The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 145 Changing the Battle Plan
With the continuous firing of the flintlocks by the Dragon Guards, a strange scene of flashing every ten seconds or so before returning to darkness was formed in the night.

Tong Peng, who was in the rear of the formation, thought that thousands of people would press up, and those chaotic troops would collapse in an instant. He never thought that he would encounter resistance.

Standing on his horse, he looked from a distance, and saw a two-mile-long line of defense in front of him flickering and dimming, and the sound of gunfire was dense. To achieve this formation, there must be at least two thousand gunners.

In addition, what confused Tong Peng the most was that in the night, these people could fire guns without lighting a torch!
In such a dark environment, how could they accurately pour gunpowder into the barrel?
Even if they can load ammunition in the dark, at least they should have some light from the kindling cord.However, when these people were not firing their guns, it was completely dark there.

He naturally didn't know that the flintlock used by the Dragon Guards didn't have such a thing as a matchlock.When loading paper-packed fixed-load ammunition, you only need to feel for the position of the muzzle, and then stuff the whole pack in.With the training level of the Dragon Guards, it is not difficult at all to do this in the dark.

Although the loading speed was slower than during the day, the overall firing rate was still nearly ten times higher than that of the opposing army due to the firing method.

Compared with Tong Peng, ordinary Qing soldiers were too close to the defense line of the Dragon Guards, so it was impossible to see the entire defense line, so they didn't even know how many enemies there were.

They only knew that as long as the flames on the opposite side flickered with loud noises, a large area would fall down on their side.

The Qing army and horses were moving at high speed just now, and the entire formation ran in a mess.The people at the front had already rushed in front of the Dragon Guards, and many were even killed, while those behind were still two hundred paces away, so they couldn't organize an effective counterattack for a while.

The Jianlu officers ordered to fight back one after another, but just as the sporadic blunderbuss and crossbows fired a round, the roar of the cannons that had been silent for a moment in the distance reappeared, and then twenty iron balls whizzed into the crowd of the captive soldiers. In the middle, there was a shrill scream immediately.Chen Xiongfei's artillery battalion has turned to fire.

You don't know who the enemy is, don't know the number of the enemy, don't know what kind of weapon the enemy uses, and don't even know where the enemy is. The front is full of unknown fear.

Facing the intensive gunshots and shells flying past, people around died one by one. The Qing Army brigade stopped at the same time, seventy or eighty steps away from the Dragon Guards line. Hug together.

If they rushed up to fight recklessly at this time, they might still be able to pose a little threat to the Dragon Guards.However, in the dark environment and the enemies hiding in the night, no one dared to step forward.

Only a moment later, under the firm and continuous attack of the Dragon Guards, the Qing army column soon became agitated and began to retreat slowly.

Suddenly, the line of the Dragon Guards shouted in unison, "All reload!"

The entire infantry line stopped firing immediately, and everyone returned to the night.The army was also taken aback for a moment. After the continuous and regular shooting just now, they were still a little uncomfortable for a while.

Suddenly, the Ming army shouted in unison, "Aim!"

"put!"

The next moment, the two-mile-long infantry line suddenly burst into a dazzling light that was several times stronger than before. More than 3000 flintlocks fired at the same time, and the night was almost turned into day.

The bullets formed a dense "lead net" and suddenly covered the captive army. Hundreds of people were shot and fell over in an instant.

Seeing that the supervisor couldn't stop shouting at all, the brigade had retreated to his side, and Tong Peng hadn't turned the corner for a while.When he left Xianxia Pass today, he still led an army of [-], planning to encircle and wipe out the chaotic army in one fell swoop, but now it is his own army that cannot stop retreating!

Cannons and thousands of enemy soldiers poured out of the night one after another. The darkness in the distance was like a huge trap, and it was unknown how many enemies were hiding there.

trap?Yes, this must be a trap!The more he thought about it, the more terrified he became, he turned his head and shouted to his soldiers: "Her order and honor are behind the palace, and the rest of the troops retreat to the pass!"

"Whoo!"

Tong Peng looked at the chaotic situation again, closed his eyes and let out a long sigh, pulled the reins vigorously, and led more than ten soldiers to run straight towards Xianxia pass.

……

"His Royal Highness Chen Wang?!"

Lin Yaotian and Zhang Guoxuan glanced at each other, quickly knelt down, and said loudly: "Cao Min pays homage to His Royal Highness Chen Wang."

"No need to be too polite." Zhu Linmei reached out to help them up, and asked, "Where are you two from? Why are you fighting the captive army here?"

"Returning to Your Highness, the name of the grassroots is Lin Yaotian. After Jianlu entered Fujian, the officers and soldiers avoided the enemy and did not fight, so the grassroots led regiments from several nearby villages to train against the prisoners."

He pointed to the tall man next to him, "He is Funinghai...Maritime merchant, surnamed Zhang Ming Guoxuan. The captive army entered Funing Prefecture and killed more than sixty people in his hometown..."

Zhang Guoxuan continued: "I took the sailors on board to go ashore to kill the captives and avenge my relatives. Brother Lin sent someone to contact me a few days ago, saying that Jiannu had a large amount of food, grass and luggage coming out of Xianxia Pass. He was afraid that he would not have enough manpower, so he invited me They robbed together. Unexpectedly, they were betrayed by spies and leaked their whereabouts..."

When he said this, he bowed to Zhu Linmi, "If His Highness hadn't led the troops to save us tonight, the two of us would have been killed by thieves."

Lin Yaotian also bowed deeply, "Thank you Your Highness for saving my life!"

"We are fighting foreign captives together, so we don't need to thank you." Zhu Linmi thought for a while, then asked Lin Yaotian, "Do you know how many Qing troops there are in Xianxia Pass?"

"There used to be 5000 people in the gate, but this time the captives dispatched [-] to [-] troops to attack us, and even brought a lot of cannons." Lin Yaotian glanced north, "According to the grass people's expectation, that There are not many defenders left in Xianxia Pass now."

Zhu Linmei's eyes froze when she heard the words, so now she must attack Xianxia Pass by force!

If it is true as Lin Yaotian said, then it is time to take advantage of the emptiness in the pass to minimize casualties.

And even if there were still defenders in Xianxia Pass, they had no choice but to attack by force at this time. Otherwise, if these four or five thousand Qing troops escaped into the pass, they would have to pay a higher price if they tried to attack again.

Just as he was thinking, he heard a burst of firecrackers suddenly burst out on the battlefield.

Zhang Jiayu immediately walked over and saluted: "My lord, the captive army has begun to be defeated!"

Lin Yaotian and Zhang Guoxuan were both taken aback when they heard the words, they were four or five thousand Jianlu, and they were defeated in less than two quarters? !I sigh in my heart, I often hear rumors that Chen Wang is good at fighting, and seeing him today is indeed true!
Zhu Linming climbed up and looked, and saw that the long and narrow "wavy line" composed of torches in the distance was constantly receding, and even showed signs of running away.

He immediately said to Zhang Jiayu: "Send someone to send an order to destroy the barracks, and immediately march northward, with 4000 people chasing the defeated soldiers. The rest will go to Xianxia pass immediately!"

"Yes!"

"The heavy cavalry of the Dragon Guards charged in the middle and opened a passage among the defeated soldiers. All the cavalry arrived at Xianxia Pass as quickly as possible, and waited for an opportunity to forcibly seize the pass! The artillery battalion, with two horses, followed the cavalry and cooperated with the storm! "

"Yes!"

"Liu Guoxuan's troops should not pay attention to the captive troops in front of them. They rushed to Xianxia Pass through the passage opened by the cavalry! The rest of the infantry battalions pursued the enemy with alternate cover, trying to completely defeat them as quickly as possible. Gather at Xia Pass. Xianxia Pass must be captured tonight!"

"Yes!"

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