There were more and more cavalrymen of the Qing army, and they were getting closer and closer. The one at the forefront was already more than a hundred steps in front of Yin Yun, and started to run faster.
Obviously, they had discovered the Ming army's artillery soldiers lurking at the edge of the woods, so they wanted to kill them with one attack.
"The turtle doves will strike first with their muskets, and then leave after the attack! The bird musket soldiers will cover!"
This is the roar of the squad leader who leads the team. When the bird gun soldiers and the turtle dove foot gun soldiers patrol together, the bird gun soldiers with gun spikes are responsible for covering the turtle dove foot gun soldiers without gun spikes.
Moreover, the new army's military law is strict now. If the new battalion commander Chen Zhong, who is holding the battle at the rear, sees the bird gun soldiers running back before the turtle dove foot gun soldiers, then the squad leader, Kejun, will not be able to bear the consequences.
Yin Yun, who held the rank of samurai, had the highest military rank than the other turtle-dove-footed gunslinger, so he took command.
"Eighty steps!" Yin Yun opened his throat and shouted.
In just a blink of an eye, the blue cavalry rushed to the firing distance specified by Yin Yun. The two turtle-dove muskets fired almost at the same time, the gun flames bloomed, the projectiles flew, and the Qing cavalry at the front fell down at the sound. However, the rest of the Qing cavalry were still charging with their heads covered.
Yin Yun no longer reloaded his ammunition, but turned around and ran out of the woods. After running for a dozen or twenty steps, I heard a few more banging sounds from behind me. This was the musketry soldiers firing.
According to the regulations, they should fire muskets from thirty steps away... If there were hundreds or thousands of bird muskets fired in volley, they might be able to repel the Qing cavalry, but there were only ten bird muskets in the forest. How can you resist it? Not even lag!
Thinking of this, Yin Yun started running wildly... If he ran slower, the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers would catch up. As a result, this guy ran too fast and didn't look at his feet. He accidentally got mixed up with something. He flew up in the air, then fell down. He rushed down with a big head, and fell unconscious on the spot in a patch of grass.
Just when Yin Yun passed out, a killing was completed in a very short time at the edge of the woods!
The projectiles fired by the ten Ming Army bird cannon soldiers could not stop the roaring Qing Army cavalry at all, but only knocked down two of them. After shooting the projectiles, the musketry soldiers also turned around and ran away like Yin Yun. However, they didn't run long before they were overtaken by the Qing cavalry. They all became heroes under the attack of swords and spears.
However, their sacrifice was not worthless. The sound of the two rounds of gunfire was an alarm!
The battalion commander Chen Zhong, who was Zhu Cihong's bodyguard, stood on a carriage carrying the muskets. He had a good view. When he heard the sound of the gun, he immediately raised his binoculars and looked around. Then he opened his throat and shouted: "Tatar cavalry, Thousands...in the direction of the woods, a phalanx of spears!”
The phalanx of spears is an improved Spanish phalanx. Two hundred and forty spearmen form a square formation, and forty musketeers line up at the four corners or sides of the phalanx, leaning on their spears. Protective reloading shot.
After giving the order, Chen Zhong jumped off the carriage, trotted and hid in the middle of the square formation that had just been set up - this was a sparse formation, and the gaps between the spearmen could allow the firecrackers to dodge, and of course it could also accommodate the musketeers. Exit Chen Zhong and several other officers.
"Reject the horses in the front row!" At the same time that Chen Zhong hid in the gun array, the two company commanders gave the order to raise their guns and resist the horses. The spears stretched out in all directions, and the phalanx was like a hedgehog with exploded fur.
The turtle-dove-footed musketry soldiers hiding among the pikemen were busy lighting fires and reloading. As soon as they loaded their ammunition, the Qing cavalry roared in.
These Qing cavalry had never seen a hedgehog-like spear formation, and no one dared to move up when they saw the bright and dense spear points. They just ran around the square formation. Some Qing cavalry took off their bows and arrows, but before they could Start firing arrows. The turtledoves hiding on the edge of the square fired their muskets one after another. It was not a volley or a round of fire, but a free fire. However, the shooting was quite accurate, and with the sound of cannons, the Eight Banners soldiers fell from their horses one after another!
The arrowheads of the Eight Banners soldiers also shot out like raindrops. Because the distance was close and the sky was brightening, the Eight Banners soldiers with excellent shooting skills deliberately shot arrowheads at the faces, arms, legs, etc. of the Ming army without armor protection or Parts that are not adequately protected. Immediately, seventeen or eight Ming soldiers were shot down.
If Chen Zhong had not released most of the fire cannons on hand, there might still be hope for forming a square formation to defend, but now with only 40 turtle-dove foot cannons, there is no way to stop the 3,000 or 2,000 eight-banner soldiers. !
As long as the opponent keeps shooting arrows, sooner or later the less than 300 Ming legions here will be wiped out...
At this time, Hauge had already left the woods under the escort of Baya La soldiers from Zhenglan Banner. Jiala Zhangjing Luotuo, who had previously commanded the Hongyi cannon in the Niulu battle, had now lost his cannon and brought a hundred gunners with him to follow Hauge. At this time, he asked for a fight: "Your Majesty, let me lead the Baya La warriors. Go up!"
Hauge frowned when he heard this, and went up after what? Is the hedgehog-like spear array in front worth using the Bagala Warriors to fight against? You Lotto should continue to play with cannons, right?
Looking at Luotuo, who was not good at using infantry and cavalry, Haug shook his head and said: "Luotuo, you have nothing to do here. Take your gunners and stay in the woods."
Luo Tuo breathed a sigh of relief and quickly responded with a "cha".
Jiala Zhangjing Yirod, who was wearing a yellow flag, was standing in his stirrups watching the battle. From a distance, he saw Zhu Cixiang's "Flag of the Reincarnation of Emperor Taizu Gao". This flag was planted about three or four miles away. .....That should be Zhu Cixiang's central army!
"Your Majesty!" Elode shouted excitedly, "The banner of the little prince of the Zhu family is three or four miles away to the southwest, but we have caught it!"
Four miles is almost 2,000 meters, just over a thousand steps. It took the infantry a while to rush over, but the cavalry arrived in one charge.
Hauge personally led 3,000 Eight Banners soldiers in a roundabout way, intending to surprise Zhu Cihong's army. It is not necessary to kill Zhu Cixiang, but as long as he can disrupt his central army and make the Ming army temporarily lose its center on the battlefield, then today's battle will at least be a draw.
The "Battle of Bloody Creek" has been fought so far. Of course, the losses of the Qing army are not small, but the losses of the core real Manchuria are not big either. At most, there are only two or three thousand... If Hauge can defeat the Ming army After disrupting the situation, they took the remaining 10,000 people away from the battlefield and joined forces with Kong Youde and Shang Kexi near Chishui.
Then the Battle of Huainan still has to be fought!
Hauge could also withdraw his troops from Fengyang City and confront the Ming army based on Fengyang Outer City, Fengyang Imperial Tomb, and Changhuai Guard City.
And after a night of hard fighting, Hauge had figured out the details of the new army that defeated the enemy - they were indeed stronger than any other Ming army the Qing Dynasty had ever encountered!
But they are not without their weaknesses. First, the number of cavalry is relatively small, and their strength is not obvious; second, they have strong soldiers but no strong generals.
Therefore, as long as he can fight again around Fengyang, Hauge is confident that Zhu Cihong will be in a dilemma.
"Okay!" Haug shouted loudly, "beat the drums, blow the trumpets, and send orders to the three armies to follow my king's banner and charge! I am going to chop off the head of the little prince of the Zhu family!"
"It's an order!" Elode responded loudly. Just as he was about to convey Hauge's order, Luotuo who had not left suddenly said: "My lord, be careful."
Erode turned to look at Haug again. Haug nodded and whispered: "Yes, you have to be careful. This battle today is really not easy... Erode!"
"The slave is here!" Ild responded quickly.
Hauge said: "I order you to carry my king's big flag and lead the Baya soldiers with the whole blue flag to attack the middle army of the young prince of the Zhu family... You must defeat me, Manchuria Batulu." Such courage! If you can behead Zhu Cixiang, you will be my number one warrior in Manchuria!"
The hatred in Ild's heart! Luotuo is a treacherous slave. He doesn't dare to risk his life, but he delegates the desperate job to me! The number one warrior in Manchuria... That Obai has already been escorted away, and he might wake up tomorrow!
