A large number of Ming troops advanced in the direction of Tongguan.On the mountain, Jiang Xiang looked down and had an unobstructed view of the battlefield.On the hillside, the artillery of the Jin army roared, and one after another shells smashed into the marching columns of the Ming army.The cannonballs splashed mud pillars on the ground, the Jin cavalry on the hillside, roared out, the cruising Ming cavalry, urging the horses to catch up, the two sides broke out at the foot of the mountain A small-scale battle, from time to time there was the sound of musket shooting, and the shouts of both sides to kill.The cavalry of the Ming army and the cavalry of the Jin army fought at the foot of the mountain to prevent the Ming army from rushing forward by the Jin army, while the 30,000 musketeers of the Ming army led by Ruan Mei were like long snakes, advancing in the direction of Tongguan."
Bang Bang Bang" cannonballs fell on the left side of the Ming army, splashing mud pillars, and the corpses of the Ming cavalry were sporadically killed on the ground, but it did not affect the Ming soldiers stepping on the drum and continuing to advance westward.On the top of the mountain, Jiang Xiang saw this, his face was calm, and he waved his hand to order, "Use rockets!"
”There was a whistling on the hillside on the left, and Ruan Mei turned her head to look, one after another, rockets, trailing trails, rising from the mountainside, screaming towards the bottom of the mountain."
Don't panic!
Keep moving!
”Ruan Mei shouted on her horse, and the Ming soldiers walked forward with firm steps, despite the harassment of the enemy.At this time, on the right flank of Ruan's US army, the Ming army that came out of the camp behind had already caught up.Because there are ten musket battalions of Ruan Mei on the left side, blocking the enemy of Kunshan, the main force of the Ming army does not need to maintain a too strict front, and the red tide rolls towards Tongguan.Outside Tongguan, the position of the Zhou army.The Zhou army with muskets in their hands, standing behind the fence, raised their muskets and waiting for them.Wu Sangui's defense in Tongguan is mainly divided into two lines of defense, one is the position in front of the pass, and the other is the gate of Tongguan.At this time, Wu Sangui stood on the Guancheng, looking at the rolling Ming army, his expression became solemn.On the plain in front of the pass, the Ming cavalry rushed to the front of the Zhou army, reined in the reins of the horses outside the range of muskets and copper cannons, and monitored the Zhou army to prevent the Zhou army from rushing out.After the cavalry, the field artillery dragged by the war horse raised dust, and only arrived in front of the formation with the horse army, and the Ming artillery team immediately stood in front of the Zhou army's position, erected the field artillery, and aimed the muzzle of the cannon at the Zhou army's front.At this time, Zhao Ming Lema was stationed, and nearly 200,000 Ming troops entered the preset battlefield one after another.Under the banner of Daxu, Zhao Ming took out a clairvoyant mirror to observe the battlefield, in the west of the Ming army, there were Wu Sangui and Tongguan, in the southwest were the Qing army of Mandahai and other departments, and in the west was the Jin army distributed along the mountain range.The entire battlefield is more than 30 miles long, the widest part is 20 miles, and the narrowest point is only 1 mile, and the area is quite wide, but when the nearly 400,000 troops on both sides are distributed here, it is very crowded.As far as the eye can see, the plain in front of the pass is full of Ming troops, and on the hillside and in front of the city is a dense Zhou army.Zhao Ming glanced at the Zhou army, which was waiting in front of him, standing on the hillside on the side, and the dense cavalry of the Zhou army waved his hand without hesitation, "Command the party to keep the plain, within an hour, to defeat the enemy in front of the pass." ”"Whoa!"
The chess and card officer clenched his fists, and Pegasus went to give the order.The battlefield is huge, and the advance and the Chinese army gather seven or eight miles, simple military orders can also be passed on by the banners, and specific orders have to be passed on by the cavalry.The military order was issued, and the artillery of the Ming army, which was erected in front of the formation, first opened fire on the Zhou army front.With a "boom" sound, the field artillery retreated, and a shell hit the wooden fence of the Zhou army, and the shell tore the fence and wrapped the broken wood, and the musketeers of the Zhou army behind fell into a piece.When the Ming army opened fire, the Zhou gunners returned fire, and the cannon muzzle sticking out of the fence sprayed out cannon flames, raising white smoke, and the shells fell in front of the Ming army's artillery array, splashing a cloud of dirt.At this time, as soon as Dang Shousu waved his hand, a group of Ming army musketeers scattered and pressed up on the Zhou army front.On Tongguan, Wu Sangui frowned slightly, and the Ming army did not charge in a dense formation, but in a scattered formation, approaching the position.These stragglers of the Ming army seem to be scattered, but in fact there is still a system, and each flag team is scattered on a mile-long front in a three-three system.Each soldier was at least five meters apart, and each team was also separated by a certain distance, and under the cover of artillery, the soldiers not only carried muskets, but also rockets and Huzun cannons, pressed towards the front and harassed the Zhou line.The "boom" explosion sounded, and it was the porcelain thunder buried by the Zhou army in front of the battle.This was originally Wu Sangui's killer weapon buried in the ground in order to deal with the Ming army's attack on Tongguan, but because the Ming army's formation was too scattered, the exploding porcelain mine did not cause much damage to the Ming army.At this time, the Ming army straggler line, risking his waist forward, approached the front of the Zhou army, and the Ming soldiers lay on the ground, or squatted forward, and fired at the Zhou army.The "whooshing" rockets, as well as the Huzun cannon shooting, hit the Zhou army into a riot, the Zhou army musketeers pulled the trigger together, and the projectiles covered the sky and shot at the Ming army stragglers, and the wooden fence was instantly filled with gunsmoke, forming a smoke belt that obscured the line of sight.On the city, Wu Sangui felt bad when he saw this scene, and Hong Chengchou's face became serious.Although the volley of the Zhou army was large, it did little damage to the Ming stragglers lying on the ground, and the Ming stragglers could shoot down the densely arranged Zhou army with a casual shot, and the defensive rhythm of the Zhou army was directly disrupted by a very small number of Ming troops."
The main force of the Ming army is pressing up!"
Hong Chengchou said in a deep voice.Wu Sangui hurriedly picked up the clairvoyant mirror and looked at the front of the Zhou army's front filled with gunsmoke.After the stragglers line led to a volley of guns from the Zhou army's front, the neatly arranged Ming army began to press up on the Zhou army's position with muskets in a dense front.The leader of the party pulled out the command knife and pointed forward, and the Ming army musketeers stepped on the drum, and pressed on the field, and the red military uniforms and snow-bright bayonets of the Ming army were layered on the ground, like red waves surging on the sea.At this time, the musketeers of the Ming army, after marching into the straggler line, Qi Qi raised the muskets, and the muzzle of the black hole pointed at the Zhou army's defense line."
Put!"
The officers roared loudly, a sharp whistle sounded, thousands of muskets lined up in a line, and opened fire at the same time, the smoke of gunpowder extended from the middle of the front line to the two wings, and the projectiles blew a strong wind, causing the Zhou army front to be in chaos in an instant.The Zhou army was disturbed by the straggler line, and the shooting and the front line fell into confusion, and then faced with the cavalry of the Ming army, they immediately fell behind.In the sound of "bang, bang, bang" muskets, the Zhou army fell to the ground one after another, the soldiers behind were loaded in panic, and the entire front was shaking.At this time, on the hillside, looking at the battlefield of Mandahai, he put down the clairvoyant mirror and slowly pulled out his sword.Seeing that the Ming army was about to break through the front line of the Zhou army, Man Dahai pointed his sword and roared loudly, "Kill me!"
”At the sound of an order, the cavalry of the Zhou army on the hillside suddenly rolled with iron hooves, roaring and rushing down the field, killing the Ming army's musket line.
(There is another chapter at eleven o'clock) ()