Chapter 873: Duoduo's Defeat
The Tang army battle formation facing each other stood one hundred and eighty steps away from Duoduo, and a total of nearly 6,000 firecrackers in the front and rear rows immediately squatted in the front row, and the back row stood in a two-fold firing formation.
Seeing that the Tang army was preparing to shoot, the soldiers and horses of the Duoduo Division did not dare to slack off, and their formation immediately opened the gap, which was much looser than before. In this way, the area of bombs was reduced as much as possible, and the soldiers in the front row, almost all of whom were densely armored and holding large shields, were well prepared.
At this moment, in front of them, a loud conch horn sounded.
Duoduo's heart sank, and he subconsciously looked up into the distance, and found that the nearly 6,000 musketeers in the front row of the Tang Army had already reached their faces with their guns, looking at their eyes and aiming, ready to shoot.
Almost at the same time, from behind him, a shout was heard, and then a dense burst of fire quickly reached his eardrums.
"Bang bang bang! ……”
Of the 6,000 firearms, more than 5,700 were fired, and the muzzles of the upper and lower rows of black holes spewed out bright red afterburners in unison. The flames that flew together were like two long bright red ribbons, and even more like hellfire, with a kind of palpitating and deadly beauty.
A large cloud of choked white gunpowder smoke poured up, and more than 5,500 tiny three-coin heavy mini bombs, like a swarm of death bees flying away in unison, let out a slight and cheerful chirp, and swooped down on the opposite Wu army.
The roaring swarm of death bees, chirping and smiling, quickly burrowed into the bodies of the Wu soldiers on the opposite side.
The soldiers in the front row, many of them immediately bloomed like a trick, and those who were hit fell on their backs as if they had been struck by a heavy hammer.
Although Duoduo had taken precautions, his soldiers had spread out their formations, and they were protected by large shields, the Tang army's inaccurate and intensive shooting still caused a rather terrible killing effect.
After all, the successful firing of 5,700 firecrackers is no joke.
At least more than 500 soldiers were killed and wounded by the Tang army on the spot, and the wounded soldiers who fell to the ground and did not die rolled in a loud scream, looking very miserable.
The impact of this lead bullet was so great that those Qing soldiers and horses who happened to block the lead bullet with their shields could not withstand this huge impact, and they stumbled backwards one after another, and the scene was chaotic.
There was also a lead bullet, whistling and flying, penetrating the entire battle formation to the back, and with a soft snap, knocked off the hat of Duoduo's helmet that could not be evaded. He screamed in fright, and hurriedly shrunk his neck and hunched over, looking very embarrassed.
In the face of this sudden attack, the troops and horses of the Duoduo tribe immediately began to be confused, and the soldiers in the front row were crowded and uneasy, not knowing what to do next.
At this moment, Duoduo deserved to be a battle-hardened veteran, and he immediately made a decision and shouted: "The whole army obeys the order!" Immediately defend on the spot, and don't mess with your own position. ”
At this time, under the pressure of the powerful bullets of Duoduo and his personal guards, the chaos of Duoduo's army gradually subsided, and just when Duoduo's whole army was just stable, the second round of fire of the Tang army started again.
"Bang bang bang! ……”
The guns rang out loudly, the embers flew away, and more than 5,500 guns were fired, and more than 5,500 lead bullets whistled out, killing or wounding more than 400 Qing soldiers.
Duoduo's face was hideous, his teeth were gritting, but he was nervously calculating how he should act now.
Although the Tang Army's continuous fighting and releasing like this is limited compared to its own 50,000 soldiers and horses, if it is allowed to continue to fight and release, the soldiers in the front row will continue to fall and continue to be killed and wounded, and the blow to morale can be imagined.
I didn't expect it! The Tang Army's guns can hit so far, you must know that the ordinary Ming Army's guns can only hit a hundred steps at most, but the Tang Army's guns can hit a distance of at least 300 steps. His own momentary negligence did not expect that the Tang Army's firearms were so sophisticated, which caused such a passive situation of being beaten now.
This, what the hell is going to do about it?
"Prince Yu, you can't be beaten passively like this anymore!"
An adjutant general on the side looked anxious: "If the Tang army continues to be beaten like this, even though the Tang army's casualties are limited, the blow to the morale of our army is too great, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold out until Prince Zheng's soldiers and horses arrive!" ”
The lieutenant's words made Duoduo's heart cut like a knife.
I have to say that this guy's words are still very reasonable.
If you continue to be beaten passively like this, and continue to be killed and wounded in vain, no matter how many of your own soldiers will be finally wiped out by the Tang Army in such a piecemeal way, in terms of morale alone, I am afraid that it will completely collapse in such a round of blows.
What to do?
Now the whole army, should it continue to hold on to the spot, or should it hurry up and flee for its life regardless of the cost?
For a moment, Duoduo hesitated inwardly, burning like an ant on a hot pot.
At this moment, the lieutenant general next to him immediately shouted at Duoduo: "King Pingxi, what are you still hesitating about?!" The number of soldiers and horses in our army is similar to that of the Tang army on the other side, why can we only be beaten passively here like this?! In my opinion, it is necessary to take advantage of the fact that the morale is still available, and order the soldiers to rush forward quickly and fight the Tang army face to face, so that no more firearms can be fired. With the strength of our army and the shortness of the enemy's soldiers, only then can we have a chance of victory. ”
This person's words were like lightning and fire, instantly sweeping away Duoduo's confusion.
Yes, in the current situation, the retreat loss is too great, and it is really difficult to hold on, it is better to take advantage of the current morale and order the whole army to rush forward and fight with the Tang army in close quarters, so as to have a chance of victory.
Even if you take a step back, even if the two armies are stalemate, they can't defeat the Tang Army, if they can drag it to the arrival of the commander of Zilharang, it will be a great achievement.
Thinking of this, Duoduo did not hesitate any longer, he immediately ordered in a loud voice: "The whole army listens to the order, immediately attack, as long as it is strangled with the Tang army, it will be a victory, and this king will be rewarded!" ”
As soon as the Duoduo army ordered, the soldiers under his command, who were originally in a hurry, suddenly everyone immediately shouted loudly, accelerated the speed of running, and rushed forward to kill.
And when they began to rush forward, the Tang Army's firearms immediately began the third round of fighting.
"Bang bang bang! ……”
The gunfire was loud, the afterflames were flying, the smoke was thick, and more than 5,500 firearms were successfully fired, and the more than 5,500 lead bullets that roared out immediately killed or wounded the more than 500 Qing soldiers who rushed over, and the formation of the Qing army rushing forward was suddenly chaotic.
"Don't stop, keep rushing! Damn, whoever dares to retreat, this king will not be spared. As long as the battle with the Tang army is close, it is a victory. Dodor shouted with his sword in his back, his face burning.
It should be said that Duoduo's judgment of the situation is still very accurate.
Because he knew that the Tang army had extremely strong firepower, and if he wanted to crack the Tang army's firepower advantage as soon as possible, the only way was to rush over as soon as possible and fight with the Tang army in close hand-to-hand combat.
In this way, as Adjutant General Fang Cai said, he can use his strengths and shortcomings to attack the enemy, so that his own soldiers can give full play to the advantages of being accustomed to close combat, and completely offset the advantages of the Tang Army's long-distance shooting.
When the soldiers and horses of the Qing army heard the encouragement, everyone was excited, and they rushed forward like crazy beasts, roaring and rushing forward, and quickly came, about dozens of steps away from the Tang army's battle array.
When the Qing army accelerated forward, the formation of the Tang army also changed greatly, and the firecrackers in the front row quickly formed a column and hurriedly retreated from the gap between the rear and south. After all the firecrackers retreated, the large shields quickly closed together, forming a near-airtight wall of steel shields.
The infantry of the Qing army relied on the large number of people, fearless of death, they desperately advanced, and finally arrived about dozens of steps away from the long formation of the big shield, at this time, in the Tang army array, those more than 2,000 Tang army auxiliaries who had been holding on to the ground, have used their strength to eat, and threw the burning individual soldiers in their hands to the rolling Qing army formation.
"Bang bang bang! ……”
Dozens of steps away, the deafening sound of continuous explosions resounded into one piece, almost bursting people's eardrums, the dazzling golden firelight, in the large cloud of suffocating whistle smoke from time to time, broken limbs and blood in the air burst out in all directions, screams one after another, the scene was like a bloody hell.
The Tang Army's unexpected earth-shattering thunder bombardment can be described as a fatal blow to the Qing army.
These fragments with a killing radius of more than 10 paces were a single soldier earth-shattering thunder, and the lethal effect on the Qing soldiers was very terrifying.
More than 1,600 of these 2,000 single-handedly thunderbolts were thrown out in a dense manner, killing more than 2,000 Qing troops who were rushing to the ground in an instant, and countless people were wounded.
Among the Qing army, many people's ears have been shocked to deafness, and they are stunned in place, not knowing what to do next.
For a time, the Qing army's formation was in chaos, and its morale fell to the bottom.
Seeing that Tang Jun still had this thing, Duoduo's face turned pale, and his mind was even more blank.
He suddenly thought that the Tang army had such a strong means of defense, and he ordered the soldiers to attack, wouldn't they let them die in vain?!
While Duoduo was dumbfounded, the second round of the Tang Army's auxiliaries began again.
"Bang bang bang! ……”
Dozens of steps away, there was another continuous violent explosion, and human stumps and blood viscera flew everywhere, even though the Qing army began to subconsciously and desperately tear apart the formation, in order to be as loose as possible, but there were still as many as a thousand Qing soldiers who had no time to retreat and disperse, and they were killed in an instant.
The battle array of the Qing army was bombarded like this, and it was suddenly chaotic, and the soldiers shouting and attacking in the back and the soldiers who were crying and fleeing in front were crowded together, and there was almost no order at all.
At this time, in the Tang army's array, suddenly the drums were loud, rumbling and deafening, and from both sides of the Tang army's spear and shield battle array, there were more than 2,000 light and heavy cavalry, roaring and rushing out.
The Tang Army's battle coordination was almost seamless. After these cavalry roared out, they immediately turned their horses' heads, turned around and charged towards the rear flank of the Qing army.
At this time, the sound of gold was loud, and the Qing soldiers who had been frustrated in their attacks were like lost dogs fleeing in a hurry, and they all turned around and fled without hesitation.
In fact, to be fair, it is not easy for these exhausted Qing troops who came from afar to fight with the Tang army with the Tang army's firearms and hand-thrown thunders.
A large number of Tang cavalry, like tigers chasing rabbits, chased after the fleeing Qing army, vigorously pursued and killed, and one after another escaped Qing soldiers screamed and fell.
Wangtou's whole army retreated like a tide, allowing the Tang cavalry to chase and kill, Duoduo suddenly felt a sadness in his heart at this moment.
This is really an extremely absurd and cruel reality.
It's over, and the foundation on which I relied to survive in this troubled world is finally completely lost.
He suddenly thought sadly that the battle had been decided so far, what Prince Yu, what Qing court leaned on the pillar, what wealth and glory, all at this moment, completely turned into a dream.
Damn, I knew that this battle was so difficult to fight, and I knew that the Tang Army was so strong, why did I grit my teeth and fight such a defeated battle here!
The current plan is to retreat the whole army, and one can be saved.
Duoduo was worthy of being a veteran of the battlefield, and in the face of such an unfavorable situation, he gritted his teeth and remained silent, trying to control the ups and downs in his heart, and gave the order to retreat in a deep voice.
"Chuan Ben General order, immediately sound gold, order the whole army to retreat, we must highlight the encirclement of the Tang army as soon as possible, and withdraw from the battlefield as soon as possible!"
"Order!"
Mingjin masterpiece, the 3,000 cavalry in Duoduo's army immediately went out of the formation, closely guarding Duoduo and Tian Xiong and others, and a group of people rushed past the top of the Tang army's encirclement and fled southward.
At the same time, the enemy soldiers who were fleeing in all directions on the battlefield were all like hearing of the amnesty, and everyone's face was full of desire to live, and they all used their strength to eat, spread their feet and ran backwards as best they could, hoping to keep up with the pace of the commander's escape.
And behind them, the spearmen and cavalry of the Tang Army are still following them, chasing and killing.
Such a one-sided battle to hunt down the remnants of the enemy is simply the happiest thing in the world.
As far as the eye can see, the entire place to the west of Liaoyang City has become a Shura field for the Tang army to practice killing, countless enemy soldiers were either stabbed to death by spears or hacked to death by sabers, and the entire battlefield was blurred with blood and flesh, and screams were repeated.
The two cavalry that were the assault arrows of the Tang Army kept going all the way, like two large and sharp black arrows, and chased straight after the cavalry team that was the first to retreat from the Duoduo Division.
Of course, along the way, for the enemy infantry who fled on both sides, those Tang cavalry with complete armor and sharp knives and guns, of course, would not give them a chance to escape. They were like the Grim Reaper chasing their lives, slashing and slaying down the routs who fled in wailing along the way.
With horses' hooves rumbling and guns pointing at swords, the cavalry of the Tang Army rushed all the way in pursuit, and soon rushed to the back of the 3,000 cavalry of the Duoduo Division, which fled all the way south and was in a very scattered formation.
The arrival of the Tang army so quickly made this group of enemy cavalry suddenly very passive, and they accelerated the speed of retreat while responding to the battle in a hurry.
At this time, seeing that the cavalry of the Tang Army had caught up with his own cavalry, Duoduo's face was suddenly covered with cold sweat, and his heart was completely filled with great fear.
Could it be that he has fought all his life, but he really wants to die here and be buried under the sabers and guns of the Tang Army?