Ming Zuo

Chapter 668 Head-to-head confrontation
It is two hundred and twenty miles from Fuzhouwei to Gaizhouwei.

Dorgon was eager to rescue, and marched all the way in a hurry, taking the official road, and it took five days.

He dared not discard heavy equipment.

After seeing the firepower of the new army with his own eyes, he knew very well that the Eight Banners would not be able to fight the new army without the support of artillery.

When he arrived at Gaizhouwei, it had already fallen.

A small city can't stop the repeated bombardment of more than [-] heavy artillery pieces of the new army.

When the walls of Gaizhouwei collapsed, there was no suspense for the Marines to occupy it.

Not only that, the Marine Corps also completely destroyed the entire Gaizhouwei city defense. It would take several years to rebuild it.

"Take Gaizhou back."

Dorgon had no choice but to fight a head-to-head battle with the new army here.

If Gaizhouwei cannot be recaptured, it means that all the areas to the south of this place will be lost.

This is absolutely unacceptable to Hou Jin.

The inlaid white flag quickly unfolded, and the rest of the cannons were also set up.

Zhang Keda on board sent someone to inquire.

"Mr. Tang, do you want to fight this battle?"

Tang Wenhuan took it for granted: "Of course we have to fight, and we have to try the quality of the Tartars anyway."

Although the Marine Corps only had one brigade this time, Tang Wenhuan was full of confidence.

The marines are backed by naval guns.

Even if you can't win...

Looking at the pontoon bridge between Lianyun Island and the land, Tang Wenhuan's last worry disappeared.

In later generations, Lianyun Island was connected to the land, but now it is a lonely island.

The distance between Lianyun Island and the land is only less than twenty meters.

The Marine Corps also landed on Lianyun Island first, and then relied on engineering troops to erect pontoon bridges before setting foot on land and capturing Gaizhouwei.

Today the pontoon bridge is always there.

With this retreat, Tang Wenhuan no longer has to worry about the future.

"Today is the first time my Marine Corps has faced the Tartars. We have been training hard for so long, but we have been called little brothers by other troops. How do we get rid of this title? Just today! Please cheer me up, Take out the whole document and see if his Eight Banners are boasting."

The morale of the first marine brigade was high, and they didn't take the Eight Banners army seriously at all.

They lined up right on the beach with their backs to the sea.

Dorgon knew that this battle had to be fought.

Not only to fight, but also to produce a result.

Otherwise, Xiangbai Qi Shangxia would probably be devastated.

After all, since this expedition, the first battle has not been won, and the loss of troops will be serious.

No one can bear the responsibility of failing to defeat the new army and losing the vast area south of Gaizhouwei.

The war started.

Jueluo Yongkai led the first leader to detour to the foot of Xinkailing Mountain, and began to launch a fierce attack on Bailang Mountain, the commanding height occupied by the new army.

Dorgon personally commanded the second and third commanders to face off against the marines on the vast plain south of Qinghe.

The artillery roared and the smoke filled the air.

This time Dorgon showed all his abilities.

Cavalry, who had not been seen before, also participated in the battle.

Azig went into battle himself, leading the elite cavalry to cruise on the left flank, constantly looking for opportunities to break through.

More than [-] cavalry put great pressure on the Marine Corps, and had to allocate a considerable number of troops to be on guard at all times.

On the front, only two battalions of the Marine Corps faced off against the Eight Banners infantry.

Tang Wenhuan has a lot of ideas.

He spread the lines of the two battalions horizontally.

The distance between every two soldiers increased to two meters.

In this way, although the firepower will be sparse, the loose array will also minimize the killing effect of the rear gold and rear guns.

The Marines can do that, but the Jurchens can't.

Because the marines' weapons are flash cap guns, even if the lineup is thinner, the firepower is still there.

If Wu Zhenchao dared to do this, he would completely lose his combat effectiveness.

This time Dorgon was very clever and placed the cannon far behind, away from the coast.

The navy's naval guns and the heavy artillery on Lianyun Island did not have enough distance to conduct anti-artillery operations.

This is also the first time since the start of the war that the Jurchens' artillery can be put into battle happily.

The two sides are not at the same level in terms of firepower delivery.

The new army first used heavy artillery long-range coverage to directly break up the two phalanxes of the Jurchens

But although the artillery of the new army couldn't hit the artillery of the Jurchens, it was still no problem to hit the infantry and cavalry of the Jurchens.

When the Jurchens reached a distance of about a thousand meters, it was time for the rifles to show their power again.

When the Jurchens survive the infantry, there will be mortars.

The feeling given to the Jurchen is that the artillery fire of the new army is continuous and endless.

They get bombed wherever they go.

This time Tang Wenhuan played hard enough.

Instead of bullying people with the range of the cap gun, he brought Wu Zhenchaoha within fifty paces.

He wants to use Wuzhenchaoha to temper the spiritual willpower of the Marine Corps.

There is nothing better than queuing up to be shot.

Fifty steps!
Wu Zhenchao's firecracker can barely cause damage.

At this distance, the red hat gun of the new army ignored all protection except shields.

Coincidentally, both sides raised their guns almost at the same time.

And it was Wu Zhenchao who fired first.

After a mess of gunfire, more than [-] people fell from the Xinjun side.

Only two unlucky ones were killed on the spot, and the rest were only injured.

The newly assembled cotton armor became the patron saint of the soldiers at this time.

Seeing the shooting effect, Shi Tingzhu was very depressed.

But there is no way, he can only let the soldiers quickly rotate the front and reload the ammunition.

It was the marines' turn to fire.

At a distance of fifty meters, the muskets of the new army created a violent storm.

Wu Zhenchao's lineup fell down two rows like the wind blowing wheat.

Even Shi Tingzhu was shot in his left arm and fell to the ground.

He struggled to get up, staring at his chain mail in astonishment.

In the past several times on the battlefield, he relied on his well-crafted chain mail to save his life.

The firecrackers of the Ming army could do nothing to his chain mail at a distance of fifty paces.

But today the new army musket easily penetrated the protection, and the huge force knocked him down.

The experienced Shi Tingzhu certainly knew the horror of this musket.

Because of the fierce firepower of the Marine Corps, Wu Zhenchaoha's formation transition became stagnant, and his speed couldn't help but slow down.

The Marine Corps quickly seized this opportunity. The second row almost ran up and pushed forward five meters.

The effect of the second round of riding and shooting was even more astonishing.

Not only because of the close distance, but also the mortar behind provided fire support.

In this coordinated strike of guns and artillery, Wu Zhenchaoha was killed hundreds of people.

The rest could no longer bear the loss, and began to flee backwards without waiting for orders.

Wu Zhenchaoha, whom Dorgon placed high hopes on, was as weak as a baby in front of the firepower of the new army.

All Dorgon's hopes can only be pinned on Azig.

(End of this chapter)