Amid the sound of muskets on the southern front, soldiers continued to fall on the fronts of the two armies.The corpse that was pounced on formed two thick lines of red and black on the ground.The musketeers of the Ming army, after advancing to seventy paces, fired at the Han army, and the smoke of gunpowder between the two armies' lines was filled, obscuring the vision.Li Chengdong stood on horseback, watching every round of shooting, a cloud of blood mist rose in front of several squares, and the soldiers fell down in pieces, and his heart couldn't help but drip blood.After only three rounds of guns, more than 2,000 people fell on the side of the Ming army, and the speed of casualties made this murderous battlefield veteran also tremble and feel distressed.In the opposite Han army town, the Han general Tang Tong was also frightened, with the same musket and similar training, the Han army was shot dead more than 1,000 people in a moment, and the two armies were like queuing up to commit suicide.With such a killing speed, even if there are 100,000 troops, they will have to be reimbursed in less than an hour, not to mention the Han army on the southern front, plus the Han army near the two mountains, which is only 40,000 people."
Boom!"
On Baohua Mountain, the artillery of the Han army roared, bombarding the Ming army's front, and under the interference, it barely supported the defense line.At this time, on the frontal battlefield, as the Han army slowed down, while pressing forward, while recovering the front, gasping and recovering his strength.The Ming army, which was fleeing in front, immediately opened the distance between it and the Han army, and hulala bypassed the Ming army in formation, and gathered in a roundabout way from the two wings to the rear of the Gao Yigong array.Zheng Chenggong and Zhu Yujian made a detour to the rear of the Ming army's front, and immediately erected a big banner to collect the rout.Zhu Yujian's face was a little pale, after all, he was old, although he knew that Zheng Chenggong was retreating according to the plan, he was still very panicked.After all, this battle is about his country.At this time, Zhu Yujian gasped, watching the Gao Yigong front in front of him be tightly organized, blocking the pursuit route of the Han army, before recovering a trace of qi and blood.On the side, Zheng Chenggong roared urgently, "Quick, gather the people and horses, and immediately deploy defenses!"
”The Ming army, which fled to the rear of the Gao Yigong array, hurriedly gathered to find their respective formations, and the generals raised the flag and gathered the soldiers and horses of the headquarters.At this time, in front of the rout, Gao Yigong rode a horse and stood under the banner of Daxu, looking at the Han army with a solemn expression.I have to admit that the Han army deserves to be called the strongest army in the world.I only heard the horn of the Han army sound, and the Han army, which was originally pursued by a straggler front, re-formed a layer of gun formations in a moment in the process of moving forward.The Han sergeant held his bayonet and advanced like a wall, but he didn't take a break, and pressed directly against the Ming army."
Put!"
Gao Yigong waved his knife and pointed angrily.The Ming musketeers and bird gunners in front of them all raised their muskets and pulled the trigger.The sound of "bang bang bang" sounded, the guns sprayed out, and the Han soldiers with bayonets fell to the ground sporadically in the gunfire.Comparatively speaking, the equipment of the first grade of the first class is much worse, there are only 3,000 flintlock guns, and the rest are bird guns.At this time, the long front of the Han army was surging, and the soldiers did not stop because the Ming army opened fire, but hurried forward in the sound of rapid drums.Seventy steps, the Han army did not stop, and in the rear of the Ming array, Gao Yigong couldn't help frowning.He once heard that during the Liaodong War, the Han musketeers shot at the Qing army's platoon of guns, advanced to within 30 steps, and defeated nearly 10,000 musketeers of the Qing army with a round of guns.At this time, seeing the Han army approaching sharply, Gao Yigong couldn't help urging: "Quick, shoot again!"
”"Bang bang bang" gunfire rang out, filled with choking gunpowder smoke, after another round of shooting by the Ming army, the gunpowder smoke in front of the formation obscured the vision.After firing a shot, the Ming army hurriedly retreated, and the Ming army that stepped forward, through the smoke, saw the Han army advancing like a wall, and actually took steps and continued to move forward.For a while, the Ming army couldn't help but be a little panicked, and when they fired again, the gunfire on the line was already chaotic."
Forty steps, why don't they stop!"
The loaded Ming army, looking at the Han army pressed up in the thin smoke of gunpowder, as if they couldn't stop them from moving forward, they couldn't help but be frightened in their hearts, and they trembled and reloaded.At this time, Gao Yigong's eyes widened, looking at the Han army who was close to him, and he couldn't help but be dumbfounded.Shooting with muskets, sticking to such a close distance, looking at the world, only the Han army can have such quality.At this time, a strong wind blew, blowing away the gunpowder smoke in front of the Ming army's front, and the vision in front of him became clear, and the Ming soldiers were horrified to find that the Han soldiers had advanced to thirty steps.Nearly 10,000 muskets were raised into a line, and the muzzles of the black holes were aimed at the Ming army front.For a while, the Ming army under the guns actually forgot to move, but the Han soldiers would not give them time to react.Nearly 10,000 muskets rang out at the same time, and the body of the guns shook back, and the muzzles of the guns spewed out long flames and a cloud of gunsmoke.Nearly 10,000 white smokes instantly formed a line on the mile-long front, forming a white smoke belt, and in the midst of the gunfire, the strong wind of projectiles blew from the opposite Ming array, and countless bullets were shot into the Ming array, and the Ming army in the front row fell down with a muffled hum.Without waiting for the second round of volleys, the Ming army's musket line retreated like a broken embankment.After the Ming army, Zhu Yujian was dumbfounded, his face full of disbelief.Gao Yigong said angrily: "The whole army will attack and stabilize the front!"
”The muskets retreated, disrupting the formation of the Ming swords, shields and spears, and before the Ming army could react, the Han army had already chased after them with bayonets.Seeing this, Zheng Chenggong didn't care that the rout army had not yet gathered, so he hurriedly ordered, "Rush up and block the enemy!"
”The Ming soldiers, who had just escaped from the pursuit of the Han army and had not had time to catch their breath, launched a counter-charge under the leadership of the officer, wanting to contain the charge of the Han army and stabilize the front.At this time, the cavalry of the 6,000 Han army, the hooves of the horses roared, and the hooves trampled on the earth, making the earth tremble.Wang Chao first led the cavalry, broke along the Yangtze River, bypassed the front of the Ming Array's defensive line, and appeared on the flank of the Gao Yigong Array.The cavalry of the Han army, wearing cuirassals, raised their horses and marched like a wall, trying to go around the rear of the Ming army's flank and launch a fatal blow to the Ming army, but the cavalry turned around and found that several thousand people in front of them were blocking the front of the cavalry."
Hollow Array!"
Wang Chaoxian sneered.This formation was first used by the Han army, but like muskets and grenades and other weapons, this formation of defending against cavalry gradually spread and was learned by all forces.Under the banner of Daxu, Zhao Ming also discovered the hollow array on the flank of the Ming army, and couldn't help frowning, with mixed feelings.There is no doubt that all units of the Ming army learned the tactics of the Han army, which brought huge casualties and troubles to the Han army, but this also shows that under the influence of Zhao Ming for more than ten years, all forces have gradually realized changes in the military, transforming from cold weapons to hot weapons, and starting the modernization of their own armies.Now, with the wars of these decades, Zhao Ming can say that not only the Han army has surpassed Xiyi, but also the Ming Dynasty, including the Qing in the north, and the army of the Zhou State.This made Zhao Ming feel a little relieved, but the strength of the various departments increased and the tactics improved, but they also caused huge losses to the Han army.Wang Chao first saw the hollow array in front of him, but he didn't panic at all, since the formation was used by the Han army first, the Han army naturally knew the shortcomings of the hollow array, that is, the firepower on each side was too weak.At this time, the Han cavalry was divided into two groups, the charging cavalry galloped in a roundabout way, and the dragoons galloped to the periphery of the hollow array, turned over and dismounted in unison, and raised their muskets to shoot "bang bang bang".The three-pounder copper cannon dragged by the war horse finally took effect, and the "boom, boom, boom" smashed the Ming array, and a few cannons smashed a phalanx apart.Although the Ming army learned the hollow array, the rogue equipment was inferior to the Han army, and the array lacked flintlock pistols and artillery, so it could only be fired by the Han army's muskets and bombarded by artillery.Seeing the chaos of the Ming array, the dynasty seer immediately pulled the reins of his horse and roared angrily, "Impact!"
”Three thousand shock cavalry, dressed in cuirass and holding horses, lined up in several riding walls, and rushed directly to the enemy formation.On the front, Zheng Chenggong saw that Gao Yigong's front was shaking, and led the Ming army that had just retreated, launched a counter-charge, and collided fiercely with the Han army.The two armies fought each other in close quarters, weapons exchanged fires, blood splattered, and the sound of killing shook the sky.When he was fighting fiercely, there was a sudden strange sound behind him, which made him look back in fear, and his eyes bulged in shock.In the rear, the three thousand iron cavalry that killed through the hollow formation of the Ming army rushed into the rout army gathered in the rear, and saw that Zhu Yujian's emperor's honor guard was too conspicuous, and the dynasty took the opportunity to make a decision and directly attacked Zhu Yujian's emperor's reliance, and the rout could not resist the impact of the Han cavalry.Zhu Yujian saw the cavalry rushing towards him, and hurriedly retreated, and as soon as the emperor's guard of honor retreated, the gathered rout army immediately retreated in surprise.In an instant, the Ming soldiers who saw the emperor's honor guard retreating, thought that they had been defeated, and there was an uproar.At this time, the rear of the Ming army had been completely exposed to the iron cavalry of the Han army, and the three thousand cavalry rushed towards the rear of the Ming army like a monstrous wave, and the Ming soldiers were suddenly scattered in horror.Zheng Chenggong and Gao Yigong were both heartbroken, and they roared again and again, but to no avail.At this time, Zhao Ming smelled the smell of victory, laughed wildly and roared, "The whole army is assaulting!"
Kill me!
”The horn of the Han army sounded with their heads raised, and all the officers and men of the Han army were inspired by this, and they all puffed up their blood and launched an imposing attack on the Ming army.The Ming army was crushed like a mountain, and under the attack of the Han army's infantry and cavalry, they lost their armor and fled in the wilderness.Seeing this, Zheng Chenggong and Gao Yigong could only look up to the sky and sigh, pull out their horses and evacuate, and the two of them erected a large number of people, wanting to gather the rout, but as soon as the banner was erected, the Han cavalry rushed over and scattered the rout, forcing the two to follow the rout and flee westward.()