Han ride

Chapter 53 The Chaotic Battlefield ([-])

"These cannons are good, but it's a pity that Jiannu misplaced them." Li Xin swept the official road and finally shook his head.

"Was it in the wrong place?" Everyone was stunned.

"The artillery needs protection. It is best to use cavalry for protection, or put it in the camp, which can also block the cavalry. These guys are surrounded by cavalry now, but once Dorgon's army attacks, these artillery will be in front of them again." There is no protection either. Look, Yuetuo and the others, if they want to rescue these artillerymen, they must reopen the gate, pass through the road in front of the camp and attack the incoming enemy. In this way, the speed of the attack will be It will slow down, if I have a powerful heavy infantry that can block that road, let's see how he can get out, the artillery that has lost the protection of the cavalry can be wiped out with a wave of hand." Li Xin waved Said with the whip in his hand.

"What does the lord mean, that we will attack the artillery after Dorgon attacks?" Jutu's eyes lit up.

"That's the truth, but it still needs to be calculated properly." Li Xin thought for a while, glanced at the crowd behind, and asked He Bin, "My dear brother, do you know that Shi Dayong?"

"We met once in Jinzhou." He Bin thought for a while and said.

"Go and meet him and tell him what's going on here, hehe, if you want to survive, you have to cooperate." Li Xin's voice was calm, but He Bin shuddered. Li Xin's words were very clear , obedient can survive, otherwise, he doesn't care about Shi Dayong's survival.Immediately turned the horse's head around and went to look for Shi Dayong without mentioning it.

"My lord, I don't think Shi Dayong will cooperate willingly." Jutu said with his triangular eyes flashing.

"Hmph, we are Yeluzi, and he is a regular army, so naturally we won't cooperate willingly." Li Xin also nodded.This is the reason for occupying righteousness.

"Look, my lord, Dorgon's army is dispatched." Gao Meng pointed down the mountain and said.Sure enough, I saw Dorgon waving the flag in his hand, and saw thousands of cavalry slowly pressing forward.And in their distance, a group of people could be seen slowly approaching, densely packed in darkness.Only the "Ming" banner at the head was fluttering in the wind, and it was faintly visible that the head was a strong man, holding a big knife in his hand, like a demon god.It must be Shi Dayong.

"He's really a strong general." Li Xin nodded, and quickly shook his head again. Such a strong general cannot be reused, and he can only lead 2000 people to die.Perhaps this is the tragedy of the fierce generals of this era!Maybe Shi Dayong also understood this truth, but he still came.

"My lord, Dorgon has launched a charge." Gao Meng pointed down the mountain and said.

"Then we have to prepare." Li Xin sighed, and said: "Let the brothers prepare torches, and throw the torches over as they charge. Even if they can't extinguish their red cannons, they can still scare them." Li Xin also experienced it. Passing the red cannon on Jinzhou City, the shells at this time are not the warheads used in later generations.There is no denying that the red cannon is well-cast and powerful.Compared with traditional Chinese firearms, from the "modulus" followed by the casting of Hongyi cannon, the "cannon table" when it is cast, the equipment of auxiliary facilities, the diversification of shells, and the distance of the range (the range can reach 2-4 kilometers) It can be seen from the high intensity of the explosive force, its power is really amazing.But its limitations are not small, such as being good at siege, but clumsy in field combat, let alone defending the city.The rate of loading and launching is not high.Moreover, the artillery body is heavy and cannot quickly transfer positions. Therefore, in field battles, most of them can only bombard at fixed points before the start of the battle. When the opponent's situation reverses, they often cannot respond flexibly.For example, Li Xin dared to sneak attack on the opponent's artillery position after the opponent started the battle, because of the performance of the red cannon.

For a cannon like this, after the shells are fired, the barrel must be cleaned, and then gunpowder, oxidizers, shells, etc. must be loaded, and then calibrated. However, not only is the efficiency low, but more importantly, the speed is not good. No matter which link it is, it takes a lot of time, and the cavalry has a certain speed of attack. Therefore, it is enough for the cavalry to come to the front during such a long time for loading gunpowder.

Although the Qing Dynasty has Tong Yangxing, a traitor, to help them manufacture red-clothed cannons and other firearms, and the number is gradually approaching the number of firearms in Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty, it is a pity that the limitations of artillery at this time determine that on the battlefield However, it is not firearms that dominate the outcome of wars.Of course, except in siege warfare.

Li Xin also took a fancy to this point, so he dared to seize food from these red cannons after Dorgon's attack.In Jiannu's mind, the role of the red-clothed cannon has been exaggerated a lot, because after all, the red-clothed cannon had killed the young lady Hachi.But Li Xin was different. He deeply understood the weakness of the red-clothed cannon in front of him, so he commanded his elite soldiers to rush towards the red-clothed cannon without hesitation.

And in the distance, a strong man with a ferocious complexion held a long knife in his forehand, and looked into the distance with a cold light in his eyes. This man was Songshan's guard Shi Dayong.Beside him, two thousand elite soldiers held their spears and remained motionless, as if the Jiannu killed from afar were like chickens and dogs.But He Bin showed a trace of worry on his face.

"Young General He, are you sure that Li Xin will come out?" Shi Dayong said softly while clenching the steel knife.

"That's natural, Brother Li won't lie to me." He Bin said without thinking.

"It's not that I, Lao Shi, don't believe in this person, it's just that destroying Jiannu's red-clothed cannon is not an easy task. Between the two armies, Dorgon himself is very difficult to deal with, and in the camp behind him, Yue Tuo and Azig are both battle-hardened men, Li Xin's move is a tiger's mouth!" Although Shi Dayong showed a trace of worry on his face, he did not have any fear, he led the army here, I never thought that I would be able to go back alive.

"Okay, since that's the case, I, Old Shi, will take a gamble with the Major General." Shi Dayong laughed loudly, and said, "Then Li Xin has only a few hundred people who are not afraid of death. I, Shi Dayong, have two thousand soldiers from Changping around me. Still afraid of dying? Brothers, raise your weapons and kill Jiannu. Attack."

"Kill Jiannu." The two thousand soldiers held their spears in both hands and strode forward. As they walked, they shouted "killing" in their mouths, their momentum was like a rainbow, and there was no fear on their faces.The murderous aura permeated the entire position, and a chill filled the world. Two thousand soldiers were walking in neat steps, holding up their spears, and the spears were shining coldly. Only at this time did He Bin realize that this group of infantry was different from the other soldiers. Unlike the infantry, the spears in their hands were several feet long, far longer than regular spears.

"General, this spear?" He Bin asked in surprise.

"Haha, did you see that too?" Shi Dayong said triumphantly, "These spears are all specially made, the so-called one inch long and one inch strong. Although Jiannu has cavalry, they are extremely fast, and they are born to be the nemesis of our infantry. Although the infantry cannot keep up with the opponent in terms of speed, but if they can kill the opponent before the opponent rushes up, in this way, they will not be afraid of their cavalry."

"Attack." Shi Dayong didn't dare to be negligent, he waved the long knife in his hand, and saw the spears in the hands of two thousand soldiers pointing slantingly, pointing directly at the sky, killing forward step by step, the huge army formed a hedgehog at this moment Same.

"The Ming army actually took the initiative to attack?" Dorgon was very surprised. He looked at the soldiers of the Ming army who were slowly approaching in the distance, with a gloomy look on his face. He is also a person who has experienced the battlefield, and he can see the mystery of this battle formation at once. I am afraid that if his cavalry still attacks the opponent, the opponent's spear and spear will stab him to death.

"Brother Fourteen, what should we do now?" Duoduo also saw clearly.

"Hmph, infantry is infantry, and they will never be able to compare with cavalry in terms of speed." Dorgon rolled his eyes, shook his head quickly, and said disdainfully: "No matter how sharp their spears are, they can't compare with our cavalry. "Dorgon said without thinking, his eyes were dark and he glanced around.The flaws in the gun array were quickly found.

"Duo Duo, you lead a team of cavalry, and I will lead a team of cavalry to kill from the right." Without thinking, Dorgon pointed to the horsewhip and said to the infantry on the opposite side: "Their infantry is certainly very strong. The spears are also very sharp, but their sharpness is in the front. If we charge in the front, we will definitely lose a lot, so we can only charge from the side, and pass the order to Yuetuo and Azig, let them fight in red clothes. The cannon covers the official road, so that Shi Dayong will be afraid of the artillery in front, and at this time, we charge from the two wings, no matter how powerful the opponent is, they can only retreat all the way, we will follow behind them to kill , they will definitely be able to kill them alone." In fact, Shi Dayong's phalanx is similar to the ancient Macedonian phalanx, that is, he made himself like a hedgehog, but the weakness of this phalanx is the left and right wings. It is extremely rare for Dorgon to quickly discover the weakness of this phalanx.

"Yes." Duo Duo quickly passed the order to the slaves behind him without mentioning it, and led a group of cavalry to kill from the left, while Dorgon led a group of cavalry to kill from the right.

"Not good, Brother Shi, quickly change formation." He Bin also found out that Dorgon had changed formation, and hurriedly said to Shi Dayong.

"Don't worry." Shi Dayong saw it clearly, and there was a trace of dignity on his face. There was a flaw in his own battle formation. Although he always wanted to make up for it, it was a pity that he didn't have that at all. Here's the chance.

"The brigade is divided into two parts to deal with the cavalry." Shi Dayong had no choice but to send an order to the soldiers around him, and saw that with the order, the brigade cavalry was divided into two parts in an instant, one on the left and one on the right, also holding long spears, Face the enemy.

"Boom! Boom!" At this time, bursts of roars came, and dozens of rays of light appeared in the air, killing Shi Dayong and the others immediately.

"No, it's the cannon in red." Shi Dayong's complexion changed, he became extremely pale, and he stared at the sky firmly.

"Ah!" Before Shi Dayong ordered the soldiers under his command to dodge, he heard a burst of screams, and saw that nearly a hundred soldiers standing in front turned into flying ash in an instant, and big pits appeared in front of him. Blood was dripping from the pit, stumps and broken arms were scattered all over the ground, and there were waves of wailing.

Shi Dayong hadn't reacted from the pain yet, he just felt the ground tremble, and saw countless soldiers in white armor charging towards him.

"Giant shield." Shi Dayong seemed to have thought of something, and hurriedly shouted.

As soon as the voice fell, the soldiers in front raised their round shields one after another, and formed a huge guard square with the round shields, which was used to protect the enemy's cavalry and shooting.Sure enough, in an instant, bursts of screams were heard on the ground, and the sky was completely covered by bows and arrows.In the Macedonian phalanx, although it was protected by shields, there were still people who were shot by bows and arrows and howled endlessly.Shi Dayong, who was riding on the horse, had a gloomy expression, his heart seemed to be bleeding. Although he was ready to die on the battlefield, the soldiers who came to the rescue were all carefully selected, and they were all people without family burdens, but at this moment Seeing these sons and daughters being shot to death and wounded like this, he felt very uncomfortable.

(End of this chapter)