"careful!"
"Protect the King!"
"what is that?"
"Rocket? Is there such a big rocket?"
Amidst the exclamations.
The first rocket landed on the front line of the Taiping Army.
The air waves generated by the violent explosion rolled over.
At the front of the Chinese army, the unlucky veterans of the Taiping Army camp not far from the center of the explosion were unlucky to be swept away by the power of the explosion. At the same time, the older fragments roared and rotated in the air and swept through the front military formation.
puff! puff! puff!
The fragments produced by the explosion spinning and flying in the air easily tore apart the iron-lined cotton armor of the Heavenly Kingdom soldiers. Blood spurted out and screams continued.
Before they could react.
A terrifying scene happened.
In the distance, dozens of rockets were seen trailing white smoke, covering the sky.
Boom boom boom!
The Taiping Central Army, which suffered a rocket bombardment, was forced to retreat and vacate the battlefield.
And at this time.
The Ming army marched out in formation.
The two infantry brigades, one behind the other, echoed each other.
Form a Chinese army.
On the right is a brigade of five thousand cuirassiers.
The polished breastplate gleamed in the sunlight.
It stung the Taiping soldiers in the distance so much that their eyes stung.
"King of Heaven! The Ming army has come out!" Zhang Hanchao exclaimed, "They actually dare to attack!"
Liu Zhixie's expression changed slightly: "Emperor Zhu is going to fight me in the wild!"
The other party got into a big position.
Liu Zhixie, however, felt somewhat withdrawn.
But by this time he also knew.
Excluding the old and the weak, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom now had 170,000 capable soldiers.
The Ming army on the opposite side only had 17,000 troops.
One out of ten.
If the Taiping Army didn't dare to fight openly and openly.
Then there is a fight for the whole world.
Let's get rid of the bulk goods as soon as possible.
If you retreat at this time, you won't dare to fight.
The decline of the Taiping Army was completely irreversible.
If you still want to give it a try, give it a try.
That's it now!
Liu Zhixie took a deep breath.
"Send envoys into the Ming camp to make an appointment with Emperor Zhu for a battle!"
The so-called battle.
It is a dignified battle where both parties agree on a time and place.
Emperor Zhu only has 17,000 troops and horses at hand, and there are 10,000 soldiers far away in Guangping, who will not be able to get through for a while.
170,000 against 17,000. With such a huge military advantage, if Liu Zhixie still didn't dare to fight, he would just surrender. Maybe he could even go to Zhongdu and become a Taiping Gong.
January 16, 1794 AD, seven o'clock in the morning.
In Daming Prefecture, west of Nanguantao Town, on an open plain with a radius of ten miles.
The armies of both sides took up positions.
This is an endless plain, and because there is no need to seize advantageous terrain, the military formations of both sides are set up separately.
There was no large-scale confrontation during this process.
When the sun rises in the sky.
It was about eight o'clock in the morning.
The Taiping Army, which had more troops, entered the battlefield first.
The total strength is as high as 160,000.
Most of them are foot soldiers.
There are 60,000 cavalry, including 30,000 soldiers under Liu Zhixie and 30,000 knights gathered from the armies of the princes.
Sixty thousand cavalry and one hundred thousand infantry were dispatched.
Ten thousand were left to guard the camp.
"Your Majesty, the Taiping Army has arrived on the battlefield, and Liu Zhixie's Heavenly King Banner is also in the army."
The Ming army's scouting horses soon brought the news of Taipingzui's dispatch.
"You came really early."
Zhu Daohua smiled, grabbed a big pork bun, took one bite, and his mouth was full of oil.
This is breakfast for the whole army today.
From the emperor Zhu Daohua to the ordinary privates.
They are all big steamed buns stuffed with pork filling.
"But we are not in a hurry, let the soldiers eat before setting off!"
Stuff the pork buns into your belly in two or three bites.
Zhu Daohua stood up.
Get on your horse.
Start inspecting the military camp.
"Long live! Long live!!"
Wherever Zhu Daohua's figure appeared, the Ming soldiers there burst into earth-shaking cheers.
In the midst of cheers.
Zhu Daohua looked at the Taiping Army gathering in the distance.
It's time for dinner.
This battle should be over.
After solving the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, there is no need to worry about the future
It's time to capture Yanyun, then.
He should be the master of the world.
"Everyone, please eat up! Today's battle will probably last until dinner time!"
at this time.
In the barracks of the Guards Cuirassier Brigade.
One by one, the elite cuirassiers were also busy stuffing big meat buns into their mouths.
"It's finally time for our cuirassier brigade to go into battle!"
Two soldiers, who were not very tall but had very broad shoulders, sat side by side and spoke in the dialect of northern Jiangxi.
The ones who spoke were Wang Guofang and Wu Laoer, who broke away from the Green Camp on the battlefield during the Battle of Northern Jiangxi and gained the reputation of the uprising before the battle.
But now they have changed their names.
One changed his name to Wang Guofang.
One changed his name to Wu Er.
The reason why the two became soldiers of the Guards Cuirassier Brigade is of course related to their riding skills.
They all participated in the martial arts competition in the second year of liberation.
Both are hereditary green camp officials.
Horse riding is a skill passed down from our ancestors.
In the case that the Ming army lacked horse control experts.
Both of them were selected into the Guards Cuirassier Brigade as Wu Xiucai and received the most rigorous training.
Of course.
Neither of them had any complaints about the training.
Because the treatment of this cuirassier brigade is the best in the entire army.
Food labels are also the highest.
"It takes a thousand days to raise an army, but it takes only a moment to use it. The first battle of our cuirassier brigade will definitely shock the world!"
Wu Er said while eating.
His eyes were already eager to try.
The soldiers of the entire cuirassier brigade were also eager to fight.
Military merit can only be achieved on the battlefield.
Just training.
Can I get promoted?
"Are you all full?"
Wang Guofang and Wu Er's company commanders stood up and asked loudly.
"I am full!"
"Very good! Put on armor! Lead the horses and march out! The whole brigade must assemble!"
Along with the order given.
Five thousand cavalrymen wearing shining breastplates and leading tall horses appeared at the forefront of the battlefield.
At this time, the two infantry brigades had completed their arrangements one after another, forming a large infantry formation of 5,000 people in the middle. Behind him was the Ming Army's Guards Artillery Brigade. The artillery jackets had been uncovered, and there were dark holes. The muzzle of the gun pointed diagonally towards the sky.
The cuirassier brigade was placed on the left flank.
On the right wing were three thousand dragoons assembled to serve as temporary light cavalry.
As soon as the cuirassiers appeared.
It attracted the attention of everyone on the battlefield.
"Good horse!"
Ran Tianyuan couldn't help but praise.
The horses led by the Ming army's cuirassiers were all Indian fold-eared horses or Arabian horses.
Tall and strong.
It looks much more energetic than the short Mongolian horse.
"Good armor!"
Nie Siju stared at the breastplates of the cavalrymen.
"Emperor Zhu is too rich for the one-piece steel armor."
Everyone looked at the cuirassier who was like a heavenly soldier and general with complicated expressions, and couldn't help but feel a little uneasy in their hearts.
"Why panic! Our army has 160,000! No matter how powerful Emperor Zhu's soldiers are, they can't withstand a blow from my army!"
Liu Zhixie said loudly.
at this time.
The Taiping Army's formation was divided into four parts.
In the middle is the musketeers led by Liu Zhixie.
The 60,000 Heavenly Kingdom cavalry were arranged on the left wing, ready to charge at any time.
"King of Heaven, Emperor Zhu's army has not yet completed its formation, why not send the cavalry to charge ahead!"
Luo Siju suggested.
Liu Zhixie nodded and looked at King Wu Yao Zhifu aside.
"King Wu, who will fight in the first line?"
"Let Xu Hou and Luo Hou lead the cavalry to attack." Yao Zhifu ordered the generals of Xu Tiande and Luo Siju.
One defeat since Kaifeng.
Yao Zhifu's own troops and horses were lost, and his status was greatly reduced.
However, Liu Zhixie still regarded Yao Zhifu as one of his own, replenished his troops and entrusted him with important tasks.
"Your Majesty! The Taiping Army's cavalry is coming!"
Tao Biquan said loudly.
On the right front of the army.
The dark Taiping light cavalry pressed forward.
These cavalrymen did not wear iron armor, and their weapons were wooden spears, sabers, and bows and arrows.
The formation is also very scattered.
But there are a lot of them.
"Your Majesty, just use rockets to disperse them."
said the staff officer on the side.
Now, Zhu Daohua completely leaves the formulation of specific tactics to these staff officers who have received orthodox military education.
He only takes the general direction.
The specific implementation is left to the people below.
The emperor must do his duty as an emperor.
He jumped up and commanded the musketeer below him to move forward fifteen meters.
You thought you were playing Red Alert.
Rockets are indeed a magic weapon to disperse cavalry.
Especially those horses of the Heavenly Cavalry that have not received special adaptive training.
When I saw rockets rushing towards me with sharp whistling sounds and bright firelight.
The explosion hasn't happened yet.
There were already war horses spinning around in panic.
Boom boom boom.
Rockets exploded quickly.
The power of the explosion is actually not that great.
But the momentum is much more amazing than the artillery - oh, it is even more shocking.
The horses of the Taiping Knights were all Mongolian horses collected in Guanzhong.
Honest and honest.
Where have I seen such a scene?
It was roaring, fire, explosion, and smoke.
After a scare.
The horses were quickly frightened and fled in all directions, no matter how much the knights on their backs tried to cheer them up, it was of no use.
And right now.
The Ming army's light cavalry, which had been prepared for a long time, rushed out quickly, first volleying with guns, and then changing to sabers.
In one fell swoop, the Taiping light cavalry that came up first were routed.
(End of chapter)
