Shang Kexi hurriedly ordered the entire army to retreat. The tens of thousands of Han troops quickly retreated for more than a mile, out of the range of the Lingshan Guard New Army Artillery Headquarters.
Upon seeing this, Liu Yan had to admit that although Shang Kexi was a despicable traitor, his unit's combat capabilities were indeed remarkable. While the artillery commander continued to fire salvos, the entire army could retreat without any help. This collapse shows that Shang Kexi's troops are indeed capable soldiers!
"Sir, what should I do?"
Miao Shao asked from the side. Now the Artillery Commander's artillery can't hit the enemy, but the Lingshan Guard's new army has arrived one mile south of Jinan Fucheng. Shang Kexi's artillery can still hit the Lingshan Guard's new army.
At this moment, the reorganized Han army's artillery roared again, and all the units of the Lingshan Guard New Army were bombarded!
Liu Yan clenched his teeth, and then made a bold decision: "Send the order: push the left and right wings forward, and form a large horizontal formation with the front camp, left camp, and right camp."
"Got the order!"
"Instruction: After the formation change is completed, the entire army will advance forward quickly and stop sixty steps in front of the enemy's formation. All the gunmen in the Daheng Formation will not stop at night, and the heavy troops will shoot the enemy with their cannons at once!"
"grown ups!"
"Excuting an order!"
"yes!"
The soldiers of each battalion of the Lingshan Guards' new army soon began to change their formations. The rear and middle battalions on both wings increased their speed and moved in line with the front, left and right battalions. At the same time, the Guards Battalion followed as the middle army, and Xu Ming led the cavalry battalion. Also, as the Chinese army marches, it supports the two wings at any time.
"All troops, advance!"
"put!"
Shang Ke was pleased to see that the new Lingshan Guard army had begun to change formations. At this time, he made a desperate move and ordered General Xu Erxian to lead 3,000 gunmen to advance fifty steps, and then began to open fire on the advancing soldiers of the Lingshan Guard New Army.
The smoke filled the air, and many soldiers of the advancing Lingshan Guard battalions suddenly fell down. But what frightened Shang Kexi and many Han soldiers was that the new soldiers of the Lingshan Guard still marched forward in neat steps, with their heads held high and their chests high. , no one ran away, no one made a noise, no one cried, tens of thousands of troops were in strict formation, like a huge city wall, pressing towards Shang Kexi's troops!
"This is impossible!"
Shang Kexi's eyes widened and he looked at the new Lingshan Guard army getting closer and closer in disbelief. He couldn't believe that there was such a terrifying army in the world. When did the Ming Dynasty have such elites!
At this time, Chen Xun followed the army with tears streaming down his face. The soldiers in the front camp were the first to bear the brunt. The traitor troops fired volleys of firecrackers. Chen Xun saw with his own eyes that his comrades fell one after another, but he could not stop because Liu Yan has already issued an order: the entire army will advance sixty steps in front of the Qing army's formation, and then all gunners in the army will kill the enemy!
"Sir! We can't leave anymore, the soldiers have suffered too many casualties!"
Miao Shao said loudly with red eyes.
But Liu Yan knew that in a firearms duel between the two armies, only the side that persists until it reaches close range and fires a salvo can win with the least casualties.
If Liu Yan and his troops stood in the distance and exchanged fire with Shang Kexi's troops, they would not be able to quickly defeat the Han army under Shang Kexi's troops. The Qing cavalry on both wings would come around to attack, and then the Qing army's superior strength would be brought into play. As time goes by, the battle situation will gradually deteriorate. Even if the new Lingshan Guard army has an artillery advantage, it cannot offset the strength advantage of the Qing army of 100,000!
"Now the only way to win this battle quickly is to defeat Shang Kexi's troops with a thunderous blow and make the slaves' livers and gallbladders split apart!"
Then Liu Yan yelled: "The whole army is speeding up. Before reaching the position 60 steps in front of the enemy's formation, they are not allowed to stop or fire. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"
"What is Liu Yan doing? Are you going to die!"
Yan Jizu stared into the distance with his mouth open. He couldn't understand the actions of the new Lingshan Guards, and he was extremely anxious.
The same was true for Lu Xiangsheng, but he still refused the advice of Lu Huaiying and others, and did not order Ming Jin to withdraw his troops. Instead, he gave it a go and chose to trust Liu Yan.
"Commander Liu must have his own ideas. The new Lingshan Guard Army is an elite force created by him. We should trust his decision!"
"But the casualties are too great!"
"Yes, there are too many casualties!"
In the middle of the Qing army, Dorgon and Duoduo also widened their eyes. They looked forward in disbelief. They didn't understand why Liu Yan suddenly went crazy and led his elite troops to step forward and confront Shang Kexisuo. The firecrackers from the Ministry came up.
"What does Liu Yan want to do?"
Dorgon frowned. Although Liu Yan's troops were beaten and did not fight back at this time, Dorgon felt very uneasy for some reason. He wanted to let the cavalry on both wings rush forward, but Shang Kexi's troops continued to fire artillery. The volley was fired, and the muskets were also fired. Now they rushed forward and were accidentally hit by the artillery fire from the south.
"No matter what Liu Yan wants to do, we must take advantage of this moment to kill and injure Liu Yan's troops as much as possible."
Dorgon said: "The order can still be fought. Even if the artillery explodes, it must not stop!"
Then Dorgon said to Duduo: "You return to the army immediately. Once Liu Yan's troops are defeated, you will attack at the same time with the two Mongolian red flags on both wings. You must annihilate Liu Yan's troops here!"
Duduo laughed and rode away.
At this time, the officers of the new Lingshan Guard Army were less than a mile away from Shang Kexi's formation. The officers of each battalion suffered heavy casualties, but there were no signs of collapse. All the officers were filled with hatred and looked firmly ahead. I just hope to reach the predetermined location quickly and then fight the enemy to the death!
"If all people are united, the mountains can be shaken. Only loyalty and righteousness can lead to bullfighting."
The Lord will kiss me better than a parent. If you violate military law, you will not be free. The orders are clear and the rewards and punishments are given. Go to the fire and water, dare to stay too late! Report to the emperor, come down to save the head of Guizhou. Kill all the slaves and thieves and find a prince! "
Suddenly, Qi Jiguang's "Victory Song" sounded in the formation of the new Lingshan Guards. After tens of thousands of soldiers suffered heavy casualties, the blood-heated war song rang out, shaking the whole world!
Shang Kexi stared blankly ahead. He didn't know why. Looking at the soldiers of the new army who sang war songs and died without hesitation, a despair that he had never felt before came to his heart. Once upon a time, he, like these new soldiers, wanted to He defended the Ming Dynasty, but now he has become a traitor and is willing to help others!
For a moment, Shang Ke became angry and angry, yelling like a madman, ordering General Xu Erxian to continue firing volleys, and ordered General Ban Zhifu to prepare to lead his troops to attack.
At the same time, Dorgon heard the sound of war songs in the distance, and felt as if he had returned to the bank of the Hun River back then.
In the Hunhe battlefield back then, the same was true for those Qi family troops who fought to the death. They sang war songs and fought to the death, fighting with the Qing cavalry one after another, and went to their deaths with dignity.
Dorgon clearly remembers that when his father, Khan Nurhachi, saw heavy casualties in all banners and was still unable to defeat the Qi Army's battle formation, he vomited blood in anger and almost fell off his horse and fainted!
That sense of powerlessness, that sense of fear of a powerful opponent, Dorgon still remembers it to this day. Back then, they were facing the Qi family army, and now they are facing the Xinjia army led by Liu Yan.
"kill!"
Dorgon suddenly shouted: "Killing all Liu Yan's troops is just like annihilating the Qi family army. We must not let Liu Yan continue to grow bigger!"
"Order the two red flags of Mongolia to attack immediately and attack Liu Yan's troops from the flanks!"
"Order Prince Duduo of Yu to lead his troops forward, join up with Shang Kexi's troops, and attack Liu Yan's troops from the front!"
As orders were conveyed one after another, various departments of the Qing army began to mobilize.
Lu Xiangsheng was shocked when he saw it, and hurriedly said to Lu Huaiying: "Immediately lead the Du Biao battalion to attack and protect Liu Yan's flanks!"
"Got the order!"
Most of the officers and soldiers of the Supervisory Biao Battalion were cavalry. The six thousand soldiers were quickly assembled. Under the leadership of Lu Huaiying, they left the city and rushed towards the Mongolian Zhenghongqi Iron Cavalry.
The two sides soon collided and started fighting fiercely.
Liu Yan was relieved when he saw this. At this time, Qian General Xu Ming had already led the cavalry battalion soldiers to attack and start a fierce battle with the Mongolian red flag cavalry.
"Battalions move on!"
One hundred steps!
At this time, Duduo also led his troops to arrive at Shang Kexi's position, and Shang Kexi hurriedly came to see him.
"Prince Yu will be here later. I will go to the front to take command. I believe Liu Yan's troops will be defeated soon."
"If you could defeat Liu Yan, you would have succeeded long ago. You don't have to wait until now!"
Duduo disliked this surrendered general and said, "Let your firearms soldiers continue to shoot, and I will lead the troops to complete the final blow."
Shang Ke happily resigned.
Seventy steps!
Liu Yan shouted: "The whole army is ready!"
At this time, the five battalions that formed the Daheng Formation had already suffered hundreds of casualties. In order to maintain the integrity of the formation, Liu Yan constantly added gunners from the Guards Battalion to the front while marching, ensuring that the five battalions, including the five battalions, would not be closed at night. , baggage and heavy troops, more than 4,000 soldiers holding bird cannons can fire a volley at the first time.
After Liu Yan issued the order to prepare, the soldiers of each battalion checked the status of the muskets while marching.
Sixty steps!
"Stop!"
With an order, tens of thousands of soldiers of the new Lingshan Guard Army stopped uniformly. Lu Xiangsheng, Dorgon, Duoduo, Shang Kexi and others were all startled.
Lu Xiangsheng and Dorgon exclaimed almost at the same time: "Liu Yan stopped!"
Duduo could clearly see from the front that the new Lingshan Guard army was being continuously attacked by Shang Kexi's firearms, but they could still order and prohibit them like this. Duduo asked himself that the warriors with the white flag must not be able to do this.
"There are actually such soldiers and horses in the world!"
Shang Kexi was shocked because he saw thousands of new Lingshan Guard troops in front of him changing formations!
Thousands of New Army soldiers holding flint-haired bird cannons were seen rushing forward and backward. In the blink of an eye, they turned into a large horizontal formation with three rows. Then more than four thousand flint-haired bird cannons were raised at the same time and aimed at He joined Shang Kexi's firearms army.
Even if Shang Kexi's Han army is still firing volleys, even if the New Army soldiers continue to fall, the New Army soldiers behind will immediately replenish them, and the three rows of the large horizontal formation are always intact!
"I see!"
Shang Kexi suddenly realized it, but it was too late.
"put!"
Liu Yan roared out with full of anger. In front, Chen Xun, Wang Bo, Zhang Yi, Wang Yue, and Shen Tuo saw the Chinese army's battle flag waving and gave the order to fire almost at the same time. 33
"put!"
In an instant, the world seemed to be darkened. More than four thousand cannons were fired at the same time. The loud sound was even louder than the sound of the artillery salvo. The violent barrage instantly swept across Shang Kexi's army formation. It was still there just now. The artillerymen of the Han army who fired volleys were hit hard, like wheat fields in the strong wind, falling down in large areas.
"ah!"
General Xu Erxian felt like he was flying backwards suddenly, and then there was severe pain all over his body. When he landed, a large amount of blood flowed out of his mouth. When he turned his head and looked around, he saw that his body was covered with wounds. Kong was beaten into a sieve by the blunderbuss of the new Lingshan Guard Army.
Three thousand Han army artillerymen collapsed on the spot under this salvo. At least 1,600 to 700 people were shot and killed on the spot. All the gunners in front of the formation were killed, and no one survived.
The remaining artillerymen of the Han Army turned around and ran away. They were all frightened, shouting and running wildly, directly disrupting the formation of the seven thousand long gunmen of the Han Army behind them.
"Stop them! Stop those broken troops!"
General Ban Zhifu shouted loudly, and his troops tried their best to stop the fleeing gunmen.
"Anyone who dares to attack the military formation will be killed without mercy!"
General Ban Zhifu roared loudly, but suddenly saw in the distance that the new Lingshan Guard army advanced again after a salvo, and then stopped less than a hundred steps away from his own troops.
"retreat!"
Ban Zhifu was so frightened that his hair stood up. He shouted to retreat without waiting for Shang Kexi's order.
At this moment, more than 4,000 cannons of the new Lingshan Guard Army opened fire again, and the fierce firepower immediately swept through the square formation of 7,000 Han army spearmen.
Some people died, but not completely...
