Chapter 169: Looking North (6)
The shield chariot covered the infantry advance, killed and wounded the enemy with archers, and then destroyed the battle array, which was invincible in the Liaodong battlefield after a lapse of more than ten years, when the opponent was replaced by the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Ming army, it lost its old glory. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
This is unexpected, after all, there are few miscalculations in Liaodong for decades, and the Guanning army of that year crushed the Qing army in terms of weapons and equipment, and the degree of firearms was even higher than that of the Ming army in Jiangsu, Zhejiang. However, the Qing army is still the Qing army of the year, but the Ming army is no longer the Ming army of the year, and the higher proportion of firearms does not mean that it is more powerful, and the result is not the same.
It is impossible for the Qing army to continue to shoot at the Ming army on the battlefield, the first round of three-stage strikes against the archers in the front row of the Qing army are very deadly, and the defensive power of the cloth armor in the face of the turtledove foot gun and the Lumi gun cannot be compared with the face of the bird gun, and the Qing army's shooting of the Ming infantry is extremely limited, and this kind of protection ability is not in vain Chen Wen sacrificed a certain degree of maneuver speed of the heavy infantry for this.
If nothing happens, Zilharang can only let the whole army attack, hand-to-hand combat is variable, at least much stronger than being beaten.
The cavalry of the Qing army entered the battlefield and began to harass the flank of the Ming army, the infantry strode forward, and the firearms team of the Ming army soon shrank back into the phalanx, and hand-to-hand combat was on the verge of breaking out as the infantry on both sides continued to approach.
Before entering hand-to-hand combat, the whole army was a whole and was about to enter hand-to-hand combat, Chen Wen and Zilharang invariably delegated the command of the main battlefield to the generals in charge of the two flanks of the Chinese army, because their understanding of the actual situation of the troops and horses in their headquarters was far better than that of the commanders of the two armies.
Manchuria inlaid with blue flags, Gushan, Ezhen, Tong Jia, Lan Bai, commanded the Yongjia Division, Guangning Hou Li Ruixin, Manchuria Zhenglan Banner, Gushan Ezhen, Ilgenjueluo Arzin, commanded the Dalan Division, Shangyu Bo, Chen Guobao, Manchuria Zhenghuangqi, Gushan, Ezhen Shumulu *Yild, commanded the Four Ming Divisions, and commanded Anbo Ma Xin. The commanders of both sides, Chen Wen and Zilharang, all held the Jinhua Division and the Eight Banners Army as reserves, and used them to stay at the most critical moment to decide the victory.
The infantry of the Qing army continued to advance, and soon approached the distance not far from the Ming army, and the orders were first and later, but the grassroots officers of the Qing army were very experienced, and almost at the same time, the sword and shield soldiers of the Qing army rushed forward, throwing javelins, throwing knives, throwing axes and other throwing weapons into the battle formation of the Ming army.
The battle formation of the Ming army has long been adjusted, and the vertical formation to resist pressure has been trained since the time when it was on Dalan Mountain, and it has also perfectly restrained the Qing army's throwing weapon attacks in all the battles over the years.
The long card with a thick iron cover is in front of him, and the long card player holds on with both hands, allowing the javelin axe to whal like hail. The individual of the long card is not small, but the coverage is not enough to completely ensure that the dozen or so people behind him can be under the protection of the long card, and even the self cannot be fully covered.
Today's Liao Yiran is no longer the recruit he once was, and after nearly two years in the army, if he is transferred to another battalion, there is also a captain, but in the Nantang battalion, he is still a spearman, and he is still the same.
The javelin of the Qing army flew in, Liao resolutely was a veteran of the pikeman, he knew very well that at most three rounds of throwing, the Qing army would rush up and attack, and he needed to put the spear in his hand flat at the first time, aimed at the chest of the Qing army, and stabbed it directly.
The javelin flying axe crackled and nailed to the battle formation of the Ming army, and Liao Yiran could even feel the vibration of the long card in the hand of the commander in front of him.
After the first round of throwing, there was a brief gap between the second round, which the captain felt and the deep voice told the spearmen behind him to be vigilant.
The gap was very short, the Qing army rushed forward, and the second round of throwing struck again, and the commander in front of Liao resolutely still used standard tactical movements to shelter the infantry behind, but this time, with a javelin pierced on the captain's right foot, the long card trembled instantly, and the other javelin was inserted into the captain's eyes at the moment when the tactical action deviated.
Wu Chang fell to the sky with his back to the sky, and the follow-up flying knives crackled on the iron armor of the Ming army, bursting out bursts of sparks. This is the second round, and Liao resolutely knows that according to the code, he is the spearman at the head of the platoon, and if the captain dies in such a situation, he will immediately act as the commander and act as the umbrella of the infantry behind him.
"Liao Yiran acted as the captain of the army, and immediately, the one behind made up for Liao Yiran's position!"
In a short interval, the captain of the team gave an order, and Liao, who had been mentally prepared, resolutely pulled out the captain's saber with his right hand, picked up the long card with his left hand that had been nailed with javelin axes, and stood at the forefront of this column of Ming troops with the standard movements of the commander.
In the blink of an eye, the third throw came as scheduled. Liao resolutely resisted the long card, and one of the javelins even tied the long card in his hand in front of his eyes. The sword and shield soldiers of the Qing army rushed up with a hula, but Liao resolutely did not get up, and the pikemen behind him who filled his position directly flattened the spear according to the drill code, and stabbed at the Qing army who was rushing towards Liao Yiran.
"Kill!"
A shot was stabbed out and went straight into the neck, the assassination of the Ming army's pikemen was constantly polished every day, and being stable and ruthless was just a minimum standard.
The spear stabbed in, and with a slight twist of his hands, he pulled it out, and everything flowed like water. At the same time, Liao resolutely adjusted his tactical movements, and took the saber grid in his right hand to some objects nailed to the sword and shield. Although he was a little unfamiliar, he had also trained according to the drill code, and he had indeed been able to fulfill the duties of a captain before.
In an instant, the spear formation changed to a hand-to-hand combat formation, just like the daily training. The Qing army came from the north, the Eight Banners were like this, and the Green Battalion was the same, still emphasizing the tactics of individual martial arts, and the weapons used were also to bring personal martial arts to the extreme.
In this way, the advantage of the length of the Ming army's weapons was once again revealed, and almost instantly, all the warriors who rushed to the front of the Qing army were stabbed to death on the way to the charge, and only a limited number of elements mixed with some luck survived the first round of spurs.
Flashing and moving, waving weapons and dancing on the tip of the spear jungle, these Qing troops of the northern green battalion obviously achieved the crushing of the Ming infantry in their personal martial arts, but it was these heavy iron armor, even if they wanted to be flexible and flexible, the Ming army hoplites were easily suppressed by the Qing army's assault with the help of the strength of the battle array and day and night training.
Seeing that the offensive was contained in an instant, the dense battle formation of the Ming army made these Qing troops extremely uncomfortable, and the exchange ratio between the two sides did not need to be seen to know what it would be like. It will definitely not work like this, Jierharang knows very well, whether it is from Liu Cheng's mouth, or from the mouths of those Qing generals who have fought with the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, he is not ignorant of the tactics of the Ming army, what he lacks is only real personal experience.
Soon, the Qing army, which had been lined up in a long snake formation, soon began to move towards the gap between the Ming army's phalanx and the phalanx. The distance between this is not small, after all, the hollow phalanx with the bureau as the unit is changed to the phalanx with the whistle as the unit, and the coverage is reduced by as much as half in the front and two behind.
After the first round of attacks failed, the Qing army quickly went on the defensive in the front and set up a defensive counterattack. However, the gap between the battle formations of the Ming army continued to extend the formation inward, trying to fill the gaps between the battle formations of the Ming army.
Once the filling is completed, at least three sides will be affected by the enemy, and the whole body will be moved, and the phalanx of the Ming army will not want to have any idea of moving. On the Qing side, they could continue to attack, so as to completely crush the phalanx of the Ming army.
With such a method of warfare, the casualties will never be small, but how could Zilharang ever care about the casualties of these green battalion soldiers, as long as he can win, he will not hesitate to do so.
The gap between the Ming army phalanx was too large, and the Qing army unscrupulously infiltrated inward, and soon engaged in battle with the phalanx of the second row. The encirclement is about to be formed, and there is no need to besiege it on all sides at all, as long as it is surrounded on three sides, and constantly squeezing the formation of the Ming army can lead to the tearing of its battle formation.
The Qing army seemed to see the hope of victory, and the officers in the battle array all inspired the fighting spirit of their subordinates in various ways, at least in their opinion, the battle formation of the Ming army had been torn apart as a whole, as long as this opening was torn open, it was no longer a fantasy to defeat this prestigious Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Ming army.
The warring Qing army was still trying as hard as possible, and the three Ming armies responded to this in unison.
Whether it is the two wings or the Chinese army, Li Ruixin, Chen Guobao and Ma Xin's tactics are the same, and the remaining spear formation bureau in each battalion is motionless, only the firearms team and the mandarin duck formation are scattered together and merge into every gap. In an instant, these troops entered from the other end of the mouth and formed a gap with the Qing army.
The first row, the second row, and the third row, the Qing army that originally wanted to divide the Ming army's battle formation was suddenly caught off guard, and almost none of the Qing troops who entered the interval were spared, and the follow-up troops were immediately in chaos.
Some wanted to charge at the Ming army's musketeers, and some wanted to withdraw, but at this moment of chaos, the Ming army did not give the Qing army time to breathe, and the mandarin ducks of the brigade came out in array.
Wolf whisks, spears, long cards, rattan cards, flag guns, and pointed flat poles, these sharp weapons that have been wantonly killing Japanese robbers, Mongolian Tartars and even the Later Jin Army on the narrow battlefield since Qi Jiguang's time reappeared. In this field battle in which only soldiers on both sides threw themselves into the field of no less than 100,000, in this wide wilderness, the Ming army artificially created one narrow aisle after another with a firm infantry battle formation, and the mandarin duck array was the brave man in this narrow road, piercing into the soft underbelly of the Qing army like a sharp blade.
In this interval after interval, the mandarin duck array opened the way with wolf stalks, long card cover, spear assassination, and rattan brand raids, and almost instantly opened one opening after another in the troops that came out of the Qing army.
In the face of this method of warfare, the Qing army, which had just suffered three rounds of fire from the firearms team, was completely killed and caught off guard, and could not organize a counterattack at all. In the face of the attack of the Mandarin Duck Array, they were unable to defend on the spot, and even the retreat was blocked by the follow-up troops.
The mandarin duck array teared open the opening rhythmically squeezed the advancing Qing army to the left and right, and at this time, the phalanx, which was still like a mud puppet and allowed the Qing army to enter the interval, began to assassinate those Qing troops who were squeezed.
Originally, I thought that I could take advantage of the shortcomings of the large gap between the Ming army's formations to divide the battle formation, but now these gaps have become flesh and blood alleys that squeeze the Qing army. After gaining a moment's advantage, the Qing army realized that this turned out to be just a decoy.
The reversal of the tide of battle had already occurred, and the Ming army could use these intervals to drive away the rout, and then take advantage of the situation to break into the Qing army's battle formation with a more flexible mandarin duck formation. It's only a matter of time, it's obviously impossible for Zilharang to rely on the Green Battalion to kill more Ming troops, and now the only ones he can count on are the Eight Banners Army in his hands, and Tuhai's Bayala Army, which only has a few hundred people.
Unlike other middle- and lower-level officers, Shi Daniu is a veteran who has been fighting under Chen Wen in the fourth year of Yongli, and his rank is lagging behind, but his qualifications are very old, and his popularity is also good, and he knows far more about many things than other officers.
The reason why the Ming army's counterattack just now, the reason why it did not use artillery with more amazing lethality, preventing accidental damage is the biggest reason, after all, once the artillery is accidentally injured, under such a dangerous tactic, it is likely that a phalanx will fall into a desperate situation of collapse because of this, but the fire gun is different, and the accidental injury is only the casualty of a few soldiers, and it will not want to instantly cause a straight line of damage like artillery, shaking the stability of the entire phalanx.
The counterattack continues, Shi Da Niu's post is in the upper right corner of the battle array, the right wing is the cavalry of the Qing army, the front is the battle formation of the Qing army, and the left wing is the forward convex troops of the Qing army being torn apart.
A moment later, the Mandarin Duck Formation had completed the connection with the left flank of his post, and the forward had already penetrated into the crowd of Qing troops, driving the rout of the Qing army to roll back into the main formation.
However, at this moment, a Qing army in the distance arrived, Shi Daniu held a telescope and looked at it from afar, this Qing army was a strong man, wearing heavy armor, and the equipment of the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang was the same, if it were not for the helmet was painted in other colors, he would even think that another Ming army suddenly came out of somewhere, backstabbing the Qing army's battle formation.
With the cavalry superiority of the Qing army, it was impossible for the Ming army in this area to lurk in any corner as many troops. It's just that this armor really shocked him, especially when he noticed that the hands of these Qing soldiers were all long-handled and broad-bladed horse chopping knives, which were produced in the workshop of the Military Industry Division like those armors.
"Iron Army!"