Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 210 The first battle between the New Army and the Eight Banners Army ([-])
Under the cover of the shield soldiers, several new army soldiers raised their submachine guns and fired at the fiercely charging Qing army.

Amidst the screams, the Qing soldiers turned over and fell off their horses one by one. Some of them were still struggling on the ground, but they were trampled into flesh by their panicked horses.

A few "swish, swish" grenades were thrown into the attacking camp of the Qing army, and there was a burst of bang bang bang bang, which knocked people upside down for a while, and some war horses were even overturned on the spot.

"Kill..." Under the personal command of a battalion commander, the soldiers of the new army took advantage of this momentum and gathered their courage to launch a fierce counterattack.

"Pu Chi Chi Chi..."

The soldiers of the Qing army who fell to the ground, survived their wounds and were still struggling, were pierced through their bodies by spears one by one.

"Bang bang bang..." The soldiers equipped with MP38 also fired again and again, taking the opportunity to shoot down the Qing troops one by one.

The pikemen, archers, and musketeers also looked for opportunities to fight back, and finally suppressed the fierce offensive of the Qing army.

However, the Qing army in the rear immediately avoided this area, detoured from left to right, and continued to attack in this direction.

"Swish, whoosh..." The Qing army's counterattack arrows shot at the new army frantically, and some soldiers of the new army who were unable to react in time were shot down.

Even those soldiers of the new army who were equipped with German-style weapons hiding behind the shields would be taken care of by the Qing army if they showed their flaws inadvertently.

Because the Qing army also knew that the new army equipped with magic soldiers was the biggest threat to them. If it weren't for these new army soldiers, the new army would have been defeated by them long ago.

As the battle has continued to the present, the losses of the new army soldiers equipped with German weapons have also been very large.

After all, a battalion of 500 people only has a platoon of more than [-] people equipped with German-style individual weapons.

The new army that Huang Hairu brought out of the city had a total of only about 500 people, and these new troops equipped with German weapons were only about [-] people.

To make matters worse, ammunition was being depleted at such a rapid rate that the machine guns had misfired because they had run out of bullets.

"Platoon leader, the submachine gun is out of bullets."

"I've run out of mine too..."

"The rifle is almost out of cartridges, too."

"Only two grenades left..."

The new army of a German weapon platoon reported to their platoon leader one after another. Although it is said to be a platoon, the remaining troops are less than half of the platoon, which shows the brutality of this battle.

The platoon leader's eyes were splitting, and he roared: "After the fight, I will fight with the bayonet together. How can my new army be scared away by the tartars..."

The battlefield is always in a hurry. Although Huang Hairu's face is calm, his heart is fluctuating. He asked the people next to him again: "How long will it take for the reinforcements to arrive?"

"Maybe, it will take half an hour."

"Half an hour." Huang Hairu muttered to himself, staring blankly at the tragic battle scene around him.

Immediately, he gritted his teeth and shouted, "Call Xu Yong over."

"Yes……"

Not long after, Xu Yong came to Huang Hairu under the cover of his personal guards, and immediately saluted: "The last general has seen General Huang."

Huang Hairu immediately said: "General Xu doesn't need to be too polite. The Qing army is numerous and powerful, and the attack is fierce, but as long as we can hold on for three minutes, reinforcements will arrive."

"The reinforcements carry powerful magic soldiers. Once the reinforcements arrive, the Qing army will be invincible."

"The troops I brought out this time are not enough, and I still need to rely on General Xu and the soldiers. As long as we can defeat Duoduo today, the Qing army will have nothing to worry about. This will be a great achievement."

Xu Yong straightened his expression, and quickly responded: "The last general takes orders, and the last general will go all out."

Huang Hairu nodded seriously, and then Xu Yong took the order and left.

Not long after, Xu Yong only left a small part as a reserve team, and put all the other troops into the various lines, personally supervising the battle.

Because he himself knows that he has to make a choice, whether to go all out with the new army and fight for a bright future for himself, or to sink and leave the new army and flee in embarrassment.

In the end, he chose the former, because from the battle just now, he was still more optimistic about the new army.

Although there is some gap between the individual ability of the new army and the Qing army in close combat, the new army has powerful weapons.

Moreover, only the [-] new troops led by Huang Hairu were supporting the Yangzhou government this time, and the main force led by Tang Ning had not yet arrived.

You know, Tang Ning now has hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands. There are enough soldiers and magic soldiers. How can the Qing army with a meager background fight against Tang Ning?
If it was before meeting the new army, he, Xu Yong, might have joined the Qing army and would have devoted his life to the Qing army, but now, until the last step, he would not make such a choice.

"Resist the attack of the Tartars for me, our reinforcements will arrive soon."

"Cowards are not qualified to join the new army, now is the best time to prove yourself..."

"Those who retreat, cut..."

The series of death orders issued by Xu Yong really had some good effects, and seeing that the new army was also fighting desperately, these mobs who were not optimistic at first also showed some potential.

A raging soldier, and a raging nest.

In the official history, the generals of Zuo Liangyu's department did not achieve much when they served in the Ming Dynasty, but after Zuo Menggeng defected to the Qing Dynasty, they produced several generals with great military exploits, and eventually became a member of the party.

There are still a few people who were even loyal to the Qing Dynasty until they died in battle, which is really embarrassing.

But this also shows that these people are not greedy for life and afraid of death.

Among them, not only Zuo Liangyu's people, but also Monk Kong Youde, the second of the three kings, was unwaveringly loyal to the Qing court, and in the end both died for their loyalty to the Qing court.

After analyzing it, Tang Ning felt that one of the reasons might be related to the corruption of Ming Dynasty's military and government.

Because in the Ming Dynasty during the Chongzhen period, except for a very small number of people, from top to bottom, they were muddling along, selfish, and unwilling to make progress.

Even some people who want to do something, in this environment, are tempered by corruption and darkness and lose their vitality. They want to display their ambitions but are blocked everywhere, and they may take responsibility.

In the end, the Manchu Qing took advantage of this, as long as some people were given a small stage, they would be able to perform to their heart's content and do their best for the Qing Dynasty.

However, this is not the reason for them to surrender to the enemy and devour the Lord.

Because it is impossible for a true patriot to surrender to the enemy no matter what.

People like Xu Yong are naturally not patriotic, because in the official history, he followed Zuo Menggeng to join the enemy and made a lot of contributions to the Qing court.

But now he voted for the new army first, and the new army was from the same family as him. Moreover, he saw Tangning's strength and ambition, so he could display his ambition on the stage given by Tangning.

Under this premise, he is naturally willing to use his life.

However, the quality of Zuo Liangyu's troops is uneven, the gap between the two sides is here, and their training and equipment are far inferior to the new army, so the casualties increased sharply.

Some of those who were intimidated by the tragic casualties still couldn't help but leave their comrades and new troops behind and fled back in horror.

Xu Yong's eyes were cold, and without hesitation, he ordered to kill a group of fleeers.

Now the only way to fight to the death is to wait for the arrival of reinforcements to release them, and the only way to retreat is to die.

The Qing army was cavalry and had an advantage in strength. If they withdrew from this small slope, the terrain below would be more open, which would be conducive to the full deployment of the Qing army's cavalry.

It is impossible for two legs to run past a four-legged war horse. At that time, I am afraid that few people will be able to escape the massacre of the cavalry.

Xu Yong was dissatisfied with his will to fight, and Duoduo was also dissatisfied with the delay in winning the battle.

Because he knew that the longer the time dragged on, the more unfavorable it would be to his own side. After all, this place is not very far from the city of Yangzhou, and reinforcements from the new army may arrive at any time.

(End of this chapter)