"Invulnerable! Invulnerable! Invulnerable..."
The three battalion-level line formations and drums moved forward neatly with the roar of footsteps and the slogan "invulnerability". Rows of bayonets and spear points rose and fell, reflecting dazzling light together with the breastplates worn by the soldiers in the first row. Looking at it from a distance, it seems like a heavenly soldier descending from the sky!
By the way, there really are heavenly soldiers!
There are at least four heavenly soldiers sitting in the "magic ball" floating in the sky. These are genuine heavenly soldiers. And they must be the heavenly soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, because there is a banner hanging under the "magic ball" they are riding on, with four big words written on it - God bless the Ming Dynasty!
Now there are invulnerable Ming musketeers on the ground, and there are Ming soldiers in the sky who are blessed by God. How can the Qing fight against them?
"Bang bang bang..."
The Qing soldiers on the battlefield fired their muskets again, but this time it was no longer a volley, but rather messy gunfire. Although the training level of these Qing army musketeers is not low, it may not be much worse than any European army of the same era. But their enemies are too strong and terrifying! Even if these Qing soldiers had a will of steel, they could no longer bear it.
Under tremendous psychological pressure, the queues on the left wing of the Qing army were in chaos, with gunfire and shouts becoming a chaotic mess, and choking gunpowder smoke filled the air everywhere. The Qing army's musketeers now couldn't hear orders, couldn't see the enemy clearly, and their mentality was broken. Therefore, the lower-level commanders and Dadan of the Qing army were no longer able to command the troops below. In fact, most of Zuoling and Dadan were frightened by the "unkillable" iron soldiers. Apart from shouting "Shoot! Shoot!", they could not give any other orders. .
At this time, Zhang Zhongqi was still holding his crudely made flintlock musket. He tremblingly took out a round of fixed ammunition, bit open the shell, poured some ignition powder into the fire door, pointed the muzzle upward, and then Press the butt of the gun against the ground, then stuff the remaining gunpowder and bullets with the paper shells into the muzzle, and finally tamp them down with a wooden skewer. Although he was shaking with fear, he still managed to finish loading, raised the flintlock and pulled the trigger, firing a lead bullet that flew to nowhere.
But most of the Qing soldiers fighting alongside Zhang Zhongqi were so nervous at this time that it was difficult to complete reloading! Some people even tried to turn around and escape, including Dequan who was standing in front of him. When Dequan turned around, Zhang Zhongqi had just finished shooting. When he saw the man who was blocking the bullet for him wanted to run away, he quickly grabbed the young man and said in a heartbroken tone: "Dequan, you are really Manchurian. If you want to To be worthy of our ancestors... we must die with dignity!"
After being scolded by him, Dequan burst into tears: "But they are cheating, they are invulnerable, and they have heavenly soldiers... Grandpa Zhang, the Qing Dynasty is about to end!"
"Don't talk nonsense..." Zhang Zhongqi quickly covered Dequan's mouth. He liked this child now, but he couldn't let the child be dragged and chopped by Zuo Ling and Dadan who were supervising the battle behind him.
At this moment, screams came from behind Zhang Zhongqi. This is the pikemen in the third row stabbing the musketeers who escaped from the formation!
The most powerful thing about this line infantry formation that uses flintlocks as its main weapon is that it is difficult to escape with one row behind the other. Zhang Zhongqi needs De Quan to block bullets, and the pikemen behind him also need him to block bullets. Not to mention letting him run away, even lying down...unless he is dead or pretending to be dead cleverly!
"Don't be afraid, Dequan, don't be afraid... Let's lie down when their guns fire. We must lie down before their guns fly over. This way we won't die! Listen to grandpa, grandpa I won’t lie to you!”
"Well, Grandpa Zhang, I listen to you..."
When Dequan was finally deceived by Zhang Zhongqi into standing back and acting as a human shield, the Ming army on the opposite side was already shouting "invulnerable" and approaching less than thirty steps away from the left flank of the Qing army.
Although the Qing army's muskets kept outputting firepower, the breastplates and iron helmets they wore were still quite reliable. They withstood most of the bullets. Although some people were shot in the arms or thighs from time to time, the medical officers of the Ming Army had enough allicin on hand to reduce inflammation, so they only needed to operate to remove the bullets and take good care of themselves for a few months. What a great boy!
Hong Xiguan's heart was also in his throat. The troops responsible for attacking the front and right flank of the Qing army were already firing at the Qing army from a distance of thirty to forty steps. Only the three battalions under his command continued to move forward despite the rain of bullets from the Qing army!
Although protected by breastplates and helmets, casualties are still inevitable. Moreover, the breastplate can only block lead bullets from a distance of twenty steps, and it will still be penetrated if it gets closer.
Therefore, he must measure the distance accurately and stop the troops at the most appropriate distance. But at this moment, the Qing army's formation was filled with smoke. Hong Xiguan couldn't see the figures at all, and he didn't know if those people were still there?
Just when I was hesitating whether to move forward or not, the miracle of "God bless the Ming Dynasty" happened. A gust of west wind blew in, pushing the smoke eastward. The vision in front of Hong Xiguan suddenly became clear. What caught his eye was an array that was about to collapse but had not yet collapsed. The Qing troops in the front row were completely panicked and retreated one after another. Some wanted to turn around and escape, but were blocked by the Qing troops in the back row... Moreover, Officer Hong Xi also discovered that those who were blocked by the Qing troops in the back row were blocked. The Qing soldiers in front were all children, with expressions of fear on their immature faces.
But Hong Xiguan will not be soft-hearted!
"Blow the suona!" he shouted loudly.
The two suona soldiers following him immediately raised the suonas in their hands and blew a sharp and harsh sound with all their strength.
The soldiers who were still shouting "invulnerable" suddenly became quiet when they heard the sound of the suona. Then the commanders of each battalion issued the order.
"The whole camp...stop!"
"Full collar... stand at attention!"
With three bang bang bang sounds, the Ming soldiers from the three battalions on the battlefield stamped their right feet on the ground and stood at attention.
Then there was no unnecessary action. Just at the command of the officers, the musketeers in the first two rows leveled their flintlock rifles with bayonets and pointed them at the Qing army more than 20 steps away.
It's over!
This is the thought that flashed in the minds of all Qing officers and soldiers!
"aim!"
The chief leaders of the Ming Army's musketeers shouted.
Of course Zhang Zhongqi could understand what the other party was saying, but he didn't dare to lie down or run away, because he knew that a spear was pointing at his back at this moment!
So he could only hold on to Dequan's clothes, use the boy as a shield, and then stare at the black holes of the guns...
There was some brief silence on the battlefield, and everyone held their breath, waiting for the coming outbreak.
"shot!"
Hong Xiguan shouted at the top of his lungs again.
Then there was the harsh sound of the suona.
Hearing the sound of the suona again, the Ming Army musketeers immediately pulled the trigger, and the front line composed of three battalions suddenly flashed with countless muzzle flashes, accompanied by thunderous roars! The gunfire rang out, and the bullets swept across the ground like a storm, penetrated into the chaotic queue of the Qing army, tore their cloth armor with the most violent force, and made a continuous popping sound, bringing up the Puffs of blood mist and lead bullets injected into the human body are extremely lethal. They will fragment, deform, and tumble in the human body, expanding the wound area in the body several times, and sometimes even shooting from the other side of the human body. Drilling out and taking away a large piece of flesh at the same time... For the dying injured, this is simply despairing pain. At the same time, almost all the soldiers in the first two rows of the Qing army fell to the ground, and screams echoed throughout the battlefield. The fallen human body and the blood flowing from the wounds formed a red and blue death zone in front of the Qing army's formation!
With just one salvo, the left wing of the Qing Army's Zhenglan Banner New Army Zhongjun Gushan's left wing had been completely destroyed!
