The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 146
A series of orders from Zhu Linmi were sent out one after another.

Torches were lit all over the entire Ming army position, and an army of more than [-] people gradually appeared in the dark night.The use of flintlocks can be used to shoot in the dark, but it is necessary to have enough light to attack and chase the enemy.

Just now, the Jianlu cavalry rushed to the artillery position of the Dragon Guards bravely. They fired a volley of firecrackers first, and then saw hundreds of bayonets standing obliquely in front of them. It was the defensive formation formed by the dragoons after dismounting their horses. array.

Immediately afterwards, a group of cavalry in bright steel armor and holding long swords came out from their side.

Tong Guangji's men's attack momentum was frustrated, so they had to steer their horses around the bayonet array. At the moment of the most chaos, the flanks were suddenly attacked by heavy cavalry, and they collapsed immediately.

Zhu Jiadi led his troops to kill the enemy cavalry, and when the dragoons let go of a few rounds of guns, he rushed back in a group again.

After this round and round, only 300 of the [-] cavalry led by Tong Guangji were still running away, and the rest were killed under repeated blows from cannons, flintlocks and cavalry swords.

Even Tong Guangji himself was shot in the lower back by a lead bullet. Although he escaped from the Ming army's range of fire under the protection of several confidantes, he had already released more air than breathed in, and his life was not long.

Brother Zhu was gathering heavy cavalry when he received an order from the cavalry to attack Xianxia Pass.He immediately led the team to meet with the main force of the cavalry, and quickly formed a team and formed an array.

Then the third battalion and the fourth infantry battalion of the Dragon Guards separated to the two sides, leaving a gap of more than a hundred paces wide. Brother Zhu immediately drew out the cavalry sword and pointed it forward, and ordered loudly, "Get the sword out of its sheath!"

Zhang Herong personally raised a knife and led the supervising team to cut down more than 20 people in a row, and promised each of them a heavy reward of ten taels of silver.

Being able to be entrusted with the important task of breaking the post shows that the more than 800 people under him are definitely elite soldiers worthy of a battle.Humans have a serious herd instinct, and the ability to stop retreating and turn their heads to defend against the enemy when a large group of people are defeated is enough proof of this.

Zhang Herong drove his horse back and forth, yelling loudly for the soldiers to form a formation, as if the Ming army on the opposite side wanted to cooperate with him, the sound of firing guns weakened a bit at this moment.

Soon, the rattan players and spearmen had established their positions, and the bow and gunmen also took out their weapons one after another, and a rough defensive line appeared behind the Qing army's troops.

Zhang Herong didn't expect people like himself to be able to stop the Ming army, he only needed to persist for a quarter of an hour, so that the main force had a chance to escape into Xianxia Pass, and it was a success.As for his 800 people, they had already been abandoned when they received the military order from the rear.

Suddenly, the entire Ming army position was lit with torches.Zhang Herong raised his eyes and felt a sudden palpitation. These Ming troops must have been ambushing here for a long time, and there are six to seven thousand people!
Then there was the sound of rumbling horseshoes, and in the night, hundreds of bright spots rushed towards the Qing army behind the palace at high speed.

When the cavalry group was about seventy or eighty paces apart, before Zhang Herong gave an order, the archers and musketmen in his formation couldn't hold back anymore and started shooting one after another.

However, the three-money bird guns and bows and arrows they equipped could not cause damage to the three-millimeter-thick plate armor on the heavy cavalry of the Dragon Guards.

It wasn't until the heavy cavalry rushed to twenty or thirty steps in front of the captive army's defense line that the lead bullets and arrows finally penetrated the heavy armor, but such a short distance was a blink of an eye for the cavalry.

Even the spears in the front row of the Qing army were extremely difficult to pose a threat to these cavalry mounted in iron shells. As long as the angle was slightly deflected, the spear tip would slide away against the steel plate surface.

Immediately, a cavalry sword set off a large amount of blood in the Qing army, and several gaps were opened in the Qing army's defense line in an instant.Once the overall defensive effect of the formation is lost, infantry are basically slaughtered in front of cavalry, let alone heavy cavalry.

Zhu Jiadi only paid less than 20 casualties, and then led his team to kill through Zhang Herong's hastily built defense line.

The hussars followed closely behind, passing through the gaps in the captive army's formation, beheading more than a hundred of them, they did not care about fighting, and just rode their horses to the north.

Immediately afterwards, the infantry of the Ming army pressed up again, each time three battalions advanced [-] steps, stabilized their positions and fired, and then another three battalions advanced [-] steps, fired, and so on.

Although this alternate cover tactic is a bit slower, it is the safest method in the event of an ambush at night.

Before Zhang Herong's troops could run far, most of them were killed and injured by repeated volleys of flintlocks, and the survivors hurriedly knelt down and begged for surrender.

But who cares about taking the prisoners in the dark, all the battalions ordered to continue firing salvos, and when the main force of the Dragon Guard infantry passed by, there were basically no survivors on the battlefield.

Then the dragoons also covered the artillery and hurried past the infantry. All the cannons were twice as dragged by the horses. Although the speed could not keep up with the cavalry, it was much faster than the infantry.

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Zheng Chenggong was very disturbed, more than 30 people accompanying him were all in his tent at this time, all had prepared weapons and equipment, and were waiting for his order.

According to the plan in advance, they should take advantage of the night to kill the Qing army guarding the pass, open the gate of the pass, and then raise fire as a sign.Liu Guoxuan, who was waiting a few miles away, would lead his troops into Xianxia Pass.

But tonight, thousands of captive troops left the pass, and he had already learned from Murima that these people were going to attack and kill a group of rebels before the pass.

But when the two armies were at war, how did King Chen cross the battlefield to Xianxia Pass?Zheng Chenggong rubbed his temples vigorously. If he activates it at this time, in case Liu Guoxuan does not arrive, it will be a disaster!But you can't just wait like this. If you miss tonight, you will have to attack by force if you want to pass the level in the future.

While he was hesitating, he heard a noise outside.He ordered everyone to sit still and not move, and only took two guards with him and went out of the tent.

Xianxia Pass was a bit chaotic, and there were captive soldiers running back and forth from time to time.When Zheng Chenggong went to the top of the city, he saw Murima standing not far away with more than ten soldiers, looking down the gate.

He thought for a while, walked forward a few steps, cupped his fists and said, "My lord, but something happened?"

"Why are you here?" Murima frowned, but remembering the relationship between Zheng Chenggong and Durde, she gestured to the distance again, "Just now the soldiers came to report that there is a group of people coming to the pass, but they don't know Friend or foe."

Zheng Chenggong hurriedly followed what he expected, only to see that about two miles away, there were indeed more than a dozen light spots of torches approaching.

His heart skipped a beat, could it be someone from King Chen?Immediately, he felt that something was wrong, if His Highness was going to attack by force, he would not only send a dozen or so cavalry, but if he was going to steal secretly, he shouldn't be so ostentatious.

Not long after, the team of people rushed to the pass.Before Murima sent someone to ask, one of them shouted loudly: "Quick switch, I'm Tong Peng!"

Murima recognized his voice, felt something was wrong in her heart, and hurriedly asked him loudly: "Why did Tong Canling come back by himself?"

"I was ambushed by the Ming army." Tong Peng looked back and said anxiously, "Damn it, let me enter first! The pursuers are only five or six miles away from me!"

Chasing soldiers?Could it be King Chen?Zheng Chenggong squinted his eyes slightly when he heard the words, and immediately clasped his fists at Murima and said: "Since the pursuers are approaching, I will help you guard the gate!"

(End of this chapter)