The muddy ground had become mottled due to the large amount of blood. Even though the Qing cavalry and infantry were heavily armored, they were still unable to defend themselves against the double blow of hammers and bullets.
When the infantrymen who came up later saw the two-man-tall giant tank, their hearts were even more shocked. No one knew how to destroy such a huge object.
Slashing it with a knife, firing a bow and firing arrows have no effect. Even if you fire a firecracker at the object at close range, it seems that it will not hurt it at all.
The barbarians above continued to use various firearms to attack their own side, which really angered the large group of infantry who besieged the steam tank.
There were three or four circles of corpses lying around each steam tank, plus some wounded Qing soldiers who were still alive.
No good people can take care of it, let alone the unlucky ones who are already lying there.
The infantry under Kong Youde desperately wanted to climb up this monster and kill the barbarians on it. Unfortunately, they were not tall enough, had insufficient bounce, and did not have tools such as flying claws.
No one would have thought that a ladder would be needed in a field battle, but in this situation, it is really impossible to get up without a ladder.
In desperation, under the order of Niu Lu Zhangjing, the infantry hurriedly set up a human ladder.
But before he could climb up, the people above saw him, and dropped three or four grenades in a row, causing the ladder to collapse.
Because he had created a large number of earthen pits, none of the infantry under King Sanshun came out to push the carts.
At this moment, there is really no way to deal with such a tall, big and invulnerable monster.
Kong Youde used a telescope to see the appearance of the bright monster in the smoke, and he hesitated.
First, the warriors of the Qing Dynasty would probably not be able to defeat this thing with just their bravery.
Secondly, if there are no targeted tactics or weapons, it is still impossible to win.
Thirdly, if it cannot be attacked for a long time, wouldn't it mean that all precious troops will be wasted on this thing?
It's not that Kong Youde doesn't want his troops to kill these monsters, it's just that he has more ambition than strength.
What can we do if the opponent just stops there and lets us besiege him?
In desperation, they could only send an order to besiege the dog barbarian's infantry formation first, and then worry about these monsters later.
But by the time the order from the obedient King Kong Youde reached the battle front, thousands of God's Blessed Soldiers had already been killed and wounded by the soldiers on these monsters with artillery, muskets, and grenades.
The three infantry units of King Sanshun lost a total of no less than three to four thousand people, which was equivalent to the loss of 20 to 30% of the total force invested in the battle.
It's not like Kong Youde never thought about asking his men to push sharp weapons like red cannons to the front of the formation to bombard the bright monsters. If the distance is shortened, the accuracy will inevitably be improved.
However, it had been raining heavily for a long time, the ground was covered with mud, and there were pits in front of the trench. The heavy sports car could not move forward in the mud.
The pits and trenches previously dug have now become self-defeating measures, and it is now too late to cut down trees to pave the way.
After running out of options, King Sanshun had no choice but to order his infantry to charge into the formation forcibly. In short, he could not just watch helplessly as many princes led their troops to besiege the barbarian formation.
There were tens of thousands more enemy infantry on the east side, and the situation was similar on the north side. About 30,000 infantrymen of the Eight Banners of the Han Army rushed over from the river bank to assist Daishan's troops in charging the formation.
The current situation is that we must first break through the Ming Ming forward's formation, and then work together to defeat the devil boy's main formation.
There is no chance of winning if you rush into the main formation first. It is wiser to eat the little lump in front of you first, and it can also damage the morale of the barbarians.
Due to the brave charge of the battle, the casualties of the troops were no less than 10,000. His son Man Dahai was already a little scared, but Daishan, who personally supervised the battle, still had no intention of retreating voluntarily.
Our troops had lost many soldiers and horses, even more than the sum of the previous battles in the fortress. If we just stopped, how would we explain to the emperor when we returned?
Fortunately, the Eight Banners of the Han Army did not watch the excitement from behind, and finally came to help. Daishan's mood improved when he saw a large number of reinforcements arriving on the battlefield.
At this time, Bai Guangen's and Ma Ke's troops, numbering about 10,000 people, plus Qin Liangyu's Baigan Army, totaling about 15,000 people, had also approached the north side of the French-German coalition.
Although the Ming army was at a disadvantage in terms of strength, it had a large number of tanks covering it. If it weren't for these tanks moving forward in the mud, the reinforcements would have joined the forwards long ago.
Tanks are the foundation for all Ming army infantry to survive. Without tanks, no Ming army, including the infantry brigade of the East Palace Guards, would be able to fight against the Qing army's heavy cavalry.
This was also the main reason why the Ming army moved slowly before. Whether it was attacking or defending, or camping in place, it had to rely on tanks to assist.
With the tanks, the Ming army infantry had a backbone. As long as the Folan machine on the tank could still fire, the infantry would be less afraid of the Qing army's heavy cavalry.
Although the strength of the Eight Banners of the Han army was twice that of the Ming army, some of them had to participate in the charge, and they could only dedicate about 10,000 men to resist the reinforcements that were about to join the Ming army in the formation.
"Brothers! Don't be afraid! It's a Han army dog Tatar! Fire!"
Originally, Bai Guangen's troops were all rogues. After returning to the imperial court, they were able to suppress the enemy effectively and fought smoothly, so they were not afraid of their former colleagues. However, I heard that the Qing soldiers were invincible, and I also had a phobia in my heart.
But when we arrived on the battlefield and found that the bannermen rushing over were the Han army and not the Eight Banners soldiers, there was nothing to say. We could just line up our guns in three rounds and wait for them.
In fact, the Ming army was not afraid of the Han army before unless there was no less than one Niu Lu Eight Banners soldier to suppress the formation.
In the eyes of the Ming army, the Han army was just a fox pretending to be a tiger.
In a one-on-one duel, it is not as effective as one's own.
Daishan saw that the barbarian reinforcements carried no less than a hundred chariots, but the Han army was fighting on foot, so he sent two armored Tiechaodu to help.
As long as Tie Chaodu defeated the barbarian reinforcements first, the subsequent battle could be left to the Han infantry.
"Stand firm, the Dog Tatar cavalry is coming! Block them on the spot! Hurry!"
Bai Guangen still had three thousand cavalry in his hands, which had not been used. His son Bai Liangbi was supervising the battle on the front line.
Bai Liangbi also accumulated a lot of practical experience after fighting against rogue bandits many times, but the dog Tatar cavalry in front of him was indeed terrifying.
It was completely different from the situation during the suppression of bandits within the pass. The other party seemed not to be afraid of its own tanks and infantry at all, and rushed in on its own.
The infantry under Bai Liangbi's command started firing frequently when the target was a hundred steps away from him.
Fortunately, the three-stage attack tactic has been adopted, and there are a large number of tanks to cover it, otherwise the opponent can rush over tens of thousands of Ming troops in one charge.
The gunners under Bai Guangen's command have become two types of arms, either becoming tank soldiers or using mortars.
Tank soldiers were also gunners before, and many of them had used Folan machines, which saved most of the time in training and actual combat learning.
Using muskets that could be reloaded quickly, the tank soldiers used small Folang machines to knock the galloping Qing heavy cavalry off their feet.
Bai Guangen has assembled a large number of cavalry on the second line, and is ready to immediately order his own cavalry to launch a counterattack against the enemy when the infantry in front collapses.
Although the use of cavalry is very likely to cause accidental damage, Bai Guangen does not want to see his troops being overwhelmed by dog Tatars.
Now all the troops are fighting bravely. It would be too embarrassing if only one of our troops was beaten to the point of collapse by the dog Tatars...
Bai Liangbi had ordered the infantry to stick their spears on the tank shell to prevent the Qing cavalry from rushing forward and causing damage.
Three thousand heavy cavalry and more than ten thousand infantry are quite a lot, but Bai Guangen is not fighting alone on the Ming army.
Ma Ke and Qin Liangyu's troops quickly moved closer. Once Bai Guangen's troops were overwhelmed, the two of them would soon be affected.
Three groups of troops formed a temporary front and used the Franco machines on hundreds of tanks to carry out the first batch of blocking attacks.
The infantry then used muskets and grenades to conduct a second interception, and finally the pikemen were asked to cooperate with the musketeers to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy.
Qin Liangyu's white-pole army was located in the front, and it was difficult to take into account the defense on the left.
On the other hand, Ma Ke and Bai Guangen were able to devote all their forces to the left wing.
At this time, we can no longer play tricks to preserve our strength. If we lose, the emperor will watch from behind, and he may not be able to save his head by then.
Didn’t the dog Tatars take the initiative to die?
Come on then!
The two general military officers unanimously pressed forward on the entire line, using their own soldiers to supervise the battle team. Except for the cooks and heavy baggage soldiers, no one was left behind.
Upon seeing this, a certain new emperor also ordered the bronze artillery troops to stop shelling to avoid causing a large number of accidental injuries. This was the time to test the actual combat effectiveness of the non-lineage troops.
Just in case, a certain new emperor also sent a brigade of East Palace Guards and a battalion of special forces.
In order to prevent the left wing from being disrupted by the defeat of Bai Guangen and Ma Ke.
At this time, the strength of the Ming army in the left fighting zone increased sharply to nearly 40,000 people, which was almost three times the number of the invading enemy.
The three thousand Menggu cavalry sent by Daishan were unwilling to suffer huge casualties without seeing any benefits.
With the protection of heavy armor, Menggu cavalry is no longer afraid of bullets.
But there is really nothing that can be done about the shells fired by the Folang machine.
From launching the charge to rushing to the location of the barbarian, the Folang machine can fire at least seven or eight times.
There are hundreds of Folang machines, firing out seven or eight hundred shells, plus the grenades thrown at them, it is simply a nightmare for the cavalry.
After losing nearly a thousand men, the remaining Menggu cavalry chose to turn back with lingering fear.
They are willing to go through fire and water for Huang Taiji, but they don't want to die so easily. This is the mission to die.
Aren't there tens of thousands of Han infantry attacking together?
We have already done the work of attracting firepower, and we can let them do the rest.
When the Han infantry rushed up, Bai Guangen and Ma Ke, who seemed flustered at first, had already reorganized their troops.
As long as there are no Eight Banners troops charging forward on horseback to deal with the Han infantry, the two troops have nothing to fear.
Without the horses, even if there are some Eight Banners soldiers among the infantry, the Ming army will have nothing to fear if they have a large number of tanks.
A thrown grenade can explode normally in rainy days, because only the head of the fuse protrudes from the spring rod, and the tip is inside the wooden rod.
When it falls, because the bullet is heavier than the wooden pole, it almost always sticks head-first into the mud. As long as the bullet does not get water, it can bloom and bear fruit smoothly...
Without knowing the fighting strength of the Tatars, the Ming army did not intend to engage in hand-to-hand combat with them. That was the last resort to save their lives.
Therefore, a large number of grenades were thrown, no less than 50,000 in number, but the explosions caused the Han infantry to become dizzy and scream.
Nearly two thousand Han infantry were killed and injured, while the rest continued to charge under artillery fire.
When they rushed to the Ming army, they had already fixed their bayonets and had been waiting for them for a long time.
The two sides only engaged in a brief hand-to-hand battle, and each section of the Han army chose to run away, leaving behind about a thousand corpses.
"Damn it! Attack again!"
When Daishan saw this, he was furious. He immediately mobilized another 10,000 Menggu cavalry and ordered the 20,000 Han infantry to stop rushing into battle and directly block the invading Man Ming reinforcements.
If the reinforcements of the Ming Dynasty were to join the besieged unit, it would mean that the Qing Dynasty King's division's plan to besiege the unit had failed, and no gains would be gained from the previous losses.
Facing the comeback of the Dog Tartars, the three Ming armies that had just won their first victory were in high morale, so they were no longer as frightened and panicked as they had been when they faced the enemy the previous time.
Seeing that Braid was planning to place more bets at the gambling table, a certain new emperor ordered Hong Chengchou to hold the left wing with Tang Tong, Luo Dai, Yang Guozhu, and Li Fuming.
Counting Bai Guangen and Ma Ke who were fighting at the front, these six troops were basically Hong Chengchou's old subordinates.
The commander-in-chief was well aware of the recruitment of various troops, and with a brigade of East Palace Guards as a reserve team, he seemed to be able to command and dispatch with ease.
The Ming army did not voluntarily give up its defensive strategy, but moved forward slowly and steadily, with each department cooperating closely.
Under the repeated emphasis of a certain new emperor and the threat of the Tatar cavalry who might counterattack at any time, there was no rush for success.
As a result, there were four to five hundred more tanks on the front line, which greatly enhanced the firepower output of the front-line Ming army.
With the sudden increase in tanks, the Ming infantry on the firing line became even less afraid of incoming enemies.
A certain new emperor also asked Sun Chuanting to be prepared to go forward with his 20,000 Qin troops and 30,000 Yulin troops as a reserve team at any time.
The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and a certain new emperor cannot guarantee that Lao Hongtou will win, so he must have backup options.
Don’t seek to win, but seek to remain undefeated!
Judging from the current situation, a certain new emperor has changed his plan to besiege Liaoyang to kill as many pigtails as possible.
If this campaign can kill 50,000 to 60,000 or even more pigtails, it will be considered a success and they can return in triumph.
The Qing army that counterattacked numbered about 30,000, while the Ming army that blocked its offensive exceeded 50,000.
Hong Chengchou was also worried about accidental injuries, so he did not order the dispatch of cavalry. He only used tanks as the main force to assist the infantry in fighting the enemy.
The Qing army had the advantage of cavalry, but the Han infantry had no cover from carriages and chariots and could only charge on foot.
This time, a battalion of special forces did not intend to watch the fun from behind. They got together on the front line and shot behind the infantry on horseback.
The special forces' marksmanship is first-rate, and they use revolvers with extremely fast firing rates. Three hundred people are equivalent to the concentrated fire output of no less than two thousand musketeers.
The scene of tens of thousands of heavy cavalry charging into battle was quite spectacular, but it seemed a bit outdated under the fierce bombardment of more than 600 small Folang machines.
The Crouching Tiger Cannon was originally responsible for this kind of close-range blocking mission, but a certain new emperor believed that although the Crouching Tiger Cannon was powerful, its rate of fire was too slow.
The small Folang machine can be loaded with muskets to defeat the opponent's Tatar cavalry. This is called "quick to beat fast"!
If you are not short of money, the small Folang machine that can shoot at long range and close range is naturally better than the squatting tiger cannon.
UI!
Weapons in the world, the same principle can be proved!
