On the wide field near Gaozi, the crowd of people composed of the Han army's phalanx, under the guidance of the military flags of each battalion, braved the artillery fire of the Ming army, and approached the Ming army line.A small number of Zheng Chenggong's artillery pieces, lined up, bombarded the Han army, and the shells splashed mud pillars on the way forward, smashing the Han army to the ground.At this time, black smoke was rising from the crater, and the corpses of the Han army were killed everywhere on the ground, but the Han army was firmly pressed to the Ming army line in the sound of drums and trumpets.Looking at the undisturbed Han army advancing slowly, the front row of soldiers on the Ming army front, there was a trace of nervousness on their faces, the pikemen clenched the barrel of the gun, and the musketeer's palms were sweaty.At this time, Zhao Ming waved his hand, and dozens of cavalry rushed out of the Han army's formation, with more than ten people per share, left the large formation, came between the two formations, two miles away from the Ming army, and began to attack the Ming army line with rockets.The "whooshing" rocket roared towards the Ming army, causing the already nervous Ming soldiers to appear in a commotion.Under the banner of Daxu, Zheng Chenggong stood by the knife, his hand clenched the hilt, his brows furrowed, looking at the Han army pressing up, feeling the huge pressure.Seeing this, Zhu Yujian on the side looked panicked, "Success, can you hold it?"
”Zheng Chenggong shook his head, "The rebels' firearms are sharp, and soon the artillery will counterattack."
When it advances to the front of the formation, with the Han army's tactics, it will be a fierce artillery bombardment, forcing our army to attack, or the platoon of guns will be pressed, and the army will be defeated with a round of volleys!
”Zhu Yujian frowned, "How is that good?"
”Zheng Chenggong encouraged with his cheeks: "There are tens of thousands of muskets on the opposite side, if the rebels do not take the initiative to attack, if our army wants to win, we can only break the rebel gun array." ”Zheng Chenggong put the elite on the southern front, but he was not prepared to give up the northern line easily."
The range of a musket is up to two hundred paces, and the range of a bow and arrow is only a hundred!
If you want to win, you can only let the sword and shield men rush forward, and the archers follow, and when they encounter musket fire, even if the casualties are large, they can't stop the charge!
”Zheng Chenggong's expression was a little unbearable, "This will kill a lot of people, but as long as you protect the archers and get close to the enemy formation, you can fire arrows in unison and disrupt the rebel gun formation."
The rebel musketeers, most of whom were uniforms, and a small number wore cloth armor, and a salvo of bows and arrows was sure to kill them.The rest of the hand-to-hand combat, it depends on who is more ruthless!
”While speaking, the Han army's large array had reached two miles in front of the Ming army's formation, and the field in front of the formation was covered by a black figure.At this time, Zhao Ming suddenly waved his hand, and the twenty phalanxes in front of him stopped all over, and the army immediately changed from marching to a battle formation.Twenty battalions, nearly 60,000 troops, all of them were the elite of the Han army, standing quietly in the wilderness, there was silence in the west wind, only the sound of hunting in the wind and the banner.In the Ming army's formation, Zheng Chenggong's face sank, although he knew that the Han army would use the advantage of firearms to force him to change from defense to offense, but when he saw the Han army stop, the muscles of his cheeks still twitched slightly.At this time, under the banner of the Han army, the flag waved, and the cavalry with the flag on their backs galloped out and rushed into the front to convey the military order.The artillery battalion of the Han army immediately raised the flag, and the artillery dragged by the war horse was pulled to the two wings of each formation, and the artillery team quickly set up the artillery.In the Ming army formation opposite, there was a commotion, and the soldiers looked left and right in panic, but saw that their comrades were nervously clenching their weapons, and their Adam's apple was squirming and swallowing saliva."
Boom, boom!"
The Han army's field bronze artillery was arranged quickly, and the artillery position suddenly burst into a deafening sound of artillery, raising clouds of white smoke.As soon as the artillery mounts retreated, nearly 200 shells rushed out with a roar and smashed into the Ming line on the opposite side."
Ah~" In the Ming army's formation, there were screams in an instant, and the Ming army, which was extremely nervous, only felt that a strong wind was blowing, and the comrades around them immediately flew upside down, or were torn to pieces by shells.Under a round of shelling, the Ming army's front was punched out of several gaps, and the ground was full of stumps and broken legs, and wails were everywhere.Seeing this, Zheng Chenggong immediately pulled out his sword and roared loudly: "Kill!"
”The number of artillery of the Ming army was far less than that of the Han army, and the rate of fire of the red-coated artillery was too slow, and it was not suitable for field battles.In order to avoid the collapse of the front under the shelling, Zheng Chenggong had to use a close-quarters fighting strategy.At the sound of an order, more than 60,000 Ming troops suddenly let out an earth-shattering roar, and the soldiers in front of the formation, holding swords and shields, were the first to charge forward.The Ming soldiers jumped over the trenches dug in advance, removed the horses and antlers, shielded the vital points with shields, and charged forward with their swords.Behind them, there were Ming archers with bows and arrows, running forward.These two waves of soldiers and horses, for the first wave, about 30,000 people, charged without caring about the formation, all over the mountains and fields to pounce on the Han army.After the first wave, the Ming army at the second wave, under the command of Zheng Chenggong, was 100 steps away from the first wave, formed a tight formation, and followed behind.Under the banner of the Han Army, Zhao Ming collected the clairvoyant mirror, looked at the Ming army charging in the wilderness, and waved his hand again with a sneer.The Chinese army ordered the flag to wave, and about 20,000 musketeers marched forward in unison, quickly standing in three columns in front of the artillery team.At the same time, 10,000 heavy infantry troops armed with swords and spears advanced twenty paces behind the three musketeers."
Put!"
In the Han army's musket array, the general Ruan Mei waved the order flag and roared loudly."
Bang bang bang" The first column of musketeers of the Han army pulled the trigger in unison, and countless white smoke burst out on the front line in an instant, dense gun flames sprayed, and the sound of the salvo was deafening.Among the enemy troops who were charging in the field, there was a sudden scream, and soldiers continued to fall to the ground.As soon as the gunfire dispersed, the Ming sergeant hurriedly raised his shield, and at this moment, another round of muskets fired.The projectiles hit the shield and the iron pot, sparks splashed everywhere, and the Ming soldiers did not retreat but advanced, rushing forward like crazy.Zheng Chenggong knew that the Han army's firearms were powerful, so he had prepared in advance, and the Ming soldiers covered their shields with layers of armor, and some took the confiscated iron pots, and nailed wet quilts to the wooden plates, wanting to resist the Han army's muskets, but even so, falling to the ground still abounded.Another round of "bang bang bang" salvo arrived, and as the distance was pulled, there seemed to be an insurmountable barrier between the Ming and Han armies.The Ming army that rushed to the front, the body trembled, kept pounced to death, and the corpses were within a distance of fifteen to thirty steps from the Han army's front, layer upon layer, covering the earth.In the Ming army, Zhu Yujian had never seen such a tragic battle, and he couldn't help but be frightened, "The front battle is almost over!"
”Zheng Chenggong's hands holding the clairvoyant mirror trembled slightly, and he couldn't help shouting in his heart, "Archer, shoot quickly!"
”The swords and shields of the front army were killed in pieces, and when they rushed to a distance of fifteen paces from the Han army, their shields and iron pots were shattered by muskets and cannons, and the casualties were extremely heavy.At this time, the archers who followed behind the sword and shield finally rushed to within a hundred paces.More than 10,000 archers suddenly ran while stretching their bows and arrows, pointing their arrows diagonally at the sky, and releasing their bowstrings in unison.In an instant, from behind the Ming saber and shield hand, a field of flying locusts and nearly 10,000 arrows rose up, making the sky dark, shooting towards the Han army like a torrential rain.The musketeers of the three columns of Han army immediately suffered casualties, and the soldiers were hit by arrows one after another, and the salvo formation was chaotic.The Ming saber and shield hand, who had been suppressed, seized the opportunity, held the shield, and rushed forward."
Kill!"
Seeing this, Ruan Mei, the general of the Han army, hurriedly roared.The Han army musketeers threw a round of grenades, exploded in all directions, and before the smoke of gunpowder dissipated, they held up the muskets with bayonets and met the Ming swords and shields.At this time, in the middle of the Chinese army, Zhao Ming waved his hand again, and the 10,000 elite soldiers of the Han army lined up behind the musketeers, wielding swords and spears, pressed forward.In an instant, the two armies collided, and the sky was dark, and the sun and moon were gone.()