A certain prince ordered the defense to be deployed in this way. In fact, it was arranged according to the marching positions of each department. Otherwise, if the formations and positions were temporarily changed, once tens of thousands of braided cavalry rushed in, his own army of 100,000 would be considered dead.
After marching at Shenzi's position and the whole army stopped advancing, they defended at Shenzi's position. A certain prince was always on guard against Dorgon's attack.
We had made inquiries before and found no braided soldiers wearing yellow armor. Tan Ma and the Japanese army did not see any yellow flags.
Based on this, a certain prince can basically determine that Huang Taiji did not come this time. The braided army was led by Dorgon, and it was most likely that he only entered the pass to plunder, rather than besiege the capital.
It just made Dorgon uncomfortable to lead his own troops on the expedition. If he continued to hide in the capital, it would be more conducive for him to march straight into the capital.
Three red flares soared into the sky, followed by the sound of suonas. After receiving the information, the coalition officers and soldiers began to mobilize their formations, deploy tanks and carriages, and implement in-situ defense.
The French and German armies were equipped with 650 tanks, the Zheng army had 150 tanks, and the eight Donggong Guards infantry brigades were originally equipped with 2,000 tanks, but later transferred a thousand tanks, leaving only the full number of tanks. half.
Li Chengdong, Meng Ruhu, Gao Jie, and Hu Dawei each had two hundred and ten troops. Baoding soldiers, Shandong soldiers, and Xuan Dabing did not have such things, but they carried a large number of carriages for transporting grain and grass.
The entire army is equipped with 2,600 tanks, 300 mortar trucks, 2,000 four-wheeled carriages, 4,000 two-wheeled carriages, as well as 200 Phalanx, 300 missile launchers and the same number. ammunition truck.
It can be seen from the vehicles that a certain prince's troops are not good at cavalry, but mainly chariots.
When fighting positional warfare, tanks, artillery, and missiles are powerful weapons for restraining braided cavalry, and their effect is far greater than that of infantry formations.
Even if the infantry is equipped with spears, its effectiveness in defending against cavalry is far inferior to that of tanks.
Carrying so many vehicles was, firstly, to defend against raids by the braided cavalry, and secondly, to bring enough military rations and coal to prevent the soldiers from starving and freezing.
If there is a shortage of food during the stalemate stage, it will definitely lead to unstable military morale. A similar situation must not occur in winter, otherwise the combat effectiveness of the troops will plummet.
The strategy of a certain prince is that he would rather go slowly than he would fight you to the end!
Your cavalry is fast, but your infantry doesn't have four legs.
If you can't catch the cavalry with braids, can you still catch the infantry with braids?
If I kill 20,000 to 30,000 of your infantry, then your merits will be complete and you can pack your bags and go home!
Even if it lasts for three to nine days, you still have to pick the weak ones!
If there are no soft persimmons but all frozen persimmons, then hit them with rocks first!
After we smash it until it becomes soft, let's squeeze it to death again!
Excluding the cavalry from each department, the average number for a certain prince was ten people per car.
The troops are highly mechanized and the cost is not low.
Li Shiwen, the Minister of Household Affairs, must have been extremely distressed because it was all money!
Many vehicles are temporarily requisitioned and the rent is settled on a weekly basis.
If it is burned or destroyed by the braid, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development will have to fully compensate the owner for the loss...
But when fighting, let alone fighting in the field with braids, the advantages of animal mechanization are revealed.
If all the vehicles are connected in a circle, the defensive capability formed is super strong. If a spear is inserted outside, it will almost look like a huge hedgehog.
Use an engineering shovel to dig pits on the ground outside the vehicle, and use a combination of muskets, grenades, mortars, and turrets to get twice the result with half the effort.
You want to rush me?
Come then!
A certain prince didn't place his sentinels too far away, but he had to ensure that he could leave a warning line for a quarter of an hour, that is, fifteen minutes, or ten minutes at the worst.
With these critical ten minutes, the troops can change from a marching state to a defensive state, enough to face the menacing braided cavalry.
Except for the three newcomers from Baoding, Xuanda, and Shandong, all the departments are basically well-trained, and even the factory guards dare not slack off in the slightest.
A certain prince did not dare to arrange three lines of foreign aid on the outside to resist the crazy attack of the braided cavalry. Once these people were defeated, they would inevitably overwhelm the troops on the inside.
It may still be possible to let them rush to the outside troops and fight back when the enemy cavalry is fighting in a melee. These people are suitable for fighting in melee and taking advantage of others.
"Report~! Enemy cavalry were found five miles away on the south side! There are no less than three thousand in number!"
"Order the artillery unit to fire without asking me for instructions. The target can be fired when it enters the range. The missile unit has been loaded and is waiting for the order!"
"yes!"
Dorgon plans to give himself a big surprise, and a certain prince also plans to give him a big surprise PLUS version!
Life is so dull and there are no surprises. Isn't it like living in vain? ? ?
This time a certain prince brought thirteen battalions of bronze cannons, each with thirty-six guns, bringing the total to four hundred and sixty-eight.
Each of the eight infantry brigades has one battalion, and the four generals who eat cakes - Li Chengdong, Meng Ruhu, Gao Jie, and Hu Dawei - also have one each.
The other one naturally fell into the hands of disciple Zheng Chenggong, who was not short of money, and his father Zheng Zhilong also benefited from it at this time.
The higher mounds in the defensive positions were occupied by artillery, and the chief generals of each department commanded their soldiers to fight from here.
The highest place in the position naturally belongs to a certain prince. To be precise, it is given to the missile troops. It would be great to have a position that can directly shoot the enemy.
"Oh my! There are quite a lot of people!"
In order to prevent the cold wind from being sucked into his mouth, a certain prince wore a mask and looked through binoculars for a long time. The lens was full of braided cavalry, layered on top of each other. The colors of their armor and flags were clearly distinct from the snowy background.
The horses are galloping like rows of waves. There is no guy in their hands. After seeing this scene, I feel really scared!
However, a certain prince had several types of firearms in his hands, as well as a Phalanx, which was a thirty-barreled musket mounted on a vehicle, a weapon specially used to deal with the braided cavalry.
If you don't rush over, our advanced gadgets won't be of use!
To a certain extent, a certain prince was still hoping that Braid would take the initiative to seek death.
Dorgon wanted to severely injure or even annihilate a certain prince's troops. A certain prince was not so ambitious, as long as he could take a small bite on the other side...
"Warriors of the Qing Dynasty! The dog barbarian is already too scared to move forward! Fight with me and capture the dog prince alive!"
"kill!"
The obedient king Kong Youde knew that Dorgon was supervising the battle behind him. No matter what happened, he had to lead his troops to rush over and fight hard.
This time, our own troops are in the middle, Geng Zhongming's troops are on the left wing, Shang Keai's troops are on the right wing, and the troops of King Sanshun are followed by the four banners of the Han army.
The latter is the central army, and King Sanshun's troops are the forward. If the forward troops do not rush, Prince Rui will definitely see it at a glance. At this time, no one dares to be a coward and deliberately conserve their strength.
In the previous period, the four banners of the Han army fought hard to attack Xifengkou and suffered many casualties. This time it was the turn of King Sanshun's troops to go into battle to kill the enemy.
King Sanshun each sent a Jia La cavalry to Daishan, Azige, and Duduo, who were responsible for outflanking the Ming army. However, each of them also had a Jia La cavalry.
This is the time for them to show off their skills. They cannot wait until the infantry are in close contact with the enemy before the cavalry rushes over.
More than 4,000 cavalrymen were already quite a lot. Before, even a single Eight Banners soldier with armor to supervise the formation could defeat tens of thousands of Ming army cavalry.
After obeying the order of King Kong Youde, Jia La'e Zhen Jia Shikui left the formation with a group of Jia La's cavalry and rushed to the enemy's formation shouting.
Geng Zhongming and Shang Keai also sent out their Jia La cavalry to follow the charge. Three groups of cavalry were like three sharp arrows, shooting at the entrenched Ming army formation.
"Everyone prepare!"
Viscount Turenne ordered all three thousand French troops under his command to go into battle, and even the cooks received a brand-new blunderbuss.
Taking advantage of their arm strength, basically all logistics personnel temporarily became grenadiers, with grenades in their hands just waiting to be fired.
The Franco machine gun in the tank is already ready and can fire continuously when it reaches a distance of three hundred steps.
In order to maximize his own firepower advantage, Viscount Turenne asked a large number of French infantry to climb onto the tank and shoot, which could at least double the firepower output.
The tank guns opened fire first, indicating that the enemy cavalry units had reached the established distance.
The French army also has specialized range-finding personnel, and their grasp of the timing of firing is quite good.
After learning the thumb ranging method taught by a certain prince, he will be able to more accurately inform the commander of the firing time of the entire army.
In view of the enemy's cavalry charging very fast, the French soldiers were equipped with flintlock guns and their speed was not slow.
So Viscount Turenne decided to arrange two shootings. According to the Ming army's algorithm, the first shot was fired at one hundred steps, and the second shot was fired at twenty steps!
There is such a big difference, especially since the second firing is almost close to the face in terms of distance. The purpose is to shorten the distance to make up for the lack of accuracy.
They are all the elites of the French army. Even if the cavalry is about to rush forward, they will not be afraid. The distance of twenty steps is enough to give the enemy a fatal blow!
If the reloading is a little slower, it can be closer. Anyway, the closer the distance, the higher the hit rate!
"Aim! Release!"
"Pah, pah, pah..."
A barrage of barrages hit the front, knocking an entire row of cavalrymen from Kong Youde's troops who were rushing to the front to the ground.
Unfortunately, three thousand French troops were located in the middle, with German mercenaries on both sides.
In comparison, the French army is a regular army and an elite force with stricter discipline.
If you fire at a hundred steps, no one will pull the trigger in advance, so Jia Shikui's men were caught off guard.
In order to ensure the density of firepower, Viscount Turenne asked his soldiers to stand on the roof of the tank, lie on the body, and lie under the vehicle. This is three layers of firepower.
Although the strike surface was shortened to one-third of the original, the projection density was quite frightening, knocking almost an impressive cavalry down to the ground with repeated shots.
Jia Shikui brought out nearly 1,500 people. Of course he was shocked when so many of his men were suddenly killed, but he couldn't help himself.
"Quick! Kill him! Cut down the barbarian!"
As long as you are not hit, you must continue to lead your troops to kill, and order everyone to speed up. You cannot give the barbarian the time to reload the gun.
The Qing cavalry who followed the charge had no time to be afraid. If they ran back now, they would be beheaded by Prince Rui.
If you rush over, you might still be able to accomplish something. If you have a chance to climb up, even if there is only a glimmer of hope, you must seize it!
These people are either fighting for the Qing Dynasty on the front line, or playing with women in the rear.
It seems that there are two choices, but in fact there is only one way. If you don't work hard, you will not survive!
The dog barbarian's firepower was extremely fierce and could be described as a barrage of artillery fire, but the cavalry could only grit their teeth and charge forward!
More than 600 French guns, hundreds of mortars and more than 13,000 flintlock guns took turns to fire, knocking out one-third of the more than 4,000 Qing cavalry that rushed over.
It can be said that King Sanshun's cavalry lost one Jia La force before approaching the Ming army.
The German mercenaries were not vegetarians. After hearing that an enemy was actually worth three hundred silver coins, all the mercenaries became excited.
Today is the good day they have been waiting for for a long time. The enemy will die and they will not make any money!
More than 10,000 German officers and soldiers have the same goal in mind, which is to make money!
The more enemies come, the more money they make.
And there is no need to worry about confusion, the only ones responsible for defense in the front are them and the French army.
After the war, according to the location of the lines drawn by the troops of both sides, they can go up and count their respective results.
To the delight of the French and German officers and soldiers, the gunpowder provided by the Ming Empire produced very little smoke and disappeared completely when blown by the wind.
For musketeers, this is the biggest good news. It means that after firing, there is no need to worry about smoke blocking one's shooting sight.
"Warriors! The dog barbarian was frightened! He hasn't fired yet! Follow me and rush into the enemy's position!"
Seeing that he could see the opponent's face clearly, Jia Shikui was still very confused about the sudden appearance of so many Xiyi, but he instinctively ordered his men to speed up and immediately tear open the enemy's defense line.
"Pah, pah, pah..."
Before he finished speaking, the French and German forces launched a slap-in-the-face shooting from a distance of less than twenty steps. This was a devastating blow to the intensively charging Qing cavalry.
About 3,000 cavalry attacked the musketeer defense line of more than 13,000 people. The distance between them was less than 20 meters, and the hit rate was almost perfect.
More than one armored Qing cavalry, including men and horses, fell to the ground under the combined force of bullets, artillery shells, and grenades.
The cavalry in the rear row were also forced to stagnate because the front row fell to the ground and formed a roadblock, and were immediately attacked head-on.
The most terrifying thing was that more than 20,000 grenades flew from the opposite side in a short period of time, causing the Qing cavalry to suffer a disaster!
In order to ensure that the front was not overwhelmed by the Qing cavalry, a certain prince also provided 60 Phalanx vehicles to the French and German troops!
The Qing cavalry attacking the Phalanx position had no chance of survival. The faster they rushed, the faster they would die.
The cavalry and mounts of the Qing army that were hit at close range by this weapon were directly turned into a hornet's nest of incomplete parts!
Although the reloading speed of Phalanx is extremely slow, the defensive effect of cavalry is extremely good. Regardless of light armor or heavy armor, cavalry will be knocked down.
"Hmph! There should be horse meat to eat today!"
This kind of suicide charge is the favorite of the French and German forces, and their desire to make money is no worse than braids.
A certain prince saw this scene of corpses strewn in the fields through a telescope, and knew that the mercenaries were quite effective in harvesting crops.
Although the few hundred remaining cavalrymen had rushed to the most ideal position, they no longer dared to fight, and they all turned their horses and ran away.
As a result, there was a new round of volleys. Under the frequent attacks of artillery fire, only the forty or so riders who were extremely lucky ran back to the main formation in embarrassment.
