Chapter 121: Huang Taiji who began to doubt his life
Countless sharp arrows were fired, and many of the soldiers of the cavalry battalion were shot by arrows in an instant, but the advance formation did not decrease by half a minute. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
As a result, the warriors' will to fight became even stronger, and as soon as they approached the Tartars who were forcing the people to advance, they would kill them directly.
Before the fake tartar that was pulling the knife out of a young woman's body could retract it, the head disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The other fake Tartars also unexpectedly made swordsmanship.
Seeing that the false Tartars who were forcing the people forward were about to be defeated, Dodor and Abatai rushed forward with their armoured soldiers.
These men were all armed, round-waisted, and athletic, but just as they were showing their prowess, the infantry, who had already followed behind the cavalry battalion, also rushed forward.
As soon as the cavalry battalion had retreated with the people, they immediately lined up in three columns and opened fire on the approaching Tartars.
The crackling bullets left bloody holes in the bodies of these screaming Eight Banner Tartars, and it didn't take long for these Eight Banner Tartars to be flipped on their backs by the person who shot them.
Instead of giving the order to retreat, Dordor and Abatai continued to charge and shoot arrows back.
But the fighters of the infantry battalion were clearly shooting much faster than the Tartars, and before the arrows could reach the Tartars, they were shot and fell.
The first battalion fired, the second battalion reloaded, the third battalion cooled the flintlock guns, and the third-line fighters were replaced in an orderly manner.
As soon as a soldier fell to the ground, the soldiers of the baggage battalion immediately came to carry it back, and at the same time, the soldiers of the baggage battalion went to replace him.
Although there was no trench to rely on such continuous fire, the Tartars could not approach except to increase casualties.
Both Abatai and Dordor stopped in unison, and at the same time continued to charge to the left and right.
The soldiers of the third battalion quickly retreated, and at the same time, the artillery battalion on Fudahai's side also began to exert its might, and Abatai's fierce horse was stabbed to death by a piece of iron, and he himself fell to the ground.
Seeing this, Abatai was also extremely brave, and turned around and got on another fierce horse.
But the other Eight Banners Tartars were not so lucky, and in the face of artillery fire, many Tartars fell directly to the ground.
Under the cover of artillery, the infantry battalion and cavalry battalion company withdrew into the dense forest with tens of thousands of people, but at this time the Tartars were still rushing towards here as if they were desperate.
The sound of iron hooves became more and more rapid, like the beating of a huge drum, shaking the ground and shaking the mountains, and some people were panicked to drill into it, but the soldiers of the baggage battalion all drew their swords, after all, this is the important place where His Majesty is located, and no one can approach.
It didn't take long for the Tartar to appear a hundred steps away, and Chang Yanling immediately shouted: "Fight!" ”
Suddenly, countless projectiles were shot out, and the attack speed of the Tartars that was unprepared was once again stagnant, but at this time, when the Eight Banners Tartars charged, the Han and Mongolian cavalry behind them also began to shoot arrows and return fire, and countless arrows rained down in the Tartar trenches, making the first battalion of infantry completely unable to raise its head.
However, the cavalry battalion also began to sprint out and fight these Han and Mongolian cavalry.
Cavalry against archers, firearms against cavalry, this is the current tactic of the Praetorian Guard, the cavalry is faster than the archers, the firearms can continuously strike the cavalry and delay the cavalry's attack speed, so that the Tartars have to pay more than ten casualties for every foot of advance.
Although the Tartar is brave, he can't help such a fierce battle, Huang Taiji also wants to retreat, he is not willing to put all his Eight Banner warriors into it for the sake of Zhu Youxiao, fortunately, his Zhenghuang Banner has not been dispatched much.
At this time, the wind and clouds suddenly changed, and the dark clouds struck, and Huang Taiji, who was about to withdraw his troops, couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Sakhalian, you lead another two thousand armored soldiers to rush forward!" When the heavy rain arrives, I will see how these Ming troops still use firearms. ”
Thunder began to roar, lightning lit up the dense forest, which had begun to darken, and the Janissaries were still fighting the Tartars ahead.
Suddenly, a violent storm fell, and in an instant both sides stood still, and they both looked up at the sky.
The Tartars laughed, yes, the fighting spirit of the Tartars was once again ignited, it was raining heavily, and the enemy's firearms were useless.
Chang Yanling and the others also laughed, the heavy rain not only increased the chance of the ammunition getting wet, but it did not affect their shooting at all.
"Keep fighting!"
The flintlock muskets were still spewing fury, and the aiming effect of the burning black powder was much less due to the strong wind, and although the density of the fire was reduced due to the interference of the rain, the accuracy at close range was much improved, and the infantry soldiers of the three battalions still attacked the Tartars with crossfire.
Huang Taiji also came to the frontline battlefield like Zhu Youxiao at this time, the two were less than a hundred steps apart, and they could even see each other's faces clearly.
With a dark face, a body length of seven feet, a large mouth, and thin eyes, this is the impression of Zhu Youxiao when he saw Huang Taiji for the first time.
Without hesitation, he pulled out his iron box.
Similarly, Huang Taiji also took out his strong bow.
Both sides also have their own men and horses ready to use their bodies to resist the Lord.
Bang!
Zhu Youxiao fired, and Huang Taiji also shot an arrow, which pierced the sky and was cut off by Qin Botong's sword.
And the high-speed rotating bullet was also deflected by a gust of wind, and there was no blood hole on Huang Taiji's forehead, and the pro-army who was about to block the bullet with his body breathed a sigh of relief, but at this time, there was a smell of burnt protein coming from his money rat tail, and the bullet that passed by his scalp left an obvious wound.
History has not changed at this crossroads, but what has changed is the mood of Huang Taiji.
Huang Taiji, who suddenly became a bald man from a half-naked man, was shocked in addition to anger, he didn't know what kind of firearm the small iron box in Zhu Youxiao's hand was, and it could hit his own money rat tail, which was a tease and a threat and provocation!
"Mingjin retreats!"
Huang Taiji felt a trace of fear in his heart, he didn't know how many firearms in Zhu Youxiao's Praetorian Guards were like this, which could silently hit people.
He remembered the previous story brought back by the informant about Azig's assassination of Zhu Youxiao, but when he was about to capture Zhu Youxiao, Zhu Youxiao was shot dead on the spot.
At the same time as ordering the troops to withdraw, he sent an order: "Tell them to find a way to get the firearms of the Ming army back." ”
Here, Zhu Youxiao was also relieved to see the sudden retreat of the Tartars, his Praetorian Guard soldiers were exhausted after several days of fighting, and the number of attrition began to increase.
But this could not be deterred, and as night was approaching, no one was sure whether the Tartars had attacked the camp or not.
In this era when there are no incendiary bombs and night vision devices, firearms will not even play a role at night, and artillery will not be able to achieve accurate strikes.
"Pass the order, the cavalry battalion will rest immediately, storm the Tartar camp in two hours, the three infantry battalions and the artillery battalion will not be allowed to get up at dawn if the enemy is not attacking, give me an honest sleep, and the officers and soldiers of the baggage battalion and the engineer will immediately enter the position and respond to the Tartar attack at any time!"
Since the night was not conducive to firearms combat, Zhu Youxiao simply let the artillery and infantry recuperate first, and at the same time let the baggage battalion, which had light combat missions during the day, be responsible for defense.
At the same time, the sappers have also participated, and let Qin Botong have full command, and he, Zhu Youxiao, is also tired and needs to rest.