Xia Jun opened fire, causing damage to the Qing army.
But it made the Qing army feel more at ease.
Because Xia Jun's gunshots were chaotic and mixed, the damage caused was very limited. Shooting from a distance of more than 300 meters, it looks like a novice at first sight.
The morale of the Qing army was greatly boosted, and the charge became faster and faster.
At this moment, Xia Jun's second round of shooting arrived.
Although the distance is closer, the accuracy has improved. But precisely because the Qing army was closer, the soldiers of the Xia army were even more panicked.
As a result, the two offset each other, and the damage caused to the Qing army was still very limited.
Cui Xiaoyi, who was standing on the front line of command, always paid attention to the movements of the Qing army and clearly found that there was a big difference between the Qing army and North Korea.
When the Xia army opened fire, many Qing soldiers would crawl to the ground to avoid bullets.
This is a tactical move that the Qing army would never do in the past.
This shows that the growth of the Qing army during the war was very amazing.
Fortunately, the Manchu Qing did not have sufficient industrial strength and scientific research and development level. Otherwise, if the Qing army had the same weapons and equipment as the Xia army, it would be hard to say whether they would win or lose.
It was Xia Jun's turn for the third round of shooting, and the Qing army had already entered within a hundred meters.
At this time, the sharp archers in the Qing army were ready to show off their power.
Bullets rained here, bowstrings vibrated there.
Obviously Xia Jun shot more people, but the casualties on both sides were almost the same.
It is not difficult to see from this that the quality of soldiers has a great impact on combat.
"Don't panic! Take a deep breath! Keep your aim and strike again. Our firepower is stronger, and we will definitely win."
Che Liliang's voice was almost hoarse from shouting, but he didn't dare to stop for fear that his morale would collapse.
He also personally raised his rifle to demonstrate to the soldiers.
"There is no need to raise the muzzle of the gun at a distance of one hundred meters. Keep your eyes, front sight, and door in line with each other. When you pull the trigger, hold your shoulder firmly against it, and use force with your hand in front so that the muzzle of the gun will not jump up."
boom……
As he pulled the trigger, a burst of smoke came out of the gun. In the Qing army formation in the distance, a small officer fell to the ground.
It was obvious that the opponent had already made evasive movements, but he still could not escape death.
Seeing the division commander showing off his power, the soldiers were shocked and burst into cheers.
With this kind of example, the soldiers stabilized their emotions very well and their shooting accuracy was greatly improved.
However, at this time, the Qing army had already rushed within 70 steps and was completely within the range of the bow and arrow.
The two sides began to fight hard against each other's firepower.
If the Xia army fires a round of musketry, many people from the Qing army will fall. Similarly, the Qing army fired a hail of arrows, causing heavy casualties on the Xia army's side.
When the Qing army marched north, they did not carry musketeers.
After all, Wu Zhenchaoha is still a relatively precious unit in the Qing army today. Unless it is a large-scale battle, it will not be recruited.
Therefore, the main long-range weapon in the hands of the Qing army was bows and arrows.
But it has to be said that the era of bows and arrows has begun to pass.
As the range, accuracy, and rate of fire of muskets increased, bows and arrows gradually became ineffective.
In the initial confrontation, the Qing army's bows and arrows were faster than the Xia army's muskets. But after fighting and fighting, after Xia Jun's soldiers stabilized, the formation rotated back and forth more smoothly.
The Qing army's archers lost strength rapidly, and the balance between the two sides began to reverse rapidly.
If the Xia army soldiers were not all novices, they might have started a counterattack at this time.
The Qing army rushed within fifty steps, and it was time for the two sides to compete in a show of will.
And this is also Xia Jun's most vulnerable link.
Seeing the people next to them being shot to death, some Xia Army soldiers finally became afraid and couldn't help but start to retreat.
"No retreat!"
Cui Xiaoyi's strict order did not have much effect.
At this time, it is no longer possible to rely on orders.
One of them started to retreat, and the others were affected and thought something had happened, so they all started to retreat.
At this moment, the barely maintained front collapsed immediately.
All the soldiers ran backwards, but fortunately no one dropped their weapons.
Cui Xiaoyi sighed helplessly, turned his head and looked back, and found that Long Chenghai, the deputy commander of the rear area, had already led other troops to establish a solid defense line. He breathed a sigh of relief and retreated with the rebels.
This was the first time that the Qing army saw the Xia army retreat since the battle between the Qing army and the Xia army.
The soldiers of the Eight Banners who had been holding back their anger were all brave and pursued them without waiting for the general's orders.
However, during the chase, the Xia Army soldiers had the advantage.
These new recruits have little fighting ability and willpower, but they have exercised well since joining the army, and with adequate nutrition, they have endless strength.
On the contrary, the Qing soldiers were unable to catch up because their heavy armor was weighing them down.
After the distance between the two sides was widened, the Xia army soldiers were no longer so panicked. Seeing the guidance ahead, they quickly retreated from both sides.
These defeated soldiers are not useless.
Through their battle, the comrades behind them felt the battlefield.
The formation prepared at the back was more complete, and the soldiers' mentality was relatively peaceful.
The most important thing is that these soldiers can see with their own eyes what kind of mystery is hidden behind them.
After the defeated troops in the front retreated to the rear, the Qing army appeared in front of them.
When they saw that Xia Jun still had numerous complete formations, these Qing troops vaguely sensed something was wrong.
Sure enough, before Xia Jun could raise his gun, the ground shook violently.
With the roar of the angry dragon, countless artillery shells passed over the Xia army's array and smashed into the Qing army.
Clouds of smoke rose from the ground, and more than a dozen Qing soldiers around were blown away. Broken arms and limbs were flying around, and if they hit someone, there would be another round of casualties.
The roar of hundreds of light artillery gave the Qing army a fatal blow.
Thousands of people who were charging were wiped out out of thin air.
The rest, no matter how brave they are, know that this battle is unwinnable.
All veterans must be extremely smart. Seeing something impossible, he ran away faster than anyone else.
This time, it was the Qing army's turn to be defeated.
"go ahead!"
Cui Xiaoyi and Che Liliang took over the new troops and began to command the oppression.
However, they did not dare to let the soldiers charge at full speed. They only needed to maintain a good formation and slowly press forward.
Anyway, the front is a triangle area surrounded by two rivers. The Qing army has no way to retreat and will definitely be squeezed to death in the end.
The news of the failure at the front came, disappointing Mandahai and Suohai.
"Zhengzheng, Prince Dorobatulu ran away. Those Mongols robbed the ship and went to the south bank."
Mandahai paused for a moment before he realized that the so-called Prince Dorobaturu was Manzhu Xili.
"What do you want to eat in Samushka? Why did you let him go?"
Although the retreat plan had been made long ago, it was obvious that the army could not retreat randomly.
As a result, the Mongols did not say hello, but even robbed the ship and ran away first.
What should the Qing troops still on the north bank do?
(End of chapter)
