A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 564 The Big Crash Captured

"shooting!"

A large puff of smoke rose in front of them, and the gunmen of Geng Zhongming and others launched a third volley. The corpses and wounded of the defeated army rolled all over the ground in front of them. knock down.

"shooting!"

The Han army in the rear ruthlessly fired the fourth volley of guns. Amidst the violent explosion, the crying sounded into a series, and the moaning and wailing were earth-shattering.

At this time, many rout soldiers woke up with a start and regained their senses a little. Under the command of the rear army, they either fled to the two sides in horror, or stood still in a daze. .

Shang Kexi and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief when the tide-like rout finally stopped, forming a chaotic formation in front, and many people rushed to the rear of the formation.

Seeing their sergeant fell down meaninglessly, Shi Tingzhu and the others' faces trembled violently, and their hearts were incomparably distressed. They only had so many people in one banner, and they were victorious after the battle, so they probably wouldn't be able to recover for a long time.

However, the rout finally stopped, which is a blessing in misfortune.

The Jingbian army and other spearmen who were charging and chasing after them received the urgent sound of Mingjin, and the military order fell like a mountain, even if they were unwilling, they had to retreat like a tide.

Both Han Chao and Zhong Xiancai saw the battle ahead, and Zhong Xiancai thought that they should go all out and use spearmen to defeat their defeated soldiers again, and then smash their gun formations and spear formations.

Zhong Xiancai was full of confidence in the combat power of the Jingbian army, but the Han Dynasty believed that the defeat of the troops had stopped, and Kong Youde and others were heavily guarded. With the bravery of the Jingbian army's spearmen, they could definitely break through, but their own side would definitely suffer heavy casualties, and the gains outweighed the losses.

In war, one must keep a clear head, not be dazzled by anger and temporary victory, and must obtain the greatest victory at the least cost.

Of the two, it is obvious that Han and North Korea have more seniority and prestige, and what he said was a seasoned plan for the country. Although he was worried about the general, Zhong Xiancai accepted his opinion. The battalion ordered Ming Jin to withdraw the troops, and the spearmen retreated Let the gunners come forward.

Just looking at the front, both of them felt regretful and unwilling. At this time or earlier, it would be great if there was a unit with the advantages of both gunmen and spearmen. Gunners can fight close to each other like spearmen. The spearmen can shoot from a distance like the musketeers, so that the fighters will not be delayed.

In the minds of the two of them, the scene of the general holding the gun sword emerged at the same time. The old man was far-sighted, and perhaps he had already thought of the situation before him.

"forward!"

"Let's go together... let's go!"

Under the bright red billowing flag, accompanied by passionate drums, the Jingbian army and the Xuanzhen new army were densely packed, and the blunderbusses advanced like a wall. After the previous battle, the four-story blunderbuss array was a little narrower than before, but it still Dispatch troops from the fourth floor and the third floor, and keep the first two and three columns in order.

While the officers shouted, the golden drummer of the battalion beat the drum, and the soldiers marched to the beat of the drum. After a few steps, the melodious sound of the flute sounded, followed by the sound of the flute, trumpet, and gong, accompanied by the rhythm of the music.

After the Jiajing period, many marches of the Ming army played music, using military songs such as Qi Jiguang's triumphant song. Generally, the Ming army marched ten steps forward with one drumbeat, but only the Jingbian army kept advancing with the drumbeat.

In their army, there are step drums and gongs in the headquarters. gongs are the ancient name of copper gongs, which can be struck against each other to make a passionate sound.When we arrived at the headquarters of Qianzong, there were flute and suona, and the suona could make a sharp swan sound.

When you arrive at the camp, you can find Dongxiao, 筚篥 and other vocal music. The 筚篥 is a kind of wind music, and it also has the advantages of flute and flute.

The army marched forward neatly, and behind the gunmen, the artillerymen also hurriedly followed up, especially those small and medium-sized cannons of the Frang machine and the Hongyi three-pound cannon.

The heavy Hongyi six-pound gun fell behind quite a bit. It was very difficult for the artillery to walk on such terrain, especially when encountering obstacles such as field ridges, it had to be lifted forward.

Some soldiers of the artillery battalion sorted out the captured artillery of the Eight Banners of Han Dynasty. Their specifications were different from those of the Jingbian Army, and they were not allowed to be used for a while.

After the gunmen retreated like a tide, they were still covering the rear of the guns, especially the two wings. Not far ahead, the Han army with yellow flags, yellow flags, blue flags, and red flags came in a large formation. Most of their swords and guns are gathered on the two wings of the gunmen, and the drums are also beating loudly.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the Jingbian army and others retreating, they let the rout soldiers pass through harmlessly, and formed a line in the rear in a mess. The gun soldiers were specially selected and arranged in layers behind the gun array.Because all the small cannons were lost, the firepower was at a disadvantage. Geng Zhongming and Shang Kexi urgently came up with a solution. The gunmen resisted head-on, and the spearmen rushed out, hoping to defeat them from both wings.

After all, they have a lot of cold weapons, if you count all the broken soldiers.

Han and North Korea rode their horses and followed the general flag. He looked at the Xuanzhen new army on the right. During the drumbeat, their formation was a little chaotic, but the soldiers still walked very passionately. After the previous hearty battle, they may have realized The true meaning of fighting has changed from the mind to the body, and has jumped to another level.

Just defeat the Han army in front of you, and the victory of the left wing is close at hand.

"Brother Zhao, the Gunners need more artillery support, especially on the right wing!"

"Not bad, if there are more artillery support, my Xuanzhen army will definitely be able to block their flank attacks!"

The three generals of the new army in Xuanzhen beside them nodded their heads again and again. The words of Han and North Korea were spoken in their hearts. In front, more Ertars had already gathered, obviously their breakthrough was on their own side.

In this battle, their battalion fought brilliantly, which made them feel proud and joyful. Presumably, after the war, a powerful army will definitely be born.

Of course, they cannot be compared with the Jingbian army. No matter who they are, they are accustomed to the victory of the Jingbian army. It is inevitable that they fight well, and it is strange that they fight poorly.

While speaking, he was secretly grateful. People say that the Jingbian army is generous to the friendly army, which can be seen only from the Korean guerrillas in front of them.

"it is good!"

Zhao Xuan walked side by side with Han Chao, Zhong Xiancai and others, he nodded heavily and gritted his teeth.

Although the casualties of the artillery battalion made his heart ache, how much effort did those artillerymen devote to him?However, in close combat with artillery, casualties are unavoidable, and after being tempered by the flames of war, the trainee apprentices can also grow rapidly and become an important supplement for subsequent gunners.

He shouted loudly: "Push the artillery hard, push it to the front!"

"Brothers work harder!"

All the gunners chanted and tried their best to push the artillery forward. The heavy artillery made deep marks on the field.

Numerous gunners pulled the medicine bag carts and gun carts, followed urgently, and there were also a large number of artillery, especially the Hongyi six-pound gun, advancing towards the new army in Xuanzhen.

"Don't rob me, let my artillery fight first!"

Zhao Xuan left a sentence viciously, he held the whip and urged the horses with pride.

Han Chao said solemnly: "It's up to Brother Zhao."

Zhong Xiancai looked at the hills behind him, and he was also looking forward to it: "It's up to you, Xiao Xuaner, whether you can quickly defeat the Ertars' gun formation."

Zhao Xuan rode his horse and galloped away, leaving a muttered sentence in the air: "Can you not call me Xiao Xuan'er in front of outsiders?"

"go ahead!"

The dense army formation marched, and the Jingbian army and others were soon not far from the rear of the Han army. Thanks to the efforts of the gunners, the artillery of the artillery battalion was already parallel with the gunmen, and some artillery even surpassed the formation of the gunmen. The muzzle protruded from the front.

On the side of the Han army, they also kept urging forward, and more and more cold weapons were gathered on the two wings.

Finally, with a sharp swan sound, their gun formation stopped, and at the same time, there was a resounding cry of killing from Yuntian, and the dense cold weapon formation rushed towards the Jingbian army and the flanks of the Xuanzhen new army.

"preparation!"

Geng Zhongming and Shang Kexi looked at the Ming army's blunderbuss striding forward with ferocious expressions. They couldn't wait to order the blunderbuss to fight before they reached a hundred paces. At this distance, the effective range or armor-piercing ability was not enough. Strong, they can't care about it.

The gunmen of the Han Army of the Four Banners of the Rear Army obeyed the order and collectively raised their guns to the front, all with distorted expressions and nervousness.

"shooting!"

The sound of a row of guns sounded, and the smoke filled the air. Amid the deafening sound of guns, some Jingbian troops and Xuanzhen new troops fell down in the row, and some gunners also fell to the ground in pain.

"The front floor retreats, the second floor moves forward!"

Geng Zhongming and the others roared wildly, and then they looked forward in horror: "Not good..."

The Jingbian army and others have already reached Baibu quickly. Their gunners, holding matchlocks, point to the fire gates. Looking at their own side, the gunners on the second level have just raised their bird guns.

Booming and violent cannons, thick white smoke billowing out, the trajectory of the shotgun along the large tracts of weeds in the field, forming turbulent waves, the gun formations of Geng Zhongming and others were shot by the shotguns of the Jingbian Army everywhere. Get through.

Countless smoke and dust erupted on the ground, and in their battle formation, puffs of blood mist shot out, and the standing gunmen fell down with blood and flesh, and they fell on the ground in various postures, howling and rolling in inhuman .

The sound of the guns kept ringing, and the flickering flames formed a line. More and more gunpowder smoke spewed out, forming a thicker and thicker white smoke zone. A large group of gunners of the Jingbian Army roared and fired. Loading shotguns, especially those Hongyi cannons, use double.

The explosion of the firecrackers seemed to be right in front of our eyes, and the continuous sound of the gunfire continued. With the sound of the cannons, more and more Han army blunderbuss soldiers fell down in unison, making their formation even more sparse, and the indescribable firepower The intensity blinded them all at once.

Only some gunmen on the second floor of Kong Youdezheng's red flag pulled the triggers, and the rest didn't know whether they fired or not. More people were dumbfounded, and then fell down with the sound of the guns, or panicked into chaos.

Without artillery support, they were powerless to fight back under the attack of the Jingbian army and others. In a short period of time, the rear army's Han soldiers' artillery formation was in chaos, and it was impossible to talk about advancing and retreating at any level.

In particular, Shi Tingzhu and other former blunderbuss soldiers, they barely lined up a few rows behind the rear formation, and the shotgun roared from the opposite side, knocking some of them to the ground. Many undead and wounded soldiers beside them howled, and they collapsed in an instant.

They screamed, "It's lost, it's lost!"

They scrambled and fled in all directions, which caused commotion in the gun formation in front of them. Many people fled in fear.

The Kabush virtuous soldiers who were marching in the formation chopped down a few people, and then they were overwhelmed by the surging crowd.At this time, the cold weapons of the rear army were fighting fiercely with the Jingbian army. Seeing the defeat in the central part, they lost their fighting spirit and ran for their lives screaming.

In a short period of time, the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty were defeated across the board. The defeated army of tens of thousands of people was so huge that they were all shouting and wailing all over the mountains and plains.

"No!"

Geng Zhongming, who was more than a hundred steps away from the gun formation, roared: "Don't run away, keep fighting!"

Shang Kexi and Ma Guangyuan were also stunned. Unexpectedly, their Four Banners collapsed in a short period of time. Compared with Shi Tingzhu and others, their Four Banners are more elite.

Shi Tingzhu was stunned for a while, and sighed to his confidant next to him: "It's over, let's run for our lives too!"

"no, do not want……"

Kong Youde stood on Yijialing, he roared angrily at first, then he saw that the trend of defeat was unstoppable, Wuzhenha super gunners on the mountain, many of them ignored the order to fire, threw away their helmets and armor, and fled for their lives He suddenly sat on the ground, with tears streaming down his face, and murmured: "Why...why is this?"

"What should I do, King Gongshun, what should I do?"

Jin Zidian on the mountain was pale. He came to Kong Youde with a trembling expression, and shouted at Kong Youde in panic, but Kong Youde's face was ashen, and he sat on the ground without saying a word. The gunner also came to him, shouting anxiously in Yi-Han dialect.

(End of this chapter)