The 6,000 cavalry of the Han army, under the cover of the naval guns on the river, broke through the Ming army's blockade and threatened Zheng Chenggong's flank.At this time, the 60,000 Ming troops in front, along with Zhu Yujian's guard of honor and Zheng Chenggong's Daxu, retreated westward.On the wilderness, the red tide retreated in the wilderness, like the sea receding, and the black figure of the Han army, chasing with weapons, countless black dots rushed into the red dots, constantly devouring the red figure.The battlefield was full of muskets and Han troops fleeing from the back of the Ming army.The trigger was pulled, and with a "bang" sound, a cloud of blood mist rose behind the Ming sergeant and fell to the ground.The Han musketeers immediately strode forward with bayonets and pursued the retreating Ming army.For a time, the Han army's 20 phalanxes crossed the trenches and horses set up by the Ming army, broke through the Ming army's high-posture defense line, and advanced in the direction of Nanjing.At this time, the Han King's Daxu moved forward, and Zhao Ming stood proudly on his horse and walked forward slowly."
Report!
King!
”At this time, a messenger galloped over and reported urgently: "Jin Shenghuan and Li Chengdong are coming to the flank of our army!"
”Zhao Ming's eyes narrowed, and he shouted in a deep voice: "This formation continues to pursue, don't pay attention!"
”Saying that, Zhao Ming said solemnly: "Order Tang Tong, order him to block the enemy army and protect the safety of this formation!"
”"Whoa!"
The cavalry saluted with their fists, and several cavalrymen with flags on their backs immediately galloped away.At this time, due to Zheng Chenggong's retreat, the Han army pursued, and the battlefield moved from the north of Maoshan to the northwest of Maoshan Mountain, approaching the line of Qixia Mountain and Zhongshan Mountain in the eastern suburbs of Nanjing.In this way, the flanks and rear formations of the Han army's main formation were laid out in front of Li Chengdong and Jin Shenghuan.The Ming army, which was pressed up from the direction of Maoshan, directly threatened the flank of the Han army's main formation, posing a huge threat to the Han army.The sound of "dong dong dong" marching drums sounded, and the elite of the Ming army assembled on the southern front advanced like a wall and poured down like a mudslide.The infantry of ten battalions of the southern line of the Han army marched to the north of Baohua Mountain and Tangshan Mountain.Tang Tong immediately waved his hand, and ten battalions of Han troops immediately stood still, like a long dragon and a big embankment, blocking the Ming army from the south and guarding the flank of the formation.The 30,000 Han troops, in double columns, were placed between the two mountains, and the front line stretched for several miles.At this time, the cavalry with the flag on their backs galloped past the battalions, and while moving their horses, they hurriedly passed the military order, "Stop, turn to meet the enemy!"
”"All stopped!""
All of them, turn left!"
The officers of the battalions shouted one after another, and saw the Han soldiers marching westward, from west to east, stomping on the ground one after another, standing on the spot, and then turning in turn.In a matter of moments, the 30,000 Han troops faced southeast in unison, forming a horizontal formation with a frontal width of several miles."
Whole army!
Armed!
”There was a commotion in the queue, and the first to the defensive line, three columns of musketeers, at the same time with standard movements to hold the flintlock muskets with both hands, the bayonets pointed diagonally upward, and a jungle of bayonets shining with cold light suddenly grew on the Han army's front.At this time, Tang Tong rode under the banner, pulled out a clairvoyant mirror, and scanned the south, in the lens, the Ming soldiers pressed like a wall, and the front was also a jungle of bayonets that fluctuated with the pace."
Platoon gun fight!"
Tang Tong's expression was serious, and he waved his hand and shouted, "Open the artillery bombardment!"
”In the Han army's front, artillery was launched, and at the same time, the Han army, which occupied Baohua Mountain, also began to fire artillery.Jin Shenghuan led the army, saw the Han army front, and immediately waved his hand, "Recapture Baohua Mountain!"
Reinforcements to Tangshan!
”Nearly Wan Ming army shouted and broke away from their own camp and headed towards the two wings of the mountain.Li Chengdong saw the Han army musketeers standing with guns in layers, his face was gloomy, but he still shouted: "Press up!"
”Li Chengdong had a good relationship with Zhao Ming before, and took advantage of the opportunity of sending mercenaries to Liaodong to ask Zhao Ming for a large number of firearms.In addition, Li Chengdong also borrowed money from the Han State, owing hundreds of thousands of taels before and after, for him to squander and buy equipment.However, due to his low reputation due to the fact that he only borrowed and did not repay it, the Han Kingdom later stopped lending to him.If Li Chengdong defeats Zhao Ming this time, he won't have to pay back the money, but if he doesn't win, he won't pay it back.Because of fighting side by side with the Han army for a long time, Li Chengdong also made a flintlock team of nearly 10,000 people through various means, plus Zheng Chenggong and Jin Shenghuan's musketeers, about 30,000 people, lined up and pressed towards the Han army front.For a time, the bayonets in the front were undulating, the spears in the rear were like a forest, Li Chengdong drove his horse slowly, commanded the army to brave the artillery fire forward, and gradually approached the distance of 200 steps, the Han army's field copper artillery bombarded from time to time, and the iron bullets splashed up the soil near the Ming army's array, and several queues were pierced by cannonballs.A fast horse caught up with the Han King Daxu Banner and said loudly to Zhao Ming: "King Yu, Tangshan has not been captured, General Li Qichen has been killed, and Zhou Bin, the commander of the Jianrui battalion, is gathering men and horses!"
”The corners of Zhao Ming's mouth twitched, but how could there be immortals on the battlefield, a Tangshan was not snatched down, although it would make the southern front more dangerous, but the formation pursued Zheng Chenggong, and he had already jumped over the high posture line, and there was no turning back when he opened the bow, and the army could only move forward."
King!
Look!
”At this time, Wang Shuang, the guard next to him, exclaimed.Zhao Ming looked up, only to see a crowd suddenly appear in front of the fleeing Ming Array.Zhao Ming hurriedly took out the clairvoyant mirror, only to see the spears and dogs of the forest intertwined, the flags in the sky were spreading, and at least fifty or sixty thousand Ming army soldiers were waiting in the line of Qixia Mountain and Zhongshan Mountain, and they had been waiting for a long time.The clairvoyant mirror moved sideways along the front line, and finally landed on a large banner in the middle."
It's a high achievement!"
Zhao Ming's expression was serious, and the Han army met the second line of defense of the Ming army.The Ming army that attacked Nanjing transferred tens of thousands of elites to reinforce Zheng Chenggong, making the Ming army participating in the war more than 200,000 troops.Zheng Chenggong and Zhu Yujian led the men and horses around the formation, preparing to gather the troops and horses behind Gao Yigong and form a new front.At this time, another fast horse galloped forward, "Report!
King, engage on the southern front!
”When Zhao Ming heard this, he hurriedly looked at the south with a clairvoyant mirror, only to see that more than ten miles away, two almost parallel smoke belts were raised, extending from the middle to the two wings.It was the smoke of gunpowder from the muskets of the two armies firing at each other.Zhao Ming's heart couldn't help but boil with blood, tens of thousands of troops lined up to shoot at each other, and the scene was really shocking.The decisive battle is going according to the plan of both sides, Zheng Chenggong has achieved his goal, and now as long as Gao Yiguan stabilizes the front, blocks the Han army, and gives him time to gather men and horses and re-form the formation, he can block the attack of the main Han army.At that time, the army of Jin Shenghuan and Li Chengdong will be copied from the south, and the Han army will be defeated.On the side of the Han army, they are also fighting according to their own strategy, as long as Tang Tong can block the Ming army on the southern front, the rest depends on whether Zhao Ming can break through the blockade of Gao Yigong and Zheng Chenggong.Zhao Ming retracted the clairvoyant mirror, the southern line had already been fought, Tang Tong was buying time for him, Zhao Ming no longer had to worry about it, and he couldn't worry about it, once Zheng Chenggong broke the army and formed a formation again after Gao Yigong, the Han army would lose.At this time, Zhao Ming stretched out his hand, took the iron rod, and shouted hoarsely with a roar that shook the whole army, "The brave wins when they meet on a narrow road!"
Assemble the musket team and press it up!
The cavalry detoured and defeated the enemy who stood in its way!
”The horn sounded on the battlefield, and the pursuing Han musketeers immediately slowed down when they heard the sound, and the Han soldiers who were pursuing in the straggler line reassembled into three columns, and after a short break, they marched together and pressed directly into the Ming formation.At this time, in the north of the battlefield, the dynasty led the cavalry first, then ten thousand horses galloped, and advanced along the river.()