The Ming navy was blocked, and the Zhou army's sea supply lines were blocked, and if the war continued to drag on, with the consumption of materials, the situation would definitely develop in an unfavorable direction for the Zhou army.Therefore, the Zhou army must fight a decisive battle with the Ming army as soon as possible.Even if Zhao Ming didn't provoke Wu Sangui, the Zhou army would take the initiative to attack, but out of anger at Zhao Ming, Wu Sangui opened the real posture at the beginning, did not engage in feints, and directly sent the elite Zhou army.Hong Chengchou on the side hurriedly grabbed Wu Sangui, "Your Majesty, leave 10,000 elite soldiers!"
”Wu Sangui turned his head and glanced at Hong Chengchou, nodded, and waved his hand to order, "The front army presses up!"
”On the wilderness, the Zhou army, which was layered on top of each other, marched forward with firm steps amid the sound of drums.At this time, the artillery of the Ming army roared, and the shells fell on their path, splashing muddy water in the paddy fields.In front of the Zhou soldiers, the grand battlefield was completely presented under their eyes, and in the thin smoke of gunpowder, there was a red human wall on the horizon opposite.The musketeers of the Ming army, lined up on a battle line that stretched for several miles, with artillery in front of the formation, and military flags fluttering above the queue.Looking at the elite musketeer procession, Sergeant Zhou stepped forward in the mud while praying in his heart to bless himself for surviving the platoon gun shooting.Behind the Ming army front, Zhao Ming's Chinese army was set up on a small hillside, and the field of vision could see the battlefield.At this time, Zhao Ming sat on the horse, and saw that the Zhou army was pressed up in a horizontal formation as wide as the Ming army's musket array in a loud military trumpet, and the Ming army's artillery bombardment was not effective, so he waved his hand and said: "Let the feudal soldiers in the woods on both wings prepare to shoot and disrupt his formation!"
”The Zhou army marched forward, and in the Ming army on the opposite side, the artillery roared from time to time, and the shells rushed out of the gunsmoke, hitting the advancing Zhou army column, and suddenly a gap appeared, which made the soldiers who were moving forward couldn't help but sweat slightly in their palms and dry mouth.However, the Zhou army has also been on the battlefield for a long time, and the soldiers are not the first brothers on the battlefield, and Yu Guang saw that his comrades were on the left and right, almost close to his arms forward, and he couldn't help but clench his muskets and step firmly.At this time, a thunderous cannon sounded, and Sergeant Zhou was shocked, the cannon sound did not come from the opposite side, but from the two wings, and the sound of the cannon was not like a bronze cannon, but a mortar cannon.The soldier was startled, his eyes quickly turned to the wings, and he saw a few puffs of white smoke rising from the woods, and several cannonballs drew an arc and landed around the array, and with a loud "boom", they exploded on the ground.The strong wind blew, and the muddy water splashed by the explosion fell on the soldiers, and the originally neat queue immediately became a commotion, the soldiers did not move accurately, and the line became like earthworms.The Ming artillery fired cross-fire at the rear Zhou army array from the woods on both wings, and the terrifying explosion caused the Zhou army front to be in chaos.This is no better than a bronze fast cannon with solid bullets, and the flowering shells explode one piece, which brings tremendous pressure to the soldiers.The Zhou army looked upstairs, Wu Sangui hung on the guardrail with a fist, because of the dry weather, the Zhou army was worried that the Ming army would set fire, and the forest was on the side of the Zhou army's battlefield, so they did not send troops to station.It has rained in the past few days, and the camp of the Zhou army is a mess, and Wu Sangui is busy arranging for the Tubang army to move to the camp, so he doesn't pay attention to these woods.Last night, as soon as the rain stopped, the Ming army seized the woods, and this morning the Zhou army scouts also found people in the forest and went to expel them, but they were driven out by the Ming army in the forest, and they couldn't explore the inside of the woods, and they didn't want the Ming army to actually transport the cannon into the forest.Seeing that the infantry army of the Zhou army line was disturbed by the artillery on both wings, Hong Chengchou suddenly suggested: "Your Majesty, let the Donghu soldiers and Tubang soldiers on both wings attack!"
”According to the investigation, the elite of the Ming army was not in the woods, but the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, Wu Sangui listened to Hong Chengchou's suggestion, and immediately waved his hand and roared, "Attack with two wings!"
Let the artillery bombard the woods again!
”At this time, the two wings of the Zhou army burst out with a shout, and countless soldiers and horses launched a charge.On the hillside, Zhao Ming, who was sitting on the horse, waved his hand and said, "Let the feudal soldiers go up!"
”Zhao Ming's two wings did not have many troops, with a number of 10,000 on the left and right, but there were a few woods as the fulcrum of the defensive line.The Tubang soldiers rushed in the field, and the guns and cannons of the feudal soldiers in the woods fired volleys, and the smoke of gunpowder rose in the forest, and the Tubang soldiers who rushed to the front were suddenly beaten to the point of blood and blood, and fell to the ground and died.The outbreak of hits on both flanks contained the artillery fire of the Ming army, and without the attack of artillery, the advancing Zhou army gradually recovered its formation.However, they still had to face, the Ming artillery team in front, the artillery of the jet.A black iron ball rushed out of the smoke and smashed ten steps in front of the military formation, bursting into a column of smoke mixed with dirt, the cannonballs bounced up, and there was a scream in the queue, which made the hearts of the soldiers of Zhou beat even more violently.At this time, the Zhou army had advanced to a distance of two hundred paces and was about to enter the confrontation."
The whole army has guns."
In the middle of the Zhou army, the officer suddenly shouted.There was a loud noise, and the Zhou soldiers all took off the muskets on their shoulders, and at the same time held the flintlock pistol with both hands, and pointed the bayonet diagonally upward.On the lookout, Smith, a British officer, saw the spectacular scene, and his face was full of shock.He could swear to God that it was the most elite army he'd ever seen, and the largest musket fire.At this time, Wu Sangui held the watchtower in his hand, observed the battlefield, saw the Zhou army musketeers recovering their formation, and saw Zhao Ming, who was sitting on the hillside, behind the Ming army line on the opposite side, and ordered with hatred: "The musket army continues to advance, less than thirty steps, do not stop!"
”The British officer exclaimed, "Thirty paces, my God."
Your Majesty the Emperor, do you really have to stop shooting at such a close distance?
”At this time in Europe, it is generally between 50 and 70 steps, and it is already full of passion.The thirty-step salvo of the British Empire was not yet visible.Wu Sangui gritted his teeth, "Not bad!
Thirty steps of volley, one round to defeat the Ming army, capture Zhao Zamao alive behind the formation!
”The Zhou army and the Ming army fought many gun battles, and the Ming army used to shoot a 30-step salvo, which directly defeated the Zhou army.Wu Sangui was worried about this, and this time he wanted to use Zhao Ming's method to defeat Zhao Ming."
Then the enemy army can shoot two more rounds, and the further the Zhou army goes, the greater the losses will be!"
The British officer worried."
This is the last battle, and casualties are inevitable!"
Wu Sangui has made up his mind, "My musketeers, close to twice the size of Zhao Zamao, approached with thirty steps to fire a volley, and after firing the bullets, they all charged with bayonets, and after breaking the Ming army's infantry, they rushed directly to the hillside and beheaded Zhao Zamao!"
”The Zhou army had a large number of soldiers, even if the Ming army was allowed to shoot two rounds first, the Zhou army would have an advantage in numbers, and it would definitely be able to defeat the Ming army after approaching.Wu Sangui roared angrily, "Pass the order, continue to move forward, and shoot a salvo of thirty steps to break the enemy!"
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