Liu Zhaoji saw that the Qing army's formation was in chaos and that his own firearms had caused considerable casualties to the Qing army. He felt reassured and immediately ordered the firearms in the army to continue bombardment.
Soon, the swan whistle sounded again on the Ming army's position, and a large number of Baiziguns and Xiaoflangji opened fire one after another. A large number of one-kilogram or five-liang artillery shells and countless lead bullets formed a barrage, sweeping across the front. Qing army.
In front of the Ming army camp, firelight flashed from time to time accompanied by thick smoke. Looking down from Liu Zhaoji, it looked like the fairyland mentioned in the play.
At this time, in the Qing army's formation, a large number of shield chariots were turned into useless chariots under the continuous attack of the Ming army's firearms. One hundred blunderbuss can hold two or three hundred lead darts, and ten blunderbuss can hold two or three thousand lead darts. , a hundred blunderbuss is 20,000 to 30,000 pieces of lead, and there are dozens of hundred blunderbuss in the Ming army's formation, enough to block the narrow strip in front of the Ming army's formation.
These more than 10,000 projectiles shot out, piercing the shields of countless shield cars, the leather on them, and the thick quilts covering them. In the sound as dense as raindrops, the shield chariot shattered, cotton wool flew, and large streams of blood mist were stirred up. The armored and unarmored soldiers of the Qing soldiers behind the shield chariot were like withered grass in the wind and rain, constantly broken and fell by the strong wind.
The projectiles fired from various firearms hit the Qing soldiers, rushing through their bodies, and quickly mashed their internal organs, chest and abdomen. Many people held their stomachs and looked at the large and small intestines flowing out, making inhuman howling sounds.
Seeing the chaos on the Dongnu front and numerous casualties, Liu Zhaoji, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong Town, had a smile on his face, saying that he had achieved military success. At the same time, Liu Zhaoji thought to himself: "When fighting against slaves and thieves, this firearm is still easy to use. No wonder Liu Yan's new army is equipped with so many self-produced muskets!"
At this time, there were hundreds of shield vehicles in the Qing army's formation. The first hundred or so were relatively sophisticated. However, under the bombardment of the Fo Lang machine and the Baizi gun, at least dozens of them had been destroyed, and the rest were in dilapidated condition. Moreover, under the fierce artillery fire of the Ming army, the archers and pushers who lost their cover became a mess and hesitated to come up.
At this time, Liu Zhaoji frowned and saw the Qing army soldiers and horses behind him being oppressed by sharp soldiers. Taking advantage of the fact that his carriage camp was shrouded in smoke and the visibility was poor, he still pushed the relatively simple shield carriage behind and rushed forward screaming. , and quickly entered within a hundred steps.
The behavior of the slave thieves is a bit unusual. Logically speaking, they should have been defeated long ago. Normally, the slave thieves would have to retreat if they suffered dozens or hundreds of casualties. What happened today?
However, the Ming army had the upper hand at this time. Liu Zhaoji just snorted and continued to order all troops to attack.
The swan whistle sounded again in the Ming army formation. This time rockets were fired in the camp, and the gunmen began to prepare for battle. From the front of each car in the camp, they poked out fire blunderbuss one after another from the cover hole, but most of them were three-eye blunderbuss, and a few had bird blunderbuss, but they were all matchlock guns.
These gunmen are also divided into three levels, and only those who are good at shooting are used to shoot. The remaining two levels are used to deliver and install the gunpowder.
They aimed at the Tatar shield vehicles that were getting closer and closer. Under the scorching sun, his head was covered with sweat, and his cotton armor was steaming. He clenched his cheeks, just waiting for orders from the Chinese army. Beside them and behind them, the generals, big and small, were also roaring. Those who did not receive orders were not allowed to fire guns, otherwise they would be dealt with according to the military law on the spot.
Behind those gunslingers, there were densely packed close combat soldiers, with their heads wrapped in turbans, wearing short armor, and holding shields, swords, and spears, waiting in full formation.
At this moment, some soldiers of the Qing army suddenly flashed out of their shield chariots and fired guns. They were also equipped with many kinds of fire guns, but the soldiers of the Ming army still ignored them.
The Tatar soldiers liked this trick the most. They actually fired blank bullets, just to lure the Ming army gunners to fire. If the gun is fired, they will take the opportunity to rush forward. The subordinates of Liu Zhaoji, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, had been in contact with the Qing army for a long time and were well aware of their tactics. The soldiers only listened to the orders of the Chinese army.
Just as everyone was waiting hard, the swan sound from the Chinese army sounded again, and the Ming army's position was ablaze again. Large plumes of thick smoke spewed out, and the roar of gunfire was loud. Some Qing soldiers who had no time to cover up were The archer shot out streams of bloody arrows from his chest and fell backwards.
Even though the fire cannons of the Liaodong Zhenming Army were not as powerful as the bird cannons of the New Army soldiers, the Qing army had already rushed forward at this time. At a distance of thirty or forty steps, even the covering cotton of many Qing army shield vehicles was covered. It was also penetrated, not to mention the relatively simple shield car behind it. The archers and pushers behind the shield were constantly hit by the projectiles that penetrated the shield car, and they fell down screaming one by one.
Liu Zhaoji watched all this from the top of the mountain, with a smile on his face. In the smoke, he saw the Tatars over there running like wolves and hogs, turning into a pot of porridge.
However, the drums of the Qing army's formation kept beating, and a large number of archers, under the cover of shield vehicles, continued to press towards the Ming army's vehicle camp.
At this time, the Qing army's archers finally came within shooting range and began to draw their bows and release arrows. However, they were blocked by shields and could not see what was going on in the Ming army's carriage camp, so they drew their bows and nocked arrows, and then fired towards the carriage camp Shoot upward.
For a moment, there was a loud sound from the bowstrings, and dense arrows flew towards the Ming army's car camp. The gunners and gunners were all close behind the shields, while the cold weapon men in the rear raised their shields densely.
The bows and arrows of the Qing army were all strong and heavy, and the power of shooting at close range was very powerful, so the soldiers of the Ming army did not dare to take them lightly.
As a large number of arrows continued to fall, wave after wave, the Ming army soldiers hiding in the car camp began to suffer casualties. Many soldiers fell to the ground after being hit by arrows, and there were some commotions in various ministries. Fortunately, the generals of the various ministries suppressed it in time, and there was no trouble.
By this time, the Qing army's troops had already rushed to the Ming army's formation and began to move away the resisting horses in front of the formation.
However, the Ming army's artillery guns were still firing continuously, knocking many Qing army soldiers to the ground. In addition, Folang machines and rockets were fired from time to time. In the exchange of fire between the two sides, the Qing army archers had no advantage at all. They were fifty in the car camp. It was difficult to advance within a single step and suffered heavy casualties.
Finally, after shooting for a while, the Qing army began to retreat. Liu Zhaoji breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this. It seemed that the battle was coming to an end.
But suddenly Liu Zhaoji saw smoke and dust rising in the distance, and there were a large number of heavily armored Manchu Tatars with red and white flags. He saw those Tatar soldiers driving a large number of horses towards the Ming army's carriage camp.
The eyes of these horses were covered with black cloth, and after a large number of horses, there were waves of dead soldiers wearing heavy armor with red flags and white flags, and many Baya soldiers with bright helmets followed. Want to use horses to charge into battle?
Liu Zhaoji couldn't help but frown. He never expected that the Qing army would spend so much money, and he was a little panicked for a while.
Seeing the heavy cavalry of the Qing army rushing towards them with great force, the expressions of the Ming army in Cheying finally changed drastically. At this time, Liu Zhaoji was also horrified to discover that the Qing army also divided its troops and began to attack the two wings of the Ming army.
There was smoke and dust billowing from the left and right fronts of the carriage camp, and large groups of Qing cavalry were outflanking them from both sides.
So Liu Zhaoji called two generals and ordered them to lead 1,500 cavalry each to fight, and they must guard the two wings of the army.
Facing the charge of the Qing army's cavalry, the Ming army's carriage camp made a loud swan sound. Guns and artillery fired for a while. The carriage camp's French aircraft and rockets began to output like crazy for almost no money. The Qing troops and horses in front of the formation kept attacking. The group of war horses also suffered many casualties. A large number fell down, and a large number of bloody and frightened horses rushed and jumped wildly.
However, the Qing army's charge continued, and in an instant they rushed within a hundred steps in front of the carriage camp. At this time, the Ming army's gunners fired three more rounds of volleys. However, under the pressure of the Qing army's heavy cavalry, these three rounds of volleys had become chaotic. It was obvious that the military morale had begun to waver.
"boom!"
After a loud noise, the horses rushed in front of the formation, rushing away from the opposing horses in one fell swoop. Many horses began to go crazy after being injured. In the frightened eyes of the Ming army soldiers, they directly rushed away from the blocking chariots, neighing and charging. Entered the car camp.
And a large number of dead soldiers and sharp soldiers of the Qing army behind the horse group also screamed and came straight into the car camp.
"Kill the slave!"
Seeing the situation of the battle taking a turn for the worse, Liu Zhaoji became red-eyed, grabbed a drummer and beat the drum himself.
"Kill the Tartars!"
Amidst the passionate sounds of war drums, countless spearmen and sword and shield wielders from behind roared and rushed forward.
The spearmen formed a spear formation to block the Qing army's attack, but faced with countless crazy horses, many Ming army soldiers were knocked away and trampled to death. The sword and shield men were also brave and rushed to fight the Qing cavalry, but they had little effect against the heavy armored cavalry.
The battle was bloody for a while, and the car camps that had been breached were densely crowded with Qing and Ming soldiers. The two sides refused to give in to each other, slashing and fighting hard. The smell of blood spread quickly, and the hot Blood continued to flow from each other's warriors, moistening the dry land.
At this time, the Qing army did not expect that the Ming army in front of them was so tenacious. After rushing into the camp, they still fought to the death. Those heavily armored Qing soldiers were hesitant. After they rushed into the car camp, they also lost the advantage of their horses. They had no other choice but to dismount and fight face to face.
At this time, Liu Zhaoji, the chief military officer of Liaodong Town, also personally led his servants to join the battle. He wielded a heavy mace and led his troops to roar and charge, and he was invincible.
The soldiers of the Ming army along the way saw their commander being so brave, and their morale was immediately boosted, and the fighting between the two sides directly entered a fever pitch.
Finally, Ming Jin's voice came from the Qing army's formation to withdraw his troops. The various units of the Qing army quickly retreated like a tide. Even the cavalry attacking the two wings also retreated.
Liu Zhaoji was already in a fighting mood at this time. Seeing that the Qing army was retreating, he directly gathered the cavalry in the army, together with his own servants, rushed forward on horseback and began to cover up the killing. Many Qing soldiers and horses were killed along the way, and many wounded Qing soldiers had no time to retreat, and they became the first military achievements of the Ming army.
Liu Zhaoji led his troops in pursuit for a while and then returned in triumph. At this time, the ground in the camp was covered with blood, and the moans of the wounded were everywhere. Liu Zhaoji was used to seeing this kind of scene, and was not too moved. At this time, his heart was full of pride. A rough estimate of this battle was that his side had beheaded more than 400 people. , this is an unprecedented victory, how can Liu Zhaoji not be excited?
"With this credit in hand, the position of Liaodong Commander-in-Chief should be secure!"
At this moment, many generals came over and asked for battle to continue chasing the Qing army. In everyone's eyes, this battle had been completely won. It was unreasonable to let go of so many military achievements.
Seeing that the morale of the army was available, Liu Zhaoji organized all his ministries and launched a pursuit. However, Liu Zhaoji was still more cautious. He still pursued first with his cavalry, and then followed up with his infantry in car camps. As expected, he killed some fleeing Tatar infantry along the way and captured a lot of weapons and baggage.
Liu Zhaoji led his troops to pursue them all the way to the foot of Jiama Mountain, north of Xingshan. No reports were received from the front at night: the remaining soldiers with red flags and white flags gathered on a small mountain. They had no shields and chariots, and used shields, swords, bows, arrows, and spears to lay the ground. Formation, guard and wait.
Liu Zhaoji snorted coldly and said to the generals: "The Tatars know that they can't escape, so they are preparing for a trapped animal fight!"
All the generals called for battle one after another, preparing to attack and annihilate this Qing army.
Liu Zhaoji was also full of confidence and was about to order an attack. Suddenly he saw a large mountain next to this small mountain. On the top of the mountain, large and small Hongyi artillery carts were rolled out densely one after another. The muzzles of the guns were facing toward the car camp.
"Ambush!"
As soon as Liu Zhaoji yelled this sentence, the ground was shaking and the mountains were shaking. Thunderous cannons were heard in the mountains, thick white smoke was rising, and the Qing army's cannons roared in one after another.
The Qing army needed to use heavy cavalry and horses to break through the car camp, but it seemed vulnerable to their artillery. The roaring cannonballs constantly collided with the tanks, easily smashing them into pieces.
Under the fierce fire of the Qing army, the tanks of the Ming army's chariot camp were beaten to pieces, and sharp debris flew across, causing serious casualties to the gunmen behind them.
There was a loud noise, and a large iron ball weighing more than ten kilograms happened to hit a chariot. With a "boom", the cover and hard materials of the chariot exploded, and the iron ball was wrapped with countless sharp spikes. Zhi, the Ming army swept across this area, at least a dozen people were bleeding profusely, rolling on the ground writhing and howling.
Another heavy cannon fell into the infantry position behind the chariot, and the big iron ball fired. At least a row of more than 20 people were hit by the iron ball, causing fractures and limbs, and blood mist flew.
Some people died, but not completely...
