Jia La Zhang Jing Mu Chen, who was leading a Niu Lu behind to supervise the battle against the Zhenglan Banner, was stunned by the scene in front of him.
How can this be?
How could the shield formation of the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers be pierced by Nikan's spear? Could it be that these spearmen are all white-armed soldiers under that old lady Qin in Sichuan?
This Mu Chen is an elderly veteran who participated in the bloody battle of Hunhe River more than 20 years ago! This was a fierce battle that the Qing people called "the first bloody battle since Liaozuo used troops." Although the Eight Banners soldiers won in the end, the danger of the process, the fierceness of the battle, and the heavy losses made the Eight Banners soldiers who participated in this fierce battle unforgettable for the rest of their lives.
After the Battle of Hunhe, Nurhaci also personally presided over the sacrifice of the dead to comfort the soldiers of the Eight Banners.
At that time, Mu Chen's Niulu army fought many rounds with the Shizhu Tusi Army, the most powerful fighting force in the Ming army, the Baigan Army, and suffered heavy losses! The war horse that Mu Chen was riding was also stabbed to death with the spear of the white-pole army. If his comrades hadn't fought desperately to save him, he would have been nothing more than a handful of dirt.
So now when he saw his two Niu Lu men being broken through by the Ming Army's spear formation, he immediately thought of the Battle of Hunhe River and the White Pole Soldiers...
"Jia La Zhang Jing, give the order quickly!"
Mu Chen suddenly remembered the loud shouts of Niulu Zhangjing Erte who was following him, and then he suddenly woke up from the shock.
"Erte, take your men and go up!" Mu Chen shouted loudly, "Fire the cannon three times!"
He gave two orders! The first is to let Ert lead a Niulu who was left as a reserve team to fill the hole - the Ming army's "white pole soldiers" must not be allowed to completely achieve a breakthrough!
The second is to use trumpets to order the other two Niulu to encircle the two "white pole phalanxes" of the Ming army from both wings!
Mu Chen is Jia La Zhangjing, and he has five Niu Lu under his command. He just took out four to form a shield formation, and left one as a reserve.
His opponent Tian Qingyi only had two battalions on hand, each with 240 pikemen, and a total of 480 pikemen (if there were no casualties in the previous exchange of bows and arrows), which was not enough to attack four Eight Banners Niulu at the same time. So he chose the two Niulu in the middle as his breakthrough point - because they were just blocking the road, making it easier to attack.
As for the remaining two Eight Banners soldiers deployed in shield formation on the left and right, there were no powerful spearmen to attack them, and only a small number of sword soldiers to restrain them. Of course, it was impossible for a small number of sword soldiers to repel the two Niu Lu of the Eight Banners soldiers, and the spear soldiers who rushed into the formation repelled the two Niu Lu of the Eight Banners soldiers.
Therefore, if you look down from a high place, you can see that the formation of the Eight Banners soldiers was formed into a "U" shape, with two protruding wings and a sunken middle.
At this time, if the Eight Banners soldiers can hold the center of the depression and press the two wings at the same time, they can wrap up Tian Qingyi's two battalions!
As three trumpets sounded, the situation on the battlefield suddenly changed! The middle of the Qing army, which was about to be completely broken through, fell into a stalemate because of the addition of Niu Lu. This was also because the impact kinetic energy of the Ming army's spearmen had been exhausted. The spearmen who had lost their impact could only rely on thrusts and strong force. Slap combat. These two moves can't deal with the Eight Banners soldiers who are good at hand-to-hand combat!
On both wings, the two Niu Lu of the Qing Army's Zhenglan Banner performed very bravely. Upon hearing the trumpet, they immediately launched a pounce, smashing their swords against their shields, forcing the Ming army's swordsmen, who were not in a hurry, to retreat step by step!
Seeing that something was wrong, Tian Qingyi quickly sent his reserve team, the archers who had retreated, in two groups to resist. Cao Riling was also sent up. He put away his Kaiyuan bow, drew his sword, and fought with thirty or forty archers in lathed iron armor who rushed forward with swords and shields. Because he only had a sword and no shield, and his sword skills were mediocre, he was at a disadvantage once they fought.
The person facing him was an old Tatar in his forties with a sinister face. He held a rattan shield in his left hand and a "Kandong Sweeper" in his right hand. He struck hard at Cao Riling. Cao Riling had no choice but to hold the knife with both hands and block from left to right to protect his head and face. But he could protect his head and face, but he couldn't protect his whole body. He was stabbed twice in just a short time! The knife was close to the belly, scratched by the blade of the "Kandong Sweeper". The knife struck him on the waist, and he was struck by the blade!
He was so frightened that his hair turned white!
Yes, I was just frightened and sweating... not dead or injured. My stomach is not broken and my waist is still there!
Of course there is a reason why someone can survive being hit by a knife without being injured. It's not that he has practiced the golden bell, but that the lath armor he bought for ninety-two yuan is expensive, but it is worth the money! The Tatars' "Kwantung Sweepers" can't even cut it!
The old Tatar who chopped him was also sweating. His name is Bayan, known as Nabaye, his surname is Yehenala, and he is now an official worshiper of Niulu Zhangjing. He is a master of martial arts, he is proficient with bows and horses, swords and guns, he can also play with muskets, and he can also Mongolian wrestling, and he has the honorary title of Batulu. In the more than 20 years of joining the army, Nikan has been hacked to death and injured, ranging from 100 to 80. However, this was the first time he encountered Nikan who could not be killed after being hacked to death. He was chopped so hard that sparks appeared on the blade. They are probably all curled up! This Nikan is still jumping around like nothing happened!
What happened to the armor on his body? Why is it so reliable? Most servants in the Ming army don't have that good armor. Could it be that this Nikan is some kind of general? But seeing how messy his sword skills are, he doesn't look like a general, right?
Baturuna is not the only Tatar who feels depressed today. Eight out of ten Tatars who are chopping people are out of breath and have not yet killed their opponents.
Because everyone in the Ming Dynasty they met today had armor that was indestructible with swords - in fact, this was just the normal level of armor in the seventeenth century! Iron sheets are not very expensive these days, and there are good iron smelting industries in Foshan, Guangdong, and Fujian, especially Foshan Iron Industry, which sells well in East and Southeast Asia. As long as the money is put to practical use, the armor will certainly not be able to be cut.
Now not only can the armor of the New Army be unable to cut, but the waist knives they use are also very strong and don't look very heavy. However, if the "Kanto Sweeper" sweeps them hard, there will be a small gap and will not break at all. . But the "big sweeper" in the hands of the Eight Banners soldiers might break into a bigger hole!
This group of Ming soldiers can be said to be strong and strong!
Of course, now it is not only difficult for the Tatars to kill the Ming army, but also the Ming army cannot kill the Tatars. Because the armor worn by Eight Banners True Manchuria is also very strong! At least it was a thick cotton armor lined with iron sheets, and some people even wore chain mail underneath.
Of course, sprinting with a big gun can pierce it. The big gun plus the inertia of the human body running are enough to pierce the armor. Using a turtle-dove gun to shoot lead bullets will pierce them in one hit. The bullets costing one to two to five dollars are no joke! If you use a blunderbuss, you have to close the distance and fire.
And if you use a sword to cut or shoot with an arrowhead... you have to hit the part that is not protected by armor.
In fact, both sides got the "wrong" weapons! To deal with this kind of armored opponent, the lethality of swords is limited, so you have to use blunt objects or maces to hit them, or use mace axes to chop and knock them. However, neither of the two warring parties brought such armor-piercing weapons.
The Eight Banners Soldiers were fighting against opponents like the Ming Army and the Dashun Army who had no good armor. Naturally, they would not bring heavy armor-piercing weapons into battle. Only some of them brought throwing axes, and they were knocked down when thrown out. Some Ming troops, but not many in number.
On the other hand, the new army of overcoming difficulties is "superstitious about firearms". They have such big weapons as "flying cannons" and turtle-dove-footed muskets. Of course, they don't pay attention to hammers and axes.
Therefore, judging from the scene, although the Qing army had the advantage and was suppressing the Ming army, it also tended to surround the Ming army. However, the casualties were slightly higher among the Qing troops who were shot by spears.
Because the more than two thousand people who were slashing at each other were all wearing good armor, and none of them had any good armor-breaking weapons, it was equivalent to two groups of invulnerable guys slashing at each other. There were also those who were unlucky and hit the gaps in the armor or the face or wrists, and were chopped into pieces.
But most of them were chopping here and there until their hands were sore, but they still couldn't knock down their opponents. It's just a tinkling sound, which sounds very lively...
