Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 815

The entire formation of the Ming army had been formed. After the soldiers checked their equipment, the Chinese army blew three drums, and the entire formation fell silent.

The battle between the two armies is not a joke. In addition to the usual training, it also requires military laws like mountains, orders and prohibitions, and the sound of drums.

The only thing the infantry can rely on against the cavalry is a tight formation, so there can be no negligence.

Two miles away, the red-armored Han army who had received the military order began to move forward, but they did not charge immediately.

Seven thousand five hundred red-armored soldiers suddenly dismounted after leaving the main formation of the Qing army.At this time, there were also nearly ten thousand Qing cavalry in the main formation, dismounting from their horses.

In the middle army of the Ming army, Hao Yaoqi was ready to attack. Seeing that the Qing cavalry that had come out suddenly stopped, he couldn't help reaching out to the guards for a telescope. He stood on the observation car and looked at the formation again.

In the circular field of vision, I saw nearly ten thousand soldiers in the large formation of the Qing army undressing together, and then they all took off a piece of cotton armor, ran out of the formation, and threw the armor behind the red armored soldiers.

Bannermen generally wear two layers of armor in winter, and some even wear a layer of chain mail or iron armor. Only more than a thousand households in the Ming army can do this. Of course, the summer is hot, and the equipment of bannermen is almost the same as that of ordinary Ming soldiers.

In a short while, more than ten piles of armor appeared behind the red-armored Han soldiers. The red-armored soldiers immediately passed through the horses and ran back. Cut it open and put it on the horse's head and the front body of the horse.

In winter, the bannermen are all dressed thickly, but the defense of the horses is a bit weak. Naturally, Azig will not charge so directly, but let the bannermen who are not in charge wear a piece of cotton armor for the bannermen who charge. , Improve the defensive power of the Red Armored Han Army.

Although this is not as good as heavy cavalry, it is better than light cavalry.

Hao Yaoqi saw that the Qing army skillfully cut off the armor and put it on the horse, his face sank, Dong Cunming, Hao Yaoqi's lieutenant next to him, also realized what the Qing army was doing, and when he thought of this, he immediately said to Hao Yaoqi: "Du Zhen, do you want to let the humble official lead a team of people to press it up?"

The big array has been lined up, and each department has its own position, one radish and one hole, so it is inconvenient to move lightly.

Hao Yaoqi frowned and thought for a moment, shook his head, and said to Dong Cunming: "Let them rectify, our large formation focuses on defense, and it is not easy to change."

"Cunming, you go to the front!" Hao Yaoqi paused, and ordered: "As long as we push forward until Ma Jinzhong and Wang Guangtai come over and wipe out Azig, you and I will be a great achievement. further."

At the beginning, when the two routes followed the army into Chu, Hao Yaoqi, Ma Jinzhong, Wang Jincai and others defected to He Tengjiao, and Li Guo and Gao Yigong defected to Wang Yan. Unexpectedly, with this choice, the gap widened.

Although Wang and He's family is now, as a member of He Tengjiao's family, it is not so easy to integrate into the Wuzhong Army system. They always feel that they are a head shorter than the Wuzhong Army, just like a dowry maid.

However, Princess Chu of Wuchang gave birth to a son a few days ago. The birth of Wang Shizi still gave them a shot in the arm, but it would be too long to wait for Wang Shizi to become an adult, so Hao Yaoqi and others still hope, Can win this battle and close the gap with Li Guo, Gao Yigong and others.

"Don't worry, governor!" Dong Cunming clasped his fists solemnly after listening to the order. This is their opportunity for the Divine Strategy Army to stand out, and the blood in his heart surged.

After finishing speaking, Dong Cunming turned around and got out of the lookout car, and went to the front army.

At this time, the Qing army was ready, and the red-armored Han soldiers got on their horses again, and the world was chilled and peaceful.

On one side were 5000 Ming troops, who stayed motionless in their respective positions, like terracotta warriors and horses walking out of the Mausoleum of the First Emperor. Azig's head was crowned as a powerful army in the world.

One side is embracing death if it cannot win, and must break through the obstacles and return to the Eight Banners in the north.

The needle point was facing the wheat awn, and the entire battlefield was filled with a thick murderous aura, which made people unable to breathe.

"Woo~" A shrill and low horn sounded, and seven thousand and five hundred red-armored Han soldiers gave a low whistle, resembling wild beasts, and their horseshoes hit the ground with a dull sound.

The cavalry was like a wall, like the tide of the Qiantang River, slowly speeding up, and the horseshoes gradually galloped from slow to fast. The huge momentum made people look pale.

"Guzhen, the enemy is nearly [-] paces away!" The officer in charge of observation on the watch car yelled anxiously.

Because the Wuzhong Army participated in the Battle of the South of the Yangtze River, Wuchang Martial Arts, a group of officers who were trained in rotation first, were instead the Shence Army in Huguang and the Houyong Town in Hunan.

The hundred households who observed this had been trained in martial arts for three months, and they were able to measure distances only through binoculars and simple reference.

Hao Yaoqi was also watching Qingqi, seeing that they were getting faster and faster and getting closer to the Ming army formation, he could even see Qingqi's appearance clearly, each of them was very bloated, obviously most of them were wearing clothes. Several layers of armor, the head is covered with fur, and only two eye sockets are exposed. It doesn't look like a regular army, but like a demon emerging from the northern grasslands and wilderness.

"Command, the enemy's cavalry enters the range of fire, the Frang machine will fire first, and the firecrackers will be released next, and the rest of the army must not move rashly!" Hao Yaoqi gave an order, the drums in the army were beaten, the flags were waved, and the battalion leaders also raised their hands to respond The flag means to obey orders.

"Franch!" On the artillery carriage, the artillery officer received the military order, immediately drew out his saber, pointed at the sky, and shouted loudly.

The spearmen in front squatted on the ground, and the spears were laid flat at this time, so the artillery on the cannon cart would not be blocked by the spearmen in front.

Seeing the waving of the command flag, the soldiers of the artillery team immediately adjusted the gun position, looked for the target, then lit the torch, and brought the torch close to the fuse.

At this time, Qing Qi, who was galloping, also seemed to realize that he was within the range of the Ming army's artillery. Qing general Xu Degong suddenly leaned on the horse's back, and Qing Qi's body behind him also shortened. Chances of bombing.

Xu Degong tried his best to pinch the horse, and the galloping cavalry of the Qing army brought the speed of the horse to the extreme in an instant, and the sound of rumbling hoofs echoed at the entrance of the valley, like rolling thunder.

The Ming army regarded it as the billowing dark clouds mixed with lightning and thunder in the summer sky. This is the power of the cavalry.

"Let go!" The commander of the artillery team, with a ferocious face, let out a roar, and the blue veins in his neck throbbed.

As soon as he finished speaking, the officers waved the small triangular flag downwards, and the soldiers on the hundreds of gun carriages immediately approached the torches to the fuses, and immediately a puff of white smoke rose, and sparks rushed into the medicine room.

It didn't make the earth-shattering sound like the red cannon. The voice of the Franji machine was a bit hoarse and dull. This may be the reason why the dose and airtightness of the cannon were not as good as that of the red cannon.

A series of "bang bang bang" cannons sounded, and a large white smoke rose from the gap between the muzzle and the gun, covering the entire front line.Before the soldiers of the artillery team came to check the effect of the shelling, the soldiers immediately waved their hands to disperse the smoke and dust. One soldier pulled out the iron bolt, one lifted the sub-gun, and the other reloaded the sub-gun that had been filled with ammunition in advance, and then inserted it into the gun. Iron bolt, approach the torch, fire another shot.

Although the cavalry of the Qing army wore multi-layered armor, which made them hard to hurt with swords, they were still like paper when facing the Fran machine gun.

There was a neighing of the horse, and an iron bullet hit the horse's head. The galloping horse was immediately knocked to the ground, and the cavalry on the horse was thrown away, fell to the ground and rolled a long way. Stepping on his waist, there was only a crisp sound, and the banner man turned his head up, his body was tense and stiff, his face was twisted in pain, and he was submerged in the torrent of cavalry without uttering a scream.

In the same scene, the Qing army cavalry kept eyeing the forward of the cavalry, and the cavalry of the Qing army who ran at the forefront, for a while, people neighed and screamed everywhere, and the horses kept falling down. Some bannermen were hit by shells, and the huge impact knocked his Dragging his body away from the horse, he flew upside down and knocked down the cavalry behind him.

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