Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 575 Jin Shenghuan defeated the Eight Banners

Jin Shenghuan stood in the middle of the army on horseback, watching the Eight Banners soldiers attacking in two directions with the momentum of Mount Tai, his eyes were stern, without the slightest fear.

This would be his famous battle, he had already discussed with his subordinates how to deal with the enemy, and he also expected that Qingqi would definitely attack both flanks by surprise.

Using cavalry to hit the infantry head-on, only a fool would do that. The Manchus could occupy most of the world, so naturally they couldn't be so stupid, otherwise the Manchus would have died under Rulin's long spears.

At this time, the Qing army was as expected by the Ming army, and the Ming army acted according to the countless previous drills.

Hundreds of gun carriages lined up in front, and the black muzzle of the French machine was aimed at the incoming enemy. The ammunition had been filled, the gunner held the torch, and the officer stared at the galloping enemy cavalry, holding the flag high in his hand rise.

Behind the cannon carriage, four rows of long gunners held big guns nearly two feet long. This kind of gun was specially used for formation. Usually, one person can dance without turning around. They put the tails of the guns on the ground. Lift it up, forming a fan of guns in front of the formation, and the cavalry is afraid.

Although the spearman knew that the cavalry was not coming towards them, he still held his big gun meticulously.

At this time, the commanding flag in the formation was waved, and the archers and musketeers in the middle of the number suddenly turned around. They were facing the front, but now they were divided into two square formations, and turned to face the two wings. Take the medicine, just wait for the enemy cavalry to attack.

On the plain, the iron hooves of the Zhenghong flag stepped on the ground, and the whole ground trembled. The cavalry rushed towards the Ming army like two red-hot iron streams.

"Flangji, fire!" The general of the Ming army roared, and the veins on his neck twitched.

The Qing cavalry charged towards the two wings, only a dozen or so cannons fired at an angle, no matter how much damage they could cause, as long as the soldiers of the Ming army heard the earth-shattering sound of the cannons and watched the green smoke rising in front of the formation, they would be able to boost their morale. The beating of the war drums is still refreshing.

The artillery fired the first round of shelling in two directions, and the gunners immediately reset after firing one round, replaced the guns, and fired the second shot quickly, the speed was not much slower than that of bows and arrows.

Here we have to admire the wisdom of the Han people. Although the Ming army's firearms are not as good as Xiyi's in quality, they are definitely more than Xiyi's in terms of variety and innovation.

The Franc machine is usually equipped with four guns, and in a short while, four shots are fired. When the shells whizzed out from the muzzle with gunpowder smoke, the soldiers could even see the black shells draw an arc in the air. Fall into the enemy group.

When the shells hit the ground and the mud rose among the cavalry of the Qing army, the soldiers of the Ming army suddenly shouted in unison, and the cheers were thunderous.

The cavalry of the Qing army leaned on their horses, urging their horses to rush forward in fear. They knew in their hearts that although they avoided the front and could suffer less shells, it did not mean that there was no threat. The hands have already turned their faces, and the truly fatal attack is about to come.

The Qing army did not rush forward, and the damage caused by the artillery shells was limited. After dozens of cavalry were thrown off their horses and trampled into meat mud, the cavalry detoured to the two wings of the Ming army. But he turned his horse's head and retreated to the back of the formation.

In terms of cavalry, the Ming army is indeed far behind the Qing army, especially the southern Ming army, it is indeed incomparable.If the troops are at a disadvantage and confronted head-on, I am afraid that one round of hedging will be reimbursed for more than half.

The sound of hooves rumbled, quickly pulling into the distance between the two armies.

The Eight Banners cavalry has rich experience in field battles and understands the equipment of the Ming army. When they attack from the side, they only need to break through the bullet rain of 150 steps and the bow and arrow of [-] steps, and they will win again.

The ground was trembling, and the iron hooves of the Eight Banners trampled on the ground, hitting head-on like huge waves.

"Ignite the blunderbuss, let it go!" The officers shouted one after another in the Ming army formation.

Three rows of musketeers lighted the match with a scythe, the first row raised the gun, the soldier pulled the trigger, the flame on the match was lit on the medicine room, a cloud of smoke rose, and thousands of lead bullets whizzed out from the barrel, followed by It shot at the enemy cavalry at a speed that was difficult to catch with the naked eye.

The cavalrymen who rushed to the front fell down in response, the horses soared into the air, threw off the knights, and hit the ground heavily. The cavalry rolled and screamed, but they could not stop the impact of the Eight Banners.

It has been more than 44 years since the old slave rebelled in the 30th year of Wanli. During these years, the Eight Banners have fought more than a hundred battles with the Ming army?Don't they know the methods of the Ming army?After rushing through this section, the opponent will immediately flee with his head in his arms.

"150 paces, draw your bow, let it go!" The shouts of officers echoed in the Ming army formation.

Hearing the order, when the bird gunners fired in rounds, the archers in the rear row bowed their bows together, pulled the bows into a full circle, and pointed the arrows obliquely at the sky.

Only the sound of the bowstring was heard, and all the arrows were fired at once, and the rain of arrows blew a gust of wind, and the Eight Banners soldiers rushing from both sides fell under the double blow of the bird guns and bows.

After firing an arrow, the archers immediately took the arrow again, stretched the bow and loosened the string vigorously, and the arrow flew into the air with uniform movements.

The left army of Wuwei, facing the swarming formation of thousands of cavalry, did not panic, did not panic, stuck to their posts, and were loyal to their duties. Jin Shenghuan's men and horses became an elite division.

By this time, these attacks were also expected by the cavalry of the Qing army. Although the impact was on the side, they still had to face the enemy with three arrows.

Loss is inevitable, they are not afraid of it, and they can bear it, as long as they can hit it, with the weak defense of the flanks, they can prepare to slaughter.

The Eight Banners withstood the pressure and stepped forward. The Ming army continued to shoot with blunderbuss, bows and arrows. I don't know how many cavalrymen fell from their horses to the ground.

Among the infantry of the Qing army, Man Dahai saw that Zhenghongqi was hit by the dense lead bullets and rain of arrows of the Ming army, and the cavalry fell to the ground like a date, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

There are few Manchus, and the regent this year specially issued an order that the Eight Banners of Manchuria are not allowed to fight unless it is absolutely necessary.

The flag owner of Zhenghongqi is his father Daishan, and he doesn't feel sorry for being a cub now, as long as he can achieve the goal of outflanking Jin Shenghuan, he will not be unacceptable if there are more casualties.

But at this moment, seeing that Zhenghongqi had already advanced within a hundred paces, the cavalry rushing in front suddenly fell in pieces. Thousands of rockets suddenly shot out in front of the Ming army, but it was the Ming army who used a swarm of bees and a hundred tigers. Qi Ben arrows.

Seeing that they were about to collide with the Ming army's phalanx, whether they could cut off the enemy and then outflank them, at this moment, the cavalry suddenly suffered a huge loss, and the Ming army cavalry who were huddled in the rear also greeted them. come up.

The Eight Banners cavalry still ran into the large formation of the Ming army, and the swords and shields protecting the Ming army's flanks were immediately smashed away. It was dashed sideways by the Ming cavalry.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Ming army who had been pushed away immediately filled the gap again.

The cavalry outside the formation were intercepted by the cavalry of the Ming army and lost their horse speed. The cavalry who entered the formation were too few. Under the command of Jin Shenghuan, they were surrounded by soldiers from the left army of Wuwei. The archers and gunmen with sabers and knives specialize in chopping off horse legs, killing them all in a short time.

Man Dahai saw that the cavalry missed and failed to outflank, but he was also very decisive. He immediately realized that the mistake could be corrected, and shouted sharply: "Issue the order, and the red flag is retreating quickly."

However, before he finished his words, there was a sound of panic coming from the south of the Qing army's large formation.

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