Not only Li Chengdong's defense line, but also Gao Jie, Hu Dawei, and Mengruhu were so serious.
The northern defense line was more than three miles long, and faced a group charge of nearly ten thousand Donglu cavalry, which seemed a bit precarious.
Fortunately, there are tanks with horizontal bodies at the front of each unit to block the assault of the cavalry. If they were made of flesh and blood, they would have turned around and ran away.
The tank is not only an offensive and defensive weapon, but also a weapon that emboldens the infantry.
As long as they can still play a certain role, they can be relied upon by infantry against cavalry.
Eight hundred Franco machine tank guns, more than 400 mortars, and more than 12,000 to 3,000 muskets took turns to fire.
Under the absolute firepower advantage, the volley shooting skills that the Qing cavalry was proud of were put to shame and not to be feared.
The infantry under the jurisdiction of various departments of the Ming army were equipped with heavy armor, which was fully capable of withstanding the armor-piercing arrows fired by the Qing army at close range.
When the Qing cavalry charged, they suddenly found it extremely difficult to face the unprecedented fierce artillery fire from the Ming army.
Learning from the previous lessons, Daishan equipped all his two red flag cavalry with cotton armor with three layers of iron sheets.
The cavalrymen following the three banners of Prince Menggu and Shuoli also wore double-layered leather armor.
With this level of defense, if they fight in the western Liaoning area, they will naturally not be afraid of the local Ming army.
When fighting against the elite troops of the Ming army in the pass, especially in the Jifu area, they would be completely unable to withstand it.
Especially the small Folang machine that can shoot cannon quickly. During the charge of the Qing army, each gun fired twenty muskets.
Eight hundred tank guns can fire up to 16,000 shotgun shells, causing great damage to Daishan's troops!
With tanks to protect themselves, the Ming army's gunners would not panic when facing the Qing army's cavalry.
The right bow and arrow are determined to penetrate the iron-covered tank. On the contrary, you can knock down your prey repeatedly by using the Franc machine.
What the tank troops like most is head-on confrontation, and the Czech Hussite Car Fortress appears to be able to face heavy cavalry with ease.
The tank built by a certain prince was an upgraded version of the Hussite Fortress, with more powerful defense.
The counterattack weapon changed from the musket to the Franco machine, which was the natural enemy of the Qing cavalry in positional warfare.
Even if the Qing cavalry could rush forward despite the fierce artillery fire, they could not break through the large array of tanks with spears inserted outside.
"My lord, if you charge any further, your vitality will be severely damaged!"
"Oh~! Withdraw!"
"Woo~wu~wu~"
Seeing the corpses scattered all over the mountains and plains, Daishan felt his heart twisting. These were all Qing warriors who could fight one against ten.
But now he fell under the gunfire of the barbarian, and he really refused to rest in peace!
The dog barbarian just relies on the power of firearms to do whatever he wants, and one day his blood debt will be repaid with blood!
The cavalry of the Menggu Three Banners rushed in front of the Ming army's formation and ran away. They really could not bear such huge casualties.
If we go to war with more than 4,000 people and return with more than 2,000 people, how can we explain to the tribes that have been beaten?
The Menggu cavalry always fought when they could, and left when they were frustrated. There was no need to risk their lives with the Ming army.
Daishan didn't want the two red flags to suffer any more losses. After fighting to this point, he was already worthy of the emperor and his fourteenth brother.
Even if all the five Jia La troops are in hand, they may not be able to shake such a strong defense line.
The Menggu Three Banners had already fled, so Daishan naturally would not let the men and horses of the two Red Banners fight alone, and immediately ordered a rapid retreat.
"Father, the dog Tatars were beaten away!"
"Yeah! Monitor closely and don't be careless!"
"Has His Highness ever ordered a pursuit?"
"No! You must be cautious and act steadily!"
"good!"
Li Yuanyin very much hoped to release his own cavalry and pursue the victory, so that he could continue to expand the results.
However, Li Chengdong felt that stability should be the priority. If the prince did not give an order, all ministries must continue to stand firm and not act rashly.
The only pity is that because the opponent gave in on the spot, most of the grenades were thrown empty, and only a few of them hit the prey.
"Madam! Look! The Tatars have retreated!"
"Well! Your Highness is blessed with great blessings, like divine help!"
"Yes! Yes!"
Both Gao Jie and his wife were supervising the battle in front of the formation. They had just been frightened by the aggressive cavalry of nearly ten thousand Qing troops. They felt relieved when they saw the enemy retreat.
Ms.
As long as Madam believes that the prince will win the battle, Gao Jie will also believe it. In addition, the army has already installed a large number of firearms and the personnel are well-trained, so there is no reason why they cannot defeat the Tatars.
Among the four soldiers who guarded the northern defense line, Li Chengdong, whose son was a disciple of the Crown Prince, and led by Li Yuanyin, most of the soldiers had received rigorous training and had the strongest combat effectiveness.
The infantry of Hu Dawei was almost the same as those of Mengruhu and Gaojie, but the artillery had participated in the battle to siege the castle of Relanja, so they had rich combat experience and the accuracy of artillery fire was very high.
The men of Mengruhu and Gaojie were slightly inferior, but the former was regarded highly by a certain prince because he was a good general. He had sufficient troops and weapons. The latter's wife can even enjoy the treatment of the upper court and will not be irritated by arrears of pay.
The soldiers under the command of these four chief military officers are not new soldiers. They are all veterans who have fought with the general for many years. As long as the general has a correct attitude, conscientiously learns new tactics, and strictly demands his subordinates, then the combat effectiveness of ordinary soldiers will double after being trained. increase.
The troops under a certain prince's command were divided into three levels. The Guards Battalion commanded by Zhang Yilong had the highest combat effectiveness. Not only were many of them veterans, but they were also the most loyal troops. They were not brought out this time because they were afraid of being attacked by surprise.
Next are the East Palace Guards and Li Chengdong and other units trained by Zhou Yuji. The former is more loyal, while the latter has richer actual combat experience. Their combat effectiveness is between equals, but obviously inferior to the Guards Battalion.
Finally, there are the three groups of Baoding soldiers, Shandong soldiers, and Xuan Dabing who came to Qinwang. They are a veritable miscellany. They can never be counted on to fight hard and fierce battles. It is lucky not to be a hindrance.
The combat effectiveness of Yan Yingyuan's five thousand troops is considered to be higher than that of these guest soldiers. The regiment training accumulated by various prefectures and counties is completely supernumerary. Not to mention chasing the enemy, even if they retreat quickly, they will easily get lost...
Daishan's side lost troops and generals and failed to succeed, and Azige and Duduo's side were not much better.
As the elder brother, Azig was more or less solid. He led five cavalrymen and charged forward. However, facing the Ming army's infantry and tanks, who were waiting in full formation, there was no chance at all.
After losing almost one Jia La cavalry, they retreated in despair, no longer thinking about a comeback.
Duduo went too far, so he sent three Jia La cavalry belonging to King Sanshun to charge, and he took two Jia La with white flags to cover them.
The cover was a cover. There was a gap of half a mile between the front and back. At the speed of the cavalry charging at full speed, the response was not too slow, but the intention was clearly revealed.
Duduo was very afraid that the wise Prince Gou would give the Qing Dynasty King some smallpox or snake venom. It didn't matter if his subordinates were infected, but he must not be infected, otherwise it would be too late to regret it.
To this day, Duduo still has lingering fears about what happened last time, but being left with a psychological shadow by the Dog Prince, it doesn't matter if he can't fight, as long as he can escape unscathed.
They rushed forward in a grand manner, and when they saw that their troops were not able to charge away, but also lost thousands of cavalry, Duduo, who was not interested in fighting at all, immediately ordered his troops to retreat.
Duduo had even thought of the reason. The front was the main direction of attack, and there was artillery cover. The flank was the direction of the feint attack, with only the cavalry charging.
If you can't open it from the front, how can you expect to open a gap from the side?
Duduo didn't expect his troops to be able to break through Goumanzi's defense line and gain a share of credit for himself.
Everything depends on Brother Fourteen. Obviously, Prince Gou has been prepared for this. This raid will not be successful.
The battle on the frontal battlefield, which the top brass of the Qing army had high hopes for, was still going on. It would take a while for Bao Yi and the infantry to cover the distance of two miles.
Without a mount, it is quite strenuous to just rely on two legs in the ice and snow.
If the cavalry hadn't already cleared a path and charged through more than a foot of snow, they would have almost died of exhaustion before they reached the opponent's formation.
Each of King Sanshun's troops sent out three Jia La infantrymen, each of the four banners of the Han army sent out one Jia La infantry, and the two white banners each sent out two Jia La infantrymen. In total, there were fifteen Jia La infantrymen alone, about two There are about 2,000 people.
In addition, the Han army, the Liangbai Banner and the Menggu Eight Banner sent another 20 Jia La cavalry and about 30,000 people to take charge of the second charge.
Before these two groups, there were still 50,000 bags of clothing to consume Man Ming's firepower.
Together, there are more than 100,000 people, which can be described as huge and earth-shattering.
Dorgon planned to use a frontal attack to completely defeat the demon boy, and then severely damage the elite Ming army in front of him, or even annihilate them.
Otherwise, either the two sides will meet face to face, or they will have to fight elsewhere and capture several useless cities in Yongping Mansion.
Of course, more than 100,000 troops were dispatched to enter the pass, not to eat chicken ribs. The Ming army in front of them was the best piece of fat, because the big banner showed that Prince Gou should be in the army.
Even though Man Ming was able to suppress the firepower of the Qing Dynasty artillery team with the power of firearms, facing the swarm charge like a roaring mountain and a tsunami, the demon boy was probably helpless...
Dorgon is riding a horse on a high-lying mound. Let's see how the demon boy cracks his own human wave tactics!
"Okay! That's interesting! So many people came over to support me!"
Dorgon is really a talent when he uses coating to consume his useless ammunition!
Then let’s see who has more people, or my missiles, shells, bullets, and grenades!
On the front were 650 tanks, 400 mortars, 60 phalanxes, and more than 13,000 French and German troops.
It seemed a little inadequate to fight against the rushing braided sea, but a certain prince had a back-up plan.
After seeing that the other three defense lines had repelled the invading braided cavalry, they ordered the mortar battalions from all departments to be transferred over.
As long as the tanks and infantry already in place are not easily moved, this temporarily formed defense line will still be impregnable.
In the first phase, four battalions rushed to the predetermined position. Each battalion plus spare guns had 144 guns, and the four battalions had 576 guns.
While the artilleryman quickly unloaded weapons and ammunition from his horse, he used his engineering shovel to dig hard at the hard ground to make a home for the mortar.
In addition, one hundred and forty-four bronze cannons from the four artillery battalions near the east side were redirected to block the forced push of the braided soldiers.
"I am ordering you to launch a hundred missiles at the cavalry assembly area!"
"yes!"
Do you think I have run out of missiles?
If you stupidly run to the artillery position to assemble, then it will be all right for you, and you will be able to save the need for range measurement.
The thick Yanzhu soared into the sky again, and a large number of scuds dragged bright tail flames and flew towards the established target.
"not good!"
"Withdraw~!"
The Menggu cavalry thought that they were about to launch a charge. The dog barbarians probably didn't have the kind of weapon that could fly into the sky. However, they saw that the opponent's position became filled with smoke again, and the flying weapon was flying towards them rapidly. Then I knew the situation was not good.
But it would be too difficult for thousands of people to gather and disperse and retreat immediately. Before the cavalry of each banner could carry out Gushan Ezhen's order, they were hit hard.
The explosion area covered almost two thousand cavalry. As long as the flesh and skin were injured by the poisonous iron beads, life would be in danger.
The lighter ones lose their combat effectiveness and foam at the mouth.
In severe cases, the mouth and nose bleed, and then kick to death.
"Don't wait! Order all the cavalry to rush over!"
"嗻!"
"Woo~wu~wu~"
When Dorgon saw this, he stopped letting the cavalry troops suppress the formation. If he didn't rush forward, he would be attacked by the devil boy again.
The horn that signified the attack sounded, and the cavalry, who had been impatient with the bright flying weapons, finally had the opportunity to show off their skills.
One by one, they beat their horses and whips, howling and charging towards the Ming army's formation.
No matter how sharp the dog barbarian's artillery fire is, when the soldiers come into close combat, they will be cut in half by the sharp waist knife!
"Ask the horsemen to transport half of the mortar shells and baffles from each unit to the east side here. Each man will free up one grenade and transport it too!"
"yes!"
Looking at the situation, the shells are probably not enough.
You have to be prepared with both hands. If you don't have enough shells, just use grenades to make up for it.
Hundreds of thousands of grenades were thrown at them, and a certain prince couldn't believe that he couldn't stop these crazy pigtails.
Looking at this crowded market scene, this braided sea tactic is really scary!
After holding it in for a long time, Dorgon used his big move!
OK!
Very good!
Very good!
Unexpectedly, the Qing Dynasty would also be able to win by having more people!
Fortunately, each of the soldiers of the Franco-German coalition carried fifty copies of ammunition, that is, fifty bullets and fifty medicine bags.
It is enough for each person to shoot fifty times. As for how many enemies can be killed, it depends on the individual's marksmanship.
Suppression of artillery fire is a must. As long as the braided artillerymen dare to fight back, they will be beaten until they are completely silent.
Mortars can fire indiscriminately. Anyone running towards them is an enemy. Both infantry and cavalry can hit them.
Viscount Turenne now realized the cruelty and scale of the Eastern battlefield, and caught up with a decisive battle as soon as he arrived.
The combined total strength of both sides may exceed 300,000, which can definitely be regarded as a battle of destiny in Europe.
It takes more than 10,000 people to resist the charge of more than 100,000 people from the other side. If we can win, it will definitely go down in history!
"My soldiers! Although the enemy army is outnumbered, our army has superior firepower! Fight to the end for my king!"
While Viscount Turenne quickly inspected the defense line on horseback, he also did not forget to boost the morale of his troops.
At this point in the battle, the heavily protected French army had suffered very few casualties and had achieved great results, so their morale was at a high level.
This is especially true for the German mercenaries on both sides of the front, and the more enemies come, the happier they become.
Those are bags of silver coins delivered to the door. They traveled thousands of miles to the East just for these silver coins!
