In the information that Hong Chengchou told them, it was mentioned that the Ming army had a Xiyi gunboat with a very sharp artillery, but the three of them actually didn't think so.What kind of gunboat, it is quite sharp, the three of them have not seen it with their own eyes, they all thought it was a larger lucky ship, and they couldn't imagine what the Ming gunboat looked like.This is like the Qing government in the early days of the Opium War, and it is completely unimaginable that the Yingyi are so powerful, if there is a big empire, there is no way to get 20,000 Yingyi.At this time, on the Zhenyuan, the sailors of the Ming army opened the gun window and retreated the loaded heavy guns, and the muzzle of the black hole stretched out of the ship's side.Seeing that row of artillery aimed at him, Tian Xiong and Ma Degong couldn't help but shudder, "What are they going to do?"
”Yang Chengzu's face was gloomy, "Li Chengdong didn't attack, he should want to bombard us with artillery!"
”Tian Xiong raised his eyebrows, "Can the artillery of the Ming army hit so far?"
”As if to dispel Tian Xiong's doubts, there was a sudden "boom" on the gunboat, a cloud of white smoke was raised, and a cannonball pierced the sky, jumped directly over the heads of the Qing army, fell into the canal, and splashed a column of water.The cannonballs splashed the river into the sky, and then fell like a torrential rain, instantly drenching the cotton armor of the Qing troops near the river beach.The place where the Qing army was deployed was actually still some distance away from the Yangtze River, and ordinary artillery could not attack them, but on the Zhenyuan, there were not only eighteen-pound Hongyi cannons, but also twenty-four-pound heavy artillery.The guns on the gunboats could not only hit them, but even go farther.The Qing army, which was waiting for the battle, suddenly made a commotion, Tian Xiong, Ma Degong and others were stunned, and looked at the gunboats of the Ming army in Jiangshan, with a look of fear in their eyes.At this time, on the gunboat, a shot missed, and the sailors on the gunboat immediately adjusted the gun position, adjusted the angle from the new, and then quickly opened fire."
Boom Boom~" A series of loud noises came, and a cloud of white smoke rose from the side side of the ship in turn, only to see those huge cannons sticking out of the cannon window, the cannon body shook, and then retreated into the cannon window, and the ship and the river surface shook with it, and the scene was extremely shocking.Before the three Qing generals could react, one after another artillery shells roared, and more than ten catties of shells directly smashed through the Qing army.The cannonballs fired by the giant cannon were extremely powerful, and an iron bullet tore apart a bird in front of him, and then broke out from the chest of the soldiers behind, with blood mist and stumps and broken limbs, all the Qing troops on the entire front were knocked down, like ploughing the ground, turning out a blood-red straight line, and then rolling into the river.Tian Xiong and others were stunned, the Qing army's front was too dense, and the Ming army smashed it with one shot, and the Qing army standing in a straight line was directly killed and disabled.Who the fuck can stand this.If the Ming army had been bombarding, the Qing army would not have become a target.Tian Xiong, Ma Degong, and Yang Chengzu are all battle-hardened generals, and when they saw the current situation, they immediately knew that they couldn't stand.Taking advantage of the heavy artillery bombardment of the Ming army, Tian Xiong said angrily: "What should I do?
”Yang Chengzu said, "Now either withdraw to Zhenjiang first, rely on the city, and wait for Lord Zhongtang to arrive."
Either the army went south and left the range of attack of the Ming gunboats.Either they rushed straight up and strangled together, and the gunboats could not bombard. ”Ma Degong said: "If they withdraw to Zhenjiang, the Ming army can only get close to the canal, and they will cut off the canal as soon as they put a cannon."
Moreover, we fought with our backs, we didn't prepare a ship, and we couldn't withdraw for a while, the two armies were so close, as soon as we retreated, Li Chengdong would definitely cover up.As for retreating southward, it is the same, as soon as the army moves, Li Chengdong will definitely take the opportunity to attack.I think the only way to spell it is directly!
”The Ming army bombarded the Qing army with heavy artillery on gunboats, and the Qing army had only two options: retreat and take the initiative to attack.Retreat, to be covered by the Ming army, the third brother is not without the strength of the first battle, and still occupies an advantage, so naturally he will not do it, so he can only take the initiative to attack.It's a fucking bad idea.Tian Xiong and Yang Chengzu turned their heads and glanced at the large number of soldiers and horses behind them.Tian Xiong said: "There are many of us, rush forward and strangle together, the Ming army's artillery is powerful, it's useless!"
I'm afraid that he is a bird, and today I have to destroy Li Chengdong and Zhao Tiebang!
”Yang Chengzu said: "Then don't talk nonsense, when the Ming army's artillery is loaded, you will be beaten again!"
”On the gunboat, the heavy artillery of the Ming army, although it caused a lot of damage to the Qing army, a cannon passed, eroding for several miles, but the Hongyi cannon was not a field artillery after all, but a fortress cannon and siege artillery, and the time to reload a shot was too long, and it was fast enough for the enemy to rush to the front.If the artillery of the Ming army was not on the ship, but on land, the Qing army would definitely directly attack the artillery array, but now they can only choose to attack the Ming army's infantry and let the gunboats throw into the mouse.After the three of them decided, they no longer hesitated, and Tian Xiong immediately ordered, "Sword and shield forward, rush!"
”Lifting their shields to their chests in unison, thousands of shield soldiers crossed the gap between the musketeers and the bows and arrows, and marched forward, followed by the spearmen, and finally the musketeers and archers.The Qing army quickly changed from a defensive formation to an offensive formation, the sword and shield soldiers lined up into a wall, like a wall, the spearmen followed, bows and arrows, birds and guns followed, and the 15,000 Qing troops suddenly took neat steps to press the Ming army line.Li Chengdong originally planned to wait for a few more rounds of red-coated artillery bombardment to destroy the Qing army's formation, and then launch an attack to crush the Qing army in one fell swoop, but he didn't want the Qing army to be so decisive.Li Chengdong immediately waved his hand and shouted, "Order!"
Once the enemy enters the firing range, the Franc shoots first!
Birds, bows and arrows are secondary.The enemy approached the formation, twenty steps, the infantry attacked, the head attacked, the whole army charged, and drove the Qing army into the canal!
”When the herald heard this, he immediately rode his war horse and galloped back and forth in front of the battle, loudly transmitting the orders of the commander.At this time, the sword and shield bearers in the front row of the Qing army, while advancing, rhythmically beat the shield with their war knives, making a sonorous sound, they stepped on neat steps, banged on the shield, and roared the trumpet in their mouths, and the sound was quite huge.When the Qing army was one mile away from the Ming army's line, the loaded Hongyi cannon opened fire again, smashing the Qing army through, and then, for the Ming army's front of the Francophone roared, and the battlefield was immediately filled with gunsmoke.The advancing Qing army front, under the bombardment of artillery, there were many gaps, and there were constantly Qing soldiers and soldiers, who were hit and flew upside down, and the army formation walked by, and the ground was full of corpses, as well as wailing figures.However, the Qing soldiers were unmoved and continued to move forward.At this time, the Qing army advanced to a hundred paces, and Tian Xiong suddenly roared loudly, "Raise your shield!"
”For a time, the first row of the sword and shield bearers lifted the rattan cards, ready to cover the projectiles, and the back rows held the shields diagonally high to block the rain of arrows thrown from overhead.Almost at the moment when Tian Xiong gave the order, Li Chengdong waved his hand and ordered, "Release!"
”"Bang bang bang bang~" The Ming army bird gunners immediately opened fire in unison, and at the same time, the archers behind the fire gunners set up arrows one after another, and the arrows pointed obliquely at the sky, pulled the bowstring, and then in a string sound, a black arrow rain rose.The Qing sergeant held the shield, the projectile hit the spark on it, the arrow falling from the top of the head, shot on the shield and made a "dodo" sound, the Qing sergeant beside him, from time to time there was a scream, the comrade who was closely following the side, suddenly disappeared, but the Qing army did not have time to see, they must rush to the front of the Ming army as soon as possible."
Kill!"
At fifty paces, the fire gun can already penetrate the armor, and at thirty paces, the bow and arrow can also break through the armor, and if it continues to advance slowly, it will greatly increase the casualties, and Tian Xiong, Ma Degong and others, who have been in battle for a long time, roared almost at the same time."
Impact!"
The Qing soldiers shouted in unison and struggled to attack the Ming army."
Bang bang bang~" A row of guns sounded, and the Qing army, which had just raised the speed, poured a large piece, and as the distance narrowed, the power of the guns increased.One by one, the Qing soldiers fell, but they did not look at them, did not stop a step, and continued to charge forward, rushing within thirty paces in the blink of an eye, and were about to crash into the unsuspecting Ming guns and archers.Seeing this, Tian Xiong and the others showed excitement on their faces and prepared to start the slaughter.At this moment, Zhao Ming, who had long been unable to hold it back, suddenly raised his mace and let out a loud roar: "Rush with me!"
”The infantry of the Ming army, which had long been ready to attack, suddenly roared and rushed away from the main formation after receiving the order, passed the gunners and archers in the front, and collided with the Qing soldiers.
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