Hong Xiguan, the deputy general of the Left Association of the Third Town of the Ming Dynasty, is also an "old brother". When Zhu Heji marched into Guangzhou, he joined the army with a group of brothers who were hanging out in Foshan... He didn't do much at first. Due to his importance, he became deputy commander only after the liberation of Guangzhou.
But after he was recommended by his superiors to go to the Military Academy on Huangpu Island to further his studies, he began to rise rapidly!
I don’t know why, but the sage grandson seemed to pay special attention to him. Every time he went to Huangpu Island to give lectures, he would talk to him. After he graduated, he was transferred directly to become an auxiliary military attache. Later, he followed Zhu Heji on the battlefield in Jiangxi.
After the Battle of Jiangxi, he became the battalion general. Later, he followed Zhu Heji in the Battle of Jiangnan. Although he did not make any great achievements, he was promoted to the position of deputy general by Zhu Heji. After that, he went to study in the first period of Xiaoling Guards, then worked as a sergeant in the Military Advisor's Office, and recently he was sent to the army again. Although he was still a deputy general, Zhu Heji had already told him when he summoned the generals participating in the war two days ago that he should work hard and as long as he had merit, he would be promoted to deputy general immediately!
Although this deputy general also has the rank of deputy general, he is much more valuable than the deputy general! Not only because a deputy general must serve as deputy commander for a period of time before he can be promoted to commander-in-chief. It's also because once the commander-in-chief leaves the team for official business, the deputy commander-in-chief can act as the commander-in-chief... Now in wartime, it's easy to perform meritorious service as an agent-in-chief. Even if there is no chance to make meritorious deeds, as long as you perform well during the period of acting as the general soldier, you will still be recorded with a small meritorious service. . After accumulating a few more small achievements and gaining a period of qualifications, promotion to the general rank will be a matter of course.
But in the military and official circles, when you reach the level of general or deputy general, every step forward is extremely difficult!
Therefore, Hong Xiguan is very energetic now, and now he has taken three of the four infantry battalions under his command to take the lead (and one is reserved as a reserve). The third town where Hong Xiguan was located was an elite "Old Brothers Town", and its soldiers all came from Guangdong. Among them, the Left Association was the Guangfu Association, while the Right Association was the formidable Chaozhou Association.
But no matter whether you are a leftist or a rightist, you are all qualified to sing "You Will Win Only If You Love to Work Hard"!
In addition to the military songs of this old brother town being different from other towns, their training and equipment levels are also the best.
At this time, guns were widely available in Guangdong, so most of the soldiers in Old Brother Town were proficient in using matchlocks before joining the army. After joining the army, you can naturally master the shooting skills of a flintlock gun quickly.
Also, the "front row" in Old Brothers Town is equipped with bulletproof breastplates!
It’s hard to say how bulletproof this “bulletproof breastplate” is, but its “boldness” effect is pretty good.
In order to make his subordinates believe in the effectiveness of the "bulletproof breastplate", Officer Hong Xi also went all out today. He also put on the breastplate, carried a long gun, and walked in the gap between the Central Army Camp and the Left Army Camp under his command. .
He, the deputy general, took the lead. Of course, the battalion generals, chief leaders, and deputy chiefs below could not retreat. They all put on bulletproof breastplates and led the team forward together.
Under the leadership of these officers, the soldiers of the three "Old Brothers Battalion" also held up their chests, and with the rhythmic sound of drums and drums, they calmly and quickly approached the already chaotic Qing army with neat steps. of the left wing.
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Zhang Zhongqi was on the left flank of the Qing army at this time. He and his companions were bombarded with grenades and smoke bombs while changing formations, and grenadiers (skirmishers) of the Ming army shot at them. A cold shot. Although it didn't kill many people, it still caused quite a bit of chaos. One of the shorter child soldiers was so nervous that they picked up their flintlock guns and started shooting randomly. Not only did they empty their ammunition, but they also made the smoke in front of the formation thicker.
Zhang Zhongqi Mr. Zhang is old and has been coughing for the past two days. When he was choked by gunpowder smoke, his coughing became even worse.
Before he finished coughing, he heard the little boy Bing Dequan shouting: "The traitor, the traitor is coming!"
Then the staff leaders and assistant leaders leading the team were shouting urgently: "Reform the team, quickly reorganize the team!"
Zhang Zhongqi also became nervous, so nervous that he even forgot to cough, and hurriedly stood side by side with the musketeers beside him.
Regardless of whether these Qing soldiers are old or young, they are still new Eight Banners soldiers, but their training level is indeed not bad. In response to the officers' orders, they quickly regained their composure and formed a crooked line.
Although the horizontal formations of the Qing and Ming armies now have three lines, only the first two lines are made of fusiliers, and the last two lines are made of pikemen.
Zhang Zhongqi was in the back row of the two rows of musketeers, and the child soldier named Dequan was standing in front of him. As soon as the two of them stood up, they realized something was wrong... they were not standing directly facing the enemy, but diagonally facing the approaching Ming army.
The reason for this was probably because the formation they were in was bombed before they could complete the formation change, and then they completed the formation in a cloud of smoke.
But it's too late to change the formation... just diagonally, the soldier who fired the gun will take aim anyway.
"Load ammunition..."
At this time, Zhang Zhongqi had already heard the commander above giving orders in Chinese. The reason why Chinese is used is because most of the bannermen in the army cannot understand Manchurian...
Zhang Zhongqi didn't move. A soldier as old as him would certainly not shoot indiscriminately in a panic. Dequan, who was standing in front of him, was busy loading ammunition.
At this time, the Ming grenadiers hiding in the grass in front were still firing and harassing. From time to time, people in front of the Qing army were hit by bullets and fell to the ground screaming.
"Put the gun flat..."
The officers' shouts began again.
Zhang Zhongqi quickly leveled the flintlock gun in his hand, and then looked forward with his presbyopic eyes. It was already daybreak at this time, and the morning glow hit the breastplates of the front row Ming officers and soldiers, reflecting a dazzling light. Old man Zhang quickly squinted his eyes. At that moment, officers gave the order to open fire.
"hair!"
"Bah..."
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When Hong Xiguan saw a flash of fire in front of him, he knew that the other party had opened fire, so he immediately took the lead and shouted: "Invulnerable!"
The musketeers and pikemen below shouted together: "Invulnerable!"
Not to mention, this shout was quite effective. The first salvo of the Qing army really didn’t kill many people. This was of course because the Qing army was too far away from the Ming army when it opened fire, and the front of the Ming army was The platoon soldiers all wore bulletproof breastplates.
This kind of breastplate is made of crucible steel and is quite thick. A pair of breastplates weighs twenty kilograms. At a distance of twenty or thirty steps, there is still a high probability that it can withstand a flintlock gun. The bullet fired.
After discovering that he was really "invulnerable", Hong Xiguan also became energetic. He remembered the "close range volley method" that he had heard when he was a student at Xiaoling Guard Academy! Although the Ming Army's official infantry doctrine does not advocate close-range volley fire, it is believed that doing so is likely to make the soldiers too nervous and affect their performance.
But since they are "invulnerable", what is there to be afraid of? Get closer and hit more accurately!
So Official Hong Xi did not give an order to stop advancing, but continued to press forward with his three battalions.
Soon, they ushered in the second round of volley from the Qing army!
"Invulnerable!"
Hong Xiguan once again took the lead in shouting.
This time the bullet did not hit him, but dozens of soldiers from the third battalion he led were knocked down. Although the Qing army's bullets still could not penetrate the Ming army's breastplate at this distance, the breastplate had no way to protect it. Live throughout the body.
But the screams of the soldiers who fell to the ground were covered up by the shouts of "invulnerability" - in fact, when they shouted "invulnerability", the enemy's bullets had already hit their steel armor or from the ground. They flew past.
Therefore, the advancing Ming soldiers did not find that they had suffered many casualties, so they continued to advance at a walking speed.
But the musketeers on the Qing army were already a little panicked. Of course they heard the cry of "invulnerability", and they also found that the bullets they fired didn't seem to knock down many enemies... the enemies Wearing steel armor, is it really invulnerable?
