Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1382 Fifty Steps

The increasing distance caused the soldiers of the two armies to fall into endless fear. The Ming army's artillery became more and more accurate, making gaps in the Jin army's line, causing the Jin army's line to be in chaos.

At this time, the bombardment of the Jin Army's gunmen undoubtedly brought back a little face for the Jin Army, made up for the lack of artillery of the Jin Army, and caused certain troubles for the Ming Army.

For a time, the sound of guns continued, and the rumbling sound of the cannon was like a heavy punch, hammering the hearts of the soldiers of the two armies. Every sound of the cannon made the hearts of the soldiers tremble.

The gunpowder smoke caused by artillery and raised guns filled the air, like a layer of mist, covering the gap between the two armies' lines, and the soldiers moved forward fearfully.

Only by blocking the sound of cannons and screams, and trying to let themselves only hear the sound of "dong dong dong" and "beep beep" in the formation, can the soldiers barely have the courage to move on.

Li Guo was at the rear, watching the several miles long battle line advancing with the beat of the drums, he could hear the orderly footsteps of the soldiers of the Ming army from a long distance away, he could see the javelins of the soldiers on the front line, rising and falling with the footsteps, Under the bombardment of artillery fire and raising guns, the [-]-line infantry remained in the same pace, and their movements were still unified. They advanced neatly at an even speed, and their hearts were already settled.

Behind the Jin army line, Wu Sangui rode on a horse, looked over the somewhat chaotic Jin army line ahead, and saw the oncoming Ming army lined up neatly, with the rhythmic ups and downs of the helmets and the blunderbuss forest, he couldn't help feeling anxious.

The equipment of the Ming army was uniform, and the training was naturally uniform. On the other hand, the equipment of the Jin army was different, and the rhythm of the soldiers was naturally a bit wrong.

Wu Sangui was aware of this, but at this moment he had no choice. Fortunately, behind the line of firecrackers, the formation of the Jin army's melee infantry was quite stable.

If the firecrackers can't defeat the Ming army, then we can only look at the infantry behind.

Although the firearms of the Ming army are powerful, they are not as brave as Da Jin in close combat. As long as they can fight in close combat, he believes that the infantry can still complete the task.

"Go, send an order to He Chengzhi, telling him to pay attention to the front line. Once there is a slight confusion in the front line after the confrontation, attack immediately, don't hesitate!" Wu Sangui was worried that the fire gun formation would not be the opponent of the Ming army, so he asked the troops behind the line to attack. The infantry made preparations in advance, and launched an attack before the firecrackers retreated.

A trusting horse hurriedly chased it up, came under He Chengzhi's banner, and said loudly: "The military gate, the prince ordered that the military gate must pay attention to the front line. After entering the confrontation, if there is confusion in the front line, immediately launch Attack, don't hesitate."

He Chengzhi also noticed that the golden army's firecracker formation was obviously inferior to the Ming army's quality in the process of advancing.

He understood what Wu Sangui meant, and he was afraid that if the front line was defeated, his line would be overwhelmed, so he asked him to attack before the front line was defeated.

"I understand, please rest assured, my lord!" He Chengzhi said solemnly, and turned his gaze back to the front line.

At this time, the front line of the two armies had advanced to within a hundred paces. Just as he cast his gaze over it, there were sporadic gunshots from the front of the Jin army, and a few clouds of white smoke filled the front of the formation.

He Chengzhi's eyes couldn't help turning cold, it was the soldiers of the Golden Army who withstood the pressure, and the musketeer went off first.

A cannon rang, and a shell hit the Jin army's line, and the limbs of several Jin soldiers in front of Guo Tianchun were beaten.The soldiers of the Jin Army who were advancing kept firing, and there was a burst of gunshots in the Jin Army formation.

"Damn it!" Seeing this, Guo Tianchun couldn't help scolding angrily, but the Jin army was not trained enough, and the fear of the soldiers had not been overcome, so there was nothing he could do.

The soldiers of the Jin Army on the front saw that the Ming army's line was neat and their movements were uniform, and then they shot left and right from the corner of their eyes.

In fact, the golden formation was not too chaotic, but the rhythm of the gunmen and gunmen in the formation was not on the same frequency, which gave the golden army soldiers the illusion of chaotic formation.

The guns of the Ming army became more and more accurate, and each shot made the soldiers of the Jin army tremble with fear. The soldiers in the front row only hoped to fire a gun as soon as possible, so that they could retreat to the back to be safer.

The Jin Army usually performed well in training, but problems arose when they entered the battlefield.

The officers of the Jin Army kept yelling that they were not allowed to fire their guns, but misfires still happened from time to time, and they couldn't be stopped.

At eighty paces, Guo Tianchun saw that the front row would be empty if this continued, so he gritted his teeth and shouted, "Raise the gun!"

A flag drum raised his head and blew the horn, and the advancing Jin army line stopped first. The front line was stable, and the general of the Jin army in the front row roared, "Raise the gun, let it go!"

Following the sound of drums and trumpets, the Ming army's line advanced to within eighty steps, but the Ming army's pace and drums did not stop, and the soldiers continued to move forward with guns in hand.

At this moment, the Ming army, who was mechanically stepping on the drums, found the front line of the Jin army, and stopped suddenly. The first row of the Jin army raised their guns in unison, and the shafts formed a straight line. The soldiers suddenly felt cold hands and feet.

This kind of fear of being targeted and shot is undoubtedly debilitating, but the soldiers of the Ming army have undergone rigorous training. They have to keep going, even if there is a cliff or a big river in front of them. go on.

bang bang bang...

A series of gunshots sounded, and white smoke suddenly rose from the several-kilometer-long Golden Army front, filling the entire front.

The Ming army in the front row only felt that the sprayed gun flames were like the dazzling Milky Way in the night sky.

In the eyes of the Ming soldiers in the front row, dense flames flickered, and the dense rain of projectiles roared towards them. The soldiers couldn't help trembling their hands and feet, and they heard the sound of projectiles entering the body from the left and right. There were screams on the front line, and soldiers fell down again and again.

Dang Shousu was riding on a horse with a stern expression. When the sound of gunfire dissipated, he waved his hand without emotion, "Make it up! Keep going!"

The drumbeat of the Ming army has not stopped yet. The soldiers of the Ming army who have been trained countless times continue to move forward mechanically. The soldiers behind collapsed over the fallen corpses, and the entire front is still intact.

The soldiers in the front row who were not shot had a blank mind, but before they had time to rejoice, the Jin army soldiers on the opposite side, after firing the first row of guns, finally retreated as they wished, and the second row raised their guns forward. , quickly raised the gun and fired.

The soldiers of the Jin army who stepped forward were worried that the Ming army would stop shooting, and they would be the target of the Ming army.

The soldiers of the Ming army who were advancing did not take a few steps, the front of the Jin army was filled with gunpowder again, and the front that had just been filled up around them immediately became empty again. It is unknown who was killed.

Dang Shousu gritted his teeth and said, "Continue to make up!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Jin army on the opposite side gave another whistle, and the third row of soldiers had already stepped forward, raised their firecrackers, and fired their guns in unison.

At this time, the Ming army had already approached fifty paces, and as the distance increased, the hit rate of the Jin army's firecrackers began to increase.

In the Ming army in the first row, many people were afraid of seeing the flames and the howling bullets, so they couldn't help confining their eyes and handed over to fate for judgment.

The soldiers in the second row were carrying guns, and followed behind the soldiers in the first row with dry tongues. Suddenly they saw the comrades in front tremble, their legs weakened, and they fell down. The fire gun on the shoulder was removed, and the gun was held in both hands, and the gap was filled with strides.

The Ming army line moved forward, and corpses and wounded were left behind one after another. Teams of Ming army teams carrying stretchers walked behind the front line and carried the injured soldiers back.

Wu Sangui rode on a horse and observed the advancing Ming army with binoculars, and couldn't help feeling surprised.The distance between the two armies is only [-] paces. Why didn't the Ming army stop shooting?
Just when Wu Sangui was puzzled, three rows of gunners had already completed a round of salvo on the smoky Golden Army front, and it was the turn of the first row of gunners to step forward again.

It's just that the soldiers of the Jin Army rushed to fire their guns one after another because of nervousness. Before the soldiers in the first row had finished loading their bullets, the gunners in the third row had already retreated.

In desperation, many musketeers rushed forward in a panic, before even releasing their projectiles.

The smoke in front of the line drifted away, and the soldiers of the Jin army who stepped forward raised their guns and were about to fire, but found through the thin smoke that the line of the Ming army, which was originally [-] steps away, had advanced to within [-] steps. In front of him, and what it looks like seventy steps away, and what it is still like now, shocked Jin Jun greatly.

This immediately filled the soldiers of the Golden Army with fear and horror on their faces...

After three rows of shooting, the Ming army hadn't stopped or panicked, which made the soldiers of the Jin army deeply terrified, as if the Ming army suddenly appeared at fifty steps from seventy steps.

The soldiers of the Jin Army panicked for a while, before the whistle sounded, the firecrackers rang out in front of the formation.

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