Chapter 230: It’s not that the Eight Banners didn’t work hard, it’s that the Ming army was too cunning!
Under Qianlong's order.
Several rocket cars rolled out.
The characteristics are very distinct.
At first glance, it was the Congreve rocket built with the assistance of Britain's Great Ocean consultants.
With a long balance rod, it uses an iron-skinned rocket.
All the fine black gunpowder is used in it.
Originally, British foreign consultants suggested using sugar mixed with gunpowder to make rocket propellant, so that a rocket with a longer range and stronger thrust could be obtained.
But the Qing Dynasty has now lost Taiwan, Fujian, and Guangdong, the major sugar producing areas, and does not produce sugar itself.
The white sugar in the world is actually produced in South China, India,
And the Caribbean Sea.
Among them, the largest output is in South China.
This is the traditional sugar production area.
So if you want to buy it yourself in Qing Dynasty.
You can only buy Indian sugar or Caribbean sugar.
This is too far.
And it's too expensive.
I really can't afford it, I can't afford it.
I had to settle for the next best thing and use black gunpowder.
soon.
The Qing Dynasty's rockets began to roar towards the Ming army's position.
This kind of rocket has no accuracy.
But it can’t handle the large number.
Several rockets landed in the Ming army's position and violent explosions occurred.
It was also difficult to see whether anyone was killed - because the smoke was too heavy.
Some rockets also landed next to the Ming army's barbed wire fence. This time, the results of the battle were seen - the violent explosion did not break the barbed wire!
It seemed that Emperor Qianlong was heartbroken.
This is the way to fight.
It's all money.
"Drum roll! Forward!"
"Destroy Ni Ming! Protect the Qing Dynasty!"
"Our Eight Banners have no way to retreat!"
"You will have a future only if you win this battle!"
soon.
The three infantrymen moved forward slowly.
At the front were rows of fusiliers.
They are all Eight Banners Musketeers wearing various military uniforms.
The polished bayonets of flintlocks pointed toward the sky.
A forest of bayonets formed.
To the left and right of the infantry formation were the field artillery moving forward. Since the artillery range of the Qing army was not as good as that of the Ming army, the Qing army was equipped with a large number of small-caliber field artillery in an attempt to compensate for quality with quantity.
These field artillery must also advance along with the infantry's horizontal formation, and only start shooting after reaching the front line.
The foreign consultants who saw this scene had serious expressions on their faces.
Just these eight infantry towns.
It is a huge force that cannot be ignored in Europe. Except for a few countries, most European countries cannot resist this powerful Eight Banners!
And it was the Eight Banners soldiers of the Qing Empire who seemed so powerful.
When facing the Ming Empire's army, they didn't take advantage at all.
So how powerful is the Ming army?
When the Ming army's rockets roared over.
Then they all exclaimed.
Unlike the Qing army's rocket hits, which basically rely on luck.
The technology is also derived from the Ming Army rocket, which was born out of the Congreve rocket. It canceled the balance bar and instead used the spin principle to obtain a stable trajectory.
In addition, the Ming army’s rocket propellant contains sugar.
More motivation!
Fly faster.
The "equivalent" that can be carried is of course greater.
The neat parabola rushed towards the Qing army's infantry formation with precision.
The first rocket hit the front line of the Qing infantry formation.
A violent explosion exploded.
The steel pillars that exploded swept out a bloody mist in front of the military formation.
More than a dozen Eight Banners died on the spot.
The number of injured was also over a dozen.
Some of them were hit by shrapnel in the arms, their bones were shattered, and only a little bit of flesh and blood was left in their arms, and they screamed like they were trying to split their lungs.
But this is not the furthest thing to go.
Because of this level of injury.
It only hurts for a while.
I will go to see the Lord of Hell soon.
The really unlucky ones were the ones with minor injuries.
It doesn't look heavy.
However, most of the blasted sand, fragments, and steel balls on the body were embedded in the flesh and blood.
If not taken out in time.
The wound will soon become inflamed and suppurative.
The military doctors of the Ming Army also used anti-inflammatory and bactericidal drugs such as garlic medicine, and popularized basic trauma treatment methods.
But on the side of the Qing army.
Inflammation of the wound is basically a dead end.
The difference is that you suffer more
The Qing army's tulangzhong dealt with this injury.
Or turn a blind eye.
Rely on immunity to resist.
Or, just cut off the hands and feet to dig out the flesh - this is better than leaving the person dead, but not much.
Because there are no conditions for disinfection and sterilization.
After a rocket lands.
Then came the rockets whizzing away.
Saw so many rockets coming from the front.
The Eight Banners soldiers who had vowed to restore the Eight Banners' martial prowess suddenly became intimidated.
The marching speed slowed down.
There was also chaos in many places.
Boom boom boom!
A violent explosion rang out in front of the Qing army's formation.
There were huge casualties immediately.
The foreign advisers in Britain were frightened when they saw this.
"terrible!"
"The firepower on the eastern battlefield is so terrifying!"
"With such a level of casualties, how can we fight in the future?"
the Britons exclaimed.
Qianlong was calm.
Because he had already seen the Ming army's tricks.
at this time.
The Qing army rocket position was arranged on the hillside on one side of the formation.
The commander of the Qing Rocket Army, Mingliang, issued the order to launch a volley of rockets.
The target is the Ming Army rocket position where the rocket has just been launched.
Although the accuracy of the Qing army's rockets was worrying.
But I can’t stand the large number.
As long as one rocket is concentrated, it will cause a fatal explosion.
Then the Qing Dynasty would make a lot of money.
"The Qing Rocket Army! Invincible!"
As hundreds of rockets soared into the sky, Mingliang suddenly shouted!
On the battlefield.
The Eight Banners soldiers who saw this scene also shouted.
Morale immediately rose.
So many rockets smashed down.
In fact, not many Ming soldiers were killed.
But it gave the soldiers and generals of the Eight Banners great confidence.
Suddenly.
The cheering Eight Banners front troops also became much faster.
at the same time.
at the forefront of contact between the two sides.
The infantry of both sides have begun to exchange fire.
Continuous explosions, gunshots, and shouts continued.
The advance teams sent by both sides to compete for several strongholds in the center of the battlefield have already begun a fierce confrontation.
In the center of the battlefield.
There are several abandoned villages.
The villagers had already run away.
However, the village fortifications with strong walls were left behind.
The village walls are built with rammed earth and stones.
The "composite wall" with two stone walls sandwiching a rammed earth wall is very strong.
Although all the houses in the village were burned to ashes.
But these walls are still very strong and tenacious.
And it is probably even stronger after being exposed to fire.
Therefore, these abandoned villages are points that the advance troops of both sides must compete for.
No matter who is going to attack.
It is best to control these villages to cover the prospects of your own troops.
That's right.
The Ming army had no plans to pull out barbed wire and build trenches and then wait for the opponent to attack.
Because they don't have much rations.
The plan designated by the staff of the Ming Army Guards Regiment was to seek engagement as soon as possible and defeat the opponent within two days.
Therefore, the Ming army also had to take the initiative to attack.
Both sides have the will to attack.
Therefore, the competition around these strongholds has become very fierce.
The Ming army dispatched a battalion of a thousand men.
The Qing army dispatched an alliance of two thousand people.
The reason why only so many people are dispatched.
It's because these strongholds are very small.
No matter how much troops are invested, it can't be squeezed in.
And now a large group of people are confronting each other.
Now is the time for explosive bombs.
Any general with a sane mind would know this.
There is a war to be fought in this day and age.
We must rely on "soil work".
It is necessary to build trenches, bomb shelters, bomb shelter walls, etc. that can allow infantry to avoid artillery fire.
Then after the artillery exchange between the two sides, the infantry attack was launched.
At this time, there is competition for these strongholds.
It is the preparation for the next stage of the attack by both sides - taking these four strongholds can rely on these strongholds to consolidate the results of the attack, and then rely on these strongholds to build fortifications and continue the attack.
But for both parties.
These strongholds are not so important that they have to fight around them as soon as they gain a foothold.
Therefore, not many troops were dispatched.
Both sides also want to test each other's wealth through front-line confrontation.
Cheng Huacheng, who belonged to the 3rd Battalion and 7th Company of the 7th Dragoon Brigade of the Ming Army, now led a platoon of soldiers and horses towards the village called Gaojiabao.
At this moment, the village entrance suddenly appeared.
They also seemed to be the absolute elite among the Qing army.
He leveled his firearm from a distance, took aim and fired a volley.
Snap, snap, snap.
As gunfire rang out.
Chen Huacheng shouted "Lie down" and jumped forward.
But there was still a Ming soldier beside him whose skull was opened by a bullet.
Blood spurts.
Chen Huacheng's eyes changed slightly.
But he still crawled forward in a prone position.
"Why are you crawling here?"
The Eight Banners soldiers at the entrance of the village were obviously caught off guard.
It's too ungrateful to have martial ethics.
How can you climb?
How can you aim while crawling?
Although these Eight Banners soldiers are strange.
But the loading started quickly.
Upon seeing this, Chen Huacheng immediately reached forward with the gun in his hand, took aim and fired.
Snapped!
An Eight Banners soldier in front was shot and fell immediately.
"shooting!"
Chen Huacheng shouted.
Bang bang bang!
With the intensive gunfire, several Eight Banners soldiers in front suddenly fell.
At this time, they had already reached fifty steps away from the enemy!
Chen Huacheng suddenly jumped up from the ground.
"Charge! Charge! The Ming Dynasty is victorious! I am invincible!!"
The Ming soldiers who fired the bullets, led by platoon leader Chen Huacheng, also shouted.
"The Ming Dynasty is victorious, but I am invincible!"
They carried bayonets.
There was no horizontal queue.
It's a skirmish line.
Fifty steps away.
It only takes a few breaths to rush there.
Those Eight Banners soldiers are indeed elite!
"It's too late to reload! Fix the bayonet! Beat them to death!"
This group of Eight Banners generals shouted.
kill!
The Eight Banners soldiers immediately drew their bayonets.
It screamed and jumped forward.
Chen Huacheng, who was rushing forward, had already set his sights on the Eight Banners general.
His hands touched his waist.
When ten steps away from the enemy.
A revolver was pulled out.
Bang bang bang!
It's three shots to the head and face.
Knock the Eight Banners Legionnaire to the ground.
Then he quickly poured out all the remaining three bullets.
Finally, he used the pistol as a hammer and slammed it forward, hitting an Eight Banners soldier in the face.
At this time, both sides finally rushed forward.
Phew!
Chen Huacheng is very good at martial arts.
After all, he was once a hereditary military attaché of the Green Camp.
The bayonet in his hand plunged hard into the enemy's chest.
The soldiers of the 3rd Battalion and 7th Company of the 7th Dragoon Brigade also held their bayonets fiercely and pushed forward fiercely.
A face-to-face meeting.
Just destroy the Eight Banners in front of you!
The leader of the Eight Banners Alliance, who was watching the battlefield from a distance, jumped to his feet and cursed.
"I can't even defeat the Ming army in hand-to-hand combat. I've lost the face of my ancestors!"
"Sir, it's not that our Eight Banners don't work hard, it's that Ni Ming really doesn't follow martial ethics!" a Eight Banner next to him lamented.
When they met, the other party took out a pistol first.
How do you fight?
"Yes, it's not that the Eight Banners didn't work hard, it's that the Ming army was too cunning!"
"Send another team of people right away to suppress them!"
(End of chapter)
