"You can do evil by God, but you can't survive if you do it yourself. It must be that after the old soldiers in Guangzhou were defeated by the rebels, they thought that the rebels were invincible, and then they took refuge in them." Deng Jili said with gritted teeth.
"Don't worry, sir. Since they are bent on seeking death, we will help them and let their heads become our military merit."
"Okay, General Deng. If we win in a while, none of those Green Camp soldiers will surrender even if they surrender. Since they dare to go against me, the Qing Dynasty, don't even think about surviving." Wu Sanshui showed a fierce expression. Said angrily.
When he saw that the phalanx of green soldiers who had taken refuge was almost the same as the thin formation of the rebels, Wu Sanshui couldn't help but feel angry.
"If those losers hadn't come to join us, our thin formation wouldn't have been enough for our own soldiers to charge."
Now, because of the Green Camp soldiers who followed the rebels, Wu Sanshui had to allocate part of his "limited" troops to deal with them.
Fortunately, Wu Sanshui's side had far more troops than Zhang Rui's, otherwise Wu Sanshui might have regretted this battle until his intestines turned green.
Wu Sanshui had more than 8,000 soldiers, divided into four square formations. Three of the square formations went to attack Zhang Rui's bandit-suppressing army. Wu Sanshui believed that this was the key point. Then under the influence of Deng Jili, he left a square formation to deal with the green camp soldiers who followed Zhang Rui.
Zhang Rui only brought 2,000 musketeers, more than 600 pikemen, 200 cavalry and more than 1,000 green soldiers. There are only three battle formations, but the cavalry ones are at the back. So it can be seen as two battle formations.
Following Wu Sanshui's order, the drums of the Qing army were beaten, and the four square formations of the Qing army began to advance in unison.
Because the mountain road is difficult to travel, and this time Wu Sanshui is serving as an army to surround the rebels. For the sake of speed, Wu Sanshui did not take the fire with him when he came out this time.
However, in order to fight, Wu Sanshui brought more than 300 rifles. The lifting gun is one of the distinctive weapons of the Qing army. It is a combination of a matchlock gun and an artillery piece.
The gun-carrying weapon was a powerful weapon against peasant rebels in the middle and late Qianlong reign, and it was also active in the Opium War. The main casualties against the British back then came mainly from this gun.
The operation of raising the gun is completed by two people, and the effective range is about three hundred meters. It has a longer range than a matchlock gun and is faster than an artillery gun.
Although the lifting gun had not been widely used by the Qing Dynasty at this time, how could Wu Sanshui, who knew its strength, let go of this sharp weapon?
Due to the Manchu Qing's strict control over Green Camp firearms, it took Wu Sanshui a lot of effort to get these three hundred guns.
When he came out to encircle and suppress Zhang Rui this time, Wu Sanshui naturally brought these precious bumps he had made with him.
Although Wu Sanshui did not bring a single cannon, in Wu Sanshui's eyes, these 300 guns were like 300 artillery pieces. It was precisely because of these guns that Wu Sanshui was determined to fight.
At this time, Wu Sanshui arranged his own spearmen in front of the three square formations against Zhang Rui. Following the spear bearers were the archers, then the sword and shield soldiers and spearmen, and behind them were the wandering war supervisors.
The cavalry was used by Wu Sanshui as a backup for support and pursuit at critical moments.
Unlike Zhang Rui's musketeers who all wore leather armor, almost all the green battalion soldiers of the Qing army only wore thin uniforms. That is, a circle is drawn on the clothes and the word "bing" is written on it.
The Green Camp soldiers served as coercive troops for the Qing army, and the Manchu Qing only provided weapons and military pay. As for the purchase of protective equipment, you can only buy it yourself. If it has been passed down from your ancestors, it would be best. Otherwise, you can only buy it yourself if you have money.
After all, in the eyes of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, the green soldiers were only regarded as consumables, so the Manchu and Qing court would not waste a lot of money on making leather armor for people who could be consumed at any time.
How many swords and guns can a piece of armor be worth? If a Green Camp soldier dies without any money, then he can find his other brothers to come over and continue serving as soldiers.
Whatever happens to this account, the Manchus and Qing Dynasties will naturally settle it. If you have this money, you might as well give it to the Eight Banners disciples to make money for their crops.
The Manchu Qing Dynasty was dominated by the Eight Banners, so only the children of the Eight Banners could issue leather armor and the like. As for the green soldiers, they are just minions who can be caught in large numbers anywhere.
The Qing Dynasty was no better than the late Ming Dynasty. In the late Ming Dynasty, people without armor would be killed in minutes.
The Manchu Qing Dynasty had not had any major battles since the Three Feudatories. Every battlefield in the country was dominated by peasant uprisings without armor. Therefore, in the same situation, the Manchu green soldiers would naturally have an advantage.
Seeing that the soldiers in the front row of Zhang Rui's side had leather armor strapped to their chests, Wu Sanshui couldn't help but be stunned. Wu Sanshui never expected that Zhang Rui would have such sophisticated equipment, not only equipped with a large number of muskets, but also so many leather armors.
"This rebel is also rich, and he actually prepared leather armor for those mud-legged people. Fortunately, I brought my gun team here, otherwise this battle would not be easy to fight!" Wu Sanshui said to himself somewhat.
"My lord, you are right. The troops in front have been arranged. Do you want to attack?" Deng Jili asked at the side.
"Start the attack!" Wu Sanshui said calmly.
"Yes, my subordinates will go to the front to supervise the formation. I will take the head of the traitor for you." Deng Jili knelt down and said.
"Well, let's go!" Wu Sanshui replied, and then said to the flag officer beside him: "Drum beat, move forward."
On one side, Deng Jili and Qian Xijin kowtowed to Wu Sanshui, then got on their horses and left.
Drums are beating loudly
"Dong, dong, dong..."
The Qing troops who had arranged their camps began to move towards Zhang Rui.
Wu Sanshui's drumming caused a commotion among the green battalion soldiers on Zhang Rui's side, especially the formation of Wu Sanshui's army coming this way, which made some people want to run away.
Thanks to Zhang Rui's foresight, many soldiers were released to do ideological work there. Otherwise, those who escaped might have caused the entire Green Camp phalanx to retreat.
"Dong, dong, dong..."
The drums keep beating, the progress continues
The Qing army kept moving forward, especially Wu Sanshui's gunmen who looked excited.
Now they are preparing to create a miracle again. Is there anyone here who can kill enemies as safely as them?
Apparently not.
The Qing soldiers felt strange, why was there no sound from the rebels? It was so quiet. If they hadn't looked at the rows of people standing there opposite, the Qing soldiers would have thought that the people standing in front of them were all wooden statues.
Although there was something strange ahead, in the eyes of many Qing troops, it was just that the group of rebels had no combat experience, so there was nothing to worry about.
Especially those soldiers carrying guns, the guns weighing more than 20 kilograms are now held in their hands like small wooden sticks.
I saw them all walking forward with excited faces at this time, eager to reach a hundred feet away immediately. Then let the rebels on the other side know that there is a price to pay for going against them.
