golden scales

When Suo Hai arrived at the camp of the Qing army in Pangjiazhuang, he saw Ahhas beating the frozen ground feebly under the whip with wooden shovels in their hands. He didn't know whether they were leveling the ground or digging the soil, and he felt depressed for a while. . He rode into the camp of the Chinese army in Hilgen, and shouted in Manchu: "Hilgen! What kind of battle are you fighting!"

Zu Zerun has been in Liaodong for many years and can speak some Mongolian and Manchurians. Knowing that this is a problem among Manchurians, he must not participate in it, so he retreats to the side like a deaf person.

Suo Hai didn't care about him, and yelled at Hilgen: "It's already dawn, why don't you attack! Just let some Ahha knock the ground there and kill the barbarian!"

"My lord," Hilgen's face was livid, "it's so windy today that even bows, arrows, and firearms can't reach the Ming army..."

"Joke! If the wind is strong, we won't fight anymore!" Suo Hai waved his hand: "From now on, the whole army will obey my orders!" He strode over to the commander's seat and sat down: "Array! Fight for me! Ah Ha, there is no armor in front, anyone who dares to retreat, the armored soldiers will kill! Those who dare to retreat, the armored soldiers will be killed by Ba Yala! If you can't break through the wall of the Ming army, you will die there!"

In strong winds, the gunpowder of the bird gun will be blown away, and even the lead will be blown away.And because the northwest wind was blowing, the bows and arrows were directly blown horizontally, and very few fell in front of the Ming army's formation.However, the artillery of the Ming army was not greatly affected, and the front-loading flintlock guns directly sent gunpowder into the barrel. As long as the Qing army attacked within [-] steps, it could still effectively penetrate the armor.

Qi Jiguang's standard for an excellent firearms player is seventy steps and seven out of ten rounds.According to this standard, the gunners trained by the Ming army are basically excellent gunners.It's just that due to the technical reasons of the firecracker, this kind of hit is only aimed at the left chest, and the result is that it hits the abdomen or the head, but it can be regarded as an effective kill for the war needs of this era.

In addition to having an advantage in numbers, Suo Hai was at a complete disadvantage in terms of weapons and morale.The new force he led indeed touched the parapet of the Ming army, but they were shot back time and time again by the Ming army's spears.

The closest to victory, even a few Ba Yala broke through the parapet and rushed into the rear of the formation. Just when Suo Hai thought the overall situation was settled, a row of gunshots from the Ming army came to save the field. The musketeer approached and shot, instantly regaining the gap.

Wang Jiakang was wearing cotton armor, and the helmet flag on his head was pulled tightly by the strong wind.He climbed up to the watchtower step by step, and watched with a binoculars in his hand, grasping the battle situation below.Although the Ming army was small, it was more than sufficient in defense.The civilian husbands rushed back and forth, quickly transporting the injured and dead Ming soldiers into the village, so that the impact of casualties on morale was minimized.

On the other hand, the Qing army, every time they rushed to the wall, they were already full of mourning wounded soldiers and corpses, which caused their morale to plummet.When the Manchurians reacted, they sent armored soldiers to hack and kill Ahha who fell to the ground and howled, but they could no longer boost morale.

More and more Ahha immediately fell to the ground and pretended to be dead after rushing into the Ming army's attack range, or pulled a Qing army corpse to cover their bodies, hoping to escape the swords of the Jiabing Supervisor team.

Suo Hai's teeth itch, it's hard to understand that this is the Ming army known for its timidity.

"Ming Jin." Suo Hai's arrogance in the morning was gone, seeing the Qing army charging slower than walking, he finally decided to withdraw his troops and rest.

Hearing the roar of gold in the camp, the Qing soldiers quickly withdrew from the Ming army's line as if the tide was ebbing.Those Ahha who were pretending to be dead quickly crawled out from the pile of dead people, knelt down and surrendered, hoping to avoid death.

"Colonel!" The chief of staff raised his head and shouted towards Wang Jiakang on the observation deck, "Do you want to keep the prisoners?"

"Stay." Wang Jiakang said as he climbed down, "Give them hot soup and porridge, cotton clothes and leather shoes, and rest for two days. When they are ready, I will call for battle."

The staff officer chuckled, feeling like a hero who sees and agrees.

Wang Jiakang jumped off the last two steps, and said again: "Send the order to go down and prepare to attack."

"Attack?" The staff officer was a little surprised.

"How long have we been fighting here?" Wang Jiakang asked back.

"The first attack of the Qing army was at [-]:[-], and it is now [-]:[-]." The staff officer said.

"One and a half hours," Wang Jiakang's mouth slightly raised, "The No. [-] and No. [-] thousand headquarters that came from Fukasawa were in place yesterday. They must have waited for Donglu to relax completely before fighting."

The Ming army of the Eastern Palace system is not a single force.

In the era of the old guard camp, everyone crammed in teammates and team concepts, and it has become an instinct in the bones to be rewarded and punished for deeds.

The other two thousand headquarters of the Second Battalion of the First Guards Division rushed early in the morning and finally arrived at the battlefield when the Qing army was weak.It's just that the Qing army didn't exhaust all their strength, so they kept lying in ambush on the west side of the battlefield, and only sent scouts to kill the Qing army's scouts and ambush soldiers.At this time, the battle was tense, and neither Suohai nor Xiergen realized that the expedition on the west road had not returned for a long time, let alone that there were already two thousand headquarters watching.

Finally, when the Qing army called for gold to retreat, the two Qian headquarters finally bared their fangs and rushed towards the Qing army camp ten miles away.At this moment, the Qing army was exhausted, its morale was low, and when it was cooking, how could it have been expected that two large armies would attack from the flanks.

The tiger squatting cannon tore through the defensive line organized by the Qing army in a panic. The high-moralized Ming army was like hot knives like frozen oil, and instantly devoured the Qing army that was arrayed to fight.

Suo Hai couldn't figure out why there was such a large-scale ambush of the Ming army.If it is said that the Ming army had premeditated, how did they know that the Qing Dynasty would attack Anping first?If it is said that the reaction of the generals of the Ming army is so fast...there shouldn't be such a fast reaction!

"My lord, we can't hold back anymore, let's retreat first!" Hilgen rode his horse and found Suo Hai, surrounded by flustered Qing troops.

Seeing the Ming army's red flag flying, Suo Hai's morale was like a rainbow, and he had the upper hand again. Knowing that the general situation was over, he had to say bitterly: "Go, gather the troops and rush back!"

However, the high-raised general flag detected Suo Hai's whereabouts, and the direction of escape soon attracted the Ming army's poisonous fireball.This special shell made of arsenic, croton, wolfsbane, lime, and asphalt will release a lot of smoke once it explodes.If a large amount of this poisonous fume is inhaled, the mouth and nose will bleed and die.

Of course, no one is actually stupid enough to inhale poisonous smoke, so the effect of the poisonous fireball is mainly to disturb the horse.

This continuous damage to the horse's sense of smell is far more effective than sound and fire, forcing the horse to spin around in place, snorting constantly, and refusing to obey the rider's command.

As good as God is, after the Ming army fired the poisonous fireball, the original strong wind stopped, and the thick smoke was not blown away in time, causing even greater chaos in the Qing army.

It took a lot of effort for Suohai to drive the horse to a safe place in the chaos, but there were only a few Goshhas around him, and Xiergen and Zu Zerun were nowhere to be seen.He didn't care about the two of them either, he just took Geshha and fled towards Abatai's camp.

Wang Jiakang's third commander also launched an attack at the right time, but was stopped by his own poisonous fireballs when he was attacking the enemy camp, so he had to stop and pursue the formation, and formed an array to prevent the panicked Qing soldiers from fleeing south. Mandarin duck formation, bypassing the poisonous smoke area to hunt down the fleeing Qing soldiers.

Wang Jiakang followed the chasing troops around the Qing army's camp, and saw that the snow-capped plains were full of scattered Qing troops and coated Aha.These people have already dropped the weapons in their hands, and they are reluctant to take off the armor on their bodies because it can keep them warm.However, the heavy armor also became their shackles, making them look like snails in the snow.

Wang Jiakang took the lead, and the cavalry behind him also put on whistle sticks, striking the backs of the fleeing Qing soldiers.Occasionally, a strong Qing soldier still wanted to resist, but was stabbed into a bloody sack by the surrounding Ming army in an instant, and fell limp to the ground.

The auxiliary soldiers and civilian husbands who followed also held short sticks and hemp ropes, tied up the fallen Qing soldiers, connected them in a string, and escorted them to the village.Anyone who dared to resist would be whipped immediately.

The Ming army killed no more than 300 people in this battle, but there were more than [-] Manchurian Zhenyi and Han Aha captured, which even exceeded the full strength of the second battalion.

Suo Hai's army just arrived this morning, and the animal power and food they brought have not been consumed yet.After counting, a total of more than 170 mules and horses, and [-] shi of various grains, fodder, beans, and grass were obtained.For the Ming army with insufficient transport capacity, this is like sending charcoal in the snow. (To be continued.)