and the Xuanzhen New Army stopped a hundred steps before the Lihan Eight Banners Army formation amidst the sound of drums and music.

All the soldiers of the Jingbian Army looked at each other resolutely, even those new soldiers from Xuanfu Town, their faces were either mature or immature, showing fear and nervousness, but their expressions told others that they were trying their best to be strong and calm .

And looking at the gunmen with the banner of the Han army on the opposite side, they all have different expressions, some are ashen, or panic, or ferocious, or ferocious, one by one.

All soldiers in Ming and Qing Dynasties will face the direct test of death at this time. This is the way of fighting that relies most on the will of the soldiers. Who can win and who can survive?
Wang Dou looked forward calmly, and Kong Youde on Yijialing was also looking forward to it.

Han Chao yelled suddenly: "Attention the whole army, the first floor, step forward!"

"mighty!"

The Jingbian Army and the Xuanzhen New Army, with a total of [-] blunderbuss soldiers in each row, roared in unison. They took a step forward and tightly clenched the blunderbuss in their hands.

They felt that the weapons in their hands gave them strength!
Shi Tingzhu woke up suddenly, and roared: "Let the first-tier artillerymen come forward!"

Liu Zhiyuan, Zu Zerun and the others also came to their senses, and shouted: "The musketeers step forward...the first floor is ready!"

"preparation!"

"preparation!"

"Aim for the target!"

While the officers were giving orders, the densely packed firecrackers of the Jingbian army turned down, and under the flags flying in the cold wind, the black muzzles of the muzzles were aimed at the front.

"shooting!"

The sound of gunshots resounded for a long time, the Jingbian Army and the Xuanzhen New Army fired violently, gunpowder smoke gushed out of the gun barrels, and there was a series of screams from a hundred steps away. Then he woke up, fell to the ground and struggled in pain.

The blood that flowed out from them stained the ground below red, making those weeds and wild flowers seem more delicate and beautiful.

Some gunshots even passed through the gaps of the gunmen and hit the Han Eight Banners sword and shield soldiers and spearmen behind them.

The gunfire guns of the Jingbian army are powerful, they can break through heavy armor in a hundred steps, and if they hit them, they will still be seriously injured if they don't die. Even if they are difficult to hit with many targets at a distance of a hundred steps, even if stray bullets come rushing from a distance, they will also end up disabled.

There was a commotion in the Han Eight Banners position, and the officers tried their best to suppress them, and even made up for the vacancy in the front row from the rear.

At this time, the Jingbian Army and the Xuanzhen New Army, after shooting on the first floor, the gunmen in the third row had already stepped forward quickly and walked to the front row, while the soldiers in the first row stayed put and filled the fixed paper tubes. ammunition.

They used the tactic of advancing slowly and shooting, and the more they pushed forward, the more accurate the shots would be by the Jingbian soldiers and others.

Obviously, Shi Tingzhu's and other troops are not used to this style of play. Face-to-face bombardment without cover is too heavy a test of will, and few people have this kind of willpower.

Although Kong Youde and others had trained for this tactic for a long time in the territory of the Qing Dynasty, the battlefield was different from the training after all.

After the first layer of shooting, the Han army on the opposite side was obviously stunned. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Jingbian army and the Xuanzhen new army launched another volley, and there were more howls from the opposite side. Soldiers, rolling all over the ground, making painful movements of dying.

But at this time, the opposite side also fired a volley. Although the bullets of the Han army were not as sharp as the bird guns of the East Road, their shooting skills were not as good as those of the Jingbian army, and the bird guns of the Korean soldiers were even worse. A large number of gunmen from the Jingbian army and Xuanzhen gunmen fell, and they rolled to the ground, groaning in pain.

Even some of the musketeers and bird musketeers at the back level fell down...

The sound of the guns followed one after another. In front of the positions of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with the sound of the guns, two long and narrow areas of gunpowder smoke slowly rose into the air.

In the flames of the gunfire, corpses and wounded were thrown in all directions in the positions of both sides. The withered and yellow weeds under them were now dyed bright red...

With a deafening explosion, several Hongyi cannons of the Jingbian army spewed out thick smoke, and lead as dense as raindrops gushed out, and a large cloud of smoke and dust exploded on the ground not far away, and the Han army guns standing there The soldiers threw down a large area.

Minced meat was caught in the blood mist, and the several layers of artillery soldiers on that side were almost wiped out, and even many cold weapons behind them rolled to the ground, howling uncontrollably.

Thick smoke and flames flickered from time to time, and the sound of artillery was loud. When the gunmen confronted each other, the artillery of both sides was also sandwiched in the formation, using shotguns to bombard the opponent's infantry.

(End of this chapter)