"What's going on down there? Who can tell me!" Li Shiyao, who was standing on a hillside looking down, asked loudly to the people around him when he saw this scene.
"Dong, dong, dong..."
The only response he received was the sound of drums that reminded the Qing army to continue advancing. No one around him could understand why the rebel Huo Tong could fight so far.
"Bang..."
Another burst of gunfire came
The cavalry in the front row were afraid, but the drums of the advance continued to beat.
The archers behind were also scared and wanted to hide behind the sword and shield soldiers immediately. At least the sword and shield soldiers still have a shield that they think is not small enough to block it.
Going forward is death, retreating is also death.
The green battalion soldiers at the front were suffering, and at least three to four hundred people would die every time a gunshot was fired. How many can die? They dare not imagine.
The current Green Camp soldiers are like ants on a hot fire. At this moment, they had completely forgotten the sneer they had just made, and they only hoped that the general behind them would immediately withdraw their troops if they saw it. Let them leave this hell on earth quickly and don't let them die one after another.
War is always cruel.
As a sword and shield soldier, Qiu Yun was very grateful to Li Laojiu for pulling him back when the group was moving forward. Just now he complained that Li Laojiu was too timid and afraid of death.
"Bang..."
Another gunshot
At this time, Zhang Rui's musketeers had already fired their ninth volley.
In just a few minutes, the advancing Green Camp soldiers suffered numerous casualties.
There is still a long way to go before Li Shiyao's requirement of entering one hundred feet, but the green battalion soldiers in front have begun to reach the edge of collapse and continue to surge back.
Especially the cavalry in front. Now was the time to show off their superb riding skills to attract the enemy's firepower, but each of them began to turn their horses and prepare to escape.
The cavalry officers were constantly suppressing those who wanted to turn around. The cavalry who were preparing to deceive the enemy's fire commander screamed in agony. At this time, they couldn't help but cursed in their hearts: "You are kidding, there is such fierce firepower. How can we charge?"
"General, the firepower of these rebels is too fierce. Let the soldiers withdraw quickly! It will be too late if you don't withdraw." Upon seeing this, the Eight Banners of Manchuria counselor next to Li Shiyao quickly knelt down and said to him.
"Yes, general. Hurry up and give the order to withdraw! If we go down further, the Green Camp soldiers will be beaten." Geng Shangzhi, as a general who had dealt with Zhang Rui, was also accompanying Li Shiyao at this time.
Chen Muqing was stunned when he saw the situation on the entire battlefield. He never dreamed that things would change like this. He didn't react until he heard the words of the two counselors.
When he came to his senses, he smiled bitterly at the people around him and said, "I'm afraid it's too late."
The people around him heard Chen Muqing's words and looked at the battlefield.
"Bang..."
The tenth gunshot
"Snapped…"
A Qian Boss of the Green Battalion Cavalry who was suppressing him in front was hit in the head by the mini bullet that came at a fast speed, and his blood and brains exploded and flew out.
The green camp soldiers who first advanced were outnumbered and powerful. Morale is also extremely strong.
Although they were hit by heavy fire, it all happened so quickly that they had no time to react.
Now that a few minutes have passed, anyone with a slow response can feel the cruelty of this battlefield and the slimness of victory.
Everyone was on high alert waiting for the next sound of gunfire, and every time someone fired, someone would die. No one knows whether he will be killed next time a gunshot is fired, and his nerves are tensed by the gunshots fired again and again. No matter how loud the drum beat is on the battlefield, it can't have the slightest impact on these nervous nerve cells.
Everyone will have timid thoughts when encountering an invincible enemy. This cowardice is like a mutated plague, rapidly spreading to others.
"ah…"
Seeing President Qian in such miserable condition, a cavalryman beside him could no longer bear it. So he started yelling and ran back without caring.
Guangdong has not had any major battles since Kangxi's Three Feudatories. Most of them were ordinary suppression of bandits and cleaning up scattered anti-Qing people.
As for the battles in the surrounding areas, the troops and horses from Guangxi were only mobilized to fight the Jinchuan and Jinchuan areas, but no troops and horses from Guangdong were mobilized at all.
Although Guangdong and Guangxi are also important positions, they paid a lot of taxes and grain to the Manchu and Qing court. But it is never as good as Shaanxi, Gansu, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, or even the two lakes. Because Guangdong and Guangxi at this time were not as well developed as during the Republic of China, and there were also many anti-Qing elements, which made the Manchu and Qing court very unhappy.
The soldiers and horses stationed in Guangdong had not fought for many years, so Li Shiyao used mostly soldiers and horses from Guangdong. At this time, the attacking Green Camp soldiers collapsed because time was too fast and they did not react.
At this moment, after the Green Camp soldiers who had been threatened with death came to their senses, how could the Qing generals suppress them?
When the first cavalryman retreated, Dusi, the green battalion cavalryman not far away, was ready to come over and kill him to protect his morale.
But just when he wanted to move. A soldier protecting him next to him was killed by a flying bullet, and blood spattered on his armor and face.
Dusi was afraid and hesitated.
If it was a visible attack with real swords and spears, even if the arrows were fired, he would rush over no matter what.
However, it is impossible to catch the bullets that are constantly flying around. Once you get up there, who knows if this bullet will kill you? In front of these flying bullets, it doesn't matter whether you are a general or a soldier.
At this time, even if he knew he was on the battlefield, the cavalry chief wanted to leave this dangerous place that could kill him at any time. The cavalryman Dusi thought: "Anyway, they will all retreat when the time comes. You can't blame me for not being able to suppress them."
Then he was also paying attention to the battlefield situation and was ready to retreat at any time.
Without anyone to stop them, the retreating cavalry escaped smoothly.
This is how the army flees. If there is one there are two, and if there are two there are three. Once the generals in front cannot suppress them, they can only look to those who supervise the team.
There were only a few men and horses left in the front and they kept rushing back. The pikemen in the back row who had not received much damage also ran back.
Just kidding, so many people in front were defeated in just a few dozen breaths. If they still know how to escape, do they still have to go up and die?
The collective retreat in front left the Eight Banners war supervisors not far behind who didn't know what to do.
The drumming continued, and it was not that they did not understand the situation ahead. Firstly, the muskets of the rebels had not hurt them yet, and secondly, there were so many military orders that they had no choice but to follow them.
The Eight Banners War Supervisors have already strung their bows and arrows, loaded their shotguns with bullets and lit the match ropes, and their swords and spears are also ready to kill. The cavalry are constantly roaming, ready to kill any deserters who dare to rush out.
"Why is this happening? Why is this happening!" Li Shiyao thought in confusion.
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