Chapter 91: Yangzhou, Yangzhou (6)
A Qing cavalryman wearing two layers of iron armor, a silk cloak and an inner lining faced five spears sticking straight out.
"Without archers, these mud-legged men dare to compete with our cavalry, looking for death?"
As he thought, he touched the bow on his waist, but found only a short-handled axe at his waist, so he grabbed it and threw it out.
"Dangdang" twice, and two spears pierced his armor from both sides. Although it hadn't pierced yet, the spear had knocked his axe to the ground. Then, three more stabbed in different directions, knocking him off his horse.
The invincible Qing army was beaten so embarrassed by a group of cannon fodder spearmen who only wore a layer of armor, which made the Qing army who had not yet engaged the Ming army a little jealous, and inadvertently, these people stopped whipping the horses, and the horse speed gradually fell. The Ming army that rushed forward made another round of stabs, picking them off their horses and stabbing them to death.
Seeing that the infantry of the Ming army was able to take the initiative to attack themselves, the people who were still alive behind were frightened. Taking advantage of the fact that they were not rushed up by this group of devils to stab themselves, the cavalry of the Qing army turned their horses and returned to their own formation.
The phalanx of the Ming army and the Qing army collided, and the two spear walls collided tightly, and the soldiers of the two armies, who had nowhere to hide, watched themselves or their comrades fall, and the blood shed immediately dyed the ground under their feet red. On both sides of this improvised river of blood, the left and right armies of the Qing army were moving closer, while the Ming army was also moving forward.
Seeing that the left and right armies of the Qing army were about to move closer to the Chinese army and wanted to surround them, Gan Hui smiled confidently and asked the flag bearer to convey the order. The banner was hunting in the air, and Gan Hui's already prepared back hand was about to come out----- and a small phalanx gradually branched out from the mouth above the word pin, and at the front of this small phalanx was the flintlock team that had just retreated.
This time, the flintlock team changed its tactics, no longer using multiple rows of rotational fire, but divided into three rows to shoot in turns, so that there were lead flying towards the Qing army almost all the time. The Qing army's wings were closing at great speed, and if you were to shoot from the side, it would be far beyond imagination, and if you changed formation to let the bird guns come out and shoot back, it would take time. Originally, there was no obvious gap in the command ability of the two sides, but such a sparsely numbered flintlock team made the entire battlefield uncertain.
"Change the formation, let the bird guns go up!"
General Liu Shen on the left flank of the Qing army saw that the front was a little unstable and roared angrily.
"The cavalry in front of them was beaten back before, and then these self-generated fire guns snapped again, did these gang of Haikou use any demon techniques?" General Liu held back a fire in his heart, and hit the herald's chest with his hand.
The herald didn't care about the pain, and avoided the plague god Liu Shen to give the order.
Shangguan moved his mouth, and his subordinates broke their legs. After receiving the order, the originally tight formation had to be dispersed again. As soon as they dispersed, the left flank of the Qing army was in disarray, and the neat distance became chaotic, too wide in some places, too narrow in others. In order to ensure the stability of the formation, almost none of the steps can be carried out at the same time.
With a "bang", the Franc machine that had changed positions rang out again. With this cannon sound, Gan Hui's precious cavalry was scattered. This cavalry is really just a scout on horseback, and has no impact ability. Therefore, Gan Hui did not intend to let them attack, but let them bring bows and arrows and throwing bones.
The Fran cannon rang out again, but this time it was an empty cannon, to distinguish it from the previous one. The flintlock stopped firing and temporarily retracted behind the phalanx. Through the smoke of black powder, Gan Hui's only one hundred and twenty horsemen raised their horses and rushed towards the junction of the Qing army's central army and the left army.
The left army of the Qing army has not yet finished changing formation, and only a small number of bird guns have already occupied the front, and when they saw this Ming army, which was almost only attacking in double columns, they were so frightened that they let go before they could stand firmly.
"The more you live, the more you go back?" The officers shouted and scolded, "Do you want to die early? It's better to shave your head than not to shave your head! Under the maintenance of order while they scolded and beat, the bird guns that were squeezed out from behind did not immediately release the guns.
Facing the mouth of the black hole, the Ming cavalry did not intend to bypass, but rushed straight up. After being knocked down, hordes of arrows and bones flew into the thin armor of fire... Ah no, in the Chinese army. Some of the knights who were not afraid of death jumped off their horses and shot a dozen arrows in a row with their bows. The tense formation of the Qing army was immediately smashed out of a hole.
The Ming army immediately "made up" the position of the fallen Qing army and attacked the front row of the Qing army from two directions. Without sword and shield hands, it was difficult for the Qing army to defend itself against attacks from the flanks. The formation that could have been maintained was suddenly made a hole by the Ming army, and it continued to expand forward and to the right.
Seeing the change in the battle situation, General Liu immediately ordered the formation to be changed back. This time, a few Qianzong who were tossed enough to choke left an eye on it, and decided to let the bird gun hand release it once and then change it---- otherwise if the Haikou attacked again, wouldn't it be changed back? (Nagumo Tadaichi: I'm not!) I didn't! Eight grid tooth road! )
With a bang, a column of soldiers on the left flank of the Qing army fell--- including the Ming army and the Qing army.
Hearing the sound of guns coming from behind him, and seeing the guns behind his comrades, the Qing army who was still fighting bloodily on the opposite side was a little dazed.
"Bang bang..."Unfortunately, the bird shooter used a three-stage strike tactic. As a result, some Qing soldiers died at the guns of their own people.
"Bang bang...... After the third stage of bird gun shooting, the front row of the Qing army completely collapsed, they shouted and ran to both sides, some just retreated, and some rushed towards the bird gun soldiers who were about to withdraw like crazy. Before the Ming army launched an attack, the Qing army in front of it took the initiative to disappear.
"The one who retreats is slashed!" Mr. Qian took on the task of supervising the battle team with the general personal soldiers, and lined up a line behind the military formation to cut off the heads of those frightened deserters.
The skull fell to the ground, and the front did not stabilize, and these guys who were ordered to kill each other were stabbed with black spears instead. One inch long, one inch strong, in front of the spears of the deserters, the Chinese army no longer has an established existence.
At this time, the Ming army's zigzag formation had also flattened, and the left, center, and right armies were connected in a line. The Chinese army, which had little in front of them, reversed course and devoted most of its forces to attacking the weakened left flank of the Qing army.
Seeing the overwhelming Ming army rampaging in his formation, General Liu felt that his heart was dripping blood. But he didn't have any reserves in his hands, so he could only count on the reserves of the chief soldier to support here.
As soon as this thought flashed, it was vetoed by the cruel reality. "The flag of the general soldier has fallen!"
I don't know where I shouted, but everyone saw that the high banner behind them was indeed gone, so they no longer had any fighting spirit, and ran away like rabbits. In order to escape as soon as possible, the Qing soldiers indiscriminately threw away their helmets and shoulder pads... A whole set of armor, and even weapons to protect yourself.
"My lord, let's go! Stay in the green mountains without worrying about no firewood! General Liu's personal soldiers hurriedly ran over, escorted General Liu with a fairly well-armed team, and also threw away the flag and retreated.