Aixinjueluo, Daishan's good son and heir to Emperor Amma of the Qing Dynasty, carefully controlled the horse under his crotch and trotted forward.
He didn't dare to run too fast, because there might be a horse trap on the ground in front of him, and if he fell, he might be badly injured.
In addition, he also had to look ahead. If a large group of Ming army elites were ambushed ahead and wiped out all the eighty Baya soldiers who were leading the battle, then he could not dare to go forward and die. Funing's Ama shouldn't be treated as such, but she can't let her good life go to waste.
The battle ahead seemed to be very fierce, with shouts of killing, the clash of weapons, the roar of gunpowder, and the screams of injured people and horses all coming over one after another.
The fighting is fierce, which shows that there is still something easy to fight!
Mandahai loosened the reins slightly, let go of the horse and ran forward. His war horse was not as impressive as the Spanish-bred horse that Daishan rode, but it was also a rare good horse in the Manchurian army. Now he is running very fast with his hooves spread out, and his bowl-sized hooves are digging up pieces of soil on the soft flat land by the sea. Soon, he carried Manda Haidang close to the battle group that was already fighting in front!
The Ming army's defense was much weaker than Man Dahai imagined. Then by the moonlight and firelight, Mandahai discovered that there were not many defenders at the breach made by dozens of white-armored soldiers. Moreover, the Ming army guarding there should not be elite, otherwise they would not be disrupted by a fierce attack by the small number of white-armored soldiers. Now there isn't even an array, just a group of people fighting there.
However, Mandahai observed carefully again, and his heart became anxious again. The melee combat capabilities of the Ming army, which may not look elite at first glance, are actually quite strong! Moreover, everyone has armor, equipped with blunt weapons such as iron whips and iron swords, and equipped with shields that can withstand beatings. Finally, their morale is also very high and they are not afraid of the white-armored soldiers at all. Although the scene has the upper hand, it is not ugly.
The abilities of those Manchurian white armors were no more than this, and they could not take down the Ming army infantry, which was several times more numerous than them.
Only white-armored soldiers wielding axes and Ming soldiers wielding iron whips and iron slips were seen beating each other there, but not many were beaten to the ground.
According to this style of play, even if these Manchurian white-armored soldiers win in the end, they will definitely suffer heavy casualties, and those who have no casualties will also be very tired...
Seeing this scene, Mandahai hesitated a little. The fighting power of the Ming army in front of me is really not weak... Of course, the slave thieves of Mandahai's generation only knew that there were weak combatants when they listened to adults bragging about their courage when they were children. Ming Jun, they have never seen each other since they grew up.
Whether they were in North Korea or in western and eastern Liaoning, they encountered very tough Ming troops. Sometimes Man Dahai suspected that those deeds of cutting down Ming troops like melons and vegetables were caused by his unreliable Ama editor. Out to deceive children!
So the performance of the Ming army in front of me is normal...
In addition, the number of Ming troops near this breach was a bit strange. Except for those who were fighting with the white-armored soldiers, Mandahai only saw a sparse circle of spearmen forming an arc, barely blocking it. A breach. A little further away, it was so dark that he couldn't see clearly.
Man Dahai already knew about the Japanese army's sneak attack on Lushunkou... If the Japanese succeeded, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty should have reported to the army as early as yesterday evening!
Perhaps the main force of the Ming army has retreated, and the military formation here is simply fake.
Thinking of this, Man Dahai's heart became hot - if this were to happen, although he would not have the chance to kill Zhu Youjian, he would be able to secure a victory. The Qing Dynasty's national destiny could last at least another few decades.
He, Man Dahai, is only 21 years old this year. He has just debuted for a few years, and he has not yet reaped enough benefits!
If the Qing Dynasty dies before his eyes, what will he do next?
As soon as he thought of this, he made up his mind and shouted: "The surprise attack has been successful, brothers, charge with me!"
After roaring, Mandahai fell off his horse, holding an ax in one hand and a shield in the other, and rushed forward slowly - not too fast! His third brother Saharin sent troops to North Korea six years ago to fight "Li Datou", but because he charged too hard, he was shot by Li Datou's black gun soldiers...
Under his leadership, more than 700 Manchurian white-armored soldiers also dismounted and rushed up with howls!
This is a tenfold increase in troops, and the Ming army in front will soon be unable to withstand it! However, they did not disperse in a hurry and still maintained good order. First, the pikemen who were "watching" on the side charged and killed a wave, covering the retreat of the firecrackers who were grouped with the white-armored soldiers (these people were actually firecrackers equipped with lath armor, iron whips, and iron slips). Then a round of grenades was thrown, exploding dozens of fireballs.
But no matter what, the gap in the Ming army's front was widened even more when Manda Hai "took the lead" and led the white-armored soldiers to attack.
But they still didn't collapse!
Instead, they formed a larger arc-shaped defense line and continued to work hard to resist the penetration of the Qing army's white-armored soldiers. The soldiers of both sides beat each other with shields, axes, iron whips, and iron slips on both sides of this arc-shaped defense line, or thrust with spears.
Both sides are "full armor". The Manchu white armor soldiers have a layer of cotton armor, a layer of chain mail, and a layer of lining armor padded inside. The Ming army had a layer of lath armor and a layer of lining armor.
At first glance, it seems that the white-armored soldiers have more armor, but the defensive effect is about the same, while the Ming army's armor is lighter, which is beneficial to maintaining the physical strength of the soldiers. However, the Manchus who could choose white-armored soldiers had a lot of strength and knew how to maintain their strength on the battlefield, so they would not be tired for a while. So the advantage is still on the side of the Qing army...it's just that this advantage is a bit small, and it just widens the "arc breach" a lot.
"Boom boom boom..."
While the two sides were engaged in a fierce battle around the "arc breach", the sound of a 3-pound cannon was fired.
The three-proximity artillery fire was not aimed at the Qing army at the arc-shaped breach, but at the 8,000 knights of Daizensho and the 10,000 Japanese troops of Masayuki Hoshina who were arrayed in the open space to the north of the arc-shaped breach. .
Of course, it is not accurate to fire in the dark, but it still reminds Daishan and Masayuki Hoshina that there is no need to fight at one point, the Ming army has a long front!
So Daishan discussed with Hoshina, and he himself commanded 8,000 cavalry troops to continue to attack the breach, while Hoshina Masayuki commanded 10,000 Japanese soldiers to attack the Ming Army artillery positions and their surroundings - not many 3-pound cannons were fired. door, so Daishan and Baoke also judged that the main force of the Ming army may have withdrawn.
Hoshina Masayuki immediately took his more than 10,000 men, divided them into 10 thousand-man squadron formations, and slowly pressed forward towards the right wing of the Ming army.
"Long live my lord...it seems the Japanese soldiers are pressing on our right wing!"
Behind the arc-shaped breach, Hei Wentao received the military report sent by a staff officer, looked at it with the help of an oil lamp, and then said to Zhu Youjian: "There are at least several thousand people, all infantry!"
Zhu Youjian snorted: "Japanese infantry, Manchu cavalry... They cooperate very well!" As he spoke, Zhu Youjian stood up, "Put on armor for me... Let me In front of the tent, the 7th and 8th Cavalry Regiments carry flintlock rifles and attack with me! I also order the artillery battalion to send 6 3-pound cannons to me!"
"Your Majesty," Hei Wentao was startled by Zhu Youjian's words, "You are a man of wealth... Why don't you let me go for you?"
Zhu Youjian smiled: "You can't replace me... Do you know how to use a flintlock gun?"
"I know," Hei Wentao replied, "Your Majesty taught me step by step."
Zhu Youjian laughed and said: "Then you leave this place to Wu Sangui and go with me...see with your own eyes how I can defeat thousands of Japanese soldiers with 2,000 flintlock rifles!"
Hei Wentao was still a little worried, "Long live my Lord, why not deploy two more regiments of cavalry..."
"No need," Zhu Youjian waved his hand, "2,000 fusiliers are enough, I know it!"
