Qianlong: Qing Dynasty?What about my Daqing?

Chapter 172 Advanced Eastern Army

boom!
boom!
boom!
The first battle between the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Qing court in Henan began with the roar of artillery from both sides.

Here in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

Their guns were cast-iron cannons ripped from the walls here and there.

Choose the one that is available and install it on the car seat and pull it out for field battles.

Quite heavy.

However, the situation of the artillery team of the Qing Green Banner Army opposite them was not much better.

Although it is said that some local tyrants in Anhui and Shandong can buy Foshan brand flintlock guns-now these green flag soldiers equipped with flintlock guns are organized into the Chinese army by Fukang'an as the ace of the green flag.

But it is not easy for them to buy cannons from the south.

It would be nice to be able to buy some [-] inch [-] small field guns.

Mortars can also be bought on the black market.

But it's useless to buy.

Because the three technologies of yellow gunpowder, conical steel shell gun, and mechanical lead are the top secrets of the Ming army.

It is unavailable to the people anyway.

There is no explosive powder to use,
The explosive power of black powder is also insufficient.

So now on the Chinese battlefield.

The Qing army found that if black powder was used, unless it was a large-caliber mortar, it would honestly fire solid bullets and shotguns, which would be more powerful.

Therefore, the artillery teams on both sides can be said to be pecking each other at the same level.

After a while, the artillery teams on both sides were ready.

An artillery battle ensued.

The roar of the artillery heralded the beginning of the decisive battle between the two sides.

The roar of every cannon sounded.

The deflagrating gunpowder pushes the metal bullet out.

Howling and flying in the battlefield.

Some flew over the heads of the military formations of both sides, and some smashed into the dense queues of both sides.

Pieces of blood burst and splattered.

Blossoming blood mist rises.

There were screams again and again.

Metal projectiles pass through the human body.

Equally kill every life in front of it.

Whether it is a landlord or a tenant farmer, whether it is an officer or a soldier, whether it is armored or unarmored.

Under the power of artillery.

All are equal.

At this moment.

The commander-in-chief of the Qing army, Fu Kang'an, commanded and arranged the movement of the Qing army on the left, middle, and right fronts calmly and calmly.

The Chinese army consisted of line infantry equipped with flintlock guns and more than 5000 cavalry.

There is no shortage of horses in the north, so even local regiments can organize cavalry.

Historically, the "Nianzi" on both sides of the Huaihe River was a peasant army fighting on horseback.

The line infantry equipped with flintlock guns is also a "Ming-style army" trained strictly in accordance with the old version of the "Daming Army Manual".

On the left and right are long-style troops equipped with shotguns, carrying guns, spears, sword shields, bows and arrows.

Besides.

There are also [-] Mongolian cavalry under the command of Eredengbao, who are preparing to harass the opponent with light cavalry tactics.

The three armies are like forests.

Move slowly.

I have to say that this green flag soldier can fight much more than the old green battalion.

The degree of organization is high, and there is an incentive to join the flag, and the morale is much higher than that of the green battalion.

In addition, the green flag soldiers are armed by landlords in Huainan, Huaibei, Shandong and other places.

The landlords' armed forces hate and hate peasant armies like the Heavenly Kingdom Army the most.

It can be said that the enemy is very jealous when they meet each other.

Both infantry and cavalry were in motion into the field.

The artillery of both sides did not focus on the opponent's army formation.

It's the opponent's artillery team!
Just knock down the enemy artillery.

Even if the initiative on the battlefield is in his hands.

The five thousand guards in Liu Zhixie's hands were slowly pressed down by the commander Luo Siju.

And he still has [-] government soldiers and cavalry on horseback.

This is an extremely powerful assault force.

But now Liu Zhixie was reluctant to push the eight thousand horses up to charge the enemy's dense infantry formation.

However, once the opponent's infantry formation is scattered, the eight thousand soldiers in iron armor will attack with all their strength, and it will not be able to resist the tens of thousands of scattered infantry.

As for whether it can disrupt the ranks of the Qing army.

That still depends on the outcome of the artillery battle.

A loud bang.

A [-]-jin city defense cannon of the Heavenly Kingdom Army suddenly bounced off the scattered gun mounts.

The rotating barrel blasted the heads of several gunners of the Heavenly Kingdom Army into pieces. Blood and brains mixed together, some stuck to the barrel, and some splashed out, mixing the smell of gunpowder smoke in the air a little. Very bloody.

First of all meritorious service.

It's the artillery of the Qing army!

And the advantage of Qing army artillery has not stopped.

After about two or three minutes.

Another Celestial Army cannon was hit by a solid shell.

The gun body was also flying horizontally, and the gun carriage was scattered. Some gunners were smashed into meat, and some were hit by the wooden debris of the wooden gun carriage that was smashed and exploded. The wood fibers were inserted into the human body, and there was no time The dead gunner fell to the ground, screaming with blood spurting.

In the artillery battle.

The Heavenly Kingdom Army is no match!

This is actually normal.

Because the artillery of the Heavenly Kingdom Army is the city defense artillery seized in Sichuan and Guanzhong.

The guns are pretty old.

Even some artillery inscriptions are engraved with the words "Wanli" and "Chongzhen".

It was actually cast in the Ming Dynasty.

These are all artillery more than 100 years ago.

The Qing army's technology for casting smoothbore guns is still very mature.

Therefore, new cannons with basically similar specifications can be cast.

Coupled with the wars of these years, the Qing army has made some progress, especially in the technology of casting field artillery.

Therefore, the range and accuracy of the artillery of the Qing army are higher than those of the Celestial Army.

Liu Zhixie had already seen the problem, and he ordered decisively: "Let Roth raise a battalion of hunters to harass the Tartars' artillery formation!"

Ming-style infantry who have thoroughly studied the "Daming Army Manual".

Of course there must be such arms as hunters.

Although you can't get the rifles of the Ming army hunters, you can't get light mortars and grenades.

But a hunter equipped with a musket can actually use it as well.

Except that the range is not as good.

In fact, the accuracy can still be guaranteed.

After Luo Siju received the order, he quickly dispatched a battalion of hunters.

In the formation of skirmishers, they charged towards the artillery positions of the Green Banner Soldiers.

Such a brave move shocked Fu Kang'an, who was watching the front line and the battle situation with a telescope in the Chinese army.

When the artillerymen were fighting lively in front, he still couldn't see anything special about the Heavenly Kingdom Army.

But now, as soon as this battalion of hunters made a move, Fukangan realized it.

The opponent he faces today is not an ordinary gangster who coerces the people and fights with crowd tactics.

It's the regular army that has gained a firm foothold in Guanzhong!

"Shotgun! Change the shotgun!"

The Green Banner officer in command of the artillery shouted loudly.

Both sides are learning from the Ming army.

But I have learned two knives.

Bombarding infantry trying to approach with shotguns is stipulated in the artillery drill code of the Ming army.

But this is the way to deal with line infantry.

Instead of skirmishers.

Therefore, when the National Army approached in the form of skirmishers.

The distance between soldiers is so large.

How many people can shot kill?

"Boom! Boom!!"

With a burst of gunfire.

The Heavenly Kingdom Army that was charging ahead fell more than a dozen people.

But the rest still rushed forward with their heads covered.

"Quick! Reload!"

The officers of the Green Banner Soldiers also panicked in the face of this situation.

The gunner who is loading is even more anxious.

The range of this shot is not very far.

At least not farther than a musket.

The opponent rushed forward with his head covered.

Soon it was within the range of the musket.

Haven't had time to clean the barrel yet.

The hunters of the Heavenly Kingdom Army have already started designing in a kneeling position.

Clap clap clap.

A salvo of more than 100 muskets.

Hundreds of large and small lead bullets flew across, and the dense rain of bullets caused the artillery of the Green Banner Soldiers to pay a great price.

Fukang'an took a breath.

A good shot is nothing.

There are also many sharpshooters in the Green Flag and Eight Banners.

But do these sharpshooters dare to charge against the cannon?
"Team! Troops go up and disperse the bandit's hunters!"

At the same time, three thousand-man teams were sent up.

There was a green flag infantry of the thousand-man team pressing up, but as soon as they appeared, they became the target of the salvo of the artillery of the Heavenly Kingdom Army behind them.

Under artillery bombardment.

In an instant, hundreds of people were killed.

The rest also collapsed and retreated.

The two thousand-man teams behind as the reserve team also panicked, and their footsteps and formations became chaotic.

"Those who retreat, kill without mercy!"

Fukang'an sent a team of soldiers, who lined up behind the artillery formation, holding muskets with bayonets, and seeing the green flag soldiers retreating, no matter who they were, they were stabbed to death with bayonets.

And the artillery of the Heavenly Kingdom Army quickly misfired after defeating this group of green flag infantry.

Played so many rounds.

The cannon is already too hot, so we have to wait for it to cool down.

In addition, the gunners on both sides suffered a lot of casualties.

So the artillery teams on both sides died down.

The rest is a duel between infantry and cavalry on both sides.

The drums of the marching army rushed one after another.

The commanders of both sides are also observing their opponents.

Under the intensive order.

The military formations on both sides have shown a very high degree of discipline.

Thousands of people are like one person.

After several years of war.

All parties have found a way to send elite soldiers.

Discipline, the pursuit of firepower density.

It is what everyone has learned after the confrontation between the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the peasant uprising on the Eastern battlefield in this era.

Although from the perspective of military philosophy, the Eastern battlefield at this time is not obviously more advanced than the European battlefield.

But at this time, both the Qing army and the Taiping army have kept up with the trend of the times.

Even in the use of certain tactics, it is already more advanced than the contemporary European army.

these two armies.

It is also a first-class strong soldier worthy of a battle in the European battlefield.

Needle to Maimang!
clap clap.

The first confrontation.

It is the hunter of both sides.

They are all "good students" of the Ming Army.

The chasers are in front, the line infantry is behind, and the cavalry is on the side.

It can be said.

If there are enough flintlocks.

The two sides will definitely form a tactic of hunting each other and queuing up to shoot.

And the Eight Banners New Army in Beijing.

They were even equipped with bombardment guns that could move with the line infantry.

The fully advanced Qing army, although it is not the opponent of the Ming army on the frontal battlefield.

But to the Tsar's gray cattle.

It is definitely possible to win a big victory.

(End of this chapter)