Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 711

Liu Shun was giving orders and reprimanding, when suddenly the sound of war drums was heard in the large formation of the Chinese army.

Behind the huge observation car, there were nearly a hundred naked-chested burly men, their complexion was tanned, and beads of sweat slid down their broad backs.

The big men waved their thick and powerful arms and beat the drum hammers on the huge war drums.

"咚咚咚~" The sound of the drums was shocking, and the movements were uniform. The big men were sweating like rain, exuding bursts of male passion and charm.

"Hehe~" With the Chinese army as the center, Xiang Shi fell into the calm pond, and the soldiers raised their weapons in waves, making bursts of noise from their mouths.

When the voice came through, Liu Shun straightened his face and shouted loudly: "Remember the instructions of this town, one is to run as fast as possible, and the other is to maintain a good formation. The front of the Qing army is tightly defended, but you don't have to worry, just get close , when the Iron Man Army on the side lands, you can get support. Alright, let’s all go!”

After hearing his explanation, the generals of Zhongyong Town took a deep breath, and the commander of Guangwu Battalion raised his sword and shouted loudly: "Brothers, get ready!"

The two thousand rattan players raised their shields to their chests in unison, and knocked their sabers on it, making the sound of golden swords, responding to the general.

"Go, board the ship!" The general gave an order, and the soldiers began to walk towards the river beach in neat steps. As they advanced, they beat the shield rhythmically with their knives and axes, making a clanging sound.

On the bank of the river, the warships of the Dongting Navy were moored on the bank, and the boards were lowered for the soldiers to board.

At this moment, the artillery team of the Five Zhongjun Army began to bombard the front. The small Frang machine had insufficient range, but the red cannon was able to hit the river.

Wang Yan's goal was Nanjing. To attack such a fortified city, how could he miss the red-clothed cannon, a sharp weapon to break the city? He brought a hundred of them this time.

Amidst the sound of "booming" artillery, white smoke rose from the artillery array one after another, covering the sight of the Qing army, making the formation of the Ming army shrouded in a haze. Look at the Heavenly Soldiers.

At this time, more than ten catties of iron bullets flew across the river, roaring and smashing towards the Qing army's position.

Hundreds of shells were fired, and the momentum was huge. The Qing army behind a section of the low wall felt the cool wind blowing over their heads, and they couldn't help shrinking their necks. Behind them, a shell hit the earth barrier, and the huge momentum remained undiminished. , directly knocked down the earth barrier, and the Qing soldiers on it rolled down screaming.

In another place, two Qing soldiers were lying behind a low wall. A shell broke through the low wall like tearing paper, and just hit the head of the Qing soldier behind, and it immediately burst like a watermelon hitting a boulder.

The mud was mixed with blood and brains, splashed everywhere, and smeared the side face of another Qing soldier. The Qing soldier lost his mind for a moment, saw the smashed corpse, and touched the paste on his face again. Eyes glazed over.

The shelling lasted for nearly half an hour, and the artillery needed to dissipate heat, so it gradually stopped.

After a long while, the general manager of the Qing army shook his head, shook off the dirt, and stretched out his head to watch.

This was unbelievable. Nearly a hundred ships of all sizes rushed out of the smoke on the other side of the river, and the sailors in the cabin swung their oars, desperately rushing towards the east bank.

Mr. Qian's expression changed, and he was about to greet his subordinates when the guns on the bows of many warships began to emit gunpowder smoke again, which made him shrink back in fright, and squatted down again.

Tong Tulai saw that the Ming army began to attack head-on, and the troop carrier had already passed the center of the river. He immediately ordered loudly: "The artillery is ready. Once the enemy ship approaches, immediately bombard it."

On the Qingge River, the ships of the Ming army were already approaching the range of Xiao Fulangji. The generals on the ship raised their weapons one after another and shouted loudly: "Brothers, get ready."

The soldiers of the Guangwu Battalion on the deck clenched their weapons and tensed their spirits.

This beach grab is no different than other battles. Regardless of whether they are sent or received, there is only one way to survive when they land, and that is to tear apart the enemy's beachhead and let the troops behind continue to land on the beach, otherwise they will only die on the beach.

This is a life-or-death fight that goes forward bravely. The chests and abdomens of the soldiers are full of murderous aura, like tigers about to be released from the cage.

"Boom..." the Frang machine on the Qing army's position began to bombard. A shell fell into the water, splashing a three-foot-high water column. But he remained motionless, his eyes fixed on the shore.

The soldiers of the Five Loyalty Army, known as sharp soldiers, are all veterans who have experienced battles.

According to the formal procedure, if a young man wants to become a member of the Five Loyalty Army, he must first enter the local government army for two years of training, and then be selected into the local town army for another two years. When he is selected into the Five Loyalty Army, Even the new recruits have been dancing swords and guns for more than four years. Can such an army be elite?
Although this system has just been implemented and the foundation has not yet been established, the additions this time are all elite soldiers from Huguang, so it has not affected the combat effectiveness of the Five Loyalty Army.

At this time, the warships and the Qing army fired artillery at each other, and water jets soared into the sky. Some ships were hit by shells, and a line of blood burst out on the deck, passing by stumps.

With a sound of "coax", the ship stopped suddenly and ran aground on the riverside, and the bodies of the densely packed soldiers on the deck shook for a while.

The moment the soldiers stabilized their bodies, they heard the generals shouting, amidst the roaring cannons, "Raise the shield and jump!"

The guards on both sides of the ship's side were opened at the same time, and the soldiers of the Guangwu camp wearing disc helmets and light armor immediately jumped from the boat into the waist-high river water like dumplings, wading ashore.

Some small boats have a shallow draft and can rush directly onto the river beach.

When the soldiers jumped out of the boat, the weight of the boat lightened and it floated up immediately. However, the officers and soldiers of the navy still threw the sandbags on the bow of the boat into the river, and then used long poles to push the bottom of the warship out of the mud. , to pick up another batch of soldiers to board the ship.

"Bows and arrows, bird guns!" The general of the Green Battalion, seeing the five loyal troops rushing ashore, immediately waved his knife to issue an order.

Behind the low wall, a row of archers from the Qing army stood up upon hearing the order, bent their bows and set their arrows. They pointed the arrows obliquely at the sky, swiped them into the air, and shot at the Ming army like locusts.

A burst of screams sounded, heavy armor-piercing arrows, tapered arrows, easily tore off the armor of the Five Loyalists, and inserted into the soldiers' chests, a large amount of blood gushed out, the soldiers fell into the river in pain, and flowers bloomed on the surface of the water. The flowers are bright red.

Under the command of the general, the soldiers who "raised the shield" trekking ashore raised their shields to protect their bodies almost at the same time.

"Come on!" The soldiers on the shore adjusted their formation a little bit, and the commanders shouted again, and after the roar, they raised their swords high, and charged the Qing army with all their strength before taking the lead.

"Kill!" The Guangwu camp who came ashore responded loudly, and in an instant, the soldiers who landed first all ran, holding shields in one hand and knives in the other, running like flying, going forward indomitably.

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