Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 207 The First Battle Between the New Army and the Eight Banners Army ([-])
The battle on the two wings was much smaller, but no less brutal.

In the farther back, Doduo used a telescope to watch the situation of the frontal battle, his eyes became more and more gloomy.

Since he joined his father Nurhachi in raising troops, the Eight Banners Army has never suffered so many casualties in such a short period of time.

Compared with the Ming Dynasty, the Eight Banners Army was originally small in number, and it was the basis for the survival of the Qing Dynasty's entry into the customs. At this moment, the casualties are so large and fast, how can Duoduo not be heartbroken.

But he knew that the more this happened, the more he could not retreat.

In terms of military exploits alone, he, Doduo, is unmatched among all the princes, Baylor, and Beizi. If even he, Doduo, leads more than ten thousand cavalry and cannot defeat thousands of new troops, it will have a great impact on the entire Eight Banners Army .

Those surrendered troops and generals attached to the Qing Dynasty may also have other thoughts.

Therefore, although the first battle with the new army this time was not a battle of life and death for the Qing Dynasty, it was better than a battle of life and death.

This battle can only be won, not lost.

Duoduo's heart was heavy, and Huang Hairu's mood was also not calm. The six machine guns plus dozens of rifles did not stop the enemy's charge.

Because those Qing troops also learned to be smart, and the formation of the charge spread out as much as possible, and the firepower of the six machine guns was not enough to completely block such a large expansion area.

Coupled with the delay in reloading and replacing the barrel, the fast-charging enemy cavalry quickly approached.

After the enemy cavalry rushed to a distance of about [-] feet, Huang Hairu let out a deep voice: "The Musketeers retreat, the Riflemen retreat, and the spears are ready..."

Upon hearing the order, the soldiers equipped with 98K and those equipped with flintlock guns immediately put away their guns and backed away.

The soldiers equipped with spears immediately stepped forward and inserted the one-foot-long spear in their hands through the shooting hole just now.

As a result, steel thorns seemed to grow on the shield formation.

After the pikemen were in position, Huang Hairu quickly ordered: "The machine guns cease fire, and the archers are ready."

At this time, the opponent's formation is already very sparse, and the machine gun needs to save ammunition, which is not cost-effective.

The archers behind the shield immediately drew their bows and set their arrows, and at this time the enemy cavalry rushed several dozen feet closer.

"Whoosh..." The twenty archers in the front shot an arrow, and the arrow pierced the ground far away. At this time, the enemy cavalry was still about twenty or thirty feet away.

However, in front of the fast charging horses, this distance came quickly.

In the field of vision of the telescope, Huang Hairu shouted after seeing that the enemy cavalry had rushed past the distance marked by the arrow: "Shoot the arrow."

"Swish, swish..." All the archers immediately drew their bows fully and shot out arrows one by one.

The arrow flew up into the sky, crossed a graceful curve, and then fell down like rain.

"Ah..." There were screams everywhere, and the soldiers who survived the blockade of machine guns, rifles and muskets fell under the rain of arrows.

Some of the horses that were shot howled in pain under the sting, or fell down, or jumped wildly, losing control.

But there are still some lucky ones who rushed through the baptism of the rain of arrows and quickly counterattacked with their bows and arrows.

Riding and archery is the strength of the Eight Banners Army, so archery while galloping is their very skilled survival skill.

The bows and arrows of the Qing army are the pinnacle of Chinese traditional compound bows, and are the bows with the strongest range and lethality in history.

The difference between Qing bow and other bows is that its two ends are anti-bow, which is very different from other bows in this regard.

Moreover, the string is relatively long, almost as long as an adult. Such a long string provides a lot of flying energy for the arrow.

Moreover, the Qing army likes to use heavy arrows, which are very powerful.

A Qing bow can pierce leather armor at a distance of [-] feet, chain mail at a distance of [-] feet, and plate armor at a distance of [-] feet.

This armor-piercing power is more powerful than the firearms of the Ming army, and the damage is also great. This is one of the important reasons why the Qing Dynasty did not pay attention to the development of firearms.

Moreover, the Qing army prefers to shoot the enemy with direct fire at close range, so it is difficult for the Ming army to be the opponent of the Qing army in field battles.

At this moment, the first wave of the Qing army's counterattack fell on the camp of the new army like a torrential rain, and the arrows hit the shield, crackling like hail.

Some arrows even accurately penetrated through the gaps between the shields, killing the soldiers hiding behind the shields, and the new army immediately suffered casualties.

The archers of the new army responded immediately, but the gap between the two sides could be clearly seen. The Qing army was far ahead of the new army in terms of firing rate and accuracy.

This is understandable, it takes at least three years of arduous practice to train an excellent archer, and many of the Eight Banners soldiers of the Qing army have been honed for a long time from the white mountains and black waters, and their riding and archery skills are very superb.

Although I don't want to admit it, but with the riding and shooting ability of the Eight Banners Army at this time, it is also a top existence in the world. It is normal for the new army to have a big gap with it.

When they approached about ten feet away, the Qing army at the front retracted their bows and arrows, pulled out their Yanling sabers, and charged fiercely towards the formation of the new army.

"Boom..." The galloping horse rushed over fiercely with a whistling sound.

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However, some war horses still slammed into the shield fiercely. The huge impact caused the entire formation to retreat, and some shield soldiers even vomited blood from the shock.

But even so, they still stubbornly supported the powerful impact of the enemy cavalry, and barely stabilized their formation.

The pikeman held a long spear, stabbed it forward fiercely, pulled it out quickly, and stabbed the next target fiercely, repeating this quickly.

Not to be outdone, the Qing army swung the Yanling Saber and slashed ferociously, piercing the spear with every stitch.

Some war horses were injured, so they jumped off the horses and fought fiercely with swords at close range.

The Qing army in the back row urged their horses to advance, and at the same time they stretched their bows and shot when they saw the stitches.

Because of the continuous attacks of the Qing army in front, the defense of the new army's formation inevitably revealed more flaws, which created opportunities for the Qing army who rode and shot, so the casualties of the new army expanded rapidly.

Duoduo, who had been closely watching the battle, narrowed his eyes slightly, and immediately ordered in a deep voice: "Send another 1000 people to support."

Bei Zi Tunji at the side was startled: "Your Highness."

Duoduo said solemnly: "Go quickly."

"Yes." Tunji responded immediately.

It was not easy to fight the new army at close quarters. No matter how heavy the casualties were, Doduo didn't want to waste this opportunity, because only close combat can fully display the combat power of the Eight Banners Army.

"Rumble..." Yiqianqi rushed up from the front quickly again, this time it was much smoother, and they were not blocked by any strong firepower, so they merged with the previous Qing army relatively smoothly.

At this moment, seven or eight submachine gun shooters, under the cover of the shield soldiers, took up their submachine guns and started shooting frantically.

"Ah..." Several new army soldiers even roared loudly, which was not only a manifestation of anger, but also inspired their courage.

The Qing army, who hadn't expected this kind of surprise attack, was caught off guard immediately, and the Qing army in the front fell down.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, under the cover of the shield soldiers, several new army soldiers took out the grenade from their waists, unscrewed the cover, pulled the matchlock, and threw it out viciously.

"Boom, boom, boom..." The violent explosion suddenly sounded in the formation of the Qing army, causing people to be thrown off their feet.

The soldiers screamed one after another, and the horses neighed continuously.

(End of this chapter)